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Jiang Mian lowered her head, burying her face in her knees, her shoulders occasionally trembling as she let out soft sobs.

The situation was clear enough.

In Ye Chenyang's eyes, her disheveled clothes and the faint red marks on her skin made her look incredibly fragile, as if she would shatter with a single touch.

For some reason, a desire to protect her surged in his heart.

Considering Jiang Mian's experience, perhaps no one with a conscience and a moral compass would remain calm.

Ye Chenyang's past life was mostly spent in cultivation and combat, but he had encountered countless people, including all sorts of villains.

The scene before him was clearly the result of an elemental outburst triggered by a forced Awakening under extreme fear and despair.

A natural Awakening... the [Eye of the Storm]...

The surroundings were a mess, the wind-scoured marks chaotic and of varying depths, indicating the unstable power during the outburst.

Jiang Mian had failed her Awakening before, and now she had "naturally Awakened"—it wasn't impossible.

Ye Chenyang had seen people who naturally Awakened after experiencing immense shock, and the situation was consistent with what he saw now.

However, if she Awakened in this manner...

The probability of becoming a Mutant might significantly increase, and even if she didn't become a Mutant, she would suffer immense psychological trauma.

Moreover... her initial abilities would be extremely unstable, with far less control than an ordinary Awakened, only compensable through practice.

Li Hao's malice was clearly the catalyst for Jiang Mian's Awakening.

A spoiled brat who acted recklessly, relying on his status as an Awakened and his family background, harboring ill intentions towards a helpless girl...

Ye Chenyang frowned.

In his previous life, before his own Awakening, he had also been suppressed by people like Li Hao.

Therefore, he already detested people like Li Hao, and his current predicament was purely his own doing.

However... Jiang Mian always gave him a sense of "strange" dissonance, coupled with the anomaly in [Eternal Day], prompting him to recall the details of the previous events.

In his past life, he had never met Jiang Mian, nor had he seen her name in any official training programs.

At that time, due to the threat of the Calamity Sequence, the authorities had tried to channel resources towards geniuses with higher sequence numbers and train them intensively; he was among them in his past life.

But since Jiang Mian had Awakened with a sequence as strong as [Eye of the Storm], why hadn't she participated?

Unfortunately, he had left not long after his Awakening in his past life and didn't know Jiang Mian, so he had no way of knowing.

Perhaps, after this incident, Jiang Mian would have severe psychological trauma, which might even affect the manifestation of her abilities?

Or perhaps... she hadn't Awakened the [Eye of the Storm], but the [Storm] corresponding to the Calamity Sequence?

That didn't seem right either... if she were a Mutant, she should have exploded by now after such a violent elemental outburst.

Ye Chenyang didn't dwell on it for now; he would have plenty of opportunities to interact with her later.

For now, his priority was to comfort Jiang Mian.

If she continued to maintain this state of outburst for a long time, it would undoubtedly put a significant strain on her.

He took a deep breath, the golden halo around him fading slightly. He slowed his steps, approaching the curled-up figure gradually.

"Classmate Jiang... it's alright now."

Jiang Mian suddenly looked up. Her glasses were nowhere to be seen, revealing the greater part of her face, usually hidden.

At this moment, her eyes were brimming with tears, her cheeks flushed, with tear streaks still wet.

It really is him...

Jiang Mian thought to herself. She always felt his gaze was strange... she just didn't know what kind of sequence ability he had.

Could it be some kind of perception ability? If so, that would be troublesome...

How should I act convincingly now...

"Don't come any closer!"

Jiang Mian recoiled instinctively, glaring warily at Ye Chenyang.

With her scream, the surrounding wind seemed to grow more violent. The already small no-wind zone suddenly shrank inwards, becoming even smaller.

"Go away! Don't, don't touch me!"

Her voice trembled, her eyes filled with panic and fear.

Is it because of what just happened, she's developed extreme distrust towards any approaching male? Or...

Ye Chenyang stopped in his tracks. Seeing the golden light reflected in the girl's eyes, perhaps his barrier was also making her uneasy?

A thought struck him, and he dispelled [Flowing Colors], minimizing any potential stimulation.

"Okay, I won't come closer."

He raised his hands, indicating he meant no harm.

"Classmate Jiang, look carefully. I'm a Security Officer, here to help you. Your teacher is waiting for you outside."

"You're safe now. No one can hurt you."

After Ye Chenyang reined in his light, Jiang Mian seemed to calm down a bit.

She huddled in the corner, wiping away her tears, but got dust all over her face from her hands, looking disheveled and pitiful, yet still wary.

"Calm down, take a deep breath. Try to feel the wind around you... and calm it down."

Ye Chenyang maintained a safe distance, speaking words of comfort, trying to get Jiang Mian to rein in her abilities.

Jiang Mian put on an obedient expression, concentrating and feeling the wind around her, but inwardly calculating what to do next.

Someone who had just undergone an "Awakening" and triggered an elemental storm, the [Eye of the Storm] ability user, was likely at their physical and mental limit.

And her body was already "fragile," so after such a depletion, she should naturally... sleep for a while.

Thinking this, a pained expression appeared on her face. She clutched her chest, her breathing growing rapid.

"I, I can't control them... my head hurts so much... it feels awful..."

The surrounding wind field began to become unstable, difficult to maintain, and transformed into scattered wind blades that grazed the nearby shelves, leaving a few shallow marks.

Clearly, their power had been greatly reduced.

Jiang Mian's body swayed, and she softly fell backward.

The agitated airflow around her gradually subsided, leaving only a dead silence.

Ye Chenyang had already stepped forward before she fainted, catching her body in time. She felt incredibly light, as if weightless.

Only then did he get a clear look at Jiang Mian's face. It was terrifyingly pale, her lips just the same, looking completely exhausted.

But... Jiang Mian's brow was still tightly furrowed, and she seemed to be under immense mental pressure.

He reached out and felt for the side of her neck.

Her pulse was somewhat slow and very erratic, and the power of the wind had been completely depleted.

At the same time, [Eternal Day] seemed to have fallen silent, as if the warning from earlier never existed.

'Is the source of the resonance in her abilities?'

Ye Chenyang had a guess in his heart. Looking at Jiang Mian's furrowed brow, he subconsciously wanted to smooth it out, but then, he thought of a better method.

A glimmer of golden light appeared between his fingers. This was a [Heart Lamp] skill he had learned in the mid-stage of his previous life.

Its effect was to stabilize the mind, a rare mental soothing skill outside of the [Soul] path.

Ye Chenyang wasn't high level now, so he could only use the "youth edition."

However, when he pressed this glimmer of golden light onto Jiang Mian's forehead, Jiang Mian immediately became agitated.

She felt something warm enter her body, and then...

Jiang Mian let out a sharp burst of sound.

"What the hell is this?!"

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