Chapter 21 The Ability of the 'Protagonist'!

Jason calmly looked at Edward who was exactly the same as him, and then looked 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 in the wind and filled the street. Toise's head on the box was still wide open, and the pupils were full of surprise and disbelief.

And the note attached to his forehead danced back and forth with the night wind.

The words 'boring, not fun' on the note became distorted.

Immediately, under the darkness of night, this bloody head lit by the street lamps had a strange feeling.

ceremony!

The other party is completing a 'transformation' ceremony.

Different from the previous 'reincarnation', the current 'ritual' is a 'transition' from one person to another.

There should be some kind of relationship between the two rituals.

Or to be more precise, a 'new' Edward can be regarded as having completed the ritual of 'reincarnation' in the true sense.

Just why choose him?

Or to be more precise, why did you choose his 'book'?

You must know that his books are very general, and they are not worth mentioning at all compared with those real famous masterpieces.

Not only is it not as famous, but there are quite a few loopholes in the book.

and many more!

Vulnerability?

Is it?

Jason instantly thought of what Edward had just said, 'My world, must be... perfect! ’

"make up!"

"Completely 'make up' the loopholes in my book!"

"Making it perfect is part of this 'ritual'?"

Jason looked at Edward and asked.

Pop, pop, pop.

Edward clapped like Jason, with a look of admiration on his face.

"As expected of the replacement I chose, although your writing is really average, your brain response is not bad."

"It may be a good choice to be able to live in this world instead of you, the only pity is..."

"You look normal."

"Do not."

"It's ugly, so to speak."

"This clumsy body, rough face, without the slightest sense of beauty."

"Besides, she doesn't even know how to dress up."

"As a man, you really failed."

Edward evaluated Jason's figure and face in a condescending manner, showing undisguised disgust on his face.

As he spoke, the behind-the-scenes who planned everything raised his hand, touched his rude cheek, and sighed with a slightly resentful feeling.

It's not surprising that ordinary people behave like this.

But at this moment, what Edward has is... Jason's face.

What would 'Jason' look like with disgust and resentment?

Jason didn't know it himself.

He habitually hides his expression.

And now, he knows.

Not only know, but also see clearly.

Jason frowned in disgust, and the urge to smash the 'fake' in front of him with a punch rose from the bottom of his heart.

The awake John and Brian also saw it.

The corners of their mouths couldn't help but lift up, but they knew that they couldn't do this now and had to restrain themselves, so the corners of their mouths lifted back to normal.

However, when the two of them looked at 'Edward' again, the corners of their mouths cocked up again just after they returned to normal.

Then, restraint again.

After just two or three cycles, John and Brian became twitching at the corners of their mouths.

puff!

Finally, there was laughter.

John and Brian laughed almost at the same time.

"Sorry, I know I shouldn't, but I didn't hold back."

The two said apologetically to Jason, but only halfway through the words, they had to cover their mouths and control their laughter.

In this regard, Jason remained silent.

It's just that the coldness in Edward's eyes is getting more and more fierce.

"It's ok."

"My knights."

"Your smiles make me happy."

'Edward' waved his hand indifferently, and then, in a commanding tone, said, "John, can you help me find a decent dress for a while? I don't want a modern suit, I need a traditional aristocratic dress. , with white lace trim, a wig, a red-and-black top, and white pants."

"By the way, can you help me find a pair of leather shoes by the way? It's best black calfskin, the kind with heels, to complement my white pants."

John doesn't pay attention to 'Edward' at all.

He looked at each other with sarcasm in his eyes.

And then, the next moment—

"Yes, Your Excellency."

John said so.

While speaking, John placed one hand on his chest and bowed slightly.

When the ceremony was completed, John was suddenly taken aback.

what happened?

How could he salute the enemy?

"Don't be confused, my knight."

"These are just what you should do."

'Edward' continued.

"Yes, Your Excellency."

John answered.

