From the end of the world

Chapter 535 Tai Sui Army

There were not many twists and turns along the way. Although there were one or two strange attacks, I easily eliminated them. Compared with the journey before I met Xiaowan, it was simply calm. I was somewhat discouraged by this safe situation, but I was actually almost tired of those strange attacks that could not endanger my life and property, but were just a lot of them.

Now, we have finally found the base of the Tai Sui Army.

This stronghold is located at the foot of a cliff on a mountain peak. It looks like a military facility that has been integrated into the cliff. The main entrance is a cave. There are two people dressed as guards standing there, looking around with vigilant eyes. There is also a guard tower nearby, and there are also teams patrolling, revealing a well-trained atmosphere.

After a brief observation, I walked directly towards the main gate with the bowl. The two guards responded immediately, and I could also feel some spells being activated. It was as if there were powerful guns set up in the dark, ready to attack us at any time.

The two guards took a fighting stance, and one of them shouted, "Who is it?"

"I'm Zhuang Cheng." I said, "You should have a woman of the Great Perfection level here... should we say she's a demigod here? I have something to talk to her about.

"There's no need to be so nervous. I'm not your enemy. If it's inconvenient for me to go in and find someone, I can just stand here and wait. You just need to send someone in to report it."

I think I am relatively polite. If the other party wants to attack, or puts on an unconditional resistance, then I will also use force. Of course, my murderous intent is not strong enough to kill people right away, which may not be conducive to the communication with the mysterious woman later.

My power of words has now been initially revived, although it has not yet reached the point where it can have a large-scale impact on time, space and matter. However, if it is only used to command humans, it is still unrestricted, and characters below the great perfection level can be manipulated at will.

Or should I show my mana fluctuations first, so that they don't look down on me? I'm still not very experienced in this aspect of negotiation. In the past, I usually just rushed in and started killing people. Anyway, it's also important to let the other party feel that we are not small characters that can be slaughtered at will. This kind of muscle-showing action should also be considered a kind of etiquette.

Although it is a social bad habit that is often criticized, it is inevitable as long as you are out and about. If you don't take the initiative to show your level of respect, you can't blame others for not respecting you.

Just as I was about to show my magical power, I saw the two guards on the opposite side looking at each other in bewilderment. Then the guard who had just asked the question said, "Zhuang Cheng...Excuse me, is it the Zhuang in crops? And 'Cheng' means..."

Seeing him drawl out his voice slightly, I continued: "—— Success."

Another guard took out a piece of paper from his pocket and looked at it with his companion. I could also sense from a distance that it seemed to be a photo of Zhang Nianxie, with a frontal portrait of me on it.

It looked like the mysterious woman had prepared to welcome me.

The two guards gestured to the surroundings, and the spells that were secretly aimed at me and Xiaowan were silenced. Seeing this, I continued to approach with Xiaowan, and they made a gesture to welcome me in, without asking who Xiaowan was beside me.

"...Please come this way, Mr. Zhuang Cheng." One of the guards said in a respectful tone.

He was responsible for guiding us into the base. After passing through a spacious and bumpy cave passage, the first thing that came into view was an undecorated concrete hall.

There were many vehicles parked here like a parking lot, and it also served as a cafeteria, with rows of wooden tables and chairs on the other side. It was probably dinner time, and dozens of people in gray tactical uniforms were gathering here to eat.

There is a large blessing in the center of the hall. The white light burning like a festival bonfire stands on the large brazier, illuminating the hall very brightly.

The appearance of two strangers, Xiaowan and I, caused these people to stop eating and talking. They looked at us with strange and vigilant eyes.

However, they probably heard about the arrival of guests, and gradually resumed their previous actions. But they could still feel that a considerable number of people were secretly observing.

"Woo..."

Of course, Xiaowan could also feel those prying eyes. She was obviously not used to being in such a crowded place, nor was she used to being stared at like that. So she moved closer to me, her small body seeming to stick closely to me, and at the same time she held my left hand with both of her small hands.

I firmly held her hand, and then said to those eyes: "Eat your food and chat with yourselves in peace."

"..."

Everyone simultaneously withdrew their attention and continued eating and chatting as if nothing had happened.

Seeing this, Xiaowan also breathed a sigh of relief.

The gatekeeper who served as our guide looked even more awed.

This phenomenon was not because those people were obedient, but because I added some power of words into my voice. No one present could disobey my orders.

