Jason looked calmly at Edward, who looked exactly like him, and then at the box in the middle of the road, his eyes thoughtful.
The night wind blew slowly.
The smell of blood in the box blew with the wind and filled the street. The eyes of Tois's head on the box were still wide open, with deep surprise and disbelief in his pupils.
The note taped to his forehead danced back and forth with the night wind.
The words on the note such as 'It's not interesting, it's not fun' have become distorted.
Suddenly, under the night cover, the blood-soaked head illuminated by the streetlights felt a little more eerie.
ceremony!
The other party is completing a 'transformation' ritual.
Different from the previous 'reincarnation', the current 'ritual' is the 'transformation' from one person to another.
There should be some relationship between the two rituals.
Or to be precise, a 'new' Edward has completed the 'reincarnation' ceremony in the true sense.
Just why choose him?
Or to be more precise, why did you choose his ‘book’?
You know, his books are very average and are not worth mentioning compared with those real masterpieces by famous writers.
Not only is the reputation inferior, but there are also quite a few loopholes in the book.
etc!
Vulnerability?
Could it be?
Jason instantly thought of what Edward said just now, 'My world must be...perfect!'
"make up!"
"Completely 'close' the loopholes in my book!"
"Making it perfect is also part of this 'ritual'?"
Jason asked looking at Edward.
Snap, snap, snap.
Edward clapped like Jason, with a hint of admiration on his face.
"You are worthy of my chosen replacement. Although your writing is really average, your brain reaction is pretty good."
"Being able to live in this world for you may be a good choice, but the only pity is..."
"You are average-looking."
"No."
"You could say it's ugly."
"This clumsy body and rough face have no sense of beauty at all."
"Besides, I don't know how to dress up."
"As a man, you really failed."
Edward commented on Jason's figure and face in a condescending manner, with undisguised disgust on his face.
As he spoke, the person behind the scenes who planned everything raised his hand, touched his rough cheek, and sighed with a slightly resentful feeling.
It's not surprising for ordinary people to behave like this.
But at this moment, what Edward has is... Jason's face.
‘Jason’ looked disgusted, what would the resentment look like?
Jason himself didn't even know.
He habitually hides his expression.
And now, he knows.
Not only do you know it, you can see it clearly.
Jason frowned in disgust, and an urge arose from the bottom of his heart to punch the 'fake' in front of him to pieces.
Brian also saw John who was awake.
The corners of their mouths couldn't help but turn up, but they knew they couldn't do this now and had to restrain themselves, so the corners of their mouths returned to normal.
However, when the two of them looked at 'Edward' again, the corners of their mouths that had just returned to normal turned up again.
Then, exercise restraint again.
After just two or three cycles, the corners of John and Brian's mouths twitched.
Poof!
Finally, laughter appeared.
John and Brian laughed almost at the same time.
"Sorry, I know I shouldn't, but I couldn't help it."
The two of them apologized to Jason, but only halfway through their words, they had to cover their mouths to control their laughter.
Jason remained silent about this.
Just looking at Edward, the coldness in his eyes became more and more intense.
"It doesn't matter."
"My knights."
"Your smiles make me happy."
'Edward' waved his hand indifferently, and then said in a commanding tone: "John, can you help me find a decent dress in a moment? I don't want modern suits, I need traditional aristocratic clothes.
, with white lace trim, a wig, a mainly red and black top, and white pants.”
"By the way, can you help me find a pair of leather shoes? Preferably black calfskin, with a heel, to complement my white pants."
John paid no attention to 'Edward'.
His eyes were sarcastic and he looked at the other person expressionlessly.
Then, the next moment——
"Yes, Your Excellency."
John said this.
As he spoke, John put one hand on his chest and bowed slightly.
When he finished this ritual, John was suddenly stunned.
What's going on?
How could he salute the enemy?
"Do not be confused, my knight."
"These are just the things you should do."
'Edward' continued.
"Yes, Your Excellency."
John answered.
After the words fell, John returned to normal again, and he stared at 'Edward' with a ghostly look.
