God Eater Sequence: The Devourer

Hao Liang grimaced, grabbed his severed hand, and glared viciously at Wu Yu.

"You sneaky bastard, you did that on purpose just to vent your anger on me."

"Hao Liang... you're something else..."

"No shit! You think I haven't been guarding against you for a while now?"

"Next time... I'll definitely..."

"Still thinking about a next time? If someone hadn't helped you this time, would you even be able to possess me? Hurry up and scram!"

After his little self-dialogue, Hao Liang turned to Wu Yu again.

"The one who wanted to kill you was Guo Jiuxiao! Why the hell did you chop off my hand?"

Wu Yu calmly replied, "Don't you have healing potions? Just reattach it. Besides, we've only heard you talk about them, but no one's actually seen one in action."

Hao Liang snorted, "Old Wu, still testing me?"

He took out a bottle of green potion from his backpack and poured it over the wound.

Then, he carefully blew away the dust and grit from the severed hand and pressed it back onto the stump.

After a few minutes, the wound gradually healed.

Only a red scar remained.

Hao Liang flexed his fingers, "Now do you believe me?"

Wu Yu nodded.

"I believe you."

"You are Hao Liang."

"But that still doesn't prove you aren't a traitor."

Hao Liang was about to curse.

Then he noticed Li Tianming and the others surrounding him as well, their gazes filled with doubt and wariness.

Hao Liang sighed, realizing he had to clear things up first.

Annoyed, he waved at Lu Daoxing.

"Old Lu, bring over that lie detector of yours."

Lu Daoxing swallowed nervously, "Old Hao, how about... I just throw the lie detector to you? I'd rather not get too close..."

"Fine, fine, just hurry up."

Lu Daoxing extended a hand slightly.

The bird-shaped lie detector on his shoulder flapped its wings and flew over to Hao Liang's side.

"Alright, here's what happened..."

Wu Yu interrupted him, "State your name first."

"I'm Hao Liang."

["Truth."]

"Old Wu, you're way too paranoid."

"Just being cautious."

"Here's the deal. That day, after I met up with you all, I didn't have much to do at the kindergarten, so I figured I'd head out to gather some potion ingredients and do some research."

["Lie."]

As soon as the lie detector flagged it as a lie, everyone's expressions tensed, ready for combat.

Hao Liang, on the other hand, gave the bird a weird look.

"Alright, fine. I'll rephrase. I thought the kindergarten was too boring, so I went out to buy some alcohol."

["Truth."]

Zhang Kuang scratched his messy hair, "Why lie about buying alcohol?"

"The kindergarten doesn't allow drinking. I was worried you'd scold me if I told the truth."

["Truth."]

"Alright, continue."

"Then I went to a well-known high-end shopping mall nearby, and suddenly I was..."

["Lie."]

"Uh, I went to a store that specialized in selling alcohol..."

["Lie."]

"...Fine! I went into a shady alley to buy bootleg liquor! Happy now?"

["Truth."]

Li Tianming frowned, "Old Hao, why would you buy cheap bootleg liquor when you could get good stuff?"

"Good alcohol costs money. All my money is with my wife. I may look flashy on the outside, but my pockets are emptier than a beggar's."

["Truth."]

"For those of you who aren't married yet, let me give you a piece of advice. Never marry a woman who loves managing finances. That's a lesson paid in blood!!"

["Truth."]

Lu Daoxing laughed, "Old Hao, that's just you. You should've chosen better. My wife listens to everything I say."

["Lie."]

"..."

As everyone gave Lu Daoxing disdainful looks, he scratched his nose awkwardly and laughed, "Okay, okay, most of the time I make the decisions..."

["Lie."]

"We usually discuss things together..."

["Lie."]

"I just respect women..."

["Lie."]

"Let me smash this damn bird!"

"No need, no need..."

Chang Tianxiong quickly stopped Lu Daoxing.

Li Tianming also spoke up, "We're supposed to be questioning Hao Liang here. Why are you inserting yourself into the story?"

"Hao Liang, continue."

"Oh."

"I went to buy bootleg liquor, and just as I finished, three people blocked me in the alley. Leading them was Guo Jiuxiao, with two hooded figures in black robes beside him. I don't know who they were."

["Truth."]

"You were taken down by the three of them working together?"

"Yes. The black-robed figures had very strange abilities. I'd never seen anything like them before. When they activated their skills, I felt like I was pulled into a mirror realm."

"Mirror realm?"

"That's not the best way to describe it. Basically, everything around me turned into sharp, angular mirror surfaces, reflecting streetlights and building lights."

["Truth."]

"Was it an illusion-based ability?"

"No, at least not a normal illusion skill. I have a hunting rapid-injection tool loaded with anti-illusion serum. All I need to do is twitch my finger in the right sequence, and it instantly injects me to break illusions."

"When I saw the changes in my surroundings, my first reaction was that it was an illusion. So I immediately tried to inject myself with the serum."

"You injected the serum, and it didn't work?"

"No, it didn't even inject at all. The anti-illusion serum failed outright."

["Truth."]

"It failed? Why?"

"I have no idea. Either my hunter tool malfunctioned, or something was wrong with me."

"I tried to pull out other potions to fight back, but my body had turned into smooth, angular mirror surfaces, making it impossible."

"At the same time, all my abilities were suppressed by the mirror realm. I couldn't activate a single one."

"So I can confirm that those two black-robed figures' skills didn't just distort my perception. They had additional effects beyond normal illusions."

["Truth."]

The group's expressions grew more serious.

"And then?"

"Then Guo Jiuxiao walked over and drew some strange symbols next to me."

"As those symbols lit up, I felt all my senses cut off, completely disconnected from reality, sinking into a void. The next thing I knew, I woke up here with you all."

["Truth."]

"So it wasn't you who betrayed our information to Guo Jiuxiao. It was him impersonating you while he was with us?"

"Yes."

["Truth."]

"No wonder..."

"But what about that exorcism potion?"

Hao Liang replied, "We all know what kind of research Guo Jiuxiao has been working on. That's why we split from him in the first place."

"I figured if I kept doing research with you guys, there was always a chance Guo Jiuxiao might try to possess me. So I developed this potion to counter him."

["Truth."]

Li Tianming was even more puzzled, "But how did you figure out his skill's core principles well enough to make an exorcism potion?"

"Of course I didn't fully figure it out, but I didn't need to."

"Countering his skill doesn't require completely understanding it."

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