Chapter 586: Mortal Blade

No matter what happened, no matter the cost....

Now my older sister is right before my eyes.... she is alive.

Gazing at the figure running toward me, my body reacted faster than my mind.

Zhang Jie ran faster and faster, as if some invisible shackles shattered inside his body.

'This time.... I will definitely!'

The wind howled past his ears, his heartbeat spiked to its peak in an instant, and Zhang Jie reached out his hand...

'I'll catch you!'

Zhang Yan's arm was seized tightly by him and pulled backward.

The monster made of twisted flesh strips grinned ferociously, extending its writhing flesh spikes.

Even if it were just a second later, the tragedy would repeat—but this time... it's different.

'Yah!'

Zhang Yan's startled cry came from beside her; Zhang Jie flung her backward, she barely managed to steady her feet, dazed she turned to see Zhang Jie alone charging at a twisted monster, its sharp flesh spikes aimed at his heart.

Panic welled up inside, but in the next moment he saw Zhang Jie lightly sidestep to avoid the spike aimed at his heart, then he grabbed the monster's head with a crushing grip.

'I...'

'Damn!!!!'

A familiar killing technique, but this time with greater strength—anger turned into power, smashing the monster's head hard into the ground once again.

A pit appeared; on the stone floor, the monster's brain lay spread out like fireworks..

Zhang Jie slowly rose to his feet, his palm still stained with a mixture of blood and brain matter.

'......'

He lifted his head to look around; there was no strange figure, and the experience of his older sister being killed felt like a delusion.

That man.... the man who could reverse everything.... had vanished...

'Bro!'

Zhang Yan came running, panting; her newly awakened will made her body no different from an ordinary person's, but that perilous scene terrified her.

'You're not hurt, are you? Ah?! Hey hey!!'

Only when Zhang Yan slapped her fair palm against Zhang Jie's face did he finally react.

The person before him had eyes open, was alive, was full of life.

'No... no problem...'

'Goodness, you saved my sister again...'

Zhang Yan took out a tissue, grasped Zhang Jie's hand, and gently wiped it clean; the monster's gruesome death beside them caused her no fear at all.

Her gaze was fixed entirely on her younger brother.

'Say something? Are you scared stupid?'

'Hey, I'm fine, sis—I'm still doing great!'

Now there's no problem, but what about just now?

Zhang Jie stared at the motionless monster, his fists clenched.

'Strange... good, good, great!'

At this very moment, Zhang Jie's mind and body were undergoing some kind of transformation in the unseen.

What he didn't know was that, just now when he killed that pollutant, the power of 'Aberration' had already seeped into his body and taken root....

'Little Jie? Lao Di! Zhang Jie!'

The call woke Zhang Jie; he turned and suddenly hugged his older sister tightly, fearing she might vanish—this feeling of regaining what was lost.... really wonderful.

'Older sister, thank goodness you.... are okay...'

'No matter who you are, thank you.'

Zhang Jie could no longer clearly recall that face; he only remembered the opponent's crisscrossing scars and weathered visage.

Just a glance, and Zhang Jie knew much had happened to him..

'Killing an anomaly on the street, your actions shocked many passersby, and likewise shocked your older sister'

'That anomaly, called the Jealous of Happiness, possesses extremely strong concealment abilities; it normally hides in human society, appearing whenever it smells 'happiness' and then kills its target.'

'It hardly has any strange abilities, its destructive power is also limited, but what's most disgusting is its targeting mechanism and concealment methods, making it one of the anomalies most despised by ordinary people.'

'This matter still delayed you and your older sister from going out to eat, but compared to your sister's death, this cost is trivial.'

'Alright, all good, nothing's wrong—you can leave now.'

Inside the Anomaly Bureau, Zhang Jie and Zhang Yan finished their statements; the sky had just darkened, perfect timing to go get dinner.

'Little bro, when did you get so strong?'

'Hmm.'

'Hey Lao Di, what does having willpower feel like?'

'Hmm.'

'?'

'What the hell are you humming for?'

His older sister twisted the soft flesh on Zhang Jie's waist, a sharp pain shot through, and only then did Zhang Jie come to his senses.

To be honest, he actually hasn't recovered his strength yet.

'Hiss, what's wrong, older sister?'

'What's up with you? Anything on your mind?'

Zhang Jie:......

No, it's just suddenly feeling a bit unreal.

What the heck, stop being so unreal, look at the gift your older sister prepared for you.

Although she also awakened her will, that short sword is still Zhang Jie's.

Gift...

Zhang Jie looked at his older sister, and in his mind flashed the gift box stained red with fresh blood....

Time rewinds...

Forget it, I don't want to think so much!

Under his older sister's eager gaze, Zhang Jie reached out and opened the gift box, revealing a delicate, sharp knife.

Here, are you satisfied?

This is something your older sister saved up money for a long time to buy! It'll last you a long time!

Ord... blade?

Nice name...

Watching Zhang Jie play with the short dagger, Zhang Yan's eyes were full of indulgence; this is the little brother she raised.

Cough cough, although it's not entirely that she raised him herself, but seeing Little Bean grow all the way to this point still gives her a sense of accomplishment.

Sis...

Huh? What's up?

I will protect you for life.

Hiss, ow, why are you saying such cheesy words!

Tomorrow is the day he reports to the Investigation Bureau, while his older sister is different; she chose to go study at the university founded by the Anomaly Management Bureau for further education.

The reason is.... speaking harshly, people like her who haven't awakened their will on the school's public foundation platform are rarely wanted.

Age is one factor, number of tests is another; as far as Zhang Jie knows, his older sister has taken the test nearly fifty or sixty times.

With this record, she doesn't even qualify for the lowest threshold investigator.

So she chose to first go to university for further education, while Zhang Jie will definitely go straight into becoming an investigator.

With a senior guiding him, once he grows up they'll bring his older sister too; they've agreed on that.

Hurry up and eat! This hot pot is delicious!

Zhang Yan urged him on, while Zhang Jie put Ordinary Blade at his waist and finally began to enjoy the meal.

(Soon the female lead of this simulation will appear!!!)