Apocalypse: One More Keyword Than Others
Chapter 20

Yandere's Fear

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An hour later, Wang San returned with Feng Zhong.

Wang San had changed into black clothes and must have taken the time to put on makeup, as he looked completely different. His slightly disheveled hair had a strand hanging over his eye.

The unknown cosmetic material deepened the hollows of his eyes and paled his complexion, making him appear gloomy and unhealthy.

"My dear brother, I'm back. I wish you had been the one to help me choose clothes just now. Can we promise to never be apart again? The thought of you eating with someone else makes me so uncomfortable. You're mine, and I only want you to eat with me…" Wang San's eyes suddenly lit up when he saw Feng Yunjie. He gazed at him dazedly, as if Feng Yunjie was the only person left in the world.

The hairs on Feng Yunjie's back stood on end. He instinctively took a step back and was about to flee, but remembering Dug's advice and his promise to Feng Shiyi, he stopped himself. Suppressing the fear in his heart, he stammered, "Wang San, don't talk to me like that anymore. I know you need to grow, and I can find you a woman, a beautiful woman. How about the neighbor girl you were flirting with last night?"

"My dear brother, do you resent me? I don't want any other woman, I only want you. Don't abandon me, I know you're not that kind of person." Two streams of clear tears flowed down his cheeks. Looking at Feng Yunjie, Wang San seemed to lose all his spirit in an instant. He took a step forward, trying to grab Feng Yunjie's arm, nervously muttering, "My dear brother, this can't be what you truly mean. They're forcing you, aren't they? Who is it? Is it him? Or him?…"

He first looked at Feng Shiyi, then at Zhang Han.

Feng Shiyi frowned.

Feng Yunjie abruptly retreated a step, hiding behind Dug. "Seventh Master, didn't you say he was normally fine? Why is he still like this?"

Looking at Feng Yunjie hiding behind Dug, Wang San instantly became expressionless, his gaze incredibly cold, staring directly at Dug as if wanting to kill him.

He's truly professional!

Dug felt a chill from Wang San's gaze, but thankfully wasn't too affected. He shook his head and said, "Let me talk to him first."

"I wanted to talk to you too. You'd better stay away from my dear brother, or I'll kill you…" A sinister smile crossed Wang San's lips. He then looked at Feng Yunjie, switching to a natural smile. "My dear brother, wait for me, I'll be right back to be with you."

"Let's go! To Room Seven, Yellow Sector." Dug glanced at Wang San, shook his head, and walked ahead.

Wang San followed closely, still glaring coldly at Dug's back, as if wanting to kill him.

Dug's Third Eye saw everything clearly.

Feng Shiyi glanced at the pale-faced Feng Yunjie, finally realizing something was wrong, and started to follow.

Dug turned back. "Second Manager, don't come over yet. If you're here, he might not say what he needs to."

"Hmm." Feng Shiyi hesitated, then nodded. He turned and walked towards Feng Yunjie, wanting to understand what was going on.

Feng Zhong looked at Dug, then at Feng Shiyi, and said, "Second Master, should I go attend to things? There's a lot to do at the shop."

"Go!" Feng Shiyi said, "Don't tell anyone what happened here."

"Second Master, I'm an old hand in the Feng Family. Don't you trust me to handle things?" Feng Zhong gave a simple smile and bowed slightly to Feng Shiyi. "Then I'll head over now."

Room Seven, Yellow Sector.

Dug and Wang San entered the room. Wang San casually closed the door and said, "While I can still control myself, stay away from Feng Yunjie. Don't let me see him turn to you for help again…"

"Speak properly, or I'll kill you first." Dug pulled out a chair and sat down, looking at Wang San.

Wang San sighed helplessly. "Inconsistent words and actions will lower my stats. I just managed to raise them, and if I act like a normal person, they'll drop right back down."

"What advanced skill did you awaken?" Dug ignored him and asked.

Wang San didn't speak, instead looking outside the door.

"Go on, there's no one outside." Dug pulled a throwing knife from his sheath and spun it around his finger with one hand. His incredibly high agility ensured precision, preventing him from harming himself.

Looking at the throwing knife, Wang San said helplessly, "Yandere's Fear. People I like will feel intense fear towards me. Brother Seven, it awakened when you were testing me."

Dug's throwing knife suddenly stopped. He asked, "Is there a limit to the number of people?"

Wang San was silent for a moment, then shook his head. "No." He looked at Dug and quickly promised, "But don't worry, Brother Seven, I definitely won't like you."

Holy crap!

This is too outrageous!

As expected, there are no simple Keywords! If this skill were used in battle, a simple 'I like you' could deflate even the highest morale. Fighting someone consumed by fear would be an incredible advantage…

Compared to his Yandere's Fear, his own Sacrifice for Righteousness seemed a bit too ordinary.

Dug hesitated for a moment, then said, "Then you should restrain yourself a bit and continue to scare Feng Yunjie. I'm afraid they might not be able to resist killing you."

"Brother Seven, I'm already very restrained," Wang San said with a bitter smile. "I haven't gone after more people. I still need to grow, right? Otherwise, relying only on skills, one stab from someone else and I'd be gone. Skills only make people afraid, they don't make them run away! Besides, if you weren't here, I wouldn't dare treat Feng Yunjie like that!"

He looked at Dug and said, "Brother Seven, you don't want a useless teammate, do you? You forced my hand. Yandere was originally a growth-type Keyword, requiring slow development for people to accept it. But you overturned the table too quickly. Soon, everyone will know what happened to the Feng Family. If I don't grow with it, it'll be hard to protect myself against others."

"Try a different approach," Dug said. "You can't provoke Feng Yunjie anymore for now, or the team I've painstakingly built will be ruined by you."

"Alright!" Wang San nodded helplessly. "My life was found anyway, so I'll listen to whatever you say. It would be best if Feng Yunjie could find me another yandere target, preferably a woman. To be honest, if it weren't for growth, I wouldn't want to bother a man! But Brother Seven, what's your Keyword that you dare to cause such a big stir?"

"Maintenance," Dug said.

"..." Wang San's eyes bulged in disbelief. "Maintenance? Not chaos or destruction?"

"Just Maintenance," Dug said.

"I'm impressed, you're amazing." Wang San gave a thumbs-up, making clicking sounds. "Tsk, a support-type Keyword daring to do this, I'm impressed. I'm impressed, Boss, you weren't even aiming to win, you just came in for the thrill, didn't you?"

"If the world isn't chaotic, what would I maintain?" Dug glanced at him. "In short, restrain yourself for now. When I have the ability to control the entire team, then you can go all out. Don't worry about your safety, I'll protect you."

"Mm, I understand." Wang San nodded, his mood much lower. Clearly, Dug's Maintenance had made him lose confidence in the future.

Forgot to schedule the release, -_-||!

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