Chapter 257 Sword Bearer
It started to drizzle, and the raindrops penetrated the air, forming a pattering web inside Taoli College.
The rain was not heavy, and the fine raindrops could not even gather into raindrops when they fell on my body.
The drizzle was limited, covering only the school grounds and not spreading far beyond. Someone who didn't know would have thought the church was testing out its latest weapon.
Part of the footage from the Power Ceremony was displayed on the monitor in the monitoring center.
Unlike usual situations, today's power ceremony was too complex, so Guanghui could only take screenshots and forward them one by one, so the images were still.
He would string these still images together and play them frame by frame like a cartoon with too low a frame rate.
Therefore, there is a significant delay between the image on the screen and the real image, and what they are seeing now may have happened a few minutes ago.
The inspection department and the observers were divided into two groups. One group was responsible for analyzing the sample inspection reports provided by Guanghui, while the other group was responsible for analyzing the frames transmitted by the Eye of God.
The two inspection reports were manually pinned to the top.
One is a group of gray raindrops that have just been roughly inspected. These raindrops appear clear and transparent to the naked eye, but under the special lens in the laboratory, they appear to have a textured gradient gray.
The time was too short, and human inspectors could only analyze that they contained a considerable amount of energy, and perhaps could be purified and used for charging.
And Guanghui came to a terrifying conclusion in one go: the raindrops were based on an unknown power, and after a zero-level coordination, they became what they are today.
The brilliant conclusion contains at least two important messages.
First, the power holder broke into the power ceremony held in the church.
Second, Chen Xiao'er's power is highly compatible with the power of this being.
The answer is obvious: the other party is either here to usurp power or to merge with Chen Xiao'er.
These abyssal creatures have a different concept of existence than humans. Perhaps in their eyes, merging with Chen Xiao'er to form a new life is a very efficient behavior.
The second test report is about the egg-shaped strange object - a special storage device.
These members of the Chaos Cult hid themselves quite well, but during their process of infiltrating the Power Ceremony, there were still many links that were very lax, which gave the people of the church many opportunities to break through.
The Church of Light intercepted a total of 16 special storage devices containing complete contents.
After analysis, it was found that there were not only trace amounts of unknown power left in it, but also the breath of the Devouring Snake.
It wasn't the newly born snake Chen Xiaotong, but the original Devouring Snake. Its abilities tended towards devouring and corroding, and of course, its inherent penetrating power.
[The Devouring Snake is likely under the control of an unknown power holder.] After discussion, the expert group came up with a model of the enemy's force composition that they speculated on.
An unknown power holder controls both the Devouring Snake and its associated cultists.
Perhaps it was through the Devouring Snake that He confirmed that His power was highly compatible with Chen Xiao'er's, and therefore He chose to take the risk of impacting the church's power ritual.
Even if He fails to merge with Chen Xiao'er, who possesses the power to reset to zero, He can still use the Devouring Snake to devour the embryonic form of the Church's power to meet the minimum needs.
Attached to the two test reports are edited footage of the interior of the ceremony.
The Chaos God followers in the picture are relatively united. They will divide into groups and work together like the students of the Glorious Church. There are almost no scenes of them stabbing each other in the back.
The followers of Chaos God are generally not so united, so they should be elite members and the god behind them is most likely the same, or there is only one "voice" giving orders.
The team suspected to be from the Human Soul Front appeared to be very cautious and basically stayed out of the chaos.
Their cadres were not found in the screenshots. I am afraid that the human soul front is in a state of disarray due to some special reasons.
At the same time, the abnormalities in the ritual field showed a lot of abnormal behaviors.
They are obviously targeting the followers of Chaos God, but turning a blind eye to other forces.
It seems that zeroing has endowed them with a high degree of anthropomorphism, causing them to regard themselves as supporters of zeroing or glory, and therefore behave in a manner similar to that of humans.
There are many variables, but the most noteworthy one is the unknown power holder.
The panel's focus has been on power.
For them, the causes, consequences, and processes of events revolve entirely around the powers that have been and may be born.
After some analysis and discussion, a gray-haired expert circled the word "unknown" in red. This word quickly became a hyperlink, automatically redirecting to the collated data when clicked.
The information covers a wide range of topics, including the toxin incident that occurred during the last energy pile installation.
According to Chen Xiao'er's report, she encountered an unknown enemy in the water plant and received threatening text messages after returning to the academy.
Attached are screenshots of messages Chen Xiao'er posted on the forum. The translated text messages read with a strong sense of inhumanity. They barely grasped the politeness in them, only a sense of entitlement and demand.
And according to Chen Xiao'e, the other party made the "request" of "I hope you commit suicide" more than once.
All observers who passed the psychological test can apply to read the text messages sent by the unknown power holder, but Guanghui's recording of him failed, so it is impossible to reproduce the calls he made.
【Read SMS】
A huge danger warning flashed on the screen.
【Confirm reading】
After clicking confirm, the red warning did not disappear, but instead turned into more warning icons, which spread out and slightly obscured the text message he sent with translucent fonts.
Click, click, click.
It has nothing to do with the choice of words or sentences. The breath of doomsday is overwhelming, and the sense of despair conveyed by the picture far exceeds the limits that words and pictures can carry.
“…”
After a brief moment of confusion, the screen flashed with the expert group's recommendations.
[It is speculated that this power is related to emotions, and is tentatively named "despair."]
The breathing sounds in the room were sometimes light and sometimes heavy, and it was hard to tell whether everyone was feeling relieved or heavier.
