Chapter 365: Thirty-nine, go ahead and look, leave the matter to me.
After confirming that Hardock had finally breathed his last, Hewinia’s taut nerves and her body, already pushed to the limit, could no longer hold up. With a “pfft,” she kneeled on the ground, gasping for air, while occasional smears of blood burst forth from her throat.
“Actually, there was no need to take it to this extent.” Just then, Bai Wei’s voice echoed in her mind, “You clearly had more means to secure victory, yet those first two snaps of your fingers simply erased all other possibilities. Hmm… How should I put it? Your combat skills still need honing. It seems like your school’s instruction in this area isn’t up to par yet.”
While wiping the blood from the corner of her mouth, Hewinia replied in a low voice, “Classes related to combat only start after the third year.”
“Is that so? Looks like you’re self-taught,” Bai Wei said with a laugh, “Well, that earns you a passing grade.”
Upon hearing these words, Hewinia subconsciously lifted her head, looking toward the thoroughly dead Hardock. Even though her expression didn’t change much, inside she still felt somewhat incredulous.
After all, this was the first time she had personally triumphed over such a formidable Player.
It wasn’t like the other day, when facing Arianna, where she had used her own body as bait and exploded along with Arianna.
This time she had defeated Hardock with her own hands (of course, her hands were still pierced by Bai Wei’s fingers), and it was a very different feeling.
However, Hewinia also knew the reason why.
It was Bai Wei’s command.
When she rashly snapped her fingers twice, the cost she paid had directly driven her into a corner. It was Bai Wei’s calm command that guided her every step, telling her what spells to use, and when. He had even perfectly predicted each of Hardock’s moves.
How could this not shock Hewinia?
She should know that after those two consecutive snaps, Hewinia had actually stopped using Bai Wei’s power, except for clearing the view in the mist, but even so, Bai Wei still directed her battered body to victory over those two Players who were far stronger than her.
It was as if Bai Wei knew her own body better than she did, understanding the minds of those two Players even better than they did themselves.
Hardock’s “Puppet Strings” only controlled their physical actions, while Bai Wei seemed to psychologically, with those invisible threads, weave the future for everyone.
It was as if he had fought countless battles against Hardock.
Thus, all of Hardock’s movements and calculations seemed like a clown’s stiff dance in the palm of Bai Wei’s hand.
He overlooked everything.
And this deeply shocked Hewinia, even to the point that this pressure felt far greater than the rules sealed within those Corpse Blocks.
“What’s wrong? Unhappy with a passing grade?” Bai Wei asked with a smile.
Hewinia snapped back to reality and then shook her head, “No, I’m quite satisfied.”
After saying that, Hewinia stood up, now with most of the color restored to her pale cheeks.
And Bai Wei took note of this as well.
Should I say it’s true to the Golden Score’s name? She recovered so quickly.
To maintain such a level of combat after two consecutive snaps.
This feat was probably only achievable by Gerard, with his mechanical prostheses distributing the strain. If it were Ulu, probably just two snaps would make him faint.
Because the point wasn’t the two snaps, it was the two consecutive Terminations, less than a minute apart, that brought such a burden to the body.
Just like how self-release twice a day isn’t scary, but twice within a minute is a different story.
This is definitely the best body she’s used so far.
If Bai Wei had taken over the body directly back then, even without using his own strength, he could have easily killed that trio since he had already fought them countless times in the game.
However, this body is probably the hardest to control out of the three.
And the Holy Sound Master they were about to face was not a Divine being hanging by a thread like Lyra, but one in their prime.
Bai Wei raised Hewinia’s eyebrows slightly.
This makes it more interesting, doesn’t it?
Hewinia didn’t know what Bai Wei was thinking; during the brief rest, she cast two Healing Magics on herself. After a complete recovery, she again approached Hardock’s body.
To be precise, she approached the Player named Sean, hanging on Hardock’s body.
Yes, this Player wasn’t dead yet, but he wasn’t far from it.
When Hewinia took control of “Puppet Strings”, she had also pierced his body, but she had deliberately avoided vital points, allowing him not to follow Hardock’s path immediately.
Hewinia walked up to Sean. With only a breath left, Sean stared at her fiercely, his gaze seemingly murderous.
However, Hewinia didn’t care. She asked directly, “How many people in the Treell Family know about my identity?”
Sean remained silent, continuing to stare at Hewinia, clearly reluctant to tell her.
But Hewinia didn’t expect Sean to willingly disclose this, so she took a deep breath, and made ready before she finally spoke in a very low voice.