"Huh?" When Oda Ai saw the mech split into two, she didn't look pleased with her attack. Instead, she looked puzzled.
For an expert like her, even if everything happened in a fleeting moment, she was very sure that the separated mecha was not "cut" by her katana. Instead, it was cut off on its own.
Ka ka ka!
Just as she was thinking, a few more strange noises came one after another.
At that moment, the Void Thunder Beast EX seemed to have disintegrated into six parts: the head, the torso, the left arm, the right arm, the left leg, and the right leg. After each part was separated, it relied on its own propelling device to maintain high-speed movement.
The next second, Feng Bujue's wild laughter came from the torso part of the mech. "Hahaha! Too naive! My body is equipped with the Dragon Rider System (full name: Disconnected Rapid Instrument Group Overlook Operation Network System, which is the Disconnected Integrated High-speed Mobile Vehicle Group Network System)! "
"The Dragon Rider System …" Unexpectedly, Sasaki's gloomy voice sounded. "Oh … That's easy to deal with …"
After that, he made another move. It was a high-speed slash that pursued pure speed, and the target was the right leg of the Void Thunder Beast EX.
"Tsk … What a troublesome fellow …" When Feng Bujue saw Sasaki's action, he understood that his opponent knew the weakness of the Dragon Rider System. So, he simply gave up on the leg and controlled the torso to escape.
Sure enough, in less than two seconds, Akira Sasaki's attack hit the thruster of Void Thunder Beast EX's right leg, causing it to come to a halt. Seeing this, Oda Ai took the opportunity to attack as well. With two clean slashes, she chopped the right leg into four parts, causing it to explode in flames.
"The weakness of the Dragon Rider System is that the system itself doesn't have the ability to dodge attacks. In the absence of targeted operations, the separated parts will only make irregular high-speed movements to reduce the possibility of being targeted and destroyed by the enemy." As Sasaki spoke, he rushed toward the left leg of the Void Thunder Beast EX. "Feng Bujue … No matter how fast you think and how fast your hands are, as long as the medium of operation remains on the physical level, there is a limit to your reaction speed. Even if controlling six parts at the same time isn't a burden for you, the machine is not your hands and feet. Once it comes down to speed, there is no way you can avoid it!"
Bang —
By the time he finished speaking, he had already used another [High Speed Dash] to stop the left leg of [Void Thunder Beast EX]. Oda Ai also followed up with her familiar movements and used her bold and unrestrained slash to chop off the left leg of [Void Thunder Beast EX].
At the same time, a bigger threat had arrived …
Due to the separation of the body, the bullet attack was weakened. He Yangxin, who descended from the sky, used a few steps to change direction in the air and successfully weaved through the bullet attack. He got close to the 'torso' that Brother Jue was on.
"It's over …" He Yangshin showed a determined expression this time. This meant that at this distance, he was confident that he would not miss.
However, at this moment!
"Ha … I told you … you are too naive …" Feng Bujue's sinister voice sounded again.
Then, a blue light suddenly appeared around them.
In the blink of an eye, the scattered parts of [Void Thunder Beast EX], including the remains of the two parts that had been destroyed … all of them suddenly disappeared.
"What the hell?" He Yangshin stopped in shock and landed on the ground again.
Oda Ai and Sasaki Akira were also surprised, not knowing what had happened.
Feng Bujue, on the other hand, piloted the intact Void Thunder Beast EX and appeared at the position where he was standing 30 seconds ago, right after he fired the positron cannon.
Obviously, in addition to the Dragon Knight System, he had other means … more powerful means.
The Reverse Time Flashback System, created by Dr. Yongheng, was an extremely dangerous system that used time magic as its driving force. In their own universe, the use of such magic was forbidden under most circumstances. However, as mentioned before, the Void Thunder Beast EX was going to be given to Brother Jue so that he could take it to another universe. Therefore, the bigwigs of the Yu Super Alliance didn't mind installing these black technologies that were usually inconvenient for them to use.
"Attack the torso!" After a moment, Sasaki Akira, who had calmed down, made a very accurate judgment again, and gave instructions to his teammates and He Yangshin.
Even though He Yangshin wasn't someone who would take orders from others, in order to defeat this strange device provided by the 'outlander', he had no choice but to ask for help from the Sengoku duo, who were also 'outlanders'.
