Don't force me to use my right fist.

"Yo. Didn't find a suitable weapon? Why are you coming empty-handed? Did you give up after I gave you a beating last time?" WH Zuoyou sneered. Without the Yama Blade, Shirley's threat level was greatly reduced, and this was when the Diamond Armor of Protection IV came in handy. He made a sarcastic remark, but Zuoyou didn't mean to underestimate her. After all, she was a True Ancestor, and he had to give her some face. The diamond armor, shimmering with blue light, was put on by Zuoyou piece by piece. After he was fully equipped, Zuoyou rushed towards Shirley.

Although he didn't know what the other person was up to by maintaining this pose, he should at least try to interrupt them, otherwise it would feel like he was just slacking off. Just as Saya started moving, Karen's preparations seemed to be complete. She lifted her hands from the ground and gave Saya a sinister smile. Suddenly, a bright light appeared in the previously pitch-black space. Above the scene that should have been underground, a complete full moon appeared directly overhead, radiating an eerie glow.

"It's time to show you the true power of the True Ancestor, boy. Be honored for it. You are the first person to see me in this form, but soon you will die because of it." Bathed in the moonlight pouring down from above, Shirley's lips curled into a bloodthirsty smile. The red light in her eyes seemed to pierce through Shirley, and even a pair of demonic wings extended from behind her.

"All that flashy stuff, if you're really that good, then try taking a punch from me!" Zuo You didn't have time to watch her show off. He clenched his fist and flashed in front of Shirley, suddenly raising his right hand and swinging it forcefully towards her head.

"Hmph, overestimating yourself." Shirley merely glanced at Zuoyou, and a crimson light emanating from her body automatically surged towards him. Before he could strike her, the crimson light would undoubtedly pierce him first. However...

With a "biu~" sound, the once arrogant Shirley fell to the ground from mid-air, a clear fist mark appearing on her face.

That's it?

After blowing on his fist with great arrogance, Zuoyou said...

Chapter 278 I'm More Handsome Than You

To be honest, even Saya hadn't expected this thing to trigger so quickly. Was the probability really that high? Wasn't it supposed to bring bad luck? But since the effect had appeared, Saya had to keep up the act. Anyway, the opponent didn't know his punch was passively delivered, so bluffing her was definitely no problem. Moreover, she would only be more wary of him, giving Saya more opportunities. Like now, Karen was touching her face in utter disbelief. Why was it that even with her abilities fully unleashed, Saya's seemingly ordinary punch could break through her defenses? This was clearly extremely illogical.

She had toiled for so many years, all for the sake of becoming stronger. But was her strength truly worthless? The pain shooting through her face made her involuntarily clutch her wound. What terrified her most about this punch was that, for a fleeting moment, the instant Saya's fist touched her face, she felt as if she had shed her vampire identity and reverted to being human. The clear pain in her face told her this wasn't an illusion. Saya's fist had genuinely stripped her of all her abilities for a single instant. This meant that if Saya's punch had landed any harder on her philtrum, she might truly have died.

"This is impossible! How could you possibly achieve this? Just yesterday, you were only fit to run away from me. You're all weird. How could you grow so fast!" Shirley swore on her honor that Zuoyou didn't have this special ability yesterday. In other words, this guy surpassed her in just one day. This was something she, with her absolutely strong faith, could never accept.

"That's different. I'm more handsome than you, and haven't you heard? Good deeds are rewarded. Are you ready to take another punch from me?" Sōyū clenched his fist, making a gesture of eagerness, and raised his eyebrows, beckoning to Rōshūriki.

Whether his next punch would trigger Imagine Breaker was unclear to Saya. But if he didn't throw a punch now, wouldn't he be even less likely to win once she reacted? With a sudden burst of speed, Saya's body even created a sonic boom due to its excessive speed. In the blink of an eye, Saya arrived beside the fallen Sherry, his fist, filled with killing intent, swinging wide towards her head.

The pain that had almost made Shirley want to block the punch flashed by, causing her to frown and change her mind. No one knew if this guy's punch still had the effect of the previous one; forcibly blocking it still carried a risk. Shirley, who had been standing still, instantly transformed into a black shadow, leaving behind a black, shell-like body easily shattered by Saya. Only then did Shirley reappear a little further away from him.

"If you can't hit, then your punches are meaningless, aren't they?"

Shirley breathed a sigh of relief after dodging Saya's attack using the power of the Domain. She regained some confidence. No matter how strange his attack was, it was all in vain if it couldn't hit her.

