“…… Investigator Yin, do you remember the investigator? ”

The place where Lao Chen chose to take the potion was not in a secret room, but in an open space in the Abnormal Adjustment Bureau.

The surrounding investigators have been emptied, and no other investigators will pass by for the time being.

In the distance, you can see the silhouettes of some flowerbed plants, and that is the small garden where 'her' is.

And here, empty, the moment of sunrise comes, the sun will be reflected on the ground for the first time.

At this moment, the sky is still hazy and night, but the sky in the distance is already slightly white.

It's hard to tell if the sunrise is just around the corner or if the lights of the city are lit up in the distance.

Somewhat wantonly, Lao Chen sat directly on the ground, looked into the distance, paused, and asked very suddenly,

Yin Hu didn't answer immediately, he turned his head to look at Lao Chen,

At this moment, Lao Chen suddenly mentioned this, which is by no means a good thing.

The most important thing you need to take potions is peace of mind.

But Yinhu didn't repeat what Lao Chen knew very well here.

After a pause, Yinhu followed Lao Chen's words,

"Naturally, I remember. His family was hit by a twisted monster, and he survived. In the end, we took care of the matter, and he later joined the Anomaly. ”

"At first, he said that he would take a code name called 'Qiu An', but you said that it was not good to ask for it, so I suggested that he change it to Xun."

Listening to Yinhu's words, Lao Chen raised his head, his eyes were a little dazed, and then he smiled,

"yes, I just remembered. The last glimpse I saw when I left that particular area was that it was him. ”

The smile on Lao Chen's face gradually faded, and he paused, falling into silence for a long time.

Yinhu glanced at Lao Chen's appearance and didn't speak again.

At this time, it is not appropriate to say more.

Lao Chen doesn't need to be persuaded either, and there is no point in persuasion.

When facing life and death, you may not think of yourself, but you will inevitably think of other people and things.

It is up to Lao Chen to calm his mind - these memories and thoughts are poison when faced with the pollution and uncontrolled effects of taking potions.

Maybe the kind of guy who has no heart and no lungs is more likely to bear the effects of taking potions.

Turning his head, Yinhu looked at the sky a little farther away,

Under the white sky, the morning sun seems to be brewing power.

The skyline was already colored with clouds.

"Laochen, the sun is going up."

Yinhu paused for a long time, and stood up as he watched the clouds and mist change in the sky.

Lao Chen also raised his head, looked at the sky in the distance, and then nodded.

The potion for Lao Chen has also been delivered.

Yinhu opened the storage box where the potions were kept, and took out the potions contained in the glass container.

The 'Light and Sun God' potion is less glaring, but it reflects the light around it,

It seems to shine with the glow of the morning glow that is dyed in the sky.

"Lao Chen, give."

handed the potion to Lao Chen, Yinhu didn't say anything more,

"Then I'll leave first."

Turning around, Yinhu left a little farther away.

Leave this place to Lao Chen himself, let Lao Chen wait for the arrival of the sunrise and decide when to drink.

"Hmm."

Lao Chen held a potion with some warmth, and even made people feel warm unconsciously.

After watching Yinhu leave here, Lao Chen turned his head again, still looking at the sky that was gradually brightening.

There's about to be sunrise,

Looking at Lao Chen there, his mood was actually very calm.

Most thoughts gradually abandoned his mind, leaving only the simple thought of waiting for the sunrise and drinking the potion.

And as the sky gets brighter and brighter, Lao Chen is still getting calmer and calmer.

'Twitter......'

"Sassy ......"

In the distance, you can hear the birds chirping as if they feel the sunrise.

You can also feel the chilly wind blowing through the morning.

Finally.

When the morning glow in the distant sky is illuminated, the morning sun emerges from the obscuration of the ground in the distance.

With a bit of warmth, the sun shone on the ground for the first time, and also on the body of Lao Chen, who was sitting on the ground.

This special ritual, called taking potions, began to work.

Lao Chen felt a little more warmth on his body again, looked directly at the rising sun, and as if reflected, he raised the potion in his hand and drank it all.

Faced with a picture of drinking the poison of nine deaths, what will you think at the moment of drinking?

Lao Chen didn't think of anything in his mind.

However, as the potion was taken, the pain followed.

Even Lao Chen's firm will still showed a painful look on his face,

From the mouth to the throat, to the henchman, where the potion flowed, it seemed to corrode and burn Lao Chen's body,

Immediately after, the ordinary sunlight swaying from the sunrise and the rising sun seemed to become special when reflected on Lao Chen.

The skin that was exposed everywhere or covered by clothes could not be blocked, and the sun reflected on Lao Chen's body like a flame burning Lao Chen's body.

