Chapter 160: The Simps Finally Wake Up
Being yelled at by Wen Xu, Gu Anran nearly burst into tears.
âI-I donât know eitherâŠ!â Her voice was trembling.
âSiyuan told me that if anything went wrong, I should activate this rune fragment to fix everything⊠so I did! I never thought it would turn out like this!â She looked utterly aggrieved, on the verge of sobbing.
âTang Siyuan!?â Wen Xu froze.
What did this have to do with Tang Siyuan? WaitâŠ
He suddenly remembered that before entering the Trial Space, Tang Siyuan had whispered something to Gu Anran.
âWhat the hell happened?!â
Ignoring Gu Anran, Wen Xu immediately rushed to support his injured sister. Seeing Wen Yu covered in wounds, his heart ached.
His eyes turned bloodshot as he glared at Gu Anran. He loved her dearly, but his sister was just as important to him.
Gu Anran was completely shaken, her voice cracking as she sobbed.
âTang Siyuan told me⊠she said I should test which one of you four truly cared about me⊠so she had me release something in the Crystal PalaceâŠâ
âShe said some monsters would appear, but theyâd be weak! She said it was just a harmless prank, just a simple testâŠ!â
âI-I never thought it would turn into this!â Gu Anran blurted everything out, confessing the entire conversation she had with Tang Siyuan.
âA Void BeaconâŠ?â
Everyone was stunned. The one responsible for this Void Invasion⊠was actually Gu Anran?!
Li Ling was in complete shock. He looked at Gu Anran, his voice trembling with disbelief, âYou placed a Void Beacon?! Do you even know what that means?!â
A single Void Beacon had caused a Void Invasion, led to irreversible destruction, and resulted in countless innocent deaths.
And all of this⊠Because Gu Anran wanted to âtestâ their loyalty?!
At this moment, Li Ling felt speechless.
Gu Anran sobbed, âI didnât knowâŠ! I was terrible at school⊠I failed all my classes⊠whenever I looked at theory stuff, my brain just shut down!â
Her high school grades had been abysmalâshe had literally scored zeroes in every subject. She had only gotten lucky, awakening an SS-rank Class.
In this world of professional awakenings, only oneâs class mattered. Even with the worst academic record, an SS-rank awakening could get anyone into top-tier academies.
So despite being a prestigious student at Qingyang Academy, her basic knowledge was practically nonexistent.
She had no clue what a Void Beacon even was. And since she trusted Tang Siyuan completely, she never bothered to question it.
She activated it so casuallyâas if it were the most normal thing in the world.
Gu Anran felt utterly wronged. She knew she had made a mistake, but it wasnât intentional! She never meant to hurt anyone!
She had trusted Tang Siyuan so much⊠but Tang Siyuan had deceived her! And now, the worst partâ
Wen Xu had yelled at her. Even Li Ling and the others were looking at her differentlyâŠ
In the past, if Gu Anran made this face, Wen Xuâs heart would have melted instantly.
But now⊠Feeling his sisterâs weak breathing, Wen Xu felt only anger and guilt.
His gaze darkened as he looked at the rune fragment in Gu Anranâs hand, which was still emitting Void Energy.
âThen explain why you attacked my sister.â
Gu Anran froze and looked even more aggrieved.
âT-Tang Siyuan told me⊠that if things went wrong, I should activate this rune fragment to fix everythingâŠ!â
âI thought it would close the Void Rifts! I didnât know it would do this! Iâm sorry! I really didnât knowâŠ!â
âEnough!!â Wen Xu couldnât take it anymore.
How could someone be this stupid?! He could accept that Gu Anran had been manipulated. But this level of manipulation was insultingly simple!
He had assumed that she had been tricked by an elaborate scheme, involving intricate deception and multiple layers of traps.
If that had been the case, he wouldnât have been this furious. But this?!
Tang Siyuan had literally just told her, âHey, wanna test who truly loves you? Just release a Void Beacon!â And she believed it.
This wasnât even a conspiracy. It was a joke. Even a child wouldnât have fallen for it but Gu Anran did.
And then, after seeing the Void Invasion, she still trusted Tang Siyuan and activated the rune fragment, which ended up injuring Wen Yu.
Did she not think at all?!
Tears streamed down Gu Anranâs face, but Wen Xu felt nothing.
No pity, no affection, only revulsion. Deep, overwhelming revulsion.
He stared at her. In the past, he had thought everything about Gu Anran was perfect. Her cluelessness was pure-hearted. Her clumsy mistakes were adorable. Her naĂŻve antics only made him love her more.
He had loved her so blindly that he had risked his life for her, willing to do anything for her sake.
But now⊠Now he saw her for what she truly was. A complete and utter idiot. So idiotic, it was disgusting.
A pig would be smarter than her. A pig wouldnât have fallen for this. A pig wouldnât have caused the deaths of countless geniuses. A pig wouldnât have ruined his sisterâs future.
Because of her, his sister would be blamed for the Void Invasion, facing severe consequences. Even if the Regency Office intervened, her military career would be ruined.
She might even be exiled. Her bright futureâdestroyed and all because of Gu Anranâs stupidity.
Because of this girl, his sister was critically wounded. He couldnât hold back his rage any longer.
SMACK!
Wen Xu slapped Gu Anran across the face, hard, âYou brainless pig!!!â