Chapter 76 00076
76 Chapter - Wumi'S Past
"Wu Mi, how did the Countermeasure Bureau take control of you? I'm a little curious."
Ye Yao figured she had nothing to do tonight.
With so much time left on the split body's duration, she could properly learn about Wu Mi's experiences.
The Sequence Zero companions all looked like they had quite a story to tell.
Ye Yao couldn't help but be curious.
"Of course, if you don't want to talk about it, you don't have to. I can withdraw my curiosity."
"Hmm, it's not something I can't talk about..."
Wu Mi began to recall, a faint sadness in her eyes.
"It all started °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° the day I awakened my ability."
"At that time, I was living at home with my parents, and a strange power awakened within me."
The sadness in Wu Mi's eyes grew stronger.
Ye Yao didn't even need the system to read her thoughts to feel it.
Presumably, Wu Mi's awakening of her ability that day had harmed her family.
This was an emotional trauma for a girl who still needed care and protection.
Ye Yao placed her hand on Wu Mi's back and gently comforted her.
"If you don't want to recall it, you don't have to."
"I have to face it, and I want Ye Yao to understand me better. I can't avoid it."
Wu Mi showed strong determination in this regard.
She couldn't avoid it.
Because constant avoidance would lead to a cycle.
If she always avoided things she didn't want to face, she would probably live under the shadow of her ability forever.
Wu Mi took a deep breath and continued.
"Mom was very strict with me, making me follow her schedule every day.
As soon as the time for a project arrived, I had to stop what I was doing.
No matter if it was finished or not, I had to move on to the next task, strictly adhering to the schedule."
Ye Yao began to feel suffocated.
Although thinking this now might be a bit inappropriate.
But she was very glad that Xiao Jing was her mother.
If she had been adopted by Wu Mi's mother, she would definitely have been resentful.
"At that time, I already hated that day-to-day routine, like a robot repeating the same things every day, a mechanical life without any change."
Wu Mi described her feelings from that period, making it clear how dissatisfied she was.
"I tried to make Mom change her mind, but she said that only this way could I get ahead of most people, and that everything was for my own good."
"I gave up."
These four words revealed how powerless Wu Mi was at the time.
She was like a puppet manipulated by her mother.
Wu Mi continued, "It was that day, falling into a cycle that made me close off my heart, my mental power rapidly increased, and the power of my ability silently affected those around me."
"Dad and Mom fell into a certain degree of a loop.
A mysterious force connected the beginning and end of their memory of a certain day.
Making them unconsciously repeat things.
Doing the same things every day, saying the same words every day.
Even external interference couldn't make them break free from the loop."
Ye Yao gasped at once.
How was this so much like mental pollution?
Wu Mi's words weren't over yet.
She still remembered everything that happened outside during the time she was closed off.
"The influence of my ability grew stronger and stronger. While at school, passing by the playground, it even caused a teacher who was jogging to enter a running loop, until he collapsed unconscious on the track."
Ye Yao finally realized how terrifying Wu Mi's ability was.
Connecting the beginning and end of something and repeating it endlessly.
That teacher was probably cut off from the stopping phase.
Entering loop after loop.
Although Wu Mi's mental power was only in the early thirties.
For ordinary people, it was a dimension-reducing attack.
Even a small influence could put them in mortal danger.
And this was only mental power below C-rank.
To what extent could this ability go with S-rank mental power?
A Mobius strip?
An Ouroboros?
Ye Yao didn't dare to imagine what it could do once applied to time.
"What was the final outcome for the people affected by your ability?"
Wu Mi replied dejectedly.
"It seems they will cycle endlessly. I can't break their loops.
The moment the beginning and end are connected, it seems there are no other memories in their minds."
"Mom and Dad's memories are only left with that repeating day, which is no different from death."
"Then can the Countermeasure Bureau solve it?"
Ye Yao quickly asked.
Since Wu Mi was taken into custody by the Countermeasure Bureau, they should have properly dealt with the victims.
Wu Mi shook her head.
"They can't solve it. They said my power is too special, and no one can break their loops."
The beginning and end are connected.
Once the end is reached, it will forcefully return to the beginning for the next loop.
Wu Mi's parents were forced to lie in bed for a day.
The result was still no relief; they still acted according to the loop's stages.
They were like human repeaters.
Ye Yao pondered.
"Does your ability unconsciously affect those around you?"
"Hmm, it seems I only lose control when I fall into a loop state. Everyone with lower mental power than me will be affected."
Wu Mi's brow was filled with dejection.
The key was that she was prone to falling into loop states.
A small change couldn't break the loop.
For example, saying different things every day, or doing different actions, couldn't alleviate it.
Only a major turning point in life might break this kind of fated loop.
"I broke a loop once when I was taken away by the Countermeasure Bureau, but I fell back into it within a week.
Soon after, Mu Luo appeared before me, and Ye Yao should know the rest of the story."
"So that's how it is."
Ye Yao placed her hand on Wu Mi's head and stroked it.
"Hmm, it seems Wu Mi has had a tough time, it must have been very uncomfortable, right?"
"Mm... very uncomfortable."
"It's okay, I'm here now! Meeting me is the biggest turning point in your life!
This is just the beginning. I will make your life full of changes and you won't be troubled by repetition like before."
Ye Yao tried to let her confidence infect Wu Mi.
As the saying goes, emotions can be conveyed to others.
What she needed to do was not to resonate with Wu Mi in silence, but to give her the greatest sense of security through words.
"Mm, thank you, Ye Yao."
Wu Mi smiled, then her tone became a little hesitant, looking a bit embarrassed.
"Um... can you give me a hug?"
Then Ye Yao saw Wu Mi's thoughts.
And the mood-killing system prompt.
【Wu Mi hasn't felt a family hug in a long time. If you give her family warmth at this time, you will gain 2 attribute points.】
What more could Ye Yao say?
Attribute points were just a bonus.
The little loli absolutely had to be hugged!
"Of course I can!"
Ye Yao happily embraced Wu Mi's small body.
The sweet and soft Wu Mi was very comfortable to hold.
It was a different experience from Luo Jianhua and Mo Qiuli.
"Mm, thank you, Ye Yao..."
Wu Mi smelled Ye Yao's scent and immediately felt much more at ease, and the influence of her ability seemed to have alleviated a little.
Ye Yao suddenly felt that she couldn't just give Wu Mi a sense of security through words.
It was time to activate her super wisdom.
"Wu Mi, I'll teach you how to use your ability, let's overcome this challenge together!"
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