Arad's unruly savior

Chapter 3949 The True Identity is Fear

The chimera, symbolizing the personality of desire, was suddenly pulled back into the thought space. The body that had been so aggressive just moments before, writhing on his legs, now appeared to be unconscious.

He lunged forward, his chin resting on his shoulder, breathing unevenly.

Click~!

There was a sound of a door lock being turned.

Because she had no interest in watching the chimera go crazy, Ruiqi went to Laura's place to chat about academic issues for a while. When she entered, she immediately saw the slippery chimera straddling Ye Lin, along with clothes lying carelessly on the floor.

Ruiqi stood at the door, staring at the clothes in silence for a few seconds, then looked at the obviously fast asleep Chimera and teased:

"Actually, even if you didn't drug her, she probably wouldn't have refused you."

Chimera is already an adult.

"You've misunderstood me. I didn't use the pollen from the Dream Eater Tree. She took off her clothes herself. It's a bit complicated, but it's basically her different personalities vying for control of her will for a period of time." After explaining, Ye Lin grabbed a large coat and covered Chimera's body with it.

Ruiqi's gaze swept across the room and saw that Chimera's clothes were arranged from the center of the room to Ye Lin's position, with one piece at a time, indicating that she had taken them off as she walked. This arrangement confirmed that Ye Lin's words were true.

If she dragged the unconscious Chimera onto the sofa before taking action, her clothes would likely be scattered around the sofa; she had experience with this.

At the entrance, Laura, the beautiful scholar from the Beast Fang Judgment, gently pushed up her glasses on her elegant nose, hesitating whether she should go in under these circumstances, wondering if it would be a little awkward.

She and Ruiqi came back together intending to have a meal, and she also wanted to ask him and Chimera if they wanted to go, as she knew of a restaurant with really good food.

Ruiqi ignored all of that and said:

"Lola and I are going to have a meal. When will Chimera recover?"

The implication is that it's up to you to decide whether or not to take care of this troublesome guy—whether he comes to eat with us or stays and waits, and I'll pack some food for you.

Ye Lin examined the Chimera's mental world. Several personalities were engaged in a fierce battle. After estimating for a moment, he shook his head and said, "It will probably take another half hour. You guys go ahead. No need to pack. I'll stay here and keep watch. Wear an extra coat and get one for Laura too."

"to make."

Ruiqi nodded and went back to her room to get two thicker, high-end women's coats. She and Laura were very similar in height and build, so the clothes she could wear could also be worn by Laura.

In late autumn, the temperature difference between day and night is very large. After the warm midday, the temperature drops quickly, especially when the fog is thousands of meters high, the temperature can be close to zero at night.

Handing Laura a coat, closing the door, Ricky said in a serious tone:
"Lola, since you're wearing my clothes, you have to treat us."

Laura refused: "You're doing it again."

"It's not easy for me to save money, unlike you, who now buys high-end luxury clothes." Laura looked helpless. During the Inventors' Conference, the other party always had various reasons and ways to get her to treat him to meals.

……

In the realm of thought, near the sole portal of light, the sky is polluted like a painter's palette, with richly colored rain dripping down. The ground is littered with the bleeding corpses of "Chimeras," their blood and paint mixing in eerie colors. Some are even missing limbs, their deaths extremely gruesome.

The rational chimera, clutching a golden Rubik's Cube, stared at the desire-driven personality they had forcibly pulled back and asked calmly, "What were you doing outside just now?"

"I didn't even have time to do anything, we had just started kissing when you guys dragged me back." The Desire Chimera shrugged innocently, then touched her rosy lips with her finger and smiled seductively:

"I have big breasts, a perky butt, and a pretty face. And you know what kind of person my master is. I've been so proactive in throwing myself into his arms, I'm sure I've already aroused his lust."

"Maybe we've already lost our virginity."

boom!
An arrow carrying immense energy suddenly flew from afar, exploding into a terrifying mushroom cloud the instant it approached. The shockwave scraped away a layer of the ground, and the terrifying heat caused everything nearby to carbonize rapidly.

Desire Chimera performed several backflips and then teleported away from the spot, narrowly dodging the explosive attack. Before she could even say anything, she saw her true form, with pupils bulging in its eye sockets, transform the Chimera Bow into a giant axe, its murderous aura surging, charging towards her like a blood-soaked war god.

