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Chapter 29: Cowardice is the Way to Save One's Life, the Outcome of Qin Zicheng

The sky was getting brighter.

Over two hundred black-armored soldiers, along with a large number of personnel dispatched by the patrol office, surrounded Jinglin Lane from all directions, completely sealing it off.

"Attack!"

A burly black-armored colonel shouted.

Twenty soldiers formed two rows and took a step forward together, raising their right arms in unison and throwing their spears.

"Woo~ woo~"

The sharp whistling sound instantly pierced the air.

The twenty spears swiftly crossed a distance of nearly a hundred meters and hit a two-story building.

And in the kilometer-high sky above the building, three night owls were circling back and forth, seemingly guiding the attack target.

"Boom! Boom!"

A faint white light flashed on the surface of the spears, followed by a loud explosion.

The powerful shockwave from the explosion instantly shattered the building into pieces.

In an instant, a sudden change occurred.

A thick black mist emerged from the ruins, and dozens of dark and strange vines shot out from the black mist, flying in the sky.

A piercing scream swept through.

Some civilians living within a radius of two hundred meters immediately suffered an unwarranted disaster.

Blood seeped from their mouths and noses, and their minds were filled with crazy murmurs as their bodies uncontrollably convulsed.

Even the black-armored soldiers who destroyed the building also felt a strong discomfort, with various horrifying illusions appearing before their eyes.

"Condense!"

A stern shout rang out.

A large group of ice mist, emitting extreme coldness, suddenly descended from the sky.

The ruins, along with the black mist monsters inside, were instantly frozen into an ice mountain.

An extremely chilling sensation spread out, and the surrounding ground, plants, and the surfaces of houses quickly formed a thin layer of frost.

The speed of cooling exceeded the normal person's cognition.

"Break!"

A second voice shouted.

The ice mountain seemed to have been struck by an immense force and shattered into pieces.

The black mist trapped within also disappeared without a trace.

*

Shanyi Lane.

Cheng Han woke up from a deep sleep and was about to get out of bed to go to the bathroom when he heard a scream in his ear.

"Woo~"

The sound was very faint.

But Cheng Han's mind buzzed, and his vision suddenly blurred for a moment.

The bedroom door twisted strangely, as if turning into a giant mouth ready to devour someone, and the wardrobe extended two claws as if trying to drag him in.

At this moment.

Inside his spiritual sea, a cluster of soft white light emitted by the True Flame Remnant Seal spontaneously expanded.

The illusion disappeared in an instant.

The bedroom door returned to being a door, and the wardrobe returned to its original state.

Cheng Han's heartbeat accelerated slightly. "The gold coin I dug up from the sewer last time contained the power of a dark believer, and the True Flame Remnant Seal easily destroyed it.

"Now the True Flame Remnant Seal has easily suppressed the illusion. It seems that this seal is naturally the nemesis of divine power."

He checked his attributes and was pleasantly surprised to find that, perhaps due to the stimulation of the scream or his previous accumulation, his mental value limit had increased by 0.1 points.

Reaching a new height of 14.7.

Cheng Han remembered the illusion just now and realized, "Could it be that the black-armored soldiers are besieging Qin Zicheng, and that scream was his counterattack?"

Cheng Han decisively focused his mind and conducted a deduction.

If the scream was indeed an attack launched by Qin Zicheng, this was the best correlation object and could greatly increase the success rate.

At the next moment, an illusion slowly appeared:

In the midst of ruins, a figure covered in wounds leaned against a piece of wall, struggling to catch his breath.

His face was very young, probably around ten years old, and his features were quite handsome.

Unfortunately, his face was covered in blood stains, and his tattered clothes made his overall image greatly diminished.

A man in a black robe approached and said in a cold tone, "You've hidden quite well, you little scum."

"Spit!"

The young boy spat out a mouthful of blood and cursed fiercely, "The glory of the 'Sart Clan' will return, and blood and death are what you deserve..."

Before he could finish his words, the man in the black robe interrupted, "Teach him a lesson!"

A warrior walked over, raised a long sword without saying a word, and swiftly stabbed in four directions, creating bloody holes in the boy's hands and feet.

After the final stab, the warrior did not pull out the sword, but forcefully inserted it into the ground, nailing the boy to the ground.

"Ah~"

The boy screamed in agony.

After a moment, the illusion disappeared.

There was no doubt that this boy was Qin Zicheng.

Cheng Han's corner of the eye twitched, "That's ruthless!"

He felt fortunate again, "This place is about two kilometers away from Qin Zicheng's home, and it's still affected. It seems that I greatly underestimated this guy's strength.

"Fortunately, I didn't rely on a little bit of extraordinary power to recklessly investigate, otherwise I'm afraid I would have been completely wiped out."

It must be said that being a coward is the way to save one's life!

Cheng Han's thoughts scattered, "I originally thought that Qin Zicheng had found some kind of item to gain extraordinary power, but according to what the man in the black robe said, it seems not to be the case.

"What does Qin Zicheng mean by 'Sart Clan'? It seems like it was never mentioned in the textbooks. There seems to be something deeper here."

He firmly remembered this term and planned to explore related information in the future.

Cheng Han opened the door and immediately noticed that the black cat was lying on the ground in a depressed manner, seemingly affected by the screaming.

It turned its head and looked at its owner, weakly meowing, "Meow~"

Since it didn't possess extraordinary power, its condition seemed even worse.

Cheng Han quickly held down the black cat and activated the True Flame Residual Seal with his mind, emitting a warm white light from his palm, instantly dispelling the negative effects.

The black cat instantly came back to life, its eyes wide open.

Obviously, it was extremely surprised by its owner's methods.

Cheng Han smiled, "By the way, I'll tell you some good news. Qin Zicheng has been captured by the Black Armor Army. This guy probably won't last a few days."

The black cat wagged its tail, also very happy.

Cheng Han looked pleased, "Qin Zicheng is indeed very strong, but he was still caught by me, an unknown soldier. I bet he won't even know who he fell into until he dies."

"Meow~"

The black cat rubbed its head against its owner.

Cheng Han rubbed the black cat and quickly walked into the bathroom, turning on the water with great satisfaction.

Finally, this matter came to an end, and his mood was extremely good.

*

At the scene of the battle.

Qin Zicheng had already been taken away.

The Black Armor Army was busy cleaning up the aftermath and treating the injured civilians nearby.

Only two Xuan Shi were idle, quietly discussing.

"The mysterious person actually has the ability to control birds. Based on this, we might be able to find out his true identity."

"I think the mysterious person deliberately exposed this ability. If we follow this line of investigation, we will probably only find other followers of the Dark Gods."

"You're right! Judging from the mysterious person's style of action, he is extremely cunning. With just a little trick, he led the authorities by the nose and caused heavy losses to the Dark Cultists."

"What do you think of the few verses left by the mysterious person?"

"When I was studying at the Xuan Palace, I read some ancient historical texts. Personally, I feel that this style of language is somewhat similar to that of the ancient Sart people."

"The ancient Sart people were a history tens of thousands of years ago, right? How does the mysterious person know about them?"

"One of the verses says 'The endless land is shrouded in shadows.' The ancient texts recorded that a long, long time ago, there was an incredibly vast land in this world, and the ancient Sart people lived on that land."

"Without the support of the divine tree, how could such a huge land exist stably? No wonder the ancient Sart people became extinct. It must be related to them not living on trees."

(End of this chapter)