Chapter 1709
Chapter 1709 - 1705 Wild Species
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Zhu Xinran was somewhat panicked; even though she tried to maintain her calm, her speech still trembled slightly.
"...When did that monster arrive?"
In her Spatial Perception, the metallic humanoid had unknowingly positioned itself among her people.
He stood next to Uncle Oaks, blocking the view of Susanna behind him, and the irascible Flame Spear Guest, unlike before, didn’t kick him immediately but seemed obstructed and simply shifted his position.
He just stood there, right in the middle of the crowd, where everyone should have been able to see him clearly.
Some even tried to talk to him as if they recognized him... This kind of "presence" embedding, this eerie scene as if a horror movie turned into reality, made Zhu Xinran’s scalp tingle.
She herself had a miraculous encounter; her co-soul stemming from the remnants of a God from the Exotic Realm, the Divine Foundation specializing in Space granted her a unique high-dimensional perspective, enabling her to avoid Trackers as if she were playing a game.
𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦
According to a Strongman she once met, she was a lucky one with a high-dimensional view, capable of seeing through all obstacles with a multidimensional perspective.
But at this moment, she felt as if her "overhead radar" had completely malfunctioned. All aspects indicated something very grim about the person in front of her, yet her "intuition" and "instinct" told her this was just an ordinary person, one of their own.
And just when she tried to increase her power output, to see what kind of monster lay beneath that metallic skin...
"I will die..."
A sense of despair that obliterated both body and soul surged up; she knew that if she tried to peel off that layer, she would die.
"It, it has noticed me."
Even though she tried to remain calm, she still felt something was off.
The metallic humanoid under the grey cloak suddenly looked up, that face — blank and unreadable — suddenly smiled.
That originally blank face twisted grotesquely, black holes formed its eyes, and a bloodred scar split open from the edge of its mouth, manifesting a deeply malicious smile.
The black holes that seemed to draw in light, the holes from which blood continually dripped, and that mockingly fragile smile, in an instant, made Zhu Xinran’s scalp go cold; she knew she was unlikely to survive this encounter.
"Take action!!"
A loud shout; it was a command as well as a tactic to draw the enemy’s attention to herself.
Tears incessantly fell from her eyes, unlike the malicious and cursed blood tears of her adversary; Zhu Xinran’s eyes were already drenched in her own fresh blood.
She, foolishly, peered into something she shouldn’t have.
"Take action..."
But, her anger and sacrifice were meaningless.
Even though she had identified the target precisely, the encircling Guardians were still baffled... there, obviously, was nobody, no, there were only their own familiar comrades.
Take action? Against whom?
While her subordinates looked towards the leader of the Resistance Army, hoping for guidance, they witnessed an unbelievable sight.
The leader, who was never fearful or ever backed down, was somehow kneeling down, her hands covering her face as blood continued to trickle through the gaps between her fingers.
Her beautiful eyes had turned into vacuous "black holes", filled with nothing but despair and fury.
While in her own eyes, she only saw that entity, akin to a specter from beyond, slowly drifting past in the incomprehensible gazes of the crowd... it ignored the obstacles, and the "living obstructions" likewise ignored it.
The monster stood before her, the pressure akin to that of a planet made it completely impossible for her to breathe, and her kneecaps shattered, as if the creature in front of her was still displeased by her standing...
"No, I’m only in my twenties, I haven’t even been in love, there are so many things I still need to do..."
Yet the girl, her eyes wide open, could only watch as that illusory finger gently descended, about to touch her head.
Was this the end of her life? Her dreams hadn’t even started, were they already over?
The woman, utterly unwilling to accept this, her knees trembling as she knelt, determined to maintain her dignity until the very last moment.
"I...human...Undead..."
A voice she had never heard before reached her ears. Zhu Xinran never expected her voice to sound so hoarse and powerless.
As she spoke, her words faded... her vocal cords also burst, naturally leaving her voiceless.
"...Monster."
However, as she lifted her head, her eyes still looked sharp as blades, that will still unextinguished.
But looks can’t kill. Those illusory fingers still landed on the girl’s head... Tears of blood flowed uncontrollably, despair and helplessness mingled together.
The fingers touched down lightly, yet felt like the gravity of an entire world.
All of a sudden, her body didn’t hurt anymore...
Zhu Xinran widened her eyes, as if the injuries she had just sustained were false, yet the blood stains on the ground and the agony and despair were undeniably real.
"Why do you keep your Spirit Vision on recklessly? Is your Master a fool?"
This time, the familiar language of the Eastern Country completely stunned Zhu Xinran.
"What huh? Don’t have a Master? Lacking this basic common sense, it’s a miracle you’ve survived until today..."
The response was the nostalgic accent of the Eastern Country.
Watching the woman who almost killed herself, Lu Ping’an smiled wryly.
Spirit Vision is an exceedingly dangerous ability, any guiding Master would tell their apprentice to use it only briefly at critical moments and, if they don’t wish to go mad or die, never to continuously activate it.
In the past, Lu Ping’an thought it was really a "sight," but now he knew that it actually involved lifting "restrictions" on the body, especially the brain, which was a foolish suicidal act.
Using one’s soul and brain to voluntarily meet Contamination, what seems to be "observing" is actually throwing oneself into "Contamination." Both parties interfere with each other to obtain information and intelligence.
It’s akin to voluntarily shutting down the body’s "Resistance"... "Canaries in the mining area" are the most sensitive, and they die the fastest.
"Prophets" generally don’t live long, and the cause of death is often "knowing too much"... The girl in front of him used dozens of "eyes" at the same time for Spirit Vision, managing to locate him through numerous collisions of perspectives, but at the same time, unavoidably entangled herself too deeply with him.
"...You don’t have a Master, do you?"
The girl shook her head in grievance. As a pure newcomer who accidentally inherited Divine Power, how could she possibly know these things?
And she had previously used her abilities well, even using them for extended periods to guide the marching direction of her own side.
"Foolish, is watching those people and watching a Strongman the same thing? You’re lucky you didn’t kill yourself..."
Lu Ping’an "smelled" his past on her... That distinct quality of Divine Power, it seemed she indeed was a Child of the Plane who had not a Master like himself who had inherited Divine Power.
Theoretically, this amounted to volunteering for sudden death... but as long as luck held, there were always those logic-defying miracles.
At this moment, Lu Ping’an no longer doubted that she truly had a divine mandate.
"My God, Advancement?"
Observing the clearly elevated aura on her and the now more stable "rules," Lu Ping’an was a bit stunned.
This person, she took this near-death catastrophe lightly and directly advanced from it?
Lu Ping’an was curious. What kind of qualifications and Talent does she have that the world would favor her so much... Well then, let me borrow your power for a bit.
"Zhu Xinran, right? I am Vice Admiral Lu Ping’an of the Eastern Country. Your people have been conscripted by me. Follow me."
— End of Chapter 1709 —