Am I really hallucinating?

Chapter 501 "The Scoundrel Star"

Luo Xingxing saw her star cells darting around in the red lines.

Star cells only pursue targets under normal circumstances, and will choose to move away from them when the enemy counterattacks. After all, they are units that primarily use ranged attacks, so this mechanism is not a major problem, and even makes it easier for them to spontaneously dodge enemy attacks.

However, such star cells are unlikely to form an effective interception against the enemy.

For example, when Luo Xingxing saw her star cells flying towards her, she realized that the enemy was also rushing towards her at high speed!
Whoa!

A shadow suddenly pounced in front of her. Luo Xingxing struck it with her staff, scattering it, only to find that it was just an unfamiliar human puppet supported by red threads.

Jiang Si used this simple trick to cut in from Luo Xingxing's side and rear at this moment.

However, as soon as she reached out, Luo Xingxing, without turning her head, thrust her staff backward to parry her claws. Taking advantage of this opening, she turned around and used her staff with exquisite skill, leaving several staff marks on Jiang Si's body in a few moves.

Jiang Si was surprised—she had a zombie body, indestructible and unbreakable, even the Ghost King would have to struggle against it, yet these seemingly ordinary few blows from the staff had hurt her.

Luo Xingxing opened her eyes wide. Even though she had seemed reluctant to work before, when she realized that her opponent was somewhat skilled, her fighting spirit brought her considerable excitement. Her smile gradually widened as she adopted a staff stance: "Let's make this clear first. Although I'm not the most ambitious type at home, I don't believe I'll easily lose to anyone if we're going to fight."

After speaking, she waved her staff and leaped into the air.

Jiang wanted to take the opportunity to knock her down, but found no flaws. The star cells were forcibly called back to help cover her, and at the same time, several cells were absorbed into the head of the staff. The spherical cells were layered and arranged, which made the staff significantly longer and larger.

Finally, he struck Jiang Si on the head with a club.

Stab it!

Blue lightning exploded, and the powerful physical impact, accompanied by an energy blast, created multiple strikes.

The already bare grove of trees suddenly felt much more open.

Luo Xingxing put away the stick: "Hey, wasn't that a bit too much? Don't kill me... huh?"

She keenly sensed something was wrong, but as soon as she turned around, she saw several star cells flying past her.

This is very wrong!
All the cells flew away in the opposite direction of the enemy's attack. Although they were all "summoned creatures" and did not protect their master at all, she could use this characteristic to identify the direction of the attack.

But now, is this an attack from multiple directions?

Wait… she seems to be surrounded by strange red threads? This odd rhythm of change and the sense of spatial incongruity…

Whizzing!

Several lightning bolts struck from multiple angles, but Luo Xingxing's staff spun around her a few times, deflecting and absorbing all the lightning strikes. She remained relaxed, saying, "A model for controlling local space? How strange. Although I know you're a serial killer, while your abilities are indeed based on those of serial killers, your style of application is far removed from that of serial killers and even the entire violent world. It's refined yet ingenious, combining strength and gentleness without being superficial."

Even the spatial model that the Ghost King was initially kept in the dark about was seen through by Luo Xingxing in just a few glances!
Jiang Si's voice came through: "What is your relationship with Luo Ye?"

"Luo Ye? She's my cousin... You know her? No, although you seem alright to me, it's still too difficult for you to catch her eye."

Tsk, they even have the nerve to make a sarcastic remark about that. Jiang Si was starting to dislike these people with the surname Luo.

Luo Xingxing was thinking about how to crack the model. Although she didn't have the ability to do so, finding patterns was relatively easy for her...

Just as she was making this decision, she suddenly felt weak and swayed, her legs slightly apart as she stood up.

Poisoned?! When? She clearly held her breath earlier!

"We were too careless in protecting your soul. Poison alone can only serve as a restraining force most of the time, so when you need to use it, you have to use a two-pronged approach to maximize the benefits. The moment you first smelled the fragrance, the spiritual toxin had already begun to spread."

Luo Xingxing could feel that although there were no obvious injuries to her body, her skin was stiff and her limbs were difficult to move. She had strength, but she didn't know where her strength went.

What a bizarre state of poisoning! But at this moment, Luo Xingxing needs to emphasize one thing: she is a summoner!
Jiang Si's figure appeared as she pieced together her outline between the red lines, and without giving Luo Xingxing any time, she rushed straight up.

"You think the basic unit of these summoned creatures is a cell?! Let me show you the true face of the stars! Jiang Si! Your cleverness is nothing in front of it!" Luo Xingxing raised her head and shouted with high spirits.

The staff in his hand was covered with yellowish-white bone, and finally a dragon head skeleton was attached to the end.

Then a large number of star cells proliferated, and a skeleton ran through them, becoming the hub.

In an instant, a long, slender dragon made of deep blue stars appeared, coiled around Luo Xingxing, its pair of bright blue eyes fiercely staring at the rapidly approaching Jiang Si.

“My summoned stars don’t need my conscious control! They’re automatic… automatic… uh…”

Before she could even get cocky, Luo Xingxing froze, her words barely out of her mouth.

Jiang Si didn't stop and rushed forward. As the evil zombie's claws approached, the majestic star dragon... "whoosh" twisted its body and ran far away.

It did not choose to protect Luo Xingxing.

It's automatic.

"What the hell!"

Bang!
Jiang Si was under a lot of psychological pressure just now, but now that she has slapped Luo Xingxing's face with her paw, she seems much more relaxed and happy.

……

Zheng Fan and his group found Jiang Si.

They also saw Luo Xingxing lying on the ground, wrapped up like a caterpillar by Jiang Si with red thread, being devoured by the zombie girl, looking utterly hopeless.

“Mr. Devil! Big Brother! Uh, and who are you...?” Jiang Si immediately stood up when she saw them and greeted them very politely, but she was stunned when she saw Luo Ye. She really didn’t recognize him.

However, this understanding was trampled under her feet.

"Waaaaah, cousin, help me! It's me, Little Star! The Little Star who used to share candy with you!" Luo Xingxing quickly wriggled away from the zombie girl's bites, running towards Luo Ye with snot and tears streaming down her face.

Luo Ye was first bewildered, then disgusted, and finally seemed to remember something: "Stars?"

"Waaaah! You still remember me after all!"

"You're the one who pinned all the blame for stealing the candy on me and sold me out, aren't you?" Luo Ye said, narrowing his eyes.

"Ah, this... I don't know, hehe..." Luo Xingxing immediately shrank into a shrimp.

But this time, Luo Ye kicked her back, grinding his foot on her face. His voice was sinister yet tinged with emotion, a mixture of disdain and tenderness as he sighed, "You actually survived? Although I didn't pay any attention to you when I was dealing with you, it seems you've really risked your life to live this long."

As he spoke, Luo Ye glanced at Jiang Si, who was talking to Jiang Hui, and whispered, "But to be captivated by someone your own age, your progress must not be that great."

"How can you say that?! I went easy on them!" Luo Xingxing shouted righteously, "I didn't want to be ordered around by those Luo family people, so I was already thinking of running away. That's why I pretended to be weak so that I could rightfully fall into your hands, cousin!"

He's really talking nonsense...

While Luo Ye was exasperated, Zheng Fan peered at the wriggling shrimp with interest: "She's a little different."

"Her... There are always idiots among people, and there are always stupid birds among birds. Even the fiercest and most agile species will unexpectedly produce defective offspring after a malignant mutation that is difficult to control. She is the outlier among our Luo family. Her childhood nickname was 'Mischievous Star'. She preferred running away and hiding to fighting and killing."

(End of this chapter)