Although Xiaowan seemed to be thinking about how to use the power of the correct position of the heaven and earth to make the people here become my subordinates, in fact, it is not necessary to be so troublesome. If I want to make all these people become my subordinates, I only need to say a word. No matter if there are thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or millions of people on the other side... as long as they can hear my voice, I can turn them all into my slaves.

Of course, considering that in the doomsday era there is also this inexplicable thing called madness that makes people's hearts change and even mutate all the time, maintaining stability in the future is the real challenge, but if we only talk about the present, it can be easily done.

In the modern world, if the Great Impermanence wants to conquer the country he lives in, it is nothing more than a matter of words. The secular mortal country is so powerless in front of the Great Impermanence. The reason why this has not happened yet is not because the power of the Great Impermanence is not enough, but because there are too many of them. The confrontation between supernaturalism and politicalism has allowed organizations like the Humane Department to develop in the cracks.

This can't help but remind people of what happened when Ma Zao just crossed over to the modern world. The reason why Luo Shan couldn't lock on to Ma Zao with the power of divination in the early stage was not because divination was useless, but because there were too many people pulling each other's legs behind the scenes. Some people even secretly added multiple anti-divination measures to Ma Zao in order to prevent their opponents from predicting Ma Zao's position.

While sighing, I used my perception to scan the overall picture of the base.

In addition to the hall, there are many corridors and rooms in the base, and the total number of people active in them is about 200. This is just the number of people on standby, and there should be some people active outside. Even so, it is still too small to be called an army.

However, if measured by the doomsday survivalist organization, it is an exaggeration.

According to what I learned from Ma Zao about the doomsday survivors, a survivor group with more than a dozen people is considered large, and a survivor group with dozens of people is simply seeking death. If even one demon appears from the group, the group will be destroyed in an instant.

I heard that the Tai Sui remnants, or the Tai Sui Army, had experienced more than one split. In the initial period when they escaped the liquidation of the Gospel Institute, their total number might have reached thousands. For such an organization to continue, it must either have extremely strong internal cleansing capabilities or have a huge enough blessing.

According to my judgment, more than half of the people in this base are blessed monks, and with the mysterious woman at the Great Perfection level, there should be no shortage of internal cleansing capabilities. As for the blessing...

The large blessing in the center of the hall gave me a very powerful feeling. Just standing nearby, I felt that the chaos of time and space was largely calmed down. I guess as long as you don't go out of this range, even the madness can't infect the souls of the survivors at will, and the phenomenon of karma demonization will not easily occur.

The power of the Blessed Light is also the guarantee for the Gospel Institute to establish a super-large human force in the doomsday era. As a force split from the Gospel Institute, the Tai Sui Army also seems to have taken away some of its foundation during the chaos.

"Who is that demigod woman to you?" I asked.

The guard who served as our guide said with a hint of pride, "Master Hongcao is our leader."

"So her name is Hongcao..." Xiaowan said.

Rainbow grass… the name tugs at my heart strings in a strange way.

This name sounds familiar, but I am sure that this is the first time I have heard this name. I searched my memory thoroughly according to this pronunciation, and then made another judgment: it is indeed the first time I have heard it.

However, I don't think this familiar feeling is an illusion. Although the impression is quite faint, I must have come across it somewhere before.

"Where is she now? She doesn't seem to be in this base." This is my judgment based on the results of the scan I just did with my perception.

"Yes." The guide said, "I don't know if you know that our Tai Sui Army is currently being hunted by the Great Demon Xuanwu. Not long ago, the Great Demon Xuanwu was about to hunt us to the area where we are.

"At the critical moment, the leader stepped forward and took the initiative to lead the Great Demon Xuanwu to other directions, and we took the opportunity to transfer and move to this stronghold."

It led to other directions... This probably corresponds to the incident where a mysterious woman appeared in the abandoned Taisui Gospel Temple.

She originally wanted to attract the Great Demon Black Tortoise to the ruins of the Tai Sui Gospel Temple, but she didn't expect me to enter with Youhun and Tan Xiang. At first, she should have had good intentions and wanted to drive us away from the area where the Great Demon Black Tortoise was going to reach, but she accidentally discovered that I was actually "No. 3", and then I fought with the Great Demon Black Tortoise.

The great demon Xuanwu...sooner or later I will have to fight it again.

In order to heal Ma Zao's soul, and at the same time, to avenge himself for being beaten by it last time.

I am a very vengeful person.

"Um...can I ask a question?" Xiaowan raised his hand.

The guide then looked at her and asked in a gentle tone, as if he were talking to a child: "What's the problem?"

"Why would the great demon Xuanwu suddenly chase after Tai Sui's army?" Xiaowan asked.

(End of this chapter)