From the end of the world

Chapter 167 Girl Lu Chan 1
There is a "firefly" I left at the Luoshan Office, and I want to try to see if I can see the scene over there.

And the result is... I can't see it.

It's not that I can't see anything at all, it's just so blurry that I can't make out any useful information. If I look at the secret base of the Humanitarian Department through the illusory images that Lu Youxun sent me, it's like looking at things underwater, then looking at the Luoshan Office from here is like adding a lot of mud and sand to the water, and I can only see things like fleeting glimpses. I can also vaguely hear some chaotic sounds, which is similar to listening to the movements on land underwater, it's confusing.

I actually had a similar experience when I was transferred to the shadow world by Agent Kong in the past. The "fireflies" in the shadow world that connect to the real world can only perceive very vague things.

So, is the secret base I am in now built in the shadow world? It is definitely not. I can only perceive fleeting glimpses of light, but the connection experience in the shadow world is more like the wonderful light sensation produced by closing my eyes and pressing my eyeballs through my eyelids with my fingers.

All we can say is that both are in a place with very poor signal quality.

If the signal in the shadow world is poor because it is a different dimension, then how do we explain the poor signal here? Is it because this is a "different time period"? Or is there a barrier here that prevents the exchange of signals between the inside and the outside?
Then, I sensed my retreat route, that is, whether I could teleport myself out of this strange and terrifying place through the connection with the "fireflies".

Since it's a strange place, it probably won't let me leave easily. Just like the haunted mansions or caves in supernatural movies, most horror events can only be established with a background that is difficult to escape easily. If I can leave at will, there will be no horror at all. I have already prepared myself for the prohibition of flame teleportation.

——Although I thought so, it turns out that it can be teleported.

I clearly felt that I could teleport out of this place at any time.

Most of the mental preparations I made with great difficulty were wasted. It would be fine if I could use my superpowers, but they didn't even cut off my escape route. Could you please not add this element that reduces my sense of crisis? I couldn't help but think back to the time when I couldn't encounter strange things because my power was too strong. Could it be that it was my superpowers that really prevented me from immersing myself in adventure?

But I can't really leave this place so early. Even if it doesn't look like it, this place is still called the secret base of the Humanitarian Department. I need to continue exploring. And if I turn around and leave so impatiently, I may not be able to enter this place again.

I continued to use my perception to observe my surroundings, and before long, I caught a glimpse of a strange figure nearby.

This figure was also wearing a white straitjacket and was tied tightly to a cross, but he looked out of place among the other prisoners. Excluding me, the others were at least adult men and women, but the owner of this figure was a young girl in her prime.

Judging from her appearance, she is only two or three years older than I am now, perhaps just entering high school. She has a delicate beauty, long black hair, and fair skin that is as smooth as a baby's. She looks like a well-educated female student from a scholarly family.

The only flaw is that she now looks lifeless, looking ahead with unfocused eyes, revealing a tired and discouraged temperament.

The strange man who had accused the Humanitarian Department of capturing ordinary children should have also seen the girl, but he did not bring up the topic of her, and did not seem to think there was anything wrong with her being here. In other words, the girl was not an ordinary person, but a demon hunter?
It seems that Zhu Shi has been engaged in the business of demon hunting since high school, or even junior high school. Perhaps it is not so uncommon for young boys and girls to engage in demon hunting in Luoshan.

Suddenly, several figures appeared in front of us, and the "jail guards" around us stopped at the same time, and the crosses that bound us also stopped moving one after another.

At the same time, I felt a slight vibration in my consciousness.

No, it was not my consciousness that was vibrating, but something hidden in my consciousness—a fragment of the divine seal. Other fragments of the divine seal appeared nearby!
Is it the figures that appeared in front of me? I focused my attention and observed them.

Among those figures, there were actually two old acquaintances of mine.

One of them had short white hair, wore tight grey clothes and pants, and was tall and strong. It was Chen Long.

The other person wore a silver mask, a white suit, and a white coat stained with blood.

Is this the Monster Maker? No, is it Ying Lingyun?

Is it true that Ying Lingyun is not dead?

No, this may be the time period two years ago. It is normal that Ying Lingyun is still alive at this time.

There were three unfamiliar figures beside these two people. They were fat and wore green surgical gowns. Their heads were covered with green surgical caps and blue masks. Their exposed eyes were full of red bloodshot, and the skin around their eye sockets was blue-black and rotten.

