Apocalyptic Era: Starting from picking up a Bishoujo
Chapter 118 - 114 VS Weirdo Maker 2_2

Chapter 118: 114 VS Weirdo Maker 2_2

"On the contrary, if your enemy is very weak, even so powerless that they lack any kind of superpower, and they don’t harbor any malice or hostility toward you, your eyes will become dull... Well, not exactly dull, since if the enemy is fragile enough to die with just a press of your finger, it is as though they are covered in weak points. It’s like hiding a leaf in the forest; you would actually find it harder to detect any discord."

"Of course, if you were in a combat situation, your eyes would definitely be able to overcome even that kind of obstacle. After all, those are the Eyes of Divinity in manifestation. But I know that outside of battle, your eyes can’t manifest their divinity, right?"

The Eyes of Divinity in manifestation... I’d never heard the Weirdo Maker use this nickname for "Buzhou Mountain" before. It sounded pretty cool. Although it seemed out of place to be thinking such thoughts now, I felt that Zhu Shi’s superpower was much more stylish than my plain and simple Flame Ability.

And with that, some things became clearer to me.

When Zhu Shi used her superpower, sometimes her gaze would just become very penetrating, and at other times, not only would her eyes turn lake-blue, but her entire disposition would change drastically. I had wondered why there were these two different manifestations. To say that she was deliberately going easy sometimes didn’t seem quite right; she didn’t strike me as someone who would needlessly hold back when using her superpowers. Now it seemed that it was simply due to different scenarios.

Only during battle would her eyes change color.

"To think that you have grasped my abilities to such an extent..." Zhu Shi said this with an angry expression, "Did Lu Chan betray us? Or are you... Lu Chan?"

The Weirdo Maker seemed indifferent as he replied, "Who knows."

"Then I’ll just tear off that mask of yours now." Zhu Shi struggled to raise her sword amid the black fog, the blade radiating a lake-blue glow.

It seemed as if some mighty power was about to be unleashed from this precious sword.

"Awaken, Yama—"

"It’s useless," the Weirdo Maker waved his hand in the direction of the sword.

More black fog wrapped around Zhu Shi’s sword, suddenly extinguishing the lake-blue light, and the mighty force that was about to roar forth ebbed away.

"What?" Zhu Shi was incredulous, seemingly seeing through the nature of the black fog, "This black fog... It can seal the very essence of superpowers!?"

"Now you haven’t completed your communion with the Yama Sword. I can’t seal the power of the Divine Sword itself, but I can interrupt your still fragile connection to it," the Weirdo Maker spoke casually, "It’s sad, really. If it were you in your youth, hailed as a prodigy, you would’ve surely gained the Yama Sword’s recognition by now, but presently, you are stuck at Residence Level."

The Yama Sword? No wonder Zhu Shi couldn’t conceal it like the Evil Sword and had to carry it in a guitar case; so, it wasn’t the Evil Sword from the start?

The Yama Sword must be Zhu Shi’s true trump card; yet, I hadn’t seen her use its unique powers in battle before. Could it be that it required some special conditions to use, or was there a heavy price associated with its use?

There had to be some special reason for it. Right now, what concerned me the most wasn’t that, but the black fog before me.

The moment the black fog extinguished the light of the sword, I felt a strange sense of familiarity. It felt like I had encountered a similar power not long ago. Without much thought, I immediately recalled the grey fog of the Mist Dream Realm.

In the dream, shrouded by the grey fog, I was unable to use my superpower, and even number four, Xuanming, seemed unable to manifest his power as Impermanence. And now, the black fog before me was identified by Zhu Shi as possessing the power to seal superpowers themselves, sounding an alarm in my mind.

However, judging from the Weirdo Maker’s tone, this sealing power seemed limited in effect, likely ineffective against excessively strong forces.

My heat energy sensing had not disappeared, and I could still feel changes around me. The black fog was slowly contracting around us, and I sensed that space itself was also undergoing mysterious changes.

And through the "fireflies" distributed within the black fog, I felt as if I could perhaps burn away this black mist.

The Weirdo Maker no longer paid attention to Zhu Shi but instead turned his head, showing interest as he glanced at the always silent Mazao. Mazao remained expressionless, focusing intently on observing him.

Finally, he looked towards me.

"Thanks for being so compliant just now. As a reward, you can ask any question right now," he said, as if bestowing a favor.

"He’s trying to divert our attention," Zhu Shi seemed to have calmed down. "This black mist is starting from scratch to establish a super long-distance space teleportation process. The space we’re in will be packed up and teleported away in three minutes."

"Three minutes, huh..." I pondered for a moment and decided to ask the Weirdo Maker one last question, "Why did you bind my right hand?"

"Do you want to ask why I knew the conditions for your Elementalization?" The Weirdo Maker seemed to have misunderstood something, "It’s simple, I can connect to their vision through the seed of the heart inside the body of the weirdos.

"Last time one of the weirdos used ’damage transfer’ using the maze space I gave him, I received a signal. Out of curiosity, I checked out what was happening on his side and saw you and Zhu Shi cracking the maze space. Honestly, my jaw dropped in shock. I never expected that a super Flame Ability User capable of Elementalization would appear in Saltwater City.

"So I paid extra attention to the fight between you and that weirdo who was obsessed with surpassing the Residence Level. Although the battle was short, you still revealed a lot of information about your abilities. Combining that with your performance in the maze space last time, it’s not hard to conclude that your condition to enter Elementalization is to ignite a Fireball with your right hand and to light yourself on fire.

"That action is quite superfluous, yet under normal circumstances, you don’t hesitate to do it even in the midst of rapidly changing combat, even risking being killed by an enemy before you can Elementalize—it underscores its necessity. This is undoubtedly a ritualistic action, much like the spell and hand seals necessary for a demon hunter to use some superpowers.

"Your recent behavior just confirmed my judgment—when I stopped that action, you indeed failed to successfully enter Elementalization.

"You’re now helpless to turn the tide."

Hearing his elaborate analysis, Zhu Shi seemed to recall my various actions of Elementalization in front of him and then looked at me in shock, "Is that so, Zhuang Cheng?"

Of course not.

I decided to answer with action instead.

With a single thought, my body caught fire out of thin air. My flesh and blood transformed into a body of concentrated flames. And the black chains of mist that bound me vanished into ashes as if scorched by a lighter.

The Weirdo Maker reacted vehemently, immediately manipulating the black mist, reflexively trying to extinguish my Elementalization like quenching the brilliance of Zhu Shi’s sword.

But it was of no use. I could feel the black mist attempting to restrain me as it touched my body, yet it was like trying to douse a forest fire with a bucket of water. The approaching black mist, in turn, was consumed by the flames.

The Weirdo Maker ceased his futile actions, silently watching the scene unfold, then asked, "...So, that action of summoning a Fireball to light yourself isn’t necessary?"

"It’s not necessary," I replied.

"Then why do you always do that every time, making it seem like that action is crucial?" he asked.

"Because I wanted something that looked cool, which wouldn’t be too embarrassing to perform," I said.

Upon hearing this, he first went silent, then took a deep breath, and yelled, "Are you crazy!?"

I swung my arm forward, and with the blazing light, a Fire Sea emerged out of nowhere, engulfing the entire street.

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