Monster Master: Evidence of the Way

"So where is Nicole now?"

Seeing that no one paid attention to her, Xia Lian couldn't help but repeat it again.

"The Alchemy Dragon is incredibly powerful. If you keep giggling like this, you'll definitely fail."

"Alchemical dragon? I've never heard of such a monster."

Yi Yin said nonchalantly, "Is it stronger than Heinrich? We've even beaten Heinrich before, so why would we be afraid of him?"

Hearing this, Xia Lian couldn't help but look at Yi Yin again.

"Who are you? Back when I was a powerful figure on Blue Star, you were still nursing."

After that, everyone laughed.

Seeing that the Gemini tutor's anger was gradually rising, Jiaozi judged the situation and invited everyone back to the conference room. If the Gemini tutor got angry, they would lose their credits.

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In the conference room, everyone stared at each other, not knowing how to start the conversation.

"So, what's going on now?"

Seeing that the current situation seemed to be somewhat different from what he had expected, Yi Yin wanted to ask something.

Xia Lian sat on the sofa, kicking her feet boredly.

"Alright, alright, I really owe you guys this. Now that things have come to this, I might as well tell you what I know."

After saying that, Xia Lian took out a small notebook from her inner pocket, flipped through two pages at random, and then began to speak.

"My name is Xia Lian. I don't know when I was imprisoned in a dark, gloomy room. It wasn't until an accident happened and the room was broken into that I was able to escape and came here via a teleportation beam."

"As for the reason they imprisoned me, it's of course very simple. I'm one of the few remaining Ten Shadow Kings, and since I'm too young and not proficient in martial arts, it's easy to control them. More importantly, they don't want me to fall into other people's hands."

Having said that, Xia Lian lowered her head and motioned everyone to look at the back of her neck.

When everyone looked over, they saw a gorgeous midori on Xia Lian's neck. It looked as if it was glued to her skin, and it was definitely not a simple tattoo.

"See? The thing on the back of my neck isn't a birthmark. It's a symbol of me being the Guardian of Truth. There is only one Guardian of Truth, and unless I die, there won't be another. As the Guardian of Truth, I have the ability to use the Key of Time to activate the Wheel of Time."

"Huh? Why are there both keys and wheels? Isn't this a bit too much?"

Jiaozi was almost dizzy from hearing this.

Di Qi frowned even more. He had never heard his elder brother talk about these things before. It seemed that on such a vast blue planet, the Layton family was just a speck of dust that no one cared about.

Xia Lian seemed to have known that everyone would react like this, so she continued:

"It's normal that you don't know, because this isn't a good thing. The Wheel of Time existed in ancient times, longer than humans, dwarfs, giants, ichthyosaurs, and other races. No one knows where it came from, but we only know that it records a vast amount of historical information on Blue Planet and will bestow it entirely upon the Guardians of Truth."

As she spoke, Xia Lian touched the Midori mark on the back of her neck.

"As a Guardian of Truth, I can be said to be omniscient. But... everything has a price. Excessive information is undoubtedly a huge burden on the human brain. Many Guardians of Truth have become insane or depressed, and I am no exception. To combat this erosion of information, I have created another personality."

"Are you a psychopath?"

Selina was shocked. She didn't expect that Xia Lian, the Ten Shadow King admired by thousands of people, had such an unknown side.

"There's nothing to hide. After all, this is a way for me to protect myself. You'll sometimes notice my temper fluctuates, and that's my second personality showing up."

Having said this, Xia Lian suddenly stopped and continued to write and draw on the notebook with a pen.

"By the way, my memory resets from time to time to alleviate the burden of too much memory. When the memory is cleared, the latest memory will overwrite the oldest memory, but I can still retain the memory by writing it in the notebook."

"I see,"

Yi Yin pondered, "By summarizing past history, it's possible to predict future events. This is why Xia Lian is so certain the Alchemy Dragon will strike. But I don't quite understand, Xia Lian, why are you looking for Dean Nicol?"

"Because I once gave Nicole the Key of Time, although I don't remember why. Now, I want to take the Key of Time back, and then..."

"Change the fate of the guardian of truth."

Xia Lian's words stunned everyone for a moment. While the Guardian of Truth had been powerful since its birth, it was also subject to invisible constraints.

Xia Lian, a special one among them, not only wanted to change her own fate, but also wanted to make sure that other guardians of truth would not be affected by it. What a noble spirit!

The last person who said she wanted to change her fate was Hera. As time passes, hibernation day is almost here again. I wonder if she can do it...

"and many more,"

Yi Yin touched his nose and thought, "Since Xia Lian is looking for the Key of Time, and the Key of Time is in the hands of Dean Nicol. If the news leaks out and someone intercepts the information in advance and attacks Dean Nicol, wouldn't that be disastrous?"

"No way, absolutely impossible."

Selina smiled heartily, "What a dashing hero Dean Nicol is! His monster is an A-level air elemental monster, the Koson Pterosaur. He and his monster are so powerful together that even if all of us preparatory students come together, I'm afraid we won't be able to defeat him!"

Di Qi added with a hint of amusement, "To harm Dean Nicol, only a Ten Shadow King of the same level as Xia Lian can do it. But how is that possible? Could it be that all three Shadow Kings appear at the Cross Base at the same time?"

Bubulu suddenly realized, "Oh oh oh oh! I didn't expect Dean Nicol to be such an amazing person. Then let's find him and have him return the Key of Time to Sister Xia Lian!"

"This can't be rushed."

Jiaozi rolled his fox eyes. "Didn't you see what the twin instructors did just now? The admissions exams are in full swing right now. Dean Nicol, as a well-known figure in the Cross Base, must be completely overwhelmed and has no time to care about Xia Lian."

"That's all right."

Xia Lian shrugged. "After all, I don't want to run around anymore. I prefer staying in this impregnable Cross Base to being caught at any time."

As she spoke, Xia Lian picked up her pen and started writing and drawing something in her notebook.

Unexpectedly, Xia Lian was so humble and could be compared to Master Angulin. Everyone's favorable impression of her couldn't help but increase a bit.

Just at this moment, Jiaozi keenly heard a slight vibration in the air, as if something was flapping its wings.

Jiaozi grabbed it suddenly and found it was a knight beetle!

"It's Albus-senpai's Knight Beetle."

Jiaozi's mind raced, "Senior Albus wouldn't do something meaningless at this time. Could it be that... Oh no, he was so busy accompanying Xia Lian that the gate was lost!"

"It shouldn't be."

Bubulu scratched his head. "Isn't there the wise, brave, kind, and capable mentor Jin Beck? Besides Sister Xia Lian, are there any other Ten Shadow Kings who can defeat him?"

"How could it be the Ten Shadow King again?"

Dumpling smiled wryly, "However, Senior Albus and the others must have run into some trouble. Let's put the matter of the Key of Time aside for now. If the gate is breached twice in just one day, then we won't get any credits."

At this point, everyone tacitly wanted to support the elite team.

"I'll go with you."

Xia Lian stood up from the sofa.

"I want to see, besides me, who else has the courage to compete with me."