Chapter 468 The Apostles Attack 1
Liu Shuying seemed to carefully sense my magical energy fluctuations, and a few seconds later, his expression turned to one of great surprise.
“Even I couldn’t detect the slightest flaw… It’s practically the magical energy fluctuations of another person.” He said, “In that case, as long as no other Void Realm Apostle comes out to expose you, your identity as a fake Void Realm Apostle will remain a secret.”
"That's not all. As long as they come out and expose that it's not Xuanming and Xugou who are behind this, you might be able to turn around and accuse them of being the fake Void Realm Apostles, and muddy the waters for a while."
"However... it seems you used the power of the Divine Seal fragment?"
He actually noticed this, and I didn't try to hide it at all, frankly admitting, "That's right."
Possessing fragments of the Divine Seal or using its power is not exclusive to Void Realm Apostles. Ying Lingyun before me, and Shenzhao and Fazheng after me, have all studied how to apply the power of the Divine Seal fragments and demonstrated it before me.
To put it another way, although the truth that I am an Apostle of the Void Realm would cause some trouble if it were discovered, I don't particularly care. If it were a weaker character, they might worry about being accused of being an enemy of Luo Shan after their identity was exposed and facing an unjust trial, but my position gives me more room to maneuver. I wouldn't care even if I revealed the existence of the Void Realm and the Lord of the Divine Seal.
Although Xuanming used deception to smear the Lord of the Divine Seal and incite hostility towards him among the Luoshan Great Impermanence, that was only effective because of his position. It's much easier for me. In reality, the mere existence of the Lord of the Divine Seal is suspicious enough to warrant sufficient attention from the Luoshan Great Impermanence.
Just in case, I also changed my appearance, figure, and clothes to make myself look more like someone else.
Although I knew there were no fragments of the Divine Seal inside the target location, I still said, "I'm the only one who can handle the raid on the branch base. You just stay outside and wait. In return, if any fragments of the Divine Seal are found inside, they're mine."
“Alright, then I’ll wait outside.” Liu Shuying nodded. “But since it involves fragments of the divine seal, we don’t know what will happen next. If anything unexpected happens, I will intervene as appropriate.”
"Can."
After saying that, I turned around and walked towards the branch base.
After walking three or four hundred meters, I arrived at this prison-like complex of buildings. A massive, dark iron gate blocked my way, with two demon hunters dressed as guards standing watch at the main entrance. They noticed my approach through the darkness, then quickly drew their cold, strapped guns and barked sternly, "Who goes there? This is a prison! Unauthorized personnel are not allowed near!"
It seems this branch base really is disguised as a prison facility. As for the firearms on these two demon hunters, they're probably just for show. It's not that they're replicas or unloaded, but rather that they likely don't need such "mortal weapons." However, for bystanders who might approach this place, the immediate deterrent effect of firearms is far greater than that of weapons like the Unpredictable Sword.
"Let's kill these two guards first." I thought to myself, raising my hand, but then hesitated.
It suddenly occurred to me that although I had altered my appearance to resemble someone else, using fire to destroy this branch base would inevitably arouse suspicion. Among the existing fire-wielding users who have reached the Great Impermanence realm, only Xuanming and I are truly capable. Even if the Peach Blossom Village Lord couldn't imagine the enemy completely disguising their magical fluctuations, he could still use the fire as a clue to list me as a prime suspect. In that case, the purpose of the disguise would be largely rendered meaningless.
We must think of other methods...
"Can't you understand human language?!" one of the guards' voices was filled with murderous intent.
Another guard simply released the safety on his gun, seemingly having lost all patience and intending to shoot me, this "ungrateful mortal," right here.
Come to think of it, a demon hunter of this level shouldn't be able to sense my magical fluctuations.
I only said one word to those two people.
"die."
As soon as the words fell, the two collapsed to the ground as if all the bones in their bodies had been removed, forever losing their breath and heartbeat. This was the power of the Great Impermanence's words, the law of death. Unless one pushed open the first gate and became a demigod, a demon hunter, whether one or two people or one or two thousand, could be given a death sentence in an instant, without discrimination.
Unfortunately, there was a Grandmaster-level Demon Hunter deep within the branch base. In my perception, it seemed that the Grandmaster-level Demon Hunter sitting in the manager's office suddenly stood up as if startled after sensing the simultaneous disappearance of two Demon Hunters' auras at the main entrance, and then pressed a button on the desk.
