Chapter 257 Jiang Lai: Watch, then take action
The atmosphere at the center of the giant flower bud appears calm, but in fact, there are undercurrents.
Jiang Lai walked towards the center of the pistil, and at the edge, he slowed down a little - this position was just right, he would not step into the central area that might trigger something, and he could also observe the translucent cocoon under the glass-like ground more closely.
Logically, he should have stopped here just in case. But Jiang Lai only slowed down his pace as he approached, but did not stop.
The reason was simple—before he could reach the center, the two would start playing Candy Crush Saga with each other.
Jiang Lai had already analyzed the situation. He saw that both of them were determined to achieve their goals.
One pursues 100% success rate, the other pursues 100% purity, so they will definitely clear out what they think are "unstable factors" before Jiang Lai stands at the center and starts everything.
Sure enough, just as Jiang Lai guessed, when his toes were one centimeter away from the center glass ring, the situation on the scene changed abruptly!
It was unclear who attacked first. In any case, when Jiang Lai looked to the side, the two had already attacked each other with their first moves.
The peaceful illusion was shattered in an instant, and a violent wave of cursed energy suddenly broke out at the scene!
The techniques currently used by Gojo Kūkaein and Nozomi are not highly offensive, but it is obvious that both of them are very good at using their abilities to the fullest.
Countless thin threads suddenly extended from her fingertips, pulling and flying in front of her like a white hemp rope. She turned her wrist and the white hemp rope swung like a whip.
Gojo Kyufuin bent his waist with an exaggerated movement that showed off his flexibility, avoiding the flying rope. At the same time, he grabbed the jade hairpin behind his head with one hand and pulled it out neatly.
In an instant, her long black hair flew everywhere. Gojo Jiufengyuan held a jade hairpin in one hand. When the technique was activated, the hairpin turned into a jade knife. The sharp blade pierced into the hemp rope that was swung over and tore it violently to the side!
The hemp rope woven with cursed silk threads was cut by the jade knife, and the white silk flew in the air, brushing against the five strands of Jiufengyuan's smooth black hair.
Without stopping, he wrapped the jade knife around the white silk with his backhand and pulled it with great force.
The noose fingertips snapped the threads cleanly to avoid being pulled and losing balance. The white threads of cursed power shattered in the air and turned into stars.
This was their first round of confrontation, and it was more like a surprise attack than a real attack.
Jiang Lai tilted his head slightly. He stood in place, scanned the battlefield, and quickly collected the information he saw.
The technique of this body of Naohua is similar to weaving, but the color of the weaving seen in the previous comics is different, and the effect is also different from the restraint rope that Jiang Lai saw a thousand years ago.
It can be seen from this that this white silk thread that can be woven at an extremely fast speed is not a rope that can trap everything.
The weaving conditions of the latter are more complicated and take longer, so every time Kagome sees a noose in the manga, the other party is patiently weaving something.
During this surprise attack, Brain Flower did not use her rope that could trap anything - it was not known whether the rope was not with her or Brain Flower felt that it was not the right time to use it.
Meanwhile, Gojo Kyufuin's transformation technique also began to take shape. Judging from the counterattack just now, it seems that it works on contact, and he can freely transform the form of objects and adapt to the situation for his own use.
But this should only be a part of the ability of this technique, otherwise, Brain Flower would not be afraid of Gojo Kyuukouin using the technique in the flower bud.
It is possible that this transformation technique could, to some extent, achieve a time-space reversal effect, transforming the humans used as feed back to their original form, or extracting the cursed energy and transforming it into other things, thereby disrupting Brainflower's plan.
Jiang Lai was able to astutely dig out relevant clues from the first move of the game between the two. He stood next to the brilliant flower with a good attitude, staring at the two opposing people with his brown eyes.
Jiang Lai did not hide his excited expression, because he knew that neither Koso nor Gojo Kyufengin would care about his temperament.
Given the hints just given by Jiang Lai, Nozomi and Gojo Kyufuin will secretly believe that Jiang Lai's leisurely look is meant to confuse the enemy, and that he will help assassinate the enemy later - because smart people always think more and therefore have more ideas.
The simpler Jiang Lai appeared to be, the more they believed that there was complexity hidden behind this simplicity.
If we use emojis to express it vividly, it would look something like this:
Nose rope/Gojo Kyukaedein: It seems that he is ready to help me secretly.jpg
Jiang Lai: I have no intention of selling anything yet, I am just watching the excitement with all my heart.jpg
The attack of Nozomi and Gojo Hisakazuin paused for only a moment, and during this moment, they did not forget to attack with words.
"You've taken all my resources for free, so consider it a gift from me. This is my mistake. I should have thought of you earlier - if you can betray a friend once, you can betray a friend a second time."
Nozomi spoke with a smile, her voice a little high pitched, with a strange kind of mocking effect.
The corners of Gojo Hisafuin's narrow, light blue eyes were raised, he raised his chin, and answered elegantly and arrogantly:
"I bring much more value than your resources. Speaking of betrayal... isn't it you who deceives more? Dirty, hypocritical reformist."
