The two of them stood there silently in mid-air, watching Kamishiro Chiho below.
Driven mad by Qiji's words, the latter relentlessly sprayed spider silk until the entire alley was filled with it.
It was at this moment that Qiji suddenly understood—
It turns out that Kamishiro Chiho's recent rampage wasn't because she had reached the threshold of mastering the [True Release] of Armament.
The truth is quite the opposite:
Kamishiro Chiho had only recently mastered the second stage of her Armament and was not yet able to control it well. In her turbulent emotions, she fell into a rampage of her "mental imagery"!
That's why they lose their temper and can't control themselves.
Simply put, it's going astray and becoming possessed.
So, just how much does this girl Kamishiro Seigen...?
I just said a few random things, and this guy went crazy like this?
But that doesn't make sense either...
In the original work, Kamishiro Chiho seems to be the type of person who falls in love with every guy she meets...
So it is—
Falling in love with every girl you meet, and then loving each one to the point of heartbreak?
As expected of a divine being produced by the Kamishiro Family.
That's truly amazing.
Thanks to Kamishiro Chiho's loss of reason, Qiji and Liuli were able to discuss tactics in peace.
"Once she's finished venting her emotions, she should regain her senses soon," Qiji judged.
"Her spider silk and Heart Essence threads are the medium through which she casts [Mind Domain Net], allowing her to read other people's minds." Liuli shared the information she knew with Qiji.
Of course, Qiji had already grasped this point during the battle just now.
"I can fool her, can you?"
"I can let her delay reading."
"Okay, that's enough."
Battles can change in an instant.
A delayed retrieval of a thought can lead to a completely different understanding, even with the slightest error!
Just as the two were about to discuss more details, Kamishiro Chiho below finally finished venting.
Her vision stabilized again, and her mind gradually returned to clarity.
The alleyway was now completely covered in spider webs, like a spider's web cave.
"Then, proceed according to plan."
"Clear."
The moment Liuli answered, she released her arms from Qiji.
Her current butterfly wings have limited power, and carrying a person while flying will significantly reduce both altitude and speed.
Qiji landed lightly on the ground covered with cobwebs.
In an instant, the spider silk, as if alive, wrapped around his ankle!
The flame pattern on Qiji's mask flashed, and flames instantly ignited beneath his feet. He transformed into a blur and rushed straight towards Kamishiro Chiho!
Spiderwebs kept trying to block his way, but Qiji left them all behind.
This was due both to Qiji's absolute speed and to the fact that Kamishiro Chiho's Echo was being constantly interfered with by Liuli in mid-air.
Although Liuli, who had just mastered the Armament, was no match for Kamishiro Chiho in a direct confrontation, she was adept at harassing her from the side.
Meanwhile, Kamishiro Chiho is temporarily preoccupied with Qiji's presence and has no time to deal with the troublesome Liuli.
Most importantly, Liuli possesses absolute talent—
In just a short time after returning to retrieve her sword, she mastered the first [True Name] of [I See Butterflies], as well as the advanced usage of the butterfly wings.
This made it much harder for Kamishiro Chiho to catch her; otherwise, she could have easily taken on the troublesome Liuli first, while enduring Qiji's attacks.
That's the advantage of being able to fly!
Echoer can master flight at a mid-to-low rank are extremely rare, practically one in ten thousand!
And this advantage will be amplified even further in the Sea of Consciousness!
Kamishiro Chiho could only temporarily ignore Liuli.
He's just a Tier 3 Echoer's only mastered the Armament; he can't cause any trouble.
We just need to deal with this troublesome masked brat first.
Moreover, and more importantly, Qiji's hatred towards Kamishiro Chiho is even greater!
Because it was Qiji who killed her Qingxian!!!
Although Qiji dodged the spider silk with each step he took a little earlier, he was still within the range of the [Mind Domain Net].
All of Qiji's thoughts and ideas fell into the perception of Kamishiro Chiho.
Although she had made a mistake before, Kamishiro Chiho preferred to believe that it was just an accident.
After all these years, [Mind Domain Net] has only had this one mishap.
And that's exactly what Qiji wants—that's what Kamishiro Chiho wants!
While launching his attack, Qiji quickly typed his thoughts in the live stream.
