Shing! Shing! Shing!

Blade rays shuttled across the air at top speed. Little Five drifted through the air leisurely and in front of her, the blustering shadowy giant split apart, howled, and collapsed to the ground in pieces. Soon after, the giants shadowy fragments scattered on the ground, disappearing like melting snow. At that moment, Little Five nodded in satisfaction, flipped the sword over her back, and sheathed it. Then, she walked up to Catherine, who stood at the side blankly, pulled out a lollipop from the armful of snacks, and licked it all over. Catherine swallowed her saliva as she had watched the battle earlier and didnt move an inch.

This is so boring, and those monsters are so stupid to block our way Hey, Catherine, what do you think we should do now? Mr. Rhode ran off somewhere and were the only two left now. There are also those troublesome monsters everywhere, and we can hear those

Rumble

Before Little Five finished her sentence, a thunderous explosion boomed in the distance and the earth trembled. Soon after, they witnessed the tower shaking, debris falling like rain, and another tower collapsing onto the ground. And at that moment, Little Five pulled Catherine away hurriedly, which was how they avoided being crushed. But even so, they were covered in dust and sand that raised from the ground. Fortunately, they fled into the next alley in time, which kept their clothes from looking like the rags of refugees.

Cough, cough What a sick world I miss my little nest Then again, where the hell is Mr. Rhode? Really, why didnt you bring him along when you ran up the stairs? Why did you have to go up there all by yourself? Besides, wouldnt it still be useless even if you went up alone? Never mind, youre my shopping cart now anyway, so everythings good. Hold the snacks properly, especially the blue bag; I had a hard time finding it.

Ahahaha

After hearing Little Fives complaints, Catherine nodded with a forced smile and didnt say anything more. Rhode didnt know how Little Five won her fight, but Catherine was well aware of it. In fact, when Catherine first witnessed the fight, she was concerned. The opposing Little Five didnt talk much, but she attacked fiercely and looked quite strong. But perhaps due to the fact that Catherine had arrived at the top floor, Little Five didnt want to embarrass herself or knew that things wouldnt end up well if she continued to avoid fighting, so she rose up and fought back against her other self. But eventually, she still covered her head and sneaked away like a rat.

But when God closed a door on one, he also opened a window at the same time. Little Five didnt have much talent in terms of battle. But in terms of chattering, her talent was at its peak. So even though she was being beaten up and fleeing, her mouth wasnt idle at all. Unlike Catherines nagging, Little Five grumbled, mocked, and scolded her other self. She was apparently running away from her opponent and yet, she mocked her opponent for not knowing how to fight in the slightest, which was simply asking to be beaten up. Meanwhile, her other self, who wasnt good with words, got so furious that she stomped her foot.

As a result Her other self accidentally revealed her weakness after she was mocked too much by Little Five. In an instant, Little Five, who was jabbering on like 3000 quacking ducks, flourished her sword and punctured her other self, thus emerging as the winner. The plot twist was so drastic that it surprised even Catherine. If Rhode were here, he would certainly lament that summoned spirits were indeed summoned spirits; be it how unreliable they appeared, their attacks were still lethal whenever they were serious.

However, this move by Little Five was considered a deadly and indiscriminate AoE weapon that simply ignored the targets. In that battle, even Catherine who stood at the side also felt giddy from her constant babbling, not to mention Little Fives other self. What was worse was that Little Five wasnt only making a din, but her complaints were all clear and distinct. Unless one were deaf, otherwise one couldnt possibly ignore her.

Perhaps that was why Little Five didnt take this approach earlier. On one hand, the shadowy monsters couldnt understand the human language and on the other, maybe Rhode would have slashed her with his sword before the shadowy monsters were even dead. One could only wonder where on earth she got all that talk from.

It is noisy and messy all around, Mr. Rhode is nowhere to be seen, and I dont know whats going on with the others. This is just awful Things will get worse if those guys are on our tail. By the way, Catherine, lets go over there! Little Five said and clapped her hands together as though she recalled something. Then, she pointed at the tower with a mental crystal emanating at the top.

