Chapter 205

Chapter 205

Chapter 205

Though they noticed my odd reaction, no one was in the mood to press. The mole issue had planted thoughts in their minds, but it wasn’t just that—exhaustion played a big part.

They’d been worn out for days, unable to rest properly in the Nightmare Beast world. Now, safely back, the initial excitement faded, and everyone needed to clean up and rest.

Back at the dorm, I opened my phone to check the manga update. It picked up from our return from Life Tech Machinery Co., Ltd.

I knew most of the early plot, so I flipped through quickly. But at one point, I paused with interest.

In this page, in a dark space, someone was talking to “Black Flash”: “Yes, these are the coordinates they’re heading to. This is the best chance. If this fails… I think the organization should stop targeting them.”

The coordinates shown were exactly the Heart Nightmare Beast gathering spot—a conversation between Endless Ability Academy’s mole and “Black Flash.”

Hearing her intel, the contact replied: “The organization has its own plans. You’re not going soft, are you?”

“Of course not,” the mole answered instantly.

This was clearly good news for the mole: “Thank you for giving her this chance. I believe she won’t let the organization down.”

“Her”? No doubt, “her” in the manga was the Purple-Haired Woman. She was important to the mole, so “Black Flash” used her chance to shine as a reward.

The mole’s identity was clear. I sighed lightly, set aside my complex feelings, and kept reading.

Readers were curious about the mole’s identity and this “her,” sensing the mole’s reveal was imminent and likely someone familiar.

This short segment ended, followed by known content. Our arrival in the Nightmare Beast world and the initial wave of negative emotions were drawn, though only Jiang Tianming’s specific thoughts were shown. It noted I was the first to snap out.

“Su Bei was the first to wake, huh!”

“Faster than Qi Huang, who’s been through it before. Impressive.”

“I always thought someone like Su Bei would have a lot on his mind, but he’s so carefree?”

“So curious what Su Bei heard.”

After several wrong turns, we found the Heart Nightmare Beast spot and ran into the “Black Flash” group led by the Purple-Haired Woman.

She was a minor character from early on, largely forgotten. But Jiang Tianming’s reminder jogged readers’ memories, and if not, bullet comments pointed to the chapter for a recap. Ꞧä𝐍о𝐛ΕS̩

Here, I parted ways with the protagonist group. The manga showed that after I vanished, the Purple-Haired Woman used a prop to search for me but found nothing, driving her a bit mad.

I was a key “Black Flash” target, and I slipped away right at the start—how frustrating.

Her failure was natural—I’d used the “Anti-Barrier Crystal Ball” to escape the “Space Lock.” She searched inside the barrier, so of course she couldn’t find me.

This bit was humorous, with lively bullet comments.

“Su Bei’s escape skills are top-notch.”

“Sometimes I think his Ability isn’t Destiny but Escape!”

“Hahaha, she’s broken.”

“This Purple-Haired Woman is the ‘her’ the mole’s helping, right?”

“For some reason, she feels familiar. Felt it last time she appeared too.”

“How’d Su Bei escape? Wasn’t that prop meant for him?”

“I’d bet my head Su Bei’s got more secrets.”

Indeed familiar. I admired some bullet comments’ sharpness. Without that familiarity, I wouldn’t have figured out the teacher mole.

Next was Jiang Tianming’s group. They reacted quickly, escaping while the Purple-Haired Woman searched for me. “Escaping” meant Si Zhaohua and Qi Huang flew around, trying to find an exit from the air.

But “Space Lock” sealed everything—sky and ground alike. Flying only helped them briefly lose some enemies, leaving two flying pursuers.

Not caring for fight scenes, I skimmed the rest. Finding nothing special—no sudden power-ups or secrets revealed—I switched to page-skipping mode.

Soon, I reached my reappearance. As expected, the “Perfect Heart” acquisition was drawn. It was the event’s core goal; skipping how I got it and only showing me handing it to Mu Tieren would disconnect from the main story.

[Finally shaking off pursuers by splitting up, Lan Subing asked worriedly: “We’re trapped here. What about Mu Tieren?”

They didn’t know when they’d escape or how to contact the outside. If they stayed trapped, delaying Mu Tieren’s rescue, what then?

“Su Bei’s still out there,” Jiang Tianming reassured. “He’ll definitely get the ‘Perfect Heart,’ or at least pass on the message.”

Before Lan Subing could reply, Wu Mingbai sneered: “I’m afraid he’s not planning to pass anything, just squatting somewhere watching the show.”

The scene fell silent, three crows flying over their heads. They clearly thought Wu Mingbai’s guess was plausible.]

The author used the protagonist group’s mention of me to segue to my side.

I’d just lured the Black Paper Nightmare Beast, so readers saw it swallow me whole.

“Whoa, starting with a bang.”

“Did Su Bei mess up?”

“So dark—bet the author was too lazy to draw a background.”

“Just sitting there all chill.”