"Hey, what's with the cowardice? Come on, let's face it head-on! Weren't you so arrogant just now? Now you don't even dare to take my punch? That's ridiculous."

Saya, having missed his target, pulled his fist from the broken floor. Sherry's Enderman-like teleportation was something Saya had never seen before; it seemed the amplification she received within this domain was truly formidable. As expected of a vampire close to a True Ancestor, she certainly wasn't so easily defeated.

"If we're talking about being a smart aleck, you could rival Northern Wind. But since you're here, does that mean she failed?" Sighing, Shirley rubbed her forehead in frustration. This guy, Sōyū, kept revealing things and secrets beyond Shirley's expectations. Now, even though he had defeated another member of the Right Seat of God, Shirley still thought it was normal. After all, even she was wary of this guy. If it were Northern Wind, who was even less capable than her, it would be even more so.

"It's more than just a failure; she's probably living a life worse than death right now. After all, she saw someone she shouldn't have, and there's nothing she could do about it, right?" wJ

Sōyū shrugged. The Northern Wind couldn't be considered dead in its current state; it was just devoid of bones and consciousness. Not far from death, it wasn't really dead, was it?

"Of course, if you want, I wouldn't mind sending you to keep her company. After all, it seems you also want to harm someone I cherish." Sōyu clenched his fist, his narrowed eyes filled with murderous intent towards Sherry. He was usually the easygoing type, and even if he suffered a loss, Sōyu generally wouldn't say anything. But if someone wanted to harm someone he cared about, they would have to consider whether they were qualified.

"Oh? So, are you family with her? Well, I'm really sorry, but her words are related to something I need to take with me." Shirley glanced at the black-haired girl with the pumpkin head that Saya was clearly pointing at, reassuring herself that Saya was alright, and clenched her claws again.

Since she couldn't confront Saya head-on, she wasn't entirely helpless against him. Black matter, like mud, gathered beneath Saya's feet. As Shirley clenched her claws, a tentacle-like mass of slime rose up, threatening to engulf Saya.

Sawa didn't even consider dodging or blocking the slime, nor did he think about taking out anything from his backpack to deal with it. Instead, a strange sense of confidence rose within him. He took a step forward and suddenly threw another punch at the slime that was rushing towards him. A crisp cracking sound rang out, followed by the sight of the black substance shattering into fragments in mid-air, reduced to rubble.

Zuoyou felt that he only had one thought left in his mind, and he had to shout it out to show that momentum.

"Are you even capable? Is this all you've got? I could take on ten of you!" Wihl raised his right fist and gestured towards Sherry opposite him.

"Do you even understand what it means to fight ten of them?"

Chapter 279 Are you forcing me to take drugs?

Ji Li, of course, didn't understand what "fighting ten" meant, nor did she want to. All she knew was that Zuo You was clearly not someone to be easily dealt with, or rather, he was more dangerous when he wasn't using weapons. She had experienced Zuo You's monstrous strength firsthand, and combined with her recent experience of being humiliated by him, Shirley was even less inclined to engage in hand-to-hand combat. Otherwise, it wouldn't just be the dark slime that shattered, but perhaps her own body as well. However, despite her words, Shirley didn't intend to let Zuo You escape. If he didn't die, her resolve would be severely hampered, potentially even affecting her future chances of becoming a True Ancestor. Zuo You had become something akin to an obsession for her. Shirley even had the illusion that if she could kill him and drain his blood, becoming a True Ancestor would be a certainty. Therefore, after a moment's hesitation, Shirley ultimately chose the safest method. That meant eliminating Saya and the girl next to him, who should have been sent to the Church of Truth, all of them in this place. Anyway, she only wanted to become a True Ancestor by joining the Church of Truth; if killing Saya would achieve her goal, why should she care about the girl's life or death? Rather, Ji Li felt she had contracted a terminal illness—a urge to kill anyone she saw a pumpkin head—triggered by Saya, this guy who repeatedly provoked her.

"Since you want to see some impressive moves, then I'll give you a good show. But, in return, are you ready to face your death?" Shirley dropped her deliberately feigned expression, and with an unprecedentedly serious demeanor, she flapped her wings and slowly flew into the air.

"Oh, so you're spouting nonsense again, aren't you? I just punched someone so hard they fell face-first to the ground, and now you have the nerve to say you want to kill me? Don't you have any shame?"

Zuoyou felt that his foul mouth was something no one else could match, but since he didn't have any specific means of flying, if the other party took to the air, he really didn't know how to deal with them.

