From the end of the world

Chapter 84: Ma Zao Reappears 1
I suddenly felt sweaty.

Zhu Shi's ability to see through lies? I reflexively recalled whether I had lied to Zhu Shi and how many lies I had told.

Fortunately, unlike when I was with Ma Zao and Chang An, I was generally quite sincere towards Zhu Shi, so I basically didn't lie much... That was impossible. I lied to her before, always using Agent Kong as an excuse to say that I heard this and that, and pretended not to know Ma Zao to get information in front of her and Lu Youxun.

Although I didn't tell as many lies to Zhu Shi as I did to Ma Zao, it would be absurd to say that I was sincere to Zhu Shi on a daily basis. Because I have told so many lies recently, I don't even know if I have told a lie that I forgot the moment I turned around.

Did Zhu Shi see all of that? I even complained in my mind that she was easily defrauded!
"Zhuang Cheng, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?" Zhu Shi asked curiously.

"No, it's nothing..."

Wait, did she really see through my lies? Stay calm, don't panic. If she can really tell every lie she comes across, then even if Agent Kong can temporarily give up the Seed of Heart, he can't hide his identity as a weirdo from her.

And if she had pretended not to know my lies before, there was no need for her to confess to me now that she had the ability to see through them.

Combined with the clues I've observed in the past, this ability of hers shouldn't be the type that is activated all the time. I have to test it out again.

Perhaps because he saw that my reaction was not right, Zhu Shi looked thoughtful: "Have you ever lied to me before?"

Does she really not know?

"I did." I admitted it directly, then took the initiative and asked in a testing tone, "Do you know what it was?"

Seeing my calm attitude, she seemed to think that it was not such a serious lie, and answered in a relaxed tone: "I don't know. Which sentence is it?"

"It's what I just said if you don't feel comfortable explaining your abilities then don't force yourself," I said.

"Oh, that's what I said!" She suddenly understood. "That's right, you are so interested in weird things, you must be asking me about my abilities. It turns out that was just a polite remark!"

It seems that she really doesn't know. Besides, I didn't really plan to get to the bottom of it. The unknown has its own charm, and I'm not that impatient.

"Don't you usually use that ability?" I asked.

"I usually don't use it when it comes to my own people, because it's easy to offend people. And if I use it all the time, it's easy to tire my eyes," she replied.

I first breathed a sigh of relief, then noticed the question in her words: "Is it easy to offend people if you see through the lies?"

I tried to build that logic in my mind. It didn't make sense, but it didn't seem to be sufficient.

"It's not just about seeing through lies. My ability can also easily see through other people's abilities." She said, "Do you remember that weirdo last night?"

"Remember. You made his ability inoperable. Is that also related to the fact that you found his weakness?" I asked.

"When the opponent uses his ability in front of me, I can find the flaws in his ability. In the process, the truth of his ability will be exposed to me. So I could tell at a glance that his ability was 'damage transfer'," she said.

I see. She had told me before the importance of hiding one's power. For those who wish to hide their trump cards, her ability is a major threat, so it is naturally not easy to use it on one's own people.

In those comics about superpower battles of wits, her ability can even be said to be a "golden finger" that subverts the entire genre from the foundation. She used to say that my skills were too much, but in a sense, her ability is much more excessive than mine.

"But what flaw did you find in the ability of 'Damage Transfer' that made it suddenly unable to be activated?" I thought.

"Actually, there is no such flaw. It's just..." She paused, and then said something even more outrageous, "Assuming the target has no objective flaws, or there are no flaws that I can exploit, my ability allows me to subjectively forcefully observe a flaw that I can exploit.

"Then, as long as I attack that flaw, it will cause an extraordinary effect. Because his ability is 'Damage Transfer', I can cause damage to him that cannot be transferred."

What kind of foul ability is this? If I understand correctly, she can make the opponent have a weakness that even the opponent doesn't know about?

"Your abilities are actually much greater than mine..." I said.

"Not at all." She seemed a little proud.

"Does this ability have a name?" I was curious.

"Yes. My grandfather gave it this name." She put her fist to her lips, coughed slightly, and then said seriously, "The name of this ability is 'Buzhou Mountain'. 'Bu' means 'negation', and 'Zhou' means 'completeness'. Buzhou is the negation of completeness.

"And 'mountain' represents the wish for this ability. My grandfather hopes that I can grow to the point where I can cut off a mountain with one sword, just like the ancient gods knocked down Mount Buzhou..."

