Chapter 3: The Mighty Man
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Not knowing how long he had been asleep, Rodin kept dreaming, the same dream that had been haunting him for over a month. In autumn, amidst the maple forests ablaze with red leaves, a man draped in a long black robe stood facing away from Rodin, saying: "You finally came, I've been waiting for you." The clock of fate had finally begun to turn! The man kept repeating these words. Rodin tried hard to see his face, but no matter how much he struggled, he couldn't move. Then, a long sword, its blade glowing with a scorching flame, pierced through his body, and his own flesh began to burn in the raging fire!
Woken by a nightmare, I checked the time on my phone; it had only been over five hours, and half the journey still lay ahead. It was evening now, and the train sped through the mountains and fields like a giant dragon in the darkness. Suddenly, a strong sense of danger enveloped the entire carriage, making Luo Ding feel intensely uneasy. However, looking at the people around him, none of them seemed to notice anything amiss. Some were quietly sleeping, others chatting happily with newly made friends, but Luo Ding remained deeply uneasy, as if something were about to happen.
Looking around at Jaina, she seemed to feel the same uneasy feeling and woke up from her sleep. "What's wrong, Rodin? Why do I feel like this? A dangerous feeling!"
"Hmm, I can feel it too, but the magic power isn't strong enough to sense where this dangerous aura is coming from! But I'm sure it's nearby!" As time ticked on, Rodin could sense that the dangerous aura was getting closer, yet in this world, his magic power was recovering too slowly to pinpoint its source.
Suddenly, a burly Western man ran from the last carriage to Luo Ding's carriage in a panic. The man was tall, with messy golden curls that seemed long uncombed. Strangely, it was still night, and he was wearing sunglasses!
Rodin sat in the middle of the carriage, watching as the man drew closer. Rodin finally noticed that the dangerous aura emanating from the man was unmistakable. Before the man could reach Rodin, four more men in black suits appeared at the door. They looked cold and ruthless, like killers straight out of a movie. The carriage then became chaotic as the four men brandished guns. The murderous aura they exuded quickly lowered the temperature inside the carriage.
More terrifyingly, Rodin sensed an aura that did not belong to a normal person from the four men and the Western man being chased. It was an unusual ability! Although Rodin couldn't determine whether it was magic, ki, or holy light, this aura was definitely not something a normal person would possess. Rodin quickly communicated with Jaina using his divine consciousness, asking her to block out the magical aura to avoid unnecessary trouble!
When the four men saw the western man in their line of sight, they did not care that there were many people in the car. The four machine guns in their hands suddenly spat out a series of tongues of fire, and the dense bullets shot at the western man!
At the very moment that the bullet was about to touch the western man's body, something strange happened. All the bullets froze in the air
One of the four men who had just fired stood up, leading the way behind the western man, and there seemed to be a powerful energy wall that held all the bullets in place.
The Western man blocked the bullet attack and no longer fled, for four black-clad Eastern men appeared ahead of him. The leading Eastern man waved his hand, and an invisible shockwave quickly enveloped the entire carriage. Passengers fell one after another, all falling into a peaceful sleep. Although Rodin and Jaina were unaffected, to avoid unnecessary trouble, they also pretended to be asleep, lying on the table.
"Jack! Put down the jade in your hand, perhaps our Chinese Guard can spare you! It is a treasure of our East, why do you want to snatch it? Since ancient times, the Eastern and Western worlds of special abilities have never crossed paths. You walk your path of sunshine, we cross our narrow bridge. If you wish to start a war between the Eastern and Western worlds of special abilities, please inform your master behind the scenes. Our Chinese Guard will not back down!" the man leading the group said to the man called Jack.
The Chinese Imperial Guard? Luo Ding quickly searched his mind, but after much thought, he couldn't recall ever hearing of such an organization called the Chinese Imperial Guard. From the tone of the person, it seemed that this Chinese Imperial Guard was likely a state-affiliated institution. So why had it never been mentioned in the media or books!
"If you want to kill, go ahead. I'm not afraid of death. As long as I have a breath left in me, I won't put down this stone. Besides, with your strength, how sure are you?" Jack said so loudly that it seemed the jade in his hand was very important to both sides.
"Big talk!" The Eastern man with a large beard behind the leader, provoked by Jack's challenge, lost his temper. His hands instantly burst into powerful electric energy, countless blue arcs dancing vibrantly in his grasp. He reached out and punched through the air, a bolt of lightning whistling toward Jack!
Jack merely waved his hands, and a black knight's giant sword appeared in his hand. The sword emitted a dark glow, as if it did not exist in this world at all. Jack slashed fiercely, and a black sword aura shot towards the lightning, instantly shattering it. It then charged at the four men leading the group!
The leader of the group saw this and threw a punch to the ground, sending an invisible shock wave straight at the black sword. The two energies met in the middle, collided, and the powerful energy instantly shattered all the glass in the carriage.
Jack straightened his clothes, put the black sword on his shoulder, and smiled slightly. "You are very strong, but you are still not my opponent! Why don't you fight together?"
"Double Dragon Shadow Sword? You're the second-in-command of America's 'Seagull'? Sword Saint! I didn't expect it! Ha ha, America actually sent out the second-in-command of' Seagull 'for this secret!" The lead man looked at Jack's sword, seemingly knowing Jack's true identity.
"Humph! Now that you know who I am, then you all die!"
The American, known as the Sword Saint, his eyes brimming with murderous intent, thrust the black sword on his shoulder into the ground and made a strange gesture as if guiding some kind of energy. As the Sword Saint guided it, the black aura around the Twin Dragon Shadow Sword grew stronger, "Time Freeze!" the Sword Saint roared. The black aura instantly enveloped the entire carriage. Everyone, including Rodin and Jaina, felt an overwhelming pressure that seemed to freeze the air, making even breathing and heartbeats increasingly difficult.
The eight men in black, who called themselves the Chinese Imperial Guard, were not idle either. They were all psionicists, each using their own abilities: lightning, fireballs, air, water, and intangible energy waves. One of them even reminded Rodin of a rampaging orc; he instantly transformed, his body swelling by more than double its size, with ten sharp claws extending from his ten fingers, as sharp as blades.
The two sides could not tell who was winning or losing, but the constant energy shock made the carriage suffer. Passengers were constantly torn apart by the powerful energy while they were still asleep, and they had already gone to heaven without knowing what was going on
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