Chapter 89: A Million-Strong Evacuation! The King's Lineage! (4K)
The golden beam of light gradually disappeared into the distance.
Kamishiro Seian couldn't bear it!
How could he stand by and watch someone else steal his Legend Fragment?
So, he took a deep breath, and with his right hand, fingers together like a sword, he gently touched his brow.
A faint, transparent ripple spread from his fingertips, instantly connecting to the Big White beneath him.
[Mind Echo, Sympathetic Connections, Overload Drive!]
With a loud "Awoo!", the Big White beneath Kamishiro Seian let out a howl that was a mixture of pain and excitement.
His already enormous body muscles bulged again, and the blood vessels under his skin stood out, emitting an abnormal dark red sheen.
Its four claws were no longer just "paddling," but rather like four violent engines, swinging wildly at an almost convulsive frequency, slapping the surface of the sea!
The speed suddenly increased by nearly 50%!
On the Miracle
On the system map, red dots representing other Echoer were constantly appearing from all directions and converging on their location at an alarming speed...
Even Qiji, who usually seemed completely at ease, couldn't help but feel a little flustered at this moment.
If it were just him alone, he wouldn't care.
Anyway, he died in the Sea of Consciousness and was injured by [Thousand Faces] Carde, but he was fine in reality.
But isn't there a Suyo next to it?
That guy is dead, really dead!
Moreover, Qiji usually dominates in most games, especially in front of the camera.
He's very shrewd; he won't make a move unless it's a match where he completely dominates the opponent.
But now, in the Sea of Consciousness, he has no choice in which opponent to pick.
Anyone who comes along is guaranteed to be at least at the third tier!
Even higher-level Echoer could appear at any time!
Qiji initially hoped to use the system to forcibly bypass the restriction that "golden fragments cannot be absorbed" and directly refine this Legend Fragment in an instant.
However, when he tried, the system gave him a cold, dismissive message:
This item has certain restrictions and cannot be used in the current environment!
Even the system can't do it; Qiji is truly at a loss.
They could only hope that the "Miracle" would be able to do something and reach the evacuation point safely before being overtaken.
To make the boat go faster and faster, Qiji even activated the [Person in the Mirror] Armament, using the mirror as oars and rowing frantically!
Seeing this, Suyo didn't stand idly by either. After activating her Armament, she summoned four clones that jumped into the Sea of Consciousness and helped push the ship desperately from the stern.
Unfortunately, as soon as the clone entered the water, it made a "hissing" sound, unable to withstand the erosion of the Sea of Consciousness.
In just a few moments, it shattered into a pile of fragments.
Moreover, there is an even more embarrassing fact—
The speed at which Suyo's clone swam in the sea was so fast that even a horse couldn't keep up with the small boat...
If you can't even catch up with the boat, there's no point in talking about pushing it...
Therefore, the so-called desperate pushing of the boat from behind is really just a manifestation of the word "desperate".
After a frantic rush, the island marked with the evacuation point was finally in sight.
Qiji glanced quickly at the map, but his heart sank.
The evacuation point is conveniently located right in the center of the island!
Even if he were to activate his Armament and run at full speed after getting ashore, it would still take him at least 7 minutes to get there.
The nearest red dot on the map, judging from its movement speed, could land on the island in a maximum of 3 minutes!
His biggest worry was what would happen if that red dot also came ashore...
Therefore, the speed advantage he established at sea with the "Miracle" will likely be completely lost!
If the opponent possesses some kind of high-level Echo that allows for extreme speed or teleportation, then the outcome could be unpredictable.
"Hurry up!"
With this in mind, Qiji dared not be negligent in the slightest.
As he approached the island, he immediately donned his Armament once more.
He embraced the Suyo and launched the lawsuit, like a cannonball fired from a small boat.
Suyo had developed a certain sibling-like understanding with him, and without hesitation, she immediately activated the Mimicry [Thousand Faces - Gale] to buff Qiji.
With the help of the Gale wind, Qiji's speed increased once again!
In just over five minutes, they could see the evacuation point, which was slowly rotating like a vortex and emitting a milky white glow, a hundred meters away!
As long as you can get inside, as long as you cross that last hundred meters...
