blogombal Chapter 255 A Scam
Chapter 255 A Scam
Chapter 255 A Scam
Tan Zhixin slowly opened her eyes, but all she could see was pitch black darkness.
At that moment, she even wondered if she had gone blind.
A sticky, damp feeling spread across her body, as if she had just been pulled out of the water. Her clothes clung tightly to her skin, making her very uncomfortable.
Tan Zhixin tried to move her hands, but she quickly realized that her hands and feet were firmly bound, as if she were stuck in mud, unable to break free no matter how hard she tried.
Just then, a seductive voice came from the darkness.
"If I were you, I wouldn't do that, because the more you struggle, the tighter it binds you."
Tan Zhixin's head was a little dizzy. She had just woken up from her coma and felt as if she had just woken up from a dream. However, when she heard that familiar voice, she came to her senses.
The events that had happened before resurfaced in her memory, and that beautiful figure appeared in her mind as well.
Then Tan Zhixin slightly raised her head and looked into the darkness with a complicated expression.
"Is that... you...?"
In the darkness, a woman's soft laughter quickly responded.
"I didn't expect that after so much time, you would still remember me..."
"Is it really you?"
Tan Zhixin's brows furrowed with surprise, but more than that, disbelief and gloom filled her eyes.
"No, that's impossible..."
"...You...you clearly already..."
"Dead?"
She gave a faint smile.
"You mean to say dead, right?"
Tan Zhixin felt a pang of pain in her heart as long-buried memories slowly resurfaced. "I... I watched helplessly as you were pierced through by the claws of the illusory dragon..."
"Did you mourn for me?" the voice of the lost came again.
Although she couldn't see the surrounding scenery, Tan Zhi could sense that someone was approaching her and standing in front of her.
She raised her head slightly. "Don't be like this, Shi, this isn't the real you..."
"A cold, indifferent laugh was her response to Tan Zhixin."
"Still as childish as ever, Captain..."
In the darkness, a shadow slowly shifted.
An eerie light, seemingly appearing out of nowhere, caused the dark color to spread out, and then a black figure gradually became clear.
"What do you think truly represents 'me'?"
"Being tricked by those foolish animals into becoming a magical girl, she naively believed that her power could change the world and make it a better place."
"But what was the result?"
At this moment, Tan Zhixin finally saw the person in front of her clearly.
A woman stood quietly in front of him, wearing a black evening gown. The fabric of the dress was extremely smooth, and it shimmered faintly in the dim light.
The dress perfectly accentuated her enviable figure, from her slender waist to her hips, every part exuding a unique charm.
Her long hair cascaded down like a waterfall, the ends slightly curled. Her exquisite makeup remained clear even in the night, her deep eyes and rosy lips exuding a captivating allure.
However, when Tan Zhixin's gaze fell on her chest, her heart skipped a beat.
On his chest, below his collarbone, was a hole the size of a fist, as if it had been pierced by some sharp weapon.
Even the fair skin around the wound looked unusually gruesome.
Through the hole, one could vaguely see the hair behind it.
Noticing Tan Zhixin's gaze, Shi tilted his head slightly.
"Yes, yes, you should be very familiar with this."
"This is what happens to us, Xin'er..."
"Admit it."
"You've been deceived by those spirit beasts."
Upon hearing Shi's words, Tan Zhixin suddenly remembered something.
Using the faint vision that the loss had given her, she quickly saw the small, emerald-green snake beneath her, which had already lost consciousness.
"...Xiaoqing, Shi, what did you do to Xiaoqing?"
The surroundings were extremely quiet, with only Tan Zhixin's irregular heartbeat audible. She gazed deeply at the woman before her and gently shook her head.
"Don't worry, I didn't do anything to her. It's just that creatures from the real world are affected when they travel through the Shadow Corridor. She just fainted."
"The Shadow Corridor..." Tan Zhixin frowned, staring in shock at the all-too-familiar woman before her. "You, you're the Shadow Woman?"
"Isn't it a bit too late to realize this now?" Shi smiled wryly. "Is it because your long retirement has made you rusty in your skills, Captain?"
"What... what happened? What exactly is going on?"
"Isn't it obvious?"
She slowly spread her arms.
"This is how we end up."
"What justice and evil? What magical girls?"
"A girl chosen by nature? Ha, that's a load of rubbish."
"We gave up the best years of our youth, we risked our lives fighting monsters every day, but what did we get in the end?"
"Withering away".
