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Chapter 171 Night Watchman
"Oops!"

Su Daoshan felt a burst of pain in his heart.

Song Xier recognized the occupation of the refugee leader, and he naturally recognized it too.

[A night watchman is a patrolman at night. His unique characteristics are his extraordinary vision, judgment and observation in the dark. He can use his authority to temporarily control time at night, and at the same time he has a certain power of early warning and command.]

When Su Daoshan saw the profession of night watchman in "Yi Men Jiang Hu Lu" for the first time, he discovered that this extraordinary profession had an extremely divisive two sides.

According to its characteristics, in the daytime, this extraordinary profession is useless. There is no difference between having extraordinary characteristics and not having them. He is just an ordinary warrior.

However, at night, this profession is extremely powerful. Not only does it have the ability to see through the darkness like a scholar, but it can also master two strange and terrifying abilities at the beginning of transcendence.

The first ability is time management.

The first watch gong and the second watch drum... As the standard for everyone to judge the time at night, the night watchman's authority to beat the night watch can form a territory at night. Any place where the sound of the night watch can be heard belongs to the scope of the territory.

Within this area, the night watchman can control time... no, to be more precise, he can control or confuse everyone's perception of time.

The second ability is early warning. That is, within the field, the night watchman has extraordinary early warning ability, can predict danger, and can command certain people to help.

The power of these two abilities is fully demonstrated in the battle before us!
Su Daoshan saw clearly that when Liu Huan and the other two suddenly attacked, Hu Gao, the night watchman, had obviously sensed the danger. So, the refugee leader activated his special skill [One Watch Day] and ushered in his moment of dominance.

When the gong sounded, his figure had disappeared.

Liu Huan and the other two who rushed towards "Hu Gao" did not know that the Hu Gao in front of them was only the Hu Gao from a second ago. The real Hu Gao had already turned around and landed in mid-air, leaving that position.

"It's dry and dry, be careful with the candles!"

When the shout rang out, the torches were extinguished instantly, plunging everyone into darkness.

At that moment, the only two people who were not affected were Su Daoshan who was watching, and Hu Gao. So Su Daoshan watched Hu Gao's ghostly figure moving through the night, first slashing the male demon hunter with a knife the moment he landed, and then quickly refraction at the same time as he landed, instantly rushing more than ten meters, and kicking the female demon hunter in the lower abdomen.

Finally, he spun in the air, grabbed Liu Huan, and put the saber on her neck.

It's like being in a no-man's land!

In just one or two seconds, the balance of victory and defeat had completely turned around. During this process, Liu Huan and the other two did not react at all. It was as if these one or two seconds were stolen from their lives.

By the time they came back to their senses from their distorted time perception, the situation in front of them had already occurred.

What was even more terrifying was that while Hu Gao was dealing with Liu Huan and the other two, his command feature was also activated. At that moment, the refugees who were originally in a scattered group and retreating step by step suddenly launched a coordinated counterattack against the six ordinary disciples of Hongzhao Palace, just like the people who got up in the middle of the night to catch thieves at the sound of gongs.

Everyone rushed forward.

Some refugees who had no martial arts skills directly hugged the disciples of Hongzhao Palace. Some blood sticks changed their previous cautiousness and looked crazy, fighting for their lives with every move, and even when their lower abdomens were pierced by long swords and their arms were cut off, they were unaware.

The Hongzhao Palace disciples were young and caught off guard, and three of them were knocked down in an instant. One of them died on the spot, and the other two were also seriously injured. If it weren't for their companions who risked their lives to save them and pulled them out, they would have been hacked to pieces.

Su Daoshan was so frightened that his hair stood on end.

Although he traveled to this world, killed people, and experienced the Crazy Puppet Tide, and even now he is a popular star among the younger generation in Yishan City, but in fact, Su Daoshan has always been carefully following a rule.

Don't seek death!
In his previous life, he had a stable and happy life, and he was just an ordinary person who would stay away from danger. Now that he has come to this strange and dangerous world, he is naturally trembling with fear as if he were walking on thin ice.

When he killed Mi Lang and the others, he was forced to do it in order to survive, and he crushed them with extraordinary skills. Later, he dared to deal with Zhou Qinghe and the others in the group of crazy puppets, relying on the talismans in his hands and the eyes that could see through the dust storm.

As for the fight with Ma Wenrui, Bao Shouyi and others from Yunjing Gate a few days ago, it was because it was right in front of the gate of the garrison fort, so at most it would be just a scratch and no one would die.

And the Hu Gao in front of him was definitely the most dangerous person Su Daoshan had ever seen.

From the perspective of martial arts, it can be confirmed that Hu Gao's upper sixth-grade martial arts is definitely not a fake. Whether it is martial arts or internal energy, he has formed a crushing momentum against the two middle-level sixth-grade demon hunters. To kill a seventh-grade martial artist like himself, it would be a piece of cake.

