Chapter 576
Sweat beaded on his forehead as he finally understood why none of the factions that had been tried in the intelligence report had survived. This thing could suppress 'Taiyi', which was equivalent to the power of the Reincarnation Game itself. Therefore, no matter what medium or how high the authority, it would be completely ineffective.
An absolute cage, where reinforcements can't get in and prisoners can't get out. If they really put their minds to it and used it on Valhalla, I could only watch them perish.
Hurry up and get out of here!
Yuki stared at his foot as it slowly stepped down, his mind the Roar. The boundary of space was becoming increasingly hard, like fingers gradually closing. He had no time to think, only frantically recording all his sensations, hoping to analyze them later when he had some free time.
Clatter.
Before the fingers could close, the foot finally landed, powered by the power of Taiyi. He might not be as good as the Reincarnation Game, but he had at least rendered it mentally disabled.
All Things Slain, All Things Severed.
Life, energy, cause and effect, time, also include this authority, as the soles of the feet touch the grayish-white gravel, just as a soft sensation is felt.
Yuki vanished into the wasteland, leaving not a trace.
"Um?"
Aizen lowered his head and looked at the endless wasteland, where thousands of folded spaces lay, from which no one but the Judge could find a way out.
"What's wrong?" Boros asked, looking at the starry sky densely covered with golden chains, all of which extended towards one point. As for what was there, he couldn't ask, nor should he.
"No, I just felt like something left the Judgment Domain." Aizen withdrew his gaze. Even for him, it would take a lot of time to see through thousands of folded spaces at a glance.
"How is that possible? Once the Faction Judgment begins, all Outpost and dungeons will be locked down. Even if the return conditions are met, you can't get out or in." Sephiroth spread his black and white wings and elegantly stroked his long, narrow katana.
"This place is now a prison. The lower-level Judge remain here. We will go and confront 'Taiyi' directly. Even obtaining a single particle can answer our questions."
Boros, who couldn't wait any longer, was the first to rush into the passage. Solomon, End, Sephiroth, and others followed closely behind, while Aizen hesitated for a moment.
He had always felt that this was a setup, containing some conspiracy that he had discovered but could not avoid, but after thinking about it, he still chased after them.
It doesn't matter. No matter what schemes 'Taiyi' is plotting, everything he does leaves a trace. From this day forward, he can no longer be considered mysterious.
Whew, as expected of the maximum privileges the Reincarnation Game can grant, it really works on me.
Yuki returned to the management office, panting heavily; the exhilarating feeling after going all in was exhilarating.
There were some things he hadn't told Hayasaka: no living person had ever experienced the 'Faction Judgment,' and its intensity was completely unknown; if someone were trapped inside, they would be truly doomed.
But this wasn't just a gamble. Yuki always believed that since 'Taiyi' could render the Reincarnation Game incompetent, they must be at least on a similar level. He himself had inherited 'Taiichi's' cheat codes, or at least some of them, so surely he couldn't be completely defenseless.
Everything was speculation, but Yuki believed more in probability.
"At least we didn't lose money."
This is the most important thing. The enemy isn't a fool. Even if he can manipulate people's hearts like a demon, he will still have to pay the price. You can't expect to fish without any bait.
"I experienced the Faction Judgment, and I personally went to the Judgment Domain, but the price was not small."
Yuki knew perfectly well that Taiyi's mysterious veil had been stripped away quite a bit this time. For example, the Limit of his strength could no longer be concealed by schemes and tricks. If he could really kill Uchiha Madara, what was the point of all the fancy tricks?
"For example, the state and Limit of 'Taiyi'."
Sōsuke Aizen, and the others weren't stupid. Once Uchiha Madara emerged from the mission space, they would immediately understand the situation, just like in a card game where everyone revealed their cards.
"But the initiative is in my hands. I've not only dug a trap in the cards, but I won't give you any time to exploit it. Now it's time to start the second high-stakes gamble."
Why is this battle considered unprecedentedly complex? Besides time, space has also been divided into several dimensions, but Yuki has no intention of waiting idly.
Coordinates: Night Parade of One Hundred Demons.
Without time to adjust or even to summarize, Yuki took the second step directly.
Almost at the same time the Judge had set up their camp and were waiting for the enemy to come to them, Yuki had already arrived at the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons. This time, there was no one to guide him. As soon as he stepped out of the medium, the Roar of some kind of beast entered his ears.
He appeared at the edge of the battlefield, stepped on a slippery corpse, and before he could react, his vision was filled with a huge axe.
Bang!
A stone Giant tens of meters tall guarded the 'respawn point'. Many returning players of the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons were smashed into mincemeat before they even understood what was going on. Anyone who came in was just smashed down with an axe. It was simple and easy.
Thump--
A wave of blood mixed with bits of flesh surged up from the ground. The Giant blinked, causing his companions, who were covering him on his shoulders, to turn around and look.
"Diamigo, what are you standing there for? Get ready to smash the next wave!"
