Absolute Gate

Chapter 63 The End Clan
Wu Zhong picked up the tortoise shell and tapped it twice, producing a dull thud.

“This thing is actually indestructible…” Xia Heng immediately recognized it.

Wu finally understood; the dull, strange sound was actually the sound of fingers vibrating against the air.

The material that makes up the tortoise shell did not vibrate at all.

It seems that knocking and listening to the sound is a simple way to determine whether a disaster object has an indestructible effect.

Wu finally put it into his pocket, took off the tortoise shell, which not only solved the problem of being tracked, but also gave him a certain tracking and location ability.

The ability to locate any person or object simply by killing a cow is a rather useful tool for finding things.

"I've given you the tortoise shell. If you want the so-called mark of the ghosts and gods, then you can kill me..."

"I...can die, as long as you release my sister."

Jordan looked at everyone with hazy, hopeful eyes.

Wu Zhong took a deep breath and asked Xia Heng in a low voice, "If he died in Wu Dong's name, what would be the usual way to prove that he had completed the mission?"

Xia Heng immediately understood what he meant: to have someone else kill Jordan, end the mission, and make the world believe that Wu Dong was dead.

People will then think that the mark has been transferred. Although this cannot be hidden from 985, it can quell the constant harassment from various small fry.

Unless you have intelligence-related anomalies, like Longkui Jordan, but that's very rare.

As long as the trouble can be diverted, others can be made to deal with most of the mercenary world's covetousness.

but……

"No need to think about it anymore. Even if ghosts and gods are misled, the mercenary platform can still determine the truth," Xia Heng sighed.

Wu Zhong was astonished: "What?"

Xia Heng explained, "The mercenary platform itself is a catastrophic object!"

"The platform will know immediately whenever a registered mercenary dies; this is an absolute guarantee."

"Although there may be other strange objects that could deceive the platform, this is definitely not something that can be fooled by a few lies."

Wu was stunned; so that's how it is.

He then asked, "But I'm not a mercenary."

Xia Heng curled his lip and said, "Yes, that's why they are determined to kill 'Endless Summer' whenever they encounter him, and there is no room for negotiation."

"Because killing me is the proof that you are dead."

"So for your plan to come true, this guy has to kill me too, so that even he will be convinced that the Jordan he killed was you."

"At that time, he will probably wonder why he didn't inherit it. Even if he suspects the information about the 'murder inheritance' of the mark, he will not suspect that it was not you who died."

Wu Zhong scratched his head: "I definitely can't let you die."

Xia Heng spread his hands and said, "The mercenary platform can be established because it has various supporting features."

"It goes without saying that escorting packages or other miscellaneous transaction tasks are things that the clients will decide for themselves whether to accept."

"For kill-type missions, as long as the target is also a mercenary, it can be determined directly."

"Why don't you do missions instead of registering as a mercenary? It's obvious that his organization needs to determine his life or death, so they made him register as a figurehead."

"Many powerful figures fall in battles that are actually very secretive in terms of location and method, but the world still knows that they have fallen, and that is the reason why."

"The only missions that are truly difficult to verify on the mercenary platform are intelligence missions. It's hard to tell what's true and what's false, so you have to verify them step by step with facts."

Wu Zhong pondered for a moment and said, "It's nothing. I was just asking if the mission would end if he were killed by someone else... Actually, I didn't want him to be killed by someone else if I made him admit that he was Wu Dong."

"Oh? You made him admit it?" Xia Heng raised an eyebrow.

Wu Zhong explained, "I have already embraced him, and he is of the same clan as me."

"So my life is his life. He is willing to act in Wu Dong's name from now on, to live in exile around the world, and to bear the attention of the mercenary world for me."

"And if he does it willingly, he might even deceive a 985 university student into going to him."

"Before he is arrested, I will be able to live peacefully under a different new identity for a while."

Xia Heng pondered, "This is indeed a good idea."

It is virtually impossible for a strong person to subdue an opponent by relying on the clan's burial effect.

It's very simple. Only when the clan chief dies will the other clans be buried with him. Does the clan chief intend to force them to commit suicide?

If a strong person does this, others won't believe it and might even turn the tables on them: "I've lived a worthwhile life by being able to take a strong person like you down with me."

Many of those in the realm of the Calamities are outlaws, and they are not easily threatened.

So at most, it can only prevent enemies from killing you, but it's impossible to make enemies obey you.

On the contrary, it is the weak and in a dangerous situation like Wu Zhong that would make his enemies from the same clan do everything they can to protect and help him, fearing that he might die.

However, Xia Heng still cautioned, "It is unrealistic to simply rely on the clan's shared destiny to directly subdue an opponent."

