From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword

Lu Heng slid backwards, planning to test the new Skill he had learned. He focused on his opponent's eyes and cast "Spirit Control."

Buzz!

After a bout of tinnitus, Lu Heng gained control over Derek Wolf. After slightly adjusting, he made Wolf turn around and pounce towards Black Crow 013, swiping with two claws.

Black Crow 013's gaze sharpened, and his Black Feather Cloak suddenly flared open, flapping like wings and shooting out a ring of black feathers.

The feathers tinkled as they nailed into Wolf's body, transforming into chains that bound him.

Originally, 013 had intended for Lu Heng and Wolf to fight, but it turned into a contest between him and Wolf.

Moreover, Wolf had been restrained by his Black Crow feathers right after the first exchange.

No matter how much Wolf struggled, he couldn't break free from the shackles.

Different species among humans possess distinct racial strengths.

For example, black people have stronger Strength and Constitution Attributes but weaker Spirit and Perception.

That's why, with a Level C "Spirit Control," Lu Heng managed to take control of Wolf without even lifting a finger.

After all, he had already killed three others and didn't mind adding one more.

Lu Heng flipped his palm and drew the Aurora Blade, raising the sword to cut at the back of Wolf's neck.

At that moment,

Black Crow 013 spoke, "Stop, that's enough."

Lu Heng didn't heed him and brought the sword down.

Black Crow 013 quickly reached out into the air, grabbing the black feather chains and pulling Wolf away from the strike.

Wolf woke up from the Spirit Control, and the feather chains released him.

He had no idea what had just happened. Turning around, he roared and seemed poised to attack Lu Heng again.

Just then,

Black Crow 013 backhanded a slap across his face, cursing, "Idiot! From now on, 028 has unlimited retaliation rights against 031. 028, if he dares to touch you, kill him."

With that, he spread his arms, transformed into a black crow, and flew up into the sky, disappearing from sight.

The showdown ended like a joke before it even started.

Even 013 wasn't interested in protecting this 'black gorilla' any longer.

Hearing the permission given by 013, a mocking smile formed on Lu Heng's lips as he said, "Come on, try touching me again."

Wolf picked up on the meaning of 013's words and his expression changed unpredictably.

He gradually realized something and didn't dare to make a move.

Lu Heng lifted his sword and smacked Wolf's face with the flat of the blade, taunting, "Come on, hit me! Are you worthless?"

Wolf's eyes blazed with fury, and he clenched his fists, but he stood there, dare not move.

Lu Heng swatted his face with the sword until it swelled up, leaving behind dark, reddish streaks, yet none of it provoked Wolf to attack.

The situation surprised Lu Heng; this 'black gorilla' was surprisingly tolerant, almost defying natural instinct.

Lu Heng raised his sword, contemplating a direct kill and simply claiming that Wolf had attacked first, as there would be no evidence after death.

However, just as he raised his sword, a voice came from the sky.

"What I said was, if he attacks you again, then kill him."

"How boring," Lu Heng retracted his sword and walked away.

...

On the way back,

Lu Heng pondered what Black Crow 013 meant by Holy Artifact.

In his past life, although he had joined the Creator Organization, he was numbered 328, too far down the sequence to touch the organization's core secrets.

Therefore, he couldn't guess what the Holy Artifact was for a moment.

And the matter was very complicated.

The Artifact was stolen by 027, but it was not the real 027, instead, it was an impostor.

Yet this fake 027 had been impersonating for over half a year.

That is to say, the 027 Lu Heng had encountered from the very beginning was the impostor.

Who was this usurper?

To be able to impersonate a member of the Creators for half a year, and to seize the opportunity to steal the Creator Organization's Holy Artifact.

"027."

Lu Heng repeated the number, searching through his memories for this number but found nothing.

Judging by the extent of changes in the timeline, many things in this life had changed.

However, the changes were mostly due to his own actions.

If the traitor 027 had replaced a Creator member half a year ago, then in his past life, he must have done the same, except the invitee 028 wasn't him but someone else.

Perhaps it was Hasegawa Tom in the past life.

After all, Hasegawa Tom was the first target for invitation to 029, and without him, Hasegawa Tom would likely have been 028.

Did the past life's 027 also steal the Holy Artifact from the Creator Organization?

Was he later caught by the Creator Organization?

These were secrets of the Creators, not to be made public.

In his past life, his number was too low, and he had no chance to learn about the High Sequence members' information.

The whole affair was rife with strangeness.

013 Black Crow was right about one thing—perhaps within the Creator Organization, Lu Heng was the one who knew the fake 027 best.

At least he knew that the 027 he had encountered had deliberately designed the deaths of Hasegawa Tom and Alex Austin.

And this 027 didn't want Sikes' technological information to fall into the hands of the Creator Organization.

With these clues, maybe Lu Heng could figure out the real identity of this 027.

Thus far, Lu Heng hadn't told anyone this secret.

Lu Heng didn't plan to report this information to the Creator Organization either, but he indeed wanted to find out who 027 really was and what Holy Artifact he had stolen.