Chapter Seventy-One: The Plague of the Soul
What is it like to be inside the subconscious ocean?
Asker, who has actually immersed himself in the ocean of the subconscious, can tell everyone that it is a feeling similar to deep sleep, as if a dreamer can realize that he is dreaming.
Instead of going directly into the subconscious ocean to search, the three girls activated their abilities: for Nora and Medea, it was like swiping a mouse in front of a computer screen, remotely inspecting one area after another. For Peggy, it's like a command center, and although she can't directly see the subconscious ocean, she can receive signals from the tadpoles of death.
Soon, they found the source of the dark tide.
"There it is!"
Mia was the first to rush out, rushing towards the source of the dark tide they were directing.
Soon, a certain wandering warbler in the nest of the wandering warbler was countered by Mia's wrist and brought over half-pulled and half-dragged.
"Just her?" Asker was a little surprised.
"That's right." The three girls all nodded. Although it may seem incredible, the mind and body of this wandering warbler are indeed the source of the conflict between the soldiers and the bladed warriors just now.
"You...... What do you want to do......" Surrounded by several girls with swords, the warbler with heavy makeup couldn't even stand still, her legs trembling visibly.
"Why do you want to do this?" Aske asked her seriously, but almost immediately realized that something was wrong, "Wait, you're normal?" β
"I don't know what you're talking about......" the young Miss Wandering Warbler shook her head in fear.
"Check her mind." Asker said.
Medea approached, her gaze directly opposite her, and soon the mind of the warbler was violently invaded. She rolled her eyes, her throat hobbling as if she were having a seizure.
Ten seconds later, he suddenly collapsed to the ground and fell into a coma.
"Did you find anything?" Seeing Medea frowning, Aske asked.
"Like the prison watchman priest last time, she's been implanted with some kind of closed-loop logic." Medea replied, "And...... This time the closed loop is more complicated, not only can it reside in her mental body, but it can also burst out at a fixed moment, quickly infecting the surrounding mental bodies through the subconscious ocean. β
"For example, you should know about computer viruses, right? This closed-loop logical idea is like a packaged computer virus program, and this Miss Liuying is nothing more than an infected broiler, she doesn't know anything, she just unconsciously becomes a spreader of spiritual plague. β
"That is." Asker said in a deep voice, "Can't find the mastermind behind it?" β
"Not necessarily." Medea smiled coldly, "This closed-loop logical thought is located in the shallow layer of her mind and body, and I can confirm that she was infected only today." So I had just searched her memories and found all the guests she had received today, and at last I noticed that one of them had given her some strange feeling when he came into contact with her. β
"So who's it?"
"You never know who it is." Medea didn't answer directly, just mouth-molded.
Hedwig.
Hedwig, the Acid Dragon? That demigod of House Saxony?!
There was a long silence.
"This ...... So we're dealing with demigods, aren't we? Nora whispered.
"It's not a countermeasure, we're just investigating." Aske smiled and said, "Great, since the prison guard priest died, I thought the clue was broken." β
Investigate a demigod ...... This kind of thing is probably what we do. The girls thought to themselves, after all, the demigods that the Azure Sword had befriended, whether it was friendship or enmity, the number of existing befriending alone was particularly outrageous.
Well, so how do you investigate?
"Find the dragon of fantasy!" Asker is rightfully authentic.
Could it be that we can still go directly to the door and question the acid etching dragon? I will definitely be sprayed to death by him with a mouthful of sour saliva!
Bruno, the dragon of fantasy, was in his own camp at this time, talking to the other two demigods.
One is the demigod of the Wettin family, the "Bear of the Wasteland" Meissen, and the other is the "God of War" Leopold from the Duchy of Carinthia, both of whom are transcendents in the Department of Physics.
ββ¦β¦ Anyway, it's really inconvenient for me to go away, so you might as well go to the Duke of Chaos, and let him explode to help you blow up the gap, or find the fire of the furnace, that guy's teleportation ability is also a must. β
Bruno, the dragon of fantasy, politely declined, and the other two demigods were not discouraged, but continued to persuade him to change his mind.
