Chapter 109 It is reading my instructions

If it were an elemental life form, it would be too solid. If it were a ghostly spirit, it was clearly there. If it were a humanoid life form, its facial features were invisible. If it were a beast, it existed in human form. The thing was composed entirely of gray mist, slightly taller than an adult male. Only its outline was visible, not its details, making it impossible to determine whether it was armed.

Vander had never seen anything like this before, and there was no similar record in all the knowledge he possessed, so the first thing he thought of was illusion.

"Confirm in advance, can you see it?"

"Yes! Very clear!" Ji Huaisu's response was faintly excited.

It wasn't boasting; the Eye Demon clan had always prided themselves on their sturdy physiques. Fan De had withstood a single blow from the annihilation field, yet still held his breath. Naturally, it wouldn't be fooled by any random illusion. And the one beside him was a truly exceptional pervert from Huilong City. According to Chu Hengkong, his willpower was so strong that he could even resist the mind control of Shuoyue's bastard.

Double insurance confirmed that this wasn't an illusion. This race wasn't even recorded in the library. This was something new...

"Interesting, I must record it quickly." Fander observed attentively, "Ji Huaisu, use the light shield to attack!"

"Go to hell." "Abba!"

Ji Huaisu slapped the Eye Demon away with a slap, then waved forward, "Hey! What's up?"

The afterimage moved forward slowly, showing no reaction. Finder was deeply surprised: "You still want to communicate with this thing?"

Ji Huaisu was also confused: "What are you talking about? They haven't even drawn their weapons, so why bother starting a fight?"

"No, huh?" Vander was even more confused. "Where did you see the weapon?"

"...Vander, are you blind?"

Vander stared at the large gray mosaic and felt completely overwhelmed: "Is there something wrong with your eyesight?"

The conversation between the two sides was not only irrelevant but also completely unrelated, but it was really not their fault. Because in Ji Huaisu's eyes, the unidentified life form that was slowly approaching...

Undoubtedly a Grey Knight.

He or she, dressed in tattered armor, with a rusty helmet covering their face, moved sluggishly as if sleepwalking. The knight's hands were empty, but given his attire, he must have a weapon. Ji Huaisu tried to approach and communicate: "Excuse me--"

As she stepped forward, the distance between them closed to three meters. The gray-armored knight suddenly clasped his hands, taking a stance. His aura shifted, a ghostly figure a moment ago now a forged warrior. The shadow behind the knight surged with substance, solidifying in his hand into a simple, sharp longsword. A shadow sword.

Shadow Blade!

"Wow! Oh my god!! Wow!!!" Ji Huaisu screamed continuously.

Fander was shocked: "Is it a mental attack?!"

The grey-armoured knight lunged forward, his shadowy sword thrust upwards, aiming straight at his throat. Ji Huaisu screamed and leaped back, frantically creating a dagger-sized shadow blade and displaying it to the knight: "Look! We're family! We're from the same hometown!"

But the gray-armored knight obviously didn't think so. When he saw Ji Huaisu take out his weapon, he immediately stopped and created a shining knight's shield with smooth movements.

Light shield.

"Ahhhhhhh!" Ji Huaisu screamed for the second time. Fander stared at the large mosaic with wide eyes, unable to make sense of it.

"What's wrong with you? How much water is there in your mental resistance?"

Ji Huaisu's anxiety grew, and she couldn't even think to deal with the Eye Demon. She enlarged her shadow blade and swung it furiously at the opponent. This time, her actions finally paid off. The grey-armored knight, as if facing a formidable foe, raised his shield with every movement of her sword. Ji Huaisu's shadow blade quivered, and the opponent's shield rose and fell at the same rhythm, practically leaving an afterimage.

“……?”

This unusual behavior surprised Ji Huaisu. She tried to retract her shadow blade, but the Grey Knight immediately dispelled his shield and wielded his sword. She then created her own shield, and this time the Grey Knight reacted even more violently, striking the edge of the shield with the hilt of his sword. This powerful blow seemed particularly effective against the shield, knocking off a corner of it in a single blow. The Knight then slashed back, sending the shadow blade hurtling towards Ji Huaisu's head!

Ji Huaisu rolled on the ground, narrowly dodging the knight's slash. At this angle, the shadow blade could have pierced the shadow with just a deflection. She was about to create a light source to redirect the shadow, but she found her opponent frozen in place, returning to his initial dazed state.

When Vander jumped over, he was confused: "What kind of weird fight are you having..."

From its perspective, the series of back and forth movements was almost comical: the mosaic seemed to move, and then Ji Huaisu began to scream. Then the mosaic shifted back and forth, and Ji Huaisu began to pretend to be hit, pretend to dodge the attack, pretend to be on high alert… To enhance the sense of reality, he even deliberately let a gap in his shield…

Is this girl really that dramatic? She has to direct and act out her own mission, huh?

Ji Huaisu realized something was amiss. The grey-armored knight seemed disoriented, only regaining his fighting spirit when he was up close. She mimicked his previous movements, attempting to clasp her hands in a hollow position, focusing her attention on her own shadow. Without a second thought, her words flowed fluently.

"Reverse Shadow Transforms into Blade."

Her shadow surged backward like water, transforming into a sharp blade in her hand, heavier and more powerful than usual. Ji Huaisu laughed in surprise. She imitated the Grey Knight's previous movements, hammering with the hilt of her sword. The Grey Knight immediately dissipated his light shield and dodged to the side to avoid the impact.

The opponent's actions were somewhat strange, so she shortened her shadow blade and gently poked it into the air. This time she could see clearly that the gray-armored knight formed a light shield even faster than she could attack!

"...First of all?"

