Their commission was suspicious.

"..." Yukari Yakumo didn't understand this kind of trouble that was almost like showing off.

Whose special abilities are like cabbages, increasing as they please?

“This is not an excuse…” Yakumo Yukari said after a moment of thought.

Yukari Yakumo will never admit that she was wrong.

"Then let me ask you, if I were to place my ability to stealth into a virtual position in front of you, and you only needed to spend three days working on it, would you want it or not?"

"To want... cough cough, to want is impossible. I have my own plans for my abilities and will not change my focus because of any external special abilities."

If you want it, why not?

I'd be willing to endure even three years, let alone three.

Damn, I'm so envious.

"However, from a generally rational point of view, even a month might not be enough to upgrade one of my special skills from proficient to master level, except for those with exceptional compatibility."

For example, the puppeteer and Chen Luo are really compatible.

Perhaps because Chen Luo now has more puppets, he feels that researching puppeteer skills is becoming easier and easier.

"But why use a one-month target as a hypothetical goal?"

"Because... it's only been a little over a month since I acquired my first special ability."

"..."

"Hey, Yukari Yakumo, why aren't you saying anything?"

"..."

"I know I'm progressing a bit slowly. It's been over a month and I still haven't managed to raise a skill to the master level through my own efforts. But I've been working hard, okay? Don't be so silent, give me some encouragement."

"Get out of here!" Yakumo Yukari yelled at Chen Luo.

Chapter 492 Chen Luo: Wait, the self-defense truck is actually me?

"You're jealous."

"I do not have."

You're really jealous.

"I really didn't."

"Are you trying to deceive a demon within yourself?" Chen Luo pointed to himself.

Although Chen Luo did not activate his inner demon ability, the key point is that even without the inner demon ability, one can still sense Yakumo Yukari's sourness.

"When did you become a demon in your heart again?"

"Uh, I forgot. But it's not a big problem."

"And Yukari Yakumo, don't just focus on my current rate of progress. I've also gone through a lot of training. Two years, two years! Do you know how I spent the two years before I awakened my talent?"

"Oh? How did you get through it? Climbing mountains of knives? Dragging through seas of fire? Having your internal organs pecked out by eagles all day long, only to recover the next day and continue the torture?" Yakumo Yukari suddenly became interested.

"Am I some kind of Prometheus? And you even said you didn't have acid? What kind of vicious curse is this?" Chen Luo was shocked.

Yukari Yakumo is now making no attempt to hide her interest in seeing Chen Luo suffer.

"In short, I have indeed been trying to improve my abilities on my own."

Talent! Gacha!

Why can't one's talent be attributed to their own hard work?

"...Chen Luo, now that you're in Gensokyo, how about playing a danmaku game?" Yukari Yakumo looked at Chen Luo's innocent face and suddenly became a little angry as she entered.

If you hold back for a moment, you'll feel more and more cheated; if you back down, you'll feel angrier and angrier!

Yukari Yakumo would never admit that she was just jealous.

"Oh, a bullet hell game?" Chen Luo suddenly became interested upon hearing Yakumo Yukari's words.

Although Chen Luo knew that Yakumo Yukari was definitely not just playing games with him, he was still quite interested in what kind of trouble she might cause.

"Although danmaku games haven't become popular in Gensokyo yet, they will eventually spread widely. Now that you've come to Gensokyo, how can you bear not to experience the local customs and culture? I won't explain what danmaku games are; you surely know. So, do you want to come?" Yukari Yakumo extended a warm invitation to Chen Luo.

"Well, although I do have a little bit of experience in dodging, the problem is I don't have my own spell cards. How about we just have a fight?" Chen Luo tried to offer a counter-argument.

“…Okay.” To everyone’s surprise, Yukari Yakumo agreed immediately.

If Chen Luo didn't have any spell cards, Yukari Yakumo could make them for him, but Chen Luo's last sentence held unparalleled appeal for her.

Although Chen Luo's abilities are indeed quite diverse, Yakumo Yukari has never been inferior to anyone in her life, and the other party has only been growing for a little over a month. She has been playing with her own abilities for several... cough cough, for 17 years.

If we're just talking about fighting, if I were to lose, I'd do a handstand and wash my hair.

As for why Yukari Yakumo created a bullet hell game, it's because...

Gensokyo has its own unique national conditions, and within Gensokyo, danmaku games also have their own rules.

“However, if we fight in Gensokyo, we’ll inevitably be targeted by Boreimu. We need to choose a battlefield. How about we go to my Gap?” Yukari Yakumo suggested.

"Let's forget about it. It's not that I don't trust you, it's just that the scenery in your gap... is a little too unique for me." Yakumo Yukari's gap is really too perverse. Most people would really be unable to stand it and would suffer from mental pollution, although Chen Luo was not afraid.

Learn about the saying "Those who are barefoot are not afraid of those wearing shoes".

"That……"

"Stop fooling around. I have a special ability that allows me to create a two-person battlefield." Chen Luo raised his hand, signaling Yakumo Yukari not to continue.

"How do you have so many abilities?" Even though she had said it several times, Yukari Yakumo really couldn't help but ask.

Just how capable is Chen Luo?

But don't panic. I've lived for so many years, how could I not beat a 17-year-old brat?

Yukari Yakumo didn't believe it.

"However, let's get this straight: you can't use your ability to travel to another world, but you can use your flight ability," Yukari Yakumo said beforehand.

“This… is fine.” Chen Luo nodded.

Originally, Chen Luo wanted to fight Yakumo Yukari this time not to win, but to see how his efforts were going. He couldn't possibly lose to Yakumo Yukari after working so hard for more than a month, could he?

Well, okay, Yukari Yakumo does have some skills.

