Chapter 223
Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions turned serious, and they simultaneously prepared for battle.
Bai Yan nodded in satisfaction. "Everyone's basically here. So, are you all ready to fight to the death to break through here?"
Chapter 270 Theresa is enjoying the battle.
Bai Yan waved his hand, and a great war immediately broke out in the virtual world.
Initially, everyone who entered targeted counterfeit goods that were exactly the same as themselves. However, after the fakes were exposed, several other people appeared, making up for the fact that some people did not have counterfeits.
Everyone worked together very well.
Except for Theresa.
The new bishop of Schicksal was in high spirits, wielding Judas Judah great skill and displaying his various weapons with unrestrained abandon.
She had never felt that fighting could be so invigorating.
She sought out a fake Sigfried as her adversary, but no one approached her first, leaving her alone.
Although the fake Theresa also joined the battle, Theresa held her own against two opponents.
"A meaningless illusion! This fake isn't even 80% as strong as me! Die, die, die!"
Theresa screamed through gritted teeth, but with each scream, a heavy blow was aimed at Sigfried.
Bump!
"Hit! Again!"
The fake Sigfried was struck on the left cheek by Judah, losing his balance and staggering a few steps to the side, almost falling over.
The fake Theresa instantly filled in, giving him time to recover.
Once he regained his balance, Theresa was quite pleased to find that the fake's face was swollen up on one side, as if it had just been disfigured.
Make persistent efforts!
This time, Theresa pinpointed the fake Sigfried's weakness, and for the first time, her little mind began to conceive independent tactical ideas, her spirit exceptionally active.
Durandal faced off against her false self and quickly discovered that her opponent was weaker than her, but defeating her in a short time would be difficult.
"As expected, similar to that crimson world before, the counterfeit is weaker than the original."
"If this is all there is to it, winning is only a matter of time, but Bai Yan seems completely confident..."
"That guy is definitely plotting something again."
The others quickly realized this as well, and the battle intensified.
However, just when they felt victory was imminent, Bai Yan slightly moved his fingers.
Strange fluctuations slowly spread throughout the world.
It was as if invisible threads were splitting from his fingertips, pointing towards various battlefields.
The group remained focused, keeping a close watch on the unusual enemy before them.
These enemies, however, underwent a strange transformation at this moment.
"Varied--"
Theresa's eyes widened.
Beside the fake Sigfried appeared someone he would never forget, while the fake version of himself vanished.
Bronya was now facing Seele; Raiden Mei was now facing Kiana, the Herrscher of Flamescion.
Rita and Durandal's opponents were even swapped, leaving both of them stunned.
Suddenly, the Herrscher of the Void —the blue-haired one—appeared before Kiana.
"Now that you all understand the falsehood of this world, such simple tricks will no longer fool you."
"Therefore, after much thought, I still think this tactic is more interesting."
"Anyway, when faced with counterfeits, you should only feel anger."
As soon as Bai Yan said this, he was met with a series of cold stares.
He chuckled awkwardly and said, "Don't look at me like that. Actually, some of you with similar abilities can use the same methods against them."
The gaze directed at him grew even colder.
If we're talking about people with whom you have a significant bond, almost everyone was present; recreating any one of them wouldn't be as good as seeing them in person.
But will Bai Yan fall for this trick?
Theresa quickly came up with an idea after a moment's thought.
Why worry about so much?! Does it matter who's next to Sigfried? I'm still fighting Sigfried, aren't I?
We'll settle the score with that kid after we're done beating him!
"You really think you can manipulate our mentality with your little tricks? How naive!"
Having said that, Theresa once again swung Judah, and all sorts of golden weapons accompanied her in the attack.
"As expected of Bishop Theresa, her fighting spirit is truly unwavering."
Kiana faced Sirin, whom she was meeting for the first time in a sense, and quickly discovered that Sirin's powers far exceeded her own!
Unlike the real Sirin, this Sirin, although not as powerful as the original, is currently being controlled by Bai Yan, and the combat power she can unleash is incomparable.
Bad news: The power multiplier has been weakened.
Good news: It's been used to fill the intelligence multiplication area.
The battle continues.
Although everyone felt disgusted, they weren't children and wouldn't be pretentious because of such a tactic.
On the contrary, at this moment, all their anger was directed at Bai Yan.
Bai Yan glanced around for a moment, then nodded. "It seems they're gradually getting used to it. Well then, I should unleash my finishing move."