While it's not impossible to pull off an invincible move like stepping on your right foot with your left to ascend into the air, the opponent isn't stupid and won't just stand there and not dodge if Saya goes up. Saya's inability to fly is indeed one of his weaknesses. Against others, he can use magic to attack from the air, but against this guy, Saya's magic power has been almost completely drained by this domain.

That being said, Sōyū wasn't about to sit idly by. He immediately pulled out a wooden bow enchanted with the Radiant Light from his backpack, drew the bowstring taut, and fired an arrow towards Sherry's head in mid-air. The arrow carried a burst of flame as it left the bow, but before it hit its target, the darkness in mid-air solidified into a wall, isolating it. However, Sōyū didn't care about that. He had tied a fishhook to the end of the arrow, and using the momentum, he leaped into the air, transforming into a cannonball as he hurtled towards Sherry. Sherry, seemingly preparing for something, raised her head, her smile as if she were smugly congratulating herself on her victory. Slowly, she raised her arm, which had completely lost its human form, as if grasping a non-existent moon in the sky, and then hurled it into the entire dark expanse.

The moon within the domain instantly grew enormous. Aye and the girl with the pumpkin head felt an immense pressure emanating from above, as if the entire sky had collapsed. Even Saya, who was charging forward, felt as if he had been struck from above, plummeting directly to the ground. After creating a large crater, he slowly raised his head to look at the ever-approaching moon.

"What's going on? I just smashed someone's meteorite, and now someone's going to smash the moon down with it?" Even knowing it was just a simulated moon created by the domain, the sheer oppressive feeling was enough to make it hard for Zuoyou to stand up straight. If it really hit him, he would definitely be crushed into a meat patty before it even hit him. Struggling to straighten up, Zuoyou didn't have time to observe what Shirley was doing. Instead, he looked at the pumpkin-headed girl behind him with concern. Just as he expected, the pumpkin-headed girl, along with Lianye, was now pressed to the ground by an invisible pressure, her arms outstretched towards Zuoyou, as if calling for his rescue. At the same time, the girl's uncomfortable groans reached Zuoyou's ears, instantly igniting his anger. "We agreed on a one-on-one battle, but you're just using AOE attacks because you don't want to be a human hunter? Then don't blame me for taking drugs!" Saya glared at Sherry, who was suspended in mid-air due to the unleashed attack, with intense killing intent. He could bully her, but bullying someone he cared about was absolutely unacceptable! He pulled out something from his backpack that he himself thought he would never eat in his life. Without hesitation, he stuffed it into his mouth and swallowed it. He didn't even want to swallow it; the mere taste was enough to make him feel nauseous. The pungent stench emanating from the food even made the suppressed Renya frown. What kind of time is this? He still has the appetite to eat this stuff? But Saya knew that there might be other ways to escape, but if he wanted to protect the person behind him, this was the only way. Swallowing back what should have been spat out, Saya felt a powerful force surge from within his body.

Of course, along with this power came a series of negative effects and an indescribable feeling of nausea. This was the ability of the first mod that Zuoyou obtained, and it was something he had treasured until now. Despite being covered in negative effects, Zuoyou looked up at the still-falling moon. Driven only by instinct, he took a small step back and then suddenly thrust his right fist towards...

Chapter 280 Qingjiu is completely sober

The moon, which should have fallen, remained suspended in mid-air—and so too was Sherry, with her confident smile, who was also stunned. Saya had merely thrown a punch upwards; his fist hadn't even touched the moon in the sky.

Even so, space itself seemed to shatter from this punch, the entire domain shaken by its power. Even as it slowly fell above the moon, a crystal-clear fist imprint appeared above it. As if unable to withstand this power, a crack rapidly spread out from the fist imprint, eventually covering the entire virtual moon like a spiderweb.

Even these cracks seemed insufficient, as countless fissures, like shattered glass, affected the dark space where Zuo You and his companions were located.

As Ruozao slowly lowered his trembling right fist, the cracked objects began to crumble. The moon in the sky began to collapse, and fragments of mirror-like objects continued to fall from the surrounding space.

As for Shirley, who was in mid-air, it was as if she had been hit by this punch. After spitting out a mouthful of blood, she fell like a kite with a broken string, unable to support her body any longer, and crashed to the side where the domain she maintained had been destroyed by Saya. Such an attack was not just a simple physical injury for her; it had even affected the very source of her power, demonstrating just how powerful Saya's punch was. Without Shirley's support, the darkness covering this area finally dissipated, revealing the internal corridor that had once belonged to the brewery, and the large circular hole in the ceiling that allowed a direct view of the azure sky. This punch not only pierced through the entire territory but even breached the soil above where they were standing, exposing a portion of the brewery. However, Saya, who had unleashed this punch, wasn't in much better shape either. The blood loss caused by WIH poisoning was a minor issue; the real problem was the nausea buff, which was extremely difficult to control. Zuo You, who was already driven almost mad by the taste of the broth, was now unable to even chase after Shirley.

