Apocalyptic Era: Starting from picking up a Bishoujo
Chapter 252 - 236 Impermanence Armor 1

Chapter 252: 236 Impermanence Armor 1

Fufeng glanced at me, not only me and Mazao, it seemed that even he noticed the mystical serendipity within.

"Such a coincidence..."

He frowned and murmuredthoughtfully, "Could this also be the calculation of Gua Tianshi..."

"Senior Fufeng, do you really care about your master?" Dong Che asked.

Fufeng cautiously replied, "Of course. Gua Tianshi is someone who can observe the past and the future, no different from a true God. It is said that those who draw his attention fall into the web of destiny he weaves, until death—even their fate after death is within his calculations. How can I not be concerned when such coincidences occur?"

Since Gua Tianshi can foresee the future, he naturally can manipulate reality into the situation he desires through cunning plans, with many events that seem coincidental likely being orchestrated by him behind the scenes.

However, from my and Mazao’s perspective, the current coincidence is more likely the result of the Broom Star Physique, with even Dong Che’s appearance leaning more toward this explanation. Although we cannot deny the possibility of Gua Tianshi’s behind-the-scenes manipulation, there currently seems to be a lack of evidence in that regard.

It appears that Fufeng harbors a psychological shadow-like wariness towards Gua Tianshi’s ability to manipulate fate or perhaps for such a kind of Impermanence, being cautious to this extent is considered reasonable?

"Let’s go back to discussing that captured researcher. Dong Che, I think the ’suspicious point’ you mentioned is not just his coincidental appearance, right?" I asked.

"Yes!" Dong Che nodded vigorously, and honestly answered, "After capturing the researcher, I compared him with the Human Bureau’s wanted list in the Luo Mountain electronic archives, and then found that he is suspected to be a close aide to Ying Lingyun, one of the top decision-makers of the Human Bureau!"

Since the Zhu family had already uploaded information related to Ying Lingyun, it seems like everyone in Luo Mountain now knows that the Silver Mask of the Human Bureau is Ying Lingyun.

I, however, noticed a detail, "Wait, you said he was a close aide to Ying Lingyun himself, not a ’possible proxy’ of Dr. Silver Mask?"

"Exactly, at least that’s what the wanted introduction said, and his appearance matches. Although he used magical artifacts to disguise himself, I can see through his real identity," Dong Che nodded, "This man must possess many extremely confidential informations related to the Human Bureau and Ying Lingyun, I believe it is necessary to interrogate him vigorously."

Are there such characters still in the old stronghold of the Human Bureau? It seems I missed a lot of important things last time I sneaked in there. It’s like playing a virtual infiltration game and clearing it only once, missing many collectible elements.

Suddenly, the communication device Fufeng was carrying rang, he took it out and started talking to the person on the other side, "...Is it the prison area, what’s the matter? Good, bring the Human Bureau researcher Dong Che captured last night to the interrogation room, I’ll personally...

"...Wait, what did you say?"

Someone on the other side of the communication device seemed to be shouting loudly, the specific content was unclear, but Fufeng immediately uttered a sound of surprise after listening.

Almost simultaneously, the sound of an explosion and destruction came from afar. We immediately looked in that direction. At the corner of the corridor, a "monster" clad in shiny white, charging fiercely appeared.

Upon closer inspection, it was not a monster, but a "warrior" wearing tightly sealed silver-white metal armor, approximately two meters tall.

The metal armor was covered in spikes, not only on the shoulders, elbows, knees, but also many sharp and brutal structures on the chest and back. If one observed closely, those spikes were actually sword tips, and even the armor itself seemed to be woven from a multitude of twisted swords.

It was clear that this person was not a member of the Fufeng Base but an unknown hostile destroyer. Other demon hunters in the corridor unleashed a variety of spells to stop this wild armored warrior. Lightning, fierce winds, impacts too fast for the eye, and indiscernible colorful lights—all different powers swept over. Without even looking, I made the judgment that they were "all ineffective."

The demon hunters around were mostly Residence Level, while this armored warrior emitted achieved level mana fluctuations. To say completely ineffective might be an overstatement; those spells seemed to hinder his movements to some extent but all ultimately failed to penetrate the armor’s defense.

The armored warrior did not counterattack but simply resisted the surrounding spells, apparently trying to escape pursuit.

Fufeng put down the communication device, looked at the chaos in the distance with an expressionless face, and said, "The Human Bureau researcher that Dong Che captured has just escaped from the prison area. It seems he secretly hid some powerful artifact and used it to break through the heavy defenses of the prison area."

