That was Grandpa.
The questions from back then resurfaced once again—
Why don't I have any other siblings?
Is Grandpa really the most powerful person in the Bunker?
The Celestial Ladder List is rumored to have a significant gap, allegedly due to the existence of some devourer.
Rumor has it that my own Grandpa plays some terrifying role, and the people below are extremely dissatisfied with the Bunker ruled by him...
Many of the unfavorable rumors about Grandpa are Xiaojin's inner fears.
Grandpa is already over ninety years old... As the supreme ruler of the Bunker, why does he only have one grandson?
And what about Mom and Dad? Where are they? Why does Grandpa never mention them?
Moreover, inexplicably, the fear inside began to rise rapidly. Xiaojin had always been bold and daring, and he still remembered going to the sixtieth floor of the Slaughter Tower with Senior Xun Hui.
Although he didn't perform as well as Wen Xishu, having the courage to go was still a good thing.
But now, goosebumps rapidly appeared on Xiaojin's hands, and a chill ran down his spine.
His legs seemed to be trembling as well.
Extreme fear was gradually breaking down his will.
Xiaojin began to recall the past.
Memories of a previous life, two lives ago, three lives ago, four lives ago...
Because Evelyn had implanted too many memories, and erased too many, this also caused Xiaojin's past erased memories to resemble "memories of past lives."
He was like a soul who suddenly vomited the Soup of Forgetfulness, with all sorts of memories appearing wildly.
Xiaojin clutched his head, in immense pain.
He felt many memories, these memories were beautiful, treating people kindly, finally resulting in good outcomes.
But these memories also gave him a sense of unfamiliarity.
I'm clearly Grandpa's grandson, so why do I have so many other identities?
Xiaojin cried out in pain, under fear, he began to weep, began to curl up.
The Chosen Train etched out his deepest fears, but not deep enough...
The layers of memories implanted by Evelyn were like shields, blocking the arrows of fear, preventing it from piercing through all memories to reach the truth deep within.
But coincidentally, it was also Evelyn who used strength to evoke Xiaojin's fear.
Emotional arousal is a common sequence power of the Desire Tower series.
At Deceit Tower Academy, Evelyn's ability was fully unleashed. Though Evelyn's tower-climbing journey was different from Wen Xishu's, Evelyn mostly encountered... the fringes of certain storylines.
But quantitative change leads to qualitative change, when you can reach the ninetieth floor, even if you consistently miss the main plot, you still possess immensely powerful strength.
Evelyn's fear invocation had some effect even on Albert, not to mention Xiaojin.
Xiaojin started banging his head on the ground, appearing quite in pain. Wen Xishu watched, somewhat unable to bear it, after all, Xiaojin was his friend.
Albert couldn't bear it either, after all, this was the grandson of an old friend.
But with a change in thought, if Evelyn wouldn't deceive him, then this child couldn't be Old Jin's grandson. He needed to clear up everything.
In a split second, Albert's gaze became sharp.
"Don't stop, Evelyn, give it your all!"
Wen Xishu also said:
"It's not the time yet… He's still in search of those fears within the implanted memories, those fears are worthless."
"But I can see, he's questioning Mr. Jin."
"But I feel it's not enough, Senior Evelyn, please increase the intensity."
Evelyn complied.
But she was also rather helpless, after all, this was practically—like the intensity of administering punishment.
Old Jin didn't know any of this, didn't know his position had changed, if he knew, he would likely be very disappointed, right?
Evelyn is also a ruthless person, though many concerns were in her heart, her hands didn't stop. The fear Xiaojin endured continued to increase.
Xiaojin felt… as if he was a speck of dust facing a sinister and terrifying world.
In an environment of extreme fear, Xiaojin, without knowing when, began to grow angry.
His anger grew heavier.
He displayed an aggression that didn't belong to him.
"Let me go back! Let me go back!"
[I want to go back! I want to leave here! I don't belong here!]
At this moment, Wen Xishu, Albert, and Evelyn were observing Xiaojin from the adjacent compartment, and when Wen Xishu saw the bullet screen appear—
Wen Xishu realized it was most likely this one.
He doesn't belong here, he wants to leave here.
This made Wen Xishu feel something was off. His intuition told him it was time to reel it in.
Wen Xishu quickly appeared, and touched the bullet screen about to slip by.
Of course, in Albert and Evelyn's view, Wen Xishu's action seemed odd, as if he was touching something. But they couldn't see anything.
Albert remembered, Wen Xishu had done similar actions before.
Wen Xishu successfully touched the bullet screen, and with myriad emotions interwoven… he began to collect that segment of memory.
The secret of the Bunker's emperor, the former number one, quietly unraveled at this moment.
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Due to Xiaojin's memories being vague, having been heavily erased, when Wen Xishu used myriad emotions to enter the memory—
he only felt everything around was surreal.
In horror films, there is often a method to portray a child's repression, inner fear. For instance, a child draws Dad and Mom in a diary, but the art style is eerie, with many lines spiraling in swirls.