In the afternoon, Lou Cheng returned to Fartouat Port.
He didn't greet Consul Mao Xiaobing. Instead, he took a detour through the streets where there were occasional crossfires. He left the city on his own and entered the desert outside the oasis.
The scorching sun hung high in the sky. The sunlight seemed to have lost all obstructions and filters, "igniting" the airflow and "burning" the sand. Everything that was visible to the naked eye was distorted, like an illusion.
While running, Lou Cheng felt a major change in his resonance with Heaven and Earth. The darkness weakened, the coldness receded, and the brightness, heat, heat, and heaviness became clearer and more intense.
It was as if the Cosmic Map had been enlarged and locked on to the area enveloped by the stellar storm.
It's no wonder Physical Invulnerability Experts are so particular about geographical advantage. Different environments can indeed strengthen one's self and weaken one's enemy. With the addition and subtraction of one's environment, the effect is rather obvious … Comparatively speaking, with my balance of heat and cold and the rotation of ice and fire, I'm less restricted. Lou Cheng nodded, deep in thought. He quickened his pace like a high-speed train, whizzing through the vast expanse of yellow sand, leaving behind a terrifying ravine. However, the ravine was quickly covered up by sand and filled in by the strong winds.
After making the great leap, he was tempered by the feedback of Heaven and Earth. His body's strength increased again, but compared to before, there wasn't a substantial leap forward. Even if he continued to temper himself day and night and approached the Forbidden Zone, it would still be the same. He would become stronger, but only to a limited extent.
His greatest change was the sudden increase in his mental strength. The trickling streams converged into a surging river, allowing the Ice Mirror's range to expand from one to ten meters. During battle, he could also borrow the power of the external world through resonance, increase the power of his punches and kicks, launch long-range attacks, or "modify" the environment to affect his opponent.
As he wasn't a true Physical Invulnerability expert, his connection with Heaven and Earth wasn't stable enough. Lou Cheng's usage of the latter would be unstable.
Of course, he had also considered an emergency solution, which was to use Force Concentration and the "Dan" formed by balancing and rotating to imitate the Cultivators and temporarily "reinforce" them.
As his thoughts raced, Lou Cheng was like a yellow dragon gliding close to the ground. He swept past the sand dunes and the occasional oasis.
This time, in less than two hours, before sunset, he saw Khukhang City, known as the Pearl of Central Nile.
It was connected to the famous desert to the west and the Isis River to the east. It was rich in minerals and many enterprises. Tall buildings rose and fell one after another. It could be considered a fairly modern city. In this area, it was only slightly worse than the capital of the Nile, Decca.
The sky was blazing red. It was a magnificent sight, casting a crimson veil over the city. Lou Cheng circled around the edge of the huge oasis for a while and realized that there were checkpoints set up on several important roads. The soldiers were very disciplined. Other than occasionally stealing or taking some rewards, they didn't do anything out of the ordinary. It was a stark contrast to Tetans and Fartouat.
Two words popped into Lou Cheng's mind at the sight of this.
Order!
"The actual ruler of Khukhang is quite capable …" He sighed inwardly. He didn't take the main road, but instead, he climbed over many obstacles and quietly entered the city.
Passing through a few streets, he saw remnants of crossfire, residents queuing for water with bitter expressions, and fanatical or numb pedestrians.
As the Chinese consulate in Khukhang was retreating to Decca, Lou Cheng didn't go there first. Instead, he followed the map and found the vicinity of Gunam Street, Apartment 63.
This was the residence of Siris's son, Gulu.
However, there seemed to have been an intense battle here. A few buildings were charred black, the windows were almost completely shattered, and there were clear bullet holes everywhere.
In such an environment, the third floor of Apartment 63 was particularly eye-catching. The walls facing the street had all collapsed, revealing the dilapidated interior. It seemed to have been ravaged by a demolition team, so much so that it affected both the upper and lower floors.
"This was a battle between inhuman experts … One side's resistance was relatively short. Otherwise, the entire apartment would have collapsed …" Lou Cheng stared at Gulu's residence and made a preliminary judgment.
When Uncle Siris came to fetch his son and family, he was ambushed. With hostages, he might have surrendered quickly …
Then who was the culprit?
Lou Cheng looked around and saw that the place was in chaos. Other than corpses, wandering dogs, scurrying rats, and flying bugs, there wasn't a single living person. With the sporadic gunshots in the distance as a backdrop, it was exceptionally quiet and dead.
At this moment, Lou Cheng's heart skipped a beat. He turned and looked behind him.
"Who's there?"
A black-haired, black-eyed man walked out from the half-collapsed shop. He was in his thirties and had weathered features. His eyes were resolute, and one could tell he was Chinese.
"I'm Wang Dong, a special investigator from the military. You must be Lou Cheng?" The man smiled and took out his identification.
Lou Cheng had already retracted his "interaction" with his surroundings. He no longer had the feeling of disturbing heaven and earth. He nodded solemnly.
"Yes. Are you here to investigate Siris's whereabouts?"
He wasn't afraid of a sneak attack. Boldly taking the identification, he compared it with the information provided by the military.
Wang Dong frowned slightly.
"After we lost contact with Siris, I came to Khukhang and started the investigation. I arrived much earlier than you. At that time, there were still residents who hadn't evacuated. After some questioning and follow-up verification, we can basically confirm that Siris and his family were captured by the High Priest of the Isis Temple. They are currently being held in the temple and are waiting to be dealt with."
"The Temple of Isis? High Priest? "Lou Cheng returned the identification to him.
