The sequence is too involutional, luckily I am too.

The shadowy figure suppressed all killing intent, transforming its body into the purest form of darkness. It slipped silently through the crack in the door, without disturbing the airflow, perfectly blending into the surrounding darkness.

The room was very quiet. Lu Yan lay on his side on the bed with his eyes closed and his breathing even and long, as if he were fast asleep.

Beside the bed on the windowsill, three extraordinary plants stood quietly. The sunflowers drooped their flower heads, while the pea shooters and nut plants remained motionless, looking no different from ordinary potted plants.

A hint of disdain flashed in the shadowy figure's eyes. Being treated like waste material without even realizing it, yet still having the mind to grow flowers and plants, is truly laughable.

It's unbelievable that the envoy's plan was ruined by such a fool.

"Very well, I will offer you to my god and you will surely receive a blessing."

The thought flashed through the shadowy figure's mind, and the shadows around him writhed, revealing a strange dagger wrapped in venomous snake-shaped patterns.

As long as this divine token is inserted into Lu Yan's body, the power of the evil god will corrupt his soul and transform it into the most loyal believer.

At that time, he will be able to know everything he wants to know.

But just as the shadowy figure was about to plunge the dagger into Lu Yan's body, Lu Yan, who should have been fast asleep, suddenly opened his eyes.

There was no trace of sleepiness in his eyes; his breathing suddenly accelerated, and his blood and energy surged rapidly throughout his body, like a furnace.

"Impossible! Even a Sequence 8 user couldn't detect my stealth ability, how could you possibly sense it!"

The shadowy figure looked on incredulously, but Lu Yan clearly didn't intend to answer him. With a flick of his wrist, he concentrated all his boiling blood and qi into his right fist and slammed it out with a whooshing sound.

The right fist easily pierced through the shadowy figure's body, the touch feeling as light as striking a cloud, as if hitting empty air.

Lu Yan raised an eyebrow slightly, it seemed that simple physical attacks could not threaten the opponent.

The shadowy figure was clearly aware of this as well. Even when facing Lu Yan's fist head-on, it did not dodge in the slightest, but instead showed a hint of contempt.

At the same time, the shadowy figure suddenly quickened his movements, intending to stab the dagger into Lu Yan's body.

But just then, the Peashooter next to him suddenly looked up and spat out a string of peas, forcefully knocking the dagger out of the shadowy figure's hand.

Before the shadowy figure could make any other move, the spot where the shadowy body touched the right fist was scorched by the blood and qi, and melted and dissipated at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"ah--!!!"

The dark figure let out a piercing cry of pain, its body transforming into countless tiny black snakes that scattered and fled, only to coalesce again in the dark corners of the room.

"Qi and Blood attributes... You're Sequence 8?!"

Its eyes were filled with fear and regret. Although it had guessed that Lu Yan was not a new superhuman, it did not expect that he was actually a Sequence 8!

"Can Sequence 8 grant Qi and Blood special properties?"

Lu Yan keenly grasped this information, but his offensive continued unabated, pressing forward relentlessly.

The opponent's stealth ability was indeed very strong; even the street fighting intuition of a thug was completely unresponsive throughout the entire encounter.

But from the moment the shadowy figure sneaked into the house, the three little ones sensed something was wrong.

It's not that the plant sensed any killing intent, but rather it's an instinctive reaction to environmental changes.

Sunflowers, in particular, almost instinctively reject this power of shadow.

Moreover, the spiritual tracks of Teacher and Farmer have already provided feedback early on.

The teacher discovered an unknown sequence, but the other party seemed to have ill intentions?

The farmer smelled pollution and was somewhat displeased.

Upon seeing the other person, Lu Yan basically guessed their identity.

The masked man who likes to stand in the shadows—isn't that the guy?

With this thought in mind, Lu Yan added three more points to the force of his punch, making his attack even more ferocious, and the temperature in the room rose steadily.

You can be a thief for a thousand days, but you can't guard against thieves for a thousand days.

