Quadruple split.

Chapter 2762 Wanting to impose a crime
"Who...are you?!"

Just as Ji Xiaodao asked the question, the short sword [Night Rain] drew a sharp arc in mid-air and slashed towards the 'girl' in front of him. Meanwhile, the other sword in the duo, the long sword [Silent Return] which had disappeared at some point, suddenly appeared from the darkness, accompanied by dozens of shadows that covered the 'girl's' entire movement space like a dark cloud.

Without holding back, Ji Xiaodao, who had fully entered the Epic realm, went all out from the start. It's no exaggeration to say that even Cordova, who was ranked one place higher than her, would probably have at least one set of runes burned if he were caught off guard and directly took two hits like that.

However, even with such a flawless and perfect move, it failed to harm the 'girl' in the slightest.

This was not because Ji Xiaodao was showing mercy to 'Wenqiu'. Although she did not intend to take his life directly, she expected that she would at least completely render him powerless before she could feel at ease.

Unfortunately, Ji Xiaodao's sure-fire strike was blocked by 'Wenqiu' in an almost absurd way.

Or perhaps... it was blocked by this being that looked exactly like 'Wenqiu', but whose core was something else entirely.

Two index fingers.

Two index fingers that arrive first but are later in the stroke.

His right index finger flicked out first, blocking the tip of Night Rain's sword.

The index finger of his left hand was placed behind his back, blocking the blade of [Silent Return].

"...?"

Even with Ji Xiaodao's incredibly strong mental fortitude, he was still greatly shocked when his all-out attack was easily blocked as if it had vanished into thin air, without even causing the slightest ripple.

However, she wasn't like Lancelot, a turtle-like boy with a fragile and soft flesh beneath his arrogant exterior. So, almost the instant after the other party caught her two swords, Ji Xiaodao had already thrust out her third sword!

It was a rare, almost unsheathed noble rapier that looked more like a decorative weapon than a practical weapon, and was jet black.

However, when Ji Xiaodao held this sword, which looked flashy but lacked any imposing presence that a weapon should have, and whose very presence was extremely weak, the feeling he gave off suddenly changed.

It's as if something that appears vibrant but is fundamentally hollow has been given a kind of 'completeness' in this instant, and in a flash, it displays an overwhelming presence—

【The King of Hell's Decree - Ceasefire】

[name_skill_590735'Yanwang Tie·Xizhi' Forced Rename to name_skill_100001'Normal Attack']

"..."

Realizing his skill was malfunctioning as he drew his sword, Ji Xiaodao, remaining calm throughout, simultaneously activated several of his talents and passive skills. In an instant, he amplified his originally limited basic attack, granting it the ability to instantly kill any spellcaster below the epic rank. Then—

【key_skill_688304‘临时结论·对目标额外造成等同于使用者攻击力345%的暗影伤害/忽略目标33.3333%的物理防御/通过职业‘剑阎罗’额外获得35%物理加成/通过职业‘剑阎罗’额外获得5级剑类专精等级/通过特质‘斩舞’累积获得总计数量为三个单位的‘斩舞之影’强制注销为——key_skill_100001‘造成等同于使用者攻击力与武器系数100%的伤害’】

"Ok?"

The next moment, just when the 'girl' thought she had everything under control, Ji Xiaodao's [Qing] suddenly accelerated, slicing across her neck at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye, leaving a faint bloodstain.

"you……"

Ji Xiaodao stared at the 'girl' in front of him with an icy expression and said in a deep voice, "Who is it? What did they do to Wenqiu?"

"how did you do it?"

Meanwhile, the 'unknown being' who was manipulating the genuine 'Wenqiu', but whose core consciousness was not that of the girl Ji Xiaodao knew, looked at the latter with great interest and asked curiously, "Why are you still able to hurt me even after losing the power of the skill itself and the additional coefficient bonus?"

Upon hearing this question, the girl's lips seemed to curve into a slight smile, and she said softly, "Because someone once told me that if I want to go further, I must forget some things."

"Oh."

'Wenqiu' nodded and asked curiously, 'Ink?'

"Heh, it seems you've finally given up on pretending to call him 'Brother Mo'."

