Chapter 121

"Kevin is really amazing."

Kosma sighed softly, his voice a mixture of exhaustion and admiration.

But in a sense, this world is indeed fortunate, because many weak people even have the mindset and the right to sympathize with the strong.

This is a very rare survival situation.

Under slightly harsher rules, anyone with a modicum of rationality would understand one thing: the weak are unworthy, unworthy of trusting the strong. Without the guarantee of rules, every act of trust is irresponsible towards one's own life.

"Elysia will succeed."

Dystopia sat to the side, hugging her legs, full of anticipation.

Therefore, many people are genuinely and sincerely looking forward to Elysia's future.

After training, most of the group rested. Kevin grabbed a few bottles of water and tossed them to the others, then gulped them down.

"An Yu, this time, it's my turn to win!"

Kevin now felt he could finally pop the champagne, since the Herrscher of Sentience hadn't really played a significant role in the original storyline.

It even abandoned its original Companion Beast due to arrogance, and was eventually merged with Su, who then locked onto the other party's location.

Furthermore, due to his arrogance, he attempted to hypnotize the entire world, only to have his illusions shattered by Aponia's awakening words.

The Herrscher of Sentience is number 8 in the sequence; by what right can they manipulate the Earth?

"You're really confident."

A faint sound, mingled with the voices of a boy and a girl, echoed in my ears.

An Yu?!

The ice crystal greatsword quickly condensed, and the entire training ground was instantly frozen. Kevin looked around, but because the Fusion Warrior's training was so expansive, there were no other passersby around.

"Senior Kevin?"

"Kevin!"

Kosma and Hen called out each other's names loudly, while most of the other Fusion Warrior gathered together, since Kevin's punches really hurt, and nobody wanted to get hit for no reason.

Kevin slowly regained his senses, his chill slightly dissipating. "Sorry, I didn't sleep well last night, so I'm a little dazed."

He laughed heartily and prepared to go find his external brain.

Of course, Kevin wasn't stupid, but he felt that compared to May, he was indeed somewhat lacking, as if he had no intelligence at all.

"Dismissed, everyone."

As usual, Kevin disappeared from everyone's sight and immediately transformed into a blur, running wildly to the office where Mei was currently located.

He brushed past Dr. Einstein in the corridor, exchanged a casual greeting, and didn't dare to linger.

Er Mei's office was as clean and tidy as ever. The young girl looked up again, her eyes sparkling like stars.

"Mei, I think I've been influenced by An Yu."

Si Kevin's voice carried a hint of urgency that he himself was unaware of.

"Mei? Are you calling me? Kevin—"

Dead Plum crossed her arms, resting her chin on them. Before doing so, she also picked up the glasses of the uncorrected glasses next to her, scrutinizing them with an unfamiliar gaze.

Kevin collapsed; his office was quickly frozen solid.

He drew his sword, his expression resolute and determined. However, what he saw was Mei's face, which turned deathly pale in an instant, filled with panic yet forced composure.

"Kevin, Kevin!!!"

Mei's voice rose in terror.

Seeing the panic in Mei's eyes, Kevin hesitated before putting down his ice crystal greatsword.

He asked, "Are you alright?"

Mei shivered, but still calmly came over to comfort Kevin.

If something happens to Kevin, she definitely won't survive either.

"I..." Kevin hesitated, then sat down on the floor in despair, the ice crystals quickly melting away.

"I think something's happened to me, Mei."

Oh no! After talking so An Yu for so long, it turns out that it was himself who was confident all along. Kevin doesn't even know when he was influenced by it.

"Don't rush, tell me slowly, it's possible that something happened to me."

Mei took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down, and walked over to Kevin to comfort him.

I also called Einstein, who is now gone, and asked him to help me check what happened before the surveillance footage was damaged.

Kevin lowered his eyes, hoping for an answer. Perhaps, Mei really had been influenced.

Einstein's voice, calm to the point of cruelty, came from the other end of the communicator. "May, be careful of Kevin."

"He showed signs of wanting to attack you with his sword as soon as he entered the room. It's very likely that his Herrscher abilities came into play."

Kevin, who was eavesdropping nearby: (?í_ì?)

Mei remained silent for a moment.

"Knew."

After hanging up the phone, she faced Kevin, her face flushed from the cold, but Mei calmly told Kevin, "Don't worry, you and Elysia are so composed, you must have a backup plan."

Kevin's eyes lit up. "That's right, Aponia's meme pollution of the Herrscher of Sentience has an unparalleled natural restraint."

So what if An Yu affects me? It doesn't matter!!!

After watching Kevin leave, May confirmed that the drawer couldn't be opened. She took the documents with her, calmly walked out the door, and then steadily walked to the nearby infirmary.

It's so cold!