"Oh, looks like I've got a couple of more little guests here." Bruno lifted the curtain and motioned for the apprentice to bring in a few people who were asking to see outside, then turned his head and smiled:
"Your Excellency the Bear of the Wasteland, Your Excellency the God of War, I happen to know a few children who can help solve your problems in my place."
"You mean, that little mercenary group called the Azure Sword?" The bearded Meissen of the Wasteland Bear was surprised, "But their level is not yet Lv.15, right?" Well, that little girl's law does have something interesting......"
"It's not just the law, don't forget the last time they fought......" Bruno laughed silently, which made both the Bear of the Wasteland and the God of War ponder.
The last time they went out in battle, the ChΓ©ng RΓ©n troops and the drone swarm allied with the emperor to bombard all kinds of wanton bombardments, but they didn't attack the small mercenary group of the Azure Sword, and the demigods also saw it.
On the one hand, everyone wanted to take advantage of this "unattacked" characteristic, and on the other hand, they were worried about whether they had some secret collusion with the Holy See, and finally discussed with the emperor for a long time before deciding to abandon them for the time being, just in case they fell into the tricks of the Holy See.
At this time, Bruno, the dragon of fantasy, brought up the matter again, and the bear of the wasteland and the god of war also began to think about it. Based on such a long period of quarantine observation, this mercenary group did not show anything unusual.
In addition, the fantasy dragon can read minds, which means that at least the Azure Sword itself knows nothing about this matter. So, isn't it possible to consider taking advantage of them......
Following the apprentice's introduction, Asker led Medea and Nora into the tent and was surprised to find that two demigods were also there.
"You're here just in time, you've been in the camp lately and have no tasks, so you're bored, right?" Bruno smiled and said, "It just so happens that I have something to look for you here......"
Before he could finish his words, he had already learned a rather unexpected news from the spiritual messages sent by Medea and Nola.
"So be it." Bruno turned his head and consulted with the two demigods, "I'll talk to them and I'll give you an answer later." β
The two demigods knew that this was the meaning of the send-off, but after all, Bruno's reputation for being easy to talk to was here, so the two of them didn't bother anymore, just nodded and left first.
"So, you didn't bring the warbler with you?" After the two demigods left, Bruno asked.
"Do you need me to go to her again?" Asker said it was okay to take it with him now.
"No, you don't." Bruno shook his head, "I'll arrange this." β
"A few of you." He looked at the three of them again, "It's really surprising that I can find out this." β
"That's right, the bloody clashes that took place in the bazaar today** really should have traces of manipulation in it. It's just that because of the psychic abilities involved, the Blade Samurai couldn't find out, so he also approached me for help. β
"Also, the superego consciousness of the dead prison keeper has been salvaged and searched by me from the ocean of subconscious. He was also secretly infected by this spiritual plague during his lifetime, and it is not clear who is behind it, but it is certainly not the Acid Dragon. β
"You mean, Your Excellency the Acid Etched Dragon is not behind it, but a member of the infection transit?" Nora asked in surprise. The ability to quietly plant thoughts in the minds of demigods is too ......
"That's right." Bruno, the dragon of fantasy, frowned and put on a serious expression, "The dragon of acid erosion has a lot of dealings with me, and if he is behind the scenes, it is impossible not to show a little flaw in front of me." β
However, the person behind the scenes, who can make him completely unaware of the Tao and infect him with the carrier of plague thoughts, may have at least the strength of Lv. 30 or more. Therefore, you should not pursue this matter further, so as not to provoke you for no reason. The dragon of fantasy stood up, picked up the file on the table next to him, and threw it to Asker.
"If you really have nothing to do, you can take a look at this task provided by the two demigods just now, the difficulty is not so exaggerated, and the reward is generous enough, it should be more suitable for your team."