From the end of the world

Chapter 159 Chen Long 1
The unknown great master-level enemy never appeared again.

Maybe he teleported himself to the Zhu Family Mansion in an attempt to take away Grandmother Zhu's life - this possibility was also ruled out by me during the waiting process. There was still my remaining fire at the Zhu Family Mansion, and I could sense the movements there anytime and anywhere. He did not appear there either.

It seems that he used "Shadow Teleport" to escape. Thinking about it, this is the only thing he can do at the moment. His speed and strength are not as good as mine, and his skills and experience are gradually losing their effectiveness during the battle. The final chance of winning depends on the portal armor to unilaterally accumulate damage to my soul.

And if even the portal armor is in danger of being breached, it can be said that from this moment on, he has actually been defeated, and the consequence of continuing to fight is nothing more than "being burned to death by me immediately" or "being burned to death by me in a while."

Having said that, I am still somewhat dissatisfied with the outcome of this battle. Not only did I fail to take the enemy's life, but my method of cracking the enemy's mechanism was rather lazy - pushing my limits in battle and forcibly cracking the puzzle given by the opponent with overwhelming force is certainly a kingly way; but from another perspective, it is like facing a knot that cannot be untied no matter how hard you try, and finally choosing to cut it open with a knife. Although it is a kind of wisdom, it also reveals the meaning of giving up the challenge.

Of course, I also hope that I can use my wisdom to crack the opponent's trump card like the protagonist of the wits and super powers comic. Is there no way to crack the portal armor from the technical level? I thought about it over and over again. This kind of thinking may not bear fruit smoothly, but just thinking about the strong enemy is enough to cheer me up.

But compared to cracking the portal armor, the more important task for me is probably to find a way to prevent the opponent from escaping. I plan to kill that guy the next time I meet him, but it will be difficult if he uses the same method to escape again. That won't do.

Besides, I did not gain nothing in this battle.

I put away the super fireball in my palm, raised my hand again, and some objects in the distance moved towards me at high speed.

It was the broken arm that I had left behind from that Great Perfection enemy just before I burned it to charcoal. Although it was blown into pieces, there was still my residual fire inside. Under the control and traction of my mind, the residual fire inside pulled up all the pieces of flesh and blood and gathered them in the high altitude where I was.

Then, like stacking building blocks, the pile of flesh and blood fragments were barely pieced together to form the shape of a right arm, which looked like it had many charred and bumpy areas.

If we give this thing to Ma Zao, perhaps we can extract some clues that can be used for tracking, or at least figure out who the enemy is this time.

And in just over ten minutes, I found out the identity of the enemy.

Unexpectedly, it was not Ma Zao but Lu Youxun who told me the true identity of the enemy.
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After the battle between me and the Great Perfection-level enemy was over, Zhu Shi and Lu Youxun rushed to the vicinity of the Zhu family residence.

Even I could sense the fluctuations of the mana of the Great Perfection level from more than ten kilometers away, and these two people were no exception. Not only them, but all the demon hunters in Xianshui City were likely to have sensed the fluctuations of the mana transmitted when I was fighting the enemy.

I teleported myself outside the Zhu family mansion and exited the fire elemental form. Ma Zao was standing outside the iron gate as I told him to do, while Zhu Shi and Lu Youxun ran over from a distance. Zhu Shi immediately asked me what happened. I took them to the ruins of the collapsed Zhu family villa and told them everything that happened to me.

Zhu Shi's grandmother was sitting next to the ruins to rest, and Zhu Shi ran to her side. Lu Youxun told me about what happened between him and Zhu Shi. They were submitting applications at the Luoshan Office at the time, and before they had time to apply for the "prop that bears the soul load on behalf of the user", they felt the fluctuation of mana coming from here.

Ma could tell early on that the source of the mana fluctuations was in the Zhu family residence, and Zhu Shi was even more of a problem. She immediately put aside her application and rushed to the Zhu family residence. Logically, Lu Youxun should have stayed there to continue his application, which was what he had proposed. Moreover, as a rear-line personnel, he should not have gone to the front line; privately, he should have cared more about matters related to the Humanitarian Department. But for some reason, he still hurried over with Zhu Shi.

"Zhuang Cheng, has the appearance of the great perfection-level enemy been revealed to you?" he asked.

"Have."

I took out the severed arm and briefly described the enemy's appearance. Short white hair, sharp eyes, tall and strong body... I probably won't be able to forget that appearance for a short time.

Lu Youxun looked at the broken arm and listened to my description, his face turned ugly.

"There should be very few demon hunters at the master level. Is there anyone who matches that person's appearance?" I asked.

