When her vision cleared, Jiang Si looked at the corpses of the Calamity Beast scattered on the ground before her.
I'm standing on a street, and this street feels strangely familiar.
It looks like Beihai?
He was very familiar with the road to school and often ran there.
However, it was clear that due to the fierce battle with the Calamity Beast, many of the surrounding trees, as well as telephone poles and streetlights, were broken.
Even a Calamity Beast was smashed into the school.
But there was no one.
There was no one at school, and no one on the street.
Even inside the smashed residential buildings, there was no one to be seen.
As you walk forward, you'll see the Calamity Beast that crashed into a residential building, now hanging in two pieces from a street lamp and Calamity Beast.
Jiang Si walked slowly forward, subconsciously heading towards home, when she suddenly looked back.
A girl was hopping and skipping on the corpse of the Calamity Beast behind him.
He turned around and stopped.
" An Shiyu?"
Why can't I detect even the slightest hint of anything?
The other party is just Bud magical girl...
An Shiyu looked at him with some surprise, "Are you alright?"
"What?"
"Yes, you don't look well."
Jiang Si touched her mask. "How did you figure that out?"
"Breathing, and, speculation..."
Rubbing her temples, Jiang Si felt as if she had just gone through something very troublesome.
However, he couldn't remember some of it at the moment.
" Full Bloom the Mental Image Remnants, the rules of the world are different from those outside."
An Shiyu said softly, "Sometimes what you see may not be real, but at the same time, it may not be an illusion."
"Oh."
Jiang Si casually responded, not taking it to heart, and grabbed a charging Calamity Beast, pinning it to the ground.
The Calamity Beast struggled frantically, and Jiang Si casually punched it on the head.
When the skull exploded, no Grief Seed arose.
Scratching his head, Jiang Si asked in confusion, "An A-level Calamity Beast?"
In his memory, only A-level Calamity Beast did not possess the Grief Seed.
"Obviously not."
An Shiyu shook her head. "These are Mirror Beast."
Jiang Si nodded. In terms of strength, it did indeed seem weaker than an A-level Calamity Beast.
Without transforming, and only using Filthy Magic Power, his strength is barely at the threshold of the Full Blossom.
It's a bit of a stretch to say that it killed the A-level Calamity Beast with a single blow.
However, Jiang Si didn't have time to ask what the Mirror Beast was.
Because more and more Calamity Beast are starting to appear around the city.
Giant serpent Calamity Beast coiled around the building, rat-like Calamity Beast emerged from the ground, and large bird Calamity Beast flew in the sky.
More flying insects and vines emerged from various places.
Before long, the entire Beihai was transformed into a hellish inferno for Calamity Beast.
Buzzing, buzzing...
Jiang Si shook her head, feeling a little uncomfortable near her ear.
The buzzing of these insects felt like an electric current flowing past my ears.
It even spread throughout the entire body.
"Careful..."
An Shiyu behind him gave a warning, and a tree branch suddenly sprang up from the ground, striking him toward his forehead.
Just as I grabbed a branch and was about to pull it up...
A sudden sharp pain shot through my temple.
It even caused dizziness.
A familiar yet utterly unfamiliar weakness spread throughout Jiang Si's body, causing her to pause in surprise.
The tree branch that sprouted from the ground flung him away!
No, it's the resistance I feel when supplying power, speed, reaction time, or even magic...
Isn't this my own body?
Another attack from the Calamity Beast landed on him.
He clearly sensed the attack, which, in the past, was an extremely slow attack.
I should have been able to dodge it, but when it was right in my face, I still couldn't react in time and was sent flying.
He slammed his head against the glass, and blood gushed from his forehead.
The most blood came from the temples.
I lifted my head, feeling dizzy, and my internal organs were aching.
My body feels unwell.
When he tried to stand up, he discovered that his right leg was broken. He looked down at it.
He was bandaged up, as if he had just come from the hospital, and he was even wearing hospital slippers.
Why?
He coughed violently, even spitting out blood.
I haven't felt this way in a long time.
This feeling of death so close, gripping his throat, roaring and howling at him.
I searched for my own Miracle Seed, only to find it was gone.
" Full Bloom the Mental Image Remnants."
An Shiyu said softly, "When you can't distinguish between reality and illusion, even reality will be swayed by your own heart."
"Do magical girls really exist in this world?"
Something stirred within me.
