Had the legendary horror—the ancient wielder of power—awakened inside him?
It had vanished in a flash, but Fu Qian had always been good at introspection, and he still accurately caught that ripple.
Given how utterly unprovoked it was, it even reminded him of the impulse that had been forced upon him when Miss Wen had used him to test her ability.
But Wen Li wasn't here. Only the current King of Prison Break—and Prison Break itself, which had had at least two previous owners.
The Supernatural Path was full of dangers. He'd known that for a long time, but there were hidden dangers even the Witch hadn't discovered?
At that moment, Fu Qian touched the umbilical cord around his neck.
One didn't need to be someone like him, accustomed to demons and monsters. Anyone with enough experience in the supernatural world and sufficient sensitivity would never take even the slightest abnormality of the mind lightly.
The will was a fragile thing. The slightest carelessness, and one could lose control of oneself.
The crucial point was that for Higher Beings, their wills were so hard to erase...
Was he being influenced by the ancient tyrant?
There was no need to shy away from medical treatment. In light of what had just happened, a certain guess seemed easy enough to reach.
Though he was already the complete King of Prison Break, some remnant of a more ancient will still lingered inside Prison Break.
It might sound a little horrifying, but it seemed to explain the situation quite well—
The ancient tyrant's will hadn't been completely extinguished. The Scarlet Fever welling up before him corresponded to that remnant.
That was also why this curse hadn't appeared after his mechanical ascension.
But because of his bug-abusing behavior, his current identity had become more susceptible