From the end of the world

Chapter 160 Chen Long 2
Chen Long—this is what Lu Youxun called the great master level enemy.

The attitude he displayed was not just about knowing the other person, it was also mixed with quite complex and extremely deep emotions.

"Chen Long?" Mr. Zhu frowned as he read the name. "I seem to have heard this name somewhere before..."

"Wait, isn't Chen Long the one? He rebelled against Luo Shan two years ago, and also..."

Instead, Zhu Shi immediately recalled it.

But when she said the last part, she suddenly stopped and looked at Lu Youxun with concern.

The latter shook his head and said calmly: "Just say it directly."

"Is Chenlong the 'Chenlong' in the Chinese zodiac?" I asked.

The dragon is one of the twelve zodiac animals. The ancients paired it with the zodiac animal "辰", and the term "辰龙" came into being. The rat, ox, tiger, etc. are also concepts formed by pairing the zodiac animals with the earthly branches.

"Yes, 'Chen Long' is the code name of the Great Master Demon Hunter. He was also Lu Chan's former partner." Zhu Shi looked at Lu Youxun again and explained to me, "You should still remember what I told you before. Lu Chan was attacked by the Humanitarian Department when he was at his weakest two years ago, and that's why he was captured by them."

"That's right." I nodded and then realized something was wrong. "--Hmm? When you were at your weakest?"

It wasn't until she brought this up again that I realized there was something wrong with this statement.

Why did Lu Youxun reach his "weakest moment"?
In the past, Lu Youxun was a master of the Wuchang level, possessing the supernatural power of "possibility clones". He could summon countless versions of himself representing different possibilities anytime and anywhere to form a consciousness network. Even if his original body accidentally became weak, it would not prevent him from controlling the countless clones to continue fighting.

At worst, he can still combine multiple "possibility" clones with himself like the Monster Maker. Even if he is poisoned or seriously injured, or even killed on the spot, he can still come back in his prime.

Moreover, since he has a consciousness network, he should not have any real body. All the "possible clones" are his real body. If you insist, the real him is the consciousness network itself. If the Humanitarian Department randomly captures one of the individuals and takes it to its base, it does not count as capturing him at all.

What kind of god would be able to capture him alive?
"Lu Chan became weak because Chen Long...his most trusted comrade-in-arms betrayed him." Zhu Shi said, "I am not very clear about the specific situation. After that, Lu Chan was imprisoned and studied by the Humanitarian Department, and Chen Long disappeared. It was not until Lu Chan escaped from the Humanitarian Department's base that Luo Shan realized that Chen Long had defected to the Humanitarian Department and labeled him a traitor."

"He is indeed related to the Humanitarian Department."

I accepted this fact, but there was still something I couldn't understand: "But why would a demon hunter at the Great Master level stand on the side of the Humanitarian Department?"

"...First of all, Chen Long at that time was not at the great success stage, but the same level as me." Lu Youxun finally spoke.

He took a deep breath, as if organizing his thoughts and words, and then told us the truth about the past.

A long time ago, Lu Chan and Chen Long, along with an impermanence named "God Spear", formed a well-known three-person team in Luoshan, and fought against many strange creatures and evil demon hunters. Later, due to differences in ideas, God Spear parted ways with the two, and the three-person team became a two-person team.

The so-called ideological differences are the conflict between transcendence and governance. God Lance is a transcendentalist who believes that demon hunters should completely overthrow the existing social order and rule over all living beings as immortal gods.

In the past, Lu Chan and Chen Long were hegemons. Like Zhu Shi, they believed that powerful demon hunters should be integrated into the existing social order and gently guide the coexistence of secular society and the weird world.

The latter two sincerely hope that the world will become a better place, that demon hunters can go out into society openly, that ordinary people without power can be protected from the threat of strange things, that the strong can treat the weak kindly, and that the weak can use their intelligence and talents to build a better civilization with the power of knowledge and technology.

They firmly believe that they are fighting for such a future.

However, one day, in a place that Lu Chan could not see, Chen Long was attacked and imprisoned by the "Silver Mask". He was hypnotized and brainwashed, his self-cognition and common sense were modified, and even his body was forcibly transformed.

It was not until the moment of betrayal that Lu Chan realized that the mind of his former partner had been broken beyond recognition.

Listening to Lu Youxun's sudden and horrifying statement, I tried hard to swallow my surprise and compared it with my impression of Chen Long.

"No... huh? Sneak attack and imprisonment, hypnosis and brainwashing... modification of common sense, physical transformation? And being ordered by the cadres of the evil organization to plot against their own people, turning former partners into new victims... What does this have to do with anything?" Zhu Shi was dumbfounded. God knows what she thought of. Then she continued: "Also, who is that 'Silver Mask'? Uh... is he my father?"

