"I know."
"When I was devoured by Weird and endured suffocating pain, when I was ensnared by contamination and endured the torment of being slowly eroded away."
"I already knew what a terrifying thing Weird was."
"But if everyone thinks that way."
"If everyone starts backing down."
"Then who will step up? When facing a Weird invasion, who will be able to fight against it?"
"I might be able to run away, but my family, my friends, my classmates, and my teachers all live here. You might call me too much of a saint, but I don't want them to be harmed by Weird like I was, or even killed."
"That is where my fear comes from."
Chu He spoke with a firm tone.
What he feared was not those terrifying Weird. Rather, he feared that his family would be harmed by Weird.
"You're very suited to becoming a Contract Anomalist."
Xiao Xuan spoke with clear approval.
Contract Anomalists were all obsessive madmen.
Without such steadfast faith, or some obsessive notion or belief, it was difficult for a Contract Anomalist to maintain their mental state while fighting against distortion.
Or rather, this madness, this obsession—
was what Contract Anomalists had to become in order to avoid losing their minds.
[ Ding! Xiao Xuan's Character Perfection has increased by 10%! ]
[Special ability unlocked: Star-Chasing Sky (Excellent).]
[Star-Chasing Sky (Excellent): Condense half of your Weird energy and fire countless sharp arrows, capable of striking any target within your line of sight.]
At first, the first special skill Xiao Xuan awakened was Great Yi's Bow. It could condense a bow and arrows using Weird energy. After using the bow to turn Weird energy into arrows and fire them, its attack power could be increased by 20%.
However, the more arrows he condensed,