Therefore, this time, the three of them worked together and attacked the torso of the Void Thunder Beast EX from three different directions.
"So, you've finally figured out that you should directly attack the energy furnace and the pilot …" Feng Bujue, who was inside the cockpit, jumped into the air, but he was as calm as ever. "Haha … Unfortunately, I have many more fun weapon systems here …"
"Warning, your mechanical suit's lifespan is limited to 30 seconds."
Just as Brother Jue was feeling smug, the system announcement that came out of nowhere was like a punch to his stomach, causing his expression to shift.
"What the f * ck?" Feng Bujue cursed as his mind raced like lightning.
About two seconds later, he figured out what was going on. He muttered to himself, "I can only use it for six minutes, huh?"
Yes, [Void Thunder Beast EX] could only be used for six minutes each time it appeared. Furthermore, it could only appear once every time a player queued up in a scenario.
Since this mechanical suit was a special item stored in the [Hero ID Card of 'Poker Man'], it didn't have a detailed description like other normal items. This was also the case for the Chuck Norris series items, JUST _ WE, and the Tian Gang Di Sha Box. It was because of this that Feng Bujue didn't realize how powerful this mechanical suit was until he summoned it. If Brother Jue had known about this mechanical suit's combat power and its' lifespan ', his strategy might have been different.
"It took me forty seconds to kill Leng Yuqiu … It took me one minute and thirty seconds to familiarize myself with the weapon system … It took me about forty seconds to fly here from the outskirts of town … Then, I fought with them for two minutes …" Feng Bujue calculated the time in his mind. "Hmm … At least I got some useful information. The next time I use it, I can calculate the time. But … the situation now … is not good …"
While Feng Bujue was thinking, the attacks of the three men had arrived.
The surrounded [Void Thunder Beast EX] still had a weapon to counter them. It used an indiscriminate sonic attack with the mechanical suit as the center — the 'Howling Cannon' — to force the three men back.
[Your mechanical suit's lifespan has twenty seconds left.]
The system announcement was like a reminder, reminding Feng Bujue of the impending danger.
"It's impossible to kill all three of them in twenty seconds …" Brother Jue was busy trying to come up with a solution. "After twenty seconds, the mechanical suit will disappear and I'll have to fight personally … Things are different now. My equipment and skills are almost all gone. Without the [Body Enhancement Spell – Modified], I might be killed instantly …"
Looking at it now … Feng Bujue's strategy of using the mechanical suit to play "Peerless" was not so wise. If [Void Thunder Beast EX] did not have a time limit, he would have no problem doing so. With the advantage of "unlimited energy," once the battle dragged into a tug of war, even if he could not kill all of his enemies, he could still kill them all before the mechanical suit was destroyed.
However, as the saying goes, plans can't keep up with changes. Halfway through the battle, Brother Jue realized that the mechanical suit could only be used for six minutes at a time. This put him in an extremely disadvantageous situation …
Of course, he had not reached the stage of "Terminating Life" yet. If he really couldn't do it, he still had [Descent of the War Demon] and [Chuck Norris's Razor]. With these two ultimate moves, it was more than enough to kill the three men in front of him.
But … the risk of using these two skills was equal to the reward. Once the skill's duration was over, Feng Bujue would basically be a half-dead man, and the remaining opponents that he had not dealt with would have to be dealt with by Ruo Yu alone.
Speaking of Ruo Yu … she had already made her move.
Although she was very confident in Feng Bujue and thought that "since he came out to play" Peerless "in such a high-profile manner, he must have at least ninety percent confidence." However … after observing for a while, perhaps it was her intuition, or perhaps it was something else … she vaguely felt that there was something strange behind Brother Jue's "relaxed" and "arrogant" attitude.
This was something that even the three men who were besieging Brother Jue did not notice.
However, Ruo Yu noticed it. She rushed over as fast as she could, wanting to help Brother Jue out of this predicament.
Unexpectedly …
"Please wait!" Suddenly, a loud shout came from the side. It was like a tidal wave.
Along with the shout came a sword move.
[Myriad Guiding Heavenly Pivot Sword] was one of Blade Runner's trump cards.
There was no test, and there was no need to hold back. Facing an opponent like Ruo Yu, Childe Jian used his strongest move.
