Chapter 191 "Weapon" Becomes "Rival in Love"...

If this is true, it would be a terrible thing.

In the comments section of the trending topic, more than one parent confirmed this, saying that their child had lost contact with home and had not been heard from since.

No one knows what happened inside School A, nor does anyone know the fate of the nearly one thousand teachers and students trapped inside.

A chill suddenly ran through Ning Wanwan's heart.

No, this is wrong!

This shouldn't have happened!

In the storyline, there was no situation where A was shrouded in black mist, trapping so many people!

Has the plot deviated from its intended direction?

Ning Wanwan clenched her fingers anxiously and bit her lip.

Moreover, putting aside the plot inconsistencies, some details... such as the graduation ceremony, are also quite problematic.

She was also a graduating high school senior, so why didn't she receive a notice to attend the graduation ceremony?

It was as if everything was happening behind her back, secretly!

Ning Wanwan felt like her head was about to explode.

Just as she was becoming increasingly anxious, even wishing she could get up immediately and risk going to A Middle School to check, an angry electronic voice popped into her mind.

Ning Wanwan, you're about to act impulsively again.

Ning Wanwan frowned: "System"

The system, which hadn't appeared for a long time, actually spoke to her at this crucial moment.

Ning Wanwan didn't even care that the system no longer called her "host" as before, but instead called her by her full name.

She realized something and asked with a hint of urgency, "Do you know what happened?"

The system sneered in her mind and remained silent.

Ning Wanwan: "System!"

After a few seconds, the system finally managed to speak.

As you might have guessed, the plot has taken a major turn.

In the original storyline, such a major change wouldn't have occurred at A School. The real upheaval should have happened during the male protagonist and supporting characters' graduation trip.

But now, the time has been moved forward.

Ning Wanwan didn't understand: "Why could such a crucial event as the major time change happen ahead of schedule?"

Perhaps it's the butterfly effect you caused.

The system gave a very vague answer, tinged with malice.

"..."

Ning Wanwan fell silent.

If it really was because of her...

Alright, even if this hadn't happened in A, a bunch of people would still have died, just in different ways.

Looking at Ning Wanwan's appearance, the system seemed to find it unbearable again and sneered coldly.

Ning Wanwan frowned, finally unable to hold back any longer: "System, are you... no longer pretending?"

[What are you pretending for? Don't you already know I'm not a good system? What's there for me to pretend for?]

Ning Wanwan fell silent. She felt that the system harbored a deep resentment towards her after it couldn't hold back its words this time.

Ning Wanwan started scrolling through her phone again, checking messages, phone numbers, and everything else to make sure the school really hadn't sent her a graduation ceremony notice.

Don't bother looking anymore, they just didn't notify you.

Ning Wanwan suddenly raised her head, her eyes wide: "Why?"

She couldn't understand why she was the only one left out of this invitation, since everyone should have been notified.

The system chuckled.

Guess who doesn't want you to go there.

Ning Wanwan thought for a long time, many names flashing through her mind. After a while, she shook her head and answered honestly, "I'm not sure."

The system started to sneer again.

[Who told you to mess with so many people?]

Given your personal circumstances, if you were to fall into situation A, the danger you would face would be fatal.

Surprisingly, those guys were all in the same boat; they didn't want you involved, so they simply used this method to exclude you, which was also a way of protecting you...

Ning Wanwan was stunned for a moment, then understood what the system meant.

The reason we didn't let her go was to protect her.

If Ning Wanwan were just an ordinary person who simply wanted to save her life, this would naturally be the best thing for her. But the way it is now is tantamount to excluding Ning Wanwan from the plot altogether.

……Wait.

She suddenly realized something was wrong and asked hesitantly, "System, did you already know about this? Why didn't you tell me sooner?"

It was only at this moment that he slowly revealed the truth to her.

system:【……】

Ning Wanwan thought for a moment and realized something: "So, System, you don't want me to go to A Middle School either."

Why can't Ning Wanwan understand?

Logically speaking, shouldn't it want to investigate and clarify such a significant deviation from the plot?

[...]

The system fell silent.

It seems this simple question has stumped it.

Ning Wanwan couldn't help but ask again and again, which annoyed the current ill-tempered system.

"...It's too dangerous."

In the end, the system only managed to utter these four words, its electronic voice completely flat, revealing not a trace of its emotions.

Yes, it mocks those people without any restraint.

But in the end, its thoughts subtly overlapped with those of those people.

...

Despite receiving a lot of important information from the system, Ning Wanwan's mood did not improve.

Now, all the important characters in the story, including the male lead, male supporting character, and female lead, are trapped in A.

So... what should she do next?

After careful consideration, Ning Wanwan suddenly felt a sense of confusion.

Should we continue like this, staying at home?

Actually, this isn't so bad. Xiao Zhou is always by her side protecting her, and home is much, much safer than outside.

Moreover, with the plot having deviated to this point, there's probably no room for her to intervene anymore.

If we keep waiting, perhaps she'll automatically return to her original world when the story ends. Or perhaps she can't go back, but with Xiaozhou's protection, she can still live in this world.

Ning Wanwan pursed her lips, thinking this, but she still couldn't feel at ease.

Is that really all there is to it?

As Ning Wanwan pondered, she hugged the pillow, buried her face in it, rubbed it haphazardly in frustration, and sighed.

The system emitted a faint chuckle in my mind.

