1. This bastard's unbelievable!
Nothing we do is working!Copy !req
2. This is Huò Shì Míng Huáng?Copy !req
3. Even the most sublime martial talentCopy !req
4. is powerless in the face of my dark arts.Copy !req
5. Only a blade whose existence defies
reality can hope to destroy me.Copy !req
6. Now... unleash the Sorcerous Sword Index.Copy !req
7. You have no other chance at victory.Copy !req
8. He's trying to bait you into using it!Copy !req
9. Huò Shì Míng Huáng is a master of heretical
magics! He's bound to be up to something!Copy !req
10. But...Copy !req
11. Pathetic. With unlimited
power at your disposal...Copy !req
12. You remain a coward, without
the force of will to wield it.Copy !req
13. Damn it! I don't think we're in a
position to be holding back anymore!Copy !req
14. I've never seen a clearer
case of pearls before swine.Copy !req
15. You are unworthy of the
Sorcerous Sword Index.Copy !req
16. We should get out of here. We don't
stand a chance as things are!Copy !req
17. What can you accomplish in your
current state? What can you protect?Copy !req
18. The idea of you safeguarding
this world is third-rate comedy.Copy !req
19. You can't even protect a cherished comrade.Copy !req
20. Tiān Mìng!Copy !req
21. Tiān Mìng!Copy !req
22. Don't do it, Bú Huàn... he's...Copy !req
23. You'll pay, you bastard!Copy !req
24. This doesn't look good, Làng! It's too much!Copy !req
25. Such futile persistence.Copy !req
26. I wasn't able to protect
Tiān Mìng back then.Copy !req
27. I let the fact he was baiting
me get in my head...Copy !req
28. I choked at my chance to end the fight,
and ran with my tail between my legs.Copy !req
29. Tiān Mìng and I were
prepared for the worst.Copy !req
30. But we never expected you to abandon us!Copy !req
31. You want me to collect
your bodies, is that it?Copy !req
32. Any sacrifice is justified as
long as the Index is safe?Copy !req
33. I can't... do that.Copy !req
34. I'm responsible for the Sorcerous Sword Index.
I'm prepared to live with that.Copy !req
35. But I can't face Tiān Mìng...
not until I find a solution.Copy !req
36. Shāng...Copy !req
37. Uh, so hey, what exactly are we doing next?Copy !req
38. We should probably start thinking
about it seriously, right?Copy !req
39. Good point. We were chasing after
the Seven Blasphemous Deaths...Copy !req
40. And somehow, it's only gotten weirder since!Copy !req
41. I don't know the details,Copy !req
42. but Lóu Zhèn Jiè definitely
lost his sword in the Void Junction.Copy !req
43. We'll have to head back
there and search for it.Copy !req
44. So are we waiting until
that mirror lights up again?Copy !req
45. Sounds like we're kicking back
and relaxing until then, boys!Copy !req
46. We're just gonna... ditch the
Enigmatic Gale, then?Copy !req
47. Oh, I wouldn't worry about me.Copy !req
48. He gave this to me as he was leaving.
It's... Uh, it's...Copy !req
49. Oh, that's terrifying! How
in the hell does it talk?Copy !req
