Deep into the night, the people in the outside world had fallen asleep.
However, Chen Heng did not sleep and continued to sit in his room, sinking into his thoughts.
The matters of the day had already passed, and he returned to the Solid Rock Martial Arts School. There was nothing else for him to do.
However, in name, he was now a member of the Demon Resistance Department, one of the so-called Guardians.
Using this name, he had obtained some information that he wanted to know.
"50 years ago …"
At this moment, he held the book in his hand and carefully flipped it open, reading it seriously.
Strictly speaking, the technology in this era was much weaker than in his previous world. However, computers and mobile phones were quite common, and some information could be spread through the internet.
It was just that some important information was still preserved through handwriting.
This was one of the records in front of Chen Heng.
Many things were clearly recorded on this scroll, including the changes that had taken place in the world over the past 50 years.
"50 years ago, a mysterious historical remnant appeared in the East Ocean Province and devoured an entire city, causing hundreds of thousands of people to disappear …"
"47 years ago, the Radiant Kingdom of Roya fell into chaos, and a demon disaster erupted. A demon among demons appeared, causing millions of people to die …"
Looking at the contents in front of him, Chen Heng felt quite shocked.
The numbers recorded on the book were incredibly shocking.
These were the information that the Demon Resistance Department had gathered over the past few decades.
There were so many of them that it was impossible to count them all.
The things recorded here had a relatively large impact.
As for those that had a smaller impact, they would not be recorded here at all.
Behind each and every one of those cold numbers, there were lives being spared.
Even someone like Chen Heng could not help but frown when he saw this, feeling quite shocked.
Starting from 50 years ago, the world seemed to have gone through some strange changes, making it incredibly terrifying.
All of the terror and strangeness had happened from that time onwards.
No one knew just what had happened, but everything had begun.
Behind the book, there were all sorts of guesses and possibilities of the Demon Resistance Department's seniors.
"From fifty years ago until now, the world's population has decreased rapidly, at least by half."
"But what's terrifying is that apart from a few Awakened ones, no one else noticed this."
"Anything related to the uncanny and devils seems to be easily forgotten by people."
"In the past fifty years, we have conducted some experiments."
"We purposely reported a case of a village disappearing and openly spread the news of the strange existence to test the reaction of the local residents in that place."
"In the beginning, everything was normal. The residents in that area panicked and scrambled to leave the city for a safer place."
"But soon, the situation changed."
"It's only been a few days, but our testers have changed a lot. It's as if they've forgotten everything that happened before."
"It's like nothing has happened. They are still working in their own cities. Everything is the same as before. It's as if they have completely forgotten about this matter."
"After a period of time, other than a few people, they completely forgot about this matter."
"In this world, there seems to be a formless power that distorts people's knowledge and makes them forget about the uncanny."
"Apart from a few Awakened ones, everyone else is affected and their knowledge is distorted, causing them to forget some things."
Reading to there, Chen Heng could not help but frown.
"Distorted knowledge …" Chen Heng's expression was serious.
Even though he had been a True Lord in the past, he felt that this was quite troublesome.
In the Azure Heaven Realm, as a True Lord, each and every action of his could destroy mountains and rivers, and he was incredibly powerful.
However, even with such strength, he could not do such a thing.
Distorting the world's knowledge and making people forget about certain things – was this really possible?
Chen Heng felt a chill in his heart as he continued to read.
"Our people continued to investigate, and the final result was shocking."
That line of words continued to be written on the scroll. However, the further it went, the more shocking the content became.
"As our research continued, even more terrifying things happened."
"This world seems to be continuously shrinking …"
"We found that it was not just ordinary people who were distorted by that formless power but also us Awakened ones."
"As Awakened ones, we are not completely immune to that power; it's just that our resistance is a bit stronger."
"In this world, there are still many things that we do not know about and have completely forgotten about."
"At the very least, it seems that this world is much larger than what we know, and the population is much larger than what we know."
"And now, this region and this population have disappeared."
"Where did they go? Where did they go? "
Lines of words appeared in front of Chen Heng's eyes. The words were written very neatly, but the content was quite shocking.
Following this, Chen Heng continued to read and looked ahead.
At the end of the scroll, there was some information about Awakened ones.
"In this world, there are oddities formed by strange powers."
"Ordinary people are completely unable to sense these oddities, or rather, even if they can see them, they will quickly forget about them."
"Only Awakened ones can see these oddities and clearly remember them."
