Chapter 70: Final Chapter 2
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In addition to spending time with her family, Gu Nian spends every day in a state of purification.
Because the number of people being purified was increasing every day, even if she did not enter the contaminated area, she almost no longer felt extreme "hunger", at most she just felt hungry.
A month later, people from neighboring areas began to transport people with special abilities to City S.
Two months later, more people with special abilities came seeking purification.
In the third month, the number of people with special abilities who came to Gu Nian for purification began to decrease.
It's not because there are more healers, nor because the psychics are no longer contaminated.
It was because the pollution core exploded and caused a large number of casualties among the mutants.
Once you die, there is no need for purification.
Before noon, Gu Nian had already completed all the treatments. She said goodbye to Tang Yue and went home first. If there were any people with special abilities who needed purification, someone would come to notify her.
When I got home, Mrs. Gu didn't come out as usual.
Muffled crying sounds were heard from the half-lit room.
Gu Bai sat on the sofa with red eyes. When he saw Gu Nian come in, he quickly stood up, wiped his eyes casually, and asked in a loud voice, "Sister, why did you come back so early today?"
Dad and Mom Gu also came out of the room.
The two hurriedly asked Gu Nian if there was any problem at work.
Gu Nian shook his head: "There are no patients who need treatment at the moment, so I'll be back first."
Mother Gu said with concern, "You must be tired, Nian Nian, go and rest first. Mom will go to cook." After saying that, she forced a smile and walked towards the kitchen in a hurry.
Dad Gu explained: "Your mother has been quite nervous lately."
Gu Nian nodded, his expression normal.
After Gu's father left, she looked at Gu Bai.
After a moment's silence, Gu Bai said hoarsely, "A lot of people have died recently. My aunt and her family moved here a long time ago, but Mom hasn't been able to contact my uncle and aunt. Mom and Dad said you were working on something very important and were already very hard-working. They were afraid you'd be distracted, so they didn't want to tell you."
After so much time had passed, people with special abilities who came to and from the community would come to ask for help from time to time, and they also vaguely knew what their daughter was doing.
Their daughter has already suffered a lot, they can't add to the trouble.
Gu Nian was silent.
Gu Bai raised his head and said, "Sister, can our world still get better?"
Can this world get better?
Gu Nian didn't know.
Before he had time to eat lunch, Gu Nian was called away.
After arriving, she looked at the person covered in blood on the hospital bed and was stunned for a second.
It’s Zhong Xingchi.
Zhong Xingchi forced out an ugly smile, blood foam oozing from the corners of his mouth, "What, ahem, what are you doing? Everyone says you're so powerful, look at me, is there any hope for salvation?"
Gu Nian's face darkened: "Shut up."
The white thread extracted the black mist at the fastest speed, but Zhong Xingchi was still in danger. He was sent here first because of concerns about the possibility of mutation during the operation. After the purification was completed, he was immediately taken to the hospital for emergency treatment.
Gu Nian did not wait outside the emergency room.
She still has a lot to do.
Several other psychics were sent along with Zhong Xingchi. It was said that they entered an A-level copy. Many psychics entered, but only these few came out in the end.
Everyone's face was numb.
There are too many, there are really too many pollution cores, they can’t solve them all.
After finishing the task at hand, Gu Nian left the treatment room.
Standing by the window, she took out her cell phone and made a call.
Soon, the call was connected.
Gu Nian asked, "Who am I?"
After a long time, a sigh came from the other end of the phone, followed by Lu Yan's light voice.
"You are 'Nightmare'."
"Nightmare, which delights in feeding on fear, repels its own kind, is adept at mimicry, moves erratically, and is difficult to discern in its emotions. It gets its name from the fact that it often enters nightmares and devours them. Nightmare is fear itself."
He said, Gu Nian, you are a nightmare.
He said that the root cause of the pollution is also a nightmare.
He said that nightmares repel each other's own kind and will instinctively devour each other when they meet. She feels hungry because she instinctively wants to devour the other to gain strength.
A soft voice came from the other end of the phone: "So, Gu Nian, do you remember?"
Gu Nian held her phone tightly, she remembered.
The fact that he looked exactly like Gu Bai when he was a child, the frequent moves caused by him frequently appearing in other people's dreams, and the occasional strange behavior of his parents and brother, all had an explanation.
After an unexpected car accident, she used her power for the first time while awake, saving her parents and completely exposing her identity. Then she subconsciously sealed her memory and power.
She is not human.
Her parents and her brothers all knew.
Gu Nian's eyes became firm, and she asked, "Can I kill 'it'?"
She still remembered what Lu Yan had just said. Nightmare did not like his own kind. She instinctively wanted to devour the other party's power. Once the other party really came, he would never let her go.
Lu Yan: "You have less than a one percent chance."
After a brief silence, Gu Nian asked, "What will happen to the humans in this world?"
Lu Yan's voice sounded emotionless: "They will die."
