Kong Man was completely dumbfounded.
She could only watch as the wooden fist hurtled toward her. Submerged in the crimson water, she couldn't muster any decent defense at the moment.
Channelling her Word Soul was extremely difficult, far below the standard of a Prophet.
“Damn it, is this an S-rank Containment Object? I let my guard down. Am I really going to die here...?”
Just then, a golden light descended from the heavens.
Boom!
The golden light collided with the wooden fist, and the resulting shockwave blasted the surrounding crimson water into waves over ten meters high.
The impact left Kong Man's ears ringing. When she opened her eyes, she saw that Liu Yun had somehow blocked the blow for her.
Countless golden phantoms swirled around Liu Yun, but they were currently howling in agony, making her look like a rampaging deity.
One of her eyes remained clear, while the other had turned a ghastly pale green. She glanced at Kong Man behind her out of the corner of her eye.
“Get out of here!” Liu Yun's voice was hoarse, veins bulging on her forehead.
After speaking, she coughed up a mouthful of blood and thrust her hand forward, sending the massive tree monster flying backward.
Almost all the injuries on her body right now were from her self-struggle; the damage inflicted by Qiu Jing was practically zero.
Kong Man's scalp went numb. She could sense that if this top-tier Prophet truly lost control, she would be far more dangerous than the tree monster before them.
“Do me a favor,” Liu Yun said hoarsely once more.
Kong Man nodded instinctively. “Oh, right.”
“Can't you see your water is about to drown everyone?” Liu Yun said with difficulty, pointing into the distance. “Use the waves to sweep them to the edges!”
Liu Yun couldn't think too much now. Regardless of whether these people would aberrate today or whether Dawn City would fall, as long as she, this incompetent guardian, retained a shred of sanity, she would do what needed to be done.
“Understood!” Kong Man usually despised being ordered around, but this time, she nodded obediently.
She reached into her clothes and pulled out a palm-sized, aqua-blue seashell. Its surface was covered in fine cracks, emitting a faint blue glow from within.
An A-rank Containment Object: Shedding of the Jellyfish. Its effect was simple—it cleared all abnormal statuses from the user, but at the cost of being completely unable to channel abnormal energy for a period of time.
As for how long that period was, it depended on the duration of the item's use.
With the situation being so critical, Kong Man couldn't afford to remain powerless. Without hesitation, she pressed the seashell to her chest.
The shell shattered instantly, and blue light flooded into her body. The sensation of being unable to channel her power receded like the tide, and strength rushed back into her limbs and bones.
【Ebb and flow, watch the tide rise!】
Another Word Soul slipped from her lips, and a roaring wave swept through the entire Inner City with her at the center.
All the ordinary people who hadn't completely aberrated were swept up by the waves, drifting like duckweed in a stirred pot toward the edges of the Inner City.
Within this massive wave, Kong Man deliberately split off several smaller currents, precisely picking up the stronger individuals to carry them away from the combat zone, preparing them to deal with any potential subsequent aberrations.
Seeing Kong Man lend a hand, Liu Yun forced out a difficult “Thank you.”
Due to her recent exertion, the madness in Liu Yun's eyes intensified. One of her hands clawed desperately at her temple, yet she still spared a glance toward Liang Shuguang.
“You...” her voice was hoarse, filled with an indescribable complexity. “You are now...”
“Shut up! And don't look at me,” Liang Shuguang ruthlessly cut off Liu Yun's unfinished words.
“Just take care of yourself. I have my own end to meet.”
His gaze was calm, and he never once turned back to look at Liu Yun.
No sooner had he spoken than Liang Shuguang suddenly raised his hand.
Without any warning or sign, he raised his hand, and all the Edgerunners he had previously controlled died instantly!
Those whom he had granted power—who were currently fighting the aberration process or had already aberrated—all collapsed silently, dissolving into black currents of air.
The black air gathered like a thick fog, rushing toward Liang Shuguang like hundreds of rivers flowing to the sea, surging into his chest.
“Oh?” Xu Mo watched his actions with some surprise, wanting to get a closer look at what kind of ability this actually was.
Just then, Bai Feifei suddenly felt the storage ring on her finger vibrate. She hurriedly said to Xu Mo:
“Did you do something? It feels like it's losing control!”
She raised her hand instinctively. Xu Mo glanced over and saw an object tumble out of the ring—it was a green jade pendant!
It was the very item Xu Mo had casually pocketed after Bai Feifei killed Huang Jiahao. Xu Mo remembered that some sort of vengeful spirit was supposed to be sealed inside.
The moment the jade pendant fell, it shattered. A streak of black light flew out from the fragments, shooting straight toward Liang Shuguang and merging with the surrounding black currents.
Everything happened in the blink of an eye. In the next second, the surging black mist spread across the sky, enveloping Xu Mo and Liang Shuguang. It formed a massive black cocoon, causing both of them to vanish from everyone's sight.
Feeling solid ground beneath his feet, Xu Mo stamped his foot. It was quite fascinating; although the surroundings were pitch black, his vision wasn't affected much.
Looking up at Liang Shuguang, who stood not far away, he curled his half of the mouth into a grin.
“What's the meaning of this? Giving me a handicap?” he said.
“You can control that tree monster from earlier. You could have easily ordered it to attack me. And as for that woman Liu Yun, I can tell she'd probably help you directly if you just said the word.”
“So why isolate me in here on purpose?”
Liang Shuguang shook his head calmly.
“My business has nothing to do with Liu Yun,” he said in a flat tone. “Her mind is often unclear. It wasn't hard to keep her in the dark.”
Xu Mo raised his eyebrow. “What's that supposed to mean? Drawing a line? Are you afraid that after I kill you, I'll go look for trouble with her?”
Liang Shuguang looked at Xu Mo and asked, “Can you even beat her?”
Xu Mo: "..."
“Haha, just kidding.” Liang Shuguang shook his head with a chuckle. Then, his smile faded. He stared into Xu Mo's eyes and spoke in a chuunibyou tone he had never used before, as if he had returned to the hot-blooded days of his youth.
“None of that matters anymore,” he said. “I just feel that since we've reached this stage and I can finally stand, it's about time for all of this to end, at least for now.”
“In my aesthetic, when a real man reaches the final moment, he should settle things with a duel.”
He paused, looking at "Bai Feifei" with the corners of his mouth curling upward.
“Of course, real women are no exception. What do you think?”
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