Apocalypse Circular-Chapter 505 - 503 Lu Luo’s Guess

However, her and Zhang Zhe’s previous behavior made Lu Luo even more certain of one thing: Wu Yi’s status might be even higher than Zhang Zhe’s!

A high-ranking individual coming here in disguise? And sharing a bed with him? Her intentions were not pure!

Hehehe. ’Wu’ as in Wu Yi... for martial. The essence of ’martial’ is to stop conflict, isn’t it? Perhaps I should be calling her Princess Wu Yi instead!

Lu Luo didn’t know if his conjecture was accurate, but even if it wasn’t, the general direction was probably not far off.

The group sat beside the corpses and began to feast.

What surprised Wu Yi and the others was that Lu Luo seemed very familiar with Exotic Species. He could even tell which parts of a certain Exotic Species were tasty and which were inedible. This made them all very puzzled.

The Transcendents of the Imperial wilderness seldom had the chance to come into contact with Exotic Species. Their understanding of Exotic Species was generally limited to the naturally occurring ones within the Empire. These Exotic Species were rare, and their abilities mediocre; to be honest, they were not impressive at all. Compared to the powerful creatures from beyond the frontier, they stood no chance.

Yet, Lu Luo’s current knowledge of these Exotic Species was seemingly more intimate than that of those from the Inspection Department who operated beyond the border. This knowledge wasn’t something written in books. Without sufficient field experience, he couldn’t possibly know so much.

"Lu Luo, how do you know this thing is edible? Your knowledge shouldn’t be in books, right?" Wu Yi looked at Lu Luo with great curiosity, hoping he could give her a satisfactory answer.

However, she clearly underestimated Lu Luo’s ability to give vague answers and his wariness in certain aspects.

"This? Well, that’s a long story."

"I’m not afraid of a long story. Go ahead and tell me."

"Once upon a time, I was a child in the mountains. One day, an elderly wanderer came to the mountain. He saw my exceptional talent and extraordinary physique and wanted to take me as his disciple. Being a proud person, I was naturally reluctant. So, every day, he lingered around the mountain to pester me. This went on for twelve years..."

Lu Luo embellished and crafted a rather Mary Sue-ish tale for himself, then quite naturally introduced an old master who taught him cultivation. The whole story was very coherent. After all, having read so many novels in his previous life, making up a story was not an issue.

"That’s roughly the story. I learned these skills when I was little and have retained them to this day."

Wu Yi and Zhang Zhe looked at each other, and ultimately it was Wu Yi who spoke, "You mean, you learned these from an old man? He traveled everywhere, and you don’t know his name or identity?"

"Yes, that’s about right. It’s good that you understand."

"You’re not just making up a story for us, are you?"

She’s seen through it. It seems she’s not too bad.

Lu Luo’s mouth twitched slightly, and he immediately shook his head. "Why would I? I am a very sincere person. Although I often lie, I am reliable in this respect."

Lu Luo’s explanation was somewhat perfunctory. Wu Yi was naturally full of doubt at this point, but she couldn’t force Lu Luo. The current situation left her unsure how to proceed with matters concerning him.

"Captain, we’ve found a Unicorn! We’ve lost three brothers on our side! Requesting support!" Just as they were in silent contemplation, a distress call suddenly came through the walkie-talkie.

Lu Luo raised an eyebrow and looked toward Wu Yi. He wanted to see how this Miss Wu Yi, whose identity as a princess was uncertain, would deploy him.

"Aren’t we going to support them?" Lu Luo asked proactively.

He didn’t know what level of Exotic Species the so-called Unicorn was. However, he could basically determine from its name that it was not an Angel Envoy. As long as it wasn’t an Angel Envoy, it would be easy to handle! Just deal with it, and it would be over. Below the Angel Envoys, he no longer feared any existence.

"Lu Luo, the Unicorn is an Eighth Order Exotic Species. Its primary ability is... huh?"

Wu Yi hadn’t finished speaking when Lu Luo had already left—oh, not adjusting his clothes, but wiping his mouth and departing!

Leaving only Wu Yi and Zhang Zhe in disarray in the wind.

"He left!"

"Yes, I know."

"Things aren’t developing as we anticipated. Our arrangements can’t keep up with this person’s pace."

"I know that too."

"So what do we do now?"