Gu Nian: "I will kill it."
There was a chuckle from the other end of the phone, and Lu Yan's voice came: "I will help you."
The next day, news spread from the outside world that an S-level pollution core was about to appear in S City. The S City Special Affairs Bureau immediately requested the headquarters to send people with special abilities to assist, and received approval.
Coming with the psychics was S-level healer Lu Yan.
There were four people sitting in the room.
Gu Nian, Lu Yan, the dean, and the director of the Special Affairs Bureau.
In the middle of them, there was a derivative of the Eye of Truth.
Lu Yan: "This is indeed a pollutant, but it's not Class A, it's Class S. The so-called Class A pollutant is just a derivative. The original body is not here."
He said: "To be precise, it is not in this world."
The Dean and the Director of the Special Affairs Bureau's pupils shrank as soon as these words were spoken. Although they had long known that there was something wrong with the Eye of Truth, they had never expected the truth to be this.
The dean's expression was solemn. "So, the so-called pollution outbreak is actually a conspiracy against our world? This Eye of Truth is a tool to spy on the abilities of us psychics?"
The director of the Special Affairs Bureau looked gloomy.
Gu Nian sat aside and listened quietly.
Lu Yan nodded: "Yes. There are many different spaces in the universe. Some of these spaces are similar, while others are completely different, but they should not have any intersection. The only creature that can travel between different spaces is a creature called Nightmare. Nightmares can travel through different spaces. When they are powerful enough, they can even use their bodies as a medium to connect two different worlds. The real source of pollution is Nightmare. And those pollution cores are the connection points between the two worlds."
Then, Lu Yan said: "The only one who can deal with the nightmare is another nightmare."
The room was silent.
Gu Nian whispered, "I am Nightmare."
The dean and the director of the special affairs bureau both looked over.
The director of the Special Affairs Bureau was startled at first, and then a light flashed in his eyes.
The dean looked at Gu Nian deeply and spoke before the director of the Special Affairs Bureau, "If that's the case, then if we want to win this battle, we can only rely on Gu Nian."
Lu Yan: "Yes."
The director of the Special Affairs Bureau looked gloomy, and finally asked, "What should we do?"
Lu Yan: "Before the Nightmare's true form descends, let Gu Nian devour enough of the contaminated cores. Nightmares of the same kind repel each other, and they will instinctively devour the energy of others of the same kind. Now that the other party's true form is not here, it's best to use this opportunity to let her devour enough energy. The more she devours, the greater the possibility of victory. Otherwise, you will have no chance of winning."
Director of the Special Affairs Bureau: "Okay, I understand." He looked at Lu Yan with sharp eyes: "I have one last question. Who are you? Why do you know all this?" These things are definitely not something an ordinary person, not even an S-level therapist should know.
Lu Yan said calmly: "It doesn't matter who I am. You have no choice."
The director of the Special Affairs Bureau took a deep breath and stood up. "You're right. We have no choice. Since you're able to bring people here, it means you've convinced the people at headquarters. I will do my best to cooperate."
After saying this, the director of the Special Affairs Bureau left in a hurry.
In the end, only Gu Nian and the other two were left.
The dean said, "No matter who you are, you saved many people and saved S City. This is a fact. You are an employee of my sanatorium. As long as I am here, no one can do anything to you."
Gu Nian smiled and said, "Thank you."
The storm is coming.
According to Lu Yan, given the current situation, there wasn't much time left before Nightmare's true form arrived. To allow Gu Nian to absorb more energy, City S began a large-scale evacuation. All psychics were withdrawn, with the exception of those who remained in previously designated areas. All others were sent to the highly contaminated area, their sole mission being to locate the core of the contamination.
Lu Yan will lead the team responsible for pollution areas of Class B and above.
As for Gu Nian, she will enter the contaminated area where the contamination core has most likely been found at the time estimated by the dean and Xie Han, and then devour the contaminated core.
At the same time, from different directions, psychics continued to secretly arrive to support. The common feature among them was that they had never used the Eye of Truth.
All forces gathered in City S, just for one last fight.
Even though all the superpowers tried their best, they were unable to prevent that day from coming.
An S-level contaminated area was formed.
It was B-level as soon as it was generated, and it spread and absorbed at an unexpected speed, catching the psychics off guard. By the time they discovered it, it had already become S-level.
The real body of nightmare will descend here.
Before leaving, Gu Nian said goodbye to her parents as usual. She hadn't concealed her entry into the contaminated area from them. Rather than letting them worry about her, it was better to tell them the truth. It wasn't that she hadn't thought about sending her family away, but if she didn't succeed, it wouldn't matter where she went.
Maybe she sensed something, but before she left, Gu Nian was stopped by her mother. "Niannian, you will be back today, right? Is there anything you want to eat? Mom will prepare it for you in advance."
Dad Gu pulled his wife and said, "Don't let the child worry."
