Chapter 343: The Starry Sky Sets the Nether Snake Staff (4)
In an instant, a fierce battle was about to break out. Ji Huaisu's iceberg defense barrier was formed first, followed by a rain of dust and debris falling directly above the theater. However, the wide-area attack that had always been effective failed this time. A transparent energy stream rose above the theater, and the dust and debris washed away by it spontaneously disintegrated into light and shadow.
Pure elemental power flowed through the soldiers' bodies. This level of attack posed no threat to the Black Death Army. They fired illusory bullets, which passed through Li Ke's thorn bushes and were barely intercepted by Ji Huaisu's magic circle. Both of them felt intense pain, this time even from the depths of their hearts.
Riko groaned in distress, "What...is this...!"
"Retreat! It's a psychic virus!" Vander screamed. "That Holy Honor Cup analyzed your psychic characteristics. He just disguised himself as Ji Huaisu and issued the cancellation command, preventing the Dust Breaker from exploding. Now your thoughts are completely defenseless in front of him. Run!"
"Vander, what are you saying? I can't hear you!!"
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They couldn't make out Finder's voice, or rather, they could hear it but couldn't "parse" it. They couldn't even make out their own words, as if a thousand roars overlapped beside them, turning everything into a blind cacophony. All they could discern were the movements of reality: the soldiers reloading their physical bullets, the anxious beholder, and their own selves, nearly shattered by the sense of disarray.
The ghost beneath the shell was trembling. From the moment they stepped into the theater, the invisible virus became incurable.
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"GAME OVER, ladies."
In the basement of the Grand Theater, there is a secret room filled with screens.
"Guo Yutu" took off his disguise mask, revealing another expressionless, iron-faced face.
Even Xueyan believed he was at the third level, but that was certainly not the case. Aside from those possessing the Ultimate Truth Machine, any Floating Light Path Transformer with even a rudimentary level of intelligence would stay away from the center of the battle. A pitiful cybernetic body is no match for a well-forged flesh, and wide-area firepower is no match for the relentless bombardment of a Supreme. Diversified means and unique techniques are the core of the Floating Light Path. Their victory lies thousands of miles away, just like the opponent hidden beyond Dust Island.
"That's impressive, Miss Velvet." He contacted the infected analysis terminal. "I know it's you. This kind of desperate, all-or-nothing approach has gotten me down countless times. You've shattered my plan so badly with just two pawns. Honestly, I've lost completely and am ashamed to face anyone."
Velus didn't respond. Naturally, the woman wouldn't waste a moment. But Guo Yutu was happy to waste time. "Regretfully, you didn't achieve complete victory again this time. You and I both know the reason. This isn't Earth. Your sacrificial snakes are always invincible, but they can't defeat a Sephiroth 5 on their own."
He transmitted an image, allowing Velvet to see that he had changed the target of the virus from "lethal" to "harmless".
"Just do your job, don't make enemies." He said sincerely.
“Others don’t seem to think so,” Velvet said coldly.
The "harmless" on the screen suddenly turned to "coma," then to "lethal." Then the data stream exploded, and the warning red converged into a laughing skull. The virus in the coma state suddenly activated, mutating at a speed that caught even him off guard.
Guo Yutu suddenly stood up, slammed the table and roared, "Hazama Mingya, you bastard!!"
"Have you been living in comfort for too long, puppet maker?" Bloody laughter echoed. "On the battlefield, it's a matter of life and death!!"
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High in the sky, the blood smoke formed a condensed "mirror." The deep fog reflected the interior of the Grand Theater. Ji Huaisu and Li Ke stood frozen behind the iceberg, their lips moving mechanically, but unable to utter a single word.
Their flesh was "melting," literally dissolving into a thick mist, their outlines blurring into nothing more than wax figures. The contamination implanted by the blood smoke was taking effect, a poison planted during their meeting with Ji Huaisu. Just as the Path of Floating Light always excels at utilizing tools, the powerful of the Path of Supreme Being can easily infect others, regardless of their will.
Trek knelt on one knee before the foggy mirror, his blood flowing from all seven orifices due to the chaotic pollution. The one-sided struggle had almost exhausted his vitality. But Bloody was unharmed. To him, this was not a battle at all, but just a side pleasure while executing his plan.
"Now it's time to make a decision. I always believe that a person's beliefs are best reflected when making a decision." He conjured up another mirror, and a bright red bomb hidden in the fruit stall was expanding.
"Daughter, or citizen? You can only choose one." Xueyan smiled maliciously. "Please, Mr. Justice."
Trek disappeared, and Bloodsmoke looked back and forth at the two mirrors. Unsurprisingly, he found a bloody hand in front of the fruit stand. He laughed and set up the new mirror in the cathedral.
His laughter echoed with the image, piercing the girl's heart. "Congratulations! Following the war 20 years ago, Mr. Jas Trick has once again fulfilled his duty of justice. This time, he sacrificed his own daughter!"
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Ji Huaisu forced herself to think. Her cognitive abilities gradually faded, but she could still take action. She began to make ice—the simplest action. Protecting herself was her instinct.
She created so many ice cubes, so many that they pushed all the soldiers out of the theater. The mental attack seemed to weaken, and she regained some cognition. She saw her own body and Riko's body melting, turning into smoke. But someone should still be able to hear her, if that person was in her mind.
——VV, I want to draw this.
She imagined the image of the formation.
——Help me draw.
She released a little fire and let VV's communication "stream" into it, like remotely controlling one of those gadgets. It was simple. The fire moved, coalescing into shape. Then the water, and the dust. A flicker. Another. It was done.
start up.
