"So sensitive?"
Walking over to the young man and looking at the dense black runes on the young man's body, Chen Heng felt quite surprised as he watched them disappear.
"Perhaps it's because your qi blood is too powerful, causing the demonic qi source to instinctively fear you."
In front of him, the young man crawled up from the ground with great difficulty. A bitter smile appeared on his face. "After all, that demonic human just now should have been the strongest helper he could have called. Yet, you killed him so easily."
If it was you, would you be afraid? "
He bitterly smiled, not showing any fear at all.
"That makes sense."
Chen Heng nodded and looked at the young man as he said, "To be honest, I didn't plan to meet you like this.
"But since we've already met, it doesn't matter."
"Speak."
He looked at the young man and suddenly smiled, "Who are you?"
"Who am I?"
Looking at Chen Heng, the young man felt quite surprised, not understanding why Chen Heng did not even know who he was.
"As you can see, I'm a Guardian."
He coughed a few times before speaking.
"Guardian?"
Chen Heng frowned, "What do you mean?"
Seeing his reaction, it was the young man's turn to be surprised, "You don't know about Guardians?"
"Then you …"
Looking at Chen Heng, he suddenly realized something, "You're not a Guardian?"
"As you can see."
Chen Heng shook his head, "I'm just an ordinary high school student."
"Just an ordinary … high school student …"
Looking at Chen Heng and thinking back to how Chen Heng had torn apart the demonic human demon and killed it, the young man felt quite speechless.
With your appearance, you really can't be said to be ordinary at all.
However, he quickly understood what was going on.
"So it's like that."
He coughed a few times, blood flowing out of his lips, "You're not a Guardian but a naturally-awakened Awakened."
"Awakened?"
Chen Heng asked, "What is that?"
"That's right, a few special people …"
The young man struggled to stand up and said, "You've probably seen them before, right? They're like espers in novels …"
"So-called Awakened are espers in the real world."
"Arcanist."
Chen Heng felt quite surprised, "Is there really such an existence?"
"Of course."
The young man nodded with certainty and said, "Otherwise, what's going on with you?"
"Don't tell me that all of your strength was cultivated by yourself?"
"What else?"
Chen Heng's face did not become red as he calmly spoke.
His current strength was originally the result of his own hard work and cultivation.
It was just that the location was not in the real world but the simulated world.
However, this did not change the essence; it was something that Chen Heng had cultivated with his own efforts.
"Cultivating alone and possessing such strength at your age, do you believe it?"
Looking at Chen Heng, the young man gave an explanation, "You must also be an Awakened, and your Awakened power is very powerful.
"On the surface, your current strength is the result of your own cultivation, but in reality, it should be the assistance of your awakened power."
"Otherwise, no matter how talented an ordinary person is, it would be impossible for them to reach this level at your age."
He coughed up a few more mouthfuls of blood as he spoke.
"I just don't know just what kind of power you've awakened."
Hearing his words, Chen Heng thought to himself.
Before, he had been thinking about how to find an excuse for his strength.
Based on his previous performance, it seemed a little too exaggerated to completely use his talent as a shield.
But now …
He had not even thought of what to say, and the young man had already found an excuse for him.
"What about you?"
Therefore, he frowned and put on a skeptical look. Then, he looked at the young man in front of him and continued to ask, "You're not an ordinary person, are you?"
"Me? I'm also an Awakened. "
The young man smiled bitterly and said, "Strictly speaking, those who can become a guardian are basically Awakened ones."
It's just that my power is different from yours; my ability is quite special.
I can use special methods to get rid of abnormalities and affect other people's minds … "
He hesitated for a moment, but finally said as such.
"Get rid of abnormalities and affect other people's minds …"
Chen Heng looked at the young man.
From the description, it seemed that this young man's ability was mental.
"What do you mean by abnormalities?"
Chen Heng continued to ask, accurately grasping the key words in the young man's words.
"That sort of thing."
The young man pointed at an empty area to the side.
On that empty area, there were motes of black qi flashing, covering it.
Within the haziness, one could faintly see the outline of an old alley.
"This is the abnormality, and it is the origin of demons."
Looking at the old alley, the young man sighed before saying, "You should be able to see it as well, right?"
His ability was mental, and he had many advantages in terms of memory compared to ordinary people.
As such, he could clearly remember the scene of Chen Heng standing by the old alley during the day.
For Chen Heng to stand there for so long, it was most likely that he could also see those abnormalities.
Meeting his gaze, Chen Heng thought for a moment before nodding.
"That's right."
"That's right."
The young man nodded as well. "Only the Awakened can see such a strange place. Other than them, ordinary people will only see the original scene when they look over."
