"Later, based on the information I knew, I made an extremely bold guess that connected everything together." Lin Qiye continued.
Li Yifei sighed. "Let's hear it."
"The Nanda Snake Demon came to this world earlier than we imagined." Lin Qiye looked straight into Li Yifei's eyes. "After arriving in this world, relying on its exceptional intelligence and powerful ability to disguise itself, it quickly grasped the rules by which society operated.
Likewise, it noticed the existence of the Night Watchmen. Its innate vigilance made it quietly lie dormant within human society. Over that long period, in order to achieve truly perfect camouflage, it gave birth to a second personality from its subconscious.
That personality was named Li Yifei.
He forgot who he was, forgot his past, accepted the identity the Nanda Snake Demon had left for him, and lived in this city with the self-awareness of an ordinary high school student.
If nothing unexpected happened, in the future, he should have been able to rely on his extraordinarily long lifespan and innate abilities to live freely and carefree among humanity.
Until about half a month ago, when he personally witnessed the miserable death of the Ghost-faced King's lineage—also Mythical Creatures, and even stronger than himself!
Its primary personality felt fear from the Night Watchmen. It began to be afraid, to panic, worried that it too would end up like the Ghost-faced King.
With its own combat strength, it could never defeat the Night Watchmen, so... it wanted to use its talent for disguise to set up a plan, infiltrate the Night Watchmen, become one of them, and rise above this muddy mess!
It planted a suggestion in Li Yifei, and Li Yifei then asked to join the Night Watchmen, only to be ruthlessly rejected. But it was unwilling to give