66: The summoner will remember everyone

[Killed Monster E, Light Energy points +100]

After the fiery lotus blooming in the air dissipated,

Scattered embers, like falling petals, spread out.

When the fiery petals landed on the ground, all that remained was white ash that would crumble at a touch.

Bang, bang!

Two thuds echoed as something hit the ground.

The monster, nearly cut in half and with half its body charred black, crashed onto the ground.

Jia Gu Yi Yan, on the other hand, landed on the ground, sinking slightly.

From the monster's body, black energy continuously drifted out, gathering towards its chest, forming a dark card.

Jia Gu Yi Yan wasn't in a hurry to retrieve the card; instead, he pulled out a blank card and tossed it towards the monster.

The spinning card floated above the monster, continuously absorbing the monster energy from within its body.

Once all the monster energy was drawn out, the monster completely reverted to its human form.

Jia Gu Yi Yan reached out and collected both cards into his card storage device, then looked at the human lying on the ground.

"Ah! Who are you!"

"Where am I!"

The awakened Wang Yixuan looked around in terror.

"...Don't pretend. How did you obtain the monster's power!"

Jia Gu Yi Yan grabbed Wang Yixuan by the collar, looking at the man before him.

"Wait, I don't know anything. What monster?"

Jia Gu Yi Yan looked at Wang Yixuan in front of him, his body increasingly unable to maintain the armor form.

He made a decisive move, directly knocking out Wang Yixuan with a punch.

Potion F also has the effect of a truth serum.

First, take him back to the Monster Countermeasures Squad and interrogate him thoroughly.

Jia Gu Yi Yan now felt as if his body was about to fall apart.

Perhaps not 'about to'.

But already fallen apart.

Multiple broken ribs, broken hand bones, fractured arm bones, multiple muscle contusions, lung burns, lung punctures...

Sustaining high-intensity combat at this level.

He was holding on purely by a thread.

If he couldn't catch his breath, he might just pass out.

But now was not the time to pass out.

Jia Gu Yi Yan pulled out a card.

"Motorcycle F!"

Before even reaching the Monster Countermeasures Squad, merely seeing the rescue team dispatched by the Monster Countermeasures Squad, Jia Gu Yi Yan fainted.

Even though he had fainted, he was still clutching Wang Yixuan's collar tightly.

This was to remind his teammates not to lose this guy.

He was transported to the Monster Countermeasures Squad's infirmary via the rescue team.

Jia Gu Yi Yan remained unconscious.

He was continuously given blood transfusions, had open wounds stitched, and broken bones reset.

By the time Jia Gu Yi Yan regained consciousness, two days had already passed.

He only felt as if he had had a very uncomfortable sleep, and his memory was somewhat fragmented.

Pain radiated throughout his entire body.

He struggled to stand up, his muscles tensing, ready to continue fighting.

His consciousness seemed to have never relaxed, remaining in a state of combat.

Suddenly, the pain intensified.

"Don't move around. Relax. You're injured right now."

White Feather's voice came from beside his ear.

Jia Gu Yi Yan was startled at first, then his consciousness began to return, and his memories also started to resurface.

Then he turned his head, feeling a little touched.

During the time he was unconscious, had this annoying woman actually stayed by his side? Perhaps he had misjudged...

There was no one beside him.

Only a remotely controlled voice recorder.

"Damn it."

He adjusted his breathing, then struggled to get out of bed.

At this moment, the door to the ward was pushed open.

"Don't you ever listen?"

White Feather said as she walked in, using the folder in her hand to press against Jia Gu Yi Yan's head, pushing him back onto the bed.

"How long was I unconscious?"

"Two days."

Jia Gu Yi Yan breathed a sigh of relief. Two days? It seemed he hadn't delayed much time.

"Since you're awake, use Potion F to recover."

White Feather handed the Summoner beside her to Jia Gu Yi Yan.

Jia Gu Yi Yan looked at the Summoner and quickly asked,

"Where is the man I brought back now?"

"Detention cell. He's been detained for two days and has undergone interrogation and identity confirmation."

"His identity is Wang Yixuan, the Hall Master of Yixuan Hall, one of the underground gangs in Lai Guang City."

White Feather seemed well-prepared, reporting the information clearly and precisely to Jia Gu Yi Yan.

"No, that man has another identity."

"He is related to the monster race, at least possessing the ability to freely transform into a monster, and has been hiding within human society."

"Use Potion F's truth serum for interrogation. I'll summon it now."

Jia Gu Yi Yan reached for his card storage device, intending to pull out Potion F.

But White Feather reached out and pressed down on Jia Gu Yi Yan's hand.

"Use the recovery potion first. Wang Yixuan can be interrogated anytime."

"...After all, what if more monsters appear during this time?"

"Restoring your combat strength in advance is the top priority right now."

White Feather seemed worried that Jia Gu Yi Yan might misunderstand something, quickly adding a clarification to her actions.

"...You're right."

The hand pressing on Jia Gu Yi Yan's hand moved away, and Jia Gu Yi Yan pulled out Potion F, inserting it into the Summoner.

Then he aimed the summoned Potion F at his vein and injected it.

The pain in his body consequently lessened, and the fractures between his bones quickly grew calluses.

The wounds everywhere also began to subside and scab over.

His breathing in his lungs also seemed to become a little smoother.

"Wang Yixuan's life trajectory, after investigation, indeed shows anomalies."

"Before the age of 26, his life was unremarkable, and he eventually went astray, joining a gang."

"However, after the age of 26, his life took a turning point, and he thrived in the gang world."

"If anything unusual happened, it was probably in that year."

Although no useful information could be extracted from Wang Yixuan during interrogation, the Monster Countermeasures Squad's operational capability was top-notch.

Through collateral investigation, some intelligence had already been obtained.

After White Feather finished speaking, Jia Gu Yi Yan asked again,

"Afterward, please help me investigate information on 'Cheng Yang'."

After receiving the First Generation's inheritance, the name 'Cheng Yang' appeared in Jia Gu Yi Yan's mind.

He realized that 'Cheng Yang' should be the First Generation's name.

"This should be the First Generation's name. He also lived in Lai Guang City before."

"You can investigate from recent missing persons."

"Understood."

White Feather left the ward, while Jia Gu Yi Yan pulled out the Armor of Light card from his card.

At this moment, the Armor of Light had regained its original color from black and white.

"Cheng Yang."

Jia Gu Yi Yan uttered the name, but he felt as if he wasn't calling out a person's name.

It was as if this name had completely vanished, no longer existing in this world.

Everything related to this person had disappeared.

The monster that killed the First Generation had erased all traces related to the First Generation from this world.

As if saying:

"What's the use of your efforts? No one remembers your name."

"In the end, you can only turn into nameless residue."

"No one will remember you, no one will understand you."

"Even less will anyone know your resolve, know that you sacrificed your life for humanity, fighting to the last moment to protect the Light."

"After death, everyone will forget you: your parents, your lover, your friends, everything you cared about."

"A pitiful worm no one remembers."

Jia Gu Yi Yan held the Light card.

I remember Cheng Yang.

As long as the Summoner bearing Light and fire is passed down, someone will remember him.

That's enough.

And Lin Ti in the Summoner...

Will remember everyone.