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The Sub-Void Spear created by the Herrscher of the Void was much harder than a simple building. The flying stone pillar was directly smashed into pieces by the heavy blow, but after the stone pillar was broken, the figure that followed the stone pillar also arrived in an instant.
"Herrscher of the Void!" With a thud, the fist touched the horizontal spear. Kiana felt something was wrong the moment they touched, and she stepped back several steps in succession, supporting the Sub-Void Spear with both hands. Without the slightest hesitation, a flash of gold appeared in her eyes, and another Sub-Void Spear was created, fiercely stabbing towards Su Jue.
However, in this state, Su Jue didn't even think about defense, only pure attack.
boom--
Another punch came down, and Kiana's hands were trembling slightly after the huge force hit the Sub-Earth Spear, and the whole person was knocked backwards. But the good news was that the second Sub-Earth Spear successfully hit Su Jue's back and got stuck on his shoulder blade.
Pain? I can't feel it! The wound is no problem at all!
Su Jue pulled out the Sub-Earth Spear from his body, not caring about the blood splattering. Then he held the spear and threw it fiercely at Kiana.
hum~
A space channel appeared and swallowed the spear thrown by Su Jue. Kiana wanted to return it again, but Su Jue was already close to her.
Fists, elbows, knees, all are offensive weapons.
Originally, Kiana could still rely on the Spear of the Sky to resist, but under Su Jue's life-threatening fighting style, her resistance gradually became powerless. Until the last heavy punch, the short spear flew out of her hand, drew an arc in the air, and stuck into the concrete floor.
Seeing that Kiana couldn't hold on, Su Jue showed no mercy. He grabbed her neck with one hand and slammed her against the wall.
Kiana was thrown into the air and hit the concrete wall. The wall cracked instantly and broken stones kept falling.
"Cough cough..." Kiana kept coughing, and she felt that her internal organs seemed to have been severely damaged, but she had not lost her fighting power. "The battle has just begun."
Looking at the white-haired man wearing a mask in front of her, Kiana took a deep breath to restore her strength.
"He is angry, what is he angry about?"
Chapter 56: End and Farewell
No one could answer this question for her, not even Su Jue himself.
Just because Kiana backstabbed her? But she didn't know Qianjie was Su Jue, and it was her duty to help her friends.
Just because he wanted to take the humanoid machine but failed? But Su Jue knew it was not important at all.
Perhaps, it was just that some wishful thinking guy got too deeply into the role and really developed a liking for it and became angry out of shame.
Angry at my own wild imagination, angry at my own self-righteousness.
"How foolish! A spider hiding in a corner would dare to dream of touching the sun."
Empty your mind, give up thinking, there is no room for emotions in the theater, only the swaying and colliding sounds of puppets are eternal.
After a short rest, the two men approached each other again, and this time there was no retreat. Every move and every style was aimed at taking the opponent's life.
After fighting with all his might, Su Jue finally discovered that a warrior of pure strength and a Herrscher who possessed power were completely different after all.
Even though she hadn't mastered the power of the Herrscher of the Void, when Kiana held the Spear of the Sub-Void and used it as a long sword, every attack would cause disturbances in the space. This spatial fluctuation was not strong, but for Su Jue, who used pure brute force to fight, this slight impact was enough to change the situation.
boom--
The damaged buildings around him collapsed again. After a loud bang, it was Su Jue who flew backwards. The continuous spatial fluctuations almost distorted the light. After dozens of consecutive battles, he finally made a mistake. The Spear of the Sky interfered with his punching angle, and with a flaw exposed, he was hit hard by Kiana's kick.
"It's over." The Yakong Spear pointed directly at Su Jue. With the appearance of space cracks, several consecutive spears directly nailed Su Jue to the wall. His shoulders and thighs were almost pierced. If he wanted to move, he would definitely be seriously injured.
"But you still held back." Su Jue sneered and pulled his body out bit by bit from the piercing spear. In an instant, blood splattered and the torn gap looked hideous and terrifying.
