In this cyberpunk era, why are you still playing the traditional villain?

It's hard, the fist is hard.

The little girl hasn't been beaten enough by her master; he should remind her properly afterwards.

However, he wouldn't say such things aloud. Instead, he said in a gentle tone, "Just stay here quietly, or your master will definitely be furious with me if he sees you injured."

"Uh-huh!"

Pan Feng breathed a sigh of relief. Who said his master was petty? He's actually very generous and a warm-hearted man.

Seeing her innocent expression, the others could only show pity.

It's not your child's (sister's) fault; you just don't know your awful teacher-father well enough.

But Xu Shi had tricked himself into it, and a feeling of a mother hen protecting her chicks suddenly welled up in his heart. The feeling of protecting people wasn't bad at all.

Oops, I've become a male mom without even realizing it (doge).

The atmosphere on his side was relaxed, but the confrontation on the main battlefield was becoming increasingly tense.

The good news is that the Holy See's combat strength has been reduced by more than half, and the combat strength of those who remain here is not very high. Even the Silver Knights are mostly support characters like Lu Baiyan and Han Jingchuan.

Such beings are always easier to deal with.

The bad news is that these people have now become the Saintess's combat puppets.

Presumably due to the loss of their five senses, the puppets' greatest characteristic is that they fight recklessly, and non-fatal damage cannot slow them down at all.

They will only follow the orders of their controllers, and they will probably bite off a piece of their opponent's flesh before they die.

The most obvious example is probably the red-haired, silly girl Qin Yiyan. Although she's not very bright, her fighting ability is undeniably strong.

With his ability to create clones and the heavy greatsword, even Tang Shuang, a seasoned former director of the inspection bureau, couldn't gain the upper hand.

"die."

She mechanically repeated the process.

"whispering sound."

Governor Tang cursed under his breath, stretched his neck, and pulled out his usual pair of batons.

The next second, a flame seemed to rise in her eyes, and her movements became much more nimble.

This is a manifestation of breaking the threshold.

For "Ascendants," especially combat-type "Ascendants," there is a limitation on their own abilities.

Usually it's 70% or even 80%. Under normal circumstances, just getting it to this level is enough to solve the problem.

Breaking this limitation would naturally allow one to demonstrate greater strength, but it would also place a greater burden on oneself.

Therefore, most of the time, "ascended individuals" will be relatively restrained to avoid putting unnecessary burdens on themselves.

But the puppet doesn't have that consciousness anymore. Qin Yiyan has already shown all her power, not because she wants to, but because she can't control it.

A bit pitiful.

Tang Shuang was unusually melancholic, but she was mostly excited without even realizing it herself.

Well... she's a crazy woman too.

A belligerent, madwoman.

Seeing Qin Yiyan's impressive strength had already ignited her competitive spirit, and now that he was going all out, she was even less likely to hold back.

"Come on, let me see just how capable you are as a knight commander!"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 295 If you can't solve the problem, then solve the person who caused it.

2023-10-19

Fight!Fight!

The moment Xu Shi saw Tang Shuang become serious, a glint of fire seemed to flash in his eyes.

You can't blame him for being so excited. It's not uncommon to see a pretty girl bleeding profusely; who wouldn't be confused?

What? You're not worried about your woman?

Screw it, all my women are stalwarts. The former head of the Night City's Investigation Bureau, a noble S-class "Upgrader," can't beat a big-breasted, brainless redhead?

Yes, Qin Yiyan's bear is indeed big, and this cannot be denied simply because she is brainless.

But upon closer reflection, Xu Shi felt something was amiss. Qin Yiyan was all looks and no brains. Putting aside the issue of crossing the threshold, now that she had handed over her brain to someone else, wouldn't that be a boost for her?

Thinking about it this way, he suddenly became a little worried again.

Fortunately, his worries were unnecessary, because the next second he saw Tang Shuang move like lightning, weaving between Qin Yiyan's clones, wielding a baton and a pistol with both hands, setting off fireworks wherever she went, bang bang bang bang bang.

There are basically no unnecessary movements; a clone can be taken down in just a few moves.

Interestingly, Qin Yiyan's clone is actually quite special, because it doesn't share the original owner's strength. Instead, it's more like a copy and paste of a version of himself with a weaker constitution.

However, the combat method of issuing commands through the main body remains unchanged, which is a major drawback. Before becoming a puppet, with her rich combat experience, she could control up to ten clones by herself, which would give anyone a headache.

But now that she herself has lost consciousness, the actions of her clone must be carried out by the controller, the Saintess, who issues the commands, which are then mechanically executed by the red-haired silly girl.