50. You're gonna be the one to play that card?Copy !req
51. Anyway, the point is, we can apparently
talk to him no matter where he is.Copy !req
52. I will always be by your sides.Copy !req
53. No need to feel lonely!Copy !req
54. Are... we gonna just walk
around with that... thing?Copy !req
55. I hate the idea of him using it to
cause trouble if I throw it away.Copy !req
56. Oh, he totally would, wouldn't he?Copy !req
57. It's delightful to see my
comrades truly understand me.Copy !req
58. Ah, such sweet fruit,
born of a trusting relationship.Copy !req
59. I've lost him.Copy !req
60. Or perhaps...Copy !req
61. he possesses the means to travel to
and from that strange mirrored maze?Copy !req
62. Searching like this no
longer serves any purpose.Copy !req
63. I had collected these hoping
they'd serve some purpose...Copy !req
64. But how do I make any use of them?Copy !req
65. Hey, you there! What are you up to?Copy !req
66. Whatever I am up to,
it's none of your concern.Copy !req
67. Don't presume authority with me!
This one's suspicious!Copy !req
68. Hey... The way he talks...Copy !req
69. Yeah. He's got the same accent that those
men who were with Shāng Bú Huàn had.Copy !req
70. We definitely can't just let him walk.Copy !req
71. Shāng Bú Huàn?Copy !req
72. If you surrender and cooperate, fine.Copy !req
73. If you resist, you'll suffer for it!Copy !req
74. I wouldn't assume just anyone can subdue me.Copy !req
75. That kind of arrogance can
only lead to disaster.Copy !req
76. Restrain him!Copy !req
77. They talk like they have real authority...Copy !req
78. And they're in pursuit of Shāng Bú Huàn?Copy !req
79. I can use this.Copy !req
80. You should reconsider resorting
to force so quickly.Copy !req
81. Once you do, we can talk.Copy !req
82. I have an idea of where
Shāng Bú Huàn might be found.Copy !req
83. But sharing that information with
peons doesn't serve any purpose.Copy !req
84. Take me to your master.Copy !req
85. What?Copy !req
86. You can keep wandering around in your search,
but it won't get you anywhere.Copy !req
87. But... if you bring me with you,
you may be able to save face.Copy !req
88. I've had enough of your arrogance, you bastard!Copy !req
89. Wait, hold on.Copy !req
90. He does have a point. Think about the mood
Her Majesty has been in...Copy !req
91. I don't want to think about what we'll be inCopy !req
92. for if we return with nothing to show for it.Copy !req
93. F-Fair enough.Copy !req
94. Much better.Copy !req
95. Now, then, I've been meaning
to ask: Where exactly are we?Copy !req
96. You lure him into your
home territory, Xī Yōu,Copy !req
97. trap him inside of an illusory field,Copy !req
98. and you still somehow manage
to lose Shāng Bú Huàn?Copy !req
99. There was some madman who interfered.Copy !req
100. That said, we did come away with...
something, at least.Copy !req
101. A little bit of flattery,Copy !req
102. like calling me "a trustworthy asset,"
