Chapter 2564: Chapter 1715: Curtain Rises (Moving House in the Next Few Days)

"It’s truly strange."

Walking along the street, Hei Chuan Chi Yin looked around in confusion.

"This place seems quite different from what I imagined."

"Different?"

"Yes, didn’t they say that many refugees fled to the Royal City seeking shelter? So I thought the Royal City should be teeming with people and chaos. But looking at the current situation, it seems calm and orderly no matter how you see it..."

Indeed, as Hei Chuan Chi Yin mentioned, walking down the street, the scenes of war and turmoil couldn’t be seen, nor could the panic. The crowd was certainly large but didn’t have the feeling of refuge. Hei Chuan Chi Yin thought some cities during tourist seasons might be more chaotic.

Is it possible that people in this world are so highly cultured that even during refuge they are polite and respectful?

That’s impossible.

"It’s true, it doesn’t look like a massive influx of refugees here at all."

Princess Noren looked around while nodding.

"Perhaps many people have already been killed."

"What? But everyone seems calm. If so many people have died, it should cause panic."

"How could that be possible?"

Facing Hei Chuan Chi Yin’s inquiry, Princess Noren rolled her eyes.

"Especially at times like these, people pay less attention to such matters. If someone close disappears, it’s immediately noticeable. But refugees come from all over and don’t know each other, so even if the neighbors just disappear overnight, most people won’t notice. To say something extreme, if handled well, even if a camp of refugees vanishes, it wouldn’t be a problem; just disperse them, consume them."

"Is it really like that?"

"The more anonymous a flow of people is, the more easily it’s ignored."

Duanmu Huai stared at the streets around them and spoke.

"For example, if the shop next to your office suddenly moves, you wouldn’t care."

"Ah, yes, that’s true......"

In a large city, an atomized society, people only care about familiar existences around them; even if someone from the apartment disappears for months, a neighbor won’t care.

People like Duanmu Huai, Hei Chuan Chi Yin, and Sakurajima Mai, living together, are exceptions.

"............"

However, not everyone was speaking; Fureya was presently tense, looking ahead.

"I sense a nauseating aura."

"Yes, me too."

Duanmu Huai nodded; he understood what Fureya meant, for he also sensed the overwhelming sickening spiritual energy aura of the Subspace.

And it was right before them.

Duanmu Huai lifted his head and looked ahead; there, a beautiful girl wearing a hood walked down the street, holding a child’s hand.

They laughed and talked just like very close siblings.

Thus, Duanmu Huai approached them and tapped the girl’s shoulder.

"Hey."

Then, he raised his fist and punched the girl in the face as she turned around.

"———————"

To Hei Chuan Chi Yin, this would likely be an unforgettable scene for life.

While walking by her side, Duanmu Huai suddenly stopped then turned to tap the shoulder of a girl passing by.

Then he punched and shattered her head.

Hei Chuan Chi Yin’s eyes widened, watching the girl’s idol-like beautiful face get completely obliterated by Duanmu Huai’s punch; her skull cracked, her flawless skin splintered like a broken teacup, her teeth scattered, the tongue in her mouth bouncing like a fish thrown ashore.

Though it only lasted a moment, to Hei Chuan Chi Yin, it felt as if time itself had slowed down during this moment.

What to do?

Hei Chuan Chi Yin asked herself, but she knew [Hei Chuan Chi Yin] couldn’t handle such a scenario.

So, what about [Judge]?

Act not as herself, but as [Judge]......!

Though Hei Chuan Chi Yin possessed certain talents, she was still an ordinary person; without Fureya’s soul merging with hers, she wouldn’t be able to use magic. She wasn’t as sensitive to detect spiritual energy from Subspace like Fureya or Duanmu Huai, but this didn’t prevent her from making a judgment.

There was only one reason Duanmu Huai would act openly!

Switch the thought process.

Just act as if performing on stage; let [Judge] take action instead of [Hei Chuan Chi Yin].

Well...!

Hei Chuan Chi Yin raised her hands.

A swirling gust exploded, blowing away the surrounding crowd.

The opponent was an enemy of the Tribunal, needing elimination!

To an ordinary person, Duanmu Huai’s punch was lethal; however, the girl before them was clearly no ordinary person.

"Time, rewind."

In mere moments, the exploded head seemed to rewind like a film, restoring to normal. Concurrently, the silver-haired girl discarded her cloak, revealing snow-white wings on her back. With her holy and beautiful appearance, some might even believe she’s an angel.

But among those was not Duanmu Huai.

As the silver-haired girl recovered, Duanmu Huai reached out, seized her head, and smashed it to the ground. Then raised his fist, striking down on the girl once more!

"Boom boom boom!!!"

The girl’s delicate body was smashed to pieces by Duanmu Huai, her beautiful face also shattered, fragmented, and exploded. Then once again, restored before the power of time.

However, for Duanmu Huai........... 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

"This is just right!!"

