God Invasion: It's awesome to save the world with five problematic girls!

Chapter 1609: Chapter 481: Facing It Once Again

At this moment, when Yan Huan, covered in wounds, was in that crimson city, she had an unprecedented feeling:

She was so far away from Xiao Huan.

As if they were not in the same world.

"..."

But in the next second, Yan Huan belatedly realized the change in the barrier scenes around her.

So she immediately willed it, and everything around her reverted to the usual darkness.

The darkness swallowed the two once more, and as Yan Huan’s mind cleared, she intended to explain what had just happened...

But after glancing at Ye Shiyu in front of her, she ultimately chose not to.

Instead, she simply pointed at the ring finger and middle finger, speaking softly,

"Sister Shiyu, I will soon begin the next ritual..."

Upon hearing this, Ye Shiyu’s eyes narrowed,

"The next ritual? That’s too soon, you just..."

"There’s no time left, Sister Shiyu."

Even before Ye Shiyu could finish her words, Yan Huan interrupted firmly.

"..."

The atmosphere fell silent, as Ye Shiyu could only stare blankly at the silver, exquisite dagger suspended above Yan Huan’s palm.

The dagger kept rotating, with more and more patterns appearing on it, and its aura growing stronger.

Ye Shiyu was better aware than anyone else what the enhancement of the modifier’s power meant.

But...

Ye Shiyu quickly looked at the upraised ring finger and middle finger, where the flickering texts announced the impending ritual content.

Just seeing the requirements for the ritual, Ye Shiyu’s face changed dramatically.

She quickly looked at Yan Huan in front of her, gazing at his wounds and the shadow-covered expression on his face...

"Stop, Xiao Huan."

At this moment, Ye Shiyu’s lips quivered, as if wanting to say these words.

But after pausing for a few seconds, she was unable to say anything.

Because she knew why Yan Huan had come this far and what he had sacrificed.

If they stopped now, Xiao Huan would never be willing.

Moreover, if Xiao Huan had to make a choice...

He would definitely...

Not choose her.

"..."

The expressionless look on Ye Shiyu’s face slightly cracked at this moment, and she suddenly felt she had returned to her former self.

The self she despised.

"Ding~"

However, in the next second, just as Ye Shiyu was about to feel suffocated, the phone in her arms rang again.

It was a call from home.

She snapped back to her senses, instinctively wanting to silence her phone.

But in front of her, Yan Huan smiled slightly and said,

"It’s Aunt Ye, right?"

"Mm..."

"It’s better to answer, considering the commotion I just caused, she’s certainly worried about you."

"But..."

"Don’t worry, Sister Shiyu, as you saw, I can complete the upcoming ritual on my own."

Yan Huan lightly stretched his hand, and the floating dagger returned to his palm.

He looked at the dagger for a long time, then said,

"Don’t let Aunt Ye worry for too long, go back and wait for my good news."

"..."

The phone in hand continued to ring, urging Ye Shiyu to answer the call quickly.

She hesitated for a moment, not willing to leave Yan Huan alone, so she didn’t agree but just said,

"I’ll call mom to ease her mind."

"Mm..."

With that, Ye Shiyu got up and left, exiting the barrier.

"Click..."

As she stepped outside, she entered the corridor of Yuanyue Academy at night.

Indeed, the current barrier was set in the first barrier location by Sakuragi Hitomi, in the student council office.

"Hello?"

Closing the Barrier Gate, Ye Shiyu answered the call.

Then Aunt Chen’s anxious voice came from the other end,

"Shiyu! Where are you, hurry home!"

"...What happened, Aunt Chen? Why does mom’s phone..."

"Your mom just had a car accident because of the sudden blackout! The hospital’s out of power, and all the staff is fully occupied, so we had to bring a private doctor home for treatment... I don’t know what to do here, I’m just so worried..."

Upon hearing this, Ye Shiyu’s eyes immediately widened.

...

...

That night, at the entrance of the Ye Mansion.

Due to the large-scale blackout, the villa district was pitch-black, with only a few villas faintly illuminated by candlelight.

Of course, more people had gone to areas where the power wasn’t cut off.

Breathless, Ye Shiyu returned alone to the house, trembling as she tried to unlock the door with her fingerprint.

But after waiting a while with no response, she remembered there was no power.

"Click..."

Luckily, the door wasn’t locked, she pulled it open easily.

"Aunt Chen!"

Ye Shiyu rushed inside without taking off her shoes, calling out for Aunt Chen.

But upon entering, she realized something was off.

Firstly, there was no sign of Aunt Chen inside the villa, and it was unusually quiet.

One should know that her mother is the head of Ye International here, usually whenever something happens, a lot of people would come around...

And wasn’t there supposed to be a doctor? Surely there’d be some noise?

"Ye Shiyu."

Just as Ye Shiyu realized something was wrong and became cautious, someone suddenly spoke from the living room.

"..."

Hearing that voice, Ye Shiyu’s brows furrowed deeply.

She took a step forward, and indeed saw Sakuragi Hitomi sitting on the couch in the living room.

At that moment, a candle was lit in front of Sakuragi Hitomi, and she was holding a cup of black tea, her expression calm.

Was this a trap?

Ye Shiyu stepped back, on guard for a possible ambush from Tong Yingying in the dark, while planning to leave through the door.

"Don’t look, it’s just me."

Just Sakuragi Hitomi alone, which also meant Ye Shiyu could leave whenever she wanted.