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"Ah...... Yes......! ”

Screaming and running away is not in keeping with this identity.

The captain of the Shadow Alliance - Chen Hongjun.

It seems to be a dead end......

Is there such a place in the City of Athletics?

Still is...... I was nervous, and I actually made this kind of mistake.

But one way or another, the enemy is behind.

"I'm sorry, I seem to have said that if you're not willing to fight, then force a duel to start, right?"

"You... I'm not going to duel you! ”

So, is it really a duel? Or a killing game or something.

After you and Sun Cheng won the duel, Sun Chengcheng died, this is a fact......

"There's no way I'm going to duel with you, absolutely impossible!!"

"So." The other party smiled and raised the dueling plate, "I've run to this kind of place, do you think there is still a chance to escape?" ”

“……”

"Don't worry, everyone in this city will go with you. If you're to blame, blame your incompetent mayor. ”

"Who will go...... The place you said! Chen Hongjun's fighting spirit gradually ignited, "You guy, I'll knock you down now to avenge Sun Cheng!" ”

The expression of the blonde girl in front of her changed slightly: "Finally get motivated, then, let's start quickly!" ”

"Duel!"

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It wasn't until noon that the fog woke up.

At the same time, there was a knock on the door.

Put on your clothes and open the door.

"Sure enough, at this time, I did pick it right."

The man at the door said in a shrill electronic voice.

"Who are you?"

"It doesn't matter who I am."

Kirika lowered her head.

This, the sound ......

As for this, dress up......

This sentence.

The person in front of him was dressed in the same outfit that the masked man once was.

Wears a mask with a megaphone.

Long Chaoyan ...... No, he's dead.

Why, for a moment, do you feel guilty?

I do not know. Long Chaoyan's death obviously has nothing to do with me.

"Because you're companions." The masked man's tone seemed to be comforting Wuxiang, "So, seeing the death of your companion, even you, a girl with no three, will not turn a blind eye." ”

I'm not a three-nil girl. At least not yet.

"I can't understand this, it's a testimony that you used to be a three-nil girl."

"So, who are you?"

"You'll find out sooner or later."

"Da Bang! Don't learn what he says! Wu Xiang raised her head, two tears looming on her face, "Why did you appear in front of me in this suit!" Why ......"

'You'll know sooner or later', 'It doesn't matter who I am'.

That's when I asked the masked man twice and got two answers.

Is the other party just here to stimulate themselves?

"Sooner or later...... It's a strange word. You'll know who I am right away, no, in a few minutes. Right now, it's not my identity that you're most concerned about. ”

"And what do you know?"

"First of all...... Don't you think it's a bit rude to talk through an open door? ”

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"There's an accident out there!"

Is that the first sentence?

I knew it was going to be like this!

Wang Peng frowned: "From the beginning." ”

Zhao Zhichen slowed down a little and said; "Sun Cheng and Chen Hongjun, the captain of the Shadow Alliance, are dead."

"How do you know? What about eyewitnesses? ”

"Needless to say, of course I'm a witness!"

“…… It's great that you came back alive. ”

"Can the reaction be a little colder?"

Wang Peng paused and asked, "Then who is the other party?" ”

"Erica Bluntree."

……

Wang Peng asked again: "Who is Erica Brontree?" ”

"In the Weiyuan trio, the blonde girl who duel with Kirika!"

“…… I'm angry when I talk about this, if Kirika listened to me, that Erica Brontree wouldn't be able to attack those two people now! What, did you defeat her by my means? ”

"No, no. But after she was defeated, she did not escape through the dimensional rift, but simply disappeared. Zhao Zhichen lowered his head and thought, "If, as that Liliana said, you can't really defeat the God Killers without fighting, then Erica Brontry's direct disappearance is very problematic." ”

"But it's not a bluff." Wang Peng immediately stood up, "I didn't destroy the Godslayer before, so let her run away!" So there's no need to doubt that fighting the Godslayer is the only way to win! ”

Zhao Zhichen "fed" a few times: "Don't be so excited, but after I defeated her, she disappeared directly, don't you think it's strange?" Or do you think I'm lying? ”

"I don't have time to think about it that much. Now that she's gone, it can be considered that a member of the Metaverse has been eliminated, right? ”

There was a knock on the door outside.

Although the Aurora team's house is a hotel, and the rooms are on the second floor, they are indeed in the lobby where they eat and have meetings.

Those who can knock on this door are naturally not their own people.

"Who?"

"Lu Wenjun." The tone of the other party was very unspirited.

Because of the loss of two companions in one day?

Lu Wenjun had already pushed the door in and sat next to Zhao Zhichen.

"Don't be sad, Zhao Zhichen has already defeated that person and avenged your teammates."

"Really?" Lu Wenjun looked at Zhao Zhichen with a surprised expression, "When!" ”

"About an hour ago, I went on patrol to the North ......"

"Wait. Patrol? When did you make an appointment? When Wang Peng heard this, he immediately shouted, "What's the matter!" Why don't I know! ”

"That's for the sake of insurance......," Zhao Zhichen explained slowly, "I, Nora, and Lu Wenjun made an appointment." Although Kirika also has a share, considering the fact that she won't wake up until after noon......"

"What about me, do you think I'm the kind of ...... at noon?"

"No, it's to be on the safe side, you don't have the strength in you, and defeating the other party yesterday may just be a fluke, and I can't let you take risks after that."

"Whatever you want. Patrolling, and then, you defeated Erica Brontree an hour ago, and then came back at a leisurely pace? ”

So, is that phrase "something happened out there" just to pique my interest???

Lu Wenjun showed an incredible expression: "But! Apparently I beat her in the West Side thirty minutes ago! ”

"Are you sure it's the same person?" Zhao Zhichen asked with wide eyes.

