Trafford Buyers Club

Chapter 4059 Bai Zhi's Reckless and Unruly Summer Adventure (Part 2: The Cutoff Line)
Feeling the terrifying mental energy fluctuations emanating from Princess Lucia, Bai Zhi felt a chill run down her spine... She only felt much safer when she was by Xia Ji's side.

However, it seems that Sister Xia Ji has become even more powerful.

Actually, the maid cared quite a bit about Xia Ji, and would test any new ideas she had on Xia Ji.

Therefore, the adjustment, modification and evolution of [Xia Ji] is actually a continuous upward process.

"...That was quite a commotion, Sister Xia Ji, is there something wrong with that?"

"Didn't you say that Master was waiting for you to take the things back?" Xia Ji replied calmly.

Bai Zhi felt like she had gotten into trouble. The flowers were actually ordered by the maid, but now it seemed... Oh well, she could just get scolded when she got back.

……

"First time, warning."

The moment Princess Lucia heard Xia Ji's voice, she was momentarily dazed.

The last time I heard something like that was probably the last time.

A raging storm erupted within the sea of ​​spiritual power. As the eldest princess of one of the three great empires on the [Science Side], her power seemed boundless.

This is an extreme provocation against her imperial power.

"[Subspace] unfolds."

But in an instant, a gray radiance exploded from Princess Lucia's body, and at an extremely terrifying speed, it enveloped the entire princess's residence.

Regardless of the outcome, Lucia hopes that what happened today will be known to the outside world, especially at this sensitive time.

A clone of Raphael, and a creation that calls itself "Shaki"...

—Well, let me see how you've grown over the years, my little nephew whom I haven't met yet.

At that moment, the guards in the princess's residence were already mobilized.

Some arrived in person, while others appeared in some kind of mecha—as the imperial princess's guard, they were naturally among the empire's most elite forces.

The eldest princess has already opened the [subspace], which means they can act without too much concern... The outside cannot detect the interior of the [subspace], and as for the damage caused after the war, there are plenty of excuses to cover it up.

After all, Princess Lucia had almost blown up the entire princess's residence on a whim during her daily training sessions, which wasn't the first or second time.

"Go back."

To the guards' surprise, Princess Lucia gave such an order.

Any hesitation would be disrespectful to the imperial authority... no, to the eldest princess. The guards silently returned to the ground.

The enemy may not necessarily be difficult to deal with; it is more likely that it is simply because Her Highness the Princess is eager to hunt, after all, Her Highness has always been known for her military achievements.

While not exactly a fighting fanatic, he does enjoy "getting things moving."

"It seems that Your Highness has been cooped up for too long because of the grand ceremony."

"It's been a long time since we've seen Your Highness make a move. I wonder if the other side can summon [Starlight]?"

"What a fool! Using [Starlight] to wage war on the ancestral planet? Are they trying to blow up [Marindo]?"

Lucia couldn't hear the guards' whispers—because it was a small group of guards.

But she had no time to pay attention to these things at the moment. Her mental energy, like a raging torrent, was continuously surging towards [Xia Ji]. Only she, as the one who released it, knew the intensity of it.

But her mental strength seemed to vanish without a trace... The other party remained calm throughout.

"Second warning."

Lucia raised an eyebrow slightly and gestured with her hand, "No need for that!"

The moment she raised her hand, a large number of buildings in the princess's mansion were violently torn up, and in the blink of an eye, she had demolished nearly a third of the entire mansion!

Driven by the mental power transformed from spiritual energy, the quality of these buildings underwent a terrifying increase!

Like tiny meteorites, a large number of buildings rushed directly towards [Xia Ji]!
Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom—!!!

They crashed into Xia Ji, then continued to squeeze, collide, and squeeze!
Under terrifying pressure, these buildings were quickly fused together into an even larger "meteorite"... The pressure at its center reached an alarming level!
Finally, after all the buildings were completely integrated, a strange look flashed across Lucia's face.

"Third time, warning."

Faced with his strong attack, the opponent only issued a warning in a nonchalant manner?

so what?

Lucia's gaze sharpened slightly.

"Warning over. The target has not ceased its aggressive actions. Proceed with a counterattack."

In an instant, Lucia's heart skipped a beat. Her mental strength was incredibly powerful, and her grasp of everything was extremely sharp... and this startled reaction meant the level of danger!
A straight beam of azure light appeared in an instant, slicing the "satellite"—composed of numerous buildings—directly in half!

When [Xia Ji] reappeared in Lucia's sight, the spear in its hand was already pointing directly at Lucia's forehead!

