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Chapter 100 A Complete Turnaround! Your Excellency, what do you intend to do? (4k9)

The air suddenly froze.

After Ron exhausted his spirituality and poured it into his pen, trembling as he wrote in the notebook, the whole world seemed to fall silent.

But the tranquility lasted only a moment.

But the next moment, the world began to stir inexplicably!
In this moment of confusion, through his "omniscient perspective," Ron can see the thick gray fog that has enveloped the entire city of Evening Bell suddenly surging.

The thick gray fog began to churn violently, and the spirituality brought by the creatures that had drained the entire city of Evening Bell began to stir, completely losing its original docility...

The moment Ron put pen to paper, the gray fog broke free from the control of [7]—it was temporarily free!

Suddenly, sensing that the "gray mist" that sustained his status had gone out of control and that he had inexplicably lost his connection with the [Trick] Seed, [7] turned around in astonishment and saw Ron, who should have died long ago, writing crooked characters on the [Trick] Seed...

At that moment, [7] thought of many things.

But in the end, it all turned into incomprehension and bewilderment, confusion and anger, and he couldn't help but speak in astonishment and anger:

"How dare you... no, how could you?! What gives you the right to add anything to the [World Script]?!"
"Sequence Seven... a mere Sequence Seven!"

But He only had time to say those two sentences.

Immediately afterwards, His form was forced to become ethereal, shattering like glass struck by a heavy blow, then disintegrating into fragments and crumbling into emptiness...

The next moment, Ron returned to normal, able to see the world as it was, his body was no longer in pain, the world was no longer chaotic, and his concepts were no longer confused.

The silver knight beside him immediately stopped trembling, his mask returned to normal, the distorted patterns transformed back into the original [Protagonist] pattern, and the various anomalies on his body ceased. His spirituality began to rapidly transform once more...

Seeing all this, Ron was a little confused for a moment, but after reflecting on what he had just said [7], he suddenly realized.

No wonder!
No wonder the effects of the [Trickery] Seed and [7] both manifested as this thick gray fog...

Perhaps, this power has nothing to do with [7] at all... It's just the power from the [Trick] spark!

He somehow usurped this power, using the power of the [Trickery] Seed to maintain his own state, forcibly employing that powerful, all-confused ability even while severely injured...

However, after Ron wrote that prophecy, [7] the basis for using that ability was removed.

This gray mist was forcibly freed from the control of [7] because of the words written in the [Trickery] Seed... or rather, the [World Script]. It no longer served as a support for His power, allowing His state to return to normal, becoming a purely severely injured body...

That's why the power that confuses everything fails, giving the Silver Knight the opportunity to successfully advance to Sequence Four [Drama Actor]!

However, this very fact caused Ron to frown.

Looking at the [World Script] in his hand, Ron's eyes turned serious.

This thing... is really rather strange.

Although Ron knew that as a treasure related to the Lord of the [Trickery] sequence and to Sequence Zero, it was normal for it to possess unpredictable power... but there should still be some limitations.

Just like the reason for his outburst of anger [7], Ron is now filled with doubt...

Why was it that the World Script could so easily influence a saint after he wrote down a line of prophecy?
Keep in mind, Ron is only Sequence Seven!

Even with Idrila's [Blessed Drip], it only has a slightly higher spirituality than a normal Sequence 7, and nothing special about it.

Ron thought that the prophecy he wrote would not affect [7] itself, but only temporarily block His power, allowing the Silver Knight to take the opportunity to advance to Sequence Four and forcibly carve out a path to survival in the gap...

But who could have imagined that a single sentence written by these spirits would cause all the power that [7] had usurped from the [World Script] to go out of control, and [7] himself would immediately lose the ability to appear in the real world, shattering and disappearing like broken glass.

He actually managed to completely shatter the arrival of [7] simply by relying on the [World Script]... There is no longer any threat!

Even with such a divine artifact, a Sequence Seven cultivator, by simply draining his own spiritual energy, severely injured a Sequence Three Saint...

Is this reasonable?

No... Absolutely not.

'The 'position...' was saying something about 'position' just before [7] was shattered...'

'Could it be that the reason I can use the [World Script] is because I possess some special status, allowing me to write upon it and transform it into the reality that is about to unfold?'

'But what is a personhood...? Idrisla didn't explain it to me when she taught me the basics of occultism!'

Thinking this to himself, Ron couldn't help but feel a headache coming on, and a hint of helplessness appeared on his face.

But thankfully, that's no longer important.

As for the matter of rank, we can always wait until we get to Chongqing and then try to find someone to ask.

As he watched the crack in the sky gradually close and the translucent threads disappear, Ron felt a sense of relief and a feeling of peace settled over him.

