Superhumans of the Dome City-Chapter 70 - 42 Each Has Its Difficulties_2

70: Chapter 42 Each Has Its Difficulties_2

70 -42 Each Has Its Difficulties_2

“Haha,” Shiyu Lianyi stuffed the blood-stained clothes into a plastic bag he found in the bathroom cabinet, “how do you view ‘Alice’?”

“She’s…”

The young man recalled their casual conversation from earlier in the day and said to his friend.

Alice is a strong, independent woman.

She doesn’t think much of official personnel and harbors a subtle hostility towards them.

She’s confident in her own abilities and also possesses a sense of responsibility and plain justice.

It’s clear from many details that she’s not flush with cash, but she’s working hard to earn money and improve her life.

When she looked over her and Mo Yuankai’s residence, envy that she couldn’t quite hide gleamed in her eyes.

She must want a home of her own—nothing luxurious, just something comfortable.

She’s not as mature as she appears, instead retaining a girlish innocence, believing that as long as those around her are truthful, she won’t be deceived.

She loves adventure, she loves freedom…

The Superpower User concluded with those words.

“When I took her on a pigeon ride, she said she was very happy.

I don’t think that was a lie.”

At that time, Alice, at that time, Shiyu Ling, her joy wasn’t a deliberate facade but an emotion that sprang from the heart.

—”This is probably…

no, it may actually be the happiest moment of my life from my birth until now.”

She had said during a previous battle that she had no regrets.

Thinking back now, that was actually a lie.

—”It’s time for you to bow out.

An ordinary person like you and your little girlfriend should enjoy everyday life—that’d be for the best.”

—”It’s rare for someone to ride pigeons with me and enjoy the scenery; I don’t want to see you die in a chaotic mess.”

The woman had said such things while resting at the ramen shop.

Perhaps she did enjoy the pigeon flight so much that the happiness made her momentarily tender-hearted, leading her to abandon her plans to use the Superpower User.

If he had agreed with her suggestion back then, how might things have unfolded?

He couldn’t know what the future might have held; he just finished his story and awaited his friend’s response.

“I see.”

Shiyu Lianyi ceased his actions in his hands, “Do you know, Gongsun?

With very few exceptions, ordinary Impermanence Law Enforcers can only study one type of Spiritual Image in their lifetime.

Just like how a Superpower User will only have one superpower, it’s not that it can’t be done, it’s that it just isn’t possible.”

He remembered the flowers beside that woman.

Spiritual Image’s daffodil, Brahma’s appearance’s blue orchid.

“Shiyu Ling can use two types of Impermanence Skill.

Is this what Shiyu Research Institute did to her?

Double personalities…

that’s not quite right.”

“Her other side would be a more appropriate description,” said Shiyu Lianyi as he tied up the plastic bag, “she told me when we were children that she’d find a way to escape the research institute one day.

She wanted to travel the world like the adventurers in the stories, buy her own house and live a life of freedom.”

Was it just role-playing?

Or was it that, during the process, she gradually revealed the emotions hidden inside her heart?

Or was it that, during the process, the suppressed desires inside her started to surface?

“Rather than saying she was playing the role of Alice…”

He finished the conclusion for his friend.

“It’s more like, Alice is the person she wanted to become.”

·

Shiyu Lianyi looked troubled at the plastic bag.

The Superpower User left the room and returned a minute later, holding an anime T-shirt with long sleeves and a pair of jeans.

The Zero Island youngster stared at the commanding robot that dominated most of the T-shirt, “Not that, Gongsun.”

“There’s also one with a swimsuit anime girl on it; those were all acquired by Mo Yuankai for his collection and he never got the chance to wear them.

Any of the others would probably fit you like a bathrobe.”

Shiyu Lianyi forced a wry smile as he put on the clothes, and the grey-haired youth handed him a pair of cleaning gloves for protection.

“It’s too much…”

“Make do with it, alright?”

They walked out of the bathroom and greeted the information dealer who was drinking cola and watching TV.

Shiyu Lianyi sat down on the wooden chair in the living room, looking somewhat awkward.

He could totally understand the other party.

Anyone who showed up in front of people they weren’t quite familiar with, dressed in a shirt emblazoned with “Invincible Steel Brave!” and wearing a pair of pink cleaning gloves, would look awkward.

Mo Yuankai gave the thumbs-up to the man in the anime T-shirt: “It fits you so well, you can have it!”

“Tha…Thank you.”

The atmosphere seemed to grow even more awkward, and Gongsun Ce decided to change the subject, “So, what exactly is going on here?”

“When we were near the ramen shop, I had only just realized what was happening, and I was not very clear about what had occurred.

