Chapter 6: Awakening the eyes!
October 1, Konoha Year 37.
A month had passed since the surprise attack on Cloud-Breaking Pass.
By now, Akaseki had completely deconstructed the previous ninety-nine hours of Immersion...
All he needed was one final opportunity to fully "clear" this Immersion session. With his "hippocampus" access unlocked, this session posed considerable risks to Akaseki, too. That was why he had always carefully deconstructed the memories before continuing his Immersion... which made it feel rather like clearing a game.
During those "last few years," Hong Yan had lived in a daze after Su Yan's death, supported by Lin Xianxian selling her body...
But Su Yan's death had only made Hong Yan lash out at others even more. In particular, he needed to distance himself from Lin Xianxian to maintain his moral superiority and ease his guilt toward Su Yan, so he frequently subjected Lin Xianxian to cold, emotional abuse.
At last, the flames of war arrived.
Although Lin Xianxian had kept gathering information, ready to flee with Hong Yan at any moment, Hong Yan not only drowned himself in drink and gave up on everything, but also began punishing Lin Xianxian to relieve his own guilt.
In the end, with no hope of escaping while dragging along a Hong Yan who had utterly given up, Lin Xianxian offered herself to the rebel commander to "spread her disease," taking him down with her...
It was both revenge for Hong Yan's parents and a way to leave the rebels leaderless, giving Hong Yan a slim chance of survival.
Although Hong Yan finally tried desperately to stop her when he learned of her plan, it was already too late. Lin Xianxian could find no other way for him to escape.
In the end, Lin Xianxian's plan succeeded, but the rebels