After a muffled reply, the power of [Protecting Against Evil] gushed out like a tidal wave in the direction of Jason's fingers.

The 'book', which was supposed to be illusory, suddenly trembled when it came into contact with the special force field of [Protecting against Evil], and layer after layer of ripples appeared on the cover of the 'book'.

Edward's face, who had always maintained a comfortable, malicious smile, changed.

"Come back!"

Without hesitation, Edward gave the order in his heart.

However, the 'book' did not return to him as before, but only shook more violently.

"Come back!"

Edward ordered again.

This time, it was no longer a silent thought in the bottom of my heart, but a loud yell.

At the same time, Jason once again completed the [Evil Protection] spell mark.

sI oT Yn

i！

The power of [Protecting Against Evil] is directly enveloped in the 'book'.

The already fierce shaking became more and more intense.

Burst!

In the distance, Edward, who was closely related to the 'book', directly spurted out a mouthful of blood.

The former reigning king of Cherry City stared at Jason with wide eyes, and he knew that he had miscalculated again!

Jason has the ability to get his 'book'!

Not only that, but it's extremely powerful!

But why didn't you just use it before, but wait until now?

Don't......

Is he here to humiliate me?

Murder and heartbreaking!

Edward's body shuddered, and he thought of this.

Immediately, Edward's eyes widened.

His eyes widened with rage, and his anger turned into anger and invaded his sanity!

"You're not only sabotaging my plans, you're insulting my intelligence!"

"I won't let you get away with it!"

Edward yelled, and spat out a mouthful of blood again.

And as this mouthful of blood spit out, the power of the shadow on the 'book' immediately became thicker, and the fierce shaking began to subside.

However, Jason immediately made another [Defend Against Evil].

Whew, swoop.

After two consecutive [Defend Against Evil], Jason, whose physical strength was greatly consumed, couldn't help but gasp.

Seeing this scene, Edward's eyes couldn't help but light up.

"Being able to restrain the power of shadows, even if you, Jason, are extremely burdensome to use, right?"

"How many more times can you use it?"

"You're still a loser!"

With such words, Edward spat blood again.

Once again, the 'book' emerged with shadow power and began to struggle.

Feeling this struggle, Jason raised his head and glanced at Edward lightly, and then, another [Defend against Evil].

The breath of life vanished from Jason's body.

Edward smiled.

"Hahaha."

"Got backfired, right?"

"I said I was the ...... win"

Edward wanted to say something, but it came to an abrupt end.

His widening eyes were filled with surprise.

Death was far away in Jason.

Raw, again!

"Impossible!"

"This is not an external attack, but a backlash of your self-use of power, it is impossible to resurrect so easily!"

Edward shouted.

But right away, the once uncrowned king of Cherry City thought of something.

His face changed suddenly, and his eyes flashed with surprise, jealousy, and anger that he had never seen before.

"You stole my 'reincarnation ritual'!"

"No, it's not just stealing!"

"You've made it work for you!"

"You become ......"

"Snake!"

Edward roared, as if to confirm his claim, blood spurted out of his mouth again.

The resistance in the 'book' is getting stronger and stronger.

Jason didn't hesitate to hit the [Defend Against Evil].

The breath of life and death alternated in Jason's body, like a 'Ouroboros' in constant rotation.

This aura allowed Edward to confirm his suspicions.

"Snake!"

Edward said again.

It's just that at this time, Edward was not yelling loudly, but became dignified, and he looked at Jason with a gaze as if he was meeting Jason for the first time.

The surprise in his eyes receded directly.

The fear is deeper.

But there is relief.

"yes!"

"If you can't even do something like this, how can you be the one to lay out everything?"

"I underestimated you before."

"I shouldn't have been!"

"Is your layout 'confusing' me?"

"It's you, Jason!"

Edward's voice grew higher and higher, and he stared intently at Jason as he said something that made Jason frown.

Think about it again!

Jason could confirm that Edward had misunderstood something, but Jason didn't say anything at this time.

The continuous use of [Defend Against Evil] had already exhausted him.

Although death can be far away, the energy is not restored.

He didn't want to open his mouth at all.

And such silence seemed to Edward to be a tacit acquiescence.

