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An Ling was taken aback when she heard this, and then seemed to realize that what she had done was indeed a bit presumptuous.

"Yes, I'm sorry..."

She struggled to her feet, her voice trembling with the fear of a small animal, and took a half-step back, her hands unconsciously twisting together.

"Huh? Don't be so reserved. Actually, I didn't let you touch me to protect you." Xiang Yu felt that the other person seemed to have misunderstood something. "It's also to protect me."

"..." An Ling tilted her head, then her eyes widened. "Does that mean there's danger when men and women come into contact?"

"Not bad, quite smart." Xiang Yu nodded; this kid really isn't stupid.

"But Wang Xiaoming didn't touch me either... He died too."

An Ling seemed to recall a very terrifying scene. She suddenly covered her head with both hands, bent over, and her shoulders began to tremble violently.

Upon hearing this, Xiang Yu sensed important information and quickly asked, "This is a crucial point. Can you describe in detail what happened at that time?"

"Okay...I...ugh!"

An Ling was about to speak, but when she recalled the scene, a sudden urge to vomit overwhelmed her, and she couldn't hold it in and vomited.

However, she had already vomited many times on her own, and her stomach was already empty, so she could only dry heave.

Xiang Yu understood the immense psychological pressure the other person was under, and knew that not everyone was as bold as he was, so he reassured him, "There's no need to be in such a hurry... Just tell me what he did back then, as for how he died, I roughly know, so there's no need to say."

"Thank you..." An Ling forced down the feeling of nausea, then wiped her mouth, took a few deep breaths, and said in an almost delirious voice, "He just mustered up the courage... to give me a love letter, and died when I rejected him."

As An Ling spoke, tears streamed down her face, her voice filled with deep self-reproach. She simply couldn't accept that someone had died because of her actions.

"Was it my fault? Did he die because I rejected him?"

This is an immense amount of psychological pressure for a high school girl.

But Xiang Yu had no time to sympathize with her.

He merely raised an eyebrow, his mind racing. If what An Ling said was true, then things were more complicated than he had imagined.

Assuming the other person's words are true, then it means that even without a romantic relationship, simply expressing "like" can attract the attention of that strange entity.

Then I need to revise my previous speculation slightly. What will bring about my death is not "lovers", but "liking" between men and women.

And the key is to express it... If you keep it in your heart and don't say it, then it probably won't attract any attention, after all, that boy died after he confessed.

However, there is an even more frightening conjecture, but there is currently insufficient evidence to support it, so it can only be put aside for the time being.

"Okay, let's get to know each other first. My name is Xiang Yu, I'm a few years older than you, you can just call me Brother Xiang, and what's yours?" Xiang Yu said.

"An Ling..."

The little girl sniffed and instinctively reached out her hand to shake hands. She had been taught from a young age to be polite and to greet elders or respectable people in a generous and proactive manner.

But then she realized that touching each other might cause trouble, so she quickly withdrew her hand and rubbed it awkwardly.

Xiang Yu nodded: "Okay, An Ling, didn't you mention the diary earlier?"

"That's right!" Anling cried out as if she'd found a lifeline upon hearing the word "diary." "A diary! A terrifying diary appeared in my house today!"

Xiang Yu nodded: "Don't get excited yet. Tell me carefully what's written on it, and what's so strange about it?"

So Anling started by recounting what had happened that morning, and then carefully described the contents of her diary, followed by the corresponding realities in the diary.

"The diary says it's raining today, and I initially thought there was something wrong with the diary... but who would have thought that rain means..."

Her body was trembling involuntarily, but she still managed to finish telling the whole story despite her fear.

"Hmm..." Xiang Yu rubbed his temples. Things were more complicated than he had imagined.

What kind of hellish task did this lousy company assign him?

Is this really a Class D world?

"The reason you were so agitated when you saw me was because my existence was mentioned in the diary?"

"Mmm!!!" An Ling nodded repeatedly, pursing her lips.

