Sequence Talent

"His memories were distorted!"

"Or he concealed his memories!"

"Under hypnosis, he said he'd been kidnapped and taken to the laboratory, but the truth was the exact opposite. He went there willingly!"

"Meng Chengfei, the Ten-Person Council has now formally decided to kill him!"

An urgent, stern voice came through his earpiece. At the news, Meng Chengfei's pupils shrank to pinpoints.

His hand settled on the pistol at his waist.

Cold sweat trickled down his back, drop by drop.

Looking at the youthful boy before him, Meng Chengfei felt a flicker of fear.

If Xu Ye had already been contaminated, or if his second personality had even destroyed his primary personality and was using this method to obtain an Awakened serum, the consequences would be unthinkable.

An Awakened's aberration would be exceptionally terrifying.

Especially with an Aberrant this intelligent. Once he became a source of contamination, hundreds of thousands would die as a direct result.

Something like that had happened before.

Breathe... breathe...

Meng Chengfei forced himself to calm down, rapidly reviewing the information on Xu Ye in his mind.

He's a high school senior.

He lived in Seaside City as a child, in a family of four, with his parents and a younger sister. He had classmates, relatives, friends... an ordinary but happy life.

His entire family died in a contamination incident, and those memories were erased.

Afterward, with deliberate guidance from the relevant authorities, he moved to Night Spirit City and carried on with his life. There have been no abnormalities in five years.

*...*

"He is the light..."

For some reason, Meng Chengfei recalled the words of the mysterious Doctor Chen.

The hand resting on his gun hesitated, then slowly withdrew and took hold of his teacup again.

If Xu Ye had killed everyone in the laboratory, why had Doctor Chen left that note? It even seemed to have been meant specifically for him.

Meng Chengfei decided to take a gamble.

Thud, thud, thud!

Just then, over a hundred armed personnel from Night Spirit City had surrounded the building.

A noble's roar rang through his earpiece.

"Meng Chengfei, you have no right to drag all of Night Spirit City down with you! If you refuse to do it, then as a council member, I order you to withdraw immediately! Right now! We'll kill him with gunfire!"

Heavy footsteps sounded outside the door.

Beyond the balcony, a military helicopter had already trained its guns on Xu Ye.

Meng Chengfei's expression darkened.

"He's agreed to join the Dawn Blade. He's already my subordinate."

"As his captain, I have a responsibility to keep him safe!"

"If Xu Ye loses control, I'll take responsibility. But if you make a move, I won't hesitate to exercise my special authority."

"Remember, the Dawn Blade belongs to everyone in Sky City, not to the nobility."

The moment he finished, furious shouting erupted on the other end.

At the same time, the armed personnel outside the door and the helicopter beyond the window withdrew.

It seemed they had backed down.

The night here fell quiet again.

Meng Chengfei sipped his tea, leaned back against the sofa, and crossed his legs. He quietly watched Xu Ye, waiting for the outcome.

He studied every subtle change in Xu Ye's expression. At the first sign of anything wrong, he would kill him himself.

After an unknown length of time, Xu Ye slowly came around.

At first, he kept his eyes closed. He vaguely sensed that something about him had changed. The feeling was strange and elusive, but undeniably real.

"Your second personality will emerge a little later, but you should be able to sense your Sequence Talent now. Just focus on feeling it."

Meng Chengfei's voice reached Xu Ye's ears as though in a dream. For some reason, though, Xu Ye heard a sense of relief in his words.

He didn't dwell on it. He concentrated, then opened his eyes a short while later.

"Mayfly."

"Mayfly?"

Meng Chengfei opened a chart while cautiously monitoring Xu Ye's condition.

"This is an incomplete Sequence Talent chart. It doesn't include Sequence 3 or above yet, and there are gaps elsewhere too. I remember yours should be in here."

"This is your first awakening, so your awakened Sequence Talent will be in Sequence 9. Look for it yourself."

Xu Ye took the computer and glanced at it. The chart listed some of the Sequence Talents.

His gaze roamed over it. After scrolling through several pages, he finally found his own Sequence Talent.

"9-666, Mayfly."

There was a line of notes below it.

[Lie prone on the ground and move rapidly by twisting the body like a mayfly. Tentacles can emerge from the limbs for faster movement or attacks.]

Xu Ye was somewhat speechless.

Why did this Sequence Talent seem a little ridiculous?

"A lower ranking doesn't mean it's bad. It's just that the Sequence Talents in the top fifty really are exceptionally special and rare..."

Meng Chengfei reassured him. "I just had someone look into the details. Mayfly isn't particularly powerful in combat, but it develops the body's capabilities to a very high degree. It lets you perform all kinds of movements and gives you an enormous boost in agility and speed."

"But judging by the time, your second personality should be waking up now."

Meng Chengfei's expression grew solemn.

"Remember, these secondary personalities are all the dark side of your mind. They only want to destroy your primary personality. Never let their words beguile you. Keep your will firm at all times. It may take some getting used to at first."

While Meng Chengfei was speaking, Xu Ye saw an egg appear in his field of vision.

The next second, the egg cracked.

An entirely white cat hatched from it.

"They're evil and sinister. Some even take humanoid forms. They'll whisper inside your head in raspy voices and drive you mad," Meng Chengfei warned Xu Ye.

"Meow~" The white cat let out an adorable cry. She was female.

Xu Ye: "..."

"Don't try to destroy your second personality. They cannot be destroyed or reasoned with. All you can do is keep your will firm, then treat them as your tools." Meng Chengfei's voice was deadly serious, each word distinct.

The moment a second personality first emerged was extremely dangerous.

The long-haired white cat stretched. A moment later, she spotted Xu Ye.

"Meowhahaha! I'm finally out! Primary personality, prepare to die! I'm going to take over your body, steal your cheat, and seize your opportunities!"

"All you awakened was 9-666, Mayfly. I awakened 9-003, Soul-Seizing! Prepare to die! I'm the real protagonist!"

Fortunately, Xu Ye was ready. A black tentacle shot out of his arm and swiftly coiled around the white cat.

Then he dragged her over and slammed her onto the floor.

Bam!

Bam!

Wham!

Wham!

He flattened her into a cat pancake.

Heh. You little punk.

You think you can fight me like this?

Yet for some reason, Xu Ye felt that she had no inclination to destroy him. Instead, she seemed to have an innate fondness for him.

"Xu Ye, what are you doing?"

Meng Chengfei saw Xu Ye suddenly use his Sequence Talent, apparently binding something and then slamming it around. Yet in reality, there was no disturbance at all.

"I'm teaching my second personality a lesson. She's a cat, though," Xu Ye said earnestly.

"..."

Meng Chengfei couldn't help putting his hand back on the gun at his waist.

Has he gone mad?