Few people know the answer to the mystery of how the Torchlight's deviation works, and when it comes to the deviation they cause, most people have the impression that "things are not as they think", but if the future is uncertain, then it is not a mystery to deviate from one's own expectations. Observing the deviations of the Torchlight with a normal eye will only lead to very scientific and realistic results, but those who are familiar with the Torchlight are very sure that it is a mystery. In this case, assuming that it is really a kind of "mystery", it is by no means just a superficial perception that "things are not going as expected".

However, it is said that anyone who tries to observe the mystery of the deviation of the torchlight will be directly affected by the "deviation", so it is impossible to get a credible answer. So, when using this deviant mystery, will the people of the Torchlight also be affected by this mystery? It's something that every mysterious organization tries to figure out. However,

"Deviation cannot be observed in advance, and when it is observed, it is only the result of deviation." John Bull said, "The people who monitor the Torchlight are useless, they behave no different from most occult experts, and they don't produce sound and light effects when they exert their power." If you describe it, it's more like: when he is standing there, the deviation has already begun to occur, even if he knows that they will stand there, he cannot respond in advance. ”

"That is, they are more of a deviant mystical anthropomorph?" I asked.

"They're human, both biologically and psychologically." "But they may really have a concentration of some kind of deviant concept, and I don't know how they did it, and although there is such a conjecture, it is impossible to prove it, because human beings can only summarize and define certain concepts," John Bull said. However, it is not possible to directly observe the concept itself. ”

"If they are conceived as so special, then their influence on Shinrikyo Doomsday can certainly be believed." I thought for a moment and said, "But if you don't realize this deviation of the mystery of the existence zài and powerful, then. It's okay to doubt them, too. In the final analysis, the concept of deviation pervades everyone's life all the time, and it is very unreasonable to blame every deviation on the torchlight. Everyone says that the mystery of the torchlight is a 'deviation', but where does this impression come from? ”

"Probably summed up when I was looking for trouble with them and collecting information about their movements." John Bull shrugged and said, "But like you said, Torchlight already had a lot of people who knew it well before it admitted that its mystery was a deviation. ”

"Is it possible. The torchlight is actually covering itself, the so-called deviation is only a superficial phenomenon, and their mystery has another essence? "I guessed.

"Perhaps, but at least, they've kept their secrets tight until now." John Bull said: "Even if we are cyberballs, there is no way to go too deep into this issue. I have confidence in cyberball. But the other party is also a large-scale mysterious organization that is old-fashioned, and its strength is not inferior to ours. Your guess. There are many people who have thought about it, and although I don't understand what the Sigma team is going to do, it is up to them to cooperate with them. I'm sure I've thought about these issues, so. Even if I actually know very little about what they do, that doesn't stop me from continuing to trust them. She paused and said, "I don't mind having a few more friends." ”

Doubts about the Torchlight were not answered in the end, but. There are so many unanswered secrets in the occult circle, and as I said before, the superficial phenomena caused by the mystery are one thing, and the nature of its interference is another. If they could, no one would take the initiative to show their abilities thoroughly, on the contrary, hiding their real names, identities and abilities is a way to improve the survival rate as much as possible.

The Torchlight is a large, established occult organization that was founded much earlier than Cyberball in this apocalyptic fantasy, almost dating back to the uncertain past of the founding of the Doomsday Shinrikyo. Therefore, it is also natural to give people a hazy feeling that they cannot determine the specific situation. I don't feel like I can peek into the end, or even feel the need to do that.

The Torchlight's actions are characteristic, and for the most part, they aim to create deviations, but they seldom confront an enemy directly, and as John Bull describes, when they stand here, deviations are already occurring - no, it stands to reason that deviations exist all the time, and if there is a half-chance of deviations and non-deviations, then their power tends to let deviations occur, or rather, let deviations occur absolutely.

Then again, since this deviation is a mysterious force, it must be based on this apocalyptic illusion. No matter how powerful it is, there is still a prerequisite, and this precondition is given by the "virus" infection, which also means that I, who has "Jiang", is likely to be immune to the influence of this power.

