Knight Asylum

“Sawada!?”

At this time, Sonoda Mari also reacted and let out a cry of grief.

Her companion died again, this time even in front of her.

Qiao grabbed Mari Sonoda and stopped her from rushing forward, "Red!"

"I know!"

Reid leaned over and rushed towards the polar bear undead beast, but before he got close, another figure fell down, and the ice layer brought by the polar bear's ice and snow power instantly shattered.

"You actually escaped here, but you're already... eh? Red?"

Red stopped and looked at the other person in surprise, "Chengguang?"

The one chasing after him was none other than the plum category Q, the tiger's undead beast Jomitsu.

Chengguang opened his fingers slightly, looked up and down, and then the hook on the back of Red's hand opened, "There are already two golden fruits? I see, do you also want this guy's golden fruit?"

Chengguang wanted to praise Red, but before he could finish his words, Chengguang heard Sonoda Mari sobbing.

Looking at the streets frozen by the polar bear's icy power, Cheng Guang realized something and clenched and unclenched his fingers. "Unfortunately, the ultimate battle has begun. Before the final victory is decided, anyone may die."

After saying that, Chengguang assumed a fighting stance, but Red didn't say anything or even assume a fighting stance, which made Chengguang a little annoyed.

"What's wrong? If you want to fight, then fight. If you don't want to fight, then don't stand here!"

"It is possible for humans and undead beasts to coexist," Red pressed his right hand on the driver, "The firefly is not dead. It now has its own self and is learning about this world little by little."

Cheng Guang was startled and lowered his body, "Really? And then?"

"...No, it's nothing."

Red pressed the fruit knife down hard, and the Shenghong lock and the integrated lock lit up at the same time. With Red as the center, a gentle heat current crisscrossed and melted the ice and snow brought by the polar bear.

The polar bear, who was originally wary of Chengguang, a higher-level undead beast of the same suit, roared immediately after feeling the heat released by Reid, and rushed towards Reid with red eyes.

Fire and ice can never coexist.

Either the ice and snow will swallow up the fire, or the fire will consume the ice and snow.

Red felt the anxiety brought by power from the polar bear undead beast.

As both are category six, the polar bear is obviously stronger than the firefly, and the enhancement brought by the golden fruit is very suitable for the polar bear itself. There is no contradiction like the firefly, which is obviously a bug but is endowed with flames.

So, were fireflies just an accident?

Red's subconscious sigh made Chengguang, who was about to snatch the polar bear's golden fruit, pause.

【Why sigh? 】

Since you sigh, why fight?

Chengguang looked at Red's face, but the mask concealed all of Red's expressions.

Naive, but determined.

The flames melted the ice, and the strong wrist strength pierced through the powerful body of the Polar Bear Undead Beast. Of course, even without these, the Polar Bear Undead Beast, which was only a Category 6, had no self, and only relied on the power of the golden fruit that relied on the instinct of the jungle and excluded races other than itself, could not defeat Red.

Red raised his hand and pulled hard, and the golden fruit of the polar bear undead beast in his hand gradually melted and became a part of Red's body. The polar bear undead beast, whose golden fruit was taken away by Red, the holder of the golden fruit, fell to the ground and exploded due to the decline of its immortality.

Red wasn't arrogant enough to think he could contain the polar bear undead beast in front of Johmitsu's Category Q.

Cheng Guang's aura was much stronger than the first time they met. When he noticed that he had two golden fruits on his body, he even sounded admiring, which meant that Cheng Guang definitely had more than three golden fruits on his body.

"You... absorbed the golden fruits of different colors. This was not the right choice," Shiromitsu changed back to human form and crossed his arms over his chest.

"It's no coincidence that the undead beasts are divided into four colors. Only by absorbing the undead beast golden fruit of the same color can you ensure that your power is stable enough and there will be no rejection."

"In other words, now that I have absorbed the golden fruit of the sixth category of plum blossoms, I am completely determined to fight you to the death?" Reid exhaled and pulled out the lock seed.

The streets that had been thrown into chaos by the sudden attack of the polar bear undead beasts gradually began to return to normal order.

Cheng Guang raised the fingers on his arm slightly, paused for a while, and then fell down.

