Lin Zichen didn't waste any time, and quickly administered the antidote to the people lying unconscious on the ground.

Once the poison was neutralized, everyone gradually opened their eyes and regained consciousness.

The quickest to awaken were Lan Tianbai, Zhao Qingxian, and Zhang Tao, all of whom were Rare Level beings with much stronger physiques than the other members of the team.

It took about half a minute.

The unconscious people on the ground all gradually regained consciousness, their eyes somewhat dazed as they looked around.

They were all unaware that they had been seduced by fragrance, causing them to unconsciously attack Lin Zichen.

Their memories only lingered before being captivated by the fragrance.

After an unknown amount of time,

suddenly, someone looked at Luo Qianxue, raised their weapon toward her, and loudly questioned with furrowed brows:

"Who exactly are you, and why did you attack Lin Zichen?"

The person questioning Luo Qianxue was a youth with a Biological Level as high as High Level Eighth Order.

Before his mind was seduced by the fragrance, he had seen Luo Qianxue elementalize into a cluster of ice mist, preventing Lin Zichen from breaking the cage.

He was unaware that Luo Qianxue had been captivated by the fragrance before that, presuming she was an undercover infiltrating the Alien Human Level Genius team, delivering a deadly blow at the crucial moment.

Upon hearing the youth's question, the others, belatedly realizing, recalled what they saw before being seduced—Luo Qianxue preventing Lin Zichen from rescuing everyone.

Instantly, the atmosphere at the scene became tense.

Aside from Lin Zichen and Shen Qinghan, everyone else firmly gripped their weapons, looking at Luo Qianxue with hostility.

However, Luo Qianxue, being the first to be bewitched by the fragrance, had no idea what had happened during the time after her bewitchment.

Thus, facing everyone's hostility, Luo Qianxue only felt baffled.

"I've always said it, 'they are of a different kind, with hearts that differ.' We shouldn't have allowed this Alien to join the Alien Human Level Genius team, she shouldn't be living in the city!"

Zhao Zixuan stared at Luo Qianxue with fierce eyes filled with hostility.

In this Alien Human Level team, her prejudice towards Aliens was the strongest.

Because her parents had died at the hands of Aliens, she had been implacable towards Aliens since she was a child, wishing that all Aliens from Origin Land would perish.

"Qianxue, when Chen was trying to break the cage to help us escape, why did you intervene to stop him?"

Lan Tianbai, clutching a machete in his hand, asked Luo Qianxue with a cold expression.

Luo Qianxue frowned slightly and said, "I don't know what you're talking about. I don't remember intervening to stop Lin Zichen; there might be some misunderstanding here."

"Misunderstanding? Ha!"

Zhao Zixuan scoffed, "With so many eyes watching, you say you don't remember stopping Lin Zichen, do you think we are fools?"

A youth friendly with her aggressively added, "Luo Qianxue, stop pretending. An Alien is an Alien; you'll never feel a sense of belonging to Earth. Don't think playing dumb will get you out of this!"

Another youth said, "Let's not waste words with her, just restrain her and take her back to the city, let the discipline team interrogate her!"

With a few taking the lead, others also began verbally attacking Luo Qianxue.

Their tone was extremely harsh and hostile, treating Luo Qianxue, an Alien, as an undercover agent lurking in the city, seemingly eager to interrogate her harshly right then and there.

Hearing everyone's malicious words, Luo Qianxue lowered her head and pressed her thin lips together, her hands clenched into fists, feeling utterly wronged.

She had been living in City No.1 since she was eight, and joined the Alien Human Level Genius team the same year.

You could say that she grew up as a local in City No.1.

Yet even so, whether it was the city's people or her teammates, they all distrusted her, believing 'they are a different kind with hearts that differ', and always harbored hostility towards her.

And now, they had even branded her with a baseless accusation, causing her tremendous pain.

She never wanted to be an Alien; she just wanted to live quietly in City No.1, occasionally visiting her master Yuan Dongzhi, enjoying the few warm moments.

But why? Why couldn't even such a small request be fulfilled by everyone?

Why must they discriminate against me?

Why must they remain so hostile towards me?

What exactly did I do wrong?

Is it just because I am an Alien that I must be condemned outright?

The more Luo Qianxue thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt, so much so that her usually expressionless face started to moisten around the eyes.

