Her Talent for Courting Death Has Always Been Impressive - Chapter 34 Part 1

Chapter 34: Congratulations, Congratulations, Congratulations to You

For the ability users at that time, it was an unprecedented tidal wave that almost completely knocked them over, making it difficult to get back up.

No one had anticipated that the precognitive would backstab them. He was one of the founders and elite core members of the Ciji Institute, having used his ability to help his companions overcome countless difficulties. Both his character and willpower had been tested by time and others. Precognitives had also made predictions about each other internally, and all results indicated that he was the most suitable person to be promoted to Star level.

Therefore, when he suddenly decided to convene a meeting of all the top leaders in the circle shortly after his promotion, no one thought there was anything wrong with it.

Moreover, his reason was very convincing—he claimed to have glimpsed matters concerning the life and death of humanity, and needed to discuss them with the elite ability users first.

These elites included all the Radiance level users at the time, a small portion of Torch level users about to be promoted, and all Candle level and above precognitive ability users.

No one knows exactly what was discussed at that meeting. The only thing certain is that all attendees began to show abnormalities one after another upon their return—the first to have issues were the lower-level precognitive ability users, who committed suicide or lost control in large numbers within a short period, causing considerable panic.

Soon after, high-level ability users also began to have problems one after another. At first, people just disappeared without reason, then cases of loss of control began to spread rapidly. This situation was even more perplexing than the loss of control among lower-level ability users—

Starting from Torch level, the physical and mental conditions of ability users were strictly controlled by the organization, striving to avoid any errors. However, the root cause of these elites losing control was all due to minor issues that should have already been resolved.

“For example, Feifei—” Yang Buqi paused here, “The trigger for her loss of control was the sudden outbreak of an old contaminated wound. However, in the memories of many witnesses, this wound had clearly been treated at the time. It couldn’t have possibly remained on her body for so many years without anyone noticing.”

Xu Turan frowned slightly, recalling what Su Sui’er had once said: “It’s said that Star level precognitives can manipulate across time and space.”

“This statement actually comes from that incident,” Yang Buqi nodded. “Many people believe that the precognitive interfered with others’ pasts, modifying some important details and planting the triggers for loss of control. That’s how he was able to cause such a big disturbance in such a short time.”

“Was there no omniscient to verify?” Xu Turan asked.

“His level was higher than all the omniscients at the time. It was difficult to probe,” Yang Buqi said. “Moreover, among the high-level users, omniscients were the first to have issues.”

This bit of intelligence was only pieced together later when people summarized the information from that time.

“That precognitive was very good at hiding. He kept pretending to be sick and injured at the time. If he hadn’t later absconded with funds, people wouldn’t have completely pinned it on him,” Yang Buqi added, taking a sip of water.

Xu Turan was surprised: “He even stole money?”

“Not money… it was data, and resources. For upgrading and treatment,” Yang Buqi explained. “He also released many abominations that were being researched… The Renxin Institute was also badly affected by him, reportedly suffering great losses.”

Adding insult to injury. This incident had a huge impact on people at the time, with the entire circle losing nearly two-thirds of its high-level ability users and a large amount of research data. The two largest organizations, Ciji Institute and Renxin Institute, were severely weakened, not to mention those small groups that relied on just one or two Radiance level leaders. They ultimately had to either disband or be merged.

To prevent his return, people became even more cautious in cultivating high-level ability users, greatly slowing down the speed of nurturing ability users. Moreover, ability user organizations were all civilian organizations without official backgrounds. To facilitate operations, connections were very important—in the past, the establishment of organizational connections mainly relied on top-level elites. When these people suddenly had issues, rebuilding connections naturally required a lot of effort.

“In the past, only those at Torch level and above could be called high-level ability users, with Radiance level being the pillars. Now, Lamp level can be considered high-level, and Torch level is already a scarce resource, with big shots rushing around to save the day,” Yang Buqi sighed. “The overall downgrading of the circle hasn’t fully recovered even now. At least not on the surface.”

Outside of the Renxin and Ciji organizations, there were still quite a few ability users actually operating privately. Among them, there were higher-level existences. It’s just that the two organizations now have limited resources to provide for high-level users, and joining them carries the risk of exposure and constraint. Some people are more inclined to act on their own to seek faster growth.

“If it were just this aspect of influence, it would be fine. After all, humans are very resilient. We can survive and cultivate even the most barren wilderness, and get back up after encountering the greatest disasters…”

As Yang Buqi spoke, his voice gradually lowered, as if thinking of something.

“People’s hearts,” Xu Turan continued softly. “The more terrifying impact is on people’s hearts.”

Yang Buqi looked at her deeply and slowly nodded.

That’s right, the worst impact brought by that precognitive was still on people’s hearts.

He had been the hope of ability users, the highest being cultivated by countless people with countless resources. He was seen as the hope for dealing with—or even eliminating—abominations.

However, after glimpsing the future, his decision was to betray humanity and almost destroy everything that ability users had painstakingly built.

And all of this was done while he was in a clear state of mind.

It’s hard not to generate a speculation from this.

Was his so-called glimpse of the future real? If so, what exactly did he see? What made him decide to abandon everything and destroy everything?

What was his motive? Was he trying to achieve a higher purpose? Was he aiming for destruction or salvation?

… Is the direction we’re striving for now really correct? Does everything we’re doing now really have meaning? Are our so-called adventures and sacrifices just self-righteousness?

These questions confused people and made them waver. There were quite a few who chose to leave the organization because of this, including even some of the new batch of backbones who had taken on the task of rebuilding—some things, persistence relies entirely on a belief. Once doubts arise and confidence is lost, it becomes impossible to continue.