Even if Cyril might stay to mess with them, defying orders, Li Xiang clearly wasn’t that type. He hadn’t seemed angered by the commander’s attitude and would stay rational, leaving if the organization had other plans. Given the tense situation, Black Flash wouldn’t let two strong Ability Users idle here. With Moyun City’s issue resolved, they’d surely get new tasks. The only reason they’d stay was if Black Flash’s next task was still in Moyun City. Lan Subing, catching his point, frowned, "If they insist on staying, is there a plot? Our class has four people here—they might be tempted." Having been targeted by Black Flash countless times, she had little goodwill toward them. Even if they were helping against Nightmare Beasts, past wrongs weren’t erased, and their temporary alignment didn’t ease her vigilance. Su Bei shared her concern, hence his earlier hint. But he considered another possibility, "Does Black Flash have Prophecy Ability Users? Could they know Moyun City’s trouble isn’t over?" It was plausible. The Sleep Nightmare Beast was rare; otherwise, most Ability Users wouldn’t be clueless about countering it. If Nightmare Beasts sent such a rare, powerful creature to aid an attack on Moyun City, there might be something here they wanted. "What are you talking about?" Jiang Tianming and Wu Mingbai entered, having rested after a day’s work. Whether Cyril and Li Xiang stayed due to Black Flash’s schemes or Nightmare Beasts’ plans, Moyun City wouldn’t stay quiet. The current Ability Users might not handle the crisis, so requesting aid early was wise. "Not likely. Our reasons aren’t solid," Jiang Tianming shook his head, "The Ability world is short-handed. They won’t agree without proof." With no evidence, their concerns were mere guesses. If manpower were plentiful, caution might prompt reinforcements, but with shortages, only hard evidence would move the government. Lan Subing sighed, "What do we do?" "Soldiers block, water covers," Wu Mingbai shrugged, sitting beside her, "We’ve survived crises before. What’s one more?" Jiang Tianming agreed. At their age, kids, boys or girls, had uncanny confidence in their uniqueness, especially after surviving countless trials as true protagonists. Before he could speak, he noticed Su Bei’s odd expression and laughed, "What’s that look?" "Haven’t you thought of running?" Su Bei asked, incredulous, "The sky falls, the tall ones hold it. We’re just students." As expected of protagonists, they focused on facing the looming crisis. Su Bei, meanwhile, wanted to apply for a transfer out of Moyun City. Getting government reinforcements was hard, but transferring himself was easy. Without the manga author’s nonsense, having nearly completed his world-saving task, Su Bei would’ve applied to leave immediately. As he said, he was only in his first year—dangers shouldn’t fall on him. But now, he couldn’t. Being with the protagonist trio, he needed to seize chances to boost his popularity or plant plot seeds. Hearing him, the three exchanged glances. They hadn’t considered running. Jiang Tianming radiated justice, "Being an Ability User is a bloody job. From the day I became one, I never planned to shy away." He was lying—he wasn’t scared even before becoming an Ability User. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have persisted in investigating the dean’s death despite the first season’s main villain’s threats. Wu Mingbai grumbled, "We don’t think our Abilities are weaker than adult Ability Users. Why can they do it, but we can’t?" His words hit Lan Subing’s heart. She nodded vigorously, about to agree, when she suddenly eyed Su Bei suspiciously, "You’re not planning to slip away, are you?" Her words made the other two turn to Su Bei. Fleeing danger was human nature, and they didn’t expect everyone to be like them—hence their close bond. But if it was Su Bei, it was different. With his strength, danger wasn’t an issue; he just wanted to slack off. If a stranger did this, Jiang Tianming wouldn’t care. Everyone had their way, and while they faced danger head-on, they didn’t demand it of others, even if it wasn’t dangerous for them. But Su Bei was their friend, and friends were for moments . "We’re not just meeting here. We’ve got two more years at school," Jiang Tianming said calmly, a veiled threat. Wu Mingbai grinned brightly, "Su Bei wouldn’t leave. We’re here watching, right?" He hadn’t said a word, yet they were escalating. What could he say? He rolled his eyes helplessly, "Fine, I won’t leave." The latest_epɪ_sodes are on_the 𝗻𝗼𝘷𝗲𝗹•𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮•𝕟𝕖𝕥 No matter how unreliable