From the end of the world

Chapter 83 Attack again
In the end, I rejected Lu Youxun's persuasion.

But he obviously didn't intend to make it all happen in one go, and my rejection was probably within his expectations. Seeing that I didn't take the bait, he still maintained his demeanor and left his contact information. Then we finished eating the skewers together and went back to our respective homes.

As to whether what he said before was true, and whether Transcendentalism really had no intention of enslaving ordinary people, I am still not sure.

The black rope lock heart ring told me that he was telling the truth. However, this ring was originally a prop that he voluntarily handed over. Perhaps he had planned from the beginning to make me use this ring to increase the persuasiveness of his point of view, so it is hard to say whether he has a countermeasure.

Moreover, even if what he said was all true, it does not mean that he told the whole truth. He might have deliberately avoided the viewpoints that were unfavorable to him, and only told part of the truth, and then modified this part of the truth.

This feeling of uncertainty reminded me of what Zhu Shi had said to me in the past. Once I exposed my true strength, people with all kinds of ulterior motives would come up to me and pretend to be in my position.

It's not just Lu Youxun, perhaps Zhu Shi also intentionally or unintentionally disguised his position.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, there are factions and factions. I understand this rationally. Although I understand this, after clearly feeling that even in a supernatural organization like Luoshan, there are complex calculations and intrigues between people, it is still hard for me not to be disappointed.

Fortunately, Zhu Shi still provided me with a trustworthy coping method. She gave me advice from the beginning on how to face this situation in disappointment. That is to be modest and cautious, and observe carefully - there is no need to make judgments too early, and it is not too late to make judgments after observing their true colors.

Now at least one thing is very clear, that is, Lu Youxun is indeed loyal to the transcendentalism. Sending his heart to be captured in order to gain people's trust is something that normal people would never think of, let alone do. His courage left a deep impression on me.

Considering this, his claim that he would not reveal my ability to elementalize to his superiors and colleagues was probably true.

From his and Zhu Shi's reactions, it can be seen that "a strong person who can transform into an element" is of great significance in Luoshan, and concealing its existence is probably not such a simple problem. If he was just fulfilling his duty on the mountain, he would not cover up for me. Only if he is truly loyal to the Transcendentalism and really wants to show goodwill to me on behalf of the Transcendentalism, he would be willing to take the risk of being held accountable.

Even if this was all just an act to win me over, I have to admit that it was a very successful one, and I do have a slightly different view of his position now.

Although my views have changed, after returning home, most of my attention is still focused on the black rope lock heart ring.

Apart from the non-functional fragments of the divine seal, this ring is probably the first proper "casting item" I have ever gotten. I can only describe my feelings with the four words "can't let it go". I used my right hand, which became virtual after wearing it, to penetrate the walls and furniture at home, and even used it to touch my beating heart. The feeling was even fresher than the first time I touched a real gun.

After playing for a long time, I finally began to feel alert.

Is this ring really safe? Although I don't think Lu Youxun would tamper with the gift he gave me, it shouldn't have GPS or a magical backdoor, right?

Generally speaking, no one would put GPS in gifts, and most people would not think about whether there is GPS in the gifts they receive. It’s just that I am not an ordinary person in these two aspects.

I'm going to find a way to check it out.

The opportunity presented itself the next evening.
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The next afternoon, Zhu Shi, Lu Youxun and I met again.

Just as Lu Youxun himself said last night, there were some obstacles in his work of using divination skills to investigate the monster's head.

The other weirdo we are going to look for next is likely to have the ability to reverse divination, and Lu Youxun cannot divine any information related to him. Fortunately, all other information can be divined. We can also use that information as clues to infer the approximate time and area of ​​activity of the other weirdo.

There are some clues related to the monster maker in that information.

If the Monster Maker really belongs to the Humanity Department, then the existence of monsters is actually somewhat puzzling.

The purpose of the Humanitarian Department is to create extraordinary warriors who are completely subject to the management of mortal society and completely obey the orders of mortal leaders, in order to fight against Luo Shan's demon hunters. However, the weirdos we came into contact with are self-centered, treating ordinary people as prey and claiming to be at the top of the food chain. That attitude is more radical than the extraordinary people I know. How can it be consistent with the design concept of the Humanitarian Department for extraordinary warriors?

According to the information in the monster's head, the monster maker would contact the monster every once in a while, conduct a comprehensive physical examination, and collect data from all aspects. In addition, the monster maker once wanted to ignore Agent Kong's wishes and lock him in the maze space, forcing him to break through his inner demons and sublimate his soul. It is hard not to think of the attitude of the researchers towards the experimental subjects.

