Yes, I did all of this!

Shortly before they noticed the strange man's appearance, Duanmu Mo had already arrived at the scene, appearing in his strange form beside the hanged ghost.

"—I never expected you'd actually come looking for me." Duanmu Mo looked at the hanged ghost sitting on the roof and said, "Looks like you still haven't learned your lesson?"

“I can still see a sliver of benefit in you,” the Hanged Man said, turning around and glancing at Neville.

"What does this have to do with it?" Duanmu Mo asked with a disdainful smile.

"Of course."

The hanged ghost raised his hand, and not far away, countless tentacles burst forth from the ground. Amidst the screams of passersby, the Chimera One appeared there.

"Oh? That's my Chimera I... What kind of aesthetic sense do you have?"

Duanmu Mo's eyes widened in surprise, but quickly turned to disdain.

—The hanged ghost was not good-looking to begin with. It was skin and bones, and its whole body was an ugly algae green. When Duanmu Mo created the body, he specially added some muscles to make it look a bit lean. He also wrapped its whole body with tentacles, which made it look a little better.

However, now that Leviathan has taken over Chimera Type 1, the tentacles that covered its entire body have been removed, exposing its body completely.

Not only that, its algae-green color became more pronounced, and it lost a lot of muscle, returning to its gaunt appearance.

These changes completely abandoned the appearance that Duanmu Mo had carefully modified for it, turning it back into that indescribably ugly appearance.

"Appearance is far less important than strength," the Chimera said calmly. It raised its hand and commanded the Chimera to float in the air, its tentacles emitting a dazzling light.

"Your goal is to use these two chimeras as bodies for me and the dead dragon, so that you can be resurrected, right?"

As the light emanating from the Chimera Technique enveloped the people, Duanmu Mo remained unmoved and nodded calmly: "You saw through it, but so what? Just destroy this technique."

Because it used all its combat power to hold back Cangyuan and barely preserve the Key to the Underworld when it was sealed in the Land of Seals, Leviathan now has no one available, and Chimera Type 1 is its only combat power.

If Leviathan truly destroys the Chimera in one strike as Duanmu Mo said, then it would be difficult for it to contend with Neville or the magical girls in this world.

The long timeframe is often Leviathan's advantage, but now, when time is tight, it also brings a sense of urgency that cannot be ignored.

"Chimera I is right here with me." The hanged ghost didn't say anything, but just reminded Duanmu Mo.

Now that it knows Neville's plan, it won't fall for his tricks again; at worst, it will just delay its resurrection.

"So what? When I resurrect the dead dragon, I'll make sure to go near your soul, how about that?" Duanmu Mo didn't mince words, giving Leviathan a dismissive glance: "Your relationship with it isn't very good, is it?"

This is a blatant conspiracy. Neville has never been afraid that Leviathan will not be resurrected; his goal has always been to kill the dragon.

Furthermore, given the inexplicable connection between Leviathan and the Death Dragon, if the Death Dragon were to revive, it would likely kill Leviathan immediately. If Leviathan doesn't want to die, it would have to obediently revive and increase its strength.

"..."

Leviathan disliked Neville intensely, no matter how cunning and treacherous he appeared; in Leviathan's eyes, it was nothing more than pure barbarity.

You won't let me do it? Then I'll explode! Who's afraid of who? You won't listen to me? Then I'll explode too! Let's see who dies first.

This neurotic behavior, unlike any scheme, was truly repulsive to it.

But it cannot be denied that Neville's approach was effective.

Looking at the silent hanged ghost, Duanmu Mo crossed his arms and said mockingly:

"—Judging from your appearance, you've probably already started preparing for your resurrection."

"..."

The hanged ghost was silent for a while, staring at Duanmu Mo: "That's right, but you should also know that if the Death Dragon kills me, its next target will be you and this world."

As it spoke, it pointed ahead. At this moment, the light emanating from the Chimera's attack had dimmed people's eyes, and they stood swaying in place, as if they had lost their souls.

The hanged ghost said, "The magical girls are already on their way. I have no way to stop them right now, so the safety of Chimera Type-1 is in your hands. If you want me to be resurrected, don't think you can just sit back and enjoy the benefits."

"It doesn't matter." Duanmu Mo spread his hands: "Anyway, I can drag the beings on the sun and moon down with me."

As if it were a casual remark, Duanmu Mo was secretly observing the hanged ghost's expression.

"Existences on the sun and moon?" The hanged ghost stared at Duanmu Mo: "What did you do up there?"

"..."

—Don't you know?

Duanmu Mo's words seemed unintentional, but he was actually trying to pry out the existence described by Cangyi from it.

After all, according to Cangyi, after they killed Leviathan, the moon fell first, and then the sun seemed to show various strange phenomena.

But judging from Leviathan's behavior, it probably doesn't even know what exists on the sun and moon.

Before Duanmu Mo could speak, several beams of light shot out and pierced through the hanged ghost's body.

The shadow beneath Duanmu Mo's feet also rose rapidly, transforming into a shield that swallowed up the attacks.

"Have they arrived already?"

The hanged man looked at the holes in his body and looked away: "Well then, see you next time, Neville. I hope you die from their attacks."

After saying that, its body collapsed to the ground and died instantly.

"Each each other."

Duanmu Mo said, taking out an energy card and addressing the magical girls, "Your sense of smell is really sharp, Huangyi and Fengling..."

——Swish swish!

