Technological practice: leading the human race to the stars

Chapter 71: Vow to Revenge

"Long time no see, Yuanze. You've ignored me for several months and didn't even reply to my messages."

"I'll explain it to you later when I have time..."

Without waiting for him to finish his words, Ji Xueran rushed towards Yuan Ze with the lightsaber in her hand.

Yuanze didn't want to fight, but seeing Ji Xueran pouting, he thought she wouldn't calm down for a while, so let's do it.

Yuanze's shadow double blades were like two black lightning bolts, blocking Ji Xueran's sword and trying to infiltrate the emotion of "fear" into it.

This time, his emotional power encountered an obstacle for the first time. An imperceptible mental barrier formed around Ji Xueran, deftly dispelling his attack. Yuan Ze was shocked. He didn't expect that this little girl had already broken through to the realm of Rongtong-level Yuanwu.

Ji Xueran's swordsmanship and boxing skills blended perfectly, and her sword dance was agile and graceful. Every attack was like a free dance, elegant and powerful.

The two men fought back and forth, and the sound of swords clashing echoed in the virtual arena.

Yuan Ze gradually gained the upper hand with his more sophisticated attacking skills, suppressing Ji Xueran and forcing her to retreat step by step. But she did not panic and still maintained her output frequency.

The battle reached its climax in the subtle transition between offense and defense between the two. Ji Xueran suddenly launched a full-strength attack, forcing Yuan Ze to switch from defense to offense.

What Yuanze didn't expect was that Ji Xueran's lightsaber actually penetrated his light blade and went straight to his vitals. He had to use all his strength to activate the defense field to resist this fatal blow.

When Yuan Ze thought he had completely defended himself, he felt a surge of blood and spurted out of his mouth, and the defensive force field was broken. He was surprised to find a small hill behind him, and it was this sudden pressure that made him lose his balance.

"How is it? You must have taken a lot." Ji Xueran laughed proudly, "This is the gene lock ability I unlocked after I was promoted to the Rongtong level. I call it 'Painter'. As long as I mobilize my mental power to imagine the picture, I can use the source power to depict it, and temporarily condense it into a corresponding material form at the location of the painting."

"No wonder you were using that flashy sword technique just now. It turns out you were trying to cover up your abilities."

"There's more than that. Look at your feet." Ji Xueran shook her eyebrows and looked at Yuanze proudly.

Yuanze looked down and saw a layer of transparent glass under his feet. Through the glass, he saw the entrance of a volcano. The magma below was still rolling passionately and the hot breath was also surging. He was like a piece of barbecue being eroded by the heat on the glass.

"How is it? Don't say I didn't save your face."

"Yes, yes, I lost. But then again, I didn't want to ignore you for so long." Yuan Ze smiled bitterly. He felt the pressure on his back disappear, and the burning sensation on the soles of his feet was gone.

He looked at Ji Xueran, ready to exit this virtual space.

Ji Xueran's eyes widened as she watched in disbelief as Yuan Ze's figure gradually blurred at the edge of the virtual space until it disappeared. She felt an inexplicable sense of loss in her heart, as if something precious had slipped away from her fingertips without her noticing.

"clang--"

The lightsaber in her hand slid gently down, and the sound of it hitting the ground echoed in the empty virtual arena. She lowered her head and found that she was still in a fighting posture, with only emptiness and loneliness in her clenched fists.

When she raised her head and was about to press the confirmation button, Yuan Ze's figure gradually appeared in front of her. He smiled slightly, with a gentle light flashing in his eyes, looking at Ji Xueran.

Ji Xueran's hand stopped in mid-air, and a brilliant smile appeared on her face. She threw away the sword in her hand, opened her arms desperately and ran towards her, hugging Yuanze tightly.

Yuanze was a little surprised by Ji Xueran's enthusiasm, but he quickly reacted and hugged her gently. Ji Xueran buried her head in Yuanze's chest, feeling his warmth and heartbeat.

At this moment, all the challenges and battles disappeared, leaving only two hearts tightly dependent on each other.

In this non-existent space, their embrace seemed to cross the boundary between reality and virtuality. Their heartbeats echoed in the virtual space, as if this would last forever.

The hug lasted for a long time, until their breathing became calm again.

Ji Xueran raised her head, her eyes full of happiness: "I'm so glad you're okay." Yuanze stroked her head and smiled gently: "Yeah, I'm fine."

The virtual space suddenly changed from a pure white space to a wilderness night sky.

Insects chirp, birds sing, the moon is bright and the wind is clear.

It was as if they were in a deep and romantic painting, with countless fireflies dancing in the darkness, like stars in the night sky, flying around the two of them.

"It's really beautiful." Astra whispered softly in Yuanze's ear, his voice full of amazement and intoxication.

Yuanze hugged Ji Xueran to his side and looked at the beautiful scenery: "Where did you record this? It's so romantic."

"You're not someone who's allergic to romance." Ji Xueran put her head on his shoulder and said jokingly, "This is the scenery I recorded in Continent M."

Yuanze's face turned red, and he was a little speechless. He didn't know what to say for a while. After a long time, he managed to say: "I said I want to go with you to see this beautiful country."

"Hahaha."

Ji Xueran stood up, took Yuanze's hand and walked forward, strolling in the wilderness under the starlight. They walked through the grass and stepped across the stream, enjoying each other's company and the beauty of nature.

Ji Xueran stopped, loosened her hand, and looked at Yuanze mischievously: "This is a good place to play hide-and-seek."

"what?"

Yuan Ze looked at Ji Xueran in front of him and saw that she seemed to have disappeared out of thin air. He felt a little funny. Who could find her if she was hiding? Her shady "illustrator" was afraid that he would never be able to find her hiding place even if he searched for his whole life.

Yuanze searched very carefully, not missing any corner. His careful search was very cute in Ji Xueran's eyes. This kind of concentration was not possessed by others.
"You are a scoundrel, and I am a scoundrel too."

Yuanze also pouted. Her paintings were so realistic. What's more, the whole piece was her painting, which made the naked eye of the naked eye of little use and no clues could be seen at all.

After entering the "flow" state, Yuan Ze still couldn't detect the slightest difference. He pushed aside the grass and shook the trees, but still couldn't see anything.

Ji Xueran watched him gradually walk towards her, and she held her breath nervously, afraid that he would find her. But he just looked around, searching around, but he didn't find her.

Suddenly, the screen trembled a little, but soon stabilized. Yuanze also found her hiding place. He deliberately stood in front and muttered: "Don't look for it, don't look for it, I can't find it at all, I'm leaving first."

Ji Xueran also knew that this was Yuanze's usual "trick", but her own energy to maintain these images was almost exhausted, so she just let him do it.

"I'm here!"

Although Yuanze was prepared, he was still startled. Seeing Ji Xueran laughing so hard that she was bent over, he also laughed.

After laughing, Yuanze tapped Ji Xueran's forehead gently: "You little naughty boy, you made me look for you so hard."

Ji Xueran made a face, stuck out her tongue, and said playfully: "Who told you not to contact me for so long? This is your punishment."

"If every punishment is like this, I would be willing to do it."

Yuanze hugged Ji Xueran and looked at the starry sky together. Suddenly, bright lights cut through the darkness, like countless shining elves dancing in the night sky.

Ji Xueran was amazed. She snuggled tightly in Yuanze's arms, feeling this rare romantic moment.

The meteor shower gradually dissipated, but what remained was the eternal memory in the hearts of the two.

(End of this chapter)