Four Split Personalities

Not only was Yu Chen a Divine Favor of the Goddess of Dawn, but she was also favored by the Dark Goddess Delia, being the only one at the time capable of dispelling the plague on a large scale and providing effective treatment for those infected who were on the verge of mutation.

This was no secret, for the girl known as Morning Forgotten Language in The Realm of Innocence couldn’t possibly remain indifferent knowing she had the power to save people.

Thus, naturally, she became synonymous with hope and redemption.

She was a ray of dawn piercing through the gloom, enough light for the despairing to entrust everything to it, the only brightness in the darkness.

And these endless entrustments transformed into a heavy pressure the moment they were born in people’s minds, pressing tightly on the delicate shoulders of the girl.

Gahares, who prided himself on understanding Morning Forgotten Language, was very worried. He believed that the girl to whom even a person like himself was willing to extend a helping hand and whom he wanted to save would surely fight desperately, at all costs, to heal everyone within her sight.

Indeed, she truly did just that.

Admittedly, because the hardware and software were sufficiently ’adequate,’ players could achieve a restful effect equivalent to deep sleep while in The Realm of Innocence. But even so, according to Gahares’s later investigation, if one were to recklessly deplete their physical ability, magic power, and other values as Yu Chen did, even players would endure a certain degree of mental pressure, thereby affecting their physical health.

Of course, speaking of it matter-of-factly, the game is, after all, just a game. So, no matter how much Yu Chen overexerted herself, the worst outcome was merely like ’having continuous nightmares.’ Once a certain threshold was reached, the system would forcibly disconnect the connection for protection, so ultimately...the issue wasn’t significant.

But the problem was that due to someone’s protection, Yu Chen’s player identity wasn’t yet exposed at the time. Therefore, in Gahares’s eyes back then, the Saintess overexerting herself was not a player but an NPC born and bred in The Realm of Innocence.

Even if he knew nothing about it, merely by looking at the worried faces of the Holy Knights beside him, he could guess the risks of continuously depleting power for an NPC.

Fortunately, Gahares wasn’t the only one worried about Yu Chen who had no qualification or position to stop her at that time. Nor were the Holy Knights, who would not allow themselves to defy Her Highness the Saintess’s will, the only ones concerned, but also the highest commander of the Misha County United Forces, the Black Vatican Priest, who had single-handedly brought a situation of unimaginable ruin under control and even attempted to eradicate the plague altogether.

This commander, who belonged to the same Church of the Dawn as Saintness Morning Forgotten Language and was rumored to be her boyfriend, reacted faster than anyone. Almost simultaneously as Yu Chen started desperately saving people, he issued a strict order through his authority to several female Holy Knights from the Church of the Dawn. The order was that should any issue arise concerning Morning Forgotten Language’s health, even if conjectured subjectively, she must be removed from the treatment site at once; in short, she must be forced to rest.

This unreasonable action allowed Gahares to breathe a sigh of relief at the time. Although every time Her Highness the Saintess was dragged away (the Female Knights enforced the order resolutely) with that pitifully adorable face, it pained him greatly, yet Gahares fully supported the commander’s orders.

However, during those times, the issues everyone faced weren’t merely regarding Yu Chen’s health but also the increasingly agitated emotions of those infected who couldn’t be saved.

To save word count, we can simply summarize it as—the inherent drawbacks of high-intelligent beings.

In short, to calm people’s emotions, Gahares, seen as being on par with a close aide to Her Highness the Saintess, stepped forward before this powder keg exploded. He poured the infectious blood filled with plague from a victim, who mutated because they didn’t receive timely treatment, onto his self-inflicted wound.

"Perfect secondary infection."

Brother Lei frowned, complaining: "And it’s in the case where you already have antibodies in you."

"So..."

"So when these common plagues accumulated sufficiently but discovered the presence of antibodies inside you, they mutated uncontrollably."

"Mutation..."

"Yes, mutation."

