On how PhDs become human evil

If you try to seduce my husband again, I'll really kill you!

Realizing this, Hei Ge nodded vigorously to Chen, indicating that he would no longer talk nonsense.

"Well, this is the consequence of not being able to control your mouth. Before, when it was just the few of us, you could say whatever you wanted, and I would at most beat you half to death. But if you say something like that in front of Chen, you really will die, understand?"

"Ha, buddy, your wife is really jealous! Being your mistress would be a nightmare, you'd need more lives than you could handle!"

As they were speaking, another crimson sword beam flew over, this time it was a real, solid strike aimed at Hei Ge!

"You really have no memory at all."

With a helpless sigh, Bai Jie unleashed a silver-gray magic circle, manipulating the distorted dimensions to deflect Chen's sword beam directly towards Vali.

"Chen, I'm not trying to be mean, but do you really think I'm the kind of scumbag who'd take any woman who throws her her way? Can't you have a little faith in my integrity?"

"How dare you say that? Count how many sisters you have at home! If I don't keep a close eye on you, who knows how many vixens you'll attract. I'm just taking precautions."

As Chen spoke, he swung his sword to deflect Vali's full-force attack, and then struck Vali in the face with another blow, sending him flying hundreds of meters away.

When Chen bluntly revealed his dark past, Bai Jie's face immediately turned awkward. Didn't she know that family scandals shouldn't be aired in public? This woman really doesn't know how to speak.

Although I do have quite a few wives at home now, not to mention those who are already married or those who intend to get married, there are a lot of women I'm planning to marry.

Hearing this from behind Bai Jie, Hei Ge immediately wrapped his arms around Bai Jie's waist: "Since you have so many women, it's no problem to add me, right? I only want your child, you don't need to take responsibility for me."

"You black cat, go and be reborn!"

Without a second thought, Bai Jie ruthlessly punched Hei Ge on the head, knocking her unconscious.

"Monkey King, Arthur, did you just hear that?"

"Huh? What did you hear? I've been watching Wally get beaten up the whole time. It's rare to see Wally in such a terrible state." The Monkey King pretended to be clueless with a nonchalant expression.

"My ears were deafened by the sword energy of His Excellency the Crimson Dragon Emperor, and I have only just recovered. May I ask what happened?"

The descendant of the upright and honest knight-king Arthur is actually lying with a straight face. Well, it seems that compared to chivalry, Bai Jie's fists are more likely to make Arthur's heart tremble.

Nodding in satisfaction, Bai Jie tossed the fallen Hei Ge to Mei Hou and asked, "Speaking of which, Arthur, you just said you came here as supervisors, right? Who are you supervising?"

“The three descendants of the old demon kings that you just killed with a single sword strike.” Arthur pointed to the corpses of the three pathetic creatures still lying there. “Those three descendants of the demon kings came with the aim of assassinating Lucifer, Azazel, and Michael, while we followed them to prevent any unforeseen complications. If it weren’t for Vali being so enraged by you, we would have already returned.”

"Assassinate Sazex and his men?" Bai Jie's expression became quite interesting.

Putting aside Azazel and Michael, Sazex alone could easily beat those three guys, let alone all three of them together. Who gave them the courage to cause trouble here?

"Now that this matter is over, you can all get out of here. Although you've joined an evil organization, I've spent some time with you and don't have a bad impression of you. I'll let you off this time."

“We want to leave too, but the problem is that our boss is getting beaten up by your wife right now,” Meihou said with a wry smile. “Brother Jie, please ask your wife to stop her magic.”

“I would like to do it if I could, but Chen is angry right now, so there’s no point in me saying anything,” Bai Jie said, giving him a disgruntled look.

As for why Chen is angry... just look at the black song on the ground, don't you understand?

Just as everyone was talking, Vali was once again sent flying by Chen.

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Three hours later, in the infirmary of Kuoh Academy, Vali sat on a hospital bed, his body wrapped in bandages, while Azazel was laughing so hard he was almost choking.

"Hahahaha! Vali, you're really trying to kill me with laughter! You said something like, 'Let me offer you a chaotic performance for your impending peace,' and then you turned around and got beaten up like this! I can't take it anymore... this is hilarious!"

"Guwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwu!"

Vali began to grit his teeth, his face full of resentment and shame. He had just delivered such a cool and domineering line, but he was beaten to a pulp the next second. He would probably be the most disgraceful White Dragon Emperor in history.

"Oh right, I need to take a picture of you looking so pathetic and send it to Kise and the others. They'll be happy to see their little brother looking so embarrassed."

"Azazel! Stop it right now! Put down that camera!"

Vali's aloof image vanished completely, and he started fighting with Azazel for the camera like a child.

Standing at the door of the ward and watching this scene, Bai Jie couldn't help but sigh: "They were fighting to the death just a moment ago, but now they're acting like a pair of idiotic father and son."

“Vali was adopted by Azazel, so it wouldn’t be wrong to say they’re father and son,” Sazex chuckled. “But judging from the looks of it, they’ll probably continue for a while longer. Let’s come back in a bit more.”

"That's true, I also need to go and comfort my jealous husband."

Section 278, Chapter 13: Human Evil Existing Only for You

Half a month has passed since the terrorist attack on the trilateral talks, and three days ago, Wali, who was seriously injured after being beaten up by Chen, finally recovered to his full strength.

Upon his recovery, Vali was immediately visited by Bai Jie, Sazex, Azazel, and Michael, who discussed the series of events he had caused with him.

Vali did not deny the trouble he had caused, stating that he would take full responsibility for all the punishment. After discussion, Sazex announced Vali's punishment—to remain an undercover agent within the Horror Group and to report any major moves by the Horror Group immediately.

Simply put, it meant sending Vali to be a spy, which, in terms of punishment, was almost no different from no punishment at all.

“Azazel pleaded for you, and you’re not a bad person by nature. We’re not so cold-blooded that we can’t distinguish right from wrong. Besides, most of the damage came from the Crimson Dragon Emperor and the Magic King. So, you’ll hardly need to be punished.”

This is how Sazex explained it.

Wali said nothing, but simply bowed deeply to Asahi.

Because of his family situation, Vali never experienced the feeling of having a family growing up, and even started wandering around as a child. Azazel adopted him and raised him as his own son.

No matter how warlike or arrogant Vali was, he always held Azazel in the highest esteem.

Therefore, Vali readily accepted the punishment, but he also stated that he would only report situations that he was unable to handle, and that he would deal with minor matters that he could manage himself.

None of the four had any objections to this. If every little thing had to be reported, the three forces would be incredibly busy.

After dealing with Vali's punishment, Bai Jie had a private chat with Vali for a while, mainly about the topic of combat, discussing the meaning of combat and his reasons for fighting.

"What is your reason for fighting? Magic King, I can't sense your will in your battle. Are you really fighting?"

This is what Vali asked Bai Jie. As a battle maniac, Vali is very sensitive to anything related to combat. He can sense his opponent's fighting spirit even from just a few punches and kicks.

To give an example, Sazex fights for the survival and prosperity of the Underworld, and Chen fights to catch up with Bai Jie... But in his several encounters with Bai Jie, Vali could not sense Bai Jie's fighting spirit.

"Of course, because every time I play with you, I'm just playing around."

Bai Jie responded to him with a smile, which angered Vali so much that he flew away on the spot. Being told this fact must have been a huge shock to him.

However, this statement was only half true. The true part was that Bai Jie was indeed playing around with Vali, and Vali's strength was far from being able to fight Bai Jie. But the false part... Bai Jie had genuinely forgotten why he was fighting.

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In Bai Jie's villa in the underworld.

Lying in his bed, Bai Jie pondered the question Vali had asked him.

"The reason for fighting, the reason I fight... I don't know. Now that I think about it, it seems like I've almost never fought for myself."

In the world of Terra, Bai Jie is a doctor with no physical strength. His battlefield is not one of bloodshed and fire, but rather a diplomatic battlefield fraught with danger. Bai Jie has devoted himself to the survival of Rhodes Island. —Back then, Bai Jie fought for Rhodes Island.

In the Honkai world, Bai Jie fought against Otto, against Anti-Entropy, and against the Honkai itself. Everything he did was to increase his own energy, so that he could no longer be controlled by Otto and possess the power to give Cecilia and Kiana a home. —At that time, Bai Jie fought for Cecilia and Kiana.

