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Chapter 139 The Prelude to Ink Painting [Bonus Chapter for Monthly Tickets]

boom!
Just as Vivian and Liu Ma were repelled by the ink barrier of the Heavenly Dao.

The visual style of the anime series underwent a huge transformation in an instant.

Centered on the Dao of Heaven, the camera in the anime series seems to be drawn by invisible threads, revolving around the Dao of Heaven.

They managed to transform this intense battle between the main characters into a peculiar atmosphere reminiscent of a 'stage play'.

In the scene, Chen Kong and the other two form a triangle, surrounding each other.

Liu Ma's golden fists carried a powerful gust of wind that tore through the air, each punch carrying a weighty force that shook the earth.

Vivian's silver rapier darted through the air like a streak of light, the sharp sound of its tip slicing through the air almost tangible.

Meanwhile, Chen Kong's jet-black bullets pierced the sound barrier, trailing wisps of white smoke, each one aimed directly at the vital points of the Heavenly Dao.

Although it was the first time the three of them had joined forces, they displayed a tacit understanding like precise gears, perfectly covering all the trajectories that Heaven could evade.

Yet, faced with such an attack, the figure of the Heavenly Dao seemed to be performing an elegant solo dance.

He barely moved his feet; with a slight twist of his wrist, the Shattered Star Sword, enveloped in ink, drew out a series of smooth sword lights.

Soon, Liu Ma's golden fist was easily deflected by the dark longsword.

Vivian's silver-white rapier grazed Tiandao's moon-white captain's uniform each time, without causing him the slightest harm.

As for Chen Kong's bullets, he always managed to deflect them precisely with the flat of his sword.

In addition, there was the crisp sound of weapons clashing, the muffled thud of a fist hitting the ground, and the soft sound of a bullet falling to the ground.

They all stepped precisely to the beat of the background piano music.

It just happened when the high note of the piano piece in the background music of the anime ended.

The background music that originally belonged to the main characters seemed to have become music specifically for highlighting the 'ink painting' style.

It became somber and oppressive.

At the same time, the 'ink-wash' sword not only became faster, but also heavier.

As a result, Liu Ma and Vivian, who could barely withstand the attacks of the Heavenly Dao before, are now finding it difficult to hold on.

Perhaps this was to reflect the current situation of the main characters.

The originally somber background piano music slowly came to a close amidst a low, resonant echo.
boom!
When the last piano note disappeared.

The Heavenly Dao in the scene finally stopped defending itself.

The shattered stars in his hand left long, ink-like trails.

With a flourish of his brush, he struck Liu Ma, Vivian, and Chen Kong in the distance.

Liu Ma's body crashed through the wall like a kite with a broken string.

And then, amidst the thunderous fall of rubble and dust, he was completely engulfed.

Vivian had already transformed into a 'minute hand sword' that was deeply embedded in the ground.

After carving a long trench in the ground with her body, it finally came to a stop, stuck between the broken steel bars.

Chen Kong was swept by the dark energy wave and stumbled as he fell into a mountain of debris, unable to get up for a long time.

The main characters were wiped out in a single blow.

The chat fell silent.

They had assumed that the unity of the main characters would, like in countless anime series, defeat the great demon 'Shuimo' and force him to swallow the bitter pill of defeat.

But reality is as cold as ice.

Because Chen Kong and the others couldn't even defeat 'Water Ink'.

Their struggles merely postponed the inevitable despair by a few minutes, nothing more. Looking at the few who were no longer able to rise, Heaven's face showed no arrogance of victory, only calm acceptance.

"Your strength is indeed quite good. If it weren't me who came today, but another branch captain, you would still have a good chance of winning."

The Heavenly Dao paused, put away the shattered stars, and said calmly, "After all, there are also considerable differences between the squad leaders."

"Although I am the captain of the Fifth Division, in terms of true strength, I should be among the top three captains in the Steam City. Losing to me is not shameful."

The Heavenly Dao's words contained no hint of boasting; they were simply stating a given fact.

As soon as he finished speaking, he walked to Vivian's side, raised his hand and flicked out several ink-wash ropes, binding her tightly.

Under such circumstances, Vivian, whose injuries had not yet healed and who had been given new wounds, naturally had no ability to resist and could only let the other party carry her on their shoulders.

Tiandao looked at Liu Ma and Chen Kong, who were staring at him with resentment in the corner.

After sighing, he said, "According to the association's rules, anyone who dares to attack a Star Envoy is considered to be challenging the association's authority, and their life or death is irrelevant."

"But rules are rules, people are flexible. I understand your determination to save your comrades and I acknowledge the efforts you have made for it."

"Therefore, I will pretend I didn't see today's offense, Danica."

"To!"

Danica jumped off the chair like a nimble little animal, ran quickly to Tiandao's side, stood at attention, and her little face was full of seriousness.

"Modify part of today's mission record, leaving only the words 'I took away the wanted criminal Vivian'."

"Yes!"

Danica took out a notebook with star-patterned markings from her bag and read a few sentences to herself.

Soon, all the text on the notebook page came to life, and in the end, only that one simple line of record remained.

"Mr. Shuimo, I'm finished!"

"Hmm, well done. I'll reward you with a few bags of snacks later."

"Hey hey hey"

After calming Danica down, Tiandao turned to Chen Kong and the others and said, "Don't worry, I will do my best to clear your companion's name within my capabilities, but the outcome is uncertain."

"Because of this storm sweeping through the steam city, even I, as the squad leader, cannot guarantee that I can remain unscathed."

As soon as he finished speaking, he picked up Vivian, took the bouncy Danica, and turned to leave.

During this process, Liu Ma and Chen Kong struggled several times to get up.

But the excruciating pain within their bodies rendered them unable to move even a finger, leaving them only able to watch helplessly as that gentle figure disappeared into the distance.

An intense sense of powerlessness overwhelmed the two of them instantly.

At the same time, this sense of powerlessness also made them put away their original arrogance as the children of the stars.

After all, before today, these two children of the stars relied on the advantages brought by the 'twin stars'.

Not only did they effortlessly crush their peers, but they also repeatedly defeated enemies of higher levels.

As a result, they gradually developed an arrogant attitude.

They felt that only others who were also children of the stars were qualified to be their rivals.

But today, Shuimo, the captain of the Fifth Division, showed them the cold reality.

The children of the stars are indeed very promising and very special.

However, not everyone can fully unleash their potential as children of the stars like Tiandao and Chenxing, and perfectly fuse the power of the 'Star Core' and 'Star Source' together.

"You brat, I told you to practice hard in the club before, but you wouldn't listen. Now you know what pain is, huh?"

(End of this chapter)