“Ku Mu, you’re back!?”
After finally escaping from the endlessly nagging Qīng Mùróng, Lián Qíguāng returned to the dormitory. Just as his hand touched the door to his room, a surprised voice came from behind him.
Lián Qíguāng turned around and expressionlessly looked at Mǐ Xiǎobǎo, who had come out from another room, along with Qīng Yī, Lán Qí, and Fēng Qīyáng.
“Ku Mu!”
Mǐ Xiǎobǎo stepped forward, his eyes shining as he carefully examined Lián Qíguāng. “Are you okay now?”
“Mm.”
After remaining silent for a long while, Lián Qíguāng finally gave a faint response. He withdrew his hand from the door, turned around, and walked to the sofa in the living room before sitting down.
“Ku Mu! You scared me to death!!”
Mǐ Xiǎobǎo hurried after him and sat down opposite Lián Qíguāng.
“You didn’t come for so many days in a row. I went to find the dean, and the dean said you were injured and were receiving treatment. I wanted to visit you, but the dean wouldn’t tell me where you were staying.”
At this point, Mǐ Xiǎobǎo’s chubby little face drooped.
“Ku Mu, I contacted you through my optical brain. Why didn’t you answer?”
“Busy.”
Xiahou Shaoxuan had occupied the communication channel all day long. Where would he have had time to bother with you?
“Why did you send Little Fatty that kind of message?” Fēng Qīyáng spoke, his eyes fixed directly on Lián Qíguāng’s expression as he asked suspiciously.
“Right! I almost forgot because Fēng Qīyáng didn’t mention it.”
Mǐ Xiǎobǎo looked at Lián Qíguāng excitedly. His chubby little face turned red with happiness, as if he was about to float into the air.
“Ku Mu, I’m really strong now. My ability level is Human Rank One. I’m not useless anymore.”
Looking at Mǐ Xiǎobǎo’s sparkling eyes and his flushed face from excitement, Lián Qíguāng expressionlessly nodded.
“Stupid people have stupid luck.”
“……”
Mǐ Xiǎobǎo froze.
“Ku Mu, were you complimenting me?”
“You still haven’t answered my question.”
Fēng Qīyáng stepped forward and pressed Mǐ Xiǎobǎo’s chubby face onto the table, blocking him from Lián Qíguāng’s line of sight.
“Why did you send Mǐ Xiǎobǎo that kind of message? And right after you sent it, the next day we were taken away.”
“Overnight, useless trash became a genius. And then?”
Lián Qíguāng held his teacup, expressionless as he looked at Fēng Qīyáng.
“Being treated as an anomaly. Laboratories. Research. A life worse than death.”
Qīng Yī softly murmured.
Those few unrelated words caused the faces of the others to turn pale. Fear and trembling appeared in their eyes.
“I know. And I didn’t mean anything else.”
Fēng Qīyáng lowered his head silently, then looked back at Lián Qíguāng.
“I just want to know why you knew, and why you sent that kind of message to make us prepare the same story.”
“……”
Lián Qíguāng remained silent.
“Actually, I’m also quite curious. Why did we suddenly become so powerful?”
Seeing that the atmosphere had become tense, Mǐ Xiǎobǎo struggled free from Fēng Qīyáng’s control and awkwardly spoke.
“It was you, wasn’t it!”
Lán Qí, who had been standing silently in the corner with his head lowered, suddenly spoke. His eyes stared directly at Lián Qíguāng.
“……”
Lián Qíguāng’s movement paused. He expressionlessly looked toward Lán Qí.
“Lán Qí, what are you talking about!”
Mǐ Xiǎobǎo frowned.
“Lán Qí, what does this have to do with Ku Mu? Don’t talk nonsense.”
Qīng Yī stepped forward, seemingly wanting to smack Lán Qí on the head, but Lán Qí easily dodged.
“It was you, right?”
Lán Qí looked at Lián Qíguāng and stubbornly insisted.
“What do you mean?”
Lián Qíguāng rotated the cup in his hand and spoke faintly.
“You gave us something to drink. That’s why we became this strong!”
Lán Qí’s voice grew heavier. Both of his hands clenched tightly into fists as he looked firmly at Lián Qíguāng.
