In the Blade

The current scene was a mess that Du Chengfeng could not have imagined.

He had clearly prepared for the battle, but the nine of them started fighting first. Although at the beginning, the nine Du Chengfengs were just arguing, they gradually unified their thoughts.

"Even if I kill this me, I have to kill all of you to become the unique me again... Then why don't I kill all of you first?"

No one wants to see the second me appear in front of them. Maybe some special people can accept this, but obviously, Du Chengfeng can't accept it.

So the nine Du Chengfengs naturally fought into a ball. Just look at the fatal moves, and they actually killed them right away.

On the contrary, Du Chengfeng, who was controlling the body of the Centipede Star Lord, was now idle.

"So... are you still fighting?"

Wu Zhao, who was controlling the other half of the body, spoke.

"I feel like I can't help. These nine of you should be about the same strength as you are now. When did you become so good at fighting?"

"... Forget it, let's take a break."

After a moment of silence, Du Chengfeng simply manifested a stool and sat down on the spot.

He couldn't go out for the time being, after all, the nine of him were still blocking the door and looked like they were fighting to the death, but now he didn't know who to persuade if he went up to persuade them - maybe these Du Chengfengs would want to kill each other to prove that they were the only real one, but for Du Chengfeng himself, he didn't have any thoughts in this regard.

He firmly believed that he was the real one, and he felt that he didn't have to do anything to prove his behavior.

And he felt that the other selves probably thought the same way.

"Ah, I didn't fall for it."

After sitting next to Du Chengfeng for a quarter of an hour, the other nine Du Chengfengs also stopped fighting.

"Sure enough, the one who knows me best is myself?"

At this moment, the ten Du Chengfengs sighed in unison.

Just like brothers from the same school, each other's moves come from the same master, so naturally they can't break each other's moves. Moreover, the relationship between them is much closer than that between brothers - although their dreams and what they want to do may be different, at least their fighting ideas, their tactical logic, and even the combat strategies they adopt are basically the same.

Just like when the nine Du Chengfengs were fighting in a group just now, Du Chengfeng didn't rush to attack.

Now Du Chengfeng himself, after controlling the corpse of the Centipede Star Lord and sitting in the same place, the other nine Du Chengfengs also began to hesitate.

"...Why don't you do it?"

Du Chengfeng glanced at the other nine of himself in front of him.

"Are you afraid that I have an ambush?"

"Hahaha!"

The other nine Du Chengfengs laughed immediately.

This is no longer a question of whether there is an ambush, but there will definitely be an ambush. After all, the one who knows you best is yourself. How dark you can be, how can they not know?

"But we have nine, and you only have one."

Among the nine Du Chengfengs, one Du Chengfeng stood up.

"Even if you can kill five with one sword, the remaining four are enough to kill you."

"But you still didn't do it."

Du Chengfeng, who was controlling the body of the Centipede Star Lord, couldn't help shaking his head and laughing.

"Even if you can do this... Well, which five are you going to choose to put your lives in?"

"..."

The nine Du Chengfengs stopped talking immediately.

The one who knows himself best is himself, just like they know the Du Chengfeng in front of them, and the Du Chengfeng in front of them also knows them well enough - although they all gathered here and wanted to attack and kill the Du Chengfeng in front of them, if they were asked to pay a few lives...

Whoever dies will be unlucky.

Whoever is killed will die in vain, and it will only benefit other Du Chengfeng in vain, allowing other Du Chengfeng to get everything left - and this is the problem. If the one who can get all this is his familiar friend, or some brother who has shared life and death, then death is death, and they will only think that such a death is worth it.

But if it was another self...

Just because they knew it was themselves, they knew better what kind of people they were.

Although attacking and killing Du Chengfeng in front of them was indeed an important matter, before that, surviving to the end was what they really had to do.

Even if they died, they couldn't let the other self take advantage.

However, that was the problem.

What they could think of, the other selves could think of as well, and even the Du Chengfeng in front of them holding the long sword could think of it as well - the fact that the sword of regret was revealed now had already shown that their current concerns had been predicted by the self in front of them.

How should they defeat themselves?

This was a difficult challenge for the ten Du Chengfengs at the moment.

Even for Du Chengfeng himself, this was also a difficult challenge, because he was not only fighting one against nine, but also against nine opponents who knew him inside out - just like now, he hadn't even made a move yet, and the nine selves had already predicted his movements, his goals, his attack direction, and even dodged in advance.

It was the same for him. Even though there were nine of him in front of him, he could still clearly judge how to fight, how to defend, how to survive under the nine-fold attack, and even take the opportunity to counterattack.

Even among brothers, there were situations where they could not break the moves, not to mention that the nine in front of him were all himself.

How could he defeat himself?

"Still, we can win."

The nine Du Chengfengs looked at each other, and then surrounded him again.

"We have reasons not to lose."

This time, to Du Chengfeng's surprise, three of him actually faced the sword directly!

There is no doubt that this was almost equivalent to sending himself to death.

But this determination to fight to the death was also the key to breaking the situation.

"You..."

The sword of regret swept across the neck of one Du Chengfeng, but because of the hesitation in this moment, it was wiped out - similarly, it was this hesitation in this moment that allowed the other two Du Chengfengs who rushed over to escape from the range of the sword.

Leaving the range of the sword means entering the inner circle.

That narrow inner area, the area behind the hilt, is exactly the area that the sword cannot cover.

