Apocalyptic Era: Starting from picking up a Bishoujo
Chapter 242 - 227 Divine Seal Fragments

Chapter 242: 227 Divine Seal Fragments

This Great Success Rank approaching us seems to harbor no ill intent.

This could be told from the deliberate mana fluctuations he emitted. The sensation of these mana fluctuations felt like the sound of footsteps made on purpose when someone approaches from behind, intended to alert others of their arrival. His "steps" were light yet composed, as if declaring his harmlessness.

Moments later, he emerged from the small grove under the night sky and appeared before Mazao and me.

This was a man who looked to be in his fifties, dressed in navy blue casual wear, with the composed temperament of an ancient scholar.

He first glanced at us, then focused his gaze on me, and with a smile and polite tone, said: "Mr. Zhuang Cheng, and Miss Mazao, good evening. I am ’Fufeng.’"

Fufeng—this name Mr. Zhu had mentioned to me.

Fa Zheng invited me to his subordinate’s base, named "Fufeng Base." I heard it’s a new Luo Mountain branch base built this year, serving complex functions; it’s both the hub managing numerous demon hunters in surrounding cities and a facility providing training and medical services. It seems there’s also a prison area for detaining fallen demon hunters among other features. There are many such Luo Mountain branch bases across the country.

The name Fufeng Base is derived from the codename of this person before me; he is the highest administrator of the Fufeng Base, an Impermanence of substantial experience and the most capable aide following Fa Zheng for the longest time. Among all Great Success Ranks at Luo Mountain, his strength is also top-tier. According to Mr. Zhu’s words, some believe Fufeng’s power has become so great that only Impermanence could challenge him.

I find this statement persuasive. Subconsciously, I compared him with Divine Spear and Chen Long. Although it was just a glimpse, I could already feel his menacing aura. My intuition tells me his strength could likely surpass the combined strength of Divine Spear and Chen Long.

What if I compared him with Yinyue? This, I couldn’t gauge clearly for the time being. Because Yinyue’s strength is not as straightforward to grasp as a human’s Great Success Rank. It is a formidable power derived from being a power of the strange, which manipulates those powers as naturally as a fish swims.

It’s quite easy for Great Success Rank Impermanences to kill each other instantaneously; he might wield some rare and unusual power of the strange. Divine Spear couldn’t kill me, but he might not be the same.

Of course, I also had the confidence that I could kill him with one strike. Before mastering the ability to damage the spirit, my fire’s lethality was rather superficial against Great Success Rank enemies, and now, the only beings that could survive my flames were demons fundamentally elusive like Yinyue.

Suddenly, I realized there was something off in my train of thought. Why had I suddenly begun to assess the differences and odds of winning or losing a fight as a premise? Although Fufeng is Fa Zheng’s subordinate, and Fa Zheng might be an enemy, considering how to kill someone who had been polite upon meeting was beyond my usual state of mind. It seems that the threat caused by Fufeng somehow made it difficult for me to maintain a relaxed mindset.

Just when I was about to say something, I noticed Fufeng was also staring over here with a wholly focused gaze, his posture tensing unconsciously. Then, as if awakening from a dream, he showed a self-deprecating smile.

"Sorry, I lost my composure. Truly, seeing is believing, as someone who defeated three Great Success Rank powerhouses overnight." He first clasped his hands and then continued, "I’m the one responsible for liaising, and I will take you to the base next."

"I didn’t expect the base’s highest administrator to come in person," I picked up the conversation.

"After all, the matter of both of you going to stay temporarily at Fufeng Base requires complete confidentiality and utmost secrecy."

As he spoke, he took out two items from his person: "Additionally, before heading to the base, please wear these."

These are two antiquesque deep brown wooden pendants.

After the last time Lu Youxun gave Mazao a prop with a backdoor, I have developed some vigilance towards such items and asked, "What are these?"

"These are ’Nameless’ pendants, containing the power of spiritual magic, rendering people unable to recognize you," Fu Feng explained, "These props will not change how you appear to others, nor will they prevent those familiar with you from recognizing you. They have only one effect: making those who have only heard of you unable to associate you upon meeting."

I understood. That means I am now too famous; if I enter the base, even strangers might recognize me. Just like how celebrities have to worry about being recognized and hindered in their activities in real life, I am now the star in the limelight of Luo Mountain.

Not just me, Mazao, who is caught in the whirlpool of events, also has gained considerable fame. In a base filled with a large number of demon hunters who possess extraordinary perception, one can’t rely solely on masks to conceal their true identities.

However, even celebrities might not necessarily be recognized on the streets. I recall seeing online before, it’s said that the actor of Superman had once stood under a Superman movie poster, yet people passing by didn’t recognize him. These pendants can artificially recreate such scenarios using magic.

"The power within these two pendants is not strong, but because it targets directions and thinking areas that people normally wouldn’t suspect or mobilize, the effects are remarkable. The affected targets won’t even realize they’ve been influenced. As long as the target is not at Great Success Rank, or particularly skilled in achieved level spiritual magic, there’s no worry of being exposed," Fu Feng added.

I took over both pendants. With my enhanced perception after evolution, I could somewhat judge whether the props contained malicious backdoors, like the suspicious prop given by Lu Youxun that we discarded two days ago. These two pendants, however, did not have any.

Should I trust my own judgement? Weighing the pros and cons, I decided to accept and wear the pendant.

Mazao did the same and quietly put one on.

Fu Feng nodded slightly, then turned and led the way. We followed closely behind. After a while, we entered deep into the woods. A colossal silver-white building, located by a lake, appeared in front of us.

From a distance, this silver-white building somewhat resembled the Bird’s Nest stadium used for the Olympics, but its overall edges were sharper, exuding a repressed and sharp style.

This is the Fufeng Base.

I immediately developed a high liking for it. A secret base of a supernatural organization should indeed look like this. By comparison, the old Human Bureau stronghold posing as an ordinary "pharmaceutical research institute of some corporation" was far inferior.

I wonder if other bases in Luo Mountain are as imposing as this one.

Fu Feng led us through the main entrance, and at that moment, I felt a stir within my consciousness.

The Divine Seal Fragment was vibrating.

There’s a Divine Seal Fragment in this place!

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