Chapter 6: Phantom Phantom
Gengoro's worries are the best portrayal of his current state. Nier, who did not return to the post house, was on the roof of a high-rise building, looking up at the bright moon in the sky, full of uneasiness in her heart.
She was reluctant to go back to the post house at this time because she didn't know how to face Izumi Sakura. Everyone must be very embarrassed to go back and meet at this time, and they have no choice but to continue to raise their chin and put on a very proud posture, because only by doing so can that slap reasonably explain the past.
In fact, it is difficult for people to control their thoughts and emotions. Niel herself found that the hatred gradually faded in her heart, and the blessings and misfortunes of these times were not left without anything. And since my brother got married in Japan, the number of lovers has skyrocketed, and the deep attachment to him has gradually dissipated.
But the slap that was thrown in Izumi's face ...... In fact, I didn't want to slap her in the face, I just wanted to pat her on the shoulder a few times, sigh and talk like a friend, and complain about my unhappy childhood. However, a sudden burst of true qi made the arm movements out of control, if it weren't for the uncontrollable explosion of her soul, she might have smashed her head in the unguarded situation of Izumi Sakura.
At that moment, the energy that erupted from the dantian was so turbulent and violent, completely out of its control, and without warning beforehand, if it happened again, I really didn't know if I could stop the crisis in time, and recalling the black skin tent, this was obviously just the beginning.
"I've never seen such a stupid thing, and I didn't even notice it myself, and the Heavenly Demon Transformation began. Do you know what the Heavenly Demon Transformation is? Do you know how many great demon god kings in the history of the Demon Race have successfully survived the Heavenly Demon Transformation? Do you know what will happen to the garbage who has not passed the Heavenly Demon Transformation? You...... Then there's the show. β
That day, when he met Chireth on the bank of the creek, he had threatened himself in this way, and he had been following the instructions of his sister Pandora not to think about this annoying thing, but now it seemed that the time had come to not face it.
With worried eyes, Nile was full of uneasiness, pulled up her sleeves, slowly raised her hands, and looked carefully at the faint moonlight.
Although it is not obvious, it can indeed be seen that the original delicate skin has become extremely rough and even a little hard, Nier doesn't know what this means, but the unstoppable association in her mind comes to mind, but when the white character family transforms those captive monsters, there is a terrifying phenomenon of scaling.
Thinking of those scenes, Nier, who has always taken courage and fearlessness as her motto, folded her body with her arms, squatted down weakly, so fragile that she didn't want anyone to see her expression, and there was only one sentence in her mind except worry and worry.
"Think for yourself, if you think about it one day, call me out loud, and I will immediately come over to help my little beauty solve the problem...... That's what I said at the time, I didn't expect you to make me wait so long!"
The words in the memory became strangely clear in her ears, and it was not until the last sentence that she should not have been there that Niel looked up in astonishment to see the pitch-black figure crouching on the chimney not far away.
A pair of bat-like black wings, silently tucked behind his back, a tight-fitting outfit with black suspenders, with more metal pendants than before, and sharp claws protruding from black leather gloves, hanging low like hooks, glittered in the silver moonlight, as if intended to show the fact that he was not human.
"Odd, Chires?"
"Hey, it's been a long time since I've seen you...... Actually, it didn't take long, because I've been paying attention to you, and even if you don't notice it, your body feels a little bit......"
He is also a cultivator of the Heavenly Demon Skill, even if he has any qi induction, it is not surprising, but Chirez's tone is deliberately full of obscenity, and Nier became angry when she heard it, and without answering a word, she raised her arms and blasted out.
"Guy, so affectionate!"
Chires's tone seemed to be mocking, but he didn't dare to slack off in his hands, his arms were wrong, he blocked the frame head-on, and when he touched Niel's heavy punch, it exploded with a loud bang.
Niel only felt that the power in her body exploded like a torrent and tsunami, this time she did not deliberately suppress it, but urged with all her might, and passed a strong force from her shoulder to her arm, straight to her fist, when this force exploded completely, Chires's eyes flashed with astonishment, and the whole defense collapsed, and was bombarded from afar.
"Success, success......"
Niel herself was taken aback by the successful blow, only to feel that her strength seemed to have increased compared to the previous battle with Dorgon. Originally, with the strength of Qirez, he didn't expect to be able to win a favor under his hands, but he didn't expect that the two sides were facing each other, and his Heavenly Demon Skills didn't seem to be weaker than him, which was really gratifying......
"Don't be happy, this is not the Heavenly Demon Skill......"
A strange voice appeared in the rear, and Niel was startled, and looked back, on the opposite roof, a street away, the black monster with black batwing sneered and looked at it. I just punched him out, why did he come back so quickly? Not only did he not notice, but he also appeared in the opposite direction, what was going on?
