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Chapter 89: A Million-Strong Evacuation! The Royal Lineage! (4K)

The golden beam of light gradually disappeared into the distance.

Kamdai Qingyan couldn't bear it!

How could he stand by and watch others steal his legendary fragments?

So, he took a deep breath, and with his right hand, fingers together like a sword, he gently touched his brow.

A faint, transparent ripple spread from his fingertips, instantly connecting to the large white creature beneath him.

[Heartfelt Echoes, Sympathetic Connections, Overload-Driven Performance!]

With a loud "Awoo!", the large white creature beneath Shindai Seiyan let out a howl that was a mixture of pain and excitement.

Its already enormous body muscles bulged again, and the blood vessels under its skin stood out, emitting an abnormal dark red sheen.

Its four claws were no longer just "paddling," but were like four violent engines, swinging wildly at an almost convulsive frequency, slapping the surface of the sea!

The speed suddenly increased by nearly 50%!

……

On the Miracle.

As they watched, red dots representing other Echoers appeared from all directions on the system map, converging on their location at an alarming speed...

Even Saki, who usually seemed to be in complete control, couldn't help but feel a little flustered at this moment.

If it were just him alone, he wouldn't care.

Anyway, he died in the sea of ​​consciousness and was injured by the [Thousand Faces] card, but he was fine in reality.

But isn't there a petition next to it?

This guy is dead, and he's really dead!

Moreover, Saki usually dominates most games, especially in front of the camera.

He's very shrewd; he won't make a move unless it's a match where he completely dominates the opponent's strength.

But now, in the sea of ​​consciousness, he has no choice in which opponent to choose.

Anyone who comes along is guaranteed to be at least at the third tier!

Even higher-level echoers could appear at any time!

Qi Ji initially hoped to use the system to forcibly bypass the restriction that "golden fragments cannot be absorbed" and directly refine this legendary fragment in an instant.

However, when he tried, the system gave him a cold, dismissive message:

This item has certain restrictions and cannot be used in the current environment!

Even the system can't do it, so Saki is really out of options.

We can only hope that the "Miracle" will be able to help us reach the evacuation point safely before we are overtaken.

In order to make the boat go faster and faster, Qi Ji even activated the [Mirror Image] skill, using the mirror as oars and rowing frantically!

Seeing this, Su Shi didn't stand idly by either. After activating her armor, she summoned four clones that jumped into the sea of ​​consciousness and helped push the ship desperately from the stern.

Unfortunately, as soon as the clone entered the water, it made a "hissing" sound, unable to withstand the erosion of the sea of ​​consciousness.

In just a few moments, it shattered into a pile of fragments.

Moreover, there is an even more embarrassing fact—

The speed at which Su Shi's clone swam in the sea was far slower than that of a small boat...

If you can't even catch up with the boat, then there's no point in talking about pushing it...

Therefore, the so-called desperate pushing of the boat from behind is actually just a manifestation of the word "desperate".

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After a frantic rush, the small island marked with the evacuation point was finally in sight.

Saki glanced quickly at the map, but his heart sank.

The evacuation point is right in the middle of the island!

Even if he were to activate his protective gear and run at full speed after getting ashore, it would still take him at least 7 minutes to get there.

The nearest red dot on the map, judging from its movement speed, could land on the island in a maximum of 3 minutes!

His biggest worry was what would happen if that red dot also came ashore...

Therefore, the speed advantage he established at sea with the "Miracle" will likely be lost!

If the opponent possesses some kind of high-level echo that allows for extreme speed or teleportation, then the outcome is hard to predict.

"Hurry up!"

With this in mind, Qi Ji dared not be negligent in the slightest.

As he approached the island, he immediately donned his armor once more.

He embraced the world and launched himself out of the small boat like a cannonball.

Su Shi had developed a certain sibling-like understanding with him, and without hesitation, she immediately activated the Mimicry [Thousand Faces - Gale] to buff Qi Ji.

With the help of the howling wind, Qi Ji's speed increased once again!

In just over five minutes, they could see the evacuation point, which was slowly rotating like a vortex and emitting a milky white light, a hundred meters away!

As long as you can get inside, as long as you cross that last hundred meters...

