Grudge Breaker

Chapter 376 Desperate Counterattack
"Enter meditation, enter meditation!"

Song Weichen hurriedly called out to Xiao Biezhi, but in fact he was also calling out to himself. As long as he could enter the state of "no hindrance, therefore no fear", the Lord of the Corpse would be unable to do anything to them.

“Offering sacrifices…the procession of preparing the fire…”

The Crimson-Eyed Ghost King began its skill animation, and the mantra Song Weichen had heard in the Hell Swamp resounded once more. Clearly, this guy was going to get serious. In other words… she was somewhat amused and exasperated. Did this mean that Ghost King Lao Deng's methods against the moths were just a piece of cake? Are you kidding me…?

"You little rascal, your imagination is truly terrible!"

"Why don't you give me a spoiler beforehand? What disgusting ways of dying from those entropy flare attacks and entropy reduction attacks that you've imagined in your deadpan mind?"

The little guinea pig rubbed its fluffy head shyly.

"Hey, big sister, you flatter me~"

"You think I'm praising you?!"

Song Weichen raised her hand and flicked the little worm's head with her finger. She wanted to put it into her puppet but didn't dare, since her electric scooter driving skills were far inferior to this fleshy worm.

……

"To the mortar and the sacrificial vessel..."

The whispers of demons echoed from the other side of the cave. Clearly, the Black-Eyed Demon King was not to be outdone and had joined the battle. It even came from behind and its eerie green ripples of light almost overflowed from its eye sockets.

"Gods love food..."

"The drums and bells escort the corpse..."

The more Song Weichen listened to the mantra, the more familiar it seemed. Wasn't this the "Chu Ci" section of the Book of Songs? It was a song of worship for the ancestors and gods by the Zhou kings, which began with the respectful preparation of cooking and depicted the entire sacrificial process. She had been forced to memorize it by her mother when she was a child, and now, while she couldn't say she knew it by heart, she could at least recite it with great accuracy.

Oh no… Song Weichen smiled bitterly. So, the Ghost King Lao Deng’s incantation prelude came from her imagination? So, she was the sacrifice used for the ritual?

As the incantation drew to a close, the light emanating from the Ghost King's eye sockets grew ever brighter!

"Do not substitute it—"

As the last syllable faded, crimson and eerie green ripples of light emanated from the eye sockets of the two ghost kings. Given the limited space of the cave, at this speed, the two light waves would intersect in a dozen seconds and create ripples—what was that academic term again? Oh, Song Weichen remembered, "wave interference."

In other words, in less than half a minute, her consciousness would become a quantum monster simultaneously struck by entropy flare and entropy reduction, forever in a state of abnormal reaction, neither alive nor dead.

"Motingfeng!!"

Song Weichen shouted again, extremely unwilling to give up, even though she knew he couldn't hear her at all. Sigh, men really can't be relied on…

As the light waves drew ever closer, Song Weichen realized a profound truth: she absolutely could not enter a meditative state under such circumstances, even though she rationally knew it was the most effective way to escape.

In essence, the existence of the Sita Protector is a "recursive game" about fear and imagination. The more you understand it, the stronger it becomes; the more you try to escape it, the more accurately it strikes. The only chance of winning is to not play this game.

But the question is—can humans really stop imagining?
The thought of being killed by his own imagination and that of his own phantom spirit made Song Weichen feel incredibly guilty. No way! He absolutely couldn't let the Corpse Demon King succeed.
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"A little quirky: What's the best way to deal with fear?"

"Al?"

Little Meatball never expected Song Weichen to ask such a question at this moment. Is Big Sister planning to take the route of toxic chicken soup for the soul?

The problem is, even toxic motivational quotes can't save the rats...

"Big Sister, instead of spouting platitudes about overcoming fear, I think we should try 'meditation' instead."

"Do not."

Song Weichen shook his head firmly.
"The best way to deal with fear is to fight fire with fire!"

"Since you know such ridiculous physics concepts as entropy and entropy reduction, you must also know that 'wave interference' formed by rippled light waves is divided into 'constructive interference' and 'destructive interference', right?"