"It's not that there is no solution. Perhaps you can solve this problem by taking away the gold fruits of category Q of the corresponding suit. If you can take away all the gold fruits of category Q, you might be able to absorb the gold fruits of all the undead beasts."

"……so?"

Red's rhetorical question made Chengguang feel uncomfortable.

She hated people who were childish, naive, and immature, which made her very unhappy, but Red didn't seem to be one of them.

"Do you really want to fight?"

"I will fight my way."

"Well, after I get all the golden fruits of the Plum Blossom Undead Beasts, I will come to you to take back this golden fruit—"

Chengguang glanced at Sonoda Mari who was sobbing behind Reid, turned around and started walking, "You are an outlier, but if you win in the end..."

"Maybe it can prove something."

With that, Cheng Guang disappeared from Red's sight.

"Prove something? This is really... a headache."

Red unplugged the driver and turned to look at Mari Sonoda. He reached out to hold Mari's face and wiped away her tears with his thumb.

"Feel sorry--"

"This is not your fault. No one could have imagined that something like this would happen suddenly," Sonoda Mari rubbed her eyes hard.

Qiao also sighed and looked towards the street.

Sawada is just an ordinary person. Even if he is no longer a human being because of the belt, he cannot block the sudden attack of the polar bear undead beast without the belt.

but……

Qiao narrowed his eyes.

Where's the body?

Chapter 1131 The Elephant in the Arena

Takumi suspects that Sawada's death is not that simple.

But Sonoda Mari was still sad, and no matter what Takumi said, it was impossible for her to tell Sonoda Mari about her doubts at this time, so after Red sent Sonoda Mari back to the building, Takumi pulled Red to the corner and explained her doubts.

"Do you suspect that there is something wrong with Sawada's death?"

"I don't think Sawada is dead at all," Qiao rubbed his temples and tried hard to recall Sawada's appearance.

She is very confident in her ability to judge people.

It was just because Sonoda Mari kept talking about how kind and helpful Sawada was when he was a child, and she was nervous and excited, so when Sawada appeared, she didn't observe Sawada too carefully, for fear that she would notice something wrong.

"The polar bear beast didn't attack Zetian, it just fell to the ground. Even if it was frozen and shattered, it should have left some traces, not to mention that you thawed the street afterwards."

"But - nothing is left," Red understood what Qiao meant and recalled with a frown.

"No one would doubt a dead person."

Qiao stated his conclusion, but felt a little regretful after he finished speaking, and subconsciously turned his eyes away.

She is a straightforward person. When she sees through something, she will say it directly. However, this always causes dissatisfaction and misunderstanding from others, so she gradually learned to remain silent. Even if she sees through something, she is too lazy to say it so as not to spoil other people's fun.

After all, humans are emotional creatures, and they instinctively don't want to accept things they don't want to accept.

"What you said makes sense," Red raised his hand and rubbed his forehead. "We really can't ignore the possibility of this, but... as for the truth, we should not tell her until we have solid evidence."

"I know," Qiao said with a sidelong glance, "I thought you would hate this speculation."

"Why?" Red raised his finger and poked Qiao's face, "Do I look like such a stubborn person?"

Qiao Bushuang raised his hand and opened Red's fingers. "You are a stubborn person to the extreme. You have absorbed the golden fruits of undead beasts of different colors, right? Don't you feel that something is wrong?"

Red blinked and subconsciously raised his hand to touch his neck. "Not at all. I'm in such good condition that it's a little... scary?"

"In other words, you can now... use the power of fire and ice without using armor?" Qiao hesitated and asked tentatively.

Red was startled, his eyes flickered for a moment, and he exhaled. Just as he was about to speak, Qiao smiled helplessly and said, "That's definitely not possible, right? You are a human, and humans can't rub ice and fire with their bare hands."

"...That's true," Red scratched the back of his head and laughed helplessly, "But compared to rubbing ice and fire, I would rather have a more practical ability like perspective."

"Are you...really?" Qiao was speechless. She raised her finger and tapped Red's head. "Don't even think about this impossible thing."

"Good~"

"Hey - why do you look so reluctant?"

Perhaps because she witnessed Sawada's death, Sonoda Mari was even more depressed than when she found out about the deaths of Mihara and Nishida, and she stayed in her room for several days.

