Li Anle revealed her sharp, vampire-like canines and emitted a piercing, bat-like screech.
Li Cunxu said, "So it's the Blood Personality."
Li Anle's condition was unique, so unique that even in his previous life, Li Cunxu had never encountered a similar case in the game.
Li Anle wasn't paralyzed due to an accident; her paralysis was man-made, and the one who caused it was none other than her original self.
The original self had driven seventy-two Spirit Restriction Nails into Li Anle's body, rendering her immobile and bedridden.
Was the original self a pervert? Of course not.
Far from harming her, he was actually protecting her.
A hundred years ago, humans in the Deity Control world occupied seventy percent of the continent's territory. Now, human territory has dwindled to just one percent.
A hundred years ago, the population of the Deity Control world was 75 billion. Now, it stands at 740 million, just one percent of what it once was.
The drastic reduction in territory and population was all due to a great catastrophe.
And the culprits behind this disaster were the Outer Four Gods.
The peculiarities in Li Anle's body originated from the Outer Four Gods.
The powers of these four heretical gods had corroded Li Anle, turning her into a cunning and vicious monster.
The Outer Four Gods hailed from four different worlds, and their powers were incompatible. To contain the powers of all four gods within a single, immortal body was something Li Cunxu had never seen before—truly one of a kind.
Her personality had been influenced by the four gods, splitting into four malicious sub-personalities.
Her sister wasn't entirely beyond saving. The main personality was a good one, but the branches were stronger than the trunk. The main personality was suppressed by the four sub-personalities, and it could only take control of the body for a very short time each day. Even when it did, it couldn't communicate with Li Cunxu.
All four sub-personalities had a talent for acting. Each would pretend to be the main personality, trying to win Li Cunxu's sympathy in an attempt to remove the Spirit Restriction Nails.
Li Cunxu couldn't tell whether it was the main personality or a sub-personality speaking.
The original self had immobilized Li Anle with the Spirit Restriction Nails to prevent her from going out and harming others, and also to protect her from being eliminated by the alliance as a heretic.
Li Anle had always been immobile, but today she suddenly moved and even climbed onto her wheelchair. Adding to that, the original self had suddenly died this morning.
Li Cunxu had reason to suspect that Li Anle had gotten up, poisoned his breakfast, and killed him.
As for where the poison came from? Li Anle's blood was the most terrifying poison.
"However, this is just my one-sided speculation. To verify it, I need to ask Li Anle."
Deep down, Li Cunxu still harbored a sliver of reluctance to believe.
He didn't want to believe that his sister would harm him, even if she had become an uncontrollable monster.
In the blink of an eye, midnight arrived.
Li Cunxu questioned the Blood Personality, the Evil Personality, the Heretical Personality, and the Demon Personality.
"My guess seems to be wrong. It wasn't my sister who killed me."
The other three personalities showed no knowledge of the event. Although Li Anle's Heretical Personality admitted to killing him, Li Cunxu could tell at a glance that the Heretical Personality was lying.
Although Li Anle's four sub-personalities were all cunning, they had too little experience in this area. Their acting skills weren't up to par, and they couldn't deceive Li Cunxu.
"If it wasn't my sister who killed me, then who did?"
Li Anle, lying on the couch, suddenly spoke up, "Brother, I'm missing one Spirit Restriction Nail inside me."
The only one who would tell him that she was missing a Spirit Restriction Nail inside her body had to be her main personality, his sister.
The four evil sub-personalities would only conceal the truth.
Upon hearing this, Li Cunxu immediately fetched the Spirit Restriction Tuning Fork made of Spirit Restriction Iron to verify. He struck the tuning fork with the Spirit Restriction Ram Horn Hammer, causing it to vibrate and resonate with the Spirit Restriction Nails inside Li Anle's body.
He counted the nails that lit up.
"One, two, three... seventy-one."
Seventy-one nails. Indeed, one was missing.
The Spirit Restriction Nail in her right wrist had disappeared.
Li Cunxu's expression turned grim. Li Anle couldn't move; she couldn't have removed the nail herself. So who had taken it out?
Why had they only removed one nail? Why not remove all of them and completely free Li Anle?
How did the person who removed the nail from Li Anle's body know that there were nails inside her in the first place?
Could they have already discovered Li Anle's secret?
And then there was the sudden death of his original body earlier that morning. Could it have been their doing?
Li Cunxu paced back and forth anxiously in his home. Who was this person—or perhaps, who were they?
"No, I can't keep obsessing over their identity. I'm in the light, they're in the shadows. Guessing won't help me figure out who they are.
Let's make a hypothesis: that person is the one who caused my sudden death this morning. If they hear that I'm still alive, what would they do?
They'd probably act again.
Set a trap to catch them?
No, I don't know how strong they are. Besides, I'm not a Beast Tamer yet. I don't have the strength to capture them.
Call the police?
I don't have solid evidence. There's no way to convince the police that someone is secretly trying to harm me."
Even if he requested police protection, what good would it do? Even if he stayed at the police station, he'd have to leave eventually.
There's no such thing as being on guard forever.
Moreover, involving the police might risk exposing Li Anle's secret, something Li Cunxu could not accept.
"This won't work, that won't work. What should I do?"
Li Cunxu tugged at his hair, his anxiety growing.
"Panicking won't help you come up with a solution, Li Cunxu. Stay calm, stay calm."
Saying "stay calm" doesn't actually calm someone down.
But Li Cunxu knew that only by thinking calmly could he find a glimmer of hope.
Unable to calm down, he forced himself to use a physical method to cool his mind.
He filled the bathtub with cold water, fetched a large block of ice from the freezer, and tossed it in.
The icy water submerged his head, extinguishing the restlessness in his heart and restoring clarity to his mind.
"Let's hypothesize: if I hadn't transmigrated and revived, if I had died normally, everything would have gone according to their plan. What would have happened?
I would have died, and the school would have informed my family—my only family being my paralyzed sister.
When my sister learned of my death, she would have been devastated.
The four sub-personalities might not have broken down, but the main personality, my sister, certainly would have.
In despair, people can unleash terrifying power, especially my sister, who has been corrupted by the power of the Four Gods.
Moreover, with one of the seventy-two Spirit Restriction Nails missing, the seal would have been compromised. In her despair, my sister would have broken free from all restraints, fully embraced the power of the Four Gods, and transformed into a monstrous being.
So, their target was never me. It was my sister."
Li Cunxu analyzed the situation calmly, and as he reached the end, his eyes grew brighter.
Understanding the enemy's goal allowed Li Cunxu to devise a countermeasure.
Boom~
A bolt of lightning struck, illuminating the entire city.
The lightning was like a warrior's bugle, sounding the signal for attack. The rain followed its call, pouring down in
torrents. In the blink of an eye, the outside was drenched in a heavy downpour.
Li Cunxu gazed at the rain outside the window and muttered, "Heaven is on my side."
"Your goal is my sister, but I will make sure you fail."