"Many first-generation Mad Blood Clan members did this, and in the end, they all suffered the consequences."

"Of the thirteen clan leaders, only three are truly active now. The others are either lone wolves like Lao Luo or have been sealed away by their own clan's underlings."

Wu Zhong raised an eyebrow: "A seal?"

Luo Yi explained, "In the realm of calamities, there aren't many calamities that cause immediate death, but there are quite a few that make people wish they were dead."

"The true ancestor of the Asura clan was betrayed by his own clan in this way. Some of his subordinates pretended to submit, but in reality, they were plotting against him every day."

"Finally, they seized the opportunity and turned him into a 'living greatsword,' now known as the Asura Blade. As long as this blade is not destroyed, the Asura clan will not be buried with it."

"So now, everyone in the Asura clan is free. The only thing they need to protect is that sword... The sword is their true ancestor..."

Wu Zhong chuckled to himself, thinking, "What a rip-off!"

The true ancestor who betrayed his own clan!

But this is almost inevitable; directly converting strangers into one's own clan is simply creating enemies. As for converting them into adversaries, that's even more suicidal.

People have freedom of thought, so why would they need to be on guard everywhere? They just don't want anyone to tie their lives to them, and they try every means to resolve such situations.

Wu Zhong nodded and said, "Don't worry, I understand. I didn't intend to threaten him. I was discussing it with him."

“He knew that if I died, he would die too, so he voluntarily wandered the world in my name to share the burden with me.”

"It was precisely because it was voluntary that he had one condition: that Longkui be spared."

Xia Heng looked at Jordan, who nodded.

"I see. In that case, you'll also need to give Longkui your first embrace."

Wu nodded, then immediately walked to Long Kui's side and sucked on her wound.

The woman was already on the verge of death and unconscious; if left unattended, she would soon die as well.

However, after taking that bite, she immediately regained a glimmer of hope and recovered.

She opened her eyes, slowly stood up, and saw Wu Zhong right in front of her. She immediately threw a punch.

But the power of that punch was no longer what it used to be. Wu Zhong blocked it with his arm, and said coldly, "Calm down. I am the first generation of the Mad Blood Clan. I have already embraced you. You..."

He was trying to persuade the other party to cooperate with Jordan, and the duo would replace 'Wu Dong and Endless Summer' from now on.

But when the woman before him glanced at the barely-dead bearded man's corpse, her eyes instantly turned red. Wu Zhong sensed something was wrong and abruptly stopped what he was about to say, instantly changing his words to: "Endless Summer, do you understand? You belong to my 'Endless Clan.' If I die, you will be buried with me."

"Now tell me, what exactly is the price of the mark of the demons?"

His voice was low, hidden in the sound of wind and snow.

The so-called End Clan was just a spur-of-the-moment idea, inspired by the End Out of Control mentioned by Blue and White Society, and also because their own name contains the character "End".

The woman in front of her glanced at Jordan's miserable state and lowered her head, saying, "If you catch him, just ask him. Why are you asking me?"

Wu Zhong smirked: "He did say that, but we still need to double-check the accounts, just in case he's lying to us."

The woman in front of him said nervously, "I don't know either, otherwise why would I protect him? I would have killed him long ago, and it wouldn't be your turn to take the mark."

"If you have any guts, just kill him to inherit the mark. I don't want this person anymore, let me go."

Having said that, they all realized that the other person was not Longkui.

Except for Jordan, who was too weak to hear the conversation between the two in the distance, everyone else heard it.

Yang Chunsha was stunned. "Huh? Ai Luo isn't dead?"

That's right, the one who actually died was the bearded man; Elo had been residing in the bearded man's body as a soul from the very beginning.

And now that the bearded man is dead, his soul must reside in the pen once more.

The pen, devoid of senses and limbs, was already at the mercy of others, but... when Longkui collapsed and lost consciousness, it gave him the opportunity to possess Longkui once again!
In this haste, even Xia Hengluoyi didn't have time to react. Fortunately, Wu Zhong noticed something amiss and probed the situation by calling the other party Wu Jinxia.

Longkui definitely knew that she was not Wujinxia; the soul in this body at this moment belonged to Fengxinzi Airo!

So what do we do now?
Xia Heng and Luo Yi exchanged a glance and then surrounded Ai Luo. Ai Luo was under immense pressure as she was surrounded by three formidable rivals.

Despite his reliance on magic and his strong ability to resist, his body was too weak at the moment, and his injuries were even more severe than before.

The bearded man was only disemboweled, while the Dragon Girl was nearly crushed to a pulp; she had injured herself in the process.

