novellhall Chapter 29 No Entry
Chapter 29 No Entry
Ultimately, Huomu, Bai Lili, and the others' understanding of Qiji was limited to that one practical assessment.
At that time, Saki Jaku did indeed display overwhelming and terrifying strength.
However, compared to the beast tide before them, the beast horde of that day...
No, they don't even have the right to compete!
Therefore, it is only natural that they would worry about Saki.
However, Ruri had witnessed Saki's true strength, so her reaction was completely different.
The moment Qi Ji finished speaking, she didn't hesitate for a second and quickly removed any unnecessary items from her body.
At the same time, seeing that Bai Lili was still about to say something, he interrupted her, saying—
"Enough! Stop being so wishy-washy! Do you want to drag him down?! Just do as he says!"
Staying here will not only be of no help, but will also become a burden to Saki.
The sooner they reach the exit safely, the sooner they can escape.
Do you even understand?
"But we could have escaped together..."
"Escape? Without Qi Ji covering our retreat, who among you is confident you can outrun these berserk second-tier void beasts? Who?!"
Sensing the hesitation of the crowd, Qi Ji chuckled softly, his tone carrying an absolute confidence akin to looking down on a swarm of ants:
"Instead of worrying about me..."
You might as well worry more...
They.
The "them" that Qi Ji was referring to were naturally the berserk void beasts that were rushing over to their deaths.
After saying that, Qi Ji said no more.
Alone, against the flow of panicked fleeing people, he strode towards the endless tide of beasts!
His figure, silhouetted against the massive horde of beasts, appeared so frail, yet it exuded an indescribable grandeur, as if it could support the heavens and the earth.
His black clothes fluttered in the night wind, and his pure white mask reflected the faint light.
Just as he had taken a dozen steps and was about to make contact with the leading virtual beast, he suddenly seemed to remember something, and stopped in his tracks. Liuli, who had already run some distance ahead, called out:
"Ryu—"
However, the words had not yet been fully spoken.
Liuli, running through the crowd, seemed to understand his meaning instantly, as if by telepathy.
Without the slightest hesitation, as she ran, Liuli's right hand flashed towards her waist—
There, a long, narrow object was tightly bound together with sturdy strips of cloth.
"then!"
With all her might, she hurled it towards Saki!
The long, narrow object drew a precise arc in the air.
Qi Ji didn't turn around; as if he had eyes in the back of his head, he reached out and caught it steadily.
It was icy to the touch and had a strange texture.
"Whoosh—"
With a flick of his wrist, the strips of cloth wrapped around him fell away.
A long sword with an ancient design and a shimmering sheen on its blade reveals its complete form.
It was the last gift that Seigen Kamishiro gave to his sister, the Echo Creation of the Kamishiro family—
【The Sword of No Thought】.
Thanks.
Qi Ji flicked his wrist, performing a sword flourish.
The sword sliced through the air, emitting a deep, pleasant hum, as if responding to its new, stronger master!
Qi Ji smiled slightly and nodded in satisfaction.
"It's a fine sword... but it was in that guy's hands before, which is why it's been wasted on you."
I suppose you feel wronged too, right?
Upon hearing this, Wuxiangjian felt as if he had wasted half his life, but had finally met a wise ruler!
The buzzing grew louder, as if it wanted to offer up everything it truly had to Qi Ji!
Saki gently stroked it reassuringly.
"Alright, sweetie... I will let you shine, the light that you were born to receive."
Qi Ji looked at the horde of beasts before him and tightened his grip on the sword.
Even someone as powerful as him would find it somewhat troublesome to face these countless monsters.
If you were to punch them one by one...
Just thinking about it makes me tired.
But now, with a sword in hand, it's obviously much easier and more elegant.
As he thought casually, he continued forward against the thinning crowd.
The pace was slow, yet carried a strange rhythm, as if they were not heading to a battlefield of life and death, but rather to a rendezvous to begin a game.
Alone, he walked to the narrowest entrance of the valley, which resembled a "narrow strip of sky," and stopped.
At that very moment, beside the mule cart carrying Tsukimi, the donkey pulling the cart, terrified by the earth-shaking beast tide in the distance, broke free of its reins and ran off somewhere unknown.
Tsukimi sat in the car, still reading her novel, oblivious to the world around her.
As if he had eyes in the back of his head, Qi Ji added to the group, "Bring Lao Yue along."
"What?!" Just as she had put her arms around the two frightened children on either side of her waist, she heard this and was filled with reluctance.
"He doesn't care whether we live or die! Why should we care about him?!"
However, before her complaints had even completely faded—
Huo Mu had already rushed to the front of the vehicle and overturned all the cargo on it to the ground.
The vehicle has been cleared of its load!
Then, he slung the cart's lasso over his shoulder and said to Sha Na, "Sha Na, put those two children on the cart too!"
"Huomu! You..." In an instant, they realized that they really didn't need to care about this bastard teacher.
however--
"I believe in Saki-kun!"
Huomu, however, remained exceptionally resolute.
"Because Saki-kun is absolutely right! Therefore, everything he says and does must have its reasons!"
We don't need to think about anything, we just need to listen to him and do as he says!
"Quick! Help me push the cart! I can't pull it fast by myself!"
At this critical juncture where life and death hung in the balance, Huomu's almost "single-minded" way of thinking and his unreserved trust allowed him to demonstrate decisiveness and execution that was no less than Liuli's.
His mind was almost blank; he didn't think about how terrifying the beast tide was, nor how dangerous it would be to stay behind to cover the retreat. He simply and absolutely carried out every single command from Qi Ji.
Reduce your load!
run!
Bring Tsukimi-sensei!
Signal when you reach the exit!
Seeing this, the other trainees, though still dissatisfied with Tsukimi, gritted their teeth and stepped forward to help push the cart, remembering what Saki had said, after seeing how hard Hōki was working.
Just as Huomu and the others were pulling the mule cart and struggling to escape towards another exit, Qiji remotely sent out a final reminder:
"The uprising of these virtual beasts is man-made, and there are enemies hiding in the shadows."
After I'm gone, you all must be very careful.
Having said all that, he felt he hadn't missed anything and had said everything that needed to be said, and could finally focus without any distractions.
He drew his sword and turned around.
Facing the group of illusory beasts that finally rushed in front of him, crowding the narrow valley entrance with their gaping maws.
Qi Ji flicked his wrist and swung his sword, the tip of which lightly touched down and pierced the hard ground in front of him.
Then, pull it straight to the side.
"laugh--"
A clear, straight sword mark, penetrating deep into the rock strata, appeared between him and the beast tide as the sword tip moved.
Then, he raised his sword, the tip pointing diagonally at the ground, and tilted his head slightly.
"I'm sorry."
"Here—"
"No passage allowed."
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