Just as Shane marked everyone, the villa, and the bar with Flying Thunder God marks, Anna had already packed her things, carrying a suitcase, and appeared impatiently in front of him.
"You go first; I'll be there shortly."
Shane patted Anna's shoulder, marking her with the Flying Thunder God formula, and let her set off first.
Although Anna was puzzled why they didn't leave together, out of trust in Shane and urgency to return to Mystic Falls, she still drove off first.
The benefits of the Flying Thunder God Technique were undoubtedly manifest. If he wanted to go somewhere, he didn't need to move personally at all. He only needed someone to carry the Flying Thunder God mark and go ahead. Then, he could arrive in the blink of an eye!
Took a shower, changed clothes, drank a cup of coffee and ate something to relieve the fatigue of the journey. incidentally, he told Jo about his experiences after separating, gave Olivia some pointers on extracting chakra, and even took a nap for a while. Only then did he sense the Flying Thunder God mark on Anna. Under everyone's surprised gaze, he disappeared with a whoosh.
On the road, Anna, who was driving, hesitated to speak several times, wanting to call Shane to ask when he would catch up and if she should find a place to wait for him. Then... Shane appeared beside her with a whoosh, sitting in the passenger seat abruptly without any warning.
"..."
Anna stared at Shane blankly for a long time before reacting, asking in shock how he did it.
Originally, Anna thought he would catch up using Earth Style or Angel Mode. She didn't expect this kind of teleportation-like appearance out of thin air. After learning about the Flying Thunder God Technique, Anna was even more surprised.
Just leaving a Flying Thunder God mark allowed teleportation to arrive, and the left mark was almost impossible to erase.
Not to mention the issue of travel, just speaking of fighting enemies: once an enemy was marked, it was equivalent to being locked by Shane forever. No matter if they fled to the ends of the earth, Shane could appear instantly to take their lives. This was too unreasonable, right?
Even powerful tracking magic or witchcraft could at most know the location. How could they arrive instantly?
Moreover, if the target person's location changed, one might need to re-track or follow the target to continue searching. Once the opponent changed positions frequently and "kited" (led around), even if you knew where the opponent was, you could only stare helplessly. Even if the opponent mastered a method to shield or conceal their location, you couldn't find them even if you wanted to.
But the Flying Thunder God Technique could. As long as it locked onto you, it could kill you instantly. Even if you were prepared and wanted to erase this mark, it was almost impossible. Anyway, so far, Anna hadn't seen Shane's ninjutsu being cracked.
Anna was anxious to return home. Not only did she drive fast all the way, but she almost didn't rest. On the way, Shane ate when he should eat and slept when he should sleep. After eating and drinking enough, a Flying Thunder God Technique caught up with Anna, who didn't rest herself or the car.
In just two days, they crossed Indiana, Kentucky, and entered the destination, Virginia.
Mystic Falls.
A red Ferrari F430 Spider convertible slowly drove into the small town. The striking color, the streamlined cool body, and the blessing of a luxury car brand made the surrounding town residents look curiously, especially at the pair of men and women in the car.
Both of their appearances leaned toward Eastern. The woman was beautiful and pretty; the man was handsome and dashing. They looked young and very unfamiliar.
A pair of rich young lovers suddenly came to a remote small town; it was hard not to attract attention.
"Any thoughts?" Shane asked Anna, who had calmed down after entering the town, with a smile.
"Familiar, yet strange." Anna asked back, "What about you?"
"Me too."
Although Shane's ID said he was from Mystic Falls and he told Anna he left the town a long time ago, in fact, this was his first time coming to Mystic Falls. His understanding of the town was limited to what was presented in the TV show The Vampire Diaries. Uh... the point was he hadn't finished watching it all.
Anna asked curiously, "Where is your home?"
Shane took out his ID and handed it to Anna. It was Anna's first time seeing Shane's ID. She took it curiously and looked at the address, and then... her expression instantly became weird.
Seeing Anna's weird expression, Shane asked casually, "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"
Anna returned the ID to Shane and said in an unclear tone, "Your home is my home."
Shane shrugged. "If you achieve your wish later and still want to follow me, my home is of course your home."
Anna shook her head. "I don't mean that. I mean the address on your ID was originally my home. It was one of the earliest buildings in town. Back then, it was an old pharmacy opened by my mother."
"Such a coincidence?"
Shane was very surprised. Then he recalled that in the TV show, Anna and her mother Pearl indeed wanted to buy back the original house. At that time, the person they looked for was Jenna. She was the aunt of the female lead Elena, and the property seemed to be handed down from her brother-in-law's family. Her brother-in-law was the female lead Elena's father.
Shane didn't know why the ID arranged by the system had this address. Perhaps it was a coincidence, perhaps not. But anyway, since this was both his "home" and Anna's home, he had to understand the situation. If the house was still in the hands of Elena's parents (or rather, their estate/Jenna), he would buy the house.
"Hi."
A middle-aged woman with short blond hair, wearing a police uniform and a badge, walked to the sports car and greeted the two in the car friendly. While looking back and forth at the two, she introduced herself: "I'm the town's Sheriff, Liz Forbes. Where are you from?"
"New York." Shane returned a greeting generously and said with a smile, "I run a restaurant in Brooklyn. It's being renovated. Taking advantage of the time, I came back to visit my hometown."
"You are from the town? Why don't I have an impression?" Liz Forbes was somewhat surprised.
Shane shrugged. "I don't have an impression of this place either, but it tells me this is indeed my hometown."
Saying that, Shane handed over the ID.
After checking, Liz Forbes was equally surprised. "This seems to be the Gilbert family's house. Are you related to them?"
Shane shook his head. "Don't know. I already left here when I started remembering things. I have no impression of the Gilbert you mentioned. I came back this time just to see what my 'hometown' looks like. If possible, I want to buy this house. Sheriff Forbes, do you have the contact information of the Gilberts or can you tell me where their home is?"
"Of course." Liz Forbes enthusiastically took out a note, wrote down the address and number, and pointed out the direction. "Anyway, welcome back to Mystic Falls."
"Thanks."
Shane thanked her, took the address and his ID, then waved goodbye to the Sheriff.
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