Want to be human, but cube-like

If before, it was only because of seeing Alex and Sora

Having been introduced to the island and developed a curiosity about another world, it was at this moment that Xiangzi truly faced the reality of the world in a sober state.

This entity, known as witches and familiars, poses a real threat to humanity.

What they could see was a round sphere that was a meter tall. There was a long arm on each side of the sphere, but it did not move. It just kept covering the front of the sphere, with one arm on top and the other on the bottom.

Using the dim light, Xiangzi opened his eyes and observed carefully, only to discover that each of the two hands was covering a tightly closed large eye and a similarly tightly closed large mouth.

The sphere is covered with strange, twisted patterns, but you can vaguely see that they are somewhat similar to the texture of a volleyball.

It seems that this is indeed a volleyball, but its design is a bit too novel.

"Do you feel anything?"

Alex waited for a while, but didn't see the familiar make any other moves. It was still banging against the wall. So she turned around and asked Xiangzi a question.

"No, no, I don't feel anything unusual, and I can't hear any voices like the one that tempted me to commit suicide that day."

After carefully examining the area, Xiangzi shook her head with certainty. Her face was slightly flushed as she turned to the side and lifted the hem of her dress a little to look at the tattoo on her lower abdomen.

Alex also went over to take a look, and indeed there was no movement at all.

On her fair and delicate skin, the shattered gold coin remained dull and lifeless.

"Perhaps we need to find a familiar that belongs to the Banker Witch, just like the one from yesterday, to find out the purpose of this Witch's Kiss."

Before Xiangzi's shyness reached its peak, Alex withdrew her gaze, saying as she looked back at the familiar.

Although they could also choose to use Xiangzi as bait and go alone to see if they would be marked with the "Witch's Kiss" by the familiar in front of them, just like that day, and then study the familiar's purpose and function.

But Alex would never let Xiangzi take such a pointless risk, and Xiangzi had no interest in adding another strange tattoo to his body.

After all, the location where that shattered gold coin appeared on his body was strange enough.

"Then let's take care of it."

Crouch down and lock.

Alex glanced at the minimap one last time, confirming that there were no other living beings within a radius of over two hundred meters on the minimap besides the two of them and the familiar in front of them, before closing the minimap.

In an instant, in Xiangzi's eyes, that white blade of light, almost forming a straight line, landed on the familiar in the distance.

In her vision, the figure of Alex, who was still beside her, also disappeared.

Immediately afterwards, a howling wind whipped up her dress, causing Xiangzi to squint slightly and clutch the bag of clothes in her arms.

"Snapped!"

A clapping sound rang out.

The familiar, which happened to be in mid-air, was hit by Alex's wooden sword and deviated from its original path, shooting towards the wall high in the sky.

Alex frowned as she looked at the health bar in her line of sight, which had dropped by a small increment.

Unlike the creatures on the Sky Island and Alex herself, she discovered yesterday that the life value displayed to all creatures in this world was a red bar without any specific quantitative value. She could only see the approximate remaining health and then estimate how much health she had lost as a percentage.

It's indeed quite troublesome not being able to see how much health she has. For example, right now, she seems to have underestimated the familiar in front of her.

The initial thrust of this sword strike deals significant damage; when it lands on an Enderman, it can inflict more than seven blocks of damage in an instant.

However, hitting this familiar only reduced its health by less than one-tenth.

Clearly, this one is much more difficult to deal with than the familiar he faced yesterday.

While he was pondering, the familiar that had been shot at the wall bounced back with a loud thud after colliding with it.

With a casual slash, the seemingly fragile wooden katana pulled the familiar away once again.

This time, it seemed to be prepared. The familiar was not flung too far. It spontaneously adjusted its landing point and landed with a "thud" on the wall not far from Alex.

Then, with incredible speed, it bounced back at Alex.

She raised the nameless sword [Puppet] that she had just put down again, instantly blocking the familiar's attack. But the next moment, the familiar bounced back off the wall, forcing her to abandon the idea of ​​using other sword techniques.

"Pop-pa-!"

The almost continuous slapping sounds, along with the sounds of impacts against the walls, formed a chaotic melody, but the erratic impacts turned this melody into pure noise.

