Walking in the secret passage, Kaguya subconsciously held the jade pendant in her hand, as if holding it in her hand could bring her some sense of security.
It was hard for her to imagine that under such a hidden base, there was an even more secret passage.
Glancing at Kaguya beside him, the prophet, or Bering, said nothing.
In fact, he is still thinking and pondering something.
"Takeyu's broken arm is not suitable for Kaguya in any way," he frowned, "On the one hand, her personality is quite complicated, and on the other hand, once the news gets out, she will definitely not be able to stop the crazy Nine Heads Cult."
Although it was not clear why Jianyu's severed arm was not taken away by the Countermeasures Bureau, Bai Ling felt that it would be best to get this thing if necessary.
Especially if the "Hundred Ghosts" of the island nation really go to "Shinkai"...
Then Jianyu's broken arm becomes more important than before.
As the "war god" in the mythology of the island nation, Susanoo can be said to be born with a deterrent effect on all the demons and monsters of the island nation. You know, when the "Susanoo Disaster" occurred, no native species of the island nation dared to approach the mad god.
Except for the "Yamata no Orochi" which is not afraid of Susanoo in the legendary origin, most of the species born in the island countries will be intimidated by Susanoo's momentum and their strength will be greatly weakened.
The "Hundred Demons" is precisely an alliance of alien species composed of most of the native alien species of the island country.
Just like the Nine Heads God Religion in China, the "Hundred Ghosts" in the island country are also similar organizations. However, compared with the evil followers of the Nine Heads God Religion and the anti-human group of "Humanity Watch", they are not very dangerous.
But this does not mean that they are opponents that can be completely ignored.
Since it has been able to gain a foothold in an island country, it must have something special about it.
If the "hundred ghosts" really landed in Xinhai City collectively, the Countermeasures Bureau might really have to spend a lot of effort. If it can be resolved in advance, it will also reduce the burden on the Countermeasures Bureau and myself.
But how can the "Hundred Demons" bypass the eyes of the Countermeasures Bureau and sneak all the way from the island country to the Shinkai?
Thinking of this, Bai Ling couldn't help but frowning.
If the last time "Humanity Watch" relied on its powerful penetration ability and mobilized almost all of its internal contacts in the committee and Yanxia Mountain to barely transport an alien of the level of "Piercing Man", then this time, how will "Hundred Ghosts" send themselves into this place in the country where the Countermeasures Bureau is eyeing them covetously...
Or maybe it’s not just the “hundred ghosts” that come here.
Thinking of this, Bai Ling suddenly remembered a guess he had made before.
That is, the meteorological disaster in Xinhai City this time may not be simply caused by weather factors. Perhaps, there was a powerful alien species behind that, which caused this "disaster"! "Those with similar abilities cannot be monsters at the god level," Bai Ling's eyes flickered, "There are not many god-level alien species now, not even more than a handful. And these gods are currently unable to go to Xinhai, which means that it must be other types of alien species."
And at this time, there seemed to be only a few monsters with powerful strength.
"Red Spider", "Witch", "Slit-Mouth Woman", "Emperor" of Western Europe, and more besides...
The second person to be promoted to "Origin" is "Pale Lady"! Several names flashed through his mind. Walking in the dark passage, Bai Ling's face was solemn: "If it is Pale Lady, then the infiltration of the Hundred Ghosts is really possible."
As an "Origin", the Pale Lady is far more mysterious than all other "Origins". At least there are core news and clues about Red Spider, the witch has been attacked by humans, and there are rumors that the "Slit Woman" was promoted to an "Origin" with the help of the witch. Although there are many mysteries about these levels of aliens, there are still some traces to follow.
However, "The Pale Lady" is a complete blank.
The Future Countermeasures Bureau has files on the Witch, Starscream, Slit-Mouth Woman, and All Armies, but there is no file on the "Pale Lady".
The appearance of this alien species is a complete mystery, and no one knows who it is related to. It quickly disappeared shortly after its debut. Unlike the Red Spider who occupied Morning Wind and the Witch who occupied Yanzhou, the Pale Lady seemed to have evaporated from the face of the earth after being promoted to "Origin". Except for the remarks of some alien species and occasional traces, her existence even has to be marked with a "question mark".
