Bai Feifei: ...?
Whether it was the Level 62 that the Evil God mentioned, or the unique way this person made their entrance, it all clearly showed that this person was an Edgerunner!
An Edgerunner—someone of this rank had been a distant, unreachable existence to her just a month ago.
Feeling the pressure washing over her, she swallowed hard and said to the voice in her mind:
“Kill her? Me?”
“What, is there anyone else here?” Xu Mo replied. “Even if there is, they're with the other side. They've got nothing to do with you.”
Bai Feifei stood her ground, her gaze darkening as she gripped the long sword she had just drawn.
There was no time for jokes. If they had to fight... then so be it!
The silver bracer on her wrist instantly reassembled, transforming into a short sword. She gripped it in a reverse hold with her left hand. Dual-wielding helped steady her breathing slightly.
At her chest, a faint white light began to glow.
A surge of encouraging, steadfast energy began to nourish her body.
Xu Mo watched her slip into this state without speaking. He felt that any battle capable of pushing Bai Feifei to her limits was worth letting her try first.
“Oh? You've got quite the courage, little girl. Still haven't given up, have you?”
The Edgerunner in front of her teased, her eyes narrowing into crescent moons as she called out:
【Only the moon in the water is seen, not the body in the mirror!】
This was her Word Soul! As the words fell, the surrounding space shuddered once more like shattering glass. Then, a figure clad in black stepped out from behind each shattered mirror shard.
Bai Feifei's gaze swept over them. On Xu Mo's game panel, their levels ranged from the mid-forties to the mid-fifties.
Seeing this lineup, her eyelids couldn't help but twitch.
“You really think highly of me...”
“Of course~ There are plenty of people who want you dead right now.” The leading mirror figure smiled warmly at her.
The newly materialized men in black sneered menacingly, fanning out in a semi-circle as they closed in on Bai Feifei.
Each of them was cracking their knuckles, looking as if they shared some blood feud with her!
“How long do you think you can last?”
As soon as the words left her mouth, one of the men in black lunged forward, his body instantly vanishing into a refraction of light.
A second later, light refracted beside Bai Feifei, and the man in black suddenly burst from a mirror, thrusting his blade toward her!
Under the assistance of this Edgerunner with her bizarre ability, it was as if he could teleport directly through space.
Bai Feifei's Heart of the World throbbed. She instinctively rolled to the side, dodging the strike.
Looking at the Edgerunner with a solemn expression, she demanded:
“Who are you?”
“Me?” The person pointed to herself. “My name is Yi Jing. My attribute is quite unique.”
“The more powerful a Word Soul's attribute, the harder it is to become an Edgerunner. If not for the help of the potions, who knows how many years I would have wasted.”
“And yet, you claim the potions cause aberrations? Heh.” Yi Jing squeezed the mirror shards in front of her, fusing them into a long blade that reflected a cold gleam.
“My apologies!”
In the next instant, the mirror blade in her hand exploded, sending countless shards shooting toward her like a hail of bullets!
At the same time, all the men in black behind her moved in unison.
Their bodies vanished instantly, only to burst out from the flying mirror shards. Their movements and angles of attack were completely unpredictable!
Bai Feifei's heart clenched.
This was the first time she had ever faced an opponent of this caliber!
White light surged from her chest, flowing along her meridians and instantly igniting her entire bloodstream!
It was impossible to track this dizzying assault with the naked eye. An ordinary Scavenger caught in such a deadly crossfire wouldn't even have a chance to resist before being killed instantly!
However, her Heart of the World and the Killing Machine Medal proved highly effective at this critical moment.
Gripping her weapons in both hands, Bai Feifei tensed her entire body. Giving up on relying on her eyes, she navigated the battlefield using only the pulses of heartbeats and her Weakness Detection, dodging and weaving as she clashed with the crowd!
Her opponents were no pushovers either. She was forced back step by step, but she somehow managed to withstand their most lethal initial wave.
In the distance, Yi Jing frowned, looking rather surprised.
She had thought that with so many people launching unpredictable attacks within the domain created by her Word Soul, they would easily kill a single target in seconds.
She hadn't expected this...
Watching Bai Feifei's movements, she even felt a slight chill.
This girl's combat skills were simply too refined...
While everyone else tempered their bodies and minds to acquire a Word Soul, had this girl spent all her time training specifically to kill?
“You truly deserve your reputation for causing such a stir. You certainly know how to fight.”
Bai Feifei didn't answer. She pulled back her short sword and kicked away an assailant attempting to ambush her from the flank.
The white light at her chest remained bright, but the pulse of that phantom heart was gradually accelerating.
“Yi Jing, is it?” she spoke while fighting, trying to fish for information. “So United Pharmaceuticals sent you to kill me.”
“What about these men? Are they also hitmen hired by the pharmaceutical companies?”
Hearing that she still had the leisure to talk, the experts surrounding her flew into a rage. One of them spat:
“Death is at your doorstep, yet you want to die with a clear mind?”
“Don't you know who you've offended? Remember this! We are from the Huang and Li families!”
“Once we kill you, we'll tear you limb from limb. A single person is barely enough for us to divide!”
The man spoke with gnashing teeth, while Yi Jing merely shrugged.
“You heard him? Like I said, there are plenty of people who want you dead.”
Gritting her teeth as she fought back, Bai Feifei pressed on: “The City Lord invited me to the assembly. You dare to kill me on your own? Did someone give you permission?”
A member of the Li family sneered:
“The five major families don't need anyone's permission to act!”
“Don't worry. This potion is going to change the world. Once you disappear, we will naturally have a very suitable explanation.”
“As for the previous aberrations, that was obviously your frame-up!”
Seeing that the battle was dragging on, Yi Jing grew tired of the chatter and said coldly:
“Step aside. I'll handle this.”
The moment she spoke, the dozen or so clones sheathed their swords and leaped back simultaneously.
Bai Feifei was momentarily taken aback. Then, she noticed the ground beneath her feet had suddenly started reflecting light.
It was a mirror.
Ever since she stepped onto this street, the ground had been quietly transforming into a mirror!
Boom!
The ground exploded instantly. The entire mirror world seemed to collapse as countless sharp shards rained down upon her from all directions.
Bai Feifei was horrified. The white light at her chest flared brighter as she swung her long sword frantically.
The onslaught was simply too dense. Unable to block it completely, bloody gashes began to slice across her skin.
“Tsk—still can't do it?” In her mind, Xu Mo finally spoke.
He had wanted to see if Bai Feifei could tap into the power of her heart to enter that mode, but she was clearly still one step short.
In that case, there was no point in letting her get hurt for nothing. After all, he felt the pain when she got cut too!
Dammit! Pain synchronization is at fifty percent!
“Alright, you did well enough.”
“Time to log into the main account!”
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