Soul Trigger

Chapter 604 Ji Li, the Manchu Union Jack
When Anya Foster woke up again, she heard a commotion around her and found herself sleeping in a camp, surrounded by a few men and women moving around.

It was early morning, and the sound of sirens could be heard nearby.

What happened?
She felt a dull ache in her head, waved her hand to refuse the tall young man's concerned inquiry, sat in the hammock for a moment, and suddenly came to her senses:

I remember?!
Scenes from the maze flashed through her mind, and she grabbed the somewhat embarrassed young man beside her:

"Jansen, what time is it? Has everyone returned safely? Where are we?"

The boy called Jason, who was being held by him, was initially pleased, but upon hearing Anya's question, he was completely bewildered:
"Anya, what are you talking about? What do you mean by 'came back safely'? As for where we are now, we're obviously at the campsite. Dream on!"

A burst of laughter erupted from all around, and even the male student being questioned by the police turned around and let out a good-natured laugh.

"No... Of course I know this is the campsite... but you all don't remember? The mansion? The maze?"
And what about you rushing into the church with a pitchfork in your hand?

Jason was still completely bewildered when a brown-haired girl walked over, holding a freshly squeezed juice, her face trying not to laugh.
"What did Miss Foster dream about last night? Jason storming into a church with a pitchfork? We may have gone a bit too far, but what church is there in this woods?"

A burst of laughter erupted around them. Even Jensen was bewildered, and he chuckled, saying:

How did I behave in my dream?

He then picked up a wooden stick from the side and made a few stabbing motions while yelling. Members of the same football team joined in, making funny faces with him.

But regardless of Jason's opinion, Anya finally realized:
Apart from her, no one else remembered anything about the castle maze.

In other words, Odin just disappeared like that?
Just like that, forcibly erase my memories and leave without saying goodbye?

Recalling the scenes in the castle maze, Anya felt a sense of loss.

Seeing her downcast mood, the brown-haired girl handed her a glass of juice and said:

"Cheer up, it's just a dream, everyone's alright. Look over there..."

Following the direction the brown-haired girl was pointing, Anya saw Jason, the captain of the soccer team, playing around with other boys.

That's the tall guy who was standing next to her earlier, and also the one who rushed into the underground church with a pitchfork at the end.

Anya said with little interest:
"What's up with him?"

The brown-haired girl made a strange expression:

"Didn't you come to this party just to pick him up? How come you've lost interest after just one night's sleep?"

Anya looked at Jason, and couldn't help but recall his magnificent prostate slide in her mind again, and immediately rolled her eyes:
"What's going on now?"

Under Anya's persistent questioning, the brown-haired girl reluctantly revealed the version she remembered:
The jungle party was going well until a bear suddenly broke in, and everyone got separated in the jungle. It took the town's police three whole days to find them all.

As for Anya, they found her in the woods, and it was Pulitzer, that bookworm, who carried her back.

Pulitzer?
Anya's expression changed instantly:

Wasn't Pulitzer dead?!
Or did Odin use the power of time to resurrect them all? Father Nakelton…

“Father Kelton… he was eaten by a bear, and by the time we found him, his bones were all chewed up.”

The brown-haired girl sighed; they identified the priest by the cross in the pool of blood.

Anya wanted to roll her eyes at her nostalgic look.

The priest was known to almost everyone in town, but after witnessing the madness inside the underground church, all she could say was, "Good riddance."

At this moment, what is more important to Anya is that Pulitzer is alive... but Father Kelton is still dead?

What exactly is the reset mechanism?
Just as Anya was completely baffled, the brown-haired girl turned her head to the side:
"The Pulitzer you asked about is here. I don't know why, but I always feel that guy is a bit strange."

Anya immediately turned her head.

She was stunned the moment she saw Pulitzer.

He was a handsome boy with a high nose bridge and a head of black hair.

