From the end of the world

Chapter 78 The weirdo closes his eyes
Possessing great power, he regards himself as a superman and even hopes to become a god on earth and enslave mortals.

The words spoken by the head at this moment were exactly the doctrine of the mountain where Lu Youxun was.

Zhu Shi glanced at Lu Youxun, who remained calm, as if what the skull said had nothing to do with the hill he was on.

"If I hadn't met you hypocritical people from Luoshan, I would kill whoever I want and invade whoever I want, freely... If it weren't for you!" The head was still talking nonsense.

Zhu Shi said with disgust: "You say you are a superman, but you have to prey on the souls of all living beings, otherwise you will go crazy and lose control sooner or later. How can you say you are a being beyond human beings? You are clearly a vampire parasite clinging to the human race!"

"It's just a different way of saying it. This is the food chain, the relationship between predators and prey. Lions and tigers will starve to death if they can't catch prey, but even so, they are still more arrogant than their prey, because they are at the top of the food chain." The head said disdainfully, "Besides, isn't this the world we live in? Not only do animals eat animals, but humans also eat humans. It's just that the latter eat differently and in a more 'civilized' way."

"You compare yourself to an animal. It seems that you at least have the awareness that you are eating raw meat and drinking blood." Zhu Shi seemed to be trying to challenge, "The current civilization was built by countless ordinary people whom you look down upon. The technological conveniences you enjoy in your daily life were also developed by countless ordinary people.

"In comparison, what can you, a self-proclaimed superman, do? Can you build civilization alone? Or develop technology alone? You can't do anything."

"Those dressed in silk and satin are not silkworm farmers. In the end, those who are more violent are still nobler. Don't you even understand this truth?" The head said unwaveringly, "I was also eaten in the past. I was exploited by my superiors and treated like a beast. Now I am stronger than them. I can eat whomever I want."

"Looking at the power you showed before, and the description of the monster's power in the information, this shouldn't be your first time killing someone." Zhu Shi asked coldly, "How many people have you killed before?"

"Not many, just less than ten. Those who oppressed me in the past, those who rode on my head and acted arrogantly, those who only knew how to treat me as a sucker... their souls have become my food." The head showed a cruel smile.

"So many people have died, but we haven't received any reports on this matter yet...Have you dealt with all the bodies?" Zhu Shi said.

"Yes. I have sunk all the bodies into the shadow world." The head answered calmly, "As long as the bodies cannot be found, they can only be regarded as missing persons for the time being."

"You are a scoundrel who dares to do things but not take responsibility for them..." Zhu Shi seemed to have no more unpleasant words to say, so he could only turn to me and say, "Brother Zhuang, you should say something too!"

Ah, me? Let me be the attempted prisoner?
I thought about it, and then I took out the photos of the murder scene: "So...what about the family of three you killed not long ago? Do they have any grudges against you?"

The photo shows a middle-aged man whose body was torn apart and who was brutally murdered, as well as a mother and child who were killed by a single blow not far away.

"I didn't know them before, they were just prey." said the head.

"Since they have no grudges against you, why do you want to kill them?" I asked. "I'm not saying that you shouldn't kill innocent people. That's useless even if I say it to you. But based on my observation, your strength should not be as good as Agent Kong's, which means you haven't reached your limit yet? In that case, why did you choose such a high-risk target as a local dignitary instead of a homeless person on the street?"

The head said in a deep voice: "Because I want to test myself."

"Test?" I asked.

"I'm already a superman, but I still can't help but feel awe when I see those policemen and high-ranking officials. I know why. It's because the social discipline implanted in my heart since childhood and the so-called 'morality and law' are restraining me. How can this be?" The head said, "I must kill at least one powerful person to prove that I am truly a person who can transcend the mundane world."

"So you failed the test again," I said.

The head said gloomily: "What did you say?"

"You took the trouble to investigate the family of three beforehand, and waited patiently until the target's wife and children were away before taking action, in order to avoid getting involved with the mother and son." I said, recalling the previous case analysis, "But the mother and son did not go on a trip as planned, and you found out during the execution that the family of three were...

"No, you should start by assuming that the target is the only one home. If you find a family of three gathered together, you will probably wait until the target is alone before you attack, because that's what you have done before.

