System, You Didn't Say the Villain Can Read Minds! - Chapter 21

Chapter 21

◎Dependence, It’s Dependence Again!◎

Yun Wenzhou didn’t find it strange that Mo Jiu had a dimensional space.

After all, she also had mind-reading.

So older sister also has a secret, and I know this secret—Yun Wenzhou felt happier the more she thought about it. The corners of her mouth, turned up in a smile, wouldn’t come down.

She had always worried about what she would do if, one day in the future, her secret about being able to read minds was discovered by her older sister.

But if her sister also had a secret, she could somewhat understand her secrecy.

Although, compared to possessing a dimensional space, having mind-reading was still more detestable…

A stranger with a dimensional space, Yun Wenzhou would want to exploit them, treating them as a walking storage cabinet.

But a stranger with mind-reading, Yun Wenzhou would only want to kill them.

Yun Wenzhou knew how dark her inner thoughts were, so she didn’t want anyone to peek into them.

It was precisely for this reason that she was deeply attracted to Mo Jiu’s inner voice.

Unlike those who spoke eloquently but were selfish and malicious inside, her older sister was always kind and gentle at heart, no matter what she said or did.

Mo Jiu didn’t know that Yun Wenzhou saw her in this light.

At this very moment, the “kind and gentle” Mo Jiu was thinking entirely about how to destroy the shelter.

Mo Jiu: Where is the SS-class Abomination?

System: All Abominations within a 500-meter radius have been scanned, and no target with an ability level higher than SS-class has been found.

Mo Jiu: Has it not been formed yet?

System: The original book did not mention how the SS-class Abomination is formed, but based on the setting that Abomination Crystals can fuse and enhance ability, it is not difficult to guess that the SS-class Abomination attacked and consumed multiple Abominations before becoming SS-class.

Mo Jiu: That is to say, I can collect Abomination Crystals and create one myself?

System: Theoretically, yes.

Mo Jiu: No hurry with that. What I need now is food.

Having left the shelter before lunch, she hadn’t eaten much in the morning, and the long walk consumed a lot of energy, leaving Mo Jiu with a headache from hunger—physically speaking.

System: The supermarket is ahead. Snacks are on the basement level, and restaurants are on the fourth and fifth floors.

Mo Jiu: Excellent. Now I acknowledge that you are providing me with service.

Only when she began exploring the map did she realize that the System, as a high-level entity with a bird’s-eye view, was invincible in terms of guidance.

Mo Jiu put everything she needed into the spatial panel, briefly adjusted the order of the slots, slung her almost empty backpack over her shoulders, and walked toward the supermarket.

The supermarket floor was covered with a layer of purple viscous substance. She didn’t know what it was. Human and Abomination corpses lay on this substance, seeming to have been decomposed, with only some limbs remaining.

Mo Jiu didn’t want to step on this dangerous thing. With a thought of let’s try, she raised one hand and controlled them to move away from her.

She actually did it—the purple viscous substance crawled toward the corners like a slime, piling up into a disgusting lump.

Mo Jiu: Is this substance blood and flesh?

System: System analysis in progress… Reply to Host: This is the stomach fluid of an Abomination that was torn limb from limb, and it’s fresh.

System: Considering that, besides you, Yun Wenzhou is the only other living person in the shopping mall, this should be her handiwork.

Mo Jiu: …

Mo Jiu: Where is she?

“Boom—” The sound came from upstairs.

System: She went upstairs and is clearing out the Abominations on the second floor.

System: She seems to have discovered that Abomination Crystals can be absorbed by Ability Users to enhance their abilities. She is clearly targeting Abominations and collecting Abomination Crystals, but for some unknown reason, she only absorbs half of them and leaves the other half.

Mo Jiu said nothing. After stuffing everything edible and all the potentially useful tools in the supermarket into her storage space, she followed the defunct escalator downward.

The basement level had not yet been thoroughly searched by Yun Wenzhou. As soon as Mo Jiu went down, an Abomination lunged at her face.

