Chapter 64 Turbulent Times (First Order)

Fog Mountain Mental Hospital.

In just over a week, all the mental hospitals in Dorne were almost full.

Even Gotham's mental hospitals aren't this crowded.

This is the largest psychiatric hospital in Dorne, about ten kilometers away from the Roman Palace. It is located in the southwest corner of the Fog Mountain. It covers a large area and is surrounded by high walls on all sides and is equipped with armed guards.

"Investigator Sean?"

"Hello! I'm Mary. I'm the dean here."

A woman in her fifties, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, with a serious and slightly rigid expression and deep nasolabial folds, walked over.

She gives people a strong sense of oppression and has the aura of a strong woman.

Xiao En held out his hand and said, "Hello."

"I'm here on behalf of the police to conduct a routine check on the patient's mental state."

Dean Mary signaled the guard to open the powered gate and greeted, "Please follow me."

"The patient's mood is relatively stable at present."

Xiao En nodded slightly and walked into the mental hospital.

Led by the guards, he passed through several iron gates and finally entered an almost completely enclosed building.

This place is basically like a prison cell.

However, not all the people imprisoned there are criminals. Some are patients who have suddenly gone crazy. Among them, several have special occupations and need Xiao En to come and see them in person.

"Please follow me." said a middle-aged woman dressed as a nurse.

Xiao En nodded slightly, moved a little in confusion, and did not find anything unusual.

There is no trace of weird pollution here.

The first room contained a thin young man. His emotions were relatively stable, and he kept writing something on his notebook with a pen. The nurse took the notebook and handed it to Xiao En, saying, "He has been writing novels."

"I take medicine on time, go to bed on time, and get some fresh air on time. My mood is relatively stable."

"But we can't take away his pen and paper. That would make him very manic and unstable. He even attacked the guards here."

A crazy writer.

Xiao En took off his glasses and stared at him for a while. After making sure there was no problem, he picked up his notes.

——"Journey to the Center of the Earth".

The handwriting on it is very messy.

This is not a very outstanding novel. The writing is a bit average, the story is dragged out, the structure is not tight, and there are not many exciting parts. The horror atmosphere created is just right. Two of the protagonists have died, and it seems that only the protagonist will die in the end.

It seems that going crazy did not give him any inspiration, which is a good thing, because sudden inspiration in the weird country is very dangerous.

Sean flipped over quickly and saw that the monsters attacking them were a group of giant mutated spiders, and the demon in the dark was a half-human, half-spider monster.

"Have you been influenced by the mistress? It's a bit like a spiritual mark has been planted."

Xiao En put down his notebook, glanced at the young man who didn't even raise his head, with messy hair, and was still writing furiously, nodded slightly and said, "Take me to the next one."

The second room was extremely dirty.

There was paint spilled all over the ground, some of which was difficult to clean.

The person imprisoned inside was a haggard middle-aged man with a big beard. He looked like an artist. The walls and corners of the room were covered with weird graffiti. The patient was emotionally unstable because he had self-inflicted wounds on his wrists.

"He tried to paint with his own blood and we had to use a sedative," the nurse explained.

The whole room is covered with all kinds of weird graffiti and ghost paintings, a bit like Picasso's style, which makes it look a bit crazy. When you put them together, you can see the outline of the pendulum clock, but it seems to be a reflection of the real thing. There is also a monster standing on the pendulum clock, half human and half spider, with a twisted body and weird lines, which makes people feel a little scalp numb. (You can search for Picasso's style on Baidu.)
Xiao En stared for a long time but still didn't see anything unusual.

There is no trace of supernatural forces here.

"We need to pay special attention to this. Someone is watching it 24 hours a day." Xiao En said softly.

The nurse and guard beside him nodded silently.

There were six special occupational personnel detained here. The first few were in serious condition, while the latter were slightly better and could communicate soberly. They were also different from the crazy thugs. They seemed to have seen scenes beyond reality.

If it can be rescued, it will be of great use in the future.

About half an hour later.

Xiao En walked out, he let out a long breath, and said to Dean Mary beside him: "There is no problem at the moment."

"Then I will report back to the higher-ups."

Xiao En didn’t know what had happened, as there were no signs of contamination on these people’s bodies.

Some of them were witnesses of the pendulum clock incident at that time. They showed signs of madness within just one or two days. Those who were in the art field were more seriously affected. The crazy painter even had all kinds of hallucinations and claimed that he saw another real world.

According to Sean's understanding of the weird kingdom, these people may have triggered a mandatory inspiration check when they saw the mistress.

They are neither investigators nor extraordinary beings.

