Who left their last words here?

Chapter 53 Return! Falling back to midnight, the hunt begins! (Third update, 10,000 words daily, seeking first-day subscriptions!)

The shimmering points of light, like shooting stars falling into a sea of ​​ignorance, stirred up the entire ocean.

The font appearing alongside 【光】 (light) can be understood in terms of meaning as follows:

It's roughly the same as the character 【抚】.

Soothe the soul, protect the spirit.

Having understood its function, Bai Zhou nodded happily.

This is exactly what he needs right now!

—In the mysterious world, the spirit is truly the most fragile thing.

Bai Zhou has learned this the hard way.

He even suspected that every extraordinary person might be a potential psychopath.

The more powerful and extraordinary an individual is, the more neurotic they tend to be.

"The more powerful you are, the crazier you become; the crazier you are, the more dangerous you are..."

"Walking on the edge of the abyss is the inevitable path of the mystic's sorrow."

—The above are Miss Crow's original words.

the most important is……

Bai Zhou pondered that it might be able to be used in conjunction with the [Bound Colossus] to eliminate some of the side effects.

"Crash..."

Just as the word "Cursed Colossus" was mentioned, a sound rang in my ears.

The Necronomicon turned on its own.

It is giving birth to new changes in "The Moon with a Thousand Faces".

—Undoubtedly, it's about Alle.

Every experience leaves a trace.

What you keep in mind will surely come to pass!
For Bai Zhou, who was traversing forbidden lands for the living and the depths of the shattered realm—

He came, he saw, he experienced.

He clearly has more opportunities to generate "change"!
These "changes" themselves are also a way for Bai Zhou to record and remember the deceased.

Thinking this, Bai Zhou glanced at the rapidly scrolling content in the book.

An unusually blurry black shadow came into view.

What will General Ale's "second transformation" look like?
I hope I don't turn into a skull! No way!

It always feels so bizarre...

It seems that the ban on the classics will still take some time before new "changes" are brought about.
But since he already had the [Bound Colossus], Bai Zhou wasn't in a hurry.

At this time-

The rain of light overhead gradually dissipated.

Bai Zhou looked up at the sky.

The blood moon still hangs high in the sky.

Everything returned to peace.

...The legend of the Undead General has finally faded into the past.

Perhaps one day, when the white boat returns to the present world on the surface of Blue Star,
He would stumble upon a seemingly plausible but ultimately flawed story in a book...

It could be a myth or a fable.

The prototype of that story may have come from Allegiance.

This cowardly liar, this madman who, even in death, remained immersed in his dream of becoming a general...

They carried more expectations and regrets than the generals who were actually appointed.

—So, responsibility is truly a wondrous thing.

He can turn a conman into a general, and an ordinary parent into a superman.

"..."

While reminiscing, Bai Zhou tallied up his gains from the trip:
The extraordinary saber that Ale found back then was also the executioner's knife that ultimately led to its demise.

It was gleaming, right there in Bai Zhou's hand.

The blade has flowing ripples, and the edge has a purple-gold halo flowing around it, as if it is breathing and has a life of its own.

When Bai Zhou picked it up, he had a vague feeling...

Does this knife seem to be yearning for spirituality?
So, Bai Zhou tried to infuse it with spirituality.

"Om-!!"

Immediately.

The gem at the hilt of the sword immediately trembled and emitted a mysterious purple aura!
This airflow is like a blade, which can be long or short, and is extremely sharp. If you get close, you can hear a faint whisper.

...Although this extraordinary purple-gold saber performed rather poorly when cutting "Ale".

But that doesn't mean he's not strong!

Most importantly, it's a knife!

It's a knife! It's neither a bench leg nor a fire poker, it's a knife!

This is not over yet——

Bai Zhou then took out the token that General Ale had given him, and gently rubbed his fingertips on the heavy, special material.

The familiar symbol of swords crossed in front of the shield is branded onto it.

"If you have the chance, you can visit the Temple of the Sun in Sky City."

"Back in our day, every novice adventurer could find their way there!"

"..."

Bai Zhou recalled Ale's words and roughly understood what he meant.

This token seems to have some connection to the inverted giant city in the sky; activating it will trigger that connection...

Then there would be a way to go up to the sky.

—Sounds very similar to the "Zhu Luo Ji Pass".

But the problem is...

To activate this metal lump, one hundred spiritual energy points are required at once!
Bai Zhou only tried it briefly, and after figuring out the requirements for the token, he decisively gave up.

