Jason looked at Edward, who was exactly the same as himself in front of him, with a calm face, and then looked at the box in the middle of the road, his eyes thoughtful.

The night breeze blows slowly.

The smell of blood in the box was blowing through the streets, and Tois's eyes were still wide open, and there was a deep sense of surprise and disbelief in his pupils.

And the note on his forehead danced back and forth with the night wind.

The words 'not interesting, not fun' on the note became distorted.

Suddenly, under the night, the blood-drenched head illuminated by the street lamp had a little more weirdness.

Rite!

The other party is completing a ritual of 'transformation'.

Unlike the previous 'rebirth', the current 'ritual' is the 'transformation' of one person to another.

There should be some kind of relationship between the two rituals.

Or to be precise, a 'new' Edward can be regarded as the completion of the ritual of 'reincarnation' in the true sense.

Just why choose him?

Or rather, why did you choose his 'book'?

You know, his books are very ordinary, and they are not worth mentioning compared to those real masterpieces.

Not only is the fame not comparable, but there are quite a few loopholes in the book.

Wait a minute!

Leak?

Could it be?

Jason instantly thought of what Edward had just said, 'My world, it must be ...... Perfect! ’

"Make amends!"

"Completely 'fill' the loopholes in my book!"

"Making it perfect is also part of this 'ritual'?"

Jason asked, looking at Edward.

Smack, smack, smack.

Edward clapped as Jason looked, and a look of admiration appeared on his face.

"It's worthy of my choice of replacement, although your writing is really average, but your brain response is not bad."

"It may be a good choice to be able to live in this world instead of you, but the only pity is ......"

"You're average-looking."

"Nope."

"It's ugly, so to speak."

"This clumsy body, rough face, no beauty at all."

"And I don't know how to dress up yet."

"As a man, you're really a failure."

Edward evaluated Jason's figure and face in a condescending manner, with undisguised disgust on his face.

As he spoke, the man behind everything, raised his hand, touched his rough cheek, and sighed with a slightly resentful feeling.

It is not surprising that ordinary people have such actions.

But at the moment, what Edward has is ...... Jason's countenance.

What would 'Jason' look like with disgust and resentment?

Jason himself doesn't know.

He habitually hides his expression.

And now, he knows.

Not only do you know it, but you can see it clearly.

Jason frowned in disgust, and an urge rose from the bottom of his heart to smash the 'imposter' in front of him.

John and Brian, who were awake, also saw it.

The corners of the two of them couldn't help but curl up, but the two of them knew that they couldn't do this now, and they had to be restrained, so the corners of their mouths returned to normal.

However, when the two of them looked at 'Edward' again, the corners of their mouths, which had just returned to normal, turned up again.

Then, again restraint.

After only two or three cycles, the corners of John's and Brian's mouths twitched.

Poof!

Eventually, laughter emerged.

John and Brian burst out laughing almost at the same time.

"I'm sorry, I knew it shouldn't, but I didn't hold back."

The two of them spoke apologetically to Jason, but halfway through the words, they had to cover their mouths and control their laughter.

Jason remained silent about this.

Just watched Edward's eyes with more and more coldness, more and more aggressive.

"It's okay."

"My knights."

"Your smiles will make me happy."

'Edward' waved his hand without mind, and then, in a commanding tone, said, "John, can you help me find a decent dress in a moment?" I don't want modern suits, I need traditional aristocratic attire with white lace trim, wigs, red and black tops, and white trousers. ”

"By the way, can you help me find a pair of leather shoes? Preferably black calfskin, the kind with a heel, to complement my white pants. ”

John didn't pay any attention to 'Edward'.

He looked at each other with a sarcastic look in his eyes.

And then, the next moment—

"Yes, Your Excellency."

John said this.

As he spoke, John put one hand on his chest and bowed slightly.

When the liturgy was completed, John was stunned.

What's going on?

How could he salute his enemies?

"Don't be confused, my knight."

"That's just what you should do."

'Edward' continued.

"Yes, Your Excellency."

John replied.