Ji Xiaodao sneered, then his gaze sharpened, and he said in a deep voice, "Now, answer my question: who exactly are you, and what did you do to Wenqiu?"

'Wenqiu' nodded again, then said with a sudden realization, "So that's how it is. You only left a wound on me instead of killing me directly because you noticed that the owner of this body is Tang Yujing?"

Ji Xiaodao was stunned for a moment, and it took him about two seconds to realize what she meant: "You mean Xiao Wenqiu?"

"Yes, it seems that's correct."

The girl nodded to herself and said calmly, "Don't worry, I only borrowed her body for a short while."

"Borrowing a body?"

Ji Xiaodao's expression hardened, and he said coldly, "You'd better explain yourself clearly."

"You can think of it as me temporarily speaking to you in the guise of 'Wenqiu' through some methods that, while not in accordance with procedure, are harmless to her."

The girl looked at Ji Xiaodao expressionlessly and calmly explained, "It just so happens that she needs enough rest, so this is not a bad thing. To put it in the most convenient way for you... she is sleeping in the game pod."

"Game pod...Tang Yujing..."

Ji Xiaodao's eyes flickered slightly, then he asked bluntly, "Are you an official staff member of the [Innocent Realm]? Like a GM?"

"GM? You mean the Game Master?"

The girl tilted her head and said calmly, "No, I'm not an official staff member of this game. If I had to say, I'd be like an intruder or a bug, but calling me a bug isn't quite accurate. After all, I'm not data, but some kind of abstract existence, similar to the underlying logic of this world. If you think about it carefully, I might be some kind of patch..."

"stop."

Seeing the other party rambling on in a way that he could barely understand, Ji Xiaodao impatiently interrupted the mysterious person in front of him who had taken over Wen Qiu's body... or more accurately, the 'character', and asked directly: "Just tell me your name, your purpose, and what you just did."

"Telling you my name wouldn't make much difference, but if it would help me gain your trust to some extent, I can tell you."

The mysterious man who had taken on the role of Wen Qiu looked into Ji Xiaodao's eyes and said solemnly, "My name is Akira."

Ji Xiaodao: "Akisaki? You're that Akisaki from the 'Love to Join the Fun' group? A messenger of God?"

Mingsakaki: "...?"

To be fair, even though Akesaka's 'performance' is so high that it is comparable to the main system of the entire [Innocent Realm], and it can even mobilize 'extra computing power' with terrifying efficiency under certain circumstances, it couldn't help but crash for two seconds. Then, after a series of high-intensity calculations that were enough to overload and explode the system princess, it came to an answer.

"I see."

Akira nodded slightly and said, "You are Yege's sister. Given her personality, it's not surprising that she would mention to her family that she had a chance encounter with the 'Love to Join in the Fun' group."

"……All right."

Perhaps because he had witnessed too many outrageous people and things around someone, Ji Xiaodao was not too surprised by Ming Sheng's 'extraordinary' nature, and simply continued to ask, "So who are you, and what is your purpose in looking for me?"

"My identity is..."

Akira blinked, then froze in thought. Ji Xiaodao: "...?"

"No."

A few seconds later, Akira, having regained his senses, shook his head vigorously: "I can't tell you, or it will cause a lot of trouble, a lot of trouble."

Ji Xiaodao didn't say anything, but just looked at the other person with a "Are you kidding me?" look.

"But I can explain my purpose."

Ming Sheng didn't care about the other party's sharp gaze. He just kept looking at Wen Qiu's exquisitely beautiful face and said expressionlessly, "I hope you leave this place."

"what……"

Ji Xiaodao twitched the corner of his mouth and said in a dry voice, "I've heard this kind of talk countless times lately."

"Ah."

Akira nodded and said seriously, "So you should leave."

"Why?"

For some reason, a nameless anger rose in Ji Xiaodao's heart. She bit her lip lightly and asked, unusually emotionally, "Why do I have to leave?"

"Because you have no reason to stay."

Akira stared intently at Ji Xiaodao and said, "You have no reason to stay."

The latter took a deep breath and, just as he had answered Arthur, Gavin, Merlin, and even that person countless times before, said calmly, "What I want to do is none of anyone else's business."

Akira shook his head and said seriously, "You have been forced to accept a destiny that is not your own. It is unreasonable."