The response is very slow.
Start. Start. Start…!
"——The Holy Trinity Formation!!"
The seal activated, the formation flowed, and the evil mist was purified by the holy light, and the spiritual power that served as the carrier was also ejected from the body. Ji Huaisu felt like she was instantly floating up from the deep sea. The impact of the emptiness made her mind blank, and the world around her was so bright that it was almost invisible.
She felt a little pain in her wrist, and it was Li Ke who grabbed her arm: "Hold on first!"
Bleeding from many places, Ji Huaisu took a deep breath and said, "I'm out of strength. Smash... the main antenna!"
She truly had no strength left. Her palms were melting, and the atomized pollution, after being deflected, returned. The Holy Trinity Formation could block special powers, but the power level between the two parties was a full two points apart. Even the knights' sealing technique could only alleviate it, not eradicate it.
Li Ke's dissolution was much slower. After all, she was a Sky Wing, and her vitality was naturally much stronger than that of other Transformers. She made a quick decision, extending roots from her feet into the earth, drawing energy from the surface of the sacred tree. The replenishment of vitality made Li Ke's complexion improve significantly. She slapped Ji Huaisu on the back and shouted, "Transfer!"
Ji Huaisu's atomization process was instantly reversed, and in the blink of an eye, she returned to her original state, and her previous injuries were also healed by the powerful vitality. However, Li Ke's own state was broken again, and the atomization reaction on her body doubled.
Vander stared at her in shock: "You...diverted the damage?"
"Rescuing the dying and healing the wounded is what we tree people are good at." Li Ke wiped her nose nonchalantly, "Now let's get down to business. Stay away!"
Riko clapped her hands vigorously. The wooden wings behind her grew rapidly, from four meters to ten, then to fifty meters, the same height as a building. The wildly growing wings woven into a colossal form, like a giant. The wooden figure and she punched simultaneously, their massive fist piercing the secret room thirty meters below, crushing the densely packed screens and the surrounding iron soldiers into dust!
"We've got the main antenna!" she yelled. "And now!"
"Frequency band analysis complete. Inverted signal sent. Integrating into the next satellite band signal scanned..." Velvet, far away, looked focused. "Disarmed. Heading to the next scheduled location!"
At that moment, a sound like tearing cloth resounded throughout the Third Pulse. The bombs, disguised as food, tableware, and furniture, all failed simultaneously. Velvet's reverse signal, transmitted through the hacked relay antenna, caused the structure to collapse and dissipate into harmless smoke.
The faint smell of cigarette smoke disappeared for the first time. Ji Huaisu had just recovered from her drowsiness. She pumped her fist excitedly: "Well done! Li Ke, let's go!"
She grabbed Rico's wrist and ran forward, but she was gently shaken off. Rico stayed where she was, pointing at her feet, still rooted to the spot like a plant.
"I'm a little tired, so I won't take you with me for now." Li Ke smiled, "Come on, take my share! Don't be so indecisive at this time!"
She couldn't move. The blood smoke's atomized attack was too terrifying, not to mention she was enduring twice as much. If she hadn't relied on rooting to sustain her energy, she would have dissolved into smoke long ago.
Ji Huaisu nodded silently. She threw a ball of pure fire to replenish her energy, then turned and ran towards the coordinates for the decisive battle sent by VV. Li Ke snorted, thinking that these veterans were different; they made decisions faster than anyone else. If she were on the other side, she might have hesitated for a long time, not only delaying the battle but also getting caught in the pursuit.
She picked up the wooden spear, and without even looking at the approaching killers, she gave the middle finger in the direction of Yan Jing.
"You're trying to play that on us, the Jingsha warriors?" she scoffed. "Go back to your hometown and eat shit!"
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Trick struggled to stab the wooden spear, leaned against the tree and laughed softly.
"You... have such a bad personality, let alone a family, you don't even have a lover, right?
That's why you don't understand. Children are like saplings. If you nurture them well from the beginning, you don't need to worry about them anymore... they will grow naturally on their own!"
He drew his wooden spear and kicked another corpse away. The area around the tree was filled with corpses. While the blood and smoke were distracting him, more than a dozen assassins launched an attack to seize the opportunity. Without exception, they all met a quick death.
Xueyan shrugged his shoulders slightly, as if he was amused.
"You're right, Mr. Trek. I really lack experience in this area. It seems that for the sake of my next mission, I'd better experience the life of a middle-aged man."
He took out his cell phone and dialed Wang Quan's number. His plan had clearly failed, but he seemed happy.
"Plan A failed. Guo Yutu's work attitude isn't very positive. Do you mind using Plan B?"
"Is that so?" Wang Quan said in his indifferent tone, "Then you will be the commander-in-chief."
"Thank you very much! Then..."
Authorization was reached, and the temporary command of the Blood Alliance organization passed to Xueyan. A blood moon symbolizing power emerged on his palm, and his laughter was heard by all the participants.
"Prepare the plan! No. 5, send all current Black Death troops to kill Jas Trick. The rest of the troops will attack Ji Huaisu, Li Ke Trick, and the Divine Guards as close as possible. Kill anyone they see! No. 7, you will be the vanguard. Do you hear me?"
"Roger that," said Lyanna Barry.
The 180-second countdown had already ended; she had taken off her blindfold two minutes before. Lerna's high heels stomped into a pool of blood. Behind her, a huge figure collapsed silently, the store manager lying in his own blood.
"Mission target confirmed. Kill without mercy."
(End of this chapter)
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