"Is the wound starting to heal on its own??Is it regenerative power...... No, it's not regeneration!"

Because there is a vampire in disguise in the ranks of the "subordinates", Galeon also has a deep understanding of the physical regeneration ability of the vampire race. But the situation that was presented to him now was slightly different from the physical regeneration in his impression.

Regeneration is the process of self-repairing and replacing lost structures – perhaps adding or subtracting properties from the original, but in the final analysis, the process of regeneration does not change its fundamental properties. There is no reason why a creature with the ability to regenerate would grow a steel pipe in the place where it originally had its tail cut off...... Although this ability may seem incredible to individuals who do not have the ability to regenerate, it cannot be created out of nothing.

But Liliet's current situation ......

Even though the horrific wound in her chest and abdomen had only been "repaired" for a short time, Gallion was sure that he had seen nothing wrong—that beneath the shallow sleek skin that had been exposed by the tearing of her clothes had hidden an inner that was very different from that of a human.

"Indeed...... As she said, this kind of situation is really not possible for human beings......"

There is no doubt that the internal organs that were crushed by themselves just now have not regenerated. And in the exact opposite of regeneration, in the hurried glance just now, Galeon could clearly see that the fragments of the broken organs that remained in his body were engulfed in a cyan mist-like substance—though only for a moment. Liliet's "body" was restored as if it were intact.

The cyan energy was devouring the shattered organs...... On the other hand, it is not a process of regeneration at all. It's a complete replacement! a human body!

"It's too bad, chances...... I've already wasted it, right?"

It's been nearly ten seconds since Liliet put on the mask. During this process, Lilia did not make any moves, and Galeon did not dare to act rashly for a while because of the bizarre situation. When he reacted, he realized that there should be an opportunity that he had missed in vain - since Liliet was now in the process of "replacement". Shouldn't that just be for the shattered internal organs? Of course, this process should be for Lilia as a whole. The whole exists!

As Lilia had just spoken, if her entire body had been transformed by that strange mask, and had become a different form of existence from a human being...... That's true. It's not human anymore!

Although I don't know what will happen to Lilier after she completes this "replacement" process. But in short, we can't let her go on so unimpeded!

Galeon immediately grasped the hilt of his sword, drew it and sheathed it towards Lilia. Since the thing that caused this process was the mask...... Then just get it down!

In the blink of an eye, Galeon crossed the distance between him and Liliet, and swung the tip of his sword towards Liliet's neck—judging by his stance, he was ready to slice Liliet's head off her slender neck, right?

At this time, Lilia still seemed unable to move freely, allowing Galion's attack to get closer and closer to her. Or rather. Wearing the mask that didn't match her face very well, it wasn't easy to see through the two tiny holes in the mask......

Just as the tip of Galion's sword was about to touch Lilia's white neck. As if she had finally sensed Galeon's attack, Lilia adjusted her body to try to dodge his attack. However, after all, Galion's attack came very quickly, and Liliet's reaction was quite an afterthought, and Liliah was completely unable to dodge this attack.

Click!

Galion's blade was not able to slash Liliet's neck at the end of the sword - Liliet's last action was not without effect, and the original murderous sword was taken by the mask she wore on her face.

"Wow, this hardness ......."

Feeling the tremor in his arm made Galeon smack his tongue. It looks like it's just a mask that's quite fragile like a craft, but it's actually able to take this sword of his own...... Although his swordsmanship is far from the level of those masters, it is difficult for ordinary people to match, and his own saber itself is a famous product, and it has been strengthened by his own enchantment, in terms of destructive power alone, I am afraid that it is not far from the so-called legendary famous sword, right?

It was because of this that Galeon was shocked by the current situation.

Although he was really good at magic and not martial arts, it was not surprising for such a sword to be cracked - but like Liliet now, he did nothing but let the mask take the sword hard, and just blocked it like that......

What the hell is this mask made of? It's clearly like a ritual prop, why does it have such exaggerated defensive power?

I've seen a lot of magic items with all kinds of strange functions, but Gallion has never seen such a strange magic item as the mask in front of him.

"It hurts, it hurts...... Galeon, you're really a dead hand. Not to mention the blow just now, this sword is also clearly going to cut off my head...... Thank you for taking care of me. ”

Beneath the mask, Liliet's grumbling voice sounded like she was enduring some pain, and even if you couldn't see her face, you could still think of her now grinning teeth from pain. However, this is no longer the case with Liliet. You must know that less than half a minute ago, Liliye couldn't speak so smoothly, at that time, she had to break up a sentence into three sentences and have to keep panting in the middle......

