Odd Containment Specialist.

Chapter 956 Event Trajectory Deviation
"You were able to attack me... and you weren't completely cut open? Not bad." Sprite looked calmly at Xia Shou.

Xia Shou's heart sank to the bottom!
This guy has no blood left on him!
The burning blood he had just used had turned all the blood in his body into fire, and then he directly turned all the flames into a scar and stuck it on his body.

Now, just like back then, Spreadt and Glenndale have no blood on their bodies, so blood and fire have lost their most direct and powerful offensive.

This guy can still move normally even without blood; he's definitely not human!

Fortunately, it seems that the other party has no way to deal with his invisible magic.

Wait, Minister!
Xia Shou suddenly thought of Shangguan Yan, but Shangguan Yan didn't have any invisible techniques!
As Xia Shou looked at Shangguan Yan, Shangguan Yan, who had been staring at Sprite, said calmly, "Prepare to rewind immediately."

Xia Shou, who was in an invisible state, could not answer, but he had already made his move.

Before the war even began, Xia Shou had already activated [Self-Destruction].

Facing a formidable opponent like Sprite, it would be incredibly foolish not to take precautions beforehand.

The price of "seeking one's own death" is to travel 100 meters in the most dangerous direction, which is paid off on the road near Sprite.

To be honest, there was nothing that caught his attention. The red line under Xia Shou's feet was now just a single line, running straight to Sprite, and it wasn't even particularly red.

Compared to the red threads connecting him with the writer and the Blood Demon, this red thread wasn't as vibrant. This meant that although Sprite was the most powerful enemy he had ever encountered, with the support of the Night and Fire Scepter and the Invisibility Technique, the difference in strength between him and his opponent wasn't that great.

Optimistically speaking, this is the time Xia Shou has the highest probability of turning the tide in all his desperate situations.

However, Xia Shou is no longer optimistic because of the red line of "seeking one's own death". After experiencing so many things, including the assassination attempt he and Edward encountered on the pedestrian street during the War of Divine Law, and the incident with Xiao Gao ten years later, he has learned a lot.

The red line indicating suicide is merely a reference; it calculates the probability of death in real time, but it can change instantly depending on the changing conditions.

The present world and the possible future are very different, and Xia Shou does not believe that seeking one's own death can accurately determine the true threat posed by Sprite.

But... why did the minister suddenly remind him to be prepared to rewind at this time?

Shangguan Yan crossed his hands at the base of his thumbs, and spread the other eight fingers like the wings of a bird, making a gesture.

Domain Expansion – Bird's Dream!

"Try to live on," Shangguan Yan said softly to Xia Shou.

The next second, Shangguan Yan and Sprite disappeared from the spot.

Xia Shou was stunned.

Why did the minister and Spread suddenly disappear together? Was it Spread's abilities?
"What happened? Why did the witch disappear with Sprite?" Flandre put down her binoculars and looked at Edward in surprise.

Edward's expression was serious, but he remained calm: "I don't know either. Sprite probably activated her domain."

"Sprite's domain? What are the effects of his domain?"

“There are no detailed historical records. He has activated his domain quite a few times, but no information has leaked out, and no one has seen what's inside. Everyone who has entered his domain has been defeated.” Edward frowned slightly. “But just now, Minister Shangguan’s gesture…”

That gesture bothered Edward a lot.

If it weren't for that strange gesture, he would have thought that Spread had instantly deployed his domain and pulled Shangguan Yan inside.

But Shangguan Yan made that gesture first, making it seem as if she had done something that caused Sprite to disappear with her.

But can she do it? Her anomaly level isn't that high; that's the intelligence he's already gathered.

However… Shangguan Yan's past is indeed shrouded in a deep fog of mystery. The Bureau of Control maintains a very high level of secrecy regarding her past, and even he, the legendary investigator, knows almost nothing about it. Of course, this is also because he has never considered this infamous witch as a subject of investigation.

At the same time, Xia Shou suddenly felt an extremely strange sensation affecting him; he felt that his intangible form was becoming unstable!
Then, the chaotic lines gradually became orderly, and Xia Shou's feet, body, and arms were all rearranged into their original outlines, revealing his normal figure in the space.

To others, it seemed as if Xia Shou had withdrawn from his invisible state, but only Xia Shou himself knew that this was not the case!
He could no longer maintain his intangible state.

Before Xia Shou could even come up with a clue, a red line suddenly appeared beneath his feet.

The red line was thin, like a line drawn with a red crayon.

Xia Shou blinked, then suddenly realized something.

He tried to use the invisibility spell again, but it had no effect! The spell Rosa had taught him had failed!

Is it because the invisibility technique cannot be used, thus greatly reducing the ability to protect oneself, that this red line appears?

The red line, indicating a path to certain death, points to the most dangerous direction, meaning that whatever lies at the end of this line harbors a clear intent to kill him.

It's impossible that someone would still harbor murderous intent towards him now, to say it was unplanned.

"Grass."

Xia Shou was dumbfounded. The situation had completely deviated from the planned course. What exactly was going on?
The red line beneath their feet gradually thickened and became incredibly vibrant, surpassing the line that initially pointed to the Blood Demon in the Blood Demon's House in a very short time.

Even with these changes, the line of death continued to evolve, gradually adding ripples, like sunlight shining through clear river water onto the riverbed. The bands of light intertwined and twisted, creating a dreamlike background at the bottom of the red line, as if Natsume were standing on a clear, red river!

Xia Shou got goosebumps all over his body. He was horrified by the development of something and sensed an inevitability from a series of coincidences.

"Clap! Clap! Clap!"

The distant applause came from the other side of the Red River, out of Xia Shou's sight.

Xia Shou blinked.

Before he closed his eyes, all he could see on the frozen lake was the broken corpse of a giant beast. But when he opened his eyes, a "person" was already standing silently in front of him, thirty meters away.

"Clap!" He clapped his hands again.

"Boss, we finally... meet." A man's voice came from behind a face that was covered by a mosaic.

Xia Shou found out.

He is a traitor.

This person is a traitor.

The one who lured Su Yue into the Strange Tales Hotel, the one who attacked them in Foggart, and the one who ambushed and assassinated him during the Divine Law era, was the other party.

Of course, he was also responsible for turning Alice into this state, making it impossible for her to turn around.

Xia Shou silently exhaled a breath, his brows furrowed tightly, his expression extremely serious.

He was completely unprepared.

I never imagined... that the other party would choose this moment to show up.

(End of this chapter)