"Are you crazy? You will bleed to death without me having to do anything." Su Jue's madness exceeded Kiana's expectations. Even white bones could be seen in many places, but he seemed to be unaware of it. Even though he was covered with wounds, he did not take a step back.
But Su Jue, who was already covered in blood at this moment, didn't want to say much. He just stood up, swung his fist, and landed with tremendous force.
However, when Su Jue was punching, Kiana saw Su Jue's eyes through the black mask. They were a pair of familiar gray eyes. It was this moment of distraction that made it too late for her to dodge Su Jue's attack.
"Kiana!" Fu Hua's exclamation brought Kiana back to her senses, but Su Jue's desperate attack was less than a millimeter away from her. His golden right eye shone brightly, and a brand new Sub-Sky Spear shot out.
However, the imagined severe pain did not come, and the fist stopped in front of him.
However, the Sub-Eon Spear that was created pierced the enemy's heart firmly, and the gushing blood covered his entire body.
"What a pity." Blood flowed from the corner of Su Jue's mouth. He lowered his head and looked at the chain gun that pierced his body and the spear in his heart. He thought with some self-mockery: Is it really a failure?
"Kiana, are you okay?" After alleviating the injuries of Bronya and Mei, Theresa finally found an opportunity to join the battle. This completely broke the balance, and the unprepared Su Jue was directly shot and killed by Judas.
Her tense nerves finally relaxed, and Kiana breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at the enemy who was pinned down by several chain guns, she subconsciously took a step forward.
"I'm fine..."
Click.
There was a sound of something falling to the ground. Kiana lowered her head and saw a star-shaped hair ornament in a pool of blood, which had just been completely shattered by the attack of her own Sub-Sky Spear.
So familiar.
Kiana froze in her tracks.
"Haha, how is that possible." Kiana laughed stiffly twice, and her mind went blank. "How could he be here? It's impossible for him to be here. It's impossible."
"Kiana, what's wrong with you?" Seeing that Kiana's expression was not right, Fu Hua and Theresa asked hurriedly.
But at this time, Kiana could no longer hear any sound. She just moved closer to the black mask with trembling hands.
She was afraid, afraid that behind the mask was the boy she remembered.
Just as Kiana grabbed the mask and was about to take it off, a ball of intense flames descended from the sky, forcing everyone back. When they turned around again, the pierced body had been engulfed by the burning flames.
"That's not fire, that's a person." Chi Ling, who was good at using fire, was the first to react. Although these flames looked fierce, the temperature was not very high. It was more like a cover-up than an attack.
After being reminded, Theresa immediately launched an attack, but was dodged by the person driving the fire.
"Goodbye everyone. My colleagues, it would be better if you leave with me." The voice of a mature woman came from the flames. Although Kiana had never heard of this voice before, it felt particularly familiar.
"Teacher Jizi!" She shouted subconsciously, but the woman's movements were not slow at all. The low-temperature flame spread instantly, almost turning the area into a sea of fire.
In the bright light of the burning fire, Kiana could only see a strand of red hair fluttering in the wind. The gray-haired man who was supposed to be dead opened his eyes, looked at her with his gray eyes, and then closed them immediately.
boom!
The flames that erupted again hid everything, and when the flames gradually faded, the venue was empty.
……
"Kiana, come back with us." It was already midnight on the streets of Sky City, and there were fewer pedestrians on the street. Looking at Kiana who was a little uneasy, Theresa kept persuading her.
"The principal is right. It's too dangerous for you to stay in Sky City alone." Bronya, who was holding her damaged heavy-duty bunny, also advised.
On the contrary, Mei, who was supposed to be closest to Kiana, seemed to be distracted and had no idea what she was thinking, but after hearing what the two said, she also wanted Kiana to leave with her.
Seeing her companions looking at her with worried eyes, Kiana smiled and said, "It's okay. I found something very important here that needs to be investigated. And you can see that my control over the power of the Herrscher of the Void is slowly getting stronger. When I have mastered it completely, I will go back."
No one noticed that she was tightly holding a star-shaped hair ornament stained with blood in her hand.
