The legend of “Corner” swept through the Main City

“An Yu, you‌​⁠​‌‍‍‍‍​‍⁠​‍⁠​⁠‍​​​‍⁠‍ are about to officially join the Spire. Please confirm.”

“Confirmed.”

“Your bound weapons are the heavy sniper rifle [Dawn] and the short knife [Order], inherited respectively from the Protector Ling Qiu and the Protector Law. Please confirm.”

“Confirmed.”

“As a direct supervisee of a high-level officer, you will be given a codename. High Peak suggests [Space]. You may modify it if you wish.”

“No need to modify.”

On the Ladder, the golden light of the 199th floor briefly flickered, and a profile card automatically popped up on all the Protectors’ terminals.

The Protectors barely had time to process this when the system issued another notification.

– Law has modified An Yu’s codename to “Corner,” with the note: “A safe little corner.”

An Yu looked at Qin Zhilu, puzzled.

“You aren’t High Peak’s tool. Don’t use your ability type as a codename,” Qin Zhilu coldly said, glancing briefly at the High Peak worker. He paused, then spoke more gently to An Yu: “A safe little corner—I hope it will be the meaning of your codename to you and to mankind.”

“Thank you, Commander.”

An Yu glanced at the corner of the room.

He kind of liked this codename.

The monthly Protectors’ meeting, which discussed high-level officer matters and recent aberration phenomena, was held on the 190th floor conference hall. All high-level members and the top 100 Protectors on the Ladder attended, while others watched the live broadcast.

Dressed all in white, with a large hood covering his hair and eyebrows, An Yu followed behind Qin Zhilu. As soon as he appeared, the entire conference room fell silent, while the forums were abuzz with activity.

-He’s finally here!!!!!!

-White hair, white clothes, so damn cool.

-An Yu: White is ominous, right? No problem, I’m even more ominous.

-What’s ominous? I bumped into him and Billy talking this morning; his voice was so gentle.

– I heard it too! He’s exactly like the tags on his profile!

An Yu sat down and opened his profile page. Beneath his avatar, a new pink tag had appeared: “Humble Powerhouse.”

-Hmm… I can only say, anyone posting that tag clearly hasn’t been to District 53.

-What kind of monster is a Genetic Entropy of 0? What does absolute infection resistance even mean?

-They say his survival rate in District 53 was less than 1%, but he wasn’t infected.

-…I thought that was just a joke.

-No, it’s true. And that mysterious Advent Form… I can only wish you never experience it.

-Is it that terrifying? What’s the killing move?

-Can’t say. Probably something like kill on sight.

-??

-They say the aberrants in the city disappeared without a trace, giving rise to a new term—nanoscopic death.

–Shh, I heard it’s “devouring.”

-Could be. Someone at the cafeteria said his appetite is enormous, and he’s not picky—he’ll eat anything.

-I heard he ate an entire table of bread after waking up…

-That’s nothing. I heard he ate the bread supply at a Bait City station in District 53…

-That’s still nothing. I heard he even took two bites out of Law in District 53…

-??? Is Law something you can just casually take a bite of??

An Yu’s terminal suddenly popped up with another system notification.

– Congratulations, you have received a new Protector tag (from an anonymous teammate)! This is due to your outstanding performance during the mission!

An Yu returned to his profile page. The “Humble Powerhouse” tag had been pushed to the second position, and a blood-red tag appeared on the left—” Fierce Destitute and Famished Aberration.”

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An Yu looked up blankly, “?”

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Feeling complicated, he returned to the forum, where the more ridiculous ones had already appeared.

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– Mental abuse isn’t accurate. It should be more advanced, like mind control.

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– This is getting more absurd…

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– Don’t disbelieve. Just look at Jiang Xiao now…

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– Yeah, he’s always been a ranking maniac. I hear he’s highly motivated now, with buffs stacked to the max.

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– Isn’t An Yu’s ability mental control??

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– …God, God??

An Yu was starting to wonder if he was illiterate.

He opened Jiang Xiao’s profile card with full confusion—due to losing a billion points in the battle bet, he had fallen from 15th place on the Ladder to around 900th. However, his Gene Entropy had risen to nearly 40,000, and after the aberration ” Red Spitting Cobra,” he had added ” Crimson Sky Octopus,” with a new combat specialty: “Tentacle Whip.”

This was just great. The person who wanted to kill him the most was growing stronger every day.

Feeling the vicissitudes of life, An Yu wearily clicked into Jiang Xiao’s profile page. After a few seconds, he made a confused “Huh?” sound.

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Qin Zhilu glanced over, “What’s wrong?”

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After processing it for a while, he cleared his throat, “The next time it happens, I’ll cut it up for you.”

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Ling Qiu had mentioned that people in the Main City were fond of meetings, but he hadn’t said they would be this boring.

