Chapter 10: The Battle to the Death (I)
The moment a crack appeared in the defensive force field around Xian Xiaoxiao's body, Dereya understood...... The chance is here.
This space was created by Dereya, she is like the god here, and Xian's little abilities are cognitively limited, and there is no reason to compete with her.
In the blink of an eye, under the gray sky, invisible forces began to gather, and the entire space began to tremble.
Those missiles that were flying at a constant speed all accelerated in an instant, transcending the rules of physics, turning into streamers, and all of them hit Xian Xiaoxiao's location.
At the same time as the missile exploded, the "sky" also collapsed, and the sky and clouds, which should not have been "physical", shattered into huge crystal fragments that collapsed and fell in the blink of an eye, falling and rushing like meteorites...... Naturally, its goal is also Xian Xiaoxiao.
And above the collapsed sky, a dark and deep void appeared at this time, and the violent energy swept wantonly in the void, as if it were endless.
Finally, under this round of attacks, Xian Xiao's defensive force field completely shattered, and the energy impact caused by the explosion and the impact of the "supermatter" engulfed it.
Her consciousness ...... It was interrupted, and Dereya could sense it, so Dereya withdrew from this space at the moment when the other party was unconscious, and quickly collapsed into a singularity and disappeared into the void.
After completing this, Derea immediately teleported to Ji Jue's side; As she stood still, two lines of nosebleeds were slowly flowing from under her iron mask, but she quickly stopped them with her mental strength.
"It's settled, Lord Juzun." She said this coldly, and then stood there, waiting for the next order.
Just like Zilin controlling Xian Xiaoxiao, Ji Jue also used some methods to control Dereya.
To put it simply, the iron mask on Dereya's face is a brainwashing device that continues to work.
Although the mask appears to be on Dereya's face, in fact, it is "on the brain"; Inside the iron mask were hundreds of hair-thin wires that pierced deep into Delaya's scalp like hooked needles, through her skull, connecting her brain, controlling her mind and ensuring that she obeyed her commands.
Of course, the side effects of this thing are also obvious: first, it will make the wearer's mental state unstable, and the personality will become more withdrawn, paranoid, moody, and have a certain tendency to violence; Second, since this mask was not designed with any consideration given to how to take it off, there is no way to remove it, and if she does, Delaya will undoubtedly die.
Some people may wonder, since Ji Jue has such a convenient prop, why not mass produce it?
It's obvious...... It's because he can't.
This mask was not made by Ji Jue himself, but stolen by him, the only one in the world; Before it fell into Ji Jue's hands, the mask was stored in an undersea base of the Federation, enjoying the same security treatment as the "Moment of the Underworld".
Even Ji Jue didn't know the detailed origin of this thing, and based on the information he obtained from the Federation, he could be sure that this mask was made by the late Charles Rohr, a genius scientist of the Federation, more than a hundred years ago, and its function was to "control people's hearts".
And what made Ji Jue even more puzzled was ...... How this thing works: you need to smear the blood of the "controlled" on the surface of the mask, then wipe the blood of the "controller" on the inside, and then put it on the "controlled".
Ji Jue didn't know what the consequences would be if he got these processes wrong, because he had no way to try, so he could only do it strictly according to the instructions (yes, there are instructions for this thing), but fortunately, in the end, it was successful.
But Ji Jue couldn't figure it out...... Why does this technological creature operate in a manner similar to a religious ritual?
In fact, he would have known if he knew the origin of the mask, which was made from Second Kingdom biomaterials called the Eye of the Cherubim.
After the "Battle of the Sky" more than a hundred years ago, Tianyi had a gunsmith (i.e., Charles Rohr) make this thing in case it was needed.
When is this "from time to time"? Tianyi didn't know, to put it bluntly, he didn't particularly need this thing, but the "Eye of the Cherubim" would be a waste if it was not used, and it happened that there was a genius like a gunsmith in that era, so Tianyi let him make things while the gunsmith was still alive; If one day Shi Sanwen has Alzheimer's disease, or if there is a reality corrector like Dereya in the world, it can be used.