“Why do I feel Su Bei provoked this Nightmare Beast on purpose?”

Then they saw me solemnly bullshitting the Black Paper Nightmare Beast. Though all lies, the evidence was real, so I completely fooled it and the Heart Nightmare Beasts, securing the “Perfect Heart” with a contract paper.

The smooth operation left the Nightmare Beasts stripped bare and readers stunned. But the real shock was the contract, seemingly flawless, had a word trap I used to counter the Black Paper Nightmare Beast’s betrayal, forcing it to release me.

“Is Su Bei this OP?”

“This mastermind vibe is so cool!”

“‘Perfect Heart’ secured!”

“Nightmare Beasts got scammed to their underwear.”

“Su Bei’s reliable when it counts.”

“Aaaaah, so badass!”

Seeing this, my rapid page-flipping slowed. This might be my highlight, but the next part was what I truly cared about.

As always, the author didn’t depict my actions accurately. In the manga, I stood at the teleportation door, turning to launch a Gear.

Next was a close-up of the silver Gear, glinting coldly, carrying unwavering resolve toward the Black Paper Nightmare Beast.

To my delight, the author included the Black Paper Nightmare Beast’s thoughts in the next panel: “Heh, naive. A sneak attack? I’m immune to sharp weapons.”

Naturally, it was slapped hard. The first frame of the next page showed the Gear hitting, flames rising. The Black Paper Nightmare Beast caught fire, scrambling pathetically to extinguish it.

These panels had a cheerful, spectator Su Bei in the background, drawn as a cute, inconspicuous Q-version grass figure.

When it finally put out the fire and asked where the flames came from, my reply blew up the bullet comments.

“What does ‘inevitably hit’ mean???”

“Is this an Ability? It’s gotta be!”

“So, Su Bei’s Gear always deals damage?”

“Glorious Destiny type (that tone).”

“When could Su Bei set things on fire?”

“Forums are buzzing.”

Seeing the comments, I raised an eyebrow, abandoning further reading to check the forums. The rest was just Jiang Tianming’s group outwitting “Black Flash”—nothing new. I’d catch up later.

The forums were more pressing. I needed to check if the discussion was veering off, lest they misinterpret my skill.

Due to the irregular time flow between the real and manga worlds, sometimes a day in the manga was a week here, or a week there was a day here. I had to log in quickly to catch readers’ latest reactions.

Opening the forum, I saw several hot posts. Mu Tieren had little screen time, only appearing when I gave him the “Perfect Heart” and woke with his evolved Ability, but he still had presence. One hot post discussed his new Ability.

The other two were about the mole’s identity and, naturally, me.

Though curious about the mole post, I first clicked the one about me.

[“My Gear inevitably hits, no matter the method.”]

[FlowerWorldDazzlesNo.0: This line likely represents one of Su Bei’s Abilities. No one’s started a thread on it, so I will! Literally, it means his Gear always deals damage, right? Sounds like a Destiny-forced skill, probably his most reliable attack skill so far.]

[No.1: Author slowly updating Su Bei’s profile]

[No.2: I was too busy yelling ‘so cool.’ Is this a skill reveal?]

[No.3: Honestly, this Ability is kinda strong—guaranteed damage and all. But it’s Destiny type, so… fair.]

[No.4 replying to No.3: A Destiny-infused attack that always hits is indeed reasonable.]

[…]

[No.21: I didn’t get the line at first, but thinking about how Su Bei injured the Nightmare Beast…

Normally, a Gear as a sharp weapon couldn’t harm it, but Su Bei’s Gear had to deal damage, so it inexplicably caught fire upon contact, and fire could hurt this Nightmare Beast.

So, to deal damage, the Gear can morph into various forms?]

[No.22: Su Bei’s getting kinda invincible.]

[No.23: Sometimes I think Su Bei’s the real MC of King of Abilities.]

[No.24 replying to No.23: Nah, Jiang Jiang trio forever my MCs.]

[No.25 replying to No.23: Look at Su Bei’s screen time before saying that. Author, dare you stop making him run every event? Give my Bei more scenes, will it kill you?]

[No.26 replying to No.25: That said, I think Su Bei likes it this way ( )]

[…]

[No.78: Don’t derail. Su Bei’s Ability is strong, but the damage seems unstable. It’s guaranteed, but the amount’s up to Destiny.]

[No.79: If it hit 100% with stable high damage, it’d be truly invincible.]

[No.80: So, doesn’t this mean Su Bei’s Ability is great for finding weaknesses?]

[No.81 replying to No.80: !!! A path never considered.]

[No.82 replying to No.80: Are you a genius?]

[…]

[No.166: Feels like the author’s setting up for the Tri-School Competition. Otherwise, Su Bei using these Abilities later would feel abrupt.]

[No.167: You woke me up. No wonder these chapters keep dropping Su Bei Ability reveals.]

[No.168: Tri-School Competition… kinda hyped.]

