Chapter 4 Collapse
◎Actually, you can kill me◎
It was much brighter underground than above, and Gu Nian could quickly see the surrounding situation.
This is a bedroom. Although it is located underground, it has nothing to do with words like dark and damp. It looks like a normal bedroom.
The room was very clean, but the furnishings were a bit too simple. There was a bed and a wardrobe, and nothing else.
Gu Nian's gaze stopped on the bed, where a person was lying.
The three of them didn't try to lower their voices as they came down. The long-haired woman in front was still pulling the black-haired boy to ask what was going on. Logically, with such a loud commotion, the person in the bed should have woken up long ago, but there was no movement.
If it weren't for the slight rise and fall of his chest, one would almost think he was dead.
This should be the real owner of this dream, that is, the main personality.
The black-haired boy was getting impatient with the pestering and pointed at the person on the bed and said, "If you want to know what's going on, why don't you just ask him? How the hell should I know what's going on?"
The long-haired woman glared at him. "Ask if you want. Do you think I'm afraid of him? And, you're just a kid. Stop using bad language, okay?"
The three of them quickly gathered around the bed.
Without waiting for the long-haired woman to speak, the person on the bed slowly opened his eyes, with indifference in his eyes.
Things went much more smoothly than Gu Nian had imagined. More than ten minutes later, they learned the whole story from the main personality.
"So, you're not mentally ill, but you've sensed some kind of..." Gu Nian didn't know how to describe it, so she finally adopted the main personality's explanation. "Mental pollution, right? So your subconscious mind has split into many secondary personalities to resist the pollution, is that right?"
The person on the bed hummed.
The expressions of the black-haired boy and the long-haired woman were not very good. They remembered the black mist that was pulled out by Gu Nian's black rope before the other personalities died.
Gu Nian obviously thought of this as well.
She took a look at the main personality and found that although the main personality was also contaminated, the situation was not too serious and should be able to be peeled off.
Gu Nian turned to look at the black-haired boy and the long-haired woman, and the two of them looked at her at the same time.
Gu Nian spoke truthfully, "You are indeed contaminated, but I can't cure you."
"However," she turned to look at the main personality, "his condition is not serious and should be curable." But this was not good news for the secondary personality.
The black-haired boy snorted, "If it can't be cured, then it can't be cured."
The long-haired woman adjusted her hair and said, "Then there's no cure."
When the person on the bed heard that he could cure the disease, his expression did not fluctuate at all. After saying those words, he closed his eyes again.
Gu Nian: “…”
Well, it seems everyone is calm.
Hearing that there was something to eat, the black rope on Gu Nian's wrist became restless, poking out from his sleeve and eagerly heading towards the bed.
Gu Nian touched the black rope, coughed lightly and said, "If you have no objection, I will treat him first." She also felt hungry.
The other three didn't say anything, so Gu Nian took it as their agreement.
Before starting the treatment, Gu Nian said to the black-haired boy and the long-haired woman, "You two help hold him down. The treatment may be painful."
At this moment, the main personality on the bed suddenly said, "No need."
Gu Nian was momentarily stunned. No need for what? No need to hold him down? Or no need for treatment?
The black-haired boy interrupted him impatiently, "It's not up to you to decide whether to use it or not." He stepped forward and held down the main personality's legs.
The long-haired woman stepped forward and held down the main personality's upper body.
Heisheng pounced on him impatiently. After a moment, the master groaned and his face turned pale, but he did not make a scream and showed no sign of struggling.
Gu Nian's eyes shifted. If he didn't scream, it would be understandable. Perhaps this master was exceptionally patient, after all, a ruthless individual with mental strength so powerful he could create dozens of secondary personalities. But the fact that he didn't struggle either was a bit strange. It didn't make sense.
Combined with the fact that the main personality had been lying on the bed without any movement since they came in, Gu Nian couldn't help but have a guess in his mind.
Although the treatment process is painful, fortunately the treatment time is very short.
After finishing, Gu Nian took back the black rope. Just as he was about to ask the main personality if she had any special feelings, he saw the long-haired woman take a step back and suddenly fall to the ground.
Gu Nian quickly stepped forward and helped the person up: "What's wrong?" She had controlled herself very well just now and should not have let the black rope touch the other two people.
A trace of blood oozed from the corner of the long-haired woman's mouth. She casually reached out and wiped it, smiling and saying, "Nothing much. I just got slapped when I was fighting that damn old man, and then that damn man kicked me in the same place. Tsk, what bad luck."
