Zhou Xuan was worried about Fu Ying and Li Wei's safety, and regardless of where the driver was heading, he coldly said, "If either of my two suffers even the slightest harm, I will make you pay the price."
The burly man chuckled sinisterly, his voice thick with metallic clang as he said, "That's something I should be saying to you, isn't it? From any perspective, you're the one controlled by us, not the other way around."
Zhou Xuan snorted coldly, channeling his supernatural abilities, ready to strike at the slightest provocation.
The burly man waved his hand and said, "Don't get excited, Mr. Zhou. Taking action now will not benefit either of us. Please be patient. I know Mr. Zhou is exceptionally capable. You wiped out three of our assassins, causing our Butcher to fail to complete the mission we were assigned for the first time. Hehe, impressive, truly impressive."
Hearing the burly man's tone, Zhou Xuan didn't believe it was a compliment, but he understood that the burly man and the driver in front were both people in the Butcher's Hand. However, he didn't know if the burly man was the mastermind behind the Butcher's Hand, or if he was the person Mao Feng had mentioned he had met.
The thought of Mao Feng immediately brought to mind this sinister man. Initially, without any memory of him, Zhou Xuan hadn't believed him. However, the alliance was a last resort, and it was a viable option, since both of them were being hunted by the Butcher. Joining forces against the Butcher was a good choice. But now that his memories had returned, Zhou Xuan knew that while Mao Feng's intention to join forces was genuine, the true meaning of the alliance was different. In fact, Mao Feng was pushing Zhou Xuan forward as bait to lure out a key figure in the Butcher's scheme. After both sides were severely weakened, Mao Feng would reap the benefits. The best outcome would be for Mao Feng to use Zhou Xuan's extraordinary abilities to expose the Butcher's true mastermind, and then they would all perish together. Mao Feng would reap the benefits without lifting a finger, which would be the best possible ending.
Now that his memories have returned, Zhou Xuan naturally wants to know Mao Feng's intentions. But no matter what his intentions are, Zhou Xuan cannot consider anything else at this moment. Even if it means his own destruction, he must save Fu Ying and Li Wei.
It seems that Mao Feng has obtained the energy of the fire meteor. Judging from how he reduced the energy range of the two assassins' explosion with a single strike in the forest, Mao Feng's fire meteor ability should not be underestimated.
During Zhou Xuan's ability detection, he made no progress in understanding the big man's background. This big man was very likely someone with superpowers, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to remain calm in the face of Zhou Xuan's superpowers. Since he knew Zhou Xuan had superpowers and could still stay calm, it meant that he was confident. Even if he couldn't beat Zhou Xuan, he was at least not afraid of Zhou Xuan's abilities.
However, although Zhou Xuan could not detect the big man's background, he did find that his cell phone in his pocket was emitting very strange radio waves.
Of course, this is something only Zhou Xuan's special ability can detect; others are naturally powerless to do anything about it.
This phone was given to Zhou Xuan by Mao Feng. He used his supernatural abilities to detect it at the time and found that it was not infused with any supernatural abilities, nor did it contain anything unusual. However, it now appears that although there is nothing unusual inside the phone, it does contain a location tracker.
Zhou Xuan sensed from the strange radio waves that it must have been emitted by a tracker. It seemed that Mao Feng was monitoring his movements and was probably following them right now.
Zhou Xuan quickly used his special ability to probe behind him, but found no clues about Mao Feng. He then condensed his special ability into a beam and probed again, and this time he successfully detected him.
Mao Feng was indeed tracking them with a tracker, but they weren't far apart, only about 150 meters. Zhou Xuan was using his special ability to detect him, while Mao Feng was following in a car. However, Zhou Xuan couldn't detect Mao Feng's face, only the car he was driving and the fierce aura emanating from it.
Fire meteors do not belong to the matter of this world, so Zhou Xuan could not detect them. However, the fierce aura contained in the fire meteors made him extremely uncomfortable. After obtaining the fire meteors, Mao Feng also became strange and evil. Of course, he was also strange and evil before, but the evil he was then was on a completely different level from that now.