After the voice fell, John returned to normal again, and he stared at 'Edward' with a hellish look.

Brian on the side simply took out a gun and pointed it at 'Edward'.

"My knight, this is not what you should do."

'Edward' frowned.

"Sorry, Your Excellency."

Brian immediately apologized and put away the gun.

And when the gun returned to the holster, Brian, like John, stared at 'Edward' with wide eyes.

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, you will have the most loyal subordinates."

"Even if these people used to be the subordinates of the 'villain', the effect would be even better!"

"And, this is just the beginning."

"When the 'ceremony' is really completed, they will be 100% loyal to me, and then more people will join the queue and regard this as an honor."

'Edward' explained to Jason with a complacent tone.

Jason frowned.

There is something abnormal about the 'Edward' in front of him.

Judging from the layout of the other party, the other party is a very meticulous person. Would such a person explain to him kindly?

And with a kind of show off?

Absolutely not!

This is not the character of the other person.

unless……

"You explain to me that it is also part of the 'ritual'?"

Jason asked.

"certainly."

"I have to be surprised again by your cleverness."

"Unfortunately, I am the 'protagonist' and you are the 'villain'. With the continuous completion of the 'ceremony', you will definitely become mindless and impulsive."

'Edward' nodded and said with a smile.

Then, he stepped forward.

The two sides were already very close.

As 'Edward' stepped forward, his nose almost touched everything.

"Do you really want to hit me?"

"I remind you."

"No matter what kind of attack I encounter from you, I won't die!"

"At most, it's close to death!"

"And every time I'm near death, it makes me stronger!"

The voice of 'Edward' just fell——

puff!

A broad-blade short-handled machete cut him in half.

As the blood splattered, 'Edward''s body was split in two and fell to the ground.

However, 'Edward' did not show any pain, let alone scream.

Instead, he looked at Jason with a smile.

"As I said, if I encounter any attack from you, I will not die!"

With such words, 'Edward''s severed body healed on its own.

He patted the dust on his body and stood up simply.

Then……

A broad-blade short-handled machete appeared in Edward's hands.

This is Jason's weapon.

The last second, it was still in Jason's hands.

At this moment, it has been held in the hands of 'Edward'.

The whole process happened in an instant, John and Brian didn't see what was happening at all, and the weapons had already changed hands.

Even Jason himself didn't respond.

He just felt the light in his right hand holding the knife, and then, his weapon appeared in the opponent's hand.

Jason narrowed his eyes and stared at the weapon that belonged to him in Edward's hands.

'Edward' continued to smile.

"Oh, forgot to tell you."

"Every time I survive my near-death, I will not only become stronger, but also get the corresponding props, abilities, etc. from you with great luck, and..."

"These props, abilities, etc. that I have obtained will blossom into the 'ability' that you buried, revealing their true side."

'Edward' said and played with this broad-blade machete.

Then, he waved several times.

I saw a sudden tremor of the originally ordinary wide-bladed short-handled machete.

hum!

The blade hummed, and the abnormal sound was loud.

A layer of gray mist appeared on the blade, and illusory figures and monsters began to appear in the mist.

He (it) howled, he (it) begged.

But, eventually annihilated.

hum!

There was a louder hum.

Then, everything went back to normal.

It's just that there is a strange color on the wide-blade short-handled machete.

The shape has not changed, but the first impression of people who see this knife is that it is sharp and sturdy.

"Look at it..."

boom!

Before the words of 'Edward' could be finished, Jason kicked him on the neck.

It contains expert-level [Unarmed Fighting] skills and proficient-level [Griffin Fighting] skills. It is not only extremely fast, but also extremely ferocious.

Click!

'Edward''s neck was immediately kicked off.

Moreover, the strength was not leaked in the slightest, 'Edward' stood in place and did not move. He completely endured such strength with his body.

As a result, the sound of broken bones began to spread.

Click, click.

The spine and legs are directly crushed.

'Edward' fell to the ground like mud.

