Apocalyptic Era: Starting from picking up a Bishoujo
Chapter 371 - 345 Lu Chan surrenders

Chapter 371: 345 Lu Chan surrenders

"Curse?"

I don’t know any cursing spells, but hearing Lu Chan say this, I don’t find myself completely clueless.

"People who are up against Great Impermanence or even those who qualify... their luck tends to worsen. Especially if they are targeted with deliberate malevolence, they are more likely to encounter sudden disasters in life," Lu Chan explained, "A curse is essentially the hope that another person will encounter misfortune. It’s not just Great Impermanence or those who qualify; if a demon hunter with strong mana deeply despises someone, and the latter has no means or power to counter the curse, then they will truly experience calamities.

"Your power is flame, Fatian Xiangdi related to high temperatures. Hence, those who are your enemies might encounter disasters related to flames and heat.

"Similar incidents might have occurred in your past life. It’s just a matter of whether you’ve noticed them or not."

Now that I think about it, there does seem to be an impression... For instance, during high school, I assisted the official forces in eliminating a feudal superstitious group in another region. The Sect Hierarch at the time seemed to have met with a very unfortunate end, being burned to death by his own followers... Could it be that it wasn’t just his own misfortune, but rather his destiny was influenced by my latent power, leading to such an end?

At this juncture, there’s no way to go back and confirm such things. I should just focus on the present. I take a look at the two uneasy demon hunters. The same old saying: while I still hold some displeasure towards these two demon hunters who participated in kidnapping Mazao, I am not so narrow-minded to hold old grudges after they have completed the tasks I’ve assigned.

However, if I don’t do something, they won’t be able to let go of this matter. Leaving them to live with the anxiety of when they might be settled with retribution is a form of punishment in itself, but I’d rather wrap up this affair cleanly and straightforwardly.

Moreover, I’ve never cursed anyone before, so let’s take this opportunity to give it a try on them.

"Alright then, I curse you that henceforth, during the summer you will not be able to feel cool. Even if you enter an air-conditioned room, you will not feel the cool air."

As soon as these words left my lips, I vaguely felt a slight shift in the fates of the two demon hunters.

It seemed like my curse had actually come true.

Zhu Shi also seemed to have observed something using his eyes, and exclaimed in surprise: "Ah? Such a tricky curse can work? Does that mean if Senior Brother Zhuang curses them, then from now on they will definitely scald their tongues on the soup when eating soup dumplings, be swelteringly hot under a blanket when sleeping, have their home fridge’s cooling feature surely malfunction and shut down when traveling far, and their graphics card will certainly overheat and explode when gaming..."

She listed more than seven or eight examples in one breath, finishing with: "... can all these also come true?"

As the two demon hunters listened, they began sweating profusely, while Lu Chan also showed a deeply speechless expression. Zhu Shi didn’t purposely come up with so many examples, did she? Although they sounded not too serious individually, when put together they seemed inexplicably fearsome.

"Cough... They could probably all come true, if Zhuang Cheng really thinks so..."

Lu Chan coughed and then hurried the two demon hunters: "What are you still doing here? Hurry up and leave!"

The two glanced at me and upon seeing my nod, they turned and ran as if fleeing some extremely terrifying nightmare.

"Since you don’t plan on going to Fa Zheng’s place first, then I will take my leave."

Upon realizing I am Great Impermanence, Weichi no longer insisted on advising me to give up challenging Ming Zhuo, instead turning and leaving. Unlike the others, he knew that I am an Angel Envoy from the Void Realm, so he probably thought that I could manipulate the Power of Divine Seal Fragments, and even face Ming Zhuo with a chance of victory. Sadly, I’m currently unable to wield the Power of Divine Seal Fragments, so I couldn’t live up to his expectations.

The sun was about to set. Mr. Zhu booked a hotel for us at Luoshan Headquarters. Before heading to where Ming Zhuo was located, I accompanied the others to the hotel to check the exact location, to prevent any conflict that might spillover to that area.

Lu Chan had promised to show me the way later, so for now, he didn’t separate from us and entered the hotel together. Zhu Shi initially seemed reluctant to talk to Lu Chan. Despite usually being easygoing, she showed no kindness to the two demon hunters who had been harmful to Mazao, and maintained a poker face towards Lu Chan, who’d betrayed both Governance Ideology and our group in the past.

But she probably remembered something I said before, understanding that the current Lu Chan and the former Lu Youxun are essentially different, so eventually, she seemed to have convinced herself and began to inquire Lu Chan about information related to soul loss, wanting to know if Luoshan had any further research breakthroughs in that area. Lu Chan was forthcoming, offering all that he knew.