As a result, it was useless for more than a hundred years, until it was accidentally stolen by Ji Jue a few years ago; After Tianyi confirmed where Ji Jue wanted to use it, he didn't intervene.
Thus, there is today's situation.
In fact, Derea is also a poor person. She was the illegitimate daughter of a federal official, and although she had a carefree childhood under the secret funding of that official, she was not happy; Her mother just used her as a bargaining chip for money, throwing her into boarding school from an early age, and herself using the money she squeezed from her father to enjoy herself. Even though both parents are still alive, Dereya lives a childhood that seems to be the death of both parents.
By the time she reached high school, Dereya's father was gradually rising through the ranks, and although she was only an illegitimate daughter, she was a direct blood relative after all, so she ...... She was unfortunate enough to be targeted by Juzun.
Obviously, long before the "Clover Incident", Jue Zun was already doing similar things, but at that time, he only arrested a few people at a time, and he started at different times and places, and he didn't make any big battles.
At that time, He Huai's "Heavenly Chosen Project" and the technology of implanting controllable AI on clones were still in the experimental stage, so there was no need to catch too many people at once, and it was more appropriate to appropriately arrest some second-generation X like Dereya - "Even if it disappears, it won't cause much reaction", so that even if the experiment fails, no one will track it down.
Unexpectedly, Dereya became the first "Chosen Son" to be chosen on the Chosen Island.
Although compared to Xian Xiaoxiao, who was "congenitally awakened", Dereya was much weaker than a reality modifier who was "forced to awaken" under the persecution of a specific environment, but because she was controlled by Juzun and had awakened for a long time, she had already been tempered in battle.
Ji Jue is also a person who prepares for a rainy day, he has long been prepared for the day when he will face an opponent like Zilin, and at that time, Dereya is the absolute trump card in his hands; So from the day he put on Dereya's mask, in addition to going on missions, he has always let Dereya exercise his abilities day and night in the phase space created by He Huai.
Dereya's cultivation is not eating, drinking, or sleeping...... Anyway, when the body is close to collapse, you can use "reality correction" to directly restore it to the best state, so you don't need to worry about the body; As for the spiritual aspect, the spirit of a person wearing an "iron mask" will not collapse, because "collapse" means getting rid of control...... At best, the person wearing this mask has a gradually distorted personality under pressure, but he still cannot disobey the will of the controller.
"Huh...... How is it? Dereya can kill Xian Xiaoxiao, which is unexpected, right? Seeing Dereya come back, Ji Jue immediately said to Zi through the Book of Hearts.
"Indeed, I thought she would have killed you, the 'controller', before Derea could make a move." Zilin replied.
"You know why you miscalculated, right?" Ji Jue said again.
"Ah......," Zilin said, "because this 'Book of Lies' in my hand has given me the wrong information." ”
"And that means ......," Ji Jue motioned to Zilin to continue down.
"It's the boss who wants me to miscalculate." Zilin answered.
"Yes, he saw this step, and he contributed to it." Ji Jue said, "Do you still think ...... Obey his will, and there will not be such an ending as 'you are killed or replaced by me'? ”
"You want to say he's changed? He chose you? Zilin said.
"Huh...... Who knows. Ji Jue said, "If he doesn't change his hexagram, it means that he firmly believes that I can't win against you, and he is deliberately creating some trouble for you to have fun...... In that case, I will slaughter you and throw in his face an end that he has not calculated; And if he really changed his mind...... Then I don't mind being a little submissive to him, after all, I have a vested interest in that situation. ”
"Anyway, I'm going to die, right?" Zilin Road.
"That's right." Ji Jue said, "I didn't have this 'Book of Lies' before, and I was still a little afraid of you, because I had too little information about you, and I wasn't sure what the outcome would be if I let Dereya deal with you, in case you tore my trump card in turn, I would have no way out...... But now, your Reality Modifier has been killed, and I've confirmed the information on how to kill you through the voices of Jack Anderson, Sollid Wilson, and your disciple Ziqi......"
