A Knight's Journey Begins in Faiz

At the start of the battle, Jiang Yang took the initiative by fighting two opponents at once.

Since using the Sengoku Driver to transform into Gaim, fighting ordinary Orphnochs is truly a matter of every strike being a fiery explosion, each hit dealing 999 damage.

It boosted his confidence.

I used to have some reservations about fighting two people at once, but now, I just go for it.

Sawada Aki, originally a member of Meteor Academy, was the only one among so many students in Meteor Academy who had been marked to awaken as an Orphnoch.

Before awakening, this guy helped his companions fight against the Orphnochs, but after awakening, he became obsessed with completely abandoning his human heart, even going so far as to kill his former companions for this purpose. Even Truth died at his hands.

Half the reason why the later part of Faiz was unpleasant to watch was because this guy lived for too long, and there were even suspicions of him being redeemed later on. Of course, besides Sawada, Mari's sympathy for Sawada in this part of the story was also hard to bear.

Sawada wielded a huge eight-sided shuriken and swung it at Jiang Yang. Jiang Yang calculated the distance accurately, dodged slightly, and saw the eight-sided shuriken strike his breastplate directly, sending sparks flying.

What?

He should have been able to dodge the attack, but Sawada's arm suddenly extended.

Goodness, I almost forgot you had this ability.

Sawada's limbs all have the ability to extend and retract freely, which can be described as flexible and adaptable.

The performance of the Peerless Military Knife far exceeded Jiang Yang's expectations, whether it was slashing, chopping, thrusting, or parrying. Its ease of use was comparable to the IXA Holy Sword; both were simply a matter of holding them and using them. The feel was significantly better than the Great Orange Pill, which explained why he had tossed the Great Orange Pill aside.

As for the attack strategy?

If I can chop you in half with one stroke, what need is there for any tricks?

Sawada's physical strength is indeed higher than that of an ordinary Orphnoch, but he is still far behind Kitasaki. If Jiang Yang hits him, he will lose about 10% of his health bar.

In short, relying on numerical advantages and a slight difference in experience, Jiang Yang completely crushed the two Orphnochs. Jiang Yang felt that his smooth victory was probably because he wasn't a member of the Meteor Academy, and Sawada didn't provide him with any damage bonus.

It looked like it was about time to unleash his ultimate move. Jiang Yang fought his way closer to the Great Orange Pill, and it was true, the more satisfying it was to throw, the more pathetic it was to pick up.

Just then, a wisp of spider silk shot out from Sawada's mouth and landed directly on the Sengoku Driver, tangling the cutting rod. For a moment, Jiang Yang found it difficult to push it.

"We've already figured it out. Without pushing down the chipping club, you can't unleash a powerful attack. Prepare to die. The lucky four-leaf clover is mine."

Another Orphnoch shouted and charged towards Jiang Yang.

Jiang Yang admitted that your tactic did have some effect, and the inability to amplify the chop shot did have some impact. However, don't make it seem like you can win without amplifying the chop shot, okay?

A large swordsman knocked the charging Orphnoch to the ground, simultaneously piercing his body with his Musou Saber. The Orphnoch's life force dissipated, and flames erupted.

This Orphnoch must be a bit dim-witted. How could there be a situation where he could dominate you for the entire game, only to have the battle turned around just because he couldn't use his ultimate?

He just can't use his ultimate move. His attribute values ​​haven't decreased, and his movements aren't hindered. How can you possibly win?

and…

"Your investigation is not thorough enough."

As Jiang Yang spoke, he removed the orange seed lock.

"Who said you have to push the cutting lever to amplify the image?"

The lock seed is attached to the Musou Saber, and energy gathers as the ultimate attack sound effect plays.

Seeing that things were not going well, Sawada immediately tried to retreat, but how could Jiang Yang let go of such a good opportunity? He would end the stomachache episode by eliminating Sawada.

