I Am Your Natural Enemy

The Great Demon neither saw anyone nor sensed anyone, indicating that the task the Scorching Sun Department set out to do was already complete, and there was no risk here anymore.

He tried sensing something around, but found nothing. He felt a bit regretful; it seemed the portal had indeed been closed by the Scorching Sun Department.

That day, the scene was so grand, and after Tuoba Martial God appeared, everything returned to calm. It seems this Tuoba Martial God is stronger than he anticipated, being able to forcefully close the portal as a martial artist.

He wandered among several small towns within a hundred-kilometer radius but still did not sense the presence of any kindred.

Today, he came personally, hoping to find something different, ideally a gap in the sealed portal, so he could go back once.

He has been in this world for too long, even though most of the time was spent in slumber, it has been too long already.

In order to find the path to ascension, he needed kindred, not for companionship, but to devour them.

He finally found a kindred that came out with him long ago, but that companion had become unrecognizable, too unfamiliar.

He didn’t dare to do much, because he could sense that companion’s resolve, who really dared to go straight to Dragon Tiger Mountain.

”What a pity...”

The Great Demon felt a bit regretful; the Scorching Sun Department had done too thorough a job this time. Tuoba Martial God personally took action, and he couldn’t sense any gaps in the sealed portal.

A wasted trip.

He put on a mask and glasses, quietly returned to the camp, and saw a companion lighting a bonfire in the fire pit, sitting there warming himself.

”It’s so late, where did you go? If I hadn’t thought you went out on your own, and didn’t find any traces of wild beasts, I was going to wake everyone up.”

”Couldn’t sleep, went out for a walk.”

”Going out for a walk and not returning after more than two hours? You said before coming here that hiking in these deep mountains is very dangerous, and you can’t act alone. You promised, so return tomorrow during the day.”

The Great Demon’s eyes flickered, his pupils expanded in an instant, and then returned to normal. He felt it was unnecessary at least here; no one could die to attract attention.

”Alright, alright, I understand.”

He reached out his hand, patted his companion’s shoulder, and turned back to his own tent.

The next morning, the Great Demon concluded his hike, carrying his belongings away, heading towards the highway.

Halfway through, he saw that mountain village.

It was not his first time coming here, but the last time he was here, the ambiance felt dark, oppressive, deeply and silently despairing.

But now, the ideas and thoughts hovering there were completely different from before.

It was a kind of brightness, as if even the air breathed was rejoicing, and the weight pressing there for thousands of years finally vanished.

The Great Demon was a bit taken aback and didn’t quite understand what was happening?

Could it be that Tuoba Martial God as merely a martial artist could resolve the curse on the people here?

The Great Demon adjusted his direction, heading towards the village.

He came near the village and saw someone who got up in the night; the expression on the Great Demon’s face instantly turned numb. The person he was possessing just stood there in the woods, eyes numb, not even questioning how he came to be there.

And in the village, the person who got up in the middle of the night without knowing what he was doing suddenly froze there.

Under the pitch-black night, he saw the person holding a plastic sheet, not knowing what he intended. The Great Demon didn’t bother to find out; he controlled the person he was possessing to walk around the village and saw a family that still seemed to have a faint light on, so he approached, and knocked on the illuminated window.

A window opened, and light shone out, revealing a young boy leaning there. Upon seeing the visitor, he immediately said,

”Grandpa, I’ll sleep once I’m done with my homework preview. The day after tomorrow, I’ll go to school.”

”Was the curse lifted?” The Great Demon directly asked what concerned him.

”Ah...” The young boy was somewhat surprised by the question, but still answered honestly: ”I don’t quite understand, but we all celebrated for three days. Grandpa, everything’s fine now. I’m going to the city for school.”

”So it was really resolved...” The Great Demon was indeed shocked.

”Where’s the key then?”

”What key?” The young boy didn’t understand.

The Great Demon was utterly shocked; how was such a curse resolved?

Wait, the curse was resolved, and the Scorching Sun Department dared to leave these people unattended and just left? What does that mean?

The curse was resolved, so what about the key hidden in the bloodline of these people?

His original plan was to wait until those paying attention here left, then at the critical moment, sneak in to try to open the portal.

But now, he found that things were entirely beyond his expectations, completely different from what he had imagined.

The Great Demon didn’t bother with the young boy anymore; he turned around to leave, and the young boy didn’t think much of it, just assuming his grandpa wanted him to sleep quickly.

The Great Demon took only a few steps before leaving the body of the person he was possessing, returning to the hiker and quickly leaving the place.

And in the village, the face of the clan elder previously possessed lost its original smile, and the anticipation disappeared.

His expression turned wooden, his gaze became empty, standing still, with even his complexion turning a bit ashen.

He remained motionless for a few minutes. It was as if he remembered something, mechanically walking to a wooden building, meticulously inspecting the basket in front of him and then covering it with a plastic sheet, tying it securely.

He carried the basket on his back, with a wooden expression, walked out, and amidst everyone sleeping, felt his way out of the village with decades of familiarity.

The next morning, as the sun rose, the clan elder with an ashen face and a wooden expression came alone to the nearest small town along the highway.

He had a cloth bundle of cash, caught a ride, and came to the train station. Under the guidance of the staff, he bought a fast train ticket at the manual ticket window and boarded the train.

When the train had traveled overnight and arrived at Nanwu County, the clan elder’s stiff form, with the basket on his back, got off the train, triggering a piece of equipment set up in this large station by the Scorching Sun Department.

The Nanwu County Scorching Sun Department simultaneously received the signal.

”The equipment at Yu State train station detected corpse energy.”