From the end of the world

Chapter 36: Ending 6
"I have considered the method you mentioned..." I weighed my words.

The reason why I didn't do what Agent Kong said is actually very simple.

Maybe in the eyes of other people, my superpowers are innate, natural, and strongly bound to myself, but I have never thought about it that way.

Why did I awaken my superpowers? This is a question I have been thinking about since the day I awakened my superpowers. Is it really because I was born with this potential, so I woke up at the right time in adolescence? Or is it that the method I was obsessed with at the time, "lighting candles with my eyes", is really effective, and as long as I persist enough, I can really awaken the power to manipulate flames?
Or is it that my ancestors had the blood of monsters or gods, and my generation has benefited from it? Or is it that I came into contact with some external opportunity not long ago that was enough to awaken my superpowers, but I just don't remember it?
I always feel that the origin of my superpowers is a little strange. When I thought about lighting a candle, I just happened to awaken the corresponding superpower, and the speed at which this superpower grows is also shocking.

At the beginning, I was extremely surprised by the incredible power that appeared in me. I practiced the control of superpowers again and again in unknown places. In the process of this practice, my superpowers grew rapidly like muscles that become strong after repeated training.

But slowly, I realized something was wrong.

It seems that even when I am not practicing hard, my superpowers are getting stronger on their own. Although not as fast as when I actively practice, from what I feel, even if I just lie down on a piece of grass, my superpowers will automatically strengthen with my breathing. And as time goes by, this power gradually grows to a point that I can hardly understand myself.

Is this really a power that can appear casually in a human being like me? I often doubt this.

In many stories about superpowers, superpowers are not permanent, but will degenerate or even disappear due to certain factors. Some stories are even more extreme, saying that superpowers are a special phenomenon that only appears during adolescence, and once you grow up, no matter how great your power was, it will disappear over time.

What you gain somehow, you may lose somehow one day.

I have never looked at this unknown power with a clear conscience, and I have long been prepared for the time when it will become unusable. Under this premise, I certainly will not take it for granted as my inherent capital, use it as a foothold in my future life, and show off in broad daylight.

Of course, when I have to use it, I will abandon all my concerns and use this power without hesitation. When a threat like the Fallen Demon Hunter appears in front of me, if I still think about how my life will be tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, I will end up not being able to finish today.

And I don't really plan to take my superpowers to the grave. Although I still have doubts about the details of this power, "adventure beyond reality" is what I care about most. If I still can't get what I want by tracking the route of ghost stories before graduating from college and entering the society, I will take the initiative to expose my power in front of the public to attract visits from supernatural organizations.

Fortunately, before I reached that point, Luo Shan appeared in front of me.

Seeing that I hadn't responded for a long time, Agent Kong kindly reminded me: "If it's inconvenient to answer, there's no need to force yourself."

"It's not that it's inconvenient to answer, it's just that it's a long story..."

Just as I said this, my ears suddenly caught an unusual sound.

It was a sound like a stick being inserted into a thick liquid and stirred vigorously, dull and strange, and I seemed to have heard it somewhere before. This inexplicable sense of familiarity made me shut my mouth immediately and look in the direction of the sound.

It was a small shadow on the edge of the curb not far away. It had become so dark and thick that it was out of tune with the surrounding shadows. It was spreading and growing like ink poured on the ground. From that strange shadow, boiling bubbles emerged one after another, and the surface kept fluctuating. The sound came from there.

Immediately, an extremely thick arm suddenly stretched out from it, and a shadow liquid like ink paint splashed around. This scene is very familiar to me. It was the scene when the Fallen Demon Hunter appeared in front of me last night. Soon, a demon monster that looked exactly like the Fallen Demon Hunter climbed out from under the shadow.

The changes did not stop there. The other shadows around us also showed the same changes. The second and third demons also climbed onto the ground one after another. One of them appeared in front of us like the first one, while the other appeared behind us, blocking our retreat. The three demons stared at us eagerly.

