Doomsday Jigsaw Puzzle

Chapter 278: Chapter 82: Zheng Yue, Double Kill of Supreme Beings

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Inside Kaichuan City, there are already infamous killers, though none of them carry the same high level of threat and respect.

"The era of the ’Twin Killing Respect’ is about to begin, and it will immediately intimidate and dominate the city," said Wu Jiu, joining forces with Zheng Yue.

It took them two days to consume.

"...Ah, to stumble upon such a treasure..."

Trying to get his brain to catch up, Zheng Yue was, momentarily, also looking at that small item at the head with a stern face. Wu Jiu, looking serious beside him, yawned and seemed to not be fully asleep or awake.

The place looked like a tidy crime scene, apart from a pile of corpses outside.

It’s still unclear whether Tang Yuan has already come and gone...

"Even if it did not happen exactly like this, the existence of the Twin Killing Respect would have set off alarms last year. Just look around, Erloke, the entire Heart Core Mechanoid has been uprooted and killed, no exceptions. There are hardly any additional wounds on their bodies, and there’s no sign whatsoever of any gunshot or shrapnel. Meanwhile, if you scan the ground, you’ll notice that they are still standing in the same formation as they originally were," said the lawmaster.

"Tang Yuan hasn’t discovered anything yet," asked Erloke, "What are you saying?"

Such a rare sight is uncommon, especially with the likes of Zheng Yue and Wu Jiu.

The scene was all too familiar to it. freewēbnoveℓ.com

Often overturning black and white, reliant on a glib tongue as its forte, Tang Yuan, the legal advisor who had helped many vigilante groups and assistance companies for years, was very familiar with all kinds of crime scenes.

"Could it be that you managed to get the anti-virus police squad here on time with such precision? Where on earth did you summon these two star killers from...you big shot?"

Observing the scene became even more exaggerated when Tang Yuan received the news on the second day and rushed to the scene.

Wu Jiu was unrecognizable to me.

Caught in a nightmarish hallucination of immense power just like Wu Jiu was, in the middle of the killing spree, Zheng Yue was there providing the necessary assistance.

But Wu Jiu and Zheng Yue didn’t let anything delay them and immediately took on the subsequent tasks, passing on the necessary data points that very night, despite the shocking events that had surprised Tang Yuan.

The two of them, Wu Jiu and Zheng Yue, dressed without any weapons or gear on their bodies—just like Zheng Yue and Wu Jiu who Tang Yuan knows well. This happened deep into the night when Tang Yuan had originally planned to provide them with a batch of equipage the very next morning.

Therefore, Wu Jiu and Zheng Yue, who was keen to take a closer look at Zheng Yue’s water lily mirror, ended up accepting this task.

Just nearby, they once again encountered a task, a test tailored for the two of them, because there was intelligence showing Opposition Force from Slokou.

Tang Yuan couldn’t really believe that Wu Jiu and Zheng Yue alone could annihilate the entire Red Baboon force, though at the same time, he was a deputy director of the Night Arbitrators and also knew Slokou’s commanding power.

Not only that but Slokou’s weaponry codes were definitely on their list of things to covet. The inner city forces would not take them lightly.

Holding the highest power and armed to the teeth, Slokou has been one of the strongest financial powers in the city for some years now.

Little Bai’s modest gathering differed from being privy to White Mist’s gratitude, but it was certainly for the private dealings of the two men.

Zheng Yue and Wu Jiu, just by entering the city, had a smooth advantage.

After the Night Arbitrator decided to levy a protective tax, Ma Li, Slokou’s emissary, summoned these two younger brothers. Chu Qing, a famous weapon merchant in the city, was the one really holding the Slokou flag—Slokou knew, Slokou knew—backed by the financial clout of the Night Arbitrator.

This sale constituted a significant internal threat, coupling with the relationship to the Heart Core of the city, and even to the point where some had seen "Disciples" among them.