Desire Chimera remained calm, gazing at the corpses scattered on the ground, including a broken greatsword. With a slightly surprised expression, she said, "As expected of Madness, you even killed the powerful beast. The beast was close to madness but was always suppressed by Madness. It's only natural that you killed it."

While the two were locked in fierce combat, the rational chimera seized the opportunity and swiftly transformed into lightning, rushing into the portal of consciousness. The chimera in reality also reopened its eyes and stared at Ye Lin.

Ye Lin held the soft body in his arms, and casually pinched the plump buttocks, saying, "So it turns out that you people are fighting over your personalities, and the door won't close until the last one dies."

“It can be closed, but it’s difficult.” The rational Qi Mei shifted her body slightly, then braced herself against his firm chest, straightened up, her chest heaving, and looked down into his eyes, saying:

"If you help me, I can close the door to reason."

Seeing that Ye Lin didn't seem to agree, the rational chimera showed no surprise, as if it had expected this, and said:
"We are split personalities, but we are all essentially the Chimera itself. The power of the Rubik's Cube amplifies the problems of the Chimera, allowing us to appear as if we are independent. But these are all temporary. As long as this body does not completely collapse, we will eventually merge into one."

Ye Lin seemed to understand something, and guessed, "So, you actually have mental problems."

The rational chimera really likes him addressing it as "you," which means that from Night Forest's perspective, all the personalities of the chimera are chimeras, there is no such thing as falsehood, and there is no distinction between primary and secondary.

She acknowledged Ye Lin's conjecture, explaining that if an ordinary person obtained a Rubik's Cube, their mind would at most split into one or two new personalities, which would essentially be a greedy possession of the Rubik's Cube, as well as the hidden personality that was already present in their mind.

For example, a gentle and kind person may suppress a certain emotion or thought, but his strong rationality is enough to suppress all his distracting thoughts, so he never actually shows it.

But Chimera is different. She was born with a mental problem and easily developed over a hundred personalities under the influence of the Rubik's Cube.

The rational personality continued, "Going crazy in the world of thought is better than in the real world. Can you please stop pinching my butt?"

"Okay, sure," Ye Lin replied verbally, but his hand did not leave.

The rational Chimera remained silent for a few seconds, staring at his slightly evasive eyes through the lenses of her glasses, and said, "It seems that even I, in my rational state, cannot refuse to have something happen with you."

Immediately, she lowered her head and kissed him, then took her master's warm hand and placed it over her heart.

She has a really big heart.

A short while later, the rational Chimera was also dragged back into the world of thought. "You two are really troublesome." Chimera held an axe in one hand, picked at its ear with its little finger with the other, and then stared at reason and desire as if they were food.

All the other chimeras had been killed, but these two were still haunting the area and fought to a standstill.

Reason is one thing; reason symbolizes the stability of the light of wisdom, and it's understandable. But why are desires so strong as well?

"Perhaps it's because my body in reality is currently in a state of desire." The chimera of desire opened its arms in a hushed embrace, uttering with ecstasy:
"I can feel it, you're in heat, you're indulging yourself."

Suddenly, a golden dagger pierced the back of the Desire Personality. The dagger had a grid-like pattern on its surface, and a large amount of blood quickly gushed out of the smooth wound like a fountain. The horrifying crimson blood slid down her fair and smooth skin, instantly staining half of her body red.

"You are..." The desire-driven personality turned its head with difficulty, its vision quickly blurring, only seeing a coat with a high collar and a mask on its face.

The weak-willed Chimera twisted the dagger with all her might, completely shattering her heart. Watching her corpse fall limply to the ground, she said in an icy tone, "It was me, the weak me."

"What's going on?" Reason and madness exchanged a glance instinctively, both frowning.

The suddenly appearing chimera was actually the previously inconspicuous, weak personality who was almost killed by a beastly sword and nearly cried.

The weak-willed woman pulled out a dagger, blood still dripping from her palm, a horrifying sight. She wiped the blood off with her sleeve and said, "Strange, isn't it? It won't be strange for long."

Chimera made the first move, unleashing an explosive burst of air as it swung its axe at the vulnerable head. If the blow landed, it would be fatal.

Faced with the fierce attack, the weak chimera did not dodge at all, but simply stared at the cold face of its opponent.

Then something strange happened. As the chimera lunged at its opponent, its body suddenly went limp, as if all its strength had been drained away. All its momentum vanished, and it fell face-first to the ground in a very disheveled state, dropping its axe.