wouldn't be inappropriate, Sir Yì Piāomiǎo.Copy !req
103. Why is he here?Copy !req
104. Sir Guǐ Niǎo has
sympathized with our cause,Copy !req
105. and parted ways with Shāng Bú Huàn.Copy !req
106. He is a trustworthy comrade, now.Copy !req
107. Of all the imbecilic...
You actually trusted a word he said?Copy !req
108. You would believe the lies
of the Enigmatic Gale?Copy !req
109. Is there some sort of grudge between
the two of you, Lady Xíng Hài?Copy !req
110. I'm more inclined to wonder what could've
led the Order of the Divine SwarmCopy !req
111. to join hands with a demon.Copy !req
112. Although, access to this Void Junction
and the benefits it offersCopy !req
113. does provide a fairly
self-explanatory answer.Copy !req
114. I don't care how he flattered
the two of you into this,Copy !req
115. but I want to make one thing clear!Copy !req
116. There is nothing on this man's
mind except how to take pleasureCopy !req
117. in foiling the ambitions of others!Copy !req
118. When you speak of foiled ambitions...Copy !req
119. Are you referring to the
case where I kept you fromCopy !req
120. assembling a living doll from
the corpses of beautiful men?Copy !req
121. I'm sure you can see why,
from a human perspective,Copy !req
122. that seems like the opposite of a crime.Copy !req
123. He doesn't act out of some
sense of righteousness!Copy !req
124. He's a sadist who takes sick pleasure
in the suffering of villains!Copy !req
125. All he has done is make you into
his new prey, Wàn Jūn Pò!Copy !req
126. Hypothetically, and this is
pure speculation, mind you...Copy !req
127. Suppose there was some
lunatic who did, in fact,Copy !req
128. delight in terrorizing tyrants of all types.Copy !req
129. General Wàn,Copy !req
130. have you done anything that would make you
an appealing target to such a deviant?Copy !req
131. I have not.Copy !req
132. And there you have it.Copy !req
133. General Wàn's cause is the
furthest thing from evil.Copy !req
134. Demoness... I believe dredging
up your own bitter experiencesCopy !req
135. serves no purpose in this situation.Copy !req
136. I am not putting up with this
farce for a second longer!Copy !req
137. I seem to have caught your ally's disdain.Copy !req
138. You don't need to concern yourself.Copy !req
139. We wouldn't have joined forces with
a demon if we had an alternative.Copy !req
140. But will you really be able to insert
yourself among Shāng Bú Huàn's group again?Copy !req
141. Rest assured, I've laid
the groundwork already.Copy !req
142. They simply believe that I have become
separated from the group while in Xī Yōu.Copy !req
143. I need only rendezvous with them,Copy !req
144. and I will have the means to
keep an eye on their affairs.Copy !req
145. Indeed. And this time, we will wait until
a concrete opportunity presents itself.Copy !req
146. I can only hope it will be that simple.Copy !req
147. Now, then, I'm going to
retire for the moment.Copy !req
148. It's been quite a while since I've
had a safe place to rest, you see.Copy !req
149. Sir Jūn Pò, do you really
think we can trust him?Copy !req
150. He turned his back on Shāng Bú Huàn.Copy !req
151. I'm certain he's some
manner of twisted lowlife...Copy !req
152. Much like myself.Copy !req
153. He's probably after the
Sorcerous Sword Index.Copy !req
154. But until we've taken it from
the Sword-Plundering Nemesis,Copy !req
155. we share the same objective.Copy !req
156. I don't believe Guǐ Niǎo will turn on us
until after the Index is in our possession.Copy !req
157. So until then, we'll make good use of him.Copy !req
158. Understood. If that's your approach,
then I have no objections.Copy !req
159. I should return to the Phoenix Light Palace
for tomorrow's military council.Copy !req
160. Xíng Hài and Guǐ Niǎo... make sure
you watch both of them closely.Copy !req
161. Leave it to me. Make sure to keep us
aware of the imperial army's movements.Copy !req
162. What became of the hunting parties?
Have any of them located the court virtuoso?Copy !req
163. With the exception of the group
who traveled the furthest out,Copy !req
164. they have all returned empty-handed.Copy !req
165. Then behead the leaders of each unit.Copy !req
166. Your Majesty! All they've done
is attempt to follow your orders!Copy !req
167. General, you will serve as the executioner.Copy !req
168. You will wash away the incompetence of
your own men with their very blood.Copy !req
169. Your Majesty! The last of the
hunting parties has returned!Copy !req
170. They've apprehended a man who
claims to know where to findCopy !req
171. the Sword-Plundering Nemesis.Copy !req
172. He what?Copy !req
173. I will question him personally!
Bring him here now!Copy !req
174. Yes, Majesty!Copy !req
175. I am honored to have an audience
