Esoteric Buddhism: To live as king in America

Realizing that there was no way to escape without dealing with this strange obstacle, Org's pent-up fear was finally ignited by a desperate rage.

"roar--!!!"

A roar filled with pain, humiliation, and rage ripped through the silence of the corridor.

Org's body swelled and twisted again, stretching from a huge rat-like form into a human shape. But the animalistic features had not completely faded away.

Its fangs protruded from its mouth, and sharp, arrow-like black hairs covered every inch of its body. The wound on its abdomen swelled violently, causing thick blood to seep out again. Its face, stripped of its skin, looked like a ghost under the piercing bristles.

During his escape, he carried no weapons. All he could rely on at this moment was the body given to him by the "beast" and the skills he had learned by imitating the beast.

Org lowered his head, staring intently at the petite girl with his vertical pupils flashing with a mad red light, thick saliva dripping from between his fangs.

"Yes! I'm a bad person! So what?!"

His voice was hoarse, yet filled with boundless anger.

"My fear of your master doesn't mean I'm afraid of you. Since you insist on stopping me, then come on, I'll show you what a mature 'claw' really looks like."

He suddenly bent his knees, and his thick hind legs unleashed terrifying power, causing the old floorboards beneath his feet to shatter and sink instantly.

Its massive body instantly transformed into a blurry black arrow, while its five fingers, which still retained human features, suddenly grew sharp nails, turning into sharp giant claws that attacked Ain's face.

Org is much weaker than he was at the beginning, but even so, his physical abilities still far surpass those of ordinary people. Now, pushing his body to its limits once again, Org's attack still possesses the power to sweep away everything.

Faced with this ferocious blow that could crush an ordinary person into mincemeat, Ain remained standing in place.

Her empty eyes reflected the ferocious image of Org lunging at her, but she only slightly raised her head.

Her tattered clothes fluttered in the wind. Her lips moved again, but the sound was no longer a question; it became a cold repetition.

"The lord said that knights should help others, knights should eliminate evil... and you are a bad person, so..."

The stench emanating from the giant claw had already ruffled Ain's hair, and Ain had only made this announcement.

"I'm going to kill you right now."

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When Mian walked out of room 17-3 and followed Leo's wary gaze, the newcomer was already extremely close.

The lights on the 17th floor were unusually dim. Since Mian had no physical enhancements, he could only vaguely make out that the newcomer seemed to be a man without a face, with arms that were slightly longer than normal, and his hands that were twisted into shapes resembling those of a ferocious beast.

"Is it that beastly monster? He saw through my disguise and now he's come knocking again?"

The idea first flashed through Mian's mind, but he quickly dismissed it himself.

Firstly, he noticed that the guy who had lost his dough didn't seem to be moving by his own strength, but rather was being pushed forward as an object.

Secondly, he saw a hairy white head peek out from behind the strange man.

"Ain!?"

Mian exclaimed in surprise, and Ain, who was carrying the unconscious enemy, also cheered.

"My lord!"

Leaving behind her unfortunate "minions," Ain pounced on Mian, hugging his waist and displaying an extremely excited expression.

"My lord, I defeated this scoundrel! I upheld the code of chivalry!"

"Um."

Mian patted the girl's head, his gaze lingering on her with concern.

The clothes I just bought this morning, I don't know what happened to them, are now quite tattered. But the thin body underneath doesn't seem to be damaged much.

In fact, despite the dangerous situation where even her clothes were torn, Ain didn't have a single scratch.

Mian glanced at Leo, whose face was bruised and bloodied, and then looked at Ain, who was unharmed, in her arms, and a question arose in her mind.

Are the stats of knights and squires really that different?

"Ain, what happened to you after you were separated from us?"

Mian placed his hand on Ain's shoulder and asked.

Ayn tilted her head, a slightly shy expression on her face.

"As a knight, it's incredibly irresponsible of me to be separated from you, my lord. So I wanted to reunite with you as soon as possible. But then, I don't know what happened, I think I just fainted. When I woke up..."

Ain turned her gaze to the miserable, strange man on the other side.

"I saw this scoundrel trying to escape, then I caught him and led him up the stairs towards the lord. Oh, right!"

A smile appeared on Ein's face.

"When we caught this bad guy, he spat some things out of his mouth. There was a crystal ball (a cell phone) and a book, which I put in a small room on the fourth floor."

The child's account was so vague that no matter how much Mian asked, she could never piece together the whole story.

Why did Ai Yin suddenly faint? Why did she suddenly drop from the 17th floor to the 4th floor? And whose bloodstains were in room 17-3?

Many mysteries lingered in her mind, difficult to unravel. But thankfully, no matter what, the little girl was ultimately unharmed. For Mian, a parent and teacher, there could be nothing more fortunate than this.

This experience further solidified his resolve—he must strengthen his combat abilities as much as possible to prevent Ain from ever again venturing into such dangerous situations.

But that's all for the future. Right now, Mian needs to take Ain and Leo to do the final cleaning of the building.

However, just as the shards of the mirror had already foreshadowed the victory, apart from that beastly freak, there were no other hostile forces within the building.

Even the unusual space surrounding the building, where the stars and moon shone simultaneously, gradually dissipated after Mian destroyed all the magic arrays, revealing a normal cityscape.

Mian and the others even returned to the 21st floor and retrieved the walkie-talkies and other tools prepared by Wang Yuanli. Even without leaving the building, they now had the ability to communicate with the outside world again.

But before communicating with the outside world, Mian had one more thing to do.

He bound the strange man tightly with the iron lock he had found. As the first person Mian had encountered who possessed both supernatural powers and normal communication abilities, Mian was prepared to extract all the information from him.