168 head-to-head
The second day, Penny got up early.
He had huge dark circles in his eyes and seemed to be severely sleep-deprived.
He spent an entire day studying the function of the Patyak Hub.
After paying so much, the harvest is naturally gratifying.
He was already comfortable with it.
However, what made him a little jealous was that Belen's soul was obviously more likely to dominate the operation of this thing.
Probably because of the relationship of owning another part.
He was almost certain that it was part of the energy conversion device used by the ancient Imaska Empire to maintain dimensional teleportation.
Balance, rectification, transformation.
This one part alone has made Penny deeply admired.
Although he was able to use this object, Penny was still unable to decipher the technology it was in, and even the materials were illegible.
The ancient technology in his mind had no information about this thing.
According to his calculations, this technique probably belonged to the royal family of the ancient empire.
The true core technology of the Imaska Empire is kept by their royal family's research institutes, and these technologies are kept secret from most of the machizotechnologists.
Including the famous Seven Secret Weapons, the seven magical items that are said to be comparable to the divine artifacts, are derived from the inheritance of the imperial family.
Through his research on the Patyak Hub, Penny was able to guess how advanced that technology was.
But now, he is more concerned about only use.
Disguise his soul with this thing, he now has the guts to follow Jan Washi in the large laboratory above the Blackhall Stone.
He added some makeup to his face slightly, at this stage of rapid development, in just one year, his height has grown a few centimeters, and his facial features are slightly different from before, if it is not particularly impressive, after such a long time, I am afraid it will be difficult to recognize him at a glance.
What's more, he is now the standard image of a red-robed mage, which is very different from the appearance of the apprentice a year ago, plus some inconspicuous makeup, as well as a gray complexion and dark circles to supplement, even Zhan Huashi was stunned for a moment when he saw his student in the morning.
An abyss lord who has changed his form several times probably won't remember his face very deeply.
Not to mention the nether monsters, they are more accustomed to remembering the smell of the soul.
Generally speaking, the soul is the most difficult to disguise.
But apparently the demons had not seen the technology of the ancient empire.
Penny stood calmly behind his mentor.
As a mage, especially a red-robed mage, you have to learn to control your emotions at critical moments, and even control your mood.
Penny was in a relaxed mood right now, though his thoughts weren't pleasant.
Earlier, Neveron had announced that the best young mages from the spelling school would be selected as an advance team to enter the abyss with the chief and others when Blackhall was opened.
Sounds great.
With the protection of legendary mages and seat mentors - most of these young talents have extraordinary identities, in this kind of public place, these high-level mages will naturally not deliberately harm them, not to mention that these high-level mages are also from different forces, countless pairs of eyes are staring, probably no one will mess around.
And these advance teams will also gain experience and insight in this case.
It seems to be a good thing to have nowhere to find it with a lantern.
But Penny smelled a scheming in it.
He was 100% sure that it was the devil and Lifal Odyssilon, although Neveron kindly said that joining this advance team was all a matter of personal volition, and if he didn't want to participate, he would not be reluctant...... Other young talents may be able to, but Penny knows he can't.
So even though he was regulating his emotions, even Belen was involved, using his energy to make Penny's entire physical state completely disconnected from his thoughts.
Just so that he would not be exposed under Lifal's observations.
It must be said that all the complicated preparations paid good results, and Lifal's suspicious look gave Penny high marks for his work.
"Take a closer look. This Odyssillon's talent urged the demon lurking in his eyes: "Look, don't admit your mistake." โ
"My memory isn't that bad. The first generation of Tanari Abyss Lord Cala Di Moncius said impatiently: "No, the taste is completely wrong, the taste of that guy's soul is very strong, to use your words as a metaphor, it is a thick soup boiled with seawater, but the taste of this human soul is lighter than clear water!"
"Strange, it's obviously his most suspicious ......" Lifal Odesilon frowned: "It's already certain to leave early, and...... The level of strength and characteristics are basically the same, you can take a look at his physiognomy characteristics. โ
"Physiognomy traits? Human physiognomy is hard for us to remember, and it seems to us that you all look the same. Cala di Monsius commanded Lifal's gaze, sweeping over patches of bald heads and tattoos...... This idea is not difficult to understand, as if in the human eye, all the same kind of monsters, such as Ballow, look similar, and even if you look closely, you will only think that they are similar.
However, the Balloor Demons can easily distinguish the differences between each other through subtle differences, and can even see that the other party comes from that abyss and what they have evolved from...... Hmm, so demons probably look at humans in a similar way.
Don't expect the demon to be able to tell a Ferron's accent, physiognomy characteristics, or ethnicity, which seems to them to be pretty much the same in taste.
The corners of Lifal's mouth twitched.
He couldn't press Caradimonsius to give a more definite answer.
