Chapter 371: I Can Be
The Herrscher of Reason core accurately landed in Ren's hand, autonomously constructing a light blue shield. But under the magnificent, heaven-like pressure of the sword, the shield shattered instantly like a bubble, failing to serve any purpose.
The Sword God was inherently an ultimate killing move, especially when wielded by the Herrscher of Sentience in full burst. The moment it descended, the fate of the one targeted by the sword was already sealed, impossible to be stopped by external force.
In the wailing cry of the Phoenix all the Honkai energy in the entire space had transformed into its burning flames, carrying an unstoppable momentum as it fell towards Ren.
Before it even made contact, the fragile dreamscape had already reached its carrying limit. In the sound of shattering, the dreamscape, along with the array foundation, was crushed into powder by its vast consciousness impact.
"I am not a fail…ure."
Senti, who had unleashed the Taixu Sword God, gasped for breath, her gaze fixed on Ren's figure. She wanted to see just how the other party could break her sure-kill sword strike.
Phoenix incinerates everything, bestowing divine might upon the world.
Compared to this world-destroying power, Ren's figure was as fragile as a lone leaf in a storm.
The vast Sword God surged with the fury of a tidal wave, but the girl's figure was as still as the tranquil Rhine, reflected in Senti's swaying pupils.
Until,
She was swallowed by the flames without resistance.
"Wait!"
Senti, who had watched with her own eyes as Ren was hit by the Sword God, widened her eyes. The smile on her face froze, and her trembling pupils suddenly constricted.
The next second, her figure disappeared from the spot, rushing towards where the Sword God had landed.
Taixu Sword God was a sure-kill technique. Once locked on, it would definitely hit, so there was no possibility for Ren to escape.
The Sword God fell, and everything returned to nothingness.
The dreamscape shattered, and the world returned to reality.
The torrential rain continued, beating down on the muddy ground. The long river in the distance flowed torrentially, washing against the broken bridge piers.
Boom.
In the silent darkness of night, thunder flickered from the dark clouds, sending down a pale lightning bolt. The white light dazzled, dispelling the enveloping night, and stretching the shadows of the two figures straight.
"Why?"
"..."
"Why didn't you block it? You could learn all of my moves, there's no way you couldn't learn this one." Cold rain dripped down Senti's hair. The spirited girl was now drenched like a drowned rat. She stood blankly in front of Ren, her eyes filled with deep confusion.
Before her, the girl's white hair had been completely dyed crimson. The moment the Taixu Sword God struck Ren's body, it bloomed with countless sword energies like a flower.
These sword energies erupted from within, almost tearing apart every inch of his skin. Blood gushed out of the cracks uncontrollably like it was free, merging with the rainwater into the mud.
Senti's Sword God had hit him without reservation, without encountering any resistance, but at this moment, the Herrscher of Sentience couldn't feel happy at all.
"Because Taixu Sword God is a move to kill people. Class Monitor would never point it at her friends."
'Kiana' had a smile on her face, but the pain in her expression couldn't be suppressed no matter what. Her fingers trembled incessantly, and the Herrscher of Reason core fell from her hand, landing in the filthy mud.
'Fu Hua' would never aim a killing move at her friends, but Senti had slashed it at 'Kiana'.
Senti's heart felt like it was being fiercely gripped by some force, constantly tightening, squeezing hard, until it made her unable to breathe.
Her lips trembled incessantly, but she had long lost the courage to speak. The torrential rain washed over her body, taking away her warm body temperature and chilling her heart.
The answer she feared most in her heart could no longer be hidden. She knew that Kiana was right, Fu Hua would never hurt her friends.
Kiana, guessed wrong.
She… was not Fu Hua.
In an instant, all the darkness and fear she had deliberately hidden surged up her spine like bone-attached maggots, devouring her body and gnawing at her consciousness.
The torrential rain soaked her long hair, and the cold wind slapped her cheeks.
Thunder rumbled in the dark clouds, as if secretly sneering. The darkness in the night seemed to have something spying on her, giggling and whispering.
She was like an abandoned puppy, without even a cardboard box to shelter from the wind and rain, helplessly wandering the streets in the rainy night, longingly watching the lights shining through the windows.
In order to prove that she was not a loser, she desperately showed her strongest side to her friend. She thought that if she could show her powerful side, Kiana might recognize her, rely on her, and treat her as a friend.
But what she did was to stab a sharp knife into her friend's chest, personally tearing apart everything she wanted to protect and maintain.
What exactly had she done?
She finally understood why Kiana hadn't made any resisting movements, because the other party trusted her so much, trusted Fu Hua.
"You… are not Class Monitor, are you?" A weak voice fell into Senti's ears, making her body tremble violently and shrink back in fear.
She lowered her head, not daring to look up at Kiana's eyes, like a stray dog in a garbage heap, only daring to secretly look at her once closest friend when hiding herself in a dark corner.
"I…" Her lips mumbled, but Senti couldn't muster the courage to tell the other party that she was [Fu Hua].
"Hmm, no, that's not right. Although it's a bit strange, you should be Class Monitor." The girl's voice made Senti's trembling body freeze. "After all, at the moment the Sword God fell, the consciousness attack contained within it was desperately diverted away. The Sword God's attack is a sure-kill that locks onto consciousness. If you hadn't diverted the consciousness attack onto yourself at the last moment, I'm afraid I would have already died by now."
Senti raised her head. The girl in front of her was full of pain, but the comforting smile on her face didn't seem fake. The moment she looked at the other party, she met a pair of clear lake-blue eyes.
In the dark clouds, a ray of sunlight pierced through the thick clouds, shining perfectly on the abandoned little beast.
"Anyway, no matter what, being able to retract the attack at the last moment, at least you're not a bad person." 'The girl's' face was a little pale. Apart from the sure-kill consciousness attack, the substantial attack attached to the Sword God was also enough to kill a Herrscher.
The Herrscher of Sentience subconsciously wanted to support the other party, but just as she raised her hand, she retracted it as if electrocuted.
Having lost the identity of [Fu Hua], even wanting to approach the other party became extremely difficult.
"So, are you Fu Hua?"
"..."
"I… can be."