"Dead?"
Li Shaoheng was stunned for a moment.
In Jiangcheng County, who else could kill the scientist except him
No matter how weak the scientist is, it is still easy for him to escape. This is the most difficult "Order" awakener.
"However, there are still many things in Jiangcheng County that will give you a headache."
The philosopher smiled, like a kind and ordinary old man.
He closed the newspaper and his figure slowly disappeared.
"Don't worry, young man, we will have the chance to meet again in the future."
A moment later, Li Shaoheng stood on the empty seat with a slightly gloomy expression.
Soon, a phone call came in, and it was Cen Xiangyun's voice.
"Uncle Shaoheng, the body of the scientist was found. She..."
On the other end of the phone, Cen Xiangyun covered her mouth slightly, feeling an urge to vomit, but she forced herself to hold it back.
"Her body was completely dismembered and... Ugh..."
She could hardly describe the scene before her. Any words seemed pale in the face of such a tragic scene.
Countless white hyphae burst out from the ground and pierced the scientist's body densely. Every piece of shattered flesh was pierced by hyphae.
These broken pieces of flesh entangled with white hyphae were combined in a strange way, maintaining the original appearance discovered by scientists, except that the heart was pierced by spear-like sharp cone hyphae.
The remaining horror on her face was as if she had seen the most terrifying thing in the world and experienced the most cruel horror in the world.
... This is a more cruel way of killing than being cut into pieces.
The scientist's body was found a minute ago at the most eye-catching intersection in the central urban area of Jiangcheng County, and it seemed that he appeared here through "backtracking".
However, "retrospection" is clearly her power...
After listening to Cen Xiangyun's report, Li Shaoheng did not speak and his expression became more solemn.
Who on earth could have done such a cruel and ruthless act of venting anger
However... Li Shaoheng could no longer devote too much of his attention to these things.
Anyway, the scientist is dead, so the result is good.
However, as the philosopher said, the current crisis in Jiangcheng County is what gives him the most headache.
Judging from the news coming from the front, the strange killing of these hyphae not only brought casualties, but also seemed to allow ordinary people to see the weirdness through some means.
Now there are crazy people everywhere, similar to the patients in Qingshan Mental Hospital, who are gathering together and spreading the legend of the killer mushrooms everywhere.
If the situation continues to deteriorate, Jiangcheng County will be destroyed in this disaster even without the intervention of the "Evil Herald".
Li Shaoheng took a deep breath and prepared to rush to the scene.
Just then, a childish voice sounded behind him.
"etc."
"Um?"
Li Shaoheng was stunned for a moment. He was completely unaware of the other party's presence.
Looking back, alarm bells rang instantly.
A petite girl with long white hair stood less than three meters away from him as if floating. Her sickly complexion and "inhuman" aura immediately made him think of something weird.
She raised her head slightly, her delicate face seemed not to be of this human nature, but only a coldness that chilled her to the bone.
... is as weird as a human!
Instinctively, Li Shaoheng subconsciously picked up the flying blade, but the girl only glanced at him and then looked away.
"Leave the rest to me. This is... my responsibility."
The girl was Luo Ling who had returned from the world of nothingness. She had already sensed the strong aura of "the same kind" in Jiangcheng County, which exuded a sense of despair and sadness.
The moment she and Li Shaoheng looked at each other, she had taken away all of Li Shaoheng's memories of the incident, and also learned about the current situation in Jiangcheng County.
In addition, Li Shaoheng's abilities were also temporarily borrowed.
The next moment, Li Shaoheng saw this elf-like girl who looked like she had walked out of a storybook slowly take a step forward, and her figure disappeared with the wind.
"This is... "Shrinkage"!"
Li Shaoheng could no longer hide his shocked expression. This was an ability he had used for more than ten years, and there was no way he could have mistaken it.
But it appeared before his eyes in this way.
After a slight shock, Li Shaoheng realized it.
It seems that this strange girl has the ability to borrow the power of others...
Li Shaoheng thought of the scientist who was killed. He was also moved to the center of the county town by "backtracking" and his abilities were also borrowed by someone.
Could it be that this girl also did it
But, this girl... is she a friend or an enemy
In this world today, there is no such thing as the enemy of my enemy is my friend. The Evil Herald and the Weird Apostle are mortal enemies, but both are extremely evil to mankind.
Even though the weird girl may have killed the scientist, her current behavior seems to be intended to save Jiangcheng County, but... it is still unclear where she stands.
Li Shaoheng let out a long breath, and just when he was about to follow Luo Ling's footsteps, another phone call came in.
He picked it up and saw that it was a call from Ji Shinian, the leader of the local awakening organization.
Li Shaoheng and Ji Shinian are old acquaintances. Because of Ji Shinian's extremely special talent, the company once sent him out to connect with him on some business matters, so they could be considered to have gotten to know each other.
