Chapter 167: Strange Power (Chapter 1)
Late at night, people from the outside world have fallen asleep intermittently.
But Chen Heng didn't fall asleep, he still sat in his room, and fell into thought.
The day's events had passed, and after that, he returned to the Rock Martial Arts Pavilion without anything else to do.
Nominally, though, he was now a member of the Demon Division, one of the so-called Guardians.
In this name, he was able to obtain some information that he wanted to know.
"Fifty Years Ago......"
At this moment, he held the book in his hand, opened it carefully, and carefully browsed it.
The technology of this era is strictly weaker than Chen Heng's previous life, but computers and mobile phones are also popular, and some normal information can also be disseminated through the Internet.
It's just that some important information has been retained through handwritten records.
For example, this is the case with the volume of records in front of Chen Heng.
On this volume of records, there are many things that are clearly recorded in it, and the changes that have taken place throughout the world over the past fifty years are recorded.
"Fifty years ago, an inexplicable ruin appeared in Donghai Province, swallowing a city, and hundreds of thousands of people disappeared directly......"
"Forty-seven years ago, the country of Guangming Luoya launched a turmoil, a demonic disaster broke out, and a demon within a demon appeared, which directly led to millions of casualties......"
Looking at the content recorded in front of him, Chen Heng was a little frightened.
The numbers recorded on the document are shocking.
What is recorded above is all kinds of relevant information that the Demon Division has collected over the past few decades.
It's so dense that it's impossible to count it at all.
What is recorded above can be regarded as having a relatively large impact.
As for those with a smaller impact, they will not be credited to this at all.
Behind the cold numbers, there are fresh lives.
Rao is a character like Chen Heng, when he saw this, he couldn't help frowning, and felt shocked.
Since fifty years ago, the world seems to have undergone some kind of inexplicable change, which is particularly terrifying.
All the horror, all the weirdness, it was from that time that it officially happened.
I don't know what happened, and that's how it all began.
Behind the document, there are also records of the various possibilities and speculations of the ancestors of the Demon Division.
"Since its inception 50 years ago, the world's population has been rapidly declining, at least by half. ”
"But what is frightening is that no one is aware of this, except for a few awakened ones. ”
"Anything that has to do with weirdness and demons seems to be especially easy to forget. ”
"In the last 50 years, we've done some experiments. ”
"We deliberately reported the disappearance of a village and town, and openly spread the strange existence to test the reaction of the local residents of that place. ”
"At first, everything was normal, and the people of the area panicked and scrambled to get out of the city and go to a safer place. ”
"But soon, things changed. ”
"Our testers have changed a lot in just a few days, and they seem to have forgotten all about what was before. ”
"They worked in their city as if nothing had happened, and everything behaved as before, as if they had completely forgotten about it. ”
And after some time, except for a very few people, they have forgotten about it all, completely forgetting about it. ”
"In this world, there seems to be some invisible force that distorts people's perceptions and makes people forget anything about weirdness. ”
"With the exception of a few Awakened, the rest of the population will be affected by it, and will be distorted by it to forget something. ”
Looking at this, Chen Heng couldn't help frowning.
"Distorting Cognitive ......"
His face was solemn, Rao was once a true monarch, and he couldn't help but feel tricky at this moment.
In the previous Azure Realm, as a true monarch, he could destroy mountains and rivers and affect a world with every move, and his strength could be described as extremely powerful.
But even with such strength, it is impossible to do such a thing.
Is it really possible to distort the perception of an entire world and make people forget about something on a large scale?
Chen Heng couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, and then continued to look down.
"Our men continued to investigate, but the results were shocking. ”
On the scroll, the line continued, but the further you went, the more shocking it became.
"As the research continued, something even more horrific happened to us. ”
"The scope of the world seems to be shrinking......."
"We found that the people who were distorted by that invisible force were not only ordinary people, but also us who were awakened. ”
"As the Awakened, we are not completely immune to that force, we are just more resistant. ”
"In this world, there are still many things happening before our eyes, but we don't know anything about them and completely forget about them. ”
"At least, as far as we can see, the world is definitely much bigger than we realize, and the population is much larger than we know. ”
"And now, this part of the area, this part of the population has disappeared. ”
"Where did they go, and where did they go?"
Lines of handwriting appear in front of you, and the font on it is very well-written, but the content is terrifying.
Then, Chen Heng continued to flip through and looked forward.
At the end of the scroll, there is also a number of messages about the Awakened.
"In this world, there are peculiarities formed by strange forces everywhere. ”
"These peculiarities are completely imperceptible to ordinary people, or even if they can be seen, they will soon be forgotten. ”
"Only the awakened can see these peculiarities and remember them clearly. ”
"We can use this as a cost-effective for the awakened, and it is also the most obvious difference from ordinary people. ”
Seeing this, Chen Heng nodded.
