It wasn't that Fang Wuwei liked to play dirty or ambush; he preferred a straightforward, face-to-face fight like a true man… It was just that he was quite seriously injured at the present, and that captain earlier was indeed very strong.
As Xiao Hua watched his heart being torn out, endless pain gradually spread from his chest throughout his entire body.
He was going to die. He had revealed his own weakness, and he had even revealed Lotte's weakness… Now Lotte was dead, unable to regenerate without his head, and he himself didn't feel any signs of being immortal… He didn't use metal to kill me…
Fang Wuwei kicked Xiao Hua away, sending him crashing into the Cavaliere, hitting a metal plate, and being pricked by the Cavaliere's built-in armor. Xiao Hua fell to the ground, spitting blood, the large hole in his chest continuously losing vitality.
However, the Cavaliere, having been hit by Xiao Hua, automatically lit its headlights and honked twice, as if protesting.
Xiao Hua struggled to lift his head, glancing at Lotte, who was close by… His head was gone, lying not far away, the cut on his neck perfectly clean, revealing the tight muscles and bones inside… as well as blood gushing out wildly.
He was dead, his good friend was dead… And he, too, was almost there.
He glanced at the Main God's system panel; out of the six-person team, only he was still alive… How pathetic, Xiao Hua scoffed, struggling to stand up. He wanted to fight; he… refused to wait for death like this.
Fang Wuwei, on the other side, ignored the Cavaliere's small protest, looking at Xiao Hua, who was still struggling to get up. He looked at Xiao Hua's heart, which he held in his hand, somewhat puzzled… "Dude, you're still alive without a heart?"
"You bastard…"
Xiao Hua struggled, a bluish-green energy erupting from his entire body… He was going to fight Fang Wuwei with all his might; at least… he wouldn't die as miserably as Lotte. Even without a heart, he could still barely fight for a few more minutes… It was unscientific, but very Reincarnators.
Only now did Xiao Hua clearly see Fang Wuwei's right eye, with its crimson depths and strange patterns.
"Sharingan… Is that it? It's a genjutsu…"
"Yes… Just realizing it now?"
"Uh… When?"
"From the first moment I turned to look at you, you were already caught."
Fang Wuwei silently stored the asauchi into his system space. Since Xiao Hua couldn't be killed by metal objects, he would use something that wasn't metal.
Xiao Hua scoffed at himself, mocking his own foolishness, his mental fragility, to just… die so confusedly. Even if he could fight for a few more minutes, he would eventually meet his demise.
Hahaha… This is truly…
Two tears squeezed from the corners of Xiao Hua's eyes. He only now realized he hadn't even taken off his glasses, but it didn't matter anymore.
"I'm coming, damn it!"
Xiao Hua roared, all the bluish-green energy concentrating on his fist. With a burst from his feet, he instantly appeared before Fang Wuwei's face and threw a punch, only to have it easily caught by Fang Wuwei's outstretched hand. Then, with a flick of his wrist, he threw Xiao Hua off balance, making him stumble. Fang Wuwei then raised his other hand and slammed Xiao Hua's heart, which he was holding, hard into Xiao Hua's face, splattering dark red blood, and then kicked him away.
Did you really think you could beat me? Did the genjutsu make you overconfident?
Xiao Hua fell to the ground, the large hole in his chest tearing with his movements. The bone-deep, excruciating pain made it unbearable, but at this moment, he no longer cared. He wasn't afraid of pain, but he was afraid of the disgrace of death.
Struggling to stand up, Xiao Hua picked up his heart and silently looked down at it… So this is what my heart looks like… These blood vessels, this flesh… So beautiful…
Before he could examine his heart more closely, Fang Wuwei lunged forward, grabbed Xiao Hua by the neck, and with a squeeze, broke his neck.
With a crunch, Xiao Hua's eyes dimmed, and finally, his hands dropped limply. Blood dripped from his mouth onto Fang Wuwei's hand, staining it with the aura of death.
Fang Wuwei released his hand, and Xiao Hua fell limply to the ground, his head twisted, deader than dead.
Fang Wuwei looked at his hand, covered in foul-smelling blood. Disgusted, he bent down and searched Xiao Hua's clothes for a clean piece of fabric, hoping to wipe it off, as it was better to return things taken from someone's body to them.
After searching around, he found that the only clean fabric on Xiao Hua was his underwear… That place was even less clean.
Ultimately, Fang Wuwei could only gather magic in his hand and conjure a water ball to wash his hands.
[Water Ball Technique
C-rank skill
Description: It has no power at all; if you throw it at someone, they'll think it's just a water balloon!]
After he was done, Fang Wuwei roughly pulled Lotte's body off the Cavaliere's spikes, appeased the Cavaliere, and then rode off. He needed to quickly find Maki and then go home, go home… The green dot representing Maki hadn't moved since earlier, likely having fainted, and he needed to check on her.
Accompanied by the roar of the engine, Fang Wuwei drove the Cavaliere into the night, leaving only two red taillights trailing behind, slowly fading away.
And shortly after he left, their previous battleground was smashed by a flying piece of a house, and the bodies of Xiao Hua and Lotte were instantly crushed into a pulp, leaving no proof of their former existence in this world.
...............
Speeding all the way, Fang Wuwei arrived at Ikenouchi Maki's location, a forest outside Konoha Village.
It was clear that Ikenouchi Maki had learned her lesson this time, knowing to obey orders and leave Konoha, but it seemed she was unlucky enough to encounter Reincarnators…
Fang Wuwei stopped upon arriving at the scene, dismounted, and walked towards Ikenouchi Maki, who lay on the ground. He sighed, yet his face was filled with pleased relief.
The grass at the scene was torn to shreds… Although that idiom might not be the best description, he truly couldn't find a better word. The air still carried the sharpness of swift wind and the heroic sword intent… Hmm…
Fang Wuwei raised his hand, and a gentle breeze swirled in his palm, softly caressing his fingers, gently rubbing, as if telling him what had happened there.
Ikenouchi Maki had comprehended Gale Sword Technique.
He glanced at Ikenouchi Maki, who lay unconscious on the ground, then at the badly damaged corpse not far from her… Mantis had now reverted to human form, her red skin gone, but she didn't look human… At least at the present, one could barely recognize that the thing was human before it died, scattered in pieces, with no good flesh anywhere on her body, especially her face… Ugh, it was utterly rotten, her hair completely scraped off, making him wonder if this Reincarnators had done something to Maki before, to strike so viciously…
However, this was even better than Ikenouchi Maki comprehending Gale Sword Technique; she had killed someone, started it, and it wouldn't be difficult to do it a second time… In their line of work, killing was unavoidable. This time, it even saved Fang Wuwei the trouble of teaching Maki how to kill. This was a good thing, a good thing.
Picking up the Fu Chen Blade that had fallen beside Ikenouchi Maki, and seeing the cracks all over it, and the blade that no longer gleamed with cold light, Fang Wuwei fell silent… Then he simply flicked it, and the pale red blade, as if unable to bear the weight, immediately shattered into countless pieces, falling to the ground, sparkling in the moonlight.
The Fu Chen Blade was gone; it had fulfilled its mission.
Fang Wuwei sighed and gently picked up Ikenouchi Maki, who was unconscious on the ground. He carefully examined her injuries, which only made him feel more relieved.
They had fulfilled their mission; it was time for them to leave.
Fang Wuwei took one last look back at the Nine-Tails, which was still rampaging after being pushed out of Konoha Village by the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi using the Nyoibo, and at the giant toad that had suddenly descended from the sky and pinned the Nine-Tails beneath it.
"Goodbye… Minato, we will meet again."