"Bang——"

Two elbows hit the chest, and the body of the Centipede Star Lord flew out immediately, and two pieces of flesh and blood exploded on his back.

But after this attack, the two Du Chengfengs frowned slightly.

Obviously, this is far from the effect they want. Just knocking it away is not the degree they want to achieve - normally, these two elbows should have smashed the rotten body on the spot.

Unfortunately, at the last moment, Du Chengfeng, who was controlling the body, still reacted at the fastest speed.

The two elbows did not hit the body, and the body actually flew out in reverse with the impact force. This exquisite force-relieving method made even the other nine Du Chengfengs feel a sense of admiration.

However, admiration does not mean that they will have any hesitation.

Facing another self, the nine Du Chengfengs killed him.

Although they don't have weapons in their hands, they are the best weapons. As the strongest weapon, coupled with the fearless will - yes, they are all Du Chengfeng, or in other words, they are all part of Du Chengfeng. They have never lacked the courage to fight to the death and the will to fight to the death.

What's more, they are fighting for themselves now.

As long as they can fight to the end, they can get everything. As long as they can hold on to the end, they can gain everything - although in this process, they may die in battle, but as long as they can hold on to the end, they can get what they want.

For what they want to do, for the future in their hearts, for the good life they want to live, how could they not have the determination to fight for their lives?

"Die!"

Facing the simultaneous attack of nine of them, even if Du Chengfeng himself could dodge and move, the body of the centipede star king he controlled had been beaten to pieces.

At this moment, Du Chengfeng also felt the will to die.

"It's so... familiar."

Feeling the residual aftermath of the attacks and the determination contained in these aftermaths, Du Chengfeng, who no longer had a body, suddenly laughed.

Yes, it was too familiar. After all, this was what he would do and what he would show. When he first gained power and when he first picked up the knife, he was like this, willing to fight for his future.

In order to survive, he was willing to die. This was the determination he felt and the reason why he couldn't lose.

But now...

"Sorry."

As he said this, the sword of regret was already on Du Chengfeng's neck.

The Du Chengfeng who rushed to the front didn't even have time to react before the sword of regret had already cut his throat. The sharp blade easily cut off the head, and the boundless regret immediately made Du Chengfeng die.

The body of the Centipede Star Lord, and even the broken sword that carried Du Chengfeng's will, had cracks.

That was the last blow left by the killed self before death. It was not easy to kill another self, but even at the risk of being shattered, Du Chengfeng took the blow and killed another self.

"How could it be..."

The remaining eight Du Chengfengs were dumbfounded.

They all had their own reasons for risking their lives, and their own visions of the future. In order to rush to that beautiful future, they would rather die than fall here - but what about the broken sword in front of them? Would rather risk being shattered to death than fight with them, where did this determination come from?

However, just when the remaining eight Du Chengfengs were about to take action, the broken sword, or Du Chengfeng who controlled the Centipede Star Lord, suddenly laughed even louder.

"I thought you were really me... It turns out that you have never been me."

Looking at the remaining eight selves in front of him, Du Chengfeng smiled and shook his head.

"You are not me at all, you have never been me... You are just imitating my appearance, you are not me at all."

"Then what are you?"

Among the eight Du Chengfeng, another Du Chengfeng rushed out, with the shadow of a war hammer faintly reflected in his hand.

"Then what are you? It's just a broken sword. What can you do? Who do you think you are now?"

"I am who I am, I am who I really am."

It was just a mistake, and Du Chengfeng, who was charging forward, was already dead.

The cracks on the broken sword have once again become a little heavier.

It can be seen with the naked eye that this broken sword can no longer hold up for long, and it can even be said to fall apart at any time. However, even on such a broken sword, the remaining seven Du Chengfeng have already felt a crazy power. determination.

That was a determination that was far above them, and that truly ignored life and death itself.

"If you are really me, then you shouldn't attack me... Or, from the moment we fight, you should have understood what I am going to do."

Controlling Baizu Xingjun's body, Du Chengfeng carried the regret sword and walked towards the remaining ones step by step.

"But you didn't. You still felt that you should live your own life, so you stood in front of me and blocked my way... But you should understand that I also have reasons why I can't lose."

Saying this, Du Chengfeng flipped his palm, and a long stick appeared in his hand.

The long stick is plain and simple, and it looks like it is made of ordinary wood. Just look at the oval shape like a chicken egg. It is more like the handle of something than a stick - but it is such a stick that seems to have no explanation at all. The long stick suddenly pierced the chests of two Du Chengfeng.

"So, I'm sorry."

The long stick swept past, and the two Du Chengfeng were immediately divided into four pieces.

"My brother is still waiting for me, and I have a reason why I can't lose."

Seeing that four Du Chengfeng had fallen to the ground, the remaining five Du Chengfeng already wanted to escape. After all, what they wanted was to live. Only by living could they have a future. They didn't have to, and they didn't want to at all. They need to die here. As long as they leave this place, they at least have a chance to live...

"How is that possible?"

Until the last Du Chengfeng was stabbed through by the long stick, Du Chengfeng, who was controlling the body of Baizu Xingjun, shook his head.

To retreat is to die, and you will never die again.

He already understood this when he first came to this world.

As for now...

"……Um?"

Du Chengfeng, who was about to leave, frowned slightly.

Just because those nine Du Chengfeng corpses turned into a metallic stream at some point.

The silver stream rushed towards him.