At the same second, from the other side of Childe Jian, a figure also charged at him.
Not a Scaredy Cat was holding a strange-looking golden weapon. One end of it was a flat hook shaped like a crescent moon, and the other end was a full sphere shaped like a full moon. At that moment, Not a Scaredy Cat swung the end of the "full moon" and used [Tacit Attack (Fake)] to attack Ruo Yu's blind spot.
Facing this sudden pincer attack, Ruo Yu used both swords at the same time and used two completely different sword skills.
Xuan Yuan Sword was a heavy sword, and it used Demonic Flow Sword, which was wild and reckless. Primal Water Sword was a light sword, and it used Wind's Mark, which was calm and easy.
Using the heavy sword as an attack was Childe Jian's ultimate move.
Using the light sword to reduce the force, he avoided the sharp edge of the sword.
In the whole of Thriller Paradise, there were probably only a handful of people who could use this kind of fighting style to block the combined attack of two super first-rate players.
Ruo Yu was one of them, but … at that moment, she was unable to unleash her full potential.
Due to her eagerness to provide support, Ruo Yu's attention had been placed on Feng Bujue's killing circle, which caused her to lower her guard around herself.
This level of carelessness was fine under normal circumstances, but when facing players like Blade Runner and Not a Scaredy Cat, it was a problem.
The battle between top players did not allow for the slightest hesitation or distraction. The slightest mistake was the difference between victory and defeat.
Ruo Yu's reaction was one step too slow, and that small difference brought about a devastating result.
Bang!
The heavy sword was one step too slow, and the power of the clash was not at its maximum.
Therefore, the sword in Ruo Yu's right hand was deflected away.
Tsk!
The light sword was one step too slow, and the skill of reducing the force could not be used fully. The opponent's attack would not be able to follow her will.
Therefore, the effect of the sword in Ruo Yu's left hand was greatly reduced as well.
In the end, Blade Runner's sword slashed through Ruo Yu's shoulder and landed on her right collarbone. Even though Not a Scaredy Cat's skill did not hit the target, most of the force landed on Ruo Yu's left waist.
The attack landed, and Ruo Yu was sent flying. She looked like she had been hit by a train.
Her body flew across the street and slammed heavily into a pillar that was as thick as a tree trunk. Even so, she did not lose her momentum. After her body fell to the ground, she continued to roll on the ground for a long distance before she stopped.
Obviously, this round of attack had taken a lot of damage, so much so that she had lost control of her body for a period of time. She could not even adjust her posture in midair.
Originally, Ruo Yu would have died the moment she was hit. If Blade Runner's sword had slashed down a bit more and tore open her lungs, then she would have been done for. Thankfully, the huge impact from Not a Scaredy Cat's [Tacit Attack (Fake)] sent Ruo Yu flying, and Childe Jian's attack did not reach its target.
"Gulp … Ha … Ha …" Lying on the ground, Ruo Yu's clothes were dyed red with blood. She could not tell which blood came from her mouth and which came from her wound. She used a lot of energy to get her lungs to breathe again, but breathing made the pain become clearer. On the other hand, Ruo Yu's consciousness and vision became blurry.
"She didn't die even after that … That's amazing." Soon, Not a Scaredy Cat appeared before Ruo Yu.
"I'm sorry, but this is a Killing Game." Childe Jian appeared as well, and when he spoke, he raised the sword in his hand.
It had to be admitted that their ambush was very successful. The two had not wasted their time waiting in the dark.
As outsiders, these two naturally did not know that Feng Bujue's data had been cleared, and they did not know that Void Thunder Beast EX had a time limit. Therefore, from their perspective, the two from Underworld Frontline were the strongest existences in the scenario. While they were fighting on their own, taking down one of them was undoubtedly the best plan.
The sword fell …
Ruo Yu had not stood up.
At that moment, her snow-white face and black hair were stained with the blood and dirt on the ground. Her injuries had reached a level where she could not heal on her own.
She had never been in such a sorry state before. Even if she had been killed more than once in the scenario, this was the first time she had been ambushed because of her own mistake.
"I've changed …" At the moment before death, Ruo Yu was thinking about something else.
"When did it start?"