Ning Wanwan pouted, too lazy to pay attention to the system that was inexplicably trying to get her attention.

It's not even certain if it's a real system.

Ning Wanwan strongly suspected that the so-called system was a hoax from the very beginning.

However, she had no evidence, and the system had no physical form, so she couldn't take it to court.

Ning Wanwan pulled herself back to reality, swiped her phone screen again, searching for information about A to keep up with the latest news. However, the comment section was mostly filled with ordinary people, and much of the information was hidden beneath the surface.

It's difficult for ordinary people to know the truth.

Regardless, the fact that such an accident occurred in A can only mean that it must be the key. Perhaps, entering A will reveal a solution to all of this.

But then the question comes full circle—is she going to A Middle School?

Ning Wanwan couldn't think of an answer for the time being, and she nervously rubbed the pillow.

Is Wanwan scared?

Xiao Zhou noticed her unusual behavior over the past few days. His silvery-gray inorganic eyes stared intently in her direction, his tone clear and firm.

"I will protect Wanwan and won't let anything happen to you."

Xiao Zhou is very strong. If you stay by his side, you generally won't be in any danger.

Ning Wanwan didn't explain that this wasn't what was bothering her. She said softly, "Thank you, Xiaozhou."

For the next few days, Ning Wanwan stayed at home and was safe, just like before. However, according to online news, the situation outside was becoming increasingly serious.

Now, at night, all the lights outside are turned off, as if everyone has an unspoken understanding, fearing that the lights in the dark might attract some ferocious beasts or plants, or even people.

Currently, the official forces can barely maintain order, but if things continue like this...

Ning Wanwan started to struggle with her decision again.

She didn't dwell on it for long before something unexpected happened—a blond-haired, purple-eyed boy came to her door.

"Wanwan, it's been a long time." He said to her with a smile, his smile bright and cheerful, as if they were still living together in a dream, and she had never stabbed him in the back at the end.

However, there are still some differences.

Ning Wanwan could see that his violet-jewel-like eyes were not the pupil shape of an ordinary person, but rather undisguised demonic vertical pupils.

"...Anseil."

Ning Wanwan only uttered his name once, then didn't know what to say next.

There's not much to say.

Are you suggesting I go through the motions of explaining how it felt to stab him in the end, and then cry to show how forced and heartbroken I was?

Ning Wanwan felt she had nothing to say, but Ansel didn't seem to think so. His demonic vertical pupils seemed to possess a human emotion at this moment, as if they held a thousand words.

"Wanwan...you still can't forgive me?"

Before Ning Wanwan could say anything, Xiao Zhou, who was cooking in the kitchen, sensed something was wrong and quickly came out, standing in front of Ning Wanwan.

"What are you doing here?" Xiao Zhou's voice was icy, a coldness completely different from when he was facing Ning Wanwan.

Ansel's gaze swept over the apron on his body, and after a long while, he chuckled: "You certainly know how to seize every opportunity... You were just like that back in the illusion."

"However, you're not qualified to keep her indefinitely."

As soon as Ansel finished speaking, Xiaozhou's cold gaze turned into murderous intent.

Ansel: "You're too kind to kill me. I've wanted to kill you for a long time, you eyesore, always getting between me and Wanwan."

Then, for some reason, Ning Wanwan saw two people start fighting for no apparent reason, and the fight was very fierce.

With a crackling sound, the two non-human beings, neither of them easy to deal with, were so destructive that Ning Wanwan was afraid that if she hadn't spoken up for a second longer, her entire house would have been torn apart!

"You are not allowed to fight here!"

The two of them paused slightly at the same time.

But they didn't completely stop; they probably listened to Ning Wanwan and went to another place to make the call.

Ning Wanwan looked at the empty living room and sighed.

Thankfully, the house wasn't destroyed; that's a silver lining in a misfortune.

With the barrier left by the small boat protecting her, Ning Wanwan wasn't worried about safety for the time being. Staying at home and not going out meant she was basically safe.

However, she still had some doubts and felt that Ansel was doing it on purpose.

"Ansel's appearance was too sudden. It felt as if he had deliberately lured the small boat away."

[You guessed right, Ansel's purpose in coming this time was to target the "humanoid weapon," and luring it away was part of the plan. Of course, judging from his behavior, there's a greater than 70% chance that he was genuinely enraged by Xiaozhou's appearance as the main character.]

The system's sudden voice startled Ning Wanwan for a moment, but she quickly realized: "Why did Ansil lure Xiaozhou away? He's got his eye on Xiaozhou."

Could it be related to what happened in A? Ning Wanwan's thoughts were a jumbled mess.

[My host, what are you thinking about?] The system exaggeratedly raised its voice at the end, [When did Ansel say he wasn't keeping an eye on humanoid weapons anymore?]

Ning Wanwan was stunned for a moment.

It seems so.

Otherwise, how could these two have already clashed while in the illusion?

The fact that Ansel appeared in the illusion in the first place already indicated that he wanted to obtain the "humanoid weapon".

[It's a pity that now the "weapon" has become a "love rival."] The system's voice couldn't hide its schadenfreude.

“You…” Ning Wanwan hesitated, unable to finish her sentence.

She genuinely felt that this return of the system seemed a bit crazy.

I've inexplicably become a bit...amusing.

The speechless expression on the girl's face did not escape the system's perception.