From the end of the world

Chapter 280 Ma Zao's "Return" 2
I first looked at the mountain forest which had become more open, and then looked back at the route we had taken.

The white mist really disappeared, although the way it disappeared was different from ordinary fog. It did not gradually disappear from the front, but when we walked a certain distance, the fog in all directions became lighter at the same time, and finally disappeared completely. Therefore, even if we look back now, we can't see the fog that should have covered the route behind.

It was most likely not a physically existing mist, but a mist that appeared directly inside the mind. Therefore, from the moment one saw the mist appear, one had already been physically trapped.

Under this premise, Ma Zao was able to bring me out...

"How did you do that?" I couldn't help but be amazed.

Ma Zao thought about it for a while, then answered: "I think... maybe it's because I'm a blessed monk who has awakened the 'Power of Return', so I'm very good at going back."

"is that so……"

I was confused at first, then it dawned on me: "...No, this is how it should be."

The special abilities or spells a demon hunter has can reflect the nature of his soul. In other words, if the soul does not have the corresponding nature, it will not be able to obtain the corresponding special abilities or learn the corresponding spells.

Even special abilities or spells that have been acquired or learned may become unusable due to subsequent changes in the soul. An example is Lu Youxun in the past, who was unable to use the "Possibility Clone" spell that he once knew by heart because he no longer believed in himself and the possibilities of the outside world.

However, I think that not all special abilities and spells are closely related to the user's personality. For example, I don't feel that my personality has a passionate side, nor do I think that Zhu Shi's "Buzhou Mountain" reflects that she just likes to find loopholes in people; similarly, Ma Zao doesn't seem to make people think that there are elements related to the keyword "return" in her personality performance.

According to Ma Zao herself, her power seems to be the same as mine, both of which are awakened; and although Zhu Shi did not say it directly, from his previous remarks, he first possessed his own special abilities, and was then named "Buzhou Mountain" by Mr. Zhu, so it is likely that it was also awakened.

This power, which is closer to the innate realm, does not seem to reflect the user's acquired personality, but perhaps is closer to the endowment of the soul. And this endowment is likely to be reflected not only in the rigid functionality of skills, but will actually affect all aspects and produce all kinds of unfathomable mystical effects.

Although spatial transfer based on the force of return seems powerful, it may be a more complex and advanced application; relatively speaking, the behavior of "walking back with your own feet" is very simple and basic.

Sometimes, the more complex and advanced the skills are, the easier it is to deviate from the main purpose; however, simple and basic methods are not necessarily superficial, but rather mean being closer to the root, which is the origin that supports everything.

The fact that the white mist can block Ma Zao's incredible spatial transfer, but cannot block Ma Zao from using the most common method of movement is a clear proof of this.

Ma Zao looked at me and asked me what I should do next.

"Can you take me into the fog again?" I asked.

"let me try."

She spoke conservatively at first, then walked ahead and took me moving again.

This time she didn't go back, it looked like she was moving along the route she had just taken away from the white mist. I didn't question it out loud. Maybe now she didn't know why she was walking this way, most likely just moving in the direction guided by her mysterious intuition.

Soon, white mist appeared around again.

She did it again. What I couldn't do with my perception, she could. This was certainly due to my "professional mismatch" in the direction of power, but you have to know that this white mist is a super-high-level power that can cut off the connection between me and the "firefly" and has a clear nature of being lost. However, she found the right path in a weak state where she could only exert the power of the adult level at most, which shows the profound nature of her power.

If there is a third party here, I must be proud of Ma Zao in front of that third party.

"Since you can find the way back... then, can you go back and find the 'way to get closer to the core'?" I asked.

"The core?" she asked.

"I think this strange phenomenon of white mist must have a source." I said, "It just trapped us in it and did nothing. This strange phenomenon is somewhat meaningless. Of course, the appearance of strange phenomena may not necessarily have its meaning, but as a strange phenomenon that appeared in Yueyin Mountain... a place with a complex causal relationship with Silver Moon, it is hard to believe that it would be so 'lazy'.