So, on his first entry into the Sea of Consciousness, he was able to successfully evacuate with the Legend Fragment, leaving with millions of followers!
However, just when victory seemed within reach, a chilling, bone-deep sense of crisis suddenly gripped Qiji's heart!
He turned around abruptly—
A thick arrow of blood pierced the air, shooting straight toward him like a meteor tearing through the sky!
This arrow of blood?
Qiji recognized him at a glance.
You can't be wrong!
It was almost exactly the same as the blood arrow that struck Liuli last month!
Damn it, it's someone from the Kamishiro Family again?!
Is it really true that you clash with them?
They're everywhere!
Just you wait! Don't give me a chance to get revenge!
In that life-or-death moment, Qiji's reaction was incredibly fast.
Almost instinctively, his hand immediately reached for the mask!
That's right, in situations like this, only [Blurring of Illusion and Reality] can save the day!
He was planning to repeat the same action he had taken a month ago to save Bai Lili: to cut the mask on his face in half and give one half to Suyo.
However, the next moment, Qiji was surprised to discover—
The Setsuna the thought of activating the Blurring of Illusion and Reality flashed through his mind, the mask Suyo was wearing also began to glow faintly, responding to him.
"???"
What's going on?!
In that critical moment, there was no time to think.
[Blurring of Illusion and Reality] x2!!!
Boom!!!
The arrow of blood pierced through Qiji's back, through Suyo's chest, and blasted a deep crater in the ground.
The earth trembled violently, and smoke and dust billowed into the sky.
However, when the smoke cleared, both of them were unharmed.
Qiji even used the shockwave from the explosion to lunge forward!
And so, clinging tightly to the Suyo, they plunged into the vortex!
With a flash of light, the two figures vanished without a trace.
Millions evacuated
Success!
"Braise!"
Almost the next second after the two disappeared, a figure roared and landed like a cannonball next to the evacuation point.
Kamishiro Seian looked at the empty, slowly dissipating vortex before him, then at the still-smoking crater on the ground.
The expression on his face was absolutely priceless.
From shock, to rage, and then to a twisted disbelief.
He actually...
To let two Echoer he considered like ants, take the Legend Fragment that should have belonged to him, right under his nose...
They just evacuated like that???
Without even paying any price!!!
How many times must he visit the Sea of Consciousness to encounter a golden fragment?!
"Woof..."
The Big White drooped its ears and whimpered softly, as if it could sense its owner's overwhelming anger and frustration, and wanted to comfort him.
Unfortunately, he was kicked hard by his owner the next moment.
The present world.
Consciousness returns to the body.
The moment he opened his eyes, Qiji immediately used the system to look inward at the core of his consciousness.
The core phantom remained blurry, but around it, in addition to the three conceptual ritual objects that had originally surrounded it, a fragment shimmering with golden light had now appeared!
It floats silently like a star.
[Dream Lineage Fragment - Power (Legendary)]
[After use, the power of the Dream Lineage is increased by 60%!]
[Gain one "Root Engraving"! (Note: When Echoer advances to key ranks such as Tier 3, Tier 6, and Tier 9, they must collect the corresponding number of "Root Engraving" to achieve a "Perfect Advancement"! Only through Perfect Advancement, breaking through the limits of the mortal realm, can one ultimately be qualified to touch the crown of the "King".)]
Qiji was stunned for a moment when he saw the system's comment.
It's important to understand that in the world of the anime series "Echo," the "King" is undoubtedly the one who stands at the pinnacle of the world.
It is a walking legend! It is the embodiment of rules!
Only with a "king" in charge can a true "nation" be established.
The reason why "City of Kindling" is only a "city" and not a "Kingdom of Kindling" is because the previous "King of Kindling" has already fallen.
In theory, each lineage can only have one "king" at a time.
But there are countless genealogies in the world, numbering in the hundreds or thousands, while the number of "kings" is far less than that.
Of the "kings" currently living, only seven are known to Qiji.
Moreover, these seven are all ancient beings who attained the throne at least a hundred years ago.
There are even rumors that, for some reason, it is now almost impossible for a new Echoer to ascend the "Throne" in the Sea of Consciousness.