On my second playthrough, they were full of malice towards me.

He was going to talk to Jiuyou's mother again.

Not the Tang from the story.

Or is it, in a sense, the real Tang Dynasty?

Chapter 254 I Want to Fight You

The Demon King cannot be defeated without obtaining the Holy Sword.

Therefore, Liao Ji didn't linger with the evil dragon and ran away. After leaving the "evil dragon's" range, the Gurasai base, which was essentially a "scene instance," was reset again as expected, and the entire fantasy story returned to its origin.

Liao Ji has already completed the entire dungeon walkthrough. The next step is to figure out how to proceed and prevent this "tragedy" from happening.

The simplest approach is naturally to address the root cause.

Liao Ji, along with Styutia and two maids, swept through all the high-ranking officials of the Gurasai base. With the arena's behind-the-scenes organizer gone, it naturally couldn't continue operating, and the trajectory of Jiu You and her daughter should also change.

This is indeed the case.

After Liao Ji eliminated all the high-ranking members of Gulase, the base was thrown into chaos, and the arena could no longer function and quickly fell into disrepair. Tang, who was originally a gladiator, relied on his personal strength and the support of many gladiators to successfully become the new leader of the Gulase base.

But the story didn't end there. Soon after, the base was hit by a wave of monsters. Due to the previous turmoil and chaos, the base's defenses were greatly weakened, and the various guard departments were in a state of chaos. When the monsters attacked, they even tried to restrain each other and were unwilling to contribute.

In the end, the Gurasai base successfully defended against the Turbid Tide, but at a terrible cost.

But from then on, the girl quickly closed herself off, hating those subordinates who were two-faced and constantly stagnating within the organization. From then on, under Jiuyou's rule, the Gurasai base became a place where anyone who dared to disobey orders would be executed on the spot.

After being stunned for a good five or six seconds, the dragon girl on the other side seemed to understand something, chuckled, and then shook her head.

"So you want to?"

"Liao Ji?" Long Niang looked at the young man with some confusion.

"No wonder."

Tang Mingming could have escaped on her own, but in order to protect her daughter, she was shot to death in front of Jiu You. After witnessing her mother's tragic death, the immense grief and anger unleashed Jiu You's potential, causing the girl to break through in the face of battle and unleash unparalleled power, annihilating all the enemies in one fell swoop.

After doing all this, Tang turned his gaze back to the young man opposite him.

In an instant, blazing flames rose from Liao Ji's body, as if making every drop of blood in his body boil.

It comes from a "Calamity" rank S ability that has reached the pinnacle of the Calamity class.

But this time, after the host enthusiastically introduced the contestants and the two gladiators took the stage, one end of the arena remained the same as before, with Tang, the Dragon Girl who was now a married woman, making her entrance amidst the enthusiastic cheers of the audience.

It seems this path is blocked. After Liao Ji resets the Evil Dragon Dream, he will try another approach.

Therefore, this is not a tragedy, but Tang's goal. Only in this way can he remain undisturbed by changes in the external environment.

In order to seek revenge, Jiuyou single-handedly wiped out all the high-ranking officials of the Gurasai base and became the sole ruler. Then the story returned to the same ending as before.

This time, he chose the time to be at the scene of the duel between Jiu You and her daughter. Liao Ji took the initiative to eliminate the gunmen in the audience first.

This was Tang's intention.

However, this happy ending did not last long. The fact that Tang could not be killed in this "mother-daughter showdown" was unacceptable to the organizers behind the scenes. They finally chose to tear off the mask and lured Jiu You and her daughter to an ambush location under the guise of a meeting. Then, a large number of armed base guards poured out from behind the scenes and began to fire wildly at the mother and daughter.

However, on the other end...

The base's walls were mostly breached, allowing a large number of monstrous creatures to escape. Countless civilian survivors within the base perished under the monsters' claws, and the defensive forces suffered heavy losses. Even Tang, the base's leader, sacrificed himself in the defensive battle while protecting his daughter.

Such tyranny quickly led to the complete demise of the already weakened Gurasai, turning it into a dead city. In the end, only Jiuyou remained as a lonely tyrant. The ending of the story did not change much; the girl was still chosen by the will of Zhuo'e and transformed into an evil dragon.

After Liao Ji finished speaking, he thought for a moment and then added, "This fight is for Jiu You."

Later, Liao Ji tried to intervene in other story nodes, but without exception, the ending was always that Tang died for his daughter, and his daughter transformed into an evil dragon.

A closer analysis of the Dream of Illusions reveals that Jiu You, who appears to be the protagonist, is actually passively accepting everything and has no ability to influence the story. The person who can truly influence the course of the Dream of Illusions is actually Tang, Jiu You's mother.

Liao Ji's fight wasn't for the girl Jiu You in his dream, but for the real Jiu You, the girl whose mother had kept her in the dark.

"I see."

The girl becomes a dragon once again.

The huge arena, which had just been bustling with noise, became completely silent in the blink of an eye, leaving only Liao Ji and Tang inside.

Tang Dynasty.

This was the first time Liao Ji had used such an intimate form of address, which made Tang even more puzzled.

When Tang saw the dragon pattern, his eyes narrowed sharply, and an unusual look of disbelief appeared on his face. He was stunned and stood there for a moment.

Liao Ji first apologized, saying, "I'm sorry, Aunt Tang. I took it upon myself to make the decision and let Jiu You go down without informing you. I'm coming up here instead."

Aunt Tang?

Very simple.

Liao Ji stopped there and didn't try any more.

indeed.

Without the sneak attack, the clash between Tang and Jiu You's "Flawless Blade" naturally ended with the girl's defeat. Tang was able to control his strength well and did not injure his daughter.

