Chapter 129: Chapter 129: Who's Threatening Whom?
In Dottore's life, there were only two times he experienced unbearable humiliation. One was when the Academia denounced him as a heretic and mercilessly expelled him, and the other was this very moment.
He was actually toyed with twice by the same person!
A chilling coldness emanated from his eyes, and fury burned intensely within them. He swore to utterly torture and kill Yide to vent his burning hatred.
He abruptly pulled out the silver awl pinning Thundercalp, and with an even fiercer offensive than before, mercilessly attacked Lin Yide.
Lin Yide did not dare to be careless; he knew well what a terrifying existence his opponent was.
Lin Yide quickly summoned the Black Sword. The Vision at his waist shone brightly, and the four elemental powers of Ice, Electro, Hydro, and Pyro swiftly converged upon the tip of his sword.
The silver awl pierced through the four-layered elemental shield like a meteor, finally colliding head-on with the Black Sword.
"Bang!" The moment of impact, a deafening collision sound rang out.
Lin Yide was knocked back dozens of meters by the powerful shockwave, barely managing to regain his footing.
However, the silver awl's attack did not stop; it struck again, forcing Lin Yide into panicked evasion and desperate flight.
The situation on the field became increasingly unfavorable for Lin Yide; if this continued, injury was likely inevitable.
Just as the situation grew tense, Kaedehara Kazuha decisively made his move.
"Chihayaburu!"
He leaped up and descended from the sky, carrying a fierce wind vortex, directly targeting Dottore, who was fully focused on controlling the silver awls.
Facing this sudden offensive, Dottore slightly frowned. Left with no choice, he had to recall one silver awl to block Kaedehara Kazuha's fierce attack.
He had originally planned to deal with Kaedehara Kazuha first, then turn back to handle Lin Yide.
However, to his surprise, Kaedehara Kazuha displayed strength no less than that of the lowest-ranked Fatui Harbinger, successfully blocking his determined fierce offensive multiple times in a row.
Lin Yide, who had regained his footing, also began to launch a counterattack. The Black Sword in his hand was like surging waves; his offensive came wave after wave, continuously sweeping towards Dottore.
Facing this tide-like offensive, a trace of surprise flashed in Dottore's eyes.
He clearly recognized that Lin Yide was using the sword techniques of the Knights of Favonius, and his sword mastery had reached a pinnacle state.
Jean, the Vice-Captain of the Knights of Favonius, who was similar in age to Lin Yide, had sword skill only at the Master level, which was already considered a genius among geniuses.
The Lin Yide before him was simply a monster!
Meanwhile, Kaedehara Kazuha's joining made the battle situation more complex.
He used wind as his sword, fighting alongside Lin Yide. Their attacks intertwined to form a dense offensive net, trapping Dottore in a predicament.
In this three-way melee, the battle gradually fell into a stalemate.
Dottore's mood grew worse and worse. He had boasted before the Fatui meeting, but now he was pushed into such a situation.
After a brief weighing and struggle, he finally made up his mind.
He actually gave up defending against Lin Yide's offensive, turning instead to fully control the two silver awls, aiming directly for Kaedehara Kazuha.
In his plan, as long as he could eliminate Kaedehara Kazuha first, he could then focus on dealing with Lin Yide.
For this, he did not even hesitate to pay the price of severe injury, just to turn the tide of battle.
This move was utterly ruthless and desperate, completely exceeding Kaedehara Kazuha's expectations.
Although Kaedehara Kazuha used all his strength to block the fierce attack of one silver awl, facing the second awl that followed immediately, he was powerless to resist.
In that life-or-death moment, a figure abruptly blocked in front of Kaedehara Kazuha, taking the fatal blow for him.
The cruel smile on Dottore's lips froze in that instant. Before he could make any reaction, Lin Yide's Black Sword swiftly pierced through his heart.
Violent elemental power raged within Dottore's body, triggering a series of fierce elemental reactions: Vaporize, Overload, Superconduct, Electro-Charged... These reactions, like rampaging beasts, frantically destroyed his physical form.
At this moment, Dottore's heart was filled with endless regret.
The damage caused by Lin Yide's strike had exceeded the limit that this 'slice' of his physical form could withstand.
Dottore stared venomously at Lin Yide, gritting his teeth and swearing, "Yide, I promise you, I will personally torture you and everyone around you to death, slowly and agonizingly!"
Facing such a threat, Lin Yide merely gave a contemptuous laugh, "Then come try!
But I must tell you, from today onwards, because of your assassination attempt on me, the Fatui will be considered enemies by West Factory.
From now on, when we in West Factory see a Fatui member, we will kill every single one we see!
Simultaneously, Fontaine will officially break diplomatic relations with Snezhnaya!
As for your Northland Bank, the Furina Foundation will launch a full-scale assault!
And don't even think about completing another one of your experiments!
We'll see who is ultimately threatening whom!"
After saying this, Lin Yide gave Dottore no chance to retort. He increased the intensity of his attack, mercilessly and completely destroying this 'slice' of Dottore, turning it into ash.
Almost at the same moment, all of Dottore's 'slices' sensed the destruction of that physical body.
"What a useless thing!"
"Couldn't even deal with a mere mortal!"
"Simply the trash among trash!"
"...."
For a while, various sounds of mockery and insults rose and fell.
"Silence, all of you!" Dottore's strongest 'slice' sternly rebuked. "Now is not the time for mutual accusations. We need to concentrate on finding a way to eliminate Yide as soon as possible. Otherwise, we will face serious consequences."
He was very clear that if Yide truly took such actions, it would bring severe consequences that Snezhnaya could not bear.
Although Snezhnaya still surpassed Fontaine in overall strength, Fontaine's rapid development in recent years had made it no less inferior to Snezhnaya in terms of technology and military power.
If the two directly clashed, the result would only be mutual destruction.
More importantly, in the near future, a greatly weakened Snezhnaya would have difficulty resisting the threat of the Heavenly Principles.
"Who is willing to go deal with Yide?" he asked in a deep voice.
All the 'slices' fell silent.
They could clearly sense Yide's strength; if it were them, they would likely have died by Yide's hand long ago.