Chapter 480: Enhancement

She blurted it out.

"Star?" Lin looked at her puzzled, "Who are you talking about?"

"It's that one on our train... uh..." San Yue Qi gestured, "She's here too!"

Lin blinked blankly.

She wasn't quite sure what San Yue Qi meant by "train," but could guess it referred to San Yue Jie's former companion.

"By the way, why didn't she wait for us?"

San Yue Qi scratched her head.

Clockboy: "Tick! After she helped you both up, she left! I saw her push the door open, then something seemed to fall from outside... Boom! Tick! After that I didn't see her any more!"

San Yue Qi felt a sudden thump in her heart.

What fell down?

"Lin!" she stood up, "Let's go out and check first!"

The two hurried toward the shop door.

Lin reached out and pulled open the half‑closed door—

and then froze.

Outside the door, a massive concrete slab lay across the entrance, blocking it solidly.

The stone was at least two meters in diameter, its edges still bearing broken rebar, fitting snugly in the doorway.

Strangely, it was split in two down the middle, leaving a narrow gap just wide enough for a person to slip through sideways.

Lin stared at the stone, her mouth forming an O.

"What... what is this?!"

San Yue Qi stuck her head out from behind her and also froze.

"Eh?! Stone?!"

The two exchanged a glance.

At that moment—

Boom——!!!

A deafening roar echoed from afar!

The sound cracked like thunder, shaking the ground itself!

Dust rattled down from the doorframe!

Lin and San Yue Qi covered their ears simultaneously, their bodies swaying.

"What sound?!"

Lin steadied herself, slipped sideways through the stone's gap. San Yue Qi hurried after her.

Standing outside the shop, they saw the surroundings clearly—

The street was empty.

The shops on both sides had doors and windows tightly shut, no lights, no silhouettes. The lettering on the signs...

Lin squinted.

"The characters... are reversed."

Indeed, all the text on the signs was mirrored.

They returned to that bizarre world again.

In the distance, behind several buildings, violet‑black light and golden light were colliding fiercely!

Each collision erupted in a massive boom, the shockwave making nearby structures shudder!

"It's a Servant!" Lin whispered low, "They're fighting!"

San Yue Qi gripped her bow tightly, nervous.

She instinctively looked that way—but the buildings blocked her view, so she couldn't see the combatants, only the two streams of magical energy colliding continuously.

"Lin, should we... go over there?"

Lin bit her lip.

Reason String told her they should stay away from the battlefield.

"First find a safe spot to observe," Lin decided, "We can't rush in."

The two moved cautiously behind a broken wall section, poking half their heads out, gazing far toward the battlefield.

Violet‑black Flame shot upward like a burning volcano!

Golden light pierced the darkness like a sword, entangling with the violet‑black.

Every collision stirred up a gust of wind!

San Yue Qi held her breath.

(Who exactly is fighting?)

Jing Yuan stood atop a surviving tall building.

The night wind howled, stirring his white hair and robes.

He held a spear with one hand, the tip angled toward the ground, his golden eyes calmly fixed ahead.

About fifty meters away, in mid‑air, a figure hovered.

Dark‑purple armor, a snarling silhouette, burning Flame.

The Berserker's current state was even more ferocious than before.

Its body had swollen a few more meters, reaching about three‑point‑five meters tall.

Two massive Dual Swords were gripped in each hand, the blades forged from pure violet‑black magical energy, surface streaked with scarlet patterns, the Flame on the edges almost lighting half the sky.

The demonic power it exuded pressed on everything around it as if it were solid.

The air beneath its feet twisted, and the stones on the ground were drawn by an invisible force, slowly drifting upward.

It was like a demon god descending upon the world.

Jing Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly.

(Can it still get stronger?)

(What a... troublesome creature.)

The V-shaped Red Light Lock under the Berserker's helmet locked onto Jing Yuan.

It made no sound, but the murderous intent within that red light could cause any ordinary person to collapse on the spot.

Jing Yuan was not shaken in the slightest.

He gently twirled the Golden Spear in his hand, the spear tip tracing a graceful arc in the air.

"Come on," he said, "let me see how far you can go."