After persuasion failed, they had to give up. However, now that they had confirmed Kiana's safety, they felt relieved. Now that Rita was missing, they were too big a target. If they attracted a search by Tianming, it would harm Kiana. They could only agree to come to her after they had dealt with the matter.
"Next time I come, I will definitely have the power to protect you." Before leaving, Mei solemnly grasped Kiana's hand. There was no trace of resentment on her face, but a more determined expression.
"Well, I believe you, Mei."
……
"Do you want to go find that person?" Fu Hua asked softly after Hyperion's people left.
"Well, whether it's him or not, I have to ask clearly."
Walking alone on the empty streets, Kiana let out a long breath. It was just one night, but it seemed like she had experienced a lot.
She looked up and saw the side of the alley.
Painting supplies scattered all over the floor.
Chapter 57 Review
The world is a garden with forked paths, where intrigues and eternal time are intertwined. No one can see the scenery ahead before making a choice at the fork in the road. Until you set foot on the path you choose, time will have a fixed number, and you will never have the opportunity to know whether the choice you made is right or wrong, or whether your choice will be a trap for others.
"You seem very happy?" Looking at Ji Zi who was sitting on the sofa and teasing the cat with a smile, Su Jue's face darkened. Is this guy happy to see him being humiliated?
"No way~ I'm smiling because I saw my long-lost student. If you don't believe me, look into my eyes. I'm sincere~" Perhaps it was Su Jue's harmless appearance that gave Ji Zi confidence. She learned to tease the innocent little boy even though her wounds hadn't healed yet. She put her face in front of Su Jue, looking at him with big watery eyes. Su Jue could even feel his breath on her face.
Raising his hand expressionlessly, he pressed Ji Zi's face and pushed her back to the sofa. Su Jue didn't give her any good look. "You'd better be aware of being a puppet, keep a good distance, and do what you should do honestly. You have already experienced the punishment of domination, and I don't want to repeat it again."
"Tsk." Ji Zi let out a somewhat bored sound. Although she said she didn't care, when she recalled the excruciating pain that penetrated her soul before, her body honestly revealed a hint of fear, and she obediently moved away.
After a series of events last night, the two most powerful bodies of the [Jizi] puppet and the [Qianjie] puppet were both seriously injured. It will probably take a lot of time to recover their combat effectiveness.
At this time, Ji Zi was using her original body, and the bandages were almost all over her body, just like a mummy. However, it could only be regarded as a comfort effect, because the control thread caused soul damage. Even if Su Jue had tried his best to help her recover, it was not so easy to heal.
Ji Zi, who had calmed down, held Taxue in her arms, gently stroked its fur, and played with its cat ears. The two of them remained silent. After a few minutes, she couldn't wait any longer and looked up at Su Jue, who was frowning at the desk. She asked in confusion, "What's wrong? If the humanoid machine is not in hand, is it necessary to be so nervous?"
Hearing her voice, Su Jue glanced at her and handed her the document he was reading, "I thought you would be smarter."
"Hey, I was a top student at a prestigious university. Isn't that a bit insulting?" She took Su Jue's document and put it on the cat's head to read it slowly. However, after reading a part, her brows were tightly locked, and the more she read, the worse her expression became.
"Is this thing real?" With an expression of disbelief on her face, Ji Zi didn't even care about the cat. She kept flipping through the documents to make sure she didn't see it wrong.
"What do you think?" Su Jue asked back.
"No matter how you think about it, using the entire city's population as an experimental target is too crazy. No one with a normal mind would make such a choice." Ji Zi shook her head repeatedly. It was not that she did not trust the authenticity of the document, but she fundamentally believed that such a thing could not be done. "If there was a problem with a population of millions, it would definitely be noticed in the first place. At that time, neither Tianming nor Shenzhou would allow such a thing to happen."
"..."
Su Jue's silence made Ji Zi's heart tremble. This guy was a Herrscher who was not good at lying, and now he did not raise any objections to his doubts. It was estimated that the contents of this document were mostly true, which also meant that the organization called World Serpent really intended to use the entire Sky City as a testing ground.
