Chapter 826 - 820: Demon Child Zhang Kuang Wanted!
Ma Ran glanced at Song Chu, who was meditating, and could see through his comrade's thoughts with clarity.
Such a notion of "As long as Ma Ran is alive, there will be no complete failure" really overestimates him.
Rebooting timelines is indeed possible when one is within the Main Universe.
This time, it involves not just the Main Universe, but All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds. The unified will of the Endless Plane isn't as mad as the Main Universe's will. Despite its great value as the [Audience], it's very difficult to leverage.
If this fails, trying to reboot the Chaos Star Domain's timeline and be reborn again is nearly impossible.
Sometimes, Ma Ran also envied other Earthlings for having someone like him whom they could "trust unconditionally," placing all hopes upon him.
People often say, when the sky falls, tall people will hold it up.
From the moment the second round through the Main Universe began, he became the tallest person, must stand tall and unwavering; he can't afford to fall, not even to bend his spine slightly!
Shaking his head, Ma Ran expelled chaotic thoughts from his mind, and looking at Wan Haihao and Zhu Hanyi, who were ready to depart without hesitation, his mind felt a bit overwhelmed. He closed his eyes and massaged his acupoints.
The excessive trust of his comrades, unconsciously, has turned into an invisible pressure and burden.
Carrying too much responsibility, anyone would feel tired.
Therefore...
After this battle in the Chaos Star Domain, it should be the end of everything, right?
Ma Ran doesn't fear endless challenges and hardships, but sometimes, he still wishes for a holiday.
"Those responsible for seeking the [Demon Child] won't just be your group."
With eyes like knives that cut through tangled thoughts, he looked at the Sword Master's two disciples and said solemnly: "There are executors from our faction and hunters from the Endless Plane Faction, even local forces within the Chaos Star Domain may appear."
As he spoke, he took two roughly crafted wide sheets of paper from the table.
"These are the enemy's bounty orders."
Zhu Hanyi and Wan Haihao instinctively looked at the bounty. It read:
[Hongzhou Reward.]
[Target: Demon Child·Zhang Kuang]
[Reward: Ten thousand gold, dead or alive.]
And there was a portrait of a man.
The person in the portrait had red hair, blood-red eyes, dashing looks, but the facial lines weren't soft, rather, they were sharp and clear as if etched by knives and axes. Just looking at that face made one feel he was a brave and formidable person.
Although the image was blurred due to the quality of the paper used for the bounty order, those present could still instantly recognize the person depicted.
"Fortunately, in the Chaos Star Domain, due to the suppression by world laws, the paper-making craft across states is not well-developed."
Zhu Hanyi let out a breath, forced a smile: "Cangming Nineteen States, there are plenty of red-haired red-eyed people, people like us with black hair and black eyes are actually the minority."
"With the resolution of this bounty order... even the pursuers might run into the Demon Child without recognizing him."
Even so, he didn't relax his vigilance.
Since Ma Ran said that the [Demon Child] is the key to determining the victory of the Final Battle, the Demon Child is bound to play a crucial role.
Hence, when encountering matters related to the Demon Child, it's never too much to be extra vigilant.
Having heard Zhu Hanyi's words, Ma Ran replied with a ghostly tone: "Hongzhou is merely one of our adversarial states."
"The bounty from Luo Province is to 'kill every person named Zhang Kuang, regardless of age or gender'.
Hiss...
Zhu Hanyi drew in a cold breath.
"Just bearing that name means being hunted..."
"That's way too harsh, isn't it?"
"Moreover... the Endless Plane has already occupied Hongzhou and Luo Province... did they have such a huge advantage initially?"
Wan Haihao and Song Chu's expressions weren't much better, both carrying a deep solemnity, making the atmosphere in the room tense.
Dong! Dong!
Ma Ran knocked on the table, drawing the attention of the three, his voice carrying a persuasion: "Strategic issues, you don't need to worry about."
"The opponent's advantage is merely human wave tactics; even human wave tactics cannot be fully utilized due to the restrictions of the Chaos Star Domain."
"With a fixed level of hierarchy, it's not something that can be fostered into a Supreme Ruler-level combat power easily."
"In other words, we aren't at a disadvantage in top-tier combat power."
These words weren't very precise because...
By the means of the Endless Plane unified will, it could entirely strip its Supreme Rulers' hierarchy, using hierarchy empowerment to nurture new Supreme Rulers among the Qualified.
But that's meaningless.
Merely a matter of subtraction and addition.
Throughout the process, even a lot of nurturing time might be wasted.
As individuals branded as [Executors], willingly or not, once branded and entering into Cangming Nineteen States of the Chaos Star Domain, they become natural "population" of a certain faction.
This is also why the Endless Plane unified will's manifestation, known as the Watermelon Spirit, didn't strip the heirarchy of the [Supreme of Darkness] Yue Sheng instantly but directly threw it into the Chaos Star Domain.
If the Endless Plane unified will were really to do the "subtraction and addition" operation, it wouldn't bring it much benefit and could only change the "subconscious" of its elite warriors.
The valiant, better than the timid at fighting.
The wise, better than the dull in agility.
And so on.
However...
When comforting people, speaking logical, flawless reasoning, no matter how precise, is meaningless and doesn't achieve a calming effect.
Words that are unequivocal and powerful, stabilize the heart more.
Sure enough, upon hearing Ma Ran's analysis, the anxiety in the eyes of the three gradually dissipated.
Ma Ran summarized, saying: "Timing, geographical advantage, unity, technology, extraordinary..."
"As long as the main factors determining the outcome of the war are calculated, the victory's puzzle can be drawn."
"Next, everyone accomplish your respective tasks, the final victory will certainly belong to us!"
After receiving the task from Ma Ran, Zhu Hanyi felt as though he found a central pillar, turning to Wan Haihao: "Brother Hao, so we form a two-person team and depart now!"
Wan Haihao also wanted to set out immediately, but he was much more rational than Zhu Hanyi: "Brother Ran hasn't given us the route map yet. Where do you intend to find it?"
"Not to mention aimlessly wandering like headless chickens, whether we might conflict with other search groups' routes, causing redundant labor and wasting efficiency, the representation usually reflects more than just you and me."
"All these years, I've taught Sword Dao, nurtured countless disciples, you've forged treasure swords and your fame has spread beyond Ranzhou, there are countless swordsmen yearning for a sword from [Zhu Yuzi]."
"My connections, your reputation, these all need to be leveraged!"
...
Time flows like water, passing in the blink of an eye.
It has been precisely three months since Wan Haihao and Zhu Hanyi broke through the subconscious barriers and recovered their memories.
Perhaps it's because the Endless Plane and Main Universe's will reached some consensus, or because they reached a result through their confrontation, when the Chaos Star Domain evolves and falls into the norm, both All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds and Main Universe's time completed synchronization.
That is—one day in the Chaos Star Domain, ten days in the outside world.
The two great wills inadvertently displayed might beyond discussion, this change certainly impacted the balance of victory in the Final Battle...