This is utterly absurd!
Five incarnations of ng Zhang weren't enough, and now a sixth and seventh have appeared? Are we next going to see eight, nine, or even ten incarnations of ng Zhang, perhaps even more?
With so many Great Impermanence Level mana incarnations, the demon hunter's world wouldn't stand a chance. It should be ng Zhang ruling supre.
Although this thought first crossed my mind, I soon noticed that the two new Great Impermanence mana fluctuations were of a completely different nature from the five incarnations of ng Zhang surrounding us.
One of the mana fluctuations carried a sharp and hard quality. I had encountered this mana fluctuation before; its source was undoubtedly Xu Gou.
The other mana fluctuation was half-familiar and half-strange. Familiar, because I had also dealt with its source before and even personally destroyed it; strange, because back then it was rely at the Great Success Rank, far from being as powerful as it is now.
Yes, if nothing unexpected, the latter should be the Water Master Xuanwu.
Both mana fluctuations were racing in my direction.
Whether the Water Master Xuanwu would continue to be my enemy this ti or choose to first join against ng Zhang is still uncertain; as for Xu Gou, there's no need to overthink. He is definitely my enemy. If I have to endure Xu Gou's attack under these circumstances, or even face betrayal by Water Master Xuanwu, it would be an excruciating scenario.
I took Little Bowl and perford a Space Transfer again, trying to move away from them.
The scene changed again, and this ti, I found myself in a relatively intact street and building complex. The city center, clearly devastated by the lightning strike of the cyan-glow giant hand, had astonishingly returned to normal. Even though this street felt different from the one we had arrived at earlier, it gave a more than eighty to ninety percent similar feeling.
"This must be a phenonon caused by spatial-ti chaos," Little Bowl seed to notice sothing, "and it's likely related to the Reboot phenonon that Brother Zhuang Cheng ntioned, but it highlights even more the chaotic nature unique to dreams.
"The random teleportation phenona we've encountered are part of this chaos as well. Even if we weren't using Space Transfer to move but were walking normally, we'd probably get lost in a way similar to the Doomsday Chaos Space-Ti. And since this is a barrier specifically designed for invaders like us, relying solely on the good fortune and adaptability of Right Positioning Heavenly Phenona will not break it.
"Perhaps this is a hurdle set by the Taoyuan Village Master to counter Brother Zhuang Cheng's invasion, or maybe it's an ergency plan designed beforehand to prevent Xuanming from breaking the 'Outer World Wall'... Though in terms of shielding strength, it's not as absolute as the 'Outer World Wall,' breaking it in a short period is nearly impossible."
This hypothesis is probably correct... As I affird it in my mind, I remained vigilant of my surroundings.
I felt myself trapped not only spatially but also temporally as if caught in a loop. The déjà vu around seed to indicate what would happen next.
And just like affirming my grim thoughts, five overwhelming mana fluctuations surged forth simultaneously, and the cyan-glow giant hand appeared from multiple directions.
Indeed, I failed to escape these nightmare-inducing chases by ng Zhang's incarnations.
This experience reminded of the scenes of nightmares.
In nightmares where ghosts appear, trying to hide is futile. No matter how concealed the corners, the ghosts always seem to know where to find you, as if they use a Mind Reading Technique. Naturally, because the monsters in nightmares are manifestations of the drear's own fears. As long as there's fear of being dragged out from hiding by terrifying monsters, this fear will inevitably take shape in the nightmare.
Now my experience mirrors this. Whenever I worry about being caught, these incarnations of ng Zhang appear around as if tied to my ill thoughts.
I think this isn't simply a coincidence, but because this city has been further transford by "Paradise" into a ti-space with the nature of a dream. It's my psychological activity that summoned these incarnations of ng Zhang, and unless my consciousness is entirely extinguished, I can never escape their pursuit.
They truly are "nightmare pursuers" in every sense of the word!
The palm centers of the five cyan-glow giant hands simultaneously split open with nacing cracks, with eyes rotating out, locking onto firmly.
A mighty blue lightning simultaneously surged towards from five directions.
I tried to dodge, but just avoiding one of the blue thunders requires my full effort. When five blue thunders strike simultaneously, I really can't find any way to escape. Now I understand why these blue thunders have such a high hit rate. It's actually the sa reason why these ng Zhang incarnations can always pursue . The more I try to evade the blue thunder, the more I attract it to myself. It's my inner self that leaves no escape.
