The Magician mimicked the battle mode of a true Magician. Although it had only half the behavior patterns, it could still put up a fight against a Rank-A Player of considerable strength. More so, the Mechanical Being's greatest advantage was its ability to evade many props, and a tightly confined, efficient minute of combat was enough to hold off the Gentleman Player. During the process, Xu Huo used the 'Death of the Holder' once again. This time, it wasn't blocked by the Staff Notation ahead of time, so the metal bead wounded his forehead.
After seeing blood, the Gentleman Player could no longer maintain his persona. In his rage and shame, his facial features began to contort — genuinely contort. The mask on his face, for reasons unknown, slipped off amidst his twitching facial muscles and twisted into a clump.