Does extraordinary power truly exist in this world?
Countless insects flew over, almost overwhelming him.
"I've been searching for so many years, I've been working so hard, but I've never seen it."
Countless branches burst forth from the ground, tightly binding him.
"Actually, weren't they all just your fantasies before you died?"
"He fantasizes that he has gained extraordinary power."
"I fantasize that I have truly embarked on the path of heaven."
Wake up!
He opened his eyes.
"Buzzing..."
He finally heard the buzzing sound clearly.
It's the sound of medical equipment.
An electric current coursed through his body, constantly stimulating his nerves.
"Increase the voltage!"
My body almost jumped off the bed.
"That person said that saving each person cost over a million..."
"They really want to shatter the darkness with thunder!"
The nurse beside her whispered something, then suddenly pressed the defibrillator against her chest again, and Jiang Si's body flew up once more due to the voltage.
I really want to say something.
But he couldn't say it, though he could say it when he was electrocuted.
Could you please be more careful? Such a high voltage even after someone is awake; are you trying to send them away again...?
After holding it in for a long time, I finally broke out in a violent cough.
They finally turned off the defibrillator.
"Quick, check... what's going on?"
"He's really alive?"
"They actually survived..."
In a daze, I felt something binding me tightly.
Yes, a branch of the Calamity Beast?
He subconsciously touched his Miracle Seed.
It has indeed disappeared.
Taking a deep breath, and once I was a little more awake, I touched my other pocket.
Still harboring Grief Seed.
After catching it, I took it out.
However, when perception began to clear, it was discovered that it was not Grief Seed.
It was a pair of scissors.
So that's how it is. Is that how it's set up?
The tightly bound branches of the Calamity Beast made it hard for him to breathe. He gripped his Grief Seed tightly, shaping his magic to make it even sharper, and cleaved the branches in two!
"Quick! The patient is having a seizure! Hold him down!"
More Calamity Beast pounced on him, pinning him to the ground.
He looked up.
The dilapidated streetlights flickered with electricity, making him dizzy.
Then slowly, slowly, the streetlights that used to be in Beihai were transformed into operating lights on an operating table.
He exerted force again, and this time something on his body began to crumble.
Even bleeding.
The Calamity Beast roared and howled.
Gradually, it transformed into language that could be understood.
"Sedative!"
"Anesthetic!"
"Increase the dosage!"
While being held down tightly, sharp pains shot through my body from all over.
The skin was probably pierced by the insect's mouthparts.
Intense pain began to coursing through my body.
Soon, the drug took effect, and he passed out.
I can no longer feel the magic.
Not only could I not feel any magic, but even those things that could make my body stronger and break through my limits no longer existed.
All the roars and howls fell silent, save for a soft sigh that seemed to come from somewhere in the darkness.
"Get some rest."
The dense darkness relentlessly devoured his consciousness and vision.
It felt as if I was being sucked in and melted by the boundless sea, with only a chill following me.
Yet flames still burned in the darkness.
That tiny spark, which could have vanished at any moment, refused to go out and continued to burn.
It's getting bigger and bigger, and more and more prosperous!
It kept burning him, urging him on.
Run, Jiang Si!
Run!
Towards the Way of Heaven!
Towards the great path we have already grasped!
... noisy.
Then he opened his eyes again.
My whole body aches.
I was no longer lying on the operating table. When I looked up, the unfamiliar ceiling was colorful.
I shouldn't be in the hospital.
The window was opened, and a gentle breeze blew in from outside, carrying the scent of flowers, as well as the smell of earth and grass after the rain.
I turned my head and looked over; across the window was a small garden.
There's a tree outside the window, its branches extending to the side of the window, its leaves rustling in the wind.
There were no other sounds.
The roars of the Calamity Beast, and the sensation from that place, all vanished.
When I tried to use my brain, a sharp pain shot through my right temple.
Fresh blood was flowing from the torn wound.
The wound I had previously pierced.
It's amazing that they were able to save it.
He found it strange and tried to sit up, only to find something pressing on his stomach.
I looked down and, as expected, it was exactly what I was looking for.
It's Lu Ya again.
She looked even more haggard than before, and her eyes were puffy, indicating that she had been crying for a long time.
The movement alerted the other party.
Then the girl looked up at him, staring blankly.
No one spoke. The wind blew in gusts, lifting the curtains. The weary sunlight, cut like shards of mercury by the swaying leaves, danced on the sheets and on the two of them.