"These abnormal places continuously expand, and their influence increases. They will then give off demonic qi, affecting living beings in the outside world.
"If the conditions are right and the demonic qi is compatible, under special circumstances, they will fuse with the demonic qi and become a human demon.
"Just like that fellow from before."
He pointed to the large hole on the side and looked at the corpse of the demonic human within as he spoke.
"That sounds quite bad."
Chen Heng frowned before continuing, "Then what is that Protector?"
"The Protector is an organization whose aim is to unite all Awakened to resist the unknown abnormalities and the possible apocalypse."
The young man instinctively touched his chest but did not feel anything, so he could only stop and say, "I have a book at home; should I bring it to you next time?"
"Thank you."
Chen Heng nodded before asking, "What does the so-called apocalypse mean?"
"As the name implies."
The young man said as he struggled to stand up, "As time goes on, more and more abnormal existences will appear, and the abnormal places will continue to expand.
If this continues, sooner or later, the entire world will be devoured by the abnormalities, and the apocalypse will descend.
"We, the Guardians, were established precisely to prevent this from happening."
"That sounds quite good."
Chen Heng sank into his thoughts.
Indeed, according to the current records, as time went on, the number of abnormal places around the world would increase, and all sorts of human demons would appear.
If this were to continue and the situation reached its most intense point, it might really evolve into a catastrophe that could devour the entire world.
The dense deathly aura that Chen Heng had seen might have come from this.
"What do you think?"
The young man suddenly asked as he looked at Chen Heng and smiled, "Do you want to join the Protectors?
The Protectors are an organization established to protect the world, and all of our members are Awakened.
Joining us will be of great benefit to you. "
"For example?"
Chen Heng looked up at the young man in front of him, "Like you, fighting with all sorts of abnormalities?"
"Information, wealth, power …"
Looking at Chen Heng, the young man smiled, "The Protectors are just a loose organization. After joining, if you don't want to, no one will force you to do anything.
The reason why I came here to deal with these abnormal places is because of the rewards. "
"How do I join?"
Chen Heng did not deny the young man's words and only casually asked.
"As long as you're willing, someone will come to find you in the future."
The young man smiled inexplicably and said so.
"Then I'll wait and see."
Chen Heng looked at the young man in front of him and felt quite curious.
He did not know what kind of invitation this was.
"I won't hide it from you. If I invite others to join the Protectors, I can receive great rewards."
The young man shrugged and said, "Let's make a deal. If you're willing to join the Protectors, you can write my name as a reference.
Don't worry, I'll give you half of what I get. "
He smiled as he said, "Don't worry, I won't take anything for myself. With the strength you've displayed, I wouldn't dare to lie to you.
Otherwise, I'll probably be beaten to death by you.
I'm a good student and obey the law. I've never killed anyone. "
Chen Heng shook his head.
The young man felt quite speechless and pointed at the human demon's corpse, "Then what is this?"
"That's not a human."
Chen Heng shook his head.
They chatted for a while before exchanging contact information.
During their conversation, Chen Heng found out the young man's name. He was called Liu Qi, and he was a B grade Protector.
According to the young man, a B grade Protector's status was not low, and he was one of the core members of the Protectors.
Watching Liu Qi leave, Chen Heng sank into his thoughts.
"There are no signs of lying, and the Fortune Mark did not give any feedback …"
Looking at Liu Qi's departing figure, Chen Heng thought to himself, "Most of what he said should be true."
Chen Heng naturally would not easily trust a stranger.
As such, from the moment he had started talking to Liu Qi, he had used his powerful mental energy to detect Liu Qi's mental ripples to determine if he was lying or not.
At the same time, the Fortune Mark in his body was also secretly working, continuously divining Liu Qi's fate to determine what he would encounter in the future.
In the end, everything was normal.
The mental energy test showed that everything was normal, and the Fortune Mark did not give any feedback of danger.
This meant that Chen Heng's contact with Liu Qi would not bring him any danger.
As such, he had let Liu Qi go so easily.
Otherwise, he would not have been so easy to talk to.
"Things are becoming more and more troublesome …"
Standing there and watching Liu Qi's figure gradually disappear, Chen Heng thought to himself.
The information that Liu Qi had just told him was still swirling in his mind, causing him to sink into deep thought.
Only after a while did he come back to his senses and silently return to the dojo.
The next day, things started to change.
What Chen Heng did not expect was that the Guardian's movements were even faster than he had expected.
In just one day, the government's people had come.
"Are you Chen Heng?"
A woman wearing a uniform stood in the living room and looked at Chen Heng curiously.
The uniform he was wearing was none other than the uniform of the Demon Resistance Department.