He was well-proportioned and sturdy, wearing a black windbreaker and carrying a huge backpack that seemed to be bulging with things, looking like he was about to go on a long trip. However, he didn't seem to feel any burden from the weight and even helped the police officer carry the heavy logs that had been cleared out with one hand.

But the problem is, Pulitzer was clearly a super nerd who was nearsighted (900 degrees), had freckles all over his face, was skinny, would be out of breath after running a few steps, and was both socially anxious and introverted!

What kind of creature is that handsome, sunny guy who's chatting and laughing with the police while carrying a piece of wood that looks several times heavier than her in one hand?

More importantly, Pulitzer was white, okay? What's with this black-haired guy? Did everyone's race change overnight?

Anya turned her head in a daze:
"Ber, he's Pulitzer???" "Yes."

The brown-haired girl, Berle, looked puzzled: "Is there a problem?"

"Isn't he a bookworm?"

"Hmm... I was surprised too."

Lost in thought, Anya's gaze met that of "Pulitzer".

The latter gave her a kind smile and then looked away.

Anya was terrified, as if she suddenly understood something.

As her heart pounded, a sudden warning vibration from the pendant on her chest confirmed her suspicions. She lunged forward and grabbed Pulitzer tightly.

"Odin!!! I knew it was you!!!"

The heavy log fell to the ground, startling the police officer standing nearby.

Anya's behavior also drew stares from those around her:
"Odin?"

"What is he talking about? Does anyone still believe in Odin these days?"

"Wait, when did they become so close?"

"It was Pulitzer who carried her back before, maybe he fished Anya out of the bear's den?"

"Haha, if that's the case, Pulitzer must have gone to feed the bears."

"Hahaha, what nonsense are you talking about..."

"Ahem, stop laughing."

The men and women, who were having a good time, coughed a few times, looking slightly embarrassed.

Because not far away, the boy named Jason was staring at Anya, who was hugging "Pulitzer," and his expression grew increasingly grim.

That's right, this "Pulitzer" is Ji Li, who completed the identity change through the deep red ritual left on the tombstone.

After using the Crimson Ritual to drive the Time Domain Fragment and reset the children's memories, Ji Li replaced the identity of the originally deceased Pulitzer.

This principle of replacement is similar to the Way of the Wheel, and it can inherit all the original owner's social relationships.

Because the deep red ritual left on the tombstone was so complete, this replacement was enough to replace everything about Pulitzer except his name with Ji Li.

This includes, but is not limited to, already taken photographs and video recordings of Pulitzer, all of which will be transformed into the form chosen by Ji Li.

His current appearance has also undergone some minor adjustments.

This ability to distort reality seems powerful, altering the perception of the entire world, but in reality, it's not that exaggerated.

Because Pulitzer grew up in this small town and rarely traveled far, the scope of his influence was very small.

Even with information about Pulitzer in the White Island Central Network, as long as his file doesn't have strong dissemination, such as the kind of constant scrutiny that comes with being a political figure, rewriting the Crimson Ritual isn't as difficult as one might imagine.

Even so, the entire Crimson Ceremony was sacrificed in exchange for this White Island Union Jack identity.

If he were to face the White Island authorities later, he could freely use the name "Death Knight" and appear as a "Wandering Knight," without fear of the Broken White Ring checking his records.

However, if they wanted to use the Dark Star and Odin, they would still alert the Shattered White Ring.

If they don't want to directly confront the main body of the cluster of spirit cores, along with the suppression of the entire White Island, they should use the Moon Devouring Technique given to them by Yuya Xun to "cover up" the situation. This is their last resort.

All other actions needed to be covered up by Pulitzer and Sir John Deadham.

There's something Ji Li doesn't understand: he reset everyone's memories just to be on the safe side.

Then Anya should have had her memories reset as well, so why was she able to retain them?

As he was pondering, Ji Li finally noticed the pendant hanging on the girl's chest.

It was a rhombus-shaped metal pendant, covered with dense runes and small reliefs, appearing quite intricate, and inlaid with a cat's-eye stone—

This is a mortuary object.

(End of this chapter)