Chapter 86

Chapter 88: Simulated Growth Path (First Update)

Before the swamp person entered, Mo You had already sensed their presence.

To Mo You, no matter how cautiously the swamp person acted, in his "field of vision," they were as conspicuous as the moon in the night sky.

So, Mo You left a shadow clone on the bed and moved to the air conditioner unit himself.

After the swamp person entered, he controlled the shadow clone to act decisively, twisting the swamp person's neck without any hesitation.

Even if a normal human had broken into the room tonight, Mo You's actions would not have changed.

Dealing with the swamp person through the shadow clone was all within Mo You's expectations.

However—

The swamp person turned into a black, viscous liquid and was quickly absorbed by the shadow clone, which was something Mo You had not anticipated.

"Absorbed by my shadow?"

Mo You recalled the scene that just occurred.

The black, viscous liquid that adhered to the shadow clone seemed to have been absorbed into its body.

Or, it could be said that the black, viscous liquid actively drilled into the shadow clone's body.

However, at that moment, Mo You did not receive any negative feedback; instead, he had a vague sensation.

He faintly felt that the shadow clone seemed to have grown a little after absorbing the black, viscous liquid.

"Switch."

Mo You, puzzled, used his consciousness to control the shadow clone to revert to its flat state.

The black, viscous liquid that seemed to have been absorbed by the shadow clone did not fall out.

This suggested two possibilities.

One was that the shadow clone had absorbed or merged with the black, viscous liquid.

The other was that the black, viscous liquid had dissipated on its own while adhering to the shadow clone.

"Strange."

Mo You controlled the shadow clone to open the windows and doors to let the residual gas in the room dissipate before entering.

"Did it really absorb it?"

Standing in front of the shadow clone, Mo You observed it carefully.

Whether it was an illusion or a psychological effect, Mo You felt that the shadow clone's size seemed to have increased slightly.

To verify this, Mo You and the shadow clone entered the bathroom, wet their hair, and stood in front of the mirror for comparison.

The result—

Mo You found that the shadow clone was indeed a little taller than himself.

Did this mean that by controlling the shadow clone to deal with the swamp person, he could increase its size through absorption or merging?

Looking at the shadow clone in the mirror, Mo You's eyes flickered slightly.

The Soul Resonance ability...

When mimicking, whether as a single entity or split into multiple objects, it must remain within the original volume.

In other words, no matter how many the shadow splits into—ten, twenty...

The total volume of these split entities must be consistent with the volume of the shadow clone.

If the volume is forcibly exceeded, the strength of the physical shadow will significantly decrease.

Conversely, if the volume is compressed, the strength will increase accordingly.

Mo You believed that as the level of "Fa" gradually increased, the various aspects of the mimicry ability would naturally improve.

For example, the volume, strength, and diversity of the mimicked shadow.

But the situation tonight—

If the guess is correct, Mo You could increase the shadow clone's volume and, consequently, its strength in its normal state by hunting swamp people.

"My ability..."

Mo You lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling with open eyes, muttering to himself, "Is it somehow connected to the book 'Swamp Man'?"

The swamp person he encountered tonight was indeed quite unexpected for Mo You.

In his view, the reason the swamp person broke into the room to attack him was likely not due to receiving some command but because of their nature.

From the excited and lecherous laughter they emitted when pouncing, it could be inferred that the person was a criminal who enjoyed molesting young boys.

This was a characteristic of swamp people.

Even if they replaced the original host's identity, due to the perfect replication of thoughts and memories, a swamp person with a good nature would continue to do good, while one with an evil nature would continue to do evil.

The reason Mo You was targeted by this evil-natured swamp person was not a coincidence or a fluke but purely due to his good looks.

There were too many perverts in the Hunter World...

He wondered if this pedophile had already harmed other children or converted many children into swamp people before he was killed.

Mo You fell into a deep sleep amidst his various speculations.

He didn't wake up until the next noon.

Mo You wasn't in a hurry to eat. After checking out of the hotel, he left and sent a text message to Liz, then went to the nearest Nature flagship store to buy a set of branded beauty products.

After purchasing them, he hailed a taxi on the street.

"Yujin Street, Suibian Law Firm."

After giving the destination, Mo You turned his head to gaze at the scenery outside the car window.

The taxi driver was a quiet young man who drove silently.

On the way to Suibian Law Firm, Mo You noticed a large bookstore.

Next to the bookstore's entrance, there was a sign for a "Swamp Man" book signing event.

"Hmm?"

Seeing the book cover and enlarged promotional text on the sign, Mo You's gaze sharpened.

At a quick glance, he saw that the book signing event had started three days ago...

This suggested that the author of "Swamp Man," Davidson, had held a book signing event in Laxiang City three days ago.

If the swamp person phenomenon was indeed created by Davidson, was the book signing event a condition for the initial conversion of swamp people?

For example, getting a signed book or genuinely liking the book.

Or both?

And could the successfully converted initial swamp person continue to convert new swamp people through "killing"?

Mo You pondered.

Half an hour later.

The taxi arrived at Suibian Law Firm.

Mo You got out of the car with the Nature beauty set and saw Liz standing at the entrance of the law firm, apparently waiting for him.

"Liz."

Seeing Liz, Mo You smiled and walked over.

Liz's face lit up with a smile, and she walked over to give Mo You a big hug.

This sudden intimate gesture made Mo You's body stiffen slightly; he was still not used to it.

"More than a month has passed, and you've grown a bit. It seems you've been eating on time."

Liz released her hands and examined Mo You carefully.

Mo You smiled and handed the Nature beauty set to Liz.

"I saw it on the way and bought it, thinking that you always stay up late, so this beauty set should be useful."

As he spoke, he glanced at Liz's dark circles, which seemed to have worsened.

"Thank you."

Liz took the beauty set, her eyes narrowing in a smile.

"Let's go inside and talk."

Liz led Mo You into the law firm.

They went to the second-floor office.

Liz placed the beauty set on the desk and turned to look at Mo You, asking, "Do you remember Toran Patrick?"

"Of course, he's the mafia leader who invited you to dinner, and Biscuit and I joined in."

The mafia boss with impressive martial arts skills left a deep impression on Mo You, so he naturally didn't forget.

Liz was in a good mood and said half-jokingly, "Let's go and join in again tonight."

"Sure."

Mo You nodded in agreement.

The food that night had also left a deep impression on him.

Meanwhile.

Ilmi arrived outside Toran Patrick's mansion.

His last mission in this city was to assassinate Toran Patrick.