he seemed, he kept his promises. The three nodded, satisfied, then ignored him to resume their discussion. Brushed off, Su Bei shook his head, returned to his bed, and took out his phone to check the manga updates from his coma. The manga started with their arrival in Moyun City, emphasizing the terrifying scene of Nightmare Beasts besieging the city. As Su Bei had thought, the author framed it like a zombie siege, quite horrific. After highlighting Lan Subing controlling all Low-Level Nightmare Beasts, the focus shifted to other cities and the other two teams’ plots. Su Bei, uninterested in non-mainline plots, skimmed through. Soon, the story returned to them, as the three protagonists meant their plot was the main focus. Su Bei happily rode their popularity wave. The timeline reached the second night, when the Sleep Nightmare Beast acted. Surprisingly, his nighttime outing sparked discussion among Jiang Tianming’s trio. The comments were full of laughter. "Ha ha ha ha the discussion is killing me" "No surprise, Su Bei leaves a stereotype for both readers and characters" "Help, I’m dying laughing!" "Seeing Jiang and co. so aware puts me at ease" "Su Bei disappearing = something’s up" "So what was Su Bei doing out there?" The author didn’t tease, quickly resolving readers’ doubts. The next page’s first big panel showed Su Bei atop the bell tower, a nearly lightless dark purple night behind him. Thanks to the author’s bottom line, though they wanted to kill off Su Bei, the art quality for his scenes didn’t drop. The panel was stunning: a silent, lightless city, an isolated bell tower, a starless yet gorgeous night sky, and the boy’s dashing silhouette… All elements formed a mysterious, lonely image, worthy of a phone wallpaper. The silence broke as the boy seemed to sense something, leaping from the tower to a well. The author drew the bluish mist rising from the well eerily. In reality, neither glowed, but in the manga, they emitted a faint green light. If this was just to highlight the Sleep Nightmare Beast’s terror or create tension, Su Bei could understand. But why make him by the well look like a witch brewing poison? Seeing his face shadowed by green light, Su Bei almost laughed in anger. Afraid readers wouldn’t suspect him? Slapping on a creepy filter. As the author intended, the comments found the scene eerie, speculating if it hinted at something. Su Bei’s villainous vibe, plus prior forum theories, led many to suspect he orchestrated the Nightmare Beast attack on Moyun City. But Su Bei wasn’t worried. His near-total wipeout of the Nightmare Beasts would make anyone still suspecting collusion question their own intelligence. After others fainted upon investigating, Su Bei explained the mist’s effect, and the comments went wild, “condemning” his late warning. Su Bei felt wronged. If a few didn’t faint, how would others fully trust his words? A kid under 16’s intel wasn’t credible to adults without solid proof. The real comment frenzy started with his deal: "One method to eliminate the Sleep Nightmare Beast, plus all those beasts down there, in exchange for my freedom afterward. Deal?" From that moment to the beasts’ annihilation, comments refreshed too fast to follow. "What does that mean! What I think it means?" "Su Bei’s prepping to slack off" "North Bro’s about to go big!" "The silver Gear’s ability is awesome. If only it could tackle exams ()" "So cool so cool so cool! Su Bei, you’re the Snap King!" "How’d he do it? All Nightmare Beasts dead in a flash" "Anyone still doubt North’s top strength?" "I’m dying to know how Destiny killed these Nightmare Beasts" "Where are those saying Su Bei colluded with Nightmare Beasts? Try saying it now!" As Su Bei predicted, after this plot, no one suspected his collusion. He’d nearly wiped them out—anyone still doubting was absurd. Even a ruse should have limits. After the beasts were eliminated, a pelican flew from the dark. In reality, it was eerie, but in the manga, it was hilarious. Cyril and Li Xiang’s return sparked heated discussion. The author leveraged their looks and popularity to hype this and the . For now, they seemed comic relief, their coolness ruined by Su Bei. The author even drew Su Bei’s imagined scene of them drenched in pelican saliva to explain the context. Even Su Bei laughed at this. Too perfect—wished he could shove it in their faces. The next page, where the commander and others didn’t believe they were Black Flash and mocked them to their faces, added more laughs. Having laughed then, Su Bei’s focus now was on himself in the manga, checking if the author slipped in any messages. Thankfully, nothing