The Strange Cat from Fuuto

To be precise, it was the girl's corpse.

The two have the same appearance and demeanor, only the emotions remaining in their eyes and brows are different.

One corpse had a broken driver and lock around its waist, its neck caved inwards, while the other had a bloody hole in its chest, as if it had been stabbed to death by something.

"What are your thoughts when you look at your own corpse?"

DJ Xiang Le staggered up behind Gao Siwu. Gao Siwu didn't say anything, just stared at her own corpse and the corpse of the other "her".

When she first entered the World Tree's territory, she was overjoyed, finally having a place to stay temporarily.

Unexpectedly, in the middle of the night, an insect-shaped Inves sneaked into the World Tree's base and silently took it away.

No one was alerted, and no one noticed.

That wasn't all. After bringing her here, the other party examined her for a long time but couldn't find what she wanted. Enraged, he stabbed her to death.

She now exists in the form of a thought.

She didn't know why this happened; she only knew that she felt a pain in her chest, her vision went black, and when she opened her eyes and regained consciousness, she was like this.

His memories of dying were also very blurry.

Why are there so many painful things in this world?

DJ Xiang Le looked at Gao Siwu with helplessness in his eyes. None of the previous candidates for the starting girl had been as miserable as Gao Siwu.

Her other self was killed, and due to the continuity of time and space, she not only gained the other person's memories, but also almost suffered a mental breakdown due to the impact of those memories.

Having finally made up my mind to come to this world, I was taken away by the remnants of those insects and killed.

Others die once and that's it, but she's different. Having inherited the memories of another version of herself, she not only experienced the pain of that other version of herself dying, but was also kidnapped and murdered.

Poor kid, theoretically he was killed twice!

"So what's your decision?" DJ Xiang Le took off his glasses from his headscarf and asked as he looked at Gao Siwu's back, "You can't keep going like this for long."

"If you don't make up your mind, you will completely immerse yourself in the world of the dead."

"By then, it will be too late!"

"Kouta Kazuha is waiting for you. If you abandon him, he won't stand a chance in the upcoming battle!"

"Do we really have to fight?" Gao Siwu turned around, her eyes filled with tears. DJ Xiang Le nodded helplessly: "These are the rules, the rules of the Helheim Forest."

"And what are you then?"

"Me?" Pointing to his DJ, Sagara chuckled, "I am Helheim!"

"What?" Gao Siwu looked at DJ Xiang Le in shock. She never expected that this kind-looking uncle was actually the incarnation of the Helheim Forest.

"Well, let's not talk about that." DJ Sagara raised his hand, and golden light shimmered in his palm, revealing half of a golden fruit: "Do you intend to accept this power?"

"Does it have to be this way?"

"If you don't accept it, you can go to the world of the dead and wait for Kouta Kuzuha."

"So, if I don't accept it, not only will I die, but Kouta will die too?"

"Yeah, that guy chosen by his other half is no pushover. If you don't accept, then Kouta Kazuha will be burned alive by that guy!"

"What exactly is he?"

"Him?" DJ Sangaku thought of Miku. The first time he met Miku was when Miku destroyed the World Tree Tower.

Standing out of nowhere, destroying everything with a wave of his hand, he was like a demon and a god at the same time.

“That guy is a hegemon!” Recalling the unintentional aura emanating from Miku, he emphasized, “A true hegemon!”

The Fiery Cross is of an exceptionally high rank; otherwise, it wouldn't have been able to devour the power of all the previous main riders in one go.

"Is this the only way?" Gao Siwu sensed the seriousness in DJ Xiang Le's words.

With a helpless sigh, she looked at the half-golden fruit held in DJ Sagara's hands and hesitantly reached out her hand.

"If I accept this, I can help Kouta?"

"That's right, that way he can rightfully receive the gift of the Golden Fruit!"

"Without this gift, he probably wouldn't have been able to withstand even one move from that guy."

"All right!"

Gao Siwu nodded and reached out to grasp the golden fruit. The moment she touched the fruit, it emitted a dazzling golden light.

At the same time, the fruit flowed into her palm like water and disappeared.

With a flash of light, Gao Siwu was enveloped in the vines of Helheim. When the vines dissipated, Gao Siwu's transparent and illusory body became solid again, and she changed into a white dress that was free of any dust. When her platinum-gold hair cascaded down her back, Gao Siwu opened her eyes and completely transformed into the second Daughter of Origin, with one eye turning red.