By the side, Chen Heng's master, Liu Ruhai, was standing there. Seeing the Demon Resistance Department's people arrive, he could not help but feel nervous.
"Everyone."
His expression was serious as he looked at the woman and the others and said, "What did Heng 'Er do to need the Demon Resistance Department's people to come?"
"Dojo Lord Liu, there's no need to be nervous."
The woman stood up and looked at Liu Ruhai. Her tone was rather respectful, "We're here to invite Student Chen to join the Demon Resistance Department."
"Join … the Demon Resistance Department?"
Immediately, Liu Ruhai and Chen Heng were both stunned.
Wasn't it a Protector? How did it become the Demon Resistance Department?
Chen Heng felt quite surprised as he thought to himself.
"Heng 'Er … has only just started cultivating the Solid Rock Body Forging Technique and has not formally condensed a martial body yet …"
Liu Ruhai frowned, "Isn't it too early for him to join the Demon Resistance Department?"
As the leader of a Faction, he was not unfamiliar with the Demon Resistance Department.
In actuality, every year, there would be some people from the Solid Rock School who would join the Demon Resistance Department.
A considerable portion of the members of the Demon Resistance Division came from various sects.
It was just that Liu Ruhai did not want Chen Heng to join the Demon Resistance Department.
Chen Heng was not like ordinary disciples.
Over the past few months, Chen Heng's performance had been very good, and it could be said that he was the most outstanding disciple he had.
He had already taken him in as a disciple and decided to nurture him into a pillar of the Solid Rock School in the future.
Even if he wanted to join the Demon Resistance Department, it would be later.
At the very least, he would have to wait until he condensed a martial body.
"Don't worry, Sir Liu."
Seeming to understand Liu Ruhai's intentions, the woman smiled and said, "Your disciple joining the Demon Resistance Department is just in name; there won't be any real missions for him.
"This is a type of non-staff member, a form of protection for new geniuses. He can enjoy the treatment of official members, but he does not need to go on missions that are too dangerous.
"We will give him proper tests at regular intervals, but there will be no mandatory orders."
She said a lot of things, implying that after Chen Heng joined, everything would be the same as before. He would only become a non-staff member of the Demon Resistance Department and would enjoy the benefits of being a member of the Demon Resistance Department.
This treatment could be said to be very good.
Hearing this, Liu Ruhai did not have any objections and looked at Chen Heng, "Heng 'Er, what do you think?"
He asked as he looked at Chen Heng.
From how he saw it, it did not matter whether he wanted the Demon Resistance Department or not.
However, the most important thing was Chen Heng's own opinion.
Hearing Liu Ruhai's words, Chen Heng smiled and looked at the woman in front of him as he said, "I want to ask.
After joining the Demon Resistance Department, which department will I be in? "
He asked softly as he looked at the woman in front of him.
The uniformed woman gave Chen Heng a deep look before smiling and saying, "The Protector."
Indeed.
Chen Heng nodded, "Since it's like that, I have no objections."
"As long as you're willing."
The woman smiled before taking out a large pile of documents. She placed them in front of Chen Heng and had him look through them before signing them.
Chen Heng looked through them one by one, and after confirming that there were no problems, he picked up a pen and signed them.
In the blank referrer column, he wrote down Liu Qi's name.
Following this, everything concluded.
After putting away the signed documents, the woman said, "In three days, there will be people coming to take you to take the test. I hope you can prepare well.
The results of the test will affect your treatment in the future. "
She kindly reminded him, "As such, there's no need to hold back; use as much strength as you can."
There seemed to be a hidden meaning to her words.
Hearing the woman's words, Chen Heng's expression was calm as he smiled and nodded, "I will."
Standing there, he and Liu Ruhai watched as the Demon Resistance Department's people left.
"This is a bit troublesome."
After those people left, Liu Ruhai shook his head, "You haven't even condensed a martial body yet, and now you're joining the Demon Resistance Department; I wonder if there will be any problems.
In a few days, I'll go find some old friends and have them take care of you. "
He said softly.
In response, Chen Heng only smiled and did not say anything.
Time gradually passed.
Soon, three days had passed.
Just as the woman had said, the Demon Resistance Department's people once again came.
The one at the front was that woman from before.
She was called Bi Yi, and she was also a member of the Demon Resistance Department.
"This time, you might run into someone you know."
After bringing Chen Heng into the car, she sat by his side and said casually, "Don't be too surprised."
"Someone I know?"
Chen Heng felt quite surprised but quickly understood, "Liu Qi?"
"That's right."
Bi Yi nodded, "According to the Protectors' rules, when the person being recommended is taking the test, the person must be present.
"You were recommended by Inspector Liu Qi, so he naturally has to be present for your test."
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