Die, Replay, Repeat

Chapter 200: Breaking Through with Force

Chapter 200: Breaking Through with Force

Yang Ming quickly caught Bai Qi in a princess carry.

"Well… thank you for… keeping my clothes clean… I guess?" Bai Qi said. Even a normal person wouldn't get hurt from this height, let alone a psychic. Bai Qi was a third-tier psychic, so he wouldn't even get a scratch.

"Bai, are you okay?" Yang Ming asked with concern.

After the drum sound faded, Bai Qi felt his body slowly recovering. He quickly freed himself from Yang Ming's arms and changed the subject, "There's something wrong with the drum sound. When I got close to the Drum Tower and the drums started, I lost control of my muscles and bones. I couldn't control my body."

Everyone was shocked._ 'If we can't control our bodies, how can we defeat this Specter?'_

In Red Light, Green Light, you have to be quick and control your body. When Big Head Doll turns around, everyone must stay still. It was supposed to be simple. But the drum sound made people lose control of their bodies, causing them to move and fail the game.

And, you wouldn't want to know what happened if they failed.

"What now? Should we just stay here? That way, we won't win, but we won't lose either," Zhao Hao suggested.

"No!" Liu Shuai shouted. "We can't stay here. Haven't you noticed? The darkness around us is closing in. If we stay, we'll be swallowed by the chaotic space in the darkness."

Everyone looked around and noticed the darkness slowly closing in. In less than ten minutes, it would swallow them.

"Xiu, what do you think? Should we go for it?" Yang Ming asked.

Everyone waited for Fang Xiu's decision.

Hei Jiji rolled her eyes. These people never thought on their own. They always asked Fang Xiu.

Fang Xiu never disappointed them. He said calmly, "You all wait here. I can handle it alone."

Everyone felt reassured. Fang Xiu never let them down. They always saw his successes, never his countless failures.

Fang Xiu's figure turned into a blur as he ascended the steps of the Drum Tower under everyone's watchful eyes.

The second drum beat echoed, sending invisible waves outward.

Fang Xiu immediately felt the power of the Specter affecting his entire body, causing his bones and muscles to lose control. But his expression didn't change.

In the next second, his black hair turned into a cascade of silver, flowing all over his body. The strands of hair, like puppet strings, controlled his body and kept him moving up the steps.

He strode forward quickly, covering more than half the distance in no time.

Fang Xiu's silver hair was a familiar sight to everyone, but Hei Jiji was surprised._ 'Is this Specter power? Is his hair a Specter? Did he turn a Specter into his hair? Isn't he afraid those strands will pierce his brain?'_

Still, the silver hair looked so cool that Hei Jiji wanted to dye her hair silver too.

Just then…

The third drum beat came. This beat was louder than the previous two combined. The invisible Specter waves grew stronger, even affecting the hair Specter, which started to lose control.

Fang Xiu's expression remained unchanged. He raised his right hand, and his long, white fingers brushed across his face.

With a poof, a strange black flame appeared, forming a mask on his face.

It was the Genesis Mask.

The black flames from the Genesis Mask flared up, enveloping Fang Xiu completely. In a flash, the black flames reappeared behind Big Head Doll.

When the flames vanished, Fang Xiu's figure emerged.

The third beat ended, and cracking sounds came from Big Head Doll's neck as she started to turn around. She was halfway turning when Fang Xiu raised his left hand, which had the Taotie's Mouth.

_SMACK!_

He slapped the back of the Doll's head, forcing it to turn back. Then he kicked her in the back, knocking her to the ground.

His right foot landed on her, pinning her down.

His swift actions left everyone in awe. They were used to Fang Xiu's incredible feats, so they weren't too shocked. But Hei Jiji, seeing this for the first time, was astonished. She gazed at the proud figure on top of the Drum Tower, her beautiful eyes full of surprise.

She wasn't shocked that Fang Xiu reached the top of the Drum Tower but that he seemed to break through the Specter's killing moves. He not only overcame the drum's control but also slapped Big Head Doll's head back when she tried to turn.

What Hei Jiji didn't know was that the Specter's killing moves were useless against a higher-level Specter.

The strong set the rules, and the weak followed them. The Genesis and Taotie were beyond what Big Head Doll could resist.

Fang Xiu had struggled against his "wife" because her power exceeded the S-Class Specter range. Big Head Doll's abilities, while unique, were no match for his "wife."

Fang Xiu looked at the Big Head Doll pinned under his foot. The Taotie's Mouth on his left hand bared its sharp white teeth, with a bit of drool dripping

Just as he was about to place his hand on the Doll's head, there was a cracking sound.

The sound of breaking wood filled the air. The Big Head Doll's body turned into wooden pieces, splitting into fragments.

Her torso and head broke apart, becoming chunks of wood.

Fang Xiu frowned, and the Taotie's Mouth closed, losing its appetite.

_'Did the Specter escape? Was Big Head Doll just a shell?'_ As he thought about it, another change occurred.

The large drum, over a man's height, emitted a blinding white light from its surface, forming a rotating white hole. The inside was all white, making it impossible to see anything clearly.

"Liu Shuai, come and tell what's behind this," Fang Xiu ordered.

"Got it, Xiu," Liu Shuai responded, running up the Drum Tower in a few quick steps. He stood before the white hole and concentrated.

After a moment, his face lit up with joy. "Xiu, if my senses are right, there's a way out behind this white hole! It's a spatial passage, a way to leave this place."

Fang Xiu thought deeply. _'That's it? We can leave like this after getting rid of the doll? What about the next three train stops? This doesn't seem like a typical Specter Zone, because they never have such an escape route. It seemed more like a trial. It's like passing levels in games, where you can choose to leave after the first level, or you can continue to the next.'_

"Let's go back to the train," Fang Xiu said.

Liu Shuai was puzzled. "Xiu, the way out is right here. Why go back?"

Before Fang Xiu could answer, Zhao Hao spoke up. "You don't get it. Xiu must have seen the future. Let's get back to the train."

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