Chapter 236

The power of the Blood Moon.

Her monster friend is Blood Moon.

Xiao Pei was absolutely certain.

That's why Ye Jiang can use multiple superpowers, because her superpowers are attribute-free, because she is the Blood Moon!

Ye Jiang noticed the female warrior's gaze and knew that she had guessed her identity. After a moment of silence, she flicked her finger, and a miniature illusion appeared in the cave, like a movie screen.

"The previous illusion didn't follow the story from three hundred years ago exactly; a small part was cut." Ye Jiang lifted her eyelids to look at Xiao Pei and asked, "Do you... want to take a look?"

Xiao Pei's Adam's apple bobbed; she had a premonition that the so-called deleted illusion fragments would reveal an incredibly shocking truth to her.

But she didn't run away; she nodded emphatically.

Ye Jiang remained silent, flicked her finger, and figures began to appear in the illusion. Ye Yanran appeared, with the hospital entrance as the background. The young head of the Special Affairs Office was disheveled, her eyes, which had been filled with despair, now had a glimmer of light, because she had just learned that she still had a chance to save the city.

A one-eyed "Living Dead" stood before her, a dark red energy ball floating above his palm. Ye Yanran stared intently at the ball, waiting for it to infuse her with hope.

She had already made an agreement with Him; she was willing to accept His energy orb at the cost of her death.

But the one-eyed "Living Dead" remained motionless, seemingly hesitant.

"What?" Ye Yanran became nervous, afraid that He would regret it.

The one-eyed "Living Dead" spoke up, "There's another option; you don't have to die."

He said, "I can kill all the Living Dead in the city in your place."

Silence.

A few seconds later, Ye Yanran smiled wryly, "So, compared to the first plan, where does this plan fall short?"

It seems perfect – you don't have to die, and you can solve the city's crisis. But there must be something lacking.

He stated truthfully, "It lost because the Living Dead will continue to appear, and I can't keep killing them for you forever."

He said, "I have an idea that, if successful, could unlock supernatural abilities in you humans, but it requires your death as an experiment."

Without hesitation, Ye Yanran said, "I choose this one!"

The one-eyed "Living Dead" watched her silently for a long time. He did not speak again, and the energy ball flew out of his palm and merged into the human body.

The illusion vanished.

Inside the cave, Xiao Pei stood silently for a long time.

That young department head three hundred years ago did more than just save a city's people with her own life; she did it all quietly. No one knew about her sacrifice, no one.

"... That idea was—" Xiao Pei looked at Ye Jiang and murmured, "Blood Moon?"

Ye Jiang agreed without question.

With the first human used as an experiment, a year later, the Blood Moon appeared.

Xiao Pei: "..."

As expected, the Blood Moon was Ye Jiang's gift of energy to humanity.

"Is the Moon Tree yours too?" Xiao Pei asked.

Ye Jiang said, "Hmm."

She thought for a moment and then added, "You entered the illusion too early. You don't know there's another creation of mine outside— the Toy Mall. Members of your Ability Control Bureau are training and improving their abilities there."

Xiao Pei: "!!"

Xiao Pei was curious about the Toy Mall and immediately asked Ye Jiang for details. Ye Jiang gave her a brief explanation, and Xiao Pei stared blankly for a long time afterward. When she came to her senses, she asked Ye Jiang, "Ye Jiang, are you a monster?"

Ye Jiang said "Mm".

Xiao Pei's expression was subtle. "Why are you different from the other monsters?"

Even if other monsters are powerful, they don't use attribute-less abilities, making Ye Jiang undoubtedly the most unique among them.

Ye Jiang: "."

This stumped her; she didn't know either.

Seeing that she didn't answer, Xiao Pei didn't press the matter. Instead, she changed the subject, looking at Ye Jiang and hesitating for a moment before asking, "Ye Jiang, why did you initially want to help humanity?"

Why help humanity?

Ye Jiang suddenly turned to Xiao Pei and asked, "Boss, whose memories do you think the previous illusion was based on?"

Xiao Pei was taken aback. Whose memories were these?

Xiao Pei glanced at Ye Jiang —no, not Ye Jiang —and said in a hoarse voice, "It's... Ye Yanran."

Those were the memories of the alien skeleton beneath their feet.

The illusion has a main character, so why did even an ordinary garden owner become the main character in the previous illusion story?

Because in the eyes of that young, newly appointed department head, all citizens were the main characters.

Ye Jiang agreed, "Mm."

And that's her reason.

She was captivated by the emotions of the ants, the mother in the villa, the nameless hero who sacrificed herself for the people—she didn't want to see such lives disappear from the world.

Xiao Pei suddenly understood why Ye Jiang had asked the question at this moment. The female warrior's slightly cold and hard face softened a bit. This was because they, as humans, had encountered a soft-hearted god.