Lán Qí’s words caused Qīng Yī and the others to clearly freeze.
“Lán Qí, what nonsense are you saying? How is that possible!?”
Mǐ Xiǎobǎo laughed dryly.
“Lán Qí, if you’re not feeling well, go see a doctor. Don’t joke like this, okay?”
“I’m not joking!!”
Lán Qí stepped forward and shouted at Lián Qíguāng. Because he was too emotional, his chest rose and fell violently.
“I saw it! You fed us something. Although… although I had no strength at that time, I had one moment of consciousness. I saw it. You fed Mǐ Xiǎobǎo first, and then……”
Boom!
A muffled sound rang out.
Lán Qí was blasted backward by an invisible force.
“Ugh!”
A vine wrapped around Lán Qí’s neck and slowly lifted him into the air.
Lán Qí desperately clawed at the vine around his throat. His face gradually turned purple.
“Ku Mu, don’t……”
“If I were you, I would pretend I saw nothing.”
Lián Qíguāng looked at Lán Qí expressionlessly, his voice cold.
“What?”
Qīng Yī and the others, who were about to step forward to stop him, froze. Their eyes were filled with disbelief.
“Ku Mu, you……”
“I… I just want to know the reason.”
Because of the lack of oxygen, Lán Qí’s vision began to blur. Even his speech became intermittent.
“Why… why did you help us? Clearly… clearly we can’t give you any help.”
Help?
A flicker passed through Lián Qíguāng’s eyes.
It seemed these people had misunderstood something.
Lián Qíguāng withdrew his hand. The vine around Lán Qí’s neck disappeared, and he fell heavily to the ground. A mouthful of blood sprayed out, followed by violent coughing.
“Lán Qí!”
Qīng Yī and the others hurried forward to support him.
Lián Qíguāng lightly flipped his left hand.
Several green seeds bounced between his fingers and shot toward Qīng Yī and the others. They had no time to react before the seeds entered their mouths.
“You… what did you make us eat?”
Qīng Yī grabbed his throat, fear appearing in his eyes.
“I think you should know what to do.”
Lián Qíguāng leaned back into the sofa, picked up his teacup, and spoke calmly.
“The seeds planted inside your bodies will help me watch over your mouths.”
“Ku Mu……”
Mǐ Xiǎobǎo looked at Lián Qíguāng and murmured.
“What kind of person are you?”
Qīng Yī’s voice trembled slightly.
“Beep! Beep!”
The optical brain on Lián Qíguāng’s wrist vibrated.
He lowered his head and saw an unfamiliar message. A trace of thoughtfulness flashed through his eyes.
“You were attacked during training and accidentally swallowed unknown fruits. That’s why your abilities broke through continuously.”
Lián Qíguāng stood up and expressionlessly looked at Qīng Yī and the others.
“That’s how it happened, right?”
Looking at Lián Qíguāng’s emotionless side profile, Qīng Yī and the others felt as if their minds had gone blank. They woodenly nodded.
“You are smart people. The abilities already belong to you. What happens in the future is up to you.”
After saying that, Lián Qíguāng turned and left the room.
Watching his retreating back, Qīng Yī and the others felt that their world had once again been overturned.
In their eyes, Lián Qíguāng had transformed from a powerful, bloodthirsty killing weapon into a mysterious figure with an unknown identity—a true BOSS hidden behind the scenes.
After walking outside, Lián Qíguāng opened his optical brain.
“Hi! Little guy, we meet again.”
Xiahou Luòyǔ appeared on the screen, her flamboyant red hair as eye-catching as always. She wore the same arrogant smile.
“Little Aunt.”
Lián Qíguāng expressionlessly nodded.
“At the academy?”
“Mm.”
“Come out. I’m at your academy’s entrance.”
“……”
“Ah! Ah! Don’t look at me like that. I’m a good person.”
Xiahou Luòyǔ waved her claws and smiled shamelessly.
“Don’t you want to know about Long Ying’s news? Come, come, Little Aunt will explain everything to you. Come comfort your frightened little heart that has no answers……”
“……”
Expressionlessly, Lián Qíguāng closed the optical brain, ignoring the unfinished words.
At this moment, Lián Qíguāng seriously began considering Xiahou Shaoxuan’s suggestion.
Beat her up!