However, soon, 'Edward' stood up again.

Not only the fractured neck, the shattered cervical vertebrae, and the leg bones were restored like this, but Edward's body seemed to become stronger and stronger.

more importantly……

A hockey mask appeared in his hand.

"A mask as ugly as you."

"Is this your treasure too?"

"However, it's mine now."

'Edward' glanced at the ice hockey mask in his hand and evaluated it with his own aesthetics.

Although the evaluation in his mouth was not high, after the voice fell, he still wore it on his face.

The moment 'Edward' put on the mask.

John and Brian in the distance saw a strange color on the ice hockey mask.

It was obviously just a seemingly ordinary ice hockey mask, but there was an inexplicable trace of fear in the hearts of the two of them.

This is impossible for John and Brian.

You must know that both of them have experienced countless life and death tasks, and their fear has long been abandoned, and calmness is their accustomed state.

But at this time, fear 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 exactly how terrifying things can be to ordinary people.

I'm afraid, just looking at it will make your hands and feet go weak!

If you look at it for a long time, it may cause irreversible damage to the mind!

Of course, more importantly, the 'Edward' in front of him is really weird.

It turned out to be 'immortal'!

Or……

When facing Jason, it is undead!

Moreover, it will become stronger with Jason's attack!

Jason can't!

And them!

The other is able to control one of them!

What about the two at the same time?

Think of this, almost at the same time!

John and Brian shot, and they both pointed their guns at 'Edward' at the same time.

However, just when the two were about to pull the trigger, the index finger couldn't pull it down, and an inexplicable force blocked them, preventing them from shooting.

"My knights."

"You can't hurt me, one or two."

"Just like Jason couldn't really kill me."

"All of this is a 'ceremony'!"

'Edward' watched the scene where the two wanted to shoot, but couldn't pull the trigger, and the smile in his eyes grew stronger.

Although covered by a mask, John and Brian could feel such a smile.

Both of them felt a sense of powerlessness in their hearts.

The two of them couldn't shoot at 'Edward'.

And Jason can't really kill 'Edward'.

How should this fight continue?

Just when the two fell into powerlessness, Jason shot again.

It is still [Unarmed Fighting] combined with [Griffin Fighting Technique].

This time, Jason kicked 'Edward' in the knee socket and made the opponent kneel on the ground. He directly stepped on 'Edward''s head and pressed it to the ground.

boom!

The huge force made cracks appear on the asphalt road.

Under Jason's feet, there are fragments of flesh and bones everywhere, and the brains are like smashed watermelons, showing a radial pattern.

But just as Jason's feet left, these things returned to their original state again.

The head of 'Edward' appeared there intact.

Then, the other party jumped up.

Different from the previous 'clumsy', this time 'Edward' is quite neat and has a sense of skill.

"The ability to fight hand to hand?"

"Really good ability."

"Now it's mine!"

'Edward' announced.

Then, 'Edward' walked towards Jason again.

In his mouth, the words continued to sound——

"The 'protagonist' has grown to a certain extent, and naturally he has to take action against the 'villain', and, unlike the 'villain' procrastination, the protagonist will definitely hit the 'villain' with a fatal blow!"

The voice fell, and 'Edward' slashed out.

puff!

The blade skimmed Jason's neck.

'Edward' then brushes past Jason.

The smiling 'Edward' did not look back at Jason who was headed.

Because, he knows.

He succeeded.

Jason, dead.

He is about to replace 'Jason' in a real sense.

Look at the shock in the eyes of the two knights, John and Brian.

How surprised they were.

How incredible they are.

They... why do they always look behind me?

'Edward', who walked towards John and Brian step by step, finally noticed the difference in John and Brian's eyes as the distance got closer.

What's behind him?

Just a corpse!

'Edward' thought, and turned to look.

But at this moment, a pair of generous and powerful hands pressed on his head.

Then, those hands twisted hard—

Click.

(End of this chapter)