Song Weichen stared intently at the light waves on either side, which were only a few meters away from her. This time, there was no fear in her eyes.

"I know, I know, I know. 'Constructive interference' means that when wave crests overlap, the power increases, while 'destructive interference' is the opposite. If wave crests and troughs overlap, the power decreases or even cancels out."

As she spoke, Xiao Biezhi patted her chubby paw.
"Boss, I understand! You mean—"

"Yes, I need to find the 'destructive interference point'!"

"Meatworm, you're better at math than me. Quickly calculate which points belong to the 'destructive interference region' after the ripple light waves intersect, and have the Alien Hand Brothers tear through space to take us there!"

"Based on the current speed of the light wave's spread, we can probably stay at each point for four to five seconds. In other words, as long as we find a few points and teleport in turn, and if all else fails, we can use my ultimate move, Moonlight Box, to hold out until the Ghost Kings are hit by each other's light waves."

"I'll make those two old devils reap what they sow!"

"okay!"

The little guinea pig's tiny black bean eyes lit up. Don't let her weak appearance fool you; she's not a coward!
"Go!" the little girl yelled in her cute, childish voice.

Just as the Black-Eyed Demon King's eerie green ripples of light were about to touch the electric scooter, the Strange Hands extended their hook-like fingertips, swiftly slicing through the space before them to reach another part of the cave—a place where the eerie green troughs and scarlet crimson crests were intersecting, the energies of the two extreme states canceling each other out.

Although Song Weichen experienced a strange static reaction, similar to skin touching plastic, there was no abnormal change, so it seems this trick works!
"3, 2, 1, Dodge!"

Before Song Weichen could finish speaking, he had already appeared at another point of mutual interference.

Fortunately, the cave was small enough to be covered by her time reversal and teleportation skills. If it were any larger, her tricks would be useless.

At this moment, Song Weichen was full of fighting spirit, as if he could already see the dawn of victory.

only……

If nothing unexpected happens, something unexpected is about to happen. The Corpse Demon Kings have clearly noticed Song Weichen's "solution strategy." The light waves they emit have begun to become unpredictable, and these light waves, which are sometimes fast and sometimes slow, have even begun to affect the ripples in the light waves that have already formed, causing them to become equally out of control.

This means that the subsequent calculations will no longer be valid. The previously determined "destructive interference points" will most likely shift or disappear, and they have no tolerance for error. If they make a mistake even once, they will be doomed!
"It seems the Ghost King is determined to torment me to death today..."

Song Weichen smiled like a bitter gourd, but fortunately, there were still a few ripples that hadn't been affected by the new variables, and Xiao Biezhi and the Yishou brothers were still trying to save themselves.

Should she use her ultimate move to temporarily stop these light waves and rewind them ten seconds? Song Weichen dismissed the thought as soon as it crossed her mind. Not to mention that her physical condition couldn't withstand a few ultimate moves, even if she could, it wouldn't make a difference, because once that happened, the Corpse Demon King would never be hit by the opponent's light waves.

The situation suddenly became tense.

"Danger, boss! Extremely dangerous!"

The little girl's sweet, childlike voice was filled with tension, and her creamy-yellow fur stood on end, making her look like a fat mouse that had been electrocuted.

"Hey little blondie, stop babbling. Your mouth sounds like it's been poisoned. Can't you say something auspicious? We're doomed. Looks like we're really going to lose this round."

Song Weichen didn't speak, but Ba Bo'erben from the Yishou Brothers chimed in.

"How can you talk like that, buddy? I, Mouse, am the most reliable person in the world!"

When Xiao Biezhi heard Babo'er running to Yin Yang, he jumped high on the handlebars, put his hands on his hips, and looked unconvinced.

In fact, Song Weichen knew that her phantom spirits wanted to relieve her tension in this seemingly absurd way. Even at the critical moment of life and death, they did not want the last memory left to her to be cruel cowardice and despair.

Song Weichen straightened her back. Even for their sake, she couldn't back down—she had to win.

"Little quirk, based on the previous light wave diffraction speed, how long will it take to hit the Ghost King?"