To be frank, the information about the Pale Lady was the least among all the alien species that Bering knew. If he really encountered that monster, Bering could not guarantee that he would be able to deal with her.
As the "origin" of the future, even if she hasn't reached that position yet, the Pale Lady at the moment is definitely no less of a "disaster" than Red Spider.
Even Bering the Red Spider can't be killed, let alone the unconscious Pale Lady.
In comparison, witches are simpler and easier to deal with.
Thinking of this, Bai Ling stopped in front of a room.
Because of his actions, Kaguya subconsciously stopped and looked at Bai Ling's profile, as if she wanted to see what he was thinking.
However, how could Bai Ling let her know what he was thinking?
He just turned the doorknob and turned to look at Kaguya: "Come in."
"The 'friend' we need to find is here now."
After saying this, he walked into the room with steady steps.
Glancing at the secret passage behind her, Kaguya subconsciously gritted her teeth, followed Bai Ling into the room, and closed the door.
The environment inside the door was a little messy. The lights above reflected a dim light, which fell on the ground like the orange neon lights of a big city, hazy and dreamy. Stepping on the light was like stepping on the scattered dust, which scattered in the air into a faint halo.
Kaguya subconsciously covered her nose, perhaps because she felt that such an old room would inevitably have some dust. Although her brain knew it was of no use, her hands were still faster than her brain.
But Bai Ling didn't care at all. He walked straight into the deepest part of the orange halo and stood in the shadow of the corner.
With his eyes slightly narrowed, as if he had noticed something, Bai Ling, who had just stood firm, once again slightly moved back half a body length.
The next second, a protruding bone spur pierced out from the shadows, like an arrow shot through the sun, tearing through the orange halo and going straight through the gap next to Bai Ling, whistling past with a sharp sound of breaking through the air!
If Bai Ling had not moved aside in advance, he would probably have only one eye left.
Turning his head to look at the arrow deeply embedded in the wall behind him, Bai Ling smiled faintly and said, "I feel relieved to see that you are still so energetic. I was worried that you would feel uncomfortable because of the poor environment."
"Miss Luqi."
After she finished speaking, Kaguya could finally see clearly who was lying there in the corner where no light was shining.
The woman leaned against the wall with her hair loose and messy. She was wearing a white striped shirt like a patient, and her loose pants fell to the ground. She could see the silver metallic luster on her wrists, but because the light was too weak, Kaguya could only barely see that they seemed to be some kind of fine handcuffs.
At the moment, the woman was handcuffed to the wall. Although her face looked normal, her eyes were filled with rage that even Kaguya couldn't help but look at her sideways. And the target of this rage happened to be the person next to Kaguya.
Looking at Bai Ling, the woman named Luqi said word by word: "I will kill you, I will definitely kill you!"
Hearing her voice, Bai Ling chuckled.
He pulled out a chair from the side, sat on it, leaned forward slightly, folded his hands on his knees, and looked down at Luqi.
Facing Luqi, Bai Ling's eyes were filled with a steel-like oppression.
"You crazy people in the Nine-Headed Divine Religion are really similar," he said calmly, "Qingguang said this, Lankong also said this, and now you are saying the same line to me."
"I don't know whether to say you are too stupid or too naive. You are being used as a pawn without even realizing it, and you are only good at indulging your emotions. You flaunt your own self while letting yourself degenerate, you are arrogant but also extremely self-abased. Whether it's Honglian or the others, they are all the same, calling themselves the king of the world but doing completely irrelevant stupid things."
Bai Ling sighed: "How stupid."
Listening to Bai Ling's words, Luqi, who was already angry, could no longer suppress her anger.
