Siren Blade

Chapter 109 Two Joannas
Although the ability to "hide in battle" sounds contradictory at first glance, it doesn't seem to be useless when you think about it carefully. I already have one or two imaginary usages in my mind.It's just that if you want to test your own assumptions, you still need to watch actual combat, which cannot be tested in daily training.In the final analysis, what Lie Que said is very reasonable, but whether I really have that ability is another matter.

"You seem to have other things to ask me." Lie Que said, "Let's ask them too."

I do have questions.This question slowly emerged from my heart after I heard about Yuchi's dreamy immortal body.Frankly speaking, this question is absurd, and it will make me appear neurotic.And from the perspective of instinct and perception, I think this is a wrong idea, so I don't know whether I should take it seriously; but from my rationality and past horror experiences, I can't reasonably convince myself to let go of this idea.

I put this idea in my heart with a "hypothetical" attitude.If you don't ask, there will always be somewhere in your heart that you can't feel at ease.But do you really want to ask Lie Que?
After thinking about it, I still asked, "You said that Yuchi's dreamy immortal body was achieved in some unknown way in disguise, so is it possible that we are really trapped in a dream without anyone noticing it now? In this place, and the reason why Yuchi can show the characteristics of a dreamy immortal body is because this place was originally a dream?"

"Oh?" Hearing this, Lie Que's eyes narrowed. Instead of laughing at my whimsical ideas, he asked seriously, "Since you have already asked me that, I will test you in reverse. Assuming what you said is true, then there are Impossible: You are the only one trapped in the dream, and Jade Bird and I are fictional pawn characters, the eyes and ears of the mastermind behind the dream; and it is dangerous for you to say this question in front of me now the behavior of."

Although I felt that this kind of conversation was filled with a "fake" atmosphere, I continued, "I came up with the idea based on the premise of believing the clues you provided, so it is logical to discuss it with you."

He asked: "What other basis is there?"

"If I were the mastermind behind the dream, I wouldn't tell you the clues about the undead body of the dream. Even though generally speaking, few people would suspect that they have fallen into a dream because of these clues, but standing behind the master who knows everything In terms of perspective, it’s no different from self-explosion.” I continued, “And I didn’t feel any danger or malice from you, let alone any other malicious gazes. So I think it’s safer to say these things to you. of."

"So that's the case, let's justify it." He nodded, "But you are still too hasty. Even if you have no problem with my judgment, there is no need to act so quickly. You can observe more patiently."

"Teachable." Hearing what he said, I also began to feel that I was not stable enough.

"But, leaving me aside, do you really think that someone could deceive your awareness and lull you into a dream?" he asked, "And why didn't you ask when the blue bird was there, but at this time? "

I only answered the previous question, "Hasn't it happened before that I couldn't realize it in the dream?"

"That's because you lost the power support of the sea monster at that time, and your awareness became inferior to that of ordinary warlocks. Now you are not something that ordinary dream warlocks can manipulate." He said.

"So... In your opinion, is this a dreamland?" I asked.

"Actually, I had the same doubts as you after seeing Yuchi's dreamy immortal body. I spent so much time checking before, I was actually checking this matter." He said, "And my opinion is that we still In reality."

"To be honest, you really exceeded my expectations this time. I have been exposed to hidden events related to dreams many times, and I have fought against powerful dream warlocks many times, so I will check myself from time to time. You are in reality." He continued, "But you obviously don't have much experience in fighting dream warlocks, but you were able to realize this possibility so quickly... Well, it seems that it is our fault that we used it against you. Healing the dream has left some bad thinking patterns in your mind, and you seem to easily doubt whether you are in reality... I see, no wonder you want to say it when the blue bird is not there."

I didn't deny his last words.

"It just so happens that your Siren Blade also has the function of detecting reality." He raised his left index finger, "Just use your Siren Blade to chop off my finger and try. If this is a dream, My body in reality will be synchronized to the injury, and I must be able to perceive it; and if that phenomenon does not appear, it means that this is reality.”

I was surprised, "Are you serious?"

"Seriously." He nodded.

"If I were a dummy, you wouldn't be able to detect reality and dreams from things like this," I said.

"You do it first." He said, "Remember to chop in the middle, not at the root, or I won't be able to reattach the severed finger when I turn around."

It seems that he intends to imitate Jade Bird's method of reconnecting the broken arm to repair the "irreparable injury".Although that method was originally taught to Jade Bird by him.

"Did I really cut it?" I confirmed again.

"Cut it," he said.

The next second, with a flash of metal light, the index finger of his left hand was severed from the middle.I put away the Siren Blade I just summoned.

He caught his severed finger with his right hand, looked at the bleeding wound on his left hand, and said without changing his face: "This is indeed a 'real injury'... Well, there is nothing wrong, you It’s real people, here’s reality.”

He actually asked me to chop off his fingers in order to reconfirm the reality. I feel that there may be something wrong with his psychology.

"But I don't know if you're real yet," I said.

"It's easy." He glanced at me.

He wanted to kill me—I had this intuition for a moment, and reflexively summoned the Siren Blade again.Immediately afterwards, that feeling disappeared.

"You should not misjudge the authenticity of malice." He said, "Now you can always rest assured."

I am really relieved.In particular, I have fought with Lie Que before, and I can distinguish the attribution and composition of the maliciousness, which further rules out the possibility of the "behind the scenes" playing the role.At the same time, since he is the real Lie Que, I also believe that what he said is a realistic judgment.

But just now there is no doubt that he really changed his mind to kill me.When he released his murderous aura, what exactly was he thinking about me in his mind?

In fact, there is no need to ask, my perception has already deciphered his silent words from his murderous aura.