The threat of [7] has been resolved. Whatever it is, it's not really worth worrying about. Once Fog City is stable, you can learn anything you want on the fly…

'City of Fog, City of Fog... Wait? What am I thinking?!'

Suddenly, a familiar feeling welled up in his heart, and Ron felt a very obvious sense of crisis.

'Wait... the problem isn't even solved yet, and I'm already fantasizing about the peaceful life after it's resolved?'

'Something's wrong... Someone's influencing my consciousness!'

'[7]! [7] Nothing happened, He still has a chance to turn things around... What did I forget?'

'What did I forget that allowed Him, even after losing the power of the [Trickery] Seed, to seize the opportunity to turn the tide despite being severely injured?'

In an instant, a myriad of thoughts flashed through Ron's mind, but one memory remained hazy and inexplicably unclear, as if veiled by a layer of paint, its color murky and indistinct...

Under normal circumstances, with Ron's mere Sequence Seven abilities, he would inevitably remain deceived until the moment of his death, unable to break free from his confusion.

But because of Ron's good habits, he switched back to being a "superhuman" the moment his spirituality dried up, ensuring that he always had the option to use his superpowers to protect himself.

Therefore, the [Omniscient Domain - Pseudo], whose duration has not yet ended, continues to operate faithfully for him, revealing everything around him and providing him with the cold parameters of all movement within his personal reality.

At that moment, Ron finally realized what had happened to him.

Because of his "omniscient perspective," he saw the quill pen on the [world script] in his hand elegantly writing passage after passage of text without anyone lifting the pen—

[Seven paid the price for His transgression... but how could a saint be so easily defeated by a Sequence Seven transcendent?]

Because of his severe injuries, he was unable to descend to earth from the spirit world in his saintly capacity, but he still had the ability to cross the spirit world and use the [Riddler's] power to obscure a memory...

Therefore, he blurred Ron's memory and, using a pre-prepared avatar, infiltrated the gray fog, ready to assassinate Yar Austin.

This meaningless script deserves a matchingly dull ending; the focus should return to the current protagonist, to Ron… therefore, the “Silver Knight” should exit the stage. Soon, at the crucial moment of Al Austin's promotion, Seven seized the opportunity and killed Al…

Upon seeing these words on the [World Script], Ron felt a chill run down his spine.

Damn it, he forgot he was holding the [World Script] in his hand the whole time!
What [7] just tried to blur was Ron's memories of the [Trick] Seed... He blurred the concept of the [Trick] Seed, making Ron unable to recall the great loss he had suffered over it!

Perhaps [7] really was in considerable trouble because of the reason just now, but as a saint, and a saint familiar with the seeds of [trickery], He immediately thought of a countermeasure...

By exploiting the malice of the [World Script] towards its user, simply by obscuring Ron's understanding of the matter, the [World Script] will naturally write a new prophecy, pushing Ron, the user, towards an inevitable future—

Fortunately, Ron was extremely familiar with this kind of power that influences thinking.

Whether it came from the [Trickery] sequence or the [Mystery] sequence, Ron had experienced far too much in those dozens of [Flash of Light and Shadow].

Thanks to this habit, Ron was able to easily come to his senses, and with the help of [Omniscient Domain - Pseudo], he discovered the problem, ultimately seizing the opportunity to salvage everything before things could be irreversibly ruined...

Looking at the quill pen still writing in the air, Ron gritted his teeth, immediately activated [Illusion Dissolve], forcibly grabbed the quill pen, and violently pointed it at the last unfinished paragraph, turning the last few words into a dark blob!

Instantly, an unimaginable suction force emanated from the quill pen, at the cost of losing the ability to extract Ron's spirituality.

However, this extraction itself is also a kind of "mystical influence," and therefore it was intercepted by [Fantasy Dissolution], forcibly dissolved into nothingness—

A notification immediately popped up on the Dimensional Update Manual:

[The "Setting: Fantasy Dissolution" is being eroded by an extreme and excessive "occult influence"!]

[Performance impairment: 100%!]

[Fantasy Dissolved] He completely collapsed just because Ron scribbled a few words, but in this time of life where every second counts, those few words are enough.

Ron immediately and forcefully discarded the hot potato that was the [World Script], because without a user, the quill stopped vibrating and ceased writing the prophecy.

Because the prophecy of the Silver Knight's death was not written down, at this moment, the avatar of [7], who was originally hiding somewhere, was forced to emerge and look at Ron with a gloomy gaze.

"You guy..."

He gritted his teeth, wishing he could slap Ron, the worm who had repeatedly affected him and caused his schemes to fail time and time again, right here and now. A rare, heartfelt resentment welled up within him.

