Girl, you form the head.

Chapter 26 Defeat

Chapter 26 Defeat
The third transformation went much more smoothly than the previous two, with an initial synchronization rate of 45%. As a result, Blaze was able to use the Shadow Knight Lance, the final attack, immediately, instead of needing Ruri's cooperation as she had in the previous two transformations.

But now, their synchronization rate is rapidly decreasing, to the point that they can no longer maintain the Shadow Mist Knight's Lance.

Bai Chi immediately switched his perspective to the consciousness space and saw that Liu Li Hui's face was sickly pale, and her arms, which had been relaxed and were protecting her chest, were slowly tightening.

“Incandescent…” Ruri’s voice trembled, “I feel a little cold.”

Bai Chi could also see that at this moment, Ruri's reaction was indeed like subconsciously wrapping her body tighter after catching a cold.

This is the normal reaction for most people after catching a cold.

The problem is that this is in an incandescent consciousness space, where theoretically the concept of temperature should not exist.

Ruri did indeed feel the cold and reacted. In the incandescent space of consciousness, the action of "hugging her body" meant contracting her power.

"The synchronization rate has dropped to 41.5%."

Although he still didn't know exactly what had happened, Bai Chi couldn't just stand there dumbly. He immediately pulled the Shadow Mist Knight's Lance from the wrecked head of the vengeful ghost, picked up the unconscious Xia Tian, and took a step back to leave the office. The whole movement was smooth and took less than two seconds, but the synchronization rate had already dropped to "40.2%".

Fortunately, the number stopped at that level.

It seems that it has indeed been attacked in some way.

Bai Chi raised his head and looked again at the shattered vengeful spirit.

With his knightly eyes, far surpassing those of ordinary people, Bai Chi could see a black dust floating on the corpse of the vengeful ghost.

Is that what it is? Is it some kind of toxin?
Bai Chi didn't know, so he could only ask Liu Li Hui first: "How are you?"

"I don't know." Ruri's body was still trembling. "But I feel... very bad, very cold."

Bai Chi looked at the system panel again, and sure enough, Liu Li Hui's status was also "sluggish" on the panel.

This guy is definitely not as simple as he seems.

Bai Chi stared intently at the corpse of the vengeful ghost. He saw the dust gather thicker and thicker, vaguely forming a human-shaped outline.

What exactly is this thing?
The humanoid silhouette is visible in incandescent ink, and naturally, it can also be seen in glass.

She only glanced at it before her body stiffened abruptly, her eyes filled with terror.

"How, how is it possible?!"

"What's wrong?" Bai Chi asked immediately. "Do you know what this is?"

"No, impossible, he couldn't be here!" Ruri-e seemed not to hear Bai Chi's voice, continuing to mutter to herself, "How could he have tracked me here?!"

"What exactly happened?" Bai Chi pressed. "Who is he?"

Ruri-e still didn't answer, continuing to shake her head and repeat the word "impossible".

Bai Chi didn't understand why Liu Li Hui suddenly acted like this, but at that moment the scene in front of him suddenly flickered.

The humanoid silhouette transformed into a mysterious figure draped in a black robe, with only his eyes visible.

Bai Chi paused for a moment, and when he looked again, it had transformed into a human-shaped outline.

Then the mysterious figure in black robes and the humanoid silhouette flickered rapidly. One second they were being watched by the eyes under the black robes, and the next they turned into a shapeless dust, as if two completely different pictures were switching back and forth.

Bai Chi immediately realized that the mysterious figure in black robes was a scene seen by Liuli Hui, not him. However, in their merged state, what Liuli Hui saw could also be transmitted to him.

That thing's target is Ruri-e!

He bypassed Bai Chi from the start and launched a direct attack on Liu Li Hui inside Bai Chi's body!
Realizing this, Bai Chi immediately threw the Shadow Mist Knight Spear, which he was still holding, at the humanoid head.

But the Shadow Knight's Lance vanished with a "poof" halfway through its flight, without ever touching the humanoid silhouette.

But this wasn't because it was blocked by the humanoid silhouette, but because... "the synchronization rate has dropped to 35.7%".

"no no!"

In the space of consciousness, Ruri could not even stand up. She was like a frightened child, squatting in a corner and crying uncontrollably.

"No, don't take me back, no!" "Fused material: Lapis Lazuli Painting, status low (continuously declining)"

The system's cold notification tone overlapped with Ruri's devastating screams.

This naturally had a significant impact on Bai Chi, who controlled the knight's body. In his vision, the switching speed between the humanoid silhouette and the mysterious black-robed man was also rapidly increasing.

Moreover, it wasn't just the image of a person; the man in the black robe was like a drop of ink falling into pure water. The area he occupied expanded rapidly, and the monotonous background of the forensic office spread into a cemetery full of tombstones.

Two completely different scenes, one black and one white, are scrolling rapidly, like a dream invading reality, or reality cutting through a dream.

Even though Bai Chi was trying his best to concentrate, he was still so overwhelmed by the bizarre and dazzling scene changes that he could barely keep his eyes open.

"The synchronization rate has dropped to 28%."

"The glass art, which incorporates various materials, is in extremely poor condition (on the verge of collapse)."

Bai Chi clenched his fist.

This can't go on any longer; if it continues, we won't even be able to keep our Rider form.

“Ruri-e, you…”

Bai Chi tried once again to summon Liu Li Hui.

But at that moment, the bizarre and fantastical scene suddenly froze.

The background is still the forensic office, and that human-shaped silhouette...

Bai Chi's pupils narrowed slightly.

There was no longer a human figure, because the mysterious man in black robes had walked out of the graveyard, out of the office, and was standing in front of him.

Those ghostly green eyes, like will-o'-the-wisps, almost touched the incandescent knight's gaze.

“I…” he began slowly, his voice hoarse like that of a rotting corpse, yet filled with barely suppressed excitement, “I’ve found you, Hui.”

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah!"

The glass painting completely collapsed, and the synchronization rate instantly dropped below 20.

With no other option, Bai Chi could only raise his fist and smash it into the other person's head.

However, the extremely low synchronization rate greatly reduced his strength and speed. Before his fist could land, the mysterious man in black robes launched an attack first.

He grabbed Bai Chi by the neck and then opened his mouth.

Then countless evil spirits, identical to those of the Shadow Knight, burst forth from his throat, instantly engulfing the incandescent flame.

……

There was a "boom".

Bai Chi was sent flying from the third floor and crashed hard into a police car.

The police car's siren blared, instantly shattering the tranquility of the night.

But Bai Chi couldn't care less about that now.

Because the system panel is also issuing a warning.

"Warning! Warning! Synchronization rate has dropped to 15% (incapacitated, transformation about to end)"

In the space of consciousness, Ruri had already completely lost consciousness.

Exhausted, Bai Chi leaned his head against the police car and sighed heavily.

"We've been defeated."