From the end of the world

Chapter 216: Secret Agents

Seeing the girl Lu Chan disappear, I couldn't help but feel a little melancholy. Perhaps I will never see her again. Although the cooperation between her and me cannot be said to be full of mutual trust, I feel that as long as we spend enough time together, we can become good friends.

The nearby demon hunters and monster guards all noticed that I had killed the Dream Dragon, and the situation suddenly reversed. The demon hunters, who were extremely depressed just now, became more motivated, while the monster guards showed despair and their fighting spirit was greatly reduced. If things continue like this, it won't be difficult to capture them and the researchers alive.

It's about time to take Chang'an to the Black Mist Vortex Portal and see what state Ma Zao is in. Although there are props that can bear the soul load on behalf of the user, after all, it is a long-term use of the power of return, and I am still somewhat worried that she will not be able to bear it.

Suddenly, I realized that something was wrong with Ma Zao's current location. She seemed to be leaving her old base.

Almost at the same time, a message entered my consciousness.

This is the information sent by the "firefly", and it is the "firefly" I left with Ma Zao. According to my preset instructions, it will only actively send information when Ma Zao is in danger.

I immediately tensed up and felt a little weird. Because the message I received was a bit ambiguous. To describe it, normally the message that the "firefly" would send would be "Danger!", but now it was "Danger?", revealing an ambiguous meaning.

I saw the situation that the "firefly" was in there and received the historical records stored inside it.

In an instant, I understood what had happened.

Let me first tell you the conclusion: Lu Youxun betrayed.

This wording may not be accurate. He is probably just being true to his true position, but saying this is more in line with my current mood.

Around the time when I had just started the battle with Yin Yue, Ma Zao was concentrating on maintaining the Black Mist Vortex portal, and did not forget to maintain the most basic vigilance towards the people around him.

The so-called sideline personnel were Lu Youxun and several demon hunters from the Sharpshooter Team. The former were not combat personnel, so they did not go to the front line, while the latter were personnel who had just been temporarily assigned from the battlefield to protect the retreat route. In Ma Zao's opinion, both sides were probably targets that needed to be paid attention to.

Because of the sudden explosion of abnormal mana fluctuations in the distance, my aura was obviously involved, so Ma Zao seemed to be unable to help but divert some of his attention. Perhaps it was at this moment that some flaws were exposed, and Lu Youxun took action without any warning.

"Go to sleep."

He suddenly said these words to Ma Zao.

The words contained a magical effect. This was a quick-acting hypnosis that the young girl Lu Chan had also used. With Lu Youxun's current magic power, this level of magic could only be used against bad targets at most. Ma Zao was about to counterattack immediately, but at the same time, the light emitted from the eye sockets of the wooden skull, the prop in her hand that bears the soul load on behalf of the user, suddenly changed from red to blue, and she herself staggered, as if her consciousness became hazy and blurred, and she could not freely control her body.

There is obviously something wrong with this prop. It will probably enhance Lu Youxun's rapid hypnosis. And since Ma Zao himself is using this prop, it is very likely that his state will be affected from the inside.

Ma Zao seemed to lose consciousness quickly and fell forward.

The other demon hunters also took action at the same time. One of them cast an illusion spell on the "firefly" next to him when the mutation began. Another one cast a spell that seemed to create ice on Ma Zao's left wrist, immediately freezing the red GPS bracelet.

The others coordinated around Ma Zao and cast the same spell, which looked like a seal. A large number of crystals emerged from the air. Before Ma Zao could fall to the ground, the crystals sealed him in like a coffin. The black fog vortex portal disappeared automatically due to the loss of its maintainer.

Ma had been knocked down like this a long time ago? I subconsciously felt that something was wrong.

The crystal coffin can float in the air and move. Lu Youxun and others left quietly with Ma Zao. At this time, there was a nuclear explosion outside, and Meng Mengchenlong and Shenqiang, two great masters, were fighting. They could only hide and act according to circumstances. The "firefly" that was hit by the illusion spell was left in place.

I didn't expect that the "fireflies" would be dealt with like this, but when I think about it carefully, after all, the "fireflies" are just tiny fragments of my scattered mind. In the past, they were easily destroyed by the Zhu family mansion barrier, so it's understandable that they can't resist the illusion spell. As for why they can now send me an alarm again, it seems to be because of my own changes.

