Genius Club-Chapter 603 - 23: The Last Lesson (Added for Alliance Leader Gunaite!)

From Lin Xian’s position to the location of The Little Mermaid Bronze Statue, it was a mere ten meters.

But these ten meters,

were the longest road Huang Que had ever walked in her life.

Even,

longer than the space-time she had crossed, longer than all her longings.

Thud.

She finally reached below the melancholic Little Mermaid Bronze Statue, lifted her head, and gazed at it.

Both silent without words.

Finally,

she turned around, her gaze inevitably blurred with a faint blue light, and looked at Lin Xian who was ten meters away, searching for the right angle with his phone:

"Make sure to capture it clearly! A bit clearer!"

Lin Xian gave an OK gesture, reassuring Huang Que. In the realm of art students, drawing and photography shared similarities, not just in framing but also in lighting.

For a nightscape like this, it was absolutely crucial not to use the flash, otherwise the resulting photos would look monstrous, too dreadful to behold.

One must manually adjust some photography parameters, maximizing the absorption of ambient light while supplementing with intelligent lighting to capture the best nightscape photos.

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Lin Xian captured one photo, but wasn’t quite satisfied. So, he turned his phone upright, chose a different angle, and took another shot.

Hmm, looking at his work:

"This one is good."

He lifted his head, looking at Huang Que who was still standing under The Little Mermaid Bronze Statue:

"You can come back, I got it!"

Below the melancholic Little Mermaid, Huang Que didn’t move but lightly smiled:

"Take a few more shots, just in case one isn’t clear enough?"

Lin Xian tilted his head in confusion.

Was Huang Que so demanding about the photos?

Or was it that she truly cared about this photo, which was why she repeatedly emphasized to capture it clearly and to take more shots?

"Alright then."

Lin Xian crouched down again, preparing to take a shot from a low angle of Huang Que and The Little Mermaid statue together.

Shooting from this angle would make her legs appear longer, her waist higher, and her figure more proportionate... Even though Lin Xian thought Huang Que’s legs were already long and her figure was already good, so these extra techniques weren’t necessary.

He focused the camera on Huang Que, capturing her confident and proud face.

Suddenly!

A petite black figure burst out from behind the rocks of The Little Mermaid statue, charging straight towards Huang Que!

"Hmm?"

Lin Xian saw this scene on his phone screen and immediately lifted his head...

Why would a child be hiding behind The Little Mermaid statue? Had they become separated from their parents or were they playing in the water just now?

But those big waves, it was too dangerous for a child to hide there, wasn’t it?

But the next second!

Lin Xian’s eyes widened, he gasped, realizing the danger of the situation!

It was a little girl.

From her build and slimness, it was clear she was a young girl, wearing a gray hoodie, over five feet tall.

Even though the large hoodie completely covered her face, making it hard to see her features, her startling eyes—

were exceptionally bright blue!

Such a vivid blue was exceedingly bright.

Far brighter than the brightest moments of Huang Que’s eyes, perhaps several times more!

If the yellow finch’s eyes gave the illusion of emitting a glow, as if they were shining… then the eyes of this indistinct girl would make one firmly believe that her eyes were indeed glowing!

This eerie pale blue light stood out starkly against the sea’s night sky, bright as a spotlight, making it impossible to look away.

Trouble was approaching!

Lin Xian immediately realized this and shouted urgently:

"Run!"

However…

It was already too late.

A sharp dagger was thrust into Huang Que’s back from behind! It emerged from her chest in an instant! It passed right through!

Huang Que seemed prepared as she clenched her teeth, propping up her body:

"Quick… take the picture!"

Click click click click click click!

Lin Xian frantically pressed the shutter, tracking the girl’s figure!

But with a whoosh, the girl pulled out the dagger and dashed towards the other side of the beach like a cheetah, disappearing into the darkness in the blink of an eye.

That was not the speed of a normal human…

Lin Xian had never seen anyone run that fast!

Knowing he couldn’t catch up, he quickly put away his phone and ran toward the injured Huang Que—

"Huang Que!!"

He yelled her name as he rushed onto the beach, lifting the collapsed woman from the ground.

Blood…

Fresh blood continuously gushed from the wound in her chest like a fountain.

Lin Xian pressed down hard.

But it was to no avail; the wound that pierced through her chest cavity was gushing blood from both ends!

"I’ll call for help right away—" "Don’t talk… listen to me…"

Huang Que clenched her teeth.

Forcing her eyes open, she looked at the man before her, frantic and shocked:

"Listen to me, this is the last thing I can teach you, the last lesson I can give you…"

"Don’t talk, I’ll call 112 to save you! I won’t let you die!"

Lin Xian quickly took out his phone from his pocket, ready to dial Denmark’s emergency number.

But…

Huang Que’s blood-covered hand covered Lin Xian’s phone, weakly shaking her head:

"Lin Xian, I did this on purpose… This is why I came to Copenhagen… my purpose here."

"My time was running out… I wouldn’t have survived these two days…"

"I beg you… don’t interrupt me… remember what I say, make sure… to remember clearly!"

She clenched her teeth, gasped for breath, and said word by word:

"You need to consider two questions about what happened today…"

"[The first question… why I knew she, the little girl who killed me, would appear here; and… why we both ran all the way to Copenhagen, yet that little girl… could still find me precisely.]"

Cough cough! Cough cough cough!!

After saying so much in one breath, Huang Que coughed violently, with blood splattering from her chest and even dripping from her nose and mouth:

"And then… there’s… the second thing you need to think about."

Huang Que’s weak left hand clutched Lin Xian’s coat, propping herself up in his arms, and trembled as she spoke again:

"[The second question… why would she specifically come to kill me, but not kill you… she had no… intention to kill you.]"

