"Report the situation to the joint command center." Lou Cheng turned his head and looked at Shadow Hunter Cheng An.
The corroded parts of his body were starting to scab, and the pain was still lingering. The purple flames gradually extinguished, revealing his upper body that contained terrifying power.
He took a deep breath and resisted the urge to grimace. He was puzzled by the development of the situation.
The Physical Invulnerability expert just now should belong to the branch of the Witch King. In a situation where he was restrained by himself, it shouldn't be a problem for him to make the decision to escape. But in the end, he first damaged his body and risked his life, then used a curse that would take him down with him. It didn't make sense!
Normally speaking, in a hopeless situation where both parties didn't have a deep hatred for each other, shouldn't surrendering be the natural choice?
Wouldn't it be better to preserve his useful body and wait for hope to appear?
For a Physical Invulnerability expert, he would be valued no matter which force he joined. Of course, there would be some control measures, just like Number 16 and Number 17.
This was already a very bad ending. The branch of the Witch King that he belonged to would pay a sufficient price to exchange him back. After all, it was very difficult to nurture a Physical Invulnerability expert. You had to look at the sky.
With such a backup plan, why would the other party sacrifice himself?
Could it be that the secret he was involved in was more important than his life?
It was because of his misjudgment of the enemy's attitude that Lou Cheng was almost invaded by the Gu worm and suffered serious injuries. That was why he resisted the curse that would take him down with him. If his realm and strength were slightly lower, it would be questionable whether he would still be standing in one piece.
"Yes." Hearing Lou Cheng's order, Cheng An hurriedly answered. Unknowingly, his tone was subconsciously filled with respect and fear.
He retracted his gaze, took out his satellite phone, and started to contact the command center.
Not far away, Smith stared blankly at the puddle of flesh and blood. Then, he shifted his gaze to Lou Cheng. He felt that Lou Cheng hadn't changed much from the first time he saw him. The only difference was that he looked more mature and reserved. However, the Terror Grade corpse in front of him silently contradicted his senses.
Every time they met, his strength would increase tremendously. It was as if there was no limit or delay. Even when he came to Connecticut once a month, it was the same, just not as exaggerated.
But now, he had grown into an expert that Smith looked up to, a terrifying figure who could kill a Terror Grade expert alone!
Was this the path of strength displayed by the best fighting prodigies? Like the Dragon King and the Warrior Sage in China, or the Saint and the Hand of Order in the Big Apple?
Living in the information age, it was not that Smith had never seen the top experts, but that was all through the screen. He could not personally experience the horror of the qualitative changes that happened every once in a while.
Now, he understood.
This was a growth rate that made people despair and lose their confidence!
At the same time, he came to a deeper realization.
The other party was really a troublemaker, the source of accidents.
Stay away from the building and be safe!
At this moment, the voice of the higher-ups of the Joint Command Headquarters came from Cheng An's satellite phone.
"Did you identify that Physical Invulnerability expert?"
"I've taken a picture and will send it back for comparison soon. It's suspected to be Talin from the branch of the Witch King." Cheng An often came to the war-torn zones to carry out missions, so he was no stranger to the famous masters in this area.
"Very good." "Where are Ta Gu and his trusted subordinates? Was there a solution? Are there any survivors? "
"All dead, except for Ta Gu. The rest were killed by the suspected Physical Invulnerability expert, probably to silence them," Cheng An answered honestly.
"Silence … This is a little strange …" The higher-ups pondered for a moment before asking, "Did that Physical Invulnerability expert leave behind any clues?"
"No." Cheng An glanced at the pile of flesh and blood and added in a low voice, "He's already dead."
There was silence on the other end, and even the sound of breathing seemed to have disappeared. After a long while, Cheng An heard a slightly anxious new question.
"How did he die?"
"By …" Cheng An swallowed his saliva and said, "Killed by Mr. Lou."
In the Joint Command Headquarters, the gathered higher-ups were once again at a loss for words.
"Oh my god …" A few seconds later, a brown-haired man exclaimed.
"If it was Talin, he would indeed be countered by Lou," said a blue-eyed woman in a dark green military uniform.
"Even so, it's very, very difficult to kill a Terror Grade expert." The brown-haired man shrugged and spread his hands.
The higher-ups sent by China looked at each other, unsure if they should join the discussion or be more reserved.
Would it be immodest of us to express our admiration and praise from the bottom of our hearts?
Just as they were hesitating, the blue-eyed woman suddenly gasped.
"The previous time the commenter came to the war-torn zones, two Terror Grade experts, No. 16 and No. 18, also died."
She had participated in the follow-up negotiations and understood the situation well.
The brown-haired man rolled his eyes and blurted out,
"Last time, when he came to Nile, even more Terror Grade experts died. Among them, the deaths of the Dark Night Bat and the Mummy are suspected to be related to him."
