Chapter 103 00103
103 Chapter - Umi'S Rampage
Led by the Countermeasure Bureau's Ability Users, Ye Yao brought Wu Mi into the indoor resettlement area.
Over three hundred people were thus settled in the spacious indoor area.
The venue was incredibly quiet.
If the temperature were a little lower, and the indoor lighting a little dimmer,
Ye Yao might even suspect she had walked into a hospital morgue.
A Countermeasure Bureau Ability User explained the situation nearby.
“The power of the cycle cannot be broken by external force; we can only interrupt it in this way.”
People caught in a cycle are clearly unable to integrate into society.
Perhaps many people's daily routines are largely the same.
It's nothing more than repeating work and life habits.
But for those caught in a cycle, it's not that simple.
They become like a human repeater, their responses to questions completely off-topic.
Allowing them to move freely would actually be dangerous.
If it were just a one-day time loop, it would be fine.
At least it wouldn't easily lead to death.
But once something that consumes life force enters a cycle,
That would be extremely problematic.
Like taking off for a flight on a whim, one couldn't continuously cycle taking off.
Actions might loop, but the things consumed might not return.
The power of the cycle bestowed by Wu Mi in her uncontrolled state was purely random.
“Did I really hurt so many people back then?”
Wu Mi only realized how urgent the situation was when she saw the crowd gathered there.
If the Countermeasure Bureau hadn't discovered it in time,
That number might have continued to rise.
Most of them were students.
After all, Wu Mi was still in school at the time.
Going to a densely populated place like a school was like a bomb maniac entering the scene.
Killing as many as possible.
It could only be said that fortunately, Wu Mi's Spiritual Power wasn't too high back then.
The range of her ability's influence wasn't too large.
Otherwise, the entire school would have suffered.
Wu Mi felt a pang of fear.
At this moment, Ye Yao placed her hand on Wu Mi's back and gently pushed her forward.
“Go do what you need to do; I’m here.”
“Mhm.”
Wu Mi smiled and nodded, her nervous mood instantly calming down significantly.
The petite girl with beige hair stood on tiptoe, looking left and right.
Soon, she found familiar figures among the three hundred-plus people.
It was her mom and dad.
However, Wu Mi didn't want to break her parents' cycle immediately.
That might lead to them saying things she wouldn't know how to answer, which would interfere with her.
It wouldn't be too late to break it at the very end.
“Phew...”
Wu Mi took a deep breath and approached the first person.
This seemed to be a staff member from the school.
A relatively ordinary person, leaving no strong impression.
She had only seen him a few times.
Wu Mi pushed aside those complicated thoughts in her mind.
Many people around her were watching her.
And there was Ye Yao's gaze, full of trust.
She couldn't disappoint anyone.
Wu Mi touched the person, beginning to feel the power of the cycle within them.
Ever since she mastered the power of her ability, the things she could perceive had become clear.
Now, Wu Mi closed her eyes, and though she didn't see the person's body, she could feel a circle formed by a line.
This circle seemed to be constantly rotating.
Ye Yao had even given it a name.
It was called the ouroboros ring.
Its concept was the cycle itself.
Wu Mi extended her finger into the ring and gently flicked it.
The complete circle instantly collapsed, leaving no trace of the connecting line.
The power of the cycle was thus broken.
“It should... have succeeded.”
As soon as Wu Mi spoke, an Ability User stepped forward to wake the person.
These three hundred-plus people were already being forced into sleep by the power of abilities.
Which was more harmless than drug-induced sleep.
With a snap of the Ability User's fingers, the person on the bed slowly opened their eyes, their consciousness fully clear.
“This is a hospital; you fainted a while ago. Tell us how your body feels.”
The staff member was indeed fooled.
“Aside from feeling a bit weak, there's no other discomfort.”
“Alright, then you can be discharged after a few more days of rest. Go back to sleep for a bit.”
The fingers snapped again.
The staff member fell asleep once more.
The Ability User who snapped his fingers nodded to his other colleagues.
“The cycle has been broken.”
This could be easily determined.
If the cycle hadn't been broken, the staff member would return to their repetitive actions upon waking.
“Th-that's great...”
Wu Mi let out a complete breath, finally relieved.
Other Ability Users, whose bodies had been tense, also slightly lowered their guard.
It seemed Sequence 008 bringing sequence 029 over was truly just to rectify a mistake.
As long as the people could be saved and there was no conflict, everything could be discussed.
Ye Yao remained silent, maintaining her air of mystery.
She had known all along that Wu Mi could do it.
The tension was simply too superfluous.
“Next one.”
Wu Mi's confidence finally began to build, and her tone of voice became much more assured.
What followed was an extremely rapid repetition of the task.
Wu Mi broke a cycle every few seconds.
Those whose cycles were broken were then transferred out by the Countermeasure Bureau personnel.
The number of people on the hospital beds decreased at a visible rate.
Until only two people remained.
They were Wu Mi's parents.
The beige-haired girl's eyes held a complex expression.
But she didn't hesitate for too long, walking a few steps to her father's side.
Her father was a typical busy office worker.
He basically had no time at home to participate in his daughter's education.
Almost everything was left to his wife.
He himself only focused on making money.
And this neglect had made the relationship between father and daughter very distant.
He didn't even notice his daughter's emotional abnormalities.
To be honest, Wu Mi resented her father a little.
But now, it seemed there was nothing to blame him for anymore.
“Break the cycle.”
The ouroboros ring on her father was instantly broken.
Finally.
Only her mother remained.
Wu Mi stood in front of the woman, silent for a moment, hesitating to break the cycle.
If asked if she resented her mother, it probably hadn't reached the level of “hate.”
But if asked if she disliked her, Wu Mi would likely nod in affirmation.
That period of being trapped in a vicious cycle was truly agonizing.
She truly couldn't see any color in life.
At that time, she had no power to resist, nor the conditions for independence, so she could only do as her mother said.
But now Wu Mi had another choice.
And her mother had also been trapped in a vicious cycle for many days.
Could this be considered a form of punishment and revenge?
Wu Mi looked back in Ye Yao's direction, feeling that she shouldn't dwell on the past.
She should look towards the future.
No matter how wrong her mother had been in the past, she no longer had to listen to her words in the future.
Compared to her old home, her current home had more of a home atmosphere.
Wu Mi's gaze became resolute.
She extended a hand and placed it on the woman's body.
The ouroboros ring instantly shattered.
At this point, the cycle symptoms of 325 people came to an end.
“Phew~”
Wu Mi exhaled, looked back at Ye Yao, and flashed ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) a happy smile.
“It's over.”
Ye Yao was about to respond.
But the next second, she saw a faint trace of a purple flame appearing where Wu Mi's hand touched her mother.
“Wu Mi! Come back quickly!!”
“Huh?”
By the time Wu Mi reacted, the purple flame had already drilled into her palm.
The world in her eyes changed in a second.
Her surroundings rapidly darkened, and her entire body lost all strength, as if falling into a dark abyss.
Ye Yao seemed to reach out a hand to her, but it seemed she didn't manage to grab it in time.
Wu Mi instantly lost consciousness.
A powerful and violent Spiritual Power erupted in that instant!
A fierce alarm immediately blared within the Countermeasure Bureau!
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