Xia Heng smirked: "Endless Summer, you can leave if you want, but we haven't found Hyacinth's pen."

"When the explosion happened, you were the only one searching in the crater. Did you already find it and deliberately say you didn't?"

He guessed it; Airo's soul could indeed move with the pen, but not by flying.

Instead, Airo can possess unconscious bodies near the pen, and wherever he possesses, the pen will automatically follow.

Therefore, Ai Luo could not escape; instead, he and the pen switched bodies, one after the other, to the bearded man and Long Kui.

This is probably because he was the last user, and once a new user appeared, the pen would no longer follow him.

"Uh, no..." Ai Luo was completely bewildered by Xia Heng's words; this was too unfair.

What Xia Heng said was completely different from what actually happened, but the result was correct...

He denied it in a hoarse voice, though he was actually on the verge of tears; the pen was indeed on his person right now.

Xia Heng shook his head: "I can't find it anywhere else, it can only be on you."

"Don't make a mistake, Endless Summer. I don't care about the bounty; all I want is the pen."

"Let us search. If we don't find it, you can leave. If we do find it, we'll take the pen, but we won't kill you, how about that?"

"..." Ai Luo was caught in a great internal struggle.

This is so damn messed up. I'm thinking about whether or not to admit that I'm Ai Luo.

After thinking about it, I realized it was pointless. What they wanted was a pen, and even Endless Summer said she would let it go for that reason. Did I think that if I said I was Airo, I wouldn't get robbed?
Never mind, this four-person team is all still alive and well! They even defeated the Dragon Girl in her third stage.

He was already a lone wolf, and severely wounded and on the verge of death. Even if he fought desperately, he could only exchange one or two kills at most.

It's better to hand over the pen first; after all, life is more important.

In the end, Ai Luo endured it and watched helplessly as Xia Heng searched her and found a pen on her person.

Ai Luo stared intently at Xia Heng, his heart filled with resentment. His magic was already secretly gathering power, ready to be unleashed the moment these people made a move. He would take down the three-armed guy in front of him in an instant!
However, Xia Heng took the pen and said, "Go, I'll spare your life. I mean what I say."

Ai Luo dared not let his guard down, and staggered back, retreating dozens of meters away, but none of these people seemed to make a move.

Instead, they took 'Wu Dong' and left at high speed from another direction.

"This place is not safe to stay any longer, let's retreat!"

Seeing this, Ai Luo also turned and ran, scrambling and rolling until they disappeared from sight. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief and begin to heal his injuries.

He cast two more buff spells to speed up his escape.

But not long after, suddenly, with a thud, he crashed into the wall.

No, there's clearly nothing in front of me.

"An invisible wall?"

Ai Luo was horrified, feeling utterly unlucky.

He gave up resisting and raised his hands high in the wind and snow.

"Oh!"

Sure enough, three people soon landed, and the terrifying air cage in the distance restrained him so that he could not move and was almost suffocating.

"I...I am not Endless Summer!"

All three were wearing windbreakers. The leader pushed up his glasses and said, "Of course I know you're not Endless Summer, but you must have encountered them. Long Kui, tell me honestly, where are they?"

Ai Luo was stunned for a moment. "Huh? I really am Long Kui?"
Without a doubt, the person with a 985 degree knows far more people than he does.

If this body belongs to Longkui... then does that mean I was scammed by my sugar daddy?

He wasn't stupid; he had always had his suspicions. However, the disgusting thing about this scheme by the black marketeer was that once a misunderstanding led to a real fight, there was no turning back.

The four of them came to his rescue; it was a fact, and he had no choice but to accept it, whether he believed it or not.

Now, with the proof of his 985 university background and the fact that the four of them let him go, he suddenly realized that they were actually part of Endless Summer's group.

Damn, this is disgusting? They're really willing to expose themselves just to manipulate the Night Watchers into fighting each other? Just to trick their squad into using them as pawns? Are they crazy?! Couldn't they just run away without exposing themselves?

Now that the 985 universities are here, don't run away!

“They went…that way!” Airo was furious at first.

But when they actually raised their hands, they pointed in the wrong direction.

It was because he suddenly realized that he had been embraced!

“Damn it…” Ai Luo is now from the same clan as Wu Zhong.

He can't gamble! Who knows if that guy will beat the 985 graduate to death?

Although he didn't even know who that person was, he didn't care about that. If the other person lost their life, he would have to die with them.

The Mad Blood Clan transmits mental illness; it's an effect of binding consciousness. Their bloodline exists at the level of the mind. No matter how many bodies they change, they are still a Mad Blood Clan member…

Just like the Shura clan chief back then, who was turned into a living giant sword, he was still the clan chief.

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(End of this chapter)