When Zhou Xuan detected Mao Feng following behind, he breathed a slight sigh of relief. Regardless of Mao Feng's intentions, Mao Feng's intention to join forces with him to deal with Tu Shou was genuine. With him behind him, even if he and Tu Shou's men fought to the death, Mao Feng should take the opportunity to eliminate the assassins in Tu Shou's group.
I wonder if this big man knows about Mao Feng, and whether he saw the plan to join forces with Mao Feng to eliminate the two assassins during the day.
Zhou Xuan dared not deny this possibility, because the big man went directly to Zhou Xuan, the key figure. Logically speaking, he would only confirm it after receiving news that Zhou Xuan had killed the three assassins. And the incident with the two assassins was recent, so they probably already knew about it.
Zhou Xuan's heart tightened, and the extreme anger he had just felt dissipated considerably. Since he knew that the place the big man had taken him to was probably a trap, even though he had no choice but to step into it, if his only savior, Mao Feng, didn't know, he might fall for it.
Saving Fu Ying and Li Wei is a must, but Zhou Xuan is now considering whether he can actually save them. Otherwise, even if he loses his life, if he can't save them, then all his efforts will be in vain.
Looking at the big man's calm and unmoving demeanor, Zhou Xuan couldn't figure him out. He couldn't detect any substance or information on the man's body, so Zhou Xuan couldn't tell whether the man knew about Mao Feng or not.
The car drove further and further into remote areas. Eventually, Zhou Xuan suddenly realized that the scenery outside the car window looked familiar. Upon closer inspection, he discovered that the place the car had come from was the very spot where he and Mao Feng had killed the two assassins.
Zhou Xuan's heart skipped a beat. It seemed that the big man was just pretending. Since they had come to this place, they must have seen the two assassins being killed. It was just strange that they didn't make a move at the time.
Moreover, Mao Feng must have been spotted by them. When Zhou Xuan probed Mao Feng again, he immediately found that Mao Feng was not within his detection range. This area was very remote, with very few passing vehicles. If Mao Feng had continued to follow behind, he would have been easily discovered by the other party. So Mao Feng stayed far behind. Anyway, there was only one road, and the route wouldn't be wrong.
The driver turned the car into the woods and stopped it. The big man opened the car door and got out first.
As Zhou Xuan got out of the car, he used his supernatural ability to probe the surroundings. He focused his power into a beam and scanned the area, but he couldn't find any trace of Fu Ying or Li Wei. He didn't even see the assassin-like Mist Shadow. Zhou Xuan wasn't sure if Fu Ying and Li Wei had been brought to this place.
Zhou Xuan hesitated again, wondering whether he should forcibly subdue the big man and then take him hostage. But just as he was considering this, Zhou Xuan smelled a fierce and malevolent aura, the same as that of the big man who was in the car with him, but this aura was not quite the same as that of the big man.
Although the burly man exuded a fierce aura, Zhou Xuan knew that it was concealed, possessing ferocity but lacking intent. Now, however, this particular surge of ferocity shot forth like an arrow, seemingly intent on devouring him whole.
Zhou Xuan was startled and turned to look in the direction from which the fierce aura was coming. A misty, azure light shot towards him rapidly.
The reason it was described as "shooting" was because Zhou Xuan felt the speed was as fast as shooting an arrow, and the ferocity was like a beast with its mouth wide open pouncing. If he didn't stop it, Zhou Xuan felt he would be devoured in one bite.
Volume 1, Chapter 509: Strange Beasts (Part 2)
Chapter 509 Strange Beasts (Part 2)
At this moment, Zhou Xuan had no time to think. Faced with that violent and fierce aura, he had no room to back down. However, he still remembered that Fu Ying and Li Wei were still in their hands, and he could only resist and not fight back.
But the opponent's momentum was too fierce, so even if he didn't resist, he had to do his best to defend and resist.