"However, confusion is only once!"

"I'm sober!"

"Now!"

"Come on!"

Edward roared and punched himself in the chest.

Bang!

Click!

This punch was not fancy, Edward's ribs were directly shattered, and blood continued to spurt out of his mouth, but Edward's breath was getting stronger and stronger.

John and Brian, who had been watching the game from a distance, subconsciously dragged the unconscious McCall back.

From the very beginning, the entire battlefield was beyond the capabilities of the two.

The two experienced people knew quite well that at this time, not to rush to help was to help Jason.

However, in the bottom of his heart, Brian had some doubts.

"Is this really Jason's layout?"

Brian asked John softly.

Then, in John's gaze, as if he were looking at a fool, he was full of shame.

How could this be Jason's layout.

If it was really Jason's layout, according to Edward's description, Jason would have had more complete means than such a temptation.

That's right.

It's temptation.

Brian could tell that Jason's previous actions were full of temptation.

If it were a real layout, they wouldn't do it at all.

To put it simply, what I just said is completely Edward's imagination.

It's just that...... This reasonable conjecture made him involuntarily affected.

Brian shook his head continuously, trying to throw Edward's influence out of his mind, but at this moment, he was slightly stunned.

He saw in the distance that Edward, who was vomiting blood repeatedly, seemed to be shrouded in some kind of phantom.

The phantom loomed, like a ...... Snake?

Or double-headed!

Brian turned his head to look, and when he saw John's expression, he knew he wasn't hallucinating.

"This madman still has hole cards?"

Brian couldn't help but say.

"Don't worry."

"He has, and Jason has it."

"And, only more!"

John said confidently.

Edward did not hear the words of their conversation at all.

He stared at Jason, gesturing to the large looming shadow.

"Did Jason see that?"

"You're a snake, and so am I."

Edward said with inexplicable pride, as if this was a great thing, but with every word he spoke, he would spit out a mouthful of blood, and the resistance of the book would be several points stronger.

Jason struck out one after another [Defend against Evil], suppressing the resistance of the 'book'.

And the fragrance of 'food' is getting stronger and stronger under the struggle of 'book'.

Jason's hunger grew stronger and stronger.

Restrained!

Self-discipline sets me free!

Jason told himself that he tried hard not to 'smell' the smell of the 'food', but the smell of the 'food' still involuntarily crept into his nose.

It was an ordeal for Jason.

It's torture.

His body began to tremble involuntarily.

It's his will that restrains his instincts.

And looking at Jason's trembling, Edward trembled as well.

"Are you excited too?"

"...... feel like that"

"It's amazing!"

Edward spat blood from his mouth as he looked down at his trembling hands, the reigning king of Cherry City, who had never fought in a real sense, felt a wonderful experience like he had never felt before.

Edward, who had always been elegant in the first half of his life, relied on the strength of his family to make him invincible.

Even if there is a little trouble, someone will help him solve it.

All before that happened!

When that happened, he felt powerless!

He began to save himself!

He is accustomed to cold-bloodedness and hypocrisy, and he does everything.

He took it for granted.

After all, he just wanted to live.

Even now, Edward didn't think it was a mistake.

And now?

He still doesn't think he's at fault.

It's just that what is this feeling of 'excitement' that I have never experienced?

Moreover, his enemies are also 'excited'.

Is this 'vibe'?

That's what it is......

'Nemesis'?

Call!

Edward took a deep breath, and he couldn't help but look at Jason across from him, who was trembling all over his body.

He vomited blood and vomited faster.

However, he raised his hand and pointed at Jason—

"Jason!"

"My lifelong 'old enemy'!"

"Let's let it go!"

As the words fell, Edward rushed straight towards Jason.

The phantom of the two-headed snake, which was four or five meters high, also rushed away.

The 'book' struggles to some extreme.

Jason's [Defend Against Evil] is like instinct.

The rich fragrance stimulated the desire in his heart.

Goo, goo.

He heard the hungry screams of his stomach pouch.

But, to the ears of others, such a cry is a roar!

Roar! Roar!

In one roar of hunger, a pitch-black shadow rose from Jason's body.

Smack, smack!

