That moment, Ida Makoto, who appeared calm on the surface, was seething with rage inside.

Borrowing the power of "Shuya-maru" to fight might seem like a matter of course to others, but for Ida... it was an act of abandoning his pride and even sacrificing his dignity.

However, he still did it.

He was indeed very similar to the weary Dreams of the past, conflicted and struggling between his obsession with victory and his own strong self-esteem.

But in any case, objectively speaking, he was... very strong at this moment.

In his own words—"ridiculously strong."

"Stop hiding!" A second later, Ida shouted sternly, "It's just a scratch, come out and fight again!"

With that, he rotated his white pupils, relentlessly surveying his surroundings, as if trying to capture something invisible to the naked eye.

"This is far beyond a 'scratch'..." Two seconds later, Weary Dream's response sounded, and it seemed... his breathing hadn't fully stabilized, "My internal organs were almost torn apart by you..."

These two sentences... the voice was elusive and the source was difficult to identify, only the voice was heard and the person was not seen.

"Ha?" Ida Makoto heard the sound and provoked further, "So I cut that deep? Sorry, I thought a guy with 'phase-shift ability' could at least retreat unscathed when he used his skills."

Obviously, he not only knew [Weary Dream]'s information, but also studied the abilities of the character [Corpse Blade as King]; although they are two different characters, they are controlled by the same player after all, and it is normal to acquire similar abilities or skills after replaying.

"Speaking of... your ability seems to have progressed to the point where you can hide in the phase space for a long time..." Ida Makoto said, shifting his gaze to Shadow King Zhao in the distance, "But what about your teammates...?"

As soon as he spoke, he moved, and the blade shadow flashed instantly.

The anger tempered the edge, adding to the ferocity.

Ida Makoto didn't know how long the injured Weary Dream could stay in the phase space, and he didn't intend to wait; taking advantage of his current surge in physical skills, he decided to take down Shadow King Zhao first.

No sooner said than done! Ida Makoto stepped forward and flashed, appearing next to Shadow King Zhao in the blink of an eye, and the white knife in his hand slashed down like lightning.

However, when the move landed, he heard a "clang"... Ida Makoto's charge slash, which far exceeded Shadow King Zhao's dynamic vision, was blocked.

And the one who blocked him was "himself"—a figure identical to Ida Makoto, faded to white, wearing the same clothes as him, wielding the same weapon, standing between him and Shadow King Zhao, blocking his slash.

"What..." In a very short moment, Ida Makoto hesitated because of the scene in front of him, but... that only lasted for a moment.

The rampant killing intent had overwhelmed everything. Ida didn't even need to think about what he was facing, and made the next move.

Chi chi chi...

In an instant, the sound of breaking wind rose, and the raging wave of knife nets unfolded again.

"Hahahaha! Die for me!" Ida Makoto, who had transformed into a white ogre, was undoubtedly also affected by the drug; when he swung his knife, he not only blurted out his killing desire, but also instinctively showed a ferocious smile on his face.

The knife energy bloomed angrily, as violent as a hurricane, and the killing thoughts turned into a tide, pressing down mightily.

Under Ida's frenzied attack, the other "Ida Makoto" only parried for about five seconds before being unable to withstand his edge, and was chopped into pieces by the black and white double knives; and when the shattered flesh and blood fell in the air, they turned into shredded paper and small lead wires... revealing their original form.

"Hey, hey... I spent half a day making paper dolls here, and they broke after defending a few times..." Shadow King Zhao immediately cried out in his heart. He was just about to order this [Copy Paper Doll] to deal with Takeda Tomoe, when Ida rushed over and chopped the paper doll to pieces.

Of course, this paper doll didn't die in vain. At least its "automatic defense reaction" saved Shadow King Zhao's life. If Old Zhao hadn't been able to make the paper doll before Ida's突击 (tūjí, surprise attack), he would have been in big trouble.

"So it's made of paper... Humph..." Killing a summoned creature could not satisfy the current Ida, and he immediately attacked Shadow King Zhao again, "At least let me see some blood!"

A stern shout rose, and the double knives advanced again.

The deadly momentum allowed no respite.

"Okay!" As soon as this "okay" was uttered, Weary Dream's figure appeared in the air, returning to the battlefield.

Clang—

The strong fronts intersected, and the world shook.

Weary Dream exerted his strength and thrust the long halberd in his hand, pushing into the space between Shadow King Zhao and Ida Makoto, slashing down with the halberd, severing the momentum of the blade.

At this moment of the battle, he was finally able to stand in a battle space suitable for the long halberd and display his moves.

However, Ida Makoto at this moment had completely surpassed Weary Dream in terms of speed and strength, and the gap had reached the point where it could not be filled with "skill."

"Too weak! Too weak, too weak, too weak, too weak!"

After seriously exchanging two moves, Ida began to repeat the same sentence quickly, and his hands kept approaching forward with chaotic knife techniques...

Weary Dream knew... that Ida Makoto was deliberately abandoning his moves and instead using this unreasonable "random chopping" to attack, in order to prove that he was stronger than his opponent.

But knowing was knowing, Weary Dream had no way to reverse this gap in hard power; he could only do his best and support and resist with an indomitable tenacity.

"Old Zhao, I don't know when I'll be able to hold on." While parrying and retreating, Weary Dream quickly reminded his teammate.

The core meaning of this sentence can be translated as - if you dawdle any longer, I'll die for you in minutes.

As for Shadow King Zhao... he had already rushed towards Takeda Tomoe without Weary Dream's reminder.

After this stalemate, the battle situation had obviously turned into a very favorable situation for [Sengoku]; Shadow King Zhao analyzed - relying solely on the Platinum Stone Demon, Takeda could not be solved in a short period of time, and the situation did not allow him to use summoned creatures that required more than a minute of preparation time, so he only had the option of going into battle himself.

"You're actually approaching on your own..." On the other hand, Takeda Tomoe naturally noticed Shadow King Zhao's movements.

To her, this was simply a delightful development; in the previous battle, she had been suppressed by the Stone Demon all along, unable to get close to Shadow King Zhao, but she didn't expect the other party to come to her own accord, so she...

"...Then I won't be polite." At this moment, a smile appeared on the corner of Takeda Tomoe's mouth; she feigned an attack with her hand and tapped lightly with her foot. In that gap of less than two seconds, she successfully created a space of several zhang between herself and the Stone Demon.

Then, she thrust the katana into the ground and activated her title ability towards Shadow King Zhao, who was approaching - [Rakshasa Halberd Pillar of Heaven].