That was decisive. Did he sense an unusual crisis? The strange man's ability to perceive danger is indeed top-notch.
The entire branch base was filled with the piercing sound of air raid sirens. The demon hunters who were active in various parts of the base all put down their work and picked up their weapons to move around.
I need to find a method of attack other than the power of words, and I also need to think about who to keep for interrogation. After all, the possibility of the entire branch base leaking information to Peach Blossom Village is very low; at most, there are only a few traitors active in the shadows, or even just one person. Although I just told Liu Shuying that I should leave a few survivors, I haven't decided who exactly to keep.
Let's keep that Grand Completion level cultivator alive first. He has the heart seed of the Peach Blossom Village Lord inside him, so he's definitely one of the traitors, and might even be the only one. With such a high-ranking and powerful figure around, Peach Blossom Village probably won't need to recruit any other traitors here.
Just to be on the safe side, let's keep a few more alive to see how things go. I'll just have to rely on my gut feeling. I trust my intuition as a cunning and unpredictable person, as well as the "luck" blessed by Ma Zao, more than my own observation and intellect.
As for the method of attack, although fists and feet are acceptable if all else fails, the opportunity is rare, and I would like to try other methods.
As I pondered, orange-red light gathered in my hand. Just like I demonstrated to Junior Sister Qiao before, I can now not only control flames, but also easily control light. This ability isn't limited to simple optical invisibility; it can also be used in combat.
The light focused at my fingertips, and I pointed my finger forward, sending out a thin, orange-red beam of light.
Several Witchers had already reached me, and a few of them were pierced through the body by the thin beam of light. The beam stretched forward for hundreds or even thousands of kilometers. Because it didn't conform to the Earth's curvature, and because my firing angle was slightly upward, the beam quickly escaped the atmosphere and plunged into outer space.
These people probably only thought my attack range was long, but they didn't realize exactly how long it was. I moved my finger slightly, and the beam of light sliced through a large number of demon hunters like an endless sword, neatly cutting through the buildings behind me as well.
The lower-level managers and victims hidden inside the complex were also exposed. I didn't initially intend to deliberately avoid unnecessary casualties during the battle, because I could feel the victims' deep-seated desire to die. Not only their bodies, but their souls were also in turmoil, their personalities shattered beyond repair, and they had completely lost the will to live.
As for those grassroots managers who went from victims to perpetrators, I don't actually intend to condemn them. Putting aside my own lack of moral standing to condemn others for doing bad things, they didn't choose to live this kind of life; rather, they were forced into this trend, becoming these kinds of people involuntarily in order to save their lives. In the process, their personalities even became evil and perverted, and those who were not corrupted would probably only be executed by the superhumanists.
However, I don't intend to specifically pick them out. Let's just kill them all; it's too much trouble to carefully distinguish whether they are good or bad. I know there's something wrong with my approach; if Zhu Shi were here, he would probably agonize over it for a long time, but I'm just not the kind of person who overthinks these kinds of things.
The same applies to these extreme supernatural witchers. Killing them outright might be seen as punishing without educating them, but "punishing without educating" is a phrase used to condemn superiors for punishing and killing subordinates without providing guidance. I have no interest in adopting a condescending attitude, nor do I feel the urge to lecture them. After all, I'm not exactly a saint either; at most, I can only say that I find their actions ugly and tasteless.
As for the victims, after some further thought, I decided to let them live a little longer. Let them witness firsthand how I completely destroyed this place before gathering them together and burning them all. If anyone says they don't want to die at the last minute, we'll deal with that then. That way, even if Zhu Shi and the others see it, they probably won't have many objections.
Suddenly, a dark figure shot out from the shattered buildings at several times the speed of sound. A blue light condensed into a giant hammer in his hand and smashed towards my face.
The orange-red light formed a force field-like shield in front of me, intercepting the opponent's attack.
The one who attacked me was that person at the Great Completion stage.
It seems they didn't grasp the difference in strength between themselves and the enemy. If they were a true Grandmaster, they would likely have been able to assess my strength and run as far away as possible. They probably judged from my attack patterns that I wasn't any of the existing Great Impermanence, and thus thought they had a chance to deal with me.
"Who are you!" he shouted.
"The Third Apostle of the Void Realm, acting on the orders of the Lord of the Divine Seal, has confiscated the fragments of the Divine Seal here," I said.
(End of this chapter)
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