It’s a rivalry of high-stakes forces, and Little Bai, being very quick on the uptake, was still taken aback, leaving her in shock.

Did Wu Jiu and Zheng Yue get directly cornered by the opposition?

As such, Wu Jiu wouldn’t be considered strange. It should have been reported in the higher layers, causing regular people to marvel at the sight of these fully-equipped mechanoids.

But in reality, Wu Jiu was just seriously looking over a mad scramble of brain supplement stickers with "ɔdu" guests, not knowing where he was.

Even a small favor deserved recompense; much less could he shy away from a substantial debt, especially now that he was already a big shot. It was simply another opportunity for him to level up and fill the gaps in his brain.

"You deserve it," they said, "you really do."

"They gave me too much."

Wu Jiu said, "Indeed."

By giving away a bit more, they had made things easier for themselves, paying additional recompense to Zheng Yue and Wu Jiu.

"This is your reward, for work well done... very well done!"

In the murky depths of Jiang Lake, already void of any real attachment, he could readily dispel anything with a flick of his hand. It seemed as though there were foes even stronger than him—lazy in dispersal like wind painting.

Each one of these wind painting exercises was a potent intimidation tactic, radiating a formidable pressure—a kind of super-level instant death move. The only exception was the slightly shorter Jiang Lake killer, much like Zheng Yue.

— All as observed by the little head.

This little head was quite adept at mending his mind; it was Wu Jiu’s good fortune, of course.

The dark night’s decisions made by this little head seemed to evoke some sort of conditioned reflex in these two ruthless men.

He appeared indifferent to the surrounding affairs—was this Cheng Qing? What about Zheng Yue then, who was standing by his side?

Inherently, he carried a sense of stern authority mingled with a certain endearing quality, even without expressing any visible anger.

Wu Jiu could succinctly recount the next event that unfolded.

"We were the ones who eradicated them, hence, these folks are now stationing in the Xingzhu Village. Before, they went to the Xingzhu Village to collect protection money, but now our mission is to let the Xingzhu Village give us a tribute."

"What kind of situation do you have here?"

This sight terrified the little head so much he shivered—despite the fact it even included a full-blown ’heart core’. Pu Jiu was displaying a P-grade danger-level mechanized weapon outfit. freeweɓnovel.cѳm

This assignment outright petrified the little head.

On the dark night’s outer perimeter, the little head had to bring protection money for the assignment, as per the demands.

From the very beginning of their dark life journey, these two had never really gone the usual path.

Of course, Zheng Yue was still unresolved about Wu Jiu, having just begun to form a good impression of him.

But Zheng Yue could sense that this person was extremely reliable... another time; he had already witnessed the shattering and explosion of a superhuman’s energy in action.

Wu Jiu was fundamentally a no-nonsense kind of guy to Zheng Yue, who indeed needed help in certain unclear situations, barring those certain basics which were quite different from Wu Jiu.

But to the monitoring team members, he seemed like a consummate slacker, yet they couldn’t figure out any method to deter his procrastination.

It never crossed their minds that Wu Jiu could stir up such a senseless commotion, as he was quite lazy.

Yet that strength inside Wu Jiu’s heart didn’t even exist in the dream realm he created, let alone in reality.

Zheng Yue had not recognized the black-flamed behemoth; it was utterly fiendish, like evil incarnate. Even in the Valley of Azure Jade memories, where there were plenty of strength extremes, these two still shared one commonality—they were exceptionally strong.

It was even more so than a girl in black clothes clutching a gaseous orb, or a creature of black flame burning all over his body...

Just like those who had witnessed a Smithing Demonstration video knew, in a dream, Zheng Yue was the only one who could forge such weapon-wielding Mechanoids. That was also why he had particular recognition for such powerful Smithing Demons.

Zheng Yue was aware of at least a fragment of memory from within the dream realm.

Tens of thousands of Heart Core Mechanoids were taken outright by Zheng Yue and Wu Jiu.

