Chapter 1 A Battle Inevitable

On the other hand...

Inside the Mirror Realm, a fierce battle was already inevitable.

At this moment, Tun Tian Guixiao, Zui Wo Changran, Meng Jingchan, and Sheng Yu Pian had surrounded the Liuhe Mirror Demon, while Wu Si Canxuan was taking Ashura, who was almost out of energy and unable to resist, away from the Mirror Demon.

Although Ashura's meddling had caused a lot of trouble for the Order members, after some consideration, Wu Si Canxuan decided to help him.

Because... Wu Si Canxuan had a faint feeling that something was wrong with this match.

Logically speaking, Ashura, as a member of the Pantheon, could not possibly appear in the finals; anyone could intrude, but not a "player."

Therefore, the fact that this guy appeared in front of the Order members... there must be more to it than meets the eye. If he was killed by the Mirror Demon, the reason behind it would never be known.

"Secret weapon bro." Wu Si Canxuan had naturally studied the information of this Pantheon substitute and knew his role, "Tell me, what's going on?"

"Be careful!" The next second, Ashura shouted at the four people in the distance, "This guy can reflect the damage he receives proportionally onto the attacker's body!"

Obviously, Ashura's response was completely different from what Wu Si Canxuan wanted him to say...

However, objectively speaking... the information he provided was still timely and useful; if Ashura hadn't shouted that out immediately, the four people over there would have suffered a great loss.

"Ah... thanks for the reminder." Wu Si Canxuan was stunned for a moment, then thanked him before saying, "But that's not what I wanted to ask. What I want to know is... how did you get into the script world?"

"Don't you guys know?" Ashura looked up at Wu Si Canxuan and said, "The game space was invaded by the Derivants as soon as the match started."

"What are you saying?" Wu Si Canxuan's expression and tone showed that he really didn't know, "They can actually invade the game space?"

"I was also very surprised, but that's the reality..." Ashura replied, taking out a strange drink from his bag and taking a couple of sips, "Those Derivants forcibly tore open gaps on the outer walls of various public spaces, and even private spaces, and launched attacks on players with a large number of mass-produced soldiers..." He paused, "Since I had been to the 'Inner World' and mastered the ability to move according to my own will in the data layer, I entered a data gap shortly after the invasion began, trying to deal with their boss." Saying that, he turned his head to glare at the Mirror Demon and spat, "Unexpectedly... I ended up in this godforsaken place."

"To think... such a thing would happen..." Even Wu Si Canxuan was a little confused after hearing such a large amount of heavy news.

His teammates had all heard what Ashura said, but they had to focus on the battle with the Mirror Demon and had no time to think about it.

"Well..." After several seconds, Wu Si Canxuan spoke again, "In any case... our top priority is to deal with the Liuhe Mirror Demon; let's deal with it first, and then consider other things." After saying that, he glanced at Ashura, "How about it? Can you still help?"

When he asked this question, Ashura had already finished the unknown drink in his hand.

"Hmph... you don't need to tell me, I was planning to take action anyway." Ashura threw away the empty bottle and stood up, it seemed... the thing he just drank had restored his physical strength to a level where he could fight, "I've already thought of a way to defeat this so-called Mirror Demon!"

...

At the same time, the data link layer.

"Hoo... this is not good, there are more and more of them..." Zhao Ying Wang looked at the hundreds of figures in front of him, trying to adjust his breathing.

Hearing this, Matcha Su, who was standing not far from him, replied in a solemn tone: "Compared to the enemy's constantly increasing numbers, my mechanical creations are getting fewer and fewer."

You've probably forgotten, so let me introduce her again... [Matcha Su], this female player who hasn't appeared since S1, but whose ID has been mentioned a few times, was one of the ten invited players in the previous competition. She was a key figure in defeating Lute's one form, and at that time was also a powerhouse ranked seventeenth on the combat power rankings, just above "Corpse Blade is King."

Matcha Su wasn't the type to confront head-on, she always stayed away from the most dangerous areas of the battlefield. Therefore, she also successfully became one of the last survivors... Even Qiu Feng Se, the staff officer of their Shanhe guild, had fallen, but she was still fine.

However, as the situation on the field deteriorated, Matcha Su had to step up to the front line.

At this moment, she had released all the mechanical creations she could, and was cooperating with Zhao Ying Wang, who was controlling the [Blueblood Stone Demon] (advanced from the Blood Stone Demon), to jointly resist the constantly increasing "Link Army."

"My stamina is also running low." Several seconds later, Xu Huai Shang, who had retreated from the front line, took over Matcha Su's words and said, "This won't work... facing this number of powerful enemies, not to mention winning... being able to hold on and not die is already a full effort."

Goddess Xu was also participating in the defense against the Links, and had already suffered several minor injuries in the battle.

"Don't give up, just wait a little longer..." Xiao Tan continued, "As long as we hold out until Brother Jue arrives..."

"I say... when exactly is your Brother Jue coming?" Cai Bupa Ne, who had almost lost his fighting power, interrupted impatiently, "Is he coming after everyone is dead?"

"I don't know how long it will take..." Xiao Tan replied very firmly, "But he said he would come, and he will definitely do it!"

"Seriously..." Atobe, who was standing on the same front as them, also turned his head and said, "What can he do even if he comes?" His voice was very low, and his expression was very tired, "You've seen the current situation, even if one more player comes... what can it change?"

His question made everyone fall silent.

Until five seconds later...

"Hey! You guys... stop chatting for a bit!" As he retreated, Tanlang, who was entangled with the Link army in front, shouted, "If you don't come over to help, we're going to be finished... then there will only be Shiva left to hold on!"

At Tanlang's call, the few had to regroup and charge again...

In fact, they didn't want to stop and chat, it was just that... their stamina, spiritual energy, and survival values had all reached the point of exhaustion. And their skills, items, soul intents, and other abilities were almost used up. If they didn't stop and rest for a while every so often, they would not only be unable to cope with the Links, but also run the risk of suddenly collapsing in battle.

In short, every player fighting here had basically reached their limit; and those "Links" were always full of energy... the increase in numbers did not weaken their individual strength, no matter what his ability was, it currently looked very similar to "infinite proliferation."

"Hehe... humans are indeed very adaptable animals." At this time, one of the hundred or so Links smiled at the players and said, "Your thoughts, from the initial 'eliminate me', became the later 'suppress me', and now it has become 'survive'." His tone was full of sarcasm, "According to the different situations, you constantly make compromises and changes; as your thoughts and wills change, your behavior patterns are also adjusted immediately. And this adjustment does not need to be implemented through precise calculations, it can be achieved by instinct alone."

While he was speaking, the other "Links" were still impacting the players' defenses, raising bursts of energy explosion light and dust on the battlefield.

Link took the time to look at another part of the battlefield, thinking, "Infinite... seems to be entangled by a few troublesome characters again..."

At this moment, Infinite was fighting with Fei Chai Shu, Honghu, and Juan Menghuan, and it seemed that the outcome would not be decided in a short time.

"Hmph..." Link snorted coldly and muttered to himself, "Well, then I'll just work harder here and finish off this last batch of resisters... then I can free up my hands to help you."

Swish swish swish swish...

Almost at the same second that Link made up his mind, a large pile of black shadows fell from the sky again...

And this time, the total number of Links that fell was... three hundred.