"There are two different kinds of power in your body...... It's really weird, the Heavenly Demon Skill is so strong and hegemonic, how can there be power to coexist with it and not be devoured......"
The voice appeared from the left this time, and he turned his head to chase after him, and on the sharp corner of the eaves on the left, Chirez supported his body with one finger and put on an eerie posture of handstand.
But...... The Chirez who was in the back just now didn't disappear.
"Although neither of the powers in you is yet mature, ...... Ice and fire, heaven and earth...... The coexistence of two diametrically opposed but homogeneous forces can increase their strength by a factor of seven in a short period of time. β
This time the voice was a little distant, and it was sharp and thin, from a tall tower half a mile away, and it was transmitted to the ear in a dense way, and in the middle of the sentence, another voice came from a window a hundred feet away.
β...... Although the power is immature, the lethality is really not to be underestimated...... Even I don't dare to get close, and if I get punched again, I'm not sure I won't get hurt......"
As if self-proliferating, the number of "Chires" grew, on chimneys, on rooftops, in the center of the street...... All of them are black demons, in different postures, some with their arms folded, exuding a cold and murderous aura, while others are doing handstands, flipping and fighting, doing all kinds of funny movements like circus clowns......
However, there is probably no one in the world who would treat such a dangerous creature as a clown, and Niel even thinks that she is the one who is being ridiculed. During this period of time when his strength has increased significantly, this demon has also grown, although he was strong in the past, but that strength is direct and rude, not as evil and weird as it is now.
I have heard that in addition to the powerful and domineering martial arts, the Heavenly Demon Skill also includes the weird Demon Magic Illusion, but this part of his own is completely indifferent, and most of his brother Lancelot has not learned it, and what Chireth is showing now is his ability as the heir of the orthodox Heavenly Demon Skill?
β...... Light a torch in the fire storehouse, and ...... The power is amazing, and the spectacle is spectacular...... But after the bombing, will the house still exist......
Among the dozens of different positions, one in particular caught Nell's attention, as if he had been hit by something, he suddenly flew up, but the upside-down figure was swallowed by some invisible void and disappeared without a trace, only to appear the next moment from a staircase ten feet away.
(I see, it's the magician's teleportation...... οΌ
Like the mage named Gumo Lion under Shi Chong, Chireth also used this method to dissipate the fist strength in the office, so that it could not appear at first glance and was elusive. Coupled with his doppelganger technique, I can't imagine how tricky it will be the next time I actually fight him?
"Coward, aren't you here for me, why are you hiding so far away?
Nier didn't dare to attack rashly, because there were at least dozens of Chiresse in the near and far range, and she didn't know anything about the doppelganger spells, and she didn't know which ones were true, which ones were fake, or all of them were fake, and it was not the best strategy to make a random move, so I hoped to lure him closer.
β...... A naΓ―ve woman, if she wants to lure her prey, she must at least come up with a decent bait, if you are ready to use yourself as bait...... Boom, I'm not interested in wrapping too many gifts......"
That being said, Chirez didn't want to get close to Niel, so he took the punch hard, and he didn't have enough strength to recharge, causing his right arm to be sore. Although I don't want to admit it, this girl has enough strength to threaten herself under the explosive effect of the two great divine practitioners, if you fight, it is no longer a game, a competition can be leveled, but a fierce battle ending in life and death, although you are ninety percent sure of winning, but you have to pay a lot of price, and this is not what you want.
Niel couldn't do anything, and suddenly her body was like electricity, and she flashed to the nearest Chires, and threw a heavy fist, shattering him to pieces, and his flesh was full of blood, but just after splashing out, he turned into a phantom and disappeared.
That's Nil's biggest concern. Even if Chirez was really divided into dozens, she was willing to fight to the death one by one to destroy this demon that threatened many relatives and friends, but if none of the dozens of Chirez that could be seen by her eyes were real, then the battle would only become a joke.
"Hmm...... Obviously I have already told you the consequences, why do people still want to take a torch into the fire yao storehouse, don't the devil's words have credibility...... Oh, you want to destroy all the enemies while your power is still at its peak, and exchange your own sacrifice for the happiness of others...... I was touched by you, I was ...... you."
Niel turned a deaf ear to Chirez's sneer, and just focused on chasing one Chirez after another, killing them casually. But although her expression remained unchanged, it was impossible for her heart not to be affected, because the enemy did grasp her thoughts, and since she found that the growth of her power was out of control, but she could not stop it, she had already made mental preparations, and she would use this power to eliminate all the strong enemies before her body could no longer bear the power, so whether it was against Dorgon or others, she was the first to rush forward.
β...... I heard that you will lose your strength at dawn, and now there is still more than an hour before dawn, if you want to fight, I am happy to accompany you, but do you want to see your right hand first?"
