—The Herald!
Officer Huang's words seemed almost prophetic.
Skyler had always imagined that one day he might have to raise his weapon against his own "family," but he hadn't expected it to come so soon—and that it would be his beloved younger sister.
Roughly estimating, there were fewer than ten pedestrians on the street; assuming one-third were Wrath Beasts, that made three opponents—already more than they could handle.
Moreover, Officer Huang had said that Heralds used their special vocal cords to alert all beasts within a one-kilometer radius.
With a radius of one kilometer, not only the beasts on the street, but even those "sleeping" inside buildings would wake up.
The conclusion was: unless Skyler and Lynn could teleport, they would certainly die.
Skyler gave up hope; he couldn't think of a way to escape.
"You run. I should be able to hold them off for a few seconds," Skyler said to Lynn.
Lynn said nothing. She didn't run, but neither did she attack.
His sister hadn't beastified immediately. She walked toward Skyler, with that expression, that cold posture, that heartless stride...
Wait a minute—could it be...
"You actually got a girlfriend without my permission?!" Sophie pointed at Skyler and scolded fiercely:
"What did you promise before?! Any girlfriend had to pass my inspection first!"
"And you even came to this kind of hotel!"
"And you—you're even into that kind of stuff!" Sophie stomped her foot in anger.
Lynn tugged at her sleeve, covering the wound on her wrist, and turned her head away.
"It's not what you think..." Skyler hurried to explain.
Thank God! Buddha bless!
Skyler almost cried out of relief—false alarm!
Sophie, getting angrier, pulled out her phone. "I've already posted pictures on my Moments!"
"I'm going to expose your scandal to everyone! Get you expelled from school! Make Mom and Dad kick you out and cut ties with you..."
Skyler acted quickly, snatching her phone and tossing it to Lynn. "Delete it."
"Okay," Lynn replied as she got to work.
Lynn quickly deleted the Moments post, the photos in the gallery, and even the backups from the trash bin before tossing the phone back to Sophie Gao.
Exhausted, she waved her hand weakly. "You handle the rest yourself."
All she wanted now was to go home, take a hot shower, and collapse into a deep sleep.
"No problem," Skyler said.
……
Ten minutes later, Skyler and Sophie were sitting at a McDonald's.
The morning sunlight filtered through the glass window, casting a soft, glowing halo around his little sister.
It bathed her hair, skin, and dress in a clean and beautiful misty glow.
At this age, girls had just shed their childhood innocence and were stepping into the freshness of adolescence.
The natural energy and vitality they exuded could easily infect everything around them.
Even Skyler, who had just survived a brutal battle, felt himself relax bit by bit.
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Sophie liked to think of herself as mature,
but in Skyler's eyes, she looked more like a spoiled little kitten.
She pouted, biting on her drink's straw, swinging her legs unhappily.
"Sophie?"
His sister ignored him and turned her head away.
"Little sis?"
"Don't think you can buy me off with just a kids' meal!"
"It's really a misunderstanding. Lynn and I just have a pure friendship.
With the college entrance exams coming up, we just pulled an all-nighter working on practice papers."
"Only a fool would believe that! Who does homework at a love hotel?!"
"A lot of people do it online too! It's called catching people off guard!" Skyler bullshitted.
"Really?" Sophie asked, half-believing.
"Of course! We're the sneaky honor students, you know?"
"The kind who pretend they don't study, but secretly work harder than anyone else and ace the tests?" Sophie asked.
"Exactly!"
"Pathetic," she scoffed.
"Heh," Skyler chuckled. "By the way, how did you know I was here?"
"My new dress arrived yesterday, so I put it on and waited for you to come home and see it,"
"but you never came back, and you didn't answer your phone. I waited until I fell asleep."
Sophie huffed in anger.
"When I woke up, I got even angrier. I called Kevin Wang, and he told me you were at a hotel with some girl from your class! He told me to hurry up and catch you cheating!"
"Little sis, that's not how you use 'catch cheating,'" Skyler said, half laughing, half crying.
"Don't you dare joke with me!" Sophie raised her voice.
Her little face looked pitiful, and her eyes were starting to turn red:
"I was so happy waiting for you to come home and see my dress. Do you even understand that feeling?"
