Chapter 104 Little Night Demon
"Ye, Ye Mo, what happened?" Zhong Mengfan next to me asked, but it was not the familiar voice.
His voice became deeper, as if the original youthful feeling had faded away, and it became the voice of a more mature young man.
"Ahem, uh-oh..." Noticing that his voice had changed, Zhong Mengfan cleared his throat and then uttered a series of strange tones. "My voice seems different."
"It's not just the sound..." I said, then paused, mentally preparing myself before continuing, "You're completely different now."
Because I have noticed that it is not only the voice that has changed, but also the body that has shrunk and the slightly frowned, which makes me feel uncomfortable with the sound of my own voice.
Zhong Mengfan finally realized what was happening and looked at me in surprise. "You look like that!"
I raised my head slightly and looked at Zhong Mengfan. "It seems that I have become smaller, and you have grown up."
"Wow!!! What the hell happened!"
"To be honest, I'm not sure either, but everything must be related to this mirror." I said, staring at the mirror in my hand that had also shrunk to the size of a palm.
Ability Research Institute
"So, because you appeared in this mirror at the same time, you exchanged things," the Green Forest Elf asked, touching his chin.
"Yeah!" Zhong Mengfan nodded vigorously.
The green forest elf looked at me again, covering his lips with his hands, showing an expression that looked like he wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh too obviously.
I took back my arm after the blood was drawn and said to him, "Don't make that expression. It's ugly."
"Ah, it's so interesting to see you like this. Oh, look at this combat suit that has become loose on you. It should have been a latex suit that fits the body perfectly, showing the muscles and strength of a superhero. Shouldn't you change to a size? Adult size is not enough, youth and children's size, hahaha! Sorry, I couldn't help it, hahaha..." He slapped the table and made an unpleasant and exaggerated laugh.
Then he corrected himself, "Also, my handsome face is absolutely handsome from every angle. There is no such thing as ugly."
I said, "Think about how to solve this problem. You are more professional than us in the research of extraordinary items."
"Hmm." He looked back and forth between me and Zhong Mengfan. "That might not be quite accurate. You two look like you've swapped bodies and ages."
The Green Forest Elf first pointed at Zhong Mengfan and said, "You've become more mature, about 27 or 28 years old." Then he pointed at me and said, "As for the Night Demon, hahaha~ Even in school, I haven't seen you at this stage. Do you look like an adult now? Should I call you something else, like Little Night Demon~"
I rolled up the sleeves of my combat uniform; they were now too long for me. "Don't say irrelevant, unnecessary words."
My shrunken body and youthful voice made my words less powerful. The Green Forest Elf still covered his upturned lips from time to time. "So, besides the change in appearance and age, is there anything else wrong?"
Zhong Mengfan shook his head and said, "I don't know."
I said, “Yes.”
Zhong Mengfan asked me "where"
"My supernatural power seems to have weakened." My sin value consumption has also become less.
"In that case, it means..." Having said that, the Green Forest Elf looked at Zhong Mengfan.
Zhong Mengfan pointed at himself and asked, "Will I become stronger?"
I said, "Give it a try."
How to try
I pointed at the Green Forest Elf and said, "Use your powers to fight him."
The Green Forest Elf asked, "A Class A hero is fighting against a newly promoted Class B hero. Are you asking me to bully your apprentice?"
"If part of my abilities are transferred to him as I age, it's hard to say what the result will be. For archery, the biggest influence is the wind." Zhong Mengfan's ability has a restraining effect on the Green Forest Elves.
In the end, the Green Forest Elves lost.
The Green Forest Elf panted, shaking his arm from the frequent and intense pulling of the bow. "If I hadn't dodged it just now, I would be regretting it now."
Zhong Mengfan waved his hands in panic and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Green Elf, I didn't mean to do that!"
I said, "It's normal to make mistakes when you suddenly have new power and fail to control it well."
The Green Forest Elf used my own words to ask me back, "Because of the exchange, his ability has increased. So, to what extent have you been weakened now?"
Unlike the Green Forest Elf who was gasping for breath due to excessive energy consumption, Zhong Mengfan was in surprisingly good condition. Hearing the Green Forest Elf's question, Zhong Mengfan ran towards me who was standing outside the training ground and said, "Xia Ye, are you feeling uncomfortable now?"