with such an esteemed personage fromCopy !req
176. the Xī Yōu royal family.Copy !req
177. And I hope to be of some service—Copy !req
178. Spare me the pleasantries.
Let's discuss the details.Copy !req
179. Shāng Bú Huàn and Làng Wū Yáo crossed
the Wasteland of Spirits into Dōng Li.Copy !req
180. They've since gained the ability
to travel into and out of Xī YōuCopy !req
181. via heretical magics.Copy !req
182. This means that there is no normal means
that will allow you to reach them.Copy !req
183. And who exactly are you,
who knows these things?Copy !req
184. While in Dōng Li, I found myself
at odds with Shāng Bú Huàn,Copy !req
185. and because of the same heretical magic,
I find myself lost, here, in Xī Yōu.Copy !req
186. You're from Dōng Li, then?Copy !req
187. Shāng Bú Huàn has left Xī Yōu already.Copy !req
188. It is possible to follow him with sorcery...Copy !req
189. But I believe that even if
I were to track him down,Copy !req
190. my foes would work together, using strategy,Copy !req
191. in order to simply escape yet again.Copy !req
192. I have already experienced the bitterness
that comes from facing superior numbers.Copy !req
193. And what then? You would ask
me to lend you my soldiers?Copy !req
194. In exchange for your aid, I swear
to deliver Shāng Bú Huàn's head.Copy !req
195. Wha?Copy !req
196. You would have me entrust imperial
soldiers to some random foreigner?Copy !req
197. You clearly don't think too highly
of Princess Cháo Fēng.Copy !req
198. And yet... I do approve of the
madness I notice behind your gaze.Copy !req
199. It is quite agreeable! I can almost see
the rage and obsession you try to conceal.Copy !req
200. You have exactly what I find to be lackingCopy !req
201. in the incompetents that
shuffle around this palace.Copy !req
202. Y-Your Majesty!Copy !req
203. Very well. Take a single squad
of our soldiers with you.Copy !req
204. Put them to good use.Copy !req
205. As you wish.Copy !req
206. I-Inconceivable!Copy !req
207. Still, I'm sure being at the command
of a strange foreigner would impugnCopy !req
208. the pride of Xī Yōu's warriors.Copy !req
209. I would ask, if possible, to have an officerCopy !req
210. from your forces familiar
with command to join us.Copy !req
211. Wàn Jūn Pò.Copy !req
212. Your Majesty!Copy !req
213. You are to abide by his orders,Copy !req
214. and hunt down the Sword-Plundering Nemesis
and his accomplices.Copy !req
215. Should he fail in this task,
remove his head and return with it.Copy !req
216. By your command.Copy !req
217. What exactly do you think you're doing?Copy !req
218. I want to make something clear now.Copy !req
219. I have no interest in Xī Yōu's politics.Copy !req
220. And I don't know what you're trying to
accomplish by lurking in the palace.Copy !req
221. If you prove useful in hunting down
my enemy, then that is enough.Copy !req
222. But...Copy !req
223. Your master... I believe he's
called Huò Shì Míng Huáng?Copy !req
224. Lower your voice!Copy !req
225. If you serve those who know how
to erect a field like that,Copy !req
226. you should have some familiarity
with heretical magic.Copy !req
227. Do you have any idea how
these mirrors are used?Copy !req
228. You... Where did you get that?Copy !req
229. So you recognize them.Copy !req
230. I believe my questions take priority, then.Copy !req
231. That strange spaceCopy !req
232. where I collected these, and eventually
ended up in distant Xī Yōu...Copy !req
233. What in the world is it?Copy !req
234. It's a demonic lair called the Void Junction.Copy !req
235. A demoness, who seems to have suffered
at Shāng Bú Huàn's hands in Dōng Li,Copy !req
236. much like yourself,Copy !req
237. proposed an alliance with us.Copy !req
238. This Void Junction...Copy !req
239. I wandered into that place carrying
a treasure that he sought to retrieve,Copy !req
240. which is why he followed me there.Copy !req
241. I see... that explains what led him to it.Copy !req
242. He ultimately did take my treasure,
and now I find myself pursuing him.Copy !req
243. Shāng Bú Huàn has no reason
to remain in Xī Yōu for long.Copy !req
244. He will use the Void Junction to attempt
to escape to Dōng Li once again.Copy !req
245. What is this treasure you speak of?
A mystic sword of some sort?Copy !req
246. I have no reason to share
the specifics with you.Copy !req
247. No matter. If I leave you to your own devices,
you're bound to get underfoot again.Copy !req
248. The smartest choice here
would be to join forces.Copy !req
249. Finding yourself in an abyss
where light does not reachCopy !req
250. is nothing less than being
totally forsaken by fortune.Copy !req
251. Lurking in the depths of hellCopy !req
252. is an infernal abode,
crawling with a demonic host.Copy !req