"You like her so much? You don't even want to hurt her shadow?" Igula asked, "Or has your love for her been passed down to her shadow as well?"

"No, I just..." Ash shook his head: "I just think it's a bit unfair to her."

Igula stared at him for a long while, then nodded slowly. "However, it is indeed too early to discuss how to deal with Nia. We cannot use the magician's combat power, so we may not be able to catch a dead maniac who can compete with you in swordsmanship."

"Also, there is a possibility that she is not an angel. According to the information, she was a college student six months ago. She started the serial killings five months ago and has been on the run ever since. She did not suddenly commit crimes this month. It does not seem like she has a sudden change in personality due to being possessed by an angel."

"What was her motive for killing?" Ash asked.

"The police department didn't find out anything either," Igula said. "It's worth mentioning that she became an orphan at the age of eight. Her biological mother and stepfather died in an accident."

Ash was stunned. "Sword Princess does have a mother. Does that mean her mother has experienced emotional backflow before?"

"It's very possible, but you shouldn't take the emotional backflow too seriously."

The fraudster flicked the paper with information. "For ordinary people, emotional backflow is actually meaningless, especially for ordinary people with family burdens. Even if their personalities become distorted, they are still rational. They will be afraid of the magician's violence, will be concerned about the opinions of people around them, will have a yearning for a better life, and even have a sense of responsibility to take care of their family. If she continues to work to make money and take care of her family, then her personality will most likely gradually return to normal."

"Heath's notes mentioned a very important point. The difference between the shadow and the original's personality is not 'opposite' but 'different'. That is to say, they may have the same wishes and interests, and even like the same people, but they just show different personalities." Igula spread his hands, "And personality is the joint effect of objective environment and subjective consciousness. As long as the objective environment is strong enough to suppress the changes in subjective consciousness, the personality will naturally return to normal."

"But it's different for magicians. Because they master violence, their personality changes are enough to make them want to fight against the environment. The people killed by Hiss must have been successful magicians. For them, work is just a way to realize the value of life. When emotional backflow occurs, they are almost like 'sudden depression', and naturally they have no interest in continuing the work at hand."

"Speaking of which," Igula suddenly asked, "What is the strength of your sword princess?"

“…same as us.”

The Trickster showed an expression of 'as expected', "Then we really have to be careful with Niya. If Niya dies and triggers the sensory backflow phenomenon, and Sword Princess encounters some trigger in reality that makes her want to tear up all the rules... then she will really become a bad woman who matches you."

At this time, Rose came back from the bathroom, sat down, looked at Ash and asked:

"I forgot to ask just now - why do you want to protect Death Crazy Nia?"

"There are complicated reasons behind this," Ash sighed, "I don't know where to start..."

"You want to hold hands with her, exchange bodily fluids, and have negative distance contact?"

"I don't want to be with her, but--" Ash looked at Rose, and suddenly felt that there was no point in explaining himself, so he nodded directly: "Just understand it this way."

"So you're not going to hire her to replace me as an assistant?"

"The only one qualified to replace you is him," Ash pointed at Igula and said, "but he doesn't want to, so you don't have to worry."

Rose nodded: "Then I will help you. Niya was shot and the police department is monitoring all the medical institutions in Jiashi. This is your best chance to catch her in the small dark room. I will help you make a soundproof room in the villa. Do you need me to buy some sex toys?"

Ash and the other two looked at each other, and Igula murmured, "This is indeed a good opportunity. Not only is her mobility limited, but more importantly, she can't move around in her current situation. She will only escape to the place she is most familiar with... But we don't know where her safe house is."

"I just did a psychological profile of Nia," Rose said. "She is the type of criminal who becomes more rational the more dangerous she is. She will hide in a safe house unless she gets hurt because she is worried about attracting the police. She will only go to public places that she is most familiar with. Even if she is discovered by the police, she will not feel bad and she will have plenty of room to maneuver."

Rose pulled out a map from her pocket and opened it, marking three areas on it. "These are the areas where she is most likely to hide—the mall where she used to work part-time, her university, and the location of her first murder."

Ash: "Why—"

"Because the first murder is like the first love for the murderer," Iguerra explained. "The first time is always cautious, ignorant, fearful, and expectant, so she will definitely investigate the surrounding area in detail and prepare all escape routes. In addition, she is a daring and crazy person, so hiding at the first murder site is an exciting challenge for her."

The fraudster glanced at Rose and said, "Have you studied criminal psychology?"

Rose shook her head: "No."

"Then how do you know she might go to this location?"

