Chapter 406: The Bewitching Broadcast

Just as the two were about to delve into a deep discussion about their respective ‘XP,’ Jinghong, who was standing to the side, cleared her throat and said, “Gentlemen, can we get down to business?”

Alemann glanced down at Jinghong. “You don’t have to hide. Just come over and join the discussion. I’m sure a die-hard romantic like you would be very popular.”

“Shut up and let’s talk business!”

“Fine, fine.” Alemann sighed with regret. ‘I thought I might find my soulmate.’ “Alright then, let me start by explaining about Superpower Users. Superpower Users are humans who have awakened special abilities. We classify them into three levels: Weak Level, Ordinary Level, and Celestial God Level.”

“Wait, isn’t the gap between those three levels a bit too wide?” Duan Fei asked, confused.

“That’s just how it is,” Alemann said with a wry smile. “Superpowers can’t have Growth. However strong you are when you awaken is how strong you’ll always be. Every Superpower User’s fate is predetermined. We can only deepen our understanding of our Superpower’s characteristics and master its use; we can’t make it grow.”

“My secondary Superpower is a Level 3 Superpower. It lets me see someone’s ‘XP’ through touch, but that’s all it does. My main one, a Second-level Superpower, is Illusion Master. It allows me to create lifelike Illusions within a certain range for a certain period. I’m using an Illusion right now to deceive the surveillance here so we can talk freely.”

“There is only one person at the Celestial God Level. He has many names, such as All-Knowing, Supernova, and Celestial God. He has demonstrated many Superpowers, but none of us have ever met him.”

“Aren’t you his deputy?” Duan Fei asked.

“Mm, yes, but most of us Second-level Superpower Users are his deputies, carrying out tasks according to his orders.”

“Hasn’t anyone ever doubted him?”

“We have, but just like his name, All-Knowing, suggests, he seems to have a grasp on everything. He uses all the Superpower Users around him to achieve their goals. Even our doubts about him are part of his plan. After everything that’s happened, the abilities he’s shown have elevated him to the status of a god. We don’t doubt him anymore.”

After a pause, Alemann shrugged. “In fact, you have no way of knowing if your own doubts are part of his plan.”

Alemann’s explanation was too esoteric. It made Duan Fei feel that this All-Knowing was already a god-like entity.

“Any other intel?”

“Yes. The Professional told me to give my full support to Miss Jinghong, and others like her. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have come here like a madwoman, just the two of us, to find the Superpower User guarded here.”

Checking the time, she said to Duan Fei, “My Superpower is about to wear off. One last piece of advice: be careful of Triss. According to our prior intelligence, he’s also a Superpower User.”

“Then why is he hunting other Superpower Users?!”

“He’s a madman, obsessed with immortality, human awakening, and higher-dimensional beings. We don’t know what he’s trying to do or what his abilities are. We just know that he is extremely dangerous.”

“Okay, I understand.”

When Alemann’s power duration ended, Duan Fei left the office, having arranged with Jinghong to continue their practice that evening.

「That evening.」

Duan Fei hadn’t wanted to go for the injection, but by the time he came to his senses, the doctor in front of him had already inserted the needle into his vein and injected the full dose.

Fighting off a wave of intense drowsiness, he climbed back into bed. He had a hazy feeling that the act of willingly taking the shot was likely related to Triss’s Superpower.

「In the middle of the night.」

Duan Fei woke up.

This time, he hadn’t needed someone to give him an order; he had simply woken up on his own at this exact moment. Something felt wrong.

At the same time, a piercing siren blared. The fatty next to him also scrambled up, looking outside in confusion.

Then, he snapped fully awake. His panda-like body was surprisingly agile as he landed directly on the floor.

He threw on his clothes in a flash, patted Duan Fei, and said excitedly, “Let’s go, we’re graduating! Wait, let me leave a note for Old Hei. I’m leaving all my possessions to him. Duan Someone, you don’t look very happy.”

“Don’t go out!” Duan Fei said in a low voice. “Pretend you’re still asleep!”

“But…”

“All awake trainees, please assemble on the plaza immediately!”

The voice from the broadcast rang out.

The voice was strangely mesmerizing. Even an outlier like Duan Fei, who had Triss’s “blessing” and could maintain a terrifying level of calm, felt a compulsion to go out and assemble on the plaza.

The fatty beside him grew even more agitated.

He roughly pushed Duan Fei’s hand away and started walking toward the door.

Helpless, Duan Fei could only tap his right hand and say to Yan Yuan, who resided within, “Quick, order me to stop the fatty.”

“Master, is this game of insubordination really that fun? Why don’t I feel any pleasure from it?”

“You pervert, just hurry up!”

“Alright, alright, Master! Go! Charge forward like a mad dog and stop that creepy, perverted fatty!”

‘Aren’t you having a great time?! You’re even adding details now!’

Empowered by Yan Yuan, Duan Fei immediately rushed forward and dragged the fatty back to his spot.

Yanking a belt off the railing, Duan Fei twisted the fatty’s arms behind his back and tied him tightly to the bedframe.

The restrained fatty let out a roar, thrashing about like a wild boar, causing the bed, which was welded to the floor, to tremble.

Old Hei was right across from the fatty, but he didn’t wake up at all, sleeping soundly on his own.

Grabbing Old Hei’s belt, Duan Fei wrapped it around the fatty a few more times before stopping and sitting down on his own bed.

The sound from the loudspeakers grew louder, and the monotonous voice within it became more and more persuasive.

Amidst the fatty’s earth-shattering struggles, Duan Fei used Card Magic to activate Old Dao’s Character Card, then sat cross-legged on his bed.

The Card Magic began to work. The effect of Old Dao’s Character Card was used, and the [Cultivation] special effect was applied to Duan Fei, finally allowing his mind to regain its clarity and resist the voice from the broadcast.

The loudspeaker’s voice didn’t finally disappear until three o’clock.

When the voice vanished, the restrained fatty also stopped struggling.

The exhausted fatty was drenched in sweat, his pajamas soaked through, leaving a damp patch on the floor.

Duan Fei paid him no mind.

Resisting the broadcast had drained all his energy. The voice, which hadn’t seemed like a major issue before, had turned into a death summons tonight. It made him realize that the broadcast wasn’t so simple after all.

He had thought he was getting close to the truth, but now an even deeper truth had emerged. This made Duan Fei feel that this dungeon was becoming more and more problematic—but also more and more fun.