Upon seeing her action, Catherine nodded without saying a word. Even though they had absorbed one personality each, their personality didnt change greatly. Thus, as usual, Catherine let Little Five make the call just like how she let Rhode do it. Now that Rhode wasnt around anymore, she could only rely upon Little Five.

It could also be said that Both of them didnt grow at all.

Fortunately, Rhode didnt know about that. Otherwise, he would be entirely speechless. And now He didnt have the time to care about Little Five and Catherine any longer. Because he was also facing the same problem.

These guys are everywhere.

Looking at the trio that surrounded him and Eleanor, Rhode couldnt help but curl his lips. This was already the fifth ambush and he didnt know where this team found such patience or hatred to target him for so long. And he also didnt know if it was due to the fact that his team had fewer members than them, but they no longer fled after failing their ambush like they did in the beginning.

On the contrary, they shamelessly opted for a siege, attempting to make him and Eleanor expend their energy. Unless absolutely necessary, they would never leave. Rhode also realized that these three mental projections had no intention of retrieving any mental crystals either. Instead, they seemed to be stalling for time, which felt quite strange.

Logically speaking, all mental projections would choose to attain their three rightful mental crystals in the shortest amount of time possible. However, these three seemed to be oblivious to that and had no similar thoughts or plans at all, which Rhode found to be a bit strange. No, really strange. He even wondered if they had some inside information that compelled them to do this. But no matter how he asked, they just wouldnt say a word. Left without a choice, he could only continue his actions. After all, that was the only thing he could do.

At this thought, Rhode collected his scattered thoughts and exchanged a subtle glance with Eleanor who leaned on his side. Then, he dashed ahead abruptly, flourishing mighty blade rays across the air that glowed like a large, blooming flower. The massive blade ray transformed into a violent storm that slashed his targets. Facing this attack from him, Dona, who stood opposite him like a wild beast, advanced instead of retreating. In a loud bellow, she extended her claws and pounced on Rhode.

Cling! Cling! Cling! Cling!

Although Dona was unarmed, she waved her arms cleverly to resist the thrust-out sword from Rhode, forcibly stopping his assault. But Rhode wasnt a fool either. After his attack was nullified, he pulled back his sword and withdrew all the blade rays, coalescing them into a solid barrier, which he dragged downward. At that moment, the weapon in his hand didnt look like a sword at all, but rather a hammer that came down at Dona heavily.

And although Dona reacted promptly, she couldnt match his speed. Perhaps in the game, a level 85 player could be as quick as him, but in the mental world where he had the attributes of the Void Dragon, even the deity wardens couldnt match up to him, not to mention card spirits. So even if Dona dodged well in advance, Rhodes increased speed of attack stabbed at her chest accurately. In this menacing strike, Dona let out a grunt, flew off, and slammed onto the wall heavily, before collapsing to the ground.

The confrontation between them lasted for only a moment. The instant Dona withdrew from the battle, the Grim Reaper and Little Five also attacked from both sides. One of them was full of ghostly aura, and the other one was like an elusive specter. But even so, they werent able to gain any advantage over him. After all, there was another person beside him.

Apologies, this path is closed.

With a playful laughter, Eleanor swung her scythe across the air, stopping Little Fives rapid assault. Then, the former turned her slender body to the side, deflected the sword in Little Fives hand, and struck the long handle of her scythe on Little Fives body. Even though Little Five was immune to physical attacks to a certain degree, perhaps due to the fact that both of them had the death attribute, Little Five wasnt able to dodge Eleanors attack entirely and was struck away.

Despite that, she didnt end up as miserable as Dona. She somersaulted in midair to counteract the impact. Meanwhile, on the other side, the other Grim Reaper on her team chose to give up after witnessing two of her teammates suffering defeat. Almost in the blink of an eye, they quickly lifted Dona, who hadnt gotten up from the ground, up and disappeared from Rhodes and Eleanors sight.

Sigh What a headache.

