Quadruple split.

Chapter 2726 Interlude: The Observer in Observation

There are many freaks in this world.

For example, the man we are most familiar with, named 'Mo Tan', under a certain personality, often trains himself in a lot of random skills out of interest, hobby, or simply because he is bored.

For example, after reading "Out of the Dark," he, in his "chaotic neutral" state, was not as deeply moved as his other two sides. Instead, he suddenly developed a mysterious longing for the world of the deaf, mute, and blind and began targeted training.

Ultimately, although he didn't actually become deaf, mute, or blind due to a shift in his interests and his inability to compromise with 'himself,' Mo Tan still acquired the skills to adapt to similar situations in a very short time. Moreover, he even underwent targeted training to address the loss of touch and taste, with remarkable results.

We must admit that this is a feat that very few people can accomplish.

Yoni Yibiqi Motan, on the other hand, is undoubtedly one of the majority.

He hadn't done any haphazard training, and he couldn't adapt to or even imagine a world where he had lost his five senses. He found it difficult to clarify the situation and find a way out in a short period of time.

Looking back on his life over the past two decades, we can see that Yonie had only swords in his eyes, swords in his hands, and swords in his heart.

In fact, he didn't like swords as much as Mu Xuejian, but swords occupied a much larger proportion of Yune's life than they did of Mu Xuejian's.

Ultimately, although Mu Xuejian is a genius swordsman who can be described as a monster, outside of the game, 'Zhao Xue' can only be considered a fan of martial arts, ancient martial arts, and fantasy themes at best. In her daily life, the proportion of time spent on snacks, exams, games, and reading far exceeds the time she spends honing her mind and body with a sharp weapon.

Admittedly, after entering the world of "The Realm of Innocence," Mu Xuejian seemed to have flipped a switch, constantly gaining "enlightenment" on sword-related skills at an unbelievable speed. Not to mention that no one has ever surpassed him, if we disregard the second incarnation of the sword spirit in "The Realm of Innocence," he is definitely unprecedented.

But in any case, time is ultimately hard to deceive.

And the sword in his hand will not fail the wielder's nearly thirty-one years of unwavering effort.

Hearing?

Smell?

Taste?

Touch?

Vision?

These things have nothing to do with the repeated strikes and stabs that Yoni Yi has imprinted deep in his soul.

Whether you can feel it or not, the sword is there.

With the sword, that's enough.

【Sword Draws, Invincible】

In the chaotic and deep ghost realm, a cold arc of light sliced ​​through the darkness and swept past Gu Xiaole's side.

Clearly, Yune did not see the beautiful female Onmyoji who was not far from him, and he could not even sense her presence.

But it doesn't matter.

Even if he couldn't sense Gu Xiaole, he could still sense his own sword.

If the first sword strike misses, then the second sword strike will follow.

If the second sword strike misses, then the third sword strike will follow.

Every sword mark helped Yune pinpoint Gu Xiaole's location; every sword shadow was a precise and ingenious elimination.

If the enemy does not move, use the Seven Swords.

If the enemy moves, use forty-six swords.

"Ahaha~"

So, when Yune swung his fifth sword, Gu Xiaole finally laughed out loud, helplessly turning around to dodge this extremely fierce attack.

In this way, Yone regained his five senses and was able to see the enemy not far away.

The girl floating in mid-air had a slash mark on her sleeve, and less than two meters away from her, a delicate paper figure was slowly falling.

The paper figure holds a small paper sword. It is tall and thin with messy hair. Although it is still quite rough, upon closer inspection, it is not difficult to find that it has many similarities with Yune.

At this moment, Gu Xiaole raised his right hand, trying to connect several dark blue spiritual energy lines that snaked out from his sleeve to the paper figure.

Yone watched this scene calmly until the moment the death lines reconnected to the paper figure, at which point he was once again deprived of his sight, touch, smell, hearing, and taste.

