The Return Edict

What was that? A fragment of information from a collapsing cycle of reincarnation?

A record of one of Lasik's failed attempts?

As he "watched" the images flash through his consciousness, Fu Qian thought silently.

And Lasik had actually been a woman. He hadn't realized that before.

Even the howls that had filled the mountains at the end were so frenzied that it was hard to tell the howlers' genders.

It seemed that in the story, she was an out-of-town visitor on vacation, though she hadn't been with Lei and the others.

As for the scene he'd just seen, it was easy enough to understand.

It had probably taken place on the last day. Mrs. Harold had most likely been killed by Lasik, and after the police were drawn away, she went to see Mrs. Mary.

Judging by what she'd muttered to herself at the end, she'd already tried many times. Since every attempt had failed, she'd begun to suspect that the problem lay with the people.

Of course, the result was clear. This new idea had failed too.

She'd certainly been put through the wringer!

Both Lasik herself and everyone else.

Fu Qian sighed and sat down on a stool.

Now that the mission was complete, he'd been transported back to the Warehouse, and the mission summary began to play.

``` [Mission Rating: Moral Decay]

[Surpassing yourself is a virtue. It can make you someone even you never thought possible.

On this utterly ordinary day, Harold had never felt the world lay so clearly before him. Countless possibilities were within reach, and the suffocating cage was gone.

He had no doubt that this was a better version of himself, the person he should always have been. He'd felt that way right up until the moment he pushed his wife out.