Is this okay?

……

"What's going on?! How did Leng Mo wake up?!"

"Where is he going!?"

……

Suddenly, the viewers of the live stream noticed Leng Mo's sudden action, an action that was very sudden and without any warning.

I opened my eyes, got out of bed, and leaped out of bed in one swift motion without the slightest hesitation.

It was as if the situation had already been decided long ago.

Leng Mo rushed towards the outskirts at an incredible speed, and the moment he smelled the aroma of the food, a cruel smile appeared on his face.

Then, he saw Yakumo Ran cooking.

The next second, he appeared behind Yakumo Ran with lightning speed and shouted loudly in a deep and heavy voice.

"Sinai! Yakumo Ran! The Emperor is me, Strange Cold!"

Before she could finish speaking, a swift chop pierced through Yakumo Ran's back, leaving her completely unaware!

Pfft——!

"Pooh!"

While cooking, Yakumo Ran felt a sharp pain and spat out a mouthful of blood, instantly staining the food in front of her red with blood.

Oops! !

Lady Purple! I...was careless...

Yakumo Ran was surprised that Leng Mo would strike first, and she stared wide-eyed as she slowly turned around to look.

At that moment, Leng Mo's voice rang out.

"Yakumo Ran, did you think I wouldn't have noticed your intentions? But your plans are futile, because I, strange·cold, am one step ahead of you! Hahahaha!!"

"!!!"

Chapter 481: Leng Mo stopped time!

Yakumo Ran's pupils contracted due to pain, and her body trembled, also due to pain.

The pain of being pierced through the body is irresistible; even a monster would find it unbearable.

Blood flowed down Leng Mo's arm, which pierced through Yakumo Ran's arm, carrying the chill of death in the moonlight.

“I was careless…” Yakumo Ran gasped, cold sweat streaming down her face, speaking in a weak and regretful voice.

"I didn't expect you to be even faster than me. I was really careless, because Lord Zi's decision made me misjudge. Even though I knew you weren't a good person, I completely thought I had gotten away with hiding it from you."

……

"Lord Lan!!!"

"It's over! It's really over! I never expected Leng Mo to strike first!"

"No! Someone please save Lord Lan... Lord Zi!!"

"It's no use... Orange. Yukari Yakumo won't save her."

"But! But—!!"

"Sorry, there's nothing we can do."

"Why doesn't Leng Mo just die?!"

"Damn it! Why did this happen?!"

"Why are there so many disasters and calamities?! Isn't there anyone who can deal with Leng Mo?!"

……

At this moment, Yakumo Ran endured the pain, gritted her teeth, and turned back to look at Leng Mo, her eyes now turning into golden beastly pupils.

This is a fight to the death!

A vast amount of demonic power slowly rose up in a visible manner, and even Yakumo Ran's body seemed to be reverting to its original form at this moment.

but!

"It's no use! Even if you act now, it's too late. No matter what you do, it's impossible!!"

Leng Mo grinned and withdrew his arm without any mercy.

puff!

Already severely injured, Yakumo Ran suffered a second injury at this moment. Her body trembled, the surrounding demonic energy dissipated, and blood from her wounds gushed out like water from a tap that had been turned on.

Wow!

Pools of blood dripped onto the soil, instantly staining the ground red, and Yakumo Ran's body went limp, kneeling on the ground unable to move.

Kneeling on the ground, she looked up due to inertia, gazing at the dark night sky and the white moon illuminating it.

"Purple...Lord..."

With her last breath, she called out to the sky; perhaps the person she held dear in her heart until the very end was Yakumo Yukari.

With a merciless flick of his arm, the blood-stained flesh flew out in the blink of an eye, tracing an arc in the air before landing in an arc as well.

"This is a trial, a trial to overcome the past. Humanity can only grow by overcoming its immature past... You think so too, right?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Leng Mo slowly turned his head to look at the dark woods beside him.

"Yakumo Yukari."

Hidden in the shadows, Yakumo Yukari glared hatefully at Leng Mo and Yakumo Ran, who was kneeling on the ground, barely breathing.

She noticed it from the beginning and followed along.

However, like Yakumo Ran, she hadn't expected Leng Mo to strike first, leaving her momentarily at a loss. By the time she came to her senses, it was too late.

“Leng Mo…” Yakumo Yukari suppressed her anger as she looked at Leng Mo, who was staring at her mercilessly.

Her hand holding the fan was trembling uncontrollably, and she felt she was about to attack Leng Mo.

But for the sake of Gensokyo, she held back.

However, when Leng Mo saw that Yakumo Yukari didn't make a move, he revealed an evil smile.

"Yukari Yakumo, the sage of youkai in Gensokyo! She is willing to give up everything to protect Gensokyo, even her most beloved shikigami. Even if it were someone else who had been with her for hundreds of years, no, let alone a person, even a dog wouldn't be like you now."

