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Seeing Vikram sitting silently in a daze after waking up, Isha naturally had no idea that he had just inherited an entirely different set of memories.

In her eyes, this was simply the usual lazy Vikram acting strangely again.

So she crossed her arms and jokingly asked, "What happened? Did you finally get tired of sleeping all day?"

Hearing this, Vikram laughed awkwardly.

After obtaining the memories of this world’s self, he now deeply understood just how terrible the original Vikram’s reputation truly was.

Lazy, shameless, irresponsible and a professional sleeper.

Even compared to ordinary sloths, this version of himself seemed more dedicated to sleeping.

Vikram rubbed his nose helplessly before suddenly speaking seriously, "Wifey, I promise you... From today onward, I’ll stop running away from responsibilities. I’ll start changing my life. And I’ll get rid of this laziness."

Hearing these words, Isha immediately looked at him suspiciously.

Normally, if someone else said such things, she might not care much.

But when those words came from Vikram, the impact was completely different.

After all, in this world, waking up early was nothing unusual for normal people.

But for Vikram?

That alone was practically a heaven-defying miracle.

Even though Isha still didn’t fully believe him, she could instinctively feel that something about him had genuinely changed today.

Even the way he spoke felt calmer and more serious than before.

After staring at him quietly for a few seconds, Isha suddenly smiled faintly and spoke half-jokingly, "If you really start taking responsibility seriously... I’ll give you a child."

The moment those words entered his ears, something inside Vikram suddenly trembled violently.

A strange pain flashed through his heart.

Fragmented images seemed to flicker briefly within his mind.

Regret, loss, blood and a crying child.

However, the sensation disappeared so quickly that Vikram couldn’t even grasp it properly.

He frowned slightly for a moment before forcefully suppressing those strange emotions.

Perhaps they were only remnants from another Ruin.

Or perhaps, something deeper. Regardless, right now, he had no time to dwell on it.

Slowly exhaling, Vikram raised his head once more.

His gaze gradually became firm.

No matter what secrets this Legendary Ruin contained...

No matter how dangerous the Vampire world was... Or what connection existed between the Ruins and the Plant Life System...

From this moment onward, his new journey had officially begun.

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Vikram soon accompanied Isha toward the Hunter Headquarters.

The moment the two entered the massive building together, countless Hunters nearby immediately froze.

For a second, many of them genuinely thought they were hallucinating.

"Sana... poke me for a second."

Kavya stared at Vikram with widened eyes.

"I need to confirm whether I’m dreaming or if Vikram actually came to headquarters today."

Hearing this, even Kavya herself still looked stunned.

But instead of poking herself, she directly poked Sana.

"Ouch!"

Sana rubbed her arm painfully before staring at Vikram in disbelief. "So it’s really not a dream..."

"But how did he appear here?"

"Did some miracle happen?"

Nearby, Ayesha suddenly turned toward Rohit seriously.

"Rohit, check whether the sun rose from the west today."

"What nonsense are you talking about now?" Rohit immediately shouted.

"I’m serious!" Ayesha argued confidently while pointing at Vikram.

"If Vikram actually came to headquarters willingly, then something impossible definitely happened."

The surrounding Hunters instantly burst into laughter.

Meanwhile, Pooja tried calming everyone down.

"Alright, stop exaggerating. We should be happy instead. Vikram finally left his legendary bed and appeared among humans again."

Bushra immediately nodded in agreement.

"Exactly. We should distribute sweets today. Maybe then he’ll keep showing up like this daily."

Hearing all this ridicule around him, even Vikram himself felt slightly embarrassed.

Only now did he fully realize just how legendary his laziness had become among the Hunters.

At this point, even his reputation seemed more famous than some elite Hunters.

After listening to their nonstop teasing, Vikram finally coughed lightly before speaking loudly, "Everyone, listen carefully."

The noisy surroundings gradually quieted down slightly.

Then Vikram continued seriously, "From today onward, I’ve decided to change completely."

"I will no longer avoid missions. I’ll stop escaping responsibilities. And from now on, I’ll properly work as a Hunter."

After saying this, Vikram originally thought everyone would finally cheer for his decision.

Unfortunately, the exact opposite happened.

"Hahaha!!"

The entire hall instantly exploded with laughter.

One Hunter laughed so hard he almost bent over.

"Just because you showed up today doesn’t mean you’ll come tomorrow too!"

Another Hunter shouted mockingly:

"This must be another one of your excuses to avoid responsibility later, right?"

"Exactly!"

"You probably woke up early once and already think you’ve become hardworking!"

More laughter erupted throughout the headquarters.

However, not everyone mocked him.

A few Hunters genuinely looked surprised.

One of them spoke seriously, "What are you all talking about?"

"Since Vikram actually woke up early and came here himself, doesn’t that already prove he’s changing?"

Another person nodded immediately.

"Exactly. I believe him."

For a brief moment, the headquarters became divided between people mocking Vikram, and people strangely supporting him.

And just as the noisy argument continued, the atmosphere suddenly changed slightly.

"So the legendary Vikram has finally appeared among us."

The clear female voice instantly echoed throughout the Hunter Headquarters.

"Forget Cameron City... This news deserves to be announced all the way to Singapore Country."

The moment those words were spoken, many surrounding Hunters instantly turned toward the entrance.

A beautiful woman slowly walked forward with several Hunters following respectfully behind her.

Her long hair flowed behind her calmly, while the confident aura surrounding her immediately attracted attention from everyone nearby.

The moment Vikram saw her face, he instantly recognized her. Carol Danvers. The seductress of previous ruin.

At the same time, an inexplicable chill suddenly spread across his back. It felt almost as if someone had stripped him naked with a single glance.

