The next morning Lin Yie gets up early and rushes to Nightingale's room.

But he didn't expect there to be so many people. There are not only the devil sisters Hibiscus and Lava but also Shining and Nearl.

What's going on?

It seems they have been expecting him.

"What's going on here?"

Shining says, "Dr. Kal'tsit should have told you."

Nearl seems troubled, "Liz wants you to move onto the next stage of her treatment, with your new ability. She wants you to free her other personality."

Lin Yie shakes his head, "That's what I was told, but... I don't want to hurt her again."

Lava interjects, "We understand your concern. That's why Ms. Kal'tsit wants you to use us as test subjects to test your ability."

"Lava!" Hibiscus sounds anxious, "Don't say it like that."

"I'm not wrong though." Lava shakes her head and takes a step back to show the lab equipment behind her, "Ms. Liz's problem is special, so we have to be unconventional."

"But you don't have to call us test subjects..." Hibiscus whispers.

Lava pretends she didn't hear anything.

It's not that she's wrong. Lin Yie knows Kal'tsit is a researcher, and researchers are naturally curious. If it weren't for some official business, Kal'tsit probably would have volunteered herself.

I wonder what her dream would be...

Lin Yie shakes his head. He understands the necessity of experiments. Having more samples will help minimize the risk of hurting Liz.

But they could have told him in advance.

Shining steps forward, "Let me be the first test subject."

"Are you sure?" Lin Yie asks.

Shining nods, "This is what Liz wants, and it's also my will."

Nearl says, "I'll go next."

Lava doesn't say anything. It seems these two sisters have made the same decision.

Lin Yie asks, "So, when do you want me to use my ability on Liz?"

"If we manage to collect enough data today, we can do it after the experiments," Shining says, "But I heard you couldn't even last more than one minute the first time you did it."

Don't phrase it like that. It'd be… very easily misunderstood.

But Lin Yie won't point that out. He would sound like a pervert.

Shining continues, "Based on your previous experiences, I might sustain the same mental stress before I can wake up. Or I might just wake up like that Chen Sir, right?"

"But I don't know how Chen Sir felt. She never told me."

"At least not as bad as how Liz reacted," Shining takes the sleeping pills, "Maybe it only happens to Sarkaz. We'll find out soon."

Shining lies down and says, "This type of drug doesn't work well on Sarkaz, so it'll take a while to work. If you're bored, you can look for Liz."

"But she's probably sleeping right now," Lava says, "You came too early today."

"Umm, I guess I will stay here."

As Shining said, the pills are not effective for her. She has to take more before she feels sleepy. Even then, she still takes half an hour to sleep.

Hibiscus and Lava immediately connect Shining to the machines.

Lin Yie takes a deep breath. Then, he grabs her hand.

1 second, 5 seconds, 10 seconds…


When he's about to doubt if his ability is activated, Lin Yie finds himself on a battlefield full of Sarkaz corpses.

Is this… Shining's dream?

He looks around and immediately sees a familiar face. How can he forget it? That breathtaking, yet cold face, and those obsidian-like eyes with the gaze that can pierce into his soul.

"Shining…"

Then, he sees a white light.

After that… there is no after.

Lin Yie opens his eyes again and sees the familiar ceiling.

It takes him a while to register what just happened.

In less than one minute, Shining cut him down!