As a result, there is a serious breakdown of rationality, manifested in severe mental illness and temporary symptoms of madness.

Xiao En couldn't help with how to treat mental illness, and he wasn't a psychiatrist. He came here mainly to see if there was anything abnormal about these people, and whether there was any supernatural weird power affecting them.

So far, not at all. They are all unable to withstand the severe mental shock and are showing certain signs of madness, a bit like investigators who have failed the inspiration test.

That day.

The mistress on the big pendulum clock has left her image in the memories of many people. Dean Mary watched Xiao En leave.

A few minutes later, a young man dressed as a doctor came over. He looked at Xiao En's back and whispered, "Is it the special person mentioned in the rumors?"

"Those who are responsible for handling strange events."

Dean Mary glared at him and said in a deep voice, "Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask."

After a while.

The young doctor stood on the balcony on the second floor, staring at Xiao En's departing back. There was a hint of subtle excitement in his eyes, and he murmured, "Those rumors are indeed true."

"Then can I also become a transcendent?"

The truth can no longer be concealed.

Too many people in Dorne have seen the Matron go out of control. The current turmoil in Dorne is as if everyone in the city has gone through an inspiration test of varying difficulty together. Some people were not affected at all, but some people seemed to be awakened by something afterwards.

The dark madness deep in people's hearts is slowly growing!

The more they understand the truth about the world, the more madness they have to endure.

The current situation in Dorne is that many people have developed mental illnesses, manifested as amnesia, mania, hysteria, extreme paranoia, violent tendencies, etc. These are all signs of madness that will only appear when the investigators fail to withstand the inspiration test.

The most extreme case is going crazy, that is, the thugs and lunatics at the beginning, most of them have been shot dead.

Night Watch Headquarters.

There have been a lot of violent attacks recently, and homicides have also increased sharply, so Sean has to help the police deal with some difficult matters.

At that time, at least tens of thousands of people in Dorne triggered the mandatory inspiration test, and many people were affected by potential and subtle effects. The Great Pendulum Clock is a landmark building in Dorne, and the flow of people nearby is too large, so it is difficult to complete the investigation at the moment.

At present, we can only suppress the situation as much as possible and maintain the existing social order.

The staircase to the archive room.

Sean saw Hank returning from vacation. He looked in good spirits and had shaved off his beard, making him look several years younger.

"Have you dealt with the dock area?" Hank greeted.

Xiao En nodded and said, "Yeah. It's been dealt with."

"Where are you?"

Hank shook his head and said, "It's very troublesome. There have been a lot of cases involving mysterious rituals recently, and some long-lost cult organizations seem to have revived."

"The mysterious events during this period were all caused by ordinary people."

"After they saw the monster, some of them began to doubt everything in reality."

In the past, ordinary people were mostly curious about mysticism, and most people didn’t really believe in it. But now everything is different, and many people are secretly exploring the other side of the world.

But this is weird country!

This is not a place where you can gain extraordinary powers by practicing. All the extraordinary nature here comes from strange creatures, and the source is an ancient and indescribable thing.

If ordinary people rashly pursue supernatural powers, the results are predictable.

"Is there anyone out of control?" Sean frowned.

Hank shook his head and said, "Not yet. The last batch of extraordinary relics that sneaked into Dorne have all been intercepted."

"I'm just worried that someone might accidentally complete some ancient summoning ritual."

That's not a good thing either.

Not all extraordinary people rely on extraordinary relics dropped after killing monsters to advance. There are many ways to advance. Some extraordinary people receive gifts from strange creatures to advance and gain supernatural powers.

This way of promotion is even worse.

If a monster gives you a small part of its extraordinary essence, you can do whatever you want with it in the future.

This is the path to advancement for the old families.

very dangerous.

Xiao En took a deep breath, motioned Hank to the corner, and whispered, "The current situation is a little out of control."

"Why haven't you arranged anything yet?"

Hank was silent for a moment, then he pulled out a cigarette, lit it, and frowned, saying, "Maybe they're in trouble up there too."

"I heard that this time it's not just the Dorne region, there's also trouble in Dele."

Dele?

Daisy's hometown?
Doesn't that mean similar incidents have occurred in many places?
What is this going to do?
Does anyone want to just lift the lid on the real world and let everyone see the cruel truth of the weird country?

How many people would go crazy? How many people would die?
"After this incident broke out, the number of extraordinary people will increase in the future."

Hank smiled bitterly and said, "Now that the peace of reality has been broken, it won't be easy to restore it."

Xiao En remained silent.

Other things are still unclear, but it is almost inevitable that there will be more extraordinary people in the future.

The original order of the real world is being broken.

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(End of this chapter)