THE LIMIT

'What are you waiting for? Get the car!' Zhao YunLan shouted to his dumbfounded subordinates.

'Yes!' Chu ShuZhi runs to get the car, Zhu Hong and Da Qing help Lin Jing to pack up.

'Wang Zheng, Sang Zan...I leave the headquarters to you...' Zhao YunLan messaging his pained head, 'If my brother comes, tell him that we are investigating a case...' He rushed to the door. 'Don't tell him anything about YeZun and Ma TiHua! Or he could do something that will put us all in difficulties...' He popped up back then disappeared behind the door, not even waiting for any reply.

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Listen to Zhu Jiu's ultimatum, the guards look at each other. They don't have time to report when the new order is pronounced in their earphones, 'Get into the attack mode! We are going to war!'

When the guards are glare at him, Zhu Jiu stands in his highest stance. They can't even breathe yet when more guards enter the room. 'Stay behind me!' Zhu Jiu said.

'Zhu...Zhu Ge, don't you think this is the right time to call your comrades?' Guo ChangCheng said as he scoots to Zhu Jiu's back.

'I'm sorry to disappoint you...But, I'm alone...'

'But...But you said that this place is already under the surveillance of the National special force...' Guo ChangCheng panicked.

'Indeed, but it doesn't mean that many personnel presents. To spy on them, just me is enough...'

'What...' Guo ChangCheng gulps, clutching onto Zhu Jiu's coat as strong as he could. 'Then what should we do?'

'Attack!'

Zhu Jiu has no time to answer when the leader of the guards shouted. Around ten people charge at them with sharp and shining claws. Zhu Jiu grabs Guo ChangCheng's shoulder and quickly tries to escape but the guards' capability is enhanced to the level where they could chase after Zhu Jiu, stopping and attacking him together. No matter how good Zhu Jiu is, as a normal human being, he has a limit. Has to carry Guo ChangCheng, running and facing ten people at once drains his energy. The guards are charged at them, aimed at the helpless Guo ChangCheng. Zhu Jiu protects the young man using his body as a shield.

'Zhu Ge!' Blood splattered everywhere, Guo ChangCheng can't hold back his tears.

'I'm alright...' Zhu Jiu still saves some energy to comfort the young man, 'ChangCheng...I'll block them. You run and inform Chief Zhao about this place!' He wiped his bleeding lip corner.

'But...'

'No, but!' Zhu Jiu cuts the young man, 'They need to find this place. And this...' He passed a camera, 'Make sure you give this to Commander Chu...'

Guo ChangCheng tightens his grip on his bag's leash, he knows it's not the right time to be mellow. 'Alright...' He nods.

Zhu Jiu's eyes scrutiny his surrounding, trying to find the opening. 'Now!' He shouted as he strike the guards. And without a second thought, Guo ChangCheng flee from the scene.

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A dark purple lightning flash hit the high-temperature sand of dessert, Shen Wei's elegant figure emerged from the dust. He examines the desert, nothing he can find but the heated sand and stinging sun. Shen Wei moves his wrists, collecting his power to find another dark energy around him. And faintly, he can feel his younger brother's presence. Soon after he spots the location, Shen Wei opens his eyes and rushes to find the energy.

Ma TiHua's head almost bumped the seat in front of him when his driver hits the break. He panicked when Shen Wei's figure stands in front of the car. Shen Wei can't wait. He strides to the car with YeZun in mind but surprisingly, YeZun comes out from the car. 'YeZun!' Shen Wei about grabs his brother away but YeZun avoids him, 'YeZun...' Shen Wei is speechless.

'Ge...Please, don't follow me...' YeZun's voice is trembling, gulps as he controls himself as strongly as he could.

'YeZun, don't go with that man! He is up to no good...'

'I know...' YeZun cuts his elder brother's words.

'You know? Then why do you go with him!?'

'Because we are the same...'

Shen Wei is stunned, 'What...What do you mean?' He stuttered.

'Do I need to explain myself? I'm sure you know what I meant...' YeZun lifts his eyes, 'So, don't follow me anymore...'

'YeZun, you are not your past self!' Shen Wei shouted when his brother was about to leave him.

'Can you say that in front of Zhao YunLan?' Shen YeZun turns his head, looks at his brother in the eyes, 'Can you face the one you love and ask him to forgive the one who caused him to suffer for thousands of years?'

Shen Wei is taken aback by the question, 'YeZun...'

'You can't, can you?' YeZun smiles painfully, 'Please, from now on don't follow me again. I will be fine, you know that I will...'

