Chapter 18: Not Over Yet
At midnight, Yu Lianyun felt an impulse, but constrained by her currently injured body, she could not get out of bed.
Yu Lianyun could not help but feel puzzled. It was her first time arriving at the Mysterious Group Headquarters, and she was not yet familiar with everything. What thing could make her suddenly desire to get out of bed and take a look?
After thinking it over, Yu Lianyun, whose train of thought had long been broadened by these days of eerie experiences, quickly thought of the answer. In this unfamiliar environment, the people and things familiar to her and related to her were only Li Yingqi, Wei Jiang, and He Jia’an besides that female corpse.
Was the female corpse summoning her?
No, it should be the power behind the female corpse calling to her.
This more or less might be related to her keen inspiration. She was like a freak walking on the road with a highly developed ultra-long satellite antenna on her head at all times, so it was not surprising that it would attract the attention of those dimensional powers.
The impulse lingered in her mind, like an unknown creature disguised as a kitten but secretly hiding barbs seducing her, making her feel unbearably itchy.
She forced herself to calm down and think, very curious about what the purpose was behind those dimensional lives’ persistent behavior of possessing humans. Humans were such a vulnerable civilization relative to them, not to mention that this place also had risky existences like blessings that could confront them.
No matter how she thought about it, this was a losing business deal?
No no no, perhaps only humans would measure value this way.
Yu Lianyun felt she could not think any deeper. She might be one of the smarter individuals among humans, but she was not at the point of being able to fathom the thoughts of a higher life race.
In the end, she still had to put humans first. Since she could not think from the perspective of the invading side, she could only return to the human side and think of countermeasures from all possible results unfavorable to humans.
First, she needed to strive to resist the temptation and absolutely not actively seek out and approach that female corpse. She had only just barely escaped the invasion of dimensional life.
Second, she needed to find a way to destroy the corpse. The core was to remove the cross-dimensional node established on the corpse. Dimensional life invaded through the corpse.
This was not an easy task. Think about it: even a secret organization like the Mysterious Group, which was so experienced, could not solve the female corpse problem up to now, let alone a mere her.
In continuous thinking, Yu Lianyun resisted the impulse at the bottom of her heart. Fatigue gradually clouded her brain, and she fell asleep unknowingly.
By the time the next day brightened, Yu Lianyun woke up. She no longer remembered how she fell asleep last night or when she fell asleep.
“You slept pretty well last night.” As soon as Yu Lianyun opened her eyes, she saw Li Yingqi had come to visit her early.
Yu Lianyun was a bit surprised and wanted to say “How did you get here so early,” but glancing over, it was already twelve noon, so she immediately changed her words: “The matter has ended, so I’m slightly more at ease.”
As she spoke, the corner of her eye glanced at the two “vengeful spirits” crawling all over the walls of the room, noticing that they immediately paid attention to her gaze and then issued eerie low roars as they slowly crawled toward her.
Yu Lianyun: “…”
Li Yingqi was completely unaware of vengeful spirit Yao Zhenzhen licking her head, but Yu Lianyun could not bear to look straight and squinted her eyes.
Li Yingqi: “Resolving a major hidden danger is indeed a great thing, and you’ve not slept well during this time anyway.”
Yu Lianyun smiled and nodded, then looked outside the window.
“Did anything strange happen last night?” Just as Yu Lianyun was inwardly complaining about the eerie scene before her eyes, Li Yingqi’s words instantly raised Yu Lianyun’s leveled vigilance again.
Yu Lianyun did not answer this question immediately and curiously asked: “Did something happen last night?”
“Mm… Several companions died last night.” Li Yingqi sighed deeply.
Yu Lianyun’s heart jumped in shock, her throat slightly undulating, and she said: “What happened?”
“Still investigating.” Li Yingqi shook her head. She spoke lightly and casually, without any implication, but Yu Lianyun felt countless fingers fiercely poking at her mind.
Thinking of this, Yu Lianyun hesitated and said: “Before falling asleep last night, I actually felt some kind of summoning.”
“Summoning?” Li Yingqi raised her fine eyebrows and looked at Yu Lianyun.
“Mm, but I believe this was not from my own intention. Fortunately, my limbs could not move. Otherwise, I think I would not have been able to resist following the impulse in my heart and doing some irrational things.” Yu Lianyun noticed Li Yingqi’s serious gaze and knew deeply that the purpose of her visit this time was not simple.
If she guessed correctly, Li Yingqi had not come alone today. From the moment the other entered the hospital room, she had used her hypnotic ability, just like when they first met, making her only able to notice Li Yingqi’s existence. In fact, her side had long been filled with others.
When she saw Yao Zhenzhen hugging a mass of air and gnawing on it, Yu Lianyun became even more certain of her guess.
“What do you think the voice summoning you last night was?” Li Yingqi took a deep breath.
Yu Lianyun said helplessly: “I’ve only just arrived at the Mysterious Group not long ago and am very unfamiliar with everything here. The only thing related to me that I can think of is that female corpse. Could it possibly be you all?”
Li Yingqi heard the implication in Yu Lianyun’s words and knew that the other had already guessed her purpose today was not pure and also knew that He Jia’an and Wei Jiang, who were “hidden” by her ability, were also at the scene.
“Cough.” He Jia’an coughed awkwardly, walking out from behind Li Yingqi as usual, and Wei Jiang also sheepishly scratched his head and appeared right after.
“This is a necessary procedure. Please understand.” He Jia’an stood with his hands behind his back and said seriously, “If the suspicious person today were someone else in the organization, such an inquiry would also appear on them.”
Yu Lianyun nodded calmly.
“Good, as you thought, the few who died last night were all organization members who had directly contacted the female corpse. Unexpectedly, those dimensional lives are so cunning and insidious. They set psychological suggestions for everyone who had once fallen into hallucinations.
If any of them escaped the modification by dimensional life, then the psychological suggestion would activate, and at midnight, they would hear some kind of sound wave emitted from the female corpse, like a girl’s gasp…”
“How does that sound a bit weird?” Wei Jiang could not help but say.
“Uh, anyway, the sound recorded by the shelter is like that. What can I do.” He Jia’an’s old face was embarrassed. After glaring at Wei Jiang, he continued, “In short, those who received the sensation subconsciously obeyed the sensation, then they all approached the place where the female corpse was stored last night. The closer they got, the more they fell under control, and the final result was that because they triggered the anti-theft mechanism, they were killed by the mechanism.”
“Is the Mysterious Group Headquarters such a dangerous place? Even the anti-theft design is so merciless, easily taking lives?” Yu Lianyun had a face full of shock.
He Jia’an shook his head and said strangely: “Not so. After they arrived at the female corpse storage place, they lost their self-consciousness, like zombies desperately trying any means to enter the room. Some smashed their heads against the door, others squeezed themselves into crevices less than five centimeters wide… Their deaths were bizarre in all sorts of ways, and no one knows how they did it.”
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