Gu Nian smiled and said, "Mom, I like your sweet and sour pork ribs the most. You make that. I will definitely come back to eat it tonight. Remember not to let Gu Bai sneak some."
Gu Bai made a "tsk" sound and was slapped on the head by Gu Ma.
Gu Ma nodded with a smile: "I will definitely not let this kid steal food."
Gu Nian said goodbye to his parents as usual.
Before she even got into the elevator, Gu Bai chased her out, "Sister, will you come back?"
Gu Nian nodded: "Of course."
Gu Bai's expression relaxed and he threatened: "If you don't come back, I will eat all the sweet and sour pork ribs."
Gu Nian glanced at him and said, "Don't worry, you don't have that chance."
When Gu Bai entered the room, the expression on Gu Nian's face disappeared.
Entering the contaminated area with Gu Nian were the strongest psychics and the strongest healers. They came from all over the world, from different countries and with different beliefs, but they all had the same goal.
Target, S-level contaminated core.
This is their last chance to increase their stakes before the Nightmare's true form arrives.
As soon as you enter the contaminated area, the battle begins.
There was no grass growing in the S-level contaminated area, and the core of the pollution did not hide at all, but appeared openly in front of the psychics. As soon as it appeared, it launched an overwhelming attack.
This is a tough battle.
But in the end, they succeeded.
However, the next second, a blanket of black fog poured down from the sky.
The thick black fog surged in endlessly, flowing in all directions. Finally, it was blocked by a much thinner black fog.
Gu Nian stood firmly in place, and countless black mists emerged from his body.
She won't give up.
no way.
However, the gap between the two sides was almost a chasm. The mist retreated step by step, finally reaching Gu Nian's side. The surging black mist seemed to have found its prey, instantly surrounding her.
It's like the soul has been corroded.
Gu Nian felt as if she was no longer herself, she had turned into a ball of black mist.
Yes, she was originally a ball of black mist.
The long-lost memories gradually recovered, the memories of being a human faded, and the nightmare instinct took over. The thin black fog began to frantically devour the surrounding black fog in a lose-lose situation.
Gu Nian didn’t know how much black fog he had swallowed, nor did he know how much he had been swallowed.
She felt a little drowsy, as if she was about to forget who she was.
Hidden below by the mist, the psychics discovered with horror that the mist was receding!
Gu Nian lost?
In the mist, Gu Nian quickly regained consciousness.
She is Gu Nian. She has parents, a younger brother, and many friends. Her mother has made sweet and sour pork ribs waiting for her when she comes home. She has to go back. She can't retreat!
The next moment, the mist that had been retreating suddenly moved forward again and began to swallow the black fog at an extremely fast speed, growing stronger inch by inch, with both sides growing stronger while the other grew weaker.
Doubts flashed through Gu Nian's mind. She didn't know why the black fog suddenly let her be swallowed, but she knew that this was her only chance.
Swallow!
Keep swallowing!
As she swallowed more and more black mist, many memories that did not belong to her flooded into her mind. She knew that they were the memories of another nightmare.
As the memories grew, Gu Nian became more and more painful.
She began to lose track of who she was.
Strange creatures, deliberately captured, she was taken as prey. They studied her, dissected her, cut her into pieces, and then crushed her mercilessly. They controlled her to devour fear, they used her to inflict fear, they used her to open a passage through space, and then descended as a higher-dimensional body.
In the high sky, black fog rolled and made bursts of roaring sounds.
A strange consciousness appeared in Gu Nian's mind, telling her that humans were not trustworthy, that they would use her, control her, and torture her with all kinds of cruel means.
Even so, would she still protect them?
Not worth it.
In the air, the two sides of black fog actually showed signs of merging into one!
Everyone showed a look of despair.
The director of the Special Affairs Bureau gritted his teeth, ready to order everyone to fight to the death. At this moment, everyone suddenly noticed that white threads were moving towards the mist.
It’s Lu Yan.
The director of the Special Affairs Bureau hurried over and asked directly, "What do you need me to do?"
Lu Yan: "Let all healers purify Gu Nian."
He didn't explain why, but the director of the Special Affairs Bureau didn't care about that anymore. He immediately arranged for all the therapists present to start purifying Gu Nian.
Countless white threads went towards the black fog.
And in the black fog, Gu Nian denied them one by one.
She is not it. She doesn't care about the opinions of so-called humans and has never trusted them.
She is not it. She has a family that loves her and friends who are as close as life and death to her.
She was not it, someone, waiting for her to return.
A trace of clarity flashed through her mind. At the same time, countless white threads fell into the black fog. Gu Nian's thoughts became clearer and clearer, and she finally remembered who she was.
She is Gu Nian, and that's all she is Gu Nian.
The surging black fog entangled them, but instead of merging into one, one side swallowed up the other. The growing black fog swallowed up the opponent completely, but still did not give up. Instead, it went towards the source above, traveled through time and space, and entered another space.
Soon, she found her target.
Endless black fog spread out in an instant.
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