From the end of the world

Chapter 24: Psychic vs. Fallen Demon Hunter 2
It was late at night in the neighborhood, and dark clouds blocked the moonlight, plunging the surroundings into a deeper darkness. The street lamps flickered nervously as if they were about to break down, and suddenly they went out completely with a snap. A breeze blew through the green belt, and the trees and bushes made rustling sounds.

In this scene that seemed to be a foreshadowing, a darkness, even darker than the night, emerged from the bushes.

It was a very strange shadow. At first glance, I thought it was filthy water and tried to go around it. But the shadow moved like it had life and stopped me. I realized something was wrong and stopped immediately.

what is this?
Because I had experienced something even more incredible before, my consciousness was still in a state of mind that was not completely free from the weirdness. If it was me before, I would have been shocked, but now even though I saw such a weird scene, I was just a little surprised. Now, I can accept any incredible change.

This shadow of unknown origin must be coming for me, and the changes obviously cannot stop here. From the shadow that reminded me of stagnant water, an extremely strong arm suddenly stretched out. Just like struggling to get out of the lake, the arm fell down and supported the ground next to it. This action alone actually smashed the concrete floor into pieces, and the palm of the hand was deeply embedded in it.

The owner of this arm then pulled out the rest of his body parts from the ground: the head, the other arm, the torso, the right leg, the left leg... The visitor soon revealed his entire terrifying body.

This was a demon with a black goat head that looked like it had walked out of an oil painting. Its nearly three-meter-tall naked body blocked my path, like an indestructible wall of flesh. Its red skin and muscles seemed to contain an extremely strong anger, and its blood was boiling.

The demon's sheep-like face looks extremely ferocious. Speaking of sheep, many people may think of docile white sheep, but among sheep, there are also adult Damascus goats with ugly and terrifying faces, such as the demon in front of us. Moreover, its mouth has no lips, and its teeth and gums are directly exposed, which makes it look bloodthirsty and cruel.

"Zhuang Cheng." It made a sharp and hoarse voice as if scratching the surface of a blackboard.

I couldn't help but focus all my attention on this horrible monster.

"You know my name?"

Just from the way he appeared, you could tell that he was definitely not a prankster wearing a suit and scaring passers-by.

The demon did not answer my question. Instead, it moved its protruding mouth like a sheep and spoke to me in a cold tone that did not match its ferocious appearance: "I am here to take your life."

"Take my life..." I carefully observed its entire body. "Compared to that kind of thing, what kind of creature are you? Seeing that you can speak human language, you should have intelligence that is no less than that of humans...

"I didn't expect there are other races like you in this world. Are there any in other places? What is the name of your race, and where do you mainly live?"

I know very well that it is inappropriate to ask these questions at this time, but I am really interested in this kind of non-human intelligent life. After the cave in the room on the 15th floor, this kind of monster appeared again. The unknown and magical adventure seemed to be approaching me step by step.

At the same time, I was not without my guard. This monster kept saying that it was here to kill me, but it spoke to me first after it showed up. Was it planning to let me die clearly, or was it deliberately standing in the open to attract my attention? I put my left hand behind my back and quietly lit a "firefly".

With the help of the "firefly", I can sense the surroundings in 360 degrees without blind spots. At this moment, I sensed the reason why it appeared in front of me. I saw a shadow slowly approaching me more than ten meters behind me, like a poisonous snake trying to sneak attack its prey.

If you look carefully, you can see that the shadow is connected to the sole of the demon's foot by a thin black line. Under the cover of night, it is impossible for human eyes to catch it.

Rather than using its huge body to launch a sneak attack, it would be better to make a feint to the east and attack in the west... Is this its strategy?
Why does it need to use such cautious tactics against a "normal person" like me, knowing that I am a person with super powers?
Will that shadow suddenly turn into a spike and pierce me? Or will it turn into a swamp and drag me into another dimension? Or will it take on an even more bizarre change?
I look forward to what might happen next, and I plan my counterattack in my mind. Don't look at me like this, I still have a great sense of crisis. Regardless of my strength, the danger brought by strange things may ignore strength. The cave in the room on the fifteenth floor taught me a lesson.

But compared to the sense of crisis, what is even stronger in my heart at this moment is an incredible upsurge of emotions. Perhaps I will start a life-and-death battle with an unknown enemy. This kind of thing has never happened in my life before, and it is also a drama that I have always been fascinated by.

Facing my question, the demon seemed a little stunned, and then asked: "Aren't you afraid of death?"

"How are you going to kill me?" I pretended to be ignorant of the shadow and asked curiously, "Stepping back, why do you want to kill me? Have we met somewhere before?"

Hearing this, the devil actually let out a voice of great resentment: "Perhaps you have completely forgotten it, but I have never forgotten for a moment what you did to me two years ago..."