Brother Lei seriously nodded, staring into Gahares’s eyes and said: "They chose another way to corrode your body, Brother Lei, those plagues after mutating, have come to coexist with you."

Gahares’s face froze, gently pressing his hand on his chest, which was undergoing a repetitive process of breakdown and healing, feeling as if countless ants were gnawing at his body with a burning pain: "I see."

Linking it to the Poison Blood he obtained at that time and his recent evolution from Benign Mutation to Malignant Mutation (Mutated Evil Plague) talents, Gahares quickly understood what happened to him.

"Well, I bear some responsibility too..."

Brother Lei, at this moment, was somewhat bashfully burying his little face into the pillow, mumbling: "Because of prior accumulations in Misha County, along with occasionally sneaking out to ’play’ behind Brother Lei’s back, my level went higher, and I’ve seemingly upgraded to a new profession."

But Gahares casually laughed it off, not really concerned, and asked: "So?"

"So...even though the plague in you has mutated, I remain their absolute ruler. As I got stronger, so have the mutated plagues."

Brother Lei cautiously turned his head to glance at Gahares, softly saying: "For now...as long as I, who has obtained the Plague Overlord profession, remain beside Brother Lei, I can significantly delay the deterioration of your condition, but I can’t expel the plague from you anymore, or rather...even if I have the capability to retrieve them, I would also simultaneously take away Brother Lei’s life because you two have coexisted together."

"Hmm, I understand."

Gahares nodded, leaving the chair and slowly walked to the bedside, gently patting Brother Lei’s small head, smiling: "It’s been tough on you, Little Wenqiu, these days."

"Ah!"

The trembling girl immediately raised her head, staring agape at Gahares: "Brother Lei, aren’t you angry?"

"Why should I be angry?"

"Of course, you should be angry! It’s obviously due to me...because of me..."

"It’s alright."

"Eh?"

"Because I will forgive you."

"But..."

"It’s just a game after all, isn’t it?"

"Well, but but..."

"Hehe, let’s not talk about that, where do you want to go next?"

"Little Wenqiu wants to see the Ness Monster in the Lake Nesmont Area!"

"Lake Nesmont Area isn’t the Nile..."

"Then see the Ness monster!"

"It’s too dangerous, and it seems like there’s a blockade by the Dream Teaching Country and the Gr...uh..."

"Griffin!"

"Right, the Griffin Dynasty’s blockade, we might not be able to get in."

"I can go in by killing everyone!"

"Haha, those two countries aren’t just small villages, aren’t you afraid of being hunted down, Little Wenqiu?"

"Then I want to go to Pamira Harbor to ride big ships! Little Wenqiu loves sailing! Plus, I heard it’s super lively there! It’s been so boring lately, Brother Lei, you’re not funny, not like Brother Hei Fan!"

"Haha, how can I compare with him..."

"Let’s go! Don’t refuse, let’s go let’s go!"

"Alright alright, as you wish~"

"Wow! Brother Lei is the best! I want to marry you when I grow up, Little Wenqiu!"

"Haha, I’m not worthy of you, Little Wenqiu."

"Yes! That’s right!"

"You child, at least argue back..."

...

At the same time

Shaven Empire, Royal Capital Telon, Sin Duke’s Manor

"Hmm?"

Not only unusually woke up ’late,’ but the hostess, whose face was inexplicably pale, suddenly frowned.

"Any news about the master?"

Dora, standing behind Ji Xiaodao, immediately asked.

"No."

Staring at the dialogue box in front of her, Ji Xiaodao lightly shook her head, speaking coldly: "The message was from another unlikable guy..."

"Who was it?"

"Merlin just told me he’s made significant progress on a new weapon he’s been developing for a while, asking me to contact Jiawen in Academy City to procure some specific materials, then mass production can commence."

"What kind of weapon?"

"..."

"Lady Ji Dao?"

"Bioweapon."

Chapter 1153: End

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