After the words fell, John returned to normal again, staring at 'Edward' with a hellish gaze.

Brian on the side simply pulled out his gun and pointed it at 'Edward'.

"My knight, this is not what you should behave."

'Edward' frowned.

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency."

Brian immediately apologized and put away his gun.

And when the gun returned to the holster, Brian, like John, looked at 'Edward' with wide eyes.

However, at this time, 'Edward' looked at Jason.

"How?"

"That's what the 'protagonist' is capable of."

"You don't need to do anything, you will have the most loyal men."

"Even if these people used to be the subordinates of the 'villain', it would be the same, and even, the effect would be better!"

"And that's just the beginning."

"When the 'ritual' is actually completed, they will be 100% loyal to me, and then more people will join the queue and see it as an honor."

'Edward' explained to Jason, his tone smug as he spoke.

Jason frowned.

There is something unusual about 'Edward' in front of him.

Judging from the layout of the other party, the other party is a rather meticulous person, and such a person will kindly explain to him?

And with a kind of ostentation?

Absolutely not!

It's not the other person's character.

Unless......

"You explained to me that it's also part of the 'ritual'?"

Jason asked.

"Of course."

"I have to be amazed at how smart you are."

"It's a pity that I'm the 'protagonist', and you're the 'villain', and as the 'ritual' continues to be completed, you will definitely become brainless and impulsive."

'Edward' nodded, smiling.

Then, he stepped forward.

The two sides were already very close.

As 'Edward' stepped forward, his nose touched almost everything.

"Do you want to hit me?"

"I'll warn you."

"No matter what kind of attack I encounter from you, I will not die!"

"At most, it's a near-death life!"

"And every time I am near death, it will make me stronger!"

'Edward' just finished speaking—

Burst!

A broad-bladed short-handled machete cut him off.

As blood erupted, Edward's body split in two and fell to the ground.

However, 'Edward' did not show any pain, let alone scream.

Instead, he looked at Jason with a grin.

"As I said, I will not die if I encounter any attack from you!"

With these words, Edward's severed body healed on its own.

He patted the dust off his body and stood up very simply.

And then......

A broad-bladed short-handled machete appeared in Edward's hand.

It's Jason's weapon.

The last second, it was still in Jason's hands.

At this moment, it has been held by 'Edward'.

The whole process happened in an instant, and John and Brian didn't see what was happening clearly, and the weapon had already changed hands.

Even Jason himself did not react.

He just felt the right hand holding the knife light, and then, his weapon appeared in the opponent's hand.

Jason's eyes narrowed, staring at Edward's own weapon.

'Edward' continued to smile.

"Oh, I forgot to tell you."

"Every time I am near-fatal, I will not only become stronger, but I will also be lucky enough to get the corresponding items, abilities, etc. from you, and ......"

"These props, abilities, etc., which I obtained, will bloom into 'abilities' that you have buried, revealing their true colors."

'Edward' said as he played with the broad-bladed short-handled machete.

Then, he waved it several times.

I saw that the originally ordinary broad-bladed short-handled machete suddenly trembled.

Airplanes!

The blade hummed, and the strange sound was loud.

A layer of gray mist appeared on the blade, and illusory figures and monster figures began to appear in the mist.

They wail, they pray.

But, in the end, annihilation.

Airplanes!

An even louder buzz appeared.

Then, everything went back to normal.

It's just that the broad-bladed short-handled machete has a different color blooming on it.

The appearance has not changed, but the first impression of the person who sees this knife is that it is sharp and strong.

"Look at it......"

Bang!

Before he could finish his words, he was kicked in the neck by Jason.

A kick that contains expert-level [hand-to-hand combat] skills and mastery-level [Griffin Fighting Skills] skills is not only extremely fast, but also extremely ferocious.

Click!

'Edward's neck was directly kicked off.

Moreover, there was not a trace of leakage of strength, and 'Edward' stood still without moving, completely bearing such force with his body.

As a result, the sound of bones breaking began to spread.

Click, click.

The spine and legs are directly crushed.

'Edward' fell to the ground like mud.