In the subsequent Kamen Rider world and Holy Grail War world, Bai Jie went there to relax rather than fight, because he had gained immense power when he got involved in major events, so he hardly fought seriously in these two worlds.

Then, Bai Jie descended upon the Honkai world once more. This time, Bai Jie and the Honkai began a direct confrontation. For the survival of humanity and civilization, Bai Jie risked everything. Everything he did was to change that turning point in history—the Second Honkai Impact. —At that time, Bai Jie fought for humanity and for Cecilia in the Second Honkai Impact.

After that, Bai Jie became a human evil, and his strength soared to a near-invincible level. He never experienced what it meant to fight again.

In the world of Godslayer, Bai Jie appears to be fighting against the Gods of Disobedience, and exploring the Great Labyrinth of Orcus in another world. However, he is actually just playing around because he has the ability to decide the outcome in an instant. In order to prevent the battle from ending too quickly, Bai Jie is really doing his best to suppress himself.

Therefore, Bai Jie had not experienced what it felt like to fight with his bare hands for a long time. He had not felt that feeling of fighting on the edge of life and death, where one wrong move could lead to death, since his battle with the World Beast of the Collapsed World.

Combat? Isn't that just playing around?

It's not that Bai Jie doesn't understand the meaning of battle, but rather that for Bai Jie, battle is just a game, which is why Vali can't sense Bai Jie's fighting spirit.

What fighting spirit can a person who has lost the will to fight still possess?

For Rhodes Island, for Cecilia and Kiana, for humanity... Bai Jie has lost far too much. Just like his evil human nature, he loves humanity from the bottom of his heart, which is why he is willing to use everything for humanity, even at the cost of losing everything himself.

Human beings are evil, though they are called evil, they are love.

"Click..."

The door to the room opened, and Chen, dressed in pajamas, walked in and sat down next to Bai Jie without a care in the world: "What's wrong? You look lost. Have you lost your way in life?"

"I don't even know if I can still be considered human anymore, so what kind of life am I talking about?" Bai Jie said with a wry smile. "Chen, what are you fighting for? What is the meaning of fighting to you?"

"Huh? Why are you suddenly asking this?"

“Wali said he couldn’t sense my fighting spirit, so now I’m a bit lost. What am I fighting for? What is the meaning of my fight?” Bai Jie gripped his lover’s hand tightly. “Chen, tell me, what are you fighting for?”

Looking at her husband, with whom she had spent nearly a century, Chen reached out and touched Bai Jie's face: "I've forgotten what it was for before, but now, at least for now, I have only one reason to fight."

"Bai Jie, I want to be with you. I fight so that you won't have to bear everything alone anymore, so that you won't have to face powerful enemies alone anymore. For me, the meaning of fighting is for you, the one I love most."

"I see..."

Bai Jie felt a bit stupid. The meaning of his fight was right in front of him, yet he was still confused.

What is the reason for the battle? What is the significance of the battle? What is the will to fight?

Is there even a need to ask about that?

"I will fight for you, Chen," Bai Jie said earnestly. "You, Kal'tsit, Exusiai, Talulah, Skadi, Cecilia... I embark on this path of battle because of you who love me and whom I love deeply."

If human evil exists for the sake of humanity, then Bai Jie is human evil that exists only for Chen and others.

It exists not for all of humanity, but for just a few.

"From what you're saying, you really intend to make us all marry you? What a greedy man." Chen laughed helplessly. "But remember one thing: I will always be the one who loves you the most, and that will never change."

"Me too, Chen, you will always be the one I love the most."

Section 279, Chapter 14: Chen: I want a child.

"Ring ring ring!"

The alarm clock rang beside the bed. Chen rubbed his sleepy eyes and sat up in bed.

"Ugh... my back is so sore, I must have done too much last night..."

Chen rubbed his lower back, inwardly blaming himself for his lack of self-control.

However, there was nothing that could be done about it. After all, the man she loved most had so earnestly sworn that he was willing to fight for her. Even if Chen had a heart of stone, he couldn't remain unmoved, not to mention that the two of them loved each other to the core.