"It's just a little bit of empathy." Rose said, "Time is running out. Nia must have efficient treatment methods to escape for so long. She may have treated her injuries in a few hours. So I have called a car for you. You can go directly to these three locations to investigate."

The three of them nodded and stood up to leave the restaurant, but found that Rose didn't move at all. Ash couldn't help but ask, "Rose, aren't you coming?"

"I won't participate in the fight, and I've already placed the order." Rose stuffed her napkin into her collar and said, "Don't worry, I've just canceled your dinner, so you can go without worry."

"Rose."

"Um?"

"Thank you." Ash said, "But you don't seem to like physical contact, so I won't hug you."

Rose glanced at him and suddenly waved: "Come here."

Ash walked over without knowing what was going on, and saw her pointing at her waist: "Scratch here."

He hesitated for a moment, then stretched out his fingers to scratch Rose's waist. The latter suddenly shuddered as if she had been electrocuted, and a suspicious moan came out of her throat.

"Okay, you've already said thank you, let's go." Rose took a deep breath and tried to tidy up her manners, but she couldn't suppress the blush on her face, so she had to wave her hand to signal her boss to get out.

Ash walked out with a confused look on his face, thinking that there was actually such a way to say thank you in this world. He glanced at Harvey and reached out to scratch him, but the necromancer didn't react; he turned his head to look at Igula, and just as he was about to reach out, he saw the trickster raise his palm, as if to say, "If you dare to scratch me, I dare to slap you."

…

…

Nebula University.

Ash did not go to the most likely place where the Death Maniac had committed his first murder, nor did he go to the shopping mall closest to where Nia disappeared. Instead, he came to Nebula University where she once lived.

Perhaps because he had heard too much about the colorful university life from Jian Ji, he thought that university must be the most important place for Nia. But after seeing the real scene, he felt that he thought too much - Nebula University covers a very small area, and the dormitory building is not inside. There are not many students staying on campus at night, and only the laboratory building is lit.

But since he was already here, he walked into the dark comprehensive teaching building to check if there was anyone hiding inside. But compared to the wanted criminal, he felt that he was more likely to find a wild couple who had no money to rent a room by the hour.

In fact, Ash was not sure whether he really wanted to find Nia. He was not interested in the so-called angel status. He hoped that there were unknown legends in a place he didn't know, and he could kill unknown angels, and then he could happily quit Ruby Mountain and date Sword Princess.

After all, why did he have to endure such a bad fate! ?

Was it because he used the "Small Four Pillars Gate" to bring Igula and the others in? No, if they hadn't entered the Stars and settled down in the Thousand Wishes Heaven two days in advance, then Ash would naturally help Igula and the others advance two days in advance, and would never have unknowingly entered the blocked Ruby Mountain!

Why did they come to the stars?

It's because the ghost prophet Vichy wants to take advantage of anything he sees, like when a dung cart passes by and wants to taste the saltiness, and wants to snatch the Kingdom of a Thousand Wishes!

Why did Senluo perish? Why did Yindeng have to transform into a spirit to guard the doomsday Senluo?

It's because the ghost prophet Vichy is causing trouble, and he is willing to delay the destruction of the entire world in order to seize the gods!

Even if we take a step back, why did Ash and the others become legendary magicians now? If they were not legendary magicians, even if Ruby Mountain exploded, it would have nothing to do with them!

They encountered nightmares in the Ghost Legacy, which enabled them to trigger the Colorless Dream and climb the Ruby Mountain! If it weren't for the Ghost Legacy, they would have to rely on improving their faction realm to advance to Legend! The root cause is still the Ghost Legacy!

So it's all the Ghost Prophet's fault!

After putting all the blame on the Ghost Prophet, Ash suddenly felt much better. At this moment, he heard a noise coming from the lecture hall in the distance, so he tiptoed over.

The noise in the classroom suddenly disappeared, as if the people inside noticed someone approaching. Ash's heart was pounding, wondering if he was so lucky tonight that he really met someone?

He walked to the classroom door and gently pressed the door handle.

He didn't hear any movement inside, but his strong premonition told him that opening the door this time would definitely make his trip worthwhile!

After Ash counted to three silently, the classroom door suddenly opened - but it was not opened by him.

An elf girl in a white shirt and a black suspender skirt suddenly appeared in the dim classroom where starlight was reflected.

Ash and the other party were stunned at the same time, and then violent fluctuations of magical power erupted from each of them. The magical spirits in their souls that had been dormant for a long time were aroused and started to sing and dance!

"This is really..." Ash did not hide his murderous intent.

"Enemies often meet on a narrow road." Weixi grinned.