Walking along the streets that seemed vaguely familiar, Zhang Yang had to admit that, as far as this world was concerned, he had become a passerby—and one with not the slightest connection to it.
"Was this your doing?"
Zhang Yang asked, a trace of imperceptible sorrow flashing deep in his eyes. His parents had actually forgotten him—not the kind of forgetfulness that came with the passage of time, but the kind where he had never existed in their lives at all.
And it was not just his parents. All of Zhang Yang's former classmates, friends, and relatives seemed to have no memory of him whatsoever.
"Not us. Although you're a Virus Village Chief who turned traitor, we wouldn't go so far as to do this. It would be meaningless."
Li Cang, walking behind Zhang Yang, shook his head.
"In fact, it was only when you suddenly returned to Earth and we investigated your background that we discovered everything related to you had been erased. If the Gatekeeper's side hadn't retained a file on you, we wouldn't even have been able to confirm who you were."
"And the other person whose entire existence was erased was your cousin, Mu Shaoan. However, we believe he may have been implicated because of you. After all, he's only C-level now. There's no reason for the virus to target him with such fanfare. Your strength, on the other hand, is something I can't see through, at least."
After finishing, Li Cang once again handed Zhang Yang a somewhat battered, yellowed file folder. Inside was only an ordinary sheet of A4 paper, with several lines of information scrawled carelessly across it.
"Target name: Zhang Yang."
"Suspected profession: Transcendence-level Virus Village Chief."
"Parents: Zhang Qiao, Murong."
"Summary: Twenty-five years ago, when the Village Building Order virus invaded