After drawing cards, the evil god became my source of吐槽 (tu cao, a form of humorous commentary/criti

Chapter 89 Silent Forest (13)

Rose asked in a low voice, a hint of worry flashing in her eyes.

Chi Chen remained silent for a moment, then sighed deeply: "There's nothing I can do."

Her voice carried a complex weariness.

“This world has its own rules, which do not belong to me. If I forcibly change them, it may trigger a deeper backlash... It would not only be her, but perhaps all people, things, and rules would be rewritten. In that case, it would be meaningless for me to do this, and it would be a huge drain on me.”

She lowered her eyes and looked at An Jing, who was still moving with his teammates in the distance.

"So this is the only way. Storing the power in a container. She is the safest choice."

"but…"

“I know what you’re going to say,” Chi Chen interrupted Rose, his tone unusually firm.

"If the energy storage point is discovered, someone with ulterior motives might absorb it, or even reverse the energy flow, which could cause a serious energy outburst."

But what if it's not placed on her? In some object? In some node? In some sealed space? You see, I didn't choose the host of this energy; anyone can awaken it. Wouldn't those who possess the energy crave more? Wouldn't they sense the existence of the energy source and try every means to break it? And after breaking it, disaster would ensue.

“The primordial energy within her is the best shield,” Chi Chen continued. “That’s not something ordinary humans possess; she can bear it, shield it, and limit it.”

Rose paused for a moment, then nodded.

“What if she dies?” he asked softly.

Chi Chen gave a wry smile: "Then no one will awaken superpowers anymore."

"..."

“But she won’t die.” She seemed to be comforting Rose, and also convincing herself. “She’s very strong, you’ve seen it. So strong that I mistook her for someone else at first. An Jing is not simple, not just because of the primordial source within her. Once her consciousness truly awakens, she will become a very powerful being.”

She looked into the depths of the sky, as if there were an invisible celestial canopy there: "Alright, it's time for us to head to the next world."

Rose didn't say anything more, just nodded slightly.

The two illusory figures gradually blurred and eventually disappeared into the breeze, as if they had never existed.

Meanwhile, deep in the forest.

“It’s here.” Youlong put away the detector and looked up to say.

The group stood before an unusually dense woodland, the thick grass like a deliberately grown barrier that blocked out the light and even absorbed the sound.

An Jing frowned: "Why does this place feel a bit strange?"

Youlong turned to her and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Can't tell."

An Jing shook her head.

She couldn't quite describe the feeling.

It seems...quite comfortable?
You Xin then realized something, silently clenched his fist, the ground trembled slightly, and a spike of earth shot out from the ground with a "whoosh," knocking over a large rock and the small hill behind it.

A small, mysterious creature was suddenly blasted out, rolled twice, and landed at the feet of the group.

It did not struggle, but curled up like a baby mouse that had been soaked by water, huddled together and trembling slightly.

It is entirely white and semi-transparent, with a blank stare, showing no aggression, only cowardice.

Youlong looked at Youxin, who had already mastered his abilities to an unparalleled degree, using things like earth spikes and earth walls, while he himself could only throw fireballs. Youlong fell into deep thought.

Does that mean that mastering one's abilities depends a lot on one's brain?

He should consult with You Xin more often in private.

After thinking it over, Youlong looked at the white ball of dough.

"What is this?" Youlong raised an eyebrow and had already raised the fireball.

"Wait!" An Jing suddenly shouted.

Youlong paused for a moment, then looked at her.

"What's wrong?" An Jing squatted down and stared intently at the little creature curled up in a ball.

She frowned: "This little thing is very weak, so weak that even I can sense its harmlessness. But the detector just beeped, which means it is indeed mysterious."

“But…” she frowned even more, “Why was it that I could see the internal structure of the B-rank Mystic just now, but I can’t see this one?”

After hearing this, Youlong also stepped forward.

"Perhaps it's because it's too weak that you disdain to even look at it?"

Shin also stepped forward to observe, tilting his head and saying, "No matter what, it's mysterious. Let's deal with it."

The system quickly spoke up to stop them: "Wait... this doesn't seem to be a mystery!"

An Jing was stunned: "Not mysterious?"

Yes, its energy structure is completely different from the mysterious one; it has no negative source of consciousness and is not corrosive.

"Then what is this?"

The system paused for a moment: [It is a 'spirit'.]

"spirit?"

The mysterious magnetic field is generated by some kind of energy interfering with dark matter, causing it to distort and manifest, transforming into a tangible, mysterious entity.

However, the same energy can also affect other 'residual consciousness and will,' thereby generating 'spirits.'

[Spirits and mysteries are different; they are mostly not hostile, nor do they have an instinct for self-expansion. But what is the purpose of their existence... I'm not entirely sure either.]

"Then shouldn't we have killed it?"

"It shouldn't be killed." The system answered definitively, its tone tinged with caution. "Although it's useless, killing it would allow its energy to dissipate and potentially recombine with dark matter, generating something truly mysterious."

An Jing nodded and stood up.

"It's not mysterious, just ignore it."

You Xin hesitated for a moment, then withdrew his ability.

She didn't ask any more questions. Although she didn't understand what it was, Xin was willing to believe An Jing.

Because his master made him unconditionally trust An Jing.

Youlong didn't know why; he didn't understand energy structures or anything like that, but he trusted Anjing's judgment.

"Let's go, continue the sweep."

The little spirit remained huddled in place, not leaving, as if it didn't know why it was there.

After everyone left, it gently raised its head and gazed into the distance.

According to An Jing's assessment, the being referred to as "spirit" was spared. The team continued their search deep into the forest.

Sure enough, not long after, Youlong's detector emitted another short beep.

“There’s a response!” he whispered.

"Where?" Yunji turned his head alertly.

"It's over there, behind the cliff." Youlong pointed to a sloping rock not far away, a fireball slowly condensing in his hand.

This time, no one acted rashly. The group tacitly dispersed their encirclement, and Xin once again used his earth-based ability to lift up the rock wall. A gray-black shadow was immediately startled and tried to escape.

"Wind Blade!" Yunji reacted quickly, slicing through the air with a wind blade, forcing the small, mysterious creature to pause.

The next second, An Jing's eyes flickered, and his X-ray vision was activated.

It is small-scale and mysterious, with a simple internal structure and no special structural organs.

"This one is weak, we don't need to go all out," she quickly concluded.

(End of this chapter)