# 948
Chapter 949: Taming Evil with Evil
The cold wind mingled with a rich scent of blood, sweeping across the shattered streets. Under the dim sky, dusty screens lay buried among the ruins.
Suddenly, these screens flickered with a streak of white light. Dense static danced across the displays as a faint electric hum emanated from every broadcasting device in Osaka. These electronic devices, abandoned long ago due to power shortages, suddenly sprang back to life.
The residents gathered together—quarreling, silent, praying, or even killing each other—all froze simultaneously and turned to look at the ruins.
"Static static static..."
After a brief pause, an intermittent voice suddenly emerged from the screens.
"Can... static... can you hear me?"
The moment that voice echoed through the city, the members of the Black Assassin Group who were riding motorcycles through the streets maintaining order for the civilians' retreat suddenly froze.
They all turned their heads to look at the flickering static-filled screens among the ruins at the street corner, and the light in their eyes gradually brightened!
"That voice..."
"Big Boss! It's Big Boss!"
"Other than those three words, the Japanese is quite clumsy... it's definitely Big Boss!"
"Big Boss is back?!"
"..."
Among the excitedly guessing members of the Black Assassin Group, the excitement was written all over井守裕's face as he quickly ran to a nearby pile of ruins and dug out an old radio, turning the volume to maximum.
The voice continued to come from the radio:
"This is the Black Assassin Group Big Boss, Shen Qingzhu. If you can hear this message, I need your help..."
...
At the center of the magic formation.
Lin Qiye's figure landed beside Yuzuri Takishiro's body, and he looked at An Qingyu with some concern:
"How is it?"
"Still salvageable." An Qingyu pushed up his glasses and said calmly, "He's just entered a weakened state because the suppressing effects of the medication have worn off. If we had been even one day later, even if I had already prepared the medicine to treat him, it would have been too late.
However, according to my previous calculations, the medication should have been effective for at least another two months. Why did it wear off so early?"
Lin Qiye's gaze fell on Yuzuri Takishiro's body. After a moment of silence, he spoke slowly:
"He... has suffered."
An Qingyu sighed and took out a sealed dark green vial from his chest. As he attached it to a syringe, he said:
"During the time at the training camp, I completely cracked all the archives of the 【Project God creation】 and reverse-engineered the composition of that medication. After improvement, it should be able to completely remedy this child's genetic defect.
However, the life force he has already透支 cannot be replenished."
"What do you mean..."
"He will lose years off his lifespan, and a lot of them."
"...I understand."
Lin Qiye closed his eyes helplessly.
Everything comes at a price. The Project God creation gave Yuzuri Takishiro tremendous power, but it also took something from him... If An Qingyu hadn't spent so much time developing the antidote, he would have been a corpse long ago.
Now, the fact that Yuzuri Takishiro can eliminate his genetic defect and grow up healthily is already a very fortunate thing.
As the medication was injected into Yuzuri Takishiro's body, the pallor on his face gradually faded, and the painful furrow in his brows slowly relaxed.
After a moment, Yuzuri Takishiro opened his eyes weakly.
When he saw Lin Qiye and An Qingyu before him, he first froze in confusion, then spoke hoarsely:
"Brother Qiye... did I make it to heaven?"
A smile appeared at the corner of Lin Qiye's lips. He reached out and touched Yuzuri Takishiro's blood-stained white hair,
"Unfortunately, an angel like you shouldn't return to heaven so early... So, we brought you back."
Yuzuri Takishiro stared in a daze for quite a while before a smile bloomed across his face. He propped his hand against the ground, seemingly trying to sit up. An Qingyu immediately reached out to help him lie back down.
"The medication is repairing your genetic defect. You can't move around arbitrarily."
"Ah? Oh, okay..." Yuzuri Takishiro blinked, "Who is this brother?"
Yuzuri Takishiro had met An Qingyu at 【Pure Land】, but he didn't know that he had any connection to Lin Qiye.
"An Qingyu, my vice-captain." Lin Qiye smiled faintly, "Your life was saved by him."
"Hello, Brother Qingyu." Yuzuri Takishiro greeted obediently.
"Mm."
A shy smile appeared on An Qingyu's face.
"Brother Qiye, how is the 【Human Enclosure】?" Yuzuri Takishiro seemed to have thought of something and asked with concern.
"You're in this condition and still thinking about saving those people?"
"...Yes, this is my mission."
"Do you really think it's worth it?"
Yuzuri Takishiro was silent for a moment. He turned his head to look at the little girl clutching a bright yellow umbrella, sitting in the corner and watching him timidly.
His lips curved slightly upward,
"Yes, it's worth it."
Lin Qiye looked into Yuzuri Takishiro's determined eyes. After a moment, he sighed helplessly.
"Rest assured, this forbidden spell is killing the corpse beasts inside the 【Human Enclosure】. They don't have time to slaughter ordinary people."
Yuzuri Takishiro looked up at the black sun in the sky that was emitting terrifying beams of light. His expression relaxed somewhat as he smiled and said, "Brother Qiye, you're really impressive. You effortlessly did something I couldn't."
"I only took a shortcut." Lin Qiye shook his head, his gaze falling on several figures in the distance, charging valiantly through the corpse beasts. He smiled faintly, "Besides, I'm not fighting alone."
Yuzuri Takishiro followed his gaze. A look of envy appeared in his star-like pupils.
"However, don't get too happy just yet." Lin Qiye warned, "Although the threat from the corpse beasts is gone, these people will still kill each other. In a sense, that's far more terrifying than the corpse beasts."
Hearing these words, Yuzuri Takishiro's expression turned grave again.
He furrowed his brows, as if deep in thought.
"Brother Qiye, you think... how can people stop fighting? Why can't everyone just be kind and live in harmony?"
Lin Qiye gazed into his eyes, his expression complex. "Takishiro, not everyone's heart is as pure and kind as yours... As long as greed, evil thoughts, or other negative emotions arise in their hearts, the Red Moon will amplify them infinitely. Human society can never be completely pure and flawless.
Under such circumstances, the evil in people's hearts will grow like weeds run wild. They will use the blade of malice to hurt everyone around them.
As long as the Red Moon's corruption remains, they cannot let go of their evil thoughts and rely on reason and morality to restrain their behavior.
There is only one way to make them stop fighting.
And that is to use extreme fear, to use an 'evil' more powerful than theirs, to shatter their greed and wickedness and shock their souls into submission."