Clown Game
Chapter 373 - 357: Seeing Angel Again_2

Chapter 373: Chapter 357: Seeing Angel Again_2

And the one pushing the wheelchair... was the nurse.

"Hi... long time no see. It seems that wishing you good health is entirely pointless here, isn’t it?" Chen Xiao seemed well-prepared with his greeting.

The others naturally weren’t as composed as Chen Xiao, because the body before them was too horrifying, and no matter how many times they saw it, they couldn’t accept it. But the nurse was fine, for her body had also been disassembled this way before.

"Yes, it’s this body that’s deteriorating, and if it weren’t for Sister Nurse here, I might already be dead..." Angel squinted her eyes and said with a smile, "Okay, stop getting into your senile mode. I don’t have the ability to read minds right now, and even if I did, I wouldn’t bother using it on you. Your thoughts are far too chaotic, extracting even a bit of useful information from them would be harder than picking glue out of egg whites. My body can’t handle that level of stress anymore."

At this point, Eyeball-kun had already run to Angel’s side, and the latter affectionately stroked its head (eye?), a gesture quite heartwarming yet these two looked eerie enough to prevent any trace of girlish sentiment.

Chen Xiao interjected, "Oh? So you’re not far from death either then. Why don’t you simply switch bodies?" Chen Xiao said, even tentatively wondering to himself, "The guy behind you looks pretty good, comes with self-healing capabilities too."

Angel shook her head, "My created space was discovered, and thanks to your Foundation, I’m locked in this body and can no longer switch."

After hearing her response, Chen Xiao pondered for a moment, "Hmm... okay then, whether or not what you said is true, let’s leave it at that for now. So, how do you plan on recovering my memory?"

"Oh, about that, it’s quite simple... When I was still contained within the Foundation, I chanced upon a containment item, an old book. It recorded a scientific system completely contradictory to what you call technology, no steam, electricity, or steel, but just some ink traces that didn’t solely serve to modify nature for convenience, rather they closely touched the essence of this world and their own souls. Coming to this world, I was unfamiliar with any form of knowledge, so naturally, I started learning these things, and luckily, there are some that could help you."

Said she, turning to Qiu Mujin, "May I use your pen?"

"Of course, but the cost won’t be small." Qiu Mujin responded as if she had known beforehand.

Angel smiled, "Haha, no worries, it’s not for me."

No sooner had she spoken, Eyeball-kun had walked over to her.

Seeing the situation, Chen Xiao exclaimed, "Hey hey, what are you up to now? I’m telling you, if you don’t explain this clearly, I won’t let you mess with me this time!"

"Oh? Explain? Of course, I can explain it to you." Angel said with a smile, while at that moment, Eyeball-kun had already taken Qiu Mujin’s pen, holding it in one hand and hopping on one leg to the front of the containment for C-211, and began drawing something on it.

"If we were to follow your original plan, we’d need to organize another ’containment item heist’, charging into the non-Euclidean joint base of the Foundation to snatch a Class B item, a product of the ancient Mayan civilization capable of transferring human memories. But as you know, we just hit the Pacific Division, and the Foundation’s defense measures have been further upgraded... If we cause trouble now, the consequences are predictable, and that place isn’t in the deep sea where support can’t arrive in time. The moment our location is exposed, there’s not the slightest chance of escape."

Chen Xiao frowned, "What does that mean? Did I leave myself an unsolvable problem back then? Does that even count as a plan?"

"It’s not unsolvable. In fact, you were originally planning to slowly advance to Class A and then make your move on that item. You left a privilege in the Foundation’s database; by that time, you would naturally have the opportunity to get close to it. It’s just that... you’ll have to wait about another half a year."

Angel spoke nonchalantly while Chen Xiao was visibly irritated, "Half a year, huh? I get it now. I have two choices: first, leave my memories here but just watch, unable to reclaim what is rightfully mine until half a year later. The second option is to follow your method, using these runes, and get what I want immediately, right."

Angel nodded, "That’s right, but I need to correct something. Half a year is a conservative estimate; it could actually be longer..."

Chen Xiao squinted his eyes, "You knew my plan all along, yet you decided to rescue this old man ahead of time during this period... Ah, I seem to smell the scent of a conspiracy."

"Think what you like... The choice is now in your hands. Besides, is this extent even considered a conspiracy? You might still be unaware of what kind of person you were before—calculating everything, everyone. You were a real bastard. I even suspect that your active participation in the ’Dimensional Materialization Proposal’ had some ulterior motives. Did you leave any messages for yourself before your memory wipe? Are you sure that what you left was all true? You even deceive yourself! You are a madman, both then and now... You are the most terrifying person in this cycle of ravens! Do you think we were how we died? Do you think we, beings of a higher dimension, ended up needing a vessel to survive in this world because of what? We were the highest beings in this world, yet now we are in such a pitiable state... Do you think, who is responsible for all this?"

Angel said lightly, his hand gently caressing the brain in his lap, as if petting a sleeping cat.

"Is that so? Heh heh... Ahahahaha! Really! How interesting! Oh my god! I can’t wait, I just knew I must be the most interesting person, yes, absolutely. Hahaha, oh, sorry, I seem to have lost my composure a bit. Ahem." Chen Xiao suddenly squealed, then quickly composed himself, "So... according to what you’re saying, the separation of your souls from your bodies should be attributed to me. Heh, don’t you hate me then?"

"Hate?" Angel pondered for a moment, "Don’t use those emotions unique to you humans to guess at us. We are abstract, conceptual. We were never meant to have bodies or lives, but since humans have drawn us into this world, every experience is a delight for us, even the pain, death, displacement, and being chased... The only thing we cannot accept is doing nothing, because we must be doing something, anything. So in a way, I owe you thanks."

"Hmm... Your way of thinking is really hard to understand... Heh heh heh, or maybe our way of thinking is just too simplistic within its fixed patterns. Anyway, never mind!" Chen Xiao mused.

Just then, a few thumping sounds came from behind. Chen Xiao turned around to see the coffin covered with symbols he could not discern...

"Hmm, it looks like it’s done..." Angel said with a smile.

"So— are you ready?"