"It could also be a disguise. He swept over the other three targets, and then saw the young talents of the third ring behind him, and became uncertain again.
Although he thought that the four colleagues who entered the Fourth Ring were the most suspicious, it was only his intuition, because the induction of a glimpse that day let him know that the target was not an ordinary new red robe.
However, if the scope is increased, these young talents of the three rings will not be able to escape suspicion.
His gaze began to wander.
"He's suspicious of me......" Penny's mind was a conversation between the two consciousnesses.
Now it is Belรฉn who controls his body.
This guy who has been in the abyss for a long time has a pure heart, but in this case, it is obviously more suitable for disguise, because it is not his own body, so some of Belen's emotions are difficult to affect his heart rate or expression, and he looks like an indifferent guy.
"Abyss Lord. However, Penny knew that Belรฉm's mood was not calm.
Through Penny's gaze, it stared at Lifal Odyssilon tightly, as if it had seen through the wrapping of the fur, and saw the burning evil and chaos in the depths: "It's the Abyss Lord. โ
"Don't get too excited. Penny gently soothed, "Calm down." โ
"Much calmer than you. Belen shot back, "I'm going to have to eat it." โ
"Eat?" the mage frowned.
The word sounded too harsh to him: "Can't you be civilized in your language?"
"Civilization, devouring?" Belen said in a cold tone, "no matter how elegant the words are, they can't disguise the essence of this act, and why do you feel harsh about it? I have to devour him just because I need to, just like you humans hunt animals for the sake of their stomachs, and you are disgusted by my actions, so what do you think of your actions? Or is this the so-called hypocrisy of mankind?"
The mage was silent.
The topic seems a bit uninteresting.
"It's a little older, but it's probably enough. There was undisguised salivation in Belen's tone: "Enough for me to break out of my shell." โ
"What do you want to become?" Penny frowned secretly, feeling that there was a question that had to be clarified, what kind of path would this come from his own soul eventually take: "Belen, with the matter and power from the abyss?"
Become a demon?
โ...... I don't know. After a brief silence, it replied plainly and purely: "No matter what it becomes, I am myself, not yours, not the abyss or whatever." โ
Proud answer.
The mage nodded silently, "I will help you." โ
He said.
"Thank you very much. It replied.
...... Suspicious...... The most suspicious thing is him!
Lifar looked around the other 'young talents' before finally turning his gaze to Penny.
A preconceived impression is enough to determine many things, not to mention that there is nothing abnormal about other people as well.
"It's time to test it. He narrowed his eyes.
If his enemy is sure it's this guy, it's a little tricky.
Although Penny is wary of Lifal, he doesn't know that in Lifal's eyes, he is not an easy guy to deal with.
Flass's darling, the new red-robed who made a big splash at the Darren Moore Academy Academy's selection party, the presenter of the Titan Soldiers, and a rare arcane genius.
It took a few months of hard work in the southern mountains, not only to kill all the bandits - although there are still bandits in the mountains, but Lifar knows in his heart what those remaining bandits are, it can be said that the bandits in the southern mountains have been killed by Penny, and even killed the pirate gang that fell east into the sea of stars, and cleanly eliminated his political enemies.
A very capable guy, it is bound to be a painful thing to be his enemy.
Lifal's pupils constricted, and he remembered what his uncle, Nizio Desillon, had said about this man, and his thoughts wandered again.
A hard bone to gnaw.
"There should be no hesitation, Odyssilon. He said secretly, and suddenly felt the demon in his body make a noise.
"Oh, my contractor, this is the enemy of that hapless human last night?!, so that the unformed Abyss Lord is in his hands?!"
Lifar frowned, shuddering, and watched as Penny's gaze changed again.
An unformed Abyss Lord.
Great wealth.
"Contractor, we must grab that thing, I need it!" came the voice of the Abyss Lord gasping in his soul.
Lifal's pupils constricted again.
He looked at Penny, in his seriousness, the mage had an indifferent and cold expression, occasionally frowning and glancing a few times, it seemed that his gaze made him uncomfortable.
If the disguise is to this point, it is really not easy to do - generally people who have ghosts in their hearts will subconsciously avoid this kind of staring, and the slightly more clever ones know how to use the 'correct' method to feedback him, but there will inevitably be flaws in their expressions.
And this guy has no flaws.
Lifar groaned for a while, then lifted his footsteps.
With so many doubts, why not test it a little deeper?
Seeing Lifar walking over, if Penny's body was now completely controlled by his consciousness, his breathing would definitely become a little rapid, and his demeanor would be flawed.
But thankfully not.
However, the next moment, Lifal's steps stopped, as if sensing something, and his demeanor changed again.
Penny remained silent, following his gaze to find the object of Lifal's gaze, and his will was almost out of control.
He remembered that there was a fatal flaw in his disguise.
(To be continued)