The goddesses attempted to gain my salvation.

"I'm already a dead man..."

Yvette looked at Ryan with a weak yet amused gaze.

"Or do you want me to beg for mercy?"

Ryan smiled faintly: "You have broken the taboo and must die."

"Hehe, then what are you waiting for?"

Ryan gestured with his eyes towards Yvette's severed arm: "I want to ask, who did that? And who told you how to make the test subjects? Or rather, who gave you the ideas for the experiment?"

"I thought you'd say something interesting. But in the end, it's just the same old stuff." Yvette's legs hung limply, her high heels slipping off and falling to the ground with a crisp sound.

Ryan sighed.

If Yvette had confessed, Ryan might have given her a quick death.

If she doesn't tell me, I'll have to find out for myself.

Ryan activated the power of the dream world, then pressed his palm against Yvette's head, penetrating directly into her consciousness.

Countless images flashed before her eyes—Yvette's life up to this point.

There was joy, there was sorrow, and there was also anger and hatred.

Through these images, Ryan understood what kind of childhood Yvette had experienced, and naturally, he also understood why she harbored such hatred for the Duchy of Ferrante and Berenin.

It can only be said that everything was brought on by Bernardin himself.

However, Ryan didn't come to Yvette's world of consciousness to help her clear her name.

What Ryan wants is the technology provider behind the experimental and fusion arm.

However, just like the assassin I encountered at the academy before.

In Yvette's memory, there were only some hooded men in black whose faces were obscured, and whose genders were indistinguishable.

Moreover, Yvette's memories were also affected by dark magic, causing serious distortion of many key pieces of information, to the point that Ryan was unable to fully extract the experimental data and the entire experimental process.

Yvette is a dark magic user.

One of the abilities of the Dark attribute is to read and extract other people's memories.

It's clear that Yvette had taken precautions to protect her memories, ensuring that even if her plan ultimately failed, certain crucial information wouldn't be accessed.

Even the power of the dream world can only shake its head and sigh at this point.

Ryan was a little disappointed.

But just as he was about to leave, Ryan discovered a very important piece of information.

That is, the man in black seems to have a strong interest in Yvette, and even intends to bring her into his organization behind the scenes.

Ryan stroked his chin, lost in thought.

Since the man in black was interested in her, Ryan felt it would be a shame to just kill her like that.

Not as good as...

He planned to reform her and then have her infiltrate the organization behind the Men in Black to help him gather information.

Even if the plan fails in the end, Ryan will not suffer any loss.

After having this idea, Ryan gave up the idea of ​​killing Yvette on the spot.

Meanwhile, a plan to train someone to be a tool was gradually taking shape in Ryan's mind.

To make Yvette a suitable tool, it's necessary to manipulate her consciousness.

When dealing with the assassins who infiltrated the academy, Ryan used a very brutal method to completely destroy her consciousness, causing her soul to shatter and ultimately resulting in her death.

Since Ryan wanted to save Yvette's life, the transformation had to be done more gently and gradually. So, Ryan's consciousness deepened again, and as everything around him moved faster and faster, bright spots gradually appeared before his eyes.

Finally, Ryan passed through the dark corridor of memories and arrived in Yvette's world of consciousness.

Everyone's world of consciousness is different.

For example, Orina is a small village.

Yvette's world of consciousness is a very luxurious manor.

On the lush green lawn, servants were busy mowing the lawn and watering it.

In the distance, there is a very impressive multi-story villa.

Ryan was very familiar with the building because it was the manor where they had stayed in Anseth City.

So that was Yvette's house.

Just then, the manor gate was pushed open, and little Yvette, dressed in a Western-style dress, skipped and hopped out with her brothers and sisters. Her parents followed her out.

Yvette's face was beaming with joy as she went to the lawn and played happily with her brothers and sisters.

Her parents, meanwhile, sat at a white round table to one side, drinking black tea.

It seems Yvette had a good childhood.

After materializing himself, Ryan transformed into a child the same size as Yvette. He stood in a corner of the manor, under the shade of a large tree, quietly appreciating the heartwarming scene before him.

Just then, a child kicked the ball, which rolled right to Ryan's feet.

Ryan picked up the ball, walked over to Yvette, and handed it to her.

Are you playing ball?

When young Yvette first met young Ryan, she nodded somewhat reservedly.

Then, Ryan said with a smile, "I don't have any friends, so can I join you?"

Little Yvette was clearly a little hesitant. She glanced back at her parents, and only nodded after seeing them smiling and agreeing.

So, Ryan, now a child, joined the game's team along with Yvette, who was a child herself.

Before the sun went down, little Yvette also made friends with Ryan, who had turned into a child.

Even at dinner, little Yvette insisted that Ryan join them.

Ryan initially refused, but later agreed.

And so, under the personal guidance of little Yvette, Ryan walked through the gates of the mansion and entered the core of her world of consciousness.

After dinner, the children still felt they hadn't had enough fun, so they played hide-and-seek in the villa.

Under Ryan's guidance, he and Yvette hid in the closet.

The two children, in this enclosed space, cautiously peered through the crack in the door at what was happening outside.

Their body heat slowly raised the temperature inside the wardrobe, and even Yvette's breathing became a little rapid.

A short while later, the door was pushed open, and a little boy walked in, looking around for his target.

Just as the little boy was passing by the wardrobe, he suddenly stopped and walked towards the wardrobe door.

It looks like I'm about to open the cabinet door.

Little Yvette was startled and shrank back nervously.

Ryan took the opportunity to pull her petite body into his arms and gently press his fingers against her lips.

"Shhh."

"Don't be afraid, he won't be able to find us."

Little Yvette lay quietly in Ryan's arms like a well-behaved kitten, staring at him with wide, blank eyes.

Seeing the emotion welling up in Yvette's eyes, Ryan felt a surge of joy.

It's working.

Chapter 157 The Darkness Before Dawn

After that, Ryan spent a considerable amount of time in the world of consciousness with little Yvette.

During this period, I was almost inseparable from her.

They play together, eat together, and even take showers together.

Finally, thanks to Ryan's meticulous planning, during a trip, little Yvette unfortunately fell into the water. Ryan rescued her and performed CPR.

All of this left a deep imprint on Yvette's subconscious.

After Ryan's consciousness returned to the real world.

Only a few seconds had passed.

Yvette's eyes were somewhat dazed as she looked down at the ground, lost in thought.

"What, are you awake from your dream?"

Yvette snapped back to reality and looked at Ryan.

Ryan could clearly feel that Yvette's gaze was no longer as hostile and mocking as before, but had become extremely complicated.

A certain emotion that even Yvette herself could not describe was keenly captured by Lane through the window of her soul.

Soon, Yvette noticed this change, and her eyes were filled with terror.

"What...did you do to me...?"

"Ryan!"

"What on earth did you do to me?!"

Ryan, with his usual gentle smile, slowly approached Yvette.

Yvette's face began to turn red uncontrollably, her heart started to race, and her breathing became heavy.

Ryan whispered softly in Yvette's ear.

"From now on, your will will be gradually eroded by me, and you will unconsciously think of me, and may even develop some other emotions."

"However, there's no need to worry; this is normal."

"Because I want to educate you to be my slave, to cultivate you into my private property..."

"From now on, wherever you go, I will follow you like a shadow, and you will never be able to get rid of me."