The anomaly has occurred, and in a way that is not observable by chain judgments, something is trying to break through the defenses we have constructed. Their bodies are unknown, their abilities are unknown, and they are as strange as the unobservable supernatural phenomena of the occult that cause actual harm. At this point, the most effective way to defend against their attacks is the "deviation" of the two members of the Torchlight. This mystery of the nature of deviation also does not have an entity to observe, but can only be judged by the "result" or not. Without the confirmation of the third-level demonic messenger boy, we can't even be sure if Turner and Anna's warning was true or just a lie.

The presence and attack of the enemy, as well as the defense and perception of the two men, can only be felt by them alone, and the atmosphere of lack of interaction and extreme tension is also extremely unfavorable for others who can only wait and understand from the other's mouth.

If you can only confirm how dangerous you are from the mouths of others, you will also lack a sense of reality. And this lack of realism will further disintegrate people's hearts, and it seems to me that if people are attacked by some kind of ideological force at this time, they may be doubly hurt. However, there are also those who doubt the current state of war: is the enemy really some kind of unobservable being,10 a real thing, or is it just an illusion brought by a force on the level of consciousness?

"Isn't it really consciousness walking?" The connector looked at the old man suddenly.

"No, definitely not conscious walking. My ability to reverse anything that is negative, even if it is ideological. Although the old man was questioned, he did not look annoyed, but replied with great certainty: "All the negative states." Whether it's a hallucination or a real injury, as long as I'm prepared enough, I'm immune to it. In this process of immunity, I can discern better than anyone what exactly is the source of this negative state. You have to trust me. Little girl with a tennis ball. We're in the same boat now, and even though you feel like you're good at managing your psychology and emotions, I can still feel your negativity, and that's not good. ”

"Negative?" I listened in silence to their conversation. The old man's "mystery" seems complicated, and although the core word is "negative", he often adds some nouns after "negative" to narrow down the scope of the description, such as "negative state", but it is not limited to "negative state". What he wanted to express. It seems to be just the "negative" itself. There are also various ways to deal with "negative", including "immunity", "elimination", "absorption" and "transformation".

Not to take the initiative to expose one's mystery under any circumstances is a principle that every occult expert must abide by, and even in special circumstances, in order to achieve cooperation, and have to reveal one's own mystery, some "art of language" will be used to disguise or modify its most essential effect. But there is also a case. Let the occult experts describe their own mysteries without being able to articulate them clearly from the beginning.

Maybe. The mystery of this old man is such a case: his "mystery" is described in words, it is a broad concept, but when the forces of formation act on things, this concept must be compressed in order to form concrete techniques. For example, the "mystery" of an old man is "negative" if it is "negative". Then, it is possible that he will not be able to directly manipulate the concept of "negativity", but can only compress the scope of the concept to more narrow concepts such as "negative state" and "negative emotion", and then give "immunity", "elimination", "absorption", "transformation" and so on. The completion of these operations also has certain limitations, and it is not possible to "eliminate" if you want to.

It is precisely because he cannot directly control the "negative", but must go through multiple procedures to transform, and meet certain conditions before he can control the negative concept after transformation, so when he uses mysterious powers, his efficiency is extremely low, and in high-intensity battles, it is not only difficult to cooperate with others, but also difficult to be actively cooperated with others.

From this point of view, I can understand why this old man, who looked very strong, was the only casualty when the five of them came together. But in the battle at this time, he took the initiative to ask for a position of "last resort". Most likely, he is not hiding anything, but his ability, and it is best to take on this last resort.

"I know you're absolutely biased against you, but you don't need to be too vigilant." The connector seemed to admit the old man's revelation of her psychological state, "What I think in my heart and what I actually do can be completely different." It's a manifestation of my abilities. ”

"You mean, even if I sensed that you wanted to kill me, you wouldn't actually do it?" The old man said this, and the expression on his face was, of course, completely disbelieving.

"Yes. Rather, even if you feel that I am going to kill you in the next second, please believe me, I will never do that. Instead, the man smiled, causing the old man's face to change slightly, and he looked unbearable, and he would attack the woman at any moment. But in the end, in the eye with the connector, it only shortened the distance between him and her.

"What are you doing? When is it? The third-level demonic envoy boy had just recovered from his injuries, and when he saw the confrontation between the old man and the jointer, he couldn't help but roar. He did not hide his feelings in the slightest, and his face was full of dissatisfaction and surprise at the current situation. It seems that he has always felt that everyone in this team can understand the general situation and work together to solve problems when facing the same crisis, instead of breaking out into disputes and thinking about attacking each other.

"It's okay." The connector gestured comforting to the teenager and said, "Our goals have not changed at all, but there is a misunderstanding because we don't understand each other's abilities. This is also a very common situation in cyberball, but as long as there is a sincere heart that is willing to understand others, any misunderstanding can be resolved. ”

"Are all the people in Cyberball so good at talking?" Turner said with some difficulty, although there was no specific act of combat, however, his tightly held face looked very difficult, and it seemed to prove the enemy's difficulty on the side, but. For other people who can't even perceive whether the enemy exists or not, it's hard to empathize with such a surface. Of course, no one wants to, this kind of enemy who cannot perceive, cannot observe, and does not know the means of attack is also imperceptible in the breakthrough. After the "deviation" defense that cannot be observed and cannot be concretely constructed, it is hard to give yourself a blow.

