I'm an antique shop owner, so it's reasonable for me to know some magic

Chapter 401: The identity of the gray fog figure, making a feint to the east and attacking in the west
"Welcome to our world."

The hazy voice was indistinguishable between male and female, and was extremely turbid, as if coming from all directions.

Su Fan sensed it a little and found that there was a familiar smell everywhere.

This place is very similar to the foreign land that Dalton and Ellis entered before.

“This ancient and distant calling has surrounded the world from the beginning to the end, but few people can accept and respond to it.”

"It's rare that you can notice and follow the instructions to come here. You are worthy of being the one holding the textbook."

"But in your heart, I don't seem to be trustworthy."

The reason why the being in the mist said so was because Su Fan used some means to cover up his face.

In the eyes of the other party, the face of the guest who entered the fog was always covered with a faint light, making it difficult to see his true face.

Su Fan was not in a hurry to speak.

He wanted to hear how much information the other party could reveal.

"No desire to talk?"

As the sound came closer and closer, gray fog began to gather, and a human figure condensed from the fog floated in front of Su Fan's eyes.

Horrible and distorted black shadows began to appear in the fog. They swam freely in it in strange shapes, just like fish in deep water.

There was obvious anger in the sharp hissing sound, as if questioning this ignorant guy how dare he be so arrogant and ignore the master here.

The monsters surrounded Su Fan, staring at him hungrily, but the one in the middle did not show much sign of nervousness.

The gray mist figure raised his hand and pressed down, and the monsters immediately quieted down.

"It doesn't matter. I don't have much ill will towards you. You can leave at any time."

"Of course, before that, please return the things that belong to us intact."

"What did you mean by returning your things to you?"

Su Fan thought for less than a moment and finally spoke.

"You are so forgetful. Do you need me to remind you?"

A crack opened up on the lower half of the Gray Mist Man's face, and he pretended to speak.

"Lakeside Manor, the house whose feng shui layout you modified... a surgery to obtain a younger body by exchanging a person's brain..."

"You should have gotten something from there that shouldn't have belonged to you, right?"

Su Fan narrowed his eyes.

That thing is indeed related to this strange cult.

It seems that the gray fog that blocks the building and the aura shrouding the box have the same source.

"Thank you for helping us preserve this precious textbook, but it's almost time to return it to its original owner. I hope you can recognize the situation and take the initiative to present it to us."

"form?"

"Yes, that's the situation. We have already taken control of the entire building. Unless you let go, you won't be able to break through the gray fog on your own."

"Besides that, there are a large army of newborns and members of the cult waiting on the lower level."

"You can only accept my friendship, otherwise..."

The gray mist figure did not hold back and pointed out everything directly.

It’s not about being arrogant, it’s not about popping champagne at halftime.

That is the confidence that comes from having the wisdom in hand and being in control of the overall situation.

Even if I tell you, you won't be able to do anything about it and can only choose from the options I give you.

"What else would happen?"

Su Fan asked back.

"Otherwise we'll have to come and get it back in person. Believe me, you don't want to see that."

The mist figure spoke politely and incredibly gently, his behavior and wording were much more elegant than those pretentious dignitaries at the top level.

However, the threat contained in it is like putting a knife on the listener's neck, slowly approaching, ready to cut through the thin skin and sever the carotid artery at any time.

"The antique shop is your grandfather's hard work, and it's the only place you can go back to. It would be a pity to burn it down."

"Also, the vampire who is watching over the store is also like that. According to reports, she has been looking forward to your return. She must have a very close relationship with you."

"Can you bear to watch her suffer the pain of burning in the fire?"

The gray mist figure knows Su Fan and his living environment very well.

Even Alice, who joined not long ago, and her identity are clearly known, so someone must have been monitoring her for a long time.

"Then what is your answer?"

"Isn't the answer obvious?"

Su Fan chuckled, feeling relieved and free and easy.

"If I don't give it to you, you don't deserve it."

He didn't read any of the contents in the textbook.

But since a mere mortal can use the knowledge in it, an industry chain of brain transplant surgery has been formed, influencing many celebrities and high-level officials.