"I'm sorry, I really can't remember. Can you tell me more details?" I was puzzled. "When and where did I do it to you?"

I don't remember ever doing anything in the past to any non-human being that would cause such hatred, not to mention that this was the first time I had seen an intelligent creature other than a human with my own eyes.

I am more willing to believe that it came because of what happened in the room on the fifteenth floor, and this idea can be supported from a probability perspective.

I had never seen strange things before, but today I saw two at the same time. One was the "cave" before, and the other was the "demon" in front of me. It would be too far-fetched to say that they were unrelated coincidences. It would be more reasonable to assume that there is a connection between them. The cave, the ritual array, the fallen demon hunter... The clues I got during the day emerged in my mind like they were taken out of a drawer. I couldn't help but have a doubt - is this "demon" who speaks human words really a non-human race?

Could it actually be a human being? To go further, could it be the so-called fallen demon hunter transformed? Or is it a monster subordinate summoned by the fallen demon hunter?

Speaking of "two years ago", the most impressive thing I did at that time was to help the official forces eliminate a local feudal superstitious force based on clues from missing children cases and folk legends in other provinces. Could it be that this demon wants to say that he is the leader of the cult, or a person related to him?
But I remember that the leader was burned to death by his followers because of credit bankruptcy. It's impossible that he went to hell and reincarnated as a demon to start a second life. And I didn't reveal my superpowers to anyone in person during that incident.

The "two years ago" mentioned by this demon was most likely a smokescreen intended to mislead my thinking.

"You still have so many questions when you are about to die! It seems that you are no different from ordinary people in the end. You are a fool who has been paralyzed by peaceful life and does not know whether to live or die." The devil laughed unpleasantly, "That's it. You will not even know why you lost..."

As it spoke, it lowered its center of gravity, and its voice suddenly became louder: "—Die in my hands!"

As soon as the words fell, it rushed towards me with terrifying momentum. But knowing its abacus, this long preparation for the sprint was a bit blatant. It obviously wanted me to focus on it, so it was so serious. The real killer move was the sneak attack from behind the shadow.

When the opponent launched an attack, the flat shadow turned into a three-dimensional sharp blade and stabbed towards me rapidly from behind.

I stretched out my left hand from behind my back, and the "firefly" resting on my fingertips suddenly expanded.

The "firefly" is essentially a small flame that I summoned. At this moment, I added additional spiritual power as fuel to this small flame. Just like pouring a lot of gasoline into a brazier, the "firefly" instantly turned into a fireball.

The fireball exploded immediately, and the scorching and dazzling flames swept in all directions, attacking the demon in front and the shadow behind at the same time. The overly dazzling light was enough to blind ordinary witnesses.

Fortunately, there were no demons or witnesses other than me, and I was not harmed by the flames and the strong light. The flames themselves, as well as the light and heat they emitted, were essentially the product of my spiritual power. Therefore, unless I intended to harm myself, this power would not have any effect on me.

As if it had anticipated my counterattack, the demon immediately jumped back alertly when it saw the situation change, and never entered the range of the fire from the beginning.

The shadow that attacked me then instantly crawled back to the ground, then jumped up to the left of my feet, and turned into a sharp blade again from the blind spot that the fire could not reach and stabbed at me quickly. Although it was a shadow, the strong light seemed unable to dispel it. It was really a magical skill. After thinking this, I immediately dodged sideways.

In fact, it was impossible for me to dodge the thrust at this speed. It was only because I noticed it in advance and the opponent obviously did not expect that I had already noticed the attack, so I was lucky enough to dodge it.

Although it doesn't matter if I take this blow.

"——It turns out to be a fire ability!"

The demon was not blinded by the bright light. It fell to the ground next to the street lamp and laughed with confidence: "You are finished, Zhuang Cheng... The next blow will kill you!"

As it spoke, it reached out and grabbed the street lamp, pulled it out of the ground, and then threw it towards me.

You have to know that what it throws is not a javelin, but a whole heavy street lamp, and the speed of the projection is exactly the same as that of an athlete throwing a javelin. This is no longer a weapon against people, but a siege weapon. The visual effect is so scary that even I reflexively dodge again.

Before my raised foot could even touch the ground and the street lamp just brushed past my cheek, the demon had already rushed in front of me at an intimidating speed.

At the same time, its arms also changed shape, from flesh and blood arms to mantis-like bone blades, and its movement speed was much faster than the previous attack.

Judging from the contrasting performance, just now it should have been just on guard against my unknown power, so it used the strategy of feinting to the east and attacking in the west; but now it is completely sure of its victory and has released its strength without reservation.

Its cruel face magnified in my vision, and I just stared at it.

Then, my gaze ignited its body.

(End of this chapter)