Chapter 40
After Xia Zuo understood Xizel's talent, he said with some concern, "The people behind McKen must know that you were involved in this matter..."
Then their attention will shift to César, whose talent they are not aware of and who poses a greater threat.
"Xize, can you use the talent you got now?"
"It can be used, but the rejection reaction will be temporarily aggravated." Xizel shook his head.
Once talent appears, the rules related to it will become perfect.
"Don't worry about me. The people behind McKen won't attack me again," the black-haired boy said calmly, as if nothing had happened. "Now that the obstacles have been cleared, we should move on to the next step."
"...Next. You're right, Caesar."
Xia Zuo did not forget the real purpose of their coming here.
——It was not for fighting or violence, but to investigate the truth about the Kerry family's human experiments.
"When I agreed to help Administrator No. 1 deal with his rival, I requested the highest level of authority in the prison."
Xizel blinked and smiled. "When I said I only wanted the authority, and I would take my own life and death, he didn't refute me."
——This shows that, subconsciously, Administrator No. 1 feels that there may be something in this prison...that César is not destined to see.
It just so happened that Cesare was very curious about the things he himself "was not alive to see".
Xia Zuo's heart skipped a beat: "..."
That bad feeling came back again.
He looked at César hesitantly, feeling that his good friend was thinking about something dangerous again.
"We're going together. We can't let you go alone."
Thinking of this, Xia Zuo quickly responded, "I'm afraid something might happen to you—you're too weak right now, Caesar. This is the goal for all of us, you can't carry it all on your own."
Xizel smiled slightly: "I didn't say that I wouldn't let you go."
Xia Zuo: “…Oh QAQ.”
I accidentally output too quickly, cough.
Cesar didn't say anything more about this and continued calmly, "For the sake of his own status, even if Macon died, Administrator No. 1 Gary would protect us."
——If there were no unexpected circumstances, for example, someone promised something that was more valuable to Gary.
"Don't worry for now. The Central Prison is not small. Don't act rashly without preparation—even if something happens to one of us."
The black-haired boy's gaze moved to Ursula floating in front of him.
Ursula: “…”
She immediately and silently straightened her body: "I won't run around."
The black-haired boy blinked and curved his eyes gently: "That would be great."
Xia Zuo and Ursula are both related to the experiment. It is hard to say whether other people have recorded it or whether it will be discovered by someone who knows the situation.
It was fine when he was dealing with the administrator in the same prison who had not yet been exposed to the prison's secrets, but now he has to investigate something more dangerous - the closer he gets to the truth, the greater the probability that the two people around him will be discovered.
Besides...
Xizel did not forget the strange and beautiful eye that looked like a tattoo under the sleeve of his uniform.
Although he was very curious about what this meant, he obviously would not seek death before the end of the comic, so he received his lunch box and ended all the subsequent shots except for the flashbacks.
But since the game can be saved and loaded...it might not be a bad idea to find the right time to exchange a life for this information.
"Ursula, can you sense anything?"
Xizel tilted his head slightly to look at her and asked.
No matter which administrator it is, they are only exposed to superficial things and may know very little, but it does not mean that they know nothing.
Such a chaotic and malicious place, where Ursula could feel extremely comfortable, César didn't believe that those people would not put some experimental products with similar properties here.
"I can't sense anything." Ursula shook her head.
"Then... there are two possibilities." César said thoughtfully: "First, there is no container of the same origin as Ursula in this prison - the probability of this is quite low."
After all, he was not idle when Xia Zuo was beaten a few days ago, and he was almost certain that there was something wrong with this prison.
"Secondly, that container, like you before it, is likely isolated by some special substance... perhaps Siyoheim ore."
Xizel: "In the White Elephant District, before Xia Zuo opened that door, you probably knew nothing about the outside world."
"Yes, but there is no power outside the prison that originates from the same source as mine, so I don't know if it is the effect of the mineral." Ursula answered obediently.
"If I can't feel the power of the same origin, then I should be able to feel the repulsion."
The black-haired boy narrowed his eyes and said, "I think you'll have to work hard next, Ursula."
Ursula: “?”
…
If Ursula came from modern times, she would know that there is something called "radar" in the world.
It's obvious that she is playing such a role now.
Of course, for her safety, César did not let her take her chances on her own, but defined the area in advance and then took Ursula there personally.
Ursula was able to escape from prison unnoticed because she became Cesare's "fairy godmother".
And of course the Fairy Godmother cannot be too far away from him, otherwise, the effect of his ability on protecting Ursula will be weakened.
This was also the reason why Ursula was not allowed to wander around outside on her own. Otherwise, once she had finished catching the rats in this area, she would eventually move on to the next area.
——Of course, if there were special circumstances, he would choose to let Ursula go to Xia Zuo instead of following him.
Cesare walked calmly through the courtyard.
The prisoners usually had nothing to do, and the federal government did not make them do hard labor, so they spent most of their daytime time getting some fresh air.
Without any entertainment facilities, they will spontaneously look for some fun when they are bored.
——They can use even the smallest movement as a topic of conversation for nearly a week, not to mention the fact that McKen, who was supposed to duel with Xia Zuo, suddenly disappeared.
César was very low-key, but there were too many prisoners gathered in the courtyard.
"Hello, excuse me."
He said politely.
——I wonder when these guys, whose brains only care about muscles, will learn not to block the door.