Jiang Lai knew in his heart that the conversation between the two was about the matter of "birth". He lowered his eyelids and said nothing.
The two exchanged words for only a moment, and the next second, their techniques collided again!
Compared to the superficial test the first time, this time, the two of them were obviously serious.
A huge white web of silk was woven in the air, densely packed like mist and filling the entire space. The white silk was attached to the huge pistil, creating a huge spiral cave scene.
Jiang Lai had already performed his own space technique to separate the sticky white threads, so the area around him was the pure land in the "Pansi Cave".
Beyond the endless white silk, Noose untied the hemp rope bracelet on his wrist. The moment the cursed power was injected, the brown hemp rope surged with a deep and powerful force, visibly expanding into a long, spiraling rope.
Faced with this situation, Gojo Hisafuuin still had a perfect smile on his lips.
His narrow light blue eyes narrowed, like a sharp blade that could cut through anything, and his slender white hands pulled out the folding fan from his waist.
Gojo Hisafuuin opened the folding fan made of unknown material with a swish, and the folding fan with cursed energy exuded a strange power.
He held a folding fan in one hand and stood steadily in the white silk-filled field. His smooth black hair fluttered up with his movements and then fell slowly.
Jiang Lai's gaze stayed on the folding fan for a moment. He knew that this was the fan related to [birth].
...A betrayer should no longer hold on to this trust that represents friendship and trust.
Thinking of [birth], Jiang Lai's attention inevitably fell on the translucent cocoon in the glass-like ground under his feet.
At such a close distance, he could clearly see that the black-haired woman in the translucent cocoon was none other than the adult version of Riko Amauchi!
Tenuchi Riko was in a state of deep sleep, curled up in the cocoon, eyes closed, expression calm. The cocoon was dark, but a flash of green broke through the darkness.
A derivative of [Birth] - the green bird was circling around Tenuchi Riko, and the special power of its waves made the root of the pistil hesitate and stay a distance away, not completely inserted into the cocoon.
Jiang Lai watched this scene intently, he blinked his eyes slightly and realized - this was protection.
Nose can't let this happen - unless she can't change it or she doesn't notice it.
Combining the previous clues, Jiang Lai felt that the latter was more likely.
Brainflower has never specifically explained the cocoon under her feet, nor has she made up any reason for it. This shows that she can't see it, and she thinks that others can't see it either.
In other words, this glassy ground and the translucent cocoon that can be seen through are all the worlds that belong exclusively to Jiang Lai's eyes. They are exclusive to [existence].
Jiang Lai's thoughts were running fast in his mind. At the same time, he silently released a little bit of the magic power, which drilled into the gap in the ground.
He controlled the cursed energy and let it wrap around the translucent cobweb, assisting the green bird inside it. He also laid a thin but solid layer of cursed energy protection on the outside of the cobweb, allowing the cobweb to avoid the roots of the stamens.
Just as he finished this, he heard a loud explosion!
Jiang Lai subconsciously raised the space barrier and looked up suddenly -
In the center of the battlefield, the battle between Nose and Gojo Kyukazein has entered a white-hot stage.
The noose rope wrapped around one of Gojo Hisaguine's arms, digging into his flesh as powerfully and viciously as a python.
Gojo Hisafuuin also unceremoniously used his folding fan to cut apart all the white silk in front of him, and his palms quickly pressed against Naohua's shoulders.
The explosion just now was not caused by a real explosion, but the loud sound of the two waves of cursed energy squeezing and bursting.
To be honest, Jiang Lai didn't expect the two to fight so fiercely. This didn't seem like a confrontation that would be made after a brief thought on the spot. There was not even a slight possibility of cooperation for Jiang Lai.
It seems that they had been hiding their dissatisfaction with each other in the past, and it just broke out violently at this moment because of Jiang Lai's guidance.
Before the final battle, they already had conflicts of interest. A huge organization with two sophisticated egoists would definitely feel that the distribution was unequal. It was impossible for them to truly put aside their differences and cooperate.
Gojo Kyufuin placed his palm on the side of the head of the man, and he did not give the man any time to react before launching his technique. His technique was somewhat similar to that of a real person, and it would bring about a huge change the moment it came into contact.
The arm shrank visibly, as if its flesh, blood and marrow had been hollowed out and transformed into dissipated cursed energy in the air!
Noose's expression twisted for a moment. She looked gloomy but her eyes were still calm. She pulled the ropes wrapped around the five Jiufengyuan and directly retracted them to strangle the opponent's left arm!
Both of them cut off one of the other's arms, but it was clear that the layout of the noose was more sophisticated. She didn't care about her lost arm. After the rope cut through Jiu Fengyuan's bones, it quickly climbed along the last piece of flesh and skin, and quickly extended to the other's neck.
Gojo Hisafuin certainly noticed this. He pursed his thin lips and used his healthy hand to hold a folding fan to block the most direct attack from the lower rope.
The ups and downs of a fight are one blow after another, with inevitable moments of stiffness in between.
During this interval, Jiang Lai, who had been standing still at the side, finally came over. His eyes were extremely calm, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking as the light and shadows moved.
He lightly raised his fingertips, bringing up a sharp spatial magic power.