她的手上青筋暴突，肌肉也不受控制得开始颤抖、翻动出来，这让她原本还算精致的外表变得有些恐怖——就像是医学院里的人体模型一样，看上去自带一股恐怖谷的感觉。
“你杀了红莲，还囚禁了他的尸骨！”绿绮的声音像是从牙齿缝里挤出来的，“把他人的亲人封存在别人身体里，任由他者玷污红莲的残骸，你难道没有人性吗？！”
人性？ 白令摇摇头：“跟你们这种从人类之中扭曲出来，却以人类作为食粮的家伙讨论人性，要么就是我太过愚蠢吃饱了没有事情可做、要么就是我别有所图。”
“更何况谁跟你说红莲一定死了？”
看着绿绮，白令的声音平静：“除了青光，还有谁跟你说过红莲死了吗？还是说你愿意相信青光，相信那个阴阳人？”
“你难道还不清楚，青光的另一面已经复苏了吗？复苏的他想要对红莲下手，不是理所当然的么？”
白令微笑着说道：“有的时候事情是经不起推敲的，绿绮小姐。想想看，在红莲离开之前、青光是不是有什么特殊的行动？”
听着白令的话语，绿绮原本还在挣扎的动作微微一顿。
她沉默了好一会儿、眼神闪烁，似乎是在思索着什么。
很久之后，她才冷笑一声：“你还妄图用什么手段欺骗我？”
“哪怕真的是青光背叛了红莲，这也不妨碍红莲已经死了。”
她看着白令冷冷地说道：“还是说你想告诉我红莲没有死，只是被你跟养宠物一样放在其它人的身体里，跟人类豢养猫狗差不多？”
嗤笑一声，绿绮的眼神冷漠宛如寒冰：“省省吧，我又不是没有判断力，青光那个家伙我了解、更不用说蓝空也知道。”
说着，她的眼神死死盯着白令、气氛一时之间有些焦灼。
而白令则是淡淡地说道：“没错，你可以说红莲的意识消散了，但是你要说红莲本身‘死’了，多少有点武断了。”
“尽管红莲的意识已经逸散了，但是这并不代表完全没有办法复活他，”白令说道，“事实上红莲的残骸现在还活着，而且无比完整。”
说着，他从口袋里摸出一个试管，拔掉试管的盖子、将内里的红色液体暴露在空气之中。
在橘黄色的灯光下、试管里的猩红越发晃眼。
绿绮盯着这跟红色的试管，脸上的表情逐渐悲伤起来。
“这是他身体的一部分，”绿绮的眼眶微红，“我可以感觉到，这其中蕴含着他的血肉。”
“你们人类仅仅只是利用他的力量还不够，竟然还要将他的血肉都剥离出来、炼制成这种东西。”
绿绮的声音越发冷漠：“看起来你们才是真正的怪物。”
闻言，白令摇摇头：“这可不是什么人道与不人道，这是你死我活的斗争，斗争就必然会有死亡。不过，我这次也不是和你来讨论人性与否的。事实上，我只是想要让你看看。”
捏着试管，白令开口了：“我可以告诉你，现在红莲的尸体还充满了活力。你应该也清楚这一点，这管药剂之中的活跃度与红莲活着几乎没有多少差别，这代表他现在的残骸健康度很高、甚至还形成了内部循环。”
“那有什么用！”绿绮大声说道，“他的意识已经没了，没了！哪怕身体还有活性，但是就跟你们人类的植物人一样，没有了醒过来的可能！”
随手将试管盖上塞进口袋里，白令轻声说道：“不，植物人也是有活过来的先例的。”
“更何况红莲的状况跟植物人并不类似，虽然说他的意识已经彻底消散，但是你们的生命形式与人类不相似。你们是怪物，是从人类的意识、传说之中扭曲出来的异常。这就代表着‘复活’你们的可能性，虽然非常低、但是并不是不存在。”
看着白令，绿绮的声音里带着些许怒意：“是啊，并不难。但是复活之后的你就完全是你吗？！一点微小的差别就可能导致一个人完全不同，你该如何保证他能够记得曾经的一切！”
还没等绿绮说完，白令就打断了他：“我当然能够保证。”
他拉开自己的红色围巾、对着绿绮说道：“你看。”
“我也是死掉一次的人，而现在的我活得比谁都好，”他的声音带着笑意，“我认为，一个活着的尸体、无论如何都应该比死掉的尸体更容易复活才对。”