The words fell—

Berserker moved!

Its figure vanished instantly, leaving only a blazing Flame trail!

In the next second, it already appeared before Jing Yuan!

Twin Swords slashed down simultaneously!

One to the left, one to the right, sealing off every avenue of evasion!

Jing Yuan did not retreat.

He stepped forward.

The step seemed simple, yet it landed precisely in the blind spot of the Twin Swords' attack—a minuscule gap formed at the instant the two great swords crossed, just enough to accommodate the length of a spear.

The Golden Spear thrust out like a swimming dragon!

The spear tip precisely struck the side of one great sword, leveraging a deflection that altered its direction!

Simultaneously his body rotated, and the other great sword slashed along his back, cutting a few strands of white hair but failing to wound his flesh!

"Boom!"

Twin Swords sliced the air, striking the rooftop, and the reinforced concrete exploded instantly!

The entire building trembled!

Jing Yuan floated down, landing ten meters away.

Berserker's strike missed, and it immediately turned, sweeping its Twin Swords horizontally!

Frenzied sword qi transformed into two violet‑black crescents, slashing toward Jing Yuan!

Jing Yuan pushed off the ground, leaping like a swift swallow; two sword qi swept past his feet, cutting several pillars behind him.

The rooftop of the entire building began to collapse!

He turned midair, using the momentum of his fall, and thrust the Golden Spear downward!

Berserker lifted its head, raising the Twin Swords upward!

Spear and sword collided!

"Clang—!!!"

Golden light and violet‑black Flame burst, the shockwave radiating outward, and the already precarious rooftop completely collapsed!

Both fell together with the collapsing debris!

During the fall, Jing Yuan tapped his toes on the splashing debris, his body shifting direction as nimbly as a bird.

He kept falling while consecutively thrusting out a dozen or so spears!

Spear shadows fell like rain!

Berserker swung its Twin Swords for Blocking, the clashing sounds of sword and spear dense as drumbeats!

"Clang clang clang clang clang—!!!"

Each spear pierced the blade, each thrust shaking Berserker's arm into a slight numbness!

Yet its power was so great that while Blocking, it still found a chance to Counterattack!

A great sword swept in!

Jing Yuan retracted the spear, leaning his body back; the great sword swept past him, the sword wind stinging his cheek!

He used the momentum to flip, landing on a balcony half collapsed.

Berserker slammed heavily onto the ground, its feet sinking half a meter into the rubble.

It lifted its head, the red light under its helmet locking onto Jing Yuan tightly.

No pause.

It surged forward again!

Twin Swords dragged along the ground, carving two deep furrows, with debris splashing to both sides!

Jing Yuan leapt from the balcony, meeting it!

Golden Spear and Twin Swords collided again!

"Boom!!!"

This time, neither side retreated.

Spear and sword pressed together, golden demonic power and violet‑black Flame squeezing each other, emitting a harsh roar.

Jing Yuan held the spear with one hand, the other hand resting behind his back, appearing unhurried.

But his foot had already sunk three inches into the ground.

(Power... is still increasing.)

They quickly assessed in their mind.

Berserker's magical power shows no sign of weakening; instead it grows stronger.

Behind it, someone must be frantically channeling magical power.

(That Master…)

Berserker suddenly exerts force!

The Twin Swords surged forward, pushing Jing Yuan backward three meters!

Their feet carved two deep grooves into the ground!

But they did not panic.

During the retreat, the Golden Spear's shaft suddenly turned, no longer resisting hard, but guiding the Twin Swords' power to slide to one side!

Berserker's force is deflected, and its body slightly loses balance!

It is that instant!

Jing Yuan flicks his wrist, the Golden Spear shoots out, not to attack but to spin once along Berserker's armor; the golden magical energy attached to the spear transforms into a rope, instantly coiling around Berserker's arm!

Berserker freezes.

The next second, Jing Yuan pulls his hand, retracting the spear, and Berserker is driven by this force, its body leaning forward!

Jing Yuan sidesteps, delivering a hard knee strike to Berserker's abdomen!

Bang!!!

Berserker is forced back two steps!