Chapter 743

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Chapter 743: Night Falls

Shen Qingzhu’s expression suddenly became serious.

As Lin Qiye had said, the four Envoys of the Divine Will were now gathered in Tokyo. They could not know each other’s exact locations, and if he failed to kill one of the Envoys in a single encounter, he would immediately be in danger of being surrounded if there were other Envoys nearby.

Now, the second Envoy had appeared.

If he were to face a single Envoy, relying on surprise and meticulous planning, Shen Qingzhu might still have a slim chance of victory. However, with two Envoys working together, he had no chance at all.

Thus, Shen Qingzhu decisively chose to retreat.

His willingness to take risks did not mean he was foolish; knowing that victory was impossible, he would not make a reckless sacrifice.

He quickly reached into his pocket, pulled out three smoke bombs, bit down on the safety pins, and hurled them away with force.

Three large clouds of smoke spread out in the central street!

Shen Qingzhu’s figure swayed and vanished into the smoke.

The eyes of the two Envoys simultaneously glowed, and they began to search carefully in the direction Shen Qingzhu had disappeared. With the aid of thermal imaging technology, they quickly locked onto his escape route. The Envoy, known as Bingzai, stomped his feet hard and shot off like a cannonball!

Seeing this, Shen Qingzhu frowned slightly and dashed into a nearby building, using the cover to block the Envoys’ pursuit.

Unfortunately, at this level of construction, it was utterly useless against Bingzai’s destructive power.

Bingzai extended a finger and lightly swiped at the vast array of buildings before him. The air trembled violently, as if an invisible blade had swept through, effortlessly demolishing all structures within a three-kilometer radius.

Amidst the rumbling and shaking of the earth, numerous buildings collapsed, and thick smoke billowed up, leveling half the street.

In this chaos, a figure clad in a flowing cloud-patterned robe continued to move swiftly and agilely.

Shen Qingzhu quickly turned down several narrow streets, relying on his memory to escape according to his planned route. Suddenly, all the electronic screens in an appliance store by the roadside flickered to life.

“Shen Qingzhu.”

A familiar female voice came from the television speakers.

Shen Qingzhu was taken aback and turned to look.

Dozens of television screens flickered with static, and after a moment, the figure of a girl in a white dress emerged from within.

“Jiang Er.” Shen Qingzhu’s eyes brightened slightly upon seeing her.

“I’ve finally locked onto your location.” Jiang Er glanced behind Shen Qingzhu, where two figures were rapidly approaching. “Keep running straight ahead, don’t stop.”

Shen Qingzhu nodded, not lingering in the appliance store, and immediately darted into a nearby alley.

As he ran, an old advertisement screen hanging at the end of the alley flickered again, transforming into Jiang Er’s figure, continuing to speak to him:

“Next, follow the route I indicate to retreat; someone will be waiting for you ahead.”

Shen Qingzhu turned the corner at the end of the alley and sprinted down a long pedestrian street, racing through Akihabara’s main street. He didn’t care whether Jiang Er could hear him and directly asked, “Someone is waiting? Who is it?”

“A familiar face.”

Jiang Er’s voice came from a nearby Bluetooth speaker store.

In this modern society filled with electronic devices, once Jiang Er locked onto Shen Qingzhu’s location, she could fully utilize the surrounding equipment to achieve true “ubiquity.”

Shen Qingzhu nodded, and the next moment, the smart map electronic screen hanging on the road flickered, instantly switching to a terrain map with navigation directions, guiding Shen Qingzhu toward a specific corner of the street ahead.

Shen Qingzhu sprinted along the route.

Bang! Bang! Bang—!!

Behind him, Bingzai’s figure crashed through the dense buildings, rapidly closing in on Shen Qingzhu with astonishing speed.

In the narrow alley, Shen Qingzhu could barely maintain distance from Bingzai due to his agility, but now, following Jiang Er’s guidance back onto the main road, without any buildings to conceal him, it would only take Bingzai a few seconds to catch up.

Yet Shen Qingzhu still chose Jiang Er.

As Bingzai’s figure drew closer, cold sweat trickled down Shen Qingzhu’s back. His eyes darted around, desperately trying to locate the “guide” Jiang Er had mentioned.

Ding—!

A coin fell from the second floor of a nearby street, clattering onto the pavement behind Shen Qingzhu.

In the next moment, Shen Qingzhu’s figure vanished like a ghost from Bingzai’s detection range.

Gone?

Bingzai was taken aback.

Then, as if realizing something, anger flickered in his eyes.

This ability… is it Yuzu Pear Heize?!

…

Shen Qingzhu slowly came to a stop.

On the opposite street, a middle-aged man in a sequined suit, with a golden long knife hanging at his waist, leaned against the wall, coughing violently.

Is it him?

Seeing the golden long knife in the man’s hand, Shen Qingzhu felt a wave of relief. With [Misty Eyes] concealing his presence, he was indeed safe.

Uncle Jingjie coughed for a long time, his face pale. He looked up at Bingzai, who was furiously searching for him like a headless fly, and stepped forward to stand in front of Shen Qingzhu.

“Let’s go, we need to change locations.”

Shen Qingzhu couldn’t understand what he was saying, but he still followed Uncle Jingjie toward a corner.

A few minutes later, they arrived at a park.

This place was a good distance from where the Envoys had been searching, allowing them to escape danger. Moreover, there were many pedestrians walking around the park, but it seemed they couldn’t see Shen Qingzhu and Uncle Jingjie; they moved through the crowd like ghosts.

Uncle Jingjie took an old radio out of his pocket and placed it on a nearby stone table, slowly sitting down on a bench.

“I’ve saved the person,” he said weakly, not sure who he was talking to.

“I saw it; thank you for your hard work, Uncle Yuzu Pear Heize.” Jiang Er’s voice came from the radio, speaking fluent Japanese.

As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Er switched to Chinese and said to Shen Qingzhu:

“Shen Qingzhu, the captain wants you to wait here for a moment.”

Shen Qingzhu was silent for a moment. “This is my personal matter; you don’t need to get involved…”

“The captain said we are not interfering in your personal matters; we are executing the last mission of the [Nightfall] team within the ‘Human Circle.'”

Shen Qingzhu was taken aback. “The last mission? What mission?”

Jiang Er did not answer.

The sky gradually darkened.

A wave of darkness surged from the horizon, slowly engulfing the sky above Tokyo. The midday sunlight rapidly faded, replaced by a dead silence of pitch black.

[The Night Sky Descends].

“It’s dark now,” Jiang Er saidLightly.

“The divine authority must perish.”