Although she was saying that she was unlucky, the long-haired woman didn't seem to care at all. She even took out a small mirror from somewhere and adjusted her clothes and hair.
He looked around several times, and when he was finally satisfied, he said, "When I die, you must clean up the black fog. I am so beautiful, I want to be beautiful even after death."
Gu Nian didn't know what to say and nodded.
The room fell silent for a moment.
The long-haired woman snorted, "What are you guys looking at? I've had enough of this personality. Fighting and killing all day long, I've been wanting to rest for a long time."
She disappeared with a smile.
The black rope had long since woven a fine web, instantly capturing the black mist that had appeared as the long-haired woman disappeared, and then devouring it completely. Gu Nian had fulfilled his promise.
The black-haired boy looked at this scene and grumbled softly, "You told me not to swear, but you keep calling me 'old lady'."
Now only the black-haired boy's secondary personality is left.
Gu Nian asked, "What are you two planning?"
She was actually mainly asking about the black-haired boy. The main personality in the bed was probably suffering from some physical illness that prevented him from moving. If the black-haired boy wanted to take action, it would actually be very easy.
Hearing this, the black-haired boy glanced at the bed with disgust and said, "I don't want to lie in bed all day." Obviously, he knew that the main personality could not move.
The main personality still had that indifferent expression and said nothing.
Gu Nian's eyes swept across their faces, and suddenly said, "By the way, you two look quite similar. Are you brothers?"
There was a pair of twins in the secondary personality, and they looked almost identical. The black-haired boy had facial features similar to the main personality, but the main personality looked a year or two older. It was just that their personalities were so completely different that Gu Nian didn't notice it at first.
The black-haired boy yelled, "Who is his brother?"
Gu Nian raised his eyebrows. Okay, if it’s not, then it’s not. Is there any need to get so excited?
Ignoring the two of them, Gu Nian touched her stomach and felt she was still very hungry. This time, entering the dream was a complete loss-making business, and Hei Sheng was also slightly dissatisfied.
Suddenly, as if he thought of something, Gu Nian's eyes lit up.
She leaned over to the main personality and asked, "You said you could sense that kind of mental pollution, that black fog just now. Can you draw it over here?"
The main personality glanced at Gu Nian and said calmly, "Okay."
Gu Nian was delighted, but then frowned again, "When you say luring them over, you don't mean creating some more secondary personalities, right?" This was somewhat against her professional ethics.
The master thought for a moment and said, "I can make a shell."
Actually, creating a shell is much simpler than splitting off a secondary personality. Conversely, the shell is also more easily contaminated and more easily destroyed. The main personality, Jian Dan, explained this to Gu Nian.
Gu Nian became happy: "This is a good relationship." This is what she wanted.
She made her request: "I'd like you to make a few more shells later, but don't make too many at a time. Once I'm done with this, you can make new ones."
The main personality was not a fool. Seeing the black rope become stronger after swallowing the black mist, he guessed that the black mist might be useful to Gu Nian, and nodded indifferently.
The black-haired boy poured cold water on the side: "You two should be careful not to capsize in the ditch." He was so brave that he even wanted to actively attract the black fog.
Gu Nian said seriously, "This is called taking precautions. Didn't he say that he can still sense the presence of spiritual pollution? Who knows when the black fog will return."
She was just trying to treat the patient, not to cause trouble just because she was hungry.
The black-haired boy obviously didn't believe her nonsense, but in the end he didn't say anything else.
The first shell was quickly completed, and a somewhat transparent human figure appeared in front of the three people. The main personality did not need to do anything, and the shell was soon stained black.
The black-haired boy's expression became serious, which was rare.
Ten minutes later, the entire shell was covered with a faint black mist. Gu Nian waited for a while and thought it was about time, so he quickly released the black mist.
It turned out that Gu Nian's plan worked.
The next step was to follow suit. As the black mist in each shell was absorbed, Gu Nian slowly found the critical point where the shell could withstand it without overturning.
Gu Nian tried the black rope and found that it could be split into three.
But when it came to the fifth shell, an unexpected situation occurred. After a long time, the black fog was still a light layer, and then there was no change.
Gu Nian asked curiously, "What's going on? Has the black fog completely disappeared?"
The main personality closed his eyes and felt it for a moment, then quickly opened them and shook his head: "It's still there."
