Mystery: When the Fool Meets the Masked Fool

Chapter 232 The Simulated Universe Ends
The Fire Thief's figure was instantly split into dozens of parts, but unlike clones, it was more like three separate actions, slices of different time periods.

From raising the longsword high to slashing downwards. And from turning to the left or right to raising the sword, then swinging it diagonally.

These three actions are like actions being broken down frame by frame and then spliced ​​together all at once.

Russell felt as if time around him had frozen for a moment, as if a brief slowdown had occurred.

There's a feeling that your mind is being accelerated, but your body can't keep up.

Russell immediately distorted this sense of disharmony, allowing his body to keep up with the accelerating spirit.

With Roselle's leniency, the Firewalker's slices have encircled Roselle, forming a Möbius strip.

“This looks a bit fake,” Rosell said without any intention of stopping him. “Memory…”

The three fire-stealers appeared before the Möbius strip and shattered it along with Roselle with their swords.

…………

the other side.

Having lost Roselle's protection, Klein and Audrey found themselves in a fierce battle.

Audrey is now in a semi-transparent state, indicating that she has "died," while Klein is still trying to delay Nicardo by kiting her.

He had just teleported to a short distance using a leap through flames when a golden spear appeared almost simultaneously and pierced him through.

The spear didn't stop; it went straight through.

The paper doll was unusable. Klein's body remained in place, but his spirit was impaled by the spear and fixed to the ground.

This means that Klein was also "dead".

The next second, everything returned to the state it was in before the battle began.

Only Klein and Audrey were on the platform; Nicardoli had not yet fallen from the sky onto it.

According to the settings, failing a boss level in the simulated universe will result in reloading the save and starting over, and receiving a random "blessing".

Perhaps because of the vast difference in strength between the two sides, Klein and Audrey each received three random blessings for every defeat.

In the few rounds that Roselle fought against the Firewalker, Klein and Audrey had already reloaded their saves six times.

It boasts high attack, high defense, and high speed, along with wide-range continuous attacks and damage to spirits that ignores defense.

Klein and Audrey simply couldn't figure out how to fight.

Most importantly, Nicardi's memories will not be refreshed each time you load a save.

This time, Nicardi didn't land on the platform; instead, he charged up his skill while still in mid-air.

Golden wings unfurled, and a massive golden greatsword descended from the sky, pointing directly at the two people below.

At the same time, both of them felt a lightness in their bodies, as if a part of their souls had been extracted and frozen in place.

It's not just a guess, it's a fact.

Parts of their spirits detached from their bodies and were pinned to the spot by two spears that appeared out of nowhere.

This prevented them from escaping.

"Oh ho, you're going all out right off the bat," Roselle's flippant voice rang out.

This made both of them breathe a sigh of relief.

It's finally back.

A long, slender but slightly rough hand reached out. In an instant, a transparent, vortex-like "door" appeared in the seemingly normal void between the heavy sword and Klein, the space distorting to open a door between the two and the heavy sword.

The greatsword appeared behind Nicardoli and pierced through his body.

Nicardo never attacked an enemy who had his back turned, yet he was ultimately betrayed by "himself".

Perhaps being "stabbed in the back" is the curse that warriors bear.

Like some disgraced war god.

Then, Roselle distorted the fact that Nicardoli was "attacking itself," and Nicardoli's body twisted and split into two individuals.

A helmeted figure, dressed in Greek-style clothing, and looking like a random NPC, was ripped from Nicardoli's wound and fell to the ground.

This is another being twisted by Roselle, who will help them fight against "Nicadori".

The area where Nicardoli was located suddenly darkened, becoming a bit deeper, as if shrouded in a curtain of shadows.

The curtain twisted and conjured, concealing that space.

They hid and imprisoned Nicardoli.

Rosell walked out of the divided battlefield and came to Klein and the others.

“This is a part of me that I separated from Nicardoli. Killing him is the same as killing Nicardoli,” Rosell said. “Seeing how hard you’re fighting, I’m thinking of making things a little easier for you.”

Rosell noticed that this NPC actually had a name, with the title "Gnaeus" above his head.

But He didn't care.

“This…” Looking at Gneus, who looked like a passerby, Audrey was unsure whether she should intervene.

“So, who among you will kill him?” Rosell asked.

Klein and Audrey exchanged a glance, and Klein saw the confusion in Audrey's eyes.

Just as Klein was about to suggest that he do it himself, Gnaeus suddenly spoke up: "A warrior will not submit to death. Can I fight the original body instead?"

Rosell raised an eyebrow: "Oh? You're going to fight that big guy?"

He did not see this as a delaying tactic. This Gneus was a twisted creation of Roselle, and would naturally become His subordinate and regard Him as a companion.

Gnaeus nodded firmly: "A warrior's destiny should be to die on the battlefield, not at the hands of his comrades."

As he spoke, Gnaeus reached out towards the spear that was impaling parts of Klein and Audrey's spirits. The spear shattered, and the spirits of the two returned to their bodies.

The broken spears were gathered together and transformed into new spears in Gnaeus's hands.

“Very good.” Rosell clapped his hands, and, not one to miss a good show, said, “In that case, you two have a good fight.”

The veil concealing Nicardoli shattered, revealing Nicardoli's form.

He looked down at the four people below.

His gaze immediately fell upon Gnaeus, who was much thinner than himself but possessed a similar aura.

Gnaeus raised his spear high and solemnly declared to Nicardoli: "Defeat me and give me the end a warrior deserves."

Nicardo stared at Gnaeus, and half a second later, he lunged straight down, raising his spear high to pierce Gnaeus's front.

At the same time, Roselle distorted the story, turning the scene into Nicardoli's suicide.

P.S.: There's no time left, so the rewards will be settled in tomorrow's update.

(End of this chapter)