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Chapter 471
Natural Enemy
【Clown Peak】.
"Yi ya~"
In front of a small hut built of stones, a short figure lay on the ground in a "big" character shape. While playing with a stone in his hand, he lazily let out a yawn.
Guarding 【Clown Peak】 was 【Clown】's mission. The previous few times, because he secretly slipped into the 【Ancient Vault of the Drama Path】 to watch Chen Ling in class, he had already suffered several scoldings from Master. So today, he could only honestly and obediently stand guard here... If he kept running around, Master would have to punish him by not allowing him to eat. This was absolutely unacceptable to 【Clown】.
Then, just when he was extremely bored, he suddenly seemed to sense something, and his whole body bounded up from the ground with a swoosh!
"Yi ya?!!"
【Clown】 turned his head to look in the direction of the 【Ancient Vault of the Drama Path】. His small face smeared with 【White Ash】 rarely revealed a stern and malevolent expression. It was exactly like a wild beast that had sensed the 【Aura】 of an enemy, every single hair on its body standing on end!
【Clown】 clenched his teeth, seemingly wanting to immediately rush into the 【Ancient Vault of the Drama Path】, but he took one step and then conflictedly pulled it back...
His mission was to guard 【Clown Peak】 well. As for the 【Ancient Vault of the Drama Path】, there was no need for him to intervene.
Even so, 【Clown】 still stared fixedly in that direction, as if at the end of that nothingness, something terrifying was brewing.
...
"That is...?!"
Ning Ruyu's quartet fiercely stood up from their seats, their complexions incomparably ugly.
"It's a 【Calamity】?!"
"What a bizarre face..."
"Is that the '【Mockery】' Master mentioned? How did it run out from 【Little Junior Brother】's body?!"
A bizarre 【Aura】 spread within the 【The Theater】. Everyone stared fixedly at the black 【Opera Masks】 on the 【Stage】, as if facing a great enemy... And at the same time, "Chen Ling" was also gazing at them.
【【Audience Expectation Value】 -1】
【Current 【Expectation Value】: 73%】
Those scarlet eyes seemed to possess some kind of magic. Just being gazed at made one feel a sense of powerlessness, as if everything was being spied upon. "Chen Ling" walked towards the edge of the 【Stage】 step by step, his 【Great Crimson Theatrical Robe】 moving without wind.
However, just as he was about to leave the edge of the 【Stage】, his footsteps suddenly stopped...
Formless ripples spread out in the nothingness, completely separating the area 【On Stage】 from 【Off Stage】, like an insurmountable "Wall".
【The Fourth Wall】!
Seeing this scene, the tense nerves of Ning Ruyu and the others relaxed.
"No wonder Master wanted to teach 【Little Junior Brother】 here... It seems he had long guessed that this kind of accident would happen?"
"If it truly is the '【Mockery】' 【Calamity】, sealing it within 【The Fourth Wall】 is indeed the best choice. After all, in case of a 【Loss of Control】, the 【Ancient Vault of the Drama Path】 would be turned upside down..." 【Mo Jue】 also let out a sigh of relief.
Everyone was marveling at Master's wisdom, but at this moment, the youth's face didn't show the slightest relaxation.
He looked at "Chen Ling" on the 【Stage】, not knowing what he was thinking.
The next moment, "Chen Ling" moved.
His palm slowly raised, the vermilion sleeve naturally sliding down. His fingertips reached straight towards the wall of nothingness in front of his eyes...
【【Audience Expectation Value】 -1】
【Current 【Expectation Value】: 72%】
As "Chen Ling"'s fingertips touched 【The Fourth Wall】, the smile at the corner of his mouth grew increasingly intense. That scarlet, hook-like mouth widened in a wild grin. Immediately following, his entire person suddenly took a step, forcefully passing through the edge of the 【Stage】!
The "【The Audience】", had crossed 【The Fourth Wall】!
Seeing this scene, the hearts of Ning Ruyu and the others were shocked!
"How is this possible?! No one should be able to cross 【The Fourth Wall】... Even a 【Rank 9】 couldn't possibly do it!"
