The collapse started when Kiana came to the door

There was a burning pain in his chest and a distinct cold touch in his body. It was the golden sword that pierced his chest. The sword was supposed to be a weapon to fight against the collapse, but now it was used by its owner to kill humans.

Plop! Li Shubai regained consciousness after hearing the sound of a body falling to the ground.

The surrounding rooms shattered and scattered, and the sunlight seemed to melt and merge with the dark sea.

There were glowing lines beneath his body, and his entire body was wrapped in cold sea water.

Emergency resuscitation needle, remaining quantity: three.

"..." Li Shubai tried desperately to maintain his consciousness which was almost interrupted again by the chills and emptiness.

He stood up and stared at the person in front of him who looked exactly like him.

Whether it is fear, terror, or surprise, they must now be suppressed.

If I want to ask something, or investigate the reasons that led to the current situation, these things... I have to wait until I can defeat the guy in front of me.

"Because of the excessive desire to survive, you unlocked some of your abilities?" The man in front of him who looked exactly like Li Shubai spoke in a voice without any warmth, like a robot.

Li Shubai couldn't believe that was the voice he could make. Although the timbre was the same, Li Shubai didn't hear any human warmth in the other party's words.

Is it an illusion created by Xuanyuan Sword? Li Shubai thought that Xuanyuan Sword was the key to domination, and being able to use the power of the degraded version of consciousness did not seem to be something too difficult to understand.

The next moment.

There was no mercy and no surprises.

The golden sword once again pierced through Li Shubai's body.

"What..." Li Shubai's pupils shrank slightly, reflecting another self who was so close.

There was no room for resistance and no chance to dodge.

The training in the dream should be able to adapt the body to combat, and all of this will be completely useless in the hands of the opponent.

Killed, second time.

……no.

"Hmm?" A person who looked exactly like Li Shubai suddenly uttered a light exclamation.

Li Shubai, who was fatally injured, suddenly burst out with an inexplicable power before he was about to die.

He endured the pain in his chest, hugged the golden sword that was standing horizontally on his chest and piercing through him, then exerted force on his legs, using his left foot as the force point, and aimed his right foot at the hilt of the Xuanyuan Sword - and kicked it hard with the other hand holding the Xuanyuan Sword.

After two brief confrontations, Li Shubai was completely certain that no matter it was an illusion or some other strange thing, the enemy in front of him who looked like him was far, far more powerful than himself.

Relying solely on the resurrection ability of the emergency resuscitation needle, I am no match for him.

Therefore, if he wanted to have a slight chance of winning, he had to seize this only weapon before he completely died this time.

Chapter 4: False People (k)

But, will this approach really work? Li Shubai gritted his teeth, his thoughts changing rapidly.

His speed was much faster than his own. Even if he risked his life, he might not be able to kick the guy's hand holding the hilt before he could react.

But contrary to Li Shubai's expectations, facing his all-out kick, the opponent, who he judged should have been able to dodge, did not dodge, but took the blow firmly, and the five fingers holding the hilt of the sword separated.

"......?" Although he didn't understand why he didn't dodge, Li Shubai would never miss such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

After kicking away the opponent's sword-holding hand, Li Shubai quickly grasped the hilt of the sword, then endured the severe pain of the sword piercing his body and pulled it out of his body without hesitation.

Emergency resuscitation needle, remaining quantity: two.

"Ugh!" Li Shubai couldn't help but let out a distressed sound. He pulled out the Xuanyuan Sword amidst a burst of blood and felt his legs going weak, but he still managed to stand firm with all his might.

Li Shubai stood up straight, gripped the hilt of the Xuanyuan Sword with both hands, and stared at the enemy in front of him without moving his eyes.

It's not easy... I finally found an opportunity, I must not reveal any flaws at this time.

However, before making any move, there is one question that must be clarified.

"You, why did you let go of this weapon?" Li Shubai stared at the "Li Shubai" in front of him with a deep and confused tone.

Judging from the speed that guy just burst out, my desperate jump kick should not be enough to make the opponent loosen his five fingers directly.

I don't understand.

This enemy, who looks exactly like him, has been doing things that Li Shubai has no idea of ​​since his inexplicable appearance.

"Nothing." Li Shubai's voice was as smooth as ice, without any ups and downs. He raised his hand, "It's just that I don't want you to die inexplicably."

As soon as he finished speaking, in Li Shubai's slightly contracted pupils, a blazing golden sword appeared out of thin air in Li Shubai's palm.

The moment the blazing golden sword appeared, dull explosion sounds continued to resound in the nearby sea water. That was the sound of a whole-energy explosion. While proving how high the sword's blade was surrounded by, it also revealed the true identity of the weapon incisively and vividly.

The key of fire, the key of destruction——the Holy Judgment of Heavenly Fire.

