Chapter 486: The AtaviSearch Forest Exposed! Profnana Can't Escape This Catastrophe!
At the scene in Paperfold University.
March 7th glanced at the slumbernana professor tied up on the ground.
A look of sheer disbelief crossed her face.
"Could it be…"
"You really guessed right?"
"Is this guy truly the mastermind, the final boss of this version?"
The disheveled professor on the ground formed a stark contrast with the calm, composed professor in the story!
However.
Just when everyone thought the professor would expel Rappa under the pretext of evicting an unregistered stowaway.
He spoke: "Heh heh, what I mean is…"
"If a criminal truly harbored ill intentions, why bother attending classes at Paperfold University? You're just a good kid who loves to learn, aren't you?"
"Every banana seedling holds the potential to bear fruit, and everyone has the right to receive equal banana-cation. Paperfold University is free! So, classmate, you are more than welcome to stay and audit the class. Make sure to study hard!"
"Come—let's show our warmth and welcome our new classmate!"
The students watching around instantly swarmed forward.
"Classmate, you actually dared to stand up to the BananAdvisor just now? That was so cool! I've been annoyed with him for ages!"
"Why do you call yourself a ninja? Does your planet really have ninjas?"
"R-Rappa-san…"
Chaletka, who had been helped earlier, also asked in a timid voice:
"Thank you for helping me out! Could you teach me how you do your graffiti… ninjutsu?"
Witnessing this scene.
The many players in the livestream were completely caught off guard!
…
"Huh?"
"Did we really misunderstand the professor?"
"Think about it, as a professor, would he really criticize a kid in public or arrest them right then and there? That wouldn't fit his persona."
"Just taking these words at face value, they actually sound pretty wholesome."
"Interesting…"
"What a clever way to tie down an opponent!"
"By letting the enthusiastic students swarm Rappa, he can go on with his own plans."
"All of this assumes the professor is a villain. What if he's genuinely just a professor with a childlike heart?"
…
However.
The players holding out a shred of hope for the professor were soon hit with reality.
After tying down Rappa.
The professor walked into an empty plaza.
He suddenly stopped in his tracks.
He sighed in contemplation: "Heh heh, fate… truly is just like a banana peel…"
"We are all the trapped fruit inside, forever unable to break free from its constraints."
The moment those words were spoken!
The gaze of every player present snapped straight onto the professor!
Now that,
was undeniably a villain's monologue!
There was definitely something wrong with this guy!
The professor lying on the ground showed no signs of waking up at all, looking like a toy that had completely run out of batteries.
What on earth was his true motive?
The answer to this question was bound to be revealed in the upcoming story!
Keep watching!
[ At this moment, the Dazzling Ninja Hero was utterly surrounded by enthusiastic ninja disciples, like a fish trapped in a net, unable to slip away. ]
[ Ninjutsu might easily slip through a sea of foes harboring malice, but it could hardly defend against an overwhelming tide of goodwill. By the Great Reignbow above, zeal burns hotter than raging flames; even a ninja's heart cannot untangle the hearts of mortals. ]
Rappa was temporarily unable to take action.
Meanwhile, the Astral Express trio bumped into an old acquaintance from the alumni group chat.
"Oh? Camera Elder, Dan Heng, and Megastar! Fancy meeting you again!" Montana greeted them warmly.
"Um… you can just call me March 7th. That username was a bit slapped together, please don't use it anymore."
"Alright then! In exchange, don't call me Montana either—my name is now Homo habilis 426!"
Montana puffed her chest with pride.
"That's right, I've finally joined Paperfold University's most popular club, the Slumbernana Monkey Fan Club! This is my club name!"
"Why 'Homo Habilis'?"
Montana giggled. "I don't know either! Club rules, you know? Maybe it means members at this tier are super capable!"
"The Slumbernana Club is a fan community dedicated to the Slumbernana Monkey. Its members aren't just students on campus; it spans across the banana fans of all Penacony."
"We make fan merch for the monkey, organize Slumbernana conventions, and regularly host off-campus events—are you guys interested? I can put in a referral for you!"
Montana was still lost in her excited daydreams.
However.
Several sharp, knowledgeable players in the livestream chat immediately cried out in alarm!
Bullet comments flooded the screen!
…
"It's so over!"
"Girl, do you even realize what that means?!"
"'Homo habilis' is the earliest species of the genus Homo—the most primitive humans."
"That's literally atavism!"
"There's something massively wrong with this Slumbernana Club!"
"Wait! It just hit me, isn't that the exact naming format used by members of the AtaviSearch Forest?!"
"My planet just got connected to the cosmic net, can someone explain what the AtaviSearch Forest is?"
"A cult-like faction founded by followers of Dr. Primitive. Even though they're just followers, the catastrophes they cause are no less horrific than Dr. Primitive himself. For instance, setting up labs across various planets to conduct atavism experiments, turning people into monkeys. Or deceiving the civilization of an entire planet to turn them into lab rats…"
"Compared to them, the Annihilation Gang look like model citizens! These guys have zero humanity—they destroy civilizations mentally and physically."
"I once visited a world ruined by the AtaviSearch Forest… Man, the sights there… Tsk tsk, absolutely horrifying!"
"This professor is probably a member of the AtaviSearch Forest…"
"We're doomed! Penacony's about to become their petri dish!"
"Quick, someone call in the Centurion of the Infinite!"
…
At the scene in Paperfold University.
Seeing the bullet comments in the livestream!
The players present were utterly terrified!
The mastermind behind the scenes had such a horrifying background!
It wasn't that his raw combat strength was terrifying,
but rather his experimental methods and the complete stripping of human nature!
In an instant.
The professor lying on the ground became public enemy number one!
If looks could kill,
the professor would have been sliced into ten thousand pieces by now!
Rappa stepped forward to examine him.
She let out a soft sigh.
Turning to the crowd, she said, "Comrades, as expected."
"My heightened auditory senses can no longer capture the fiend's sounds."
"This is merely a puppet of the Fiend General. His true body might be concealed anywhere within this star system."
Hearing this result.
The players were furious and exasperated!
"Infecting us with a memetic virus—you truly deserve death!"
"Damn you, Fiend General! Don't let me catch your real body, or I'll make sure you die a miserable death!"
"Even if this is just his puppet, I want to desecrate his corpse! Killing him a hundred times wouldn't be enough!!"
"Props to our Galactic Baseballer! Saw through his scheme from the very start and blasted him with a shot!"
"I've already contacted my fleet, they've just entered the Asdana system. Professor, your days are numbered!"
"Let's keep following the Honkai: Star Rail story. Maybe it'll expose even more of his dirty secrets later on!"