To be honest, I was also surprised to see Sister Ling and Gongsun acting together.”

Shiyu Lianyi slightly adjusted his collar and continued, “But if I recklessly made an appearance, it might tip off the officials and lead to suspicions about ‘Alice’.

I decided to first warn you not to act rashly and wait for the right opportunity to make contact, to work together as a ‘local helper of the Azure Sky City’.”

If Shiyu Lianyi had joined in midway, what would have changed?

Just like he could recognize Shiyu Ling, ‘Alice’ would surely be able to recognize him as well.

With Mr.

Shiyu’s help, dealing with the giant dragon worshippers should be quite simple.

And as long as he revealed his identity to his friend during the process and secretly used his superpower to say a few words to Shiyu Ling, that woman would likely abandon her plans to summon the giant dragon…

“Then we’d have an exciting and thrilling night, preserving the peace of the city.

Afterwards, Miss Alice Adar would leave Azure Sky City, Shiyu Ling would still be on the run, and my heart wouldn’t have to be yanked in and out like it was today; everyone would be well?”

Shiyu Lianyi said with a smile, “I think it’s a very good development.

But I didn’t expect Mr.

Yan Qi to come…”

They looked towards the TV, where the screen was filled with emergency reports on the Colored Glaze Disaster.

The front-line reporter excitedly shouted, “According to the data received so far, the death toll in this Dragon Disaster is an unprecedented zero!” The screen quickly switched to a segment with an expert, a bald man with a golden beard, who spoke solemnly about how the Dragon Disaster was being handled by major kingdoms, with local institutions of Azure Sky City actively responding, and how, only after using the latest developed top-secret bio-weapon, did they achieve zero casualties…

Gongsun Ce thought to himself that the old principal’s acting skills were indeed professional, as he could spout such far-fetched nonsense without batting an eye.

Mo Yuankai clicked his tongue and turned off the TV.

He took a sip of his ice-cold cola and said to Shiyu Lianyi, “No wonder.

You are trying to save Gongsun, save Shiyu Ling, and preserve Azure Sky City all at once, yet in the middle, Mr.

Yan comes along saying he wants to kill the dragon.

You could only save Gongsun first, then help with the slaying, and finally rescue Shiyu Ling, getting yourself into this mess…

really, what’s the point?”

The grey-haired youth’s eyes widened, “Hey bro, that’s his personal business—Ah!”

The older brother flicked his finger and tapped his forehead, causing Gongsun Ce to fall over, holding his head.

“What personal business?

Shiyu Lianyi wasn’t around and you would’ve died early tonight.

He just almost got chopped into minced meat and you helped with his wounds.

Do you understand what friendship is, Ah Ce?

The kind of relationship where you risk life and limb, you can ask about these things!”

Gongsun Ce lay on the sofa howling, and Shiyu Lianyi couldn’t help but laugh.

“Haha.

Actually, it’s nothing; I just went to save Sister Ling, that’s why I ended up like this.”

Gongsun Ce looked at his friend with a hollow gaze, “You’ve worked hard, Mr.

Shiyu.”

“You too, Gongsun.”

He extended his fist and gently bumped it against his friend’s.

At that moment, the front door was banged upon loudly by an impatient visitor.

Gongsun Ce opened the door to see a frustrated Yan Qi and Qin Qianbai holding a bottle of champagne.

The Empire’s expert entered and cursed, “Damn modern city, a dragon disaster at night and all the restaurants are closed, ended up with nothing but the community’s homestyle restaurant!

Saving the world only to eat stir-fry for supper, what kind of times are these!”

Gongsun Ce used his powers to move several large food containers to the dining table.

Miss Qin Qianbai swirled the champagne bottle, “Look at this; this is the champagne that Yan Qi kicked open the store door for and forcefully bought in his frustration.”

The superpower user nodded slowly, addressing a middle-aged man, “Do you have something you want to say to me?”

Yan Qi sneered, “What do you want to hear?

Do you want me to praise you for a job well done?”

Gongsun Ce clenched his fist.

“Yan Qi—!!!!”

With rage beyond its limit, he threw a punch at the expert’s face, knocking him to the ground.

“Stupid brat!”

The expert on the ground cursed as he got up, engaging in a physical conflict with the superpower user.

The female college student quietly tripped him, and as a result, Yan Qi stumbled just as he stood up, regretfully finding himself at a disadvantage in the fight.

Qin Qianbai popped the champagne cork.

Foam and liquid burst from the neck of the bottle with a pop, and the rich aroma filled the living room as she said expressionlessly, “Champagne’s open.”