The surging water and the high temperature that could boil a human instantly hit him in the face. In the mixture of high pressure and high temperature water, Li Shubai's body was uncontrollably pushed back a step.

He looked at "Li Shubai"'s indifferent expression that was not like that of a human, and clenched his teeth slightly.

Why does this guy have that sword? The Holy Fire Judge should be in Siegfried's hands now.

Li Shubai desperately thought about why this sword appeared in the hands of "Li Shubai". Did this guy attack Siegfried? Or... the Holy Fire Judgment in his hand had nothing to do with the one in Siegfried's hand?

If it was the latter... Li Shubai didn't dare to think about it any further.

"Are you ready?" At this moment, "Li Shubai" suddenly spoke, interrupting Li Shubai's chaotic thoughts.

Unlike Li Shubai, "Li Shubai" raised the long sword with one hand, which was emitting blazing heat and incomparable oppression. The tip of the sword pointed directly at Li Shubai who was holding Xuanyuan Sword with both hands. His tone was as flat as always: "Then complete the mission you should fulfill, here--"

"——Disappear."

Along with those words that sounded like a death warrant, "Li Shubai's" body disappeared in an instant.

Li Shubai didn't think twice and swung the sword in his hand desperately.

There were stabs coming from the front, the lower right, the top, and aimed at his chest. Although Li Shubai could not see the trajectory of the enemy's sword, he still controlled the weapon in his hand without any basis and parried the opponent's flying sword at an unprecedented speed.

The speed... was so fast that even Li Shubai himself was surprised. Facing the opponent's attack that he couldn't even see, his hands seemed to come alive and blocked the opponent's attack without his control.

He suddenly heard a heartbeat. It was not his own heartbeat, nor the heartbeat of any living creature. It was the heartbeat coming from the golden sword he held in his hands - the Xuan-Yuan Sword.

Boom, boom, boom. It was not an illusion. The vibration from the hilt was not the reaction force from the confrontation with the opponent. Instead, it was like a living being, with a heart beating uncontrollably inside the hilt.

While defending against his opponent's attack, Li Shubai carefully felt the sudden changes. The world suddenly changed in his perception. The surrounding water flow, the weight of his body, and even the temperature, matter, lightning, etc., no matter whether it was something that was already in this space or something that had not yet appeared in this space, seemed to have become a part of his body.

After realizing that the changes were brought about by the Xuan-Yuan Sword, Li Shubai finally understood everything. Although he couldn't figure out the principle, at this moment, the Xuan-Yuan Sword opened up all its abilities to him.

A flood of information poured into his mind. Li Shubai was going crazy. He had obtained all the rights to the Xuanyuan Sword, but damn, he couldn't use it! !

It's like someone gave him a painting brush and enough paint, and then suddenly put the Mona Lisa in front of him and said to him, hey, you already know how to paint, now take a minute to copy it. For someone who has never been exposed to art since childhood, it would be strange if he didn't go crazy!

Next time I enter the Holy Mark Space, I must ask Otto for a complete set of instructions for the use of the Key of God series! Li Shubai thought with gritted teeth, and suddenly placed the Xuanyuan Sword horizontally on his right shoulder. Amid the roar of a steam explosion, the blade of the Skyfire Sword narrowly crossed his body.

On the ice layer at the bottom of the sea, the ocean currents were hot and fierce. Two people with the same appearance clashed with each other at a super-high speed that completely surpassed the ability of human vision to capture. The bodies flipped like Superman, the blades rushed like flashes, the Xuanyuan Sword, the Skyfire Sword, everything was refusing other substances to approach. The confrontation between the two sides set up a vacuum field deep in the sea. At a certain moment, the two people who collided like meteors suddenly shattered the nearby seawater, and then flew out at a completely equal speed. Li Shubai stabbed the Xuanyuan Sword hard into the ice layer, and the shattered seawater suddenly propped up a huge dry field. The seawater turned into the sky and the wall covering the two people.

——Xuan-Yuan Sword, gravity manipulation, vector change!

On the huge ice layer, the two men stood far apart, twenty meters apart. Even so, for the two men at the moment, crossing such a distance only required a single step.

"How does it feel to have your strength grow so quickly?" "Li Shubai" didn't seem surprised that Li Shubai could suddenly fight him. He raised his eyes, his calm black pupils reflecting Li Shubai's gloomy face, and said in a flat tone: "After seeing the real thing, the degree of similarity of the counterfeit will become more and more similar to the real thing as the counterfeiter polishes it. After fighting with me to this extent, you should have realized such a simple truth."

"..." Li Shubai did not say anything, but stared at the "Li Shubai" in front of him, and the palm holding the Xuanyuan Sword trembled slightly.