"die."
"There's nothing we can do but watch our friends leave this world one by one."
"The strongest magical girl squad in the nation? The five most promising magical girls in the world to break through to the purple rank..."
"And the result?"
He pointed to the hole in his chest.
"We can't even defeat a monster created by a fooled little girl."
"An ordinary human little girl."
"A high-ranking official reflected in a mirror."
"They wiped out our entire team."
"They crippled that generation of magical girls in Lingnan."
"This is our fate..."
Shi took another step forward, gazing into Tan Zhixin's eyes.
Do you know what I was thinking before I died?
"There are many rumors that humans experience a revolving lantern when they die."
"Yes."
"I saw it."
"I saw the whole truth."
"Nature's choice, the contract with the spirit beast—no, that's not a blessing at all; it's nothing but a sacrifice."
"Just like offering tribute when praying for good weather, just like throwing young girls into the river in ancient times to beg for the river god's forgiveness."
"We are the sacrifices, the sacrifices of nature."
"There will never be a purple-level item; that's the biggest scam."
"All the sisters who embark on this path will eventually die in this deception."
"But fate chose me; it allowed me to see the truth at the last moment and gave me a second chance..."
"Who chose you?"
Tan Zhixin abruptly interrupted Shi's words, gritting her teeth as she spoke urgently.
"What exactly did they do to you?!"
But as soon as she finished speaking, Tan Zhixin was greeted with a strange smile.
"Light will not conquer darkness; it will only add more shadows."
He said softly.
"And when shadows cover the entire world, we will no longer need to fear heretics and monsters in the mirror..."
The night was dark and gloomy, with black clouds covering the entire capital of Yandu. Gusts of wind swept in, blowing the black smoke billowing from the Demon Surveillance Bureau building into the sky.
In the research lab, several scholars who couldn't escape in time were trapped by the Shadow Clan. This place was dedicated to the research of dark crystals and also served as the storage location for dark crystal weapons.
But at this moment, these weapons, developed to harm the corrupted, have attracted most of the Shadow Clan.
"We're doomed, the back door is blocked too, we can't get out..."
A young scholar clutched his head, cowering in a corner in fear.
But before he could utter another word, a tremendous force lifted him up. When he looked up, he realized it was his professor.
"Stop talking nonsense! If you don't want to die, hurry up and pour this emerald powder through the crack in the door!"
Research has shown that these dark crystals, when diluted, transform into emerald crystals, and the powder of emerald crystals also has a certain resistance effect against the Shadows.
Although the effect is not strong, it can prevent those shadows from passing through the gap.
The young scholar, trembling, ran towards the door with a box of emerald crystals in his arms. Just as he got close, he heard a loud bang outside the door, as if some monster was trying to break it down.
The sudden sound startled him so much that he almost dropped the jade crystal he was holding, but fortunately, his good academic habits made him hold the materials tightly in his hands.
He quickly poured the emerald powder into the crack of the door, followed by another loud bang, the strong vibration even shaking him out through the door.
Falling to the ground, the young scholar could no longer suppress his fear and scrambled back to the deepest part of the room.
Seeing his student's wolfish appearance, the professor shook his head helplessly. "I've been studying these monsters for a while now, don't you understand? The more you fear them, the stronger they become."
"Your fear won't help you survive, but if you can overcome your fear, you will find a way to survive."
The professor's voice reached the ears of everyone in the research lab.
Although his words weren't exactly inspiring, they did manage to ease the previously somber atmosphere somewhat.
Seeing that all the gaps had been filled with emerald powder, the old professor quickly walked back to his desk and took out an axe from the drawer.
His actions drew the attention of others, and everyone there recognized the axe—an unfinished dark crystal weapon.
At the same time, everyone also learned what the professor wanted to do.
"Professor, let me handle this." A scholar strode over. "I'm young. If those monsters really break in, I'll fight them to the death."
Hearing this, the old professor didn't answer, but just stared at him coldly. "Yes, you're still young..."
"Professor, I..."
"Get out of the way!"
The old professor's tone carried an air of undeniable authority.
Just then, another deafening crash came from outside the door.
Everyone inside was on edge, all nervously staring towards the door.
But to their surprise, after the loud noise, it became completely quiet outside the door, with no sound at all.
None of the scholars dared to make a move, and they all remained still.
I don't know how much time passed, but then there was a knock on the door.
Then, a clear, cool female voice rang out, "I'm Qiu Yun. Are you alright?"