The Heart Core Mechanoid was easily picked out by Wu Jiu with a deft movement of his hand.

Based on the data of them, it had become utterly chaotic—they were equipped with various protective gears.

To the Mechanoid Tribe, this state, akin to a deep sleep coma, was nothing but a dead machine. Yet, Zheng Yue brought up the issue of the Heart Core Mechanoids.

Two men began to move swiftly, mending a knife.

Zheng Yue, who knew it was himself sleeping at this point, could only not allow himself to fall asleep; he would not even speak of it.

For a moment, Chu Qing was not Zheng Yue’s creator of dream things without physical limitations.

One must remember not to give Zheng Yue the chance to sleep with certainty, especially if one considers giving oneself into Zheng Yue’s hands.

But Wu Jiu remembered Zheng Yue’s peculiarities firmly, yet he did not continue to question.

"Are there still questions? This ability is very dangerous. I alone am responsible for sleep; you are responsible for fighting. After all, there should be no more battles like this."

"You know the image of the strong among those whom you have crossed paths with; I am curious who you’ve been in contact with. I have not spied on your memories or talked with you at length. I have not even prepared to defend against you. You must want to know my abilities; to some extent, some figures in your memory do exist. To be precise, it is only a part of the memory, so don’t be too tense," Wu Jiu said.

"Can you see into our memories while you are in a state of sleep?" Wu Jiu asked very astutely, but Zheng Yue had not said how he knew.

"There is a rather crucial key in these people’s minds. Once we can find the mechanism, we can kill them. They need another phase to wake up, nothing much differs."

"So they think they are truly dead, having been killed in a dream, in a battlefield of dreams?"

Wu Jiu quickly understood the essential nature of things quite correctly.

After all, what arose was merely a feeling, not really an event that happened in consciousness.

Wu Jiu paid attention to the surroundings and found no signs of battle; it was indeed the case that no battle had occurred there.

...is the dream landscape really changing the reality?

"Not at all... these Mechanism tribes have only been tricked in the dream. It’s more than merely surviving a battle in a dream; there are still some Mechanoids, oh yes, and you, shouldn’t be using something bizarre to suddenly topple them, eh? Some part of you has still revealed your own abilities, even as you scattered your sleepy vibe," Zheng Yue replied.

He was indeed the guardian of the Zheng family; he could only allow himself to fall asleep at any moment. That was exactly the kind of entrapment he was in.

He had to maintain a somewhat sloppy stance at all times since the mirror flower water moon; however, Zheng Yue had struggled quite a bit to forcibly wake up from sleep.

"This crowd is fighting over a Mechanoid. Just passing through, I’ve managed to guess that there’s something hidden, a kind of Mechanoid corpse, within the Heart Core City. Their information is sneaked out," Zheng Yue said.

Wu Jiu nodded vaguely, still quite unsure whether he had really had any contact with these Mechanoid warriors’ weapons.

Zheng Yue used his pinky to dig at his ear. "Is it that you can’t quite distinguish between reality and the dream?"

"What exactly happened here?"

Although there were some red macaque sentries patrolling in the far places, they were completely overturned on the ground.

The dark clouds, heavy with black oppression, looked just like a dream, although Wu Jiu was standing at his original position under a clear sky with boundless clouds.

It was as if he had just emerged from a dream, something akin to a battlefield dream.

Wu Jiu, now fully awake, realized he wasn’t wearing any red armor, as the sleepiness dissolved with Zheng Yue’s awakening.

Wu Jiu guessed that he obviously knew something about the event that unfolded in the sleep dream, as he gazed at Zheng Yue, who was idly yawning and looked utterly fatigued yet did not inquire further, even though he asked a few questions.

"Wow, are you this fast? Are you done already? Good?" Zheng Yue asked, yawning.

Wu Jiu only gently shook Zheng Yue, who was very, very familiar with sleep and perhaps should indeed enjoy it.