Kevin, go home and kneel on durians!!!

The matter hadn't settled down yet. Mei was in the infirmary, in an incredibly warm environment, processing documents.

About half an hour had passed when it became noisy outside. The familiar frost spread into the infirmary, and Mei quickly went out of the infirmary.

Kevin held the ice crystal greatsword, his expression one of utter bewilderment. The passing staff all huddled together, and upon seeing Mei appear, they quickly shrank to her side.

"Make a note of everyone here, and observe them separately for now."

Mei calmly issued the order, her voice leaving no room for argument.

Kevin's lips moved, as if he wanted to say something.

"It was Kevin who attacked us without any reason, Dr. MEI."

Someone was muttering something under their breath, their tone somewhat mournful.

"Make a close note of the person who spoke."

Mei shivered from the cold again; she felt she was really about to catch a cold.

"It has nothing to do with them."

Kevin never raised his arm again; he hung his head dejectedly, as if he had completely lost faith in his intuition.

"Now is not the time to be soft-hearted."

Mei remained unchanged in her stance: all potential dangers must be eliminated.

"Privately notify Dr. Einstein and have her check the corridor surveillance footage from this period, and then investigate all dangerous individuals who have recently been in contact with anyone present."

The sn commands were executed swiftly one by one. Although Kevin wanted to defend others, he chose to believe Mei because of her confidence.

The orders were carried out one by one. Kevin sat in the sunset, letting the sunlight gradually fade from his face.

6. Until Mei, wearing a thick down jacket, sat down next to him.

"You should trust yourself. After all, your initial composure and Elysia's composure must have been due to some kind of strategy."

Kevin forced a smile.

Hedgehog Book 1: Chapter 182, Section 180: Aponia: I suspect we've hired a traitor.

4. Kevin tried to pull himself together.

Zhemei wasn't hospitalized. She bought dinner from outside. Let's just get through today; maybe the investigation will have results tomorrow.

Tomorrow should be better.

That very night, Mei was hospitalized. Despite Kevin's efforts to stop, the Extreme Cold still caused Mei to suffer frostbite all over her body.

Kevin eventually locked himself in the Deepest Place.

He absolutely refused to believe that a mere Herrscher could completely break through Kevin's mental defenses!

The Herrscher couldn't break through to the Deepest Place, after all, An Yu had no intention of going there at all; Kevin could just play around there by himself.

And also...

The Fire Moth are no longer publicly known.

With only Aponia remaining as the sole solution, I watched all of this unfold with a sense of bewilderment.

Kevin is just fine! She helplessly touches the threads of fate, and although she can't move them, she can still feel the fate of others.

Kevin is definitely fine!

The Deepest Place

"So, it really is my problem?"

Kevin sat in the Deepest Place, his body surrounded by chains and shackles. He flipped through yesterday's investigation report, while the others in the corridor chatted and laughed, until he drew his ice crystal greatsword.

He smiled An Yu to himself, "When did this person start affecting me?"

We really shouldn't underestimate them.

Spiral Workshop

Lecturer Vill-V stood there dumbfounded; she and An Yu hadn't been apart at all during this time.

"When did you influence Kevin?"

It drove Kevin to depression, and he went into the Deepest Place.

An Yu blinked. "Probably when I decided to fight Elysia in the arena."

Which specific time point?

Swoosh, Vill-V's mind raced. It couldn't possibly be the last few months. Kevin's movements had been a straight line between home, May's office, and the training ground.

Dystopia and the others?

It was she who initially exposed An Yu's information, but that's impossible. If Herrscher could indirectly influence and manipulate Kevin through others, that would be too outrageous.

"How old are you this year?" Vill-V asked hesitantly, posing a seemingly unrelated question.

She could only guess in this direction—perhaps the effects started much earlier, earlier than she could have imagined. She could have guessed it was a mass hallucination, but the surveillance footage wouldn't lie.

Einstein's recent movements are even simpler, making it impossible for him to have come into contact with the Herrscher.

Furthermore, Kevin and May... no, May and Kevin are classmates, so they should also be ruled out as trustworthy candidates.

Nine "Secret~"

An Yu raised a finger to her lips, her smile carrying a profound meaning.

7. "Is a boy's age also a secret?"

8. "After all, secrets make men more mysterious, don't they?"

Ling Vill-V hesitated, wanting to speak but stopping herself. She had been having pleasant conversations with An Yu lately, and An Yu hadn't held back, saying whatever came to mind.

Knock knock knock!

"Ms. Vill-V, an emergency high-level meeting is about to begin."

Vill-V looked at An Yu beside her, An Yu shrugged. "Don't worry about me, Miss Vill-V, please make yourself at home."

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Lecturer: "We guessed wrong, we all guessed wrong!"

An Yu: "There are only two players?"