After the battle with Yin Yue, especially after breaking Yin Yue's "illusion" with my own hands, I think that ordinary illusion spell is full of flaws. Although this "firefly" is a tiny spirit that I split off before, it still synchronized with me to gain some vision and realized that I was under an illusion.

But this "firefly" was so stupid that even when he realized he had been tricked, he couldn't figure out what to do next. It took him a long time to finally make the decision to "contact me first."

But even without it, I still have another backup plan, which is the thermal energy mark left in Ma Zao's body. Through the thermal energy mark, I tracked Ma Zao's current location and obtained the historical records of Lu Youxun and others after they took her outside.

At the same time, strong doubts swept through my mind like a hurricane.

Why did Lu Youxun betray? How dare he betray?

Mr. Zhu thought I had a chance to become the Great Impermanence, and the girl Lu Chan who knew me through Lu Youxun's memory also called me a Great Impermanence Qualified Person. The term "Great Impermanence Qualified Person" also appeared in Yin Yue's words. Although I don't know the specific definition, I can understand half of it just by reading the literal meaning. In other words, Lu Youxun should also think that I have the potential to become the Great Impermanence. He is also a loyal Transcendentalist, and has always represented the Transcendentalist to interact with me.

Betraying me means that he gave up on my relationship with me and also gave up on trying to win me over on behalf of the Transcendentalists. Even if he kidnapped Ma Zao secretly, he would definitely not be able to clear himself of suspicion after the incident given his position. Why did he make such a choice?
I don't think he did this just for his own benefit. Did he think that kidnapping Ma Zao would bring him more profit than continuing to associate with me? Or was he, like the Sharp Gun, instructed by some Great Impermanence? Or was it both?
According to historical records, after Lu Youxun and others moved to the old base of the Humanitarian Bureau, they came to a secluded place. A demon hunter was already waiting there, with a lot of equipment around him and a portal open - that thing was a door frame standing on the ground, with darkness in the middle, and it looked like a portal no matter how you looked at it.

After walking here, these people seemed to relax a lot.

Lu Youxun said to the people around him: "As long as we take her to the other side of the portal, this mission will be over."

"What will happen to this girl?" one of them asked, "She is an important clue to curing amnesia, but if she is sent to a place like that..."

"That heretic Wuchang named Zhuang Cheng seems to be at the great accomplishment level as well. He seems to value this girl very much. If we do this now, what if he retaliates against us later..." another person interrupted.

"You are all just minor characters to him. He can't even remember your faces or your names. As long as you are not caught in the act, you will be fine." Lu Youxun said, "Only the Divine Spear and I know the inside story of the mission. It's for your own good that I don't let you know. But even if I don't tell you, you already know some things. That's right..."

He looked back at Ma Zao who was sealed in the crystal coffin, and after a moment of silence, he said, "...She will be killed. It has nothing to do with curing her amnesia. There is only one result of being sent to a place like that, and that is death."

The others looked at each other, but no one showed any surprise; they obviously knew what they were doing.

Then, they continued to transport the crystal coffin, and the historical record ended here. Now they are walking towards the portal.

In an instant, I digested all the above information and launched the flame transmission without hesitation.

I came to the center of the team transporting the crystal coffin. These people were well-trained demon hunters, and they probably had a lot of experience fighting against strange things. It was not uncommon for them to encounter the enemy without any warning. The moment they noticed me, they all reacted to the attack with conditioned reflex.

They were all moving very fast, but that was only common sense. To me in my fire elemental form, they seemed to be standing still in the air. Some of them had already recognized my appearance, and although their bodies were still making attacking movements, fear and despair were slowly emerging on their faces.

Lu Youxun also saw my face. His eyesight might be the best in the team, but his movements were the slowest, and his body was still standing still.

I counted them briefly, and there were six demon hunters involved in the kidnapping of Ma Zao, excluding Lu Youxun. I was in a very bad mood now, and I wanted to kill them all in one go, but I still had something to ask them.

So let’s just kill half of them first.

"Wait--"

I won't wait.

Lu Youxun had just uttered a word when my flames were activated. Three of them were set on fire, and they disappeared without even having time to struggle, leaving only a wisp of black smoke. Watching them disappear, I couldn't help but have a thought: Although I have no interest in cruelty, would it be too easy for them to be killed like this?

As for the other three people, I summoned three balls of fire and made them into the shape of huge palms, and grabbed them all.

Then I turned around and looked at Lu Youxun.

(End of this chapter)