Chapter 114: Chapter 114: The Illusory Is Real, the Real Is Illusory
[Warning: Violator is one kilometer away from you.]
The expressions of all the survivors on the Juggernaut changed drastically.
In that moment, they finally understood who the formidable enemy Qin Sheng had spoken of was.
They hadn’t expected him to arrive so quickly; Qin Sheng had barely finished speaking, and he was already here.
"In the sky!"
"You all go on ahead. I’ll hold him off and catch up later." Qin Sheng leaped from the Juggernaut without hesitation.
After leaving the vehicle, his gaze fell upon the figure hovering in the sky.
With his eyesight, he could clearly see the armor on Qi Suian.
This made his heart sink.
The man’s equipment was obviously a product of high technology.
He could block conventional firearms, but if his opponent used weapons from a future era, he would truly be no match.
Before he could dwell on it, his Martial Dao intuition guided his movements, allowing him to easily dodge the Dark Ray his opponent fired.
In the next instant, Dark Rays filled the sky, weaving a covering net as they descended.
’This is bad!’
Qin Sheng’s heart leaped in alarm. He was certain now: his opponent was indeed using equipment from a future technological era.
Technology was exceptionally good at allowing the weak to defeat the strong.
Even someone with no strength to speak of could attain immense combat power by wielding various future technologies.
Jie power couldn’t easily destroy a city, but technological weapons could.
"Eternal Power!!!"
Qin Sheng roared as the Jie power in his body surged, driven by his Martial Dao will, forcibly breaking through his physical limits.
He managed to escape just before the Dark Energy Beams formed an encircling web.
Eternal Power was a special type of energy that came with his Eternal Undying God-Demon Scripture, similar to Qi Suian’s three top-tier Evil Ancient Martial Techniques.
The difference was that his technique only had two types of power—Eternal Power and Undying Power—which, upon reaching perfection, would transform his physique into a Divine-Demonic Body.
When the three were combined, their might was no less than the seven powers of the Soul-Devouring and Spirit-Eating Evil Skill.
’Damn it, he’s too far away. I can’t reach him.’ Qin Sheng recovered his senses and looked to the sky, only to find it empty.
When the fight started, his opponent had indeed been a kilometer away in the sky, but once the attack began, he had naturally ascended higher.
How could he possibly have remained at just one kilometer?
If that were the only distance between them, Qin Sheng wouldn’t have been worried. With the strength of his Jie power, combined with the Lifting Technique from the Eternal Undying God-Demon Scripture, he had ways to drag the man down.
’Where did he go? Don’t tell me... Oh no!’
"Despicable!!!"
Qin Sheng reacted in an instant. His opponent hadn’t hidden; he’d abandoned their fight and gone after the Juggernaut.
So, he spun around and chased in the direction the Juggernaut had gone, without a moment’s hesitation.
He had just run a hundred meters when the Dark Energy Web descended from the sky once more.
Fortunately, Qin Sheng was prepared this time and managed to dodge it by a hair’s breadth.
’The false is made real, the real made false.’
’He holds the initiative.’ Qin Sheng understood with growing clarity that he was being led by the nose.
The main problem was that his opponent could fly, and he had no way to counter it.
’What? You think flying just makes you a sitting duck?’
’Well, he has long-range attacks, and I can’t even touch him.’
’Plus, he’s fast. I’m the one running around on the ground who’s the real living target.’
’If that weren’t the case, it would mean air superiority is useless.’
He has control of the sky. Even though I’m stronger, I can only suffer in frustration, dodging left and right with no way to restrain or even counter him.
「Meanwhile, on the other side.」
The Juggernaut’s emergency stop sent everyone inside stumbling.
Before they could ask the driver why he’d slammed on the brakes, a strange machine floating next to an Armored Man easily melted a large hole in the Juggernaut’s outer plating.
"Allow me to introduce myself. I am the violator," Qi Suian said.
Qin Sheng was indeed fighting, but not against Qi Suian—he was fighting the Floating Cannons.
The plan was simply to have the Floating Cannons in the sky, controlled remotely by the AI.
This was all thanks to the communications hub and satellites, which allowed for flexible, long-range control.
If it had a signal module, it might even be able to operate autonomously, independent of Qi Suian.
Qin Sheng was indeed a handful. Qi Suian could tell he had already reached the Jie power realm, and this was compounded by the effects of what was suspected to be the strongest orthodox Ancient Martial Technique, the Eternal Undying God-Demon Scripture.
He could even dodge the Dark Energy Beams in advance. Of course, if he were hit, he would still die.
Therefore, to weaken him, Qi Suian had come to intercept and kill his subordinates and claim the remaining four-sevenths of the protagonist’s halo.
The people present knew this, of course. When Qi Suian arrived, a notification from the doomsday game had followed.
Xue Pingjun was the first to act, but the AI reacted even faster. As she raised her gun, a Dark Energy Beam from a Floating Cannon struck her.
She was instantly disintegrated into carbonized particles.
"Lucky me. The first one is the four-sevenths I needed." Qi Suian showed no emotion.
Xue Pingjun was indeed quite attractive, but Qi Suian couldn’t care less about so-called "face value."
