Chapter 344
For example, how could the girl being held captive know that she would launch a fatal attack?
Thinking rapidly, the Witch God felt he had stepped into a meticulously designed trap. Indeed, if He stopped, He could take this woman's life in a second.
But now, time is measured in milliseconds.
Twenty meters.
"Trying to run away!?"
With the Roar, the black curtain sliced through the rapidly diminishing aura of the Witch God, tearing apart space like a net, pulling the Witch God out of the sea.
Night fell.
I see.
After a moment of disorientation, the Witch God looked around the strange space, and all his doubts were finally answered.
The enemy's elaborate scheme was actually to separate him from the mausoleum; all the previous battles were just a prelude.
By cutting off the energy supply and burning the remaining energy within the mausoleum, the conditions for opening the domain can be met. Around this core, Yuki all his forces.
He miscalculated, and he had no choice but to miscalculate. The players' desperate resistance earlier seemed more like an attempt to weaken His own body, until the throne was ignited, which revealed His true objective.
Then came the ingeniously designed, flawless pursuit. The Witch God could even recall their last encounter; it wasn't a hasty escape, but rather—
We are testing the speed of both sides, preparing for this very moment.
"After going through all this trouble, it turns out you were just creating an opportunity. You're being far too cautious, even though you clearly have the strength to threaten me." The Witch God sighed, gazing at the strange space before finally locking onto the black-haired swordsman.
"A chain-like plan; you're more difficult to deal with than any reincarnator I've encountered before."
"How could I fool you if it weren't complicated? How could I have a chance if I didn't restrain my desires?" Yuki looked directly at his opponent, calmly responding, "I am indeed a cautious person. Tell me, if I wanted to kill you in the tomb, would I have the opportunity?"
"No, unless he's your teammate." The Witch God reached out and pointed to a head among the corpses; He had finally found Ulquiorra's whereabouts.
A sense of anger welled up within me; I had helped the enemy kill the enemy, but who could I blame?
"I still don't understand why those two powerful players aren't reincarnators, but rather they are. The Reincarnation Game itself has no autonomous consciousness and couldn't possibly have deliberately made such a move."
"No matter where you are, the strong are strong and the weak are weak; this doesn't make sense."
If this point is not clarified, the Witch God will die with regrets, but no one can answer His doubts, Hayasaka Ai and the others have to rely on their acting skills to hide their confusion.
I don't even know what a Reincarnator is, so how can I answer? I can only guess from the examples of Mena Ryougi and Frieren that it's related to 'characteristics'.
Yuki already had extensive experience with the unknown, so asking "Can you tell me what a reincarnator is?" at this moment would be a waste of an opportunity. The Witch God in front of him was clearly very special and precious.
He directly concluded that the Reincarnation Game lacked independent consciousness, Yuki suffered countless hardships in order to confirm this hypothesis.
The Lost Ones are the enemies of the Reincarnation Game; there are two distinctions here.
First, He is included within the scope of the game and belongs to the traitors who should be punished. However, there is a paradox: He should be called the Judge rather than the Reincarnator.
Secondly, He is outside the scope of the game, so the two Judge only want to escape, and it should be the reincarnators who deal with Him.
Yuki's mouth moved slightly. Neither of these two guesses could be directly verified, Yuki chose to answer the question with a question.
"Due to certain limitations, I cannot answer, but have you heard of 'Taiyi'?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Yuki saw a clear change in the Witch God's emotions. This Giant had no face, but his fear was unmistakable—a fear rooted deep in his soul.
"You're connected to 'Taiyi'? Impossible. Even if you're both reincarnators, the gap between you and him is too great. He's even a taboo within the Reincarnation Game!"
Yuki Hiyori exchanged a quick glance. This was the second time the Witch God had lost control of his emotions, but compared to that complicated plan, this time all that was needed was a name.
Are they both reincarnators? That means 'Taiyi' is a reincarnator, or at least was a reincarnator in the past.
Yuki's eyes flickered. Without going into unnecessary details, "Reincarnator" was definitely a title for players at a certain stage, just like players who left the closed world were called veteran players.
According to mythology, the arrival of the Witch God on the Red Earth Continent happened seven thousand years ago, so how could there be any connection?
