The villains are redeemed, and the heroines cry and beg for forgiveness.

"In the end, although we didn't find a way to completely eliminate demons, we did make some significant progress. One of these was fusing with demons to achieve the same 'immortality' as them. Of course, this would come at a great cost."

274. The Real Enemy! The Transformation of the Powerful!

"For example, there are many things and people that I have 'forgotten' now."

Gu Ran noticed a complex emotion flash across the eyes of the "first general manager" when he got to this point.

Those "forgotten" things and people must be very important.

Gu Ran remembered the celestial angel he had seen.

Before heading to the extraterrestrial battlefield, the "first general regent" made a special trip to say goodbye to her. She... must have been one of the most important people in his heart.

"However, I took a shortcut and stored many of my memories in the 'Ark Core' to circumvent the world's rules."

Almost instantly, the "first president" returned to normal, and no one could tell that anything was wrong.

"If I combine with my original memories, the possibility of being discovered by the world's rules and completely destroyed will increase infinitely. However, once I separate myself from those memories that are heavily involved in the secrets of this world, the possibility of being discovered by the world's rules will decrease infinitely."

"If you've dealt with other 'Ark Cores' before, you should also have noticed that they all store all sorts of memories."

Gu Ran said with a hint of realization, "So, the reason why the 'Ark Core' can store information like memories was initially to avoid being detected by the world's rules?"

The "first general manager" nodded: "That's right. This way, the time it takes for the world's rules to discover it can be delayed to the greatest extent. However, as each destined person gradually gains a deeper understanding of the secrets of this world, the risk of being discovered by the world's rules will slowly increase."

"Just like if you had never seen those memories of the destined person in the 'Ark Core,' then this train of the world would have continued on its original trajectory and at its original speed until it reached its destination of 'destruction.'"

"But as you learn more and more, the world will gradually become aware of you and then react accordingly, such as accelerating the arrival of apocalyptic catastrophes, just like I have experienced before."

Gu Ran frowned slightly and said, "So if I want to avoid being detected by the world's rules too early, like you and those other destined people before me, it would be best to separate my memories?"

The "first general" said, "If you want to delay the arrival of the apocalyptic catastrophe and have no other better way, then you can do this."

"However, remember not to let others know the secrets of the destined one, because the more people who know the secrets of the destined one, the more it will affect the trajectory of the world's fate and hasten the arrival of the world-ending catastrophe."

......

Inside the "Ark Core", Gu Ran roughly understood why he had "lost his memory" and was now slowly "recovering his memory".

He was no longer worried about his safety at this point.

He glanced indifferently at the bewildered crowd outside the "Ark Core," and began to ponder his true enemy.

......

The people outside the screen looked at Gu Ran talking to the "first chief executive" on the screen, but there was no sound, and they couldn't help but look at each other in confusion.

Although there had been times of silence before, they were very brief, so everyone assumed they were less important memories for Gu Ran and were therefore shown quickly.

This is the first time I've ever had a situation where something has been played for such a long time without any sound.

This has inevitably sparked much speculation among many people.

"Who is that blurry-faced 'person'? He seemed to have said a lot to Gu Ran, but why can't we hear what he said? Could it be... that Gu Ran was bewitched by him and turned into a tyrant?"

A powerful figure frowned and said with some doubt.

They weren't sure what the humanoid life form on the screen actually was, whether it was a conscious life form or a physical life form, but since it looked like a "human," they temporarily referred to it as a "human."

“Look at Gu Ran’s expression. It seems he’s resolved many questions through that ‘person.’ That ‘person’ must have had a significant influence on Gu Ran, right? Moreover, this great upheaval in Canglong City coincides with a turning point in Gu Ran’s life. He might actually be negatively influenced by that ‘person.’ Not long ago, Gu Ran personally killed Xue Yingsong. He must be feeling terrible. If he’s bewitched by some evil life form, like a demon, at this time…”

Although they had previously thought that some of the memories Gu Ran had shown were probably his own imagination, after seeing the shocking scene displayed on the screen, they couldn't help but subconsciously believe that it was a fact that had happened before, without any doubt.

Perhaps it was because they had seen Gu Ran's experiences before and fully understood Gu Ran's personality and situation at the time, making this event seem more credible, or perhaps it was because the scene of the event shown on the screen was very detailed and the course of the event was very reasonable.

Or perhaps there are other reasons as well.

In short, everyone was now thinking from Gu Ran's perspective.

But soon some people realized what was happening.

They are Gu Ran's enemies, how could they possibly identify with Gu Ran and stand on his side?

If Gu Ran gets out of trouble, she won't stand on their side or think about their feelings.

Given Gu Ran's tyrannical style, they would certainly have met a terrible end at that time, and their relatives and friends would have been implicated as well.