Fortunately, the senior members of the Sequence of Existences were absolutely rational. They were not carried away by the prevailing mood of despair and immediately conducted targeted inquiries.
Can we capture despair and transform it into the basis for a ritual of empowerment?
The expert group is still discussing the feasibility, and Guanghui has already given an answer.
[Theoretically feasible, the power of despair can be adapted to many known powers.]
Seeing this conclusion, everyone was excited: So, it’s not that returning to zero is just right for despair, but despair itself is particularly suitable for integration with other powers?
It seems that...it can completely replace Chen Xiao'er in the backup plan and be used to improve the quality of the prototype of power.
Isn’t this great? A glint flashed in everyone’s eyes, and the heaviness in their chests suddenly dissipated a lot.
Over the past six months, they have watched Chen Xiao'er grow step by step to what she is today.
To be fair, they can even accept a non-human existence like Guanghui. Chen Xiao'er herself is a human being, so of course she is more in line with humans' imagination of a savior.
A baby falling from the sky - if possible, who would want to bury this beautiful flower of hope with their own hands?
Even the more ruthless among them couldn't help but wonder: Could it be that Chen Xiao'er really not be considered as a backup option? Humans walking in the desert shouldn't pour out the mineral water in their bags even if their battered bodies can't bear the weight.
This time, there were also differences of opinion among the top leaders.
In the sequence of beings, it is rare that the beings cannot reach a consensus after discussion.
Taking mineral water as an example, some people believe that every effort should be made to preserve Chen Xiao'er, and sacrificing Chen Xiao'er is equivalent to pouring out one's own mineral water in the desert.
However, some people believe that Chen Xiao'er's controllability is questionable. We are not pouring mineral water, but choosing to drink it now.
Finally, the beings sought opinions from an off-site expert group.
Please give me some suggestions.
The expert group responded one minute later.
[Given that Chen Xiao'e has never betrayed humanity, and that the artificial power rituals must be led by her, we have no precedent for successfully integrating multiple powers.]
[Therefore, it is recommended that this time, using the more integrated despair as a foundation, at least one new power be generated.]
This advice is conservative but reasonable.
Humanity had few precedents to draw upon. The previous Fusion Ceremony performed by the Devouring Snake had actually failed. Furthermore, conducting a ritual of empowerment artificially required the cooperation of Zero and Glory. If Chen Xiao'er were sacrificed in this ritual, how could it be repeated next time?
There's just one problem.
If despair is the basis and toxins are the main materials, will it give rise to power that is harmful to humanity?
The expert group cannot answer this question, but Guanghui can.
[The power of poison has the effect of absorbing poisons, and the power of despair may be able to absorb human despair.]
Perfect answer.
Even if there are still people who secretly desire to return to zero or create something new, this beautiful prospect of lower difficulty is still enough to convince everyone to work hard for it.
[Adjust the subsequent plan, focus on capturing the power of despair, and significantly reduce the consumption priority of Chen Xiao'er and backup energy.]
Of course, considering that human executors might not be able to judge what the special circumstances of "Chen Xiao'er must be sacrificed" are, after careful consideration, the only choice to control the "Sword of the Queen" is -
Glory.
......
In the quiet ward, Milo gently stroked the girl's long hair. After her breathing gradually stabilized, he whispered, "In any case, it's best not to go to the performance if you can. The Chen family might kill you in public."
"Hmm..." Chen Xiao'er sniffed and asked softly, "Should I take a leave now?"
“You’re so good.”
"No need. You should have told Lin Yi and Ling before, right? They know. Even if you are not there, there will definitely be backup actors."
Miroku's voice was calm and gentle, like a stream soothing the anxious sand dunes. It seemed that as long as I lived according to her instructions, I wouldn't have to worry about any problems.
Chen Xiao'er was a little hesitant. The teacher had just told her that she and Lan should take Xiaotong away from the campus as soon as possible, and today "happens to be the school festival and everyone is busy", which was a good opportunity to run away.
So I'm just leaving like this? Without making any preparations...
Mi Luo seemed to hear her hesitation. He held her shoulders and helped her stand up, then put Xiaotong's hand in her palm.
"Xiao'er." The teacher's golden eyes gleamed. "There's no time to prepare. Call Lan immediately and ask her to take you away. The longer we delay, the less safe Xiaotong will be."
The teacher's voice was so sincere, and it concerned Xiaotong's safety. This sentence immediately shattered her hesitation.
Chen Xiao'er bit her lip and nodded. She dragged Xiaotong's hand and ran to the corridor. After running two steps, she turned back and asked, "Teacher, can I call you later?"
The girl's eyes were moist like a deer's, and there was a blush on them from crying, but her eyes clearly showed her determination.
For this hopeful young man, burning his boats was not a difficult choice.
Mi Luo smiled and pushed her and Xiao Tong out the door, whispering, "Wait for me to call you. It's safest not to contact you."
【"lie."】
But Chen Xiao'er couldn't hear the lie. The corners of her mouth turned up because of the teacher's words: "Hmm!"
She seemed to want to say something, but in the end she tightened Xiaotong's little hand and ran out. She only looked back once before running out of the tower gate and waved cautiously.
"Alright, you should go back and deal with the person in the closet. Remember to have Guanghui help you modify the surveillance~"
Don't say it so horribly. Milo suddenly frowned and asked in his heart: You didn't do anything extra, did you?
"What's the extra thing? I've been inside you the whole time."
"..." Some fragments flashed through Milo's mind. She pursed her lips, turned around and walked back to the temporary infirmary.
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