"When I met him … or even earlier …"
…
Half a year ago, on the night of the 19th of June.
Feng Bujue sneakily followed Ruo Yu to the latter's home. Ruo Yu acted like nothing was wrong. She opened the door calmly and led her Brother Jue upstairs to her room.
"Er … Are you going to give it to me now?" After Feng Bujue entered the room, he appeared rather nervous.
He was rarely nervous, and it was even rarer for him to show this kind of unconcealable nervousness.
"Yes, it's getting late. You'd better take it and go home," Ruo Yu replied in a normal tone.
When Feng Bujue heard that, he gulped. He could not help but think about what Ruo Yu had said earlier. "'Technically speaking, it's yours. I've been keeping it safe for you for many years, and I think it's time to give it to you.'" Well, it's not that I suddenly remembered it. I've wanted to give it to you for many years, but I never had the chance. When I first met you in Thriller Paradise, I had the urge to give it to you directly, but after some hesitation, I delayed it until now. "
"Hmm … No matter how you think about it, it's more like that …" Feng Bujue thought to himself. "To be honest, I'm a bit embarrassed that she took the initiative to give it to me …"
Just as his mind was wandering, Ruo Yu slowly took out something from her bedside table. Then, she walked to Brother Jue and handed it to him.
"Here." When Ruo Yu said that word, Brother Jue instinctively froze.
Two seconds later, he recovered and looked at the thing in his hand. "Er … You wanted to give me this?"
"Yes." Ruo Yu nodded. It was rare for her to blush like she had done something embarrassing.
Feng Bujue studied the thing in his hand. It was an exercise book. It was the kind of exercise book that he used when he was still a primary school student.
The book was not thick, and it looked quite old. There were two words written on the cover of the book — 'God of Swords'.
Brother Jue immediately recognized the handwriting of the two words. It was his own handwriting, and he immediately understood the origin of this exercise book.
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation "When I was ten years old, I had already completed my debut short story, God of Swords …" That was what Feng Bujue had told Ambitionist, Autumn Breeze, and Weighty Words at the Detective Club.
Even though from the perspective of the situation at the time, it sounded like he was joking, in reality … he was telling the truth.
"The God of Swords" was his first real novel. The story was not long, and it was just enough to fill up an exercise book. The plot was not very complicated, and it described the process of how a fledgling swordsman grew into the God of Swords who looked down on the world.
However, since it was written by Feng Bujue, even though he was only ten years old at the time, the setting of the story would naturally have some highlights. The most unexpected setting of God of Swords was that the cold and surly main character he described was actually a female swordsman who dressed up as a man from the beginning to the end. He left a lot of foreshadowing in the story, but he did not explain the reasons behind the various abnormalities. It was only at the end that the truth was revealed.
Of course, no one could comment on whether the story was good or bad. This was because Brother Jue wrote it out of interest. After he finished writing it, he looked at it again and felt that there were many flaws in it. He also saw how childish he was. After that, he put this exercise book together with some old books at home. He did not know when it was sold to a collector.
Feng Bujue would never have thought that he would see God of Swords again at this time and place under such circumstances.
He flipped open the exercise book and looked at the densely packed words that he had written one by one. He did not know what to feel.
"Where did you get this?" Feng Bujue asked as he flipped through the pages.
"When I was young, I passed by an old bookstall and accidentally saw it. I flipped through it and bought it for a few dollars," Ruo Yu replied.
"How did you know it was me who wrote this?" The reason Feng Bujue asked that was because he did not write his name on the book.
"When I grew up, I read so many of your books. Naturally, I knew." Ruo Yu said.
"Heh …" Feng Bujue laughed. "From the marks on this exercise book … it seems like you have read it many times …"
"When I was young … I didn't have many friends." Ruo Yu leaned on the bed and replied thoughtfully, "Other than Xiao Ling, no one else played with me … I didn't have anyone my age that I could talk to …" As she spoke, she looked at the exercise book in Brother Jue's hand. "When I read one or two pages of that exercise book, I knew that it was written by a child about my age. At that time, I thought that since I was not good at communicating with people face to face … maybe I could understand the thoughts of people my age through words."
"And the result?" Brother Jue closed the exercise book and asked.