"Okay, I've finished asking you my questions. Now you can ask me a few questions." Xiang Yu gestured to An Ling that she could also ask her own questions.

Now the two of them are in the same boat. Since the other party has given them information, they should also help relieve the other party's pressure.

No matter what, she's just a young girl. What if she gets overwhelmed by the pressure and jumps out of the window in despair?

You have to give the other person some hope.

An Ling had countless questions bottled up inside her, and she wanted to ask them all at once, but she was also afraid that doing so would cause trouble for Xiang Yu. So, after carefully considering her words for a long time, she slowly began to speak:

"So...Brother Xiang,"

Her voice was very soft, as if she was afraid of disturbing something.

Why are there no dates after December 31st in the diary?

What will happen to the world on January 1st?

This is the question she most wants to ask.

This is also the question that Xiang Yu finds most difficult to answer.

Is this little brat asking such a sensitive question right off the bat?

This is a difficult question to answer... so I can only...

Xiang Yu: "The world will be destroyed."

Answer truthfully.

Although her answer might make Anling, who was already in despair, even more desperate, it was a fact she had to accept.

All of his future actions must revolve around the theme of "doomsday," so he must let Anling know about the end of the world.

Upon hearing this answer, An Ling's face turned deathly pale, and she froze in shock.

She felt her mind go blank, her ears were ringing, and the whole world was spinning.

The world will be destroyed.

The world will be destroyed.

The world will be destroyed.

"Really? Really?" Her voice began to tremble.

"It's true, if this world isn't interfered with, it will perish on December 31st." Xiang Yu's voice was calm, but he also knew how devastated an ordinary person would be upon learning this, so he had to play the role of a savior.

Anling's knees buckled, and she almost collapsed to the ground.

But just then she saw the disappointed look on his face.

On that young face, there was no fear, no despair, and not even much emotion.

There is only one kind of... calm and composed composure.

Like a captain who has seen many storms, he stands firmly on the deck even as an impending storm approaches.

Anling suddenly realized that Xiang Yu could remain so calm even though he knew the world would end...

That must be because he has a way.

Right?

It must be so.

"Brother Xiang, can I ask you one more question?"

"Speak."

Are you human?

Anling pinned her hopes on this issue.

She silently prayed in her heart, "Brother Xiang, please don't be human, I beg you, please don't be human!"

God would be the best!

Even gods can do it!

Aliens would be fine too!

Superpowered individuals are also acceptable!

As long as they're not ordinary people!

As long as you have a way to save the world!

"I am an ancient giant, a giant of light left over from Earth's pre-civilization era. I was resurrected in the ruins of R'lyeh and came here." Xiang Yu put his hands in his pockets. "My duty is to protect Earth and safeguard humanity from the invasion of dark forces."

"Wow..." An Ling couldn't understand what Xiang Yu was saying at all, but it seemed to be a very powerful identity.

In short... he's pretty much a savior?

"The reason why the Earth will be destroyed is because the evil god Gatanothor will be resurrected immediately. The day it awakens will be the day the world is swallowed by darkness... and its followers will keep causing trouble in order to revive the evil god, plunging mankind into fear."

An Ling suddenly realized: "So, the deaths at the school are the work of an evil god's minions?"

Xiang Yu said with a straight face, "That's right, your answer is completely correct."

"Although it might sound presumptuous of me to say that, I'm not very smart, and I'm not anything special, but..." An Ling had already decided that Xiang Yu was her savior, and mustered all her courage to say, "Brother Xiang, how can I help you?"

Alright, the little girl has fallen for it.

Now, it's like I'm pointing east, and she won't even glance west.

Thinking about it this way, I really do seem like a bad guy.

Deceiving naive young girls...

Well, extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures.

Xiang Yu cleared his throat: "Alright, now I'm going to make my first, and most important, request to you."

"Mmm!!!" An Ling crossed her arms in front of her chest, her eyes seemingly shining.

"Never fall in love with me."

Xiang Yu said earnestly.