Assassin Seven, starting in Shennong Kingdom!

Chapter 244 Collapse of Civilization

Qin Ming extracted the life essence, or soul, of the young girl and the middle-aged man.

In that instant, a flash of inspiration struck him, and he understood something, vaguely grasping a key point, so he chose to take action.

It wasn't that I admired their courage, but I simply didn't want to see them die here.

With a wave of his hand, the two bodies were gradually reshaped as if time had reversed, even the middle-aged man who had been invaded by spores and turned into an unknown substance.

He released their souls and life essence back into the train, and with a wave of his hand, they disappeared.

When they wake up, they will only feel that it was a familiar dream.

After doing all that, Qin Ming prepared to leave; he didn't want to concern himself with the rest.

"Hey! Who are you? I remember seeing you before..."

Qin Ming glanced at Bai Yuekui and remained silent for a moment.

After thinking for a moment, he raised his hand and pointed, and a projection appeared in front of Bai Yuekui.

"This is...Professor Horn!?"

"Where is the little lamb...?"

The projection showed Horn massacring 78 people in a bar after failing to gain control of Severus's spirit!

The bloody massacre scene was like hell, and Bai Yuekui was speechless with shock. "No, no! This isn't Teacher Horn! This, this can't be...!"

Qin Ming said, "You forcibly put a soul into a body that doesn't belong to him. Unfortunately, that Siever is a murderer with an exceptionally powerful soul. He has already been sentenced to death. Do you remember what Gray asked you at the press conference?"

Bai Yuekui remembered seeing Qin Ming at the venue, and also recalled Gray asking him about how a person and a criminal would be judged if they swapped bodies.

This is a serious ethical and legal issue, which she glossed over with a petty trick of shifting the focus.

At this moment, Bai Yuekui realized that Gray's words seemed to have come true.

He slumped to the ground, saying, "My brother said he was a 'death row inmate,' but he's already dead. His life essence should have disappeared, how could this be..."

Qin Ming then waved his hand again, and the surrounding projections changed, becoming more realistic.

These are Siever's memories, including what he encountered and did, the crimes he committed, murder, smuggling, and madness!

Especially what he did to Gray Weaver.

Of course, there's also the scene where Grey lynched Severus in the White Tower, yet Severus still didn't break down.

Qin Ming explained, “For ordinary people, the strength of a person’s soul is related to their experiences. Sipher’s experiences determined that he had a soul far beyond that of ordinary people. Your teacher did not need to experience too much pain in dying, but now… he is living a life worse than death.”

Bai Yuekui's face turned deathly pale. He had never imagined that his impulsiveness would have such consequences. He asked, "This...! What will happen to Teacher?"

"He will become part of Severus, degenerating from a respected professor into a ruthless killer who enjoys torture and murder."

"It's all my fault, it's all my fault that the teacher was ruined... I..."

Suddenly recalling the bizarre scene during the brain transplant surgery, she assumed it was an instruction given by Horn before his brain was removed, but because the neural reaction had not yet ended, he spoke up after the brain was removed.

Qin Ming saw through her thoughts at a glance and explained, "Those words back then weren't spoken by your teacher. With your talent, you should understand that making a corpse talk with a simple magic trick isn't difficult."

The difference between magic and sorcery is that the former merely imitates the latter and is essentially fake.

Dead silence...

Bai Yuekui was deeply consumed by self-blame and despair, and did not react at all.

Qin Ming raised his hand to dispel the projection and prepared to leave. This was the beginning of Bai Yuekui's transformation. Without experiencing these things, she would not have grown.

Time gradually returned to normal around them, and a roar brought Bai Yuekui back to his senses.

With her mind clearing, Bai Yuekui felt a sliver of hope and thought, "Where is that person?! What he said might not be true. Maybe Professor Horn is alright. I must have been out of my mind to believe him. Yes, I must go find Professor Horn as soon as possible!"

"Roar!!"

Another round of escape has begun.

Bai Yuekui chose to lure No. 19 away alone, giving the others a glimmer of hope for survival.

Eventually, a section of the train was destroyed by the monster, and the two fell from the sky. They were caught by Bai Yuetian, who arrived just in time, and a fierce battle ensued.

Qin Ming glanced at it but did not intervene again.

The appearance of the number 19 is just a harbinger; the real catastrophe for humanity has not yet begun, and Qin Ming's search for the origin of life is not here.

Soon after, Bai Yuekui was arrested and imprisoned, and finally learned that what Qin Ming had shown her was all true.

In an attempt to exonerate her, Bai Yuetian sought out Bai Jingyu, only to discover that Bai Jingyu was already dead and that the person in question was now a cyborg.

But after ASH's near-perfect recreation, Bai Yuetian chose to accept that Bai Jingyu, who had "come back to life," was her father.

Then came Bai Yuekui's trial, where he was ultimately sentenced to two years in prison for practicing medicine without a license.

Unable to avenge his great grudge, Gray, in a fit of rage, chose to cooperate with Camilla, the vice mayor of Jiuchuan City, and joined forces with the Hela Empire of the Coastal Alliance, allying with Jones, who had already been kicked out by Bai Jingyu.

The three worked together from the inside to move Bai Yuekui outside Jiuchuan City.

Two years later, Bai Yuekui was released from prison, but he was still under the supervision of the Coastal Alliance. Bai Yuetian was assigned to rescue someone, but was secretly captured by Gray.

In order to seek revenge, Gray transplanted his brain into Bai Yuetian's body.

During his two years in prison, Bai Yuekui matured considerably and successfully returned to Jiuchuan City with Bai Yuetian's brain.

However, ASH's central hub has been destroyed by the Coastal Alliance, and Bai Jingyu was not spared either. Bai Jingyu left a backup of ASH for the brother and sister, as well as the biggest secret under the entire Jiuchuan City!

A giant from 2.5 million years ago!

But before Bai Yuekui could figure out the giant's true secret, Gray led his men in pursuit, severely injuring the brother and sister and taking away half of the giant's intact brain.

……

Years later, with data support from ASH, the Coastal Alliance successfully upgraded its artificial intelligence, and since then, human technology has exploded once again!

Humanity has ventured into the universe.

Meanwhile, Jones's research was also brought to the forefront, and with the advent of drugs that unlocked genetic potential, the term "evolved humanity" began to appear.

Initially, gene therapy was only used in military equipment, but it gradually became popular among all mankind, and human genes, strength and lifespan began to leap forward!

Meanwhile, in places where no one was paying attention, the creeping vine infestation quietly spread from Hisakawa City to the whole world!

As the scale grew larger, the Mana ecosystem gradually took shape, and more and more humans were infected. "Evolved humans" possessed a certain degree of resistance, but they were still unable to contend with the Devouring Beasts born from the Mana ecosystem.

At the same time, humanity split into two factions for various reasons.

One faction supports unlocking the genetic potential of new humans, while the other insists that once humans become "Awakened Ones," they cease to be human and choose to resist and oppose this view.

Chaos erupted completely, and within just a few years, human civilization nearly collapsed...