This sentence happened to say the secret in Nier's heart, she couldn't help but stop her movements, looking at her right arm, but unexpectedly, the nearest Qirez next to her, the momentum on her body suddenly increased thousands of times, and she shot over like lightning, and the fierce Heavenly Demon Knife flashed with golden eyes, slashing at Nier's neck, the force was so strong, there was a vicious momentum to cut off her head with one blow.
Niel didn't have time to think about it, she raised her right arm to block it, looking at the dazzling degree of this golden mang, the strength of this Heavenly Demon Knife was probably not inferior to Dorgon's Eight Sun Flame, and she already had the consciousness of sacrificing an arm to save her life.
"Boom!"
In the loud sound of energy bursting, Nier only felt that the strong wind was blowing like a knife, her arm was even more painful, and blood was splashed, but she finally survived, and with the explosion of her own internal strength, she actually shook Qirez out of the air.
"Hahaha, pretty, really pretty, I can't even hurt you with such a blow, it's so beautiful. β
Instead of using a force-wrenching teleportation to unload his strength, Chirez flipped over a dozen buckets in the air in a row, and by the time he landed on one roof, all the clones in the vicinity had disappeared.
"But you can see again why you can take the blow. β
In the demon's wild laughter, Niel, who was originally full of joy, suddenly froze, looking in disbelief at her right wrist, which was shrouded in a layer of inky black, and faintly saw the brilliance of the scales flashing, her five fingers became thin and long, and her nails sharpened into claws, shining with a sharp and cold light.
It was such a strong arm that contained Niel's rapidly growing strength and was fully unleashed, and under the heavy blow of Chires, it was only tearing and bleeding, but it began to heal at an alarming rate. At the same time as the strength surged, the physical body finally "evolved" in order to adapt to the strength, but such a change was the scene that Nier was most afraid of, after seeing the clear change in the physical body with her own eyes, her blood and fighting spirit instantly cooled.
"Boom, at first it's just a hand, and then it's a foot, guess how long the whole process of change will take? Ha, if it goes well, you might be able to take off Dolgon's head with the posture of a demon, haha. β
Chirez rolled back with laughter, but Niel didn't react. After the initial tremors, she had calmed down from the frenzy of wanting to scream loudly, and the more the enemy mocked, the less she could make him watch a good show.
"Without further ado, what the hell do you want?"
"I don't want to do anything, just to see if my handsome girl changes her mind, if you decide to leave the human world, you can find me at any time...... Or, if you have to wait a little longer, when your physical transformation is complete and you see a little more of the ugly faces of human beings, you will regret that you did not make a decision sooner......"
"I'm not like you, a poor demon who has no love, I have brothers, I have friends, and I have faith in them. β
"Confidence?to humans?hahaha,This is the funniest sentence I've heard since I came to the human world.,Have faith in humans?Your boobs don't look big.,Why are you stupid like this?It's really disappointing to me.,Hahaha~~"
Chires's wild laughter was particularly harsh in the night breeze, and Niel was unsure if she would be able to keep calm if he continued to mock her hidden pain.
With a sneer, Chires's figure faded away, but the mocking words continued to pass.
"He should be the one who understands the ruthlessness of human beings to alien creatures the most...... Have you heard the name of the previous Great Demon God King?"
"Fart! What does that have to do with me?"
"Hey...... yes, even I'm very curious about this, what does he have to do with you......"
The demon's black figure vanished in the night sky, and when the night wind blew on her body, Niel suddenly felt a chill.
His current martial arts are at the peak of his life, and his internal strength is even stronger beyond common sense, but why...... The feeling of being blown by the wind on your body, so cold?
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Although Shangri-La has been causing great damage to a certain area almost every day, it has not had a big impact on the common people, who are only kept out of the periphery after the incident, looking at the devastated area and speculating about what kind of conspiracy has happened.
"It's not good to go on like this, if we continue to destroy it like this, the store won't be able to open, and we won't have to do business. β
Of course, there are people who complain like this, but Shangri-La has businessmen from all walks of life, even in the face of great destruction such as war, there are people who can benefit from it, such a small scene that only affects one or two streets and more than a dozen houses, it is even more difficult not to bring down the Shangri-La citizens who "do business everywhere", at least the businessmen engaged in building materials and construction work, because of the large reconstruction work at the door, are so happy that they can't keep their mouths shut, and every night before going to bed, they hope to pour more than a dozen more houses tomorrow, and make themselves cheaper.
In short, although the strange atmosphere of the past few days has added an invisible undercurrent of pressure to Shangri-La, which makes people feel a little uneasy, on the surface, the lives of the citizens have not been affected, and the lively transactions in the market are carried out frequently, and all the activities are held as usual, including Leng Mengxue's first audition when she returns to the Free City.
The audition concert was not a formal concert, but a rehearsal similar to a rehearsal, with only five short songs, and the equipment and venue were very simple, just a large tent was hastily set up, and fans were allowed to come and go freely at no charge, which was regarded as a special reward to the citizens of Shangri-La.