At least, until now, I don't think the unhappiness that happened to me has accumulated to the point where it is "weird, desperate, and unbearable". Indeed, there are many things that are not quite the same as I expected, and it is not uncommon for me to suddenly find that my guesses and preparations based on my guesses have been turned into useless when I lack sufficient information. However, even if my own considerations sometimes become "overthinking" due to deviations, I don't think that there are too many "overthinking" in myself, on the contrary, although there are always "overthinking" times, not all considerations are useless. Nine times out of ten it is useless, but at least one out of ten will be left behind, which can be confirmed when the situation happens.

For me, as long as one out of ten can be confirmed, that's acceptable. Because, I'm not a genius.

All in all, I didn't feel that the "deviation" in my body fluctuated due to the existence of the torchlight. In addition, Carmen has also said that the transcendent worldline attack initiated by the Doomsday Shinrikyo is likely aimed at me - for example, they had a premonition of the existence of the "river" and my revival at that time - if. The failure of this blow was due to the deviation of the torchlight, and this deviation turned into a beneficial effect.

And if the bias is causing a beneficial result, then, I definitely don't think so. This is a probabilistic accident, and it must be the result of the force of the "river" at work.

I've asked John Bull a lot about the Torchlight, but not much if I think of them as enemies. I'm just interested in the one who, on a par with the Cyberball, might have sniped at the mysterious organization of the Doomsday Shinrikyo at the moment. After all, in the past apocalyptic illusions, I had never heard of such a powerful mysterious organization as Existence Zài. It can be the same as the Nazis, and it is unique to this apocalyptic fantasy.

The overall situation of this Doomsday Fantasy has a feeling of inheriting the setting of the past Doomsday Fantasy and expanding it. And the reason why the Cyberball did not develop as fast as in the past, but because the Doomsday Shinrikyo completed the "Tianmen Project" in one go, I think, is precisely because the setting has been expanded.

The original world was very simple, surrounded by various forces and unique mysteries. Divided into different parts, even the so-called Domination Bureau. It's the same feeling - in the past, it was just a different space called "Doomsday Fantasy", a mirror-like place opposite to the "real world", although there were some strange mysterious technological products hidden in it, but on the surface. It is a scenery that matches the style of the times of the society at the time. But now, I heard that it has become a huge and complex civilization ruins, the whole style of painting is different, there is no breath of modern civilization, and its interior is not simply demons and dead soldiers. On the contrary, there are some more creations of social hierarchy.

Such a complex world immediately gives people the feeling of being affected by one trigger, and the impact of the outcome of the battle is very far-reaching, but there is no such three-legged and unshakable stubbornness in the past apocalyptic fantasy.

When I felt the difference between the two apocalyptic illusions, I was a little unaccustomed to it, because most of my actions and thoughts stayed in the past apocalyptic illusions, adapting to the style of thoughts and behaviors at that time, but because of the difference now, I had to hesitate again and again.

I don't really like that feeling.

However, the current situation seems complicated, but in fact it is on the verge of exploding. When this explosive barrel is ignited, no matter how complicated the idea is, all actions must be embodied in the result of "defeating all opponents" - simply, thoroughly, and neatly to defeat the opponent, but it becomes simple and clear.

When people refrain from using their fists, they use their minds to threaten, persuade and compromise.

When people have to put their minds into their fists, and use their fists to decide a qiē.

The sensation you feel when you inhale air is completely different.

Now, I can smell the air of the devastation.

"So, is there anything else you want to ask?" John Bull broke my silence, threw the cigarette butt on the ground, twisted it out with his foot, and said, "You will arrive at the villa tonight, and tomorrow is the day the seminar begins, and I cannot guarantee that everything that will happen next will be predictable." If necessary, I can assign two special bodyguards to Ms. Nguyen. ”

"No, you don't." I immediately refused, "At a time like this, I can't trust anyone but you." If you really have someone you can trust and can send them out, let them go to Asia. Go to the Whisperer headquarters, and maybe you've saved their lives. ”

"Is it a hunch?" John Bull frowned, such ominous words didn't seem to resonate with her, but she did have some suspicions.