"After you killed the target with brutal means, the mother and child who were recovering in the room appeared in front of you. It was only then that you realized something was wrong, and then you killed them immediately... I guess I was right. Why did you change your mind at this time? Was it because they saw your true face?"

My speculation seemed to have hit the mark at the time, but this time the head was unable to answer. Instead, it opened its mouth and revealed a blank expression: "I... don't know."

Seeing him give this answer, Lu Youxun showed a surprised expression.

"Of course it wasn't because they saw your true appearance, because you were in your transformed form at the time." I looked at the head, "But you felt that you were seen, right?"

"What's going on?" Zhu Shi asked puzzledly.

I have thought about it from the perspective of this criminal.

Suppose I am this weirdo. I want to kill my prey, but I don't want to involve his family. But I change my mind at the last minute. What is the reason? It's not because the other party wants revenge, because the other party's revenge is insignificant to me. It's not because my true face is seen, because not only my face, but even my body is deformed.

However, before making the rational judgment that "there is no need to worry about the true identity being exposed", what comes to mind first must be a more direct emotion.

He had brutally killed the husband of a wife and the father of a child; and at this moment, the wife and child of the other party unexpectedly appeared in front of him. His bloody and horrible figure was reflected in their confused, terrified and hateful eyes.

At this time, what would he think and what would he do?
The truth may not be that complicated.

"You didn't have time to think about why you had to kill them before your body started moving...Is that so?"

"I..." The confusion in the head became more intense, and even gradually turned into pain.

Unlike Zhu Shi, I don't really want to condemn him from a moral and legal perspective, because I myself lack respect for morality and law. It's just that I basically won't boast about this to other people. I think people who deliberately talk about their lack of respect for morality and law are somewhat rebellious and childish.

Even if it is rebellious and childish, if this person knows the karmic consequences of his actions and can accept them all, then whatever he wants to do is fine. Save, kill, help, invade, anything is fine. Going deep into a cave with no return without any reason is fine. If he can laugh until the moment of death, it is also a kind of joy.

But, I think he doesn't seem to be the one who can have the last laugh.

He can't be a good person, and most likely he can't be a complete villain.

He is probably just an ordinary person who is looked down upon by himself.

"Do you regret it?"

I really want to know his answer.

"..."

The head closed its eyes in pain and even trembled, but still did not give any answer, just remained silent.

After a moment, he fell from the air and hit the ground.

Lu Youxun picked up the head from the ground.

After repeated observations, he said, "The time has come. He is completely dead."

Hearing this, I felt bored.

"Although I don't know what they said, but Zhuang Cheng, you seem to have convinced him?" Zhu Shi still seemed confused, but he became happy. "Forget it, seeing how upset he was just now, I can vent my anger!"

Lu Youxun also looked at me and sighed: "Although your reasoning about his crime process contained a lot of assumptions, I didn't expect that you really hit the nail on the head in the end. Perhaps this is also a kind of talent. Maybe you have the potential to become a criminal... I mean, a detective."

You just said criminals, right?
"Then I'll take this head back with me. He said he had met another weirdo, and I want to try to use this head to divine the places where they had met, as well as the possible routes of the other weirdo's future activities." He continued, "But... this work may have some obstacles."

"Is there any problem?" Zhu Shi asked concernedly.

"We used a series of murders of local dignitaries in the past as clues and used divination to find them. The dignitaries killed by this weirdo should only be the three people in that family, and the main culprit of the incident is another weirdo." Lu Youxun said, "So from the perspective of cause and effect, the one who was predicted should also be another weirdo. But the result was not the case.

"The other weirdo may have the power to hinder divination. Even if I can divine it, it will probably take a long time. I don't think it will work tonight."

"Is tomorrow okay?" Zhu Shi asked.

"I'll let you know when the results come out," Lu Youxun said, "Let's go home tonight."

"Okay...then you guys go back first." Zhu Shi could only nod, "I want to stay here and do something."

"What are you going to do?" I asked curiously.

"Anyway, it's just some things." Zhu Shi muddled through, and then seemed to react, "No, Lu Chan, you have to stay too. You can leave only after Zhuang Cheng is far away."

"Why is this?" Lu Youxun was also curious.

Zhu Shizhen said: "Of course it is to prevent you two from getting along privately!"

(End of this chapter)