If it falls into the hands of a true cult member, it will surely display unparalleled power.

He was not stupid enough to allow the hostile forces against him to grow stronger.

Su Fan knew clearly in his heart that today's concessions would not bring true peace. If they grew stronger in the future, he would be the first one to be eliminated.

Not to mention the friendship between a group of crazy people, even if a saint on earth made such a promise, Su Fan would not believe it.

"it's a pity."

The gray mist figure sighed.

"I thought we could become friends, or even like-minded fellows."

The surrounding space began to tremble, appearing and disappearing, and the gray mist figure also floated backwards, pretending to merge into the place where it came from.

Su Fan looked at the gray mist figure in front of him, and suddenly some suspicion flashed through his mind.

Just as the gray fog was about to dissipate, Su Fan suddenly spoke.

"Establishing a new sect in a foreign country, only to serve those half-human, half-ghost foreign gods?"

The words that came out of Su Fan's mouth were not English, but authentic Mandarin.

After the words fell, the mist figure did not answer immediately.

He faced Su Fan motionlessly, but the latter seemed to be able to feel that a pair of eyes were examining him with unprecedented seriousness.

"It seems that you have noticed something, but unfortunately, you guessed wrong.

I am not anyone you know.”

"But you can understand it. This means you have had contact with people who speak this language, or even have a close relationship with them."

The gray mist figure that was about to disappear stopped, and the looming space solidified again.

"Sharp insight, excellent associative ability...Should I try to keep you here?"

The gray mist figure's voice was laughing, but there was no warmth in it.

It was even colder and more sinister than when he threatened Su Fan before.

The gray fog began to stir, and a vague figure of a monster emerged, approaching Su Fan.

Not far away, a huge black cloud was rapidly pressing down.

But Su Fan's eyes could clearly see its structure and details.

Those were not clouds at all, but strange creatures that looked like bats.

They had no hair on their surface, and flew on membrane wings. Their black skin was uneven, outlining the outline of their bones. Greed flashed in the eyes of these monsters, and they swooped down on Su Fan one after another.

In the black waves, a golden light rose around Su Fan's figure.

Golden Light Mantra.

The golden light condensed from the cultivation of life can be used for attack or defense. Now the battle situation has turned into the heaviest shield, wrapping Su Fan with no blind spots.

The tornado rose up, and countless sharp wind blades were generated in it, splashing in all directions.

This ferocious beast created by Su Fan's magical power is rapidly expanding and turning into a cruel meat grinder, tearing into pieces any living creature that dares to approach.

The dense dark clouds were strangled by it to create a fleeting passage, and the moment it opened, golden light passed through it!
Su Fan walked like a dragon and a tiger, each step covering a distance of nearly a hundred meters. In a flash, he had already arrived in front of the opponent!

The powerful jab was about to blow the gray mist figure's head apart!

The latter subconsciously wanted to raise his hand to defend himself, but stopped abruptly.

The entire space suddenly disappeared, and Su Fan's consciousness instantly returned to his body.

He began to quickly recall the many details of the contact in his mind.

The gray mist figure spoke English without any accent from beginning to end, and whether his true identity was the secret negotiator that Caius had met before remains to be discussed.

However, it cannot be ruled out that the other party has mastered English proficiently through some special means in a short period of time, or has deliberately disguised himself before.

But the most important information is not hidden in the conversation, but in the other party's final actions.

The gray mist figure obviously wanted to raise his hand to resist in the end, but his palm was relaxed and did not make a fist, but he wanted to block and fight back.

It is obvious that he has a foundation in ancient martial arts.

[It's no use denying it. I've already gotten a good look at your background.]

Su Fan sneered in his heart, and at the same time looked up to check on Theresa and the others.

But at this moment, he was the only one left in the huge floor.

wrong.

Su Fan spread out his spiritual sense, but he couldn't find any trace of people anywhere.

Hariya... Theresa... Caius...

These people disappeared, but all the traces on the ground were the same as before, with no signs of fighting.