"You agreed so readily?" Now Yukari Yakumo began to have some doubts.

"Alright, stop being so suspicious. I just want to test how much effort I've put in and how good my skills are," Chen Luo said.

After both sides agreed to the competition, Chen Luo directly activated his ability to pull Yakumo Yukari into the war arena.

I arrived at Lonely Cloud Pavilion once again.

Chen Luo has a special fondness for the Lonely Cloud Pavilion combat instance.

"Oh right, I forgot to tell you, one of the rules of Gensokyo's danmaku is that the loser has to grant the winner a wish or do something for free." Yakumo Yukari said after arriving at the War Zone.

After speaking, Yukari Yakumo began to examine the war domain, trying to see through the essence of this space.

"What the heck? This works?" Chen Luo was stunned for a moment.

"I just forgot to mention it. Isn't this common knowledge in Gensokyo?"

"But you also said that the current spell card rules are not yet widespread in Gensokyo!" Chen Luo emphasized.

“Just because it’s not widespread doesn’t mean you don’t need to follow the rules. I’ve already stated beforehand that this is a bullet hell game, hasn’t it?” Yakumo Yukari’s folding fan covered the lower half of her face.

"...Let me confirm one more time, is this unrestricted combat?"

"Of course." Upon hearing Chen Luo's question, Yakumo Yukari also became serious.

"Then there's no problem." Chen Luo breathed a sigh of relief and slowly flew away from Yakumo Yukari, who was so close at hand.

"..." Looking at Chen Luo, who stood with his back to her as if he had no protection, Yakumo Yukari's hand began to move uncontrollably.

I'm sorry, Chen Luo, but the first lesson I'm giving you as a sage among demons is—never turn your back on your enemy.

And—never believe in the existence of martial virtue.

The moment you declare war, you must be prepared for the possibility that the other side might betray you.

After all, in real battles, there is never a starting point like "123".

Yakumo Yukari pulled a parasol from the gap and pointed the tip at Chen Luo, who was flying with his back to her.

A hidden magical power, under the influence of his realm ability, coalesced into an extremely powerful attack magic bullet, which flew towards Chen Luo at an extremely fast speed.

But just as the imperceptible magic bullet was about to hit Chen Luo, Chen Luo's figure suddenly disappeared.

"boom!"

A muffled thud.

Yukari Yakumo, who had been wearing a smug expression, was suddenly sent flying from her spot, then flipped and tumbled in the air.

"Inch Punch - Heaven Opening." Chen Luo, who had appeared where Yakumo Yukari had originally been, slowly withdrew his fist.

"Pfft, cough cough." Yakumo Yukari finally regained her balance and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"What's going on?" Yakumo Yukari frowned.

It wasn't just Chen Luo's elusive nature; more importantly, Yukari Yakumo felt that the damage Chen Luo's punch inflicted on her was disproportionate to the power of his punch.

In other words, it felt like I had been critically hit.

“Chen Luo, we’ve already agreed that you can’t use the virtual stealth ability,” Yakumo Yukari said, frowning.

"I didn't use my deception stealth ability. I just planted a teleportation point behind you. So from now on, you need to be wary of me appearing behind you at any time and then backstabbing you."

"Oh, and one more thing, whatever you do, don't let me hit you in the back, otherwise... if you're unlucky, it might kill you instantly," Chen Luo said, as if he had just thought of something.

Chen Luo has a backstab skill. When it hits an enemy in the back, it will cause critical damage and may even kill them instantly.

Unfortunately, this kind of killer move is not just a concept.

"...Despicable scoundrel!" Yakumo Yukari, who had just betrayed Chen Luo, instantly cursed Chen Luo for his shamelessness.

"The boundaries before and after." Then, Yukari Yakumo used her boundary ability to reverse her fatal weakness.

Yukari Yakumo didn't know how Chen Luo's teleportation point was set up, so she couldn't remove it, but she could turn her back into her chest.

Of course, it's just a change in the concept.

"???" Chen Luo was a little confused after hearing Yakumo Yukari's words.

Now the question is, if I were to launch a backstab, would I have to hit Yakumo Yukari's chest?

What an ability to be shameless!

"Blue!" Yakumo Yukari snapped her fingers as she stood still, adjusting her breathing.

Then a gap opened up, and Chen Luo saw Yakumo Ran walk out of the gap.

"???" Chen Luo was stunned for a moment when he saw Yakumo Ran.

Can Yakumo Yukari's gaps break through the war domain?

But then Chen Luo remembered something: when he summoned Yakumo Yukari, Yakumo Ran seemed to have gone to pour tea and disappeared from his sight.

Nima!

"As everyone knows, a shikigami is also part of its master's strength. Ran, go! The realm of speed and slowness! The realm of strength and weakness!" With a wave of her fan, Yukari Yakumo instantly empowered Ran Yakumo.

After appearing in front of Yukari Yakumo, Ran Yakumo gave Chen Luo an apologetic smile, her eyes instantly turned fierce. The nine tails behind her began to flamboyantly grow, her teeth became sharp, her pupils changed, and her aura changed from gentle to frenzied.

Nine-tailed foxes are not exactly known for their kindness!

Yakumo Ran moved, her figure like a phantom, instantly closing the distance between herself and Chen Luo.

Chen Luo gasped as he watched Yakumo Ran appear before him almost instantly, raising her claws.

But just as Chen Luo was about to react...

"The balance between movement and stillness!"

This time, the power of the boundary was applied not to Yakumo Ran, but to Chen Luo.

Chen Luo instantly felt as if his body was being crushed by a mountain, making it extremely difficult to move, let alone stop Yakumo Ran, who was even faster than before.