Superhumans of the Dome City-Chapter 44 - 27 A Sudden Emergence

44: Chapter 27 A Sudden Emergence

44 -27 A Sudden Emergence

Beneath the sky city, within the belly of the giant dragon.

Gongsun Ce and Alice found another moving platform in the passage.

The two stood on the platform and sped along the nearly horizontal track, silently gazing at the emerald sea.

After a while, Alice was the first to break the silence, “I’m a bit worried that after this job is done, they will silence me.”

“Look on the bright side,” Gongsun Ce consoled, “you might even get a double promotion.

The higher the level, the higher the security clearance; it’s only logical.”

Alice sighed, pressing her hand against her forehead, “You’re so optimistic…

Aren’t you worried that they’ll ‘deal with’ you?”

“Not worried.

Mr.

Gongsun, I am upright and easy-going, and my strength is also considerable.

Why would the officials have a reason to offend me?” Gongsun Ce spread his hands, “Not to boast, but I believe that if I were to go berserk, the damage wouldn’t be small.”

“That attitude makes me wonder if you’ve done something similar before…”

Don’t give me that look like you’re sizing up a criminal suspect right now.

“How could I?

My mind is quite stable; I’ve never gone berserk since awakening my superpower.”

This was…

the truth.

Actions of rage taken by one’s own free will could not be described as going berserk.

“Liar!” Alice replied without a second thought, “Seriously, when you have the time, see a psychologist.

Mixing lies with every few words you say is already a sickness.

Can’t you live without lying?”

Gongsun Ce laughed, “Isn’t that obvious to you?”

Alice pursed her lips and stopped talking.

Gongsun Ce, at a loss for words, began pondering over the profiles of their enemies, using this to suppress his anxious mood.

The information Mo Yuankai provided this time was unusually scarce; “Xu Junyi,” this imperial name, his experience as an official of the Empire, the fact that no surveillance had ever captured his movements—this was all of Gongsun Ce’s knowledge of the leader of the giant dragon worshippers.

Gongsun Ce couldn’t help but feel regretful, having understood the importance of Impermanence Skill information after the battle against the Dire Beasts.

If he had a declaration, or even a name, he could have attempted to guess his opponent’s abilities.

But now, with nothing in his hands, he could only speculate into the void…

pondering over the very nature of Impermanence Skill itself.

He remembered Shiyu Lianyi’s explanation.

To analyze Impermanence Skill, one should consider the host, the manifestation of the power, the specific conditions, and the desires, goals, or thoughts.

This approach seemed more like a technique that had emerged to accomplish something or to prove something, rather than a “technique to defeat dragons.”

Gongsun Ce started a mental exercise in his head, using this method to analyze his other opponents.

There was insufficient information on the bald man with a gaseous body, Takizawa Yoshikazu’s ideology was the rebirth of necrotic life, and Capro seemed to crave consumption.

Tierlos desired an omnipresent body yet always had an immovable core, which might indicate an intent to flee.

As for Alice, who had never uttered a declaration, he could only infer from the manifestation of her abilities: flowers blooming in the shadows, moving from shadow to shadow…

Was she also seeking escape?

To flee from the dark domain, because she actually despised the irregular profession of a Hunter?

“Tsk.”

This way of thinking felt like prying into the hearts of others, bringing about a sense of guilt in Gongsun Ce for no particular reason.

“What’s with the ‘tsk’?” Alice asked casually.

Gongsun Ce quickly thought up an excuse, and he came up with a good one that fit the mood, though it sounded a bit like a pickup line…

But since Miss Alice was older and more experienced than him, she probably wouldn’t be embarrassed by such a small matter.

“Nothing much, just thinking about what to do after the fight.

Whether to grab a late-night bite at a fast-food restaurant, hit up friends to play some games…

or try to get Miss Alice’s real name.”

Alice was genuinely surprised, “I’m already drafting my last words, and you tell me you’re thinking about my name?!”

You’re quite the pessimist, Miss Hunter.

“I’m a student, after all.

Students are always optimistic.

We don’t ponder about what happens if we lose or die; instead, we think about delicious food, entertaining games, and what the names of beautiful older ladies might be.”

“Yeah, right.