This time things were getting more and more troublesome. The mission that exceeded original expectations was only a B-level mission at the beginning. It was also because of Ji Shinian's face that Li Shaoheng, a P8 specialist, was sent out.
"Old Ji, what's the matter?"
"Ahem"
"... What did you spy on with your ability?" Hearing the strong cough, Li Shaoheng frowned slightly.
"No... It's a sequelae of the previous incident." Ji Shinian's voice sounded quite weak. "Have you ever seen a little girl in white?"
"Do you know him?"
Li Shaoheng's expression became a little more serious.
"The 'White Witch' in the chat group is her." Ji Shinian said calmly, "Also, my eyes are already blind. This is the 'price' I paid."
"What!"
After hearing the last sentence, Li Shaoheng almost dropped the phone.
Ji Shinian's abilities all need to be activated through his eyes. If he is blind, it means that his abilities are useless.
Although Ji Shinian is only a mid-level awakener, this is because the "other shore" path, like the "order" path, is quite difficult to advance.
Even within the "Sky Speakers", the upper-level awakeners only have four major omens.
Ji Shinian is a sixth-level awakener, and is considered the strongest awakener on the "other shore" path besides the "Sky Speaker".
"What on earth did you 'see'?"
Li Shaoheng couldn't help but ask.
"If you tell me directly, I will die."
Ji Shinian’s words were brief and to the point; even though he didn’t say anything, one could already tell how important what he saw was.
In addition, this is not what Ji Shinian wants to see, but the result of too deep "cause and effect" entanglement.
Perhaps, from the moment he accidentally saw the "White Witch" when he was spying on the death of the Skeleton Doctor, everything was unavoidable and the gears of fate had already started turning at that moment.
"Anyway... stop the White Witch if you can."
After saying this, Ji Shinian started coughing violently again. From the other end of the phone came the hurried voices of medical staff, followed by a long "beep".
Stop the "White Witch"
Stop what? Stop her from saving Jiangcheng County
but why
Li Shaoheng was full of doubts and wanted to ask Ji Shinian if he could say more, but when he thought of his dying appearance, he gave up.
I'm afraid it's really going to cost me my life.
After being delayed for a while by the phone call, Li Shaoheng quickly used his ability to rush directly to the center of the county, where the disaster was most serious.
When landing, Li Shaoheng found that everyone was standing there in a daze, including Cen Xiangyun who had rushed to support after sending someone off.
"What's wrong?"
Li Shaoheng wanted to ask about the situation, but when he looked up, he swallowed the rest of his words.
"When did this... appear?"
A strange barrier was covering the center of the county, forcing back all the awakened people and injured ordinary people.
The scene no longer showed the horrible weirdness described in the report. Only the wounded and the dead bodies remained around.
"Just now, when a little girl with white hair appeared..."
A P7 specialist nearby said in an uneasy tone, "After she told us to leave, she opened the barrier and we couldn't get in."
"This is a hatchery," Li Shaoheng stared at the barrier, his voice trembling slightly, "an unprecedentedly large hatchery..."
A hatchery of this size is definitely not just "eggs".
I'm afraid the "high-risk weirdness" dormant in Jiangcheng County has awakened.
There was almost no warning. Jiangcheng County, which had been peaceful for who knows how many years, suddenly erupted, bringing with it a disaster that was enough to destroy the entire region.
Chapter 88 No one will remember her appearance anymore (5k)
Within the hatchery boundary.
The silver-white girl strolled in it, witnessing scene after scene.
She was no longer in Jiangcheng County, but an extremely unfamiliar city.
Here is... a projection of an old city.
The air was filled with an indistinguishable stench, mixed with the sweet stench of rotting corpses and the rusty smell of blood.
Looking around, the whole city is full of broken corpses, and all the visible traces show that... This city has been completely destroyed by the Puppet Rumor.
Shocking white fungi grew on almost all the corpses, and everywhere was filled with traces of cruelty belonging to "their own kind". All the dead people in this city had been dominated by Puppet Rumor.
This is a city where only "meat animals" remain.
There is only a lonely figure sitting on the corpses in this city, waiting for something in solitude.
Luo Ling walked over and sat down beside her.
"Ji Ying."
"Um."
Ji Ying nodded slightly.
"These are your memories, right?"
Luo Ling asked softly, but this was already the answer.
From the moment she stepped into the hatchery, she was already within Ji Ying's capabilities.
Luo Ling did not resist the erosion of the "egg" and was pulled into Ji Ying's memory.
Because this is the only chance to talk to Ji Ying who is out of control.
The one sitting here is only Ji Ying in her memory. The last of her sanity in this world has been left on the train, and her helpless struggle has come to an end.
"It's ridiculous, isn't it?" Ji Ying lowered her head slightly, her eyes slightly reddened on her usually cold face, "In the end, I turned out to be the person I hate the most..."