The Strange Hound in the Light Cone
There was only enough time to unleash the full power of the Phantylia within the Full Load Bottle.
A violent flame erupted from Lin Shuang's body.
Seemingly sensing a crisis emanating from the Nihility, the Herrscher Core began to throb wildly.
It continuously unleashed flames containing Destruction power.
Lin Shuang compressed a large amount of flames onto the Greatsword, and the intense flames even distorted and deformed the surrounding space.
As a result, the music playing from the Greatsword became faint.
"Drink--!"
Lin Shuang shouted, raised his longsword with both hands, and then delivered a simple and unadorned horizontal slash, accompanied by howling flames, which slammed into the blood-red blade light!
Clang--!!
A terrifying force, accompanied by the corrosive power of Nihility, spread from the Greatsword, while the forces of Destruction and Power of the Permanence provided a continuous resistance.
Lin Shuang was pushed forward by the blade light, her feet crushing the ground beneath her as she staggered backward.
Until a certain moment.
The crimson blade was cleaved in two by Lin Shuang.
The shattering force, with Lin Shuang as the dividing point, left enormous, sprawling scars across the earth, stretching for countless kilometers.
Lin Shuang turned her head to look, panting heavily. Fortunately, Acheron had held back his power.
She didn't sense much residual Nihility power within the massive knife wound.
Just then, Acheron, carrying a drawn longsword, silently appeared in front of Lin Shuang.
His figure, resembling White-Haired Form demon, seemed to be synonymous with death itself.
This was the first time Lin Shuang had faced Acheron in such a state, and she felt a sense of fear.
But realizing that Acheron was still holding back, he no longer hesitated, raised his longsword, and charged towards Acheron to the accompaniment of loud music!
Acheron watched the flames rushing towards him, nodded in satisfaction, and said nothing more.
He moved closer and pressed forward.
She was very satisfied with Lin Shuang's growth.
Although he's always full of sweet talk, he never wastes words or makes excuses when it comes to taking action.
That's why Acheron willingly gave Lin Shuang practice moves, constantly using his own power to hone Lin Shuang's sword.
A long time.
The battle between Lin Shuang and Acheron was so fierce that it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it was earth-shattering.
Fortunately, there was absolutely nothing in this godforsaken place, so the two of them didn't pay much attention to the damage they caused to the environment.
And in those ruins that were almost completely leveled.
Panting heavily, Lin Shuang leaned against Acheron's chest without any regard for her image.
The Greatsword had already been tossed aside; they couldn't be bothered to retrieve it.
As for Acheron, he had already sheathed his sword and returned to his blue appearance.
"Hiss... Gepard, I knew you were deliberately going all out."
Lin Shuang rested her head on that soft spot, tilted her head back, and complained to Acheron.
Acheron then took off his gloves and stroked Lin Shuang's white hair.
"This is also to check your progress over this period. Haven't you been exercising less lately?"
Acheron naturally knew that Lin Shuang was distracted by many other things.
Compared to the beginning, Lin Shuang naturally had much less time to hone her swordsmanship.
However, since Lin Shuang did not directly interrupt, Acheron saw it but did not say anything.
After all, even Acheron himself wasn't by Lin Shuang's side every day.
But Lin Shuang didn't believe it.
She just pouted and said:
"I don't believe you. You're definitely retaliating. What kind of testing assignment is this where you cut me off right from the start!"
Acheron smiled without saying a word; these two things don't conflict.
There are many things she hasn't experienced in a very long time, so she can't explain them clearly in a short time.
Therefore, Acheron often prefers to demonstrate his abilities through actions.
And Lin Shuang was being really unreasonable, teasing her like that.
Then Acheron would naturally express his dissatisfaction.
It's not that Acheron dislikes Lin Shuang or anything; he doesn't really care that Lin Shuang makes such a comment about him.
But that doesn't stop her from taking out her knife and slashing Lin Shuang a few times, does it?
However, Acheron's smile seemed to Lin Shuang as a deliberate tacit agreement, causing Lin Shuang's eyes to widen in surprise:
"... Did you just agree to it?!"
No, I didn't.
"You definitely did! You've been laughing the whole time, without stopping."
Upon hearing Lin Shuang's complaint, Acheron suddenly pulled out his phone and started typing away.
Then Lin Shuang's phone rang.