I envy your carefree attitude so much, I’ll become an idiot if I keep hanging around you.”

Was it an illusion, or did Alice seem a bit shy?

This guy couldn’t possibly be unexpectedly innocent…

Alice fell silent for a while, then suddenly said, “After this is all over, will you talk about me with your friends?”

“What should I say, that I was busy saving the world with a pitiful blue-haired older lady from the Country a few days ago?”

“You can leave out the strange adjectives.”

Without much hesitation, Gongsun Ce replied, “I won’t.

Sharing things like this with friends doesn’t fit my personality, and moreover…”

“Moreover?”

“Some experiences are better treasured in the heart, that’s what I believe.”

Hunter slapped his shoulder, laughing, “You speak such naive words so bluntly?

You’re being too childish, Gongsun Ce!”

It was more naive than childish.

Gongsun Ce always felt at times like these that he truly was still a student.

He wanted to find another amusing topic to joke about—like asking whether those with the Divine Communication named themselves—but he felt that this was a bit too lacking in tension.

Yet discussing the details of the giant dragon summoning might make both Alice and himself nervous due to the stress of the unknown.

Could they really make it in time?

Perhaps the leader of the dragon worshippers had already succeeded and was merely waiting for the experts to arrive before commencing the summoning, to relish in the despair on their faces.

Or maybe the enemy they imagined had already been slain by specialists from another country, and they would be facing yet another trap that had been set long ago…

The more Gongsun Ce thought, the more nervous he became, and the Superpower User who was usually eloquent found himself at a loss for words.

Alice, on the other hand, brought up something unrelated to the mission, “Does it bother you that much?

The real name.”

“I think a name, just like a face, is a symbol of one’s humanity, a constant reference to the other person.

But if the name you use is merely a temporary code or pseudonym, it feels like you’re always conversing with someone behind a mask, and that thought brings a sense of inexplicable inequality.”

“You sure are troublesome.

What’s there to ask about the name of someone like me…” Alice crossed her arms and turned her body away, “Here’s the deal, after everything is over, when it’s time to part ways, I’ll tell you my real name.

Conversely…”

Alice’s tone unexpectedly softened.

“We’ve come this far, so don’t you dare die here.”

Gongsun Ce couldn’t suppress his desire to tease, “You really don’t suit this girlish way of speaking.”

“Shut up, let’s pretend I never said that!”

“Right, that’s more like you.”

They stopped talking as the mobile platform came to a halt in front of the end of the track, by the door, readying themselves for battle.

Both understood tacitly it was not the time to hold back.

The moment they encountered the enemy, they would give their all, leaving no room for the enemy to struggle!

Gongsun Ce approached the door, recreating the barrier of white matter on the opposite side.

Alice’s hand rested on his shoulder, and they disappeared from in front of the heavy door…

When the two re-emerged from the shadows and the white matter barrier vanished, they were once again surprised by the sight before them.

It was an enormous, luminescent green sphere floating in the air like a celestial body.

And around the sphere roamed thousands of giant dragon-like shadows.

Countless tubes connected to the sphere, transporting green fluid in every direction, and in the foreground, in the center of their field of vision, stood a man in a brown coat with his back to them.

He looked up at the enormous object above his head as if beholding a god.

Beneath the man’s feet were countless intricate lines drawn with charcoal, resembling an Array used for mysterious rituals.

The black patterns rose from the ground to the walls, extending along the tubes towards the sphere, only showing an incongruous blank space at the core.

Even those with no background in mysticism could see that the Array was nearly complete, lacking only a few strokes at the center.

The man’s appearance was the exact match of Xu Junyi from the files.

He sighed, “You’re a step too late.”

No one responded to his words, as the battle began the moment their eyes met.

Gongsun Ce launched a hundred invisible strikes with his Telekinesis, while Alice teleported into the shadows behind the man, aiming a short arrow at his head.

However, the leader of the dragon worshippers ignored all attacks.

“All I ask for is a fair fight.”

Xu Junyi simply turned his head to look into the young man’s eyes.

“Desolate Form unveils, prosperity and misfortune balance in a fleeting duel.”

In the moment of the proclamation,

The two who exchanged glances vanished from this world simultaneously.