From the end of the world

Chapter 133 Successful Entry 1
Out of control, cannibalism...

For a moment, I found it hard to imagine that Chang'an would become a monster that attacked humans, but in the final analysis, the reason why he was sealed by the Zhu family when he was a child was because he once lost control.

As a friend of Changan, I couldn't help but care: "You mentioned before that Changan's monster side went berserk... What exactly is this 'monster side'?"

"Well, how should I put it..." Zhu Shi seemed to be choosing his words, "In layman's terms, it's somewhat similar to a second personality?"

Even the "second personality" has come out. Aren't the "settings in that aspect" of you and your siblings a little too rich?

Zhu Shi didn't seem to notice my strange look, and continued, "My brother has the blood of a monster, and monsters have knowledge in their blood. You see, even if it's a human being, if there's no one to educate them after they're born, they can't learn to speak and write without a teacher. For example, some babies are abandoned by their parents in the wild, but due to various coincidences, they grow up. They seem to be called 'wolf children'. Those children can't even walk like humans, let alone speak.

"However, once the monsters in folklore transform into human form, they can naturally walk on two feet, speak human language, and even blend into the market easily. This is because monsters have innate wisdom, and their instincts are imprinted with the knowledge and skills necessary to hunt humans."

"In other words, Chang'an is born knowing how to hunt humans?" I vaguely understood the meaning of rampage.

"Yes. As the saying goes, if you have a weapon, you will naturally want to kill. Knowledge and technology are things that are closer to the heart than material weapons. When you suddenly master a large amount of systematic killing knowledge when your mind is still immature and full of curiosity about everything in the world, you will naturally become a murderer. What's more, your brother's monster blood itself brings about the urge to kill." She nodded, "If he was a complete monster, he would have the opportunity to digest those terrifying wisdoms with ease. Because he is still half human, he cannot absorb the information flowing in his blood properly, and finally fell into schizophrenia."

"This is what is called rampage... So is it really okay to remove the seal for him now?" I asked.

"My brother is different now than when he was little. He has formed his own values. As long as we lift the seal step by step, there shouldn't be any big problems." She said conservatively at first, and then her tone became humorous, "Don't worry, it will be fine. Instead of worrying about that, we should worry about whether he will say something like 'Wow, the demon blood in my body is agitated...' after the seal is lifted."

After hearing the last part, the serious part of my heart could not help but be relieved a little by her. Changan might indeed say that. "Power that has the risk of going berserk when used" can be said to be the classic configuration of the protagonist of a battle comic, although I don't envy that at all. ...By the way, am I overthinking it? Why do I feel that everyone around me who has a good relationship with me is so much like the protagonist of an adventure battle story. I always feel isolated and abandoned.

At this time, I noticed that Ma Zao was very silent. It was not like the silence before that could not interrupt our conversation, but it seemed that he was thinking about something.

"Is there anything you care about?" I asked.

"Well... I remembered that you seemed to be very concerned about the news about Ying Lingyun before, but isn't he dead?" she asked.

Having said that, I told her all my speculations before I even explained to her that Ying Lingyun might be in possession of the fragment of the divine seal.

"I have also revealed to Zhu Shi the existence of the divine seal fragments and the matter of Xiaowan... I'm sorry, I forgot to ask for your opinion on the latter matter." I said.

“…That doesn’t matter.”

Having said that, I felt that Ma Zao seemed to have a little complaint about me discussing this matter with Zhu Shi first. She didn't express it, but just said: "I see, do we still have to continue fighting Ying Lingyun in the future... Then what should we do next? Should I use my ability to investigate his 'clinic' in the old city first?"

Zhu Shi said seriously, "No, Ma Zao, go home and use the medicine to heal your soul first. You are not fit to continue using your power in your current state. You need at least two more days."

"That's right. You should be able to use the power of blessing to trace the clues at any time, right? There's no need to rush for one or two days." I also agreed.

Seeing that we were singing the same tune, Ma Zao showed dissatisfaction on his face: "But..."

"And you are not completely unable to do anything at home." Zhu Shi continued to speak as he took out a USB flash drive from his pocket. "I have asked Lu Chan to find a list of amnesiacs in China, with photos attached. You can take it home and confirm whether your friend Xiaowan is among them."

Ma Zao's attention was immediately drawn and he took the USB drive with both hands.