Who on earth is this troublemaker?!

He had already cleared out the entire Evening Bell City... and even everything nearby countless times. This guy now seems to be just a mere Sequence Seven. How did he manage to sneak in?
Never mind... never mind.

[7] I took a deep breath and quickly calmed down.

He stared coldly at Ron, halted his steps toward the Silver Knight, and then charged toward Ron.

Having been interrupted by Ron multiple times, He no longer had a chance to stop the Silver Knight from advancing to Sequence Four.

This terrible future, which He considered extremely bad, was bound to become a reality... So, while He still had a chance to act in reality, He absolutely could not allow Ron, this worm that destroyed His hopes, to continue to live and frolic!
[7] He's not exactly a good-tempered person...

If revenge is possible, then it should be taken on the spot; this is His code of conduct.

Although this avatar is no longer enough to kill the Silver Knight... killing Ron would be a piece of cake now that the Silver Knight has advanced!
Seeing [7] charging towards him, Ron immediately realized what it was about to do. His expression turned serious, and he unhesitatingly activated [Vector Manipulation] with all his might, even unusually loading [Ability Overload] directly...

He knew that, even if a Saint was unable to manifest in reality due to the influence of the [Trickery] Seed, he would still be powerless to use his strongest abilities. In Ron's eyes, it was nothing more than a temporarily conjured avatar...

Even so, it was enough to make Ron feel boundless pressure and fear—this was an enemy he could not easily deal with!

Only by immediately giving it our all can we find a way to seize a glimmer of hope!
Therefore, Ron did not hesitate to use [Vector Manipulation] to retreat rapidly, and then relied on the power of [Omniscient Domain - Pseudo] to avoid all obstacles and quickly get away from the incarnation of [7]...

But [7] merely sneered, his entire body disintegrating into translucent threads that scattered, only to instantly reappear before Ron in front of him, woven back into a human shape by the same translucent threads—

The next moment, He thrust a palm toward Ron's chest, seemingly intending to simply pierce through and crush Ron's heart...

However, [Omniscient Domain - Pseudo] made Ron immediately notice [7]'s actions. He activated [Vector Manipulation] at full power, forcefully deflecting [7]'s attack and manipulating himself to fly backward, forcibly avoiding a deadly situation.

but……

[The "Occupation: Superpowered Individual" is being eroded by an extreme and excessive "occult influence"!]

[Performance impairment: 100%!]

[The "Setting: Vector Manipulation" is being eroded by an extreme and excessive "mystical influence"!]

[Performance impairment: 100%!]

Because he had truly faced the power of a saint, even if it was just an avatar created by the heavily injured saint, even if this avatar was just a casual strike, the power it contained was enough to instantly wear down Ron's ability settings, turning him into a lamb to the slaughter at this moment.

Now, he truly has no more trump cards left... he has absolutely no ability to resist!
Watching Ron fly backward, [7] frowned, glancing at his own hand with some confusion, finding it hard to understand why he had been deflected by an incomprehensible force just now.

'What sequence of abilities is that? Why have I never seen it before...?'

'This guy, it was only through the power of this sequence, receiving a blessing from a high-ranking being within it, that he was able to infiltrate Evening Bell City and thwart my plans...'

The thought flashed through his mind, [7] but without hesitation, he immediately transformed into threads and reformed them in front of Ron once again—

If one strike doesn't work, there's always another!

Before Ron died... He wouldn't stop thinking about anything else!
But at that moment, seeing [7] appear before him again, Ron was no longer as solemn as before.

He let out a long sigh, his gaze towards [7] carrying a hint of provocation, and a mocking "what can you do to me?"...

The next moment, [7] he found himself unable to go any further.

He silently turned his head and saw that at that very moment, the Silver Knight's promotion had ended.

He… no, at this point, perhaps it should be called “He”—

He has completely integrated the "protagonist" mask into his body, inheriting the mask and destiny he himself had etched for himself. His spirituality has been completely transformed, imbued with a supreme divinity—

The mask on his face had become one with his skin, and the pattern on the mask was no longer clearly visible, but it clearly added a touch of radiant confidence to his androgynous and exquisite face.

The surging magic within Him was already on par with, and perhaps even surpassed, the incarnation of [7]...

A demigod... This is a demigod who has crossed the boundary between mortals and gods, and taken the first step towards the highest realm, stepping into the spirit world!

At this very moment, Yar Austin, a newly ascended demigod of [Trickery], was watching [7] with great interest, a playful smile playing on his lips.

"Sir, what do you intend to do?"

He reached out his hand, his spiritual energy surging forth, grasped his spear, and instantly, like a true knight, hurled it at [7]:
"What...can you still do!"

(End of this chapter)