There's no need to hide from a mere second-order Echo.
A few insignificant scratches appeared on my body, causing neither pain nor itching.
Kaluo delivers the final blow!
Just when Kaluo thought the farce was finally over.
To her surprise, the girl then produced another scroll right in front of her—
The familiar Tier 3 Shield Scroll.
???
Kaluo paused for a moment, sensing that something was amiss:
"Didn't you already use it all up?!"
Bai Lili smiled at her somewhat embarrassedly, "Sorry, this is the last one."
Helpless, Kaluo could only activate [Time Acceleration] again and swing her dagger.
However, in the next instant, Bai Lili immediately took out a third-tier Fire Rain Scroll.
A massive rain of fire fell!
This forced Kaluo to accelerate her own time once again.
And so, the rain of fire stopped in Kaluo's eyes.
Kaluo's figure weaved and dodged through the raging flames, emerging unscathed.
Just when Kaluo thought it was finally over, Bai Lili pulled out a second Fire Rain Scroll and smiled apologetically at her.
Seeing this scene, in the lounge, the corner of Qiji's mouth twitched uncontrollably beneath his mask.
He remembered that Bai Lili wasn't this extravagant in the original storyline!
If he had known it would turn out this way, he would never have let Bai Lili go on stage...
Money! All of this is money!!!
Huomu looked at the arena, his feelings complicated:
"Bai Lili is so rich... She's so wealthy, yet she's still willing to hang out with us poor people... She's so approachable..."
However, no matter how many scrolls there are, they will eventually run out.
After using countless scrolls to delay for quite some time, Bai Lili reached up to her body again—
This time, however, they really came up empty-handed.
The next moment, the shield, which could not be replenished, shattered.
Bai Lili was kicked away by the enraged Kaluo.
No wonder Kaluo was so angry.
Because Bai Lili's playing style really, really disgusted her!
They had no hope of winning, yet they still wasted so much money.
This caused her to lose her bonus, and she still has thirteen younger siblings to support!
Bai Lili was kicked into the air and immediately spoke:
"I surrender! I surrender! Stop fighting!"
The moment the words left his mouth, the light shields on the four walls of the arena dissipated.
The results are displayed on the large screen.
The outcome is decided.
However, Kaluo had no intention of giving up.
Winning a match comes at one price, but destroying the opponent's spirit or permanently eliminating members of their team comes at another.
Bai Lili has already caused her to lose her bonus—
She absolutely had to get the compensation for the dried-up spirit body!
Having exhausted her scrolls, Bai Lili had no strength left to resist.
She could only watch helplessly as Kaluo's dagger fell towards her.
Bai Lili had even resigned herself to her fate and closed her eyes.
However, the next moment—
"Stop!"
Four voices rang out simultaneously.
The Sword of Mirrors pierced through the air and immediately protected Bai Lili.
Immediately afterwards, Setsuna, Huomu, and Liuli flashed onto the arena, firmly protecting Bai Lili behind them.
Below the arena, a slightly slower masked man was coughing up blood and struggling to push his wheelchair with one hand as he made his way over.
The other hand, pushing the wheelchair, pointed towards Kaluo—
The Sword of Mirrors's blade shifted with the movement of Qiji's fingers, its cold light flashing.
The reason why Qiji didn't take direct action here was so as not to Bai Lili Riri had worked so hard to obtain.
Faced with this situation, Kaluo could only let out a cold snort and reluctantly withdrew her hand.
Unfortunately, Vassal time is not the same as truly owning time.
If it were Princess Sibel, who truly possessed the power of time, who were to take action, the outcome of the battle would undoubtedly be a crushing defeat.
She's still too weak.
Bai Lili waited for a long time but didn't feel the pain of her spirit shattering. She cautiously opened her eyes and found herself being protected in the center by everyone who had appeared on the arena.
For a moment, I was stunned and moved.
"Alright, that's enough, Kaluo," Sibel's voice came from the lounge.
Upon hearing this, Kaluo reluctantly sheathed her dagger and glanced at everyone:
"Who will be next?"
She decided to vent all her anger on her next opponent on stage.
In the next round, she absolutely must claim the "quick win" bonus!
But as soon as she finished speaking, her body suddenly swayed.
Kaluo sensed something, couldn't believe it, and abruptly looked down.
But what I saw was that her spirit was irreversibly becoming transparent, starting from her fingertips, like a thin mist being slowly blown away by the wind.
"No! How could this be?! You... what did you do?"
Her pupils contracted, and she suddenly looked at Bai Lili.
"Hehe..." Bai Lili smiled shyly, just about to speak.
However, the guy in the wheelchair below the ring unceremoniously snatched the opportunity to show off:
"Haven't you noticed yet? How slow-witted!"
You should be glad--
If Bai Lili gets one more scroll, you'll be the loser.
"How could it be... poison?!"
Kaluo examined her body and discovered that she had been poisoned without her knowledge.
"That's right." Qiji said in a tone that implied, "You're not too stupid after all."
"No, impossible! The third-tier scroll he used clearly doesn't contain any poison-type Echo!"
"It doesn't exist in third-order scrolls, but what about second-order ones?"
"How could second-tier poison possibly harm me—"
Kaluo's voice suddenly stopped.
Because her spirit was on the verge of disintegration, transparency spread from her fingertips to her wrist.
"Second-tier poison generally cannot achieve this level of effect on the spirit of a third-tier Echoer."
But what if you combine that with your available time?
You've been Time Acceleration for yourself, but you need to understand that time isn't always on your side.
Time affects not only your speed, but also the toxins in your body.
Even the faintest toxicity, fermented over time—
Qiji paused, a hint of emotion in his voice.
Time, it really is a terrifying thing.
Seeing that Qiji had said everything she wanted to say, Bai Lili felt a little depressed.
She rarely gets to shine, so why is Qiji stealing her thunder?
However, Qiji- chan forgot to mention one thing.
In order to poison Kaluo without her noticing, the poison she used was carefully selected!
That second-tier poison scroll hidden within the Water Arrow Technique was the most expensive of all the scrolls she had ever used!
Its actual price is even comparable to some fourth-tier scrolls.
If Qiji were to view the scroll using the system panel, he would see the system's description as, "Deals damage equal to a percentage of maximum health per minute."
The damage may seem minor, but what if it accelerates time?
This was the first time Bai Lili had ever realized that poison-type scrolls were so useful.
Next time, should I bring more with me?
Hey-hey!
After hearing Qiji's explanation, Huomu, Liuli, and Setsuna were all surprised, their gazes shifting back and forth between Bai Lili and Qiji.
They never expected Bai Lili to go this far, and they certainly didn't expect Qiji to see through everything so quickly.
What terrifying insight! Is this the number one genius of the City of Kindling?
"So it was about time... So that's how it is, it turns out..."
Kaluo gave a relieved, bitter smile.
Time was her only support, but in the end, she lost to time.
No, to be more precise, she lost to money!
The Echo of money truly lives up to its reputation as the strongest Echo...
Looking back at the battle, Kaluo had already realized it.
It was the Water Arrow Technique of that time—
Those second-tier water arrows, which she didn't take seriously at all, still managed to leave a few small wounds on her body.
The toxins entered the body from that moment.
If she had activated her Armament at that time, the Water Arrow Technique would have had no chance of harming her.
But she didn't.
The only flaw in Vassal Lineage is that the image does not belong to oneself.
To activate the Armament, you must use [Imagery Forgery].