"Hmph, it's still unknown how much of Gu Ran's memory is distorted to exonerate himself. Moreover, Gu Ran later launched a bloody massacre in Canglong City; his hands are stained with the blood of the people of Canglong City! He also plunged the Human Alliance into dire straits. The Gu Ran of today is a butcher, an executioner, a tyrant. It wouldn't be too much to cut him into a thousand pieces and kill him ten thousand times over!"

Lin Fan's side "opportunely" stepped forward and spoke with righteous indignation.

It was as if he were about to have a major battle with Gu Ran, this murderous fiend, if Gu Ran stood in front of him.

Other powerful individuals also "timely" abandoned their inappropriate thoughts.

Lin Fan glanced at his subordinates and nodded slightly in his heart.

This time, the timing of his speaking out was quite appropriate; he had just noticed that many people were beginning to waver.

Even though it's only a trace, it's still a very dangerous signal.

Fortunately, most of these powerful individuals only had grudges against Gu Ran and had not received any favors from him, so his words were enough to make them pull back from the brink and stop their "bad" thoughts.

Lin Fan was worried about Xue Xiling's condition. What was she thinking at this moment?

He looked at her with a hint of wariness in his eyes.

275. Whatever you think about, you will be affected by!

Lin Fan was originally quite at ease with Xue Xiling.

Many people know that Xue Xiling and Gu Ran do indeed have a blood feud.

Moreover, through his observation of Xue Xiling, he could sense that Xue Xiling was a very determined person who could separate personal emotions from the greater good and would prioritize the greater good of humanity.

Of course, after seeing the images of Gu Ran's memories displayed on the screen, he already knew that Xue Xiling was not like that by nature.

Instead, he transformed from a naive and inexperienced researcher into the highly skilled and intelligent president of Lanxin University—a political figure who left a deep impression on him.

That's right, during our previous interactions.

His impression of Xue Xiling was that she was a mature and calm political creature, seemingly unable to be moved by anything, only considering political interests.

However, she was not acting for personal political gain, but rather for the public good, for Lanxin University, and for...

This is for the benefit of Azure Dragon City and all of humanity.

Personal interests were her last consideration.

Although Xue Xiling was indeed beautiful, Lin Fan felt that her wisdom and skills could be of more help to him.

Instead, they were less covetous of her beauty.

Xue Xiling's dedication to public service has a positive influence because her thoughts are traceable.

But if personal feelings override other things in her heart, will Xue Xiling change?

Lin Fan originally had no worries about this, but after seeing her entanglement with Gu Ran, his "confidence" in her continued to decline.

If Xue Xiling were to betray them again, it wouldn't just be a matter of having one more enemy; Gu Qingqing and the Sea Clan Queen, who were temporarily suppressed, would both make their move again.

And by then, they will definitely risk their lives.

Thinking of how many stunning beauties were willing to risk their lives for Gu Ran, Lin Fan felt both jealousy and hatred towards Gu Ran, and his desire to replace Gu Ran burned ever brighter.

As long as he replaces Gu Ran and becomes the new chief executive, all of this will be his!

He was already prepared that if Xue Xiling betrayed him again, he would not hold back.

Even if it meant eliminating the "harem" he had originally envisioned, he would not hesitate.

"Everyone, there's no need to look at me like that. Putting aside whether the image on the screen is real or not, or whether it's just Gu Ran's imagination to exonerate himself, even if it is real, I won't stand on Gu Ran's side and save him."

Just then, Xue Xiling spoke up.

Her tone was indifferent, showing that she didn't care about Gu Ran, as if Gu Ran was just a stranger to her and had nothing to do with her.

“This woman…” Yudora looked at Xue Xiling, her heart filled with resentment.

She was already annoyed by Gu Ran's engagement to this woman, but she suppressed her feelings because she felt guilty towards Gu Ran. However, this woman's attitude has reignited her anger.

If this woman tries to stop her from saving Gu Ran, she will definitely kill her!

"I know that everyone has some doubts about me, after all, I was once Gu Ran's fiancée, and judging from the content on the screen, my father's death was not so simple, and it was not murdered by Gu Ran to seize power." Xue Xiling glanced around and saw through what everyone was thinking.

"But the screen shows that my father was indeed killed by Gu Ran... The hatred for the murderer of my father is irreconcilable!"

"Moreover, the Gu Ran I love is not the cruel and ruthless Gu Ran who came later. Gu Ran has long died in my heart. The one now is just a tyrant with the same name."

"How could I possibly save a tyrant?"

Hearing Xue Xiling's words, everyone relaxed a little.

Although Gu Ran had his reasons for killing Xue Yingsong, the content on the screen actually confirmed that Gu Ran had killed Xue Yingsong.

Gu Ran does indeed have a blood feud with Xue Xiling for killing her father.

Judging from the content displayed on the screen, Xue Xiling clearly has a very deep relationship with her father, who is her only family member.

Therefore, it is only natural that Xue Xiling deeply resents Gu Ran.

Moreover, in the years following the great upheaval in Canglong City, Gu Ran and Xue Xiling indeed had no further contact or rumors.

Oh, that's not quite right either.