[…]

Finishing the post, I sighed in relief. The discussion aligned perfectly with my hopes. Since the OP’s guess was spot-on, the replies didn’t veer too wild, and some even gave me ideas.

Like No.80’s suggestion—I’d never thought this new Ability could probe enemy weaknesses. I’d only aimed for stable damage, but their words sparked new inspiration.

Yes, the Must-Hit Gear’s damage wasn’t fixed, but it was guaranteed. The method it used to harm enemies was universal, so it could reveal their weaknesses.

My eyes gleamed. If I’d developed this sooner, fighting Elvis would’ve been easier.

Though his [Time Hourglass] was near flawless, my Gear’s guaranteed damage could’ve revealed his weakness, letting me win easily.

My main concern now was the Mental Energy cost. My core Ability was altering Destiny Compasses, which already consumed a lot. If Must-Hit Gear also drained heavily, I’d be hesitant to use it.

Thus, despite not planning to use my “Prophet” account since the forum was on track, I decided to bring it out.

But first, I checked the mole discussion post. To avoid my upcoming post seeming too focused on my character, I needed to leak other info, and the mole’s identity was perfect.

[Let’s discuss who the mole is]

[LittleHeartNo.0: The mole leaked such timely intel. I don’t believe Endless Ability Academy will tolerate them. They’ll investigate fully. As readers, we know the mole’s among recurring characters, so I’ve picked these possibles:

Meng Huai, Ye Lin, Lei Ze’en, Principal Wu Di, Director Li. That’s it, right?]

[No.1: Rule out Principal Wu Di first? If the head’s a mole, why’s “Black Flash” sneaking around? They’d rule the Ability world. Plus, his son’s at Endless Ability Academy—why betray it?]

[No.2: No.1’s right. Meng Huai can be ruled out too. He’s Class S' homeroom and taught many Class S batches. If he were a mole, how’d past classes graduate safely? He wouldn’t lurk forever just to target the MCs, right?]

[No.3 replying to No.2: Hahahaha, that’s hilarious.]

[No.4: If Meng Huai’s out, can’t Lei Ze’en and Ye Lin be too? They’re his classmates, like the Jiang Jiang trio can’t have a mole. One of them can’t be a mole, right?]

[No.5: Case closed—Director Li’s the mole.]

[No.6: …You’re treating the author like an idiot.]

[No.7: If only it were that simple.]

[No.8: But Director Li’s plausible—a minor character with some Academy clout.]

[No.9: Only Principal Wu Di’s definitely clear. Don’t rule out anyone else—careful you don’t get slapped.]

[…]

[No.44: What’s the point of blind guessing? We should judge from this chapter’s info.

The Purple-Haired Woman’s clearly close to the mole—otherwise, the mole wouldn’t trade their merit for her chance to shine.

In manga, it’s usually two relationships: lovers or family. If lovers, Director Li and Ye Lin are out. There’s a scene where Director Li’s wife nagged him to come home, saving Jiang Jiang’s group. Their marriage seems solid—no room for a close mistress. Ye Lin’s even less likely—think the author’s doing yuri in a shonen?

If family, everyone’s suspect. Meng Huai said he’s an only child, but he could be lying. Honestly, if it’s family, the Purple-Haired Woman and the mole must share traits. Manga loves that. She’s purple-haired, green-eyed…]

[No.45 replying to No.44: Damn, thorough analysis!]

[No.46: No.45 means Ye Lin, right? I was thinking that too—the Purple-Haired Woman does resemble Ye Lin, both with green eyes…]

[No.47: So, if the Purple-Haired Woman’s related, Ye Lin’s the mole. If lovers, it’s Meng Huai or Lei Ze’en. Disclaimer: if it’s those two, I’m 100% betting Lei Ze’en.

In summary, it’s Ye Lin or Lei Ze’en.]

[No.48 replying to No.47: That makes Ye Lin more suspect… After Su Bei handed over the tainted wine, the sample was destroyed. Without his backup, they might not have saved those poisoned. Though the saboteur was caught, I suspected someone was pulling strings. If Ye Lin’s the mole, it fits.]

[No.49: No way. Gentle big sis Ye Lin a mole?]

[No.50: I’d believe Ye Lin and the Purple-Haired Woman are sisters.]

[No.51: So we’re all just calling her Purple-Haired Woman?]

[No.52 replying to No.51: Hahaha, it’s convenient. Author’s fault for not naming her.]

[…]

[No.71: Why’s everyone leaning Ye Lin? Lei Ze’en’s more likely. He controls everyone’s teleportation, knowing Jiang Tianming’s every move, making it easy to leak to “Black Flash.”]

[No.72 replying to No.71: Agreed, Lei Ze’en’s the mole.]

[No.73: No one reconsidering Director Li? His role fits a mole.]

[No.74 replying to No.73: You didn’t read the thread. No.44 and No.47 explained it—based on the Purple-Haired Woman, it’s only Lei Ze’en or Ye Lin.]

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