There was no murderous intent whatsoever!
Xia Ji's eyes were cold, without the slightest change!

Bang-!
The mental energy instantly transformed into an invisible shield—it was even activated autonomously!
Because Xia Ji's speed had clearly exceeded Lucia's normal reaction speed—she felt a terrifying force crashing down on her, and then the princess of the empire's body was smashed into the ground like a cannonball!
The force and acceleration generated when it hit the ground even created several air rings!

boom--!
The moment it landed, the entire [subspace] experienced a violent tremor!

The eldest princess was actually knocked away by her opponent the instant they exchanged blows?
"The Emperor's pink stockings! What have I just seen?!"

The entire princess's residence was almost half completely collapsed due to the fall, forming a terrifying crater in the ground, with billowing smoke and dust!
But the next moment, the smoke and dust were instantly blown away, and the empire's eldest princess was still unharmed. Supported by her mental power and illuminated by the dazzling green light, she looked like a god walking among mortals!
On her face, light green, symmetrical, heraldic lines appeared.

"You... are very good."

Once Xia Ji has begun executing her counterattack, she has absolutely no intention of communicating with the other party—in this state, Xia Ji is one of fighting rather than talking.

As a [machine], as long as it fights, even if it only has one arm left, or only its head left... it will only blow up its head and fight until there is not a single thing left.

Beneath the halo, a pair of energy wings bloomed instantly, followed by a set of light armor as beautiful as a formal gown!
Xia Ji strikes again!
——【Angel Reconstruction】

——【The Echoes of the World】

Its gunshot became even sharper, and the azure spear seemed to contain some kind of penetrating magic, piercing through Lucia's mental barrier with even greater ease!
Faced with Xia Ji's unparalleled speed and rapid attacks, Princess Lucia's body was almost entirely driven by her psychic passive ability!

So fast……

And the opponent's ability to easily pierce through mental energy seemed almost like it was designed to counter her mental energy... Could it be that this was specifically developed to counter the Royal Family of [Abriel]?

Because her body was controlled by her psychic instincts, Lucia had more time to think, but the deeper she pondered, the more surprised she became.

It seems necessary to thoroughly investigate what Raphael experienced during his years on the mythological side.

Just as I was pondering this, a feeling of weightlessness, as if I were falling straight into an abyss, suddenly struck me!
This gave Lucia a strong physiological reaction, making her scalp tingle and her hair stand on end!

【Xia Ji】's attack has been upgraded, and it has increased by several levels in an instant!
Two cannons, constructed out of thin air, instantly appeared on either side of Xia Ji. Immeasurable energy gathered directly in the muzzles of the cannons, like a swirling nebula!
In that instant, time and space seemed to break apart!
freeze!

My thoughts seemed to be frozen!
The emblem on Lucia's face was faintly gray—in this spacetime fracture, even the effects of psychic power were suppressed to an almost dormant state.

She knew that she had slowed down, slowed down countless times... it could even be described as being "time stopped".

"【Infinity, the Narrative of Truth】"

Xia Ji's voice rang out briefly, still devoid of any emotion, as if it were a merciless pronouncement!

"Sister Xia Ji, no!"

"【Starlight】!"

Bai Zhi and Lucia spoke almost simultaneously at that moment!
The former is an urgent plea as if one has committed a grave offense, while the latter is a demand filled with shock, anger, and a hint of fear!
In an instant, a gigantic machine appeared behind Princess Lucia in the fractured spacetime!

But at the same time, the terrifying energy gathered on Xia Ji's two cannons began to drop... After its energy level was reduced by about half in an instant, it was unleashed!
Two torrents of energy burst forth!

At the same time, the enormous machine had fully appeared, its arms instantly swinging out, forming a ring that completely encircled Lucia!

The energy was completely released, and spacetime was frozen. The entire subspace was like ice, and everything returned to deathly silence... Bai Zhi shivered instantly.

Three, two, one!

A few seconds later, a sound like shattering glass rang out, and the huge machine shook, shattering the [frost] that had frozen time and space!
Princess Lucia was still unharmed, her ancestral [God-Slaying Armor Starlight] protected her very well—but at this moment, the princess's face was extremely gloomy!

In the past few seconds, everything was frozen, even thought...

A few seconds is a short time, but it was enough for her to be killed by the opponent at least ten times—and finally, the opponent's attack clearly showed a reduction in energy fluctuation.

Although she did not initially merge with [Starlight], the outcome was still uncertain if they truly went all out.

"You win."

