Chapter 631: 631

When A’Ji said that, he suddenly flashed the ghost of a smile at Meng Chao and Lu Siya. “Now you know the secret of the X-shaped eye, you’ll also be dragged into the fight between the cursed ones of the ancient ruins. I believe that if the other X-shaped eye owners want to kill me, they will definitely not spare you two either.

“In the beginning, I didn’t want to say anything, but you’re the ones who forced me. Now, do you regret hearing this secret?”

“Regret?” Meng Chao smiled.

It was impossible for him to feel regret.

From the moment he returned to the past and remembered his sister’s status as the Dark Witch as well as saw the X-shaped eye on the back of his sister’s hand, he had been dragged into this terrifying competition.

For the time being, Meng Chao could not be certain just how Bai Jiacao got the X-shaped eye on the back of her hand.

If she joined some mysterious organization just like Meng Chao did a long time after their mother died in his previous life because of her personality change and went into the ancient ruins to become a cursed one, he could stil stop her.

But this possibility was not high.

If Bai Jiacao was just a helpless, normal girl, there was no way the mysterious organization would choose her and let her awaken to Night Demon Blood.

The mysterious notebook that his mother did not remember, the great strength Bai Jiacao had from the moment she joined high school, the fact that she was learning all sorts of martial arts faster than Meng Chao in the past, the fact that she was able to kill a few Demonic Halberd Pigs and Iron Armored Rhinoceroses with just a dagger alone, and the other signs showed that the ancient power represented by the X-shaped eye has been lurking in Bai Jiacao for a long time.

This meant that no matter what, Bai Jiacao could not run away from the battle between the cursed ones.

As her brother, Meng Chao definitely had to understand all the information related to the X-shaped eye to protect his sister.

There was one more thing. Meng Chao could vaguely remember that the X-shaped eye did not belong to Earthlings alone. There were plenty of other intelligent life forms in the Other World who had similar tattoos.

However, the lingua franca of the Other World did not refer to the X-shaped eye as a curse, but a bloodline.

Bai Jiacao awakened to the Night Demon Blood and became the Dark Witch. This was the title the Other World races used to refer to her.

‘That’s interesting. The transmigrators from Earth who came into contact with the ancient ruins under Dragon City are not the only ones who will be branded by the X-shaped eye and become the heirs, examinees, and cursed ones of the ancient power.

‘The strange intelligent life forms who are not of the same ecosystem might awaken to all sorts of bloodlines as well and gain the X-shaped eye. This includes the elves, who can live up to one thousand years old; the demons who are born from magma, are beings who are partially made of energy, have powerful magic, but can only live for a few days; the dragonfolk who can create powerful resonances with the planet’s magnetic field and summon all sorts of divine powers; and the bloodfolk, who rely on eating other races to prolong their own lives.

‘Also, based on my fragmented memories, the X-shaped eye owners who live in the Other World are all wary and hostile toward each other regardless of their race and regardless of how much their civilization has developed. When they have the chance, they always attack each other.

‘The final war that swept through all of the Other World, dragged all the races into it, and ultimately destroyed Dragon City seems to have been started because of the conflict between the X-shaped eye owners.

‘Just what is the truth behind the ancient ruins and the X-shaped eye? What exactly is the Other World?

‘Could it be as A’Ji said? This is an ultimate Gu rearing project? Some powerful and mysterious ancient power summoned carbon-based intelligent life forms that originally lived in different planets and ecosystems into this arena known as the Other World to enter a competition, so the final fictor could inherit the ancient civilization?’

As A’Ji continued explaining things and Meng Chao’s own body continued becoming stronger because of the nourishment provided by Hell’s Blood, his brain burned. He felt as if countless cells were cracking, and an information torrent that was as hot and dense as magma gushed out.

Right then, Meng Chao’s brain was already so strong that he could accept more truths.

These truths were like a magnificent panoramic scene that was slowly displayed in front of his eyes, causing him to gain a deeper understanding of the Other World War that destroyed Dragon City in his previous life.

Of course, in his previous life, up to the point of his death, he was just a foot soldier who could only serve as a vanguard and charge forward. The “truth” that he could discover was just the tip of the iceberg, and in fact, he was practically groping around an elephant blindly.

There were plenty of other secrets that were scattered over the vast Other World like pearls, waiting for him to discover them and string them together after he returned to the past and became much stronger.

Meng Chao was satisfied with A’Ji’s explanation.

But he felt regretful that he dragged Lu Siya into this. No one besides him knew just how terrifying the X-shaped eye owners were. After all, his sister was the Dark Witch Bai Jiacao. He should not have rashly dragged Lu Siya into this war.

But to his surprise, when he turned his head around to look at Lu Siya, he saw that her face was filled with great interest, and it looked like she wanted the world to burn.