Mo Jiu quickly raised her hand to control it, then forcefully maneuvered its body, making it turn away from her to attack other Abominations.

Since she had decided to take over Yun Wenzhou’s role as the villain, she couldn’t let Yun Wenzhou absorb more Abomination Crystals than she did.

If Yun Wenzhou achieved the Abomination Core before her, everything would be ruined!

Most of the food on the basement level was semi-finished and couldn’t be eaten directly, but that was okay. If she couldn’t use a pot, couldn’t she at least start a fire?

Mo Jiu was not picky. Everything that was not contaminated or spoiled was stuffed into her storage space.

After using her ability to sweep the entire basement and storing all the collected Abomination Crystals into her space, Mo Jiu finally went upstairs.

As soon as she turned and stepped onto the escalator leading to the second floor, she looked up and met Yun Wenzhou’s gloomy gaze.

Yun Wenzhou stood straight at the top of the escalator, looking down at her. Her eyes, hidden in the shadow cast by her bangs, were frighteningly dark: “Older sister clearly knew I was clearing the way for you on the second floor, yet you still went to the basement.”

“So what?” Mo Jiu countered calmly. “No one is obliged to walk the path someone else paved for them, are they?”

She went up the stairs unhurriedly, brushing past Yun Wenzhou.

Yun Wenzhou lowered her head, her face filled with disappointment.

At this moment, her older sister’s inner voice was:

‘I can’t be too good to her. I can’t let her be so dependent on me anymore.’

‘But did I say something too harsh?’

‘It’s fine. Haven’t we been doing this before?’

Yun Wenzhou opened her mouth, but couldn’t utter even a single syllable.

Dependence, dependence, dependence, it’s dependence again!

Why did her sister insist on pushing her away? What did it matter if she depended on her sister for life!

There was less than a two-year age difference between them. Her sister hadn’t been seriously ill. Was she going to die ten years earlier than her or something?

Yun Wenzhou glanced at the Abomination Crystal floating above her palm.

After discovering that she could absorb the Abomination Crystals to enhance her power, she understood why her sister wanted to collect these not-so-pretty stones.

She had intended to absorb half and leave the other half for her sister, but now…

If her sister insisted on leaving her side, then only by becoming strong enough could she forcefully keep her sister with her.

Thinking this, Yun Wenzhou put all the Abomination Crystals into her pocket, then turned and followed Mo Jiu. She smiled as if nothing happened. “What good things did older sister find in the basement?”

“Something to fill your stomach,” Mo Jiu said, and then suddenly used her ability to control Yun Wenzhou in place, and then—she reached into her pocket and took out the Abomination Crystal that was as big as a fist.

“This thing is too dangerous. I’ll keep it for you.” She said, moving out of Yun Wenzhou’s sight, stuffing the Abomination Crystal into her space, and then taking out two bags of bread.

Yun Wenzhou: “…”

D*mn it, I should have just absorbed it.

Abomination Crystals are automatically absorbed when using an ability. When not using an ability, they are no different from ordinary stones, except for slowly changing shape.

Through the System, Mo Jiu knew that Yun Wenzhou had intentionally left half of the crystal unabsorbed. She thought Yun Wenzhou wanted to give it to her, but that didn’t seem to be the case. If so, she had no choice but to take it by force.

Putting away the crystal, Mo Jiu released the restraint on Yun Wenzhou and handed her the bread in the transparent plastic packaging. “Want some?”

Yun Wenzhou pouted as she took the bread, with a stomach full of grievances that had nowhere to be vented. Finally, she could only let out a long sigh.

Forget it. That half of the crystal was originally meant for her sister anyway.

She tore open the packaging and took a bite of the bread.

The familiar salty taste.

Outside food was always too salty for her.

But it was edible.

“Want some milk?” Mo Jiu asked again.

“Yes,” Yun Wenzhou replied readily, but her voice was muffled.

Mo Jiu knew she was angry because she had forcibly confiscated her crystal. She suddenly found it a bit amusing and couldn’t help but curve her lips into a smile.