Then Lu Ya started crying. She didn't cry or say anything; she just kept crying like a burst dam.
"Sorry..."
It's always the same sentence.
It was as if the girl in front of him had forgotten how to speak.
Jiang Si didn't say anything, but tried to get out of bed, only to be held tightly by Lu Ya and pressed back onto the bed.
"No... don't go out again!"
Lu Ya said in a tearful voice, "I'll always be watching over you. I won't go anywhere. I'll always be by your side. Please don't do anything reckless again..."
"I need to use the restroom."
"I've already prepared it for you." Lu Ya pointed to the toilet by the bedside. "You can use it here."
"..."
Before he could speak, Lu Ya had already helped him take off his pants. "It's okay, you can go ahead, I... I don't mind!"
I mind.
"It's alright. When you were unconscious, I helped you wash your body and change your clothes. I've checked everything, there's nothing wrong..."
"... Where is there nothing?"
The girl in front of me seems to lack common sense.
But since he had already said that, and he wasn't exactly a shy person, he naturally went to the toilet when he needed to.
Lu Ya sat upright opposite him, staring intently at him without letting her guard down for a moment.
Just as Lu Ya finished urinating and was about to pull up her pants, she quickly got up again, holding a tissue in her hand.
"Aren't you going to wipe it?"
Why do we need to wipe after peeing?
"It'll still get dirty, won't it?" Lu Ya whispered. "I wiped it for you before."
"..."
Do people urinate while unconscious?
Jiang Si had never thought about such a thing before.
However, seeing the somewhat stubborn girl over there, Jiang Si didn't insist. She casually picked up the toilet paper opposite her, wiped herself, and then pulled up her pants and went back to bed.
" Jiang Si, do you want to play games?"
"Oh, it's alright."
So Lu Ya took the remote control and pressed something.
A large screen fell from the ceiling, hanging in a complex and intricate way, and then lit up.
Then Lu Ya took out the mouse, joystick, and keyboard from the cabinet next to her and handed them to him, asking, "Which one do you prefer?"
"Whatever."
Actually, Jiang Si doesn't really like playing games; it's too much of a waste of time and completely meaningless.
"This is a game adapted from a previous online novel; it's a fighting game and can be played by two people..."
It's basically all garbage.
With their meager imagination and pathetic engine, the production team turned the magnificent world of online novels into a series of simple, broken toys.
They look so pitiful.
I don't know why anyone would like playing with this kind of thing.
"I've also collected many online novels that have been adapted into TV series and movies..."
This area is also known for its concentration of public restrooms.
It's no longer just a pile of dung; these dung beetles are tirelessly rolling their dung balls.
Bro thought he was Sisyphus—oh, they didn't need to make assumptions or imagine; they were already very happy.
After all, a thesis defense that usually goes unnoticed can be packaged with the names of some well-known online novels and stuffed into the mouths of all kinds of audiences. It would be strange if people weren't happy.
The thought of feeding someone my dissertation defense like this makes me laugh out loud in my sleep.
Writing screenplays adapted from two well-known online novels could probably cure depression...
"Also, some manga about magical girls. You suddenly mentioned magical girls before, I thought you might like them..."
The game was played casually; it was a fighting game, and neither side really knew how to play. They were distracted talking about other things, and nobody paid any attention to them. They simply controlled their characters to run around and attack randomly, and then the game ended just as easily.
What do you want to see? I'll show it to you.
Jiang Si turned to look at her. The girl looked at him with bright, clear eyes, her beautiful eyes devoid of any negative emotions.
It was filled with joy and happiness.
"You don't owe me anything." Jiang Si, controlling her game character, defeated Lu Ya's character. "And I don't owe you anything either."
"Don't linger around me. Go do your own thing."
Lu Ya stared blankly at the screen after the game ended, the countdown for the next round changing from ten to nine. "I've been doing my own thing, Jiang Si, I've always been doing what I wanted to do."
Does it make sense?
Does happiness have no meaning?
"It's meaningless." Jiang Si watched the countdown reach zero and returned to the title screen. "Everything here is meaningless."
"If you truly can't bear this life, can't bear the dreams I destroyed," Lu Ya grabbed his hand, her bright eyes showing no fear or unease, "Please, kill me, then kill yourself."
I've encountered a madman.
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