Chapter 223
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Chapter 223: The Only Right Answer
An Qingyu… how can it be you?” Lin Qiye frowned upon seeing that familiar face.
During their fight, he had already seen that face through his spiritual perception, and honestly, this result truly shocked him.
In his memory, after the Nanda Snake Demon incident, this genius An Qingyu should have forgotten all memories related to Mysteries and returned to normal campus life.
How did he avoid the memory erasure, and how did he gradually become Changnan’s ghost?
An Qingyu smiled, “Surprised?”
He turned and walked deeper into the sewer, “Follow me. You’re the first guest here in over a year.”
After hesitating briefly, Lin Qiye dismissed Mumu and followed.
“What happened after the Nanda Snake Demon incident?” Lin Qiye couldn’t help asking.
An Qingyu sighed deeply, his eyes showing reminiscence as he calmly spoke, “That day, after you left, I secretly took the Nanda Snake Demon’s head and hid in the sewers, then…”
An Qingyu briefly explained to Lin Qiye how he awakened, avoided the Night Watchmen’s search, hid in the sewer system, and built his underground laboratory.
“Your Interdiction can copy Mystery abilities?” Lin Qiye asked in surprise after listening.
“It’s different.” An Qingyu shook his head, “My Interdiction’s essence is analysis. Through extensive dissection and experimentation, I analyze the principles behind a Mystery’s specific traits – like the Nanda Snake Demon’s snake species, the lizard’s regeneration, the murderer’s combat instincts and mental attacks, and the frost vine’s freezing power…”
“It’s fundamentally different from traditional copying. From obtaining the corpse to analyzing a specific ability takes considerable time. The more special the ability, the longer it takes. But the advantage is that after fully understanding their operating principles, I can improve and enhance them myself.”
“Besides dissecting Mysteries, this ability can analyze other things too. For instance, I can master complex machinery’s structure with just a glance, clearly sense human body conditions, and so on.”
An Qingyu turned to look at Lin Qiye, his eyes showing a hint of grey.
“Like you… your current physical state is miraculous compared to normal humans. However, there’s still a mysterious power shrouding you that I can’t analyze yet.”
Lin Qiye raised an eyebrow but remained silent.
Still under [Star Night Dancer]’s enhancement, the Night Goddess’s power was naturally beyond An Qingyu’s current analytical capabilities.
“So, have you researched what your Interdiction might be?” Lin Qiye couldn’t help asking.
An Interdiction capable of analyzing everything and even achieving ability replication effects would definitely be classified as extremely dangerous in the Interdiction sequence and should be quite famous.
“I’ve looked into it, but… my Interdiction doesn’t seem to exist in the current sequence. The closest is Sequence 315 [True Sight Eye], but that’s just similar – the functions are completely different.”
Lin Qiye started. “You mean this is a completely new, never-before-seen Interdiction?”
“That’s right.” An Qingyu nodded, “My Interdiction isn’t in the sequence and no one has possessed it before. I named it… [The Only Right Answer]!”
“…That name is quite strange.”
“This is a science student’s pursuit of truth.”
“Fine.” Lin Qiye sighed in relief – at least he wasn’t the worst at naming anymore.
“What about these rats?”
“I control them all.” An Qingyu nodded, “I analyzed something similar to the snake species ability from the Nanda Snake Demon. It’s complex and I haven’t finished analyzing it yet. Initially I could only use it on rats, but now I can apply it to all non-human creatures. Considering rats’ superior stealth, I haven’t developed other species.”
“I named this ability Fish Species.”
“…Good name.” Lin Qiye’s mouth twitched slightly.
As they talked, they reached an underground cavity. Seeing the specimens, equipment, and experiment tables filling the space, Lin Qiye’s eyes showed shock.
“You built a large laboratory here?”
“Yes, all equipment was discarded by surface hospitals and labs. Their structures aren’t complex – I modified them slightly to continue using them, even better than the most advanced equipment.”
Speaking of experiments, An Qingyu’s eyes again showed excitement.
Lin Qiye walked to the four formaldehyde specimens, looking at the Mystery corpses preserved within, and slowly said:
“These… are the bodies you stole?”
“First, I disagree with the word ‘steal’ – perhaps ‘borrow’ is better. This is just a necessary means to approach truth,” An Qingyu said very seriously.
“Second, only three were borrowed. The last murderer was my personal kill trophy. Initially, besides Fish Species, I had no combat abilities, so I could only borrow the lizard’s corpse, though I left half for the Night Watchmen.”
“After gaining super regeneration, my survival ability improved but I still lacked offensive power, so I had to borrow the frost vine’s corpse the same way. Only after gaining freezing abilities did I truly have combat power.”
“Then I personally took action and killed the murderer.”
“In a sense, I’m taking risks for the Night Watchmen, letting them have the achievements and rewards while keeping just half a Mystery corpse for myself.”
“This is truly mutually beneficial.”
Lin Qiye looked at him deeply and sighed.
“Though what you say makes sense, you should know that any civilian power user outside the Night Watchmen risks disturbing social stability. The Night Watchmen won’t just let you continue operating.”
“Once caught, you’ll have only two choices – forced recruitment into the Night Watchmen or imprisonment in the Abstinence Facility.”
An Qingyu pushed up his glasses, seriously looking into Lin Qiye’s eyes, and slowly said:
“Now you’ve caught me… Even knowing I won’t harm society, you still want to turn me in, right?”
Lin Qiye paused, hesitated briefly, then said: “I just don’t understand – with such a unique Interdiction, why won’t you join the Night Watchmen?”