"Perhaps, I'm a little sharper than you." I said, "However, I don't know for sure, but I just have the feeling that maybe what happened at this seminar will directly touch on the main topic of this NOG operation." ”

"Fighting for the Las Vegas repeater?" John Bull hesitated and said, "Isn't it too sudden, too fast?" ”

"It will probably take some time to rivet their plans. NOG's judgment also believes that other forces are still in the development stage. I explained, "I agree that this is not the time for a decisive battle, but as you have said, the deviation of the Torchlight can make things unexpected. So. Isn't it the biggest deviation from the plans of all parties to let everyone be unprepared and let the decisive battle detonate in advance? ”

"Do you factor in bias?" John Bull looked at me in amazement: "There is no one who can do this when the Torchlight is involved." After all, if things go the way you want them to. Does this mean that you are not affected by bias? ”

"Do you really think that the deviation of the Torchlight is absolute? If it is absolute, how did Cyberball make this plan? I asked rhetorically.

"That's right." John Bull said, "The mystery of deviance is full of paradoxes. She nodded thoughtfully and continued, "I see, since Mr. Takakawa feels like this, then I believe it will be fine, but if I transfer people. On the NOG side, there will be some fluctuations in the transaction. I think it might be more stressful on your end. ”

"It's okay, your people are in charge of whisperers in Asia, and there's no way anyone else can hold them accountable." I said indifferently: "If you want revenge, or if you want an excuse, you can only come to me, and I am the least afraid of being targeted." ”

"It's really a daring artist, Mr. Takakawa." John Bull stood up. expressed his intentions, "In the end." You're all Cyberball's only ally here, and if you don't believe you, who else can you trust? With that, she didn't look back, and just walked in the opposite direction of the dock.

I watched her stay away before I ate the last bite of the burger.

Not for a while. Dr. Ruan Li and others came over. I had been separated from them for a long time, and the fitness instructor blamed me for my carelessness from an adult point of view, after all, there had been a murder not long ago, and the atmosphere in this town was good, but it still did not dispel the shadows in the hearts of the experts. However, Dr. Nguyen Li did not look anxious.

"Won't you say a few words? Letting this kid run around will get in trouble. The soothsayer lowered his voice, as if he didn't want me to hear it, but I heard it very clearly. Her tone made me feel that she had always regarded me as a "mentally ill person" and viewed my words and deeds from such a standpoint. However, she is really just a wandering soothsayer, not a professional psychologist like Dr. Nguyen Li. I suspect she may have believed Dr. Nguyen's report.

"It's okay, I checked, there's nothing irritating in this place." Dr. Nguyen Le replied with a smile.

"Something irritating? What is it? Mitsukao asked.

"Some key words, as well as people with specific attire and temperament." Dr. Nguyen Le gave a few examples and concluded: "Basically, things that are religious and occult in nature, as well as things that are not clear and bright enough, have triggered his condition, but on the other hand, as long as an overall normal environment is maintained, there will be no effect." ”

"It's really normal." Mitsukasuka said this, but looked at the sky and said, "However, it's not so bright anymore." ”

The night is getting dark, the waves on the river have slowly faded, and the lights of the pier have been lit up. Moreover, it is surprising that it is not the electric lamp, but the portable lamp, which gives a heavy sense of the times, the shell of the portable lamp carved with crosses and thorns full of religious flavor, which has faded and looks old, and the overall feeling is thick and heavy, and it is now suspended from a long pole, illuminating the wooden pier.

While the last-minute arrivals, who were mostly experts attending the seminar, were watching, a group of villagers hung up a portable lantern of the same style and hung it three metres in the air with a long pole. The remnants of the sun faded suddenly, and black shadows suddenly shrouded the sky, and the portable lamps rejected them, each lighting up with a dim halo.