After the girl returned to her original form once again, Duanmu Huai stretched out his hands, grabbed the heavy fruit on the girl’s chest, and tore it forcefully!

"Ssssss------!"

Though she had already immersed herself in the role of the [Judge], Hei Chuan Chi Yin couldn’t help but draw a sharp breath upon witnessing this scene, instinctively clutching her chest.

After all, just watching this felt painful!

Duanmu Huai clenched both hands, the soft, swelling mass in his grip burst like a balloon being squeezed and deformed, then he rushed again to the silver-haired girl, stomped her onto the ground!

So painful... so painful... so painful..........

Duanmu Huai’s attacks were powerful, but not fast. For the silver-haired girl, each time she could timely retrospect time to restore herself.

But the problem wasn’t there.

This wasn’t a fight, but an interrogation.

Duanmu Huai’s battle against the silver-haired girl wasn’t aimed at killing her quickly, but at torturing her again and again, making her feel immense pain and fear. She stared at the opponent’s maddened eyes, feeling shivers down her spine. For in those eyes wasn’t hatred or anger, but a form of indifference and mockery, as if she was just a toy, a toy to be manipulated at will, and now, he only wanted to see how long this toy could endure!

No, this can’t continue anymore!

At this moment, thoughts suddenly raced through the silver-haired girl’s mind—Wing King Altima remembered what the Thunder Claw Dragon had once said to her.

"I say, as the Dragon King, you’re a bit too weak."

"Eh?"

"From the preparation of manipulating time to actual manipulation, it takes 0.1 to 0.2 seconds, too slow. We decide life and death in less than 0.1 seconds."

"Who does ’we’ refer to?"

Facing Altima’s inquiry, the Thunder Claw Dragon displayed an unruly and wild laugh.

"Need I ask? Of course it’s unreasonable bastards like me. If you’re going to fight such bastards, just rely on me by your side and you’ll be fine. But if I’m not there... then don’t hesitate, directly play your trump card! You must recall and use your absolutely invincible move."

At this moment, Altima finally made up her mind.

"World, rewind."

Hei Chuan Chi Yin didn’t know what happened.

She was merely casting magic to clear the area when suddenly, she was struck with dizziness. When Hei Chuan Chi Yin regained her senses, she found herself following behind Duanmu Huai, while not far ahead, a cloaked girl was holding a boy’s hand, silently staring this way.

Not only that, Hei Chuan Chi Yin noticed something else.

Everything had come to a halt.

Whether it was the people walking down the street, or herself, everyone appeared frozen as though a movie had been paused, unable to make a single move. Though her mind was conscious, she couldn’t move a finger.

"It ends here."

Meanwhile, the silver-haired girl’s voice resonated. She came up to Duanmu Huai and stared at him.

"This move consumes too much magic power, so I generally wouldn’t revert the entire world to the past. Your threat is too great that I had to use this move... so painful, so painful, as if death were right before me. But the battle is over."

Saying this, the girl reached out a hand and placed it on Duanmu Huai’s chest.

"No, strictly speaking, the battle never happened."

Xiao Ai--------!

Hei Chuan Chi Yin wanted to say something to Duanmu Huai, yet she couldn’t utter a sound. Not only her, but even Fureya and Princess Noren, despite being souls, were also shackled by time.

"Though you’ve defied the deities, I won’t cruelly kill you. Anyway, you will meet your end in this frozen world..."

However, Altima’s words never finished.

Simultaneously, her movement slowed and gradually stopped.

"Wh-what’s going on? My body... so... so slow, no, no, it’s not slowing down but immobilized! How is this possible!?"

In Altima’s shock, a voice sounded from behind her.

"Seems like you also end here, filthy subspace bastards."

"-------------!"

At some unknown time, Duanmu Huai appeared behind Altima, coldly staring at her.

"You thought you’re the only one who can stop time? Did you believe that, with the power to manipulate time, you could do whatever you please? Such arrogance."

"-----! Impossible, you stopped time?!"

For Altima, this was even more shocking than Duanmu Huai’s previous brutal attacks, never had he shown similar abilities before she manipulated time. Yet now, he not only possessed such ability but reversed control of it?

As Altima panicked, her mind blank, Duanmu Huai’s voice rang again.

"How does it feel? The sensation of being approached from behind while immobilized, like a person who can only hold their breath underwater for a minute, after a minute under the surface, prepares to breathe..."

Saying this, Duanmu Huai extended his hand and placed it on the Wing King’s shoulder.

"...Only to be dragged back underwater!"

"Ah... ah... ah..."

"This feeling is so wonderful, so wonderful it makes me want to sing! It’s making me so HIGH!"

Saying this, Duanmu Huai reached out his fingers, inserting them into Altima’s head, grasping her brain!

"Feel more pain!"

Accompanying Duanmu Huai’s roar, he crushed Altima’s brain!