Chapter 125 Chain Launch
Outside, the wind howled, and a whirlwind of multicolored lights illuminated the wooden tables like disco balls. The few remaining customers took shelter beneath tables, each aftershock bringing with it cries and screams of despair. Despite the violent earthquake, the small café had surprisingly survived. The manager repeatedly emphasized that it was all thanks to the good quality of his rental, but the waitress felt there was more to it than that.
She stole a glance at the center of the store. Amidst this apocalyptic scene, only the small table remained stable. Three strange customers gathered around it, chatting and laughing as if nothing had happened. Beyond her sight, a few thorn-like shadows pierced the earth, firmly anchoring the ground beneath their feet, preventing it from shaking even a little.
"Look at the second round," Vansalar said excitedly. "Two legends decided to defeat the idiot. The willful idiot targeted the crying poor fellow, and the remaining little guys wanted to take advantage of him. In this chain of misfortunes, how many endings could this story have?"
"Unfortunately, Jinye possesses a remarkable talent for the path to supremacy. Torturing Sethron, whom he loathes, can also open his mind. If the Ascenders don't rescue Sethron, driven by extreme emotions, Jinye, devouring Sethron, will ascend into Mobiao." Orlek drew a vortex on the table. "Bad ending. Jinye City sinks, everyone perishes, and the game ends."
Bernfa agreed with this view: "The stone monsters that gather and disperse at will have strong vitality. If we want to avoid the fate of death, we must cut off the source before tragedy occurs and kill the turbid tears that protect the city."
"Unfortunately, the knights' strength stems from their strict adherence to the precepts, the most fundamental of which is protecting the weak. If Ji Huaisu ignores the death of those who once protected the city, then she will forever betray her own path." Olek pushed down a small soldier. "A normal ending. Life remains, but the knight is dead. From now on, there will be no more worries, and a peaceful life."
He took a sip of his chocolate milkshake. "I can't believe I could come up with such a sweet story. I'm really giving you enough face."
"You are really too afraid that the Emperor of Discipline will break out of the Heavenly Prison and chop you into a cold dish." Fansalar sneered.
"The consequences of genocide are too severe. I have no obligation to bear the responsibility for the Sea of Illusions." Olek wiped his mouth with a napkin, looking like a well-mannered and adorable little boy. "Young man, you're still inexperienced in this area. The higher your level, the more you need to control your actions. You're too flamboyant, and that's why you're going to die early."
"But it seems the little ones don't appreciate your kindness." Vansalar smiled like a crater. "The little knight and her friends decided to rescue the Iceman. Isn't that a correct decision?"
Olek also laughed, and his laugh was meaningful, with red lips and white teeth, like a puppet being pulled to laugh.
“The reason why bad luck is bad luck is that no matter what choice you make, the result will be bad.”
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"Miss Retreat, can you expand the range of your technique a little? It's so crowded now." Ji Huaisu said in a low voice.
"The Shadow Robe Technique has been stretched to its maximum. Should you first look for the problem within yourself?" Qing Ye whispered softly, "With every step you take, you're hitting my back with chest pain!"
"Damn it! The space is so tight, how could we not bump into each other? If I were to go in front, you would still bump into me."
Qingye simulated the collision volume of his temporary teammate and gave a rigorous academic reasoning: "Forget it, I'm worried that your hips will hurt me."
"You are so good, school girl. I will hurt your butt right now."
The stone seed in mid-air wanted to clear its throat to remind the two, but it had no voice now, so it wrote a line of gloomy words on the ground: [Ladies, please pay attention to the occasion... We need to speed up...]
They both fell silent. Three meters away, a slayer's head trembled, its triangular head trembling as it instinctively searched for prey. It scanned the area but saw nothing. Behind it, an unusually tall, bucket-shaped shadow silently brushed past the wall. Both of them breathed a sigh of relief.
Shura Island, home to the Zanxin, views the Scourge as their unavoidable enemies. They have developed various "Zanxin Techniques" that are particularly effective against Scourge of the same rank. The Shadow Robe Technique is specifically designed to target Slayers. Using a convincing shadow disguise, it blinds them, rendering them unaware of the wielder. If a Slayer attempts to use the fake shadow to travel, it will be slain by the shadowed figure's blade.
There were many demon-slayers in Jinye City right now. If they were besieged, even with Fander, they would be in trouble. Therefore, Qingye naturally took on the responsibility of conducting covert operations. However, the Shadow Robe Technique was designed for single-person operation, and even Miss Qingye's genius couldn't increase the width of the robe much. The two larger teammates had to squeeze together at a distance comparable to the subway rush hour. Qingye held the stone seed and its flowerpot high in both hands, while Ji Huaisu held Fander in one hand and Gulibo in the other. They both felt like warriors advancing stealthily.
"This is Lord Shenshu, and I'm Gulibobo from the Seafood Bookstore." Gulibo greeted in a low voice.
"Hello, Gulibobo, I'm the Eye Demon, Finder." Finder shook hands with it with his tentacles. "What a coincidence that we meet in a place like this. I've always thought your bookstore's publications have excellent taste."
"It tastes just average, actually. Fruit tastes better than books."
