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Chapter 13 Found it

001 also saw it—

At the edge of the courtyard, a broken yet familiar figure was walking towards him.

That was 013. Unlike before, when he only had a leg injury, 013 now looked like several pieces of flesh pieced together. Perhaps this was his true appearance when he died.

His chest was sunken, his head was slightly tilted, and his body was covered in dried blood, yet he was showing an almost normal smile.

"team leader."

He called to him, his tone gentle.

"Didn't you say you'd come pick me up?"

At that moment, 012 and 014 were also stunned, and almost reflexively looked over, their expressions changing drastically.

"013..."

"Don't look," 001 interrupted coldly.

His fingers swiftly pulled out a slender, metallic cylinder from his side, and with a press of his thumb, a pale golden light appeared at the top of the device, enveloping the three of them like mist.

The Mind-Cleansing Isolation Device, a Class D item, can cut off the resonance extension of mental pollution sources in a short period of time.

In an instant, 013's figure reverted to its original wooden, mannequin-like appearance, and its speech to the group was clearly a deliberate act of secrecy.

is fake.

It is a mysterious, mimicking mental illusion.

But it was used too "realistically." The actions, tone of voice, facial expressions, and even the subtext between team members were all perfectly executed.

001's brows furrowed even more.

That mysterious creature made its move—that's a fact.

Its purpose in taking action was not to kill people directly, but to release strong psychological pollution to awaken the weakest part of everyone's heart and induce loss of control.

This shows that it has lost its composure.

But here comes the problem:
Since it has taken action, it means it's desperate, but it only intends to use psychological manipulation. What exactly is its motive?
This is very wrong.

Why hasn't it shown itself yet?
Was it just a creation of an illusion, a hallucination, a psychological war?

What exactly is it afraid of?

A glint flashed in 001's eyes.

Is it afraid to show itself because it's afraid of exposing some fatal weakness?
Is the fact that they've only engaged in mental pollution and haven't taken any action against them, or are they looking for something else?

This mysterious creature is clearly of a high level; it is intelligent and has a purpose.

His gaze sharpened as he swept his eyes once more over the densely packed "crowd" standing before the villa, resembling paper figures.

Even Huang Weiwei, who initially asked, "An Jing, why don't you come over?" remained in place, as if an invisible boundary was preventing them from getting closer.

The sense of being watched, the oppressive feeling of being "stared"... grew heavier and heavier, yet the final blow never came.

“It’s dragging,” 001 said in a low voice, his eyes sharp as lightning.

"Captain?" 012 looked at him.

“It’s getting impatient,” 001 said in a low, quick voice. “Since it can’t stand it, let’s give it a little ‘stimulation’—make it completely expose its weakness.”

After speaking, he gestured to his two teammates, indicating that they should prepare for a tactical crossfire.

012 and 014 immediately understood, each taking two steps back and spreading out along the semi-circular encirclement direction, silently deploying the explosive jamming device and psionic beacon on both sides of the "crowd".

The scene appeared calm on the surface, but in reality, a deadly intent was lurking beneath.

Not far away, An Jing also noticed all of this.

She instinctively took a step back, moving herself out of the potential clash radius of the lamplighter.

She knew—they were about to start a fight.

To confront that mysterious creature head-on.

Even if she is being targeted now, she has no ability to take action.

They didn't even dare to pull out cards or use any items.

That mysterious entity was like a python, always lurking in the shadows. If she made any rash move, it might pounce on her, tear her apart, and try to forcefully "extract" the system from her body.

She could only endure it, unless absolutely necessary. Suppressing her fear and the instinct to flee, she stood motionless on the edge of that seamless void.

The ground beneath my feet was still trembling slightly, the eerie mental pollution had not yet dissipated, and the air was filled with the smell of blood, dampness, and some kind of sticky, indescribable odor.

She could feel it getting closer.

at this time.

001 suddenly raised his hand.

"--put!"

laugh--!
Two silver-white arcs of electricity struck the two sides of the courtyard almost simultaneously, and the psionic beacon exploded with pale blue sparks, blasting into the ground in sync with the interference wave.

The "crowd" instantly descended into chaos, the "human figures" began to distort and collapse, faces overlapped, limbs melted together, peeling off in large pieces like an oil painting illuminated by strong light.

A sharp, low groan suddenly exploded in the air; it wasn't a sound, but a piercing pain on a spiritual level.

An Jing felt a sudden, intense contraction at the back of her head, as if a thin thread had been snapped.

"It's panicking!" the system announced. "It's about to reveal its location, be careful!"

The moment the illusion shattered, the window frame on the third floor of the villa cracked, and a blurry black shadow plummeted from the height at a speed almost imperceptible to the naked eye!

001 reacted extremely quickly, drawing his sword and charging straight at the attacker.

As expected, this aura is at least C-level or higher.

boom--!
The air exploded!

The dark figure did not collide head-on with 001. Instead, at the moment of imminent contact, it strangely changed direction, like a stream of compressed psionic energy bending and leaping away, landing in the shadows of the villa.

001 remained expressionless, the tip of his knife trembling slightly as he stared at the shadowy area.

"You've finally decided to show yourself," he said coldly.

But the next moment, his pupils contracted.

The dark figure swayed slightly, and a hand emerged from the shadows. The fingers were extremely long, with dry, cracked, and grayish skin, but the fingertips were covered with dark red cracks, like dead skin scorched by a raging fire.

But that's not what surprised 001.

But...

That hand was empty.

He immediately realized that this was not the original.

"—Retreat now!" 001 roared.

But it's too late.

That "hand" suddenly grabbed at the void!
The air seemed to be torn apart, and the surrounding mental field trembled instantly, as if being dragged into an invisible vortex!
The next second, an invisible "line" instantly passed through An Jing's shoulder—she groaned and suddenly knelt down.

"An Jing!" the system roared. "It's locked you in!"

[Hold back your temper! It's just holding onto the edge of your consciousness; it's not even sure if I'm still inside you...]

An Jing gritted his teeth, his back instantly soaked with sweat.

She cannot move.

Unable to struggle.

otherwise……

Her fate, and the existence of the system, were now completely exposed.

"Hahaha, found it, found it!"

Even though An Jing tried her best not to reveal herself, the mysterious creature still managed to detect the existence of the system.

Seeing the strange reaction, 001 knew something was wrong.

No wonder, now everything makes sense.

Why is this mysterious creature going to such lengths? It's also searching for the Origin! And it knows that once the Origin parasitizes, and the parasite dies, the Origin will escape.

But why does the Mysterious Ones want to find the Origin? What is their purpose?
Before he could think further, the mysterious figure who had found his target emerged from the crowd.

It had lost patience to continue this game of hide-and-seek.

(End of this chapter)