The rest of the sisters were the same.
Part of their minds had broken free from Black Jack's control. They knew exactly what had happened to them, as well as the scam of the past few years and the nightmare before their eyes.
But the other part of their minds, including half of their brains, central nerves, and souls, were still deeply entangled and controlled by Black Jack or the Devourer behind him. They couldn't help but attack Theresa and Princess Summer, their best sisters!
The pain of being a fish on the chopping block was even more difficult to accept than a quick death. Blackjack's harem let out mournful cries. Their deeply sunken eye sockets were about to spurt out blood and tears, but they could not escape this tragic fate.
Theresa and Princess A Xia felt the same way. Their hearts ached as if they were being twisted.
"Black Jack, you're too despicable!"
Theresa was furious. "How could you use these poor girls to such an extent?!"
"Hehe. They're too gullible."
Black Jack's hideous laughter came from the depths of the liquid metal. The liquid metal around him melted and evaporated like frost that had encountered magma.
He waved his ugly tentacles and slowly floated out of the liquid. "They thought that they were destined to be blessed. They thought that they could rely on a man to bring them eternal happiness without doing anything or paying any price. How could things be so cheap?
"They used to enjoy such a happy life under Black Jack's protection. Now, it's reasonable that they have to pay a small 'price'!
"Don't even think about cutting off the mental connection between me and them and waking them up. The power of the Devourer has been deeply entangled with their souls and is inseparable. If you wake them up by force, you'll be tearing apart their central nerves and brains, which will only turn them into idiots with dissociative personalities or even souls. Hehe. Hahahahaha!"
Theresa vaguely sensed that Black Jack was telling the truth.
Her sisters had been deeply possessed. They couldn't be woken up by a few words. If she forced them to break free from Black Jack's dream, she would definitely have to pay a more painful price.
However, if she didn't wake them up, they would continue to be Black Jack's' batteries' and 'puppets'. On one hand, they would provide life energy for Black Jack. On the other hand, they would act as Black Jack's minions to attack her and Princess Summer, forcing her and Princess Summer to fight against them and kill each other.
This was a dead end that couldn't be solved!
"Hu!"
Natasha's giant sword once again smashed toward Theresa with the momentum of a tornado.
Theresa hastily dodged backwards and narrowly avoided being hit by Hera's dragon breath. Before she could wipe the cold sweat off her forehead, she felt a sharp pain in her chest. It was Ke 'er's sharp claws that had left three deep gouges in her liquid metal armor.
The harem's series of dazzling attacks forced Theresa to retreat. It was not that she did not have the strength to fight back, but she was afraid of breaking the vases. She really did not know how to fight back without hurting her sisters and cutting off the spiritual connection between them and Black Jack.
Boom!
While Theresa's mind was in a mess, Blackjack finally found an opening. The Lord Devourer waved its tentacles and jumped up. Dozens of tentacles entangled with each other like an ugly battering ram made of flesh and blood. It smashed heavily into Theresa's chest.
The liquid metal armor in front of Theresa's chest was instantly shattered into pieces. It hissed and could not fuse back together. Her strong pectorals were also about to be buried deep into her chest.
Theresa was sent flying like a kite with a broken string.
She felt as if her heart was about to burst out of her throat.
Blackjack did not give her any chance to catch her breath. Hundreds of tentacles turned into phantom-like shadows and enveloped her like a storm.
In just a short while, the liquid metal armor was riddled with holes. It shattered and did not heal for a long time.
There were also hundreds of tiny wounds on her body. The ends of Blackjack's tentacles were full of sharp teeth, and every time it attacked, it tore off a piece of her flesh.
Theresa was completely suppressed. She struggled to form a shield in front of her with liquid metal, but she could only kneel on the ground on one knee and barely block Blackjack's continuous whipping and stabbing. Her wounds healed and exploded again and again. She was in so much pain that she trembled.
"Jade!"