Brian on the side simply took out his gun and pointed it at 'Edward'.
"My knight, this is not how you should behave."
'Edward' frowned.
"Sorry, Your Excellency."
Brian immediately apologized and put the gun away.
When the gun was returned to the holster, Brian looked at 'Edward' with wide eyes just like John.
However, at this time, 'Edward' looked at Jason.
"How about it?"
"This is the ability of the 'protagonist'."
"You don't need to do anything to have the most loyal subordinates."
"Even if these people were once subordinates of the 'villain', it will be the same, and the effect will even be better!"
"And this is just the beginning."
"When the 'ritual' is truly completed, they will be 100% loyal to me, and then more people will join this queue and regard this as an honor."
'Edward' explained to Jason, his tone full of contentment.
Jason frowned.
There was something abnormal about the 'Edward' in front of me.
Judging from the other party's layout, the other party is a very careful person. Would such a person explain to him kindly?
And with a kind of showing off?
Absolutely not!
This is not the other person's character.
unless……
"You explain to me that this is also part of the 'ritual'?"
Jason asked.
"certainly."
"I have to be surprised again by your intelligence."
"It's a pity that I am the 'protagonist' and you are the 'villain'. As the 'ritual' continues to be completed, you will definitely become brainless and impulsive."
'Edward' nodded and said with a smile.
Then, he took a step forward.
The two sides were already very close to each other.
As 'Edward' moved forward, his nose almost touched everything.
"Do you really want to hit me?"
"Let me remind you."
"No matter what kind of attack I encounter from you, I will never die!"
"At most, it's a narrow escape!"
"And every time I narrowly escape death, it makes me stronger!"
'Edward' just finished speaking——
puff!
A broad-bladed short-handled machete cut him in half.
As blood spurted out, 'Edward''s body split into two parts and fell to the ground.
However, 'Edward' didn't show any pain, let alone scream out.
On the contrary, he looked at Jason with a smile.
"I told you, if I encounter any attack from you, I will not die!"
With these words, 'Edward's' body, which was cut off at the waist, healed on its own.
He patted the dust off his body and stood up simply.
Then……
A broad-bladed short-handled machete appeared in 'Edward's' hand.
This is Jason's weapon.
A second ago, it was still in Jason's hand.
At this moment, it was already in the hands of 'Edward'.
The whole process happened in an instant. John and Brian didn't even see what happened, and the weapon had already changed hands.
Even Jason himself didn't respond.
He just felt the right hand holding the knife lighten, and then, his weapon appeared in the opponent's hand.
Jason narrowed his eyes and stared closely at the weapon in Edward's hand.
'Edward' continued to smile.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you."
"Every time I survive a near-death encounter, I will not only become stronger, but I will also be lucky enough to get corresponding props, abilities, etc. from you, and..."
"The props, abilities, etc. that I obtained will bloom out of the 'abilities' that have been buried by you, revealing their true side."
'Edward' said as he played with the broad-bladed short-handled machete.
Then, he waved several times.
I saw that the originally ordinary machete with a wide blade and a short handle suddenly trembled.
Buzz!
The blade buzzed and made a loud noise.
A layer of gray mist appeared on the blade, and illusory figures and monster figures began to appear in the mist.
They wail, they pray.
But, it was eventually annihilated.
Buzz!
A louder buzz appeared.
Then, everything returned to normal.
But the broad-blade short-handled machete has a strange color blooming on it.
The appearance has not changed at all, but the first impression that comes to people who see this knife is that it is sharp and sturdy.
"Look at it..."
Bang!
Before 'Edward' could finish his words, Jason kicked him in the neck.
The kick contains expert-level [Hand-Hand Combat] skills and proficient-level [Gryphon Combat] skills. It is not only extremely fast, but also extremely ferocious.
Click!
'Edward's' neck was directly kicked off.
Moreover, the strength was not leaked at all. 'Edward' stood on the same spot without moving, completely withstanding such force with his body.
Therefore, the sound of broken bones began to spread.
Click, click.
The spine and legs were directly shattered.
'Edward' fell to the ground like mud.