"Fate?"

The girl smiled dismissively and said coldly, "Do you think I would believe in such an unfounded thing?"

"Don't you believe it?"

Akira stared intently at the dark elf before him and asked, "Do you really have no heart?"

Ji Xiaodao scoffed: "Are you trying to put on an idol drama for me?"

“I just asked a reasonable question, and there’s no doubt that you have ‘heart’.”

Akira's eyes and expression remained unchanged as he stated, like a precise machine, "But you were endowed with the talent of 'Innocent Sin,' weren't you?"

"..."

Ji Xiaodao's heart tightened, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "Don't talk like you know everything..."

"It's not just a feeling, I just know it."

Akira shook his head and continued, “This is an unfair scheme. This is not the destiny you should bear. The lonely should only be surrounded by nothingness, and the companions of original sin should only be evil. As for you... although you bear a ‘retribution’ that does not belong to you, you are not forced to be bound to original sin, to be its companion, or to dance with it.”

Ji Xiaodao gripped the [Qing] in his hand tightly and said coldly, "Nonsense, I made my own decisions..."

"Really? Jidao, are you sure that every decision you make comes from your heart?"

Akira interrupted the girl calmly and asked softly, "Even after creating a character in the game [The Realm of Innocence], and all that's left in front of you is that door called [Chaotic Evil]... no, called [The Sin of This World], was that a decision you made yourself?"

【? ! 】

Upon hearing this, Ji Xiaodao finally lost his temper and shouted, "What are you talking about?!"

"Someone made the choice for you, someone took away your choice, someone burdened you with a destiny that was not meant for you, and someone personally bestowed upon you the sin of unintentionality, turning the 'retribution' that entangled you into a vicious sin."

Akira slowly walked toward the girl who could no longer maintain her composure, each word striking her heart like a heavy hammer: "That was a mistake, an existence that also defied destiny, a bug that was materialized in the form of a program and took over the creative authority of this world. It did something wrong, and you... have no reason to bear the sins that have nothing to do with you for its schemes."

Ji Xiaodao pursed his lips and said in a trembling voice, "What do you mean by... a crime that has nothing to do with me?"

"As I just emphasized, that sin did not accompany you into your birth, but became the embodiment of the retribution that was in you, and under someone's deliberate arrangement, it completely spiraled out of control and devoured you."

Ming Shen stopped in front of Ji Xiaodao, looked up at the pale-faced dark elf, and revealed a smile that did not belong to Wen Qiu, or even to the personality of 'Ming Shen', ethereal and illusory, yet incredibly gentle, as if it could bear and encompass everything: "I can correct it, although it is not easy, but if it is at this moment, in the gap when he first falls into a light sleep in this 'world', I can do it."

Stay away from me...!
Despite wanting to rebuke the other person, Ji Xiaodao heard himself ask in a trembling voice, "What... are you going to do?"

“Strip away the unintentional sin from you, freeing you from this unfair fate.”

Akira continued with a gentle smile, her tone gradually becoming calmer: "You must have always felt a sense of unease, right? You don't belong here, yet you don't know why you want to stay. You are a full and vibrant life, yet you have been troubled by an unprecedented emptiness since entering this world?"

"I……"

"This is wrong. It was imposed on you by the person who made the rules. There is no fairness whatsoever."

"you……"

“This is not an unintentional sin, Ji Dao, this is a fabricated crime, the most vicious script that I cannot tolerate under any circumstances.”

"[Unintentional crime]...[Foul-faked crime]..."

"If you want to find fault, you can always find a reason... But it doesn't matter. If it were now, I could help you defend yourself, I could help you get away with it, I could help you escape from this fate that has nothing to do with you."

"Escape?"

"If you don't like it, I can use another way of describing it."

"..."

“I will help you return to that colorful life that truly belongs to ‘Ji Xiaodao’.”

"What does that even mean..."

“That’s right. You should know that this is never a reward, but a belated compensation.”

"I can not understand what you say……"

“No, Ji Dao, Ji Xiaodao, you bear the unjust accusations, and your life withers away in loneliness because your ‘heart’ has been taken away. You know better than anyone what I’m saying.”

"..."

Chapter 2753: The End