"We can use this as a bargain for the Awakened. It is also the most obvious difference between us and ordinary people."
Reading to there, Chen Heng nodded.
Before, whether it was Liu Qi or Bi Yi, they had both believed that he was an Awakened; it seemed that this was the reason.
Only Awakened ones could see those unique oddities; this was something that Awakened ones knew.
Since he could see these things, he was naturally an Awakened one.
Thinking to there, Chen Heng felt a bit surprised and continued to read.
"I've written a lot of content in this book that ordinary people don't know about. There are quite a lot of content that even Awakened ones will quickly forget after seeing it, in just a few days."
"If you do not forget about these things after reading them, that means that you have great potential and have the potential to become one of the most powerful Awakened ones in the world."
At the back of the book, there was this sentence.
"A test?"
Chen Heng inwardly shook his head, answering some of his questions.
Before, he had felt that this was quite strange.
Such a book that recorded a large number of secrets was casually given to him to read. What would happen if it was seen by other ordinary people?
However, now that he thought about it, this problem did not exist.
This world had that formless power, and even if ordinary people saw these things, they would quickly forget about them under the influence of that formless power.
This was quite terrifying.
After reading through the things in the book, Chen Heng silently sighed and casually put the book aside.
Following this, he sat on the bed and sank into his thoughts.
In the past, even though he knew that this world was not as simple as it seemed, he did not think too much about it.
However, after joining the Protectors and learning about some of this world's secrets, he was shocked to find that this world was much more dangerous than he had imagined.
For ordinary people to live in such a dangerous world, it was simply …
The feeling that this world gave Chen Heng was even worse than the Sorcerer World and Azure Heaven Realm.
At the very least, in those two worlds, everything seemed normal. Ordinary people were at least killed, and at least they knew how they died. There would also be people who remembered the traces and marks of their existence, and they would not forget it so quickly.
However, in this world, everything was different.
In this world, according to the records, if an ordinary person died at the hands of a mysterious being, then even the traces of their existence would disappear.
Apart from a few Awakened, no one would remember their existence.
Even if this person's parents knew that they had such a child, their memories would still be messed up, and many things related to this child would disappear.
This was equivalent to wiping out this person's existence.
Whether it was his family, friends, enemies, or lovers, not a single person would remember him.
It was such a pitiful and terrifying situation.
Chen Heng could not help but frown.
It was not that he did not have any suspicions towards the contents of the book.
However, he would be able to verify this with a bit of effort, and there was no need for those Protectors to lie to him.
However, according to what was recorded in the books, this world was a little too terrifying.
Late at night, the outside world was brightly lit, and a gentle breeze blew in through the window and onto Chen Heng's body.
Feeling the breeze, Chen Heng's expression was calm as he silently stood up and looked at the scenery outside.
It was currently late at night, and the streets were deathly silent. Apart from some drunkards, there were not many people around.
Looking at this familiar scene, Chen Heng felt a bit dazed, and his memories seemed to go back to his previous life.
In his previous life, if he was still alive, he would most likely still be busy running around to make a living.
However, this was a different world.
In the blink of an eye, the world had changed.
Time gradually passed, and soon, the next day arrived.
The next day, Chen Heng got up and walked out.
The place he was walking towards was none other than the old alley from before.
According to what the Protectors had recorded, that old street was a place where the strangeness had descended.
If he did not get rid of it as soon as possible, the strange power would continuously spread out, causing strange things to happen.
When that time came, it would be very troublesome.
As such, most of the Protectors' job was to get rid of these strange places.
Walking onto the street, he saw that there were still many people walking to and fro, and it looked quite lively.
However, in Chen Heng's eyes, the old street had already disappeared.
That day, when Liu Qi had come, he had gotten rid of the strange stronghold and gotten rid of the demonic qi, not leaving anything behind.
According to the rules, even if this region would become a strange place in the future, it would be a long time in the future.
As such, when Chen Heng arrived, all he saw was an empty plot of land.
The empty space looked quite spacious, and there were ruins everywhere. It looked like a construction site that was still under construction.
There were already some people bustling about on the platform.
It seemed that without the obstruction of the strange power, the people in the surroundings finally realized how strange this empty space was, as well as its value. They prepared to repair it and make use of it.
This was good.
At the very least, from the information that the Protectors had given him, some strange places often appeared in special places.
The more prosperous a place was, the less likely it was for strange places to appear.
After this empty space became a large building, with many people walking through it day and night, the chances of strange places appearing would be much lower.