The three of them couldn't figure out what was going on. They could only guess that the black fog was also bullying the weak and afraid of the strong, and that it simply didn't come after sensing the danger here?
Gu Nian wasn't actually that hungry anymore, but looking at the black rope that had just split into three, she felt a little unwilling to give up. A good meal wasn't something you could have every day.
After thinking for a while, Gu Nian said, "You two wait here. I'll take Shell out to see if there's still black fog outside."
The black-haired boy hesitated to speak.
Gu Nian patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will be careful and won't force it if the situation is not right."
The black-haired boy turned his face away awkwardly: "Who is worried about you?"
Gu Nian left the basement with Shell No. 5.
Ten minutes later, Gu Nian came back excitedly, "It's really okay outside!"
Next, Gu Nian began to run back and forth between the basement and the outside, but every once in a while, he had to change locations. But compared to the harvest, this little trouble was not worth mentioning.
Only the black-haired boy and the main personality were left in the basement.
After a moment of silence, the main personality spoke first: "Actually, you can kill me."
The black-haired boy sneered: "Kill you? Why kill you? To lie in bed instead of you? Do you think I'm stupid?"
The main personality pursed his lips and fell silent.
Seeing the main personality remain silent, the black-haired boy became even angrier. He angrily looked at the main personality on the bed and said, "I really look down on you. Do you want to see what you look like now?!"
Seeing the boy's expression, which was still very lively even when he was angry, the main personality finally couldn't help it. He suppressed his voice and shouted, "You don't know anything at all!"
The two men glared at each other.
At this moment, the chandelier above suddenly shook, and then the entire space began to shake violently, and cracks appeared on the wall, just like an earthquake!
The main personality's expression changed: "The dream is about to collapse."
He looked at the black-haired boy and said, "Go ahead. You don't have much time."
When eroded to a certain extent by the black fog, self-consciousness will disappear. This is why his subconscious mind will continue to split his personality in order to reduce pollution.
The black-haired boy completely ignored his words, stepped forward, picked up the main personality, and carried it on his shoulder, saying disdainfully, "Are you teaching me how to do things?"
At this time, Gu Nian also ran down from above. Seeing that the two were fine, he breathed a sigh of relief and said quickly, "Let's go quickly while the passage is still intact!"
The three of them ran out of the basement.
As soon as he ran outside, he heard a loud bang behind him. The room where many secondary personalities had been holding meetings and voting had completely collapsed.
Gu Nian explained, "I just got rid of Shell No. 16 and was about to return. I saw the house shaking from a distance. Fortunately, you two are fine."
Gu Nian had a vague feeling that this accident might be related to her constant use of shells to lure law enforcement officers, so she expressed her suspicions.
The black-haired boy said speechlessly: "I told you to be careful of capsizing in the ditch."
The three of them stood outside covered in dust, but the collapse did not stop. The entire space began to distort, with howling winds in front and surging waves behind.
Gu Nian looked around and saw that only the north was slightly better. She said, "Let's go to the north."
The black-haired boy stood still.
Gu Nian frowned and looked over.
The black-haired boy curled his lips in dissatisfaction and said, "I've been carrying him all the way. You can't always have to carry him. You are responsible for the trouble you caused." Then he sent the main personality to Gu Nian.
Gu Nian felt a little guilty and carried the man on his back, "Okay, I'll carry him."
After carrying the man on their backs, the group headed north, but before they had gone far, they saw the overwhelming darkness. Everyone's expression changed.
The black-haired boy stopped and said, "You guys go."
He looked at Gu Nian and smiled, "I know you're not a secondary personality. I don't know where it came from, but it doesn't matter. You should be able to take him away, right?"
He pointed at the main personality.
Gu Nian was silent for a while and nodded.
Although no one mentioned it, the three of them knew that only the black-haired boy was a derivative of the dream. If the dream collapsed, he would not be able to survive unless he gained control of his body.
After receiving a positive answer, the black-haired boy nodded. He stretched his waist and did a standing jump. "I haven't exercised for a long time. I used to be a long-distance running champion."
The black rope that had previously absorbed sufficient black fog split into five pieces, weaving an impenetrable net with Gu Nian as the center, wrapping Gu Nian and the main personality inside.
The last scene that appeared before her eyes was the figure of a young man running towards the dark clouds.
The young man's proud and wanton voice faintly came to my ears:
"My name is Lu Yiming, Lu means land, and Yiming means a stunning debut!"
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