——If you fall again, I will kill you.
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Four more days passed.

Some important things happened in these four days, let's start with Joan's.

The Security Bureau originally planned to spend two days preparing for him to disenchant him, but it was temporarily postponed due to some accidents, so he still has to stay at my house.

Now he is like a virus-infected person who is isolated at home. He is not allowed to go out when he has nothing to do, and he is not allowed to contact people other than me without authorization.I asked Joe Licorice to say a few words to comfort him over the phone, but the effect was not as good as expected.After asking back, I realized that Qiao Gancao seemed to be encouraging him to continue being a succubus on the phone.

But Qiao Licao made up a formality at the Security Bureau for the time being, and temporarily kept the disc props by Qiao An's side.Joan tried to disenchant from time to time these days, but failed, probably because she was not determined enough.

It is reasonable for Qiao Licao and Qiao An's parents to expect Joan to continue to be a succubus, and according to Joan's own statement, Hui Hui, who merged with him, hates the outside world and always wants to hide somewhere. In a sense, this is also the way Huihui realizes its own needs.Looking at it this way, this fusion seems to be called a "win-win".

As for the "succubus' thirst for energy" that I thought of before, it doesn't seem to exist in Joan.According to Qiao Licorice's analysis, it may be because of the strange existence of the "male succubus" that cuts into the "loophole" of the succubus form-since Qiao An himself is a man who can produce energy, there is no need After attacking other men to gain energy, he can be self-sufficient.

this is okay too?While I can't help but think so, this development is ultimately a good thing.

In addition, because there are other people in the house recently, I can't always leave the house untidy, so I finally got the idea of ​​​​cleaning seriously.But this job was taken over by Joan. He seemed to feel ashamed to just stay in my house and do nothing. He cleaned my house carefully from the inside to the outside, even under the large furniture and the ceiling. I didn't let go of any corners, and justly refused my help.Seeing him fluttering his wings and tail busy, with fine and crystal sweat still hanging on his forehead, I felt a little embarrassed.

He also did the cooking and cooking. The finished product can only be said to be so-so, but for a student of this age, it is already very good.It's hard for me to say anything wrong with him, and since I've affirmed his skills, it's inconvenient to refuse his application that he will continue to be in charge of the food, otherwise the previous praise will appear hypocritical.Just to be honest, it always feels weird to have a child who is much younger than me cook for me every time I go home.

I occasionally give him cooking advice, which he absorbs quickly.It's not just cooking, he has also changed in the control of his own power.

Specifically, he seems to be able to actively manipulate his charm to a certain extent.It still can't be closed, but it can consciously release a charm that is far stronger than the one he unconsciously radiates.This kind of progress is completely different from the direction he expected, and it also hints at some kind of change from the side—this is probably not the result of his training, but a further evidence of the integration with Huihui.

At the same time, the current him has also become able to slightly spy on the spells mastered by the succubus during his lifetime, and use them to a limited extent.

The change came in the morning four days later.This morning, after I got up and washed, I saw that Joan hadn't come out of the bedroom, so I rushed to make breakfast and knocked on the door of his room.Then I heard a panicked voice from behind the door, "Ah, wait, wait...how can I do this..."

Out of the emphasis on the privacy of the living space, I did not use my awareness to spy on the scene behind the door, "What's wrong with you?"

"Wait a little longer..." Although he said this, he seemed to resign himself to his fate after a while, and opened the door by himself.

When I saw the scene in the bedroom, I almost put the color of surprise on my face.

There were actually two Joan behind the door, one big and one small.

The big Joan was the original Joan, and he opened the door for me with a face of embarrassment; while the little Joan sat quietly on the edge of the bed, with his hands neatly placed on his knees, like He is a serious and obedient elementary school student.The latter also had the horns, wings and tail of the succubus, and exuded the same unconscious charm fluctuations as the original Joan.

Where did this elementary school student, Joan, come from... I took two or three seconds to collect my thoughts, and then asked, "What's going on here?"

Joan also glanced at the small, motionless self like a puppet, and said embarrassingly: "I feel like I have learned some spell without a teacher, and it is not a dangerous or destructive spell, so I just I couldn't resist trying..."

"So... this is your clone?" I asked.

He nodded, "It seems to be a spell called 'Flesh Clone'."

Flesh clone, this is the spell that the old bone and the middleman have used before, and it is also the spell taught to them by Bite Blood.Therefore, not only they will, but also the succubus who is directly subordinate to Bloodbite.This clone spell can create a clone with the same strength as one's own, and the main body can always grasp the status and position of the clone, and even synchronize the perception with one's own clone, which is quite practical and easy to use.

If there is any disadvantage, it is that if the avatar is captured by others, others may use the feature of "perception synchronization" to remotely torture the main body by various means.

And the reason why the succubus didn't use it against me is naturally for a reason.

The reason for this is not that my Siren Blade is naturally restrained by clones, but because she can't use it well at all.Just as in learning runes, the important thing is the relationship with the runes, and there are such sayings in spells.She just lacks fate with the "flesh and blood clone". Even if she uses it, she can't create a clone with the same strength as herself, but can only create a clone that corresponds to her "previous self" and looks like a girl.But she hates herself when she was still a weak girl, and she hates her teeth when she sees it.

Joan used the power of the succubus to separate the flesh and blood clone, so naturally he could only separate his young self.

"I remember that this avatar needs to use a little bit of my own flesh and blood as the material." I carefully examined Joan's body up and down, "Did you hurt yourself?"

His palm was facing upwards, and a little gray mist rose from his palm.

"I used this as a source material," he said.

(End of this chapter)