A Top Scholar in Everything (ATSIE) - Chapter 19

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

In a dark room, Bruce slowly kneeled down.

There were complicated lines drawn under his feet, spreading out in all directions, almost covering the entire room.

Looking down from the sky, the lines and curves formed an ugly monster with its mouth wide open.

Its body was hunched, but its mouth was like a blooming chrysanthemum, occupying one-third of its body, and each petal had barbed teeth.

It was a truly horrifying sight for agoraphobic people.

If Bai Yu was here, he would have complained that such a strange-looking monster still held onto people’s faith.

At this moment, Bruce was kneeling in the center of the room, chanting in a low voice.

After a while, the lines on the ground emitted a strange green light, making the dark room look ghostly.

Four fresh corpses were placed in the four corners of the room.

The fresh blood flowing out of each corpse flowed along the lines, forming a strange red in the green light.

“Great Lord, forgive your humble servant.

“The demon paper plan has been compromised. I need a stronger power to keep the plan going smoothly, so that you can smoothly free your minions.”

Bruce whispered with incomparable devotion. Not long after, the green light on the ground began to erupt, piercing into Bruce’s body like a river flowing.

Then, his skin and hair all over his body quickly turned green.

He looked like a dwarf version of the Hulk.

The blood vessels on his face bulged, and he let out a painful wail. He rolled on the ground, and disgusting warts sprouted from his clothes and grew out from his back.

The pain lasted for ten minutes.

Ten minutes later.

Bruce slowly stood up from the ground. All the green color disappeared from his skin and hair, and he returned to normal.

He took out a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped his sweat, his heart filled with shock.

Just a strand of divine sense had such a terrifying effect on him. It could actually allow him to advance from sequence nine to sequence eight without relying on potions.

“As expected, I made the right choice back then.

“Even if it’s just a remnant of divine sense, it still possesses a power that mortals can not resist. If it wasn’t for the array as a central buffer, I might have gone crazy while receiving the power.

“As long as the plan succeeds and that the Lord is released, we’ll be able to obtain more of the Lord’s power, and even occupy a greater weight in the abyss ascetic order.

“Only that Lord knows how to establish a true connection.”

Bruce clenched his fists, feeling the power that had just surged in his body. As a former warrior, he was extremely satisfied with the condition of his body right now.

This kind of powerful feeling and the feeling of controlling power made people infatuated.

He took a mirror and looked at himself. His expression was solemn, without the slightest bit of joy.

If he could borrow the power of these evil gods, it was possible to achieve immortality one day!

It was very dangerous to come into contact with gods that were evil.

Bruce shook his head in the darkness to shrug off his thoughts.

He could clearly feel that his strength had been lacking these years. Whether it was his body or his will, they were rapidly aging and declining.

Even if he had once become a seventh sequence warrior, as he grew older and lost his body resiliency, he could not even display the strength of a ninth sequence warrior.

Right now, the only thing he could rely on was to come into contact with external beings that could aid him. He had no other choice.

He collected his thoughts as he picked up his walking stick and specially picked out a khaki-colored suit that made him look younger from the wardrobe. He slowly walked out of the villa right after changing.

“Master Bruce.”

“Hello.”

A few servants were tending to the flowers and plants in the garden.

A little girl ran over quickly and jumped into Bruce’s arms. She used her cheek to rub against the stubble of the old man. “Grandpa, you’re going out this late? You haven’t played with Peipei during this period of time.”

“Hehe, who said that? I’ll play with you after I’m done with my business.”

Bruce hugged the little girl who was a little tired and did not notice his solemn face at all.

“Pink swear me, Grandpa!”

“Okay, pinky swear.”

After struggling for a long time, Bruce let go of his granddaughter. The hesitant look in his eyes became firm.

He could not die, and he would not weaken.

In this man-eating world, if he fell, not only would he lose his huge fortune, but he would leave Peipei in this devastating world alone.

At least he could wait until Peipei became an adult before he could let go.

Bruce quietly pulled up his sleeves and looked at his green skin. His face was grim. Since he could not die, he could only complete the mission.

Anyone who stood in his way would be eliminated by him. In order to survive, he could only let others die.

That was just how the world worked.

…

Riverside Willow Lake.

This was a famous place filled with beautiful scenery in every direction. The bright full moon hung in the sky, and the clear water of the river was sparkling. The evening wind blew, and it was cool. The hustle and bustle of the summer was at its peak.

“Qin Shou, have you gone crazy recently?

“No, no, you’re not interested in Bai Yu, are you?

“Let me think.

“You’re just a teenage girl, and then you met a boy of the same age with excellent grades, good grades, a solid family background, handsome looks, and great potential for future development.”

“Obviously you’ll be enticed, right?”

Lin Shan asked with a raised eyebrow.

“Lin Shan, I’m not joking. There’s definitely something wrong with that Bai Yu. How can a normal person resist my mind reading and even mechanical equipment! He has battle-type mechanical equipment, a battle-type!”

Qianxue gritted her teeth.

Lin Shan saw her like this and sighed.

“You think I didn’t investigate him?

“His parents once participated in the Tian Yuan War. After the war ended, they retired to become teachers.

“As for the pseudo-world incident, it was a disaster-level pseudo-world. It happened in the sanctuary. They went there without hesitation and then disappeared.”

“Were their contributions according to the standard of the Foreign Affairs Department? Heroes my ass…”

Qianxue was silent for a moment and then said in a low voice.

“Only twenty years have passed since the Tian Yuan War. The elders of Tianyuan are still active in various departments and levels.

“Although we didn’t experience the cruelty of the war to be this severe, it doesn’t mean that they were not great people.

“To be able to survive the Tian Yuan War, they were definitely not simple people.

“His parents had entered the disaster-level pseudo-world back then, and there were also close friends who survived.

“Although the Bai family and the Qin family were only wealthy families on the surface.

“But if there was no one taking care of them behind the scenes, how did they get all those things?”

“Perhaps some people helped to get the mechanical equipment.”

“But…” Qianxue hesitated.

“If the investigation continues, the relationship we have with him now will be worse.

“Bai Yu is currently the student representative of Linjiang’s First High School. The school will not ignore anything that happens to him. Even other schools will send people to interfere with our work if Bai Yu is affected by it. Can you withstand the pressure from all sides?”

Lin Shan said with a faint smile

At this point, Qianxue was really scared. Although investigators had a lot of power, it was indeed troublesome to analyze this matter.

Most importantly, she was suspicious of Bai Yu so much that it had lead her here. Because she was an intern investigator, she was eager to solve some extraordinary cases to prove herself so that she could add more achievements on her resume.

That was why she found out through her family’s informants and intelligence network that Bai Yu was going to meet someone here to make a deal.

“But since we’re already here, let’s see what they’re planning to do. I believe that Bai Yu would never do anything that would endanger the stability of his empire!”

The smile on Lin Shan’s face grew brighter..