The wind suddenly rose, and the surrounding street lamps exploded one after another.

The night is getting deeper and deeper.

All that was left was the huge scarlet eyes.

It looked down at the rushing Edward, and without hesitation, opened its bloody mouth and swallowed Edward.

Call!

The dark shadow swooped down, its bloody mouth sweeping over Edward.

The two-headed snake, which had just been majestic and looming, disappeared.

Edward stood stiff in place.

He looked up at the huge ink-black figure.

He couldn't see the figure clearly, but he knew a little in his heart.

"Is this your 'snake'?"

He muttered to himself.

Then, a touch of regret appeared on his face.

"I should have reached this level, but I made the wrong choice of the so-called 'stratagem', it distracted me too much, it's a pity."

"Yes, there is a limit to human energy! The more scheming I played, the sooner I should have discovered that there is a limit to human energy; Unless ......"

"Beyond humans!"

The thoughts in his heart came one after another, and Edward felt the passage of life, but the regret on his face gradually disappeared.

He looked at Jason and said word by word-

"Jason, I'm not a man anymore!"

Rumble!

Edward's whole body exploded directly.

His flesh, bones, and internal organs turned into shadows and merged into the 'book'.

The book, which had been calm with the disappearance of the two-headed serpent's phantom, struggled violently again.

In the same way, the fragrance becomes intense.

"Jason!"

Edward's illusory head appeared on the cover of the 'book', and he looked at Jason, his eyes had long lost their brightness, and his expression was even more wooden, but his strength increased exponentially.

The power of the shadows!

sI oT Yn

i！

The power of [Protecting Against Evil] once again erupted from the direction of Jason's finger, enveloping the 'book'.

But such a force field existed for less than a second before it became crumbling.

Jason immediately [Defend Against Evil] again.

Then, for the third, fourth, fifth.

Thirty-three times in a row!

Quantitative change has finally caused qualitative change!

Thundered!

In the sound of thunder, lightning as thin as a snake appeared under the collision of two forces.

They wrap around Jason's body.

Also wrapped around the 'book'.

It even invaded Edward's illusory shadow.

Almost instantly, Edward's shadow shattered.

The power of the 'book' has been directly weakened to the extreme.

Jason's hand was getting closer and closer to the book.

3 cm!

2 cm!

1 cm!

Syllable!

Eventually, Jason's fingers touched the 'book' and pressed it against the 'book'.

The power on the 'book' was directly shattered.

Under such a shattering, Edward's shattered phantom exploded directly, turning into bits of fluorescence scattered around.

The fragrance is coming!

Keep getting into your nose!

Jason, who had been patient for a long time, lifted the corner of his mask, opened his mouth, and stuffed the whole book into his mouth.

The entrance of the 'book' is filled with a sweet taste, the cover has a unique burnt crispy feeling, and the pages are full of soft and glutinous, but more importantly, the ink between the pages is actually a creamy taste.

Chewing slightly, the cream flowed out of the layers of soft glutinous and filled Jason's mouth.

Unique taste.

Sweet in place.

Subconsciously, Jason's eyes narrowed pleasantly.

Cream mille-feuille?

"It's delicious."

Jason commented silently in his heart.

And before his eyes, the words began to appear—

[Devouring the Book of Shadows (Imitation, Break)]

[Excess recovery of physical strength, energy, and injuries!] 】

【Satiety +200】

[Satiety: 247]

【Excitement of Food+2】

【Excitement of Food:9】

……

In addition to dying 33 times in a row at the last minute, Jason also died 12 times in the previous battle, consuming a total of 135 Satiety points, leaving the original 182 Satiety Points remaining 47 points.

However, as you swallow the [Book of Shadows (Imitation, Break)], the satiety that is immediately exhausted is directly restored, and it becomes even more.

Of course, Jason cares more about the 'excitement of eating'!

2. The excitement of eating!

During the battle, Jason guessed that he might get the excitement of eating, but he didn't expect it to be 2 points!

Looking at the excitement of eating a total of 9 points, Jason took a deep breath.

Enough to increase the excitement of eating [Evil Protection]!

"Satiety, increase the level of [Protection against Evil]!"

(End of chapter)