The sudden attack left the man with heterochromatic eyes completely defenseless. He cried out in pain, his face contorted in a grimace, "How is this possible? You've regained consciousness! This is impossible?"
Bai Xi's eyes, which had been devoid of emotion, now held a clear gaze. She looked at him coldly and said, "Why is it impossible?"
She had known from the very beginning that Yuan Shan was merely a diversion. The true target of the Ghost Hall master had always been me!
The photos plastered on the wall were of her, and the doll with a USB drive implanted in its head was also styled after her. Therefore, she knew his target was herself. Tonight's events were all a setup, a trap designed to capture the Ghost Hall master.
Upon learning that he used visual stimuli for hypnosis, it was actually quite easy to guard against his hypnosis.
However, mere defense would lead to endless vigilance.
It was always easier to harm someone than to protect them. A killer hidden in the darkness would always have an easier time and be more successful than a guard standing in the light.
If this crisis were merely resolved without capturing him, the Ghost Hall master would likely engage in repeated, provocative games.
Therefore, she had to turn the tables. Only by capturing the Ghost Hall master could this bloody and perverse game be stopped at its root. She was willing to risk her own safety and pay the price to orchestrate this setup.
The most crucial element of this setup was to make the Ghost Hall master believe she was truly hypnotized, which would lure him out. Otherwise, upon realizing his plan had failed, he would silently disappear again.
Given his vigilance, arrogance, and pride, he would only appear before her when he believed everything was proceeding according to his plan and that he was in control. This would also minimize his defenses to the greatest extent.
Before Yuan Shan inserted the USB drive, the Ghost Hall master had already, unknowingly, had the hypnotic images shown to her through Wei Changhe.
Once, twice, repeated suggestions, all for the sake of achieving his goal. The corsage on Yuan Shan's chest when she died was shaped like a clock, indicating her final hypnotic command was the ten o'clock bell of Black Gold Academy.
The Black Gold Academy's bell rang every night at ten o'clock, signaling that students needed to sleep.
The man with heterochromatic eyes stared intently at Bai Xi, one hand pressing on his bleeding thigh. "I had confirmed just now that you had completely fallen under hypnosis, and it's impossible to break free from it yourself."
Before a person is fully hypnotized, their consciousness is not completely detached from the outside world. They might be able to break free through willpower or external stimuli.
But once fully hypnotized, it's equivalent to being submerged in another world, and not just any stimulus can break it.
Therefore, it was absolutely impossible for her to have broken free simply by seeing Han Mo. Whether it was to affirm Han Mo's special place in Bai Xi's heart or to affirm his own lack of professional hypnosis skills, he could not accept it.
Bai Xi said calmly, "All hypnosis can be broken. As long as a heart anchor is established before being hypnotized, the hypnotized person can be easily brought back to reality."
As for this heart anchor, it was Han Mo's eyes.
Based on the Ghost Hall master's personality, his previous conversations with her, his immense hostility towards Han Mo, and his teasing remarks towards her, if he hypnotized her and then saw Han Mo appear, he would surely orchestrate an encounter between Han Mo and her, perhaps even making her kill Han Mo herself!
This prediction also proved to be accurate.
And when she approached Han Mo earlier, their eyes met. It was at this precise moment that she broke free from the hypnosis and regained her consciousness.
The man with heterochromatic eyes widened his own, looking at Bai Xi in disbelief. "You understand hypnosis so well?"
Bai Xi replied calmly, "I don't understand hypnosis, but my fiancé knows quite a bit."
After speaking, she looked at Han Mo, her brows conveying pride and affection. Truthfully, before this, she had no idea Han Mo knew so much.
Fortunately, he was her partner, not her enemy.
Han Mo smiled faintly upon hearing Bai Xi's praise, his eyes filled with tenderness.
The man with heterochromatic eyes snorted, pressing his hand against his blood-soaked thigh, his gaze still filled with disdain. He spoke with a proud tone, "I didn't expect you to have some skill."
Han Mo turned his head to look at the man with heterochromatic eyes. The metal frame of his glasses obscured his expression, but the slight upturn of his lips indicated a smile. He said calmly, "Master Hall Master, you flatter me."
With such a soft utterance, the man with heterochromatic eyes paused slightly, his brows furrowing with suspicion. "Have we met before? No, it's impossible. How would I know someone like you?"
Why did this person's voice sound so familiar!
He tried to look closely at his face, but because of his reflective glasses, he couldn't see his eyes clearly. However, this blurry outline... also made him feel inexplicably familiar, yet he couldn't recall where he had seen him before.
He knew Bai Xi had a boyfriend and that he was a doctor. But the information about him was so bland that he had casually tossed it into the fireplace.
Logically, he shouldn't be familiar with the person before him, nor should he be familiar with his voice.
Bai Xi frowned slightly. "So, are you flirting with my man right in front of me?"
Have we met before? Such a cliché pickup line. This Ghost Hall master had been targeting Han Mo all along, even telling her to leave him. Could it be that he had his own intentions towards Han Mo?
Given his yandere tendency to destroy what he cannot have, it wasn't entirely impossible.
The man with heterochromatic eyes snapped back to attention upon hearing Bai Xi's words. He looked at her with a self-mocking smile. "Bai Xi, you truly are the woman I've set my sights on. It's a pity you insist on opposing me. Why not be an obedient pet and let me cherish you? Did you already know my intentions today? You prepared this to scheme against me, didn't you?"
Bai Xi raised her eyebrows slightly, looking at the man who wanted to treat her as a pet. "Master Hall Master, you don't need to worry. From now on, chains and muzzles will be the standard equipment for you as a 'pet' of the Dark Division."
The man with heterochromatic eyes wore a cold smile. "War God, you, as the War God of the Dark Division, to capture me, allowed yourself to be hypnotized by me, and even slaughtered so many innocent students at Black Gold Academy. How can you still be called a War God?"
Even though they stood before him now, claiming they had foreseen everything.
He had clearly witnessed Bai Xi slaughtering those students just moments ago.
The blood on the windowsill was still there!
The man with heterochromatic eyes extended his hand towards Bai Xi, palm facing upward, like a gentleman inviting someone to dance, his face wearing a yandere invitation.
"The you now is nothing more than a monstrous Asura like me. Come with me! I can give you a more liberated world. As long as you are willing to join forces with me, I can even see the entire Qing Domain bow before us! The honor of conquering the world hand-in-hand, I only wish to bestow upon you!"