Alex, who wielded her sword with impeccable skill, frowned slightly as she looked at her familiar, who had become nothing more than a blur.

Unlike before, the familiar, now on guard, suffered far less damage than when it was first knocked away by Alex.

In just a few seconds, with the familiar constantly bouncing back, she had already struck and slashed nearly a hundred times, but the familiar's health had only decreased by less than half.

Alex certainly didn't feel tired, but the nameless sword in her hand, [Puppet], had something to say.

"Crack!"

The wooden katana, whose durability was rapidly dropping to the critical point, let out a mournful cry, broke free from Alex's small hand, and flew to the side in a twilight.

This pause allowed the familiar, which hadn't been stopped in time, to slam into Alex's right shoulder, carrying the kinetic energy it had been accumulating for so long.

"Snapped!"

The immense impact was instantly channeled into Alex's shoulder, creating a commotion so great that a circular ring of air appeared in mid-air.

Her health bar suddenly dropped to a dangerous level of only one-third remaining.

In that instant, Alex's body became uncontrollable, causing her to turn 180 degrees. The familiar that had shoved her shoulder was completely unaffected and rushed towards the wall that had been behind her and was now facing her.

If nothing unexpected happens, in the next instant, the rebounding familiar will have already aimed at Alex's head, and this blow will end her life completely.

But in an instant, it was enough for Alex to retaliate.

Previously, Alex had only fallen into the opponent's rhythm and was unable to break free because she did not understand the familiar's attack pattern. Now that she had a slight chance to catch her breath, she had found a way to resolve the predicament.

Alex, having slashed out with the next unnamed sword, "Puppet," had already completed the lock-on and the preparatory step in a fraction of a second.

Then, a cold, eerie blue light flashed in the alley.

Alex, who had vanished without a trace, appeared in the air above the familiar that had bounced back halfway.

She suddenly appeared beneath her feet, the azure phantom sword piercing into the familiar's body, and then slashed down with the sword.

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Volume 1: Chapter 26 - Read it carefully!

There are several different versions of the katana mod. Because my mother loves this mod, or rather, because she thinks it's incredibly powerful...

One can completely abandon reliance on brain-based combat methods.

Alex has been familiar with all versions of the katana and has used it more than once.

From the very beginning, there was the Phantom Sword, which allowed for various instantaneous teleportations, and the katana, whose enhancement and synthesis process was so cumbersome it was a headache. Then came the second version of the katana, where even random swings could create dimensional slashes that tore through space without any cost, but it lost the costless teleportation ability of the Phantom Sword and was highly dependent on anvils for synthesis. Finally, there was the latest version of the katana, which further simplified the enhancement and synthesis process and extracted the advantages of the previous two versions.

During this period, the synthesis route, attack moves, and activation conditions of the Dimensional Slash of the sword have undergone many changes, but the only thing that remains unchanged is the dark blue phantom sword.

And without a doubt, what Alex is equipped with is the latest version that her mother has been playing recently. After all, the only crafting recipe for the Nameless Blade [Puppet] in this version does not require either Soul Shards or consume any Wooden Sword Durability.

In the new version, the prerequisite for using the Phantom Sword is that the sword in hand has a power enchantment, and it also requires consuming the number of Radiant Souls accumulated on the sword when killing enemies in order to activate it.

Naturally, Alex currently has a bunch of nameless swords [Puppet] in her backpack, so she definitely can't get the power enchantment.

But besides that, there is actually a special move called Instant Step, which allows her to quickly teleport within a small range at the cost of saturation and hunger. And while locking onto a target and taking a step forward, she can also use the Phantom Sword to teleport above the target.

Previously, Alex was completely suppressed by the familiar's relentless rebounding impacts, and had no chance to catch her breath, so she couldn't find a suitable gap to interrupt it.

But in that instant when the familiar poured all its kinetic energy onto her shoulder, slowing down her launch, Alex seized her only chance.

Alex appeared above the familiar, stepping on the ghostly blue phantom sword. The seemingly dull wooden sword slashed out with a dazzling sharpness, striking the familiar at the same time. This downward slash, which was more powerful than other moves, cut off one-fifth of the familiar's health bar in a single strike.

The familiar was thus slammed hard into the ground.

