After dodging Mobius' successive attacks, Van asked in a deep voice, "Tell me, exactly how much have you remembered?"
Mobius still sneered without answering, and instead continued launching attacks. Dark green liquid turned into sharp spikes, covering the sky and earth, quickly rushing toward Van's direction.
"Damn! You crazy woman, you're playing for real?!"
Just at that moment, Mobius finally spoke. She held her face with both hands, her face showing an unhealthy blush, and smiled joyfully, "Otherwise~ didn't we agree to talk about our heartfelt thoughts?"
Looking at the Mobius who had clearly fallen into madness, Van's heart hardened, and the aura on his body suddenly underwent an earth-shaking transformation.
If the previous Van was an ordinary high school student,
then now, he was the center of the world. A dazzling edge, as if it could tear apart the heavens and earth.
Immediately after, behind Van, thirteen marks of various shapes suddenly appeared, each emitting a terrifying power that made one's heart tremble.
And at the center of the thirteen marks was his own personal mark...
The air seemed to be filled with a thick smell of blood, as if countless souls were wailing.
"You should know my ability, so don't force me to take action!"
However, in the face of Van's threat and the overwhelming aura that could shake one's soul, in Mobius' eyes, endless anger flashed.
"How pathetic! Do you really think I can't see your broken soul?"
Saying this, Mobius suddenly burst out laughing, a laugh full of sickly mockery, "What an irony! You once saved civilization, saved the world, saved all of humanity... But now, you're like a stray dog with no home, hiding in a place like this, licking wounds that will never heal."
"Even more like a nameless nobody, no one knows who you are, no one knows what you've done..."
Van silently looked at her, without refuting.
Mobius finally stopped laughing, but the fire burning in her eyes was still blazing.
"The you of the past, was the strongest existence among the moths chasing the flame! But now? Look at what you are now, your body shattered, your soul broken beyond repair."
"Van, everything you gave your all to protect, in the end, what did it bring you?"
Thinking of the actions of the man in front of her, and the years she had forgotten, Mobius' heart felt an unbearable anger.
Mobius knew, her anger was never aimed at the person in front of her, but at this world that had never been kind.
"Tell me, was it really worth it!!!"
Facing Mobius' questioning, Van let out a helpless smile.
The aura on his body suddenly dissipated, as if it had never existed.
"You still saw through me." Van said softly.
"You still haven't answered my question... Was it worth it?"
Although Mobius' eyes were still indifferent, there was a trace of heartache in her tone.
Hearing this, Van knew he had temporarily made it through this calamity.
"Still the same old saying, you all should've always known my wish..." Van spread his hands, "So, I think... it was very worth it!"
Mobius bit her lip, her eyes flashing with a hint of complicated emotion, "Then why didn't you come find me?"
"Uh..."
When Mobius said this in a somewhat resentful tone, Van was completely dumbfounded.
'Is this still the snake I know, famous for her rationality?'
People who didn't know might think she was some young girl newly awakened to love.
Of course, Van also understood, without the experiences and traumas of the past, their personalities were bound to change somewhat.
Thinking of this, Van subconsciously rubbed his nose and said, "Not disturbing you was my last bit of gentleness."
Seeing the man in front of her return to his former carefree appearance, Mobius really wanted to bite him to death. But very quickly, Mobius let it go.
If he weren't him, then neither she nor the others would have surrounded him back then.
"Alright, that's it for today. From now on, I'll often come to Changkong City. You better prepare yourself mentally..."
"Mm, I got it." Van responded calmly, but inside, he was already bursting with joy.
'Finally! Finally escaped the fate of becoming a little lab rat.'
Thinking of this, Van suddenly wanted to shout, 'Great calamity survived, fortune will follow!'
According to the law of conservation of luck, he would surely turn things around next. Should he go buy a lottery ticket later?
However, just as Van was popping champagne in his heart,
Mobius' soft voice sounded by his ear.
Her warm breath made Van's ears slightly red, but what she said made him feel like he'd fallen into an ice cave.
"By the way, Van, can you tell me about you and Hua, and also that Himeko? I'm quite curious..."
Hearing this, the smile on Van's face froze instantly.
Damn it, he actually forgot this part. He should've known, Mobius is the kind of person who pays attention to every detail, so the moment she came looking for him, it basically meant she had figured out nearly everything.
What made Van even more annoyed was that he had made such a rookie mistake.
Probably because it had been too long since he lived on the edge of life and death, he had grown complacent.
Thinking of this, Van suddenly felt like it wouldn't be so bad to go back to being a savior again...
'Wait! Why am I having such ridiculous thoughts! Wasn't the plan to return to peaceful countryside life after saving the world? How can I give up so easily now?'
'Could it be, everything has been within your grasp? Ai-chan, you're too despicable!'
Of course, Van cursed inwardly, but the problem in front of him still had to be solved. And it had to be solved very carefully.
Because Mobius was not like Fu Hua or Himeko, one wrong step, and it would truly be eternal damnation.
"Hua? Himeko?" Van put on a calm look, "They were my former comrades-in-arms. Now, they're just my classmate and teacher, nothing more..."
Mobius squinted her eyes, showing a gentle smile, "Oh~? Just teacher and classmate? Then why did I hear that the two of them often show up at your apartment?"
Although Van looked steady on the surface like an old fox,
he was panicking like hell inside.
He knew Mobius was intentionally making things difficult,
but he couldn't refute her directly, otherwise, it would only make things worse.
"Why aren't you saying anything?" Mobius stepped forward, forcing Van to take a step back. "Or is it... are you hiding something from me?"
By this point, the smile had long disappeared from Mobius' face, her tone carrying an undeniable sense of pressure.
At this critical moment, the notification sound from the phone in his pocket broke the awkward atmosphere.
Van pretended to casually take out his phone, glanced at it, and said, "Well, the latest video just updated, look..."
Mobius glanced at the phone screen, then looked at Van with amusemen, "Updated? That's just right, I'm quite interested too, why don't we go watch it together at your place?"
Although what Mobius said was phrased as a question,
Van knew there was only one possible answer.
To this, he could only bite the bullet and nod, "Su… Sure, sounds good."
Mobius smiled and patted Van's shoulder, her tone full of satisfaction, "Then let's go, my adorable… little rat~"
Van sighed helplessly and followed Mobius' steps.
At the same time, Van silently prayed in his heart, 'Hua, Himeko, please, whatever you do, don't show up right now...'
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