"Something's influencing my thinking, Sophie, I... hiss!"
The excruciating pain returned, Anthony suddenly clenched his teeth, fine blood vessels appeared in his eyes, and his body trembled uncontrollably.
"Ahhh!"
Anthony, who had been staring intently at Sophie in front of him, suddenly stood up from the ground and turned his back abruptly.
"I...I'm not feeling very comfortable right now."
"Let me have some peace and quiet!"
Clang!
Anthony pulled the fallen sword from the ground and, with a somewhat slow but unusually forceful motion, shoved it into its sheath. He then strode off in the opposite direction from their room.
"Anthony! Wait a minute, there's still something I haven't figured out..."
Sophie called out, but this time her obedient fiancé did not respond; instead, he quickened his pace.
"Wait a minute!"
Staggering forward, Sophie reached out to grab Anthony's hand.
"Don't touch me!"
Before the touch, Anthony roared and turned around, his left eye completely bloodshot.
The same crimson color as the moonlight hanging high in the night sky!
!
!
The chilling gaze made Sophie stiffen, her shoulders tremble, and she instinctively withdrew her hand.
Anthony's expression darkened considerably at her reaction, and he turned away, saying in a hoarse voice:
"Go back quickly, go back to your room."
"...Don't come near me, let me be alone for a while."
The proud knight, dragging his broken body and will, struggled forward alone.
The noblewoman, filled with regret, raised her hand again, biting her lip as she watched his figure gradually disappear into the corridor.
“Anthony…”
Sophie watched her fiancé walk away dejectedly, and bit her lip hard.
Tsk!
Shaking her head forcefully, Sophie forced herself to calm down and looked in the direction where Ning Feng and the others had gone.
“Ning Feng, why is he here? He shouldn’t be in the information I have.”
"Who is pulling the strings behind the scenes?"
Without much thought, the name immediately came to mind, and Sophie silently asked herself:
"Grandfather... what exactly is your purpose in doing this?"
...
...
"The people in the Yin family are as bad as ever."
"That's not right, wasn't he able to control himself in the end? How can that be considered bad?"
"Keynes, your grandson-in-law doesn't seem very bright. Isn't he a bit too irritable?"
The legends on the cruise ship chatted idly, occasionally offering their opinions.
The number of light screens has been reduced significantly, and several outstanding ones have already been magnified.
The encounter between the "Demon" and Sophie and the others, and the subsequent developments, have intrigued many legends.
Surprisingly, it was Anthony who chose to back down, and his current situation is clearly not right.
"Keynes, it's getting boring keeping us in suspense for too long. It's time to reveal some details to us, isn't it?"
"What is the background and ultimate purpose of this competition?"
Unfortunately, nobody in this world likes a riddle teller.
These legends' patience with Keynes's avoidance of the issue was nearing its limit.
Even if you have a powerful mage backing you up, you can't go too far!
It's time to say something!
"Ahem... It's time to reveal some details about your questions."
Finally, under the unfriendly gazes of several legends, the old man coughed lightly and tapped the deck with his cane.
"First of all, unlike previous competitions, the true destination of this Star Chaser Competition is..."
"observe."
observe?
"Yes, it's about observation."
"Everyone here, and every audience member who can see these contestants by any means, is observing."
"Watching their reactions and choices in dire situations."
"What will they give up? And what will they hold onto?"
"Observation is the real purpose."
Silence fell on the deck for a moment. After Keynes' explanation, everyone was not only confused but also more bewildered.
What's going on here?
While other legends pondered the deeper meaning behind this, Augustus's eyes flickered as he watched the contestants on the screen and murmured to himself:
“[The Observed Person]…”
...
...
"That guy from earlier seems to have been seriously affected."
With a smile on his face, Ning Feng raised his head and slowly followed the maid's steps, recalling the little incident from earlier.
It wasn't even a classic style of showing off and slapping someone in the face, because the opponent didn't give Ning Feng any chance to prepare; they just suddenly rushed in.
It's truly regrettable.
Although the other person's appearance was not as good as his own, he was definitely in the top 1% of the entire biosphere in terms of aesthetics.
"That feeling was just like..."
In a fleeting moment, the other person's handsome appearance seemed to transform into something else entirely in Ning Feng's eyes.
The body was shriveled, and the eyes were empty, resembling those of a dead person.
Although he seems normal at the moment, judging from the strong aura emanating from him, he will likely change into something else sooner or later.
"This world is assimilating outsiders."
Assimilation, corruption, pollution... that moonlight is like Pandora's inkwell.
While restoring the awakened ones' power, pollution also followed, subtly altering their hearts.
The darkness within is amplified, leading to irritability and anger, and even the body undergoes silent changes.
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