madnovel Chapter 70 The Cracked Mask, the Weeping Face
Chapter 70 The Cracked Mask, the Weeping Face
Saki's figure blurred for a moment under everyone's gaze.
next second!
Fire rained down on him, storms blew past him, and icy blades grazed him.
Saki-saku—
Cannot be selected!!!
Su Shi, who was standing right next to him, stared wide-eyed in disbelief at the scene.
She finally began to vaguely understand—
Why did my devastating rain of fire leave Qi Ji completely unharmed...?
No!
Are you still playing or not?
So shameless!
What else could this be but a machine-driven dog?!
Su Shi was so anxious he wanted to curse.
They had already exchanged blows several times, but the more she fought, the less she understood...
What exactly is the response from Sakijita?
Is his response the lightning spectrum or the one we have now?
Just as Su Shi was still wondering, the next moment, something even more shocking happened!
Suddenly, the blue-purple electric patterns flashing on Qi Ji's pure white mask disappeared.
The next moment, flowing water ripples and frosty ice patterns flashed by.
At the same time, the rock echo that Su Shi had painstakingly constructed in front of him was instantly submerged by Qi Ji's water, frozen into ice, and suddenly shattered.
Then, before the girl could react, the patterns on Qi Ji's mask changed again!
Like rolling lava, they intertwine to form blazing fire patterns!
Flames erupted instantly, and Qi Ji, carrying raging flames, threw a punch at her!
The news caused a great shock!
The scene before me felt both extremely familiar and utterly absurd.
The mask changes, then the lineage switches...
Are you kidding me?!
Could his response also be "a thousand faces"?!
In short, at this critical moment, Su Shi had no time to think and hurriedly urged the person in the mirror to act!
The four mirrors immediately responded, frantically using echoes in an attempt to stop Saki.
Earth Release: ...
However, Saki countered each move with breathtaking speed.
Flames scorch the frost, storms collide with storms, and ice and snow extinguish the fire rain.
At the same time, Qi Ji leaped over the earthen wall in an instant, once again facing the world directly.
Damn!
Su Shi's little brain was almost completely blank at this moment.
She didn't understand, she really didn't understand!
What's wrong with this guy?
What exactly was his response?
Moreover, why can't I sense any resonance between him and the sea of consciousness?
He didn't even build a loop!
This guy, all his "echoes" are instantaneous!!!
In short, there was no other way but to appeal to the world at this point; it was a last resort.
"True Name: A Double Deconstruction!"
The moment the words left her lips, the girl's body shattered like a mirror.
In an instant, he switched places with one of the clones in the four mirrors.
The clone was smashed into 58 hero fragments by Saki's punch.
"Oh?"
Witnessing this scene, Saki, hidden behind the mask, let out a soft "hmm" and expressed his interest.
The next instant, the four versions of themselves in the Mirror of Truth simultaneously entered a state of overload activation!
Overloading the response system is designed to unleash the most ferocious power in the shortest amount of time!
In the mirror—
Earth, rocks, fire, storms, frost!
Various elements appeared in succession, overwhelming Qi Ji.
Qi Ji countered each move with equally dazzling ice, fire, wind, and thunder.
For a moment, the scene on the arena resembled a magical clash, incredibly dazzling!
The spectators were overwhelmed by the spectacle and thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
They don't even care who wins or loses anymore; they just want to watch it to their heart's content!
Of course, gamblers are an exception.
And so, with the help of Sushi, Sakiji familiarized himself with the Flame Fist, Thunder Fist, Ice Fist, Storm Fist, and Deliberate Strike Fist that he had only recently mastered.
He glanced at his watch every now and then.
I played with the other person for about ten seconds.
"It's almost time."
With a flash, Qi Ji appeared in front of the mirror in the southeast corner.
"?!"
Su Shi was shocked; she didn't even know how Qi Ji had figured out where her true form was!
However, since she had just used the mirror swap of [Double Deconstruction], the loop was still overloaded and could not be used again.
She had no choice but to take the hit.
She had no choice!
Su Shi gritted his teeth and forcefully activated all the remaining energy in his heart!
The other three clones in the mirror simultaneously released echoes, which were essential for the rescue of Kōzaki Sakuya!
Saki either has to guard against her response, or both sides will suffer heavy losses; neither side will be able to benefit!
However, just when Su Shi thought that Saki would choose the former...
That guy, however, didn't choose either!
Qi Ji's figure blurred for a moment once again before her eyes.
"?!"
Su Shi's eyes widened in surprise!
Doubt life!
Can't believe it!
I can't understand it!
Saki's echo clearly involved the power of concepts!
Every time this level of response is released, it will inevitably trigger an overload!
Just like her [Mirror Swap]!
It is absolutely impossible to use it continuously in a short period of time!
This is the truth of this world!
These are the underlying rules written into the sea of consciousness!
How could this guy possibly be?!
Amidst the disbelief and growing terror in Su Shi's eyes, Qi Ji leaped high into the air, his body engulfed in flames.
Since he had promised to demonstrate for Hōki, Saki ultimately chose to finish with [Flame Fist].
"?!"
Su Shi looked up at Qi Ji as if gazing at the bright, high-hanging sun in the sky!
then--
The mirror was shattered by Saki's punch.
In an instant, the true form of Su Shi was revealed in the mirror.
Su Shi's hands were still working hard to build the loop, and he couldn't free his hands for the moment. In desperation, he could only use his headbutt.
The masked face slammed hard into Qi Ji's fist.
There was a "click" sound.
The mask she wore since she was little, her brother's mask...
A thin, long crack appeared.
The cracks spread down from the forehead to the jawline.
Then, it split in two.
The mask that Su Shi never took off in front of outsiders fell off in that instant.
She revealed a face streaked with tears, glistening with snot bubbles.
……
As far back as she can remember, Su Shi has always been a girl who cries very easily.
She wasn't as strong as her brother, so she couldn't help but shed tears.
But it's okay because I'm wearing a mask.
No matter how pathetic or ugly the crying is, it can all be hidden behind a mask.
So, it's okay.
When she was five years old, she cried when she first put on her brother's mask.
I cried when I attended my brother's funeral.
I cried when I was so tired from training that I could barely keep going.
I cried when I forced myself to put on a sour face at Bai Lili.
She kept crying.
Even when she was fighting Saki just now, she was crying while she was fighting.
She wanted to hold back, but she couldn't.
Tears never listen to reason.
Besides, we're wearing masks anyway, aren't we?
No one will see it, so it doesn't matter.
As long as I don't cry out loud, it doesn't matter.
And, not to brag.
What she was best at was wailing without making a sound.
but……
right now,
The brother's mask was on her face...
Cracked.
The culprit who bullied her until she cried and shattered her mask seemed to pause for a moment.
The fist stopped at the tip of her nose.
The raging flames on it, the instant they touched her tears—
Extinguished.
……
……
P.S.: Originally, this part of the story was planned to be released in a burst of chapters within two days of its release, but things didn't go as planned. At this point, there's no point in saying anything more; all that can be done is this:
An extra chapter will be added upon release (barring any unforeseen circumstances, it should be released in about a week).