The shadows are more vivid against the halo, as if they are the reflection of the cross and thorn pattern on the hand lamp.

And the only people who really observe these details and have a certain feeling for this scene are probably the passengers in our group of buses. The passengers in the other two buses were probably at ease, while Mitsukasuo and the others around me had changed color slightly. I know that they must have sensitively smelled that there was a faint ritual in the actions of these townspeople - this town is not wealthy, but it is not even a town that cannot even afford street lamps, and there are not many tourists who usually come here to see the customs and customs. Why do the locals who live here hang these old hand-held lanterns in such a ritual-like way that is full of ancient charm?

Dr. Nguyen Li's hand suddenly put on my shoulder, very hard, as if to prevent me from breaking free. She said to me, "It's just a local custom." You see, somebody went to make a lighthouse. ”

The "lighthouse" she was referring to was a townsman with a long pole and a lantern running to the pier and drawing a circle holding it aloft. It's easy to think of it as a way to give directions to ships on the river at night – the actual role is like a lighthouse on the sea. However, at such a time, seeing such a custom can't help but make people feel that there is a mysterious charm.

"So, that's what makes this kid sick?" The fitness trainer withdrew his gaze and landed on me.

"It's almost all. Don't look at his expression now, it's normal, but he probably already has strange thoughts in his heart. Dr. Nguyen Li replied.

Just literally, she was right. I did become wary of it, and began to look at the townsfolk and the town through the eyes of the occult. As I've learned from the past, when I feel like there's a problem, it's often a real problem. Even in the eyes of many people, the behavior of the townspeople is just a relatively novel experience, and there is not much to care about, and some people may even think that this is actually a show that has been rehearsed for a long time, but it is the perspective of ordinary people, and the perspective of mysterious experts is more eccentric. Even if it turns out afterwards that there is really no mystery in it, it is better than not being prepared.

"I really can't see it at all." The soothsayer said this, and Mitsukasuo also looked at me and shook his head.

"He covered it up well...... No, in fact, there is no cover-up. Dr. Nguyen Le seemed to feel that I would not have any feelings about such a straightforward statement at this time - but it was also true - so he said to everyone in a tone that summed up the illness without any disguise: "You can think that he is accustomed to this and takes it for granted, so there is no need for anything other than calm." ”

"You mean, Takakawa, he thinks that behind these customs there is a strange and mysterious power? And, this force has been at work? Mitsukasuo understood very quickly.

Dr. Nguyen Li nodded at him and said, "For us, mystery is just a fictional condiment and flavor, but for Ah Chuan, mystery is the essence and source of actual existence. So, we think the custom is new and that's all, but Ah Chuan does something related to this mysterious source. ”

The other three didn't know what they were thinking, and their expressions were a little ugly.

"Yan zhòng a little, will you kill people?" I heard the soothsayer whisper in Dr. Nguyen Lê's ear.

"Yes." Dr. Nguyen Li also lowered his voice.

They would never have thought that my physique was sharper than normal.

"Isn't murder based on the occult no different from a cult?" The soothsayer's tone was hurried, "What you wrote in the report is not so strict. When he is resting, what controls his actions is not actually an illusion, but this kind of thinking? ”

"I'm not sure...... However, I prefer it to be so. Dr. Nguyen Le whispered, "I reminded you that those medicines were for him. The effect on him, of course, is greater than ours. Because I was sober at that time, I think, he was also sober. He resisted the hallucinogenic substance released by the murderer, but fought back based on the occult. ”

"Too bad, it's all ordinary townspeople." Mitsukasuo frowned and said, "It's better not to leave him alone." Thankfully, we were about to board the ship and leave. ”

I see, in their eyes, am I in such a state of mental illness? I thought so, but my heart didn't waver, just stared intently at the shaking lighthouse at the docks.

Farther into the night, a silhouette looms over the river.

-- The ship is coming. (To be continued......)