"This question is critical, and it’s also… what I wanted to teach you that day… but couldn’t express— the second Space-time Law. Have you thought of… its name yet?"

"Forced Evasion!"

Lin Xian responded crisply:

"I’ve named the phenomenon of being silenced, becoming invisible, unable to speak and unable to move, ’Forced Evasion!’"

Huang Que’s whole body trembled from excessive blood loss, but her mind was still clear. She pursed her lips and nodded slightly:

"The name... is good..."

"But this Space-time Law, if you hadn’t gone through today’s event, you would never... fully understand it. This law... is the real strength, it’s your real means... you must... think it through... cough, cough! Cough..."

At the end.

Huang Que trembled as she breathed, even her coughs becoming weak.

Her body turned icy cold.

Lin Xian could feel the life force fading.

"Huang Que..."

Lin Xian held her tighter, trying to use his body heat to stop her temperature from dropping. His clenched fists trembled, unable to hit any enemy, only able to hold Huang Que tighter:

"How can I save you!"

The woman in his arms forced out a weak smile:

"You don’t need... to save me. This is... my mission... my task."

"If possible... I just want... to ask you one thing..."

Huang Que’s voice grew weaker.

More and more ethereal.

Her body also became lighter, became transparent:

"Lin... Xian..."

Already half-transparent, light as a feather, Huang Que bit her lip, using the last bit of strength from her whole body...

Trembling...

Lifted her left hand...

Touching Lin Xian’s face that had no sense of touch:

"Promise me... this one time..."

Her lips moved slightly, her breath as thin as a thread:

"[Don’t... leave... Yu Xi...]"

Whoosh—

Whoosh—

Whoosh—

Like pouring fine sand.

The nearly completely transparent body of Huang Que in his arms instantly transformed into countless tiny blue crystals and, in a blink of an eye, shattered and dispersed, carried by the sea breeze... blowing behind The Little Mermaid statue, blowing toward... the other side of the sea.

Lin Xian knelt on the beach, took several deep breaths, feeling almost like there was still a trace of existence in his arms.

But he turned to look at The Little Mermaid Bronze Statue sitting on the granite.

She looked so sad, so heartbroken.

The waves struck the rocks, the splashing droplets flying onto The Little Mermaid’s face, just like tears.

The blue stardust that had just gone with the sea breeze.

At this moment, had already vanished without a trace... even the blood that had just been all over Lin Xian’s body had also turned into specks of stardust and dispersed...

Neither the beach nor Lin Xian’s body showed any stains of blood, any trace of Huang Que’s existence.

Only the few pieces of clothing and high-heeled shoes at his feet, and the last few photos taken with his phone... confirmed that the woman named Huang Que... had been there.

Lin Xian breathed rapidly.

He stood up from the beach.

Looking at The Little Mermaid Bronze Statue, looking in the direction of the sea breeze, looking at the quiet, deserted beach, looking at the bright moonlight in the sky:

"Yu Xi..."

He muttered the last name Huang Que had left, feeling melancholic and perplexed:

"Who is... Yu Xi?"

...

...

"Woof woof woof woof woof woof!! Woof woof woof woof!!"

In the late night of Dragon Kingdom East Sea, in a bedroom of a fancy high-rise, a small Pomeranian dog, much like a Dandelion, suddenly woke from a dream! It cried non-stop:

"Woof woof! Woof! Uuu... Uuuuu! Uuuuu!!"

It cried in sorrow.

Howled in lament.

"What’s wrong? What’s wrong, VV?"

In the bed next door, Zhao Yingjun was suddenly woken by the noise, hurriedly turned over, turned on the bedside lamp, and looked at the Pomeranian lying on the floor gasping from crying:

"What happened, VV! Did you have a nightmare?"

She realized something was wrong and quickly got down from the bed, stroked VV’s fur, and caressed its neck:

"It’s okay, it’s okay, you’re awake now, don’t cry, don’t cry..."

Zhao Yingjun was surprised.

From then on, her little Pomeranian dog would often wake up from nightmares at night.

But...

After waking from nightmares, it would only bark nonstop, never cry so dramatically!

She had raised this little dog for eight years and had never seen it cry so heartbroken before...

"Uuuuuuuu!! Uuuuuu... Uuuuuuuu!!"

No matter how Zhao Yingjun consoled it.

The Pomeranian, as if possessed, refused to open its eyes, and no matter what, could not stop crying.

"Ah, really can’t do anything with you."

Zhao Yingjun sighed lightly, took her phone from the nightstand, opened the gallery, and played a video she had recorded earlier.

It was when Lin Xian first came to her house to see VV.

"Here, let me show you again."

It was a tried and tested method.

As if possessed by some special magic... every time the Pomeranian was disobedient, barking at night, just showing it the video of Lin Xian touching its head and calling its name would instantly make it calm and obedient, ready to sleep.

Zhao Yingjun pressed the play button.

She brought the phone close to the howling Pomeranian, VV.

In the video, the tall and gentle Lin Xian, smiling, crouched down, stroked the dandelion-like white dog:

"VV... be good."

The magnetic voice came from the phone’s speaker, entering VV the Pomeranian’s ears.

However...

"Wuuu! Woof woof woof wuuuuu!!!

This time, it surprisingly didn’t work.

Hearing Lin Xian’s voice, the Pomeranian had no intention of stopping its howling, still lying sprawled on the ground, tears streaming from its tightly closed eyes, soaking a large area of the floor.

Zhao Yingjun furrowed her brows.

Crouched down.

Picked up the crying, trembling VV from the ground.

Held it in her arms.

Stroked its head.

Let it stay close to her heartbeat, close to her skin, then leaned down, using her entire body’s warmth to comfort the heartbroken little dog:

"VV... what’s wrong..."