"Three more to go. Hand them over. I’ll leave once I’ve killed them," Qi Suian said leisurely.
However, the crowd looked at each other in confusion, having no idea who Qi Suian was looking for.
"Stop! Just tell us who you’re looking for!" one of the survivors couldn’t help but shout.
Qi Suian may have asked a question, but his slaughter didn’t stop. This showed a complete lack of martial honor.
"Don’t listen to his bullshit! He has no intention of letting us go! Quick..." another survivor stood up.
Qi Suian glanced over. It was a woman.
He killed her casually, a smile returning to his face.
"Nice. Only two left."
’As expected of a heroine, so brave and responsible,’ Qi Suian mused to himself.
This time, however, the remaining people didn’t dare to speak. They all just tried to escape.
If they hadn’t run, it might have been better. Qi Suian could have taken his time screening and prioritizing his targets.
After all, he had only brought one Floating Cannon with him; the rest were busy dealing with Qin Sheng.
The Martial Dao intuition from his opponent’s Ancient Martial Technique required sufficient firepower to keep him occupied.
The reason he didn’t just use a Ghost Energy Storm to finish them all off was that Qi Suian had taken a liking to the Juggernaut.
It was full of useful parts that, once salvaged, could definitely be used as modules for the Tai Sui God.
If worst came to worst, using the entire Juggernaut as a module would also be an excellent choice.
It was, after all, a product of the protagonist, so it was bound to have some unique qualities. Thus, Qi Suian had no intention of damaging it.
"The one you’re looking for is Qin Sheng’s fiancée, right? I know who the others are!" a survivor shouted.
Everyone can spot a pattern.
Qi Suian didn’t stop. Instead, he sped up the slaughter. "That’s right. There should be two more."
He had only just learned the name of the protagonist from the Ancient Martial World, but the name didn’t matter. It was just a codename, anyway.
Once he was dead, nothing else would be a problem.
"Let me go first, and I’ll tell you..." Hearing Qi Suian’s confirmation, the man’s voice filled with confidence.
But before he could finish his sentence, Qi Suian killed him.
"There are only a few people left. You spoke too late." Qi Suian had never intended to let any of them live.
He simply wanted them all dead.
Going back on his word? Yes, that was exactly what he was like.
If everyone is dead, no one will know he’s untrustworthy.
As for this being immoral...
Qi Suian was already a murderer and an arsonist; why would he be concerned about something like that?
Whatever his reasons for killing, he had done it. There was no need to find some grandiose excuse to whitewash his actions.
"One more to go." Qi Suian’s gaze fell on a graceful figure that had already run quite far.
A Dark Energy Beam struck her with precision, and just like that, it was over.
The seven portions of the protagonist’s halo converged upon him, finally merging into his Celestial Fate: Profound.
His Celestial Fate: Profound, which had only been at Enhancement +2, became Enhancement +3.
[Enhancement +3: Kaiyang]
"What the hell is this?" Qi Suian’s expression was a little odd.
He understood the word and knew what it referred to.
Kaiyang is one of the stars in the Big Dipper, but with no detailed explanation of its effects, Qi Suian couldn’t understand what it actually did.
’But it doesn’t matter,’ he thought. ’As long as it works.’
He didn’t care if he didn’t know the enhancement’s effect. All that mattered was that his own protagonist halo had been boosted while the halo of Qin Sheng, the protagonist of the Ancient Martial World, had been weakened.
Although his opponent couldn’t fully benefit from the heroines’ protagonist halos, he still received a partial buff from them.
Now, with Qi Suian strengthened and his opponent weakened, the tables had turned, and Qi Suian was much more confident.
After having the AI tidy up the Subspace Stable Pocket, the Tai Sui God also dismantled the Juggernaut and managed to stuff it inside.
"You’re pretty fast. I thought I’d have to go back and find you." Having finished his business, Qi Suian turned around and looked at the approaching Qin Sheng with a mocking tone.
His opponent had finally managed to shake off the pursuing Floating Cannons, only to return to the devastating news of his entire party being annihilated.
In that instant, his eyes turned crimson with rage.
"I’ll make you pay in blood!!!" Qin Sheng said, grinding his teeth.
He truly hadn’t expected Qi Suian to use the Floating Cannons to tie him down while he himself went to attack his base.
"That’s a bit of an overstatement," Qi Suian said with a placid smile. "I’m just trying to survive, too."
"In the apocalypse, everything is an illusion. Only life is real."
"So, I need a little help from you."
"Would you please just die?" As Qi Suian spoke, he launched his attack.
The Floating Cannons unleashed a Ghost Energy Storm. This time, Qi Suian refused to believe he could still dodge.
Nineteen Floating Cannons simultaneously launched a wide-area Ghost Energy Storm as a saturation attack. If his opponent could survive this...
Qi Suian would... figure something out.
"I will not die here! I still haven’t avenged them!" Qin Sheng roared, and a great many blood-red patterns appeared on his body.
Undying Power and Eternal Power flowed across his Longquan Treasure Sword as his Martial Dao will surged to its absolute peak.
A spectral projection of a Demon God, formed from Jie power, charged toward Qi Suian.
