Chapter 602
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Chapter 602: The Identity of the Intruder
The appearance of Hong Yan caused both combatants to pause in surprise.
When Ayumi Haruhikari saw Hong Yan swinging her fist directly at the face of the white-robed Oracle, she decisively took a half-step back, while the Oracle’s expression darkened as he raised his fist to collide with Hong Yan.
Boom—!!
The two fists clashed in the air, and in terms of sheer power, Hong Yan was clearly at a disadvantage; the physical strength of the white-robed Oracle was evidently beyond that of an ordinary human.
Hong Yan staggered back a few steps, her expression darkening. She shook her pale wrist, her dark yellow vertical pupils filled with an endless dragon’s might, like golden flames dancing in her eye sockets.
The white-robed Oracle only took half a step back, his left eye’s light ring locking onto the red-haired woman in the blue caregiver uniform, an electronic voice echoing in his mind.
“Unknown target detected, analyzing…”
“Analysis failed, no information on this species found in the biological database.”
The white-robed Oracle furrowed his brow tightly.
Where did this thing come from?
He had no time to ponder further, as Ayumi Haruhikari’s blade was once again before him.
Lin Qiye stood to the side, communicating with Hong Yan through thought:
“Hong Yan, see if you can use the Forbidden Ruins.”
Hong Yan was momentarily taken aback, then nodded. After exchanging another punch with the white-robed Oracle, she turned to Ayumi Haruhikari and said:
“You, step aside.”
Ayumi Haruhikari was taken aback, narrowing his eyes in confusion.
He couldn’t understand Hong Yan’s Chinese.
Hong Yan chose to ignore him, standing in a puddle, opening her mouth as strands of scorching flame energy began to gather before her.
Suddenly, her energy faltered, and the flames that had coalesced before her dissipated in an instant.
Lin Qiye keenly sensed that the mysterious gaze searching around him had shifted, now focusing on the area near Hong Yan.
Indeed, the “mysterious” Forbidden Ruins could not be activated here either, meaning that any activation of the Forbidden Ruins by living beings would attract the attention of that existence?
Lin Qiye pondered.
Seeing Hong Yan suddenly standing still, Ayumi Haruhikari frowned slightly, and then several invisible blades sliced through his body, reducing the dense buildings behind him to rubble.
Under these seemingly endless blades, nothing appeared to be uncuttable.
Ayumi Haruhikari gripped the hilt of his blade, a glimmer flashing in his eyes as if he were contemplating something. Finally, he slowly raised his weapon, the “Rain Collapse,” and forcefully plunged it into the ground beneath him!
The ground was a puddle.
The deep blue blade pierced the puddle, as if melting, sinking all the way to the hilt. At the same time, blue light burst forth from beneath his feet!
Boom—!!
All the raindrops suspended in the air suddenly rolled back toward the sky, transforming into a massive, menacing water dragon that coiled behind the black-clad boy, silently roaring at the white-robed Oracle.
“[Water Dragon Sky Screen].”
He spoke in a low voice, and the next moment, the water dragon behind him surged forward, radiating blue light as it crashed toward the white-robed Oracle.
The white-robed Oracle’s eyes narrowed slightly, and his hands, which hung naturally at his sides, slowly lifted. Invisible blades swirled around him, intertwining to form a domain of lethal intent. As the water dragon roared, his white robe fluttered.
His hands suddenly pressed together, producing a crisp clap.
The invisible blades surrounding him surged toward the rapidly approaching water dragon like a storm, but just as these blades were about to touch the dragon’s body, a flash of blue light appeared, and the entire water dragon disintegrated into a torrential downpour, falling apart.
The sharp and swift raindrops formed a seamless canopy, enveloping the white-robed Oracle’s body. Even as the invisible blades shredded this canopy into pieces, a significant amount of rain still pelted against him.
The white-robed Oracle’s pupils constricted.
The torrential rain submerged his figure in the street, and amidst the chaos, deep dragon roars echoed in the air, with splashing droplets washing over the bustling street, the hazy mist nearly obscuring everything.
Moments later, a whirlwind erupted from the center of the rain curtain, flinging away all the subsequent raindrops.
The white-robed Oracle stepped through the thick puddle, emerging from the mist. His white robe was tattered and full of holes, but aside from some white marks on his body, he bore no wounds.
His expression was somewhat angry as he scanned his surroundings.
This street was now completely empty.
Ayumi Haruhikari, the red-haired girl, and the intruder had all vanished without a trace. He stood alone in this misty street.
“Have they escaped…?” he murmured to himself, his fists unconsciously clenching.
…
Yokohama City, outskirts.
A massive figure emerged from the ground, nearly obscuring a small mountain. After its appearance, the figure quickly shrank and soon vanished without a trace.
At the foot of the mountain, shrouded in night, three figures stood quietly.
Hong Yan, dressed in a caregiver uniform, stood respectfully behind Lin Qiye, her fiery long hair cascading down to her waist, resembling a dutiful maid, silent.
Lin Qiye was examining the boy in the black kimono before him.
“Why did you save me?” Lin Qiye asked in Japanese.
Ayumi Haruhikari glanced at him and replied calmly, “It was on the way.”
Lin Qiye: …
“I can sense that you are actually quite strong. Even if you can’t defeat the Oracle, escaping unscathed shouldn’t be difficult. It’s just that after arriving here, you can’t use your powers,” Ayumi Haruhikari said indifferently. “Intruders are all like this.”
“You’ve seen other intruders?” Lin Qiye’s eyes brightened.
“I saw one two years ago,” he said. “When I had just become the master of the Kotsu Nine Swords, I traveled with him for a while. He had immense power hidden within him, but couldn’t fully unleash it here.”
“Two years ago…” Lin Qiye frowned. “What were his characteristics?”
Ayumi Haruhikari pondered for a moment. “He carried a straight sword at his waist, a blade shape I had never seen before. When he used his power, black flames would erupt from his body, exuding a terrifying aura, and he seemed particularly interested in mature, voluptuous women…”
Cao Yuan!!
Upon hearing the last sentence, Lin Qiye instantly locked onto that name.
“What was his name?”
“Cao… Yuan?” Ayumi Haruhikari awkwardly pronounced the two syllables.
Lin Qiye’s brow immediately furrowed.
Using a straight sword, emitting black flames, exuding a terrifying aura, with a penchant for mature women, and the name sounding so similar… it could be confirmed that this person was indeed Cao Yuan.
But… the timeline doesn’t match up?
Two years ago, they shouldn’t have been here yet, right? How could they have come here and become intruders?
