My Avatar is Becoming the Ultimate BOSS-Chapter 716 - 385: The Curtain Rises (13,000 Words—Seeking Monthly Votes!)

When he mentioned this, the four corpses hanging above suddenly twitched, then quickly returned to stillness.

"So what are you hesitating about?" Restricted Level 1001 asked flatly.

"I can't die."

"Exactly," said Restricted Level 1001. "Instead of venting emotions here, thinking of useless things, you should focus on more practical matters... If you don't kill Jack the Ripper, by September 1st, your second unit will automatically be deactivated, and your chances of leaving the Salvation Society will become even slimmer."

He paused: "Hesitating like this will only hurt others more."

"Or maybe just forget it," Ji Minghuan said casually, "I won't kill Jack the Ripper, just let the second unit self-destruct, that way I won't have to think so much."

Restricted Level 1001 was silent for a moment, "What about Kong Youling? Isn't she our family?"

Ji Minghuan suddenly fell silent for a while.

He idly drew circles on the ground with his finger. His fingertip seemed to be painted, drawing a small penguin on the floor, and then adding two red eyes.

"You're right," he said softly, "family..."

"Seems like you really care about them," Restricted Level 1001 said. "If it were before, with your personality, you wouldn't hesitate."

"Even with a pet, you develop feelings. I have memories of spending time with them..."

"Don't find excuses for your weakness. You should know, they don't care about you, but rather about some non-existent puppet. Whether it's the Gu Family, Ayase Origami, or Cezar... do you think they would still accept you once you unveil your mask?"

At this point, Restricted Level 1001 paused, "Give it up... only Kong Youling will stay by your side, only she knows who you are. Everyone else knows only the false you, only she knows the real you."

"Yes... so she's my family."

Ji Minghuan hung his head, his falling bangs covering his eyes.

"And what about the others? Just use them and discard them like trash?" he continued.

Restricted Level 1001 said, "You can't care for everyone. Properly give up on some people, admit your own baseness, admit to using others, is it so hard?"

Ji Minghuan turned his head, glancing sideways at Restricted Level 1001.

"You say you don't care about Kong Youling anymore, but you still care a lot."

Restricted Level 1001 was silent, lowering their head, silently turning the pages of a book.

Red Dragon shook its head, "Looking for someone for a hundred years, how can it be so easy to let go?"

After a moment, Restricted Level 1001 spoke, "I just don't want to see you repeat my mistakes. If you can't let go of some things, you won't gain anything, you'll just watch Kong Youling die in front of you again."

"Enough, stop lecturing me, let me be," Ji Minghuan said softly.

"So, what did you come to me for... it surely isn't just to discuss these boring emotional topics," Restricted Level 1001 flipped a page, unhurriedly asked.

"It's of course about what happened a few days ago, you said you met my parents once," Ji Minghuan thought for a moment, sitting on the floor, crossing his legs and gripping his ankle, saying, "Ten years ago, when I was just one or two years old."

Restricted Level 1001 nodded, "Yes, I met them once ten years ago."

Ji Minghuan took a deep breath, not directly asking what happened then, but instead:

"Speaking of which, how did my parents die?"

He thought for a while, then asked, "The Mentor said they died in Arabia, is that true? Could it be they aren't actually dead, plotting to rescue me and my brother, if that's the case, I should really be grateful."

"It's true, they are dead," Restricted Level 1001 answered.

Ji Minghuan's expression was blank.

"The cause of death?" he asked.

"The one who killed your parents was Shang Xiaoqi, the holder of the Mythical-Level anomaly 'World Tree'."

"Shang Xiaoqi?"

Ji Minghuan raised an eyebrow, slightly stunned.

"That's correct... the Mentor controlled her at the time, took her to see your parents," Restricted Level 1001 nodded, "Even though your father was a Catastrophe-level Superpower User, there's no way he could withstand the power of a Mythical-Level anomaly."

Restricted Level 1001 paused for a moment, "Unfortunately, I arrived one step too late... but with my current ability, I can hardly contend with even a Dragon-Level Superpower User, let alone the holder of a Mythical-Level anomaly." 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

"Then my brother was taken by the Salvation Society?" Ji Minghuan thought for a moment, then asked.

Restricted Level 1001 nodded.

"Yes... from the beginning, they were after your brother. Your parents fled the Salvation Society to protect him... but ironically, no one knew, it was actually you, the 'Muggle child' left behind, who was the real monster."

"Could it be that my brother is also a Restricted-level Superpower User?" Ji Minghuan said, "So the Mentor wants to use his genes to create an Artificial Person that can rival me and be completely under their control."

"That's possible," Restricted Level 1001 said, "but I haven't directly seen your brother, so I don't know his potential."

"That's right, in your timeline, you didn't even know you had a brother, or that your parents were alive."

"Yes."

"So, on this timeline, you met my parents once ten years ago, right?"

"That's correct."

"What happened then?" Ji Minghuan's lips moved slightly.