Chapter 613, Contaminated Zone 6 (Thirty-Seven)
Black mist surged, and two slender figures stood facing each other.
Jiang Mu steadied himself, raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, and his eyes turned cold.
“Interesting.” He said in a low voice, his tone devoid of any languidness, only cold analysis remained. “You even know this?”
The fake Jiang Mu tilted his head, and the wound on his neck was quickly stitched up by the vines.
It grinned, its smile widening until it tore from its lips to its ears, "My sister's hand, so small, she didn't even have a chance to see this world... before she was buried with Father..."
"It's your fault... You were twins, competing for nutrients in the womb. You survived, but what about her? She was born lifeless..."
"If it weren't for you, she wouldn't have died. You not only took her life, but you also stole her spirit!"
The fake Jiang Mu lunged again, his blade aimed straight for his throat!
Jiang Mu dodged to the side, and the moment the blades clashed, the memories that had been unearthed still stung his nerves like poisonous thorns, making his movements a beat slower than usual.
Twins fighting.
Nutritional plunder.
During the time he awakened to become a Sentinel, he did wonder if his existence was the reason his sister didn't survive.
But the White Jade Beast was never "stolen".
Jiang Mu's blade stopped in mid-air.
But it didn't look like it had been defeated.
His eyes were lowered, his jawline taut into a sharp crease, and the movement of his masseter muscles gave off a ruthless air, even the smell of blood seemed to carry a hint of ferocity.
Jiang Mu rarely showed such an expression.
So much so that Xie Tu, who rushed over, couldn't tell for a moment which one was the real body.
What are you doing here?
Jiang Mu, who was standing on the left, raised his eyes and said, "You don't need to interfere here."
Xie Tu didn't respond, his gaze shifting between the two Jiang Mus. Suddenly, without warning, he attacked the Jiang Mu who was speaking.
The fake Jiang Mu didn't expect to fool him at all, and quickly retreated to avoid him.
Because the Sentinels possess spiritual entities, it is far too easy for them to distinguish between the real and the fake.
"The red-eyed one is controlling it; the chaste vine is just a puppet of the gatekeeper."
Jiang Mu finally spoke, his voice filled with absolute rationality, showing no sign of being influenced.
Xie Tu grunted in response, sidestepped the blade, and thrust his elbow backward, precisely striking the fake Jiang Mu in the ribs.
He used the recoil to step back half a step, carefully examining the mutant in front of him. "How do you want to fight?"
The person he was speaking to was actually Jiang Mu, who was behind him.
"Let's go together."
Jiang Mu slowly lowered his gaze, twirling the blade in his palm. "You left, I'll go right."
The fake Jiang Mu's attack suddenly became fierce, his twin swords dancing like a silver storm.
It perfectly replicates Jiang Mu's sword technique, and the Gatekeeper's blessing makes it feel no pain, with every strike aimed directly at vital points.
Jiang Mu attacked from the side, but suddenly changed his tactics.
The standard military knife technique was suddenly mixed with the wild style of street fighting, and it slammed hard into the nose of the fake Jiang Mu!
—Click!
The fake Jiangmu staggered backward, touching its deformed nasal bone in confusion.
"Study?" Jiang Mu's eyes were icy. "Why aren't you studying anymore?"
The mutants felt no pain and attacked again very quickly.
Jiang Mu's twin swords blocked the fatal blow.
Xie Tu then coiled around another knife like a swimming dragon, the two sharp blades rubbing together, sparks flying. "How did Zhao Zhao kill that mutant?"
Jiang Mu shifted his weight to the side, then slashed down with his right sword, tearing a bloody gash in the fake Jiang Mu's ribs, and replied, "Destroy the spiritual core."
His voice was calm, and with a flick of his wrist, he said, "The one we killed was in the chest, but this one we've tested is fine in the chest."
"Alright." Xie Tu's eyes darkened. "Try them one by one."
Before he finished speaking, the sword's momentum suddenly changed, from a fierce slash to a gentle twisting sword style, the blade coiling around like a serpent and twisting violently!
The replica's wrist bone snapped instantly, and the long sword fell to the ground.
The fake Jiang Mu staggered back several steps, and black vines sprouted from his broken wrist, quickly repairing the wound.
"You...can't kill me..."
Jiang Mu and Xie Tu ignored them and moved at the same time.
The two had conducted joint missions and simulated battles in the training field before, but this was the first time they had worked together to kill an enemy.
There was no discussion, no eye contact, yet it was as if they had rehearsed it a thousand times.
Their actions revealed an unparalleled tacit understanding.
Jiang Mu charged forward head-on, his twin blades flashing like venomous snakes, targeting the gaps between joints.
Xie Tu then flanked the enemy, his blade flashing like a dense net, each strike precisely slashing down on the fake Jiang Mu's retreat path.
"If it's not on the head, try the back of the neck."
With Xie Tu joining the fray, the fake Jiang Mu was clearly struggling to keep up with the two S-class enemies, constantly having to parry and retreat.
Jiang Mu's twin swords suddenly slashed downwards, forcing the fake Jiang Mu to bend over and dodge.
Xie Tu appeared behind it, and his Tang sword slashed at the back of its neck, but only severed a few vines.
"no."
"Left eye? Let's try it."
Jiang Mu slid around to the left, his blade aimed straight for the eyeball!
The fake Jiang Mu hastily parried, but Xie Tu's Tang sword had already slashed upwards from the lower right.
No, not exactly.
The two were very patient, trying things out one by one.
Since it's a puppet, all we need to do is sever the mental core controlled by the red-eyed creature.
When the blade reached the seventh vertebra, it disappeared completely, and the fake Jiang Mu's roar abruptly stopped.
It slowly lowered its head and saw a blood-stained knife protruding from its chest.
Jiang Mu had pierced its heart at some point, creating a penetrating wound with the Tang sword on its back.
The phantom of the White Jade Beast appeared behind Jiang Mu, and his spiritual power flowed into the blade, pulverizing the scarlet core.
The fake Jiang Mu's body froze in place, then collapsed like a sand tower.
...
Fearing unforeseen circumstances, the two who had finished their fight remained standing still.
The pervasive darkness obstructed vision, making everything a blurry blur a few meters away, obscuring everything.
Xie Tu listened to the sounds from the battlefield next door.
The conversation just now was meant for Fu Yu and Xia Mingang to hear.
Clearly, they listened and are now searching for the core spirit of the imposter.
"How are you?" Xie Tu turned his head and asked Jiang Mu.
Jiang Mu lowered his head to wipe the sticky substance off the knife. "What are you referring to? The wound on your left shoulder or something more serious?"
Xie Tu bluntly stated: "The spiritual level."
He overheard what the fake Jiang Mu said as he came over.
Xie Tu wasn't interested in other people's private affairs, but he was afraid that Jiang Mu would be affected, so he unknowingly fell into a trap.
Jiang Mu was silent for a moment, then quickly recovered. "The gatekeeper's goal is simple: to break me down or make me lose control. Do you think I'd fall for that?"
"It's good that you're alright."
Xie Tu's tone was far too perfunctory, so he changed his words and said, "Red Eyes seems to be able to see through everyone's weaknesses. Go and support the others first." Then he would think of a way to escape or kill Red Eyes.
For some reason, Xie Tu felt that something was off.
He couldn't sense any strong killing intent. The red-eyed man didn't seem to want to kill them all at once; otherwise, he could have done so back in Qingshan Town.
The current situation is more like a kind of teasing or playing with a cat.
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