Wang Dong pondered for a moment and said, "When Siris sought protection, he revealed many secrets, including the religious conflict in Nile. The Isis Sect is loyal to the Pharaoh, and the Pharaoh seems to want to restore the ancient era of gods … In short, the High Priest of the Isis Sect in the local temple represents the will of the Pharaoh to a certain extent. He isn't weak either, close to Physical Invulnerability. Previously, General Sathah of the Brotherhood tried to kill him, but for some reason, he failed. Other than him, there are three to four other Inhuman Mighty Ones in the temple.
"Alright. Do you have any more detailed information about the temple and the High Priest?" asked Lou Cheng.
"Quite a lot, including satellite images of the temple, visitors' self-drawn drawings, municipal construction plans …" Wang Dong took out a bunch of things from his military backpack.
With these, Lou Cheng had a basic understanding of the temple's situation at night. However, he wasn't in a hurry to take action. Instead, he circled around the building in the dark. As though there was an opening in between his eyebrows, his spirit transformed into an invisible hand that extended to cover a ten-meter radius. Every detail was reflected in the Ice Mirror in his Heart Lake.
No premonition of danger … The Inhumans are a certain distance away … Lou Cheng stopped in his tracks and said to Wang Dong, "Have you made arrangements for the evacuation?"
"Yes!" Wang Dong replied in a deep voice.
"Then I'll take action." Lou Cheng nodded lightly.
"Be careful!" Wang Dong couldn't help but remind him.
"Alright." Lou Cheng didn't say much. He turned around, extended his hand, and pressed against a protrusion on the wall. He leaped into the air and landed on the edge of a window on the third floor.
With a tug of his shoulder, he exerted precise force and directly "unloaded" the window, placing it flat silently.
Leaping in, there was no one inside. Lou Cheng leaned against the door and listened carefully. After sensing carefully for a while, he suddenly opened the door and rushed out. At this moment, there were only two guards left in the corridor. They instinctively looked over.
Drawing the ancient words in his mind, his eyes were cold and sharp. Lou Cheng only took one look at the two strong guards, and it was enough to make them break down mentally. Snot and tears flowed down their faces as though they had encountered a monster from the depths of hell.
After the qualitative change of his spirit, the effect of Lou Cheng's simplified Army Formula had more than doubled!
Taking a step forward, he raised both hands and struck out with a karate chop. Lou Cheng knocked the two guards unconscious. He circled the circular corridor and rushed to the opposite side silently.
That's the High Priest's room!
Lou Cheng's plan was to capture the ringleader first. He didn't want to waste time trying to find out where Siris and his family were being held.
His heartbeat slowed down and his breathing weakened. The surface of his body was covered with coldness, which allowed him to avoid the infrared alarm.
"There's more than one person in the room …" Lou Cheng stopped outside the door. Like a god looking down, he used the Ice Mirror to reflect the blurry situation inside.
In this aspect, there was indeed a qualitative difference between an Inhuman and a Physical Invulnerability expert!
"Two Inhumans, but they are in different small rooms. One of them feels stronger, and there are a few of them with average strength, or even none. They are together with the weaker Inhumans …" At this point, Lou Cheng understood what was going on.
Siris and his family were being held in the secret room of the High Priest's residence!
Just nice! Lou Cheng thought to himself. After pondering over the next few details, he suddenly opened the door and entered!
The High Priest immediately sensed it and stood up from the recliner. He saw a black shadow approaching him and heard the roar of a strong wind.
He swung his arms agilely, one up and one down, one blocking and one attacking. Dim light gathered. He wasn't stingy with this. He tried to create a bigger commotion to attract the other Mighty Ones in the temple.
At this moment, a bone-chilling wind that seemed to have come from the depths of the North Pole blew on him, causing him to shiver involuntarily.
As he shivered, his strength weakened and his speed slowed down. Lou Cheng's right fist was already coming down on his forearm.
Before entering the school, Lou Cheng had prepared a Severe Warning. He wanted to use it to attract the North Wind from the outside world.
Bam!
Amidst the low sound of the collision, the High Priest, who was caught off guard, was momentarily dazed as though he had been frozen.
Lou Cheng wouldn't let this go. His left palm struck out at lightning speed and knocked his opponent unconscious!
In a breath's time, the outcome was decided!
Ambushers did have a huge advantage!
He extended his leg and the High Priest fell silently before lying down again.
Without further delay, Lou Cheng found the secret room, broke the lock, and entered.
"Who is it?" asked a tanned, muscular, black-haired, blue-eyed elder weakly.
He seemed to have been injected with some kind of drug.
Before Lou Cheng could answer, the elder blurted out in surprise after seeing the other party's appearance.
"You're Shi's disciple?"
"Yes, Mr. Siris?" Lou Cheng sought confirmation.
Feeling the cold wind and the interaction between the other party's body and the outside world, the blue-eyed elder nodded, puzzled and delighted.
"I'm Siris."
After answering, he muttered to himself,
"I didn't say he was that strong …"
"Let's leave this place first." Lou Cheng looked around and made a decision.
…
In a building near the military base.
Constantine looked at the Mummy with a bored expression. "Is your helper not here yet?"
"Probably until daybreak," replied the Mummy calmly.
At this moment, someone came in and whispered a few words to the guard outside. The guard turned around and knocked on the door, inviting the Mummy out.
After a while, the Mummy came back and said to Constantine,
"Something happened at the temple. There's a little worm causing trouble. I'm going to deal with it."
Constantine shrugged and said, "Come back quickly.
Don't let me get bored. "
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