Chu Ran remained silent for more than ten seconds before slowly speaking.
You know I'm a superhuman.
"I understand." Ling Yi nodded.
"You didn't ask me anything last night, so why are you making me choose now?"
Ling Yi walked back to the bedside and sat down again.
"Because last night is last night, and today is today."
"You were on the verge of death last night, I didn't have time to ask, but you're awake today, you have a choice."
Chu Ran looked at him, and the wariness in her eyes gradually faded, replaced by a more complex emotion.
She sensed a maturity in this boy that was completely out of character for his age.
It's not the kind of affected profundity, but a genuine composure that comes after weathering storms.
"Who exactly are you?" Chu Ran asked first.
"You ask me first?"
"Is that not allowed?" Chu Ran tilted her head.
Ling Yi looked at her and remained silent for a few seconds.
Then he shrugged and said, "Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"
"That's nonsense!"
Honesty?
Ling Yi shook his head.
Ling Yi knew nothing about Chu Ran.
However, denial would undermine the most basic foundation of trust.
A mix of truth and falsehood is best.
"I'm the same as you," Ling Yi said.
"Possesses abilities that ordinary people don't have."
"I always thought people like me were rare, until I met you."
"To be honest, I know absolutely nothing about these things."
Chu Ran stared at him for a long time.
Then she took a deep breath, as if she had made a major decision.
"I'll tell you some things first, but there are some things I can't say right now."
"Okay." Ling Yi nodded. "You go first."
Chu Ran lowered her head and glanced at a small bloodstain on the quilt. It was fresh blood seeping from her abdomen and staining the quilt.
"The people chasing me are from an organization called the Kami Cult."
" The Kami Cult."
Ling Yi repeated the name without any Changes in expression.
But that fragmented memory flashed through his mind again.
A huge underground hall, with black candles lit all around.
In the middle of the hall stood a figure dressed in white robes, whose face was indistinct but whose voice was very clear.
" The Kami are about to descend, and we are Kami servants... All superhumans are sacrifices to the Kami."
The image flashed by in an instant.
As usual.
Ling Yi's pupils contracted slightly, but quickly returned to calm.
Kami Religion.
He did indeed remember this organization.
Although his memory was as hazy as if viewed through frosted glass, he was certain that the Kami Cult was one of the world's greatest villainous forces.
"Continue."
Chu Ran looked up at his unmoved face and felt a slight tremor in her heart.
She had been observing his reaction when she uttered the words "Cult of the Kami Gods".
When ordinary people hear this name, they are either completely clueless or filled with fear.
Because the Kami Cult has a very bad reputation in the superhuman community.
However, ordinary people would almost never know of the existence of the Kami Cult.
But the boy's reaction was calm.
It wasn't a feigned calm, but rather the kind of calm that comes from seeing through everything.
Just as he had known about the existence of the Kami Cult all along.
" The Kami Cult is an anti-human superhuman organization."
Chu Ran's voice was very low, as if she was afraid that something outside the wall would hear her.
"They believe in a being called the Kami, and that the Kami is about to descend upon the world. As the Kami's servants, they have an obligation to pave the way for the Kami."
How to pave the road?
" Capture, control, and even harm superhumans." Chu Ran unconsciously clenched the blanket.
They believe that superhumans' power originates from the Kami, so when a superhuman dies, their power returns to the Kami to help Kami descend to earth.
Ling Yi's eyebrows twitched slightly.
Kami?
That sounds pretty frivolous.
" The Kami Cult is a large organization with branches in various countries."
"The headquarters of the Kami Cult of the Ancient Country is not in Dafeng City, but it has strongholds in many cities."
There are at least two Dafeng City.
How do you know all this?
Chu Ran hesitated for a moment, then said something that surprised Ling Yi, yet made perfect sense.
"Because I am a member of the Kami Cult."
The air was silent for two seconds.
Ling Yi's expression remained Changes.
"Continue."
Chu Ran looked at him, a hint of confusion flashing in her eyes.
She couldn't understand why the boy remained so calm after hearing her say she was a member of the Kami God Cult.
Upon hearing this, a normal person's first reaction would be fear, anger, or at least vigilance.
But he only said "Continue".
Does this person lack an emotional system?
Suppressing her doubts, Chu Ran continued, "My parents were both researchers; they were captured by the Kami God Cult two years ago."
"They possess a crucial technology regarding the genes of superhumans, and the Kami Cult needs this technology to create a potion."
What medicine?
"A drug that can grant ordinary people superpowers for a short period of time."
Chu Ran's voice became heavy.
"But the cost is shortened lifespan; those injected with the drug can only live for a maximum of three months."
Ling Yi frowned slightly.
Trading lifespan for superpowers.
The madness of the Kami Cult was even more severe than he had imagined.
"You joined the Kami Cult to save your parents?" he asked.
Chu Ran nodded, a hint of pain flashing in her eyes.
"After I awakened my superpowers, the Kami Cult found me."
"They said they would tell me where my parents were if I behaved; I had no choice."
"What is your superpower?" Ling Yi asked curiously.
Chu Ran hesitated for a moment, then extended her right hand.
Her palms faced upwards, and a dark Shadow emerged from her fingertips, flowing, churning, and changing shape above her palm like a living liquid.
Shadow abilities.
Ling Yi looked at the black, cesium-colored substance, a hint of interest flashing in his eyes.
Could you show us more?
Chu Ran glanced at him, then got off the bed.
She walked to the open space in the middle of the bedroom, raised her arms, and Shadow surged from her body, condensing into dark shadows in the air.
The first shadow: a human figure, about 1.8 meters tall, with clear outlines but blurred features.
It stood to Chu Ran's left, like a silent guardian.
The second shadow: a wolf-shaped creature with agile limbs and eyes that were two points of dark blue light.
It crouched to Chu Ran's right, emitting a low whimper.
The third shadow: a shield, about one meter in diameter, with black cesium patterns flowing across its surface, appearing incredibly sturdy.
Ling Yi raised an eyebrow.
This guy seems kind of handsome!
"I can move among shadows."
Chu Ran's voice sounded somewhat faint in the Shadow.
"You can also Summon Shadow Clone to assist in Combat."
"The number of Clone I can maintain depends on my super energy reserves; currently, I can only maintain a maximum of three at a time."
Ling Yi stared intently at the three figures.
He has seen many kinds of superpowers.
In the fragments of memory, in the worlds he traversed.
He had seen cultivation techniques, magic, Battle Qi, ninjutsu... each power system had its unique charm.
Ling Yi had seen powers similar to the power of Shadow before.
But few can control things with such meticulous precision as Chu Ran.
Shadows are everywhere.
Where there is light, there is shadow.
This means that Chu Ran's Combat will be greatly enhanced in urban environments, because cities are full of light sources and shadows.