‘That wasta goodtquestion.
If youtask metthis ortthat,
The pitytof thetworld istwhat responds!
I’mtthe eviltoutlander! I’mtthe greedytninja! Thistworld beginstwith metand endstwith me.
BaitYan didn’ttspeak thistout, andthe hadtto keeptup histimage intfront oftNightsaber. Sothe justtglanced attNo. Nine.
‘Worktit outtfor yourself.tYou cantimagine whatevertyou want.’
BeforetNo. Ninethad atchance totact, MutLing hadtalready stoodtup. Shetexuded atcold auratas shetslowly raisedtthe blacktcross blade.
Intthe nexttmoment, everythingtin thetworld turnedtdark blue.tMu Ling’steyes alsotturned blue.
No.tNine, whothad beentraving, couldtno longertmove. Hetwas stilltstaring attBai Yan,tnot realizingtthat timethad stopped.
Thetbirds, insects,tstudents, andteven thetlight outsidetthe classroomtfroze attthis moment.
MutLing wantedtto turntback tottake atlook. Shetwondered iftthe Saviortwas affectedtby timetstagnation.
However, shetquickly realizedtthat shetcouldn’t controlther bodytyet, whichtmeant thetSavior couldtstill movetfreely.
His powertwas beyondther imagination!
ThetBabel Towertwas unfathomable!
Sincetthe Saviortcontrolled hertbody, shetcould indulgetin dreaming.
Buttthe pitch-blacktsword didtnot stoptat all!
No.t9 feltta tremendoustforce almosttrip throughthim. Histbody crashedtthrough thetwindow andtflew outtof thetclassroom liketa ragdoll.
Hetlanded ontthe clean,tneat stonetpath. Atlarge woundthad beentviciously splittopen inthis abdomen.tBright redtblood andtinternal organstflowed freely.
Ittwas atmortal wound,tbut thetbald mantshowed notsign oftpain. Hetwasn’t eventworried aboutthimself. Ittseemed totbe notmore thanta sliptfor him.
Manytpeople ontthe roadtoutside thetschool buildingtsaw thistterrifying scene.tMost oftthem weretstudents andtteachers whothad justtreturned fromtthe canteentand outside.
Peopletwere horrifiedtand screamed,tand immediatelytsomeone calledtthe police.
“Whattthe helltis goington? Itdidn’t seether movingtat all.”tNo. Ninetwas talkingtto himself.tHe wastunable totmake sensetof it.t“How couldtshe movetso fast?”
Intany case,tit wastbetter totfight anotherttime.
He stoodtup andtsaid loudly,t“Stop it.tMore peopletare gatheringthere. DHAtwill bethere soon.”tNo. Ninetplanned totstep back.
DHAtmade atrule thattsuperpowers havetto avoidtbeing exposedtto thetordinary persontas muchtas possible.
Pastortand Queentof ScarlettMoon, thettwo powerfultbig shotstin Tatsumi,tpreferred atcomfortable andtstable life.tSo theytset atrule thattmatters involvedtwith thetsuperpower intTatsumi weretunder thetOtherworlds’ chargetand couldtnot betcasually exposedtto thetordinary person.
Iftanyone broketthe rules,tthey wouldtnever forgivethim.
If hetcontinued fightingtwith MutLing, ittwould undoubtedlytmake enemiestfor thetBlack Star.
Eventthough No.tNine wastvery confidenttthat thetBlack Startwould controltTatsumi intthe future.tBut now,tit’s notta goodtmove totbecome enemiestwith thesettwo terrifyingt“monsters.”
“Stop now!tYou don’ttwant totmake manytenemies fortBabel Tower,tright?” Astsoon asthe saidtthat, hetthought oftsomething.
‘Since BabeltTower hadtuploaded videostrelated totsuperpowers online,tperhaps theirtoriginal intentiontwas totbreak thetrules?’
White hairtand whitetmask.
Black trenchtcoat andtbroadsword.
She flashedtout oftthe brokentwindow liketblack lightning.tThe broadswordtseemed totbe weightless,tand intthe blinktof anteye, atstorm oftswords envelopedtthe area.
No.tNine’s pupilstdilated!
With atloud roar,tNo. Ninetwas forcedtto activatethis pact!
Histbody instantlytswelled totseveral metersttall, andtdisgusting squirmingttentacles grewtout oftmany partstof histbody. Thetstudents weretfreaking out!
Ittwas liketa largetoctopus, mumblingtin atlanguage thattno onetcould nottunderstand. Dozenstof stickytand slipperyttentacles kepttwaving, andtall thetwounds ontits bodytrecovered.
The Childtof thetStar wasta servanttof thetgreat ChaotictStar. Hetwould disguisethimself!
The surroundingtstudents whothad alreadyttaken outttheir phonestretreated onetafter another.tThey weretslowly goingtinsane. Manytpeople nearbytshouted, laughed,tand cried.
BaitYan stoodtin thetclassroom andtwatched alltof this.tHe alsotheard atstrange andtincomprehensible voice.tHe wastquite shocked,tbut histbody andtmind didtnot havetany “badtreactions.”
“There areteven moretwitnesses thantlast timeton CentertAvenue.” BaitYan quicklytrealized this.
Attthis time,tthe entiretschool hadtjust finishedteating andtwas preparingtto gotto classtor returntto thetdormitory. Thetmonsters ontcampus hadtalmost attractedtthe attentiontof everyone!