When I took it out, it was a message from Acheron:
[Acheron: [Acheron is crying]]
"..."
[Lin Shuang: What are you doing?]
[Acheron: Didn't you say I'd been laughing the whole time?]
[Lin Shuang:...]
Did I mean for you to send emojis?
Faced with Lin Shuang's question, Acheron not only did not answer, but even chose to change the subject.
"Alright, it's about time to go back after a short rest. Take a good shower and get some rest."
Volume 1: Chapter 206 The Strange Hunting Dog in the Light Cone
Back to the house on Azur Star.
After taking a shower, Lin Shuang and Acheron watched the news about Interastral Peace Corporation in the living room and rested together.
At this moment, Lin Shuang took out the Light Cone that the Black Swan had given her.
"This is the Light Cone the Black Swan gave you? It's pretty useless..."
Acheron picked up the Light Cone and tried it out. The power was so weak that he could hardly feel it, and the Remembrance inside were a jumbled mess.
It's not even as good as the Light Cone of The Permanence that Lin Shuang herself uses.
At least Acheron clearly sensed the Power of the Permanence.
"It's not fixed yet, although I think even if it is, it probably won't make much difference."
Although they are all Remembrance, not all Remembrance can bring power.
No matter how carefully compiled and packaged useless Remembrance are, they will bring nothing.
The fact that Black Swan encapsulated such a Remembrance into Light Cone suggests she's not the type to do something simply for fun.
It was probably a deliberate test of Lin Shuang.
However, Lin Shuang still decided to try repairing it.
Acheron watched Lin Shuang intently, preparing to carefully observe Lin Shuang's process of creating the Light Cone.
Lin Shuang had no need to hide anything and activated her skill in front of Acheron.
First, the Remembrance in the image are read from the Light Cone.
As the Light Cone shone, Remembrance belonging to the Light Cone flooded into Lin Shuang's mind.
The initially blurry figures gradually became clearer.
He was a middle-aged man dressed in a suit, but without a coat.
He had a stubble beard and a small braid.
He lit a flame, seemingly intending to light a cigarette.
However, just as Lin Shuang was intently observing, suddenly, even more strange Remembrance surfaced.
Dozens of different people flashed past Lin Shuang one after another.
Lin Shuang couldn't find anything in common among these figures, and she couldn't even make out what they looked like.
Then, these figures began to overlap rapidly onto the person in the center of the image.
He eventually vanished without a trace, leaving only the silhouette of the middle-aged man in the image.
It was as if those inexplicable images that had just appeared were all hallucinations.
This time, Lin Shuang, who had just come to her Remembrance, was not tired. Although the flashing Remembrance were complex, they did not constitute a burden.
The reason for this is, of course, that the Aeon themselves are beings from a completely different dimension.
As Lin Shuang opened her eyes and looked again at the Light Cone in her hand:
"Reprinting--"
As Lin Shuang's voice fell, the Light Cone in Lin Shuang hand was instantly deconstructed.
The transparent crystal of the Light Cone was unlocked, and the 'Remembrance' sealed within were instantly overwritten by the Remembrance in Lin Shuang's mind.
Then assimilate and devour.
And it floated steadily in front of Lin Shuang.
The crystal was then resealed, and a new Light Cone appeared before Lin Shuang and Acheron.
This time, the man in the Light Cone image was clearly visible.
But Acheron frowned slightly.
She wasn't sure if she was seeing things, but she felt as if the man bore the imprints of many different people.
It's as if the man himself is composed of countless overlapping images.
This seems quite different from the Light Cone I've seen before.
Sensing the problem, Acheron spoke directly:
The people in this picture seem... a bit strange. Like they've been superimposed.
Acheron's tone was initially somewhat uncertain, since Acheron didn't understand things like Light Cone.
But upon hearing this, Lin Shuang raised her eyebrows and turned to look at Acheron:
"Hmm? You feel the same way? I felt the same way when I was reading Light Cone's Remembrance; it was like the result of many blurry figures overlapping together."
"... so."
Acheron frowned slightly, unable to recall any ability that could achieve a similar effect.
"It seems that the person in the picture is likely a key figure."
"Yes, that's what I think too. We've decided to Penacony our investigation on him from now on."
Lin Shuang hadn't expected that simply reading her Remembrance would reveal something unusual.