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Due to the increased progress and the triple boost to physical fitness, Chen Xi's eyesight improved further.

Through comparison with hyperthymesia, Chen Xi was quite certain that the bare, seemingly empty place in front of him was the spot where he had first met Liu Ma.

Unlike cities, places shrouded in black fog cannot be repaired.

Furthermore, since there is no seasonal change here, these traces can theoretically be preserved for a long time as long as there is no human damage or they are not covered by another battle.

Ta-da-ta-da...

Chen Xi moved forward quickly, not paying much attention to the fact that it was within the domain of the two tower slaves.

"This is it."

Chen Xi looked at the many huge pits in front of him and murmured.

These were the tanuki he had dragged underground, and they later broke free and left behind.

Chen Xi continued forward, where there were obvious signs of battle ahead.

"Not this one, and not this one either..."

Chen Xi continued forward, conducting investigations along the way.

Before encountering Liu Ma, Liu Ma had already fought with the ten Ta Nu, thus leaving behind many traces along the way.

But these traces are old and not what Chen Xi needs.

He was looking for new traces, traces left after he left.

"Found it!"

Chen Xi's eyes flashed, and she noticed something.

The Joker identity lacks extraordinary abilities, but in exchange, it becomes the upgraded Magician identity.

It possesses dual extraordinary characteristics similar to the Overlord Sequence.

One of them was the stand-in technique that Chen Xi saw at the beginning, similar to a magician's hat, used to avoid a fatal blow.

Another ability is similar to object manipulation, just like the glasses that were cursed and turned into containment objects.

Therefore, Liu Ma's battle traces are easy to find.

For example, there is a row of huge stones placed together, but there are gaps in the middle and obvious signs of heavy pressure on the ground.

The irregular craters on the ground were also created by the magician using his manipulation skills, making them look like craters made by Tanus falling from the sky.

These can all prove that they are the magician's attack methods.

But at the same time, it also proves that this is not a very good magician.

A skilled magician can directly distort objects, but distortion requires much more strength than control.

Liu Ma in his current state could not possibly possess the power to twist these two chains of slaves.

Even though this position is only the entry level for two-tiered Tower Slaves, and even though the strongest of these Tower Slaves only have 50% of the strength of their peers, it is still not something Liu Ma can manipulate.

Even when faced with a number of 10, he was unable to defeat them and could only retreat.

Ta-da-ta-da...

And so, Chen Xi followed the trail.

During the process, a hint of disappointment gradually appeared on his face.

The signs of destruction along the way were getting bigger and bigger, which meant that Liu Ma was not escaping alone.

Either he was covering for Lin Shutong and Huo Sze, and the three of them escaped together.

Either he chooses to fight!

In short, all these traces prove that Liu Ma did not escape alone.

Chen Xi didn't say anything, and didn't even stop walking, continuing to move forward in the direction of the trail.

This time he discovered something different.

Half a body.

It looks like it's been dead for a long time.

Although he had no head, Chen Xi recognized him from his clothes as Huo Sze.

Chen Xi still doesn't know what identity he has awakened, but that doesn't matter.

Without lingering, Chen Xi continued forward, and the traces of battle around him gradually diminished.

It became less and less, and at a certain point it plummeted until it left no trace.

"Is it over yet?"

Chen Xi murmured to herself, a certain guess and idea forming in her mind.

But he still conducted a search of the surrounding area, which was neither too large nor too small.

During the process, he killed several of the two-tiered ghouls that were forced to attack him.

"Since Lin Shutong and Liu Ma weren't found, did they escape successfully?"

Chen Xi stood there and muttered to himself.

Without much thought, he immediately assumed the dragon claw hand pose; he had no other way to verify this.

"drink!"

With one claw extended, its target was Lin Shutong.

The result was empty, which means the target was not dead.

Chen Xi was neither surprised nor delighted.

Then, with a shout of "Hah!", another claw strike came, this time targeting Liu Ma.

"Um?"

Chen Xi's expression changed slightly.

Caught!

But it can't be dragged.

This means that Liu Ma is dead, but his identity is still outside, so it cannot be reflected.

This is still outside; it refers to the pair of glasses called the Magician's!

It possesses such power precisely because it is a magician.

And to be honest, in such a short time, it's not impossible that someone would immediately realize the Joker's identity after Liu Ma's death, but it's very low.

But in the context of this matter, it's not just low, it's 0%!

Because Lin Shu-Tong is alive!

Without a doubt.

Liu Ma fought to the very end for Lin Shutong, completely exhausting the Black Tower Stone that Chen Xi had given him, as well as his own strength.

Finally, it was converted into containment object number 52.

Lin Shutong left with the completely corrupted black tower stone and the glasses that Liu Ma had turned into after being cursed by his identity.

Otherwise, Lin Shutong would not be alive.

As for Huo Sze, as an I-rank, he would definitely have been Lin Shutong's earliest victim in that environment.

Chen Xi did not choose to reflect Huo Sze; the person he reflected could only be the one he had spoken with during their conversation, which was meaningless.

The same applies to Lin Shutong; she's just there to see what Liu Ma will choose.

Liu Ma made his choice.

He chose to become the Joker!

Perhaps in his heart this was noble, but Chen Xi didn't care about these romantic things.

He hadn't known Liu Ma for long, and he only saved him and gave him a choice because of Zhang Wanyi.

As for Chen Xi's eagerness to know the answer, it wasn't because he really cared whether Liu Ma would continue to be the clown or be himself, but rather to verify something.

"What a coincidence."

"What a coincidence."

"With so many identities, why do the clown and the school beauty always seem to run into each other twice?"

"Furthermore, judging from the timing, both times the clown awakened first, followed by the school beauty, and even..."

"The Joker died as a magician last time, and the school beauty hasn't leveled up yet."

"Even in terms of the method, if I'm not mistaken, Zhang Wanyi's younger brother also sacrificed himself for her!"

"Now Liu Ma is also sacrificing himself for Lin Shutong!"

"The resemblance is too high!"

"Could it be that there's some kind of destiny between different identities?"

At that moment, Chen Xi suddenly felt that the name "witch" was very specific and fitting.