Zhu Shi added: "The information here is only a part of it, about 20,000 people. Subsequent information will continue to be sent in, and you can check it one by one."

"Twenty thousand people..." I only knew that there were a lot of amnesiacs, but I never asked for the exact number. Twenty thousand people was only a part of the total number, so what was the exact number?
After asking, Zhu Shi showed a solemn expression and said: "The number of people worldwide is unclear, but within China alone, the number is likely to be close to 100,000 today."

"One hundred thousand people?" I was surprised. "Has there been no report yet?"

"Loss of souls is an event that Luo Shan and the official forces have both characterized as a strange phenomenon. So far, both sides... especially the official forces, have wanted to maintain a tacit understanding for the time being and do their best to prevent the secular society from knowing the existence of the strange world." She said, "This tacit understanding is now becoming more and more fragile, and the number of people with loss of souls is increasing at an increasingly rapid rate. It is said that hundreds of people with loss of souls are added every day.

"I don't think Luo Shan was helpless against this collective coma until the end. There have been many more terrifying disasters in history. The Great Impermanence may not really take this incident seriously. Once they take action, the clues to solving the amnesia will surely emerge. But it will be too late. I don't know how many families will collapse during this period.

"So, Ma Zao, if you have any clues..."

At the end, her tone gradually became depressed, and Ma Zao quietly put away the USB drive and said, "I know."

Hundreds of amnesiacs are added every day, what a shocking number. You have to know that this is not influenza, but a random occurrence of vegetative patients across the country. This can be controlled by information, it can't be some "inexplicable" means.

I remember that the amnesia epidemic started four years ago, and the number of patients accumulated so far is close to 100,000. Assuming that there are 500 more patients every day now, the number of patients will increase by nearly 200,000 in a year.

This increase is getting worse over time. In fact, the number of patients added after one year is definitely much higher than this number. And there are probably many numbers that have not been counted. You don’t even need to take out paper and pen to calculate, you can tell by feeling that this is extremely bad.

I see. Under such an urgent background, it is completely understandable that the forces behind Lu Youxun would use some unjust means to find Ma Zao. At that time, Lu Youxun admitted in front of me that "his side was indeed not upright enough". I guess it was more because he was trying to win me over, so he had to follow my words. In fact, it was not that difficult to refute me from the perspective of justice.

As long as Luo Shan does not intend to harm Ma Zao and only requires Ma Zao to undergo a detailed examination, then there is no reason for me not to support him. I guess someone will come forward to discuss this matter with Ma Zao soon.

After saying goodbye to Zhu Shi, I took Ma Zao home and bought her a mobile phone on the way. She thanked me and accepted it. If it was when we first met, she would definitely not accept my gift so honestly. This progress in our relationship made me happy.

On the contrary, after hearing more about amnesia, she seemed to be a little worried. After returning home, I sat down with her on the sofa and taught her how to use a mobile phone. She fiddled with the phone clumsily, opening the webpage to browse social information under my guidance, but her movements became slower and slower, and her expression gradually became absent-minded.

"...Zhuang Cheng, do you think my time travel is related to amnesia?" she asked, "If I let Luo Shan study my body, can I really save so many people?"

"You don't have to think so much now." I said, "Didn't Zhu Shi give you the list of amnesiacs? If you can find the photo of the small bowl among them, it means it is related. If you can't find it..."

If I can't find it, does that mean it's irrelevant? I stopped and pondered my logic.

"I think it's probably related, even though it's just a feeling. My unlucky personality always makes me fall into many horrible coincidences, and coincidences are not necessarily unrelated." She looked at her phone, "Maybe I really was a person living in this era. I was once a girl who was very good at using mobile phones, and then I traveled to the apocalyptic era and mistakenly thought I was a resident of the apocalyptic era.

"And many of the people I met during the apocalypse may have been like me. They also traveled from this era and were killed because of meeting me... If this is true..."

"You mean... as long as their amnesia is cured, those who died in the apocalyptic era can be resurrected in this era?" I asked.

She nodded calmly.

I suddenly had a bad feeling. Looking at her eyes now, if Luo Shan intended to do destructive experiments on her in order to find clues to cure amnesia, she might decide to sacrifice herself. Of course, Luo Shan would definitely not waste precious awakening cases. If she did, I would definitely stop her, even if it was against her will. But her current mental state seemed to have some self-destructive tendencies.

I have to get her out of this state.

(End of this chapter)