Wu Xin

Chen Xi froze where she stood.

It was not fear that had robbed her of courage—she had truly been immobilized.

Nearly imperceptible threads emerged around Chen Xi, binding her tightly.

"Damn it..." Chen Xi reverted to her Succubus form, but the immense strength that could shatter stone walls failed to move the seemingly fragile threads even a fraction.

She stared fixedly at the woman, finally dredging up a useful piece of information from her hazy memories.

Wu Xin. That was the other woman's name—or rather, the Legend she Held.

Wu Xin's face flushed shyly as she waved her hand. "Ha~ Don't look at me like that~"

She slowly walked over to Chen Xi, the soles of her high heels clicking crisply.

As she walked, Wu Xin flipped through the Diary in her hand.

Muttering to herself, she read from it, "How many people did I kill? I can't remember..."

Seeing that line, Wu Xin put her hands on her hips in feigned anger. "This is clearly slander!"

"I only killed nine people." She gently stroked Chen Xi's smooth cheek. "How could little Xi possibly forget?"

Chen Xi's expression remained as indifferent as ever, but inwardly, her thoughts were in turmoil.

Hadn't she made all of that up? What the hell was with it suddenly becoming real?

Not only that, there was something seriously wrong with this woman.

With the senses of her Succubus body, Chen Xi could barely perceive that the woman's current appearance was merely a layer of skin draped over the monster before her.

While Chen Xi remained silent, Wu Xin's movements grew bolder.

Her fingers slid across Chen Xi's throat and collarbone, her entire body nearly pressing against the girl.

"Actually, I really like this," she murmured beside the girl's earlobe.

"The emotions humans can unleash before death fascinate me every single time I change skins."

"Especially when they already know their time of death has come."

Wu Xin's face was flushed, her eyes hazy. "I like you most of all, little Xi."

"What would someone cold on the outside and warm on the inside like you look like when worn?"

Reluctantly withdrawing her ability, Wu Xin gave her a deep look.

"I'll be going out for a week."

"Little Xi, remember to take good care of yourself. And don't forget to kill Lin Yue while you're at it. I'll come back for your body later."

Wu Xin leaped out through the window and left the room.

Chen Xi watched the direction she had gone, lingering fear still in her heart.

Only after the threads fell away from her body did she finally recover from what had just happened.

A lie she had casually made up had come true. Chen Xi silently cursed the trouble this would cause.

With only a little deduction, she had already pieced together Chen Xi's fate in the original work.

She would die at Lin Yue's hands during the third Regression, then have her body taken over by Wu Xin.

What a thoroughly malicious character.

Now that the original Chen Xi had vanished, all that malice had been directed at her instead.

"Tch. What a lunatic."

She could clearly feel threads twitching inside her heart.

They were a contingency Wu Xin had planted, most likely to stop her from fleeing Tianhai City.

As for their other functions...

Chen Xi grabbed the screwdriver beside her and viciously stabbed it into her chest.

Pain.

Chen Xi lowered her eyes to look. The screwdriver had sunk three inches into her flesh.

So it could not stop her from killing herself...

As long as it did not interfere with her plans, she could rest easy.

Finally having some time to herself, the sweat-soaked Chen Xi began sorting through the few remaining memories of the original body.

Elsewhere, Lin Yue sat on a bus, recalling every detail related to Chen Xi from the past.

In her memories, the number of times she had spoken with Chen Xi could be counted on one hand.

Lin Yue rested her cheek on one hand and leaned against the bus window.

There were far too many reasons for someone to target her.

She just did not know what exactly the mastermind had set their sights on...

They could not possibly have some precognitive ability and foreseen that she could rewind time, could they?

"Forget it. Soldiers come, generals block them; water comes, earth dams it."

Her most important task now was to quickly search for and absorb a new [Legend], increasing her strength.

The moment she gained the ability of Regression, information related to [Legend] had naturally appeared in her mind.

[Legend. Its time and cause of birth can no longer be investigated.

It is like humanity's imagination—everywhere and nowhere. Lake Water Beast, Vampire, dragon, even an article of clothing or a particular location...

Any supernatural element you can imagine is recorded within it.

For humans who wield these supernatural powers, every Federation has its own unique designation. But in the Spark Federation, they are collectively called Transcendents.

After wielding a Legend, every human will awaken corresponding Panel Info.

Note: Every Legend has a unique method of advancement. If your strength is insufficient, do not wield too many different types of Legends, lest they erode your mind.

Federation official hotline: 8008...

This information was distributed by the Legend [Skynet]. Every living being holding a Legend within the Federation can receive this information.]

Lin Yue had barely pressed a few numbers before her hand stopped.

She had no way to explain her Legend ability.

She could not exactly say that she could rewind time, could she?

As if to accommodate people like them who had unspeakable circumstances, the information added one final line.

[How to join the Transcendent-exclusive forum...]

"So that's how it is."

In a warmly decorated pink bedroom, Chen Xi lay on her bed, using her laptop to log into the forum according to the method Skynet had provided.

She had thought the panel was her special cheat, but apparently everyone had one.

Chen Xi was not bothered by it, though. After all, her real trump cards were her CG Collection and Lin Yue's time Regression.

"Done!" As she typed the last character, an entirely different page appeared before Chen Xi.

Seeing the lv.1 account marker in the forum's upper-right corner, Chen Xi froze. "I already have an account?"

It was not that she did not care about the original owner's affairs. The memories left behind for her were simply too fragmented.

After viewing them only a few times, they had already vanished like smoke. Besides, before watching any work, Chen Xi never liked reading spoilers.

Having only read three chapters of the original story, she could only feel her way across the river.

"Oh, right..."

Chen Xi suddenly recalled that in the second chapter, Lin Yue had learned of the Shadow Dweller's existence entirely because the original owner had sent her a forum message.

It seemed the original owner was not some minor character to be discarded after serving her purpose.

[Moonlight on the Lotus Pond]

This was Lin Yue's forum username. With a try-it-and-see attitude, Chen Xi opened the search function.

There were two accounts with the same name. The first account had a video from five months ago in its profile.

Chen Xi sent a friend request to the second account.

Back in the academy dormitory, Lin Yue sat at her desk.

"A friend request?"

She had only just registered this account. How could she possibly know anyone?

Instinctively, she moved her mouse over the ×.

After a little thought, Lin Yue reached a conclusion—the mastermind.

Every move she made was completely exposed beneath his gaze.

The moment she accepted the friend request, the other party immediately sent her a message.

[Director: Tonight, at 11:45, beneath the moonlight, a new Shadow Dweller will be born in Classroom 404.]

[Director: This is your only way to survive, my actor.]

"This..." Lin Yue's heart trembled. Just as she was about to reply, she discovered that the other party had already blocked her.