This sentence was uttered in a normal voice without being deliberately muffled, and it was not difficult for anyone present to hear it clearly.
After all, soldiers are always alert and aware of their surroundings, especially when the sound comes from the enemy.
Durandal wanted to capture the leader first, but at this moment she had no choice but to support Rita.
The two members of the Immortal Blade are forced to team up to fight against the fake duo.
Whenever she intends to finish the battle quickly, her opponent will start stalling and deliberately avoid fighting.
This made her feel deeply powerless.
"What is Bai Yan up to now?!"
Durandal gritted her teeth and glared at Bai Yan.
"Xiao Yan is becoming increasingly unpredictable..."
A moment later, Bai Yan clasped his hands together, as if grasping an invisible sphere.
The moment the gesture was made, it was as if all the heat in the world had been drained away.
Bone-chilling cold.
The seawater beneath the floating island suddenly turned white and froze into ice.
White mist appeared from the breath exhaled by everyone.
The sunlight was dim, as if it were being obscured by something.
"This feeling... it's somewhat familiar..."
Kiana felt as if she had returned to the days when she was still in Siberia.
"Kiana, what's that?"
Raiden Mei asked.
Comrades who had fought side by side in the past gradually rallied together, finding it more advantageous and avoiding being switched opponents by Bai Yan.
"It seems to be..."
Before Kiana could finish speaking, they had already seen the person standing next to Bai Yan in mid-air.
A white-haired youth, wielding a flaming greatsword.
His expression was icy, as if the real person had descended upon him.
"Kevin ..."
Kiana suddenly felt the pressure.
Everyone realized that even if that person was a fake, as long as he had 70-80% of Kevin's original strength, the chances of winning this battle were already slim enough.
"This Kevin isn't as strong as the original, but he's certainly qualified to be the ultimate boss of this world. I have some other things to attend to; you guys figure out a way to defeat him."
After saying that, Bai Yan turned around, took a step, and disappeared from this world.
The fake Kevin who remained there had already completed his transformation into the [Deliverance], undergoing a qualitative change in his power.
However, he didn't make a move immediately; he just stood there.
As if waiting.
But that silent, icy face seemed to say, "Hurry up, I'll be waiting for you at the final stage."
Chapter 271, Jizo Mitama, can also be interpreted in this way.
Bai Yan reappeared in Sea Abyss City.
As soon as he came out, he saw Vill-V holding a strangely shaped object about the size of a palm, looking at something like a spectacle through a lens on it.
"Vill-V, what are you doing?"
"Oh! You're already out."
She looked away from her glasses, and upon seeing Bai Yan, she immediately began to introduce the things she was holding.
"This is my new invention, and it doesn't have a name yet."
"I just used it to observe the situation in the Sea of Quantum. Overall, everything is going well."
"But it's strange, just now when I used my new invention to observe the World Bubble you created, I couldn't see anything inside at all, why is that?"
"The reason is simple: this move is the result of the evolution of my Guarding Art. It essentially isolates the opponent from all attack methods, including spying."
"I see..."
"I placed a fake Kevin in that world, hoping that while they're fighting, they won't forget to come up with that special way to escape—oh right, Mei has already completed the final inheritance, but she seemed to have been holding back just now."
"Oh? Ms. Mei is quite perceptive,"
Vill-V nodded. "Perhaps it's because she suspected from the beginning that your abilities were more than this."
"You mean the method of creating fake characters from the beginning? That's possible, since from her perspective, it's hard to judge the limits of my abilities."
Vill-V stuffed her new invention back into her clothes and said, "Next, it's time to retrieve the Jizo Mitama."
"... Wait a minute, did you come up with this name?"
"Yes."
Vill-V was somewhat puzzled.
Why was it named this?
Bai Yan clearly remembered that this was the name of the Twelfth Divine Key in the original world line.
The Twelfth Divine Key was never completed in the Pre-Civilization.
And it's impossible that Vill-V, who disappeared in the Pre-Civilization, could have named it.
Therefore, this causal conclusion feels very abrupt.
Vill-V held up a finger and said very patiently, "First of all, it has existed underground since it was created, hidden by us in a special way; secondly, it contains her soul, and no matter how you look at it, she made the greatest sacrifice and contribution; finally, the name also has a strong flavor of Ling's hometown, doesn't it?"
Bai Yan was stunned for a long time before finally nodding slowly.
No problem.
The group returned to the World Serpent headquarters.
There's no one here anymore, because the Gray Serpent isn't considered human.