From the end of the world

Chapter 223 Lost Soul

The "firefly" I placed at the Zhu family had a special preset command. As long as Mr. Zhu or Zhu Shi called my name, the "firefly" would send me a notification. Now that they had called me, I temporarily shifted my attention there.

Mr. Zhu currently lives in another villa in Xianshui City. Although it is not as big as the original Zhu family residence, it is spacious enough. Recently, he and Zhu Shi have been busy diagnosing Chang'an's condition.

Let me talk about the situation in Chang'an in detail here.

Zhu Shi's process of retrieving Chang An was not as simple as just carrying him back, because I didn't know if I had burned Yin Yue's soul to death, so no one could be sure whether Yin Yue would appear on Chang An again. If Yin Yue suddenly attacked when carrying him back, Zhu Shi would be dead for sure.

Therefore, Zhu Shi also did a lot of preparations, and I also used "fireflies" as a medium to invade all the heat in Chang'an's body as a backup. Mr. Zhu made a special trip to the old base of the Humane Department thousands of miles away, and brought props and materials for casting "special spells against Yin Yue".

According to Mr. Zhu, it was a defensive barrier spell developed by the Zhu family 20 years ago in order to fight against the great demon Yin Yue. Strictly speaking, it was a spell developed by Zhu Shi's mother, Zhu Jiu, and its effect was "to resist all attacks from Yin Yue".

Under the premise of using the full power of the level Wuchang, this spell can even resist the Silver Moon for a full second, even the nuclear explosion summoned by the Silver Moon cannot penetrate. In addition to the attack of the Silver Moon, this spell cannot block anything, and a child with no magic power can pierce it with a knife. In the past, Zhu Jiu also mysteriously named this spell "Anti-Silver Moon Barrier". From the effect to the name, one can feel the long-standing resentment of the person involved.

In short, although "can resist for one second" doesn't sound very good, for people and monsters at the level of me and Yin Yue, there are too many things that can be done in one second. During this period, I can completely subdue Yin Yue instantly by invading Chang'an's body heat, or at least move the battlefield to an area that will not threaten others.

With this spell that for some reason made people feel speechless, and my supervision, Zhu Shi and Mr. Zhu were able to successfully bring Chang'an back to Xianshui City.

In fact, even if I didn't spend so much effort, nothing would happen. Maybe my sense of smell for souls has improved. Since I defeated Yin Yue, I have a feeling that Yin Yue's soul seems to be no longer in Chang'an's body.

The problem is what happened next. Today, the comprehensive diagnosis of Changan finally came out. When Mr. Zhu told me the news in a bedroom somewhere in the villa, Zhu Shi was standing beside him, and Changan's body was placed on the bed not far away. Both of them looked very heavy. They told me a good news and a bad news.

The good news is that my intuition was correct, and Silver Moon's soul really did disappear;
The bad news is that Chang'an's soul is not in that body either.

"This result actually came out during the first diagnosis, but just in case, I diagnosed it many times in other different ways..." Mr. Zhu sighed.

After listening to this, my first reaction was: "... Could it be that Chang'an's soul was burned to death along with Yin Yue?"

Now I transform the "fireflies" into small fireballs, and construct vocal organs from them to communicate with Mr. Zhu and Zhu Shi.

Zhu Shi then asked: "Zhuang Cheng, was the flame you used at that time specifically aimed at the soul? Or was it aimed at both the soul and the body?"

“The latter,” I replied.

"My brother's body is almost intact, which shows that your mercy should have worked. It is impossible that only his soul was completely burned by you while his body was safe and sound." Zhu Shi said.

That would make me feel relieved, but how do I explain the current situation?
Since the soul disappears from the body, it means that the person is dead. But from my observation, Changan now looks like he is asleep. He is breathing normally and his heart is beating normally. He looks like a living body.

The body is functioning normally but the soul is missing. I have seen this phenomenon in other places as well.

"Is it amnesia?" I blurted out.

Zhu Shi and Mr. Zhu looked at each other.

The latter said: "We have had the same suspicion, but... this is unlikely."

"Is it because it's too coincidental?" I asked.

After Chang'an's body was taken over by Yin Yue's soul, he was immediately involved in an unrelated amnesia incident - the probability of such a thing happening is too low, and it is more reasonable to regard it as a sequel to the "Yin Yue possession incident".

