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Chapter 180 The Ancient One, a sudden clue!
"What's the difference? Then I'll show you the difference..." The tall Bolton paused in his speech.

If you don't pay attention or your perception is not sharp enough, you won't be able to hear the pause when he just spoke.

But to Rorschach and Douglas, it was extremely obvious. They could even clearly see Bolton's action at that moment!

On the contrary, the human passenger who stood up and confronted Bolton did not realize what happened at the first time. But after Bolton finished speaking, he covered his chest and looked extremely painful!

"You...what did you do..."

There was finally a hint of fear in the human passenger's eyes when he looked at Bolton, because this was the case before he even understood the situation.

You know, he is a Sequence 4 demigod-level powerhouse!
Even though his strength was not outstanding among the demigods, he was definitely a top-level figure in the city he came from.

I didn't expect that I would fail so inexplicably on this train.

"You are an inferior species, and you won't understand even if I explain it to you. I hope you can be reborn into a good person in your next life." Bolton said expressionlessly.

The human passenger's eyes widened and he slowly fell down.

As he fell, his entire body was quickly absorbed by the train like liquid, and in the blink of an eye, no trace of his body remained.

The total number of passengers on the train's electronic screen also decreased from 78 to 77...Ticket progress (1/8).

Since entering the Kapoca Province, the number of passengers on the train has increased dramatically, and is now twice as many as when Rorschach and his companions boarded the train.

"He...what's going on?!"

Ou Hunt, who was beside Rorschach, was also shocked at this time!
Ouhunt and the passenger who just fell down are both Sequence 4 demigods. Even if his strength is stronger than the other, it is definitely not qualitatively stronger.

So, when the passenger couldn't see clearly what was happening, Ou Hunt naturally couldn't see clearly either.

This also means that if he was the one who was attacked just now, he would have no way of surviving!
This would of course make him a little shocked and nervous!

Even Ou Hunter is like this, let alone Isabel and the others. The gap in strength is really too big.

"Don't worry too much. He just sped up the flow of time around him. Plus, he's fast enough, so the total time from when he started to when the attack ended was less than a moment. It's normal that you didn't notice it." Rorschach explained to Ouhunt.

"Speeding up the flow of time? That's amazing!" Isabel exclaimed.

"What's so powerful about that? As long as we attack him a little bit during this process, we can break his acceleration Gua in an instant." Segura said disdainfully.

Being able to control time is, of course, very powerful, but the way Bolton used it was just the crudest means.

Neither Rorschach nor Segura took it seriously.

Douglas, who was standing by, was also surprised when he heard the analysis of Rorschach and his pet, because as Bolton's old rival, he naturally knew whether Rorschach and his pet's analysis was true or false.

The most troublesome thing about Bolton is that his opponent has messed up his time and often leaves him no time to react.

In a head-on battle, Bolton is actually no match for him.

However, the person who was most shocked at this moment must be Bolton. He obviously did not expect that there was someone else on the train besides Douglas who could see through his methods.

"Who are you?" Bolton looked towards Rorschach.

"You are just a passerby. You wouldn't know me even if I told you." Luo Xia said, "The power of time is certainly very strong, but the way you use it is still too crude. As long as you have some understanding of the power of time, it will be too easy for people of the same level to deal with you."

"You sound quite arrogant, but you don't really know the truth... Ugh!"

Bolton was standing there and talking the moment before, but the next moment he was no longer there. Rorschach raised one hand and grabbed his throat tightly!
Obviously, he took the initiative and used time acceleration and his own strength as he did before, trying to launch a surprise attack on Rorschach!

But the result was already obvious. His sneak attack failed and Rorschach instead grabbed his neck!

"I told you a long time ago not to show off your little power of time. Why do you have to humiliate yourself?" Rorschach shook his head and sighed.

As soon as he finished speaking, Bolton was thrown out and hit hard on the carriage at the front of the train!
However, Rorschach did not kill him, so as not to offend the person behind him.

He and Segura came to this world just to find traces of the great wizard Jiying. Everything else is secondary.

"Brother Charlotte is really capable!" Douglas looked at Rorschach with some admiration when he saw this, because this kind of situation rarely happened between him and Bolton.

Most of the time, the two sides are basically evenly matched.

The power of time that Bolton controls is not weak, but the power he controls is no weaker than the power of time either. In a fight, neither can do anything to the other. No one expected that the seemingly inconspicuous Rorschach would be so strong!
"you!"