odd. The author didn’t depict his weakness, as the mask made it hard. The post-sleep plot matched Lan Subing’s account. Using the Destiny Gear, she deduced the Sleep Nightmare Beast’s fear of low temperatures. Jiang Tianming used [Frost Mage] to lower the temperature, liquefying the mist. Cyril and Li Xiang stayed, the commander reluctantly arranged a double room, and the focus shifted to the other two teams. Their performance was standard, but Ling You, long absent, shone. War was her stage, wiping out most Nightmare Beasts in a Different Space with [Plague], assisted by two strong escape-type Ability Users, leaving only some High-Level ones alive. Those two found the Different Space’s Close Point, shutting it down with zero losses, saving the city with the largest Different Space entrance. Su Bei learned why Ling You had been absent. The government protected her, keeping her from early action to avoid Nightmare Beast targeting. Some Nightmare Beasts could kill remotely, like voodoo. So, Ling You stayed in an Ability-isolated room to stay safe. Also, soon after the three Different Space gates appeared, the Ability Government realized the Nightmare Beasts had another plot. They hid Ling You to strike a heavy blow during the beasts’ second attack. The plan worked. The main battlefield’s Different Space was cleared by Ling You, collapsing the beasts’ strategy, forcing them to rethink. Su Bei’s brows rose, his thoughts jumping. If the largest Different Space closed, where would the Nightmare Beasts meant for it go? Other Different Spaces. Moyun City wouldn’t see peace. Sighing, he flipped on. The rest was irrelevant until the end, where he gained new info—Cyril and Li Xiang’s stay was indeed ordered by their organization! At the manga’s end, Li Xiang made a call in their room, "We’ve stayed… Haven’t found it yet, yes, as soon as possible, bye." Brief words, big info. They stayed deliberately for Black Flash’s task, likely to find something in Moyun City. Su Bei strongly suspected the Nightmare Beasts’ attack was for the same thing. What was it that both coveted? To find out, he’d need to watch them. Closing his eyes, Su Bei pondered tracking Cyril and Li Xiang. Mental Energy was out—at least one was a high-level Mental Energy user; he’d be detected. Using an Invisibility Charm was half a good idea. With Manga Consciousness’s boost, it was undetectable by Abilities or items, but his gaze wasn’t hidden. Ability Users were sensitive to stares, especially high-level ones. If he looked, they’d sense something, even if he was invisible. If they couldn’t find him then, they’d later deduce who was missing during that time, easily pinpointing him. No, wait. Su Bei’s eyes snapped open. There was another way. He grabbed his phone and messaged Feng Lan, "Can you prophesy now?" He could prophesy too, but his skill was on cooldown, and his Destiny-linked prophecies were abstract. Feng Lan’s would be precise. Sadly, Feng Lan didn’t comply, "Just used it. What do you want to know? I can check if anyone in the family can help." "Two Black Flash members are here. I want to know what they’re staying in Moyun City to find," Su Bei typed honestly. Feng Lan’s Feng Family was a prophecy clan with many Prophecy Ability Users. Though less skilled than Feng Lan, some might help. "You know they’re looking for something but not what?" Feng Lan was puzzled. Both should be predictable with the right question. Su Bei wasn’t a novice Destiny user—why the mistake? Su Bei couldn’t say he learned it from the manga. He made an excuse, "I overheard their conversation, so I know they’re staying to find something." "Hold on," Feng Lan’s two-word reply was reassuring. As clan leader, he knew his family’s Prophecy users well. This wasn’t a promise to check records but a sign he had someone in mind and was fetching them. Sure enough, he soon returned with good news, "He says what they’re looking for is in a small iron box." Fearing ambiguity, he added, "My aunt’s Ability is [Environment Predictor], which can judge the environment of people or items." This Ability was great for finding things but not precise. It could only sense the environment, not the exact location. An iron box was too broad—electric meter boxes, set-top boxes, or cabinet boxes all fit. Plus, it couldn’t tell if the item stayed in the box or was removed. If it was in a delivery box and taken out, finding it was like searching for a needle in a haystack. But it was a clue. The target was an item, not a person, and small, not bulky. Though he couldn’t get specifics, it was a small gain. Su Bei noted the info and opened the forum.