novelraw Chapter 209: Beacon Shattered? Fraud at the Start
Chapter 209: Beacon Shattered? Fraud at the Start
Xie Antong, who had “cheated death,” blinked in a daze, looking in the direction the figure had disappeared.
What just happened?
Is it possible... I’m already dead, and I just don’t know it yet?
Using what was left of her consciousness, she checked her body, and found that there didn’t seem to be any problems.
She actually made it out unscathed? She really survived without a single injury?
She couldn’t wrap her head around it. She had already given up—overwhelmed by negative emotions, she hadn’t even prepared an Exit Token.
That switch had been pure suicide. No matter what, she figured she’d die. So why not make one last contribution to the player lineup?
Her mind was a mess, too scrambled to think straight. But she still instinctively pressed on her earpiece.
“Hey, can you hear me.”
“......”Lu Ce was currently busy ravaging Chiyo Eine’s psyche and had no time to pay her any attention.
Once he realized she was still alive, he just ignored it—he had other things to do.
Getting no response, Xie Antong tapped her earpiece in confusion, looking a bit adorably clueless.
Just then, a howling gust of wind blasted toward her again.
She shut her eyes, thinking, so turns out it doesn’t take something that strong to kill me—just sending a weaker player is enough, huh?
But the howling stopped, and a heavy metal voice rang in her ear.
“Get on!”
She looked up—a massive motorcycle was parked right beside her, its body covered in collision dents and scorch marks from explosions.
It radiated full-on wasteland tough-guy vibes.
Xie Antong paused slightly. Just because her mood was low didn’t mean she’d gone stupid—she could tell this was Sin’s motorcycle.
“Get on already—what, gone deaf?”
Xie Antong gave a slight shake of her head. “You go ahead. I probably can’t help your master with anything right now.”
“Wha—sh*t, the way you said that makes it sound like I’m any help.”
“He’s got a death wish, but I don’t, alright? Come on, don’t emo on me, buddy. We finally made it this far alive—don’t you want to go watch the show?”
As soon as it finished speaking, the metallic stream yanked Xie Antong up onto the bike and sped off.
“Oh right, bro, if you’re feeling down, maybe don’t read that book.”
With her mind still completely lost, Xie Antong glanced to the side—Confessions of the Disillusioned.
......
“Oh? Won’t make a deal with someone like me? Sounds like you’ve got a real issue with people like me, huh.”
Lu Ce twisted his wrist with interest, then pointed at Chiyo Eine and said:
“So, turns out you’re not as righteous as you pretend to be. At the very least, you consider not cooperating with me more important than winning the game.”
Chiyo Eine froze again. She felt like ever since this started, she’d been under constant logical assault.
“No need to twist things with your nonsense.”
The Black Water prison materialized instantly. Chiyo Eine readied herself for battle as countless tendrils began to writhe.
“That’s it? This probably won’t work on me.”
Lu Ce didn’t move a muscle, letting her carry out her techniques freely.
“If you’re still trying to hold back now, still playing it safe—then there’s absolutely no way you’ll win.”
Chiyo Eine clenched her teeth. She didn’t answer, but she admitted to herself—Lu Ce had a point.
She had been too conservative far too often.
In the next second, the endless tendrils and vortexes of the Black Water Array went wild, breaking free from Chiyo Eine’s control and launching independent attacks.
Everything on the ground was swallowed by the Black Water, then crushed and compressed.
It was like a gateway to hell had been flung wide open.
Chiyo Eine’s face bulged with veins as she stared at the street she had instantly pulverized, falling silent.
Her ability—technically speaking—was terrifyingly evil: Fallen Black Pool.
Everything she had done before was within her own controlled range. But once she went all out, her ability turned into this...
Thankfully, there weren’t any people around. Otherwise, this would’ve been indiscriminate slaughter.
She had once sworn she’d never let her power go beyond her control.
“Chiyo Eine, just this once... for the sake of fighting this man—break your vow.”
Out of the corner of her eye, she already saw a red aura so terrifying it filled her with fear, speeding toward them—charging straight at Lu Ce.
That could only mean one thing—Blank was probably already dead...
Chiyo Eine was silent. And within that silence—there was rage.
“Fine, let’s say this is revenge for you!”
Lu Ce stood at the center of the berserk array, still wearing that same smile—unchanged since the start.
He really wanted to laugh.
This Chiyo Eine—she falls for something every few minutes, and every time she thinks it’s different.
Top-tier comedy.
At that moment, a taxi with the gas pedal floored came speeding toward them.
“Don’t come! Stay out of the Black Water zone!”
Chiyo Eine shouted instantly—but it was already too late. A tendril from the Black Water had already smashed the car clean in half!
The Black Water Man rolled out clutching the bald guy. The bald guy, still shaken, spotted Chiyo Eine and Sin at the center of the Black Water.
Immediately, he lit up with excitement. Ignoring the pain, he leapt up and yelled at Chiyo Eine:
“Here! His beacon is here!”
“On his chest—he nailed his beacon right into the flesh of his chest!”
“I saw it clearly! I watched him do it right in front of me!”
Chiyo Eine froze for a split second. Then a flash of surprise—and joy—passed through her eyes.
Seriously? Something this good? At a time like this?
Just then, the missile-like Divine Creation blasted its way into the scene, rushing straight into the Black Water Array.
Everything inside the Black Water, sensing the immense energy, went full throttle—launching a furious assault on the Divine Creation!
Lu Ce burst into crazed laughter. This was it—this was the whole trick. Chiyo Eine had just fallen for another setup—helping him deal with this thing, even if just a little.
Of course, Chiyo Eine’s Black Water Array had no chance of actually stopping it.
The Black Water Man twisted around to shield the bald guy. Chiyo Eine closed her eyes, mentally scanned the exact chest position described, then formed a claw with her five fingers and aimed at the charging Divine Creation.
Black Water began to swarm the Divine Creation like mad.
Lu Ce turned with a twisted grin, not dodging or resisting, facing the incoming spear like he was trying to make it easier to find the target.
Rip!
Dead center—the spear struck directly into the flesh-covered beacon embedded in his chest!
With an attack like that—such a perfect stab—even if he didn’t die...
The beacon would definitely be shattered!