Mecha Era, Punch the Stars

'Lu' is dead.

The attacker was a thin man dressed in black.

He was completely wrapped up. After shooting 'Lu' dead, he kicked open the door and came back in, approaching 'Lu's' body as if he wanted to find something on 'Lu's' body.

Unable to accept what was happening before his eyes, Old Zhang was consumed by rage and charged forward, blasting at the man.

Bang! ! !
What followed shocked Old Zhang was that he, who had quietly reached the level of a superior evolved being, was easily grabbed by the man's fist and then twisted like a rope.

Amidst the excruciating pain and a roar, Old Zhang threw another punch—

Bang! ! ! !

Instead of delivering the punch, he was struck hard in the chest, his lungs felt like they were being ripped apart. Old Zhang staggered backward, spitting out blood, and fell to the ground, losing his balance.

"Since you've managed to cultivate to the level of an advanced evolver, don't be reckless. Preserve your life."

The man left behind a cryptic remark, removed 'Lu's' head, and calmly departed through the main entrance.

Old Zhang, due to severe internal injuries, finally collapsed to the ground and lost consciousness.

After he regained consciousness half an hour later, he confirmed another fact:
'Lu' is dead.

He died inexplicably.

Old Zhang spent a week in remorse before picking himself up and starting to investigate the attackers.

In order to better investigate the facts, he began to use his past influence to build an organization, infiltrate cults, and conduct covert investigations.

Initially, he didn't want to take this risky path.

However, a proper investigation yielded absolutely no clues.

Left with no other choice, he began to engage with an ancient cult.

During this process, he noticed several strange phenomena.

He discovered that there had been traces of what appeared to be "Lu" hundreds of years before he discovered "Lu".

This connection can be traced back to the Chen family, the first legendary family of martial saints in human history.

Based on the portraits passed down from the Chen family and the early skulls unearthed, Lao Zhang discovered a startling fact through AI reconstruction.

That was the original ancestor of the Chen family, whose appearance was extremely similar to his 'Lu'.

The attacker initially seemed to target only 'Lu' and not Lao Zhang, leading Lao Zhang to suspect that 'Lu' didn't do anything to trigger the attack, but rather that 'Lu's' very existence was the cause of the attack!
This is very important! But what exactly is so special about 'Lu'?

After careful consideration and screening, Lao Zhang decided to start his investigation with the contemporary members of the Chen family.

However, over the centuries, the Chen family has branched out and scattered, with no unified patriarch and each faction now independent. It remains unknown which family or individual truly inherited the Chen bloodline.

In response, Lao Zhang also began investigating the Chen family's bloodline genealogy, comparing the genetic information found through tomb raiding to find the purest heir of the Chen family and 'Lu'.

The result he found was Chen Qiongzhi's parents, who were working on the Yaochi ship. Lao Zhang also used his identity as a civilization decryption expert to enter the Yaochi ship and make contact with them, while also investigating the attackers.

At that time, Chen Qiongzhi had not yet been born, and Lao Zhang had not yet met her.

Coincidentally, Professor Tang was also on the Yaochi ship at that time. In order to avoid suspicion, Lao Zhang naturally formed a new family with Professor Tang.

After more than ten years of close contact and research, Lao Zhang finally discovered the hidden secret of the Chen family bloodline.

However, on the very day he deciphered the secret with the help of clues from Chen Qiongzhi and her students' exploration of the ruins, he died of cardiac arrest in his sleep.

Old Zhang, who devoted the rest of his life to investigating the truth behind his granddaughter's death, was successfully silenced on the day he discovered the secret.

In his dying dream, he saw that person again, the thin man completely shrouded in black.

"who are you?"

The man smiled:

"I am just a fool trying to find the truth in a dream. It's a pity that you have succeeded as a human being, but you don't know how to let go of hatred and insist on pursuing it to the end."

"This is my dream world, how did you get in?"

"You've managed to figure out this was your dream; you have good observation skills. But I wonder if you know that you'll die completely in one minute?"

Old Zhang remained silent. He already had a premonition. Facing this seemingly frail man, he felt a sense of fear akin to facing an abyss.

"I just want to know, why did you have to kill Lou? She was just an innocent little girl."

"There's no other way. The Chen family are all my test subjects, so I can't just let them out."

Boom boom, boom boom.

The man spoke casually as he slowly approached Old Zhang, who was unable to move in his dream. He casually reached into Old Zhang's chest and, as if piercing through, pulled out the heart that was throbbing inside.

As the man moved, Lao Zhang, who was still fast asleep at his desk in reality, suddenly stopped beating!
He convulsed and then stopped breathing completely. (End of Chapter)