Chapter 15 Investigator - Sean [Additional chapter for Alliance Leader Cangqiongzhiyuan]

Inside the high walls.

Sean now has to work two jobs because he also has to do Loris's job.

Ms. Hecate was still not here today. The ghost maid brought two books to Sean, namely "Super Magic Skills of Spellcasters" and "Crazy Gestures of Evil Creatures".

This mysterious knowledge was a bit beyond Sean's scope, but Ms. Hecate seemed to want him to memorize it first.

"You are contaminated."

When Xiao En returned to his residence, the butcher's deep voice rang out.

He was still concentrating on chopping the meat. There was a pillar of decomposing flesh and blood beside him. He said in a deep voice, "I will send you back to the real world early tomorrow."

Xiao En was stunned when he heard this.

The butcher continued swinging his knife and said calmly: "You don't feel fear, that's because you have no fear."

“But His presence has entered your spirit.”

“You will always remember Him.”

Xiao En hesitated for a moment, the image of the strange, hunched giant monster flashed through his mind, and he whispered, "What is that?"

The butcher hung the heavy pillar of flesh and blood on the blood-stained iron hook and said slowly, "The orphan of Kirishima."

“That’s what we call Him.”

"Ancient beings that cannot be described, descendants of the past. Some other worlds call such beings ancient evil creatures."

Xiao En continued to ask: "Am I contaminated?"

"Why don't I feel anything?"

The butcher cut up the pillar of flesh and blood like a butcher cutting up an ox, and said in a deep voice: "There are still many things you haven't felt. Mental pollution will not take effect all at once. This is a slow process."

"But once you see His presence, you will have to endure His madness."

Xiao En frowned and whispered, "Is there any solution?"

The butcher split the pillar of flesh in half, took out the spine, and said in a deep voice: "Lady Hecate can help you remove the pollution, but she will not be back in a short time."

"Another way is to forget over time and survive the period when his spiritual pollution takes effect on you."

Xiao En seemed to understand, but not quite.

He suddenly thought of the dark red leather book he had read today, and asked in a concentrated tone, "Crazy Posture?"

The book says.

As long as you have seen the crazy behavior of evil creatures, you will be infected by the madness and constantly lose your rationality. If you cannot survive it, you will slowly enter a stage-by-stage state of madness.

The butcher turned his head and looked at Xiao En, then nodded and said, "You can say that."

"But His power is more terrible."

understood.

Because Sean glanced at Him, he has now been put into a continuous negative state, and his sanity will continue to fade away with time. If he can't make it, Sean will have a mental outbreak, first with intermittent madness, and finally completely turn into a madman.

Lady Hecate can remove this negative status, but she is not here now, it seems that she has something else important to do.

"SAN worth it?"

"Do I have to rely on myself to survive the time when the crazy stance is in effect?" Sean said to himself.

He looked at the butcher in front of him and said in a deep voice: "How long will it take me to survive?"

The butcher thought for a moment and said, "I don't know."

"At least seven days, at most half a month."

"If you haven't had any effect for half a month, then your rationality is probably stronger than others!"

"I will send you back to the real world tomorrow."

“It’s less affected there.”

"When you get through this period, Lady Hecate should be back."

Xiao En couldn't help but think of Loris. Was she sober or crazy in the end?
Today's dinner is grilled fish, mashed potatoes, and mushroom soup. Sean suspected that the mushrooms grew inside the mausoleum because he had eaten mushrooms several times.

The butcher is still a completely vegetarian.

After Sean's figure returned to the room, he picked up the heavy iron hook and hung up the pillar of flesh and blood.

"Why are you here?" he asked towards the empty space beside him.

After a moment, the butcher said in a deep voice: "I know, but this is the only way to send him back to the real world in advance, where it is safer."

"Everything will wait until Lady Hecate returns."

There was a brief silence.

The butcher raised the heavy meat hook and said murderously, "It's the Whisperer."

"Only they can plant mental hints without anyone noticing."

Night falls.

Sean had a very real dream.

He dreamed of endless fog, a giant figure wandering in the fog, strange whispers whispering in his ears, and occasional baby-like crying. Maybe it was because he had no fear, Xiao En was not so scared, on the contrary he was very curious, and when the fog emerged, he realized that he was dreaming.

He saw an island deep in the ocean.

A black, bloated organ that looked like a tumor, like an embryo, spread across the earth, beating slightly. Under the cover of the mist, a black hand with sharp claws tore open the placenta, and his hunched figure slowly crawled out, dragging a long umbilical cord. Filthy blood spread along the ground, and finally countless umbilical cords swayed like roots. They entangled together and turned into three pairs of angel wings that spread like seaweed.

Finally, he slowly opened his eyes. His dark eyes, without pupils, pierced through the mist and looked towards Xiao En's position.

Ah!
Sean woke up.

He felt his heart beating faster and he didn't know when he was sweating profusely, but his emotions gradually calmed down after he woke up.

