Chapter 290 Father and Daughter Meet! The Inside Story of the [Truth Society]!

Looking at the man in front of him with a single-sided glasses and a strange temperament, Shane's heart was shaken, and a huge wave was set off.

Edward, is the [Undertaker]! ?

In fact, from the first meeting, Shane felt that Edward's facial features were somewhat familiar.

But he didn't know where this familiarity came from.

It was not until he put on this single-sided gold-rimmed glasses that Shane completely connected him with the [Undertaker]/[Observer] he had seen in the promotion ritual.

This was something Shane had never imagined.

So, was Edward, whom he had met in the [Giant Wood City] in the past, an ordinary prince?

Or, since then, has the [Undertaker] been looking at him with a playful look?

Even Shane felt a chill after thinking about this.

"It seems that you have seen me, and more than once?"

Edward, or the [Undertaker], smiled at the corner of his mouth after seeing Shane's reaction and continued.

"But strangely, I have no impression of the name 'Shane'..."

Since Edward revealed his identity, the time in this space seemed to have entered a stagnant state.

Whether it was the white light that lit up in the magic circle or the fanatics who fell to the ground and groaned softly, they all stopped strangely.

No one could disturb the conversation between Shane and the others.

Therefore, Edward's words seemed to be even more slow, and he spoke while thinking.

"Then there are only two possibilities."

"One possibility is that you saw me before I was 'awakened'."

"The other possibility is that the time you met me was after I left an anchor on this ship."

"Or are they both?"

Shane chewed on Edward's words carefully, his expression became more and more solemn, and he thought to himself.

"The me who had not 'awakened'? Does it mean Edward who was still ignorant at that time?"

"Could it be that Edward became the [Undertaker] one day after that?"

"What does the 'anchor' on this ship refer to?"

He had some vague guesses.

But these few words alone are not enough to infer the whole truth of the matter.

What's more, Shane still remembers that this mysterious [Undertaker] comes from the [Truth Society]!

The relationship between the two sides is that of an enemy, not a friend!

It is possible that the other party will attack him.

And in this strange, constantly resetting space, Shane has no confidence at all in defeating this mysterious [Undertaker].

Even so, Shane silently mobilized the secret power in his body, ready to fight to the death at any time.

But at this moment.

A confused voice sounded beside the two.

"Father...?"

Beside Shane, Joey opened his eyes wide and stared at the man in front of him.

And the moment he saw Joey, Edward's calm and elegant expression finally changed greatly.

He frowned, stared at Joey's face, and murmured, "Who are you?"

"Why do you feel so familiar to me?"

"But in my memory, this is the first time I've seen you?"

At this time, Shane suddenly remembered that Joey was born in a large base of the Truth Society.

And her father was one of the researchers wearing single-sided glasses!

In the last promotion ritual, Shane had tried the name "Diana" to test the Undertaker, but unfortunately he did not get a definite answer.

At this time, Shane did not expect that Joey and the Undertaker would meet under such circumstances.

"Father, don't you recognize me?"

Joey looked at the Undertaker with an extremely complicated look.

There was attachment, confusion, and confusion...

Although she failed to recognize Edward's identity at first, now the face in front of her overlapped with the gentle face in her memory, and they could no longer be distinguished from each other.

But what made Joey feel a little sad was that her father... seemed to have forgotten her.

She couldn't help asking, "Have you forgotten your mother?"

Edward said blankly, "Father... Are you saying that I am your father?"

"But who is your mother?"

"Diana."

At this time, Shane took a step forward and took the initiative to say, "Her mother's name is Diana, a rare genius in the Siren Clan."

"Decades ago, she was abducted by a force suspected to be the Truth Society, and gave birth to a child with one of the researchers."

"Do you have any impression of these past events?"

Hearing this name, Edward's body was visibly shaken, and he couldn't help muttering to himself.

"Diana... Diana... Diana... Diana... Diana..."

Every time he repeated the name, the expression and tone on his face would change.

Sometimes empty, sometimes happy, sometimes sad, sometimes angry.

Laughing and crying, like crazy.

At this moment, Edward gave people the feeling that he was not like a human being, but rather a faulty radio and a crashed and garbled computer program.

Shane protected Joey behind him, looking at Edward in front of him nervously and vigilantly.

In this world, those who have lost their minds and fallen into madness are particularly terrifying.

The secret power in their bodies will run wild, causing the deformation of the body and soul.

At this time, Edward in front of him was obviously very crazy!

Even if he suddenly turned into a deformed monster and attacked him, Shane would not be surprised at all.

Fortunately, the worst did not happen.

Just when Edward's mind was about to collapse, his eyes suddenly lit up with a silver-white light.

Countless data turbulence washed through his eyes like a waterfall.

[Detected abnormal condition of serial number G23, the abnormal type is unknown...]

[Personality restart in progress...]

A cold voice like a machine sounded directly from Edward's body.

But the next moment.

[Drip...Drip...]

A shrill alarm sounded.

At the same time, Edward's eyes also turned scarlet, as if they were about to drip blood.

His expression was extremely ferocious, as if he was using his willpower to fight against some existence.

[Restart aborted! Restart aborted! ]

[Warning! Serial number G23 is out of control! Serial number G23 is out of control! Please clear it in time...]

Suddenly, the alarm stopped abruptly, and two lines of blood and tears flowed from Edward's eyes and slid down his cheeks.

When he opened his eyes again, the man's temperament changed again, and he looked peaceful and stable.

