noffsinger Chapter 273 Under the Mask
Chapter 273 Under the Mask
Faced with this mysterious black-robed man who had repeatedly ambushed him and his companions,
Lin Qiong had already made up his mind not to show any mercy to him.
If the attack had only occurred during their first meeting, Lin Qiong might have attributed it to a difference in objectives and positions between the two sides.
But whether in the Abyss of Fate or in the Garden of Divine Enlightenment.
This attacker was like a leech, repeatedly preventing them from retrieving the fire, and even attempting to steal it.
This series of egregious acts had pushed Lin Qiong to his limit.
"Although I find it hard to understand why you, who are of the same Golden Blood as Aglaia and the others, are so determined to obstruct the recovery of the Fire Seed."
Lin Qiong gripped the Tribulation Annihilation Blade tightly in both hands, took a step forward, and calmly questioned the Fire Thief, who was enveloped in flames.
"But since you've tried to kill us so many times, you should be prepared to pay the same price, right?"
As he spoke, Lin Qiong locked onto the figure within the flames, slightly raising the edge of his Calamity Extinction Sword, and a sudden burst of crimson and destructive flames erupted.
Before the other party could respond, Lin Qiong touched the ground with his toes and charged towards the Fire Thief like a swift cheetah.
boom!
The moment it rushed out, the ear-piercing sound of wind breaking and the sound of flames exploding together became one.
He swiftly swung the Calamity-Slaying Blade in his hand, the crimson light leaving a trail in the air before precisely striking the Fire Thief's vulnerable neck!
"Drink!"
With Lin Qiong's roar, Jie Mie's blazing sword tip had already approached the Fire Thief, with less than a palm's width between them.
It was as if he could sever the other person's neck at any moment and end the life of this despicable scoundrel!
At this critical moment
The Fire Thief, whose body was being burned by the raging flames, seemed to sense Lin Qiong's intense killing intent, which was like a sharp knife piercing towards him.
In that life-or-death moment, the Fire Thief reacted like a warrior who had fought countless battles to the death, his body reacting before his mind!
Even while being burned by flames, it still managed to twist its body with all its might and turn its head sharply to the left.
Swish-!
The scorching hot blade of the Blade of Destruction, carrying waves of intense heat, grazed the face of the Fire Thief.
The anticipated scene of the head and body separating did not occur.
On the contrary, Lin Qiong's sure-fire strike was miraculously dodged by the Fire Thief!
"Hiss... You managed to dodge that?"
Upon seeing this, Lin Qiong's eyes widened in surprise, and his brows furrowed involuntarily.
"What was that thing I just chopped down?"
He was absolutely certain that the blow had indeed landed on his opponent.
The sword of annihilation made contact with the physical object, and the feeling of abruptness that returned to his hand was clear and natural.
The feel for the game, developed through numerous battles, is virtually impossible to be wrong.
Just as Lin Qiong was wondering about this,
A crisp, metallic sound as it fell to the ground instantly drew his attention.
"Clang—"
Lin Qiong looked in the direction of the sound and saw it at the feet of the Fire Thief.
A black metal sheet with a clean cut, glowing red from the flames, lies quietly on the frozen ground.
"This is...that guy's mask?!"
Upon seeing the metal piece, Lin Qiong paused slightly, and the answer to the question from earlier immediately flashed into his mind—
That real sense of unease just now, it turns out, came from striking the Fire Thief's mask...
After his doubts were answered, Lin Qiong suddenly looked up and stared at the Fire Thief who was standing with his back to him.
Because right now, a voice deep inside him is constantly urging him to witness the face hidden behind the mask.
At that moment, time seemed to stand still.
The black figure, which had endured the excruciating pain of being burned and had miraculously survived, turned around at an extremely slow pace.
With each inch the fire-stealer's body moved...
Lin Qiong could clearly feel a thick, inky weariness emanating from the other person.
finally--
As the Firewalker turned around completely, his face, hidden beneath the mask, was revealed to everyone without reservation.
Looking at that incredibly familiar white hair, those familiar blue eyes, that incredibly familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar face...
Lin Qiong felt a buzzing sound in his head, as if he had been struck by a hammer, and his consciousness became hazy.
His eyes widened uncontrollably to their limit as he stared blankly at the scene before him, his eyes filled with disbelief.
Lin Qiong's mouth was slightly open, but his throat felt as if it were blocked by a foreign object, and he couldn't utter a single syllable.
However, several exclamations of shock preceded him, booming across the sky above the Throne of Enlightenment.
"Lord Bai... Lord Bai E!?"
"Little White!?"
"This...this is impossible!"
These exclamations came from Xia Die, Tian, and Xing respectively. After seeing the Fire Thief's true appearance, the three of them were instantly filled with disbelief.
A deathly silence spread through the crowd.
No one could imagine that this Fire Thief was someone who constantly obstructed the recovery of the fire, used ruthless methods, and even went so far as to kill people.
Their true identity was none other than their closest and most trusted partner—Bai E!
"Who exactly are you? Why are you impersonating Bai E?"
After a moment of shock, Lin Qiong glared angrily and questioned him.
He stepped forward, and the sword in his hand instantly burst into flames, its tip pointing directly at the "White Calamity" dressed in black robes before him.
Compared to the real Bai E, the face of the person before him was not only as pale as snow, but also covered with cracks that shimmered with purple light.
And those cracks seemed to have a life of their own, flickering in and out of light in rhythm with the other person's breathing, creating an indescribable eeriness.
This is definitely not how a normal person should look.
In Lin Qiong's eyes, the "Bai E" in front of him was like a fragile porcelain vase that barely maintained its human form but could shatter at any moment.
To be more precise, the other person's face was made of porcelain; from the forehead to the chin, it gave off a fake feeling.
"Uh...who am I?"
A faint, but barely audible sound escaped from Bai E's mouth, tinged with confusion.
And the next second.
"Clap!"
The black sword he was gripping tightly in his hand suddenly slipped from his grasp and crashed onto the frost-covered ground with a dull thud.
Immediately afterwards, "Bai E" slowly raised his right hand, which had discarded the sword, and pressed it against the cracked face.
“I am...Caus...Ugh!”
The sound stopped abruptly, and "Bai E's" body trembled violently, as if it had been stimulated by something.
Suddenly, the black sword that had fallen to the ground was immediately drawn back into his hand as if by a magnet.
"Tsk, do you still want to fight?"
Seeing this, Lin Qiong gripped the Calamity Extinction Sword tightly, his eyes fixed on "White Calamity," his body slightly lowered, and all his muscles tensed up.
He is ready to fight at any time.
Strangely, "White Calamity" did not launch an attack suddenly as Lin Qiong had expected.
Instead, after retrieving the black sword, he swung it behind him and slashed it, tearing a purple crack in the ground.
Without the slightest hesitation.
The moment the crack opened, "Bai E" didn't pause for a moment. With a flash, he leaped directly into the purple crack without looking back.
Immediately afterwards, the purple crack began to close rapidly, so fast that Lin Qiong could not even see the other person's back.
In the blink of an eye, "White Calamity" vanished completely from the space of the Throne of Enlightenment.
Lin Qiong and the others were left standing there, their faces filled with confusion and astonishment.
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