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Chapter 116 I've found you, General!

Upon hearing the sound of the clapper, Uchiha Hikaru abruptly stopped in his tracks—

coming!

The king was indeed nearby!

Almost at the same time she began searching her surroundings, the already seriously injured Genji raised her head once more, and a tremendous force suddenly erupted from her slender body as she lunged at Uchiha Hikaru!

Uchiha Hikaru retreated a few steps, dodging the attack, and met Genji's gaze.

This moment.

The effeminate boy's gaze turned like that of a demon from the underworld, and intricate golden mandala patterns appeared in his dark golden eyes.

"Word of Power: Dream Eater!"

—The Dream Eater, originating from the high-risk Word of Power of the White King's bloodline, is not recorded in the human Word of Power periodic table. It is only speculated that it is a kind of ability that can construct a mental cage like a dream, which can imprison the soul of the other party in a nightmare. Once the other party believes that he or she has died in the dream, his or her physical body in reality will also die.

At the same time...

Strange patterns also appeared in Uchiha Hikaru's eyes, but instead of golden mandalas, they were black tomoe windmills—

"Illusion Technique: Tsukuyomi!"

The two stood facing each other, both lost in a dream.

In that fleeting moment.

On a hillside nearly two kilometers away, the person who had been lying in wait pulled the trigger of the AS50 sniper rifle.

boom!

A dark red bullet shot out of the gun barrel, covering a distance of 1500 meters in less than a second, whistling through the air with a sharp sound, its target being Uchiha Hikaru standing in front of Genji!

……

This was a long-planned killing move.

From the very beginning, whether it was the Oni Clan who arrived carrying heavy firearms and mercury smoke bombs, or the Genji who had taken the evolution potion, they were all just smoke bombs used to deceive people.

All of this was simply to create an opportunity for the sniper, hiding more than a thousand meters away, to fire that fatal shot.

Yan Ling·Dong.

Under the influence of this incantation, he could reduce his breathing and blood flow to the bare minimum, like a reptile, barely enough to sustain life, even paralyzing some limbs, leaving only the muscles needed to pull the trigger. No one would be aware of his presence until he actually fired.

Until now...

The dark red bullet shot out from the muzzle!

—The Fifth Element, the Philosopher's Stone!

The moment the gunshot rang out, the sniper seemed to have already seen the image of Uchiha Hikaru's heart being pierced by a bullet.

pity……

"Susanoo!"

Without any warning, the dark red flames condensed again in mid-air!

With both Uchiha Hikaru and Genjiro already trapped in a dream, Susanoo suddenly activated, transforming into a second form over ten meters tall and brimming with flesh and blood in the blink of an eye!

click-

In an instant, the dark red bullet, carrying a rapid impact, struck the Susanoo's outer garment.

From the moment they made contact, its kinetic energy rapidly diminished, like chalk hitting a hard wall. Within seconds, it turned into a clump of dark red crystalline powder, which slid off the surface of Susanoo. Only a faint white mark remained on Susanoo, almost invisible.

Until this point.

The second figure of Uchiha Hikaru emerged from the head of Susanoo.

More precisely, it has been restored to its original size from a miniature form the size of a thumb.

That's right.

The Uchiha Hikari currently appearing inside Susanoo is her true form!

The "Uchiha Hikaru" who fought against Genji was a shadow clone with half of her chakra.

Like "King General", everything Uchiha Hikari did before was also a smoke bomb used to lure out "King General". From the beginning, before she even got off the vehicle, she had already created shadow clones. Then her main body wore a mini bracelet and shrunk down, using the Flying Technique to fly over the battlefield and observe the surrounding situation.

She didn't know if this guy hadn't come or had somehow hidden himself, because even after the battle had lasted for more than ten minutes, she still hadn't found the king's location.

Until the moment Genji released "Word of Power: Dream Eater".

Uchiha Hikaru suddenly sensed a faint, almost imperceptible killing intent, and immediately flew to the side of the shadow clone and activated Susanoo.

—Although the Philosopher's Stone in the Dragon World is an alchemical weapon specifically designed to counter the Dragon King, a sniper bullet traveling at three times the speed of sound still has some lethality against flesh and blood. If that shot had hit the shadow clone's heart or the back of its head, it might have forcibly dispelled the clone.

At this point...

"game over."

Uchiha Hikaru raised his head from Susanoo, following the trajectory of the Philosopher's Stone, and looked at the small hill more than a thousand meters away. A bright smile appeared on his fair face:

"Found you... my king!"

next moment.

Her figure, enveloped by Susanoo, soared into the sky!

「!?」

The sniper's eyes widened in astonishment, and he fired again.

However, with his mind already in a state of panic, these shots all went out of bounds—even if he hadn't panicked, it wouldn't have mattered. Facing a target flying at near-sonic speeds and protected by several meters of chakra, even a grenade launcher would have had a hard time inflicting effective damage.

Just seconds later.

Uchiha Hikaru appeared on the lush green hillside, his eyes locked on the sniper below.

It was a face wearing a Noh mask.

The moment their eyes met, the windmill in Uchiha Hikaru's eyes began to spin again:

"Seal Tsukuyomi!"

……

Within minutes.

Uchiha Hikaru squatted on the small hill, looking at the "King General" in front of him who had been chopped into a human stick, and reached out to touch his chin and tug it.

"Huh, this mask is really stuck to my face? I can't tear it off, and if I use even a little force, the skin will peel off?"

"He was even drooling, how disgusting..."

Just a moment ago, Uchiha Hikaru used "Eight Thousand Spears" to violently explore the memories of "King General".

The harvest was meager.

This guy is probably a shadow warrior specifically used to carry out this assassination mission. He is not the same person as "King" who is usually the leader of the Demon Clan. He has very little information in his mind, and his understanding of the Demon Clan is even less than that of Tachibana Masamune.

Its bloodline purity is also very low, with only one low-level Word of Power: Winter.

But it's alright.

The Word of Power: Winter, combined with the professional sniping knowledge in this guy's head, and the AS50 next to him, makes up the perfect three-piece set for a high-level sniper. Plus, there's a spare Philosopher's Stone bullet that hasn't been used yet. Uchiha Hikaru plans to pack it all up and take it with him later, keeping it for himself.

As a price for the violent exploration, "King General's" brain has been destroyed, leaving him practically an idiot.

After confirming that he could not obtain any more information from the shadow warrior, Uchiha Hikaru swiftly cleaved the "King General" in two at the waist, leaving behind the mangled corpse, and then leaped up again, using the Flying Technique to fly back to the battlefield.

this side.

The duel between the shadow clone and Genji has also come to an end.

Yuan Zhinü remained standing in the same position, with a blank expression, neither crying nor laughing, like a puppet on a string.

"...What's wrong with him?"

Uchiha Hikaru asked his shadow clone, somewhat puzzled.

"I've become withdrawn."

The term "shadow clone" is concise and to the point.

"what?"

This is the first chapter. The second chapter isn't finished yet, I'll update it later...

(End of this chapter)