From the end of the world

Chapter 427 Manipulating Light

The subsequent arrangements were quickly finalized. Junior sister Xiao Qiao would follow the mysterious man's instructions and go to the abandoned construction site, and I would follow her.

Since we have me, we don't need Zhu Shi anymore in terms of combat power. However, the specific arrangements for Zhu Shi will have to be decided privately later.

I have a deeper thought about this strange incident that may involve a weirdo. Rather than just catching all the enemies right away, I want to explore the depths of the incident. Therefore, if possible, I want to fish out as much intelligence as possible before the formal conflict with the enemy.

Although it is possible to bring the enemy's remains to Mazao to review historical records, it is ultimately a second-best method. Rather than being a serious intelligence gathering method, it is more like a remedial measure taken after normal intelligence gathering methods fail to work.

It seems that Xiao Qiao is also much more relaxed, but she seems to be a little worried about whether there is a gap in combat power between the enemy and us. I did not explain to her, who knows nothing about the weird world, what is the Great Impermanence, what is the Demon Hunter, and what is the Monster. No matter how much I explain verbally, she lacks the most basic reference system in her mind. Even if I explain that my strength is so great that I can knock down a mountain with one blow, I can't really show her how I knocked down a mountain in front of her, otherwise it would seem like I am bragging.

Even if she really believes it reluctantly, she might think, "What if the other party has a strange 'rule' ability like in comics?" etc. Frankly speaking, I often had such thoughts when I first entered the strange world. Many things cannot be felt without seeing them with your own eyes.

Besides, if I think about it carefully, until now, I don’t think that idea is unreasonable.

"In order to prevent the other party from letting down their guard, I will follow you in stealth."

As I spoke, I put away the fireball in my hand.

It was as if the attention that had been sucked away was released as the fireball disappeared. Xiao Qiao seemed to realize that the fireball was released in a public place. She looked around hurriedly, probably worried that what had just happened was witnessed by others.

Fortunately, it was not lunch time in the cafeteria and there were only a few people around. Moreover, they did not happen to look over here when I released the fireball - saying "coincidentally" is a bit hypocritical. A big part of the reason why those people did not look over here was probably because I did not want to attract attention.

Junior sister Xiao Qiao breathed a sigh of relief and then shifted her attention to what I had just said.

"Invisibility?" She was surprised. "Isn't the senior's power more than just fire?"

"Yes. Just like that."

I didn't try to correct it, but stood up and manipulated the light.

The manipulation of light is also part of my ability, and I have used it before when fighting Chen Long. Because light is a marginal part of my ability, and in my personal opinion, light is also something illusory and fleeting, so it was not easy for me to control it in the past. If it was light generated by my own ability, it would be easy, but it is very difficult to manipulate natural light.

After becoming the Great Impermanence, I was able to intervene in more illusory things such as cause and effect and fate, and the difficulty of controlling light was naturally reduced a lot.

I grabbed the light with my hands and pulled it towards myself. It was like pulling a piece of cloth made of mirror, or like pulling and moving space itself. The scenery was draped over my body, and I seemed to have retreated from the stage to behind the curtain.

It's the same principle as the optical camouflage in science fiction, which changes the light to make it impossible to visually capture yourself. From the perspective of the naked eye, my body disappeared, and even I couldn't see my own body.

Xiao Qiao opened her eyes wide and looked at the place where I "disappeared", and then couldn't help but reach out to touch it. Of course, I didn't really disappear, so she naturally touched my belly.

I manipulated the light again, covering her with the scenery. She disappeared like me, and made a somewhat shaky sound.

Zhu Shi looked at the changes in me and my schoolmate Xiao Qiao calmly.

I revoked my power, the light returned to normal, and our bodies returned to their original state.

"If there is a danger that even I can't handle, I will take you and escape invisibly. Can you rest assured then?" I asked.