Theresa vomited blood. She contacted the super artificial intelligence through the communicator embedded in the liquid metal armor. "The Devourer is too strong. What should I do?"
"Let me think. If you can hold on … for five minutes …" Jade's voice came. It was as calm as ever.
"If I can hold on for five minutes, you have a way to defeat him?" Theresa was overjoyed.
"No. What I mean is, if you can hold on for five minutes, I have 100% confidence that I can escape from the Jade Continent and go to the Pangu Universe to get reinforcements. In less than thirty to fifty years, or even one to two hundred years, I can lead an army of billions and come back to avenge you."
Jade thought for a while. "Oh, it's not 100%. It's 95% … 90% … 85% … Damn it, I've never seen something like the Devourer. Why is its combat power still increasing?"
"…"
Theresa did not know whether she would be killed by Blackjack first or be angered to death by Jade first.
"I've said it before. Even if you inherit the power of hundreds of captains, it's impossible for you to defeat Blackjack."
Jade said calmly. "After all, it's impossible for you to digest and absorb the power of hundreds of captains all at once. And the Devourer behind Blackjack is a terrifying existence that we can't predict. I'm sorry, but we've done our best. Now, let us complete our respective missions!"
Theresa was silent. She sighed faintly.
Fine, it was a predictable outcome. Not everybody was as unbelievably lucky as Grandpa Yao, who could seize the one-billionth chance every time.
But at least, she could have the same ending as Grandpa Yao. That was enough.
"Don't worry. I'll buy you five minutes so that you can successfully jump to the Pangu Universe and ask for reinforcements. Go and tell the people of the Pangu Universe what's happening here!"
Theresa gritted her teeth and struggled to stand up.
Princess A Xia, however, stood in front of her and opened her arms to face Blackjack bravely. She cried, "Blackjack, you bastard, you beast, you coward who only dares to hide under the mask of the Devourer. What kind of man are you? You're a coward who only knows how to deceive and take advantage of girls. We'll never be deceived by you again even if we have to die!"
But something incredible happened.
It was just a plain curse, but it triggered an extremely intense reaction from Blackjack. Two completely different distortions appeared on his face, as if his soul had been seriously torn apart.
"Who are you calling a coward? Who are you calling not a man?"
As if he had been insulted the most, he roared with a red face and waved his tentacles crazily, sweeping Princess A Xia away.
An idea flashed in Theresa's head. She hurried forward and hugged Princess A Xia.
The two of them rolled on the ground in excruciating pain. But when Theresa peeped at Blackjack's reaction, she was enlightened by a flash of lightning.
"Sister A Xia, I've got it," Theresa said.
"If we want to grasp the one-billionth chance of winning, we must first understand one fact — Blackjack is Blackjack, and the Devourer is the Devourer!"
Princess A Xia was in pain and confusion. "What?"
"The Devourer is a monster from outer space. According to its own words, it's a monster from another timeline."
Theresa's mind spun faster and faster, and her messy thoughts suddenly became clear. She said excitedly, "But when it first arrived on the Emerald Continent, it was seriously injured and very weak. It shouldn't have created Blackjack with its own strength. Instead, it found a native named Blackjack, drilled into his brain, and parasitized his soul. In other words, the Devourer is a parasite that grows in Blackjack's brain!"
Princess A Xia still didn't understand. "That seems to be the case. So, so what?"
"So what? That's too different! "
Theresa said anxiously. "It means that Blackjack has his own independent soul. His soul is controlled by the Devourer, just like the souls of all the sisters in the harem. His will and the Devourer's goal may not be the same!
"In other words, in the beginning, Blackjack was bewitched by the Devourer. Their goals may be the same. But now, the Devourer has revealed its hideous and hideous true face. Is Blackjack really willing to let this monster parasitize his soul forever?
"You still don't understand? Since we can't wake up the sisters in the harem, let's play a big game — we'll wake up the real Blackjack! "
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