"Run..."
"What did you say?"
The clumsy Giant opened its mouth, but its companions had no interest in listening to it speak. With a crisp 'crack', the giant axe, which was over ten meters long, broke in two and flew into the air. Only then did they notice a tiny human figure holding the axe aloft beneath it.
With black hair and a long gray trench coat, he looked down on them, the players of the 'End World,' with the disdain of a god. After a moment, he lightly swung his axe.
Boom!!!
This attack was even more powerful than the Giant's swing. More than a dozen players, along with the Giant, were turned into minced meat. The shockwave engulfed them into a deep red Blood Mist was then completely absorbed in an instant.
Epic Metamorphosis. The Soul King.
Yuki stood in mid-air, his eyes sweeping around, taking in everything.
The main battlefield surrounding the Tenshukaku is still far away, with thousands of players fighting at any point on the Outpost. There are attackers and defenders, opportunistic third parties, and simply onlookers.
The battlefield was in utter chaos, with the aftershocks of battle everywhere, crushing everything in its path into dust and filling the air with dense energy particles.
"Look, the script has already been written."
The extremely high concentration of energy accumulated on this battlefield was Void Conversion, directly replenishing the damage caused by the Stand User. Yuki took out the 'Total Annihilation' Black Blade and the Storm Dragon Spear, moving towards the next moment like a clock.
"You think I'm on the fifth floor, but I'm actually on the eighth floor."
Chapter Twenty But now, we will win.
In the first round, the Judge prioritized their own safety.
The essence of a conspiracy is an overt strategy; while they may seem to have countless choices, in reality, there is only one.
After discovering that 'Taiyi' has the ability to switch bases, it would be good to kill the opponent, but the bottom line is to figure out the nature of 'Taiyi's' cheat and whether we have the ability to fight against it.
If this cheat is too outrageous, my stance might even change.
Therefore, they must prepare an experiment and treat it with the utmost caution, prudence, and scientific attitude. If 'Taiyi' can even disregard Faction Judgment, then everyone should reconsider whether they want to be slaves in the Reincarnation Game.
They have succeeded in this experiment. Once Uchiha Madara, the theory of 'Taiyi's fragmentation' will be disproven. With a little perspective, it will become clear that 'Taiyi' lacked the confidence to face the Faction Judgment.
"I made this sacrifice to fulfill your experiment, so now it's my turn."
Yuki leaned forward, pressing against a puddle of mud. Red Lotus Fire scorched the field, and golden arcs of electricity covered the earth, causing Eldritch to let out a sharp screech.
As an epic-level player with the 'devour' trait, He has now eaten something He shouldn't have, and dozens of players are fleeing in panic.
"Storm Dragon Spear! This is Li Dan, no, this is Taiyi!"
The most recognizable weapon, the 'Nameless King,' fell into Taiyi's hands. The Judge once launched a special investigation using the Storm Dragon Spear, so the identity of the newcomer is quite clear.
Yuki slowly twisted the hilt of his sword, burning the tenacious Eldritch into nothingness, his energy spreading out and covering the entire battlefield.
The roles have reversed; now he's searching for the Grand Inquisitor's whereabouts.
In the second instance, can the Judge confine himself to his own self-imposed limitations?
Yuki didn't know, but the more he gambled, the more confident he became, and the safer he felt.
Battlefield communication has been established. If Faction Judgment is ineffective against the Judge, they will immediately pursue like mad dogs, even if they sneak in unnoticed.
Having experienced it firsthand, Yuki is now confident that he can escape through the gaps between the 'giant hand's' fingers before they close, and he can even anticipate it in advance, allowing Kalpas and the others to run away quickly.
As for the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons? From the very beginning, they were the lowest-level pawns. Yuki could save them, and was willing to save only a few people like Satoru Gojo.
"Little by little, things are getting better." Yuki down and saw that only one-tenth of the black swamp remained, and the faces that had been swallowed by it emerged, emitting sharp and piercing howls.
"Shut up."
The sudden surge of soul fire burned it to nothingness. Yuki sword, moved forward, and stuffed a sticky piece of soul material into his storage space, seeing hundreds of players fleeing frantically.
They were actually on guard against 'Taiyi', but they didn't expect Yuki to launch an attack from the outside. These Transcendental Grade players collapsed at the first touch and couldn't even withstand his Kamui pressure.
A person's name, a tree's shadow.
An existence that dares to contend with the Reincarnation Game is not something these small fry can possibly contend with.
"Run, run, spread the news throughout the heavens." Yuki was too lazy to waste his energy on these small fry. He took to the air, and the Soul Flame on his body made him look like a blazing sun. What was even more unsettling was that with each blink, this blazing sun would approach a thousand meters in length.
In less than half a minute, he saw the huge Tenshukaku, its outer walls blasted to smithereens, and thousands of players were fighting each other in various places. It was similar to the last war, except that the attacking and defending sides were reversed, and the scale was more than ten times larger.