"Has it started yet?"

Sean's condition wasn't that bad, he just felt tired and mentally lazy. He suspected that the others were scared crazy.

But he had no fear now.

If it was only this level of mental pollution, Xiao En felt that he could resist it for a very long time.

Just a real nightmare.

"No need to sleep!" "Cultivate immortals!"

Sean no longer had the idea of ​​continuing to sleep. He began to look through the knowledge he had memorized today, looking for the secret behind the madness.

“Spiritual pollution begins in dreams.”

"Some people start to resist sleep in order to ward off mental pollution, but as their energy gets lower and lower, they start to hallucinate during the day."

"The first stage of madness is mental sensitivity and neurosis."

"The second stage of madness is mental disorder and distorted self-perception."

"This effect is constantly increasing. When the third stage begins, the polluter has already shown a certain degree of madness."

No more cultivating immortality, just continue sleeping.

After Xiao En finished reading the knowledge in his mind, he fell asleep.

The sky is bright.

Xiao En heard the sound of the butcher chopping meat. He got up and put on his clothes. The butcher was already waiting for him outside.

real world.

Xiao En's expression was a little excited, because in his memory, the real world was a normal place.

The butcher patted him on the shoulder and said, "Come with me."

"Before you leave, there are some things you must know."

"First, don't reveal anything related to this place in the real world."

"Second, do not use your supernatural abilities easily in the real world. That will attract law enforcement organizations, and I don't want to have to rescue you then."

"Third, obey the laws of the ordinary world, which is the cornerstone of the real world."

The butcher took Xiao En through a series of winding corridors. It seemed that there were corridors everywhere. There were corridors when going down the stairs and through the dark room.

Xiao En hesitated for a moment and whispered, "Can you tell me why?"

The butcher instantly understood what Xiao En meant and said in a deep voice, "A protection mechanism."

"When ordinary people don't believe in supernatural powers."

"Then most people's cognition will not touch upon taboos, and they will be less likely to see those unspeakable horrors."

"Just like the confusion in you."

“If I don’t know, I won’t be so scared.”

understood.

The more you know, the crazier you get.

If you don't know anything, it is actually the best protection.

The butcher took out a certificate and a nice-looking wallet, handed them to Xiao En beside him and said, "I've assigned you the identity of an investigator. Here are your certificates."

"But you don't have to do anything for now, just rest and recuperate."

“Remember to do things that make you feel relaxed, happy, and enjoyable, which can help you restore your spirit.”

"This is money."

"I've advanced you one month's salary."

There is a stack of banknotes in my wallet. It seems like a lot, but I don’t know its purchasing power.

After walking for about half an hour, the butcher brought Xiao En to an ancient door, on which were engraved many mysterious symbols that Xiao En did not recognize.

The butcher leaned forward respectfully and said, "Mr. Men."

As Xiao En looked at him in astonishment, the countless mysterious symbols on the ancient gate in front of him began to change, and finally an old face emerged. It slowly opened its eyes, looked at Xiao En in front of it, and said in a deep voice: "What is the meaning of life? The soul of another world!"

A somewhat abrupt question.

The butcher stood aside and said calmly, "You can answer whatever you want. Mr. Men asks everyone this question."

Anyone who passes by here will be asked the same question.

Xiao En hesitated for a moment, looked at the butcher beside him, and asked carefully: "What is your answer?"

Is there any metaphor in this question?

The butcher said nonchalantly: "Responsibility."

The meaning of life?

Are you asking such a profound question right at the start?

"Life has no meaning." Xiao En thought for a moment and said, "If there is any meaning, it is that I have been here."

Mr. Men said nothing.

But along with the sound of the heavy door opening, a faintly glowing light door appeared in front of Xiao En.

The butcher stood still and said calmly, "Go ahead."

"Someone's waiting for you outside."

Xiao En took a deep breath and stepped into the light gate in front of him.

The world is spinning.

After a feeling of dizziness, a bright light appeared in front of Xiao En's eyes. He saw a towering pendulum clock in the distance. Modern-style buildings appeared in front of him. There was the roar of a train in the distance. He was in a very high position and could see the crowd as dense as ants at the train station.

On the right is a residential area with small villas with private courtyards. It seems to be a wealthy area. On the left is a busy market with people coming and going. You can even hear the noisy voices and hawking.

"Are you investigator Sean?" A gentle and polite male voice sounded.

At the entrance of the stairs appeared a tall young man with a handsome face and a high nose bridge, as if he was a sculpture from the Greek era. He was dressed very gentlemanly, in a well-ironed suit, a tall top hat, and a black umbrella in his hand, looking very decent.

He took off his hat and said in a friendly manner: "I am Benjamin Tillion. I will be responsible for arranging your vacation from now on."

Xiao En subconsciously moved in confusion.

This time, he saw nothing.

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　Suggestion (Domination): You implant a suggestion in the subject's mind, and the subject follows the suggested action for the duration of the spell without being aware of it.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)