What to do? Wu Yi herself didn’t know. Since Lu Luo left the base this morning, he’d been like a wild horse without reins. No, not since he left the base, but since he made that phone call. Was it because, after making the call, he had no more concerns? This Lu Luo left Wu Yi somewhat at a loss. How was she supposed to control such a person?

"I don’t know."

"Your Highness, are you still planning to watch his fight?"

"No need. It’s meaningless to do that now. If possible, send me the video recording of Lu Luo’s fight."

"Your Highness, do you think Lu Luo can defeat the Unicorn? That creature is very tricky. Three Seventh Tier experts had been dispatched before, and they hadn’t managed to deal with it."

"I’m not certain, but I always feel that Lu Luo is different from the typical Seventh Tier. I can’t get close to fights on this scale; the danger is too high. Even though I’d like to do something, if I accidentally get myself killed in such a fight, it wouldn’t be worth it. You stay here!"

"Your Highness, you’re leaving?" Zhang Zhe asked in surprise.

"Yes, I’m going to visit an acquaintance and will be back tomorrow."

"Understood."

「...」

Lu Luo followed the direction of the distress signal and arrived in a forest in the northern border of the Imperial territory. The forest had been heavily logged. Without being told, Lu Luo knew that it was undoubtedly the work of Imperial soldiers and farmers.

As for destroying the environment, Lu Luo was not so sanctimonious. As long as it benefited the Human Race, reasonable planning and logging trees were not inappropriate. These were things nation-states had done in his previous life, and done well, attracting global attention. Perhaps some places weren’t particularly well off, but in most areas, things were improving. No one wished for their country to deteriorate, especially those in power. For when a country improved, those in power were the greatest beneficiaries. Many people just couldn’t understand this issue. In a society dominated by Transcendents, this was even more the case.

"A Unicorn in the woods, huh? Sounds a bit like a fairy tale."

Lu Luo looked into the depths of the forest, where an area was continuously fluctuating. Pink light was visible intermittently. If Lu Luo wasn’t mistaken, a battle was taking place there. It was just unclear whether that was where the Unicorn was.

The energy fluctuations are chaotic. Eighth Order energy is possible, but specific identification requires getting closer.

"Got it!"

Lu Luo had no particular qualms. When it came to slaughtering Exotic Species here, he could act with utter unrestraint.

Sword in hand, he propelled himself forward with jet-like steps, reaching the target location within dozens of breaths. As soon as he got close, he sensed a very captivating fragrance. Lu Luo immediately stopped, then retreated. After quietly waiting a few seconds, red rashes began to appear on his skin. However, these foreign substances were quickly expelled from his body by the Faithless.

"There’s something creepy about this thing."

Lu Luo had originally thought the so-called Unicorn would be some kind of holy creature. However, judging by this creepy pink mist, it was far from holy. As for whether it was evil, that would have to wait until he saw it in person.

Without Noah’s Star, Lu Luo could only tear off a piece of cloth to make a simple face covering. Although he could hold his breath, the primary purpose of the face cover was filtration. After all, mist could permeate.

"Can you sense its location?"

I can sense it, but I can’t lock onto it. In the mist, it seems to have the ability to teleport.

Teleport? Lu Luo frowned slightly; he hated this kind of ability the most. Fortunately, this kind of teleportation seemed to require the pink mist to function. As for mist... he had some too!

Lu Luo slowly rose into the sky. Looking down at the vast expanse of pink fog, he smiled. "Judging by the area, this Unicorn’s size definitely isn’t very large. That makes things much easier!"

Poisonous, ha!

Green venom dripped from the corner of Lu Luo’s mouth. When it hit the ground, it immediately emitted a sizzling, burning noise. The poison fog began to spread, gradually blending with the pink mist. After grappling with each other for a while, the pink began to falter and was gradually consumed by Lu Luo’s poison fog. Deprived of the augmentation from the pink mist, the space for the creature moving through the fog shrank rapidly. It was soon cornered by Lu Luo with nowhere to run!

Lu Luo flew down to the ground. In his poison fog, he found several mummified corpses. The life force of these mummies had been drained by some power, yet the bodies were fresh and must have died not long ago.

"Are these the people who sent out the distress signal?"

Lu Luo found a walkie-talkie beside their bodies. It was clearly Imperial standard-issue equipment, recognizable at first glance even to someone unfamiliar with it.