It was naturally impossible for them to follow Dennis's lead and rescue the hostages to be heroes. The only possibility was that when Su Fan was in a trance, he was captured by the enemy group by some unknown means.

Su Fan did not hesitate and used the Xuan Guang Technique again, just like he did when he was investigating the case.

The scene here soon appeared in the water curtain.

But the clarity, retrospective time points, field of view and many other aspects are not as good as last time.

The strange energy here had a great impact on the use of the Xuan Guang Technique. One could only vaguely see the black-robed man suddenly appear from the floor beneath his feet and then disappear.

The robbery lasted only two seconds, but the people on the scene did not have no reaction at all. It was obvious that the other party used other means.

It was probably a mental shock like an illusion.

Su Fan's face darkened.

【I was tricked.】

While he was trying to get information from the other party, the other party had already secretly sent his men to kidnap Theresa and the others.

The reason why they didn't kill people directly was definitely because they were worried that they would notice something in the strange space and wake up immediately, ruining their plans.

"It seems you have noticed it."

In the darkness not far away, a not-so-tall figure emerged.

The other person had a pale complexion and a childish look. If Caius saw him, he would definitely frown.

The Volturi prohibit any vampire from converting mentally immature minors.

It's not because of the underage protection law, but because becoming a vampire will cause mental development to stop and the spiritual age to freeze.

The impulsiveness and immaturity of adolescence, coupled with the extraordinary powers of vampires, can cause endless harm.

That's exactly what happened.

Knowing that he had turned into an inhuman monster, the teenager named Nemo immediately succumbed to his instincts and extinguished the fire in his throat with blood.

Once you get a taste of it, you can't stop.

He had only been a vampire for less than an afternoon, but he had already taken double-digit lives on his hands. If human lives had not been useful, he would have been stopped.

He couldn't even control himself from slaughtering an entire floor of humans.

He was so ferocious that even his newborn companions felt that he was a natural beast and kept their distance from him.

The reason why he was so addicted to the poison of power was because he had actually seen the existence that transcended mortals.

Yes, he had seen it before.

He and his partner spoke rudely and offended a transcendent who was accompanied by a female companion. The other party used mysterious means to suppress them to the ground and they were unable to get up.

The humiliation he felt at that time caused a desire for power and hatred towards that man to surface in his heart.

He had originally planned to find a time to take revenge after completing the mission of the cult, but he did not expect that fate would give him such a big gift.

The enemy that Nemo had been talking about all the time while gnashing his teeth and sucking blood was now in this building, and he had met him.

How wonderful.

"Didn't you expect it to be me?"

Nemo's voice was as low and unpleasant as that of a boy in his puberty period. He couldn't help laughing while he spoke, like a crow cawing on a telephone pole.

"When you used your power to humiliate me in the street, did you ever think that you and your companions would be captured by a character like me?"

"I also don't mind telling you that I played a big role in the cult's ability to capture your companion."

"They are now like meat on the chopping block, waiting to be slaughtered. However, dying in sleep is also a kind of happiness."

"You should regret not killing me directly at that time. Now my flames of revenge will torture you to death and burn you to ashes!"

"Now why don't you tell me what you think?"

Nemo stretched out his arms, and the dried blood on his face and body shattered into pieces due to the movement.

But he didn't care. His eyes were fixed on Su Fan's face, waiting to see what expression he would reveal.

Regret? Resentment? Reluctance? Surprise?
Or will you continue to pretend to be bluffing and attack yourself with weak words?
No matter what, it's all enjoyable for him.

Because no matter what the other party says, he is now just a stray dog.

But he miscalculated.

The young man didn't make any expression, and didn't even frown. He just walked in another direction.

Run away? No.

How can a person who flees not be panic-stricken and fearful, as if he were taking a leisurely stroll in the garden?

That's not running away, that's utter disregard.

It's like Nemo doesn't even exist.

That's exactly what happened.

Su Fan’s mind is now full of things about the gray mist figure.

As for Nemo, he never took him seriously.

Such performance made the complacent young man on the opposite side break down his defenses.

"you wanna die!"

(End of this chapter)