Looking at the busy construction site, Chen Heng's expression was calm as he thought to himself.
After passing through this region, he continued onwards and went to many places.
On the bustling streets, people walked about, and there were cars passing by. It was a peaceful and bustling scene.
Occasionally, Chen Heng would look up and see a couple holding hands as they walked by, and they would occasionally laugh.
Even further away, there seemed to be a few little girls looking over at Chen Heng, as if they were looking at him.
Looking at this peaceful scene, Chen Heng inwardly shook his head.
Within his body, the Fortune Mark's power surged, buffing his body and allowing him to see many things.
Immediately, his vision changed.
Waves of dark deathly qi appeared above everyone's heads.
This was the same for Chen Heng.
Compared to before, the deathly qi above their heads had not decreased at all.
It was as if Liu Qi's arrival had not caused any changes.
"The deathly qi has not disappeared …"
Looking at the deathly qi above everyone's heads, Chen Heng muttered, "The tribulation still exists, and it has not affected anything …"
The fact that the deathly qi still existed meant that the tribulation that everyone faced did not change.
Liu Qi's actions and efforts had not changed this.
Thinking about the information that the Protectors had given him, Chen Heng thought of many things.
Perhaps the reason for this deathly qi was because of that strange power covering this world.
It was because of that strange power that this world would fall sooner or later, resulting in such a terrifying tribulation.
What Chen Heng saw was the deathly qi that filled the sky.
If he did not deal with the strange power in this world, the deathly qi would not disappear.
Chen Heng thought to himself.
Following this, he continued onwards and slowly walked.
The scenery on the streets entered his eyes.
Towards this, his expression was calm. He silently watched, as if he wanted to remember all of this in his mind.
By the time he finished walking, it was already evening.
Normally, after walking for so long, they would be incredibly tired.
However, Chen Heng was fine and looked just as lively as before. In fact, he did not seem tired at all.
At this time, he looked up at the sky and then returned to his residence.
The next day, he went to find Liu Ruhai.
"Are you going to leave for a while?"
Within the hall, looking at Chen Heng, Liu Ruhai looked quite surprised, "What are you going to do?"
During this period of time, Chen Heng had been very proactive in cultivating the Body Forging Technique and had worked incredibly hard.
In terms of effort, Chen Heng was the most hardworking person in the Solid Rock Martial Arts School.
It was because of this that Liu Ruhai admired him so much and felt that he could become a core member of the Solid Rock Martial Arts School in the future.
And now, such a hardworking person was going to take a leave of absence, and it seemed that it would not be for a short period of time either.
This made Liu Ruhai feel quite surprised, and he could not help but ask about it.
Of course, the reason Chen Heng gave was also impeccable.
"It's from the Demon Resistance Department."
Looking at Liu Ruhai, Chen Heng's expression was respectful as he said softly, "The people from the Demon Resistance Department said that there are some procedures for new people to go through, as well as some symbolic things, so they asked me to go over for a while."
This was naturally not true. In actuality, just as Bi Yi had said, after Chen Heng joined the Demon Resistance Department, he would not have to do anything and would be able to enjoy the benefits of a member of the Demon Resistance Department.
However, Chen Heng had already told Bi Yi and the others about this, so even if Liu Ruhai went to ask them, they would only think that he was telling the truth.
Moreover, Liu Ruhai did not suspect Chen Heng at all.
"That's a pity."
Sitting in front of Chen Heng, Liu Ruhai sighed, "I felt that you shouldn't have joined the Demon Resistance Department so early.
You said that it wouldn't hinder your cultivation, but in the end, you still have to do a lot of things. "
He sighed and could not help but say so.
It seemed that he was still opposed to Chen Heng joining the Demon Resistance Department.
From how he saw it, with Chen Heng's talent and hard work, it was enough for him to just obediently train and cultivate the Body Forging Technique.
There was no need for him to join the Demon Resistance Department and waste his time.
Hearing Liu Ruhai's words, Chen Heng only smiled and did not say anything.
After getting the approval from Liu Ruhai, he left immediately.
That day, many disciples who were on good terms with Chen Heng came to see him off.
News spread very quickly in the martial arts school. Just as Chen Heng had asked for leave from Liu Ruhai in the morning, people came to see him off in the afternoon.
What's more, there were many people.
When Chen Heng had first entered the martial arts school, he had maintained his habit of acting friendly and sincere, which was why he had many friends.
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