After returning to Shangri-La this time, as soon as the news of the concert came out, not only the people of Shangri-La were ecstatic, but even fans in other cities made a special trip to hire cars and horses, and rushed to Shangri-La in the stars and moons, queuing up to buy tickets, and the long queue of people lined up from the concert reservation place to the city gate.
In order to buy a ticket, loyal fans who occupy a good position have set up a tent to buy tickets since three days ago, and even if the sky falls apart, they will not leave the queue position, which naturally has nothing to do with the audition, but some fans who came late and gave up the hope of buying tickets early can enjoy this small benefit first, and then go back to their hometown with satisfaction.
It is said that a lot of new songs have been prepared for this concert, that is, Miss Leng Mengxue has returned from a foreign continent and learned a new song with a foreign continent style, which will make the fans of the Wind Continent refreshing, and the audience of the audition will be the first to have a good ear.
Originally, Mayor Shi Chong, who was the number one fan, should have appeared at the audition venue, but the fans who entered the big tent were surprised not to see him. The official version is that Mayor Shi Chong was busy with official business, so he had to give up the opportunity to hear Miss Mengxue's singing, but the citizens who did not trust the mayor's ethics preferred to believe that he was cowardly and afraid of death, and he was afraid of coming out to be assassinated, so he hid and did not appear, after all, the rumors that the mayor was seriously injured by the heavenly assassin in the past few days have spread far and wide, and people will of course speculate in this regard.
However, an unnoticed gossip was completely ignored in the gossip of the citizens: Mayor Shi Chong entered the latrine of the temporary residence shortly after receiving the Assassin's letter last night, and has not been able to leave it to this day......
Putting aside Shi Chong's situation, those fans in the queue who were extremely envious of the audience at the audition had discovered a strange thing that was very difficult to explain. After the audition, every fan who left the venue had a happy expression of extreme satisfaction...... This is not unusual, because Leng Mengxue's concerts have always been like this in the past...... But in spite of their extremely happy expressions, their faces were very pale, and their steps were as vain as if they were drunks who had been drinking for ten days in a row, and with each other's support, they went out of the city upside down, and many of them collapsed before they could reach the city gate, and were immediately carried away by the medical staff for treatment.
Why did it turn out to be like this when listening to the song and not going into the gas chamber? It was a puzzling thing, but although there was some apprehension in my heart, no one gave up the line and left. As for those who can understand what happened in the right place, there are less than five people in Shangri-La.
"Uh...... It's a deep voice, it's been more than a quarter of an hour, and my brain and internal organs still seem to be shaking......"
"He Qiniang, I told you a long time ago that I couldn't hear that voice, and you still forced me to pull me away, causing me to vomit......"
"Share the blessings and share the difficulties, this is the principle of being a brother, if I don't drag you away, won't you be pale because I vomit and laugh at my little white face for the rest of my life?"
"You're a little white-faced......"
Walking side by side on the street, Hai Jiaxuan and Gengoro's faces were not good-looking, whether it was sight or hearing, the experience just now made them pale, and they still couldn't recover.
Neither of them is a fan of Leng Mengxue, but they are very interested in the dark techniques of the Chiba family, such as creating such an idol character, and then influencing the entire continent, this kind of technique Bailu Cave wants to learn but can't learn, and there is no relevant technology, so taking advantage of this cooperation, they also entered the scene of the audition concert, not to use the protective power, to actually feel the special features of this singing.
The existence of "Leng Mengxue" is not accidental, and it is not something that every woman can be qualified for after training, when Gengoro heard that the Qinglou Alliance insisted on letting Izumi Sakura pretend, he had this suspicion. Because instead of looking for a layman who doesn't know anything, wouldn't Nile and the other ready-made Qinglou beauties be better candidates?
"To form such an idol character, in addition to their own appearance and temperament must be of a considerable level, the characteristics of the voice must also be a very important part, Miss Feng'er and Miss Izumi Sakura have such qualities, which can resonate with the singing voice containing magic spells, forming an effect similar to brainwashing and hypnosis, but Miss Nier does not have such a quality. β
After actually going to the Free City to observe, Gengoro was shocked by Leng Mengxue's influence, and it was even more unexpected, I'm afraid that even Kaede herself didn't understand how much meaning her existence had.
Songs that directly resonate with the brain through magic fluctuations are not only slightly brainwashing, but also highly addictive. The dependence is stronger than any drug narcotic, and as long as the magic resonance is received several times in a row, the affected individual will not be able to break free from this indescribable feeling of happiness.
Gengoro said: "When I first came to Free City, I found that in several cities centered on Shangri-La, people have signs of drug addiction. I don't know if Shi Chong is aware of this, but if this concert is not held again, there will be a big riot in a month at most......"