Folk Card Maker: Starting from Painted Skin.

Chapter 297 The Truth
This last painting, however, had only a blank frame, which made Zhang Jingtian feel that once he entered it, anything was possible, no matter what he encountered or what happened.

However, Zhang Jingtian was not afraid at all, even though he could sense that a very powerful force was approaching him.

However, Zhang Jingtian knew very well that he had nothing to worry about regarding this force.

Even though this power is very strong, it is still quite different from the strength of his several heroic spirits.

Zhang Jingtian was surprised, perhaps because he thought that in the world depicted in these portraits, everyone except himself should be just ordinary people who shouldn't have any fighting ability.

Now, Zhang Jingtian could clearly sense that if this guy were from the Cataclysmic Legion, his strength would probably be at least at the gold level.

However, Zhang Jingtian stayed in this mental hospital for a while and could clearly sense that the timeline of this place should be before the natural disaster, and these people did not seem to have any connection with the card maker.

Therefore, Zhang Jingtian felt confused and did not understand why these people, like himself, possessed strength far exceeding that of ordinary people.

Or is Zhang Jingtian's guess wrong?

Zhang Jingtian squinted, suddenly realizing that his guess might be correct.

"You killed so many people, dissected their organs, and injected them with drugs. What was your purpose?"

Faced with Zhang Jingtian's problem, the existence that was about to threaten Zhang Jingtian finally appeared at this moment.

Zhang Jingtian saw that it was a perfectly normal-looking human being, wearing a white coat, glasses, and carrying a simple bag.

He looked like an ordinary, harmless doctor.

When the doctor approached Zhang Jingtian, he had a faint smile on his face.

"Hello."

A smug smile flashed in the doctor's eyes.

"I never expected that after all this time, someone would actually be able to find me."

Upon hearing the doctor's words, Zhang Jingtian immediately sensed that something was amiss.

He always felt that these things were just remnants of memories, and that they were no longer aware that they were dead.

But now, after hearing what the doctor said, Zhang Jingtian realized that his guess seemed to be wrong.

Because the doctor in front of me clearly knew of my existence.

"Who are you? Shouldn't you be dead already?"

Looking at the doctor who seemed confident of victory, Zhang Jingtian felt somewhat uneasy.

The other party's reaction made him seem very insidious.

"I did die a long time ago. Everything you see is just my will."

Even after Zhang Jingtian learned the truth, he did not feel relieved.

According to this person, he is still very capable, so much so that even Zhang Jingtian can only admire him.

How could someone have reached such a level of power at such a young age?

"Where did you get your power?"

The doctor smiled:
"I figured this out myself. Actually, what I do isn't neuroscience at all. At least not something as pointless as trying to make a bunch of idiots less stupid." He glanced at Zhang Jingtian in front of him and smiled.
"What I've always studied is the limits of the human body. I believe that we humans haven't even developed our full potential. It's just that the current comfortable environment has made us accustomed to ease and unwilling to evolve."

Unfortunately, conducting human research legally is extremely difficult; many governments don't allow it. Of course, I know they're all faking it. They're just hypocrites, creating a mountain of moral constraints for themselves.

Actually, they wanted to push the limits of the human body even more than I did.

Zhang Jingtian remained silent, because he had actually seen too many similar studies before; in fact, there were similar descriptions in many science fiction works.

"So you used your position to conduct research on those mentally ill people?"

The doctor smiled and said, "Although I don't really like your choice of words, it's true. Anyway, they're useless to begin with, and I'm just making use of them."

Furthermore, if my experiment truly succeeds, and they truly break through human limits, then they will no longer be considered mentally ill. So, isn't my idea ultimately the same?

Zhang Jingtian was speechless at this moment, and for a moment he didn't know how to refute the doctor.

After thinking it over, he realized that all of this was already a fait accompli, so there was no point in pursuing or condemning it further.

Instead of wasting time, it's better to see what the doctor's purpose is in doing all this.

"So you succeeded in the end?"

The opponent must have succeeded to possess such great power.

The doctor smiled and nodded: "Yes, I've tried for many years, and I've killed many patients. I know I'm utterly wicked, and I deserve to go to hell."

But I did eventually find a way to make humanity stronger. So my merits and demerits should cancel each other out.

Looking at the doctor's sly smile, Zhang Jingtian felt a sense of unease for some reason.

"How on earth did you do that?"

The doctor slowly began to speak:

"That day I killed a mother and child. The child hadn't even been born yet, but had inherited his mother's madness."

I think that even if such a child were born, it would be meaningless.

So at that time, I chose to use that child as a test subject.

I injected my improved medicine directly into the child's body, and then his mother gave birth to him.

Do you know what? I did it! That woman gave birth to her child! It was a child who could talk from birth!
He told me that he had mastered talent and power! They were not human, but another race called the Scourge!

I'm so happy because I'll soon be a member of the Scourge!

Zhang Jingtian never expected that he would find the origin of everything here.

The Scourge was actually created by this madman in front of me.

"So what did you do next?"

The man burst into laughter:
"Me? I've done so much! I performed all sorts of rituals according to their requirements, finally establishing a connection between this superior race and our world. Now, all we need to do is intermarry with them, and we'll be able to produce even better and stronger offspring!"

(End of this chapter)