Perhaps in the eyes of the Humanitarian Department and the monster makers, monsters are just transitional creations. Because they are just guinea pigs, there is no further expectation for them. No loyalty or integrity is required, as long as the value of the guinea pig is fully utilized.

That being said, the fact that the monster makers actually allowed the monsters to kill innocent people seems to reveal the bad nature of the Humanitarian Department. Is their purpose to maintain the secular society, or do they want to use the power of the "super warriors" to make themselves the superiors of the secular society?
By the way, after Lu Youxun agreed to let me become the heretic Wuchang, Zhu Shi thought there was no need to continue taking up my time and energy, and suggested that he investigate the strange man incident alone.

I almost forgot that I participated in this incident in the name of becoming a heretic. Of course, I couldn't give up halfway. Lu Youxun also said to Zhu Shi again, "It's unreliable for you to be the only woman to carry out the mission alone." I don't know if he was sincere or just trying to cooperate with me.

Of course, that would not convince Zhu Shi, so I said to her, "You can't just sit there and watch the city you live in be ruined by weirdos." This reason seemed to be in line with her expectations of me, and she nodded happily immediately.

At 8:30 in the evening, Zhu Shi and I met up again in an old residential area in the new city.
It is called "New City District", but in fact this place has some history, but it is still called New City District. This old residential area is a little far from the downtown streets, and it is deserted at night, with few passers-by. The target weirdo we are tracking likes to hunt local dignitaries, and the clues actually point to his activities in this area, which is really unexpected.

Just because a neighborhood is old doesn’t mean the people living there are necessarily poor. Zhu Shi told me this, and then turned the topic to the divine seal. He said that he helped me look up information related to the divine seal after returning home last night, and the content was similar to what Lu Youxun told me.

"The Divine Seal is a divine artifact that was also recorded in ancient books from a long time ago, but there are only a few ancient books that mention the Divine Seal, and there are only a few records about it. If the Divine Seal really has the power to fulfill any wish, how could there be only a few records?" Zhu Shi said, "If someone in Luoshan hadn't picked it up and talked about it when speculating on the source of the 'Fantian Incident', it is estimated that no one would know what the Divine Seal is."

Now the power that prevented Luo Shan from influencing the human world has disappeared, and Luo Shan called the disappearance of that power the "Fantian Incident" - that's what Zhu Shi told me.

The word "fan" means replacement. "Fantian" means "changing sky".

"But where did you hear about the divine seal?" Zhu Shi asked.

I answered seriously, "I don't remember clearly. Agent Kong must have told me."

I gradually shaped Agent Kong into an image where he would talk about anything and everything with anyone he met.

"How come Agent Kong knows such things?" She was puzzled at first, but then she suddenly realized, "Oh, right, he wanted to be a demon hunter in the past, and went to Luoshan for further training many times, but he never got what he wanted. For example, I don't know as much as he does about rituals and formations. The divine seal that can fulfill any wish... It's normal for him to be curious about that kind of thing. Maybe he became a weirdo for the same reason..."

At the end, she shook her head, dropped the topic, and seemed to want to find a new one.

I took this opportunity to ask her the question that had been on my mind since last night, which was what her abilities were.

I added: "If it's not convenient to say, there's no need to force yourself to answer."

"It's okay, Zhuang Cheng. You are my partner now. In order to facilitate future cooperation, I have to explain my abilities to you. It was my fault that I missed this step." She apologized and said, "My ability is actually very simple. It is to find the opponent's flaws."

"Find the flaws..." I couldn't grasp the specific effect of this ability for a moment, "For example?"

"For example, if my opponent is good at swordsmanship, I can find the flaws in his swordsmanship and catch him off guard," she explained. "And if my opponent has an indestructible body, I can also use this ability to find the weak points of his body and deliver a powerful blow."

"I see. This ability can greatly increase your insight..." I thought about her performance last night. "When we were trapped in the maze space at the beginning, you planned to use this ability to find the flaws in the maze space and then destroy it?"

"Yes." She nodded, "It's just that my ability is not as effective against inanimate objects as it is against living things, so it's difficult to find the flaw in that maze space immediately."

"When targeting a living creature, it should be possible to do more than just find its technical negligence and physical weaknesses, right?" I recalled what she did to that weirdo last night.

That weirdo clearly had the ability to transfer the damage he suffered to his clone, but he was unable to restore the limbs that were cut off by her.

"Yes, in addition to technical and physical flaws, we can also find flaws in more aspects, such as language flaws." Zhu Shi suddenly said something that could not be ignored.

"Wait, what do you mean by being able to find 'language flaws'?" I immediately had a very bad feeling.

She said calmly, "That is to say, if Senior Brother Zhuang lied to me, I would be able to tell at a glance."

(End of this chapter)