From the end of the world

Chapter 161 Soul Regeneration 1
"Is Chen Long the original body of those monsters..." Lu Youxun pondered, "Your suspicion is not unreasonable. The body enhancement of the monsters is quite thorough, from physical strength to muscle explosiveness, from the five senses to reflex nerves, to immunity and mana resistance... This comprehensive enhancement does have the temperament of Chen Long's 'comprehensive enhancement'. Even the body's overload and self-explosion after death has a bit of that flavor..."

After a short pause, he shook his head and denied it: "But I still think he is not. The first weirdo appeared a year and a half ago, and Chen Long betrayed me two years ago. At that time, he showed no signs of advancing to the Great Perfection level.

"It is precisely because I summoned my 'great master level self' with his help in the past that I know better than most people. Breaking through the limits of a demon hunter is a nearly impossible task for both me and him. Even he cannot complete such a challenge within half a year.

"The most reasonable explanation for why he can reach the Great Perfection rank now is that he has undergone the Monster Transformation by the Humanity Department... No, even if it is Monster Transformation, it is impossible to raise his rank to the Great Perfection rank, but this is the only possibility I can think of.

"He didn't have the power to manipulate shadows in the past, but now he does. This is irrefutable evidence that he has undergone the transformation into a monster."

Zhu Shi continued thoughtfully: "And the original body, which is the source of the monster technology, must be at least at the Great Perfection level. If Chen Long, who reached the Great Perfection level by relying on the monster technology, is the original body, then it will become a question of which came first, the chicken or the egg."

"So the Primarch is someone else, and the Humanitarian Department now has at least two people at the great perfection level?" I said as I thought.

Just by undergoing a monster transformation, one's level can be raised to the great success stage. If such a convenient technology could really be invented easily, the huge Luoshan would not have only produced less than 20 people at the great success stage.

However, it is an indisputable fact that Chen Long accepted the transformation into a monster and became a great success. Could this phenomenon of making the impossible possible also be related to the fragments of the divine seal?

Although I don't want to blame all the things I don't understand on the power of the divine seal fragments, this explanation is so universal that it is really hard for me not to think in this direction.

"The reason why Luo Shan considers the Humanitarian Department one of the three major threats is not because they are strong now, nor because of their development potential, but because they can represent the trend of secular society to resist the rule of extraordinary people to a large extent." Lu Youxun pondered, "If secular society has the technology to create a great success level, even if there is only the possibility of the prototype of such technology, Luo Shan will definitely not sit idly by."

Zhu Shi and Mr. Zhu seemed to have different ideas. It was just that when it came to the way Luo Shan got along with the secular society, the idea of ​​governing the world and the idea of ​​transcendence were destined to be incompatible.

"Let's not talk about this for now." Mr. Zhu changed the subject first, "Xiao Shi, you can see that our house is not even a house with nothing but ruins, so where are you going to stay tonight?"

Zhu Shi was startled by the question: "Where? If it doesn't work, just find a guest..."

"It just so happens that there is no resident in Zhuang Cheng's neighbor's house now, so you can live there for the time being." Mr. Zhu said in an irrefutable tone.

"Wait a minute, why do you know about that, Grandpa? Have you checked out the place beforehand?" Zhu Shijing asked, "Also, don't our family have other properties in Xianshui City?"

"Are you stupid, my dear granddaughter? Those houses are just there, they must be covered with dust, how can you move in right away? And if you live close to Zhuang Cheng, it will be convenient for you to communicate with him in time when there are important matters, right?" Mr. Zhu said earnestly, "Don't worry, I already talked to the landlord there yesterday, and the rent has been paid, you can move in right now."

Zhu Shi opened his mouth wide: "You actually ignored my opinion..."

Mr. Zhu sighed tiredly, then turned to look at me with a serious expression and said, "Zhuang Cheng, my grandson Chang'an was abducted this time. Although as you know, I really can't like the evil son born by my son-in-law and that woman, he has long been a member of our Zhu family.

"So... please help us save him from the clutches of the Humanitarian Department. Please."

He bowed his head deeply.
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I naturally welcomed Zhu Shi to become my and Ma Zao's neighbor. At the same time, I also accepted Mr. Zhu's request. Even if he didn't ask, I would have wanted to rescue Chang An as soon as possible.

Changan was most likely kidnapped by Chen Long and taken to the secret base of the Humane Division. Although it is not clear whether human-demon hybrids are rare or common in the weird world, Changan is definitely a rare species even among human-demon hybrids as a child born from a human and a great monster. In the eyes of the dark organization like the Humane Division that likes human experiments and transformation, he is probably a rare material.

