Miracle, the third miracle.
Ye Jiang: "..."
A flicker of emotion crossed Ye Jiang's eyes, and in an instant, her voice became incredibly distant as she asked, "What would happen if you forgot? Does Zhao Yi feel a lot of hatred?"
Qin Daichuan didn't answer immediately, and after a while, he finally spoke, "No."
He said, "He's just really disappointed."
Ye Jiang was lost in thought.
Her memories were fragmented, and she had forgotten a great deal.
so...
Is it possible that within her lost memories, there are others experiencing similar loss?
"Arrive."
A reminder brought Ye Jiang back to her senses, and she found herself in a room bathed in cold light. Qin Daichuan walked to a computer, quickly opened a program, and then looked back at Ye Jiang, gesturing for her to come over. Ye Jiang went over and immediately saw the words on the computer screen—
Monster Archives.
Qin Daichuan gave up his seat, and Ye Jiang took his place. She opened the document, and on the title page was a line of text: [If humanity truly reaches a dead end, with nowhere to turn, go to Mount Songjing to find that one and ask him to come out of seclusion.]
Ye Jiang read through the words one by one, and the more she looked at them, the more familiar they seemed. She had a strong sense of déjà vu, making her wonder if she had seen these words somewhere before.
She stared at that line of text for so long that Qin Daichuan noticed and explained to her, "The 'that one' here refers to monster number 0. You can find his information by scrolling down."
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The honesty was astonishing.
Or rather, the Ability Control Bureau was surprisingly candid.
Because the Ability Control Bureau wanted to win them over.
The reply came so quickly to win them over; the release of top secrets was also a way to win them over.
Yesterday, the Ability Control Bureau Headquarters held an online meeting with the top officials of its various branches, and the main speaker was Ye Jiang, the cat-man.
Recently, there have been frequent incidents of S-Rank Polluted. Four years ago, the "Stormbringer" appeared and took countless lives. We thought it was an exception, but in the past few months, Mushroom Man, Invisible Man and alien spiders have appeared one after another.
The Dark Ages are coming.
The Ability Control Bureau has confirmed this.
The Polluted have clearly entered a higher level of evolution, while humanity is declining. The awakening of Blood Moon is becoming less and less frequent, and the blessings of the Moon Tree are becoming less and less abundant. Only one S-Rank ability user is like a glimmer of light, but that light is too weak. The balance between humanity and the Polluted is obviously disappearing.
But there was an anomaly among humans. Her ability level wasn't high, but she could easily take the head of S-Rank Polluted!
The Ability Control Bureau needs this outlier.
Humanity needs this outlier.
The heavy responsibility of humanity should not be placed on the shoulders of an ordinary citizen; such shamelessness is unacceptable. But what other choice is there?
Therefore, he tried to win over this outcast, giving her whatever she needed, being completely honest and open with her, hoping that in the final battle, she might have some compassion for humanity.
Qin Daichuan's eyes darkened slightly as he recalled yesterday's meeting.
Meanwhile, Ye Jiang began to peruse the contents of the file.
The archives record 10 monsters, numbered 0 to 9, dating back 218 years to the present, but the content is not extensive, suggesting that it would not be easy to glimpse the lives of these monsters.
Ye Jiang saw her one-day neighbor Dong Zhen in the file. According to the records, he was relatively friendly to humans and was numbered 2 by the Ability Control Bureau.
Ye Jiang saw the monster number 8, "The Writer," who was already dead; he was the only monster in the file whose death was confirmed.
Ye Jiang saw the monster number 9, "Nurse," the latest monster discovered by the Ability Control Bureau, who was suspected of leaving the human world. Looking at the records about her in the file, Ye Jiang guessed that she was the monster in her system's storage compartment, but the Ability Control Bureau did not know how she left.
The file was just a file; Ye Jiang searched through it thoroughly but couldn't find the clues she was looking for about escaping her host.
But she gained something from something else.
Ye Jiang looked at the file in front of her.
Monster Archives Number 0: Rong Yin.
It's not a code name, it's a real name.
Ye Jiang: "..."
Isn't that the name of the young man she met in Shuiling Town?
The young man was not human, but a monster.
According to Rong Yin's file, he appeared three hundred years ago, intervened in the Great Disaster Day War, and has since settled on a mountain called Mount Songjing in City A, rarely leaving the mountain. He has interacted with monsters numbered 3, 5, and 7. The Ability Control Bureau's recorder has observed his figure multiple times at the place where the Moon Tree appeared, speculating that he is chasing the Moon Tree.
Ye Jiang thought of the box of moons she had received, and her heart skipped a beat for no apparent reason.
Ye Jiang flipped through the entire file of this monster named Rong Yin, and for the first time, she felt an urge to read it all over again. But before she could act on it, Qin Daichuan's phone rang. Qin Daichuan answered the call, and his handsome, cold face underwent a significant change in expression. He hurriedly hung up and said to Ye Jiang, "Healer Ye, I think we've reached our goal for today. If you'd like to continue looking at the file, we can schedule another time."
Ye Jiang glanced at the screen, pursed her lips, and finally nodded.
She followed Qin Daichuan in the elevator out of the underground. As they exited the elevator, she casually asked him what had happened.
