Chapter 1266: The Original Personality Returns

Chapter 1266: The Original Personality Returns

Lin Nuo suspected that the Opponent was in the tower, so he rushed up, only to find a serious situation.

A long-haired demon turned around, leaving Lin Nuo utterly shocked.

The Opponent resembled Ling Meng, yet her eyes were devoid of any color, and her limbs quickly became shadowy, marred by many terrifying bloodstains.

Lin Nuo had no idea where she came from, but the fact that such a horrifying creature could silently infiltrate Feng Ling Country without the surrounding demons noticing was truly frightening.

Initially expressionless, upon seeing Lin Nuo, she revealed a strange smile.

She immediately jumped from the tower, and the demons below didn’t even notice her presence.

When she jumped, Lin Nuo thought she was fleeing, but instead, she fell and crashed to the ground, splattering blood, looking as if she had died.

“What the heck is that?”

Seeing no signs of improvement in Ling Meng, Lin Nuo felt it wasn’t over yet and jumped down quickly.

The demons below were astonished, wondering what was happening as Lin Nuo leaped.

“Ah, isn’t that Lin Nuo? Why is he jumping down?!”

“What’s he looking at?”

“Yeah, what’s down there? Is something on the ground?”

Passing demons whispered among themselves, but Lin Nuo suddenly shouted, startling them.

“Dead.”

Upon landing, Lin Nuo confirmed that she was indeed dead, but it didn’t seem that simple.

He looked up at the tower and saw the demon above, gazing down at him.

Hmm?

What’s that on the ground?

Feeling uneasy, Lin Nuo gathered his energy and jumped to the tower, while the nearby demons continued to wonder what Lin Nuo was up to.

“Looks like your target is her.”

Lin Nuo said lightly, yet the Opponent did not respond, merely jumping down as she had before, landing, dead again.

“Seems like a puppet. The real body must be nearby.”

Lin Nuo speculated and quickly searched the area, discovering many demons who looked like Ling Meng, each jumping down and dying one by one, while the demons below failed to notice their jumps.

“What are they doing? Playing leapfrog?”

Watching the next one preparing to jump, Lin Nuo rushed to try to stop her, but she exploded in mid-air.

Once again, the demons below remained oblivious, as if Lin Nuo were just performing for himself.

“What’s going on with this guy?”

Lin Nuo couldn’t find a reasonable explanation for this bizarre behavior.

But reflecting on Ling Meng’s painful expression still lingered; the situation wasn’t over.

He had to keep searching for this eerie demon, knowing it was unrealistic to expect answers through her mouth since they all jumped off, and those who didn’t blew themselves up; how could he catch one?

He estimated they were all in the tower, but how many remained an unknown.

Lin Nuo decided to go to the highest level, planning to use a significant amount of Demon Soul Power to search the entire tower.

Since there were other demons inside, he needed to stay focused, or he might misjudge.

Invoke the method, search!

Lin Nuo concentrated his mind, his Demon Soul Power flowing down through his feet, beginning to scan everything within the tower, and soon, he found his answer.

It was all in the tower. Lin Nuo’s method revealed four lines binding Ling Meng, seemingly absorbing her Demon Soul Power, causing her body to weaken.

These lines looked easy to break, but Lin Nuo didn’t act immediately.

He had concerns.

What if, like a bomb, cutting one of the lines triggered an explosion?

It was possible; after all, he had taken Ling Meng far away, and the more pain she endured, the more those lines acted like a vice on her heart. Rushing into action could very well harm her.

But he couldn’t just sit back and watch Ling Meng suffer.

There must be a way.

How could a grand Demon Ruler like him be stumped by just a few lines?

Lin Nuo spotted the eerie demon again; she locked eyes with him but didn’t attack, just stared.

Then she began to smile eerily. Lin Nuo wanted to blow her up, but he wasn’t that insane.

Could those lines be swapped, transferring them to him?

His resistance was excellent, and if moved to him, he wouldn’t be able to suffer; he’d just accept his fate and wait to die.

Lin Nuo pondered whether it worked similarly to summoning her phantom before, using the energy he left in her body to complete the ritual.

Come.

Lin Nuo placed his hand on Ling Meng’s chest; he was already accustomed to it, so it went smoothly as he started using the energy left in her body to shift the four lines to himself.

Whoosh!

Before long, Lin Nuo succeeded; the four lines rapidly transferred to him, and Ling Meng’s suffering eased significantly, while the intense pain transferred to Lin Nuo.

“Master, Master…”

Ling Meng began mumbling those words again, soon opening her eyes, slowly regaining consciousness.

“Master, what happened? Where are we?”

Ling Meng exclaimed, and Lin Nuo was even more surprised. Her tone had changed drastically, losing the earlier composure, seemingly her original personality.

Let’s not dwell on that; first, let’s cut these lines.

Lin Nuo gathered his energy, using immense inner force to break the four lines.

Then that strange demon leaped down from the tower again, and when Lin Nuo went to take a look, she vanished without a trace.

“Master, what’s wrong? You seem a bit fatigued…”

Ling Meng hurried over, linking her arm with Lin Nuo’s, fearing he might collapse.

“Do you remember us eating pancakes just now?” Lin Nuo asked her.

“Pancakes? What pancakes? Didn’t we just go to the Handa Alliance headquarters? And where is this place?”

“Alright, you’re back.”

Lin Nuo confirmed it was indeed Ling Meng’s original personality; the new persona had vanished.

Was she retreating into herself?

Or was it…

“Master, I… I’m back? What does that mean?”

“It’s nothing; you fainted from exhaustion, and now you’re awake again, so I welcome you back.”

“Ah? I fainted? I’m so sorry! I actually fainted and burdened you, Master…”

“It’s alright; it’s good that you’re okay.”

Lin Nuo patted Ling Meng’s head, smiling.

The new personality was gone, but would she return?

“Master, why are we here?” Ling Meng asked in confusion.

“Because being at the highest point of the tower makes it easier for you to come back to awareness. See, you’re awake; it worked, didn’t it? Alright, let’s go down now.”

Lin Nuo took Ling Meng’s hand and descended the tower, but his gaze never stopped scanning the surroundings, hoping to catch a glimpse of that strange demon to get answers.

But she was gone, seeming to have evaporated into thin air, completely vanished.

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Handa Alliance Headquarters.

“Leader, we’re back.”

Mage Han Lu spoke to leader Aike, standing next to a demon that resembled Ling Meng.