However, soon, 'Edward' stood up again.
Not only did the broken neck, shattered cervical vertebrae, and double leg bones recover in this way, 'Edward's' body seemed to become stronger and more powerful.
What's more important is...
A hockey mask appeared in his hands.
"A mask as ugly as yours."
"Is this your treasure too?"
"But it's mine now."
'Edward' took a look at the hockey mask in his hand and evaluated it based on his own aesthetics.
Although he didn't think highly of it, after he finished speaking, he still wore it on his face.
The moment 'Edward' put on the mask.
In the distance, John and Brian saw a strange color on the hockey mask.
Although it looked like an ordinary hockey mask, the two of them felt a trace of fear in their hearts.
This is impossible for John and Brian.
You must know that both of them have experienced countless life and death missions, fear has long been abandoned, and calmness is the state they are accustomed to.
But at this time, fear actually overwhelmed calmness and appeared again.
John and Brian looked at each other.
Both of them saw the surprise and fear in each other's eyes.
They know very well how terrifying things that can make them fear would be to ordinary people.
I'm afraid that just one look will make your hands and feet weak with fear!
If you stare at it for a long time, it may cause irreversible damage to your soul!
Of course, more importantly, the 'Edward' in front of me is really weird.
It’s actually ‘immortal’!
Or rather...
When facing Jason, he is immortal!
Moreover, it will become stronger with Jason's attacks!
Not Jason!
And them!
The other party can control one of them!
What about the two taking action at the same time?
I thought of this almost at the same time!
John and Brian took action, pointing their guns at 'Edward' at the same time.
However, just when the two were about to pull the trigger, their index fingers could not pull the trigger. An inexplicable force blocked them and prevented them from shooting.
"My knights."
"You can't hurt me, either one or both of you."
"Just like Jason can't really kill me."
"All of this is a 'ritual'!"
'Edward' watched the scene where the two wanted to shoot but were unable to pull the trigger, and the smile in his eyes grew stronger.
Although blocked by masks, John and Brian could feel such a smile.
Both of them couldn't help but feel a sense of powerlessness in their hearts.
The two of them were unable to take action against 'Edward'.
And Jason couldn't really kill 'Edward'.
How should we continue this kind of battle?
Just when the two of them were helpless, Jason took action again.
It's still [unarmed combat] combined with [Gryphon Combat Technique].
This time, Jason kicked 'Edward' in the kneecap, causing him to kneel to the ground. Then he stepped on 'Edward's' head and pinned him to the ground.
Bang!
The huge force caused cracks to appear on the asphalt road.
Under Jason's feet, there were fragments of flesh and bone everywhere, and the brains looked like smashed watermelons, showing a radial pattern.
But as soon as Jason's feet left, these things returned to their original state again.
'Edward''s head appeared there intact.
Then, the other party jumped up.
Different from the previous 'clumsy', this time's 'Edward' is quite crisp and neat, with a sense of skill.
"Ability to fight with bare hands?"
"It's a really good ability."
"It's mine now!"
'Edward' announced.
Then, 'Edward' walked towards Jason again.
In his mouth, words continued to sound——
"When the 'protagonist' has grown to a certain level, he will naturally take action against the 'villain'. And, unlike the 'villain' who drags his feet, the protagonist will definitely give the 'villain' a fatal blow!"
As soon as the words fell, 'Edward' slashed out with a sword.
puff!
The blade passed Jason's neck.
‘Edward’ then passed by Jason.
'Edward', who was smiling brightly, did not look back at the beheaded Jason.
Because, he knows.
He succeeded.
Jason is dead.
He is about to replace ‘Jason’ in the true sense.
Look at the shock in the eyes of these two knights, John and Brian.
How surprised they were.
How unbelievable they are.
Why...why do they always look behind me?
'Edward' walked towards John and Brian step by step. As the distance got closer, he finally noticed the difference in John and Brian's eyes.
What's behind him?
It's just a corpse!
'Edward' thought and turned to look.
But at this moment, a pair of generous and strong hands pressed on his head.