"You can't be that monster. Once I kill you, I'll naturally find out what happened." A murderous intent born of fear erupted, as if the Witch God had been provoked. "Don't forget, your plan was just to create an opportunity. The outcome is still uncertain!"
Don't panic, I still have a lot of questions to ask you.
Yuki a sudden toothache. He wished he had laid more groundwork. But even then, there wasn't enough time to connect all the clues, because the Witch God's words hit the nail on the head.
Yes, the whole plan was a fallback measure of creating a favorable geographical location; its core essence wasn't weakened much. But how to put it...?
You're standing still, while I've taken another step forward, stepping on the Judge.
Yuki stared directly at the Witch God. Outside the mausoleum, He no longer had an inexhaustible supply of energy. Coupled with His premature awakening and the loss of His two powers, the sky, which He could only look up to before, was now within reach. So His answer was simple.
"Come."
Splash--
Before the words were finished, thunder roared, and the Witch God into lightning, piercing through the Yuki faster than the Judge, vaporizing him on the spot.
Playing illusions in front of me?
Without hesitation, the Witch God unleashed an arc of electricity that spread outwards from his body, covering an area of several kilometers, thus distinguishing between the real and the fake.
There.
Call out.
Just as it transformed into lightning, a beam of light struck head-on, annihilating it on the spot. Countless exorcism spells bombarded it again, but still could not break through the defense. In the blink of an eye, Yuki had also hidden in the distance.
These damned ants.
Kaguya and Frieren could not harm Him at all, but the buzzing of a few flies around Him was extremely disgusting, and unfortunately, the Witch God could not see these flies.
"A domain stacked within a domain, is he an item-based player?"
Even faster than Ulquiorra, the Witch God immediately realized that this was a combination of two realms: one stripping away space, the other setting up a maze, with the flies hiding outside the maze to ambush him.
It even has surveillance capabilities; otherwise, how would it locate a position outside the maze?
The thought flashed through his mind, and he simply activated his authority to cover the area just encompassed by the electric arc.
Lightless World.
The comments section suddenly stopped. The Void Puppet, acting as the eyes, couldn't see anything. Shiina Hiyori hesitated for a moment, then her voice became shrill.
"He will dismantle the labyrinth."
Don't even think about it.
Yuki only made his move at this moment, plunging headlong into the Lightless World. He heard thunder rumbling like the tide, and this time, instead of Soulless Ones lighting a lamp, he had another 'light'.
The lush green Hayasaka Ai appeared beside him, and the rejection reaction of the War Authority illuminated the way forward. Finally, he saw a giant wall made entirely of lightning.
Is the Witch God not here?
The two felt a chill Yuki suddenly accelerated past the maid, Bloodblade to the side.
Clang!
A lightning blade flashed out from the darkness, which should have Hayasaka Ai. After being blasted apart, it formed hundreds of chain lightning bolts. Let's see how Yuki blocks them.
Demon-Breaking Domain.
Duplication Cube.
Mirrors appeared all around, and the Rubik's Cube's replication created dozens of mirrors, enveloping the two like a fortress.
Lightning bolts danced like silver snakes, reflected off the mirror, forming a dense and winding wall of lightning around them. Yuki looked up and saw a huge magma ball appear out of thin air right above him.
This thing is more like matter; the Demon-Breaking Domain is useless against it.
"Frieren."
With a low roar, Light of Annihilation struck from afar, causing the sphere to explode in mid-air before it could fall.
Splash--
Large swaths of lava poured down from above, but the power of authority had already dissipated. Yuki turned around, sword in hand, and exchanged a glance with Hayasaka Ai.
Transposition.
With a stomp of the toes, Shadow Jump, and the two instantly switched positions. When the Witch God appeared using the Empty Realm Authority, he was met with a blood-red blade.
Swish.
Bang!!
Bloodblade flashed, Death Knell tolled, and the molten lava was pierced by a projectile, splashing onto the ground and causing the blood to evaporate. Yuki clashed with the Witch God, the Roar power sending both of them flying.
Yuki landed on the ground, Hayasaka leaped over and continued to illuminate the surroundings, while the Witch God followed the force of the leap and disappeared into the night without a trace.
