Chương 95: The Origins of Hextech

Lin Shuxuan looked at Li Rufeng.

The bitter, burnt smell mixed with the stench of blood rushed into my nasal cavity.

One of her once-enviable peach blossom eyes is now blind, and the remaining eye looks at her with a mocking smile.

He found it hard to connect the mangled body of the boy in front of him with the culprit who destroyed the military academy.

"Time is precious. I can answer a few questions for you. Go ahead and ask."

Even as he faced death, Li Rufeng's arrogant demeanor remained unchanged.

Lin Shuxuan sighed inwardly and organized his thoughts.

What kind of organization is Star Orbit? What are its goals?

This was Lin Shuxuan's biggest concern. He hadn't forgotten that the Star Orbit Society had plotted against him in Xinhai City. If he hadn't been admitted to military academy, the enemy he faced might have been terrifying.

What exactly is their purpose?

Looking at Li Rufeng's actions alone, it's hard to make sense of what's going on.

Destroying military academies would certainly be a heavy blow to the Federation, but then what?

As the dominant party, Xinggui should try to gain some benefits.

"You can think of it as a gathering of like-minded people. Before the ultimate goal arrives, we can use its power to achieve our own goals."

"Don't ask me what that goal is; I don't know right now."

So Li Rufeng didn't know the purpose of the others in the meeting... Lin Shuxuan frowned; this was bad news.

Before he could ask any further questions, Li Rufeng continued speaking to himself:

"I grew up in the city of Earth, and I once thought that there were endless pipes and a pitch-black sky in this world."

"It wasn't until later that I learned there was also land and a fireball that illuminated it."

"At first I thought it was a myth."

At this point, Li Rufeng chuckled self-deprecatingly, his eyes revealing a touching sense of nostalgia.

Even in that terrifying and dark underground, perhaps there are moments of peace and beautiful memories?

"Even so, I don't think destroying the military academy was the right decision. Will the citizens of Earth City be happy just by releasing what's sealed away?"

From any perspective, Li Rufeng's behavior was far too radical.

After graduating and gaining influence, rising to a higher level will make solving the problems of the city much easier.

Not all members of the federal government are heartless; some are willing to try to improve the situation of the citizens of the city.

But Li Rufeng still shook his head.

"When you are tormented by illness, you will be willing to do anything to eliminate the pain immediately."

"We feel the same way. We've waited too long and we don't want to wait another moment."

"and..."

He paused here.

"My plan is not without a chance of success."

"In one of the prophesied futures, the citizens of Earth truly attained the happiness I hoped for."

Prophecy, the future...? Lin Shuxuan was stunned. He himself possessed the ability to foresee the future, and the scenes revealed by his future vision had never been wrong.

"He is my brother, the executive officer of the Star Orbit Society. He has the blessing of the God and can see the direction of the world line."

At this point, Li Rufeng offered further words of comfort:

"You don't need to worry about him causing you trouble. He's seen too much life and death, he's already used to it."

"Perhaps he already foresaw my death."

Lin Shuxuan: "..."

"Let's talk about something else, like the blessings of God. What are those?"

Li Rufeng raised his hand to cover his injured body, a gesture that slightly eased the pain he was enduring.

"There are twelve Executives in total. In addition to being able to use a power called psychic energy... which is a system independent of martial arts; each Executive also has a unique blessing that belongs exclusively to the God Lord."

"My ability is called [Soul Stealing], which can steal and erase a person's consciousness, turning them into a puppet that obeys my commands."

"Controlling those two mechs is also through this blessing."

An executive officer, a unique ability... It sounds like his other roommate, Qin Yuanba, was hijacked by this ability.

Indeed, that big man was too taciturn; it's not really reasonable to say it was just his personality.

Li Rufeng was born in Dibang City, so logically he shouldn't know the descendants of his nine clans.

Lin Shuxuan didn't think for long before continuing to ask:

"One last question: Who am I?"

This is a rather absurd question; why should one need an answer from Li Rufeng, someone they've only known for a few months?

But this idiotic question made Li Rufeng serious.

"Without a doubt, you are one of the twelve executives, but for some reason, I have never seen you before."

Seemingly noticing Lin Shuxuan's confusion, Li Rufeng continued to explain:

"The Lord's blessings are never given with anyone's consent. Since you have authority equivalent to an executor, you are naturally one of them."

So, my aloof demeanor when facing members of the Star Orbit Society, and my use of so-called psychic energy, are all because I am an Executive Officer...? Lin Shuxuan frowned, then realized something was amiss.

"Didn't you say that executives would have unique and exclusive blessings? But I don't feel like they have any special abilities."

"Really not?"

Li Rufeng's question made him pause slightly.

"I've seen your resume. Before you turned eighteen, you were just an ordinary high school student. You didn't show any martial arts talent, and you didn't even receive any martial arts training."

"But they made a name for themselves in the league, demonstrating a near-overwhelming gap in strength."

"This can't possibly be explained by talent, can it?"

"If it weren't for the star trails of Dibang City preventing your fist intent from reaching its full potential, you should have easily become the top freshman at the military academy."

At this point, Li Rufeng smiled apologetically.

"Don't blame me, I already told you at the Deathmatch Base that I would fight Tang Qian, and I would win very cleverly."

Lin Shuxuan shook his head. Whether one's fist intent is perfect or not is solely a matter of personal choice and will; no one can be blamed.

But what terrifies him most now is...

Perhaps the Hextech system originated from the blessing of the Star Orbit God?

He always thought this was the cheat code of a time traveler.

"However, there is still one thing that puzzles me greatly."

Li Rufeng looked at him strangely.

"Only through enough killing and enough pain can one obtain the right to use spiritual energy from the God."

"You're clearly just an ordinary student with a clean background. You shouldn't have ever done anything like this before. Why were you able to make such a splash in the league?"

"My background may not be innocent..." Lin Shuxuan thought of his missing father and the strange AI he left behind.

The relationship between Lu Xiaoguo and the Dragon Head Mech will be revealed later.

Lin Shuxuan confirmed it again.

"Sufficient killing and pain? Is this a prerequisite for using psychic powers or divine blessings?"

"certainly!"

Li Rufeng nodded with absolute certainty.

"For example, the massacre just now gave me a lot of resources to use Soul Stealing."

He raised his hand and activated the Soul-Stealing Technique.