283: Chapter 284 "Order Wars" [Clone City]: The Mysterious Black and White Boys—[Twins]

Half a minute after the dark red laser hit the target location, as the intense light quickly dissipated and the shockwaves gradually calmed, only the scorching heat distorted the air above the Flesh Prison.

A dark red giant flesh tentacle, several times larger than the other giant flesh tentacles, stood silently at the spot where the dark red laser had struck; on the Flesh Throne within the Crimson Giant Eye, the scarlet single eye that occupied the entire face of the [Eye Demon] revealed an expression of incredible surprise.

"Thump! ~ Thump! Thump! ~ Thump! Thump! Thump! ..."

A sound like heavy blows against leather emanated from within that special giant flesh tentacle. Only then did the [Eye Demon] realize that before the dark red laser hit the target, the flesh ground, flesh buildings, and flesh tentacles within a hundred meters, centered on the special giant flesh tentacle, appeared as if drained of all nutrients, becoming parched and cracked.

With the impact of the dark red laser, the dark red flesh within a hundred meters turned to ash along with the intense shockwaves, revealing the soil that had not yet been distorted.

The increasingly rapid "Thump! Thump!" sounds even reached the ears of the [Eye Demon] far away at the top of the [Clone Tower]. As the [Clone City], which had turned into a Flesh Prison, resonated with this sound, countless drops of transparent mucus fell like raindrops from the flesh dome covering the sky, falling as densely as rain.

Just as the rain of transparent mucus reached mid-air, countless dense bulges appeared one after another on the surface of the abnormally huge special giant flesh tentacle. With a loud "Thump!!!", the entire giant flesh tentacle exploded into a sky full of blood mist, mixing with the falling transparent mucus, causing a rain of dark red blood to fall throughout the entire Flesh Prison.

A youth dressed in a black and white color-blocked outfit, with neat, half-black and half-white short hair, stood at the spot where the original giant flesh tentacle had exploded—which was also the spot originally targeted by the dark red laser. He smiled and looked toward the direction of the Crimson Giant Eye at the top of the Flesh Tower, as if he could look through the thick flesh walls and lock eyes with the [Eye Demon] inside.

The [Eye Demon]'s scarlet single eye contracted. By accessing the memories of a certain Clones bartender who had already been sacrificed, he discovered memories related to this special existence. Even though the entire [Clone City] had been distorted into a huge Flesh Altar, even though the flesh walls rising around the perimeter of [Clone City] formed a closed Flesh Prison, and even though all entities distorted into dark red flesh were under the [Eye Demon]'s control and were extensions of its body...

...this black and white-haired youth had never been observed by him. It was precisely because he had just observed the other's existence that the memories that had been integrated during the sacrifice of the Clones' brain were only just "discovered."

This was different from the black snowflakes with unknown abilities, the eerie assimilation ability of colored confetti, and the mechanical parts that granted immunity to flesh distortion; this was a special ability of a different level.

This black and white-haired youth actually possessed the special ability to erase his own "existence." It was not just erasing it from the memories of the Clones' brains, but also erasing it from the observation of all dark red flesh that came into contact with him. Even though he was within the field of vision of the Crimson Giant Eye, he could not be observed.

If the landing point of [Passerby Man] and his two companions hadn't "happened" to be the location of [Twins], if not for the high concentration of [Power of Corruption] contained in the dark red laser, and if [Twins] hadn't become interested and started the [Gambling], perhaps [Eye Demon] would still be unable to observe him even now.

"Heh~ Very good! Then, let our [Gambling] begin!" [Twins] chuckled and shrugged, then turned around and brushed his right hand over the colorful ribbons that had tied [Passerby Man] and his two companions into a bundle. The ribbons quickly lost their color, turned into powder, and dissipated into the air.

As the rain of blood fell upon them, the surging [Power of Life] was absorbed by their skin, and all the various large and small wounds on their bodies healed rapidly; even the palm of [Gear Boy], which had been severely scalded, became as fair and tender as a baby's skin.