At the same time, inside the bridge——

Theresa's small leather shoes made a crisp sound when stepping on the metal floor. She stood on tiptoe to barely reach a button on the console and called up the holographic map: "Jing, I'm sorry... We used all the tracking methods of Hyperion and Destiny, but the 'Li' that occupied Raiden Mei's body... completely disappeared, and no energy was captured at all."

Zijing leaned on the edge of the command desk, looked at the red mark on the screen indicating the search failed, and shook her head: "It's okay, this is also expected. Compared to that, the situation of Raiden Mei... She has the ability of the Third Herrscher, how do you plan to deal with it?"

Theresa raised her little face and said seriously, "Take him back to St. Freya's Academy. This is also the result of discussion with Miss Alicia and the others."

"Alicia and the others are here already?"

"Well, everyone is in the Hyperion lounge."

Theresa glanced at Amethyst secretly, "Actually, we originally wanted to impose certain restrictions on Raiden Mei. But Miss Alicia disagreed and offered to take care of her..."

"What were her exact words?"

"..."

Theresa's face suddenly flushed, and she imitated Alicia's sweet tone: "Ah~ How can you treat such a cute girl rudely? Just let me take care of her~?"

She immediately covered her mouth after she finished speaking, obviously embarrassed by her own imitating tone. Zijing showed an expression of "as expected".

Just then, the automatic door of the bridge slid open silently, and a small purple figure appeared at the door.

Xilin stood there with her arms folded, her golden eyes coldly sweeping over Theresa before finally settling on Amethyst.

Theresa saw Xilin and subconsciously shrank her neck, as if she was a little scared of this child with a strong aura: "Xilin? Why are you here on the bridge?"

"Humph," Xilin ignored her and walked straight to Zijing, looking up at her little face, and said in a tough tone, "Brother, when will you return the power to me?"

"What do you mean?" Zijing played dumb.

"That Raiden Mei has the power that originally belonged to me. I heard it all outside, don't try to fool her!"

Xilin raised her head, put her hands on her hips and glared at Zijing, like a child who had been delayed for a long time in getting his New Year's money.

"Ah, that... wait until you grow up a little bit..."

"...You always say this, brother. Do you think I'm easy to deceive?"

Zijing looked at the angry little queen in front of her, her golden eyes filled with dissatisfaction of "You are fooling me again".

Zijing thought for a moment, squatted down, and made his eyes level with Xilin's. "Your original power cannot be returned to you for the time being. However, I can give you another power." As he said that, he stretched out his hand and gently tapped Xilin's smooth forehead.

Xilin was stunned, her golden pupils slightly dilated, and she even forgot to put down her hands on her waist. She felt a familiar yet unfamiliar power, like frozen spring water beginning to thaw, being transmitted from Zijing's fingertips, slowly awakening and flowing deep in her "new body". This feeling was so real that she forgot to react for a moment.

"Try to feel whether you can control it. If you have any questions, I can answer them for you."

What Zijing gave to Xilin was his own power. When he created a new body for Xilin with this personality in the past, he also sealed this power in her body. Now he just used the "key" to open the lock.

The scene in front of Xilin was a little confusing, but she reacted quickly. After all, she had come into contact with the power of "Li" before, so it took her a few minutes to learn to control it freely.

"Humph!"

Xilin's golden eyes sparkled, and she was obviously very satisfied. However, perhaps in order to bargain, she immediately frowned and put her hands on her hips in a more standard position, "Is that all? Brother, you are not giving me the most useless part, are you?"

Zijing suppressed her laughter and reached out to rub her head out of habit: "It's enough for you to play with for a long time. After all, with this power, you can use it to simulate any ability you want."

"..."

Xilin thought about it and realized that it was true. Unable to hide her excitement, she turned around, her long purple hair forming a proud arc behind her: "I'm going to the training ground! Don't call me for dinner!"

Theresa watched Xilin disappear at the door, breathed a sigh of relief, and whispered, "Finally, I coaxed her away... This girl's aura is getting more and more scary." She turned to Zijing, with a little worry on her baby face, "Do you really think it's okay? Give her power..."

"It doesn't matter. At least she is not hostile to humans now." Zijing's eyes followed the direction where Xilin left, and his tone was calm, "Besides, don't we still have the 'insurance'?" He smiled meaningfully.

Theresa blinked, not quite understanding, but didn't ask any further questions.

……

Deep in the ruins of Changkong City, a spirit invisible to the naked eye was like a candle in the wind, swaying in the dark alley. She -- or rather, the remaining consciousness of "Li" -- could feel that her existence was being rejected by this world, and every second was weaker than the previous second.

"Damn..."

She gritted her teeth and whispered, a voice that only she could hear. Those who she once regarded as ants were now like sharks that smelled blood, lurking in the shadows waiting for her to completely disappear.

At this moment, she sensed a faint wave of life—a blond boy, about seven or eight years old, curled up in the corner of the collapsed convenience store, holding a worn-out teddy bear tightly in his arms. The boy's green eyes were full of fear, but deeper inside was a strange calm, as if he had long been accustomed to disasters.

"Hmph... barely usable."

Without hesitation, her spirit body penetrated into the boy's brow like smoke. The boy trembled all over, his eyes suddenly widened, a strange light flashed in his pupils, and then returned to normal. He looked down at his hands, and a sneer that was inconsistent with his age appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"I won't lose... I will... survive..."

The boy stood up and patted the dusty corners of his clothes. She recalled the reason why she had fallen to such a state—the other "self" who was hidden so deeply, and laughed at herself. She turned and walked into the depths of the ruins, and her small figure was soon swallowed up by the shadows.

In the distance, several pairs of non-human compound eyes flickered in the dark and silently followed the boy's back.

No one noticed that shortly after they all left, another group of people walked out of the shadows, and they looked exactly like the possessed boy.

Blonde hair, green eyes.