Chapter 183: Fifty-two This is my answer (6K)

“Get up, Ian, you’ve rested enough; there’s not so much time for rest in the Pollution Zone.”

“…Yes, father.”

“Do you look like you’re hiding something, are you thinking of giving up? It’s not too late to give up now, you don’t have to follow the same path as me.”

“No, father, I’ve never thought of giving up, I’m just somewhat confused.”

“What?”

“Why do we still need to practice such basic swordsmanship? In the ‘Overload’ state, do we really need to refine our technique to this extent?”

“We need to, Ian. You have to understand, metal bodies and prosthetics are ultimately just tools; they can also be damaged. In a dire situation, all a person can rely on is their own body and mind, and what we are refining now is exactly the mind… Understood?”

“I understand, father! Let’s continue!”

“Very good, lift your head and focus, don’t let your sister laugh at you; Ina has been standing behind you for a long time.”

“Ah?!”

“I said, focus!”

The older Knight once again knocked the distracted young Knight to the ground, and the young Knight, while rubbing his head, glanced towards the little girl giggling at the back.

Memories intertwined between clarity and blurriness, making it seem as though the events happened just yesterday, yet also as if they’ve occurred long, long ago.

No matter when, these memories deeply captivated Gerard, making him want to indulge in this scene forever.

Then, he heard a voice coming from outside the scene.

“It’s time to wake up, Gerard.”

…

Gerard opened his eyes and found himself on the rooftop of an abandoned house, perfectly positioned to see the still-smoking Source Oil refinery in the distance.

This quickly brought back all the memories, and at the same time, the voice from outside the memory echoed again.

“You really sleep peacefully,” Bai Wei said blandly, “I do the fighting, you do the sleeping, huh? Well… not too bad, it’s rare to exercise the muscles, although experiencing your old bones isn’t that great, but it’s better than nothing.”

Gerard recalled that he was taken over by Bai Wei after Dark ambushed him successfully, feeling somewhat annoyed.

Deprived of the assist from prosthetics, even his sensory abilities had dulled so much that he was caught off-guard by such an ambush.

It was almost no different from being useless.

Gerard pinched his thigh hard, as if trying to awaken some of the past battle memories, but it was hard to say how much it worked.

“How long have you used my body?” Gerard asked Bai Wei.

“Just look at the time.”

Gerard opened his pocket watch and looked, his expression growing more solemn.

Before entering the refinery, he had checked the time, and since then, over two hours had passed. Subtracting the time he moved of his own accord, Bai Wei had controlled his body for at least an hour.

And he had no inkling of it, even sinking straight into deep sleep without any intention to regain control of his body, naturally making him feel endangered.

“What did you do with my body?” Gerard asked again.

“Can we not use such a weird expression?” Bai Wei said with a laugh, “Don’t worry, I haven’t done anything outrageous, just one big thing and two small things, after all, I didn’t expect that you would have no perception of the outside at all; you know, my last partner could still talk to me when I was using their body, but you can’t… um, maybe your soul isn’t that intact either.”

Bai Wei threw so much information at Gerard all at once that Gerard didn’t know which to address first.

After hesitating for a moment, Gerard still felt that not having control over his body was more serious, directly affecting whether he would dare to let Bai Wei use his body in the future.

As for the one big thing and two small things, they were already done, he could ask about them later.

“You said my soul isn’t intact, what does that mean?” Gerard asked.

“Exactly what it means,” Bai Wei replied, unusually not being cryptic, “Ideally, the state of you handing over your body to me would be similar to our current state, where you can talk to me in your mind, but you can’t ‘see’ or feel the outside world like I can, though if you wish, you can take back control of the body anytime.”

“Anytime?”

“Yes, anytime,” Bai Wei said, “because this body is inherently yours, I’m just borrowing it. But I must warn you that if you forcibly take back your body during a critical moment when I am controlling it, something unexpected might happen, and you should understand what I mean.”

Gerard silently nodded.

That meant when he was in control of the body, Bai Wei was just a bystander providing guidance, able to see and hear but not operate.

But when Bai Wei was in control, he was like a disabled person who had lost vision and hearing, the only way to perceive the outside world being through Bai Wei. Indeed, he could end this state and take back the body anytime, but the staggering moment of regaining hearing and vision could cause serious consequences in some situations.

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