The world seemed to begin spinning. Even the scene before him began to distort. Sōyū felt a powerful urge to vomit rising from his stomach, accompanied by the indescribable taste of the meat broth. He couldn't hold it in any longer and leaned against the wall, vomiting in a corner.

The thought that this buff might last for a full minute, which Zuoyou couldn't bear even for a second, led him to pull out a bucket of milk from his backpack and gulp it down despite the intense discomfort.

This buff is powerful, but if you really want to fight while under the influence of the anti-Zhou effect, it's best to wait until Sōyu learns Drunken Fist before considering this. However, Sōyu feels he probably won't have that opportunity again, since the taste itself is already unforgettable. After the negative effects were removed, Sōyu stood up, leaning against the wall. He rubbed his chest, as if trying to dissipate the taste in his mouth. At this moment, Rinya called out to Sōyu in a trembling voice, pointing to the large hole about twenty meters deep that ran from the ground to the surface above.

"Isn't this a bit too exaggerated? Or are you just pretending this well all the time?" Renye finally understood how much this guy had restrained himself, and he was also certain that this guy definitely didn't have that kind of weird bloodlust. Otherwise, with this level of destructive power, if Saya wanted to, tearing down the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art wouldn't be a big problem.

Is this some kind of humanoid Godzilla?

"Now is not the time to worry about that. That guy is trying to escape. If I remember correctly, this person should be very important to your winery, right?" Zuoyou pointed to Shirley, who was struggling to get up from the ruins. At this moment, she no longer had her usual arrogant attitude. Her wings were broken, and she kept spitting out blood. Perhaps she really wouldn't die, but the attack Zuoyou had dealt to her seemed to have affected her very essence. It wouldn't be so easy for her to recover.

Therefore, Shirley, who is completely self-centered, clearly had no intention of fighting Sawa, this monster, anymore. She only wanted to escape from this terrifying guy's side and recover first.

However, Saya clearly wouldn't give her that chance. His "immortality" only applied to Renya; his Imagine Breaker was just off cooldown, perfect for dealing with this guy. The problem was... this guy seemed to have deep ties to the Black Organization. Should he wait for them to finish explaining the messy situation and calm down before making his move?

"There's no need for that. If possible, please help her find relief." Before Lianye could speak, a deep male voice, seemingly suppressing some emotion, sounded from behind Zuoyou. It carried a pleading tone unlike anything heard before, making one involuntarily feel...

Cast a shadow of sorrow.

Saya turned his head and saw Haruji, who had been picking on him relentlessly since they met. Haruji, Yukiri.

It was only then that Sōyu finally realized what had happened. After piecing together all the known information, he understood the whole story.

So this is all a complicated love-hate drama, and I'm just a simple victim?

"I don't know why you did this, or why you're still willing to help the brewery, but please, let her be free. She's not the same person she used to be." Harujiu looked at Yukiri across from her with an indescribable expression, then suddenly bowed her head to Saya, pleading with him in an extremely sorrowful tone.

"Kurosawa, if you say that, it will really break my heart. I always wanted you to be my partner, but you betrayed me first?" Shirley, clutching her chest, stood up and looked at Haruu with a mocking expression, as if she were scorning him, and continued.

"To beg for some weird help just to eliminate me? Where are your principles and convictions? How laughable." wh

"Thanks to him, I've remembered my principles and convictions. What I truly uphold is to protect the lives and peace of ordinary people, not to target the supernatural. It's because of you that I've been blinded by regret." Qingjiu raised his head, his eyes radiating the same unwavering determination he had shown years ago.

"So, as long as you can achieve that, even if it's strange, it doesn't matter. That's what you said back then; you just betrayed us first!"

Chapter 281 She's Already Dead

"Well, I was just asking. Even if you didn't beg me like this, or even if you tried to stop me, I would have found a way to take that guy down."

Sōyu scratched his head and glanced at Harujiu somewhat awkwardly. It wasn't that he had a problem with Harujiu or anything, but Sōyuu still seemed a little unaccustomed to Harujiu's change in attitude.

I initially thought he would start by attacking me without any explanation. But instead, he's begging me for help? Well, that's a good thing, it means he can communicate normally now. At least it's a good start; talking like a human being is much better than attacking without saying anything.