Qin Daichuan had been somewhat uneasy since receiving the phone call. When asked, he composed himself and frankly admitted, "A door of unknown origin has appeared in the southern part of the city."
"Door?"
"Yes, when the Logistics Team was clearing the battlefield, that door suddenly rose from the ruins. The Logistics Team members weren't paying attention and were all swallowed up by the door."
Ye Jiang suddenly looked up. "Which Logistics Team?"
Chapter 106 Miracles: The Third Miracle
Ye Jiang saw the door.
The gate, enclosed within the cordon, was square and 10 meters high. Under the sunlight, it reflected a cold, hazy blue light, exuding a strong sense of technology.
It didn't look like a door in the ordinary sense, but more like the facade of a large building. A pair of gilded cats sat on the left and right sides of the door. The cats' pupils were golden and reacted to sunlight. At first glance, they looked like two living creatures.
The tall door had no doors; through it, one could see the street and houses opposite, and it was unknown where the people who had been swallowed were placed.
Ye Jiang stood outside the cordon with the people from the Ability Control Bureau. She looked at the door and the cat on it. Her heart, which had been slightly constricted by the news of the Logistics Team's mishap, slowly calmed down, and a trace of doubt slowly rose in her chest.
Why is this door here?
This was her first thought, and then she wondered why she had such a question.
She was confused by her own unfounded doubts, but her nervousness disappeared.
She had a feeling that the door wasn't dangerous.
The Ability Control Bureau didn't see it that way. At this moment, the perimeter of the cordon was filled with members of the Ability Control Bureau, who were on high alert around the door, fearing another accident.
News of the gate appearing in the city has spread. Branch Chief Shi Tao is holding an emergency meeting with headquarters to discuss rescue efforts. Rescue is essential; more than a dozen logistics personnel have disappeared. These are unsung heroes, performing dangerous and arduous work. The Ability Control Bureau cannot abandon them and demoralize its members.
But we can't act rashly. This door is too strange. We don't know if it's a trap set by S-Rank Polluted or even a malicious monster, just like what the "Writer" did.
Unaware of the Ability Control Bureau's concerns, Ye Jiang, guided only by her intuition, walked forward, determined to break through the cordon and reach the door.
Qin Daichuan, who was frowning and observing the door, caught a glimpse of her out of the corner of his eye and was startled. He quickly pulled her back.
"Don't move! If we go any further, we'll be within the door's capture range, and we'll be swallowed up!" Captain Qin's heart was pounding.
He certainly didn't want anything to happen to humanity's hopes right under his nose!
Ye Jiang was pulled back, but she wasn't angry. Her thoughts jumped to another place, and she asked curiously, "How was the range of intake determined?"
Qin Daichuan's vigilance shifted from the door to the cat-like figure beside him. Fearing she might act recklessly again, he kept a close eye on her while explaining, "This was confirmed from the distribution of the Logistics Team before they were swallowed up."
When the Logistics Team disappeared, there were also members of the Bureau of the Ability Control Bureau's Operations Team nearby. These people were on the outer edge and did not disappear. Only the Logistics Team, which was located further inside, disappeared, thus confirming the approximate scope of the capture.
To be on the safe side, the warning coil is positioned at a larger location.
Qin Daichuan didn't tell the cat-person beside him this last point, fearing she would be reckless and insist on going in to measure it herself.
Ye Jiang really wanted to go in. She turned to leave, explaining to Captain Qin, "My friend..."
Before he could finish speaking, a member of the Ability Control Bureau came over with a notebook and reported to Qin Daichuan, "Brother Qin, we've confirmed it. Yu Qingyi is indeed in the Logistics Team at this work site. However, this work site operates on a two-team rotation system. An hour before the incident, her team was on break time, so she had already gone home."
Ye Jiang withdrew her tentative little foot.
She looked up at the member of the Ability Control Bureau who was giving the report. The latter showed her the notebook in his hand to prove that he hadn't said anything. Ye Jiang looked over and, sure enough, saw Yu Qingyi's name on the rest list. Yu Qingyi hadn't been swallowed up by the door.
Ye Jiang glanced at the door and decided not to go over. Seeing this, Qin Daichuan breathed a sigh of relief. When he learned that Ye Jiang's friend was also in the Logistics Team of the Bureau of the Ability Control Bureau, he had someone investigate. The result was good; the Healer's friend was unharmed.
The Healer's friends are safe, but what about those who were swallowed by the door? Are they safe?
Qin Daichuan looked towards the door, his eyes dark and intense.
Rescuing the logistics personnel of the Ability Control Bureau was not Ye Jiang's task as a free citizen, so after receiving the news that Yu Qingyi had returned home, she left. She had other things to do; she needed to go back to her apartment to confirm whether Yu Qingyi had really returned home.
Ye Jiang took the empty route back, and only after entering the residential area did she revert to her normal route and take the elevator upstairs. When she reached her floor, she stepped out of the elevator and bumped into Dong Zhen, who was coming out of the next room. The boy, beaming with joy, greeted Ye Jiang with a smile, "Hi, sister, I just moved next door to you today. If you ever need anything, just come and find me. Don't be afraid to bother me."