Chapter 349

What happened next was simple. Su Bei wiped out most of the Nightmare Beasts in one fell swoop, leaving the rest for the city’s Ability users to handle with ease.

However, no one acted immediately. Instead, they stared blankly ahead. The Nightmare Beasts they had been fighting one second were accurately smashed to death by rocks the next, leaving everyone completely baffled.

A girl looked up at the clear, blue sky, her face full of confusion. “Was that… divine retribution?”

Everyone’s gaze involuntarily fell upon the person standing on the city wall. In the process of using his ability, Su Bei’s disguise had dissolved, revealing his original appearance. Both his golden hair and purple eyes were far more dazzling than his disguised self, not to mention his handsome, youthful face.

It was hard not to notice such a person standing on the highest point of the city wall.

Perhaps no one had seen him use his ability just now, but with the bizarre deaths of these Nightmare Beasts and the equally bizarre appearance of an extra person on the wall, anyone with a bit of sense could connect the two.

It seemed they had been saved by this suddenly-appeared youth?

Meanwhile, the few remaining guards on the city wall had witnessed Su Bei’s actions. The golden specks of light surrounding him and the faint image of the Destiny Compass behind him made them realize that Su Bei was likely responsible for the turn of events in the city.

“Was it… was it you who saved everyone?” The guard who had previously told Su Bei where Ai Baozhu was stepped forward hesitantly and asked.

Su Bei turned to look at him and didn’t deny what he’d done. He wasn’t sure if this part of the plot would be drawn in the comic, so he maintained his persona, a playful expression on his face. “It was me. So, have you figured out how you’re going to repay me?”

Hearing this, the guard was stunned for a moment, then said with a completely serious face, “I’ll find a way to repay you. Judging by your age, you must be a student at one of the academies, right? After this battle ends, I’ll bring a banner and the bonus we’ve crowdfunded to your academy to thank you.”

It had to be said that such a serious attitude was the bane of all mischief-makers. Su Bei instantly lost the desire to speak and turned to leave. His mission was complete; he could now return to the North Pole or find the others.

Logically, Su Bei should return to the North Pole. Although Jiang Tianming’s side could achieve significant results, this battle clearly wouldn’t end so easily. It could last for months, or even years.

After all, this was the Nightmare Beasts’ last chance; they wouldn’t stop until they had exhausted all their forces. So, returning to the North Pole would certainly be less trouble.

But at the same time, Su Bei knew that now that he had revealed he was still alive, the Nightmare Beasts would definitely not let him go. If he stayed alone in the North Pole, he would likely be found and besieged. Therefore, it was safer to be with the main forces.

Although he had revealed that he was still alive, he didn’t think he’d made a mistake by coming here. Firstly, he had genuinely saved a city full of people. Secondly, he had built up some prestige for the ‘Destiny’ organization, which would make his future easier.

Most importantly, even with his identity exposed, Su Bei was confident he could ensure his own survival as long as he had his ability.

The movements of the Major Destiny Pointer were highly predictive. If the Nightmare Beasts were truly going to make a move on him, he would be able to see his own death at least a day in advance. At that point, whether he chose to simply adjust the pointer and run, or to use the incident to counterattack the Nightmare Beasts, the initiative would be in his hands.

It could be said that as long as his Mental Energy and ability remained, and he only had to protect himself, Su Bei was absolutely invincible.

At first glance, it seemed like it wouldn’t matter if he returned to the North Pole, since he could constantly monitor his own status without worrying about the threat of death.

But if he did that, Su Bei worried his Major Destiny Pointer would constantly be in the lower half, requiring another adjustment as soon as he fixed it once. If that continued, he would be exhausted to death even if his Mental Energy didn’t run out. So, it was better to seek the government’s protection.

Besides, to be honest, Su Bei actually wanted to help. While he certainly disliked trouble, how could he truly sit out a battle that required everyone’s participation and threatened the safety of all humankind?

One had to remember that a very important reason he had agreed to help the ‘Manga Consciousness’ in the first place was to save this world!

But there was no rush to leave right now. He had to at least wait for Ai Baozhu to wake up before he could go. Although the Nightmare Beasts’ plot had been resolved, she was still unconscious, and with no other classmates around, it would be too irresponsible to leave her.

But before Su Bei could even reach the stairwell, the guard behind him seemed to remember something and exclaimed, “You’re that… what’s-his-name? That… Su Bei, right!”

As he spoke, his hands were busy. He quickly pulled out his phone, found the previous announcement on the official Ability user website, and sure enough, he saw Su Bei’s photo on it. The person in the photo, who the announcement said had given his life to completely eradicate the Nightmare Beasts, looked exactly the same as the golden-haired, purple-eyed young man in front of him.

Su Bei was also stunned for a second, not expecting to be recognized. He then nodded. “That’s me.”