With such a good opportunity to eliminate future troubles, how could he possibly let it go?

But the shadowy figure eventually reacted, its body twisting into a serpentine shape, using the shadows in the room to nimbly bypass Lu Yan, heading straight for the dagger that had just fallen.

This is a token of God; it must never be lost.

But just as he was about to touch the dagger, the sunflower that had been standing quietly on the windowsill with its head drooping suddenly lifted up.

With a forceful flick of its head, dozens of sunflower seeds, brimming with the power of the sun's heat, shot out like meteors.

The dazzling light instantly swept across the entire room, illuminating every corner in minute detail and dispelling all shadows.

"ah--!!!"

The shadowy figure instinctively tried to escape through the crack in the door, but the Nut Guardian suddenly grew to a gigantic size, blocking the door completely.

The shadowy figure had nowhere to hide and could only let the sunlight shine on it, its body melting away as quickly as ice and snow meeting fire.

The shadowy figure's consciousness dissipated in intense pain, and it couldn't understand why there was such dazzling sunlight in the middle of the night until its death.

In just a few breaths, the shadow completely vanished, leaving only the snake-patterned dagger lying quietly in place.

The glow in the room gradually faded, and the light returned to normal.

Lu Yan withdrew his fist, and his boiling blood and qi gradually calmed down, accompanied by a wave of weakness.

He glanced at the sunflowers beside him, their heads drooping again from exhaustion of sunlight, and a hint of relief flashed in his eyes.

In his fully unleashed state, he can indeed threaten his opponent, but this state is not sustainable.

If there are no sunflowers to store sunlight, he will definitely lose in the end once the opponent realizes what's happening.

The elemental advantage is terrifying.

"However, I still lack mental attack methods..."

Lu Yan seemed to be deep in thought. This time, the scoundrel sequence was almost useless. If it weren't for the teacher and farmer sequences giving early warnings, and the unexpected rise of the sunflower, they would have really been in trouble this time.

Oh right, and the Crimson Blood Breathing Technique also owes much to its boiling blood properties.

[Faced with your questioning, the scoundrel sequence was incredibly annoyed, but unable to refute it, so he turned his attention to the Crimson Blood Breathing Technique, who was muttering to himself about working overtime.]

The Crimson Blood Breathing Technique, though utterly mocking, was forcibly subdued and completely devoured by the thug sequence.

[Special Sequence Acquired: Thug!]

[Gain the Trait "Killing Instinct": Accurately detects hostility within its perception range, allowing for precise targeting of weaknesses in combat.]

[Gain skill - Blood Awakening: After use, it burns blood energy to greatly increase strength and speed, but leaves the user in a weakened state afterward.]

[Gain skill - Brutal Assault: Bursts forth with health and power, rapidly charging forward and causing health and power shockwaves to targets along the path of the charge.]

Lu Yan stared in disbelief at the constantly flashing subtitles on the panel, and it took him a long time to react.

"There's... such a thing?"

He didn't know how to evaluate it, after all, this method of acquisition was truly... somewhat unexpected.

However, judging from the panel data, this so-called special sequence seems to be comparable to the natural sequence.

Lu Yan carefully examined each piece of data, his gaze growing increasingly intense.

Although the Crimson Blood Breathing Technique was absorbed, its effects do not seem to have disappeared; instead, they have been incorporated into the new skill, Blood Awakening.

"I don't know if turning a passive trait into an active skill is a good thing or a bad thing."

With a thought, Lu Yan unleashed an unprecedented power within his body, his blood and qi even seeping out and transforming into a faint crimson glow that clung to his skin.

Lu Yan's eyes lit up. If he were to encounter that shadowy figure again, he might be able to take it down on his own without Sunflower having to lift a finger!

"A special sequence, truly extraordinary!"

[The thug sequence is quite satisfied with your current attitude, then glares menacingly at the teacher sequence beside them...]

Upon seeing this, Lu Yan's heart skipped a beat. Could this thug sequence be bloodthirsty and want to target the teacher sequence?