Chapter 525 - Frantic search

Chapter 519

/*unedited*/

Two tall figures walked inside the room where a group of people are currently restlessly staying inside. It's been a whole day since an incident happen when one of them was taken by an unknown force. They tried to locate her but all their effort was futile.

It was as if everything was planned beforehand and they all fell in the hands of the person who masterminded the elaborate scheme.

But what baffled them are the cultivators who seem to be alive but not alive at the same time. The others called them as the undead cultivators from a certain heretic sect that was destroyed a long time ago.

This sect has gained the ire of everyone in the empire and was destroyed by the combined forces of every known cultivator in the land.

But this sect was too powerful that many have fallen in this battle.

This happened thousands of years ago, and this event was only recorded in a few books in the library in the capital city of each kingdom and was then forgotten in the pages of history.

The two figures are Qian Li and Qin Lou who explained to the group about the current enemy and the one who might be responsible for taking Susan Tang.

"This cannot be… how can we face Shin Jiao like this?" Captain James Crugger said as he hit the table with his clenched fist.

On their side, he actually helped fight against the enemy and knew how powerful the opponent is. Even after shooting its body full of holes with his energy bullets, they can still move like normal. And the only way to stop them is to destroy the enemy's brain. And that is not even a sure way, as it would only make their body stop moving. And severing the whole head is the only way to truly make their body stop.

"I know everyone is worried and I am too… but as of now, we are still looking everywhere… I know we can find a trace if we investigate. Please… let us handle everything, just give us a day and we will give you a satisfactory answer." Qian Li said with a confident tone.

…

And that happened a week ago…

Until now, they only found clues of who the culprit is and haven't found where the person took Susan Tang.

And the culprit they discovered is… Shin Jiao.

The group discovered that there is a person who looks exactly like Shin Jiao that was mistaken to be him a long time ago. That person was treated like their master by the people of Shin City. However, this façade ended when the great demon war descended upon the cultivation land.

This is because the real Shin Jiao appears and became the hero of the continent.

The fight was witnessed by millions of cultivators and demons who participated in that war. And after killing the new demon king, the demons were freed from the darkness that seems to have engulfed their consciousness and controlled their deepest and darkest desire.

After the war, they never saw that person again. And they didn't know what happened to him until now.

"Guys, I think we should return to earth… we already gathered enough Intel and data from this world. Our mission is already complete." Captain Crugger said while the group is in a meeting.

"Then are you saying that we should just let Miss Tang go, just like that?" Denese suddenly asked with worry and anxiety in her eyes.

"Denese, we can't do anything about that anymore… and some of us still have our own families you know… plus, remember our mission... We can only put our hope in Shin Jiao in this situation." Captain Crugger said.

The group lowered their gaze as they knew that what Captain Crugger said is right. According to their mission, they should be returning to earth as of this time.

"I will stay here and help." Mary Anderson said with a clenched fist.

She also has her mission, and that is to become stronger and get in contact with the Mage continent forces. She should at least get some information about her homeland.

But ever since coming to the city of Yi it seems that the mages she encounters are native in this place and most of them are pointing her to go to Wu kingdom.

The group reluctantly decided to separate.

That day, the mutant soldiers led by Captain Crugger return to the space crack between worlds with the guidance of Qin Lou while Mary Anderson and her mage group decided to go to Wu kingdom.

…

While this is happening, a figure is currently rushing towards the old rough road connecting the Yi and San kingdom.

After gathering some clues, and confirming their validity, Shin Jiao is now sure that the person he is chasing after is the right person, the other Shin Jiao. Or he could say the original Shin Jiao of this world as he is the Shin Jiao that lived and grew up on this planet.

But no matter what the background of that person is. Shin Jiao as of now didn't care. All he knows is that he needs to act fast or else, it would all be too late. He didn't want to lose Susan Tang in this situation.

His heart is full of regrets as he thought about Susan Tang and how he was unable to protect her. He truly wished that he could rewind the time… if only… but regretting at this time is already too late. He can only do his best to find Susan Tang.

He carefully assesses the situation and decided to not panic. He knew that once he panicked everything will be over.

He already found some eyewitnesses that there was a caravan group that is traveling down the road. He could not use his flying artifacts as it would attract too much attention from both men and beasts. If this happens then his travel would become a little harder.

While running on foot is the best way for him to travel. With his speed, agility, and stealth, he can travel faster. And upon doing so, he began to reminisce the time when they were together. Their first accidental meeting, the way Susan treated him and the time when she enters his heart.

Everything came flowing in his mind and Shin Jiao didn't notice that two streaks of tears fell out of his eyes and was blown by the wind hitting his face.

"I will not forgive myself if something happens to you… Wait for me, okay? You must hold on." Shin Jiao muttered to himself as his speed became faster.

Suddenly, he stopped.

Boom!!!

The stopping forced the strong wind to explode as his figure suddenly appears out of thin air.

This is because he found traces of some ripped clothes on the ground which seem to belong to Susan Tang. With his sharp senses, he immediately picks it up and scanned it.

Then his eyes lit up as he can see and sense her scent in that particular piece of cloth.

"This is hers…" he muttered as he began scanning the surroundings thoroughly.

And then Shin Jiao continues as he once again follows the road.

After a while, he found another piece of cloth on the ground which seems to be pieces of bread crumbs that are suggesting for him to follow.

This realization made Shin Jiao's heart feel at ease.

"It seems that Susan is wise enough to leave pieces of torn parts of her clothes secretly." He muttered.

This is because, if he didn't have a strong absolute sense he could not even find those things on the ground or on some hidden corner of the trees.

Hence he was too happy that she did such a thing.

And so, Shin Jiao continuously found traces after traces of small pieces of torn clothes as he continues to follow the path. And not long later, he soon found a city from not too far away just outside of the forest path. He can see a long line of a caravan coming to the city.

After passing through many villages and towns on the way, Shin Jiao noticed that this city seem to be bigger than any ordinary cities he has seen, but not as big as the capital of Yi.

This particular city is situated near the mountain which only means that this might be a cultivation city of a sect or a group of sects that is living in the mountainous area behind the city.

And so he carefully landed to the ground and decided to search through the city. From the clues that he found, he is sure that the caravan has entered this city which is if traversed normally, would take a week of travel.

Hence he has a strong feeling that he might find another clue in the huge city.

And so he walked like the other caravans to prevent any suspicion as he didn't want to be in trouble and attract attention more than he needs to be.

Suddenly, a big burly man patted Shin Jiao's shoulder.

He already knew that the guy is approaching him, but didn't react as he could not feel any malicious intent from the big man.

"Young lad… traveling alone?" he casually asked as if wanting to start a conversation.

Shin Jiao nodded his head.

"Haha… that's great. Although I can't see any fluctuation in your body, I know you are strong. Are you a magus warrior or a mage?... Hmm… judging from your looks, you're a magus warrior."

Shin Jiao didn't talk but just showed a gentle smile on his face.

"Ahhh… you're not a talker, are you? Hehe…"

"Anyway, it seems that this is your first time in this place… I can be your guide. My name is Gu Guxhing… and you are?"

"Si Ji…" Shin Jiao said with a smile.