By the way, far away in Saltwater City, Zhu Jiu is currently being looked after by Zhu Shi’s grandmother — that is, Mr. Zhu’s wife.

"Since you used to be a night patrol directly serving under Ming Zhuo, do you know anything about Ming Zhuo’s weaknesses?"

In the hotel corridor, Zhu Shi seemed eager to inquire on my behalf, "Or is this a question you can’t answer? But since you can take Zhuang Cheng to where Ming Zhuo resides, it means you’re not like those two demon hunters, carrying some ’cannot divulge insider information’ kind of restriction, right?"

"In the past, Ming Zhuo trusted me greatly, to the extent that the seals on me were set by my own hand, and now I am no longer a subordinate of Ming Zhuo, so naturally, there are no more seals," said Lu Chan. "As for weaknesses... to my knowledge, Great Impermanence basically doesn’t have the concept of weaknesses. If you’re asking if there’s a way to counteract Ming Zhuo’s Undying Body, I’m sorry to say, there’s no way.

"To bring death to Ming Zhuo, one must only wait for his natural demise. Even using time domain spells and abilities can’t hasten the passage of Ming Zhuo’s lifespan; conversely, Ming Zhuo can’t use time domain spells and abilities to prolong his own life either.

"There is a Great Success Rank in Luo Mountain capable of halting time at will. Ming Zhuo once wanted to borrow his power to stop the progression of his own life, yet even such a power couldn’t impact the countdown of Ming Zhuo’s lifespan. That is the price for making a deal with Naraku, and even if there were a Time Manipulator of Great Impermanence Level, they couldn’t change Ming Zhuo’s lifespan."

There’s a Great Success Rank capable of stopping time in Luo Mountain?

Is it my misconception, or does it always seem like the characters within the Great Success Rank tier have "heavier" special power intensities? Even though I have no negative opinion about my own abilities, sometimes I really wish I could exchange my fire manipulation for something cooler, such as manipulating time or space.

"Then... what about the Xuanming Fire?" Zhu Shi persisted in asking, "I heard that within Ming Zhuo’s body, the Xuanming Fire continuously smolders, and Zhuang Cheng possesses the ability to control fire, isn’t that exactly what can counter Ming Zhuo now?

"As long as Zhuang Cheng can control the Xuanming Fire inside Ming Zhuo’s body, that’s tantamount to launching an attack directly from within Ming Zhuo’s body... Isn’t that a weakness of Ming Zhuo?"

That’s indeed a good point, yet Lu Chan shook his head.

"Ming Zhuo has placed a very strong Sealing on the Xuanming Fire within his body, precisely to prevent being directly attacked from the inside by other Great Impermanence... especially in case of a new confrontation with Xuanming," he said. "Moreover, even if there was a way to break that seal, to manipulate the Xuanming Fire, Zhuang Cheng himself would have to become a Great Impermanence first, and as for that..."

Speaking thus, he glanced at me, paused for a moment, and then said, "—As for that, it’s not an issue for you, is it?"

I’m not too attached to concealing my Great Impermanence strength; seeing him say that, I simply admitted it: "You figured it out?"

"Great Impermanence can manifest aspects of their existence in the form of retribution body or response body, and my ’potential clone’ is actually a poor imitation of the Great Impermanence incarnation. Therefore, I am more sensitive to the original power of Great Impermanence than the average demon hunter," said Lu Chan. "However, it’s only an almost imperceptible intuition. What’s more important is, I might understand you better than you think I do.

"Most people think of you as someone who’s recklessly unbounded, but I know you wouldn’t engage in something that is a guaranteed defeat. Or maybe, you simply lack interest in things with known outcomes.

"Even if your odds of winning are only one percent, or even one in ten thousand, you would excitedly take the gamble, but if the chances are ’zero’ or ’hundred,’ you’d become disinterested. What you truly desire is ’uncertainty,’ so even knowing you have absolute advantage wouldn’t make you happy. Even becoming Great Impermanence might not be so delightful for you.

"Of course, for you there’s a difference between ’zero’ and ’hundred;’ the latter can be done and then there’s always a next time, but the former would leave no opportunity for another chance. Now you’re going to confront Ming Zhuo to fulfill your challenge, which means, you do have some chance of winning, right?"

Actually, there isn’t.

However, I don’t have a premonition that I would definitely be defeated. If I were still at the Great Success Rank, I probably wouldn’t actively seek out a challenge against Ming Zhuo; Lu Chan really sees right through me on that. But now that we’re both Great Impermanence, odds can be figured out after the battle begins. Without trying, one never knows whether they have a chance to win.

"What are you getting at by telling me this now?" I asked.

Lu Chan then voiced his intention.

"I hope you will accept my loyalty," he said.

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