Book 3, Chapter 156: Chase

After Xu Xianwen fell back, he slithered on the road like a snake and vanished. The bullets coming for him struck the place where he originally was, causing gravel to fly.

The Motie Mountain security guards were professional and great shots. Their implants had secreted medicine into their bodies, which gave them a temporary boost in physical abilities that allowed them to somewhat follow Xu Xianwen’s movements.

Their gunfire followed after him, but Xu Xianwen was just too fast. The fog also obscured their vision. Soon, they were unable to find him.

Chen Chuan wasn’t affected by this. By detecting Xu Xianwen’s biofield, he was able to accurately locate the man. Since Xu Xianwen was moving around at a high speed while fighting, he didn’t have a chance to pull his biofield back, and Chen Chuan could track him down.

After shaking off the security guards, Xu Xianwen didn’t linger. He didn’t turn around to continue fighting against Chen Chuan either. Instead, he chose to retreat at top speed.

Now that the Motie Mountain security guards were here, the Third Limit security guards would soon arrive as well. Since the Resolution Department had also received news that Xu Xianwen was here, they had also dispatched officers to join the raid.

If he stayed, it was highly likely that Xu Xianwen would end up surrounded. Fortunately, the area was covered in thick fog, and the airship above couldn’t see clearly. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for Xu Xianwen to leave.

As for the other Third Limit Viper Order members, he was sure that they were dead since Lao Han was gone. Xu Xianwen had spent quite a lot of effort forming this group, so he found it quite regrettable that they had died.

Fortunately, he still had money in his bank account, and as long as his client kept providing him with resources, he could form another team.

His client might be disappointed with this failure, but he depended on Xu Xianwen and couldn’t be without him right now. Because of it, his client might even have to appease him.

While running, Xu Xianwen could sense Chen Chuan chasing after him, which was troublesome.

I’ll get rid of him outside Motie Mountain.

Just then, he brought an arm up. He had noticed it since earlier: His arm felt numb, and he couldn’t summon any strength, as if energy was seeping out of it.

After Chen Chuan killed three Viper Order members, he sacrificed three lives. One of the rituals he activated was to continuously absorb the vitality of all those who had close contact with him.

This also included biofield contact. Xu Xianwen had great vitality, so the absorption of his vitality through his biofield barely affected him. The loss was so minuscule, in fact, that he barely noticed it. But when Chen Chuan grabbed his wrist, the ritual finally had a substantial impact.

Since Xu Xianwen was originally from the Secret Python Cult, after observing his arm a little, he figured out what had happened, and he huffed. Then, he released the blood essence stored in his heart, clenched his fist, and soon, his arm regained its strength.

Then, he leaned forward and sped up. Wherever he went, it was as if a tornado passed by. Leaves and branches flew up, and the shrubs were blasted aside.

Chen Chuan kept his eyes trained on Xu Xianwen’s biofield and just kept running after him.

He wasn’t worried about the manor’s defense. Now that Motie Mountain’s security team had arrived, it meant that Wu Bei had reopened communications with the Resolution Department and Motie Mountain’s security team. The Third Limit martial artists in charge of Motie Mountain’s safety would immediately move to the manor.

As long as Meng Shu stayed hidden in the heavily defended basement, she would be fine. That is, of course, if no one powerful attacked again and no one set off explosives outside.

Chen Chuan had mentioned in the plan that as long as he wasn’t back, Meng Shu’s security team should not loosen their defenses, and Meng Shu wasn’t to come out.

Just then, he heard white noise from his Realm Pass and started hearing proper sounds from it. This meant that he was out of the domain interference zone, and communications had returned to normal.

Right away, the Resolution Department sent him an emergency contact. “Where are you, Officer Chen?”

“Going after Xu Xianwen,” Chen Chuan answered.

The speaker became much more anxious. “Can you do it alone?”

While Chen Chuan had killed Wei Wusheng alone, Wei Wusheng couldn’t compare to Xu Xianwen in terms of destructive power. The two of them weren’t on the same level.

“He’s fast. Talk later,” Chen Chuan said and ended the call.

***

The resonator at the Resolution Department immediately reported to Guan Ziyang, who immediately ordered, “Track down Officer Chen’s Realm Pass and locate him! Now!”

“Found and located him.”

The resonator immediately showed Chen Chuan’s location on the Resolution Department’s screen. It was a map of Motie Mountain with a flashing dot moving rapidly through it.

“He’s too fast! If he continues at this speed, he’s going to leave Motie Mountain in three minutes,” Guan Ziyang exclaimed in shock.

As Guan Ziyang observed Chen Chuan’s movement trajectory, he found that he was moving through forests and hills. The terrain there was complicated and covered in trees. Cars wouldn’t be able to go there, and normal people would have a hard time moving around. As he observed the direction of the escape, he cast his gaze at one spot and wondered, Are they going there?

Immediately, he contacted his superiors. “Guan Ziyang speaking. Applying permission for officers stationed at Zone 25 and Zone 23 to head to Blue Reed Mountain to arrest Xu Xianwen.”

***

Xu Xianwen had sped up a few times and even changed direction, but he could not shake Chen Chuan off.

As long as the young man kept following him, the Resolution Department would also know where he was. If he wanted to lose them, he had to kill Chen Chuan or destroy his Realm Pass.

