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Chapter 398 Rin Yagami's 'Fear Deficiency Syndrome'

[Explorer Assessment Rest Lobby]

"Are you kidding me?"

Liu Ma watched everything unfolding on the holographic screen above his head. He rubbed his eyes and then pinched his arm hard.
Only after a sharp, sharp pain did he realize that the absurd scene before him was not an illusion.

And there were many people in the lounge at that moment who looked astonished, just like him.

This is because they all find it hard to believe what is happening before their eyes.

In the scene, the raccoon keeper followed the scent of fear and quickly found Rin Yagami's team.

Faced with the powerful Cataclysmic Pursuer, the random teammate in charge of reconnaissance only had time to let out half a scream before being enveloped by the light of the golden bell and disappearing as an elimination notification.

If the previous test unfolds as expected, then Rin Yagami and the others will face relentless pursuit from the raccoon administrator and will most likely be eliminated by him.

Surprisingly, they faced a formidable pursuer: the raccoon keeper.

Unlike Chen Kong, who fled with his teammates, or An Qin, who took the initiative to fight, Yagami Rin stood quietly in place as if she hadn't seen anything.

The raccoon keeper didn't tolerate her behavior and immediately prepared to put his paws on her shoulder to eliminate her.

But what happened next was unexpected by everyone, leaving Liu Ma, Chen Kong, and others quite puzzled.

At first, the raccoon thought it had encountered an easy target, and its paws, shrouded in black mist, slapped at her shoulder, ready to finish her off quickly.

But the next second, its claws went straight through Yagami Rin's shoulder and slammed into the broken wall behind him, causing rubble to fall in a shower.

Once, twice, three times.
The raccoon's claws moved faster and faster, even summoning black mist to entwine her limbs.

No matter how hard it tried, it couldn't even touch a single hem of Yagami Rin's clothes.

At this moment, Yagami Rin is like the moon reflected in water, seemingly close at hand, yet untouchable.
According to the assessment rules, since the raccoon administrator can't even touch a person, he naturally can't eliminate them.

Faced with this exaggerated scene, most people were unsure whether it was Rin Yagami's special ability or some special rule of the assessment venue.

Just then, Tiandao, who had been leisurely watching from outside, suddenly spoke up.

"Has Rin's 'fear-deficiency syndrome' still not gone?"

Upon hearing this, Caroline looked up at Yagami Rin in the image and replied, "The doctor said that's not a disease, but a special personality structure."

"Her amygdala activity is only 0.3% of that of a normal person, so she cannot generate emotions such as 'fear' or 'panic', and therefore does not need treatment."

"That's true, after all, 'fear' is a non-existent concept for her."

Tiandao nodded, acknowledging Caroline's statement.

Through their conversation, viewers on the 13th station also learned about Rin Yagami's character design information, which had not been mentioned much before.

In the limited footage released earlier, Rin Yagami was primarily described as 'efficient,' 'calm,' 'rational,' and 'averse to trouble.'

However, normal people would never think of these labels as 'illnesses'.

But upon hearing Tiandao's words, the viewers on the 13th station finally understood why the girl in the picture had always been expressionless since she was a child.

They initially thought Yagami Rin was just putting on a cool act, but now it seems that it's because she doesn't understand what 'fear' is at all, and therefore doesn't panic.

But there are always exceptions.
Thinking of something amusing, Caroline turned to look at Tendou and teased, "Speaking of which, Rin seems to be quite 'afraid' of running into you."

"Is it a contradiction that a person who has no fear would actively avoid a certain person?"

Tiandao spread his hands and shrugged helplessly: "She's not afraid, she just finds it troublesome."

“After all, not feeling fear doesn’t mean not having likes or dislikes; she just prioritizes ‘avoiding trouble’ as her first principle.” Caroline smiled but didn’t say anything.

Because she knew that what Heaven said was true.

After they finished speaking, the two looked back at Yagami Rin in the assessment area.

Thanks to the unique nature of the Eternal Nightmare realm, Rin Yagami, who has no concept of fear, is essentially immune to the 'fear value effect' of the Eternal Nightmare realm from the very beginning.

In theory, the raccoon keeper should be unable to approach Rin Yagami if there is no fear.

After all, they were not in the real world, but in a virtual, idealistic dream space.

Under such circumstances, Rin Yagami is essentially invincible from the start.

However, simply lacking 'fear' is not enough to achieve the feeling that Yagami Rin, who seems so close to the raccoon administrator, is actually so far away.

After all, 'fear' is just one of the ways the raccoon keeper approaches the examinee.

The essence of his ability goes far beyond that; it's more like a 'surveillance' setting.

As long as you have memories of the raccoon keeper in your subconscious, you are aware of such a person.

That means there's a connection between the two, and they can 'touch' each other.

Therefore, Rin Yagami's ability to completely block the raccoon's touch is not entirely due to a lack of fear, but also related to her Star Source: Shadow of the Past.

[The assessment site: city ruins]

Looking at Yagami Rin, whom he still couldn't catch, the raccoon manager showed a rare emotional fluctuation.

It looked at Yagami Rin, whose eyes were empty and face was expressionless, and finally stopped, saying with some dissatisfaction, "These days, there are actually people who dare to put their entire main personality into their clone. Aren't you afraid of causing trouble?"

"You have to understand that personality, in a sense, is equivalent to the soul. What's the difference between dividing your personality and dividing your soul?"

Rin Yagami did not respond to the raccoon keeper's questions.

Because at this moment, although she appears to be face to face with the raccoon keeper, in her primary personality's perception, she 'can neither see nor hear' any information about the raccoon keeper.

Naturally, there was no way to reply.

To explain the raccoon keeper's words, the anime briefly showed the other side of the city ruins.

About one kilometer away from Rin Yagami's main body, a blurry black shadow stood quietly in the shadow of the building.

Unlike the emptiness of the original body, the eyes of Rin Yagami's shadow clone are more lively.

It felt like my soul left my body.

【Star Source: Shadows of the Past】

[Type: Control System]

[Number of Awakenings: 2]

【Effect 1. Shadow of the Past: Can separate one's own shadow into a physical clone with a maximum range of 100 meters. The clone possesses 80% of the original's base attributes (Strength/Agility/Star Energy). The original and clone share the five senses and can switch dominant consciousness at any time.】

【Effect 2. Shadow Body: The Shadow Stand has no fatal weaknesses and will only disappear when the user's Star Energy is exhausted.】

[Second Awakening Effect - Shadow Assault: By seizing the opponent's 'shadow,' one can gain partial access to the opponent's memories, habits, and 'knowledge' (including astral energy spells and other combat skills)]

Normally, Rin Yagami's shadow clones do not possess the ability of 'personality separation'.

But when Rin Yagami started targeting even her own shadow, everything changed.
(End of this chapter)