'Then how about Zhao MingAn? You told me that you love him. Is that all lies?'

'Soon or later, he will find out about me. When the time comes, do you think that he will forgive me? Consider how he looks up at Zhao YunLan. Do you think he will keep loving me like he used to?'

'YeZun...'

'Officer Guo currently needs your help, Ge. You better go find him now...' Just like that, Shen YeZun gets into the car and leaves his dumbfounded elder brother. Ma TiHua glances at the lost man outside and the broken man who sits beside him. Averted his eyes to the window, he can't help but smile in victory.

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Zhu Jiu keeps fighting the guards to give Guo ChangCheng an escape as far as possible. His wounds are hurting him make him slower while his opponents are more and more violent. After some time of struggling, Zhu Jiu finally breaks down. He is ready for the worse when a shadow lurks in the room. A wooden doll stands to protect him and overthrow his enemies.

'Commander Chu...' Zhu Jiu recognized his savior.

'You late...' Chu NianZhi does not even glance at the wounded man.

'Huh?'

'You supposed to report to me an hour ago...'

'I'm sorry, Sir...'

'Don't apologize, stupid!' Chu NianZhi holds his urge to slap his subordinate's head. The man moves his hands, swings his strings, and counters the guards' relentless attack. 'Can you move?'

'Yes, Sir...' Zhu Jiu strives to stand up.

'Let's go...' Chu NianZhi opens the way. But Ouyang Zhen is not planning to let them escape. He strides to the computer nearby and opens some tubes, releasing some prepared subjects inside them.

'Don't let any of them escape!' Ouyang Zhen commanded. The released subjects run outside, ambush both men that almost reached the entrance.

Chu NianZhi is flabbergasted by the number of enemies that entrapped them, 'How many people that they have?' He asked Zhu Jiu.

'Numerous, Sir. But I don't know the exact number...'

'Geez...'

At the same time, Guo ChangCheng who keeps running stopped as he realized that he is lost. Turns his head around, he couldn't find the way he used to get in but the dark cave's alleyway. Gulps, Guo ChangCheng strengthens his grip on his bag leash and walks. Along his journey, he could hear many strange voices in the darkest parts of the cave's branches. The growling voices are like wounded animals' sounds. No one knows what was inside the young man's head when he decided to approach the source of the sound.

The closer Guo ChangCheng to the sound's source, the more he could hear the growling voice. because the place is very dark, Guo ChangCheng takes his cellphone. And when he lifts it to use the flashlight, he jumped backward. The cave's branches are prisons and many demon beasts are kept inside it. They shout, they bang the glass door but all in vain. Takes a deep breath Guo ChangCheng braces himself to talk, 'Ex...Excuse me...'

His timid voice magically silence those noises, all demon beasts glared at him. 'Human...' The one that looks like a bat talked, 'But he smelled different from the others...'

'Yes, yes...' A dog-like demon-beast sniffed at Guo ChangCheng.

'Well, I think every creature has their specific smell...' Guo ChangCheng replied though he was scared.

'You can hear us?' The spider-like demon-beast plopped at the door in excitement.

'Yes...' Guo ChangCheng gulps.

'That's good! Translator, open this door for us!' The demon-beast shouted.

'Huh? Translator?'

'Yes, yes...Open! Open! Open!' The exclamations echoed from every corner. They don't even bother to reply to the young man's question.

'Excuse me!' Guo ChangCheng shouted to chill down the screams, 'What do you mean by the translator?' He asked after the voices calmed.

'You are the necklace bearer, don't you?' A cat-like demon-beasts asked. 'The necklace that makes you could hear us?'

Guo ChangCheng touches his necklace, 'Yes...'

'That necklace is passing through generation to generation in your family, isn't it?'

'Well, that's I don't know...'

'Hey! Can you just shut your mouth and get us out of this place?' A bear-like demon-beast impatiently bangs the glass.

'Aahhh, you right! We have to help my friend!' Instead of being scared, Guo ChangCheng grabs his head.

'Your friend is in a danger and you could spend time interviewing us?' A snake-like demon-beast asked.

'How...How can I open the door?' Guo ChangCheng entering his panic mode.

'Hey, hooman! They always press the button over here...' A desert lizard popped up near a control panel.

'Oohh...' Guo ChangCheng runs at the control panel, confused with the numerous button. 'Which one should I press?' He asked as he sees a row of buttons in various colors.

'How should I know?' The lizard replied, 'Why don't you try each of them?'