There's nothing I can do, so I can only drive my flas with full force, launching a counterattack in five different directions at once.
Five orange flas collided with five blue thunders simultaneously.
Fortunately, although the pursuit ability and hit rate of the ng Zhang incarnations are remarkable, my frontal strength still holds an overwhelming advantage. The extrely dense flas naturally suppressed the five blue thunders, like a sharp iron sword clashing with a crudely made wooden blade. Then, I managed to intercept the cataclysmic shockwave and high temperatures, ensuring Little Bowl's safety.
"I'm sorry, Brother Zhuang Cheng, it's my fault for dragging you down..." Little Bowl sighed.
"No need to apologize to , I was the one who summoned you here. Since I have received your blessings and healing, I should do my utmost to protect you." I said.
But the real trouble lies ahead.
Just as I finished dealing with the first wave of attacks from the five ng Zhang incarnations, Xu Gou's mana fluctuations intruded onto our battlefield.
From my perspective, the destruction and rebirth of the city center buildings used my space transfer as a turning point. Although it seems like we traversed ti, in reality, Xu Gou and Water Master Xuanwu are still in the sa space-ti as us. It's unclear how this area's changes appear from the viewpoint of Xu Gou and Water Master Xuanwu.
For Xu Gou, eting again should be over four months apart, while for , it hasn't been that long. Xu Gou's appearance still looks the sa as ever, his body hidden in at least three ters high, mighty, and robust black power armor, a symbol of destruction, a human weapon born for slaughter.
"No. 3, Zhuang Cheng—" he uttered in a deep and resolute voice.
"Are you still siding with the Taoyuan Village Master, Xu Gou?" I said, "Since you have sympathy for the victims of the forr Luoshan Branch Base, bringing them liberation, and even killed those extre extraordinaryism demon hunters, it shows you are a person with a conscience... Then why do you insist on continuing to help the Taoyuan Village Master?"
Xu Gou said heavily, "Don't make repeat, No. 3. As long as I can reunite with Ai Ye, I am willing to do anything, even if it's only a reunion in a dream—"
"Ai Ye... Is she the female researcher who once saved you?" I asked.
During the conversation, Xu Gou's left hand armor transford into a cannon, and an extrely thick silver-white beam blasted towards my head.
Compared to the past two battles with , his silver-white beam's power has increased. The beam is not simply condensed mana, but countless interwoven cutting forces. It can be understood as a massive amount of tiny sharp sword gangs being violently compressed in the cannon barrel and fired together, capable of shredding the target it touches into subatomic particles like a shredder.
This attack is much stronger than those from the ng Zhang incarnations nearby, but unfortunately, the hit rate bonus of the ng Zhang incarnations is not present in Xu Gou. Dodging his attack was effortless for .
Xu Gou then turned his right hand armor into a cannon form, firing silver-white beams continuously with both hands. This is also a move he's shown in the past, still unable to hit . anwhile, the five ng Zhang incarnations coincidentally launched blue thunders, and these attacks I could only honestly cancel out.
The ng Zhang incarnations made no hostile moves against Xu Gou, clearly identifying him as a "friendly ally."
Xu Gou says he wants to utilize the "Paradise" to reunite with his past love in dreams, but I don't think his true goal is so superficial. It's not that I doubt his love for her is insufficient to make this decision, but from his standpoint, it seems odd to quickly abandon hope in reality and instead completely rely on the "Paradise."
As long as he finds a way to re-establish contact with the Master of Divine Seal in the future, he can obtain a thod to resurrect his love through trade. He doesn't even need to "find a way," he just needs to patiently wait for the Master of Divine Seal to repair the Void Realm. No matter how anxious he is, is there any need to go to such lengths for the "Paradise?"
However, regardless of his unspoken troubles, they're irrelevant now. Although I'm interested in the mysteries surrounding him, I've never expected myself to unravel all the mysteries along the adventure. Since he stands opposed to and Little Bowl, he might as well leave his life here.
At this mont, Little Bowl spoke a sentence.
"Brother Zhuang Cheng, I have a way to turn him." she said.
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