Cthulhu Panel: One organ mutates every day

Wei En sighed softly, glanced at the gray-haired girl's expectant eyes, and said nothing more.

A thought arose.

In my field of vision, countless dark gray threads extended from the woman's body, converging into a huge ball of yarn.

Let's make a strong judgment and solve this once and for all: she's not an investigator, and may never discover the cognitive problem in her lifetime.

Wayne silently prayed, "There are no bugs on my body."

And just like that, a thread was formed in my hand.

"I don't have any bugs on me."

This thread of strong judgment was enough to allow her to bypass normal logical thinking, thus making her believe without a doubt, deceiving herself, and even deceiving her senses.

Wei En successfully stuffed the silk thread in his hand into the woman's ball of yarn, where it took root, spread, and merged into one.

The woman saw Wayne seem to raise his arm slightly, and then felt a moment of disorientation.

Wei En repeated again:

"I don't think there have ever been any bugs."

The woman froze, staring at her arm wrapped in bandages.

a long time.

She murmured:

"There aren't any bugs, but... I feel some discomfort in my arm..."

Wayne comforted her:

"Those discomforts may be some somatic symptoms. In short, there is no need to be afraid anymore. Gradually adjust your mindset, stop hurting yourself, and perhaps one day you will recover."

She nodded, a clear light appearing in her eyes, and thanked him repeatedly.

"Thank you, Wayne. I knew you were my savior. Everything will be alright as long as you're here!"

"You're welcome."

Wei En felt a little heavy-hearted. It seemed like a cure, but it was really just a deception. Looking at her grateful expression, he felt a vague sense of guilt.

The gray-haired girl pulled Wayne out of the cubicle:

"How was it? Wasn't it fun? I know what you're thinking. You saw it too, the mutation process is unstoppable. You've already done a great job."

Wayne glanced back at the woman in the cubicle.

The woman's eyes were full of joy, as if she were looking forward to a new life. She had a career, and perhaps a family, parents, and children...

But she has actually become a mutant, and in the eyes of ordinary people, she might be some kind of monster.

Therefore, she will never be able to return to a normal life. Even if she survives, she will only be left with a miserable existence.

"What should we do with them afterward?" Wayne asked.

The gray-haired girl thought for a moment, then remained completely unconcerned:

"Let's see what the Special Affairs Bureau has to say. Come on, we've had enough fun, let's get out of here."

As she spoke, she pulled Wayne out of the sanatorium and out the gate.

As they left, the staff member still looked like a swollen corpse.

Wayne looked up at the night sky, which was a dark, inky green.

The gray-haired girl pulled Wayne along a winding path through the woods, her steps still light and quick.

The surrounding scenery keeps changing.

A moment of distraction.

Then we returned to the high platform where the competitive eating contest was held.

The match appears to have been interrupted long ago.

On the stage are contestants who have stopped eating maggots.

Below the stage, countless ghosts, upon seeing the star contestant return, wailed and roared in unison.

The night sky, stretching from yellowish-green to dark green from near to far, was boundless.

A putrid stench filled the air, and a chilling wind brushed against our faces.

The gray-haired girl took a small step and stood in front of Wei En, tilting her head slightly and smiling with her eyes crinkled:

"We've had enough fun, let's make one last promise, okay?"

"Okay." Wayne replied without hesitation.

The gray-haired girl, with innocent eyes, thought for a moment and said:

"I know you have many secrets, and you also have a... aura. I've decided to slowly devour you, completely devour you, hehe. From now on, if I'm hungry, you'll have to come and let me eat you, and I'll give you delicious food in return, how about it?"

"Okay," Wayne said.

"Then you'll keep your word. I'm leaving." The gray-haired girl waved her hand, turned around, and prepared to leave.

"I still don't know how to address you," Wayne asked.

"Hmm... As for how to address me, I prefer the name 'Forget-Worry Girl,' so just call me Forget-Worry Girl." The gray-haired girl glanced back briefly, clasped her hands behind her back, and took a step forward.

"The Forget-Me-Not..."

When Wayne looked again, she was no longer visible.

In a daze.

The cheers of the crowd surged around me, the jazz music was rousing, the spotlights shone brightly, the neon lights flashed, and the aroma of delicious food filled the air.

Wayne looked around.

The contestants on stage and the audience below all returned to normal human forms. The food on the plates was still tempting, and the eerie scene of the parade of a hundred ghosts seemed to be just an illusion.

The plate of "Stuffed Cod with Shrimp" was on the wooden table beside me. The cod was pan-fried until golden brown, and it seemed to have never uttered a word.

Wayne looked up at the night sky, which had returned to its normal deep darkness, with the full moon hanging high in the sky.

My vision has been restored.

Humans are still humans, no longer ghosts.

Times Square was bustling with people, a scene of great prosperity.

Wayne bent down to pick up the crumpled paper that had fallen to the ground, but instead of unfolding it, he put it back in his pocket.

"She's gone, she's gone."

Wait a little longer.

Wayne relaxed completely.

Finally, I can openly think about important things.

I had been holding it in for so long, and I had been forcing myself to endure it all the way, not daring to think about anything related to the panel.

With a thought, Wei En saw the twisted threads converging before his eyes.

【physique】

[Breathing Lv.1 - Empty Breath] Progress 70.6%

[Sports Lv.1 - Extreme Body] Progress 11.1%

[Feeding Lv.1 - Digestion] Progress: 80.4%

【Spirit】

Knowledge Lv.——

[Perception Lv.1 - Observation of the Microscopic] Progress 80.6%

[Charm Lv.1 - Affinity] Progress: 70.4%

[Features] (Locked)

[Old Points: 3.11]

"This experience has significantly improved my progress on the panel; my breathing, eating, senses, and charm are all approaching 100%."

"Even my old points have increased quite a bit, probably because of that candy-like thing she gave me."

"Now, you can unlock [Knowledge]."

Wayne infused 1 point of Old Days into [Knowledge].

[Old Points: 2.11]

[Knowledge Lv.1 - Strong Memory] Progress: 0.00%

[Super memory: A foreign membrane appears on the inner wall of the skull, which continuously secretes mucus to nourish the nerve endings of the cerebral cortex, enabling one to remember things after seeing them]

[Features] (Locked)

Only when both body and spirit are awakened can this door be opened.

[Features] (Unlocked)

【Sequence 069 - Weaving the Heart: Unraveling Intentions, Planting Thoughts to Take Root】

Wayne felt a blur in his cerebral cortex, as if it were covered with a viscous liquid, but his thoughts suddenly cleared, and he began to ponder in his mind.

The "Features" section is not very detailed; it seems to be based on my current understanding.

"It's a pity the reality deviation meter is broken, otherwise I could test it on the spot and see how much reality deviation I can induce..."

"The higher the strength of the characteristic, the greater the room for maneuver."

"When facing that senior investigator before, with his strong will, it was impossible to find any gaps in his consciousness, making it very difficult to operate."

"But it's different when dealing with that ordinary archaeologist. Her consciousness is like a tangled web, with any thread that can be easily inserted."

Wayne did a quick recap and understood:

No matter how strong your current attributes are, if you want to improve them, you will inevitably have to deal with the Forgetful Woman again.

At that time, you will need to sacrifice unique memories in exchange for some delicious food, which should be a characteristic of the 069 sequence.

The prerequisite is to consider how much strength of characteristics one's five-dimensional capabilities can withstand.

With that thought, Wayne let out a long sigh of relief, and in the blink of an eye, he saw Charlotte squeezing through the crowd.