At this point, his heart suddenly stopped, and at the same second, he himself and Dereya beside him disappeared from Chonggong Lianren's sight.
“…… You're dead. The second half of Ji Jue's words came directly from his mouth, and when he opened his mouth, he had already appeared in front of Zilin with Dereya.
The distance of half a world is also surmountable for reality modifiers, but Dereya has some nosebleeds after moving with Ji Jue, and it looks ...... The previous battle had taken a considerable toll on her, and she couldn't slow down for a short time.
However, Ji Jue doesn't know or care about these, as long as the tool can still be used, no one will care if the hammer hurts when hitting the nail, and the wrench hurts when the screw is twisted......
At this time, Zilin's location was on a piece of ice.
Here, at a glance, the sky is blue and white, and there is no boundary.
Over the centuries, as the polar ice caps have melted, much of the Earth's land has permanently sunk below sea level; At certain times of the year, these areas are marked by the condensation of unabated ocean tides in low-lying areas, forming a chain of glacial lakes.
These glacial lakes are huge, with relatively tortuous margins, connected to land and ice, and the ice is so solid that you can race on them.
"I can die." Zilin saw Ji Jue's arrival, calm as before; He closed the book in his hand, looked at the other party and said, "But you must not die in front of you." ”
"What do you mean?" Ji Jue also closed the book in his hand and said with a smile, "Whoever will be the 'king' can do it, but I can't?" ”
"Hmm...... How can I say it......" Zilin paused, and then said, "In today's world, I have cleaned up my appearance and set the general direction...... Now, if someone like me replaces me, or ...... If I am replaced by a group of ordinary people, then they may not be able to do everything I want to do in the end, and it will take much longer than me to do it, but in any case, they can generally do seven or eight points, and the overall situation will remain the same......
"But if I come here for you, everything I've done before will be in vain. So...... It's not anyone, but it can't be you. ”
When Ji Jue heard this, his face showed disdain: "You decided the game?" Hum...... You're referring to the game that Tianyi wants, right? He sneered, "Do you think your 'tyrant's methods, the foundation of a thousand years' really worked?" In my opinion, it's just another 100-year dynasty, and it can last for 200 years, even if two-thirds of the time is prosperous...... Isn't it going to be the same cycle as now? But if it's me......"
"If it were you, I'm afraid I wouldn't even have two-thirds of the time." Zilin interrupted the other party in a slightly lamented tone, and said, "People like you, Boss Tian has seen too much, since the birth of the Fifth Kingdom, from the primitive tribe period to the present day, it has been recorded in the history books and has not been recorded...... True, Altered, Misinterpreted...... Among the countless dynasties, countless kings, do you think there will be fewer guys like you?
"Do you think those emperors of the ages, the pride of the sky, and the heroes of women...... Is it true that everyone failed to achieve 'immortality' as the history books say?
"Some people die for a reason.
"There are some dynasties that seem to never fall, and it makes sense.
"There are people who seem to be dead, but they are still alive, and the reason why they are alive is ...... They have given up their ambitions, on the old path that humanity will inevitably take when it gains supreme power. ”
Ji Jue understood these words, but he couldn't listen to them, and he didn't want to agree.
"Forget it, you're not even human, what else are you talking about." Ji Jue said, "Speaking of which, it's like Tianyi's mouthpiece, using that set of fatalism and experience to judge human beings and me...... Can't I be a special case? The self surnamed Tian can live forever and play with the history of mankind in the palm of his hand, can't I? ”
This sentence touched Zilin's reverse scales.
"You know a fart...... Zilin tilted his head and blurted out a dirty word, "You also point fingers at the surname Tian?" I warn you, if you don't understand him, you don't force him and keep my mouth clean. ”
Speaking of which, it is impossible for the communication between the two to continue in a civilized way.
Ji Jue has long been holding back her anger, and at this point, it is time to vent it; In the next second, his mind moved, and he commanded Dereya to make a move, wanting to "banish" Zilin to another dimension.
However, at this moment, a sudden change occurred!