Unusual Fate Records

Chapter 335, Section 027: Homeland (Part Two)

Hissing white smoke emanated from the woman's body, and her body temperature rose sharply, a sign of a surge in bodily functions.

Jin Ziyue stared into the other person's eyes. Those eyes were no longer the dark and gloomy ones they had met at first; they had gained a fiery light that inexplicably reminded one of a survivor struggling to climb a cliff edge.

"Be careful, she's gotten much stronger," Jin Ziyue whispered to Fu Xun.

"It's clear that this is her trump card."

Fu Xun's expression also became more serious, and he said sarcastically:

"Tch, since when have assassins started showing such human expressions?"

The woman ignored them, simply looking straight at them.

The two sides faced off, their imposing presence subtly suggesting a power struggle.

Suddenly, Amber said, "You're not from District 16, are you?"

Her opening of her mouth broke the icy silence.

"That's not nonsense."

Fu Xun gave her a cold shoulder.

"Do you ever miss your hometown, which is thousands of kilometers away from here?" She didn't seem to have any immediate intention to take action; her eyes were lowered, and she was clearly lost in thought as she spoke.

Fu Xun scratched his ear impatiently and said, "None of your business."

Hu continued to mutter to himself, "Having traveled all this way, there must be some compelling reason for me to come here."

Fu Xun opened his mouth, but Jin Ziyue stopped him with a hand gesture: "If possible, I would like to hear your reasons."

"I want to go back to my hometown."

The woman said.

She added, "To go back, for the people I miss."

"Is it impossible to go back?"

Jin Ziyue asked.

The woman glanced at him and nodded.

“You are only a few thousand kilometers away from your homeland, but I am separated by a whole thousand years.”

Jin Ziyue and Fu Xun exchanged a glance but remained silent.

The other party's origins seem extraordinary; someone who has existed for thousands of years...

Fu Xun's expression turned strange: Time travel?

Jin Ziyue remained silent for a moment, then asked, "Did the organization promise to help you fulfill your wish?"

“Hmm,” Hu said.

Why tell us?

Jin Ziyue asked, while observing the other party; the Blood God Curse did not seem to have been triggered.

"I don't know." Hu placed her right hand on her heart and lowered her eyes. "Since the beginning, images from back then have been flashing through my mind. The scenes of losing my homeland when I was a child seem to have been awakened by something. If I don't say it out loud, my heart will feel suffocated."

Does the organization truly possess the ability to travel through time and space?

Jin Ziyue was more concerned with the message subtly conveyed in Hu's words.

“That’s not the case,” Hu said. “I can’t say any more.”

"Going back to the past? People actually believe that? Isn't this organization a pyramid scheme?"

Fu Xun curled his lip in disdain.

"Sounds like a fantasy, doesn't it?"

Hu ignored his sarcasm and said, "But what I experienced was just a fantasy. Since I can appear in a world a thousand years in the future, why can't I go back?"

"I would do anything to have even the slightest chance to return to my homeland and change everything."

Hu's words were firm and decisive.

Jin Ziyue remained silent, sensing that the woman was ending her conversation.

"After all that, you still arrogantly think you can escape from us?" Fu Xun took his hand out of his pocket and ruffled his hair.

"No, it's not about escaping." The woman's eyes remained calm and composed.

The white smoke produced by the high temperature created a hazy atmosphere, through which Hu's indifferent face could be seen and hidden.

"You've got quite the nerve," Fu Xun scoffed. "Actually, it wouldn't be difficult for you to return to your hometown."

"Ok?"

Hu stopped in her tracks, staring at Fu Xun, waiting quietly for what he would say next.

Fu Xun suddenly grinned and said, "I'll give it to you."

After saying that, his figure disappeared, and a moment later, he appeared in front of Hu, his huge fist smashing down on her.

"boom."

The woman's punch arrived first, striking Fu Xun's fist. The two brute forces clashed and collided. In just an instant, Fu Xun realized that the woman's strength had more than doubled. Caught off guard, he was pushed back and unconsciously flipped backward to steady himself.

Hu simply shook his hand, then clenched it into a fist again. He then turned to the side, lowered his shoulder to gather his fist, and in an instant, he rushed out, delivering a punch that thundered past.

"Has this tigress evolved into a Tyrannosaurus Rex?"

Fu Xun smacked his lips, his hand, still damp with smoke, throbbed with pain.

Jin Ziyue had already gone forward to meet the punch, but he did not choose to take the punch head-on. Instead, he used the opponent's punching path to interfere.

As she charged at him, Jin Ziyue feigned an attack, twisting his body and shifting his position just before their fists and feet collided. He used her momentum to trip, block, push, and guide her force to a point where it could not be effectively used.

Hu's expression became more serious. From the brief exchange, it was clear that his fighting skills were inferior to his opponent's.
Relying solely on brute force, the opponent had no choice but to back down.

"Find her, restrain her!"

Jin Ziyue shouted.

Fu Xun understood immediately. White frost spread beneath Hu's feet. Soon, as Jin Ziyue and she moved around, the coldness on the ground would silently accumulate into a small mound, interfering with Hu's movements.

Hu felt a sense of unease. The man in front of her was too powerful. Occasionally, when she managed to seize an opportunity to grab his arm and strangle him, his arm would break off on its own, turning into black powder, which would then solidify again shortly afterward.

Is he also immortal?

Her chop was swift and ruthless. Taking advantage of Jin Ziyue leaning back, she swept her hand across and struck his throat with her palm.

Normally, this is a fatal spot on the human body, but this man, after being slashed like that, was still able to roll away after his head was severed, and after moving a certain distance, he remained calm and put his head back on like he was wearing a helmet.

Trouble.

In a battle between immortals, before finding the opponent's weakness, the contest will be about the energy of their life force; whoever runs out first will be defeated.

The opponent had no intention of launching a strong attack; they were clearly waiting for their teammate, the woman who could disable their abilities.

They wanted to capture him alive.

Little did they know, they were waiting for something themselves.

Hu's expression was calm. Since his grappling skills were no match for Jin Ziyue, he adopted a more aggressive fighting style, using the most ferocious brute force to punch Jin Ziyue through one blow after another.

She swung her fist, her body already poised to leap, her fist gathering power in mid-air before lashing out like a muffled thunderclap.

As the woman crashed down, Jin Ziyue retreated to dodge, and a fine crack appeared on the ground.

"I am coming!"

Just then, a woman's voice rang out from behind Hu.

At the same time, the force field of [Tiger Silent Incense] was released, instantly sweeping across everyone.

It is worth mentioning that there is no distinction between friend and foe within this force field.

Fu Xun's "Iron Horse and Ice River" and Jin Ziyue's "Carbon Gas in the Body" both experienced temporary failures.

In just a moment, Hu turned around and caught sight of her target: Qi Tongshan, who had arrived late, following behind Chen Ruolan!
The female assassin made a quick decision, turned around and ran, abandoning Jin Ziyue, and sprinted over at top speed.

Jin Ziyue reacted and shouted, "Stop her!"

Chen Ruolan frowned, took a step forward, and swept her spear horizontally. The metal tip of the spear gleamed with a cold light, like an arc of light sweeping across Hu's throat, but was deflected by the woman's retreat during her dive.

Immediately, the woman crouched down, taking advantage of Chen Ruolan's waning strength and inability to generate new power, attempting to squeeze past Chen Ruolan on her right. If this woman managed to get past Chen Ruolan, Qi Tongshan would be in danger!

(End of this chapter)