Lu Youxun nodded and said, "It was only recently that I learned that the real identity of the Silver Mask...creator of the monster is Ying Lingyun."

"Body transformation is fine, that's the specialty of the Humanitarian Department. I can understand that my father was able to launch a sneak attack and defeat the Wuchang of the Cheng level. He even defeated a great perfection level monster in the past...but he can actually brainwash?" Zhu Shi asked.

"That's not impossible." Mr. Zhu spoke. "The 'Moon in the Water' that the great demon Yin Yue gave him in the past is a magic weapon that can copy supernatural powers. Maybe he copied the brainwashing ability from somewhere. In fact, even if he doesn't copy the power of others, the 'Moon in the Water' itself is an illusion magic weapon that is so powerful that it subverts common sense.

"The reason why that magic weapon can copy any supernatural power is because it contains the supernatural power of the great demon Yin Yue, that is, the ultimate illusion power of 'turning illusions into reality'.

"If Ying Lingyun can really fully understand the 'Moon in the Water' as a human being, then brainwashing a Level 5 Impermanence is no problem at all."

"Turning illusions into reality... doesn't that mean I'm invincible?" Zhu Shi was stunned. "Are there any conditions or costs for this ability?"

"As far as I know, Yin Yue always uses this ability as she pleases," said Mr. Zhu.

"Then how did my father kill Yin Yue in the past?" Zhu Shi said.

I thought so too. "Turning illusions into reality" - although it is just a few simple words, it can be said to be the most outrageous superpower I have heard of so far. Ma Zao's "Return" and Zhu Shi's "Buzhou Mountain" pale in comparison, not to mention my simple and plain "fire manipulation".

This is simply a walking divine seal, right?
I thought Chen Long's portal armor was bad enough before, but I didn't expect there would be someone even better. This is just the Great Perfection level, what about the Great Impermanence?
I decided to get the topic back on track and looked at Lu Youxun.

"But I still don't understand, with your past abilities, how could you be captured alive? What about your 'possible clone' and consciousness network?"

"He was paralyzed by Chen Long's supernatural power." He replied.

"If I remember correctly, Chen Long's ability should be 'comprehensive strengthening', right? The specific effect seems to be..." Zhu Shi seemed to be recalling.

Lu Youxun took over her words: "The effect is that it can enhance any ability. Not to mention perception, speed, and strength, even the effects of other spells and special abilities can be enhanced, and even the strength of partners can be enhanced.

"My 'possible clones' can also be amplified by his 'comprehensive strengthening', and can then summon possible self-possibilities that my normal self cannot summon, such as 'I become a great master of the Impermanent', or 'I become a great scientist'. If I work harder, I can even try to summon the possibility of 'I become a national leader and start the Third World War'."

"...No wonder you often teamed up with him in the past." Zhu Shi seemed to have almost no energy to complain, "But what does this have to do with his ability to paralyze you?"

"Although his ability is very powerful, there is a problem. If the strength of the enhancement is not controlled well, it will cause the enhanced object to be overloaded. In the worst case, it will cause the opponent to explode on the spot." Lu Youxun said expressionlessly, "At that time, he used his ability to over-act on my consciousness network, causing all my clones to be destroyed on the spot. I was also seriously injured and temporarily unable to use my special abilities. Then I had to fight against the assassins of the Humanitarian Department in that state, and finally lost."

"I see……"

Hearing this, I had other associations, and then asked: "Can this ability also be used to strengthen my sixth sense, or to strengthen abilities such as 'shadow manipulation'?"

"Yes." Lu Youxun said, "The 'portal armor' you mentioned earlier is probably the product of the combination of his 'comprehensive enhancement' and 'shadow manipulation'. It is impossible for an ordinary monster to achieve such a skill with the power of manipulating shadows. This is a qualitative change that can only be produced by the combination of the two."

In other words, Chen Long's portal armor is probably the same as the shadow portal of an ordinary monster. In fact, it still has the shortcoming of being destroyed by external offensive magic power. It's just that his "comprehensive enhancement" stretches this shortcoming together with other wooden boards to be super long, making it have practical significance.

"Comprehensive enhancement" sounds simple, but it is actually an extremely powerful ability.

Perhaps it's not just Lu Youxun's "possible clone" and the monster's "shadow manipulation", Chen Long's "comprehensive enhancement" can also turn many seemingly worthless abilities into brilliant magical skills.

"So, in your opinion, could Chen Long be the originator of all the weirdos mentioned in the information you gave me before?" I asked.

(End of this chapter)