"An epic-level boss is difficult to deal with and very effective against spirits. Fortunately, its strength has decreased significantly." The maid swallowed Lucky Candy, holding a gun in one hand and a knife in the other, keeping watch on her surroundings.
"Yeah, so fighting him in the mausoleum is suicide." Yuki nodded, glancing at the burn marks on the Insect Demon Exoskeleton, which were much weaker than when he first faced the Witch God.
The insect armor has strong defense, and what's even more impressive is that it can continuously collect samples to evolve. The Witch God looks flashy, but in essence, it has five kinds of authority and thunderous power.
They've arrived.
The two suddenly switched positions, and a lightning spear that appeared out of nowhere pierced Hayasaka's chest. The Gun-Kata was activated, and the maid lay back. Without even aiming, she raised her gun and fired.
Bang!
The shot was incredibly fast, splashing a 'water droplet' on the Witch God's body. Yuki gripped the mirror, as if using a round shield to deflect a lightning spear, and the sparks disappeared in a flash.
Secret Technique: Flame Thrust.
However, the flame, as thick as a fist, was more powerful than Death Knell; it Piercer the Witch God and caused him to crush the thunder spear.
Like an energy bomb exploding between the two, countless bolts of lightning crawled all over the insect's armor, creating dense wounds. Yuki the pain, and saw the Witch God take the opportunity to retreat into the night.
It was incredibly fast, like a winding bolt of lightning, but no matter how fast it went, it couldn't outrun an arrow from afar.
Yuki shifted his gaze, no longer chasing the Witch God, but instead focusing on the trajectory of the arrows.
Hunter's Snare.
Bite.
The Scatterlight Arrow was crushed, followed by the sound of tearing cloth. The Witch God looked down and saw the dense network pulling at his body, instantly understanding the purpose of these ants.
They couldn't break through the defenses, but because of their superb teamwork, they played different roles. Seeing Yuki raise his sword again, they concentrated their energy at the tip of the blade.
"Mutated Giant Tree."
A tree a hundred meters tall rose from the ground, its surface Piercer a hole the size of a fist; the remaining energy was nothing to the Witch God.
"The Desire Domain."
The Light of Annihilation on the left was crushed by a hand. He looked to the right, having anticipated the maid's location in an instant.
Die.
A green-clad maid appeared, lightning already upon her, but fortunately she was prepared and pulled the trigger immediately.
Bang!
The Death Knell detonated the lightning spear, and the spreading arcs of electricity caused Hayasaka Ai to scream in agony, but she endured the excruciating pain and jumped away again.
The Witch God did not pursue, but stood in the Lightless World, and discovered that Yuki had actually retreated on his own initiative.
He was not pleased. He could feel a gaze fixed on him. After a moment's thought, he realized that the previous few rounds were just a test. Having experienced thousands of battles, he had never encountered such a test before.
Some players push themselves to be serious, while others calmly watch from the sidelines?!
"The Witch God is so clever; He used the rejection reaction of authority to pinpoint Hayasaka's location." Hiyori had been reading the whole time; she didn't need to participate in the battle, only act as an observer and commander.
"Hayasaka- san, you'd better be careful using Shadow Jump; you won't be so lucky next time."
"Listen to Hiyori, as expected of an epic-level boss, he's very experienced." Yuki wasn't surprised, because the Witch God was indeed the same kind of person as him. "Hiyori, what did you read?"
"When using his authority to teleport, he will briefly focus on a certain location. According to several experiments, the range of the rejection reaction is about 10 meters. If the person with authority can block his way in advance, he can be stopped."
The experiment has been underway since Hayasaka Ai activated the War Mark. This rejection reaction is similar to a special force field, within which every authority is weakened, including the most troublesome teleportation.
Weakening the Witch God is the first step, dragging him into the domain is the second step, but to truly confront Him, the two kinds of authority obtained from Him are the foundation.
"Where is the vital point?"
"I haven't figured it out yet, only a few speculations."
"Alright, you take command of the team." Yuki handed the reins to the girl, gazing ahead. "If I'm not mistaken, He should be thinking of leaving this place."
Boom--
Before the words were finished, a pillar of lightning shot up from the ground, Piercer the setting sun and reaching into the night.