Chapter 2: The Land of Quicksand
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“Little Musashi, listen to me—don’t give up!
We still have a chance!
Quick, put down the kn*fe!”
Strong Brother shouted as he lunged forward.
Cold Little Rain was already preparing to toss her healing skill at the slightest hint of self-harm from Little Musashi, even if it meant running out of blue bars. No regrets!
“Bang!”
Little Musashi kicked Strong Brother, sending him flying backward.
He tumbled in the sand, gobbling up mouthfuls of the gritty stuff.
“Little Musashi… believe me… no—”
Strong Brother wasn’t ready to throw in the towel.
He extended his stubborn right hand toward Little Musashi’s retreating form, shouting incessantly.
Even if he had only one breath left, he was determined to stop her from going through with her drastic thoughts.
The internet folks were touched.
They had underestimated Strong Brother. They thought that Dog Head was just a poor soul obsessed with base desires, but at this critical moment, his boundless love was truly heart-wrenching.
“Strong Brother, we were wrong about you…”
Cold Little Rain was also teary-eyed, calling out, “Little Musashi… sob, please don’t!”
Little Musashi, “……”
What in the world?
You guys are crying and yelling all this nonsense just because I was looking at the sun for a moment!
What kind of delusion are you having?
But time waits for no one; she didn’t have time to explain and kicked the passionately emotional Strong Brother aside before he became a hindrance.
“Little Musashi, stop… sob…”
“You’re young; you’ll meet a man who truly loves and cherishes you. By then, you’ll know how beautiful life is and how enviable living can be.”
Will you two just shut up already?!
In that moment, she finally understood why the King of Comedy was driven mad by Tang Seng.
“Shut up, all of you!”
In that instant, a wave of energy exploded from Little Musashi’s feet.
Both Strong Brother and Cold Little Rain jolted, immediately silenced.
The sky filled with sand as if it was raining. If they didn’t want a mouthful of sand, they had no choice but to keep quiet.
At the same time, Little Musashi leaped into the air, her dual blades shimmering ominously.
“Dual Sword Style! Gale Splitter!”
With her furious shout, a massive hurricane materialized, enveloping her completely.
But before long, the wind began to d*e down, and the swirling sand settled, revealing her silhouette.
Similar to her last encounter with that giant mantis,
the ferocious hurricane was compressed into a tiny space between her blades.
Maybe it was because this time there were no enemies in her way,
so Little Musashi managed to maintain the incredible force entirely within her swords, pushing it inward with all her might.
As her arms trembled, reaching their limit,
“Boom!”
The enhanced hurricane shot straight toward the horizon,
like a powerful cannonball unleashed,
leaving a visible trace in the air, wrapped in wind and sand.
Even though Strong Brother and Cold Little Rain had seen how that giant mantis was sliced in half by this very force,
witnessing this powerful skill again shook them even more.
Indeed, Little Musashi was venting,
releasing long-suppressed negative emotions.
Every rebellious girl does some crazy things; they just need a little patience and understanding.
Surely, they could get Little Musashi to abandon these dark thoughts and strive to live.
Strong Brother gathered his courage once again, calling out to the airborne Little Musashi, who was slowly descending,
“Little—”
Before he could finish his word,
a colossal rumbling interrupted him from afar.
It sounded like a pot dropping from the sky, but amplified a hundredfold.
Instantly, the ground shook violently.
Strong Brother lost control, collapsing onto the ground,
while Cold Little Rain was utterly unceremonious, her goddess-like image obliterated by the howling winds and sands.
Only Little Musashi stood strong amid this violent tremor,
regardless of how the entire desert turned upside down, she remained steadfast, like a buoy in the ocean.
Although at that moment she left everyone with just a side profile,
her remarkable demeanor and impressive aura made a lasting impression.
No one expected that Little Musashi’s “Gale Splitter” could cause such a dramatic impact in this space.
Was her original goal to cut through reality and establish a connection from the realm of “Flowerless Palace” to “Wandering the World”?
That… that’s seriously game-breaking.
Could this really happen?
Instantly, the viewers began ignoring Strong Brother’s earlier antics, their eyes glued to the hazy figure in the swirling sand.
As the gale cleared and tranquility returned to the space,
everyone froze in astonishment.
Strong Brother and Cold Little Rain struggled to climb out of the sand pile,
before they could even brush off the yellow dust clinging to them, the scene before their eyes almost made them choke on the remaining sand in their mouths.
What they thought was an endless desert,
was actually ripped open by Little Musashi’s hurricane, creating a massive gap.
It was like peeling back a graphical layer in a game, revealing that behind what seemed like an insurmountable texture, there lay another magical realm.
Incredible.
Whether it was Strong Brother, Cold Little Rain, or all the viewers in the live stream, in that moment, they instinctively held their breath as the truth was unveiled.
“Quick! The gap is unstable, it could disappear at any moment.”
Little Musashi waved them over.
“Oh, okay.”
Strong Brother didn’t have time to ask why and sprinted after Little Musashi, Cold Little Rain following close behind.
But as they ran, they suddenly felt the sand beneath them start to flow in their direction with alarming speed,
almost like it was trying to outpace them.
“Ah!”
Cold Little Rain let out a shriek as the swiftly moving sand knocked her down, dragging her forward.
Next was Strong Brother,
and finally, Little Musashi.
The three of them fell one after another into the quicksand, like they’d fallen into a cascading waterfall.
The sheer velocity was beyond even Little Musashi’s control; she was swept forward by the quicksand.
But at that moment, the gap Little Musashi had created seemed to have a life of its own, visibly healing at a rapid rate,
and the speed of the quicksand gradually slowed down.
Little Musashi sprang from the sand, yelling, “Quick! The exit is about to close!
I don’t have the strength to launch another attack!”
Strong Brother grabbed Cold Little Rain, whose beautiful dress was floundering, and they rushed behind Little Musashi in a frenzy.
Just as the exit was on the verge of sealing shut,
the three of them made a final leap of faith, crossing the gap just in time, sliding down the rushing quicksand like they were on a roller coaster, diving into the unexpected bottomless abyss.
“Ahhh!”
The three of them screamed uncontrollably.
