His words were like the first domino in a chain reaction.
In an instant, the surrounding Sequencers were stunned in agreement. It wasn't just impressive; it was beyond anything imaginable, truly unique. The Crimson Key was rare, but not nonexistent. The Sequencer Vice Captain rested his chin on his hand and remarked, "But the Broken Key has reached Rank Seven. As far as I know, no one else has that."
Absurd! In a way, he was indeed more formidable than Deo.
Once this was said, everyone turned to look, even the silent Deo cast a glance. Yet no one dared to refute it. This wasn't just because the speaker was from the Numbered Protection Zone and one of the Four Great Families; it was also because he was right. Finding a Sequencer with a Crimson Key was easier than finding a Rank Seven Broken Key Sequencer.
What an extraordinary talent! Perhaps enjoying the spectacle, this person added fuel to the fire.
Deo remained silent in response. Before Yelai's test, he could have questioned why the Eighth Squad had made an exception for Yelai to join, considering that the Eighth Squad had the strictest recruitment criteria—no exceptions for anyone without exceptional talent.
But now, he had no grounds for questioning. Allowing Yelai to join the Eighth Squad met their recruitment standards and even exceeded them; Yelai's situation was uniquely exceptional. Wasn't that precisely what qualified him for entry?
At that moment, after glancing at Deo, the individual shifted his focus away from him and took an interest in Yelai in the room.
Where did Captain Luo Zhenxue find such individuals? He always manages to uncover these kinds of monsters. I think I know where he found them.
The sudden interjection caught everyone’s attention, and they all turned to look at the speaker.
In the next moment, their expressions froze in surprise.
"Do you know?" Deo asked, his eyes wide with astonishment.
They hadn’t expected the one who spoke up to be Deo.
"I didn’t know before, but now I do. He comes from the Safe Zone," Deo said, his tone contemplative.
"Isn’t that the Safe Zone that Captain Luo used to be part of?"
"Is the Safe Zone really such a place of talent? Another monster has emerged."
"Do you know Yelai? You shouldn’t; how come I’ve never heard you mention him before?" someone asked Deo.
"Yelai was dead before; he was killed," Deo replied, gazing through the glass window at Yelai, recounting the relationship between Yelai and Luo Zhenxue from three years ago.
The others were indifferent to Luo Zhenxue’s past; they only cared about his strength and talent, which were what the Sequencers valued. But Deo was different; he was a fervent admirer and had a deeper understanding of Luo Zhenxue’s history.
As Yelai's name and the Pure White Sequence Key were revealed, Deo finally remembered Yelai as Luo Zhenxue’s deceased lover.
With the recollection of Yelai’s background came a wave of information from Deo.
Everyone present was astonished by what he shared.
"He was just an ordinary person three years ago? That can’t be true."
"What’s impossible about that? If he weren’t an ordinary person, how could he have been killed by an Entity ranked number one?"
The people present were all Sequencers, part of the Numbered Protection Zone's Sequence Team; they weren’t foolish. Many had caught onto key details from the information Deo provided about Yelai.
At the same time, they began to deduce a truth about an Unknown Horror.
Yelai didn’t take five years to become a Sequencer and reach Rank Seven; it only took him three years.
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