"You said you had something to say to the Ability Control Bureau, is this what you wanted to say?" Xiao Pei said in a softer voice.

Ye Jiang did not deny it, saying, "If I told you, I wouldn't go to the Ability Control Bureau."

She already said, "My Blood Moon can awaken human superpowers, but at the same time, you superpowered individuals will be under my control. I'm not interested in controlling you; it's just an unavoidable side effect."

Xiao Pei's heart skipped a beat. To be honest, she was a little shocked to hear for the first time that people with superpowers could be controlled.

Ye Jiang glanced at her, lowered her eyes, and continued, "If humans sense something, there's no need to panic excessively."

She paused, looked up at Xiao Pei, and said, "I stand with you humans."

Xiao Pei froze suddenly.

After a while, his heartbeat returned to normal.

She understood the significance of those words.

She understood the value of a powerful alien race's unreserved honesty.

Most importantly, the Blood Moon has been appearing for three hundred years, not just a day or two. Humanity's dependence on and trust in the Blood Moon is deeply ingrained.

Xiao Pei calmly accepted the fact that she would be controlled, though it was indeed terrifying.

Humans gained power and paid a price for it; there's nothing to say about that. Humans aren't an ungrateful species.

Xiao Pei relaxed, and she felt like teasing her monster friend across from her. "Why did you just tell me about something so important? I had to relay it to the bureau, ugh..."

She felt a headache even before she left the cave.

Actually, it's not that complicated. Xiao Pei didn't know that the Ability Control Bureau had already gleaned some clues from a certain detection bead.

Xiao Pei's gaze suddenly swept to the side. "And you? What about you?"

In her gaze, Ming Chun Ming Xia were embracing each other, lost in thought.

Xiao Pei pinched the bridge of her nose to refresh herself. Since we're on the topic, let's get to the point!

Ming Chun had already woken up when she fell into the cave. Ming Xia was holding her older sister, and the two sisters, having heard the whole thing, were still stunned... Was this something they were supposed to hear?

Xiao Pei turned the conversation to them. Ming Chun was confused, but Ming Xia hugged her sister tightly, her body trembling. "Captain Xiao, what we want to say is that although my sister is Polluted, she is conscious. She has regained consciousness!"

Ming Xia glanced at Ye Jiang, and seeing that she didn't seem to object, she explained Ming Chun's ordeal, "My sister was a conscious Polluted when she mutated, but her level was very low. Later, she was possessed by an evil piece of flesh, which caused her power to surge, raising her level to S-Rank. However, her consciousness was almost completely consumed, and she nearly attacked City A. Fortunately, she met her teacher, who tore off the piece of flesh from her body, and my sister regained her consciousness, becoming like this."

Xiao Pei: "..."

It turns out the Mushroom Man didn't die; she and Qin Daichuan were both fooled by the mycelium covering the ground.

Xiao Pei wasn't too surprised. She had already learned in the illusion that conscious Polluted existed in this world. Besides, nothing surprised her as much as Ye Jiang had.

She let out a deep breath, then grasped the key point. "What is that piece of meat?"

Ming Xia was unaware, Ye Jiang spoke up, "It's the body tissue of a monster."

Ye Jiang said, "He's not the monster recorded in your files. He appeared in the Toy Mall and showed extremely strong malice towards humans. You'll find out when you return to the Ability Control Bureau."

Xiao Pei: "..."

My head hurts.

She rubbed her overloaded head, looked at the citizens lying all over the ground, and thought, "Fine, I'll get out of the cave and submit the missing persons task first."

To avoid any mishaps in the search mission, she asked Ye Jiang, "Ye Jiang, the illusion was ultimately constructed by your energy. Now that the illusion has completely collapsed, can you sense any citizens left behind?"

Ye Jiang said, "No, it's all here."

"That's good." Xiao Pei took out a device and put all the citizens inside. The device could only contain life forms for a short time. She was in a hurry to get back, so before leaving, she asked Ming Chun, "Ming Chun, can you come back to the Ability Control Bureau with me?"

The existence of conscious, special Polluted in this world is a major event for the Ability Control Bureau and for humanity as a whole. Ming Chun's existence is of extraordinary significance.

Ming Chun was a very gentle Polluted, yet she showed a hint of apology. "I'm sorry, I can go to the Ability Control Bureau, but not now."

Xiao Pei: "?"

Ming Chun clenched her hands, clutching something in them, her expression dazed. "I... I need to go to the City of Flowers first."

"City of Flowers?"

Everyone in the cave with their eyes open looked at Ming Chun, including Ye Jiang and Rong Yin.

Ming Chun said, "I agreed to a deal with a girl."

Xiao Pei was silent for a few seconds, then guessed with a strange expression, "Is it that girl?"

"Um."

Xiao Pei: "In the illusion... what happened between you and that girl?"