Skyler suddenly felt a pang of guilt.
"It's not too late. The dress is really beautiful!"
"No, it's not! The dress is all wrinkled!" Sophie cried.
"And my face is all puffy! At night, my face looks slimmer—it matches the dress better then!"
Skyler's heart softened. He reached out and pinched his sister's cheek.
"You're beautiful all the time, little sis."
"Even prettier than that girl you were with at the hotel?"
"Prettier," Skyler replied without hesitation.
"Then if both of us fell into the water, who would you save first?" Sophie asked.
Skyler was taken aback. What a tricky question...
But knowing Lynn's personality, she would probably say: "Save your sister first, I want to swim a little longer."
"Of course I'd save you!" Skyler said firmly.
"Good! You said it yourself! Pinky swear!" Sophie held out her pinky.
At eight in the morning, in the Shanqing District, at City No.15 High School.
When Skyler arrived at the school gate with his backpack, the morning self-study session had already ended.
He was racking his brain for an excuse to explain his tardiness to the teacher,
when he spotted a familiar red sports car parked by the roadside.
Skyler suddenly had a bad feeling.
Sure enough, Kevin was at the school gate, arguing fiercely with the PE teacher who was checking for latecomers.
"I'm not dropping out anymore! I want to come back to school!" Kevin shouted.
"Student, you've already dropped out! Stop causing trouble," the PE teacher said, very troubled, but since Kevin was the son of a wealthy family, he didn't dare to be too harsh.
"Teacher, I've had an epiphany! I want to study!"
"It's good that you've realized this… but you still need to go through the re-enrollment procedures."
"No! I love studying! Studying is the way to the light! I can't waste another second!"
Kevin was about to say more when he saw Skyler approaching and immediately ran over with a beaming smile, shouting, "Bro!"
"I told you to stay home, didn't I?" Skyler frowned.
Kevin was so excited: "I couldn't stay still! Just thinking about being a New Human makes me so freaking hyped…"
"Keep your voice down," Skyler said awkwardly, thinking: Lynn was right—this idiot really should be killed off, or he'd cause big trouble sooner or later.
"Hey, don't you guys have superpowers? Why don't I have any? Aren't I supposed to be the Chosen One?" Kevin blinked expectantly, practically wagging his imaginary tail.
"Your power has just awakened… Everything takes time," Skyler made something up.
"That makes sense!"
"By the way, aren't you giving me a mission tonight? Tell me early so I can get it done quickly!"
"This mission… can only be done at night."
"Alright, alright," Kevin said, throwing an arm around Skyler's shoulder. "Let's go! Let's head to class together."
Throughout the entire day, Skyler was nearly driven insane by Kevin.
It felt like raising a hyperactive husky.
In the end, Skyler had to teach Kevin a "meditation technique" to get him to stay quiet and stop moving around.
Sure enough, Kevin sat still at his desk, pretending to meditate.
During the second evening self-study session, Skyler went to the bathroom, and when he came out, Lynn blocked his path: "Come with me to the rooftop."
The rooftop?
That didn't sound like a good place at all.
Skyler followed Lynn up to the rooftop. With a swift glance back, Lynn slammed the iron door shut with a loud bang.
She glanced around to make sure no one else was around.
"How's your sister's situation?" Lynn asked.
"She's fine, all sorted," Skyler replied.
"Keep observing her. Some beasts are very clever and can disguise themselves well," Lynn said.
"Alright," Skyler sighed internally: If possible, he really wished his sister wasn't a beast.
And if she had to be one, he hoped she was at least a Lost One.
A gust of wind blew past, lifting Lynn's long hair and making her gaze look wild:
"I know you're close with Kevin, but he's a beast."
Skyler remained silent.
Sure enough, the moment he feared had arrived.
Clouds drifted across the sky, blocking out the moonlight.
Lynn stood in the darkness, and Skyler couldn't see her expression clearly.
He could only hear her uncompromising voice:
"After evening classes, take him somewhere deserted. I'll kill him."
Skyler was silent for a moment, then raised his head: "What if I don't agree?"
Lynn replied without hesitation, "Then I'll kill you too."