'Good idea!' Guo ChangCheng lightened. He presses the red button. The red light turned on and followed by a loud voice. 'What's that?' He stupidly asked.

'It's a panic button! You alert the guards!' The dog-like demon-beast was shocked.

'What!? How we can turn it off?' Guo ChangCheng is panicking.

'Don't bother to turn it off! Find the right one!' The cat demon-beast said.

'Alright!' Guo ChangCheng pressed the blue button and water flows inside the cages.

'That is the cleaning system!' The bat demon-beast is desperate.

'Hey, who are you!?' Guo ChangCheng panicked and tries to find the right button when some guards found him. Guo ChangCheng gulps but quickly back to the panel and searches the door's button. 'Are you deaf!?' The guards attack the young man. Guo ChangCheng who can't fight keeps avoiding the guards. The lizard calls its friends and helps the helpless young man, giving him time to find the right button in the middle of the relentless assaults. The situation gets worse because the sewer system is incidentally closed while the water keeps flowing, filling the cages.

'The door! Hooman, find the door button!' The lizard shouted. Guo ChangCheng is about to choose one of the two buttons left when one of the guards attacks him and hits one of the buttons. The loud voice was heard as the ceiling opened. The gigantic van rotates, absorbs the air including everything beneath it.

'It's the ventilation system!' One of the demon-beast shouted in the middle of striving to grasp some air when the lizards were almost absorbed by the van. Without delay, Guo ChangCheng presses the last button. The van stopped and the doors are unlocked, splashing water out from the cages.

'Are you alright?' The pure young man tried to help the helpless guards who are scattered around but a strong hand grabs him.

'You still have the compassion to check on your enemy? Why should the necklace bearer be a soft-hearted man like you?' The bear-like demon-beast carried Guo ChangCheng away as he grumbled.

At the same time, Chu NianZhi who strives to handle the enemies has no option but to call for backup. A battalion nearby responded to the call, they arrive not long after and assist the overwhelmed commander. However, their number is not comparable. When the soldiers are cornered, the demon-beasts enter the battlefield. 'Coming through!' Guo ChangCheng shouted as he ride the bear-like demon beast's shoulders. Trespass the crowd, the demon-beasts attacking the guards. Ouyang Zhen turns frantic, calls Ma TiHua, and asks for help.

'Bring as many men as you can, leave the others behind!' Ma TiHua answered, 'We already get our trump card. Don't leave any data behind...'

'Yes...' Ouyang Zhen replied. Turning his head to his men, give them a nod as a silent command.

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Shen Wei stands in the desert, stares blankly. His brother's words hit him hard to the point he can't do anything to stop Shen YeZun from leaving. He might be kept standing if not because of a loud blasting voice jolting him back to reality, reminding him of his purpose. He quickly rushes to the voice source and finds a beautiful oasis in the desert. He can't spend the time leisurely to admire the scenery, quickly send his location to Zhao YunLan then give his comrades a hand.

Not long after, Zhao YunLan arrived. He had just gotten out of his car when the earthquake shakes the earth. The inactive volcano's vertex is pried open and an enormous helicopter flew to the sky. They have no time to chase it because the cave is about to collapse. Shen Wei use his power to maintain the stability of the structure while everyone rushed out from the cave.

'We can't lose the monument!' Guo ChangCheng shouted. Listen to the statement, Shen Wei pushes his power to repair the cracking stones. However, his power is not unlimited. Half of the cave is ruined.

The situation is finally calmed down. Everyone sits around the cave while medics tend their wounds. Zhu Hong helps Zhu Jiu, glance at each other shily while Chu ShuZhi takes care of his younger brother, ignoring Guo ChangCheng who keeps apologizing.

'The monument is saved...' Zhao YunLan approaches Shen Wei who stands alone.

'We talked...' Shen Wei lowered his gaze, 'He refused to listen...' Shen Wei takes a deep breath, 'Do you think I will lose him? Just like old times?' He glances at his lover.

'He is an adult now. No one can tell him what to do anymore...' Zhao YunLan pats Shen Wei's back to comfort the man, 'This is your limit as his brother, he is the one who determines his fate...Let's hope for the best...' Shen Wei not replying just sighs as he nods.

The limit, in math, is the value that a function or a sequence approaches as the input approaches some value. In literature meant a point or level beyond which something does not or may not extend or pass. Everyone has a boundary where no one can interfere, as an outsider nothing we can do but respect it and wish for the best...

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Picture credit by calcworkshop.

PS: I'm sorry for the late update🙏🙏🙏😁😁😁