Confirmed, sent!
"Behind me!"
That's right, this is the "broadcaster privilege" granted to Qiji by the system.
Just like other characters who, as a performance, reveal their innermost thoughts in the live broadcast room so that the audience can hear them, Qiji can also "expose" her innermost thoughts so that the audience can hear them.
It's just that because Qiji's privacy is protected, the system cannot distinguish which of Qiji's thoughts can be broadcast in the live stream and which cannot.
So, this permission was granted to Qiji, allowing him to freely edit the messages he wanted to broadcast.
And this is what Qiji just mentioned—
His sure-win strategy!
He had already tried it before; the fabricated inner thoughts he created could not only fool the comments, but also Kamishiro Chiho's fourth-order Mind Echo!
Of course, Qiji never intended to use this ability to deceive the audience.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have only used it for the first time now.
Because he knew all too well that popularity gained through deception would one day be lost because of deception again.
But at this moment, in order to defeat Kamishiro Chiho, Qiji had no choice but to do so!
To win, any means are acceptable!
This is his realization!
—Behind you?
Kamishiro Chiho suddenly turned her head to look behind her.
However, a sword carrying the Instant Bloom of fire slashed fiercely down from in front of her!
"Right leg!"
—No! That's not right!
My Mind Domain Net has malfunctioned again?!
If once is an accident, then twice is inevitable!
So this time, it's not the right leg!
Absolutely not!
However, even though Kamishiro Chiho was aware of this, her combat instincts, honed over years of relying on [Mind Domain Net], still made her subconsciously focus her attention on her right leg.
The next moment, she was struck by another sword in the back of her neck.
"Above!"
Lower abdomen!
"Chest!"
In the live stream, as Qiji's inner thoughts echoed one after another, Qiji's figure, carrying the Sword of No Thought, kept flashing.
He unleashed eight [Instant Bloom] strikes in a row, all of which landed successfully!
This was due to both the fact that Qiji had previously used prayer to restore himself to his peak condition, and the fact that Liuli had been constantly harassing him in mid-air.
If Kamishiro Chiho isn't careful, she'll be affected by Liuli's Mind Echo, causing her to become sluggish and slow down.
With this ebb and flow, there was the fourth-tier Kamishiro Chiho, the Kamishiro Chiho who had activated her second-stage Armament, the Kamishiro Chiho who could completely see through all of her enemies' moves, and the Kamishiro Chiho who was so powerful that she was invincible...
For a moment, it felt like he was being completely overwhelmed by Qiji!
Of course, although Kamishiro Chiho appeared to be at a disadvantage on the surface, it was only on the surface.
Thanks to the unparalleled defensive and regenerative capabilities of his second-stage Armament, Qiji's attacks, though seemingly overwhelming, actually caused very little damage to Kamishiro Chiho.
But for Qiji, that was enough!
Because his circuitry for [the One Night's Moonfall] is about to be completed!
Thanks to Kamishiro Chiho's outburst earlier, she bought Qiji a lot of time.
Watching this scene, the viewers in the live chat almost thought that Qiji was about to win.
Just like he has always done!
"Incredible! Hajiqi! A third-tier fighter is overwhelming a fourth-tier fighter?!"
"You control your own thoughts to fool Spider-Man's mind stealing? Typical of you!"
"No wonder Hajiqi suddenly has so many thoughts on his mind! I've never heard that in his live streams before!"
"So, you're saying Hajiqi won this battle?"
"That's right! The strongest record is etched in White Harbor!"
Chapter 97: Removing the Mask, Blindfolding (3-in-1)
A dignified fourth-tier Echoer, having activated the second stage of his Armament, was being constantly suppressed and beaten by a third-tier brat?
Kamishiro Chiho had never been so humiliated!
Even a clay figure has a bit of temper!
Kamishiro Chiho knew, of course, that the advantage was still on her side, and a significant one at that.
Qiji was merely lively on the surface; the real harm she suffered was nothing more than a tickle.
If this drags on, the other party will soon run out of steam, and then they will be at her mercy.
So all you need to do is be patient, just a little more patient.
But she couldn't have the patience!
How much patience do you expect her to have?!
The person who killed Qingxian is acting arrogantly right in front of her.