Xiao Qiao nodded excitedly. It was just optical camouflage, which was actually a very basic stealth ability. Monsters all had developed hearing and smell, and even souls could be sensed to a certain extent. It was just that Xiao Qiao did not have the knowledge in that area, and many things were different things to experience and not to experience. Xiao Qiao, who had personally entered the invisible state, seemed to have great confidence all of a sudden.

We agreed to meet tomorrow, and then Xiao Qiao said goodbye to me. Just in case, I gave her a "firefly" to prevent the mysterious man from showing up in front of her a day earlier and causing her harm.

Zhu Shi did not pick up the black guitar case and leave. Perhaps because they were engaged, Xiao Qiao did not wonder why Zhu Shi stayed. Instead, she smiled mysteriously, made a gesture of encouragement to Zhu Shi, and then left with light steps.

"Why are you still carrying that guitar case?" I asked curiously. "Isn't that a prop used to hide the Yama Sword? Now you can summon the Yama Sword at any time, so you don't need this cover anymore, right?"

Hearing this, Zhu Shi put the black guitar case on his knees and opened it. There was actually a white guitar inside.

"I carry a guitar case not just to cosplay as a band girl, I really can play the guitar." She said with a show-off, "After all, if I carry a guitar case everywhere all day long, my friends will inevitably ask me about it, so I need to take out a guitar from it occasionally to let people know that I am not just pretending.

"When I was in high school, Xiao Qiao invited me to join her student band as a guitarist. But after entering college, my homework became less, and my work as a demon hunter became much more. Now when Xiao Qiao invites me to play guitar again, I basically have to decline."

As she spoke, she became a little regretful.

This person was actually a band girl in high school?

However, I am more concerned about something else at the moment.

"Why don't you go and help Xiao Qiao yourself?" I asked. "You should have the power of the Great Perfection level now. Although I don't know the specific level of the monster that is bothering Xiao Qiao, as far as I know, except for Chen Long, there are no monsters above the Perfection level. Even if there are really any, they will not appear in such a remote corner. It would be easy for you to destroy them, right?"

"Well... there are two reasons." Zhu Shi said, "The first reason is luck. Xiao Qiao was the first to tell me about this matter, but she just started vaguely and before she could explain the whole story to me, you happened to pass by nearby.

"And the second reason is also related to this luck. When she told me that she wanted to consult you about a problem, I had a hunch, and when you showed up at the right time, this hunch turned into certainty.

"You had never shown up at the university before, but your appearance coincided with this incident. You didn't even give me any room to intervene in advance... I wonder if this incident itself is trying to get close to you?"

I asked, "Are you saying that this was also an event attracted by Ma Zao's power?"

Zhu Shi nodded.

She seemed to have adapted to the operating logic of Ma Zao's unreasonable power. When encountering such a thing, the first thing she thought of was Ma Zao's unlucky physique.

I have had similar thoughts, so I pay extra attention to this incident and try to dig out more information from it with a cautious attitude. I don't think that Ma Zao's unlucky personality will only attract me a "trivial incident". If nothing unexpected happens, this incident may seem like a small problem, but in fact it is a big danger; or although there is no danger, it is not an isolated incident, but one of the tentacles of a greater danger.

Zhu Shi said apologetically: "I'm sorry, this is the danger my friend is in. Originally, I should have been the one to put an end to the situation first..."

"Do you think I'm involved now? There's no need to think so. Since this is an incident brought upon me by my unlucky personality, it's useless for me to avoid it. I might as well face it positively." I said, "Besides, don't you know what kind of personality I have? It just so happens that I've been feeling too free recently. Don't say that you're the first to deal with things like this. It's best to bring everything to me.

"Also, when are you going to tell your friends the truth about yourself?"

Zhu Shi seemed to be hesitant about revealing his true self to his friends. To be honest, I don’t really understand why he was hesitant about confessing to his friends that “I’m actually a mysterious demon hunter who is proficient in swordsmanship and magic and has superb skills and can kill people everywhere.”

(End of this chapter)