Duanmu Mo's shield fired a barrage of beams that pierced through his body, interrupting his words.

His body was instantly riddled with holes. Duanmu Mo took two steps back, looked at the bloody holes all over his body, and silently inserted the energy card into his belt.

Immediately afterwards, he saw Huangyi's body disappear from the spot, and then he saw the humans shrouded in light disappear one by one.

In his freakish state, his red vertical pupils contracted, and as if he had a premonition, he raised his hand, blocking the attack from Huang Yi that suddenly appeared beside him.

"Transformation."

In the instant of their standoff, Duanmu Mo pulled open the handle of his belt, revealing a black and gold suit of armor covering his body. A deep voice also emanated from the belt:

"Neville Driver!"

Chapter 538: Methods

Hiss... hiss... hiss...

Sparks flew as the arm armor rubbed against Huangyi's arm blade. After a brief standoff, Duanmu Mo exerted force with his arm and sent her flying.

Before Huangyi could adjust her posture in the air, she was embraced by a warm figure. Xi Ri and Ling Yin had also arrived at this place.

Upon seeing those people who looked as if they had lost their souls, Xi Ri's face immediately darkened.

"Neville!"

As the sun set, Huang Yi loosened his grip, staring at Duanmu Mo with anger on his face.

"You're always so angry, but nobody likes you, Yuhi."

Duanmu Mo was completely unafraid. He jumped to the side of the Chimera I, placed his hand on its body, and sensed it for a while.

"Hmm... I see."

Leviathan had indeed drastically modified the Chimera. He didn't know what its internal structure had become yet, but he could already understand what it had done to those passersby.

It extracts people's spirits as its own nourishment, just like Leviathan connects individual humans. However, compared to the latter, it is not very efficient, but its advantage lies in its ability to be recycled.

Those unfortunate victims will likely remain unconscious for several days, and even after waking up, they will be in a daze for a while before their minds can recover, making it easier for the Chimera to reap the harvest again.

This method of treating humans like straw and harvesting them at will is indeed the authentic technique of a true freak.

After reflecting on Leviathan's methods with unknown emotions, Duanmu Mo turned to look at the magical girls:

"Go ahead, Ichishi, let me see your strength."

"..."

As soon as Duanmu Mo finished speaking, Chimera did not move for a long time, and even turned around to leave quickly.

"They ate and ran away, leaving me with a huge mess?"

Duanmu Mo looked at Chimera Ichi's back and then at the menacing magical girls, shaking his head helplessly. Several tentacles emerged from the vortex that appeared out of nowhere, binding Chimera Ichi inside.

"call--"

When its body was restrained, Chimera I struggled violently, letting out a strange roar. At the same time, its body lit up with light, breaking free from Duanmu Mo's tentacles and waving the tentacles on its back as it attacked him.

"Don't think I can't take advantage of you just because you're Chimera Type 1." Duanmu Mo easily dodged the attack by sidestepping and threw out the Chimera Type 2 card. A roar even more ferocious than that of Type 1 rang out, and the dragon head of Type 2 fiercely bit into the tentacles of Chimera Type 1.

Immediately, the battle between the two chimeras broke out.

"Although the materials for these two chimeras are clearly different, they were both created by me, and therefore share some similarities." Duanmu Mo turned to the magical girl who was observing coldly from the sky, and explained:

"In terms you can understand, it's like two chimera-type monsters who can share energy—of course, through stealing it."

The magical girls remained still, watching the conflict between Neville and the Chimera. It would be a good thing if either of them suffered casualties.

In the current situation, although Neville and it did not engage in combat, Neville still managed to deplete one of its Chimera II units, which is a fairly good result.

"You've been waiting long enough, haven't you?" Duanmu Mo looked at them with their arms crossed. "So, how about you just turn a blind eye to this?"

"Don't even think about it!"

Seeing that Neville had already unleashed Chimera II, Yuhi quickly rushed forward and launched a fierce attack on him.

Flames swirled around her, and the explosive power concentrated in her fist. Xi Ri suddenly threw a punch at him, but Duanmu Mo swiftly dodged it.

"Hmm..." Xi Ri opened her eyes wide, carefully observing Duanmu Mo's movements. Then she kicked out, but he dodged it and grabbed her calf, throwing her towards Huang Yi like a sandbag.

An invisible wind shield neutralized the impact between the two. Huang Yi flashed and, together with Feng Ling, swung his double blades at him, but Duanmu Mo slipped through the gaps in the blades.

"Go, wind."

As Lingyin's voice rang out, Duanmu Mo looked up and saw countless emerald green wind blades blowing towards him, showing no regard for his companions.

Duanmu Mo saw that when some of the wind blades got close to the others, they merged into the wind shields on their bodies. Instead of harming them, they acted like batteries, constantly replenishing the energy of the wind shields on their bodies and offsetting the damage from Neville.

However, the outcome was not so good when the wind blades struck him. A few wind blades grazed his armor without much damage, but the dense array of wind blades almost leveled the ground. A gust of wind blew, and Duanmu Mo's armor was covered in scratches, making him look extremely unsightly.

"Luckily, this thing can self-repair..."

"--break!"

Duanmu Mo lowered his defensive hands, about to retaliate, when Xi Ri's fist landed on him, sending him flying and crashing heavily into a distant high-rise building.

Boom, boom, boom—

Duanmu Mo's body first shattered the glass, then crashed into the ceiling, falling from the ground floor to the upper floor, and finally smashed a glass table before lying on the ground.