“You’re still alive! That’s wonderful! I knew a good person like you wouldn’t die!” the guard said happily. “To survive a great catastrophe means good fortune will follow. You will surely have a peaceful and smooth life from now on.”

This was the blessing Su Bei wanted. The expression on his face softened instantly, and he nodded as if it were a matter of course. “Thanks, I think so too.”

Without wasting any more time, Su Bei quickly left the city wall and headed for the room where Ai Baozhu was unconscious. At this time, Ai Baozhu had not yet woken up, but she was sleeping soundly, clearly out of danger.

Su Bei bent down and carried her to the bed, then forced himself to focus and began to deal with the corpse next to them.

After all, the deceased was the leader of Sanctuary City No. 3, and only he, and at most Ai Baozhu, knew about the betrayal. Since he wasn’t sure when Ai Baozhu would wake up, it was best to prepare the evidence first.

Otherwise, if he was framed later, it would be quite a downer, even if he could eventually prove his innocence. A gentleman does not stand beneath a collapsing wall; it wasn’t in Su Bei’s nature to pin his hopes on the government believing him when he already knew he might face a bad situation. Clearing the obstacles in advance to ensure he had no worries was what he would do.

As for how to obtain evidence of the leader’s betrayal—Su Bei rummaged through the ‘Destiny’ organization’s item inventory for a while and quickly took out many items. There were items that could make a soul speak the truth, items to view someone’s memories, items that could directly detect the truth…

But for this person to have climbed to the position of a government sanctuary leader, he clearly had a few tricks up his sleeve. Without exception, all the items failed on him. When using the last item, the man’s corpse almost turned to dust. Fortunately, Su Bei used another item in time to preserve the body, which kept him from looking like he was destroying evidence.

Placing the body aside, Su Bei wearily rubbed his temples. He had used so much Mental Energy in one go, and to be honest, he had a splitting headache. If it weren’t for this mess, he would have already returned to his room and passed out.

After a moment’s thought, Su Bei stopped trying to find clues from the corpse. Instead, he used the last of his Mental Energy to adjust his luck and began to wander around the room.

This was his residence; there had to be some kind of tool for communicating with the Nightmare Beasts.

Sure enough, he found something strange. As Su Bei was walking by the bed, he accidentally bumped into the adjacent lamp post due to his exhaustion. As the lamp post shook, an earpiece fell out.

This should be the key evidence. Even if the person on the other end cut off the connection, Ability users had ways to find evidence through it. Stowing the earpiece in his storage space, Su Bei heaved a long sigh of relief.

He really couldn’t hold on any longer. Su Bei sat down next to the unconscious Ai Baozhu and closed his eyes to rest. Sleeping was out of the question; she was still unconscious. Just resting his eyes would do. Although it was uncomfortable, his Mental Energy could still recover. That was the advantage of Advanced Mental Energy—it recovered quickly and had no strict conditions for restoration.

After resting for about an hour, a commotion came from outside again. Su Bei opened his eyes, realizing that reinforcements must have arrived.

If the situation hadn’t been resolved, the reinforcements definitely wouldn’t have arrived so quickly. With even the sanctuary’s leader being a traitor, it was impossible for the people outside to have received a distress call. Even if they had, they likely wouldn’t have been able to fight their way into the city.

Yawning, Su Bei slowly walked to the door and opened it. Outside, a few unfamiliar Ability users were cautiously approaching. Seeing the door suddenly open, they immediately adopted a combat stance.

Su Bei wasn’t nervous about their over-the-top reaction. He said lazily, “Come in. The traitor is already dead, and Ai Baozhu is unconscious. Did you bring a doctor? They can check on her condition.”

The three people who had arrived exchanged glances. One of them said sternly, “First, put your hands up and stand to the side. We…”

Before he could finish, another Ability user beside him suddenly said in surprise, “Are you Su Bei?”

“Su Bei? Who’s that? Someone you know?” Hearing her, the person in the lead turned and asked in confusion.

The girl reacted quickly, immediately searching for the news on the official Ability user website and enlarging Su Bei’s ID photo. “Look, isn’t this him?”

“It really is! But doesn’t it say here that this person is already dead?” The man turned back to Su Bei, his tone countless times better than before. “What’s your situation? Are you actually alive right now?”

“Just a feigned death. Can we stop wasting time?” Su Bei replied helplessly. He was waiting for them to take over Ai Baozhu so he could get a good night’s sleep.

With his identity confirmed, the group nodded repeatedly. After entering and seeing the leader’s corpse, their expressions became wary again. Su Bei wasn’t angry. “I’m going to sleep in this room for a while. You can post a guard at the door to watch me. I have evidence of this man’s collusion with the Nightmare Beasts. You can report this now, and I’ll produce the evidence when the investigators arrive.”

Hearing him say this, the three of them breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that he was willing to cooperate; otherwise, they really wouldn’t have known what to do.

Su Bei swaggered out with Ai Baozhu, handed her over, then lay down on the bed himself and quickly fell into a deep sleep.