"Could he be one of those legendary Veterans?"
Zhuang Anping understood Chen Xi's attitude toward Su Bai. Whether he was Su Bai or Xiao Lou, the Player Chen Xi knew was undoubtedly powerful enough to inspire such trust in the sister of the Candlelight Society's president. She even believed that once he regained his memories, just as they had, he could become an immensely powerful ally.
"If the president of the Nameless Society counts as a Veteran, then he definitely does too," Chen Xi said with absolute certainty.
The predawn hours at Rainbow Locust Tenth Middle School were still steeped in darkness. Apart from the rearmost Teaching Building, where Chen Xi and the others were, the entire campus lay shrouded in oppressive, deathly silence. Only the occasional sound of wind outside the windows offered a slight break from the spine-chilling atmosphere.
Chen Xi and Zhuang Anping had come to Rainbow Locust Tenth Middle School because the Administrator had left the hint "Go to Rainbow Locust Tenth Middle School" at the end of the Rules information. Encountering Su Bai here was an unexpected delight for Chen Xi.
But Su Bai, whom Chen Xi considered even more dependable than her brother Chen Hai, had lost his memories. She could only try various ways to awaken them, all of which ended in failure. After all, Su Bai was little more than a stranger she had met before. She was not even sure whether Su Bai was his real name, so her inability to restore his memories was hardly surprising.
Just as Chen Xi was beginning to feel at a loss, a faint noise broke the predawn silence.
At first, the sound was barely audible, but it gradually grew clearer and eerier, as though something... no, many things were slowly approaching their location.
Sensing