Now it seems that the previous injuries have no effect on her?

Galeone is also aware of this. His face changed, and he immediately wanted to retreat.

"Hmph, should I say, 'I'm so old that my dad didn't beat me'? But I don't know who my real parents are. That's a ......."

Under the mask, what is Liliye's expression, Galion doesn't know what to say, although listening to the tone, Liliet's mood seems to be good now, but the movements of her hands are completely unconvincing!

Lilia was not afraid of the sharpness of the blade that shimmered with cold light. Suddenly, he reached out and grabbed the blade of his sword, and Galeon, who wanted to withdraw, was also stunned by Liliet's action.

Do you just hold the sword with your hands?

Galeon never thinks Lilia is a brainless vase, and it turns out that she is not one to be tied. Galeon still remembers the situation when the person who killed himself had just lured himself to attack her for a ritual and that resulted in him being pitted with one of his hands lost. Now she did it, if she thought it was Liliet's brain. That means you've had a convulsion!

Gallion wanted to draw the blade away. only to find that the blade was held by Liliet, and it was impossible to pull it out for a while. And Liliet's hand, on the other hand...... She was still as white as ever, with no trace of blood coming out of her hands.

......

This was Galeon's first reaction.

The so-called anomaly-Lilia deliberately held her sword, just to wrestle with herself?If Liliah really had such a good interest, she wouldn't have been thinking about her mother who was not related to her for ten years...... And looking at the abnormal state that Liliet is embodying now, Galion doesn't think that Liliah is just a peculiar point of abnormal physical toughness now. Thinking so, then the reason why she grabbed the blade......

"Ugh!"

Gallion thought of something. He discarded the sword in his hand on the spot—almost at the same time that his hand left the hilt, starting with the part that Lilier was holding. The phenomenon of petrification began to spread at an extremely rapid pace. In less than two seconds, the sword that was blessed and enchanted by Gallion himself turned into a fragile stone.

"The sword that has been blessed with the 'Demon Breaking' special effect is actually ......"

Galeon looked at the completely petrified saber, and was a little shocked for a moment - on this sword, Galeon has put a lot of effort into it, this sword itself has a strong "demon-breaking" attribute, in order to make some other enchantment effects compatible with it, Galeon has put a lot of effort into this sword. As a magic sword with a powerful demon-breaking attribute, it is simply unimaginable that it is petrified, especially in such a fast time!

What did Liliet do just now?

Faced with such a situation, Galeon couldn't help but pay twelve points of attention.

If at the beginning, he didn't take Liliah to heart at all, and after his first mistake, he still didn't really take Liliel to heart, after all, Liliah used his advantage in intelligence to trap Galion once, and Galion didn't really care much about Lilier's "inappropriate person" - he didn't think that a mere prop could change anything. Even if Liliel had transformed from a human into something else, so what?

But now, Galeon has paid the price for his contempt.

The first time was his right hand, and the second time was his own saber.

Although as a person who mainly delves into magical abilities, the loss of a hand and a sword did not have much impact on Galeon's combat power, but in the past, his life was smooth sailing and almost never bumpy, and now he has tasted what it is to be humiliated.

The girl in front of her is no longer the girl she has been enduring in disguise, and after ten years of forbearance, she finally found a chance to tear off her disguise. Now she has transformed into an existence that is enough to pose a threat to Galeon on her own.

"Huh, hehehe...... It's really comforting, the man who has been wearing a hypocritical smirk actually shows such a nervous expression. I always feel that after ten years of anger, the object of the first vent is you, which is really a wonderful thing. ”

Lilia lifted her mask and looked at the expression on Galeon's face on the other side, in a very good mood. But. Lilier didn't just take off the mask, as if she wasn't going to take it off, Liliet just hung the mask diagonally above her left ear. It's like wearing a hat.

"W-ha-"

Liliah took a deep breath.

"It turns out that breathing is like this, as if pure and immaculate energy is pouring into the dry and filthy lungs, sweeping away the turbid and dim body...... It's strange, I've never felt like breathing is such a wonderful thing before. As a result, now that breathing has changed from a task that needs to be done all the time to a dispensable decoration, the personal feeling is completely different. ”

Meaning, do you no longer need to breathe now?