At this point, some people may be wondering why Yune knew that the paper figure was likely connected to him, yet he didn't stop Gu Xiaole from re-establishing contact with it.

the reason is simple--

On one hand, Yune wanted to test the strength of the 'linkage' between the paper figure and himself. After all, the mystical realm of the [Innocent Realm] was far too complex, and rashly taking action might result in harming himself.

On the other hand, Yone didn't care that the other party succeeded again.

Tear it apart!

With a tearing sound coming from close by, Gu Xiaole, who had just used the paper doll curse to destroy Yune's five senses again, looked down and saw that the paper doll in front of him had been cut into two pieces.

"That's amazing!"

Gu Xiaole clicked her tongue, lightly landing on a torii gate. Her deep blue eyes looked exceptionally beautiful against the backdrop of the cold moon behind her. She praised with heartfelt admiration, "Is this what they call a hardworking genius?"

After briefly glancing around at the quiet, eerie complex of buildings, Yune, who was standing in the center of a shrine, did not speak with Gu Xiaole. Instead, he nimbly leaped up and unleashed a sword strike.

Bah!Bah!Bah!
Three ice spells appeared out of thin air in front of Yune and struck his longsword one after another, finally stopping the blade less than two centimeters from the girl's neck.

boom! boom! boom!
Immediately afterwards, three more fiery spells struck Yune at close range. Although they were dispersed by the opponent's immediate burst of fighting spirit, they still managed to nip his second sword attack in the bud.

Seeing that Yune had no interest in chatting, Gu Xiaole remained silent, simply smiling as he wielded his [Black Chick - Divination Techniques], continuously casting the most basic Yin-Yang spells. Yes, the most basic Yin-Yang arts, devoid of fancy names and effects, only simple and direct fire, ice, lightning, and wind—all attack methods that even a novice Yin-Yang master, or a low-level mage in the game, could easily master, offering no distinguishing features.

The only difference between Gu Xiaole and those novice Yin-Yang Masters or low-level mages is that all the spells she is casting right now are at the half-epic level, and they are the kind that are rampant, trying to stack the actual effect to the epic threshold.

So the question is, what are the advantages of this attack method? Why did Gu Xiaole choose these low-level spells instead of those high-level Yin-Yang spells that have hundreds of words on the skill panel and are both flashy and powerful?
The reason is simple: Yone's sword was just too fast.

Many spectators, including Ya Ya and Ji Xiaoge, failed to grasp one point: although Gu Xiaole displayed extraordinary strength from the very beginning of the match, the one who truly held the upper hand was Younie from start to finish.

Despite appearing passive, the swordsman almost completely neutralized every attack from Gu Xiaole. Whether it was the bombardment of advanced Yin-Yang techniques, paper doll clones, enhanced shikigami, or the deprivation of the five senses after the deployment of the inherent barrier, Yune countered almost every attack immediately and has not been seriously injured even once.

Although Gu Xiaole was also in full health and in perfect condition, she had already used up three cards: True Ghost Form, Reality Barrier, and Possession Fusion with the Samurai Spirit. On the other hand, although Yune and his sword looked travel-worn, upon closer inspection, it was clear that he did not seem to have any characteristics that warranted attention. He simply maintained an even match with his opponent, whose strength was constantly increasing.

Thinking about it carefully, it's actually a bit scary.

Perhaps many viewers with less discerning eyes wouldn't notice, but Gu Xiaole, as the person involved, knew it all too well. Moreover, she was even more certain that Younie, who had already given her enough time, would no longer hold back.

"めんどう......"

And so, after muttering a complaint under his breath, Gu Xiaole truly gave it his all.

So the question is, what does it truly mean to go all out?
The answer is simple: stop treating your opponents as human beings.

Note that this is not a verbal attack or psychological discrimination, but an attitude.

An attitude of killing someone by any means necessary when one considers them as an "abnormal" being encountered outside the "boundary of innocence" who could impact society and order and seriously endanger ordinary people!