Lu Wenjun nodded: "Is it right to have long golden hair and yellow clothes?" I fought the Destroyer of the Godslayer, so she vanished! ”

"Sure enough, Zhao Zhichen didn't really defeat her at that time." Wang Peng snorted, "However, after that, the god killers were all destroyed by the battle, so this time, she is really ......"

"Still, twenty minutes ago, I only defeated a man in the Southern Side who described it as you."

Isn't the door closed?

Nora stood in the doorway, seemingly listening to the conversation and uttering even more astonishing jokes.

"What about the specifics?"

"I'm not going to say it all by one, but I've also fought to destroy the Godslayer. Then she disappeared. Nora found a separate table and sat down, looking at this side and said, "It seems that this matter still needs to be discussed, I originally thought that even if I defeated a person, it seems that it ......."

"Then, the patrol should continue!!" Zhao Zhichen stood up, "Maybe we didn't really defeat her at all, she is still constantly attacking other duelists!" ”

"Wait." Wang Peng stopped, "Don't you think it's strange? ”

Even if you can't hear it, I always feel that something is wrong.

"What's weird?"

"The same person, even if he used some kind of trick to escape. An hour ago, he was defeated after attacking two people in the North District, but instead of disappearing, he continued to go to the West District to attack others, and after being defeated by Lu Wenjun, he came to the South District again. ”

"It's normal to go all the way from north to south, do you want to stay and be found by me to continue to defeat?" Zhao Zhichen said impatiently.

"That's not the point. You can talk to each other, so plans are always negotiable. Zhao Zhichen is from the Eastern District to the Northern District, Lu Wenjun is from the Northern District to the Western District, and Nora should logically go from the Southern District to the Eastern District, so go around. ”

"That's true."

"There's something wrong with the timing. Let's say you each set off at different times. Zhao Zhichen came to the North District an hour ago, and it would take at least half an hour to walk. And Lu Wenjun arrived in the West District half an hour ago, that is, just at the same time as Zhao Zhichen defeated Erica Bwinner, and set off from the North District to the West District. In other words, Lu Wenjun and Erica Blontree set off at the same time, even if they didn't meet halfway, and then after Lu Wenjun arrived in the West District, didn't Erica Blontry already attack several people? ”

"Could it be because she's faster?"

"So, after all, duels take time, right? A duel of three or four rounds takes about ten minutes. Although it is not known how many people she attacked in the West End......"

"Three people." Lu Wenjun thought about it for a while and said.

"Three people, let's say it takes fifteen minutes to make a quick decision. In other words, Lu Wenjun set off at the same time as her, but he arrived in the Western District fifteen minutes late? ”

"Hey! I'm moving at normal speed! ”

"It's not impossible for Weiyuan to move at high speed. And on Nora's side, what about the number of deaths? ”

"Four ......"

"It takes at least 20 minutes to duel with four people, but the difference in time between Lu Wenjun and Nora to defeat her is 10 minutes. Not counting the time to duel with Lu Wenjun, coming to the Southern District and immediately knocking down four people with a duel, even if the time to shuffle the cards is not enough! ”

The three of them thought about it for a while, and although they were skeptical about the hypothetical duel time, they basically agreed with Wang Peng's statement.

"In other words, in fact, these attacks were not committed by the same person!"

The crowd fell silent.

This remark stimulates their common sense.

"Do you think someone is pretending to be her? But, is this necessary? ”

"No, it doesn't have to be a disguise. Come to think of it, their goal is the entire Athletic City. The Competitive City also has more than a hundred duelists, to say the least. With just three people, it is impossible to have a duel with everyone in a few days, and the duel may not always be won. For example, the duel with you is. ”

"However, we are duelists with special powers, so we won. Words of the average person......"

Wang Peng said unhappily: "Then did you see me defeat one of them yesterday as an illusion?" ”

“…… You go ahead, let's say they are in a hurry to eliminate the duelists in the Athletic City. Lu Wenjun said, "Prepare to start." ”

"Hmph. Continuing to speed up the invasion, they added more men so that those people, using the same decks, were scheduled to attack the duelists in different places at the same time. Since the deck is the same as them, there is no doubt about the strength. ”

"That's true, if the decks are the same, the tactics are the same." Nora frowned, "Even if you use someone else, you can defeat the strongest duelist like the original holder—just like ......"

"But the strange thing is, why are there so many people in Weiyuan?" Zhao Zhichen was puzzled.

"With Weiyuan's ability, no matter how many people there are, it won't matter."

"Not necessarily." Zhao Zhichen thought about it and speculated, "I shouldn't have forgotten." We're all the ones who have been through two invasions. Every time, except for the leader, Wei Yuan only brought three subordinates. ”

"Aren't they two?" Wang Peng immediately corrected it.

"Ah, forgot, you were stunned by Li Ping, who was controlled by the phantom. Actually, there are two phantoms, and there is a man named Lo in the back. Farrell's men consisted of only three of them. If you follow what you say, why don't you use the tactics of crowds to drown us all? ”

"There's some truth to that." Nora continued, "Again, Altina has only three subordinates - the original NOIR team. ”

"It can be seen that each Weiyuan invasion has only three subordinates. I don't know why, but maybe it's some kind of rule or restriction? Isn't it ridiculous to have more than three unborn messengers with the same appearance and the same strength in the same deck at one time? ”

"How do you think this situation would be better explained?"

"It's probably hard for us to explain it alone. However, if you ask a person, you may be able to know. ”

"Who?"

Zhao Zhichen looked at Wang Peng with deep eyes: "Of course, Xi Cong Wuxiang, who was once the envoy of the Wei Yuan." ”