"A witch refers to a special woman who has suffered extreme pain and developed a connection with the gods of the abyss."
Suikaze Lio stared at the computer screen, kept turning the mouse wheel with her fingers, and said in an indifferent and ethereal voice:
"Although the specific mechanism is not yet clear, this connection is considered to be some kind of transaction: the witch provides a huge amount of painful emotions, and the abyss god gives power in return, allowing the witch to obtain supernatural powers far beyond ordinary people."
Chen Ziang suddenly shivered: Why does this mechanism sound so familiar?
No, I exchanged fire for power, but the witch exchanged pain for emotion. These are completely different things.
"Is this trade harmful?" he asked cautiously.
"Of course." Hokaze Rio replied, "Do you think that the painful emotions that can attract the attention of the gods of the abyss are just the level of being pricked by a needle?"
Her voice paused for a moment, as if she was considering her words, and then she said:
"Let's put it this way: almost all the witches currently recorded in the intelligence database, without exception, have serious antisocial tendencies and a strong urge to destroy everything."
"Obviously, before receiving benefits from the gods, they themselves were tortured to the point of insanity by tremendous pain... such as this case."
Suifeng Rio pushed away her chair and turned the computer screen to Chen Ziang.
Chen Ziang looked carefully and saw a temporarily declassified report above.
The report mentioned a woman named "Nishikawa Mihui" who lived in Sumida Town, more than 200 kilometers away from Jibei City.
One evening three years ago, Mihui Nishikawa's husband and a pair of children were attacked by a pack of wild wolves on their way back to town. All three were killed and no bones were left.
Afterwards, Nishikawa Meihui refused the compensation from the town office and only requested that the wolves that roamed around the town and devoured her family should be killed.
However, according to the "Ecological Protection Act No. 13", the mainland gray wolf is a nationally protected animal and is prohibited from being hunted by any organization or individual in any name.
The report ends here, and what follows is encrypted content that cannot be deciphered.
But Chen Ziang noticed that next to the last paragraph of the decrypted part, there was an annotation added by Suifeng Rio:
Mie Nishikawa is suspected to have become a witch, and there is a high probability that there is some connection with the more than 500 cases of mysterious missing citizens that are currently unsolved.
"This Nishikawa Mihui is the culprit who placed the statue of the 'Lord of the Deep Sea' in Sky Ginza before?" Chen Ziang asked in confirmation.
"Absolutely." Honikaze Rio replied, "This is what the divination results show."
"The divination results can't be counted," Chen Zi'ang complained, "What if it's wrong?"
"I'm just giving you some directional suggestions for follow-up investigation." Hokaze Rio said nonchalantly, "I'm applying to unblock Nishikawa Mie's information. When the confidentiality level is lowered, you can check it directly on the intranet."
She pushed Chen Ziang away and returned to the computer to start working, meaning "you can go now."
"Lisu." Chen Ziang suddenly stopped before leaving and asked, "Such a witch who gained power by trading with the gods will have her spiritual vision increase rapidly, right?"
"Of course." Suikaze Rio said without turning around, "How can we ensure that our spiritual vision remains unchanged when we directly draw energy from the gods?"
"Although there is a lack of data support, it is speculated that the witch's spiritual vision is at least 10,000 or more. It is just that the physical body is protected by gods and will not suddenly change out of control, but it can basically be considered to be out of the category of human beings."
"That's it." Chen Ziang secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Since his spiritual vision is still normal, he must not be mentally contaminated.
He left the Jibei City Public Security Department, took the local light rail again, and returned home.
Chen Xiaozhu was still sitting on the rocking chair in the center of the living room, staring blankly ahead with his empty eyes.
Chen Ziang went over to talk to his sister for a few words, and then went upstairs to the bedroom.
Putting on his usual mandala sword, the spiritual pressure meter his parents left at home, and taking a rational lozenge, he put it under his tongue and held it in his mouth. Chen Ziang slowly lay down on the bed and closed his eyes.
Even though he already knows that exploring the mysterious world has various risks and hidden dangers, but since the scientific world has sentenced his sister to "death", he can only seek more powerful abilities on the mysterious side.
The "Dream Walking" power is activated.
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The moment the power was activated, Chen Ziang seemed to have lost his consciousness.
But he soon woke up and found that he was still lying on the bed in the bedroom, and the day outside the window had turned to night.
Chen Ziang quickly looked at the spiritual pressure meter on his wrist and found that the number had jumped to 2.
In the present world, the number on the spiritual pressure meter is always 0, and will only start to rise when it gets close to being weird.
Now, the number on the dial has jumped to 2, and the decimal point is stable and unchanged, indicating that it has left the surface of the world and dived into the mysterious world.
If that knowledge is correct, I should be at the preconscious level at this time.
At the same time as redeeming the power of "Dream Walking", Chen Ziang also received the corresponding gift, that is, the relevant knowledge on how to use this power, most of which was about introducing the dream world.
The dream world is divided into four layers: the conscious layer (part of the real world), the preconscious layer, the subconscious layer, and the collective subconscious layer.
The conscious and preconscious levels can be thought of as your own safe house, protected from weird attacks.
Starting from the subconscious level is equivalent to entering the yard from home. Although it is still a "private domain", there is the possibility of being invaded by weird things.
As for the collective subconscious level, it is equivalent to leaving the yard and walking onto the street outside. It is hard to say what you will encounter.
Chen Ziang got up from the bed, took the Mandala Sword in his hand, and came to the window vigilantly.
Outside, the small courtyard was deserted at night. The Tonegawa Road behind the wall was also quiet, with only dim street lamps emitting faint light.
In the preconscious world, everything reflects the owner's inner thoughts.
For example, I was lying in bed before, preparing to enter the dream world - my consciousness connected "bed" with "night", so the window outside the window of this world was night.
Chen Ziang opened the door and saw the light in the living room was on.
My sister Chen Xiaozhu is sitting on the rocking chair in the center of the living room, her eyes closed, and she seems to be sleeping.
Of course he knew that this was not his real sister, but just the "sister" image in his consciousness.
But Chen Ziang couldn't help but walk over and take a closer look at his sister's beautiful sleeping face.
Xiaozhu's appearance is very delicate and cute. In Chen Ziang's opinion, her appearance is not inferior to Tsukinomiya Suzuna.
However, Tsukimiya Suzuna can live freely in a world full of sunshine. She can travel, fall in love, get married and have children, and enjoy all the beautiful things in her life.
But Xiaozhu could only stay in this dark and small house, enduring the darkness and pain, day after day, year after year...
This is not the fate she deserves.
"This is not the fate you deserve, Xiaozhu." Chen Ziang stared at his sister's face and said seriously, "I will find a way to cure you."
"I will get you back."
After saying that, Chen Ziang let out a long breath and sat down on the sofa next to Xiaozhu.
Close your eyes and activate the "dream walking" power again.