“X-shaped eye? Cursed ones? Inherit the entire ancient civilization’s legacy? Interesting. How interesting!” Lu Siya narrowed her eyes, and her gaze turned as sharp as a razor while she observed the tattoo on A’Ji’s chest. “Do you really not know how to obtain or transfer this curse?”

“Big Sis Ya, what’s the meaning of this?”

Meng Chao found himself speechless. Judging by what Lu Siya said, there was a high possibility that she wanted A’Ji to transfer his curse to her.

“Meng Chao, don’t you think that it’d be very exciting if you could join this Gu rearing fight as an X-shaped eye owner?” Lu Siya mumbled. “By the looks of it, once the Monster War comes to an end, we should really think of a way to go to the ruins research center and explore the secrets under the Supernatural Tower…

“Ah, I heard that you have a pretty good relationship with the ruins research center’s controllable transmigration technology research team, right?”

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“Um…” Meng Chao was now absolutely flabbergasted, and he decided to stop worrying about Lu Siya.

He should have known. Even if everyone had been meticulously creating an image of an amiable model superhuman for Lu Siya and even though she appeared to be friendly and close to people, the Queen Bee’s heart never changed.

She was still as dangerous as the first time Meng Chao met her.

“Speaking of which, did Saber Jin Wanhao and Battle God Lei Zongchao split up because they’re both X-shaped eye owners and were wary of each other?”

Lu Siya squatted down in front of A’Ji. “Over the past few decades, the Battle God and Underground Emperor have stayed out of each other’s way and never contacted each other. If you didn’t tell me this covered-up part of our history, I really wouldn’t have known that the two powerful fighters who shocked Dragon City were once good friends who worked together to explore the ancient ruins!”

A’Ji avoided Lu Siya’s gaze and snorted. “In the beginning, Jin Wanhao and Lei Zongchao were indeed friends, but they didn’t split up because of the X-shaped eye. After all, they had risked their lives together in the ancient ruins and loved the same person. They wouldn’t be so stupid as to kill each other. They gradually drifted apart because their ideals were not the same.”

Lu Siya’s eyes sparkled. “What ideals?”

“After Blood Alliance collapsed, the anti-Blood Alliance group naturally took their place. They took over the headquarters and research base Blood Alliance built above the ancient ruins, along with the astronomical amount of resources Blood Alliance left behind,” A’Ji explained.

“Since the common enemy was no longer around, the anti-Blood Alliance also split up into dozens of medium-sized and small gangs. They occupied their own territories and did their own thing. However, all of them coveted the ancient ruins. They looked to research and inherit the ancient power, just like Blood Alliance.

“Of course, with Blood Alliance as a precedent, these gangs wouldn’t dare to wantonly use force and fear to rule over the people. That method was too simple and crude.

“Besides, during the war against Blood Alliance, a lot of weapons and martial arts were given to the people. Many of the citizens also awakened to supernatural abilities. Even if they didn’t, due to the stimulation of the zombie virus, plenty of citizens possessed physical constitutions akin to those Olympic athletes and special force soldiers on Earth.

“If ten armed Olympic champions carried with them light or heavy weapons like heavy machine guns and rocket launchers, they could threaten the life of a low-grade superhuman.

“This terrifying balancing power made the gangs give up on Blood Alliance’s ruling style. They switched to industrialization and legal methods. During the process, they set up societal order and the prestige of law once more. On the surface, they did what they promised and allowed all the power from the ancient ruins to return to the citizens, t rebuilt ahen new Dragon City where everyone was equal.

“Battle God Lei Zongchao was delighted with this change.

“When we were under Blood Alliance’s control and went through endless torture, he and my sister believed in this deeply.

“After every dangerous exploration or when we were tortured until our bodies were covered in wounds and wanted to die from the pain, they imagined a future filled with justice and hope, where everyone would be equal. That was their greatest motivation to continue living.

“Even when my… when Jin Wanhao’s sister was swallowed by the raging Red Dragon River, Lei Zongchao’s ideals never changed. Instead, they became firmer because his beloved died.

“Lei Zongchao once mentioned to Jin Wanhao that even though the person they loved was no longer around, he would still do everything he could to build Dragon City into the most beautiful state both of them had dreamed of before.

“That’s what he thought of, and it’s what he did.

“For decades after that, Lei Zongchao fought at the frontlines to protect Dragon City. Not only did he risk his life to fight against all sorts of zombies and monsters and went through the pain of all his bones being crushed countless times, he still stood tall.

“He even donated all his wealth and never married anyone or had children. He didn’t build his own force of power either. Instead, he selflessly taught the secrets of the martial arts he awakened to after going through endless torture and risks to all Dragon Citizens.

“And if Lei Zongchao had not worked himself to the bone mediating between multiple parties and risking everything, it would have been impossible for him to build the Survival Committee. You know what it is, it was formed after the nine strongest forces of power in Dragon City decided to bury their hatchets after their inherited Blood Alliance’s power!”