Chapter 380: Pegasus

"OK, based on the information your teacher uncovered, this time the Star Disciple is Cancer, one of the Twelve Constellations," Yuantian Shalina said quickly.

"What, straight to a cadre?" Ge Xing Xian Wu was first startled, then his face turned as if struck by lightning; according to his understanding, Star Disciple Evolution always progresses from outside the zodiac into the zodiac, but this time clearly exceeds their expectations.

"That's all the information he gave me; from now on it's up to you. Everyone must watch for safety."

"Xiao Yuan, don't worry, I'm really strong." Ruyue Xian Tairan laughed brightly, then sprinted with Ge Xing Xian Wu toward the target. "Hmm, we'll be careful, you too, teacher." Chengdao Youmu watched the two disappearing backs, waved at Yuantian Shalina, and followed their silhouettes away.

Yuantian Shalina stared at the departing backs, suddenly spaced out. Why had she just said to watch for safety? She herself is also one of the Twelve Constellations—why was she suddenly worrying about her own enemy?

She covered her chest and walked on the campus stone path; she now looked like a bewildered white pigeon at a dock.

Unaware of direction or destination, she merely shuffled along the lines on the ground, looking as if she had lost her soul.

Jiang Xia stood on the steps, watching Yuantian Shalina trapped in this state, and let out a light sigh. The time she had been confused by the Star Disciple Switch was still a bit too long; without help, it would be hard for her to clear her mind on her own.

Do you remember the lunar explosion incident from seventeen years ago? The person hiding under a spacesuit, only red eyes visible, and another person fought on the Moon for a metal box, ultimately causing the Moon base to explode.

The one who died was Ge Xing Lu Lang, but that's not the point now.

In the version Jiang Xia told Ge Xing Xian Wu, Ge Xing Lu Lang was killed by the Chairman, and that indeed turned out to be the case.

But the red‑eyed one was not the Chairman himself, but another of their friends.

These three jointly researched and developed the original Switch, and the third person was confused by the Chairman using the Star Disciple Switch during the research.

He gained the power of the cosmos and used it to snatch the Switch from Ge Xing Lu Lang—he was the true Red‑Eyed Man.

However, after the lunar base explosion, the confused individual realized his grave mistake and, by sheer will, forced himself free from the Chairman's control.

He then secretly used the Constellation Switch's power to travel between Earth and the Moon, rescuing the Core Son who should have perished in the blast, and handed him over to Ge Xing Lu Lang's family to raise.

And the current Jade Rabbit Cabin was also built by him using the Constellation Switch's power, taking over a decade to secretly construct as a means to resist the Chairman's Star Disciple project.

Anyone who has used the Constellation Switch will be affected by its power.

Yuantian Shalina is such a case; she simply hasn't noticed the shift in her mindset, and now her temperament is as ruthless as a truly cruel scorpion.

Jiang Xia, however, used his ability to interrupt this change, allowing her to gradually break free of the influence.

All those rescued from the Switch become aware of their own issues, but as long as the Constellation Switch is in their hands, they will involuntarily vent extreme emotions, which happen to be what Star Disciple Evolution requires.

The power of the Constellation Switch is not the gentle, controllable force imagined; on the contrary, continual use leads to the gradual collapse of both mind and body.

"Not bad, you seem to have a talent for being an undercover," Jiang Xia stepped down from the steps, pulling his left hand from his pocket, and waved it in front of Yuantian Shalina's dazed face.

"Hmph, I betrayed my own teacher, betrayed my master, all because of you, you forced scumbag."

Yuantian Shalina stared at Jiang Xia, letting out a cold laugh; although the guy was indeed good‑looking and her type, but…

"I don't know if I'm a scumbag, but the information you provided is extremely useful; it should greatly reduce the chance of students ending up in the hospital."

Jiang Xia chuckled lightly, hands in his pockets, gazing at the sky dyed like a burning cloud, then turned to Yuantian Shalina: "You should leave too; after being out this long, Libra will become suspicious."

"I don't need what you say; I will, I will definitely defeat your Kamen Rider division."

Yuantian Shalina pulled the Constellation Switch from her pocket, and with a soft click she transformed into the long‑missed Scorpio, stamping her feet and leaping toward the battlefield.

"You will win; if you don't, you'll be exiled to the Dark Nebula, and I'd lose a very useful piece," Jiang Xia's body turned into a beam of light, chasing after Scorpio.

And not long ago.

"Take it, your Constellation destiny flickers in my eyes," Libra stepped forward slowly, staring at the person before him dressed in a dark red coat, holding a paper folding fan.

"Oh?" He examined Libra's monstrous appearance, felt no fear, and instead walked over, picking up the Constellation Switch from Libra's hand.

He sensed the Switch in his hand, closed his eyes, tapped his head with the fan, smiled, and said, "Powerful and fun, just like rakugo—entertaining."

"I'll take this; it should make the world more interesting," he said slowly.

"Sure enough, he's Cancer; evolution is just a matter of time, this ability is truly effortless," Libra observed the starry aura flashing on his body.

As he pressed the Switch, a black orb of light was abruptly engulfed, and under Libra's Laplace's Eye's precise targeting, a brand‑new Star Disciple was born.

Vivid red enveloped its body; unique hooves replaced its legs, a pair of exquisitely sculpted wings sprouted from its back, and every joint was sheathed in armor.

Pegasus.

"This power is truly fun," it shrugged its shoulders, propelling its hooves at incredible speed forward.

…

"We've found the Star Disciple; it's Pegasus. Ruyue, prepare to eliminate it," Ge Xing Xian Wu said.

At first glance, Ge Xing Xian Wu knew this wasn't Cancer but Pegasus, yet the teacher's information had been Cancer.

He didn't think the teacher would make such an error; either there are two Star Disciples, or Pegasus evolves into Cancer.

Initially Ge Xing Xian Wu couldn't determine which case it was, but after seeing the battle scene, the latter possibility grew more likely.

Because Pegasus could even crush Ruyue, who had already transformed into Fourze, and Pegasus's various stats surged at an unbelievable rate during the fight.

Such an abnormal situation naturally caught his attention.

Evolution? That's a problem now.

"Ruyue, activate Flame Switch No. 20, eliminate it quickly; we don't have much time."

"Got it." After Ruyue Xian Tairan was kicked away again by a horse leg, he immediately pulled out the Flame Switch and inserted it into Fourze's left socket.

In that instant, the flame's energy surged skyward, as if dyeing the clouds red; as the firelight faded, Fourze's body turned entirely red, and a larger‑caliber gun appeared on his right hand.

(End of Chapter)