Hearing him suddenly mention this, I understood his implication: "You mean, this armored guy is..."

Dong Che carefully observed the distant figure, seemingly sensing something, then made a judgment, "He is that Human Bureau researcher."

Such a berserker-like posture did not at all resemble a "researcher".

During the conversation, that fugitive clad in heavy armor had already run out from the concentrated fire zone.

And unfortunately, he was running towards our direction.

This corridor should be the least tense section among us.

Although I could easily subdue this fugitive, the owner of this territory is ultimately Fufeng, so it would be better to let him handle it. In fact, Fufeng seemed to have the same idea, as he had already begun to raise his hand.

Dong Che also eagerly stepped forward and said, "Senior Zhuang Cheng, Senior Fufeng, let the junior handle this..."

However, before he could finish his sentence, another person also intended to act but without a word of nonsense took the lead.

This person was Mazao, who conjured the Illusionary Curved Blade out of thin air, without any hesitation advanced swiftly, and in the blink of an eye, she covered a great distance and was about to collide with the fugitive in heavy armor.

I was quite surprised. After all, this fugitive was at an achieved level, and purely in terms of strength, he was likely on par with past monster creators. In front of him, Mazao, who was only at the Residence Level, wouldn’t be able to last even a single round.

However, since Mazao took the initiative, it meant that she believed she had a chance of winning. I’ve never thought of her as someone who would rashly engage without any confidence. Moreover, I noticed something else unusual — at this moment, her movement speed was far exceeding the peak during her previous battle with the Shadow Swapping Monster.

The armored fugitive, seeing someone obstructing his path, didn’t hesitate at all, quickly lifted his arm armor that seemed to be woven from countless sharp swords, poised to smash down towards Mazao’s head.

But Mazao uttered two words to her opponent.

"Stop."

At the same time as her voice sounded, the rampaging armored fugitive was indeed immobilized; even the momentum of his advance abruptly halted. Mazao’s actions continued without pause, as she slashed her Illusionary Curved Blade at the enemy.

The blade struck the side of the armored fugitive’s torso, as if a giant was using a club to pummel a sandbag, which slammed the fugitive violently against the corridor wall.

Had it been a normal building’s wall, it would have been easily smashed through like tofu. I don’t know what material Fufeng Base’s corridor walls were made of, or what kind of strengthening process they had undergone, but this time it did not break, only a substantial dent appeared, with cracks reaching up to the ceiling and down to the floor.

Additionally, unfortunately, the opponent’s armor was not directly ripped apart by the strike, only slightly cracked on the side. And it seemed that this strike also helped him break free from the petrification immobilization. He landed on the ground and then charged towards Mazao with murderous intent.

However, Mazao retracted the Illusionary Curved Blade in her right hand, turned around, and recited the final "spell" —

"All phenomena are impermanent; all generated things are suffering."

Then, the fight was over.

It also took me a few seconds to figure out exactly what had happened. In the past, Mazao recreated the Black Mist Teleportation Door that had appeared in the monster creator’s "clinic" using the Power of Return; just now, she did the same thing, only instead of a Teleportation Door, it was her own slash.

As soon as she recited that spell, the "slash" previously inflicted on the armored fugitive materialized out of nowhere. And it wasn’t just an appearance, but at least a hundred times. Like invisible soldiers swinging invisible blades all around, the armored fugitive aiming to attack Mazao from behind couldn’t advance another step, as he was bombarded by over a hundred unseen slashes in an instant. The seemingly indestructible silver-white metallic armor instantly crumbled.

The slash not only destroyed the armor but also penetrated the fugitive’s flesh and bones, bursting out a sky full of blood plasma like an explosion. The blood-drenched fugitive clad in prisoner garb tumbled out, falling disheveled to the ground, unconscious.

Mazao looked at Dong Che, and although her face displayed no emotion, I felt like she wanted to place her hands on her hips as if to say "How about that?"

"Huh?" Dong Che was bewildered. "Did I do something?"

Mazao then looked at me, seemingly waiting for my reaction.

"Mazao, you’ve become so strong..." I uttered in amazement, playing along.

Mazao modestly nodded, a faintly joyful expression subtly emerging, seemingly very satisfied with my reaction.

"Um... May I say something?" Fufeng spoke cautiously. "Wasn’t an important source of information just killed?"

Mazao suddenly turned to stone.

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