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“Human genetic resistance is evolving, but the methods of distortion are also changing. District 53 has already seen photoelectric radiation and consciousness invasion. Super-aberrants can easily alter space-time order. The chaos we face may go beyond just the genetic level…”

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Maddie, 42 years old, with a high nose bridge and deep-set eyes, has 12 years of baking experience. She is not only proficient in all types of bread but also enjoys developing new flavors.

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The conference room fell silent.

The Protector who was reporting respectfully corrected him, “Mr. Corner, you misheard. Zhao Ran’s Gene Entropy isn’t 30 million; it’s 30,000. To be precise, it’s 32,000.”

An Yu was even more puzzled.

Who’s Zhao Ran?

Qin Zhilu glanced at his terminal, “Carry on.”

Sensing the Commander’s displeasure, An Yu hurriedly replied, “Make sure to keep Xu Shuangshuang,” and then looked up at the big screen as if nothing had happened.

The photo on the screen was taken at the Central Stadium. Under the spotlight, a tall, slender man in red with shoulder-length chestnut hair held a microphone. His fragile, stunning face and arrogant demeanor drove the entire audience wild.

An Yu belatedly recalled that Ling Qiu had once mentioned the name “Zhao Ran”—

“A superstar from the Bait City, with countless fanatical fans in the Main City. Every month, wealthy patrons invite him to perform in the Main City.”

“Three days ago, Zhao Ran was attacked by a group of aberrants on his way back to the Bait City. The soldiers protecting him unfortunately perished, but he completed the distortion. Since he was infected with both Leopard and Scarlet Finch genes, his initial transformation was a dual aberration with a Gene Entropy of 32,096. It’s extremely rare to retain human consciousness. Unfortunately, he refuses to join the Protectors.”

A wave of sighs filled the room.

For an aberrant who retains human consciousness, the Spire is the only way out. The High Peak cannot allow such a potential infection source to return to human society. If he refuses to join the Protectors, he will be secretly assassinated.

Suddenly, the man sitting opposite Qin Zhilu spoke up, “I want him. Whether he agrees or not, send him directly to the Spire.” It was the familiar man with the black rose tattoo, the one Qin Zhilu had specifically gone to speak with in the church that day.

An Yu clicked on his information.

An Yu’s gaze lingered on “Mental Abuse” for a moment, as someone on the forum had just mentioned it. He casually opened the profile of the Protector under surveillance on the 198th floor. It was a woman codenamed “Sleep,” real name Shen Che, who was sitting directly across from him. Her aura was calm and sharp, reminiscent of a blade’s chill.

Xi De raised an eyebrow, “What do you mean by ‘want him’?”

“My second supervisee,” Jin Xuyan looked at Shen Che, “When he arrives, you’ll help him get familiar with the environment.”

Shen Che responded crisply, “Understood.”

Xi De chuckled, “There have been a lot of new kids among the high-ranking officials lately. An and Ning just arrived not too long ago.” He yawned as he continued, “An isn’t in a good mood today, so Ning is with him. Why do all the sensitive kids end up with me?”

Bo was surprised, “Sir, do you think I’m sensitive too?”

Xi De smiled, “You’re the most sensitive.”

He casually opened a can of soda and handed it over, “Sensitivity and emotional instability are two different things.”

Bo respectfully accepted the soda, feeling a bit uneasy, “If there’s any area in my tasks where I lack decisiveness, sir, please tell me directly, and I will work to correct it.”

“Who said you aren’t decisive?” Xi De laughed and waved his hand, “In the Spire, apart from the Commanders, you’re the most decisive.”

The senior officials all laughed, and Xi De patted Bo on the head, “Relax, top student.”

As An Yu listened to their conversation, he was also clicking through the profiles of the high-level officials. Currently, there are five high-level commanders in the Spire—Commander 1, Law, who supervises only An Yu; Commander 2, Flame, who supervises Shen Che; Commander 3, Tang Feng, who supervises Zhu Tao; Commander 4, Xi De, who supervises Bo, An, and Ning. The last commander, codename Shen Yang, who has a shark-type aberration, seemed to be out on a mission with her supervision subject and was not present.

After going through the profiles, An Yu suddenly realized that each team had a specific battlefield advantage. For example, Flame’s team specialized in rainforests and swamps, Feng and Zhu Tao were more suited to plains, Xi De’s team was undoubtedly aerial combatants, and the absent Shen Yang’s team was focused on the ocean.

As for him and his Commander, it was hard to define; given his Commander’s abilities, perhaps the best battlefield would be a zoo.

An Yu, however, was not suited for combat.

His true place was in the bed.

His terminal vibrated, and another message from Yan Xi came through.

– The shop transfer and employee contracts are all complete. Congratulations, you are now officially the owner of the Corner Bakery.

M1zushi: we finally have one of my favorite non-canon side cps fkjsldkdd black rose x leopard

besides that, im still trying to make the protectors’ posts seem more appealing but this chapter took too much time so i’ll just post it as it is and see the barrage later lol

some fanart from weibo for the not canon side cp aaaa!!!