Bolton, who was thrown away, glared at Rorschach with some dissatisfaction and disappeared again in an instant!
Just like last time, without any pause, he appeared in front of Rorschach and the others again, but the ending was still tragic.

Because this time, it was Segura on Rorschach's shoulder who took action!

However, Segura's tongue had already wrapped around Bolton many times in mid-air, and he was thrown back and forth to the sides of the train.

boom!
boom!
boom!boom!boom! ...

The speed of hitting back and forth became faster and faster. Wherever Segura's tongue swept through, the passengers in that area would lower their heads on their own initiative.

After a while.

Segura finally let go of Bolton, who had been hit by him, and threw him forward again, which was the front of the train.

This time, Bolton was really a little stunned.

Because Segura was much more ruthless than Rorschach, and the material of the train was very special, so it could not be damaged by them at all.

After this set of attacks, Bolton no longer dared to make any harsh remarks.

He just took a look at this side from a distance and decisively gave in, because he understood that there was still Douglas who had not taken any action yet.

If Douglas is really forced to take action, coupled with the mysterious Rorschach and his pet, he would be crazy if he continues to fight.

Therefore, this Sequence 4 Saint, who had just defeated a Sequence 3 Demigod-level warrior in seconds, no longer dared to mention lower species.

This little episode made many passengers on the train even more nervous.

Because they gradually realized that even a Sequence 3 Saint was not absolutely safe on today’s trains!
If Rorschach had been willing to join forces with Douglas before, it probably wouldn't have been a problem to keep Bolton here forever.

Fortunately, Rorschach and his men had no intention of continuing to attack, and even Bolton had become much more obedient. The following 'ticket' elimination round left them with basically no chance to attack, and they soon accumulated eight 'tickets'.

I think some passengers, in order to prevent monsters like Rorschach from clearing the area themselves, took the opportunity to deal with it themselves.

In this way, the train moved forward a few more stations.

The number of Sequence 3 Saints did not continue to increase, but in the process, several alien kings boarded the train!

This is the situation in the first carriage. Rorschach and the others haven't paid much attention to the situation in the next two carriages.

Gradually, the total number of passengers on the train finally broke through the three-digit mark and reached more than 100!
This also means that every subsequent station must have more than ten "tickets" to avoid being randomly wiped out by the train itself.

Rorschach was not very interested in these new passengers until he accidentally observed a new passenger's hint, which caught his attention:
「Name: Barbas」

"Race: Shoggoth"

"Status: Grown Shoggoth (King Level)"

"Hint 1: As a tool race created by the 'Ancients', they have many possibilities. They even almost overthrew the rule of the 'Ancients' by secretly accumulating strength, but unfortunately they failed."

"Hint 2: The so-called 'Ancients' is just a name given to this tribe by the Old Ones. They actually come from a more distant era, a technological civilization that is older than the Old Ones, and have many secret technologies."

"Hint 3: With the return of the Great Old Ones, the 'Ancients' that once fell into slumber with them have also reappeared. The Shoggoth in front of you is just the most worthless and ordinary tool in the hands of the 'Ancients'. They exist in every world of the Old Ones."

"Hint 4: The Shoggoths appear to be independent, but this is just a facade to conceal their ambitions. If anyone can help them escape the control of the 'Ancients', they will gain their greatest friendship."

"Hint 5: In today's Old Ones camp, the 'Ancients' are fighting with the Old Ones faction led by 'Lord of R'lyeh' Cthulhu for the ownership of several worlds, and the Shoggoths are naturally at the forefront. They may be one of your great aids in getting rid of the traitors!"

……

"Finally there is a clear clue!"

Rorschach, who had been just observing the new passenger out of habit and had no expectations, was pleasantly surprised to find a clue!
He is actually not interested in the rise and fall of the Shoggoths, a created tool race. The concept is nothing more than the relationship between humans and clones and cyborgs in the story.

Whether the Shoggoths finally gained freedom or the civilization called "Ancient Ones" suppressed rebellion again, it had nothing to do with him.

But the last hint from True Prison Eye obviously involved the ultimate target they were looking for this time - the Great Wizard Jiying!

He couldn't help but be interested.

"Since Shoggoth can help us get rid of Jiying, there are two possibilities regarding Jiying's current situation."