If only one demon appeared, I could still guess that it was the resurrection of the fallen demon hunter from last night, but three of them appeared in a row, so I can only assume that there were more than one fallen demon hunter.

The three demons did not speak human language, but instead let out low animalistic roars, with saliva dripping from their mouths. Perhaps they were not transformed from humans.

Sure enough, the incident of the fallen demon hunter is not over yet.

What is their purpose for being here? Is it to avenge what happened last night? Is it just me or is it also Agent Kong who is being targeted?

Does it have anything to do with the feud between the Fallen Demon Hunter and me?
What a coincidence! It would be fine if I was the only one here, but there is also Agent Kong who is not good at fighting.

Seeing this scene, his voice began to tremble: "Zhuang Cheng..." "Agent Kong, I will deal with them, you seize the opportunity to escape."

I wasn't sure if these three demons had abilities different from the fallen demon hunter last night, so I didn't say anything.

"...No, looking at their situation, I can't escape." Agent Kong calmed himself down and took out a pistol from his arms.

I couldn't help but turn my head and take a quick look. It was a gray revolver with a relatively long barrel, engraved with strange symbols, and it seemed to be a piece of equipment that could be used to deal with strange things.

"This is the weapon Luo Shan equipped the agents with. Although it is an emergency weapon that is not up to standard, we can only make do with it for now." He said calmly, "Next, we..."

He seemed to want to discuss with me how to cooperate next, but the reality is that this is not a turn-based game. It does not mean that the enemy cannot act until we end our turn.

Before he could get a word out, the enemies attacked, charging at him simultaneously.

As they charged, I turned my attention back to them and activated my super powers.

One of the demons, who was in the front, was ignited on the spot, as if gasoline was poured all over his body and turned into a blazing torch.

This skill of igniting the opponent with eyes has a flaw, which is that it can only ignite one target at a time.

Because the principle of this skill is to transfer your gaze - or to be more specific, to transfer your mind to the opponent.

Often, when we talk about "someone shifting his mind to an object", we actually mean "someone shifting his attention to an object". Humans are animals that rely on vision, and when people focus their gaze on a specific object, they are shifting their attention there.

Therefore, people often compare eyes to windows of the soul. Where the eyes are directed is where the spirit is directed. And where the eyes are focused is where the spirit settles.

Although the flame can expand the scope of my vision, and strictly speaking, it has exceeded the definition of physiological vision and can only be called supernatural perception, as long as I am still a human, some principles are still applicable. I guess no one can make their eyes focus on multiple directions at the same time, and my "focus of attention", or "mental foothold" can only exist at one time.

The second demon in front of me immediately used the burning demon in front of him as a shield and continued to charge at me. Although he would be burned by his burning companion, he avoided my naked eyes.

From this reaction, it can be seen that they know that my naked eyes can be the medium of fire attack, and it seems that they have obtained information about the battle process last night from some unknown channel. But they still don’t know that the flames reach the same place as my eyes.

In addition, even if my skill of igniting the opponent with my gaze can only attack one target at a time, it does not mean that I can only use one skill at a time.

I used this skill because it was the first superpower I learned and the one I was most comfortable with. As soon as I saw the enemy moving, I used it reflexively. While using this move, I quickly raised my right hand and summoned a small "firefly" from my palm.

With a large amount of spiritual power poured into it, the "firefly" quickly expanded, turned into a huge fireball and exploded.

The overwhelming flames swept in all directions, instantly engulfing the three demons that attacked from both sides. The area where I was immediately turned into a purgatory filled with flames, and the excessive light temporarily made human vision useless.

This time, since Agent Kong was beside me and needed protection, I no longer showed any mercy with a relaxed attitude, and instead injected the will to destroy the opponent into the flames.

Under the impact of the destructive flames, the three-headed demon in the charging state was suddenly like a fish caught in a rapids and unable to control itself.

He didn't even last long enough to blink an eye and turned into ashes in an instant.

(End of this chapter)