Apocalypse Gachapon

Chapter 1419: Clone substitution

It was a bizarre scene. Qin Ru could see Gyanendra, Little Luo Zhen, and himself, but he realized his battle beast could not see its opponent. It continued to charge forward ferociously while still moving in slow motion.

Did something cause Little Luo Zhen to go blind?

But why hadn’t his battle beast communicated this to him? Little Luo Zhen and him were truly connected in mind and spirit.

If that was the case, there was only one explanation… In Little Luo Zhen’s eyes, Gyanendra was still there.

Qin Ru relayed this information to Little Luo Zhen, who stopped in frustration. It scanned its surroundings for the location its master had indicated. But there was nothing there.

“It’s useless. It can’t see me. Only evolved can see me now.” Gyanendra’s voice echoed through the starry space.

“The shattering of the Burial Crystal Ball made me think I would lose many things. But that’s how life is. Everything can change if you make the right compromises and let go of some principles you once held dear. Don’t you Chinese have a saying, ‘Things will get better after you face adversity’? That’s exactly what happened.”

Gyanendra’s body floated through the air, constantly shifting positions, making it impossible for Little Luo Zhen to locate him. The battle beast grew increasingly agitated and impulsive.

The Star Prophet seemed to be reflecting on his experiences or perhaps experimenting with something.

At this moment, Qin Ru felt a pang of regret. He wouldn’t be so helpless today if he hadn’t poured all his resources into Little Luo Zhen. Ninety percent of his strength lay in his battle beast. Once it was rendered useless, there was very little he could do.
He pulled out an object—a firecracker the size of his arm—lit it and released a burst of dazzling fireworks.

But the brilliant display didn’t help Qin Ru find a way out. Instead, it deepened his despair.

The fireworks exploded normally, unaffected by their surroundings.

“Are you trying to determine if this place is real or an illusion?” Gyanendra’s laughter echoed. “It seems this space is even more powerful than the Burial Barrier. This is the space created by my new Burial Crystal Ball and my job. What do you think?”

Sweat dripped from Qin Ru’s forehead. He was out of options, and his despair grew.

Earlier, when facing Wen Yan, he could at least fight desperately. But now, he didn’t even have the chance to fight back against Gyanendra.

“It seems you can’t break through the Star Barrier I’ve created. Then, let’s end this.”

Qin Ru felt his hair stand on end. He was about to face a fatal attack.

“Starry Prophet, Chapter Two: Falling Star.”

A glowing star approached rapidly, rolling in from the distance. Qin Ru wanted to run, but his legs wouldn’t move. The star was too large—even if he could teleport, he couldn’t escape its range.

Many images and faces flashed through Qin Ru’s mind. In the end, they all turned into the youthful face of his son.

Intense pain washed over him, but Qin Ru didn’t care. Tears filled his eyes. Only at this moment did he realize that his son was truly gone, and the one he thought could replace him could never truly do so.

The star vanished, the starry sky disappeared, and two bodies lay on the ground of the space. They appeared unharmed, but their heads had been completely crushed.

Gyanendra stood nearby, laughing heartily.

The Holy One from West Asia had killed the fifteenth-ranked individual on the country rankings.

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Alamos was on the verge of losing his mind.

He had been with Palmerk earlier, but after the space shifted, he found himself alone. However, when he saw that his opponent was the severely injured Li Daqian, he thought it wasn’t so bad.

After all, even though he was a support job, if his opponent was a level lower and couldn’t summon battle beasts, he could still win.

Things went as expected at first. With a few casual skills, he easily incapacitated everyone except Li Zhizhong, the seven-star evolved.

None of these people died, but they were reduced to helpless “pigs.”

But then, something changed.

At that moment, Li Daqian, who should have been on the verge of death, stood up while clutching his neck.

Alamos’s eyes nearly popped out of his head.

He had witnessed Jiu Long nearly kill this man with that assassination technique.

Alamos couldn’t understand how Li Daqian had recovered in such a short time. He had specifically studied the dagger technique, and the sinister energy it carried was something even he, a researcher, found impossible to counter.

“You…”

“I’m… fine.” Li Daqian showed none of the anxiety or weakness he had displayed earlier when pleading with Ye Zhongming. He smiled, lowering the hand that had been clutching his neck. Blood still stained the area, and Alamos was certain it was real blood.

But the wound itself had completely vanished.

“Did you pick up on our plan?” Alamos asked after regaining his composure.

Li Daqian shook his head. “No.”

Without waiting for Alamos to ask more, Li Daqian continued, “We Chinese often say, ‘Prepare for rain before it falls.’ I did the same. Before inviting you here, I considered every possibility. Of course, I didn’t expect Wen Yan to ally with you. I simply prepared for the possibility of a sudden attack by a powerful force. Being assassinated was naturally part of my considerations.”

“I considered it and prepared for it but didn’t expect it to actually come in handy.”

As Li Daqian spoke, his tone was calm, but his expression soon turned grim.

“But do you know what I used up? A clone that cost me a seven-star evolution potion! My son is only a seven-star evolved! The entire villa only has five seven-star evolved individuals!”

“You launched this attack. Do you know what you’ve destroyed? My base, which I’ve painstakingly built for over four years! Do you know what I’ve sacrificed for this place?! Do you know how many of my family members have died for it?!”

Li Daqian was practically roaring.

He had prepared in advance, but some things were impossible to guard against. The attack by these forces had nearly destroyed Thousand Beast Villa.

“Heh.” Alamos sneered coldly. “Don’t act like the whole world has wronged you. If you were so well-prepared, why did you play dead? Why didn’t you stand up earlier and settle the score with us? It’s because you wanted to drag all the forces here into the mess.”

Li Daqian regained his composure and nodded. “You’re right. That’s exactly what I wanted. And it seems to have worked out quite well, hasn’t it? But as the master of this place, if I don’t achieve something impressive before escaping, I won’t be able to justify my actions to those people. I think killing you, the mastermind and leader of this operation, will be enough to earn their forgiveness for my act of playing dead. Don’t you agree?”