But if we can’t hold Zeus back, keep Zeus confined above Hof Glacier, then there’s no point in even discussing the matter of entering the Salvation Society to rescue the true body.

He’s certain, even the complete form of the Black Cocoon would be pulled out by Zeus in an instant, which means his plan would fall apart.

"So annoying..." Ji Minghuan shrugged, his thoughts racing, "If I let Dad try, is there a chance he could stall Zeus? No matter how fast Zeus is, he can’t be faster than stopped time."

He thought for a bit, "Forget it, let’s not worry about Zeus for now, what should I do about the Prophet?"

"Prophet," these three words became Ji Minghuan’s second worry.

Just a few minutes ago, it seemed like the being known as the "Prophet" came to the detention room, and at that moment, time suddenly froze from all directions, leaving only Ji Minghuan and a humanoid shadow created by the other able to move in the hollow world.

"I’ll come see you in two days, wait for me, this time I won’t repeat the same mistake." Those were the words the Prophet left behind.

Ji Minghuan recalled that cloaked shadow in his mind, unable to help but click his tongue.

Since they’re able to bypass the Salvation Society’s eyes and convey information so openly, the Prophet’s power can’t be that weak, at the very least he’s functionally Catastrophe Level, and that’s a conservative estimate.

Ji Minghuan knows well that he’s not in life-threatening danger, or else the Salvation Society would have acted against him already. But facing such an unknown figure while his superpower is limited still weighs heavily on him, fearing any unexpected incident.

He sighed lightly, lowering his eyes, and silently gazed at a patch of soft sand beneath his feet, thinking, "Two days later, that would be the night of August 21st, wouldn’t it?"

"It’s still uncertain whether the Prophet is a friend or foe. If he’s a bad guy, should I report to the Mentor about what just happened, tell him the Prophet will come in two days?"

"But if the Prophet’s here to save me, why did he let the Salvation Society lock me up in the first place? Does it make any sense? It doesn’t logically add up, does it?" At this point, Ji Minghuan’s thoughts were interrupted by a voice coming from nearby.

"How do you read this word, ’traitor’?" Shang Xiaoqi suddenly turned her head and whispered.

"A word?"

Ji Minghuan raised an eyebrow and turned his head to meet her gaze. Under the cold light, their eyes met.

"Yes."

Shang Xiaoqi showed Ji Minghuan her vocabulary book, pointing to the English word "Abandon" on it.

"I don’t know, I’m an illiterate from the Welfare Institute, you asked the wrong person." Ji Minghuan glanced at the word, "If it were Japanese, I could teach you. After all, I watch a lot of anime, I’ve already mastered it without a teacher."

"Never mind then." Shang Xiaoqi frowned.

"Why did you start learning English recently?" Ji Minghuan looked up at her.

"I’m just too bored, so I started learning..." Shang Xiaoqi said softly, "In the future, if you guys go abroad for fun, I can be a translator. I’ve learned Pinyin these days, but I’m not fully proficient yet. Also, I’m not very good at communicating with people, so don’t laugh at me at that time."

"I don’t think you need to learn, during that time we’ll definitely have the Mentor as a translator." Ji Minghuan stated calmly, "He’s such a proper gentleman, you can tell he’s proficient in multiple languages at a glance."

"If the Mentor’s going, then I won’t go." Shang Xiaoqi said.

"I was joking."

"That’s a really bad joke."

"How much do you dislike the Mentor?"

"Here, you’re the only ones I don’t dislike, you’re still under observation." Shang Xiaoqi said in a low voice.

"Haha, I’m already under observation, then I’ll try my best not to become someone you dislike." Ji Minghuan said nonchalantly, "Although it’s pretty difficult."

"Why is it difficult?"

"Because I’m annoying."

Shang Xiaoqi was silent for a moment, "Big Sister said... she just watched a video of Zeus with you."

"And then?"

"Did the Mentor show you... my video?" Shang Xiaoqi pondered for a moment, then asked.

"Uh... what do you mean?" Ji Minghuan asked, puzzled.

"Didn’t the Mentor ever tell you?" Shang Xiaoqi said intermittently, "I lost control once before, that time I turned into a huge tree, and many, many people got caught in it, they either got pierced by thorns or crushed by roots, lots of people died, they were all experimenters here..."

She paused, "He didn’t show you the video of that time? I thought you had already seen it."

"When did this happen?"

"Not long ago, before I met you."

"So you mean, at that time you turned into the World Tree and killed many people?"

"Yes."

"Didn’t Big Sister also lose control once, that time she... never mind, it’s not comforting to compare to you." At this point, Ji Minghuan turned his head to glance at the Somersault Cloud.

The two girls sat cross-legged on the cloud, Kong Youling placed a penguin plushie on her head, seriously bobbing her head, while Sun Changkong chuckled holding her stomach.

"You don’t have to comfort me, actually I don’t really care about that incident." Shang Xiaoqi said.

"Really?"

"Yes, because I really hate those experimenters."

"But no matter how much you hate them... knowing you killed people, you’re definitely more or less scared."

"I’m not scared."

"Who are you lying to?"

Shang Xiaoqi lowered her head, her eyes suddenly red, she frowned at her vocabulary book, "Actually, back then I kept thinking, if only I could just die, but the Mentor wouldn’t allow it, no one allowed it, I feel like every day here is empty, looking up only to see the same ceiling is so terrifying, like being a puppet at someone else’s control..."