The flesh was cracked and scorched, and the surrounding area seemed to be subjected to some kind of heat and twisted.

The changes in the body are only the beginning, and the biggest impact is still in the consciousness.

When the potion was ingested, Lao Chen, who had taken the potion many times, instantly saw or felt the great existence.

It was the source of the potion of the Light and the Sun God, an incomprehensible, unimaginable being.

He had only peeked into a corner of her existence, but it had never been so clear.

It seemed that the great being had noticed his humble existence for the first time, and perhaps was looking at him.

And he, in this clear peek into the corner of God, in the side eyes of that great being,

I can't bear it anymore.

In the face of that great being, even if it is only a glimpse, countless incomprehensible truths unfold before him.

Those truths far exceeded all the cognition of his humble being, and all his cognition was naturally overwhelmed and washed away by the countless truths.

In the face of such a great being, the humble one, his reason, wisdom, and self-consciousness have lost the meaning of existence.

Just in the face, it will naturally collapse and disintegrate.

Confrontation, persistence? It's like a foolish joke to confront such a great being.

Everything about him, no matter how strong his will, has no meaning in the slightest.

Approaching the myriad truths is the natural choice.

And under the influence of this,

On Lao Chen's body, the pain on his face faded, and a smile appeared instead,

Relaxed, at ease, as if both body and mind are relaxed.

He was so tired that it didn't seem bad to be overwhelmed by the truth like this.

At this moment, he has lost this consciousness, but the reality is indeed moving in this direction.

At the same time, with a smile on his face, his entire body had begun to unconsciously enter a state of actinization.

In the process of actinization, Lao Chen's body seemed to be melting, gradually melting into those lights.

Beside.

A little farther away, Yinhu, who was paying attention to this side, felt the strong pollution coming from Lao Chen's body,

Just looking at Lao Chen at this moment, it seems that a great being can be vaguely seen, continuing to peep, and consciousness is about to be withdrawn.

Yinhu naturally didn't make a sound, but just looked at Lao Chen from time to time and waited quietly.

Wait for Lao Chen to succeed in taking the potion, or...... Fail.

“……”

Everything was carried out in silence, in the process of Lao Chen's body gradually actinizing.

Consciousness and cognition have long been washed away, and everything in cognition is squeezed and occupied by the body of the great being and the countless truths.

The existence of 'I' has also been uncertain, and Lao Chen seems to have lost all perception and fallen into a permanent calm.

"Lao Chen! Lao Chen! ”

At this time, those cognitions that were scattered like pieces of fragments,

Some sounds, sights, emerged in fragmented consciousness as similarly fragmented.

'He' heard the shout, the shout of the 'afternoon horse'.

But who is 'Lao Chen'?

Who is "he"?

Who is "Afternoon Horse"?

None of these were answered, but it was only when these questions finally surfaced in his cognition.

Countless fragmented scenes, countless voices appeared in his cognition, and they sounded noisily.

"Investigator Chen, wake up, you still have something to do."

"Lao Chen, look here!"

"Lao Chen......"

In the midst of countless shouts, Lao Chen's self-consciousness was regained a little,

But it is like a drop of water in the vast ocean, no matter how you hold on, it is still difficult to maintain an independent existence.

"Lao Chen......"

Countless sights, countless voices were still intertwined in his cognition, as if to block the self-consciousness in his cognition and the great figure.

Lao Chen has the same strong will as all senior investigators.

He had to succeed!

Even if he fails to take the potion, he can't die immediately!

At this time, we can't easily lose a piece of power!

Lao Chen's consciousness burst out with a firm will.

But these did not make his condition better.

If his sanity were still fully present, he himself would know very well,

Any obsession that arises during the taking of potions is a poison.

Those countless fragments of similar memories and cognitions awakened his meager self-consciousness,

But when he wakes up consciously, those shouts and scenes will turn into giant hands that drag him down the abyss.

Too deep obsession is by no means determined in the face of the effects of taking potions,

These will only lead to the person taking the potion being pulled down the path of losing control.

And Lao Chen, that's it at the moment.

"Lao Chen...... This way! ”

"Lao Chen, hold on, you're about to succeed!"

It seemed to be his own voice, and it seemed to be the voice of some old friend who sacrificed himself.

Naturally, following those words, Lao Chen persevered.

However, his body was changing faster and faster, and the body that could still see the outline in the light was melting faster.

The legs, feet, and limbs were completely dissolved, and then the twisted body,

"Lao Chen...... You have to succeed ......"

"Investigator Tatsuna...... You see, these are the truths...... You accept them, and you succeed......"

"Investigator Tatsu, hold on......"

These voices push Lao Chen's fragile self-consciousness towards the path of loss of control caused by obsession,

Self-consciousness is struggling to persevere, but it is like a drop of water in the ocean before, and it is meaningless to persevere.

