Chapter 1375
Chapter 1375 - 1371: The Hunter of Justice
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On the battlefield, Lu Ping’an felt as if he had returned to his hometown.
The fluttering cloak of snow became his camouflage, his eyes that couldn’t be obscured by the blizzard allowed him to move freely.
His snow boots, a trait of his profession, enabled him to dash back and forth among the ancient trees, and his Gardener ability prevented the demonized plants from reacting violently.
Having adapted locally in advance allowed him to become more accustomed to the local battlefield and better avoid each combat situation.
But he also knew that some things were unavoidable...
"The one who will kill you."
The figure cloaked in black was standing before Lu Ping’an, unknowingly commanding all attention with their presence, giving Lu Ping’an a palpable sense of threat.
However, on another level, Lu Ping’an felt calm... Having reached the peak of the sixth tier, it wasn’t his first time experiencing an overload of spiritual intuition sounding an alarm. Every professional at this level had several trump cards; physically destroying someone like Lu Ping’an wouldn’t be difficult, but those truly capable of it, Lu Ping’an hadn’t encountered yet.
"An Easterner? Easterners don’t lie... don’t hit Easterners."
His fluent Eastern Country language made Lu Ping’an want to quip back, if only to gather more information.
"Ha, that joke is quite hard to laugh at, considering that almost all of those who want to kill me and those I want to kill are Easterners."
The black cloak drifted in the wind, revealing a strange figure that seemed to swell in size suddenly, weapons in hand—a short ax and a long whip—leaving a memorable impression.
"...Lu Ping’an, if you can run, don’t hesitate."
The bearded middle-aged man with a furry appearance and an overly beastified body resembled an honest Dog-headed man.
𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞
But in the next moment, not only did Chris, the "Kitten," appear out of nowhere, but she also directly urged Lu Ping’an to leave.
"The ’Demon Sniper’?"
Demon Sniper Zhu Dakai, a professional who had undergone beastification, a pure battle-profession, carrying "justice" as a slaughterer, and also...
"...Zhu Dakai, is killing your whole family worth holding a grudge against me for thirty years?"
He was also one of Chris’s sworn enemies.
Lu Ping’an could easily recognize the man because Chris had once said, "Others may not come, but Zhu Dakai certainly will."
Aside from the genuine deep hatred, it was also because...
"...he’s an Avenger, the Blade of Allopos, and his belief is ’absolute justice.’"
Allopos was both an Evil God and a God of Justice. This was the second Blade of Allopos that Lu Ping’an had encountered, but recalling the first one’s extremism and fanaticism, Lu Ping’an knew that anything he said now would be pointless.
"...A doll?"
When those eyes, marked with the Holy-emblem of a flying bird, turned to look at Chris, Zhu Dakai instantly saw through the truth, and at the same time, he furrowed his brow.
What he yearned for was revenge, to tear the real flesh apart, not a replicable doll.
"No, not a mere clone doll... Oh, have you become someone else’s avatar? It seems like your death was real, even yourself and your power have been devoured by someone?"
His evident Magic Eyes pierced through Chris’s current state in just a glance,
Then, those Magic Eyes fixed firmly on Lu Ping’an.
Blade clashed directly with fist, and only in the next moment did the phantom manifest itself in the air.
At the same time, several phantoms emerged, collisions of whip and fist, axe and claw.
Their sheer speed and strength lagged behind, finally creating a powerful storm... It seemed they could all effortlessly tear through the sound barrier.
Big Cat’s exchange with an old acquaintance was too sudden for even Lu Ping’an to react instantly.
Lu Ping’an, armed with the Big Scythe, silently retreated, yet still maintained a sufficient "operating distance."
"Truly worthy of being the Blade of Allopos..."
That deity of both justice and vengeance, indeed an authentic Evil God, to sustain her or his power, their followers had to regularly sacrifice criminals... or to put it bluntly, take a life every day.
Thus, they very naturally crossed the lines of law and order, after all, no country could possibly supply an infinite number of death-penalty convicts indefinitely, and overzealous law enforcement was essentially an inevitable practice for the followers of this Evil God, with each senior Believer being an undeniable serial killer.
"If you can’t kill the clone, kill the original..."
Lu Ping’an didn’t need to think hard to know the opponent’s plan.
Another collision, and Chris was sent flying, but seeing Lu Ping’an at a disadvantage, she actually breathed a sigh of relief.
"It looks like the gap isn’t that large? Then, we have a chance of winning."
Judging by Chris’s current state, her "Basic Attributes" were just so-so; if she could really tie with Zhu Dakai, Lu Ping’an joining the battle would be enough to change the situation.
Chris had said before that although Zhu Dakai was eighth-tier, he was the weakest among them.
After all, he was the Avenger’s Blade... He forced his way to "eighth-tier" through the sacrifice of countless lives.
He only had one main Profession that reached the eighth-tier standard; the rest of his subsidiary professions compiled together merely equaled a plain "Battle-profession." If his close combat was suppressed by Chris, then there was not much to worry about...
"...Don’t come any closer. He hasn’t used his Career Ability."
Once the Blade of Allopos was activated, it would give a significant combat power boost against specific criminals, and if the opponent genuinely hadn’t used any Career Ability, then what was shown was but a fraction.
"Relax, he can’t unleash his strength. You are of the very virtuous, orderly, law-enforcement alignment. Having acquired the Eye of Allopos, he also cannot deceive himself..."
The Eye of Allopos was a divine eye obtained through sacrifice by the opponent.
It could see the "sins," "alignment," and "good and evil" on the opponent; it saw through in an instant that Chris right now was just a clone, just an extension of Lu Ping’an, the original.
And if one were to review Lu Ping’an’s entire "resume" within the system of the Extraordinary, he was indeed an "orderly and good" "Law Enforcer," the most fitting believer for the faith of Allopos.
"...If possible, I wouldn’t wish to hunt you down, but as you’re linked to this criminal, eliminating you would be a necessary sacrifice."
The justice of Allopos was truly "casual justice" and "flexible justice."
Gold light faintly adorned Zhu Dakai’s short axe and long whip, which indicated that he had started using his own Career Ability.
The next moment, his skin began to show numerous cracks and blood-silk... Clearly, forcibly using his ability like this had inflicted "Divine Punishment" upon him.
But if it was just of this caliber, it hardly warranted the title of "Demon Sniper," nor did it meet the terrifying standard of the eighth-tier.
"Ah ah ah ah!"
The eerie howl traveled far in the snowy landscape, Zhu Dakai’s pupils were dark red, and his mouth wide open, with saliva continuously dripping.
"A high-level Berserker, using ’Divine Punishment’ to injure oneself, letting the ’Berserker’s’ ’rage’ and ’ignorance’ break through the self-imposed limits of morality and divine power... An opponent who is utterly unreasonable indeed."
— End of Chapter 1375 —