He should have been a person with strong thinking ability, who could cite countless evidences to deny the other party's words. However, the fact that he had fought with him to this point deprived him of the will to refute, and Li Shubai's heart fell into silence.

Rapid growth in strength? No, that's not the case.

The reason why he was able to go from being killed instantly by the opponent to being able to fight back and forth with the opponent so quickly was simply because he found back his original strength.

That's why I feel fear and an indescribable sadness.

If Li Shubai standing here is the kind of monster who has long adapted to fighting.

So, who was he in the past?

"After all, it's my fake. You should have realized the truth when I took out the Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment, but you have been deceiving yourself." "Li Shubai" threw away the Heavenly Fire Greatsword in his hand. "Your reason was affected by unnecessary fear. You would rather deny the facts in order to maintain your self... How weak and ugly you are."

He raised his palm and gently squeezed it in the direction of Li Shubai.

Star of Eden, three thousand times gravity!

Boom! An indescribable pressure suddenly hit him, the ice beneath his feet cracked, and a sharp pain came from his knees, causing Li Shubai to almost kneel down uncontrollably.

But he used the Xuanyuan Sword to support his body and did not let himself kneel down to the "Li Shubai" in front of him.

Holy Judge of Heavenly Fire, Star of Eden...

It’s true. No matter how much you deny it, you have to admit it. Li Shubai looked bitter.

These divine keys have nothing to do with the divine keys of this world; they all belong to him.

Therefore, there is no need to say more about the true identity of "Li Shubai".

Unlike himself who stole that power, this guy is the real captain of the Hyperion.

The captain looked at Li Shubai's bent body with indifference, stepped towards his stable step by step, and then stood in front of him.

"You should be curious about what you are." He bent down and put his mouth close to Li Shubai's ear. His cold words seemed to freeze people's emotions. "Then I will tell you that there is no human named Li Shubai in this world from beginning to end. What exists is just a pitiful puppet named Li Shubai who has been infused with false memories."

"..."Crack, the knee broke. At this moment, the only thing supporting Li Shubai's body was the Xuanyuan Sword in his hand.

deceptive.

That's all lies, stop talking about it.

If you told me everything, I would...

"Your existence is false, your memories are false, and even your former relatives, friends, life, and colleagues are all fabricated." The captain's plain words easily tore Li Shubai's heart.

He raised his finger and gently touched Li Shubai's forehead: "If you don't believe it, just look."

At the moment when his fingertips touched Li Shubai's eyebrows, it was as if lightning passed through his brain, and a clear picture was displayed before his eyes.

That was the bridge of the Hyperion. Inside the bridge, the captain and Guanxing stood side by side. In front of them, a man with the same appearance as the captain had his eyes closed and his chest slightly heaving, as if he was in a deep sleep.

The picture disappeared, Li Shubai was gasping for breath, covered in cold sweat, as if he had broken through a layer of darkness and returned to the cold reality.

"You have been just my tool from the beginning, a fake person who does not exist in this world." The captain placed his palm on Li Shubai's neck, grabbing his neck with his strong fingertips, blocking the flow of blood and oxygen.

"The only fate of a tool that has lost its function is to be destroyed by its creator." Looking at Li Shubai's weak and painful expression, the captain said calmly: "Although these are meaningless false memories, you were once a senior executive of the company. I don't think I need to teach you this kind of truth."

"Woo..." Li Shubai raised his arm with difficulty and grabbed the captain's five fingers with his palm.

Dead.

The Star of Eden deprived his body of the power to resist, and his knees were broken under the pressure of three thousand times. Even if he pried open the captain's five fingers, he would not be able to defend against his attack.

Even so, although the mind has accepted its fate, the body is still fighting desperately.

That's wrong.

I am here now, and the human named Li Shubai is standing here now.

If that was the case, how could I accept this inexplicable death here? My body desperately sent out the desire to resist to my brain and thoughts.

"?" Suddenly, a puzzled expression appeared in the captain's eyes.

"Get out of my way!" Amid Li Shubai's roar, the sound of an explosion, along with the raging flames that engulfed the bodies of the two men, resounded in all directions.

Zero tenth of a second later, the captain's body escaped the range of the flames unscathed, and he stared expressionlessly at Li Shubai who was standing in the flames.

——In his hand, he was holding the Skyfire Greatsword, just like himself a minute ago.

The captain's expression did not waver at all. He raised his arm again, aimed it at Li Shubai's body, and tried to use the gravity control of the Heart of Eden again.

Star of Eden, ten thousand times gravity!

But it was useless! Li Shubai raised his palm and made the same movement as the captain.

The gravity of Eden is slowing down! One ten-thousandth!

Two powers of the same nature but completely opposite directions collided and canceled each other out.

Chapter 2: If you want to deceive the world, you must first deceive yourself (k)