Chapter 1322 - 1288: Mari Kyoko’s Ruthless Strike
"You’re still no match for him."
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"Is that so?"
Zhang Xinying held Wang Zixin’s hand, looking across at Mari Kyoko.
Suddenly!
Mari Kyoko’s elegant brows furrowed.
Her gaze at Zhang Xinying carried deep fear as she shook her head:
"Bunny (Lemon Bunny), don’t!"
It seemed at that moment, Mari Kyoko could already anticipate something.
Yet in the next moment.
Chiba Yuichi, who had been invincible a moment ago, suddenly clenched his throat with a grim expression:
"Uh~"
"Choke on it."
But as soon as he finished speaking, his hands tightened further around his neck.
Everyone was stunned by this absurd scene.
Chiba Yuichi’s face turned red from suffocation, his pupils dilating and turning pale.
Mari Kyoko saw this and glanced at Zhang Xinying in shock.
Then she turned desperately to shout at the bewildered ninjas:
"Ah!"
"Help him!!"
Only when Mari Kyoko spoke did the subordinates react:
"Hi"
Immediately, a group surged forward, each grabbing Chiba Yuichi’s hands, trying to stop his bizarre ’suicide.’
But even as seven or eight people pulled together, they couldn’t pry Chiba Yuichi’s hands apart.
Seeing Chiba Yuichi about to kill himself, Mari Kyoko suddenly intervened:
"Everyone, move aside."
As she spoke, Mari Kyoko suddenly waved her hand.
An almost invisible long thread quickly looped around one of Chiba Yuichi’s wrists.
Mari Kyoko gritted her teeth:
"Hmph!"
Almost instantly.
One of Chiba Yuichi’s hands flew off in a burst of blood.
"Ugh ugh ugh~"
With one hand severed by Mari Kyoko, Chiba Yuichi couldn’t even cry out in pain, as he was already unconscious, collapsed on the ground, frothing at the mouth.
Seeing this, Red Eyes Wang Sijie wanted to cover Wang Zixin’s eyes.
However, Wang Zixin stopped him:
"Little Xin is not afraid."
Witnessing such a bloody scene, Wang Zixin’s innocent face showed no trace of fear, nor a hint of sympathy.
Had they not seen it with their own eyes.
Many could hardly imagine how a little girl could remain so calm in such a setting.
But in reality.
From the moment Wang Zixin was about to be offered to the River God as an ominous sign by her family.
The word ’kindness’ had completely left Wang Zixin’s world.
Now, in Wang Zixin’s world, there were only her brother Wang Sijie who rescued her, and Lin Yi who helped cure her ’Red Eyes.’
Of course, there were also Zhang Xinying and others who didn’t treat her as an outcast and provided warmth and family affection she had never had before.
Apart from these people.
The life or death of others couldn’t cause any ripple in Wang Zixin’s small world.
As for this current situation, it was just a minor scene.
Wang Sijie looked on, helplessly.
But understanding Wang Zixin as well as anyone, Wang Sijie knew exactly what she was thinking.
So he didn’t say anything more.
Though he secretly wished Wang Zixin could be a carefree little girl.
He clearly knew.
Wang Zixin’s life experiences since birth destined her not to be like ordinary little girls.
Only a brief moment had passed, yet Chiba Yuichi lay collapsed in agony as if he had returned from the Ghost Gate.
Oddly enough.
After losing a hand, Chiba Yuichi, without any healing, had a wound that wasn’t bleeding profusely but was visibly healing and scabbing.
It could thus be seen that Chiba Yuichi’s identity wasn’t as simple as being an ordinary person.
Seeing Chiba Yuichi saved again by Mari Kyoko, Zhang Xinying finally spoke:
"You know about the Mirror, don’t you?"
The Mirror!
In the Creation Mercenary Corps, the most mysterious figure, with powers unknown to outsiders.
Some say her strength surpasses Handsome Hua, the First Dharma King, yet no one has ever seen her go full force.
Perhaps Dongfang Jing’s most famous battle was defending the Australia War Zone’s Border City against Yamada Miki.
Before Lin Yi appeared, only Dongfang Jing’s intervention halted Yamada Miki’s advance.
No one knew if, had Dongfang Jing not intervened, they could have held out until Lin Yi arrived.
Some say it was mere coincidence.
The title of Handsome Hua, the First Dharma King, wasn’t earned without reason.
Some claim she’s stronger than Handsome Hua, while some disagree.
This controversy has persisted with no clear winner.
Therefore, about the Mirror, Mari Kyoko of course knew.
She questioned:
"What’s up with her?"
Mari Kyoko understood.
Zhang Xinying wouldn’t mention such a person without a reason.
In this situation, mentioning her name must have definite cause.
Zhang Xinying stated:
"The person you mentioned took something from her. I must ’ask’ to get it back."
Mari Kyoko’s beautiful eyes widened:
"What thing?"
Finally, Mari Kyoko understood why Zhang Xinying and others were here.
She didn’t even know how Zhang Xinying found this place.
Clearly, it wasn’t a whim or tourism.
When Zhang Xinying spoke, Mari Kyoko realized the gravity of the matter.
If it involved Dongfang Jing, Mari Kyoko’s breath caught.
She nervously looked at Zhang Xinying:
"She extracted a soul strand from her body."
Mari Kyoko’s beautiful eyes widened instinctively in a gasp:
"It was her!"
This time, Zhang Xinying was surprised:
"Do you know more?"
Even an idiot could discern something from Mari Kyoko’s reaction.
Ouyang Hao and others instantly surrounded.
They encircled Mari Kyoko.
No words were spoken, but their severe expressions said it all.
When a companion was involved, everyone chose to give their all.
This was the deep bond cultivated over more than a year, inexplicable to outsiders.
Then Mari Kyoko suddenly exhaled deeply:
"I know what to do."
While everyone was confused, Mari Kyoko took no visible action.
Just returned to the ground, panting, surviving, Chiba Yuichi suddenly began to convulse, losing his breath.
The group was struck dumb by the sudden change:
"Dead."
"Damn!"
Even Chiba Yuichi himself couldn’t believe he’d end up killed by Mari Kyoko, who saved him twice.
Under surprised gazes, Mari Kyoko suddenly explained:
"I heard yesterday someone broke into that person’s home, leaving them severely injured."
"I just learned today the attacker escaped successfully."
Turning to Zhang Xinying, Mari Kyoko continued:
"If this person is the ’Mirror,’ I know today’s battle is inevitable."
"Let me help you one last time."
Then, mountain winds rose, dark clouds blocked the sun.
An eerie laughter echoed through the mountains:
"Heh heh heh~"
A familiar voice suddenly came from the sky:
"I never thought before I came to find you, you would come to me..."