"Nile was also considered a war-torn zone back then …" One of the higher-ups couldn't help but add.
"All three times he came to the war-torn zones, all three times involved the death of Terror Grade experts … without exception …" The blue-eyed woman's voice grew softer, and there was a hint of fear in her voice.
"Could he really be a human-shaped catastrophe that targets Terror Grade experts …" the brown-haired man muttered to himself. "We have to restrict him from coming here in the future …"
Is it really okay to discuss this in front of us? Besides, all of you are only at the Inhuman stage or below. There's no need to worry! The higher-ups of China looked at each other and didn't interrupt.
They calmed down and quickly ordered Cheng An to collect the corpses of suspected Tashilins and other valuable items and return to the command center as soon as possible. He was also to keep it a secret. If there was a leak, he would be court-martialed.
Cheng An hung up the phone and passed the order to the others.
Dwyane frowned. He did not hide his doubts and asked, "What's the matter?
"Why did he commit suicide? Why didn't he surrender? "
In his opinion, sacrificing one's life to curse Lou Cheng was equivalent to suicide.
"Maybe he's a Physical Invulnerability Expert with ideals and uncompromising perseverance …" Jian Dan replied half-jokingly and half-seriously.
There were indeed such Physical Invulnerability Experts, but they were all people with strong wills.
"Maybe he hates being controlled, or maybe it's related to curses. He should belong to the branch of the Witch King. If there's a big secret behind him, he might hand over something important to him. Once he surrenders, he will be cursed from afar." Cheng An made a deduction based on what he had seen and heard over the years.
"Possible." Lou Cheng nodded slowly. "Let's return as soon as possible."
The follow-up investigation wasn't within the scope of his mission. There were plenty of professionals in the military.
As for assigning a new mission, that would have to wait until he had some clues about the secret. It seemed like it would be difficult to come up with a direction for the time being.
So, I have to go home for the holidays and Connecticut for the New Year.
…
Outside the forest, in a camouflaged armored vehicle.
A middle-aged man with grayish-white eyes, who seemed to be blind, leaned against the back of a chair and looked outside.
He wore a black short-sleeved shirt, which was very characteristic of the war-torn zones. His hair was combed neatly, and his face had a hint of green. He was the current generation's Witch King, Ruo Xin.
The mission this time was only to rescue Ta Gu. The Witch King lineage was the best choice, and they didn't reject it. However, Ruoxin didn't appear personally and was only there to provide support. If the matter was exposed, Talin's personal actions and the Witch King lineage's involvement were two completely different concepts. The other party wouldn't pay the same amount of attention.
At this moment, there was a sudden cracking sound. A puppet placed on the platform in front of Ruo Xin collapsed and broke into pieces!
It originally had many dark red patterns, and its face was similar to Talin's. Especially its eyes, they were vivid and seemed to have a life of their own.
Voodoo marionette!
It was the foundation of the Witch King's practice of curses. When it was fully mastered, it would become the most important and fatal thing in itself. If it was mastered by a master who was also skilled in curses, it would be at the mercy of others.
"Talin is dead …" Witch King Ruo Xin's eyes shrunk, and he couldn't help but blurt out.
As doubts and shock flashed through his mind, his hand gesture changed. The grayish-white color gathered, and a foot-long glow shot out from his eyes as he muttered.
He wanted to use Talin's voodoo marionette to remotely connect with Talin's soul that had just passed away and find out what had happened before his death.
The broken puppet flew up, burning fiercely with grayish-white flames.
Within the flames, a scene quickly took shape. It was a scene of boundless darkness and bright stars.
Immediately after, an extremely complicated seal script appeared. It suddenly rippled and extinguished the flames.
"Cough …" Ruo Xin tilted his head back and coughed. Two streams of dark red liquid flowed out from his nose.
He covered his nose with his hand. His eyes flickered, and he instructed his subordinates,
"Leave this place!"
…
In the military airport, Lou Cheng received a call from Empress Luo, Ning Zitong.
"You really did cause an accident …" This experienced senior beauty was a little helpless.
After handing over the task and being escorted out of the "territory," Lou Cheng laughed dryly.
"That's their own problem."
Ning Zitong was silent for a few seconds before saying, "Killing a Physical Invulnerability expert single-handedly is something you should be proud of for a while. Your master only managed to do it after years of immersion in the Physical Invulnerability stage. As for the merit, we'll investigate it later. If it involves a major problem, you don't have to do anything else. You can go and study the Restriction Sect, Clear Jade Chapter."
"Thank you, Sister Ning," Lou Cheng replied happily.
After hanging up, he wondered if he should brag to his master. However, after a long time, he still couldn't get through. It wasn't that there was no signal or that the phone was switched off, but that no one was picking up.
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