Rorschach pondered, "The first possibility is that he has joined the civilization called the 'Ancients', and the Shoggoths want to overthrow the rule of the 'Ancients', so they have a common enemy with us, namely the 'Ancients'."

"The second possibility is that he has joined the Old One who is known as the Lord of R'lyeh... and as the vanguard of the Ancient Ones, the Shoggoths are naturally the enemies of the Lord of R'lyeh's faction. In this case, the Shoggoths can also be our natural allies."

Rorschach quickly analyzed the two most likely scenarios.

It was not difficult to determine which situation it was. With this thought in mind, he immediately looked at Douglas and Ou Hunt and asked:
"By the way, let me ask you something. I seem to have heard that the Lightless City is related to a true god named 'Lord of R'lyeh'. Is that true?" Rorschach noticed that when he asked this question, Ohunt's expression suddenly became very strange, and he seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"What's wrong? Is this question strange?" Rorschach looked at Ouhunt and asked again.

“No, I just thought you should know.” Ou Hunt’s tone was still a little strange, “Fortunately you didn’t mention this title in Lancelot City, otherwise, you might have run into some trouble.”

"Hmm?" Rorschach was a little confused.

Douglas on the side explained for Ou Hunt: "Brother Charlotte, please don't embarrass Ou Hunt. He really can't answer you this question because it involves the 'Lord of the Deep Space Star Sea' that you believe in in Lancelot City. Talking about the affairs of your own true god will be regarded as blasphemy."

"So the 'Lord of R'lyeh' is related to the 'Lord of the Deep Space Sea', right?" Rorschach understood what Douglas meant.

Douglas nodded and said, "It's not an exaggeration to say that these two are mortal enemies. Their grievances can be traced back to a long, long time ago. I don't fully understand the specific circumstances, but it's an old grudge... As for the Dark City, as far as I know, it seems to be somewhat related to the 'Lord of R'lyeh', because his daughter is in the Dark City right now."

That’s right!
When Rorschach heard this, he actually got the answer he wanted.

He originally asked this question just to give it a try, because he was not completely sure that the City of Darkness was related to Extreme Shadow.

Moreover, he could not directly ask questions about Jiying, because this issue was undoubtedly somewhat sensitive in the world where the Old Ones camp existed.

Since he was not sure which old times Jiying was related to, he could not mention Jiying's name at all, so as not to alert the enemy.

However, after learning that Jiying was either related to the 'Ancient Ones' or the 'Lord of R'lyeh', he could try another way to ask indirectly, just like he had just asked.

Given that it is known that the Lightless City may be related to Jiying, if it can be confirmed that the Lightless City is related to either the 'Ancient Ones' or the 'Lord of R'lyeh', then it is highly likely that it can be confirmed that the Lightless City is indeed related to Jiying, and then it can be determined which side Jiying has joined.

This was undoubtedly a question that killed two birds with one stone, and the answer Douglas gave also gave him greater confidence in finding Jiying.

After chatting with Douglas and O'Hent for a few more words, Rorschach switched to his mind and communicated with Segura:

"Tell Senior Nuhun that I am now more than 80% sure that the Lightless City is related to the traitor Jiying!"

"Are you sure?" Segura originally thought that Rorschach was just chatting nonsense with Douglas and the others, so he didn't care.

But I didn't expect Rorschach to suddenly say something that was certain.

How is this determined?
Segura thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure it out.

"Yes, and I'm also roughly sure which Old One he has joined." Rorschach continued.

Segura had also reacted by now and asked, "Could it be the 'Lord of R'lyeh' you just asked about?"

"Almost exactly." Rorschach nodded.

"Cthulhu? I seem to have some impression of Him. His life level is also above the sixth ring. His strength should be similar to that of the Death Star Grand Wizard and others. However, he is stronger than the Death Star Grand Wizard and others in some aspects, such as his ability to save his life and his influence on lower life forms." Segura murmured.

Segura did not further ask Rorschach how he was sure of this. Since Rorschach said he was more than 80% sure, then this matter was probably true, and it had already seen Rorschach's methods.

Hence, it immediately began to communicate with the angry soul of the Eighth Hell Lord in its original form.

After a while.

It said to Rorschach, "I've already notified him. He has already come out of that small world and is heading to the Lightless City right away!"

"Okay." Rorschach expressed his understanding.

At the same time, Rorschach suddenly stood up.