She had heard her father explain the principle behind this move, a combat method that reads the opponent's thoughts before attacking, thus taking preemptive action. It was considered a divine technique by some warriors. But it seemed like it was solely the domain of her father and Akong... We, the elemental knights, didn't use this method, did we?

Ji Huaisu's thoughts grew more and more suspicious. At this moment, new gray fog emerged from the ground, and another gray-armored knight appeared. She casually threw a fragment of shimmering light to test the enemy's reaction.

The two knights simultaneously displayed a mysterious foresight: before the shimmering fragments even left their hands, they both jumped to the side to avoid them.

???

Ji Huaisu threw fragments of light one after another. The two gray-armored knights jumped left and right in unison, as if they had decided to dodge and not attack. Vander was stunned. "Circus training?"

"Something's not right." Ji Huaisu stopped moving. "Their thinking seems very simple. They clearly have a precedent, but they use it like a program."

"Is there a possibility that it's not the first of the first?" Fander said, "A warrior who has truly cultivated foresight wouldn't be so foolish. I'm more inclined to believe that this is a natural ability, something like emotional perception. You're thinking of trying to escape by swinging your sword."

Ji Huaisu did as he was told. This time, the two knights changed their movements again. They raised their swords high, and the boiling shadows on the swords grew rapidly, instantly turning into super giant weapons that were ten meters long!

Two giant weapons slashed down head-on, and Ji Huaisu stared at them in a trance: "Wow! Wow!"

Fander only saw two unclear columnar gray objects growing rapidly and violently. He was even more terrified when he heard the exclamation from the side: "Why are you so happy just looking at a big mosaic?!"

Ji Huaisu suddenly grabbed Fander and used his large shield to protect himself. A biting cold air rushed over him, like a blizzard that had blown without warning. The cold froze the two gray-armored knights into ice, coating Ji Huaisu's light shield with a layer of ice. Then, a strong wind howled past, and the slovenly blue-skinned man flew backward like a cannonball, smashing the two frozen knights to pieces.

"Brutal killings! Lives lost! Why! Why!!" The man clutched his head, sobbing, "Cruel thugs, why won't you let me go?!"

"Its vitality is as tenacious as a maggot, disgusting."

An unhappy male voice cut through the chill wind as a steel-clad man trudged forward. His navy jacket had long since cracked from the cold, and his sturdy torso was covered only in a black vest. He was none other than the talisman master Wu He, the unfortunate victim of the Ice Man's attack. Their high-speed battle, spanning half the city, had, by some strange coincidence, brought them to the very spot where Ji Huaisu had fought.

Wu He glanced at Bing Ren and Ji Huaisu, nodding slightly to the latter. "I'll explain the situation later. Let's deal with the disaster first. This Zhuolei has gone mad. As a fellow Supreme, you understand this, right?"

Ji Huaisu adjusted his posture and quickly observed the situation. The man who had been assaulted was middle-aged, with thinning hair. Aside from a bluish tint to his skin, there was nothing unusual about his appearance. However, his expression was gloomy, and his power was leaking out. Water constantly formed around him, freezing into solid ice before it could even begin to flow.

He was clearly out of control, his water element venting unchecked, his negative emotions completely unchecked. To put it bluntly, this man was no different from a natural disaster, only one opportunity away from complete transformation into an outsider. Ji Huaisu, an expert in elemental manipulation, immediately recognized the dire nature of the situation. She glanced at Wu He and asked, "What's your mass?"

“3.”

"Then get ready." She struck her sword and shield, using elemental power to attract the long-haired man's attention. "Hey, you! Do you still remember your name?"

"Name..." The sloppy man pondered, "My name is... Sethron..."

"Oh, that sounds good!" Ji Huaisu continued to shout, using a dazzling light to attract the man's attention and cover up Wu He's actions in secret. "Sai Silun, are you a local? What did you do before?"

Whether it's turbid tears or a shadow, the first step to calming down is always to awaken their humanity. Memory and longing are the anchors of being human; being able to recall the past can awaken the self from the turmoil of emotion.

"I... yes... I grew up here since I was a child... I have always been timid... afraid of blood..." Saislun scratched his cheek hard, "So I became... a mercenary... because I was afraid of blood... I kept killing people... killing people..."

"It's terrible. The logic is broken and his memory is fuzzy." Vander whispered, "The next step is elementalization. Do you understand the next step?"

"He didn't take the next step."

Six talismans flew out, plastered against Saislun's back, front, and limbs. Wu He bit his finger and pressed it hard against the ground. In the brief time Saislun had spoken, he had already secretly scattered several more talismans. Now, as the blood seal fell, they activated, forming a bright yellow and vermilion magic circle. The light climbed up Saislun's body like lightning, eliciting a horrific howl.

"Essence and blood lock the soul, talisman seals the energy, rise!"

The power of the talisman array pressed down on both the ethereal body and the physical body, causing Sethron to fall to his knees. Wu He was clearly a skilled warrior, and his array was enough to restrain this fellow Turbid Tear. However—

"I will definitely kill you today ahhhhhhhhhh!!!"

"Don't say 'kill' lightly. The enemy should be dead by the time we say it."

Just at this moment, two pitch-black sword auras crossed and slashed out, tearing the talisman formation that was about to be completed into pieces!

Wu He saw only a green shadow passing the edge of his vision, followed by a mad girl with two swords. The talisman array he had worked so hard to form was shattered, and the Iceman was completely out of control.

Sethron wept uncontrollably, his torso completely turning into a transparent block of ice as he cried. He had completely transformed into an element! Not even his human form was left!

"Ah, uh." Ji Huaisu scratched his head, "Can you use that talisman array again?"

Wu He clenched his fists tightly. His face, which had already changed color due to the tempering, was now even darker than coal.

“—What the fuck?!”

(End of this chapter)