The attack didn't come from the surrounding vigilant energized plants, but from the Hellhound that was supposed to protect him.
Ma Lu was bitten on the neck by the purple-haired girl.
To ensure flexibility of the head, the helmets and breastplates forged by the Church were not connected by metal but used an ultra-high molecular weight composite material.
Although it also had piercing resistance, because it was soft, Ma Lu could still feel the impact of the teeth biting down and got quite a scare.
"What are you doing?"
"Hm...I don't know why, but I've been finding you more and more annoying," the Hellhound mumbled, still clinging to Ma Lu's neck.
"You can't just bite me because of that."
"But I feel uncomfortable if I don't bite," the purple-haired girl snorted coldly.
This was also a downside of Ma Lu's superpower; he could attract enmity indeed, but it was indiscriminate, drawing aggression from enemies and necessitating wariness of allies as well.