"If the rhythm of the light wave ripples had remained unchanged, three more teleportations would have been enough to hit him, but now the Ghost King's light wave rhythm has gone erratic..."

"I have a risky idea."

After all, she and Huanling were of one mind. Although Song Weichen did not explain in detail, the moment the adventurous idea came out, both Xiao Biezhi and the Yishou brothers understood her plan.

With a flick of its tail, the little creature unleashed a streak of light blue lightning that shot towards the Black-Eyed Demon King—paralyzing it. Consequently, the ripples of light it conjured were also affected and ceased to move.

However, this paralysis only lasts for a few seconds and does not affect the movement of the Red-Eyed Ghost King's ripple light waves—this is exactly what Song Weichen wants. After controlling the Ghost King on one side, the light waves during these few seconds become controllable and measurable, and what Xiao Biezhi needs to do is quickly find the "destructive interference point" within these few seconds.

"The Moonlight Box!"

As soon as Song Weichen shouted, a ten-second countdown appeared in the entire space, giving the brothers with different hands ample time to tear open the space and allow everyone to move to their respective safe positions.

Sure enough, a few seconds after time returned to normal, they were in a safe location!
"This method works!" Song Weichen exclaimed excitedly. "Next up is Red Eyes!"

……

By the time she unleashed her ultimate attack for the third time, six Corpse Demon Kings appeared before Song Weichen, and she knew she was about to collapse. The good news was that their ripples of light had reached each other, and just one more time—just one more time—would be enough to witness them slaughtering each other!
Hang in there, Song Weichen, you have to hold on...

She silently cheered herself up and activated her fourth ultimate move. After moving to a safe point, there were eight seconds left on the countdown. During the waiting time, Xiao Biezhi spoke.

"Big Sister, what do you think will happen to them after they are attacked by their own power?"

"Generally speaking, the conflict between entropy increase and entropy decrease will trigger a thermodynamic singularity, which means that the two extreme states cancel each other out, but the residual energy needs to be released."

"But this space is only so big, where can it be released?"

Just as Song Weichen was about to speak, he suddenly swayed and almost fell off the scooter, but the Yi Shou brothers caught him in time.

"I have no idea……"

Her voice was already very weak.

"All I know is that in this all-in hand, it's either them or me who lives."

……

"Zi-"

Strange electrical sounds came from both sides. The countdown had ended, and the Shita Demon King was struck by the ripples of light waves from their opponent!
Unfortunately, Song Weichen's consciousness was already fading, and even though she tried her best to keep her eyes open and see what was happening to the Ghost King, she could only see a blurry outline—

One of the demon kings seemed to split into countless spider lilies entwined with black mist, countless monsters resembling the Yamata no Orochi, and countless spiders with black, withered bones... These things were deforming and collapsing at an extremely fast speed, forming something like a black hole, which was devouring everything inside.

Song Weichen turned his head toward the other ghost king. Hmm? What's going on? It seems to have turned into a human.

Song Weichen shook her head, trying to see more clearly. She saw it transform into Ruan Mianmian, then into Du Juan, then into a necromancer… No, it kept changing. Who was that figure? Song Weichen felt the outline of the "person" before her was very familiar, and he was even wearing the uniform of a Vengeful Spirit Master. He… who was he?… Song Weichen tried to see more clearly, but then the person changed again. She seemed to see the outline of a woman…

"Zi-"

The "black hole" formed by the collapse of one of the ghost kings instantly swallowed the illusory figure. All around was deathly silent. Song Weichen didn't know if she had also been swallowed by the black hole; she had completely lost consciousness.

……

Inside the cave, candles and lamps cast a warm glow.

"thump!"

While meditating, Song Weichen suddenly collapsed to the ground, blood gushing from his mouth, but he remained unconscious.

The little guinea pig that had been sitting on her shoulder rolled to the side and seemed to have lost consciousness.

Judging from the extent of the candle's burning, Mo Tingfeng hadn't been gone for long. The barrier at the cave entrance was still wide open, and the sky outside was still dark, clearly indicating that it was not yet dawn.

(End of this chapter)