In an instant, Zhou Xuan gathered all his supernatural power and condensed it in front of him, forming an invisible protective shield. When the violent and murderous aura, as large as a mountain, collided with Zhou Xuan's protective shield, a muffled sound rang out in the space, like a muffled thunderclap. Zhou Xuan's protective shield shattered instantly, and the mountain-like killing intent of the opponent also shattered into pieces. But in an instant, the opponent actually gathered his energy and condensed it into a huge beast shape, like a lion or a tiger, and leaped fiercely again.
Zhou Xuan had no time to think further and could only gather his energy to resist. No matter how severely his power was depleted, at this critical moment, if he couldn't withstand the opponent's attack even for a moment, he would definitely be torn to shreds by the ferocious beast-like creature.
However, in his haste, Zhou Xuan was only thinking about blocking the opponent's attack. As he made a gesture of defense, two different superpowers burst forth from his hands. The high-temperature superpower of the solar flames condensed into a burning high-temperature shield, while the ice superpower transformed into a powerful ancient icy aura.
When the two collided, there was no thunderous, muffled sound. One side of the ferocious beast's gaping maw was burned red and softened, while the other side instantly froze into a transparent, crystalline ice sculpture.
The beast never expected that the resistance it encountered this time would be completely different from the alien energy it had encountered the first time. The power it gathered was more fierce and ruthless than before, but the energy itself was the same. However, Zhou Xuan unexpectedly changed the energy, and the combined alien energy suddenly split into two completely different energies, one cold and one hot, yet both extremely strong.
Zhou Xuan's move caught his opponent off guard. The transformed beast fell to the ground, half of it solidifying into solid ice, while the other half continued to burn fiercely. The extreme high temperature and extreme low temperature came into contact at the same time. The part that had solidified into solid ice expanded instantly upon encountering the high temperature, and then exploded with a loud "boom" within seconds.
After the explosion, an area of several meters around the epicenter was completely flattened, with trees and rocks reduced to debris.
Looking at the two sides who had fought, Zhou Xuan had retreated about ten feet and was squatting on the ground, panting heavily. His opponent, on the other side of the explosion point, looked even more disheveled than Zhou Xuan, with veins bulging on his face and his mouth agape.
This was a tall, burly man who looked remarkably similar to the burly man who had arrived in the same car as Zhou Xuan. He had thick brown hair, bluish eyes, and even in a half-squatting position, he was half a head taller than Zhou Xuan. If he stood up straight, he would probably be over two meters tall.
Meanwhile, another burly man who had come with Zhou Xuan was also somewhat moved by the scene he witnessed. He was definitely over two meters tall and looked like a twin brother to the strange burly man who had fought with Zhou Xuan. However, he did not make a move, and the energy of the explosion seemed to have had no effect on him; he was completely clean.
The driver who arrived was in a much worse state. The immense energy from the explosion caused by Zhou Xuan's fight with the burly man blew him to pieces, his head and feet blown off. A large, bloody piece of his intestines hung from a branch of a large tree about six or seven meters to Zhou Xuan's right, a truly disgusting and horrifying sight.
In this clash, Zhou Xuan was forced to fight back with all his might, but the result was a complete victory for him.
Although the beast that the burly man opposite him had conjured was an illusion, it was still his essence and blood power. After the explosion, his true form also suffered severe internal injuries. Zhou Xuan, on the other hand, only suffered a significant loss of his power, but his body was not harmed at all. If he were to use his power to attack the man again at this moment, the burly man would have a hard time escaping.
At this moment, Zhou Xuan was certain that the big man opposite him possessed powerful supernatural energy, making him the most powerful supernatural being he had ever seen. Of course, Zhou Xuan had only seen a few people with supernatural abilities, besides Ma Shu and Mao Feng, there were also these two strange big men.
In this world, there aren't as many people who truly possess superpowers as one might imagine. A few days ago, when he rescued Prince Tuluk, he thought those assassins also had superpowers, but it turned out that those assassins didn't have any superpowers; they were just armed with superpowered firearms. They weren't really people with superpowers. So, as long as he managed the timing well, dealing with those assassins wasn't too difficult for him.