Die, Replay, Repeat

Chapter 191

"Very well, bring her here."

"Yes."

The voice in the darkness slowly faded, and the room fell silent again. Soon after, the door opened, and a woman with disheveled hair and a terrified expression was brought in.

The woman screamed in fear, "Help! Who are you? What do you want? My husband works for the investigation bureau headquarters. If you harm me, we'll definitely get back at you!"

Yan remained unmoved and looked at her coldly. He said slowly, "Quiet. Your husband is right here."

The woman was stunned and quickly looked around, yet she saw nothing but darkness. The only light was above Yan's head.

Looking at Yan's face, half in light and half hidden in darkness, she trembled and asked, "Where is my husband?"

Yan smiled slightly and pointed at her belly. "He's inside you."

The woman looked down at her slightly swollen abdomen, appearing frightened. "What are you talking about? What's in my belly?"

Before she could finish, a large hand appeared from the darkness. It tightly grabbed her mouth and poured an unknown green liquid into it.

"Drink it, drink more. Only by drinking this nutrient solution can your husband grow quickly," Yan watched with interest.

After the green liquid was poured in, the woman rolled her eyes and started convulsing as if she had been electrocuted.

As she convulsed, a terrifying scene occurred. Her belly began to swell rapidly, as if a balloon was being inflated.

As her belly grew larger, her body began to wither. Her once smooth and fair skin turned wrinkled, like dry tree bark. Her curvy figure shriveled up, as if all her life was being drained.

Finally, her convulsions stopped, and she turned into a dried-up corpse. Her belly burst open, and a baby covered in blood walked out.

This baby, though just born, could already walk. He even looked like a two or three-year-old child.

Yan was slightly surprised at this sight and couldn't help but praise, "Reviving in a new guise? What a wonderful ability. Ma Xingbang, if it weren't for the limitations of your plagiarizing ability, I'd want you to copy mine. Then maybe you wouldn't have died, and perhaps you could have brought back the Genesis."

THUD!

The blood-covered baby knelt on the ground, looking terrified. "Captain Yan, it wasn't my fault. Someone sabotaged it!"

"Oh?" Yan seemed interested. "Tell me more."

"It's Fang Xiu! Fang Xiu, the Foreseer! He has a big secret. I didn't copy his ability to foresee the future but rather an ability related to pain. I think he can foresee the future because of a powerful Specter Gadget."

"A Specter Gadget that can foresee the future?" A greedy look flashed in Yan's eyes. "Go on, I'm listening."

"Yes, sir. We entered the Specter Zone together and encountered a Class-S Specter named Faceless. She can take people's faces. When someone loses their face, they also lose their abilities. Fang Xiu avoided the attack by foreseeing it, but I lost my face. Fortunately, I only lost my plagiarizing ability. The abilities I had already plagiarized remained. Later..."

As Ma Xingbang continued to explain, the strange light in Yan's eyes grew stronger.

"He turned into Zhou Qingfeng?"

"That's right. I saw it with my own eyes. However, I think Fang Xiu isn't part of the Pokers. Zhou Qingfeng is very good at brainwashing. If Fang Xiu were his subordinate, he wouldn't betray him and try to take the Genesis. He probably foresaw everything with his Specter Gadget."

Yan nodded. "Indeed, Fang Xiu can't be a member of the Pokers. I know how Zhou Qingfeng controls people. The Pokers members can't betray him. It's surprising that Fang Xiu is also on the path of Specterization and can absorb Spiritual Energy. He really does have a big secret. The Genesis mask, the future-foreseeing Specter Gadget, the Specter mouth that absorbs Spiritual Energy—Fang Xiu, the Foreseer… He's becoming more and more interesting to me. Oh, right."

Yan seemed to remember something and looked at Ma Xingbang again. "Fang Xiu absorbed all your Spiritual Energy, right? And you lost your copying ability along, well, with your FACE?"

Ma Xingbang trembled and bowed repeatedly. "I still have use! Captain Yan, I still can be useful for you... Just give me time, and I can recover my Spiritual Energy quickly. Even though I lost my copying ability, I still have other abilities. If I find Faceless and take back..."

"You have time, but I don't." Yan squinted, his eyes emitting a terrifying cold light.

Suddenly, he stood up from his chair, exposing his entire body to the sunlight.

Half of his body was covered in hideous tumors and tentacles. Half of his face was gone, replaced by bloody flesh filled with countless eyes.

Ma Xingbang had seen Yan's Specterized half before but was still terrified every time.

"The Specter power in my body is getting out of control. I can barely keep it suppressed. I only have one hour each day where I can maintain my human form. If you had brought back the Genesis mask, I could have perfected my Specterization. But now, you've messed everything up. Give me one reason why I shouldn't kill you."

"No, no... spare me! Spare my life, and I'll definitely help you get it back—"

Before Ma Xingbang could finish, countless slimy tentacles emerged from the darkness and dragged him into the shadows.

Crunch, crunch.

Chewing sounds echoed through the room.

After a while, Yan ordered the darkness, "Go kill Fang Xiu and take everything from him."

"Captain Yan, are you sure Ma Xingbang's assessment is accurate? Although his ability is strong, there are abilities he can't copy. If Fang Xiu truly can foresee the future without a Specter Gadget... wouldn't it be a waste to kill such a talent?"

Yan replied coldly, "In this world, only power matters. Without power, seeing the future is useless. With power, one won't even need to see the future, because his words become the future."

"I understand. But Fang Xiu has been flagged as a key observation target by headquarters. He's in the top ten of the psychic talent pool and recently resolved Grade-S Specter events. He's about to come to headquarters for training and commendation. If we act now and make a mistake, it could jeopardize your bid for the chief captain position."

"You don't need to do it. Contact the Pokers organization and have the member closest to Greenvine City handle it. Fang Xiu's natural ability to bear so much Specter power makes him the perfect test subject for the Pokers. Once he's dead, discreetly take the Genesis and all his Specter Gadgets. No one will know it was us."

"Yes, sir!"

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