It was very different from the crazy state just now and the elegant and cold appearance before.

After opening his eyes, Edward's eyes naturally fell on Joey, and then he showed a gentle smile.

There was an indescribable sadness and strong apology in his eyes.

"Joey, you have worked hard for so many years."

Hearing this, Joey's tears could no longer be stopped, flowing down like pearls from a broken string.

At this moment, Edward's demeanor and tone were exactly the same as her childhood memories.

Obviously, at this moment, Edward turned back into Joey's father, and did not appear in front of the two as a [Undertaker] or [Observer].

Edward gently hugged Joey, patted her back, and his face was full of pity.

"I didn't expect you've grown up so much."

"You and your mother are really alike..."

Faced with this touching reunion between father and daughter, Shane felt a little strange.

From the previous tense situation, it suddenly became such a warm atmosphere, which was quite strange.

And why did he feel like meeting his father-in-law?

At the same time, Shane had more doubts in his heart.

Not only was Edward's transformation so huge, but also the information revealed by the cold mechanical voice were all very intriguing.

After a short warm moment, Edward turned to Shane and said frankly.

"This personality slice can only last for a short time. If you have any questions, please ask as soon as possible."

Hearing this, Shane asked directly: "What does personality slice mean?"

Edward replied: "The me in the obsession of this [Diamond Star] is not the real me, but just a program that condenses my memory."

"When this program is activated, I will wake up with the personality of [Undertaker]."

"And in the [Truth Society], this form is called personality slice."

"Not only in such a gap space, but also in the promotion ritual, and even in a certain period of history, personality slices of different members of the [Truth Society] may appear."

Shane's heart was awe-inspiring, and he immediately thought of Edward who called himself [Observer] in the promotion ritual.

If the [Truth Society] really has such means, wouldn't the past history have been polluted by them long ago?

No wonder Augustine called it "the worm that gnaws history."

No wonder the shadow of the [Truth Society] can be seen in many major historical events.

As if he saw Shane's thoughts, Edward shook his head.

"This technology is far from mature, and it has extremely strict requirements."

"For example, the soul of the sliced ​​person needs to be extremely strong."

"For example, there can only be one sliced ​​personality in the same era. If there are multiple personalities, they will quickly collapse."

"Even the president of the Truth Society doesn't know the reason behind it."

"So far, there are only five people in the Truth Society who can do this, and one of them has betrayed the Truth Society."

At this point, Edward smiled bitterly and said, "If it weren't for this reason, I would have died a long time ago, right?"

Xia En frowned slightly: "What do you mean?"

Edward said: "You should have noticed that I am very different from the previous Undertaker."

"It can even be said that we are not the same person."

Xia En nodded: "Indeed."

Not only the Undertaker and the current Edward, but also the Undertaker and the Observer, there is a big gap.

It's like twin brothers with the same appearance but different personalities.

"The reason is very simple."

"A person's personality is essentially determined by memory."

"By the same token, you can create different personalities by simply deleting or adding memories of different personality slices."

Edward said softly while looking at his daughter.

"Back then, my acquaintance with Diana was just a task assigned to me by my superiors."

"But later, I really fell in love with Diana, so I violated the orders of the Truth Society and wanted to rescue them."

"Unfortunately, we failed in the end. In a hurry, I could only let Joey escape through the underground sewer, and I cast a forbidden teleportation spell on Diana..."

Hearing this, Joey's eyes suddenly widened: "You mean, mother is still alive?!"

"I don't know either."

Edward shook his head and said sadly: "The situation at that time was desperate. I could only cast the spell in a hurry, so I couldn't be sure whether the teleportation spell was successful."

"Later I studied that the end coordinates of the forbidden spell were an extremely distant [secret realm]."

"Perhaps, that is a distant place that we can never reach in our lifetime."

Joey's bright eyes dimmed slightly, but she still said seriously.

"Mother must still be alive!"

"No matter where that [secret realm] is, as long as you are alive, there will be a day when we will see each other again!"

Edward touched his daughter's head and murmured, "Maybe there will be that day..."

Soon, Edward continued the previous topic: "In the end, I was caught by my colleagues in the [Truth Society]."

"Due to the special nature of my soul, they did not kill me, but punished and reformed me."

"The memories of Diana and Joey were deleted from my mind, and many cold and dangerous experiences were added."

"This is the origin of the personality of [The Undertaker]."

Edward's words were light, but Shane felt heavy.

"Punishment and reform" were just two words in his mouth, but thinking of the methods of the [Truth Society], it is not difficult to imagine how tragic it would be.

"But memory always leaves some traces wherever it goes."

"I used this to set up such a backup personality in my mind, which will only be activated when I meet Joey and Diana."

At this time, Shane thought of Edward's words "time is running out", and his face changed slightly.

"Since it is a backup personality, of course it can't last too long."

"Moreover, after a long time, maybe my original body will feel it, or even discover Joey's existence, which is definitely not a good thing."

"So, I also added a self-destruct program to this personality slice."

Seeing the changes in Shane and Joey's expressions, Edward smiled indifferently.

"I have no regrets in dying to see Joey safe and sound."

As he said, Edward looked at Shane, with satisfaction in his eyes: "Besides, I also saw the man my daughter chose."

"I saw everything you did in the crack space before."

"Act decisively and bravely, have responsibility and responsibility, and at the same time be kind-hearted, have your own principles and bottom line."

"Shane, you are very good and excellent. I am very relieved to leave Joey to you."