"Leng! Mo! I'm warning you, don't go too far!!" Yakumo Yukari glared at Leng Mo through gritted teeth.

"Ha! Do you dare? You don't dare! Just drown in your fantasy! You don't even know what you're protecting! Look, you youkai sage of Gensokyo, what exactly are you protecting?" Leng Mo mocked Yakumo Yukari mercilessly, his words deeply wounding her heart.

What was she protecting...? Wasn't she just protecting Gensokyo?

But...why?

Why does something feel off?

However, Leng Mo showed no mercy to Yakumo Yukari and continued to mock her.

"Look at yourself now, look at Yukari Yakumo, you've gone mad!"

"You're the one who's obsessed!! We're teammates, why can't we cooperate properly?!"

Yukari Yakumo couldn't understand why Leng Mo would do this, nor could she understand what Leng Mo wanted to do. She felt that he had been targeting her from the very beginning.

"Why? Because I just want to see you so angry yet helpless! Ahahahahahaha!!!"

Across from him, Leng Mo burst into the brightest smile, a wild laugh that seemed to transcend humanity.

He also pointed out Yakumo Yukari's biggest problem.

"You keep saying you want to protect Gensokyo, but you don't even know what you're supposed to protect! Hahaha! Are you going to sacrifice everything to protect Gensokyo, or to protect the youkai in Gensokyo? You can't even understand such a simple thing!"

"Leng—Mo—!!!"

Finally, Yukari Yakumo couldn't hold back any longer; she realized that something was wrong.

She's protecting the wrong person!

She wasn't protecting Gensokyo, but rather the people of Gensokyo...

Gensokyo was created to provide a place for youkai to live, but she ended up exchanging Yakumo Ran's name for it.

Gensokyo can be rebuilt if it's gone... but if the youkai are gone, they're truly gone.

In an instant, the heavens and earth trembled, and Yakumo Yukari unleashed boundless fury accompanied by a demonic power more powerful than any other demon.

She was really angry.

Not only was he angry, but he also felt sad about his mistake.

A surge of grief and anger erupted in that instant—an anger that could not forgive himself, could not forgive Leng Mo, and was filled with sorrow for Yakumo Ran, who had died because of him.

……

"I never expected that the sage would make such a mistake... It seems she's really gone mad."

"Your Highness, after all, Yakumo Yukari is also a youkai."

"No! That can't be right! How could this be! How could Old Lady Zi make such a mistake..."

"Lord Lan..."

"Something's not right! If they're enemies, why would Leng Mo so obviously point out Yakumo Yukari's mistakes? Could it be..."

"Is it possible that Leng Mo just wants to see Yakumo Yukari angry but helpless?"

"Shut up, you traitor! Ah, no, that makes sense now. Why doesn't Damn Leng Mo just die?!"

"When will we do it?"

"Wait a little longer! We need to wait until Leng Mo gets really into it, then let him plummet to the bottom!"

"Sparashi!!!"

"??? What are you talking about?"

……

At this moment, Yakumo Yukari unleashed her demonic power and launched an attack on Leng Mo using the most terrifying methods.

Fantasy: The First Perpetual Motion Machine!

Instantly, a core emitting beams of light appeared beside Yukari Yakumo. As a youkai from Gensokyo, her forte is unlimited attacks.

However, Yakumo Yukari knew that light of this level was completely useless against Leng Mo!

Her expression hardened, and she opened her arms, unleashing tremendous demonic power.

The Boundary Between Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Realms!

Barrier - A captivating quadruple barrier!

Phantom Nest - The Nest of Lightbugs!

In an instant, three attacks occurred simultaneously, and countless gaps opened up throughout the area. Within each gap, attacks formed by demonic power erupted, densely packed like celestial maidens scattering flowers, leaving no room for evasion.

Upon seeing this, Leng Mo's expression turned serious, and he clenched his fists, continuously punching the barrage of attacks that approached him.

At the same time, a solemn voice was issued.

"Huh!? A barrier! A barrier formed by the barrage of bullets!?"

"But! Yukari Yakumo! You're still naive! Let me show you the true power of Strange Cold!!"

However, Yakumo Yukari on the other side did not hesitate at all, as if she no longer cared about Leng Mo's words, and was filled with an unprecedented persistence.

She didn't want to pay attention to anything anymore; all she wanted was to kill the man in front of her!

"Realm Symbol: The Realm of Waves and Particles."

Yakumo Yukari's voice resounded throughout the surroundings in an instant, and her icy gaze fell upon Leng Mo.

The surrounding barrage instantly split into countless attacks of the same magnitude, enveloping Leng Mo in an even denser array.

"Why won't you drop?! I'm going to kill you, for Lan! For everyone else!!" Yakumo Yukari unleashed her most intense killing intent at Leng Mo with a sense of resolve.

She then unleashed her full demonic power.

"A universe of matter and antimatter!"