"Well, even though it's only half, the Golden Fruit represents omnipotent power."

"All-powerful?" Gao Siwu looked at her hands in disbelief, feeling the power surging within her body, and murmured to herself, "Can I do anything?"

"Anything!"

"I understand!"

As she spoke, Gao Siwu disappeared from DJ Xiang Le's sight. DJ Xiang Le's expression froze. "I said I could do anything, but I didn't say I'd let you travel through time!"

As he spoke, he recalled his previous conversation with Gao Siwu in her Origin Daughter form. DJ Xiang Le's lips twitched as he said, "You absolutely mustn't go looking for him, or you'll be burned to death!"

"She finally accepted this power!"

A voice, ethereal yet tinged with compassion, rang out. DJ Xiang Le turned his head and saw a woman in white.

"princess?!"

DJ Sagara's eyes gleamed, "Could it be that this little girl survived after she died because of you?"

"This is just the last of my strength!"

"But is this really a good idea?"

“I just did what I was supposed to do, and besides, I don’t want to see the human race repeat the mistakes of our Fimsims.”

"Well, as expected of you!" DJ Sagara shook his head and chuckled. "Then I hope we can meet again next time."

Yes, snakes!

The princess's figure faded into the air and disappeared.

"What an unexpected battle it has been!"

"This is really interesting!" DJ Xiang Le muttered to himself as he looked at the sky, then turned and disappeared into the street.

The deserted streets returned to silence, leaving only two corpses behind.

...............

Heim, the underworld forest, a cave somewhere.

"what!!!"

The grotto echoed with shrill screams, so piercing that they made one's expression change.

The crimson afterimage faded in the air, and Crimson continued walking into the cave. Inside, Aojiao, completely encased in armor, was rolling on the ground, wailing in agony.

With her fingers digging deep into the rock, Shinku glanced at Ao-chan after entering.

Ao Jiao's goggles kept flashing, clearly indicating that the toxins in his body were beginning to spread rapidly, and the armor that Miku had created was about to be unable to suppress them!

"what!!!"

Ao Jiao, emitting a mournful wail, felt the toxins spreading through her body, inch by inch through her blood vessels, with an unstoppable momentum like a raging torrent.

Not only that, the toxins were not only eroding his body, but also burning his nerves and infiltrating his internal organs.

If someone could see through things, they would be able to see that there was no flesh or blood tissue left inside Silly Orange's body.

Instead, it was a cluster of vines made up of individual plants with tender buds, a transformation that would have killed most people long ago.

But Ao Jiao didn't. Not only did she survive, she has persevered to this day.

If the transformation is canceled, he will immediately die from physical collapse, even more tragically than Isaka Shinkuro, whose body collapsed due to the memory toxin.

Peach looked at Aojiao with concern. Ever since Miku left, she had been brought back by Zhenhong along with Aojiao.

Not only was he abandoned here and ignored, but he also had to take care of Ao Jiao, who had gone mad.

"He's having another episode?"

"Ok!"

"How long has it been?"

"It's been more than two hours."

After Sister Peach replied, Zhenhong raised an eyebrow, looked at Aojiao rolling on the ground, and said in a deep voice, "Stand up!"

"He has no strength left," Sister Peach said, seeing Zhenhong's state, and couldn't help but try to persuade her. Zhenhong sneered, "Ignorant woman!"

Zhen Hong, who had come up to Ao Jiao, continued, "Stand up and let me see your resolve!"

"So you've already given up? You've already surrendered?"

"If you're a man, stand up."

"I will not yield!" With bloodshot eyes, Ao Jiao stood up, gritting her teeth and making a crunching sound as she bit them down.

"very good!"

After watching Aojiao stagger to his feet, Zhenhong drew her greatsword. "Let's fight!"

"The only way for a man to forget his pain is to fight, to overcome the pain in battle, and to elevate himself in battle!"

"Come!"

Upon hearing Zhen Hong's words, Ao Jiao's eyes flashed with bloodlust, and a powerful killing intent and bloodlust erupted from his body.

As soon as this aura erupted, Shinku frowned.

This guy is a complete beast; his rationality has been almost completely eroded by the pain.

If he had arrived a day later, Ao Jiao might have truly turned into a ruthless, bloodthirsty beast.

"Roar!"

With a roar, Ao Jiao reached out and pulled out a sonic crossbow from thin air. In a flash, he appeared in front of Zhen Hong and slashed.