"Heh …" Ruo Yu laughed bitterly. "I seem to have opened something that I shouldn't have opened …"
"No wonder when I first met you, there was a sense of déjà vu, a feeling that I could not quite put my finger on," Feng Bujue said.
"Sigh …" Ruo Yu sighed. "It's all because I was too young. I was unknowingly influenced by you …"
"If I could go back to the moment when we first met, I think I should tell you …" Feng Bujue revealed a warm smile. "I once wrote a book. You are very much like the person in the book …"
"Then I will also tell you …" Ruo Yu smiled. "I once read a book, but accidentally … I became the person in the book …"
…
"Which one is the real me?"
"Is it the me before I read that book?"
"Is it the me before I met him?"
"Or is it the me now …"
"Is it because I'm sealed that I've lost myself?"
"The obsession, the concern, is it my heart, or is it just me telling myself what I 'should' do?"
"Are my feelings real or an illusion? Am I mimicking something? Chasing after some kind of illusion in my heart? "
Thoughts could transcend time, and an instant could become eternity.
At the moment before death, Ruo Yu thought about many things, and it felt like she had been thinking for a very, very long time …
However, death still came in the end.
Blade Runner's last hit was precise, and it slit Ruo Yu's throat. After Ruo Yu, who did not have much Life Points left, was hit, she dissolved into white light.
After the two from Jianghu succeeded, they turned their attention to the other side of the battlefield.
By then, the time limit of Brother Jue's Void Thunder Beast EX was up. Like a normal summoned creature, the mechanical suit morphed back into light and returned to the card in Feng Bujue's inventory. And just like that, Brother Jue was exposed to the encirclement of a scenario boss and two top players.
"Looks like … Brother Feng is not in a good situation," Blade Runner said. "But with his ability, he might not lose."
"There's no need to rush. After all, we've already dealt with Passing Rain," Not a Scaredy Cat said. "No matter how strong Feng Bujue is, sooner or later, he will show his weakness. Look, Teacher Qiang and Tired Dream are still observing. We can wait."
Just as they were talking, suddenly …
"Hey, hey … Who did you say has been dealt with?" A voice that sounded like a hooligan came from behind Childe Jian and Not a Scaredy Cat.
Hearing that voice, the two sucked in a cold breath in unison.
"How is that possible?" Not a Scaredy Cat whipped her head around and saw a face with disheveled hair and shrouded in shadow leaning toward her. The tips of their noses were almost touching.
"That hit just now was so painful …" At this moment, Ruo Yu's tone of voice and her entire temperament had changed drastically.
For some reason, her body had returned to the state it was before she was injured. She was as unharmed as when she first entered the scenario. Even her clothes were clean, and her sword was back in its scabbard.
"This time, it's my turn." When Ruo Yu spoke, her left hand had already wrapped around Not a Scaredy Cat's neck. Not a Scaredy Cat, who was famous for her insane strength among female players, was unable to struggle free.
One second later, there was a crunch, and Not a Scaredy Cat's neck was snapped by Ruo Yu with a single hand.
This series of unforeseen events had occurred too quickly, and Young Master Jian had barely recovered from his shock when his companions had instantly lost their lives. He immediately shouted out explosively as he swung his sword and fiercely slashed …
Dang!
This time, Ruo Yu's sword appeared in front of Blade Runner's attack trajectory and blocked the man's full-powered attack.
"You seem to know quite a bit about swordsmanship." Ruo Yu's usual icy presence had been replaced by a coldness that was tinged with mockery. "Then, I'll spar with you a few more times to make you happy."
As she said that, she raised her left hand and touched the tip of her sword.
Instantly, the blade was enveloped in a demonic flame, and the Xuanyuan Sword … appeared to be a demonic sword.
In the blink of an eye, Ruo Yu had already unleashed ten moves. Each move was dangerous, and each move was fatal.
Be it in terms of strength, speed, or skill, Flashes of Sword was at a disadvantage. In that short exchange of blows … he did not feel like he was fighting a player but the manifestation of some kind of berserk sword aura.
"Are you done with your warm-up?" After a round of continuous slashes, Ruo Yu was calm and composed. She had a frightening smile on her face. "The truly interesting part is about to begin …" After she finished speaking, she flipped her left hand and the Origin Water Divine Sword appeared. Another type of sword art was also displayed …
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