Master Lingqing said when he narrated to this point:
"I cannot consider... those who lost their reproductive organs in the mutation process as humans anymore."
"I do not acknowledge those with extra limbs, organs, and facial features as humans. Perhaps this is my arrogance..."
"But I truly cannot convince myself to accept them. In my eyes, they are just monsters."
"However, there are still real humans on this island."
"Some were lured and went to the hospital to undergo surgery willingly, while others chose mutation driven by their desires."
"But there are also those who resisted, not wanting to lose their human bodies or transform into monsters, and they hid themselves."
"The apocalypse is imminent, and my powers are constantly increasing, but I am not confident in confronting ’that person’. According to ’that person’, even if he dies, it won’t matter... His death would only return him to the original node, experiencing everything once again."
"I cannot reveal my true powers. I can only wait for the apocalypse to come and then... seal him along with all the monsters."
As the story reached this point, Wen Xishu had basically understood the situation.
He knew that Master Lingqing’s seal relied on the room...
At this moment, Wen Xishu said:
"So what about the gourmet, the homeless person, the delivery man, the pervert, Niu Lang, the intellectual, the doctor... What’s their story?"
Master Lingqing replied:
"They are dual deformities. Their bodies have mutations from radiation and mutations from the apocalypse."
Master Lingqing sighed lightly at this point:
Wen Xishu understood, feeling a hint of astonishment but a great respect growing in his heart.
Mariko, Sanshin, Takahashi Fumihiko... These people all have the qualities of "weirdness."
In other words, these people could essentially be recruited. But they indeed have inherent flaws.
Mariko suffers from a terminal illness and spreads the virus through her body.
Takahashi Fumihiko is a complete mad killer. Sanshin Hanzo enjoys taming others. As for the doctor, the gourmet, the homeless, they probably are the same and harbor malice towards this world.
In terms of "qualities," Master Lingqing is actually the same as these seven people. But even amidst immense misunderstanding, Master Lingqing never chose to give up saving the survivors on Rokkasho island.
Wen Xishu suddenly understood too.
The Mage’s abilities were likely very powerful. During the apocalypse, he trapped all radiation mutants on the island alone.
But the other seven, despite sharing the same qualities as the Mage, are also selected by the apocalypse, possessing "weird" or "slaughter" prefixes.
No matter how strong the Mage is, he cannot defeat seven people alone.
There’s even the possibility that among the seven, one might be able to confront the Mage alone, not to mention the combined strength of seven.
Entering the room, killing the Mage... to truly make Rokkasho belong to the seven of them.
This is the destiny of the seven. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ novel~fire~net
But the Mage never chose to abandon the survivors of Rokkasho. Despite the misunderstandings, he still created two rooms, two barriers.
One barrier—his room, used to seal all radiation mutants on the island.
The other barrier, which Master Lingqing explained at this moment:
"I have comforted countless spirits, whose will is willing to assist me. They can help me open a door that connects to another dimension. In that dimension, there might be someone responding to my prayers, coming to help me... contain those seven who share my existence."
"So... benefactor, are you the one who has returned from the future, responding to my prayers?"
Master Lingqing asked uncertainly, and Wen Xishu replied with a wry smile:
"With that intensity... let alone containing all seven, merely those radiation mutants outside the door can overwhelm me by the third or fourth day... strengthening with time and causing my downfall."
"I am indeed the person you mentioned, Master. But unfortunately... in some operations, striving for maximum benefits has led to a reduction in my abilities."
"Furthermore, I must admit, this is the closest I’ve come to death in a challenge."
"I barely held on. My mental state was also severely affected back then."
Wen Xishu spoke truthfully.
"It seems, we ultimately fell short."
"But I returned to the present. Mage, your future self can single-handedly open the barrier to seal all mutants on the island... Do you think the gap between your present self and your future self is significant?"
The Mage thought for a moment and said:
"The difference is like heaven and earth. My current abilities only enable communication with spirits but cannot harness their power."
"That’s good. The same goes for the seven."
Master Lingqing was slightly stunned.
Wen Xishu smiled and said:
"Based on my previous adventures, your abilities truly awaken only after the apocalypse arrives."
"But for now, to put it bluntly, you are just psychics who can be killed by ordinary people."
Master Lingqing seemed to feel the deep-seated killing intent in Wen Xishu’s heart. He was taken aback and said:
"Benefactor... can you really... kill them?"
Wen Xishu smiled and said:
Master Lingqing couldn’t help but shake his head:
"I am just worried... everything might be within ’that person’s’ calculations."
Master Lingqing clearly had a deep psychological shadow cast by "that person," the Ruiner.
Wen Xishu could understand too. Let alone retaining memories every cycle... Even in the real world, preserving just one memory could make someone a master of the world.