Chapter 757: Jumping Off the Building

"Are they coming for me?"

Lu Xun frowned at the sight, immediately glancing down at his watch. "Only ten minutes have passed... and I left no clues. How did they find us?"

"Even in this era, there are extraordinary individuals." Chen Ling's voice was calm. Having just encountered Nie Yu, a top-tier hunter, he wasn't surprised by methods of tracking enemies remotely. He watched the helicopter approaching rapidly, his hands slowly clenching into fists beneath his sleeves, a cold glint flashing in his eyes. "Should I take care of them for you?"

"No... we can't. They have several 'Black Hands' and likely thermal weapons. Yang Xiao and I don't have much offensive capability yet. If we fight now, we'll be at too great a disadvantage." Lu Xun frowned, watching the black behemoth roar closer, his mind quickly making a judgment. "We should avoid a fight for now and get out of here."

Hearing this, Chen Ling's eyebrows raised slightly. "Are you sure?"

"Yes, fighting here would also affect the people below. This is a shopping district."

"...True." Chen Ling glanced at the bustling street below. "I can only take one person. You should be able to leave using the Stellar Tide yourself?"

"Yes. Director Chen, let's meet at Huangcheng Temple."

The next moment, three figures simultaneously ran towards the edge of the rooftop!

Whirring—

The helicopter in the distance gradually approached, a dazzling beam of light shooting from it, illuminating the rooftop terrace. "Director, we've found Dr. Lu!" someone in the cabin exclaimed, pointing at the rooftop.

The director immediately pressed himself against the porthole, squinting at the dim rooftop. He saw three figures running at high speed, the helicopter's light barely able to keep up with them. "What are they doing?"

"They're jumping!! Director!! They're jumping off the building!!!"

"What????"

Under the director's horrified gaze, the pale beam swept across the edge of the rooftop, and the three figures simultaneously leapt down!

Whistling winds rushed past their ears, making their clothes flap. The glass windows of the skyscraper reflected their afterimages, like black lightning, as they plummeted towards the ground... Their speed was incredible; even the helicopter's light couldn't keep up with their falling forms. They were like arrows shooting from a bowstring, streaking through light and shadow! And the arrows pointed towards a sea of neon, a convergence of endless city lights and car taillights!

Yang Xiao could feel his heart pounding madly in his chest, an unprecedented sense of weightlessness engulfing his body... He looked frantically beside him. He didn't even know why he jumped off the building... Chen Ling had just pulled him and said to jump, so he did. As for whether he would survive the jump, Yang Xiao was now very unsure.

In contrast, Lu Xun was completely calm. He let his body free-fall from hundreds of meters high, spreading his arms as if preparing to take flight, his eyes shimmering with countless brilliant stars. "...Catch me."

A murmur sounded. The next moment, his form in mid-air melted into a miniature galactic outline. The starlight seemed to intertwine with the cosmos beyond, gradually vanishing without a trace, until only a faint breeze remained, sweeping through the tree shade on both sides of the street.

At the same time, Chen Ling's hand shot out, grabbing Yang Xiao's arm, and then he stomped forcefully in the air! Cloud Step! Chen Ling seemed to have stepped on an incredibly sturdy platform, using the leverage to change direction in mid-air. He carried Yang Xiao, cutting a sharp right angle through the night, then crashed into the glass curtain wall of the dark building opposite! Shattered glass rained down like stardust. The helicopter roared past the building, but no matter how the white searchlight scoured, not a single figure could be seen...

"Director, they... they..."

"You don't need to tell me, I can see." The director frowned deeply. "The one who turned into stars just now must have been Lu Xun... Who were the other two?"

"It was too dark just now, couldn't see clearly."

"To jump from such a height and escape, they must also be Divine Path possessors." The director rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "Lu Xun actually knows Divine Path possessors... I wonder if they are 'Black Hands' or 'White Hands'."

"Director, what do we do next?"

The director didn't answer. He calmly took a slip of paper from his pocket, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes. "Don't worry about the other two; Lu Xun is the most important. The Master already calculated his next transfer location in advance. Our people are already waiting there... This time, he won't escape."

The slip of paper was gently unfolded in the director's hand, revealing an address: —Huangcheng Temple.

The night deepened. The city lights gradually dimmed, and pedestrians became fewer. In a corner of the district filled with skyscrapers, a temple stood quietly in the darkness.

It was already late at night. The temple had long ceased public hours, and the monks were asleep, leaving the entire temple eerily silent.

A streak of brilliant starlight descended from the sky, weaving into a humanoid figure on the stone-tiled ground. The faint starlight illuminated a dark corner of the temple. After a brief pause, a man in a black shirt slowly emerged from behind a wall.

Lu Xun let out a long sigh, weariness evident in his eyes.

Repeatedly using the Stellar Tide tonight was too much of a burden for him, a newcomer who had just reached Tier 2. His mental energy was almost depleted. Fortunately, this time, that group shouldn't find him so quickly. The mobility granted by the Stellar Tide allowed Lu Xun to traverse tens of kilometers in a very short time. Even Chen Ling couldn't arrive at the same time as him; it would likely take some time for him and Yang Xiao to catch up...

Lu Xun didn't disturb anyone, walking alone through the temple.

He walked through the dim corridors, past ancient bells for blessings, incense-ash-filled bronze censers, and locked Buddhist halls... Lu Xun didn't know where he should go; perhaps he just wanted to take a stroll. The only sounds were the rustling of wind through the vegetation.

Finally, Lu Xun stopped in front of a Buddhist hall.

Perhaps due to a monk's oversight, the temple's main door was unlocked. The majestic door stood ajar, with no light emanating from within.

Lu Xun hesitated for a moment, then gently pushed the door open. A faint creak sounded as the starlight behind him spilled onto the ancient temple's floor tiles, coating them in a faint silver glow.

In the darkness, a tall, magnificent Buddha statue slowly appeared before Lu Xun's eyes...

The Buddha statue was so immense that the starlight could only illuminate half of its body. Its shoulders and head remained shrouded in shadow, making it mysterious and solemn.