novelraw Chapter 196: Can't Beat Them ≠ Can't Defeat Them
Chapter 196: Can't Beat Them ≠ Can't Defeat Them
“Seems like... a lot of things are heading this way.......”
While watching the many scenes from her perspective and sensing the numerous gazes around her, Xie Antong immediately spoke up.
Seeing “Sun” and “Sin” both turn their eyes toward her, she continued:
“All the Divine Creations are commanded by the will of the people. They'll move toward whoever’s getting the most attention.”
“This is my theory, but it should be accurate.”
“Right now, many of the red Divine Creations are moving in our direction!”
“A lot of them!”
Even in her current state, sweat had started to bead on her forehead. “Sin” and “Sun” were receiving far too much attention, and had the highest priority!
In other words, most of the Divine Creations would soon converge here.
This could be catastrophic.She looked at “Sin” and asked:
“Their strength might still be increasing.”
“Based on your previous battles, if there are more than two, can you handle it?”
Actually, her best advice right now would be for everyone to scatter and flee, but she had a feeling these two wouldn’t listen to her.
“Two... in this current state, it might be difficult......”
Lu Ce pressed down on his mask, as if suppressing something, and spoke.
Then, he looked up at “Sun”.
“So, what do you say, should we start now?”
“Anytime!” Sun turned back into the previous form of the Fire Giant, and a layer of flaming heavy armor appeared on his body.
His right hand slowly lifted from his chest, and by the time it rose above his head, it had once again become a massive fireball.
Xie Antong: ?
She didn’t quite get it—if the two of them started fighting now, she’d have to run fast.
But in the next second, the fireball in Sun’s hand suddenly turned and was thrown toward a nearby high-rise building.
Explosive flames swept forth, instantly engulfing the entire structure. Cries rang out from within, but there were no actual injuries.
A thick, black, tar-like liquid coated the building, slowly swallowing the fireball.
“Didn’t I say before, your scent is very familiar to me.”
A hoarse voice came from the body of the Fire Giant. Sun’s eyes were fixed on the darkness on the other side.
Previously, his fireball had targeted Chiyo Eine, but he had thrown it at Lu Ce.
But this time, everything was reversed.
The black wall twisted, and Chiyo Eine slowly walked out from within.
“What a shame. I thought the two of you would fight to the death.”
Before this game began, everyone in Tokyo already knew Tokyo had been chosen.
Each person received a different game prompt—players had player tasks, civilians had civilian tasks.
And Chiyo Eine, as the top-ranked player, was already the key manipulator in this game.
This time, she couldn’t be a player. She needed to become part of Tokyo. As long as she could wipe out all the players in this round, it would count as a Perfect Completion!
Home field advantage, game support, the whole city watching—she had never played such a luxurious game.
She was confident she’d win. Likewise, she had learned about all the game’s plans earliest, and knew that for the world, this round couldn’t be lost.
The timing, the setting, the people, and even the greater cause—she was unshakable, both in strength and in mindset.
But......
She gave Xie Antong a complicated look—who would’ve thought, just because she forgot to hide the ability to see through disguises, this woman had figured out so much.
......
“After you die, of course I’ll deal with him!”
After replying, Sun instantly went full blast, starting to bombard Chiyo Eine from a distance.
But Chiyo Eine wasn’t that easy to handle. The entire street had already been flooded with Black Water. Her figure flickered like a ghost.
“No need to fight to the death. Just destroy your beacon and exit.”
Chiyo Eine wasn’t in a hurry or forcing a clash. She only needed to keep these three tied down here—and could even spare time to talk.
“It’s just a game. You already made your guesses. For the sake of the greater world, you weren’t supposed to win.”
“Besides, you can’t win now.”
“You know that, right?” She said this while looking at Xie Antong.
Xie Antong: ......
She could indeed see it clearly—within ten minutes, ten Divine Creations would arrive at the battlefield.
Judging by the standard of the one that had gravely wounded “Sin” before, the current situation was a guaranteed dead end.
“Why the hell are you talking so much?!”
A pillar of fire shot skyward. Chiyo Eine didn’t dodge in time this round, and was blasted back by the force of the explosion, turning into Black Water and reforming on the other side.
But blood also seeped from the corner of her mouth.
“Heh, idiot. Still can’t see the situation clearly?”
Wiping the blood from her lips, Chiyo Eine looked disdainfully at “Sun”.
“A muscle-brained simpleton—no wonder your combat rank is only seventh.”
“Didn’t you notice? Besides you, no one else thought it was time to strike.”
“So what if you beat me? In the current game, no one can withstand their collective assault. That was guaranteed from the start.”
“Maybe you haven’t witnessed it yet, right?”
Facing Chiyo Eine’s mockery, Sun didn’t seem to care at all. The flickering flames formed a twisted face and turned toward “Sin”.
“Haha! Kid, did you hear that? She says you already lost.”
“Just a simple sleight of hand,” the smiling face on the Blue Mask remained, “I may not be able to withstand their group assault.”
“But can’t beat them ≠ can’t defeat them.” Lu Ce shrugged.
“Hahahahahaha!” Sun didn’t know why, but seemed amused and burst out laughing.
“Interesting, kid. Do you believe it—I really could kill you.”
“However, you also need to believe, at least in this game, there’s no way you can beat me.”
The two exchanged a glance and both understood the other—they each still had cards left to play.
And both were highly confident in their trump cards.
“Alright then, I guess we’ll cooperate—reluctantly,” Lu Ce said, then shook his head.
“Oh wait, I misspoke. I meant to say—use you one more time.”
“Now go find a nice obvious spot, attract everyone’s attention, and let those things all go kill you.”
Lu Ce sounded just like a commander, issuing orders.
A sly grin formed on the Blue Mask—this was Greed, played to perfection.
“Don’t say no—you can’t refuse.”
“Because if you don’t do it, this game’s Perfect Completion won’t be yours~~.”