Chapter 218 Dead or Alive (End of this episode)
The sharpshooter stared at me as if he'd encountered a ghost.
"Completely unharmed...?"
He said, unable to accept it.
If he had witnessed my battle with Silvermoon firsthand, he probably wouldn't have thought that an attack of that level could end the fight.
No, at least during the battle with Dream Dragon, he should have clearly sensed the magical fluctuations when Silver Moon unleashed her ultimate attack, and he should have known that I hadn't died from that blow. However, he probably assumed I had dodged or parried it. But his attack was neither dodgeable nor parryable.
So that's how it is. No wonder he was so confident back then, boasting that he could kill me at any time and declaring that he would be the one to kill Chenlong. With such extraordinary destructive power, coupled with the cheat-like ability of "guaranteed hit and penetration," it truly is an unstoppable force at the Great Completion level—a "sure-kill technique" in the literal sense. Perhaps even Yinyue would have a headache dealing with such a pure killing move.
Unfortunately, he met me.
Before he could utter another word, I grabbed his hair and unleashed my deadly power.
The flames instantly engulfed the divine spear, destroying its body and burning its soul in an instant. A second later, the flames dissipated, leaving only a charred skull in my hand.
Sharpshooter, dead.
"He actually destroyed the divine spear with a single blow..."
The other two witchers felt as if the sky had fallen; if they hadn't been held up by the giant fiery hand, they would probably have collapsed to the ground.
The reason for leaving the sharpshooter's head was to extract intelligence from it. Of course, they couldn't expect Lu Youxun's assistance; it was to be given to Ma Zao for investigation later.
I turned to interrogate the two demon hunters about the crystal coffin. Seemingly because they weren't involved with the mastermind, they spoke honestly this time. The crystal coffin was merely a spell used to bind a target; although extremely sturdy, I could easily shatter it and release the paralysis.
Upon hearing this, I immediately shattered the crystal coffin and carried the unconscious Ma Zao out.
Lu Youxun watched all this silently. When my gaze fell on him, he didn't seem as panicked or fearful as the other two witchers.
“Although I can’t say, you should know very well what level of people are behind Divine Sharp. From now on, there will be no place for you in Luoshan,” he said.
"You should worry about your own life first," I said.
“I know you will never let me go…” he said. “I’m prepared, go ahead and do it.”
I carefully observed his expression.
"...What's wrong?" he asked. "Aren't you going to kill me?"
It seems that even though he's lost his past dreams and beliefs, he hasn't become a coward. To be honest, now that I already have the head of the Divine Spear, whether I take his head or not is irrelevant. That being said, I still have no intention of sparing his life. However, the words that the girl Lu Chan once said flashed through my mind.
While Lu Youxun could calmly face death, there was something even more unacceptable to him than death itself.
I took out the silver National First Class Witcher Medal.
Now that things have come to this, let's help the young girl Lu Chan fulfill her wish.
Upon seeing the item, Lu Youxun first showed a puzzled expression, then his eyes changed, and he seemed to subconsciously take a step back, and then another step back.
"This, this thing, is, is..."
He let out a startled and trembling voice, the first time I had ever seen him react with such panic and fear. He groaned, "This thing... why... why is it in your hands?"
"Lu Youxun, I want you dead."
As I walked over, I said, "But the one who will kill you is not me, but yourself."
"No...no!"
Seeing this, he turned and ran. However, he was so panicked that I didn't even need to stop him; he tripped and fell to the ground, then turned to look at me. The man who had been so fearless just moments before seemed like a completely different person; his expression was extremely distorted.
"What is this thing? Take it away, no..." he said, in a frenzy, "Don't... don't come near me! No!"
I continued to approach him, and just then, I seemed to see a faint, girlish silhouette emerge in the air. I stopped, and the invisible girl nodded at me, then picked up the silver medal I was holding in one hand and walked towards Lu Youxun in my place.
To onlookers, the scene might have appeared as if the silver medal itself was flying towards Lu Youxun. Lu Youxun seemed to vaguely see the invisible girl as well, his face a mask of confusion and fear, utterly disoriented.
"Who are you?"
These were his last words.
The silhouette silently placed the silver medal on him and then vanished, as if it had never been there at all. He let out a scream reminiscent of a dying man's lament before falling into a deep coma.
Lu Youxun, spiritually dead.
In this way, I can say that I have fulfilled the wish of the young girl Lu Chan.
Doctor Silver Mask, Chenlong, Divine Gun, Lu Youxun, and the dream Chenlong and the girl Lu Chan... one figure after another appeared in my mind, and then disappeared at the same time like bubbles, leaving behind a feeling of boredom as if a celebration had ended.
I need to think carefully about the future and where I should go next. Just as Lu Youxun said, there may be no place for me to stand in Luoshan anymore, and it won't be good for me to stay in Xianshui City any longer.
While we have indeed killed the Sharpshooter, eliminating all the witnesses could buy us more time. If our goal is simply to escape the threat of the Great Impermanence with Mazao, perhaps we could flee not only Saltwater City but also overseas. The world is vast, and there's nowhere we can't go; escaping to the Arctic might be an option. That place seems closely connected to the Divine Seal and is worth investigating further.
but……
Run away? Me?
I turned around with Ma Zao in my arms and looked at the two terrified witchers.
"You two."
Both of them wore expressions of utter despair, seemingly believing I was finally going to kill them. But I had no such intention. I released the enormous fiery hand that had been binding them, catching them off guard and causing them to stumble and fall to the ground.
“I won’t kill you. I have other tasks for you. Go and bring Lu You… bring Lu Chan back, and then spread the word about what happened here. Let everyone know, especially your mastermind, that I killed Shen Qiang.” I said, “Finally, take one last message for me: tell your mastermind, that nameless Great Impermanence—”
"I, Zhuang Cheng, will come to find you."
(End of this chapter)
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