"The action has begun, little animals, let's chat some other time!"
Ji Huaisu shook his arm, and the two small animals immediately fell silent. Before they knew it, the slayers had vanished, replaced by a blanket of ice covering the buildings and the ground. The surroundings had become a frozen polar region. The thick icicles supporting the ice cap were not far ahead; they were already very close to Sethron's true form.
"Now let me explain the action plan." Qing Ye licked his lips. "The city hasn't collapsed yet thanks to the Iceman, but the Iceman has been captured by the Stone Monster. If we just rely on force to hit him head-on, he can at least hold out for a while, so the Stone Monster has switched to using sand and dust as tentacles to penetrate the ice. According to the classic case in the textbook, in this case, the Turbid Tears, who also belong to the Supreme Path, will be devoured by it. By then, we may have to deal with earthquakes, floods, ice storms, or something worse. So we have to rescue the Iceman as soon as possible, or at least cut off the connection between the two."
"Just blast away the icicles?"
"That would most likely shatter the igloo on the ceiling, and the citizens would be crushed to death by the ice," Qingye analyzed calmly. "We'll use micro-creation to perform the excision surgery. First, use hypnosis to give him strong anesthesia to prevent the Iceman from subconsciously freezing us to death. Then, I'll find an opportunity to 'sever' the power connection and remove it from the small ice block. Stone Seed will be responsible for protecting his spirit body during this process to prevent him from being shattered to death."
"What about me?" Ji Huaisu asked.
"Your mission is the most important," Qing Ye said. "When the link is severed, the Iceman will be greatly stimulated, and he may subconsciously burst out with power. If another major freeze occurs, our actions will be in vain. Therefore, we need an Ascendant of the Supreme Path to block the large amount of water elements that may appear..."
Qing Ye couldn't help but pause at this point. She herself felt that it was too much to ask for a reversed shadow of a particle 2 to block the power of the turbid tears. She had a better idea, but...
"Okay, I happen to have the technique." Ji Huaisu agreed immediately.
The young Zanxin was stunned: "But this is too..."
"Little sister, you've never been on a rescue mission before, right?" Captain Ji smiled. "When lives are at stake, you can't just say 'no'. You have to find a way to make it happen!"
She flung open her Shadow Robe and charged out first, Qing Ye hurriedly following without a second thought. Through the ice, they saw Sai Si Lun lying face down on the ground, his pupils dilated and completely unconscious. He was practically a living dead, his uncontrolled ice elemental like a runaway horse, transforming into icy spikes upon seeing Ji Huaisu rushing towards him.
Ji Huaisu put a light shield on the Eye Demon and pushed it forward: "Fander, use hypnosis!"
"Ah, ah, ah." Fander felt the pressure was great. He took out the leopard-penetrating tube and glared at him. "Stop! Go to sleep!"
The twilight flickered, and the ice spikes ceased their activity. Her trusty hypnosis had worked again. Qingye clenched her fist, knowing it was halfway there. She flung the stone seed across the ice, meticulously calculating its landing just beside the icicle. The stone seed extended its psychic vines and began its work.
[Sleep...Sleep...No need to be afraid...]
Ji Huaisu threw out four spare flags and, using the relics, urgently arranged a reinforced formation. Her light shield stood poised in the center. Now it all depended on the Canxin's swordsmanship. Qing Ye took a deep breath, leaned forward, and drew her blade. Her longsword was enveloped in white light, and the flash of the blade pierced the ice like thunder.
"Muxiang Nixinliu, the sword of light!"
One of the foundations of family swordsmanship, the sword-drawing slash, which uses the power of glimmering light to enhance the strength of the strike, is particularly effective against feminine forces. This sword strike was as powerful as a bamboo, breaking through the solid ice and carving out the amber-like Sethron.
The man screamed in agony, and the ice crystals melted, hanging upside down, forming a river that surged toward the sky. Qingye's fingers moved, manipulating the blade's light into a semicircular cross-section, isolating the elements with scalpel-like precision. Ji Huaisu seized the opportunity to bring down the shield of light. Her shimmering power, channeled by the formation, carved a shimmering emblem into the ground with a ten-meter radius.
Discipline Seal: Proof of Protection. A superior sealing technique that contained one's own power and isolated enemy attacks. Ji Huaisu was already extremely talented, and with the aid of the relic's amplification, this technique was sufficient to temporarily contain the power of Sephiroth 3.
Under the influence of the warm glow, the ice surrounding Sethron melted into a stream of water that fell into the seal. Their plan was successful; without disturbing the ice house above, the Iceman himself was rescued. Qing Ye clenched her fists in excitement, ready to strike again, and instructed Fander, "Maintain the hypnosis. I will completely sever the link—"
"No!" Vander's eyes suddenly widened.
A ray of blue light suddenly emanated from the stagnant Saislun's body. It fell into the formation, causing Ji Huaisu to let out a muffled cry of pain. The energy density within the formation suddenly increased tenfold, far exceeding the upper limit of the particle 2's resistance, causing blood to flow from the corner of her eye!
Qingye's body froze as if frozen. She saw the true form of the blue light: countless fine, transparent particles, the sand that had been mixed into the Iceman's body!
(End of this chapter)
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