"They must be the experimental subjects of this batch." The person who might be Ying Lingyun said in a tired tone.

One of the "jailers" said respectfully: "Yes, Doctor."

"Ying Lingyun" nodded softly and said perfunctorily, "Thank you for your hard work." Then, he examined us without saying a word.

I feel that this "Ying Lingyun" is a bit weird.

Although Ying Lingyun has never been seen in person, judging from the performance of the monster maker and the description of Mr. Zhu, Ying Lingyun himself should be a man who likes to put on airs, speaks arrogantly, behaves carelessly, and has a histrionic personality.

In contrast, the "Ying Lingyun" in front of him was like a hard-working actor who changed back into his casual clothes after playing the role of a domineering president and went home to drink beer exhausted after work. His voice was not domineering at all, and his posture was loose. Looking back at what happened just now, his walking posture did not seem to be as majestic as the monster maker's dragon-like and tiger-like steps. Instead, it reminded people of the otaku who was not good at sports that I met in college. Looking closely, he even had a hunchback and uneven shoulders.

Suddenly, his eyes focused on me.

"Where did the child come from?" he asked.

Who are you calling a kid... I controlled the urge to talk back.

The jailer replied respectfully, "He was an eyewitness. He happened to be at the scene of the capture of Lu Chan, so we captured him as well."

"Ying Lingyun" - because he doesn't look like Ying Lingyun, so let's call him "Dr. Silver Mask". Dr. Silver Mask turned to look at Chen Long and asked, "Is there anything else?"

Chen Long thought for a moment and said, "...It seems so?"

"So, this is just an unrelated child?" There was dissatisfaction in Doctor Silver Mask's voice.

"You're not going to let him go?"

At this moment, one of the three men in surgical gowns came out and said sinisterly to the silver-masked doctor, "Since he has entered our territory, we cannot let him leave. Don't say that we can just delete his memory and let him go. If he falls into Luo Shan's hands, our secret base may be exposed."

"Of course I wouldn't say that." Dr. Silver Mask's attitude remained non-aggressive.

The man said warningly: "You'd better not do anything unnecessary."

"——Watch your tone." Chen Long said in a threatening voice, "The doctor is the highest authority here, and one of my jobs is to maintain his dignity. Even if you are a senior researcher, I don't mind using you as a scapegoat."

The senior researcher's face changed slightly, and he retreated indignantly. He seemed to want to say something harsh, but stopped himself under Chen Long's sharp gaze.

I observed Doctor Silver Mask. According to my feeling, the fragment of the divine seal I just felt should be on him.

Although his personality is completely opposite, if he is not Ying Lingyun, it is difficult to explain why the fragment of the divine seal is on him. Or does the Humanitarian Department have other fragments of the divine seal and distribute them to the highest authority in the base under its command? But the highest authority in the secret base where Lu Youxun was imprisoned two years ago should also be Ying Lingyun, right?
The only possibility that can be thought of at present is that Dr. Silver Mask is one of Ying Lingyun's "possible clones", and the different personality is also because this is "a softer Ying Lingyun". However, based on Lu Youxun's past attitude and reaction, Ying Lingyun, who once interacted with him as a base manager, should not be such a soft character, right?

Also, even if the divine seal is just a fragment, it should have a unique attribute that runs through the long river of time. How do we explain this "fragment of the divine seal that is suspected to have appeared two years ago and belongs to Ying Lingyun"?
"Chen Long, why did you betray me!" The strange man who had spoken to me earlier suddenly shouted, "What benefits did the Humanitarian Department promise you? Not only us, you even betrayed Lu Chan, your best friend... Are you still human?"

"Humph……"

Chen Long ignored the other person's words and seemed to treat them as nothing more than noise.

The strange man was even more furious and cursed: "You traitor with a conscience! Look here... Look at me! And, Lu Chan, why don't you speak? Speak! Ask Chen Long, this beast, what kind of shit is in his head!"

As he spoke, he was still struggling on the cross, turning his head hard to look at people not far away.

Lu Youxun is here? Why didn't I see him just now? I couldn't help but follow his gaze, but I only saw the girl with the temperament of a schoolgirl at the end.

Chen Long no longer ignored him and followed his gaze towards the girl.

"Lu Chan..." He pronounced the name.

what?
(End of this chapter)