In terms of supernatural powers, Hu Gao's advantage is even more terrifying. In the dark night, with hundreds of refugees around him, it is no exaggeration to say that this is completely his territory.

Combining the two, Hu Gao's combat power is likely to be more than doubled.

Even though Su Daoshan was just watching from afar, the sense of danger and oppression was like the tip of a sharp knife piercing his pupils, almost tangible!

However, this was not the reason why Su Daoshan tried to hold Song Xier back.

The real reason is...

***
It was pitch black all around, and Hu Gao stood quietly in the courtyard. Although he had defeated three people in a row, there was no trace of joy on his face. On the contrary, the green aura on his face became increasingly thicker, and from a distance, he looked like a fierce ghost.

On Hu Gao's back, a ball of black gas was clearly visible.

The black gas was spherical in shape and extremely dense. It was even as dense as a sticky mud. Half of it was buried in Hu Gao's body, and the other half was restlessly exposed. Just looking at it from a distance gave people an extremely evil feeling.

At this moment, the black gas was rolling and surging. Invisible thin threads stretched out like tentacles, spreading over Hu Gao's shoulders, arms, and armpits, and then spreading to Liu Huan's body.

Just like a spider, entangling its prey.

And a hint of blue was gradually appearing on Liu Huan's pale face.

It happened in a flash. At this moment, Song Xier appeared beside Hu Gao, and the long sword in her hand stabbed out and hit the saber.

Save people!

Song Xier's appearance was unexpected in itself, and she used all her strength in this sword attack, which immediately shook off the knife in Master Hu's hand.

"Hurry up!" Song Xier took the opportunity to pull Liu Huan out of Hu Gao's control. Then she turned around and threw her out without stopping.

At this time, Hu Gao, who had come to his senses, roared, and his saber drew a semicircle in the air, slashing towards Song Xier. The violent sword energy, just as it was launched, was like a huge wave.

Suddenly, there was a howling wind and flying sand and rocks!

Song Xier was only at the upper seventh rank, and her martial arts realm was a whole rank lower than Hu Gao's. She had already used up all her strength in the previous sword strike, so how could she resist at this time?

If she was really hit, the opponent's sword energy alone would be enough to break her meridians.

Fortunately, Song Xier had already planned a retreat before she took action. Almost at the same time when Hu Gao swung his sword, her right hand holding the hilt loosened slightly, dropping a few copper coins, and at the same time, she took out the golden abacus with her left hand.

"Snap!" With a crisp sound of an abacus, the scene in front of Hu Gao had turned into a prison cell.

The room was only three meters long and wide, dark, damp, and empty. The thick stone walls were covered with moss, and the floor was covered with a messy layer of straw. A foul smell filled the air. Outside the cell bars, a female prison guard was carrying a food box and walking out of the door.

Hu Gao's eyes were dazed, and he looked down at the prison uniform and anklets on his body. This extremely typical prison environment made him subconsciously stand still, with a struggling look on his face.

But beyond Hu Gao's awareness, Song Xier had already pulled away and flew away.

However, the moment Song Xier turned around, she found that Liu Huan, who had been thrown out of the battle group by her, was still standing there, with her head down, motionless, and no one knew what she was thinking.

Song Xier was anxious, and without any suspicion, she subconsciously reached out to pull her: "Why are you still standing there? Let's go!"

But what Song Xier didn't expect was that just when her hand was about to touch Liu Huan, Liu Huan suddenly raised her head, and her originally clear and lively eyes lost all their luster, leaving only pure, malicious black.

The next second, Liu Huan stabbed at her with a sword.

Song Xier was startled, and in a flash, relying on the businessman's ability to read people's expressions and the instinct to make decisions, she turned around and managed to avoid the attack.

"Are you crazy?" Song Xier couldn't believe it.

After the sword was thrust out, Liu Huan's eyes flickered, and she seemed to have regained some consciousness, but she was still in a daze. At the same time, Song Xier heard a beast-like roar from behind her.

With a few snaps, the copper coins on the ground exploded. Hu Gao had already gotten rid of the illusion.

Song Xier gritted her teeth, no longer hesitated, and instantly turned into a ball of mist and disappeared.

***
"parasitic!"

The ancient temple on the top of the mountain, this was the only thought left in Su Daoshan's mind. Moreover, this word was like a magic spell, repeating over and over again.

As we all know, human beings' extraordinary abilities mainly come from two sources. One is to obtain Tao seeds and become an extraordinary profession, and the other is secret weapons.

The power of the secret weapon and the special skills of the extraordinary professions do not have the same origin.

It is said that although most of the secret weapons nowadays come from secret realms, their earliest appearance was at the end of the old era. At that time, the catastrophe had not yet arrived, and the human power system was still pure martial arts. But since when, various strange phenomena have appeared all over the world.