"How's the conversion going?" The third-level demon pattern envoy boy hurriedly asked.

"I don't know, but it feels like they're staggering in the direction of the manifest, and of course, as I said before, they're getting stronger when they make that deviation." Turner replied.

"Getting stronger? How does it get stronger? I asked.

"Suppose that the combined strength of the original is one. Then, after being fully revealed, the comprehensive strength will be about ten. Anna replied, too, struggling.

"Unknown form, unknown attack, unobservable...... Together, these properties are collectively judged to be the strength of one? The old man couldn't help but confirm.

"Yes, through the influence of deviations. They are stripped of some of the characteristics, but at the same time create new ones. Let their overall strength be greatly improved. "So, I never thought it was a good idea," Turner said. ”

"No, you can't think so, Turner." The connector said calmly: "Whether or not you can survive and win does not depend on the overall strength of the enemy. It depends on what exactly the characteristics of the other party are. Some of our mysterious, mastery techniques can expand the scope of the response, but when faced with some of the characteristics, it is still ineffective. Don't care about how strong the enemy will become. The first thing is to make sure that the characteristics that their mystery brings to them are something that we can deal with. If we can't solve the problem that we can't observe, or even attack, these enemies, then even if they are weak, they will bring us ruin. On the contrary, as long as we can really observe them, we can hurt them, even if they are ten times stronger than the original ones, we still have hope of victory. ”

"I thought so too. But the problem is that when these things change their characteristics due to deviations, their powerful speed also increases the speed at which they propulsion. The defenses that Anna and I have set up together may not be enough for them to complete their transformation, and they will break through. Turner smiled wryly, "They've been enhanced by deviations faster than I can judge, and maybe when they're merely observable, they'll break through the defenses and continue to be unattackable." ”

"It is also possible that there will be something between what can be observed and what cannot be observed, forming a mystery that can be transformed between the two at any time." "Biases make anything happen, and from past experience, we've tended to cause more trouble than less trouble." ”

"Simply put, it brings bad luck?" I'll say it briefly.

"If you insist on saying that. That's it. Anna sighed.

"But it's not the first time you've used this ability." The young man said, "You always survive, don't you?" Even if it seems to make the situation worse, as long as you can survive, it proves that it is actually not that bad. Moreover, since it is not the result of one or two times, it proves that this situation that looks bad, but is actually not so bad, is not an accident. ”

"Optimistic thoughts. But if you insist on thinking so, you can think so. Turner changed his previous sad face, but it was not a forced lift, making people feel that the previous lamentation was just acting.

Sure enough, they are all mystery experts. I watched the scenes unfolding in the hospital room—disguises and disguises, temptations and displays—as I learned about others, but I also made others accept a more authentic version of myself. The clash of words and behaviors not only creates antagonism, but also gradually runs in the team.

Turner and Anna are certainly not stupid. Using "deviation" to remove some of the enemy's characteristics, even though they knew what the result would be, they still did it, and naturally made their own consideration of this decision. A situation where what others say is what it is, and there can never be zài in this team. But again, there will not be an integration of one team with only one voice.

What happened in the hospital, these verbal encounters, have shown what kind of team these people will eventually form when they come together, or what kind of team they want for each of them.

I watched this qiē coldly, and did not want to join their thoughts in the slightest. It is true that while they are trying to influence each other, they are also implying to me that we are already grasshoppers on a thread, but again, I did not have such thoughts from the beginning and will not be disturbed by such hints.

Regardless of their appearance at this time, I have always reminded myself that they have their own mission objectives, and that the process of their mission is as independent and secretive as that of an agent. Specific behavioral characteristics reveal their inner world, and if they are not 100% correct, they must not be completely wrong. With this kind of independence and secrecy, as their main mode of activity, their hearts are of course full of disguise, and no matter how sincere and righteous they seem to speak, no matter how clear, full or superficial the expression of their emotions is, it is better not to believe that it is the most true.

Although I do not think that the information they explicitly brought to me and the implication of my situation are all wrong, I never think that everything is correct. There must also be a considerable discrepancy between their appearance and the situation they actually have to face.

It was only out of my friendship with Cyberball and a temporary cooperative attitude that I helped them. Whatever they expressed at this time, at the very beginning, they expressed "the hope of being sheltered by Dr. Nguyen Li", and for me, this kind of help was enough. And I just need to do my best to keep them alive to meet Dr. Nguyen Li. Other things, don't bother at all.

"Mr. Takakawa." They're calling me.

I looked up at them, only to see Turner and Anna make a gesture and start counting down, "Five seconds left." ”

"Mr. Takakawa, prepare to withstand the impact!" The connector shouted to me.

The old man and the third-level demonic emissary boy had already begun to fix themselves.

"Three seconds!" Turner and Anna shouted at the same time.

The connector lunged at me. I didn't move, she pressed against the bed.

"One second!" Turner and Anna turned and threw themselves into the center of the room.

The connector held me tightly in his arms as if to protect me, pressing against me. The next moment, a strange force erupted from the wall of the ward, and the lightning exploded outside the window, and I saw that the space inside the ward was twisted like a wrinkle. (To be continued......)