Neither Rhode nor Eleanor had the intention of chasing after them. Because they were well aware that it wouldnt serve any purpose. If they werent within the range of the mental crystal, such battles were meaningless. Of course, it also wasnt entirely so. As long as they captured, knocked the three of them unconscious and brought them to the respective mental crystals, they could secure the victory without having a fight there. But no one knew if that would work. Besides, the trio fled so quickly that Rhode didnt wish to waste time pursuing them. Not only that, but he was also starting to feel a little annoyed.

Based on so many encounters with them, he realized that those three personalities belonged to the instincts of their respective mental world, which was the toughest personality to deal with. As the saying a leopard never changes it spots went, nothing was harder to deal with than ones instincts. But What exactly were they trying to achieve?

While Rhode pondered, he didnt know that the trio that fled from him and Eleanor had already flown past buildings after buildings. They still didnt communicate with one another and were not even making a sound at all; they simply flew across the air like they were being pulled by an unknown force.

After a few moments, the trio arrived at the roof of a tall building, which didnt have a mental crystal and was just an ordinary high-rise. But they didnt seem to care about the crystals at all. They stayed quietly on the rooftop as if waiting for something. Shortly after, they heard a squeak. The heavy iron door on the side of the rooftop opened and a figure appeared in front of them. When they saw that figure, they neither attacked nor approached it. On the contrary, they took a few steps back like fierce beasts as though facing some kind of enemy. Not only that, but their eyes were also filled with vigilance and hostility as they glared at the figure.

Jeez, I thought Id get better treatment.

The person who appeared in front of the trio was the one who started this competition, Karin. But unlike the Karin Rhode remembered, this young lady displayed a wry smile. She had her hands around her shoulders and squinted unpleasantly as if she were sizing up some experimental animal.

Never mind I knew it would turn out like this. It looks like you guys seem to be in a mess, but thats not surprising, though. According to the estimation of my core, Mr. Rhodes strength is at a pretty high level. If he wanted to, he could beat the three of you without any difficulty. But I didnt expect him to not have any reaction in the face of your repeated attacks. I wonder if its because you, Big Sisters, are really bad at it or there are some other reasons behind it Forget it, thats enough for this topic Karin came to a pause as she unmistakably sensed the hostility surging in them. But even so, she didnt look threatened in the slightest. Let us continue then, Big Sisters. You dont have much time left. If you dont want the core to awaken, you need to give all your strength. Right now, on the outside

Rumble

It was at that moment when another loud collapse sounded. Karin stopped speaking, narrowing her eyes as she stared at the slowly-collapsing tower. A dangerous smile flashed in her eyes.

Theres not much time left. Everything is going according to plan. I hope that you will continue to work hard, Big Sisters. If you dont want to be eaten after the core awakens, you should try to seize the present and grab the opportunity for your existence. But you must also be careful; my two other selves seem to notice that something is wrong. Jeez, I dont want to be exposed. At the very least, its still meaningful to me now that the experiment isnt completely over.

Karin spoke, lifting her head to look at the dark, gloomy sky and curling her lips slightly. Although her smile seemed gentle and soft, it gave one an unsettling and pressurizing feeling. And perhaps sensing this feeling, the three of them backed up once again. Upon realizing their reaction, only then did Karin withdraw her gaze on the void and smile at them as if she were looking at her satisfying experimental subjects.

Alright, now that the stalling mission has been accomplished, you can follow the previous plan to activate the next mental crystal. But be careful, dont meet people you shouldnt, or even I wont be able to help you.

With that said, Karin gently lifted the hem of her skirt and bowed to the trio in front of her. She smiled softly, stretched out her fingers, and snapped. Along with that action, a white, flawless card flew out from her hands. In the face of the card that Karin flicked out of her fingers, Dona reached out her hand and received it silently.

It seems like this is the limit to your abilities. But dont worry, Ive also prepared my trump card. The next time you fight against Mr. Rhode, activate this card if you encounter a tricky situation beyond your grasp. I think it will give you a big surprise. Alright then, Ill take my leave now Hoo-hoo

Bang.

Along with the laughter, the heavy iron door closed itself. At that moment, the rooftop of the high-rise was empty.