[In Ningyang Town, Ganzhou, on the fifth day of the fifth month, at the hour of Hai, there was a thunderstorm. A fire fell from the sky, making a sound like thunder, destroying three houses, killing and injuring two people, and killing one pig and one cow. A nine-foot deep pit appeared on the ground. A bronze mirror was placed in the middle, and those who looked into the mirror had their black hair turn white in an instant...]

[On September 13, an earthquake occurred in Minling. Ms. Liu from Xiaohezhuang picked up a golden hairpin from a crack in the ground and put it in her hair. She fainted immediately, her face turned pale, and she trembled all over for a long time. She woke up later. Her predictions were certain to come true, and all her predictions came true...]

There are many similar records.

Today, the secret weapons of the old era are extremely rare. Whether they are recorded or not, most of them have fallen into the hands of Fengyuan Palace, the courts of various countries, and the sects in the world.

If you want to obtain a secret weapon now, you either have to snatch it from others or try your luck in a secret realm.

Su Daoshan was naturally familiar with these things. In real life, he had also seen Ao Jiu's kite doll and Song Xier's golden abacus.

However, in his understanding of the secret weapon, the statement that Su Daoshan remembered most clearly was that the secret weapon was a double-edged sword. To borrow the power of the secret weapon, one must pay a corresponding price. Once the price cannot be paid, the controller of the secret weapon will be backfired by the secret weapon. Moreover, the greater the power of the secret weapon, the higher the degree of danger, and the more violent the backlash.

In the past hundred years, countless extraordinary warriors have died from the secret weapons they possessed.

Because of this, when Su Daoshan heard that Ao Jiu's kite doll was interested in him, he was not excited but avoided it. With his cautiousness, he would never dare to provoke such strange things. Especially at that time, he had just entered the spiritual realm and did not have much spiritual essence in his hands.

And spiritual essence is the simplest price to control the secret weapon.

These mysterious artifacts seem to have an extremely strong desire for spiritual essence. As long as they can provide spiritual essence, most of the secret weapons will honestly obey the will of the controller. The two sides are in a cooperative relationship.

"But what if the controller cannot provide spiritual essence?"

"Especially if you can't provide enough spiritual essence, and you rely too much on the power of the secret weapon, causing you to be addicted to it and unable to extricate yourself?"

From this moment on, Su Daoshan's eyes were fixed on Hu Gao's back.

Only he knew that the leader of the refugees before him was a living negative example - because the price he paid was his life!

After the Dao Seed of a super warrior breaks through the ground, it will be baptized by the Dao Seed's majestic vitality, which will greatly enhance its physical strength. And this vitality will accompany the super warrior throughout his life. Even if the warrior's achievements on the road to transcendence are limited, his physique and life span can far exceed those of ordinary people.

But once a super warrior is attacked by a secret weapon, the first thing the secret weapon will target is the power in the host. It will gradually erode you, control you, hollow you out, and eventually turn a living person into its shell.

This is parasitism, and it is also the most chilling warning given to readers in "Records of Different Sects".

The parasitism of the secret weapon is a silent and gradual process. It is not an instantaneous forced possession of the host, nor will it cause pain and alertness to the host. On the contrary, it will make people feel happy and slowly indulge in the satisfaction brought by the extremely powerful power.

In Su Daoshan's opinion, this process is exactly the same as the addiction of drug addicts in his previous life.

There are three stages of secret weapon parasitism.

In the early stage of parasitism, the host still maintains its own thoughts, and the secret weapon can only affect a very small part of its thinking. At this stage, the host only has minor changes in behavior and temperament.

But after entering the middle stage, the secret weapon has already intervened in the host's thinking to a great extent. The host's temperament has changed drastically, and his thoughts and ideas have naturally changed accordingly. At this stage, it is actually impossible to tell whether the thoughts belong to the host or the secret weapon.

By the final stage, the host actually has no self-awareness. On the outside, he is still alive, but in reality, he is just an empty shell. At this point, the host is not far from death.

When his vitality was completely sucked dry, the secret weapon could no longer parasitize and would automatically break away to find the next host. All that was left was a dried-up corpse.

Because of this, when Su Daoshan first saw the black mist on Hu Gao's back, he compared it with the relevant description in his memory and determined that he had been parasitized by the secret weapon, and it was already in the middle to late stage.

This was also the reason why he tried to stop Song Xier.

Unexpectedly, Song Xier moved too fast...

At this moment, the house at the foot of the mountain suddenly fell into silence as Song Xier disappeared. A gust of wind blew, and the leaves rustled. A stream not far away was gurgling.

Inexplicably, a thought suddenly flashed through Su Daoshan's mind, like a flash of lightning illuminating the dark night. All the things that happened tonight were suddenly connected at this moment.

Su Daoshan's heart was beating like thunder.

He finally understood.

(End of this chapter)