An Unforgivable Crime

"Ordinary people have to pay a price for using Anomaly Artifact, right?"

Jiang Tianzong recalled some common knowledge about this subject that the captain had taught him, and said with some uncertainty.

Because he did not yet possess his own Anomaly Artifact, his knowledge of these things was limited to a superficial understanding.

Jiang Tianzong looked at Xu Zhou.

Xu Zhou possesses his own Anomaly Artifact and frequently uses Anomaly Artifact in combat, so he should have a good understanding of them.

Xu Zhou thought for a moment and said, "Each Anomaly Artifact has different abilities. If you don't use the Anomaly Artifact's special abilities and just possess Anomaly Artifact, you don't need to pay a price. Of course, this depends on the type of Anomaly Artifact."

"Some Anomaly Artifact can have very serious negative effects. Holding onto them for a long time can exacerbate certain effects, impacting emotions, mental health, or physical well-being."

"Some won't be affected, like my Great Xia Dragon Sparrow."

"However, to use its special ability, it needs to be fed blood. The more blood it receives, the greater its power will be, and it may even have power that surpasses its own level."

Xu Zhou used the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow as an example.

Jiang Tianzong: "The cost isn't as severe as you might imagine. As long as you control the amount of blood you feed, it shouldn't put too much strain on your body."

Xu Zhou's eyes shifted for a moment. He recalled how, in order to break through the Ghost Infant's Ghost Domain, he had chosen to sacrifice himself in exchange for the powerful ability to tear through the Ghost Domain.

If Bai Zuo hadn't arrived in time and restrained Zhang Lin, he probably would have died there.

Later, Ji Wu repeatedly instructed him that the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow was not given to him to play the game of mutual destruction, but to give him a trump card so that he could open up a new path from a dead end, instead of leaving him hanging there.

Xu Zhou then understood the true intentions of the Anomaly Containment Association.

Ji Wu said he was a member of the Anomaly Containment Association, not a tool of the Bai Zuo, so he wouldn't treat Xu Zhou as a disposable tool.

"The Great Xia Dragon Sparrow will instinctively drink more blood, and during the process of feeding it blood, it will tempt you to continue feeding it more blood. This can be considered a minor but significant negative effect, right?"

Upon hearing the word "negative impact, "Yang Yu, holding the Mask, looked rather displeased. He wondered if the decisions he had made all along had truly been his own.

Were you really not affected by the Mask?

Is his desire to kill all the bad guys a genuine thought, or a thought influenced and distorted by the Mask he wears?

Yang Yu's hands trembled so much he almost dropped the Mask. If it were the old him, would he really have made this decision?

Jiang Tianzong at him. "If an ordinary person wants to use Anomaly Artifact, and there's no supernatural force to bear the cost for them, then they'll have to pay that cost themselves. As for what that cost is, you'll have to experience it for yourself."

Yang Yu: "I... I'm not quite sure, but lately my thoughts have become increasingly obsessive, and I've been losing weight very quickly. I thought it was because of too much stress."

Jiang Tianzong: "Fortunately, you didn't use it much, otherwise it would be hard to predict what would have become of you."

They will most likely be assimilated by the Mask, becoming berserk killing machines, and in the end, the person will be killed, while the Mask will be contained and controlled.

"Come on, you might need to come with us somewhere."

Yang Yu clenched his fist. "Okay."

He knew he would soon face trial for his crimes.

"Can I tell my family first? They'll worry."

Ji Wu arrived and, after understanding the whole process, cancelled the support signal sent to Headquarters.

Ji Wu looked at Yang Yu with a complicated expression. He was so young. He sighed, "Don't worry about your parents. We'll handle it."

Yang Yu opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end, he didn't say anything.

He committed such a serious crime that he probably won't see his family again.

The group checked out of the hotel and returned to Yeyang City with Yang Yu.

"He committed an unforgivable crime using Anomaly Artifact?"

Bei Mu sat at the head of the table, holding a chess piece and studying the situation on the board, playing against himself.

"Yes, General Manager Bei, how should we decide this matter? Should we send the person to Headquarters and let the Supervision Department decide?"

Dong Heng was just a department manager, so he had to come to Bei Mu to ask for instructions.

Bei Mu: "Bring me his file."

Dong Heng immediately handed over the information his subordinates had collected about Yang Yu's personal and family background.

Yang Yu was born into an ordinary family. He had a grandparent who was bedridden for many years. His parents used to work outside the home and earned enough money to support the family.

However, ever since her father was tragically struck by a falling brick and died instantly, the entire burden of the family fell on her mother Yu Ying.

This caused her to pay much less attention to Yang Yu and not notice that Yang Yu was being bullied.

Yang Yu accidentally obtained the Anomaly Artifact - the Mask of Hypocrisy (a). Although his mindset changed under its influence, his inherent kindness and past education prevented him from making any mistakes.

He adopted Mask of Hypocrisy after witnessing the group that bullied him kill each other, believing that he was responsible for their deaths.

His mindset completely changed from then on. He went from not wanting to kill anyone to believing that killing one person was killing, and killing ten people was also killing. He wanted to kill all the evil people in the world.

Therefore, Yang Yu chose to control Xu Zhou, who came to investigate, intending to use him to kill all the evildoers and commit a grave mistake.

After reading the incredibly detailed information, which covered almost everything that had happened in Yang Yu's life, Bei Mu was deeply impressed.

"That's all?"

Dong Heng bowed slightly. "Yes."

How many people did he kill?

"Subconsciously, he did not kill anyone, only controlled Xu Zhou, a B-level Contract Anomalist. However, when he tried to kill someone, he was Jiang Tianzong, a D-level Contract Anomalist, so no ordinary people were harmed."

What's going on with that group of people killing each other?

"It was only due to the influence of the supernatural forces, their own greed, and the manipulation of the Bai Zuo that this outcome occurred."

Bei Mu put down the documents. "I thought it was something serious. This is a trivial matter; it doesn't need to be decided by the Supervision Department. Do you think they're all idle?"

"This..." Dong Heng wiped his sweat, not daring to refute, "Then what should be done with Yang Yu?"

"Let him choose for himself: erase his memories and return to being an ordinary person, or join the Anomaly Containment Association and become Contract Anomalist?"

"Yes."

Dong Heng left the office and walked towards the room where Yang Yu was being held.

Yang Yu sat inside, anxiously awaiting the verdict against him.

Jiang Tianzong to receive treatment for his injuries, leaving only Xu Zhou there to keep him company.

Two people who had both been bullied sat facing each other in silence.