"By the way, your good students are about to run into trouble." Su Jue took the file back and swiped it casually. The space channel connected to the Domination Theater was opened. After throwing the file in, he continued, "Have you ever thought about why I gave up the humanoid machine last night?"
"Isn't it that you can't win? Even your puppet was killed by Kiana..."
"Ahem." Su Jue blushed and quickly cleared his throat, interrupting her, "That was just an accident. Even if she didn't show up, it wouldn't be that easy to get the humanoid machine. That thing was a bait released by the World Serpent. It's not easy to get it into your mouth."
“But you flipped over.”
"I told you that thing is bait, you can't touch it casually."
Glancing at Su Jue, Ji Zi waved her little paws that were holding onto the snow, "But you flipped over."
"Meow~"
"Look, Taxue said so, but you still don't admit that you failed?" Ji Zi was very happy with the cooperation of the kitten. Of course, Taxue just looked at her in confusion, 'What does this have to do with me? I'm just a kitten who doesn't understand human language. '
"Well, let it fail." Su Jue sighed tiredly and decided not to argue with Ji Zi. "Grey Snake planted a virus file in that thing. If your students were smart, they would not think of cracking it by themselves. Otherwise, it would be a mess now."
After hearing what Su Jue said, Ji Zi's face also showed worry. Although she had confidence in the children, according to the document Su Jue had just shown, the World Serpent organization was a complete crazy lunatic. It was hard to imagine what they would do to the humanoid machine, and it was unknown what their goal would be.
Unfortunately, no matter how much she worried, it was useless. Ji Zi was now confined to the Ruler's side, and there was no way for her to help even if she wanted to.
"Oh, by the way, I asked you to call upon the power of the Plague Gem last night. You should have got the thing by now." Su Jue was a little tired from fighting on multiple fronts last night, so he didn't pay much attention to Ji Zi. He just gave the order to take back the Gray Snake's prosthetic eye, but he didn't know whether he succeeded or not.
"Tsk, let me, an A-rank, fight against the S-rank Valkyrie of destiny. Even if I'm a puppet, I should have some human rights." Jizi came back to her senses from worrying about the students, but soon her tone changed and she showed a mocking expression, "But this arrogant guy probably didn't expect that he would be defeated by an A-rank."
She took out a gray mechanical ball from her pocket. This thing was the artificial eye that Gray Snake used to control the humanoid machine. After killing Gray Snake, Rita took the artificial eye away, but this thing was just like a key. The real data was stored in Gray Snake's base, and it was impossible to read it effectively without classification. That's why she set a trap to let Theresa and the others find the humanoid machine, while she only needed to wait and see.
However, she did wait for the rabbit, but along with the rabbit came Su Jue, a fellow scoundrel who took advantage of the situation.
"So you killed her?"
"You're overthinking it. No matter how badly the car crashed, it's still an S-class car. A lean camel is bigger than a horse. Besides, someone who also crashed at that time was waiting for me to rescue him."
That's too much.
Chapter 58: Long-lost Student Life
Plans are never absolutely perfect. All Su Jue can do is to constantly revise the direction of the plan and make events move in the direction he wants.
He is neither a shrewd conspirator nor a heartless observer. When you are in the play, you must be aware of becoming a character in the play.
Click--click--
In the theater, the sound of puppets' joints colliding could be heard.
After returning, the puppet [Su Jue] has been standing alone on the stage of the Domination Theater, performing his own one-man stage play.
Flipped? No, that was just an external appearance. In Su Jue's opinion, his gains from this operation were far more important than the so-called humanoid machine. He was a dominant Herrscher, and what he needed was not powerful weapons or practical props, but to make up for his own omissions as much as possible.
This time, the emotional loopholes that he himself was not aware of were exposed, which was a good thing for him and the biggest gain. Moths chase fire, and if they are not careful, they will burn themselves out. When Su Jue set a trap for Qiana, he was also like a moth, attracted by the light of the girl.
Emotions are the most powerful poison to the Ruler.
This faint light would confuse his perception, interfere with his calculations, and eventually be swallowed by the flames. If this continued, when the Fire Sword was raised high, he would be the first to die under the sword.