But he couldn’t do it in Motie Mountain. The security there was too tight. Once they were out, though, the security guards would no longer have a reason to chase after him.

Xu Xianwen cast a glance ahead.

Soon.

They continued running up the mountain area with the obstacles in their way unable to slow them in the slightest. When they reached the cliffs, they got up with just a few jumps. When they encountered ravines, they got over with a leap. The complicated terrain didn’t seem to exist in their eyes. If anyone looked down from above, they would find Xu Xianwen and Chen Chuan parting the plants in their path and forming a straight line wherever they went. That line was rapidly extending forward.

Soon, they arrived at a rather tall hill. There was a large, manmade clearing there. Behind it was a pretty large ancient temple hidden behind similarly ancient trees. The temple looked incredibly dilapidated.

When Xu Xianwen arrived at the place, he stopped and turned around. Even though he had been running for so long, not a single drop of sweat had formed.

He brought up the sword cane and grabbed the end before yanking it, pulling out another section from the cane. Now, it looked like a spear. With a twirl, he pushed it down and directed the tip to the front, right at Chen Chuan, who had chased him to this place.

Chen Chuan stopped and looked around. They had been running north, and based on the map on his Realm Pass, they had left Motie Mountain. No name was attached to this place.

He positioned his saber but didn’t immediately charge at Xu Xianwen. Instead, he reached into his jacket, as if he was going to grab Lightning Shock.

Xu Xianwen’s gaze sharpened. Before Chen Chuan could draw his gun, he swung the spear at the bronze furnace that had collapsed in front of the temple. With a whoosh, the five hundred-kilogram furnace flew at Chen Chuan like it weighed nothing.

With a swing of his saber, Chen Chuan knocked the furnace away, but Xu Xianwen’s spear was right behind it, and it charged at Chen Chuan so fiercely that the air hissed as the spear tore through it.

Chen Chuan narrowed his eyes and parried the thrust, but the impact from it kept him in place.

When the thrust failed to hit its mark, Xu Xianwen pulled the spear back. The next second, he attacked Chen Chuan again.

Chen Chuan moved back and flipped his wrists around before bringing the saber down to lock the spear and drag it away. But Xu Xianwen was rotating his spear when he attacked, so the spear and saber circled and exchanged blows with each other a few times. In the end, with a loud clash, both weapons rammed into each other. A circle of dust blasted outward from the spot where they touched. The tiles under their feet shattered, and the weapons were forced apart. Both Chen Chuan and Xu Xianwen moved back to negate the force of the attack. A few steps back, they brought their weapons up and pointed the tips at each other again.

Xu Xianwen kept his gaze trained on Chen Chuan. Just now, when they were exchanging blows, their refined forces had also been fighting fiercely, but no matter how much refined force he sent into Chen Chuan, the youth was able to negate it. Not only was Chen Chuan never at a disadvantage, but he had also become slightly stronger again. This fact shocked Xu Xianwen, and he found Chen Chuan to be really troublesome.

It was looking like he would need a lot of time if he wanted to win through normal means, but he didn’t have the time to stay at this place.

Xu Xianwen narrowed his eyes and stomped on the ground before swiftly retreating to the entrance of the temple. In two steps, he traveled more than ten meters and got into the temple.

The moment he started moving, Chen Chuan chased after him, but once he was inside, he found that Xu Xianwen had hidden his biofield.

Since the sun wasn’t up yet, Chen Chuan could only see some shattered tiles and bits and pieces of offerings on the floor with the help of the dim moonlight outside.

Perhaps due to the fact that the temple was surrounded by trees, the inside was dark and humid. The only source of light was from the pale, white moonlight shining through the holes in the roof.

Chen Chuan sensed something.

He tilted his head, and the tip of the spear silently grazed his ear. He brought his saber up to parry it, but Xu Xianwen had already pulled the spear back and swung it down at Chen Chuan’s feet. When Chen Chuan brought the saber down to parry it, Xu Xianwen spun the spear up and thrust it swiftly at Chen Chuan’s face. Chen Chuan quickly tilted back.

Clang! Clang!

He managed to parry the two thrusts, and sparks flew in the dark temple.

Xu Xianwen continued pressing in with his spear, and clashing sounds rose nonstop in the temple. The impact from the attacks was so strong that dust fell from the ceiling from time to time, and some of the not-so-sturdy parts of the temple trembled.

Xu Xianwen’s attacks were fast and furious. They went for Chen Chuan’s heart and face, and Xu Xianwen twisted and turned around to constantly change his position, so Chen Chuan would not be able to find a chance to counterattack.

Without a doubt, Xu Xianwen had a great advantage fighting in the dark.

In order to prevent himself from being stuck in a defensive position, Chen Chuan retreated to a spot with a hole in the roof above it. With the help of the dim moonlight shining through the hole, he observed Xu Xianwen’s attacks and kept up with his rhythm.

Over the next few moments, he received dozens of attacks and started getting used to it. However, his forehead also began throbbing.

Even if he couldn’t sense Xu Xianwen’s biofield, he could use something similar to mental perception to detect him. The vertical red line on his mask seemed to have sharpened it, making him feel like he had gained a third eye.

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