Looking at Master on the other hand, he wasn't the least bit surprised by this. He locked eyes with the "【The Audience】" 【Opera Masks】 【On Stage】, the two gazes colliding in the empty air, who knows what they were thinking.
Watching "Chen Ling" completely break free from 【The Fourth Wall】 and about to step off the 【Stage】, a stern cold glint flashed through Ning Ruyu's eyes!
He snorted coldly. A 【Long Spear】 was sketched out of thin air and tightly gripped in his hands, his momentum climbing steadily!
Right at this moment, Master's voice sounded calmly:
"Ruyu, do you want to kill your junior brother?"
Ning Ruyu froze and immediately lowered the 【Long Spear】 in his hands. His entire attention had just been attracted by the "【The Audience】" 【Opera Masks】, and he almost forgot that this body belonged to his 【Little Junior Brother】... If he had thrust this spear out, he was afraid his 【Little Junior Brother】 would be directly 【Annihilated Soul】.
Clearly knowing that the "【Mockery】" 【Calamity】 had controlled Chen Ling, clearly knowing that a 【World-Ending Calamity】 was running rampant, the people of the 【Ancient Vault of the Drama Path】 at this moment had absolutely no way to deal with it. Because the person wearing this mask at this moment, was their 【Little Junior Brother】.
"Master, then what do we do?!" 【Mo Jue】 couldn't help but ask.
"Since we can't hurt him, then we trap him."
Ning Ruyu reacted extremely fast. He raised his hand and grabbed at the nothingness. A stack of 【Optical Disc】 boxes appeared in his palm. As he forcefully threw these boxes towards Chen Ling, the discs reflecting the "【The Audience】" 【Opera Masks】 rapidly unfolded. Countless worlds were frantically taking shape!
Over ten movie worlds were like cages, boomingly suppressing "Chen Ling" within them. The environment around him constantly changed. Sometimes it was outer space, sometimes a neighbor's 【Alleyway】, sometimes a terrifying haunted house, sometimes a magical castle... The shackles of the "story" were placed on his shoulders, distancing him further and further from "reality".
【【Audience Expectation Value】 -1】
【Current 【Expectation Value】: 71%】
"There are intruders!"
"He's also an accomplice of Voldemort?! Kill him!"
Noisy sounds came from the ancient castle in the distance. Black shadows riding brooms rapidly swooped down from the night sky. As slender magic wands were raised, a dense barrage of magic surged down, covering the sky and earth!
But "Chen Ling", draped in the 【Great Crimson Theatrical Robe】, stood there like a statue. It was as if he didn't care about any of this at all, allowing the countless spells to submerge his figure!
Boom boom boom——!!
The brilliance of magic bloomed everywhere, and the earth shattered amidst the booming.
Only a vermilion figure stood amidst the sky full of smoke and dust. Even though everything around him had been reduced to nothing, his body remained unstained by even a speck of dust, as if those attacks couldn't hurt him at all.
"How could this be?"
Within the 【The Theater】, seeing this scene, the confusion in the eyes of the several senior brothers grew more intense. "【The Fourth Wall】 couldn't stop him, and even a movie 【Performance】 has absolutely no effect on him?"
At the same time, Master, who had remained silent on the side the whole time, finally spoke up:
"This is very normal."
Ning Ruyu and the others turned to look at him.
"The '【Mockery】' of the 【Mockery】 【Calamity】 is the mockery of mocking laughter... Its essence is precisely a malicious '【The Audience】'." Master paused for a moment. "【The Fourth Wall】, born to protect the 【The Audience】, is meaningless to it. Moreover, in front of the '【The Audience】', the story itself is illusory, an existence used to provide emotional value...
No story or 【Performance】 can ever hurt the '【The Audience】'."
"No story or 【Performance】 works?" 【Mo Jue】 froze for a moment. "Then doesn't that mean..."
"That's right."
Master took a deep breath and spoke slowly:
"The 【Mockery】 【Calamity】... is the absolute 【Natural Enemy】 of our 【Ancient Vault of the Drama Path】, and even the entire 【Path of the Actor】."