"This fog can even interfere with my consciousness. I suspect that its source is Silver Moon. The reason why nothing dangerous has happened now may just be because we are still on the edge of the fog."

In other words, the journey ahead is likely to be truly dangerous.

"Ma Zao, you can't use space transfer to get out of the fog, so can you teleport inside the fog?" I asked.

She tried it and succeeded, instantly retreating one meter away.

"Everything is fine. But..." She said unconfidently, "If I were to find the way to the core in reverse... it's not impossible, but the accuracy would definitely be much lower than going back the way I came."

"It doesn't matter. It's better than having no method at all." I said, "Next, let me tell you what to do when you encounter Silver Moon... As soon as you see Silver Moon, or sense the approach of other mana fluctuations above the Great Perfection level, you must immediately teleport yourself to the edge of the misty area, and then escape at full speed. After escaping, you must activate space transfer again and hide in a more distant place. "I will buy you time to escape, and I will deal with all the strong enemies - is that okay?"

"No problem." She nodded seriously, "I will never overestimate my abilities and hold you back."

"That's good."

What I fear most is that Ma Zao will say whatever she wants to stay and fight alongside me. Although I know she won't be so stupid as to do something so irrational, some things can go wrong easily if we take things for granted and don't communicate well in advance.

Thinking of this, I realized that I had taken another thing for granted - Ma Zao seemed to have no idea what Yin Yue looked like.

After I mentioned this, Ma Zao said, "I know her appearance. If I see someone like her, I will evacuate immediately."

"It's better to let you know what she looks like first, just in case." I said, "I remember Lu Youxun gave you some reading photos when he was tracking the Humanitarian Department. Do you have any left?"

"some."

Ma Zao spread out his left hand, and a blank photo appeared on his palm.

I don’t know where she had stored it before. The ability to make the items you want appear and disappear at will is really convenient.

I took the photo and concentrated my attention to recall Yin Yue's appearance. I had used photo reading before when I invaded independent real spaces, so I was familiar with it this time. I quickly printed Yin Yue's appearance on the photo and handed it to Ma Zao.

Ma Zao lowered his head and took a closer look, seeming to frown at the unusual appearance that was so beautiful that it surpassed the limits of human beings and evoked the uncanny valley effect. He then nodded to indicate that he had memorized it and put the photo into his pocket.

We then began to go deeper into the white mist.

On the way, looking at the foggy forest, Ma Zao seemed to be thinking of something else and said, "I heard you say that in the virtual world, there seemed to be a thick fog..."

"Yes. But the fog there is thicker and darker," I responded. "And there, we can't tell each other's appearance clearly because we are all like shadows."

"Xiaowan must be very scared." she murmured.

I remembered that when I first communicated with Xiaowan, Xiaowan was silent and nervous, like a timid cub, and I nodded in agreement.

"But now that she has you, maybe she can feel more at ease." Ma Zao said.

"I hope so," I said, "but she also said that we didn't really know each other yet."

Ma Zao asked curiously, "Why?"

"Because we don't know each other's faces yet." I said, "We are just in a virtual world... communicating in dreams, just like chatting on the Internet. It seems that we know each other very well, but if we don't even know each other's names and faces, don't you think there is still something missing?

"I did tell her my name at the end last time, but after all, we have never actually met, so we don't really know each other yet..."

At the end of it, I felt like a flash of lightning passed through my mind.

Wait, it seems like it’s not impossible for me to see the true appearance of the small bowl immediately?
The key point is not whether I can see it myself, but whether I can let others know it. As long as this is done, the chances of finding a person with amnesia corresponding to the small bowl in the real world will increase dramatically.

The premise is that there really is such a person with amnesia.

"Ma Zao, you should still remember what the small bowl looks like, right?" I confirmed first.

"Of course I remember. I spent a long time with her day and night. We were together until the last moment of the apocalypse." Ma Zao said firmly.

"So... can you print her face on the photo now?" I asked.

Ma Zao's eyes lit up, as if he had the same idea as me.

"Okay!" she nodded.

(End of this chapter)