She couldn't accept that despite her diligent work in the team, she still faced ostracism from so many people.

"Everyone, please calm down."

Seeing the situation getting out of control, Lin Zichen spoke up.

Hearing him say this, everyone involuntarily turned their heads towards him, waiting for him to continue.

"Luo Qianxue did indeed intervene to stop me from breaking the cage, but that wasn't her intention; it was only because her mind was clouded by the fragrance, and she couldn't control herself."

After speaking, Lin Zichen added, "After Luo Qianxue intervened to stop me, you all followed suit and attacked me, similarly having your minds clouded by the fragrance."

"If you think about it, you'll realize that your memory only stays before smelling that fragrance; everything after that is a complete blank."

"..."

Hearing Lin Zichen say this, everyone went into deep thought, recalling what exactly had happened earlier.

Upon reflection, they found that, indeed as Lin Zichen had said, their memories only lingered before they smelled the fragrance, and they remembered nothing beyond that.

At this moment, everyone realized that they might have misunderstood Luo Qianxue.

However, despite the misunderstanding, they still harbored hostility and vigilance towards Luo Qianxue due to their prejudice against her Alien identity.

Especially Zhao Zixuan, who said firmly:

"Whether it's a misunderstanding or not, we should still expel Luo Qianxue from the team, not letting her accompany us, to minimize the risk."

This statement was full of prejudice while also making sense.

'They are of a different kind, with hearts that differ.'

Based on these eight characters, everyone agreed to expel Luo Qianxue from the team, not wanting to venture out of the city with this Alien anymore, lest they really get stabbed in the back one day.

Not afraid of ten thousand, just afraid of the one.

For such potentially happening events, everyone chose to prevent problems before they arise by proactively avoiding all risks to avoid the situation of capsizing in a drain.

"Don't be like this, everyone. I've known her since I was very young, and she's really a good person; she definitely wouldn't do something like betraying us."

Shen Qinghan could not stand by any longer and mustered up the courage to stop everyone.

Seeing that his fiancée had spoken up, Lin Zichen also followed, saying, "There is no need for everyone to doubt over things that haven't happened."

"Meaningless doubts only drive people to extremes."

"Let's just skip over this matter, stop talking about it, everyone."

Lin Zichen agreed that it was normal for everyone to have suspicions, but he did not support voicing these suspicions as if they were facts.

After hearing Lin Zichen's words, everyone wisely stopped saying more.

Lin Zichen's evolutionary talent was something everyone had seen; unless something unexpected happened, Lin Zichen was bound to become one of Earth's top combat forces in the future.

No one wanted to offend such a promising individual.

On the other hand.

Luo Qianxue, watching Lin Zichen and Shen Qinghan speaking on her behalf, felt a sense of déjà vu, as if she had experienced a similar situation before.

In response, she tried hard to search her memory, trying to recall past experiences.

As she searched, she felt a sharp pain in her brain,

"Xiao Chen, Bai Xue looks so pitiable, let's go help her, okay..."

"Guan Chun, wipe the water off Bai Xue's desk..."

"Those who bullied Bai Xue before, come and apologize to her now..."

Luo Qianxue was ostracized.

Lin Zichen just made an offhand remark.

Luo Qianxue seemed to remember something.

She remembered being ostracized, realized she was Bai Xue.

Remembered she was Bai Xue.

It wasn't much of a big deal.

It was just a minor episode back in the second grade.

Lin Zichen didn't care.

Luo Qianxue didn't care much either.

Only Shen Qinghan cared.

Later, Shen Qinghan went to get to know Luo Qianxue better.

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On the actual battlefield.

As Elder Tree's clone and Thorn Fairy along with other Origin Land living beings left.

Peace gradually returned.

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Earthlings could only give up their base in the Origin Land and head back to defend Earth.

Later, converting Source Crystals into Contribution Points, Lin Zichen was taken aback.

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After the great battle.

By regulation, people staggered their timings to return to Earth to visit their families.

Several months later.

Lin Zichen and Shen Qinghan made a trip back to Earth.

They learned that many people had died.

When City Number One was attacked.

Other cities were also under attack.

Many people died.

Familiar people, quite a few had died.

The student council president Zhou Xuehong died.

Ma Zhenhe became a vegetative state.

Yuan Dongzhi also was seriously injured, recuperating at home.

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Source: Webnovel.com, updated by Aunomay Read