Before Vikram could react further, Isha immediately stepped forward and blocked Carol’s line of sight.

"Sis. I already warned you before. Stop bullying Vikram."

Hearing this, Carol instantly raised an eyebrow innocently.

"Bullying him? I’m simply congratulating him for finally appearing at headquarters."

"After all..."

Carol slowly glanced toward Vikram again before smiling faintly.

"He’s a legend here. And legends aren’t seen every day."

The surrounding Hunters instantly burst into restrained laughter again.

However, Isha clearly did not believe Carol’s harmless expression at all.

"Stop twisting your words. I know exactly what you’re trying to imply."

After all, the two sisters had known each other since childhood.

Isha naturally understood Carol’s personality better than anyone else.

Meanwhile, the most shocked person present was actually Vikram himself.

His mind became slightly chaotic.

Carol... Was Isha’s younger sister?

That meant, according to his previous memories, Carol should also technically be his aunt.

Yet strangely, he possessed almost no memories connected to her at all. He only knew about her from the previous ruin.

This instantly made Vikram feel something was wrong again.

Because based on the inherited memories of this Ruin, Carol and Isha clearly maintained regular contact.

As Isha’s husband, Vikram should naturally know Carol extremely well. But somehow, he didn’t have memories of these.

It was almost as if someone had deliberately erased portions of memory, or those memories never existed properly in the first place.

The feeling immediately made Vikram uncomfortable.

"Carol, if you say one more thing about Vikram, I’ll beat you right here in front of your team members."

Isha’s eyes narrowed as she warned her younger sister once again.

Hearing this, Carol immediately widened her eyes dramatically before looking toward Isha with an exaggerated expression of disbelief.

"Sis, you’ve really changed so much. You’re actually scolding your own little sister because of a lazy guy?"

As she spoke, Carol deliberately glanced toward Vikram mockingly again.

Clearly, she still enjoyed teasing him.

However, hearing Carol repeatedly call Vikram lazy instantly irritated Isha.

"Watch your tongue. You also know that this ’lazy guy’ is my husband. So apologize immediately."

Seeing Isha genuinely becoming angry, many surrounding Hunters quietly swallowed their saliva.

After all, everyone knew Team 11’s Captain usually maintained a calm personality.

The fact that Carol could provoke her this much showed just how fearless she truly was.

However, before the sisters could continue arguing, the entire surroundings suddenly became silent.

A powerful pressure quietly spread through the Hunter Headquarters.

Even the noisy Hunters immediately became serious.

Vikram instinctively looked toward the entrance. Then his pupils contracted slightly. He recognized this person.

Or more accurately, he had seen him once before. Right before losing consciousness inside the previous Ruin.

Mist King. One of humanity’s strongest Hunters.

A terrifying existence possessing an SSS-Level Ability: Mist Transformation.

The ability allowed his entire body to transform into intangible mist, making ordinary physical attacks almost completely ineffective against him.

Against most Vampires, he was practically impossible to kill.

The moment Carol saw him appear, her earlier arrogant attitude disappeared instantly.

Like a mischievous little girl caught causing trouble, she quickly ran toward him and grabbed his arm before hiding partially behind him.

Then she pointed toward Isha dramatically.

"Dad! Big sis is bullying me again! You should scold her properly!"

However, despite hearing her complaint, Mist King showed almost no reaction.

His calm gaze first swept across Carol.

Then toward Isha, and finally, toward Vikram.

At that moment, Vikram suddenly noticed something strange.

A faint trace of guilt actually appeared within Mist King’s eyes while looking at both him and Isha.

Although the emotion disappeared almost instantly, Vikram still caught it clearly.

Before he could think deeper about it, Mist King calmly spoke, "Enough, stop your little family quarrel. Let the meeting begin."

Hearing his words, everyone immediately became serious.

Soon afterward, several powerful auras began approaching the meeting room one after another.

The other Team Captains had arrived.

Each of them carried an oppressive presence far beyond ordinary Hunters.

One after another, they entered the room and quietly sat down in their assigned seats around the massive meeting table.

Meanwhile, Vikram himself was no longer paying attention to the atmosphere inside the meeting room at all.

His mind had already fallen into complete chaos.

Mist King... was actually Isha and Carol’s father?

Then why did he not possess clear memories about this at all?

The more Vikram thought about it, the stranger everything became.

Especially after recalling something Isha had told him earlier that morning.

"Now only the two of us are left from our family."

At that time, Vikram had not thought much about it because he was still digesting the Ruin memories.

But now, the sentence suddenly became extremely unsettling. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

If the Mist King was still alive... And Carol was also clearly alive...

Then why would Isha say that only the two of them remained?

That statement made no sense at all.

Unless something had happened later.

Or perhaps, the inherited memories themselves were incomplete.

Vikram instinctively glanced toward Carol. She looked completely normal. Laughing, teasing Isha. Acting spoiled toward Mist King.

Nothing seemed wrong.

Then he looked toward Mist King again.

The man still maintained the calm and dignified aura of one of humanity’s strongest Hunters.

Yet the faint trace of guilt Vikram had noticed earlier still lingered in his mind.

The more he connected everything together, the heavier the unease inside his chest became.

It felt almost as if certain memories had been deliberately hidden, important events were missing.

At this point, Vikram suddenly realized another terrifying possibility.

Meanwhile, the meeting inside the room had already officially begun.

The Team Captains were discussing Vampire movements, Hunter casualties, resource shortages, and upcoming operations.

However, Vikram heard almost none of it. Because right now, countless questions continuously echoed inside his mind.

Why did his Plant Summons still exist here?

Why did Mist King feel guilty toward him and Isha? Why were parts of his memories blurry?

And most importantly, what exactly had happened to Isha’s family?