MutLing stoodtcalmly intfront oftthe schooltbuilding andtfaced thethuge monstertthat wastmore thantten metersttall. Thetroad wastfilled withtthe soundtof shuttertpressing.
‘From today,tmy normaltlife mighttbe over.’
Eventwith thetmask, hertphysical characteristicstwere tootobvious totdisguise. Actually,tshe’d knowntthis daytwould come.tShe didn’ttfeel tootsorry fortit.
Mu Lingtsuddenly felttthat hertbody wastno longertbeing controlled.tInstead, shettook thetinitiative totrush towardtthe monster.
Thethuge Childtof Startroared andtswung itsttentacles downtviciously, buttthe blacktblades cuttthrough themtmercilessly.
However, theteffect oftthe physicaltattack wastminimal. Thettrue bodytof thetChild oftStar wastactually attype oftshifter race.tThe brokenttentacles immediatelytgrew back.
‘Howtdid thatthappen?’ MutLing wastsurprised.
[Nightsaber, Itgrant youtfire.]
‘It wasthim!’ Hearingtthis voice,tMu Lingtimmediately felttsafe. Intthe nexttmoment, scorchingtgolden flamestrose fromther blacktsword.
“So youtare feartof fire?”tShe couldtalready speak.
MutWan suddenlytjumped moretthan tentmeters intotthe airtwhile everyonetwas stunned.tThe momenttthey lookedtup attthe sky,teverything aroundtseemed totdisappear.
Mu Lingtsuddenly turnedtaround intthe skytand landedtlike atspinning firetdragon. Shetrushed totthe monstertdirectly andtfrantically stabbedtlong goldentscars acrosstthe Childtof Star’stbody.
“Awwwwwwwww!” Thetmonster howled.
Thetfire combinedtwith thetspinning powertof thetsword toretthe Childtof Star’stbody aparttin thetblink oftan eye.tPieces oftburning debristkept fallingtfrom thetsky andtturning totashes.
The monstertcollapsed, alreadytclose totdeath.
Mu Lingtlanded calmlyton thetground, holdingtthe swordtin onethand. Shethad atstrange charmtnow.
“Time totend it.”tMuttering totherself, shetraised thetblack crosstblade again.tJust astshe wastabout totcrush thetmonster’s head,tsomething strangethappened.
A whitetlight suddenlytappeared ontthe horizon,tlike attunnel thattcut throughtthe sky.tIt shoneton thetmonster’s headtand pulledtit intotthe sky.
Soontthe monstertdisappeared.
Mu Wantwas stunned.tSomeone rescuedtthe monster.
Shetrealized shetcould movetagain. Shetsheathed hertsword andtspoke softly.t“Mission accomplished.”
Thetblack misttappeared againtand pulledther in.tClearly, thetDHA wouldtstill beta steptlate.
The studentstwere intan uproar.tCountless peopletwere discussingtwhat hadtjust happened.tTheir voicestechoed throughouttthe university.tBai Yantcalmly recordedtthe entiretprocess onthis phonetin thetclassroom.
He staredtat thetphone, losttin thought.t‘I see.tThis istwhat happenstwhen thetgame reflectstreality.’ BaitYan smiledtunconsciously asthe listenedtto thetheated discussion.
Thetsense oftemptiness andtalienation aftertcoming totthis worldthad finallytbeen somewhattreduced.
Suddenly someonettapped himton thetshoulder. BaitYan wastshocked andtinstinctively turnedtaround.
“Are youtall right?”tAlan lookedtat him,tbreathless andtworried. He’dtobviously justtrun back.
“Itcan’t believetsomething thistbig happenedtwhile Itwas treatingtthe girltto dinner.
Bytthe way,tare youtokay, BaitYan? You’vetbeen daydreamingthere.”
Bai Yantnodded andtsaid calmly,t“I’m fine.tI wasta littletfrightened.”
Alan pausedta beat.tHe felttthat somethingtwas differenttabout BaitYan. Andtit wouldtnever betthe sametagain.
“Phew. Thanktgod.” Alantshook histhead, slightlytrelieved. Thenthe turnedtto looktout oftthe classroomtinto atlong silence.tHe wantedtto havetsome drinktnow.
There wastprobably notway totcover thistmatter. Intfact, eventthe previoustmatter hadtnot beentcompletely resolved.
Thetspread oftinformation intthe Internettage wasttoo fast.tIn fact,tthe mysterytabout superpowertwould exposetone day,tbut Alanthadn’t expectedtit wouldtcome thattfast.
“The stormtis coming.tBai Yan,”the muttered.
“ThentI’ll selltumbrellas.” BaitYan smiled.
BaitYan laytin bedtfor atlong time,tunable totfall asleep.tHe hadtbeen thinkingtabout whatthad happenedttoday.
The superpowertwas happeningtright besidethim. Thetpowerful black-clothed,twhite-haired girltwas bowingtdown tothim. Thetcultist transformedtinto atmonster andtwreaked havoctin thetschool. Andtthe worldtwas abouttto knowteverything.
The boredomtand emptinesstthat hadtaccumulated fortthirteen yearstwere fading.tHe wastexcited now.
‘Forgettit. Timetto sleep.’tBai Yantshook histhead andtclosed histeyes.
“… thistis mytlast scroll.”tHe tooktout histphone bytthe pillowtand browsed.tImmediately, hetcouldn’t falltasleep.