"...No, there isn't." He said, "In Luoshan's records, whether inside or outside Luoshan, there is no Great Perfection rank that meets these characteristics... But... Zhuang Cheng, can you give me this arm? Maybe I can investigate it."

"Of course you can, but I'll have to give it to Ma Zao for investigation first," I said.

"Well...it would be more appropriate to let her investigate."

With a gloomy expression, he fell into long thoughts.

I waited for him to come to a conclusion. His reaction was a little strange, perhaps he had some idea about the true identity of the enemy.

However, perhaps because he was sensitive to my gaze, he temporarily stopped thinking and said to me: "Zhuang Cheng, I am in charge of the intelligence in Xianshui City. I can help you make up a false report. But the mana fluctuations from your battle with that great master-level enemy have probably been transmitted to the neighboring city. I don't think you can hide your affairs for much longer."

"Hide it?" I almost didn't come back to my senses.

He asked doubtfully, "Aren't you going to hide your true power?"

"Oh, you mean that..." I shook my head, "It doesn't matter anymore, just let it be exposed." "Really..." He nodded.

Not long after, Mr. Zhu finally arrived at the scene. He first went to comfort his wife, then asked Zhu Shi for details, and then came to us and thanked me solemnly for my help.

Ma Zao also returned to my side.

Since Changan was missing, I asked her to investigate Changan's whereabouts. It would be best if Changan went out to play again, or it is possible that the Zhu family mansion has some secret passages or secret rooms specially used for hiding when foreign enemies invade, and Changan may have hidden there.

"We do have that kind of secret passage in our house." Mr. Zhu nodded.

"Wait, really?" I asked.

"Yes, but I haven't told Chang'an yet." He said, "And even if he knew there was a secret passage, he wouldn't have time to hide inside it."

"Well, the mansion was destroyed in one blow, and the barrier protecting the mansion was also destroyed and shattered. Even if my brother happened to be standing in front of the entrance to the secret passage, he would not be able to open the secret passage and hide in it in the collapsed house." Zhu Shi also came to his own conclusion through observation, and then asked his grandfather, "Grandpa... do you have any idea about that Dacheng level? Why did he attack our Zhu family?"

As she spoke, she suddenly became a little hesitant, but finally said, "Could it be that the enemy you made somewhere in the past came back to kill you after you mastered your magical power..."

"..." Mr. Zhu turned his head silently, "It shouldn't be..."

What impression did Zhu Shi have of his grandfather? And why did Mr. Zhu's tone of denial was so weak?

Although I think that the Great Mastery enemy should be related to the Humane Department and Ying Lingyun, but considering that there has never been a Great Mastery weirdo, it is normal for Zhu Shi to think in other directions. Maybe it is just a Great Mastery who is very good at manipulating shadow power.

Zhu Shi looked embarrassed: "Since they are targeting our Zhu family, that great master level may come to us again..."

"Just in case, each of you should bring my 'Firefly'." A few fiery red dots appeared on my palm. "I have a small grudge against that Great Perfection Rank. If he comes looking for you later, I can take revenge on him."

I deliberately used a roundabout reason, and my real intention was to continue to follow my last promise. Once the Zhu family is in trouble, I will help them. However, considering the Great Impermanence lurking in the dark and possibly doing harm to Ma Zao, I do not intend to emphasize the deep friendship and agreement between myself and the Zhu family in front of outsiders, especially Lu Youxun.

Mr. Zhu seemed to understand my hidden meaning and he glanced at Lu Youxun.

Everyone present accepted my "fireflies", including Ma Zao, and I gave one to Lu Youxun as well. He took it absentmindedly, as if he was thinking about something else.

"So, after all...where did Chang'an go?" I asked Ma Zao.

Ma Zao revealed his findings: "At the same time as the Zhu family mansion was destroyed, he was swallowed by a shadow portal."

“…Ordinary people who are swallowed into the shadow world will surely die, even if Chang An is a human-demon hybrid. But since the enemy would deliberately make such a move at that moment, it means that the purpose of the portal is not to kill, but to transfer…” Mr. Zhu frowned.

"In other words, my brother was kidnapped?" Zhu Shi was shocked. "This is the nth time he has been kidnapped. Is he a princess or heroine from somewhere?"

If I include my first encounter with Chang'an, that would be the third time.

At least he should not be dead yet, this is the only blessing in disguise... I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Lu Youxun looked at Ma Zao and asked in an inexplicable tone: "Can you read out the prisoner's appearance?"

"can."

Ma Zao took out a photo that showed the appearance of the enemy at the Great Perfection level.

Lu Youxun quickly looked at the photo.

His lips trembled, and then he pronounced a name in a voice that seemed to be mixed with a curse: "Chen Long..."

(End of this chapter)