It felt like the sense of self was crumbling, and the voices that were shouting were getting weaker and weaker.

And Lao Chen's self-consciousness is still obsessive.

“…… Success ......"

Lao Chen can still see the outline of the skull, and he makes a murmuring sound,

"Succeeded......"

A little farther away, Yin Hu, who was not very worried about watching Lao Chen's body collapse before.

At this moment, he heard the murmuring voice from Lao Chen's side, but he frowned.

Lao Chen's current appearance is not a success.

If this continues, Lao Chen's end seems to be predictable.

But in the process of taking potions, no one could help him.

Just standing in place, Yinhu continued to pay attention to the changes in Lao Chen.

This way.

Finally, at the last moment when Lao Chen's awakened self-consciousness was gradually disintegrated and wanted to completely dissipate,

The shouting voices were gone.

In the last moments here, Lao Chen's last bit of self-consciousness finally became a little more sober.

He realized that the obsession was like poison,

But now, it seems that he can't do anything.

His last consciousness was already overwhelmed by the myriad truths, and after this time, no fragmentary cognition could awaken him.

His existence was erased.

Pursuing success in taking potions?

Towards obsession.

Abandon...... It is true that I feel a long-lost lightness, but the last consciousness will only be overwhelmed in an instant.

Seem...... Getting out of control is already inevitable.

“…… Is there anything else Investigator Tatsu would like to ask? ”

At this time,

A familiar sentence appeared in Lao Chen's cognition.

Who does this phrase come from?

The mysterious and powerful man on the banks of the Wang'an River,

He was in this last moment, and the memories and perceptions associated with that mysterious and powerful man had not yet been disintegrated.

The last time he went to see the mysterious and powerful man, he saw it in his mind.

He remembered what the mysterious and powerful man had said to him.

At that time, he didn't ask the mysterious powerhouse if he would succeed by taking the potion this time?

And the mysterious being, who could foresee the future and was almost omniscient, didn't tell him about it - when she was sure he was going to take potions again.

Lao Chen's last consciousness seems to have caught something!

He seemed to see the mysterious being again, he couldn't see the face of the mysterious existence clearly, but in his cognition, she seemed to be smiling!

He's going to succeed in taking potions this time!

This was actually the answer that the mysterious powerful man gave him without asking any questions.

He will definitely succeed in taking the potion this time!

The mysterious powerhouse who was able to peek into the future has seen the results!

At this moment, Lao Chen's last consciousness is no longer obsession.

It's the firmest will, because it's no longer him who wants to succeed in taking potions, but he who will succeed!

This is already the result, which cannot be shaken, and he has the most affirmative answer, so he has the firmest will.

He even relaxed to some extent,

But this did not affect the erosion of his will.

And the moment Lao Chen realized this, changes also happened in an instant.

Lao Chen's body was completely actinized, and a hot and dazzling light appeared in this clearing, competing for glory with the rising sun in the distance.

Here, Yinhu looked at this scene and was ready to do it.

If Lao Chen's mutation is out of control, the Abnormal Investigation Bureau will deal with Lao Chen's out-of-control incident in accordance with the predetermined pre-plan and the preparations made in advance.

But immediately after, Yinhu paused, looked at Lao Chen's side, a smile appeared on his face, and even laughed heartily twice,

The old sun seems to have turned into a round of bright sun on the earth, and the bright sun is also like the rising sun swaying towards the surroundings.

The light had some warmth, and seemed to gently soothe everything on the earth.

Immediately after, the blazing light dissipated and faded, and Lao Chen's figure resurfaced from the light that had disappeared.

"Lao Chen, it seems that it has succeeded."

"Well, reluctantly. I think I got some help. ”

Lao Chen reappeared in place, answered, and then his body suddenly turned into a ray of light, appeared in front of Yin Hu, and then returned to the original appearance of his body.

“…… Lao Chen, your strength seems to have improved a lot. ”

"It's a little bit better."

Lao Chen nodded, Yin Hu looked at Lao Chen's gaze, with some expectations,

"But...... What we were expecting didn't happen. I can feel that my abilities have improved a little more, but not to the point where I can't understand the leap ......."

"Maybe it's not enough potions...... But after taking the potion this time, I had a vague feeling ......"

"To get the kind of boost we want, it's not enough to just take potions...... Something else is needed. ”

Lao Chen's taking potions this time is still a try,

And the direction that the attempt finally pointed to was the revelation they had come into contact with and the mysterious and powerful man on the banks of the Wang'an River.

Because of the Revelation and the Mystical Being, they can be sure that there is another level of possibility above them.

Listening to Lao Chen's words, Yinhu nodded and thought about it.