Soon, though, 'Edward' was back on his feet.

Not only the broken neck, but also the shattered cervical vertebrae and leg bones were restored, and Edward's body seemed to become stronger and more powerful.

What's more......

An ice hockey mask appeared in his hand.

"A mask as ugly as you."

"Is this also your treasure?"

"It's mine now, though."

'Edward' glanced at the hockey puck mask in his hand, judging it with his own aesthetics.

Although the evaluation in his mouth was not high, after the words fell, he still wore it on his face.

The moment 'Edward' put on his mask.

In the distance, John and Brian saw a different color on the hockey masks.

It's just an ordinary ice hockey mask, but there is a trace of fear in the hearts of the two of them.

This is impossible for John and Brian.

You must know that both of them have experienced countless life and death tasks, fear has long been abandoned, and calmness is the state they are used to.

But at this time, fear overwhelmed the calm, and it appeared again.

John and Brian looked at each other.

Both of them saw the surprise and jealousy in each other's eyes.

They know very well how terrible things can be for ordinary people.

I'm afraid, just by looking at it, it will scare your hands and feet to go weak!

If you look at it for a long time, you may cause some irreversible damage to your soul!

Of course, more importantly, the 'Edward' in front of him is really weird.

It turned out to be 'immortal'!

Or rather......

When facing Jason, he is immortal!

Moreover, it will get stronger with Jason's attack!

Jason no!

And them!

The other party is able to control one of them!

What about the two at the same time?

Come to think of it, almost at the same time!

John and Brian struck, and both of them raised their guns at the same time and pointed at 'Edward'.

However, just when the two were about to pull the trigger, their index fingers couldn't be pulled down, and an inexplicable force blocked them, making them unable to shoot.

"My knights."

"You can't hurt me, either one or two."

"It's like Jason can't actually kill me."

"All this is a 'ritual'!"

'Edward' watched the scene where the two wanted to shoot, but couldn't pull the trigger, and the smile in his eyes became more and more intense.

Despite the mask, John and Brian could feel the smiles.

The two of them couldn't help but feel a sense of powerlessness in their hearts.

The two of them couldn't make a move on Edward.

And Jason couldn't actually kill 'Edward'.

How can such a battle continue?

Just when the two were powerless, Jason made another move.

It's still [hand-to-hand combat] with [griffin fighting technique].

This time, Jason kicked Edward's knee socket and knocked him to his knees, and then directly stepped on Edward's head and pressed him to the ground.

Bang!

The huge force caused cracks to appear on the asphalt road.

Jason's feet were littered with fragments of flesh and bones, and his brain was like a smashed watermelon, showing a radial pattern.

But when Jason's feet left, the things were back to their original shapes again.

'Edward's head was present with its head intact.

Then, the other person jumped to his feet.

Unlike the previous 'clumsy', this 'Edward' is quite neat and neat, with a sense of skill.

"The ability to fight hand-to-hand?"

"That's a pretty good ability."

"Now it's mine!"

'Edward' announced.

Then, 'Edward' walked back to Jason.

In his mouth, the words continued to sound—

"The 'protagonist' has grown to a certain extent, so he naturally wants to shoot at the 'villain', and, unlike the 'villain''s procrastination, the protagonist will definitely kill the 'villain'!"

The words fell, and 'Edward' slashed out.

Burst!

The blade swept across Jason's neck.

'Edward' then passed Jason.

The smiling 'Edward' did not look back at Jason, who had been beheaded.

Because, he knows.

He, he succeeded.

Jason, dead.

He is about to replace 'Jason' in the real sense.

Look at the shock in the eyes of John and Brian.

How surprised they were.

How unbelievable they were.

They...... Why do you always look behind me?

'Edward', who walked towards John and Brian step by step, finally noticed the difference in John and Bran's eyes as the distance narrowed.

What's behind him?

It's just a corpse!

'Edward' thought, and was about to turn his head to look.

But at this moment, a pair of large, strong hands pressed on his head.

Then, with a twist of his hands—

Click.

(End of chapter)