In the previous time, both Liu Qi and Biyun believed that he was an awakened person, and it seems that this is the reason.
Only the Awakened can see those unique weirdness, which is a matter of acceptance among the Awakened.
Since he can see this, he is naturally an Awakened One.
Thinking of this, Chen Heng was a little stunned, and then continued to open the book and look down.
"I have written a great deal of things in this book that are not known to ordinary people, and quite a few of them are forgotten by the awakened even if they are awakened, and they are forgotten in just a few days. ”
"If, after reading this, you show no signs of forgetting, then you have quite a lot of potential, and you have the potential to become the strongest awakened in the world. ”
Behind the book, there is this sentence.
"Testing?"
Chen Heng shook his head secretly, which can be regarded as solving some doubts.
Before, he was still a little strange.
For example, this kind of book, which records a large number of secrets, is given to him to read so casually, what if it is read by other ordinary people?
But now that I think about it, this problem doesn't exist at all.
There is such an invisible force in this world, and even if ordinary people see these contents, I am afraid that they will soon forget what is recorded on it under the influence of that invisible force.
It's terrifying.
After reading the things recorded in the book, Chen Heng sighed silently, and then put the book aside casually.
Then, he sat down on the head of the bed and began to fall into thought.
In the past, although he knew that the world was not as simple as it seemed, he didn't think much about it.
But after joining the Guardians and learning about some of the secrets of this world, he was horrified to discover that this world was much more dangerous than he had imagined.
In such a dangerous world, ordinary people live in it, it can really be described as ......
The feeling of this world to Chen Heng was worse than the wizarding world and the Azure world he had experienced.
At least in those two worlds, everything seems to be normal, ordinary people are at least killed, at least they know how they died, and there are people who remember the traces and imprints of their existence and will not forget them so quickly.
But in this world, everything is different.
In this world, according to the situation recorded on it, if ordinary people die at strange hands, then even the traces of their own existence will disappear.
With the exception of a few Awakened, no one will remember his existence.
Even if the person is the parent, even if he knows that he has such a child, his memory will be confused, and many things about him will disappear.
If the person is erased from the root.
No one from his relatives, friends, enemies, or even lovers will remember him.
So miserable, so horrible.
Chen Heng couldn't help frowning.
He was not without doubts about what was written in the scroll.
But for this kind of thing, he could verify it with a little effort, and there was no need for the watchmen to deceive him.
But if you look at it according to what is recorded in the book, then this world is inevitably too terrifying.
Late at night, the lights were shining outside, and a calm breeze blew from outside and blew on Chen Heng through the window.
Feeling the breeze, Chen Heng's face was calm, and he stood up silently and looked at the scenery outside.
It was late at night, and everything in the outside world had become calm, and the streets that had been troubled had become dead silent, and there was no more around except for a few drunks.
Looking at the familiar scene in front of him, Chen Heng was in a trance, and his memory seemed to have returned to the past, to the time of his previous life.
In the previous life, if he was still alive, he must still be busy at the moment, running around for life.
At this moment, the world has changed.
In the blink of an eye, the color has changed.
Time passed slowly, and in silence, the second day soon arrived.
The next day, Chen Heng quickly got up and walked out.
The place he was walking towards was nothing else, the old alley from before.
According to the watchman's record, it seems that the old alley is a unique strange point formed by the arrival of the strange.
If it is not dispersed as soon as possible, the strange power will continue to penetrate outward, causing strange things to happen one after another.
At that point, you're in big trouble.
So on a normal day, many of the Guardians are cleaning up these unique spooky spots.
Walking into the previous street, at the moment, the street is still full of people, and it looks very lively.
However, in Chen Heng's eyes, the old alley before has disappeared at this moment.
When Liu got up that day, he had already killed the strange stronghold in this place, and dispelled the origin of the demonic qi in it, leaving nothing behind.
According to normal rules, even if there are strange points in this area in the future, it will be a long time before it happens.
So at this moment, Chen Heng came over, and what he saw in this place was just an open space.
The clearing looked very empty, and there were ruins everywhere, like a construction site, still under construction.
And on it, there are already some people who are busy.
Looking at it like this, without the hindrance of those strange forces, the people around finally realized the abruptness of the existence of this clearing and the value contained in it, and were ready to renovate it and really make use of it.
This is good.
At least judging from the information given by the Guardians, some special strange points often appear in special places.
The more prosperous the place, the less likely it is to have strange spots.
When this vacant lot becomes a building, and many people walk by it day and night, it is likely that there will be a lot less strange points in it.