I shook my head. "It's just that my control over my abilities has weakened."
The Green Forest Elf raised his eyebrows slightly. "Just in this battle, Link's strength has far surpassed many A-level heroes, and is even close to reaching the legendary level. It's incredible. According to my inference, your current strength should have dropped to B-level because of this."
My special ability is not something that can be explained in a few words. Moreover, I don't want anyone in this world to know my true ability except myself.
After a slight pause, I replied ambiguously, "If it's about superpowers, maybe."
The Green Forest Elf tutted his words and said, "You still seem to be indifferent at this time. This is exactly what I dislike most about you."
"If I can't change it back, I might become a B-class hero forever. Oh, and I won't grow taller either, little Night Devil." His ending tone rose slightly.
I don't know how the Green Forest Elf managed to make the ethereal voice that comes with the elven powers sound so mean.
"I will take what you are saying as your concern for me."
The Green Forest Elf continued to argue with me. "Don't get me wrong. I just thought that in this year's superhero rankings, there might be one less competitor among the A-class heroes."
I followed his words and said, "I have already exceeded the number of missions to be carried out this year. And the evaluation of the main brain system is all A." I admitted that I was showing off to him. This was my revenge for the Green Forest Elves' ridicule of me.
Green Forest Elf:!
"That's impossible, considering your lazy nature. Last year, you were ranked 61st."
This is his slander. 61st place is clearly a middle ranking, not the last one.
"Because of the reward and punishment system set up by headquarters, after completing a fixed number of tasks each year, the points I receive for subsequent tasks will be doubled. I remember someone said that if I didn't wear a mask, I could easily get more votes from hero fans."
Having said that, I paused intentionally and continued, "This way, the gap between you and me in the rankings will only get bigger and bigger."
Of course, I can't take off my mask in a high-profile manner just to improve my hero ranking, but I can use it to tease the Green Forest Elves.
The way he looked at me was like I was a scoundrel with no ambition before, but suddenly I changed and started to "work hard".
However, there was no surprise, instead he looked down on me and said, "Damn it, you betrayed the King of Volumes without making any noise."
After all, I have always been his "competitor" and imaginary enemy.
I replied calmly, "Please try harder."
I shifted my gaze slightly towards Zhong Mengfan. I have to say that carrying the halo of the protagonist, the heir of a legendary hero, is equivalent to a trouble-attracting physique, which indirectly allowed me to exceed the workload for this year early.
Then he asked the Green Forest Elf, "How did you analyze the mirror we brought back? Is it an extraordinary item?"
"I guess so, but only partially. It's incomplete, and it can't function. I can't see what other functions it has besides exchanging."
I said, "In that case, I'm afraid we'll have to go back into the castle and bring back the remaining parts. Only then can we solve our physical problems."
Zhong Mengfan asked, "Are we going right now?"
I shook my head. "That castle changes every time we enter it. It would be very dangerous to enter again rashly. Besides, your abilities are getting stronger, mine are getting weaker, and our bodies are changing. We all need to adapt to each other."
"So, what should we do now?"
I pointed at Zhong Mengfan's combat uniform and said, "You've been promoted to B-rank and learned many new moves since becoming a professional hero. This combat uniform doesn't fit you anymore. It's time to upgrade your equipment and get a new one."
Zhong Mengfan suddenly asked me, "It will take a lot of hero points to upgrade the combat uniform's functional attributes, right?"
"You only need to bear part of the cost yourself, since you are already a B-rank hero. Once you reach A-rank, the headquarters will be fully responsible for upgrading your combat uniform and daily maintenance."
"Well, what about the previous one? I just found out a while ago that the average pro hero uniform isn't waterproof. But my uniform, besides being waterproof, has many other features. I guess all of these were upgraded using your points."
I nodded and was about to speak when the Green Forest Elf interrupted, "Oh, what a touching master-disciple relationship. Night Demon, although he doesn't say anything flattering, he is very dedicated to teaching his disciples."
Zhong Mengfan and I are in a somewhat awkward situation in all aspects right now. Attributing all the things he cares about to the sense of responsibility that a master should have towards his disciple is the best reason to reject him.
So I replied, "Yes. It's my responsibility to make Link the best professional hero he can be. But, just like a parent raising their child, once they grow up, it's time to let go."
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