As for Tang's tragic story of "dying for his daughter," Liao Ji doesn't believe that it could be an accident if it happened once, but that it always ended the same way, no matter the circumstances, unless there is one specific situation.

Ignoring the chaos caused by his appearance in the arena, Liao Ji looked at Tang, the dragon girl who was also somewhat surprised and was his opponent in the arena.

Crimson lines, like lava, began to climb up Liao Ji's skin, eventually transforming into a fiery dragon pattern forged in blood and fire on Liao Ji's arm, almost like a tattoo.

Or perhaps, through those few experiments, he was almost certain of his guess.

Tang died again, also for Jiu You, or more accurately, in front of Jiu You. It was precisely because of this immense grief and upheaval that the girl broke through in the face of battle, unleashing powerful strength and forcing the turbid monster tide back from Gula Sai.

Soon, a series of doubts and astonishments arose from the audience, because it was not Tang's daughter, the dragon-human girl, who appeared, but rather a human youth.

Liao Ji brought the timeline of the Evil Dragon's Dream back to that mother-daughter duel.

Tang's reaction was within Liao Ji's expectations. After all, the ability he was currently unleashing was Jiu You's strongest physical technique, one that he had chosen from his past self in the game and inherited as a protagonist skill—[Dragon Blood Burning].

To put it more bluntly, it was premeditated.

It seems that no matter what Liao Ji does, the storyline will eventually come to an end, and he can never "break" the evil dragon's illusion.

Although Tang was powerful, most of his strength was bound by the gladiator's mark, and with the added element of ambush and sneak attacks, the ending of the story was strikingly similar.

"I want to fight you."

Next, Tang Yi waved his hand, and the entire chaotic arena suddenly fell silent. All the spectators, gladiators, and organizers disappeared.

Liao Ji's words may seem like nonsense, but what he's doing right now is taking Jiu You's place on the field.

Once this was confirmed, the method for "clearing" the Evil Dragon's Dream became clear.

Liao Ji had a feeling long ago that this "Dragon's Dream" was different from "The Witch." Rather than saying that the protagonist was the dragon, it was more accurate to say that the dragon was pointing at someone behind the scenes, the person who wanted to bring about the "dragon's" downfall.

Yes, it is Jiu You from the future.

However, the next moment, Liao Ji activated one of his abilities in front of Tang.

However, this time, Tang looked at Liao Ji with a touch of tenderness and pride. Liao Ji had seen this look before; it was the same look Tang gave Jiu You.

If I had to describe it, it would be a kind of

The way he looks at his family.

"It seems this fight is unavoidable, but..."

"Xiao Liao, I have to warn you, your auntie isn't so easy to deal with."

Isn't it Chapter 255?

After saying that, Tang charged towards Liao Ji and launched an attack.

After his journey through the Holy Kingdom and the Dragon Kingdom, Liao Ji's attributes, while not yet comparable to those of his many subordinate contractors like Irene, could still be considered a "dangerous" level Evil Transformer.

However, as the "commander" template, Liao Ji's stats are only a small part of his strength. The various skills he acquires from his wives are the main part of his power.

Liao Ji, in his dragon blood-burning state, had his attributes greatly enhanced. His heart was pounding like an emperor's engine. With focused vision, he easily caught sight of Tang's fast-moving figure.

Swish!

In a single exchange, Liao Ji narrowly dodged Tang Zhi's punch aimed straight at his face. Looking at the middle-aged dragon lady opposite him, who seemed to be scrutinizing him, Liao Ji couldn't help but shake his head and say:

"Aunt Tang, you really don't hold back! Also, could you please stop ambushing me while we're chatting?"

"There's no such thing as a sneak attack on the battlefield, Xiao Liao."

While Tang replied to Liao Ji with a smile, he also lashed out with a leg whip.

"Besides, I think you have a lot to say to me, and now is a great opportunity. Since Auntie is in a good mood, I will answer whatever you ask."

Tang was able to chat and fight Liao Ji at the same time, but Liao Ji was obviously struggling. Just like now, Liao Ji couldn't dodge Tang's leg whip and was forced to raise his hand to take the hit.

Even with his arms raised in front of him, Liao Ji only understood where Jiu You's monstrous strength came from after they actually fought. It was as if he had been hit by a heavy hammer. Liao Ji staggered back several steps before he could barely deflect Tang's immense force.

In this way, Liao Ji finally had a chance to catch his breath and was able to say a few words.

Besides greatly enhancing one's physical constitution, the Dragon Blood Burning ability has another, almost monstrous, power.

After listening to Tang's words, Liao Ji finally understood why Jiu You was so attached to her mother when she was a child.

“Growth is not something that can be explained in a few words. Jiu You has too little experience. Perhaps in the future she will experience a lot and eventually grow, but I don’t want to wait, and I don’t want to gamble on that possibility.”

But the young man responded the next moment. A powerful aura erupted from Liao Ji's body once again, but this time it was not the one Tang was familiar with. Instead, it was a dark green light.

This means that when you receive a fatal wound, you will not die immediately, but your health will be forcibly locked at a certain point.

A natural aura, accompanied by a dark green light, began to surround Liao Ji, quickly transforming into a solid barrier that protected him.

As it turned out, Liao Ji was right; Tang did indeed possess this skill.

“I have tried to change Jiuyou many times, but I have failed. Later I realized that my existence is the biggest obstacle for Jiuyou. As long as I am here, as long as Jiuyou still has attachment to me, she will never be able to be independent.”

Anno's [Elf's Protection] did not disappoint; its strongest defensive skill left even Jiuyou's mother somewhat helpless.

He guessed it.

Locking in blood.