However, Alex did not intend to end the combo so easily. If she allowed the familiar to bounce off the wall again, she might be dragged back into its attack rhythm.

Lowering her stance, Alex used Instant Step again, passing through the familiar's body and landing on the ground before it.

Then, he braced himself to draw his sword.

With a single upward slash, the familiar was launched high into the air, out of contact with the ground. This time, Alex, now fully accustomed to her sword-drawing combos, would not let her opponent escape her slashing range.

The second phantom sword, a deep blue, pierced the air and appeared above the familiar in the sky alongside Alex. As she kicked the sharp phantom sword into the familiar's body, Alex, using the momentum to leap into the air, sheathed the sword mid-air. Her crimson eyes, which had never been released from their lock, were fixed on the familiar's round body.

The chaotic sword dance, like a net woven from blades, instantly covered the familiar's entire body.

The bright red life bar in his eyes was also reduced to a mere sliver.

She slashed downwards, using a downward strike once again, causing the white light to cut a long, thin arc in the air, all the way to the ground.

"Clap!"

Light footsteps echoed, and the sounds of battle ceased in the dark alley.

Alex sheathed her sword and gazed at the sphere that had been cut in half in the sky, which gradually dissipated.

There were no dropped items.

My experience points did increase by one and a half levels.

A battle that was a complete waste of energy.

She glanced down at the broken wooden katana stuck in the ground beside her, walked over, picked it up, and put it into her backpack.

They also lost a sword.

However, it's not really a loss. The Nameless Blade [Puppet] is meant to be broken anyway, since the Soul Shards needed for the Blade Draw Sword module are obtained through the Broken Blade.

Alex glanced at the Radiant Soul Fragment, which had been transformed from a broken sword, in her backpack, then looked up and walked towards Xiangzi, who was not far away.

"Are you OK?"

Shoko, who had been holding back her voice for fear of interfering with Alex's battle, finally breathed a sigh of relief and walked towards Alex with some worry.

Although the battle process may seem long, in the eyes of an ordinary person like Xiangzi, it only lasts for a few dozen seconds.

She only saw Alex rush up and slash once, then be pinned to the spot by the rebounding familiar, and then be slammed hard into the shoulder.

Although Alex killed the familiar in the blink of an eye, Xiangzi had no doubt that if that impact had landed on him, he would probably be torn to pieces.

"Ah... It's okay, it's just a little bit of health, I can recover it in no time."

Alex pulled a large piece of steak out of her backpack, took a small bite, and chewed.

As she said, Alex, who was already at full saturation and hunger levels, had actually started to consume saturation to recover health after being attacked by the familiar. Although losing two-thirds of her health seemed dangerous, her health would have been fully restored by the time she defeated the familiar.

The reason I eat steak now is simply to replenish the energy I've lost.

"Are you really alright? Let me see?"

But Xiangzi didn't know about Alex's condition. She was still worried that Alex was just putting on a brave face, so she went over and insisted on seeing how badly she was hurt.

"Okay~"

Alex, who didn't care about it, finished her steak in a few bites. She casually wiped her hands with the wet wipe Xiangzi gave her, and then very straightforwardly grabbed the collar of her shirt and ripped it open.

The quality and elasticity of this turtleneck sweater are indeed very strong; even after she pulled it down to below her shoulders, it still stubbornly maintained its integrity.

Xiangzi was stunned for a moment by her action.

The innocent-looking white-haired girl turned her face slightly to the side, her pure and clear crimson eyes wide open, her cherry-pink lips slightly parted, quietly gazing at Xiangzi. One hand had pulled open her collar, exposing her smooth, snow-white shoulders to the air for Xiangzi to admire.

Xiangzi could even see the faint outline of his underwear, squeezed by the taut clothes and pressed against the delicate skin around his armpits.

"Okay...okay, I really don't see any injuries..."

With her face flushed, Xiangzi turned her head away. Completely surprised by the other person's directness, she avoided eye contact and stammered out a sentence.

"Do you see clearly?"

Seemingly a little aggrieved that Xiangzi didn't believe her, Alex pouted slightly and asked again.

"Look carefully! So hurry up and put your clothes on, desuwa!"

Embarrassed and annoyed, Xiangzi turned completely around, his back to Alex, and shouted loudly.

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