Bullying Yun Wenzhou wasn’t enjoyable for her, but seeing Yun Wenzhou get frustrated… why was that so much fun?

Mo Jiu reached into her backpack, took out a carton of milk from her space, and handed it to Yun Wenzhou. She also took one for herself.

The two continued to wander through the ruins of the shopping mall, eating as they went.

After finishing this simple lunch, they went upstairs together and cleared out the Abominations on the third, fourth, and fifth floors as well.

Mo Jiu kept all the Abomination Crystals for herself. Yun Wenzhou didn’t say anything, but she couldn’t really smile.

System: Please note, Host, the Abomination Crystals you have collected are sufficient to elevate an S-class Abomination to SS-class. I can guide you to the location of the S-class Abomination at any time.

Mo Jiu: What is my current ability level?

System: I apologize, I cannot give you a precise answer, but according to the setting, the villain Yun Wenzhou was an SS-class Ability User when she first awakened. You can easily control her actions, so your ability level is at least SS-class or higher.

Mo Jiu: That is to say, I can easily control an SS-class Abomination?

System: Theoretically, yes.

Mo Jiu: OK, now all I have to do is wait for the heroine to appear.

System: The heroine has left the shelter and is heading to your location.

Mo Jiu: Huh?

Didn’t she say she would come out within three days? It’s only been less than half a day. What’s going on?

Time returned to half a day ago.

Before Mo Jiu and Yun Wenzhou had left, the Director was already rushing to announce their crime over the broadcast.

Yue Xinghe had no opinion, but Ye Lan was quite dissatisfied. She chased after the Director in the broadcast room to question her. “Is this what you want? Regardless of the truth, as long as you give the people in the shelter an explanation? What if the real murderer is still in the shelter? What if I am the murderer?”

“You are not,” the Director replied. “You have a solid alibi, so in any case, the murderer cannot be you.”

“That’s not the point!” Ye Lan slammed her hand on the table with a loud smack. “Even if, for argument’s sake, they are the murderers, what was the motive for murder?”

“Isn’t it obvious? They were caught stealing Abomination Crystals, so they murdered to silence the witness.”

“Why would they steal Abomination Crystals?”

“Only they know that.”

“But that is the key point, isn’t it?” Ye Lan looked at the Director, puzzled. “You wanted to study what Abomination Crystals are, which is why you asked us to hand over all the collected crystals, right? Assuming the murderer and the crystal thief are indeed the same person, if they risked murder to keep the crystals, perhaps they know what the crystals are? Keeping such people for proper interrogation is the right approach, isn’t it?”

The Director sighed, looking at Ye Lan as if she were an unreasonably stubborn child. “Ye Lan, everything you said is correct, but there are so many people in the shelter; it’s not that easy to manage. You will understand my actions eventually.”

“Heh.” Ye Lan turned and left.

She was not their parent; did they think they could educate her?

Is experience necessarily correct?

No. Right is right, and wrong is wrong! Judging someone guilty without evidence is wrong!

“Ye Lan! Where are you going!” The Director stood up anxiously.

Without the protection of a judicial system, humans instinctively feared Ability Users stronger than themselves, yet they relied on the protection of Ability Users due to the existence of Abominations.

The Director wanted to drive away Mo Jiu, whom she saw as a hidden danger, and she didn’t want the shelter’s most crucial resource to be controlled by an Ability User, but she needed Ye Lan.

Ye Lan was aware of this, so she said unpleasantly, “I’m going out for a bit, and I’ll be right back!”

She was going to find Mo Jiu and Yun Wenzhou. Even if she couldn’t bring them back, she would at least build a safe haven for them outside. At worst, she would go out every day to feed them.

But where would they go after leaving the shelter…

Yue Xinghe followed her steps. As if he knew what she was thinking, he said, “There’s a shopping mall 500 meters from the shelter. Even if they didn’t go there, we can bring back some supplies.”

“Alright, let’s go there!”

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