As she spoke, she seemed very shy, and her voice became softer and softer. I understood her very well. Explaining the meaning of her ability name so seriously was like explaining the settings written in her middle school diary to others. Although those "settings" were written by her grandfather, she must be embarrassed to say them out loud. At first, she didn't seem to feel anything was wrong, but from the middle of the conversation, her face became more and more red.

Seeing how shy she was, I tactfully helped her and skillfully changed the subject: "Since your ability can be activated on inanimate objects, can you help me take a look at this thing?"

She asked quickly as if she had grabbed a lifeline: "What is it?"

I took out the black rope lock heart ring that Lu Youxun gave me.

"Black rope lock heart ring?" She was slightly startled. "This is a prop that simulates the authority of the King of Hell, making it impossible for the target to lie or remain silent, otherwise they will be punished by death... But I remember that this should be Lu Chan's item, why is it in your hands?"

"This was given to me by Lu Youxun. He said that I helped him track down clues about the Humanitarian Department, so he gave me a gift in his personal name." I said, "But I'm not familiar with him. He gave me a gift out of the blue, and I was worried, so I wanted to show it to you."

"What!" Zhu Shi was shocked when he heard that Lu Youxun gave me a gift, "You two are together in private!"

"Ah? Yes." I guess she was worried that I would be lured by Lu Youxun, so I explained first, "He wanted to recruit me to the Supernormal, but don't worry, I refused. Compared to this, why don't you take a look at this ring first?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Shi immediately took the ring and held it in front of his eyes to examine it carefully.

Her expression became more and more serious.

My heart was also tense. Is there really something wrong with this ring? Should I give it up? I finally got a useful supernatural prop, and I really don't want to let it go.

After a long while, she finally raised her face and said seriously: "There is nothing wrong with this ring."

"Then why do you look so serious..."

"Damn you Lu Chan, I haven't even given Brother Zhuang a gift yet..." She turned a deaf ear to my question and just said it angrily, and suddenly asked me, "Brother Zhuang, do you have any gift you want?"

"You don't have to give me a gift. I haven't done anything for you." I'm not very good at this kind of conversation, so I can only change the subject again. "Also, you seem to have spent a lot of effort to hide my elemental transformation in secret, but I have to say that Lu Youxun already knows that I can transform into an element. He was spying on our battle from a distance with a telescope last night."

"Ah? He actually has this trick! This guy Lu Chan..." She showed a hateful expression again.

I was thinking about how to explain to her my conversation with Lu Youxun last night.

Although Lu Youxun accused Zhu Shi of being the one who would eventually enslave the mortals, I don't think they have that kind of subjective idea right now. At least Zhu Shi doesn't have that kind of idea, and even Lu Youxun can't deny that.

I have no interest in thoroughly studying the doctrines and programs of both sides, and I have no intention of participating in the open and covert struggles between the two sides. I will focus on pursuing what I want to pursue, walk on the path I choose, and calmly accept the various difficulties and retributions caused by my choice.

And if Zhu Shi can no longer stand the mountain she is on, I will continue to stand by her side as a friend. That's all.

Before I could finish the rest of the sentence, an unusual roar suddenly came from the distance, and it moved towards us at a high speed.

Zhu Shi and I looked at each other and immediately hid behind a car parked nearby.

As soon as I hid, I saw the wall of the residential area in the distance being smashed from the outside. A huge black shadow broke into the residential area. Although it was night, the distinct body outline still allowed me to identify it at the first time. The other party was a humanoid monster with an ugly and terrifying sheep's head, a 3-meter-tall body, and muscular body.

That's exactly the weirdo we're looking for!

The strange man did not stop moving after breaking into the community, and ran towards us at an alarming speed.

Did he discover us? No, it was just my feeling, but he seemed to be running away. When he was less than 20 meters away from us, a new figure appeared out of nowhere behind him.

The new figure appeared without any warning, as if it was breathed out of thin air and appeared directly in mid-air, holding a large kukri in his hand.

As soon as he appeared, he swung his weapon and slashed at the back of the monster's neck.

I recognized the other person's true face instantly.

The other person was a girl of about thirteen or fourteen years old, with a face that made me dream, and a petite and soft body. However, her movements were extremely fierce, and when she did, she would shock everyone.

The blade fell like a guillotine, severing the enemy's firm muscles and solid bones.

Ma Zao suddenly appeared and chopped off the monster's head with one knife.

(End of this chapter)