Chapter 43: Restart

"Next, we should go eat something good to celebrate!" Ji Chen said with a smile, putting his arm around Ceng Yue's shoulder.

After returning to their residence, the two celebrated simply.

"This is nothing; our goal is the sea of stars!" Ji Chen raised his glass and said heroically.

Ceng Yue shook her glass lightly.

However, when they began to explore new supernatural realms, they found that things were not as smooth as they had imagined.

A force hidden in the dark, like a maggot on a tarsal bone, constantly obstructed their actions.

Although this force was not as powerful as the previous Evil Shadow, its methods were extremely secretive, making one hard to guard against.

Trial after trial, failure after failure, made Ji Chen and Ceng Yue feel unprecedented pressure.

A tense atmosphere shrouded them once again.

"Who exactly are they? What do they want to do?" Ji Chen frowned, muttering to himself.

Ceng Yue shook her head.

"Not good!" Ji Chen's face changed, "They're here!" As soon as the words fell, a black shadow flashed and disappeared into the night.

"Chase!"

The night curtain was like a giant black net, shrouding this prosperous city.

Ji Chen stood on the rooftop of a high-rise, feeling the hunting night wind, wise light flickering in his eyes.

He was like an experienced hunter, capturing the aura of his prey in the darkness.

This force surging in the dark recently, although hidden extremely deep, still revealed some clues under his meticulous deduction.

"These guys are quite good at hide-and-seek." Ji Chen curled his mouth into a confident smile, his fingertips sliding rapidly on the phone screen, calling up monitoring screens one after another.

"However, no matter how cunning the fox is, it can't escape the hunter's eyes."

Ceng Yue stood behind him, watching him plan and command; she always admired the strong, and Ji Chen's wisdom and steadiness undoubtedly made her appreciate him even more.

"You seem to enjoy this puzzle game?" Ceng Yue suddenly popped out a sentence, her tone carrying a hint of teasing.

Ji Chen turned his head, raised an eyebrow at her, and smiled like a cat that had stolen fish: "Of course, after all, I am the reincarnation of 'Conan,' specializing in treating all kinds of dissatisfaction!"

The two smiled at each other, and the atmosphere instantly relaxed a lot.

Sure enough, under Ji Chen's command, they quickly locked onto a stronghold of this force.

A fierce battle quietly unfolded on the edge of the city.

The enemy was clearly prepared, with all kinds of supernatural abilities emerging one after another, throwing them over as if they were worthless.

A violent wind, sweeping gravel, whistled over; a ball of fire, like a fire dragon, baring fangs and brandishing claws, attempted to swallow everything; and countless ice spikes, like sharp arrows, shot toward the two densely.

"Holy crap, are people who launch sneak attacks these days this desperate?" Ji Chen complained while dodging the attacks.

Ceng Yue remained silent, like an ice goddess; with every move, the power of frost resolved the enemy's offensive into nothingness.

Ji Chen did not fall behind; his figure was like a ghost, shuttling flexibly between various attacks.

At the same time, powerful energy surged from his body, crazily absorbing the scattered supernatural energy around, turning it into his own use.

His body was like a bottomless pit, greedily devouring everything.

"This feeling... is so cool!" Ji Chen felt the surging power in his body, couldn't help but growl, and punched out, directly shattering an enemy's attack.

The surrounding Ability Users, watching Ji Chen and Ceng Yue fight side-by-side like gods descending to earth, couldn't help but emit bursts of exclamation.

"God Chen! God Yue! Amazing! These are the true top experts!"

"Their fighting style is too cool; it's simply a visual feast!"

The battle intensified, the enemy's offensive became increasingly fierce, but Ji Chen and Ceng Yue's cooperation became increasingly tacit.

Just during a lull in the battle, Ceng Yue suddenly raised her hand to wipe the sweat from Ji Chen's forehead; in her eyes, there was full tenderness and love...

Ceng Yue's action made Ji Chen feel warm in his heart.

This woman, usually cold, still knows how to care about people at critical moments!

He grinned, revealing a mouthful of big white teeth: "Wife, your gentle critical hit is more effective than any elixir!"

Ceng Yue withdrew her hand and rolled her eyes at him expressionlessly: "Less glib, focus on the battle!" Although her tone was cold, the tenderness at the corners of her eyes could not be hidden no matter what.

This sudden dog food caught the surrounding Ability Users off guard.

"Holy crap, I'm full from this wave of dog food!" "God Chen and God Yue are too sweet; I'm dying of sweetness!" "Suddenly feel like I'm a lightbulb..."

With the nourishment of love, Ji Chen's combat power was even more off the charts.

He was like a war god possessed, his fist wind whistling, palm shadows flying; wherever he went, enemies fell one after another.

Ceng Yue's frost power was also exerted to the limit, freezing everything for a thousand miles; the enemies under her offensive were like mice falling into an ice cellar, shivering.

Finally, this small force was completely defeated.

Ji Chen and Ceng Yue obtained some important information about the hidden force from the captives.

Their reputation in the Supernatural World became even louder, and all Ability Users looked forward to them further uncovering the truth.

After returning to their residence, Ji Chen and Ceng Yue began to carefully analyze the information obtained.

"This information looks messy, but if you sort it out carefully, you should be able to find some clues." Ji Chen said while piecing together the information fragments.

Ceng Yue watched silently from the side, occasionally raising some key questions.

"Look here, this symbol..." Following her pointing, Ji Chen's gaze also fell on that inconspicuous symbol.

"Wait, this symbol..." Ji Chen's pupils contracted suddenly, and his face became solemn.

"This... how is this possible?!"

Ceng Yue also realized the seriousness of the matter, her breathing becoming rapid: "This... represents..."

"Shh..." Ji Chen suddenly made a gesture to be quiet, his gaze looking toward the window vigilantly.

"Someone is monitoring us..." ===== CHAPTER 44 =====