"Looks like it. Am I too late?"

"Save me! Help me!"

Just when Lu Luo thought everyone was dead, two more voices emerged. This caused him to frown slightly. "There are survivors?"

The voices, one male and one female, seemed to originate from the edge of the pink mist. Lu Luo looked in their direction but remained unmoved.

Soon enough, another group arrived nearby: Zhang Zhe and his team members.

"Captain Zhang has arrived, huh!"

"Lu Luo, someone was calling for help just now. Didn’t you hear it?"

"I heard it."

"Then why aren’t you rescuing them?" Zhang Zhe found it odd that Lu Luo was standing here, unmoved. From his observations, he knew that the poison fog released by Lu Luo could dissipate the Unicorn’s pink mist.

"It’s too dangerous!" Lu Luo said casually.

"Dangerous? Can’t your poison fog drive away the Unicorn’s pink mist?"

"I’m not familiar with the Unicorn’s abilities. It’s indeed very dangerous to rush in like this. So, I need to wait for a while."

"What are you waiting for?" Zhang Zhe had already guessed the answer, but he still wanted to ask.

"I’m waiting for those two inside to die."

Lu Luo said this very calmly. After he spoke, it was obvious that the team members behind Zhang Zhe became somewhat restless. Lu Luo was not originally part of their team. Although his performance today had been dominant, it also enhanced their sense of him being an outsider. Now that Lu Luo had said such a thing, it made it even harder for them to accept him.

Zhang Zhe, leading the team, also sensed the mood of his members, but what he found even more strange was why Lu Luo would act like this. "Lu Luo, you’re doing this on purpose, aren’t you?"

Lu Luo narrowed his eyes slightly. These Imperial higher-ups were really amusing. They had been scheming against him from the very beginning. Now that he was merely retaliating a bit, they couldn’t handle it emotionally? What took them so long?

"Yes, I am doing it on purpose. So what?"

"You... don’t go too far!"

"Oh? Too far? If I wanted to go even further, I could just leave now. It’s highly likely you’d all be killed by the Unicorn. What, do you really want me to do that?"

"If we die here, you will be investigated, and even..."

"Tch!" Lu Luo turned his head away, completely ignoring Zhang Zhe’s words. After coming out, he had figured out many things, including the issue between Zhang Zhe and Wu Yi.

After arriving here, Lu Luo had been waiting for others to arrive. Wu Yi didn’t come, but Zhang Zhe did. This made Lu Luo almost certain of one thing: Wu Yi’s identity was definitely higher than Zhang Zhe’s. She could very well be a princess in disguise.

In a Seventh Tier battle, Wu Yi could still protect herself, so she would continue to follow him. But in an Eighth Order battle, she couldn’t protect herself. Therefore, this time, only Zhang Zhe and the other team members came. As a princess, and an ambitious one at that, being afraid of death was almost a given.

"Captain Zhang Zhe, why didn’t Wu Yi come?"

"She has things to take care of," Zhang Zhe said subconsciously.

"Oh, so her name is Wu Yi, huh!" Lu Luo turned his head, narrowing his eyes again.

Zhang Zhe’s face turned pale, realizing he had inadvertently been prodded by Lu Luo into revealing this. How was he going to explain this to Wu Yi?

"Don’t be nervous, Captain Zhang Zhe. Princess Wu Yi won’t blame you. After all, this is something I guessed on my own; it has nothing to do with you."

"I don’t know what you’re talking about."

"Which princess is Princess Wu Yi? Is she within the top ten?"

Zhang Zhe’s expression remained unchanged, but Lu Luo continued to smile and ask, "So she’s between the tenth and twentieth?"

Zhang Zhe’s gaze flickered slightly, which pretty much confirmed her approximate ranking for Lu Luo.

"That’s a really high-ranking identity. It’s rare for someone like me, Lu Luo, to be so highly regarded. You’ve been planning this for a long time, haven’t you? Was it just for me personally, or is there some other scheme?"

"Like I said, I don’t know what you are talking about."

"That’s too bad!" Lu Luo had originally had a very good opinion of Zhang Zhe, thinking he was a straightforward soldier. But it turned out that this so-called straightforwardness was all an act.

"Alright, I’m going to deal with this Unicorn now. Wish me success."