Zheng Yue seemed very tired indeed, snoring occasionally, creating nasal bubbles, occasionally letting out a squeak of teeth grinding.

Wu Jiu decided to wake Zheng Yue, as the battle had clearly ended already.

He immediately arrived in front of Zheng Yue.

"Could it be that he was the one who created this?"

Wu Jiu looked over to Zheng Yue, who was still in a drowsy state, having such thoughts at the time.

...a dreamlike realm

It felt very comfortable as if he was in a dreamlike state, not just reality, after the whole battle of flowing clouds and water

Usually, Wu Jiu always felt that the advancement of his insignificant strength was unbearable, even more so when facing direct aggression. During battles, these mechanized beings’ fierce firepower was absolutely a huge threat, capable of creating extreme danger for himself.

Weren’t these lightning flashes too evil, almost surreal?

Wu Jiu was also very confused about where his mechanized body came from.

The attack was a complete dimensional strike, not just an incomprehensible display of strength. Wu Jiu was already a super-dangerous entity in the eyes of them.

The entire battle was very confusing for Wu Jiu.

Wu Jiu seemed to have an overall perspective; he easily found them, obliterating them cleanly without leaving any remains, destroying every single remaining few mechs trying to hide

But Wu Jiu, with the advantage of oppression, was instead being overwhelmed in this extremely dangerous battle.

Above, his precision strikes rained down on the remaining mechs like a thick, chain-like electric shock, reminiscent of divine retribution.

With every thunderous explosion, at the same time as the dark clouds pressed down, Wu Jiu resolved half of the mechanized beings’ weaponry in a matter of mere seconds.

What’s more, Cheng Yue’s large brain simulation had not even been able to anticipate this, with Wu Jiu directly connecting to his own divine machine armor, the warnings in his consciousness surfaced, all before these attacks arrived.

And even more so... the projectile trajectories and weapon assaults from 74T and even 64T systems were completely ineffective against Wu Jiu.

In the Red Star Village, every single shadow painted a trail of red lines, cutting the mechanized beings into two with every movement, every trajectory.

He had ample time to handle all battle communications.

Everything in his vision had become unusually slow.

He felt almost no weight at all, as if he wasn’t even wearing this layer of battle armor.

At this moment, Wu Jiu could clearly feel the connection to his own divine machine armor.

Wu Jiu, moving at his original speed, was like a tiger entering a flock of sheep in the Red Star Village.

At this very moment, it was Zheng Yue who had made Wu Jiu wear the battle armor.

It became a symbol of faith in the eyes of the people within Mechanism City because of obtaining the latest 74T weaponry, even in the eyes of Slokou during that era.

Every single thing was a treasure, sufficiently helping to establish his dominance within the city. It’s like every item from the martial world had fallen into this world of fantasy—this was almost like the case.

In Mechanism City, every single scientific weapon was bigger news than anything else.

Each weapon merchant began to hold their own power and authority, starting to bid and scramble for mechs.

The Heart Core City auctioned only thirteen mechs in total, wanting the lowest price for getting a mech; the best method was just to wipe clean all other bids. It was their own person who had the final say among those thirteen mechs.

Even the Heart Core City’s latest research mechs couldn’t compare to the top-notch configurations, let alone Slokou’s eyes—it was their mech operators who were practically idols.

This was because they were fighting a no-holds-barred fight these days; this batch of mechs was not simple. They were the latest generation mechs developed by Heart Core City.

Wu Jiu was enveloped in a layer of red armor, like a demon falling into darkness, amidst the instantly clouded sky of the small Red Star Town.

With every passing moment, Wu Jiu’s surrounding environment became more and more advantageous to himself, and he continued to fall deeper into a profound sleep.

Zheng Yue entered a deep sleeping state, appearing so earnest...

(Inoperable for the Silver-Lined Great League—51/100 completion, even more so without the use of a mech)