Galion heard Liliet's words to herself, and her eyes narrowed subconsciously—if she didn't even need to breathe. You can't even do that with a creature like a vampire, right?

What kind of thing has Liliel become? And can such a drastic transformation be done with a mask, a magic prop? To that extent, it should be an artifact beyond human comprehension, right?, but on this mask, Galeon did not feel the same inhuman aura as the scepter of the earth.

Artifacts cannot be crafted by humans alone. Therefore, it must have the breath of superhuman existence on it. It's also a very easy way to identify magical features.

To be sure, that mask was not an artifact, it was still a mortal creation. But it was the drastic change in Liliet's body that made Galeon feel extremely suspicious.

Although Lilia is still the same as before, Galeon knows that there is hidden under the appearance of that delicate and beautiful girl. I'm afraid it's no longer a kernel that ordinary people can understand, and even Liliel can still be classified into the concept of ordinary creatures. Galeon felt a little hanging.

All these transformations come from that mask......

Well?

Why do you suddenly feel ...... What does that mask seem to have more than it did before? If you think about it, the extra feeling on top of the mask now seems to match Liliet's wavelength?

“...... Liliet, what the hell are you now?"

"Ahra, I know you're not very good at my senses, but it's too much to describe me as a 'thing', can I still say 'I'm not a thing' to you?"

"I think you're a little far away from the concept of 'creatures' in this world......"

"Creatures?, I don't know what I look like now~" Liliel also responded to Galeon's doubts from the front, and didn't seem to have any plans to fight with Galeon immediately, "However, it's true that it's a little far away from 'creatures', right?

Noumenon?

Galeon glanced at the mask that hadn't been removed by Liliet.

Could it be that Liliet's so-called "essence" refers to that mask? What is this talking about, and what does Liliet's current state have to do with "this mask is her essence"?

I'm not human......

Galeon thought of Liliet's line earlier, and suddenly understood something.

"Could it be...... What you call 'ontology' is not a joke? Are you really depositing your soul, your own existence, in something outside your body?"

What a foolishness!

No matter how hard and powerful that mask is, it is not a physical body that has been closely connected to itself since the moment of birth, and it is not forcibly confused with its existence...... Not to mention a series of problems that may arise later, even if you only discuss the situation in battle, once something special happens to this instrument that stores your soul, then your body is quite prone to abnormalities, and even a direct strike is not impossible!

Liliel isn't stupid, there's no reason why she can't think of this, why would she go to such great lengths to do this, even at the cost of being beaten to the point of dying by herself?

"Looking at the way you look, you must be despising me in your heart for how stupid you are, right?" Lilielle, who had seen through Galeon's current mind at a glance, complained unceremoniously, "You guessed one thing, I did strip my soul and existence from this body. But I didn't say that this mask is what I store my soul in?"

As she spoke, Lilia removed the mask from her head and held it up in front of her in front of Galeon...... Crush it!

"Look, I'm not at all, am I?"

Dumping all the debris on the ground, Liliet squeezed into the air, and a mask recondensed and rested on the side of her head.

"The 'weakness' you think of didn't exist from the beginning, right? This mask is not a carrier of my soul and existence—on the contrary, it is the same as my body, but the 'body' that carries my existence in the world at the same time. Although I could have kept it in the first place, it was just that as the core of the ritual, I was reluctant to give it up, so I just left a seat for it. Of course, if you ignore the fact that it can repeat the process of regeneration and repair indefinitely like my body, you can also treat it as a body. After all, my sensory thoughts, which originally relied on the brain as an organ, have now been transferred to this mask. In this sense, the mask can indeed be regarded as my essence. ”

"I see, that's why I need to be in a near-death state in my body?"

Galeon calculated Lilier's statement in his head, and got the answer.

Because it is only at the time of the dying that one's own existence rapidly fades, and at this time, as Lilier said, the act of mixing together the body, the soul, and the mask does not attract the attention and attack of the world, right?

"Hmph, after all, if I want to cripple myself without doing anything, just to get the strength of the force, no matter what the result is, this is a very good thing~ But if it's to trap you...... I'll do it without any burden of thought!" (To be continued......)

PS: Liliet's image in a mask...... Just refer to Qin Xin.

In other words, tomorrow is the last exam, and we have already given up treatment~