His action immediately made many passengers on the train feel shocked, especially those who had witnessed his strength before!

Among them, Douglas's old rival Bolton reacted the most, because he had been quietly observing this side. When he saw Rorschach suddenly stand up, he also stood up abruptly and said to Rorschach with a vigilant look:

"What do you want to do? I didn't mess with you again!"

It can be seen that this child was really traumatized by the beating he received before.

The fighting style that he was most proud of seemed like child's play in front of Rorschach and Segura. How could he continue the fight?
If he didn't know that there was no chance of winning, he wouldn't have backed down so quickly given his personality.

However, this scene seemed a little puzzling in the eyes of the new passengers who got on later.

Especially when Rorschach stood up, the expressions of so many passengers changed obviously, which immediately made most of the new passengers realize that this human must be not easy to mess with!
"Don't get so excited. I don't have time for you." Rorschach waved at Bolton, signaling him to sit down and not make trouble.

Bolton then sat down again half-believingly, but his eyes never left Rorschach, for fear that Rorschach would suddenly attack or something.

However, Rorschach would certainly not be so boring.

Even if he really didn't like Bolton, he could just kill him openly. There was no need to say one thing and do another. It was not worth it.

The reason why he stood up was naturally for another purpose.

But after leaving his seat, he walked straight to a man who was sitting diagonally opposite him with a wooden look on his face.

He asked the passenger sitting opposite him, "Would it be convenient for you to change seats? I have something I want to talk to this friend about..."

"No problem, you sit down, you sit down!"

This passenger was an atavistic alien species, but he didn't look particularly ugly. He just had a thick layer of scales on his body.

Obviously, this passenger was one of the passengers who had previously witnessed how Rorschach defeated Bolton, so he was so tactful.

"Thank you very much."

Rorschach nodded and sat down opposite the wooden man. He suddenly asked, "You are not a human, right?"

This wooden-faced man was naturally the Shoggoth named Barbas whom Rorschach had observed before. His strength was clearly at the king level.

However, his appearance looks exactly like a human.

This is certainly not because the original image of Shoggoth is the same as that of humans. In fact, the appearance of Shoggoth is very terrifying.

Even most alien species appear normal in front of it.

However, as a tool race created by the "Ancients", the Shoggoths naturally have many abilities, and parasitism is just an insignificant one among them.

The Babas in front of us was parasitic in the body of a human being, completely replacing it.

"So what if it is, so what if it isn't?" The wooden man Babas' tone was as emotionless as his expression, and no one could tell whether he was happy or angry.

"Don't get me wrong, I don't mean anything else. I just sympathize with your situation." Rorschach continued.

"Oh?" Barbas' expression changed slightly, "We?"

"Your Excellency should be going to the City of Darkness this time. What is your purpose... to serve as an outpost? Or to destroy something?" Rorschach chuckled.

When Barbas heard this, his eyeballs suddenly rolled 360 degrees in his eye sockets. It seemed that his emotions had fluctuated so much that he could not control his parasitism and became confused.

It took him a while to readjust the position of his eyes.

"The left side is still crooked," Rorschach reminded.

"Oh, thank you."

This time, Barbas simply stretched out his hand and adjusted the position of his eyeballs with his hands, restoring them to their previous appearance.

Seeing this, Rorschach smiled and said, "It seems that I guessed right?"

Barbas groaned and said, "Who are you?"

Rorschach smiled and said, "It doesn't matter who I am. What matters is that we are on the same page about this matter and we can definitely work together."

Babas said, "How can I be sure that what you say is true?"

Rorschach spread his hands and said, "Because I'm from Lancelot City. Is that enough of an answer?"

"Lancelot?" When Barbas heard the name of the city, he did not immediately understand what Rorschach meant. He seemed to search his memory for a moment before nodding and saying, "If you are really from Lancelot, then I think I can trust your position."

"This is easy to confirm. I have several companions and we all came here together. It cannot be false." Rorschach added.

"So what exactly do you mean by cooperation?" Barbas asked thoughtfully.

"There are so many areas where we can cooperate, and the matter of the City of Darkness is just one of them." Rorschach said with a smile.

"Hmm?" Barbas didn't fully understand what Rorschach meant.

"I've said before, I sympathize with your situation. If there is a chance, we may be able to reach a deeper level of cooperation..."

Rorschach looked at Barbas meaningfully.

(End of this chapter)