Qin Siyang's gaze sharpened.
Waves of wind rang in his ears.
Zhang Kuang's wild long hair fluttered in the blue light like silk threads. In Qin Siyang's memory, that messy and sloppy appearance of his had completely disappeared. Even his temperament had changed.
The carefree Zhang Kuang suddenly became a thin-faced man with cold eyes and sharp features.
Especially Zhang Kuang's eyes, which gave off a faint blue glow, made Qin Siyang feel a chill in his heart.
'The kind and approachable Director Zhang actually turned into this killer look?'
'What exactly is going on?'
'Why did Director Kuang suddenly activate his sequence ability for no reason?'
Zhang Kuang's sudden move completely caught Qin Siyang off guard.
He had trusted Zhang Kuang without holding anything back, yet what he got in return was a stab in the back.
He had no preparation at all and simply could not activate [Origin Banquet Domain] to dodge Zhang Kuang's attack.
At this point, he could only use [Divinity Through Taste] and activate a god's skill to stop Zhang Kuang's next move.
Qin Siyang's mind rapidly worked out countermeasures.
'After [Divinity Through Eating] upgraded into [Divinity Through Taste], all previously activated god skills were reset to zero. I can use the corrosive fog of the Corrosive Black Centipede to force him back…'
But just as he was ready to activate the skill, he suddenly felt the connection between his mind and body break apart.
No matter how many thoughts he had, he still could not move his body even slightly.
At that moment, overwhelming shock spread through his heart.
'What kind of sequence ability does Director Zhang have?'
Right after that, he felt a strange force pour into his head. Wherever that force passed, it left behind a cold feeling, like a venomous snake crawling out of the abyss and slowly moving through his brain.
He closed his eyes, yet he could not stop that force from invading. It felt as if a door deep within his consciousness had been forcefully opened.
That power was like an invisible hand, cold and rough, flipping through his brain.
Qin Siyang could not make any effective resistance. In his mind, there was only the constant pressure brought by that surging energy.
After the force repeatedly searched through him three or four times, he felt a stabbing pain explode from deep inside his mind. The pain was like a sharp crack cutting through his entire head from the depths of his consciousness.
Because of that sharp pain, Qin Siyang suddenly opened his eyes, and everything before him instantly became clear again.
The sensation in his body, the sound of the wind in his ears, the rise and fall of his chest, every feeling returned in an instant.
The connection between his consciousness and body was also fully restored at that moment. At the same time, he discovered that the giant book page surrounding him and Zhang Kuang had once again shrunk behind Zhang Kuang and vanished into emptiness. The blue light on Zhang Kuang's body also quickly disappeared.
At this moment, Zhang Kuang's glossy black hair hung over his shoulders. His eyes were bright and full of spirit, carrying a sharp aura.
But the way Zhang Kuang looked at Qin Siyang held some confusion.
Qin Siyang did not know why Zhang Kuang had suddenly stopped, but he could not miss this chance.
The pressure Zhang Kuang gave him was even greater than Chang Tianxiong, who was sequence level seven.
He had to take him down while he had the chance.
Just as Qin Siyang was about to make a move, Zhang Kuang frowned and said, "Strange. Your memories haven't been altered. You really are Little Qin…"
Qin Siyang pulled out a piece of candy and stuffed it into his mouth as he asked warily, "Director Zhang, what did you mean by suddenly attacking me just now?"
Fear showed in Zhang Kuang's bright eyes, "To see whether Guo Jiuxiao had altered your memories, or whether you were possessed by Guo Jiuxiao."
"Why did you think my memories had been altered by Guo Jiuxiao?"
"Of course it's because of the question you asked me earlier."
Zhang Kuang sat back in his chair and calmly picked up his cup again, "Don't worry. Since I've confirmed you're not possessed by Guo Jiuxiao, I definitely won't attack again. What I did just now was entirely out of caution. What happened to Old Hao last time still scares me when I think about it."
Even after Zhang Kuang explained, Qin Siyang still did not lower his guard. He continued, "Director Zhang, why did my question make you suspicious?"
Zhang Kuang looked at Qin Siyang for a moment, "So, you really don't know the meaning behind that question?"
"How much meaning could one question have?"
"You really are strange… forget it, you've always been strange," Zhang Kuang smiled slightly before speaking again, "Little Qin, haven't you noticed that when I lecture, nobody else notices the issue with the day the apocalypse arrived?"
Qin Siyang froze for a moment, then nodded, "I did notice it. It felt kind of strange. Is there some reason behind it?"
"When something is abnormal, there's naturally a reason."
Zhang Kuang slowly said, "Because in everyone else's minds, on the day the apocalypse arrived, the United Government being established and the safe zones being built immediately afterward were things as natural and normal as eating when hungry or drinking when thirsty. In other words, they don't think there's anything wrong with it and completely accept it in their hearts."
'As natural as eating and drinking?'
Qin Siyang asked back, "But there's absolutely no way those two things could have been completed within a single day."
"That's right. Obviously, those two things couldn't possibly have been completed in one day," Zhang Kuang's gaze deepened, "But in ordinary people's eyes, there's nothing questionable about it. No, I said that wrong. In ordinary people's logical thinking, this matter is full of flaws. However, nobody now is an ordinary person anymore, except you."
Qin Siyang opened his mouth wide, "Director Zhang, I don't really understand what you mean…"
"Other than you, everyone's thoughts, from a scientific point of view, seem to have been altered by an invisible hand. From a theological point of view, they may have undergone the cleansing of gods."
Zhang Kuang's eyes shone brightly like stars in the sky, "In short, the memories of the day the apocalypse arrived have been twisted into something illogical."
"They firmly believe that the United Government was established in one day and the safe zones were built in one day. To them, that's an unquestionable truth."
"If you question it, then you're the mentally unstable freak."
Qin Siyang could not help muttering, "So that's how it is?"
Zhang Kuang nodded, "Little Qin, haven't you always been curious about what meaningful things I could possibly research from the apocalypse? Before this, because I didn't understand your situation and thought you were like most people whose memories of the apocalypse's arrival had been altered, I didn't want to say too much to avoid trouble. I was afraid it would cause unnecessary conflict and damage the relationship between you, me, and Old Li."
"But now I think I can tell you."
As he said this, Zhang Kuang's hair became slightly messy again, and his eyes were not as bright as before, but his tone became even firmer.
Qin Siyang swallowed. Most of the caution in his heart had already faded, and there was even a trace of anticipation.
"The first major direction of my apocalypse research is uncovering what exactly happened on the day the apocalypse arrived."