My Identity Is Becoming More and More Astonishing

"Listen," the bearded man said with a smile, squatting down to caress the girl's forehead, "I've said that as long as I live, I will protect you."

"I don't want you to die."

"I want even less for you to die," the man's eyes reddened, his hand trembling more as he caressed the girl, "You're too young. Life shouldn't be this short."

"Brother..."

"Sorry, I can no longer take care of you. From now on, you'll need to go on by yourself."

With that, the bearded man took out a dagger from his bosom and put it in the girl's hand, "One must not seek death, but must never fear it either. Hold this. If one day, you're captured by the Transcendents, then end it yourself. It's worse than death to fall into their hands."

"Given the current situation of the alliance, the chances of her surviving are slim to none," Chen Yu said blankly, gazing towards the direction of the capital, it wasn't clear whom he was speaking about.

"'Malevolents,' are mostly beyond salvation," the bearded man kissed the girl on her cheek, stood up, and said in a somber voice, "But as long as there's life in you, you must carry on. That is the attitude towards survival, as well as towards life."

"I beg you..." the little girl choked up, clutching the man's clothes tightly.

"I must go." The bearded man brushed off the girl's hand, took off his hat revealing the title "Star of Tomorrow" and bowed deeply to Chen Yu, "I leave her to you, my friend."

After doing all this, he put his hat back on and leapt up forcefully.

Like an arrow loosed from its string, he charged towards the distant abyss without looking back, gradually merging with the darkness.

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The little girl's wails devolved into hysteria, but Chen Yu decisively covered her mouth.

After a glance at the fallen female mentor and the chubby neighbor, Chen Yu no longer delayed. He scooped up the little girl and dashed in the opposite direction of the bearded man.

Time was of the essence.

The plan had been quite hastily made.

He couldn't afford to gamble with his own life...

Amidst the turmoil,

The scenery whipped past in reverse.

The little girl stopped crying and shouting, just blankly staring into the dark abyss where the man had disappeared, her eyes slowly losing their light.

"..."

"Boom—"

About five minutes later, a loud boom came from behind.

Chen Yu knew the bearded man had made his move.

He increased his speed once more, using the cover of night, and like a phantom, he darted through the dense forest.

"Girl, do you believe in the transference of life?"

The little girl: "..."

"Your brother transferred his life to you. If you don't cherish it, his death will be in vain."

The little girl: "..."

"In a minute, I'll find a place to hide you. You must! Absolutely must! Not come out! And don't make trouble, understand?"

The little girl: "...I understand."

While running, Chen Yu glanced at the girl in his arms and sighed, "How did you become a 'Malevolent' in the first place? You're so young."

"My mom had a car accident," the girl's lips were pale as she looked down, "My dad went to get the money for surgery... and never came back."

"And after that, you became a 'Malevolent'?"

"After my mom and dad died, I changed," she replied.

"As I thought," Chen Yu felt a complex array of emotions, "The appearance of 'Malevolents' is due to oppression, isn't it... Then how did you come to know your brother?"

"..." The girl fell silent again.

Chen Yu didn't press further but kept his head down and sprinted.

Before long,

He came to an abrupt halt and looked at a large tree with a hollow. Setting the little girl down, he said, "This distance should be safe. Hide in there, and don't come out."

The little girl's feet touched the ground, and she turned her head towards the east.

The faint flickers of light and sounds of battle indicated her brother was still fighting.

Chen Yu pressed his lips together, leaning in to block her view, "Hurry and hide, don't watch anymore, I have to go back."

"Thank you, big brother," the little girl suddenly gave a tragic smile, "The one who should have lived was never me."

"?"

Chen Yu's expression changed.

"Pff!"

Before he could react, the dagger concealed in the girl's arms was already deeply plunged into her tender chest.

"What are you doing?!" Chen Yu was shocked.

"...Cough."

Blood gushed out and the girl lost her strength, collapsing onto the ground. With her consciousness, she quickly altered the title floating above her head, spreading her "Malevolent" presence.

"You..." Chen Yu's pupils dilated, trying to cover the girl's wound. But all he could feel was the hot blood enveloping his palm.

"So... sorry..." the girl's lips trembled, "I should have... I didn't want to eat... brains... didn't want to become a monster... even less did I want my...

brother..."

Chen Yu: "..."

"It's all... my fault..." the girl's pupils focused, gazing at Chen Yu, "Big brother... I can't give you my sister's soul bead. As long as her... her soul bead is around... there might still be a chance...

It was like this that I killed my sister... I can't harm... my brother again..."

"What are you talking about?" A chill ran down Chen Yu's spine.

"But... my soul bead... I can give it to you..." The girl's mouth bled more profusely, her voice became choked, "My brother... cannot... die..."

"Boom—" A thunderbolt exploded from the joint of the dark clouds.

Flakes of snow, like feathers, drifted down.

"..."

The little girl lay still.

The title above her head stopped fluctuating.

Her pupils, too, became slowly dyed pure white by the falling snow.

The next moment, she began radiating white light from within.

Chen Yu could distinctly feel the weight of the corpse in his arms rapidly becoming lighter.

Becoming lighter.

Becoming lighter.

At last, it dissipated into nothingness.

All that remained was a set of thin clothes, a bloodstained dagger, a half-bag of White Rabbit Creamy Candy, and...

A pitch-black round bead.

The last snow before Qingcheng's new year fell particularly heavily.

The temperature, though not cold, seemed to freeze Chen Yu's brain, leaving him incapable of thought.

He only felt that the soul bead he held was as heavy as a thousand pounds.

"..."

"So that's how it is..."

"So it is..."

Now he understood.

He understood everything.

He knew within this tiny sphere was concealed mankind's darkness, baseness, desires, greed, evil, arrogance, and cold-heartedness...

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