Upon seeing this, the rational chimera's pupils contracted, having already understood what was happening, and it said in a deep voice:

"You are the past forgotten by the Chimera, the Chimera who never obtained the Rubik's Cube, a personality already twisted in the past. You are not weak, you are closer to fear, everything you had before was a disguise."

The weak chimera's dagger was found on the battlefield; she herself did not possess any weapons formed from the Rubik's Cube.

The Rubik's Cube is kept in the Clockwork House, one of the three great scholars. It is protected by multiple barriers and high-level experts, making it extremely well-guarded. Not even a fly could get in. Given Chimera's mediocre abilities, it would be almost impossible for him to steal it.

To obtain the Rubik's Cube through normal means, one must follow the path Ruichi mentioned: first, apply to join the Clockwork House, then make outstanding contributions to the field of Mist Mechanics to elevate one's status within the organization, and only then will there be an opportunity to access the Rubik's Cube in the future.

Moreover, it's just contact, not complete ownership.

While Chimera was obsessed with the Rubik's Cube, almost to the point of madness, and spent the whole night devising a plan to steal it, she also had to face a very high probability of being arrested on the spot, or even killed, and ultimately failing to obtain the Rubik's Cube.

She couldn't deny the reality that the probability of failure was far greater than the probability of success; she was too weak, and failure was almost a foregone conclusion.

The more you want something, the more afraid you are of losing it.

Without the Rubik's Cube, Chimera would just be an inventor who barely managed to produce anything, and that seems to be all.

The divine realm wouldn't be affected by her presence or absence.

Her entire plan was to obtain the Rubik's Cube; everything glorious needed the Rubik's Cube; everything was already filled with the golden Rubik's Cube.

She really wanted the Rubik's Cube.

She was terrified of not getting the Rubik's Cube.

Thus, a hidden personality, filled with fear and nearly crushing all will, was born unknowingly.

The terrified chimera, now weakened and mad, coldly said:
"I don't have any Rubik's Cube weapons. All I have is the fear that can crush all your personalities. Your power will be completely ineffective when you get close to me."

She grabbed a handful of her frantic hair, looked directly into the other person's complex eyes, and with a strong sneer at the corner of her mouth, asked:

"Without the Rubik's Cube, who in the divine realm would know you or recognize you? Without the Rubik's Cube, you'd just be a mentally unstable lunatic, and nobody would care about you or pay attention to you."

"The Rubik's Cube is more important to you than your life. Without the Rubik's Cube, you are nothing. You are just a weak, lowly, incapable...lunatic."

"Admit it, you should have been arrested by the Clockwork House, imprisoned, or killed on the spot in a just cause."

"If it weren't for Ruiqi giving you a place to stay and helping you attend the Inventors' Conference, if it weren't for Wushen passing by and saving your life, if it weren't for Yelin's favoritism and intentional giving you the Rubik's Cube, you would be someone with nothing."

The Chimera in her fear-filled state threw away the dagger, then kicked away the axe lying on the ground, and loosened her frenzied hair:
"Look, without the Rubik's Cube, you are nothing. I'll stand here and let you do it, and you can't even touch a hair on my head."

Chimera fell to the ground, her face pale, her body weak and powerless, unable to grip the axe, and even breathing was quite difficult.

On the other side, the rational Chimera frowned deeply, looking very worried.

She cannot approach fear, and her abilities are also confined to the realm of fear.

If the fearful personality were to step out of the portal and take over, she would feel inadequate and unworthy to possess the Rubik's Cube. The past personality would then replace the present, allowing the intelligent Rubik's Cube to break free from the weak.

Anyone can walk out of the portal, except for those with a fearful personality.

Reason suddenly transformed into light and rushed towards the portal. If he could gain a little control and tell his master about the changes in his mind, his master would surely have a way to solve the current problem.

However, as fearful eyes swept across, binding chains flew up from the depths of the earth, firmly binding him to the spot.

"Back then, you told the Chimera that the success rate of theft was very, very low. However, madness overwhelmed reason, and you prepared to take a gamble. But none of them were a match for me, and you were completely outmatched by me." Fear shook its head slightly, as if pitying the overestimation of reason.

Strangely, she found herself unable to think rationally, and despite having lost the chance to win, she had a smile on her face.

A shadow loomed overhead as the crazed chimera raised its axe high, its eyes blazing with fanaticism, and struck fear in the head.

(End of this chapter)