First, he unleashed two streams of orange energy to bind Sawada, then used the Great Orange Ball to finish him off with a Naginata Musou Slash!

After the explosion, only a pile of ashes, a half-burnt origami crane, and a pair of headphones remained.

"Fine, killing one is the same as killing two!"

Jiang Yang was planning to send the blue-clad secretary away as well, but when he turned around, there was no secretary left; she had already left.

Jiang Yang was speechless; they were running way too fast.

It seems I'll have to wait until next time.

Mount the War Lion, now it's time to find monsters and grind them. There are less than forty progress points left before we can open the passage to the next world, or rather, the passage.

Of course, there's another purpose to keep progressing: if his estimate is correct, he can also get a chance to win a prize when the progress is full.

He wanted to give it a try, just in case he drew something usable. If possible, he still didn't really want to kill anyone.

In short, it's never a bad thing to max out the progress bar as early as possible.

As Jiang Yang passed by a river, he suddenly felt a pang of fear, as if something was watching him.

It's different from Kitazaki and Hanagata; it's a different feeling altogether.

At this moment, the only person Jiang Yang could think of who could give him this feeling was Murakami Kyoji.

As for why it wasn't the King of Orpheus, the King of Orpheus felt colder and more piercing.

"Holy crap, no, buddy, I was just kidding, you're really going to do it?!"

After making a comment, Jiang Yang knew it was too late to run now. Sure enough, a black car appeared on the road ahead.

Jiang Yang stopped the car and immediately took out his phone to call for help.

Although he was confident he could hold his own against Murakami Kyoji with his Gaim, who knew if there were any other ambushes lurking around.

My damned senses are so sharp that I can't sense anything else when there's a particularly dangerous presence nearby.

The call went through, but there was an awkward situation: Jiang Yang didn't know the name of the place he was in. It was hopeless; he needed help but didn't know the name of the place.

I could only give a general overview of the direction and situation, and told Qiao to contact other people as soon as possible.

Today might be an opportunity, a chance to take down Murakami ahead of schedule.

If he hides in the AI ​​and gathers all the Orphnochs, then it seems there's really nothing we can do about him.

Murakami Kyoji got out of the car and met Jiang Yang's gaze, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

This was Jiang Yang's first time facing Murakami Kyoji directly. To put it simply, this person was indeed not good in every way. Just his appearance alone was not Jiang Yang's type.

Don't misunderstand, Jiang Yang didn't mean anything by it; he simply didn't appreciate the appearance.

"I heard that I had to come in person to see you, and now I'm here."

"You shouldn't have come..."

"Ok?"

Jiang Yang shook his head; he couldn't follow the joke.

"Ahem, I wonder what business the president of the AI ​​Group has with a commoner like me?"

"You little rascal, what a little rascal! Quite a few Orphnochs have died at your hands lately, Jiang Yang. I'm very curious, who exactly are you, where did you come from, and what are your purposes?"

Jiang Yang was speechless. He finally understood why Brother Xiaoming had a fixed answer phrase. It was troublesome to think of different words every time someone asked you who you were, so it was better to just use a fixed phrase to answer.

"President, what kind of person do you think I am?"

Jiang Yang had only one goal: to buy time. He absolutely could not act rashly without absolute certainty; this was a principle he had just established.

"It does not matter."

"what?"

Jiang Yang didn't expect the other party to fall for it.

“Jiang Yang, without a doubt, you are an outstanding talent. Among humans, no, even among the Orphnochs, you are above average. I would feel it would be a great pity if such a talented person died. Therefore, I have a proposal: join us.”

Murakami Kyoji's goal was simple: not Jiang Yang, but the forces behind Jiang Yang.

He's already had people analyze the G3-X overnight; it's a very novel design concept, both in philosophy and technology—it's all completely new. Jiang Yang is definitely not just a lone traveler capable of producing something like this.

There must be some organization supporting them behind the scenes.

Jiang Yang: "Huh?"