The world had fallen into chaos.
Humanity had lost most of its order. Most, because at least where he lived, a small pocket of order remained.
He found that even stranger.
But instinct told him-if things continued like this, the Otherkind would lose.
He was one of the Otherkind himself. Though he despised these creatures ruled by desire, he still organized them, looking for ways to "dismantle" the order that small pocket of humanity maintained.
At first, it worked very well. Humanity suffered heavy losses.
He intended to root them out and finish everything in one stroke, so he mobilized more of his hidden "kind."
And then-
His entire operation was wiped out.
He met "Time." The instant their eyes met, he knew this person was like him.
They possessed not only formidable power, but unparalleled intelligence.
Hao Jingye sold out all the Otherkind and escaped.
But that remaining, orderly "small pocket of humanity" became even more orderly-and harder to deal with.
Sheng An was just as clever as he was, so she pressed her advantage.
Without his "Space" ability, he would have been caught several times.
Then he suddenly acquired a new ability-Copying.
At the same time, it was as though a voice told him he could use this ability to command all the Otherkind and fight the Superpower People. But he could not kill them all at once. He had to take his time.
He had to annihilate humanity slowly, spilling as much blood as possible.
This "awareness" was strange, but the moment he heard that voice, it became his own "awareness." He had to act accordingly, without needing a reason or giving it any thought.
With his new ability, Hao Jingye escaped.
But he was also gravely injured.
He was in no hurry to show himself. This