Yi Chen's eyes quickly swept across the school, including the principal, a total of six people.
They represent a special group in Zion and are also gentlemen who are granted the title of prophets and are responsible for organizing the rules of survival of the associated cities.
It is precisely because of the effective rules they have formulated in various regions that civilians who cannot become gentlemen can barely survive in such a world, greatly reducing the infection rate of diseases and barely maintaining the regional diversity of human beings in the Fourth Continent.
1. An ordinary old man holding a sapphire staff and wrapped in a brown windbreaker was sitting on the bench at the door. When he saw Yi Chen come in, he smiled kindly.
But when he smiled, there seemed to be small ears of different styles between the wrinkles on his face. These ears seemed to be able to hear more sounds and thus analyze Yi Chen's physical condition.
2. A mysterious man in a white suit, a white round hat and a white faceless mask was leaning on the last row of benches.
When Yi Chen looked over, he discovered that the man was facing away from him, with the mask worn on the back of his head.
This feeling of staring with the back of the head made Yi Chen very uncomfortable, but Little Grape felt very happy, as if he had seen some new species.
3. On the bench in the third row on the left, there was a middle-aged woman wearing gold-rimmed glasses and simple clothes. She had a hint of gray on her temples and was reading a story weekly.
The strange thing is that even though her eyes were on the book, she always felt like she was being stared at.
4. The black man, sitting cross-legged and suspended in the air on the second floor of the school, has six arms that spread out symmetrically like a flower. His suit also has six sleeves that fit his arms perfectly, and his tie is also covered with flower marks.
There is an eye on each palm, and the fingers are in different seals.
This style is about to drive Little Grape crazy.
5. This prophet caught Yi Chen's attention for a long time. His whole body was bound with bandages, and the only part exposed was his head, which was also wearing a mechanical fully enclosed eye mask and a breathing mouthpiece.
The wheelchair used for mobility still had restraints that confined his arms, legs and feet.
It is driven by a precisely constructed mechanical maid.
6. Desilin Valdivia, the principal, stood at the podium as the central figure, waiting for Yi Chen's arrival.
What Yi Chen can be sure of is that those who can become prophets must be people with special attainments in perception, and naturally their sensory abilities are extraordinary.
"Little Grape, be honest and stop discussing grapes all the time. If you offend any of the prophets, you might be targeted."
"What are you afraid of? We just allow them to stare at us, but we can't look back... William, you are good at killing people at higher levels, so you can't be afraid of these guys one-on-one. Hehe! If they really attack us, just kill them. Remember to leave the grapes for me."
Yi Chen temporarily disconnected from Xiao Putao and walked along the red carpet in the center of the school to the principal's side.
Daisylin did not get to the point immediately, but instead examined the structure of the lightweight arm armor that Yi Chen had modified from his clothes.
"I didn't expect that the Besalius family has such craftsmanship. It fits your style perfectly. How is it? Have you tried it in actual combat?"
"I rushed here right after it was finished, and I haven't had time to use it yet."
"You will probably practice alone with Zed later, and I will watch your battle memories then. Let's get into the next topic. First, let me introduce you to the prophets present.
I will just introduce them in the order you observe when you enter.
The Listener - Ennio Vargas
Joint Double-Mako and Martin
Reader-Missy Heartfilia
Six-wheeled Divine Eyes - Oginga Sabbah
Sealed Yuri
Including me, these are all the prophets who remain in Zion. Since we each manage a corresponding part, our powers and work contents are different, so we rarely gather together.
However, the danger assessment of nightmare invasion has exceeded any danger encountered since the establishment of the organization. We will use your nightmare experience to try to obtain more nightmare information. If possible, we will identify the root cause of the nightmare and try to eradicate it.
Are you willing to cooperate?"
"I will fully cooperate, but there is one condition. Apart from the nightmare memory, my other memories cannot be touched."
"I will be in charge of presenting your memories. They are only responsible for observation and prediction. Apart from nightmare memories, they will not touch your other memory areas."
"good."
In fact, Yi Chen and the principal had already agreed on the matter of memory, and it was just a formality. The principal had fully assured him last night that the exploration of nightmares would not affect Yi Chen's personal condition.
The same way that Principal Dai Silin had pried into Yi Chen's memory before,
Slide your fingers to the center of your eyebrows and flick lightly!
Bang!
Neurons made up of particles of starlight burst out from the back of the brain, but they appeared fragmented and sparse, and it was impossible to construct a complete picture. This was the first time that Daisylin had seen such a situation.
He then tapped her ten times, causing Yi Chen's forehead to become red and swollen.
The ejected starlight memories combine to slowly form an image, but some areas are still blurry or even broken, like an old mosaic film that is extremely difficult to play.
"Let me help..."
The black prophet hanging on the second floor shot different beams of light from his six palms for clarification.
In addition, the reader Missy Heartfilia also closed the book and came to the place where the starlight was scattered to deconstruct some of the messy and blurry starlight into text and then displayed it again.
With the cooperation of the two, a smooth and clear video image is presented.
As the nightmare scenes played silently, the old man sitting at the door and listening also fully opened his ears hidden between his wrinkles.
Capturing the non-existent sound, he then transformed his staff into a flute decorated with blue crystals and began to dub the picture, perfectly restoring the remembered scene.
"You are indeed a prophet..."
Yi Chen was amazed at the means of everyone present. He himself turned into a spectator, sat on a nearby bench, and carefully appreciated the memory playback floating in the air of the school.
After these days of high-quality sleep, Yi Chen is no longer sensitive to this memory, and his PTSD has been basically eliminated.
If there are any inaccuracies in the memory playback, Yi Chen, the main experiencer, can also correct it.
As everyone watched the nightmare memories, especially when they saw the nested second reincarnation, everyone looked troubled (except those who were sealed).
The old lady who likes reading whispered, "Hmm? It's a multi-layered dream... If you don't notice it at the first time, you will get deeper and deeper. When you reach the third layer or even deeper, it will be impossible to break free.
If the nightmare were allowed to spread in Zion, I'm afraid 95% of the gentlemen would die."
Then,
When Yi Chen demonstrated the escape skills he used during nightmares, many prophets present immediately cast astonished glances at him.
The iron chain represents the Monastery of Pain, and it is a special needle-stitched one.
The umbilical cord, representing the newborn forest, seems to be a relic.
Moreover, Yi Chen finally showed a terrifying "dead man's makeup". The Reader and Six Eyes, who were good at visual observation, even felt a drop of cold sweat flowing out from their backs when they looked at this appearance.
Such decisiveness and ability are not like a gentleman who has just made a breakthrough.
Even Yi Chen is still a few months away from graduating from the college and is still labeled as a student.
Just as everyone was astonished at Yi Chen's method of escape, a completely different strange feeling spread throughout the school.
The nightmare memories that should have ended with the appearance of the dead makeup have not yet dissipated.
The starry sky images floating in the air continued to play, and the picture froze in the basement. The camera slowly focused on "Yi Chen" who was hanging with only half of his body left.
Suddenly,
Yi Chen suddenly turned his head and stared at everyone present with his eyes rolled up and his mouth wide open.
Strands of inky substance that looked like octopus tentacles overflowed from its mouth, dyeing even the surrounding stars in black, and spread to the school area in a solid form.
(End of this chapter)