It would be fine if this level of coincidence happened to Ma Zao or me, but Chang An and I had been separated for a long enough time before, and he should not be affected by the unlucky star physique now... Or is my thinking wrong, as long as I still regard Chang An as a friend in my heart, he can still become the "factor that involves me in other strange events" and be involved in other strange events before me?

This reason doesn't seem to be sufficient. Ma Zao, who is closely related to me, is a major person involved in the amnesia incident. What kind of decisive changes can be brought about by turning Chang An into an amnesia patient now? "It's not just a coincidence. We have also confirmed it through divination." Mr. Zhu thought for a while and said, "Zhuang Cheng, although you don't know divination, since you have been exposed to so much mystical knowledge in the past, you should have some understanding of the principles of divination.

"It's just like if some well-trained dogs are given an object with the target's scent, they will track and find the target. When a demon hunter casts a divination spell for the purpose of tracking, as long as he has a part of the target in his hand, he can follow the clues to track the target's body.

"The girl next to you also encountered a similar situation. The Transcendentalists once tried to use divination magic to locate her location through the hair and body fluids she left in the hospital, but they failed due to interference from other forces.

"The problem with amnesiacs is that their souls are missing. However, since we already have the patient's body as a powerful divination medium, why can't we use it as a medium to find the patient's soul?"

It's true that I've never thought about this question.

Although it is unclear why Mr. Zhu suddenly raised this question, assuming that the souls of patients with amnesia have all gone to the apocalypse, the answer is obvious.

"Because their souls are in an 'irretrievable state'?" I asked.

"That's right..." Mr. Zhu said in a deep voice, "The souls of those with amnesia are all dead."

"What?" I was surprised.

"This is the conclusion drawn from the divination spell. No matter what means of divination are used, Luo Shan can only come to one conclusion. The souls of patients with amnesia are in a state of death, annihilation, nothingness, and non-existence." said Mr. Zhu.

I still didn't give up my original idea and asked, "Is it possible... that their souls went to another dimension, or another time? That's why they were judged as 'not existing in this world'?"

"Why do you think so?" Mr. Zhu was surprised at first, then he said, "If they went to other dimensions, or even to the past and the future, then the divination spell would naturally give a corresponding conclusion. But the fact is that the souls of all patients with amnesia are dead. This is a very accurate description, and there is no room for other explanations."

"But I heard that the organs of patients with amnesia are functioning normally, and even their brains show signs of conscious activity..."

"From a scientific point of view, they are indeed still alive, but today's science has not yet touched upon the realm of the soul." Mr. Zhu said, "But as you said, since the soul has been destroyed, the body should also stop functioning and decay. This discord is now the hope of me and the families of some amnesia patients. Maybe there is still hope for amnesia patients..."

He seemed to be thinking of his daughter Zhu Jiu, and his voice became sad.

I could only wait for him to digest it. Not long after, he pulled himself out of his emotions and continued: "... Sorry, let's continue the previous topic. The reason why I judged that Chang'an did not fall into amnesia is because the divination results showed that his soul has not died yet."

"Was his soul taken away by Silver Moon?" I quickly realized this possibility.

Under my fire attack, Yin Yue actually had the ability to hide in the explosion, abandon Chang'an's body, take his soul away from the battlefield, and escape?

Is this possible? No, it's not a question of whether it's possible or not... After all, even if she can escape, what good will it do her to "escape with Chang'an's soul"?
If what she wants is to use Chang'an to revive, then what she thinks is valuable is Chang'an's body. It may not be a good idea for my friend to say this, because what use is there for the soul of a guy like Chang'an?

"Maybe." Mr. Zhu nodded.

"Can it be traced by divination where his soul is being taken?" I asked.

"We are still trying. We cannot track it for now, and the divination results in this regard are blank." Mr. Zhu said, "Also, it is best not to expect that the divination spell can track Silver Moon.

"Yin Yue is the most outstanding illusion master in the weird world. Her understanding of illusion is even comparable to that of the great illusion master in history. Even if human fortune tellers want to divine information related to her, they will only get the result of illusion fabrication."

"So... we have no clues now?" I asked.

(End of this chapter)