It sounds bad, but from another perspective, even if the Humanitarian Department intends to harm Chang'an, it will most likely not subject it to destructive experiments in the short term. It's just that in the field of research and testing, I am a complete layman, and it is unknown to what extent this superficial judgment can hit the mark.

Ying Lingyun, one of the top decision-makers in the Humanitarian Department, is Chang'an's father. If he were still alive, he would not be so cruel to the child of his beloved - this is one of the reasons why I persuaded myself to stay calm. But regardless of whether Ying Lingyun is dead or alive, he has already been mad and the theory that even a tiger will not eat its own cubs may not apply to him. It is also difficult for me to rely entirely on the mental state of others for the safety of my friends.

Mr. Zhu said goodbye to us for the time being and went to pick up Zhu Shi's mother who was staying in the military hospital. While listening to the details from Zhu Shi, he also confirmed the situation of the hospital over the phone. Since Chen Long wanted to harm the Zhu family, Zhu Shi's mother might also become a target. Mr. Zhu hoped to put his biological daughter under heavy protection first, and then he would join us in the work of finding Chang'an's whereabouts.

We now have two clues, one of which is the old base of the Humanitarian Department.

That place is entrenched with unknown dangerous creatures, and it is also the place where Ying Lingyun hides the fragment of the God Seal. I don't know how many surveillance and traps are set up secretly. I told Zhu Shi about the place in private. After listening, she asked: "You mean that although there are fragments of the God Seal there, there is no trace of my father... Is there no connection between him and his own fragment of the God Seal?"

I answered, "According to what No. 1 said before, it seems that only those who are pulled into the virtual realm are considered to be bound to the fragments of the Divine Seal, and he should have heard this from the Lord of the Divine Seal in the past."

However, it is also possible that No. 1 was just talking casually before? It would be embarrassing if that was the case. At least in my opinion, the mechanism of binding the chosen one with the fragment of the divine seal should be set up by the Lord of the divine seal specifically for the chosen one.

"An abandoned research facility with no people, countless unknown things lurking inside, and the ultimate treasure left there..." Zhu Shi seemed to have an association, "Could it be that the reason why the old base of the Humanitarian Division became deserted was not because of the collective space transfer mentioned by Lu Youxun, but because it was accidentally involved in some incredible experimental accident?"

Paranormal events caused by an experimental accident eventually led to the disappearance of all the people involved in the facility, leaving behind intact research facilities, documents and materials that had not been sorted out, and coffee cups and teapots that were still warm - I seemed to have seen some fictional stories that met these conditions somewhere before.

Of course, ordinary experimental accidents could not lead to results that sounded like something out of a science fiction horror story. However, the experiments that the Humanitarian Department's old base had conducted were indeed like those in science fiction horror stories. Even I began to wonder if that was really the case.

Another clue is Chen Long’s broken arm.

This clue is much safer to investigate, and it is the flesh and blood tissue left by the person who kidnapped Chang'an, so the direction is more accurate. Both "The Old Base of the Humanitarian Department" and "Chen Long's Broken Arm" require Ma Zao's retrospective investigation skills. Compared with investigating the former first, the latter should undoubtedly be prioritized.

I handed the severed arm to Ma Zao, and then went to Luoshan's office with her, Zhu Shi, and Lu Youxun.

Luo Shan has several offices in Xianshui City. In addition to processing documents and materials, they also provide support to the Wuchang fighting on the front line. Usually there are more than two agents stationed here. Some Wuchang will come to collect supplies for treatment when they are injured. The office near Xianshui University is opposite the public security department, and the office we are here is on the edge of the city. The surrounding area looks quite desolate, which is more in line with Luo Shan's secretive style.

The main reason we came here was to find a place where Ma Zao could investigate the severed arm with peace of mind. We couldn't let her take out a burnt human arm in a place where ordinary people were watching. The second reason was to investigate the state of my soul and see to what extent my soul was injured in the previous battle with Chen Long.

This place looks a bit like a real estate agency from the outside, but it's a proper clinic from the inside. After listening to my needs, the agent stationed here took out a small mirror from the back room, asked me to blow on it a few times, and then left the table like a doctor who had collected body fluids from a patient.

In the minds of the ancients, because the living can breathe but the dead cannot, breathing is considered to be closely related to life and death, and is therefore considered to be related to the soul. There are also claims that the soul leaves through the mouth and nose when a person dies. Perhaps I just collected a little bit of the soul.

While the stationed agent was analyzing the situation, I asked Lu Youxun a question that had always been on my mind.

(End of this chapter)