Lucia glanced around expressionlessly... Apart from herself and the other two, the entire Imperial Princess's residence was now frozen in time and space.

The Truth Cannon manifested by [Xia Ji] was also shrinking section by section until it disappeared completely, but the [Angel Reconstruction] armor on its body was not removed.

Lucia gave Bai Zhi, who was hiding in the back, a deep look. "You can leave now. Keep fighting. [Marindo] will only be destroyed. After all, it's where we live, and we're used to it."

Bai Zhi was stunned, feeling as if this incredibly domineering "aunt" was trying to save face for her.

However, Bai Zhi knew that she had probably caused trouble—after all, her master had come to Marindo with a "mission" from a certain pirate alliance.

I wonder how Miss Yuya will punish herself for interfering with her master's game.

She hurriedly floated to Xia Ji's side, gently tugging at the folds of Xia Ji's battle skirt. "Sister Xia Ji, she doesn't seem to have any ill intentions. At first, she just thought I was Raphael... She is Princess Lucia, Raphael's aunt."

【Xia Ji】still had no expression, simply nodded, and then deactivated the 【Angel Reconstruction】 state.

At first, it was just executing a counterattack procedure, and it did not escalate to the level of "annihilation"... so it did not enter overload mode.

"Um, don't come looking for me anymore." Bai Zhi thought for a moment, then said to Lucia, "I'm doing very well now, and I'm very happy... As for the affairs of the [Abriel] Royal Family, they really have nothing to do with me anymore... We're leaving!"

Princess Lucia stood coldly on Starlight's palm, watching Xia Ji and Bai Zhi drift away.

After a while, a trace of blood finally oozed from the corner of Lucia's mouth.

She raised her hand and lightly wiped her face with the back of her hand, a charming smile instantly blooming on her gloomy expression. "You really have no sense of proportion, beating up your aunt as soon as you arrive. Very much like Otina when she was little..."

She let out a soft sigh, a rare gentleness flashing in her eyes.

"That's good, at least you now have the ability to protect yourself..."

Within the royal court, they were probably the first to receive news of Raphael's inheritance of the territory—but at this critical juncture, they had no opinion on how to deal with the return of this royal princess.

Most people are thinking and observing silently, and will not easily make a conclusion.

……

"Your Highness, the Eldest Princess?!"

The rupture in time and space has been lifted, and there is a brief gap in everyone's memories—when their senses return, only a few scattered, dilapidated buildings remain standing in the once vast princess's mansion.

Princess Lucia stood atop one of the barely intact towers, gazing into the distance with an utterly serene expression.

Your Highness seems to be holding... a bouquet of flowers?
Where is the enemy?
Those two people who look so much like...?
At that moment, the leaders of the guards and the head maid of the purple-clad female attendants arrived at Lucia's side.

"If I hear a single word of what happened today," Lucia said without turning her head, "you should know the consequences."

"As ordered!"

Everyone responded with trepidation and cold sweat dripping down their bodies—but keeping this secret with just their mouths wasn't enough; they should have a memory erasure operation done when they got back!

The subspace was not immediately dispelled.

But when this [subspace] was dispelled, the Imperial Princess's residence, which should have been much like ruins, was restored to its original magnificent appearance, without even a trace of the damage.

This is not some kind of time-reversal technique; it's simply because the eldest princess often wreaks havoc on her home, so the real eldest princess's residence has never been above ground, but underground!
Underground, there is an extremely vast space, from the research institute to the testing grounds to the training space, like a small kingdom!
The magnificent princess's palace that exists on the ground is merely a template that can be changed at will.

Meanwhile, Melon Fox suffered cardiac arrest during the disaster and was immediately taken to an underground treatment room after being discovered.

……

……

Landing... in front of the Fox family's hotel.

Bai Zhi finally breathed a sigh of relief, "Sister Xia Ji, thank you for coming to help me."

"Hmm." Xia Ji nodded lightly. "Don't be so reckless in the future."

Bai Zhi stuck out her little tongue. As the sun set, the little girl looked quite tired—suddenly, Bai Zhi's expression changed drastically!
"We're doomed!!"

"?"

"I forgot to bring the flowers!!!"

Xia Ji was silent for a moment, but said calmly, "Go in and explain to the master and young lady."

"..."

Without saying a word, Xia Ji grabbed Bai Zhi's arm and walked inside... Two teardrops, which wouldn't fall, immediately appeared on Bai Zhi's face, swinging like a pendulum.

—I don't want to! o(╥﹏╥)o
—Damn…