If you can't afford it, cut your losses!
Even if he is a chosen one with twice the spirituality of his peers...

—They will definitely be squeezed dry!
Fortunately, the token is made of a special material that allows the infused spiritual energy to accumulate within it.

It just takes a lot of time...

With a touch of regret, Bai Zhou looked up and gazed at the inverted giant city filled with towers and dilapidated ruins.

All that could be seen were broken tower spires.

I wonder which one the "Temple of the Sun" will be.

Adventurers, the direction to go...

If Bai Zhou's guess is correct, there will be the continuation of the "Adventurer" path that he has been searching for!
finally found you!
Starting with Adjutant Han, and through these incidents—

He vaguely felt that he was just one step away from becoming a Level 2 adventurer. However, the question of how to advance further in his journey now truly confronted him…

Unfortunately, the road ahead is temporarily closed.

I can only come again next time.

He put away the token with some regret.
Bai Zhou composed himself.

He raised his hand and glanced at his watch.

After all this time, it's almost 36 o'clock.

But this also led to a complete transformation in him—

"【Cursed Colossus】, 【Light and Shadow Harmony】, Extraordinary Saber..."

Bai Zhou muttered to himself, silently taking stock.

Knives and guns, and transformation.

"I should... lack nothing!"

He slowly gripped the hilt of the saber in his palm and gently swung it through the air.

With the infusion of spiritual energy, a purple aura emerged, swirling around the blade and the back of Bai Zhou's hand.

"It's time to go back."

He said.

He hadn't forgotten why he came.

The swordsman? A Level 3 Extraordinary? A net of inescapable traps?

"not bad."

Bai Zhou nodded, stroked his chin, and mimicked Ya's assessment.

But it's just not bad.

Then prepare to fall back to midnight...

—Begin the hunt!

……

Listening to the sea on a rainy night.

In the southern suburbs, in front of an unfinished building.

"Go over there and see what's going on!"

"Yes!"

In the heavy rain, accompanied by stern shouts,
They hurried back and forth, their footsteps swift through the rain.

The scavenger, soaked to the bone, shivered, wondering which scourge he had offended, feeling as if all the bad luck of his past lives had been swept away in one go.

"Dengdengdeng-"

Military boots strode across puddles.

Two fierce-looking, armed soldiers headed straight for the bushes, following orders to investigate.

However, at this time—

The bushes spoke, startling the two of them.

"What are you looking for? Do you need help?"

—Have the bushes come to life?!

The two soldiers were startled and quickly assumed a fighting stance.

As he aimed his gun, he also gestured behind him.

In the distance, a crowd had already noticed this place and began shouting for them to assemble...

Then, without saying a word, a soldier decisively pulled the trigger on the bushes.

"Bang! Bang bang—"

Gunshots rang out in the rainy night, turning the faces of the scavengers behind them pale with fright.

The bushes that had been hit by gunfire were left with only fallen leaves and a mess.

Apart from this, there are no other anomalies.

"Click..."

Just then, the sound of footsteps crunching through tree branches rang out.

"who!"

The gun barrel was quickly turned around.

Under the watchful eyes of two soldiers with heightened tension...

A boy carrying an umbrella slowly emerged from the shadows behind a large tree.

"At this hour, who else could it be?"

The visitor countered with a question.

The rain in the early morning frequently tapped against the dark surface of the umbrella, making a "pat-pat" sound.

Just then, a dazzling bolt of lightning streaked across the night sky, instantly spreading across the entire cloud layer—

The light illuminated the face beneath the umbrella, a face identical to the one on the wanted poster.

"You know what? The way you treat scavengers makes me feel like a jinx."

"—Wherever he goes, he causes trouble."

The white boat under the umbrella was genuinely troubled by this.

"besides……"

Bai Zhou then took out the wanted poster he had previously seized from his pocket, opened it, and held it next to his face for comparison.

He tilted his head to the side, his voice full of confusion:

"Could this be me?"

"I've had many ID photos taken at the base, why did they choose this ugliest, expressionless face of mine?"

"Is it because it looks fierce?"

"Judging from the photos alone, his hairline is at least a head higher than mine!"

Heavily sinful!

Too many to write!

Therefore,
In summary.

Bai Zhou glanced at the agents and the [Sword Bearers] who were gathering in the distance...

Finally, my gaze returned to what was in front of me.

In the thunder that followed the lightning—

The young man in the trench coat, holding an umbrella, spoke earnestly, his face tense and his voice muffled, enunciating each word clearly:

"I really need to get under control of you guys... really."

(End of this chapter)