At this moment, looking at the busy construction site in front of him, Chen Heng's face was calm, and this thought silently flashed in his heart.
After walking through the area, he continued onward, walking through many places.
On the busy street, pedestrians come and go, and occasionally cars pass by, a calm and prosperous scene.
Occasionally, Chen Heng raised his head and saw a couple walking by hand in hand, laughing briskly from time to time.
And in the distance, there seemed to be a few little girls who were looking at the place where Chen Heng was at the moment, as if they were looking at him.
Looking at this peaceful scene, Chen Heng shook his head secretly.
Within him, the power of the Mandate Mark surged, blessing his body and allowing him to see more things.
Suddenly, the vision in front of me changed.
Bursts of dark death surged over everyone's heads.
Including Chen Heng himself, the same is true.
Compared to the past, the dead air above their heads has not diminished in the slightest.
It seems that Liu Qi's arrival did not bring any changes.
"The dead air has not gone away......"
Looking at the dead air above the heads of the people around him, Chen Heng muttered to himself: "The calamity still exists, and it doesn't affect any ......."
If the dead air still exists, it means that the calamity that the people around you have to face remains unchanged and still exists.
Liu Qi's previous actions and efforts have not changed this.
Thinking of the part of the information given by the guardian before, Chen Heng suddenly thought of more.
Perhaps, the reason for the formation of this dead air is the strange force that envelops this world.
It is precisely because of the shroud of that strange force that this world will sink sooner or later, and such a terrifying catastrophe has been formed.
In Chen Heng's eyes, it was the dead air that filled the sky.
Without addressing the strange forces that entrench this world, these dead spirits will not disappear.
This thought flashed through Chen Heng's heart.
Then, he continued to walk forward, slowly.
The scenery on the side of the road came into his eyes one by one.
At this, his face was calm, and he looked silently, as if he wanted to remember all this in his mind.
After walking the whole street, it was already evening.
Normal people have been walking for so long, and they must be tired enough by now.
But Chen Heng is okay, he looks alive, he still looks like before, and he doesn't even feel tired.
By this time, he looked up at the sky, and then returned to his lodgings.
The next day, he found Liu Ruhai.
"Are you going to be away for a while?"
In the hall, looking at Chen Heng in front of him, Liu Ruhai's face was a little surprised: "What are you going to do?"
During the previous period, Chen Heng had always been very active in practicing the body forging method, and he had also worked extraordinarily hard.
In terms of hard work alone, Chen Heng can be said to be the hardest working one in the entire Panshi Martial Arts Pavilion.
It is precisely because of this that Liu Ruhai admires him so much, thinking that he is the person who can truly inherit the mantle and become the backbone of the Panshi Martial Arts Hall in the future.
And now, a person who has always been so diligent has to ask for leave to leave, and even look at it like this, the time to take leave is not short.
Of course, this surprised him, and he couldn't help but ask.
Of course, the reasons given by Chen Heng are also impeccable.
"It's the Demon Division. ”
Looking at Liu Ruhai, Chen Heng's face was respectful, and he said softly: "The people from the Demon Division said that there are still some procedures to be done after the newcomer joins the company, and they also have to do something symbolically, so let people pass for a while." ”
This matter is naturally fake, in fact, just like Bi Yun said before, after Chen Heng joined the Demon Division, he didn't have to be responsible for anything at all, and he could enjoy the treatment of the Demon Division's personnel.
However, at this moment, Chen Heng had already communicated with Bi Yun and the others in advance, even if Liu Ruhai really went to ask someone, he would only think that what he said was true.
Moreover, Liu Ruhai did not suspect Chen Heng at all.
"That's a pity. ”
Sitting in front of Chen Heng, Liu Ruhai sighed: "I have long felt that Heng'er, you shouldn't have joined the Demon Division so early. ”
"I keep saying that it won't hinder your cultivation, but it still turns out that it's still a lot of. ”
He sighed and couldn't help but say so.
Looking at it like this, he still has objections to Chen Heng's previous joining of the Demon Division.
In his opinion, with Chen Heng's talent and hard work, it would be good to train honestly and practice the body forging method at this time.
There's no need to join the Demon Division, it's a waste of your time.
Listening to Liu Ruhai's words, Chen Heng just smiled and didn't speak.
After getting approval from Liu Ruhai, he left directly.
On the same day, many disciples of the martial arts hall who had a friendly relationship with Chen Heng came to see them off.
The news in the martial arts hall spread quickly, Chen Heng had just asked Liu Ruhai for leave in the morning, and someone came over in the afternoon to prepare to see him off.
Moreover, there are quite a few people.
When he first entered the martial arts hall before, Chen Heng could show a friendly and sincere appearance with his previous habits, so he had a lot of friends.