Mari Sonoda was not so depressed that she disappeared. She would come out to eat by herself, but would go back to her room after eating. This silent reaction made Reid and others worried. During this period, Meteor Academy continued to hunt the active undead beasts under the leadership of Masato Kusaka.

I don’t know who helped them, but in the past few days, Meteor Academy has always been able to find the undead beasts that have just bred golden fruits before Reid and others.

The only lucky thing is that the strength of the Meteor Academy members is limited. When facing an undead beast of category seven or above that has bred the golden fruit, even three people would have a hard time.

And they are very aware that if an undead beast of Category 8 or even higher appears, they will not show up at all.

But even so, the members of Meteor Academy still captured a lot of golden fruits from low-level undead beasts.

On the fifth day, just when Red was struggling over whether to break into Mari Sonoda's room and take some rough measures, Mari Sonoda came out.

"It's not time to eat yet."

Reid's kind reminder broke down Sonoda Mari's defense, and the emotions that had been brewing for several days were instantly shattered.

Mari Sonoda stopped breathing several times, trying hard to get back her previous emotions, but the harder she tried, the more difficult it was for Mari Sonoda to get back her previous feelings.

Finally, he simply knelt on the ground with a plop, supporting himself with his hands, his whole body in an Orz position, and the background was dark.

"What's wrong? You look like you've made up your mind," Reid stood up and walked in front of Mari Sonoda, then squatted down slowly.

Sonoda Mari moved her mouth, leaned back, and knelt down. "Red, why did Mihara, Nishida-sensei, and Sawada die?"

"Who knows, but it's not your fault."

Red raised his hand and wanted to rub Mari Sonoda's face as usual, but this time he failed. Mari Sonoda raised her hand and covered Red's right hand.

"This world is like this. You never know when you will die. We, everyone at Meteor Academy, have already died once."

"But being eliminated because you ate the golden fruit, and dying in a dangerous situation based on other people's speculations about the future without any basis... is too cheap."

Sonoda Mari pursed her lips and clenched Reid's right hand. "So, even if you have to use rough means, it doesn't matter. Don't let them continue. Destiny should not be overcome by methods beyond your ability and imagination."

Red tilted his head, "Have you decided yet?"

"Yes - although I can't help much," Sonoda Mari lowered her head and muttered softly, "Besides, even if I don't say it, you will do it, right?"

"Isn't this natural?" Reid rolled his eyes. "Although they are all low-level undead beast golden fruits, they are still real golden fruits. Moreover, there are still many things about them that make people worry. How can we just leave them alone? But..."

Reid let out a sigh of relief.

"We are companions, so we will definitely consider your thoughts, such as... hiding it from you."

Sonoda Mari rolled her eyes at Reid, stood up, put her hands on her hips and complained unhappily, "That's great, now we don't have to hide it anymore!"

"It's not that troublesome. After all, you only come out for meals," Red smiled.

Mari Sonoda's face flushed, and she angrily raised her fist and hit Red's shoulder.

Isaka adjusted his sunglasses. Maybe he came at a wrong time, but what he wanted to say was quite important.

"Well - I found the location of the J of Clubs, the Elephant Undead Beast. He's fighting in an underground arena."

Mari Sonoda shuddered and immediately hid behind Red, lifted Red's coat, and covered her face with it like an ostrich.

"Is there any accident?" Reid raised his eyebrows slightly.

"A rather tricky uncontrollable factor, so uncontrollable that I feel I should come to you in person and tell you about it."

Isaka put his hands in his pockets.

"There's a Gurongi from the Kuzu Group there, and... he's one of the strongest Kuzu, Kuzu Barberu Da."

Chapter 1132 A Different World

In the past, Reid had seen a video.

Weighing in tons and arguably the most powerful animal on land, the elephant is tethered to a small wooden stake and must stay within its confines no matter what.

There was no need to pull out the stake deliberately. A slight shake of the body would pull the thin stake out. But no matter what happened, the elephant never did that. Whether it was fear or anger, it never tried to pursue freedom.

Until death, the world was only so big for the elephant, and the world outside the rope was a world it could not set foot in.

Extreme emotions can overcome everything, but they cannot overcome solidified cognition.