"Heh, even if you win against me now, do you really think you can kill me? Let me go, and we'll call it even. Otherwise, you should know how troublesome it is to deal with someone who can never die, right?"

Shirley swallowed the blood in her mouth and shifted her gaze from Haruyu to Saya. With a mocking expression, she threatened Saya, clearly not believing that this defeat would be the end of her life.

"And even if you can withstand my harassment, you still have friends or family, don't you? You wouldn't abandon them for their safety, would you?" Narrowing her eyes, Shirley began to calculate her escape route in her mind.

Although she is currently quite seriously injured, among the people present, apart from the guy who can stop time, she doesn't think anyone else can catch up with her. Even Sawa, although he shows speed, is not fast enough to surpass her.

Moreover, she had already secretly directed all her followers to surround her, and with their interference, there was no way anyone could catch up.

As for her promise not to retaliate against Saya, she's an oddball, isn't it normal for her to go back on her word? Does anyone really believe a strange promise? So what she needs to do now doesn't really have much to do with whether Saya agrees or not. She just needs to stall until her kin arrives, and then she can achieve what she wants.

"I know you're stalling for time, but this threatening tactic is really lame. And don't you know I hate it when people use people I care about to threaten me?" Zuo You sighed.

Saya gestured to Renya beside him and quietly asked her a question.

"Could you help me open the time stop again? I don't think I can do it myself later." Although Lianye didn't know what this guy wanted to do, she still nodded to him. After resting for so long, and with that dark territory gone, helping Zuoyou open the time stop again was something she could do.

Renya had always wanted to complain about Saya's ability to move within her time-stopping ability, but he hadn't found a suitable opportunity. However, it now seemed he was going to use this mechanism to do something to Yuki. But what could Saya possibly do against such an immortal being?

"That means there's nothing to talk about. What a pity. I thought that since we were both weirdos, you would understand what I was like."

With a troubled expression, Xiangli held her head, a cold glint appearing on her face hidden behind her hand gestures. A wisp of black energy extended from her hand gestures.

"Then go die."

She flung the black mist toward the direction where Zuoyou and the others were, and rushed toward the cave entrance.

At the same time, the members of Sherry's kin who had rushed over from all sides charged forward frantically, as if they wanted to tear Saya and the others to shreds. After receiving a signal from Saya, Renya pressed the button on her pocket watch, then leaned against the side as if all her strength had been used up, panting heavily. Maintaining that previous state had been very taxing on her; this was all she could do to help Saya. But that was enough; all Saya needed was this control effect.

Ignoring the effects of the time stop that plunged the entire world into black and white, Saku silently activated Imagine Breaker, which had already completely cooled down.

"biu~"

After a crisp sound, the white ahoge that looked like a boomerang on Saku's head retracted, its effect completely nullified, and it lay back down in its backpack.

For the time being, Zuo Yu doesn't need this anymore. Imagine Breaker can ignore the effect of time stop, so there's nothing that can be done about the conflict.

The reason why it was necessary to use Lianye to activate the time stop instead of having Zuoyou create it himself is also due to this reason.

If he were to create the time stop himself, there's a risk that he might be swallowed up by the illusion, so it's better to have Lianye help him.

Slowly walking up to Shirley, who had leaped up with eyes filled with longing for freedom, Sōyu took a deep breath, flexed his fingers, and then clenched his fist again. It was time to give this girl a release, just as he had told Haruyu. Perhaps her actions after becoming a monster were not her original intention, but that did not mean he could ignore the mistakes she had made.

"Now, let's recount your sins." A fist filled with rage and power swung down on Sherry's body. The moment the fist touched her, the time stop was forcibly lifted. But before Sherry could feel the pain, Zuoyou raised his fist again, plunging her back into time stop. Zuoyou's arm moved in afterimages, his fists raining down on Sherry's body, twisting her form in the blink of an eye.

However, Saya showed no sign of stopping. Even if Imagine Breaker had the ability to erase her immortality, it was still better to be more serious about these matters.

After all, Sawa wasn't joking. He simply wanted to kill this guy.

Meanwhile, Renya, watching Saya's expressionless punching motion, couldn't help but swallow hard. Remembering that she had threatened this guy before, she couldn't help but feel a little scared.

It seems he was right after all. The only reason he didn't target the brewery was because he had a good temper. Otherwise, given the brewery's current resources, only the Automatic Book and the thing in Qingjiu's possession might be able to deal with him.

Finally, after throwing his last punch, Saya put away his hair and gave an OK sign to the stunned Shirley.