So, the first time he entered the Sea of ​​Consciousness, he was able to successfully evacuate with the fragments of the legend!

However, just when victory was in sight, a chilling, bone-chilling sense of crisis suddenly seized Saki's heart!

He turned around abruptly—

A thick arrow of blood pierced the air, shooting straight toward him like a meteor tearing through the sky!

That arrow of blood?

Saki recognized him at a glance.

You can't be wrong!

It was almost exactly the same as the blood arrow that struck Liuli last month!

Damn it, it's the Kamishiro family again?!

It's really like we're at odds with them, isn't it?

They're everywhere!

Just you wait! Don't give me a chance to get revenge!

In the face of life and death, Saki's reaction was incredibly fast.

Almost instinctively, his hand immediately touched the mask!

That's right, in situations like this, the only thing that can save us is blurring the lines between reality and illusion!

He was planning to repeat the same action he took a month ago to save Bai Lili, splitting the mask on his face in two and giving one half to Su Shi.

However, the next moment, Saki was surprised to find—

The moment the thought of activating the illusion of reality flashed through his mind, the mask Su Shi was wearing at that moment also emitted a faint light, responding to him.

"???"

what's the situation? !

In that critical moment, there was no time to think.

[Blurring between reality and illusion] x2!!!

Boom!!!

The blood arrow pierced through Qi Ji's back, penetrated Su Shi's chest, and exploded into a deep crater in the ground.

The earth trembled violently, and smoke and dust billowed into the sky.

However, when the smoke cleared, the two were unharmed.

Saki even used the shockwave from the explosion to lunge forward!

And so, clinging tightly to Su Shi, they plunged into the vortex!

With a flash of light, the two figures vanished without a trace.

Millions evacuated.

success!

……

"Blanching—!!!"

Almost the next second after the two disappeared, a figure roared and landed like a cannonball next to the evacuation point.

Shindai Seien looked at the empty, slowly dissipating vortex in front of him, and then at the still smoking deep pit on the ground.

The expression on his face was absolutely priceless.

From shock to rage, and then to disbelief and disbelief.

He actually...

To let two Echoers, who were not even at the third rank and were like ants in his eyes, take the legendary fragments that should have belonged to him right under his nose...

They just evacuated like that?

Without paying any price!

How many times must he visit the Sea of ​​Consciousness to encounter a golden fragment?!

"Woof..."

The big white dog drooped its ears and whimpered softly, as if it could sense its owner's overwhelming anger and frustration and wanted to comfort him.

Unfortunately, it was kicked hard by its owner the next moment.

……

The present world.

Consciousness returns to the body.

The moment he opened his eyes, Qi Ji immediately used the system to look inward at the core of his consciousness.

The core phantom remained blurry, but around it, in addition to the three conceptual rituals that had originally surrounded it, a fragment shimmering with golden light had suddenly appeared!

It floats quietly like a star.

【Fragment of the Dreamline - Power (Legendary)】

[After use, the power of the Dreamline is increased by 60%!]

[Gain a point of "Root Imprint"! (Note: When an Echoer advances to key ranks such as Tier 3, Tier 6, and Tier 9, they must collect the corresponding number of "Root Imprints" to achieve a "Perfect Advancement"! Only through a Perfect Advancement, breaking through the limits of the mortal realm, can one ultimately be qualified to touch the crown of the "King".)]

Qi Ji was stunned for a moment when he saw the system's comment.

It's important to understand that in the world of the anime series "Echoes," the "King" is undoubtedly the one who stands at the pinnacle of the world.

It is a walking legend! It is the embodiment of rules!

Only with a "king" in charge can a "nation" be established in the true sense.

The reason why "City of Cinder" is only a "city" and not a "country of cinder" is because the previous "King of Cinder" has already fallen.

In theory, each lineage can only have one "king" at a time.

But there are countless genealogies in the world, numbering in the hundreds or thousands, while the number of "kings" is far less than that.

Of the "kings" who are still alive today, only seven are known to Saki.

Moreover, these seven are all ancient beings who attained the throne at least a hundred years ago.

There are even rumors that, for some reason, it is now almost impossible for a new Echo to ascend the "throne" in the Sea of ​​Consciousness.