Chains made of black bones, filled with intense resentment, kept breaking through the ground, relentlessly restricting Yune's movements;
The basic spells, which are ubiquitous and all-pervasive, poured down like a torrential rain, relentlessly pursuing and hunting down the opponent.

Shikigami kept emerging from the shadows, using their most proficient abilities to interfere with Yune, and when necessary, they would shield their masters from the swords with their own bodies, taking the invincible sword light for them.
The moon, seemingly shrouded in mist, was gradually coated with a chilling, eerie blue. Moreover, it even trembled slightly, as if—

……

"An eye that could open at any moment."

In an inner room of the Grand Arena, Noyce, a high-ranking observer from Tianzhu Mountain, who was brewing tea, clicked his tongue and sighed, "This is truly remarkable, the power system of the otherworldly beings."

The rare guest sitting next to him, always blindfolded, asked indifferently, "Even you, an [Analyst], can't analyze this?"

"That depends on the situation."

Although there were no broadcasting devices around them, Noyce, who seemed to know everything on the field, shrugged and casually said, "If it's that little girl Le's method, I can indeed analyze it the moment she activates her ability, but the power system she uses... is still very profound."

Long nodded slightly and asked again, "So, you can't analyze the system itself?"

"This isn't a question of whether it can be resolved by parsing or not, old friend."

Noyce rolled his eyes and said irritably, "You've been in contact with your apprentice named Asang all along, so you should be well aware that our world is vastly different from the world of those otherworldly beings."

Long shook his head and said calmly, "In their world, Asang is just an ordinary person, but Miss Xiaole is obviously not. She brought her own system with her.

“That’s right, and her system is obviously incompatible with our world. Look at those so-called ‘shikigami’ she summons. As far as I know, they are generally derived from stories in some otherworldly country.”

Noyce poured himself a cup of tea, then pushed the teapot directly in front of Oboro, saying with an uncertain expression, "Logically speaking, her system should not be able to work here at all, but it is obvious that she has received some kind of help."

Long smiled gently, raised her hand and pointed upwards, saying calmly, "You could explain it more clearly."

"For the sake of my mental health, I always insist on avoiding discussing them if possible."

Noyce twitched the corner of his mouth and said in a dry voice, "But now it seems that things are gradually getting out of control."

"Things have been out of control for a long time, old friend."

As Long slowly poured himself some tea, he said calmly, "But if you think about it carefully, have we really controlled anything? What exactly are the high-level observers observing? What are those agents we dispatched around the world acting on behalf of? Is everything we've done really meaningful? Or... is it just self-deception?"

Noyce frowned, and after a long while hesitated, he said, "If I were you, Oboro, I would choose to go to the Seventh Outer Mountain to ask Ruvi for a tranquilizer."

“Don’t worry, Noyce. You should know very well that I don’t need those things. I’ve always been clear-headed.”

Long took a sip of the tea in her cup, her tone calm and serene: "Perhaps to you, the so-called 'sobriety' is a rather cruel form of torture, but I don't think so."

Noyce shrugged noncommittally and said casually, "That's right, you've always been the special one."

"I've never been the special one."

Long sighed and said softly, "I just feel that all of this is a bit too absurd."

"Alright, alright, let's put aside all that nonsense and look at this exciting match."

Noyce shrugged, lightly changing the subject, and asked cheerfully, "Who do you think will win?"

"I have never liked these meaningless predictions."

Oboro didn't seem to be in the mood for it. After slowly putting down his teacup, he casually said, "But I hope it's a draw."

"How to say?"

"Because I would feel sorry for whoever loses the game."

"I see."

"Speaking of which, how's the secret coordination with the Holy Church going?"

"I heard everything went smoothly, but why are you suddenly concerned about these things?"

"It's nothing, I was just a little curious."

Chapter 2717: The End