The man whose luggage was borrowed was instantly furious, but when he turned around and saw who had borrowed it, his anger instantly subsided.
The entire courtyard quickly fell silent.
The culprit who caused all this, curled his eyes innocently and said, "Sorry, did I...scare you?"
Still no one dared to say a word.
They even lowered their heads out of fear, avoiding his sight, with unspeakable fear hidden in their pupils.
They knew that Xia Zuo hadn't gone to fight with McKen that day, but had been staying in an inconspicuous corner of the courtyard. After all, with so many prisoners, someone would definitely see him.
So, how was McCann...tortured and murdered?
You know, everyone who was originally in the same faction as McKen was given a warning—
Don't, don't, don't mess with César.
Suddenly, out of the corner of their eyes, they seemed to see an earring on the left ear of the black-haired boy.
The orange-yellow vertical pupil was like his third eye, moving with his eyes, but compared to the misty blue eyes that were always calm and even had a hint of smile, this eye was cold and bloody.
Like a wild beast ready to pounce.
Then when they lowered their eyes again, this memory seemed like an illusion, making people doubt its authenticity.
The black-haired boy lowered his eyes slightly.
He just caught a glimpse of two prisoners leaving the crowd in a very low-key manner, most likely to report their location to Gary.
"One more thing... It seems our mission will have to be postponed—or even stopped." He sighed softly, somewhat helplessly.
"Ursula, would you like to guess what our administrator wants to do?"
Ursula shook her head. "I can't guess."
"It's okay." The black-haired boy narrowed his eyes, but there was no emotion in his voice.
"The answer will be revealed soon."
Sure enough, before he even stepped out of the courtyard, a guard with a gun on his waist caught up with him: "Cesare, Mr. Gary wants to see you."
The guard's words were filled with nervousness, clearly showing an inappropriate fear of him. Fear can be of different kinds, and his fear is worth pondering.
Cesar smiled.
Ursula, who was following him, was instantly shocked and stunned for a moment. After she came to her senses, she began to compare César's smile repeatedly.
...Why did his smile this time make her feel so dangerous...?
The black-haired boy lifted his leg and passed over the guard. Before the guard could react, he whispered, "Ursula, go to Xia Zuo."
"If you encounter any situation, I allow you to do everything in your power to protect yourselves."
He saved the file smoothly, with a smile that was not visible in his eyes.
"Until I come back, you'd better pretend I never existed."
"Cize?" Ursula was a little flustered. Her intuition told her that this was not a good thing, and a crack appeared on her expressionless face.
Caesar is protecting her.
——When will Caesar protect her?
"etc……"
"Crest's Fairy Godmother"
"Hidden Note: The Fairy Godmother may not obey the Princess's orders, but Crest is not a Princess. The Fairy Godmother cannot disobey his orders."
The command takes effect.
Feeling that Ursula had left, the black-haired boy looked calm.
That's great, no need to waste words.
If all of this were put into the comics without reservation, readers who originally supported him as the righteous protagonist would probably feel completely chilled.
"Let's go." The black-haired boy turned around, his misty blue eyes showing no emotion at all. The guard seemed to be able to see the silver cross on his ear flicker slightly.
"Don't keep Mr. Gary waiting."
"...Okay." The guard nodded dazedly.
Strange… Now looking at it again, there is clearly nothing next to the black-haired boy’s ear.
…
…
"Ursula? Why are you back?"
Because they had been together for a long time and Ursula's deliberate influence, when Ursula came to him, Xia Zuo could already vaguely feel her presence.
"Did Caesar ask you to bring me something?"
Xia Zuo asked cautiously.
He would never have considered these things, but he was really scared by Ursula's fresh rat feast every other day, so he was worried that the other party's next sentence would be "Cizen said you were injured, so he asked me to make rat soup for you to nourish you."
However, this time was different from usual. He could even see faint tentacles wriggling around his body.
—Ursula couldn’t control her emotions.
Her emotions fluctuated so much that her energy overflowed, causing him to be affected by her.
"Ursula?" Xia Zuo became alert, and this time his call was a little more serious:
"Did something happen to Caesar?"
These words seemed to have touched a switch, and the black-haired girl suddenly appeared in front of him. She could hardly maintain her normal state. Her limbs had turned into wriggling black and purple tentacles, and the whites of her eyes and mouth were pitch black.
Even Xia Zuo was caught off guard and startled by her for a moment.
She seemed to want to scream, but she held it back. Although there was no expression on her face, the black and purple mist swirling around her clearly showed her extremely bad mood.
"Cesare was taken away by Gary."
"He asked me to come back to you."
She spoke word by word.
An almost buzzing sound entered Xia Zuo's ears.
The brown-haired boy's brows jumped. From her words, it didn't sound like anything good. He was about to rush out, but was stopped by a thick tentacle across his waist.
"No, you, can't go."
"No, you, can't go."
"No one is allowed to go to see Caesar until he comes back."
Xia Zuo turned his head and looked at her: "Xize might die."
"No, you, can't go."
“…”
He clenched his teeth, his eyes gradually turning red as he stared at the girl who seemed to be unable to hear a word he said.
"It's impossible to influence him. It's impossible to influence him. His decisions are always right. It's impossible to influence him..."
Endless whispers rang in his ears.
Xia Zuo and her were in a stalemate for a moment, and finally he slowly closed his eyes.
"...If this is Caesar's decision." He felt his hands trembling slightly.
"Then... I believe him."
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