Love, death, and false man

Chapter 36. Mysterious Message
9/29—12:30
Although school was still in session today, Fang Yan still took leave to prepare for the big project to come.

He was wearing a mask and browsing news on the internet in a corner of an e-sports arena near his home.

Three days have passed since Lu Cheng died.

As far as Fang Yan himself felt, perhaps he didn't put that much pressure on himself and didn't feel like anyone was monitoring him. This must have put some psychological pressure on the self-screening organizations of the major universities in Binhai.

Lu Cheng, a student in Class 1 of Senior Three, was forcibly accused of suicide. After hanging himself on the rooftop of the auditorium, his body was devoured by birds of prey.

Just like an urban legend.

He was killed by a superhuman, and the world will forget his memories; the implanted thoughts will slowly fade away.

[The Ultimate Scandalous Boyfriend] also possesses such a strange urban legend ability.

Fang Yan has spent the last three days studying the Killing Illusion.EXE file.

It took quite a bit of effort to finally understand what was going on.

I sent a WeChat message to Xia Bing, and Xia Bing said that it was a relatively rare characteristic, and there were many other strange and unusual characteristics of Soulfire.

This is a dual-form Soulfire heat management strategy capability.

It comes in two forms: a white mask and a hockey mask. Each form also has specific weapon restrictions.

The white mask form emphasizes explosive power and reaction speed, focusing on channeling the heat of the Soulfire to agility. In this form, weapons can be imbued with kinetic energy, but only kitchen fruit knives are allowed; spring knives or similar items cannot be used. It must be a strictly defined kitchen knife, which is quite puzzling.

The hockey mask form focuses on sustained strength and durability, channeling the heat of the Soulfire into energy. This form can also add kinetic energy to weapons, but only to cleavers, just like the white mask form.

Fang Yan finally understood why it was called [Ultimate Serial Killer] and why it was called Killing Illusion.EXE. Oh my god, I'm so nervous on Friday the 13th.

Lu Cheng is likely someone who's obsessed with watching B-movies.

However, after Fang Yan's research, this characteristic is still inferior to the Bloodhound, with a fatal shortcoming and a very low upper limit. It is merely an active soulfire management strategy.

The Soulfire can also have this effect when it is passively activated by the subconscious, but it is uncontrollable.

Furthermore, Fang Yan estimated that once the heat generated exceeds 2000 joules, it will place a terrifying burden on the flesh and blood, or even cause permanent damage, potentially killing the organism itself.

I am increasingly aware of the dangers of being a soldier. After the peak intensity exceeds 2000 joules, I must remain calm. It takes extremely strong mental qualities to control this power. Otherwise, in a crisis, I might instinctively kill the other party, but I will also be left with a disability.

[Soulfire Strength: 889 Joules.]

Peak intensity: 1373 joules.

【Soulfire Trait: 6cNkZ#d%Um9】

Half of the lieutenant's specially granted two-week leave had already passed, but Fang Yan didn't feel like he was on vacation at all. The wound caused by Dong Ni hadn't fully healed, though it was almost healed, but the cut Lu Cheng made on his right arm was still throbbing. The knife had cut too hard, and it felt like it had damaged some muscle tissue, making it a little painful to move his hand.

Fortunately, Xia Bing provided a position at a private clinic, which was for treating people who couldn't be seen in the light of day. The surgeon who performed the operation had to be at least a PhD, which Fang Yan believed was even more professional than those in large hospitals.

There might be some special medicine or something. Fang Yan believes that this is something that medicine in this era cannot do. It's like a high-tech operation. The recovery is like a rocket launch, and the results are immediate. There are no major problems, and he can resume intensive training.

Intensive training cannot be delayed. In the past two days, I seem to have found the key points and have completely memorized the entire movie "Cold Mountain".

Although this movie is a bit of a damn ominous sign, the reason for choosing it is simply because Nicole Kidman and Natalie Portman really got Fang Yan excited. He couldn't concentrate at all if these two girls weren't together.

Su Ci's home is in the South District of Binhai City, while Xiao Long's home is in the East District, just like hers.

It wasn't that Fang Yan had any perverted hobbies. Xia Bing's military service was much longer than his, and she could find some of the tools needed for espionage, saving Fang Yan the trouble of asking the liaisons one by one. He got pinhole cameras and installed them in the two people's homes. He could monitor them at school, and outside of school, he would use real-time video feeds.

Being a [Ultimate Model] sounds like a great job.

However, Fang Yan is currently unsure whether [the ultimate anime character] is good or bad; in any case, this person has been added to Fang Yan's list of suspicious individuals.

According to Fang Yan's understanding over the past few days, before the Earth Defense Base appeared, Xiao Long was one of the "online opinion leaders" of ACG culture in all coastal universities. He was far from being as weak and "spirited" as he appeared. He was a meticulous and psychologically strong person who had organized many attacks on mobile games and bombarded hostile forums.

However, after the rise of the Earth Defense Base, in an era where resources are king, Xiao Long quickly lost his dominance, and his core members also joined the Earth Defense Base.

In short, Xiao Long must be kept very close watch. The classroom is his main area of ​​activity, and his office is his office. He must be on high alert for any slight disturbance, or he will die without a burial place.

Suzhou porcelain...

We should pay close attention to whether it's really appropriate for female high school students to wear those flashy lingerie.

Fang Yan browsed the urban legend website on the dark web again, and glanced at the few people he was focusing on. Lu Cheng had already been eliminated in this battle royale, and his avatar had been crossed out.

Roddy remains a popular figure, generating a lot of discussion. You can even chat in real-time under his profile picture. Right now, it's just a magical battle, nothing substantial.

Su Ci's popularity has increased somewhat, but it's all about her being a good-looking person. Fang Yan doesn't really understand the love and hate entanglements of high school students.

Xiao Long was an extremely unpopular person. There was no particular reason; everyone simply thought he was a hypocrite.

Looking at himself again, it seemed that the buzz was gradually building up. More and more people were learning that he and Xia Bing had kissed at the bar that day, and he had been suspected of it more than two hundred times. The comments were still full of personal attacks, and only a very few people asked Fang Yan to send out the hypnosis software.

In short, it's completely confirmed that he is the [Ultimate Rumored Boyfriend].

Fang Yan didn't think much about it; improving the strength of his Soulfire was the key. Recently, while browsing short videos, he discovered a famous internet-famous spot in Binhai.

It is an artificial lake by the sea.

It sounds bizarre, but it's true. It was once a seaside manor owned by an unknown tycoon. Thinking that it would be too troublesome to go fishing in the sea by yacht, he built an artificial lake by the sea.

But this tycoon went bankrupt a few years ago. His seaside estate was auctioned off but no one bought it. It became public property and was converted into a park, which was only recently opened to the public. It is called Lakeside Park.

Fang Yan saw this place in a short video and thought it was quite beautiful. He's been doing long-distance running training here and there lately.

Just as he was about to disembark.

The lights in the entire e-sports arena flickered on and off, and my computer crashed with a blue screen error, followed by a string of bright red text a few seconds later.

【Never go to the lakeside park!】

But things quickly returned to normal, as if nothing had happened.

Fang Yan's mind went blank. What just happened?

[The satellite base station has detected the operation of the gravitational particle accelerator. A message has been sent to you from the future. This communication does not originate from a third-party server base station but from an unknown force and location. The situation has been reported to the server.]

Fang Yan's liaison officer suddenly sent this message.

"Someone from the future... is contacting me..."

Fang Yan felt only wonder. Who could it be besides Lieutenant Sylvia?
(End of this chapter)