Dark Light Chaser.

Chapter 640 The Unknown Plan

"When someone you thought was a good person is driven to a dead end, you can't imagine how shameless, despicable, and disgusting they can become."

Ai Liang gradually revealed those cruel events to the two sisters: "I once witnessed a so-called good man force his wife and daughter to become bar hostesses after he went bankrupt in order to avoid being beaten by his creditors."

"His previous kindness was based on the confidence given to him by money and status, rather than stemming from his own noble character. After losing that confidence, his true nature was fully exposed."

"Qihua, Xingyue, you were born into a wealthy family, and so was I. We who are born into the highest echelons enjoy abundant material and spiritual resources every day. We only ever see the beauty and prosperity of the world, so we naturally assume that humanity as a whole is kind."

These are all the truth.

But Ai Liang has memories of her past life since birth, knows what is good and bad, and knows that there can be no evil in human society.

But before leaving home and interacting with the outside world alone, before using mind reading to see into other people's minds.

Apart from her parents' discord, Ai Liang has hardly encountered any negative news in her life.

The suffering and sins of the lower classes are invisible and inaccessible to the upper classes; perhaps they simply do not want to see them, nor do they want their children to see them.

Having experienced life at the bottom of society, Ai Liang wanted to understand how ordinary people lived and couldn't help but imagine what life would be like if he hadn't been born into this family.

Thus, the bounty hunter known as the Hermit was born.

"When I was a child, I saw a news report about a robbery by chance, and I wanted to use my abilities to do something."

Ai Liang recalls her past self, which now seems quite "naive".

"When I actually changed my appearance and disguised my identity to enter the bounty hunter circle, I found that it was not as glamorous and carefree as it was depicted in movies and TV shows."

I saw another side of this world, a dark world that had never been shown to me before.

Betrayal and vendettas occur every moment, with criminals brazenly boasting about their exploits across a table from the police.

"I used to think that only criminals were evil people."

Ai Liang's eyelids twitched.

"But after receiving the memories of millions of people and seeing the filth and depravity deep within the human heart, I made up my mind to protect only those who are important to me."

Others are not worth protecting, and I have no obligation to protect strangers who have nothing to do with me.

Yue Qihua and Yang Xingyue were speechless after Ai Liang's words.

They tried to understand Ai Liang, but their more than ten years of life experience could not offer any help.

This inevitably reminded the two of the scene when Ai Liang first left Neva City, and they felt nothing but sympathy and guilt.

Yue Qihua wasn't unaware of Ai Liang's thoughts, but she was currently caught in a situation beyond her control.

It is true that I am an artificial apostle created by the Countermeasures Bureau, but neither the debt of giving birth to me nor the debt of raising me for more than ten years can be erased so easily.

Even if the purpose of training me was to fight against the Apostles, this favor is still genuine.

Ai Liang noticed the reason for Yue Qihua's hesitation and asked directly, "What were Yue Yangyan's orders before entering the incubation chamber?"

"...Let me act as bait to lure and capture the four apostles of the Apostles' Guild, and then, together with the ambushing Heat Death and the Spirit Transformation, kill them all."

Yue Qihua hesitated for a moment before finally telling the truth about the battle plan.

Because she knew that Ai Liang wouldn't leave even if she didn't say anything.

After hearing the detailed plan, Ai Liang frowned: "He's asking someone with absolutely no combat experience to participate in an Apostle-level battle?"

Mastering one's own abilities is not something that can be accomplished overnight.

To skillfully apply one's abilities in combat, at least ten days to two weeks of training are required.

Even Ye Qing, who possesses a friendly nature, cannot guarantee that she will fully adapt to the power of the Apostle within two days.

Moreover, Yue Qihua and Yang Xingyue are sisters who have just learned about their origins.

"Yes, I have a strong talent for combat. After my and Xingyue's consciousness returned to this body, it seems that I was born knowing how to use power."

As Yue Qihua spoke, she picked up the necklace from Ai Liang's hand and created a low-temperature space.

Ai Liang could clearly sense that the moment Yue Qihua touched the necklace, ownership of the necklace was transferred from her to the other party.

But this was not enough to convince Ai Liang.

Was Yue Yangyan, who was so shrewd and calculating, really just planning for so many years just to get rid of the four apostles?

Last time, he used the heat death of his impending death to ambush and kill three apostles: the Magician, the Tyrant, and the Disciple. This time, he ambushed apostles again, only this time with the addition of a cunning so insignificant one...

It's likely that the so-called ambush of the disciples last time was just an excuse. Yue Yangyan's real purpose was not to kill the disciples, nor was it what Xia Qiyuan guessed—to use Heat Death's remains to exchange for the three apostles.

Yue Yangyan never personally admitted to any plan from beginning to end; it was all just speculation from others.

There's a 200% chance that any plan he explicitly states is false.

Ai Liang was certain that Yue Yangyan's goal this time was definitely not to kill the four apostles.

If his aim wasn't to eliminate the apostles, why did he attract the apostles' followers?
Ai Liang carefully recalled the scene of the last siege of the disciples, looking for any omissions.

However, Yue Yangyan never showed his face from beginning to end, and even the relevant personnel, including Xia Qiyuan, were unaware of the specific details of the operation.

The only thing Ai Liang knew was that Yue Yangyan had observed the entire battle via satellite.

Is it to collect some kind of data or...?

Ai Liang felt that he had grasped a clue to the truth, but the lack of key information prevented him from speculating on Yue Yangyan's true purpose.

Compared to Ai Liang, who was deep in a brainstorming session, Yue Qihua and Yang Xingyue were much simpler.

Unaware of the consequences of the apostle war, the two had no sense of urgency on the eve of the great battle.

A lone man and a lone woman are alone in a room in an unfamiliar environment, and with the added bonus of a long-awaited reunion, the girl's heart begins to pound wildly.

The despair that arose from her inhuman body dissipated as Ai Liang revealed her identity as an apostle.

Since neither he nor Ai Liang are human, does that mean he is more suitable to stay by Ai Liang's side than Ye Qing? Moreover, since the two of them are now sharing a body, they don't have to care about social morality and public opinion.

Once the idea is formed, it takes root in the mind.

Having gained control of her body, Yang Xingyue couldn't help but lean closer to Ai Liang until their shoulders were touching and their thighs were pressed together. Finally, she mustered up the courage to hug Ai Liang's arm.

(End of this chapter)