Humans and ghosts became secondary characters; the battles between factions like 'Classic of Mountains and Seas,' 'Savior,' 'End World,' and 'Battle Maniac' were evenly matched. And then—
Taiyi has arrived.
The timing was perfect.
Yuki immediately saw the problem: the Judge had been hiding at the Outpost in some way, and ordinary players had no idea of his whereabouts. This was exactly what everyone was looking forward to.
The Judge are about to engage in a decisive battle with 'Taiyi'; all they need to do is relinquish the battlefield and watch from the sidelines.
"Unfortunately, it seems the Judge are late."
Yuki gave a friendly smile, gripped the Storm Dragon Spear tightly, and charged into the battlefield from the rear alone, without any hesitation.
Hundreds of magical projectiles rained down upon them, but the Death Aura and the fire of souls unleashed a dual attack, rendering the assault futile. Just as they were filled with horror—
Bang!
The Dragon Spear pierced through several people, and the shockwave from the collision sent heavily armored warriors with large shields flying backward. Golden lightning spread out, creating defensive shields.
Apoptosis.
The aura spreads, and anyone who touches it either suffers physical decay or the loss of their defensive abilities. Then, a figure flashes over, fires a single shot, and leaves.
Whether it's Giant, a demon, or some kind of fighting superhero, all they need is one shot. There are no dazzling light effects, only figures flashing at a speed that the naked eye cannot catch, and one by one, well-known players fall down like mowing grass.
This shameless sneak attack prevented them from forming a battle formation and utilizing their numerical advantage, and besides, the players of the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons weren't fools either.
"Mr. Li, no, it's 'Taiyi' who's here! Hold the enemy back and don't let them form a battle formation!" Yomi Isayama realized. From the Yuki appeared to the moment he charged into the battlefield, only a few minutes had passed, and she still felt like she was dreaming.
Why would Mr. Li come? Isn't he afraid of those Judge?
This was clearly a trap. She hadn't expected Yuki to come, but when he actually did, she was overjoyed.
"Yes, sir!"
The lower-level players didn't care about all that. The Judge spread the word everywhere, making them all believe that they were Taiyi's subordinates. Now that their commander had appeared, their morale was naturally boosted.
This coordinated attack from both inside and outside made things even more difficult for the attacking side. It's common knowledge that you need to team up to fight a boss, but now they have no chance to launch a full-scale squad attack. As for the other path, it's a battle of kings against kings, generals against generals, and that's where the problem arises.
Where is the Judge!?
They agreed to be in charge of setting up the stage and then just watch the show, so why are they the ones suffering the consequences? Yuki seized the opportunity and added fuel to the fire.
Moonlight Clone.
More than twenty spatial phantoms were scattered out. These phantoms did not have the ability to attack directly, but Yuki could flash back and forth among them, making the killing efficiency several times higher.
Anyone who dares to resist will be instantly teleported over and killed, and will still have time to contact Yomi Isayama.
"Miss Yomi, how is the situation?"
His appearance and tone were exactly the same as in the 'Wizard's Tower', which made the girl feel dazed for a moment. If it weren't for the man occasionally disappearing from her perception and then exploding into a cloud of Blood Mist in the distance, she would have felt as if she had returned to the past.
In just a few Borderlands, Li Dan's growth was incredibly rapid, almost like he had a cheat code. A level Monster III player used his trump card, Spatial Exile, to finally send away a phantom. The man vanished from their senses in an instant, and with a 'bang' of a gunshot, the wizard and his companion were reduced to minced meat.
"Miss Yomi?" Yuki killed the resisting person and then teleported back. This spatial coordinate was really useful for killing mobs.
"According to your plan, the main battlefield is now inside the Tenshukaku, and the enemy includes..."
As a seasoned player, Yomi Isayama quickly summarized the battle situation in a few words and finally figured out why they had to gradually retreat and cede the city to the enemy.
This is Mr. Li's arrangement, and his arrangements are definitely not problematic!
Yuki listened quietly, occasionally teleporting out to attack people, and roughly figured out the situation. Yes, this was originally his plan.
With the addition of the Classic of Classic of Mountains and Seas and Seas and the Savior, there is not much difference in high-end combat power in this war, but Elysia cannot send a large number of mid-to-low-level players to participate. If something goes wrong, they will have nowhere to run.
But the Judge' side is different; it's a fully equipped army of players. Their lower and middle-level combat strength can crush the Demon Extermination Squad. Don't underestimate these lower and middle-level players. When the combat strength of the experts is balanced, they can influence the outcome of the battlefield.
'Elysia did a great job; she really did exactly what I wanted.'
Yuki quietly clenched his fist. He was not only greedy, but also very cunning. That Tenshukaku was a complex folded space, which was perfect for dividing enemies into dueling arenas. Moreover, it was the closest to the transmission medium, so if the plan deviated from its course, it would be easier to escape.
"If the plan hasn't gone off track, then I can be greedy."