Even without having to say it out loud, the process would still be much more awkward than before. Not to mention that Miss Saintess herself was already tightly bound by Su Lin and Lin Yue, multitasking as much as she could. No matter what kind of "observer" she was, it wouldn't be easy for her.

Looking at the battle before him, Xu Shi suddenly felt like laughing.

After all, he had seen how Qin Yiyan fought when they were fighting the Sea God before. Although it was only once, she was much more agile than she is now.

Yes, Qin Yiyan's combat ability is indeed outstanding, and this cannot be denied simply because she is bear-like.

Now, although both the red-haired silly girl and her clone are more powerful after forcibly breaking through the threshold, they have become simple-minded and physically strong fools. In fact, as he watched, he even had the feeling of "Little Tang Shuang fighting zombies".

Now you know what it means to lift a stone only to have it fall on your own foot, right?

As a loving and devoted teacher, he never missed any opportunity to educate his apprentice. He looked at Pan Ling behind him and asked.

"Uh-huh."

The silly apprentice nodded; of course she knew what her master meant.

She knew Qin Yiyan's background. To be honest, even if her master revealed some secret about the Holy Maiden, Qin Yiyan, who had grown up with her since childhood, could not be truly shaken. Even if she was, it would only be temporary.

Besides, the red-haired silly girl can also distinguish between advantages and disadvantages, and she will do her best to defeat the enemy in front of her no matter what.

But she was still manipulated. This was obviously not her own problem, but rather that Miss Saint was too suspicious, or rather, the information revealed by Xu Shi threw her into a panic and she couldn't think too deeply in her haste.

"So, 'lifting a stone only to drop it' doesn't seem quite right? Wouldn't 'a cornered dog will jump over the wall' be a more fitting description?"

Having sorted out the cause and effect, she tentatively offered her opinion.

"When did it become your turn to lecture your teacher?"

Xu Shi's answer was very heartwarming.

Actually, neither of them had any problem with their choice of words—isn't the current Saintess desperate and resorting to any other means?

However, if she hadn't tried to avoid any mishaps and forcibly manipulated Qin Yiyan, given Qin Yiyan's original skill level, she might have actually been able to unleash even greater power. Given her loyalty to the Holy See, it wouldn't have been impossible for her to break through the threshold blockade on her own.

Isn't this just like lifting a rock only to drop it on one's own foot?

Since there's no problem between the master and disciple, it's better to forcibly create a problem and pin it on the disciple.

This is what a shameless and bad teacher is like.

"Yes, Master is right."

Pan Ling wasn't really buying into this anymore, but she wouldn't openly defy her master; she'd just go along with it.

She subtly changed the subject, "Speaking of which, Master, what exactly is this 'natural law' you speak of?"

"Now is not the time to explain. I'll tell you later."

"Oh."

Just as the master and apprentice were talking, the battle between Tang Shuang and Qin Yiyan gradually came to a conclusion.

Just as Xu Shi had said, the former head of the Night Sin City's Investigation Bureau was clearly superior.

Although it looks like a phantom, the red-haired girl's clone is actually more like a semi-material existence, and "Touch of Calamity" can still take effect.

As she flashed, her clones were all reduced to dust in the explosion.

The clone that was abnormally recalled was destroyed, and the main body would also be damaged. Qin Yiyan's voice turned into a mournful cry, and his face turned pale.

She herself was not injured at all—even though she has been promoted, she still maintains the good habit of being fully armed. Although she was wearing casual clothes, they had very good protective functions.

She was hit by the heavy sword several times, but it only caused ripples of energy to spread out, dissipating most of its power and failing to stop her progress at all.

"go with!"

Governor Tang showed no mercy and pressed his advantage, coming to her side and smashing her hard in the ribs.

boom--

With a full-force attack and an explosion, Qin Yiyan's armor finally gave way and shattered into pieces. She lost her ability to fight, coughed up a mouthful of blood, and was sent flying like a kite with a broken string, completely incapacitated.

The dust has settled.

"That's all."

Having dealt with this troublesome fellow, Tang Shuang raised her chin and uttered the melodramatic lines of a victor.

She doesn't usually do this, but at this moment she really couldn't help herself.

Having been separated from Xu Shi for so long, she really wanted to show him her best self.

Having been absent from the church earlier, I naturally want to make a good impression now.

Of course, there was also a bit of a competitive spirit at play. Now she also knew that Xia Wuyou had fought her twice disguised as a warrior, and both times she was defeated by him.

How could she accept that? Most importantly, wouldn't Xu Shi think I'm incompetent?

I'm not bad at this, really!

It's a pity Xia Wuyou isn't here... Oh well, I'll find her and have a good sparring session after this is over.

Humph.

at the same time.