看着白令的身体，绿绮微微一怔：“你……你原来真的已经死了？！”
她不可置信地说道：“我之前以为你只是状况比较特殊……原来你是真的是一具尸体？！”
白令不置可否地笑了笑。
“不论如何，红莲并不是毫无复活的希望，”他看着绿绮，“更何况、红莲的意识虽然消散，但也只是在‘这个世界’消散了。”
“在意识逸散之后，他回到了你们诞生的起源！”白令说道，“在那个地方暂时还没有出现死亡的概念，这也就代表着他的意识现在还没有彻底消散、而是仍旧游荡在你们的起源之地！”
抬头看了一眼绿绮，白令一字一顿地说着：“而如果想要把他的灵魂给带回来，就必须要前往你们的起源之地！换句话说，或许还存在着可能、红莲的意识仍旧存活在那个地方……存活在‘天渊’之中！”
天渊……
这个名字似乎让绿绮想到了什么，让原本暴怒的她产生了一些模糊的朦胧。
“我记得这个名字，”她的声音仿佛梦呓，“那是根源、是一切产生的所在，也是世间一切的土壤……”
还没等她说完，白令就平静地说道：“而现在，能够前往天渊的人，只有我。”
“无论是九首神教还是其他的组织，他们对于天渊不能说是一无所知、但也知之甚少，但是我不一样。”
白令微笑着说道：“我是‘先知’。我知道关于天渊的……一切！”
“无论是你们的规则还是概念，甚至于红莲本身的起源与诞生，关于他的一切、我都已经通过这双眼睛看到了。”
指了指自己的眼睛，白令轻声说道：“所以，绿绮小姐。如果你哪怕还有万分之一的希望，那么你也应该将这份希望托夫在我的身上。”
“毕竟，我是这个世界上唯一还活着的‘死人’，也是这个世界上……唯一的‘先知’！”
听着白令的话语。
绿绮抬起头。
她看向白令的眼神复杂。
尽管在白令的暗示下，绿绮脑部出了青光最近的异常、甚至于开始怀疑到底是不是他背叛了红莲。但是无论如何，红莲最后是被这个男人给解决的，这是不争的事实。
而现在，这个男人却又告诉她、自己能够复活红莲……
这让绿绮的心情越发混沌起来。
‘我该不该相信他？’绿绮在心里想着，‘他说的有些牵强，毕竟跟他不一样，红莲是意识彻底消散了……’
但是不相信他，绿绮又能够相信谁？ 相信谁才有可能让红莲活过来？ 没有人。
死亡是这个世界上唯一公平的使者，在面临终局的时刻，它会向任何一个人收取同样的代价——这个人的生命。
死了就是永恒的沉睡、是不可能再醒来的梦境，是虚无的空、漆黑的海。
哪怕是神祇，最后也会在昏黄的天空之下看着世界树的树根被黑龙啮咬掉，看着命运的宿敌将毒液注入自己的身体里、然后武器掉落在地面，尸体也一并沉入泥土之中。
连神都逃不掉的命运，更不用说仅仅是怪物的他们了。
但是现在，白令的状态却又给了绿绮一丝希望。
‘或许呢？或许这个家伙真的有一定把握？在这个世界上复活的人虽然不少，但是像是他这样死了很久却还毫无影响的人，一个都没有。’
‘哪怕是某些借体还魂的老东西，也面临着身体机能的问题。他们活不了太久，根本不可能像是这个家伙一样与常人无二……’
更不用说，他看起来还是“先知”。
先知，是与“时间”能够扯上关系的人。
尽管死亡是公平的，但是时间、或许比死亡更加残酷和伟岸。
想到这里，绿绮忍不住咬了咬牙。
她现在真的很纠结。
白令也知道她很纠结。
所以他特地什么话都没有说，就只是让绿绮一个人纠结在原地。
在空闲的时候他顺便还琢磨了一下自己接下来应该干啥。
‘现在知道我死掉的人不少，透露给辉夜也无所谓。倒不如说她知道这点之后，反而会越发忌惮我。毕竟她实在是怕死、如果知道了我死了，但没完全死，恐怕会更加畏惧我。’
"And revive Honglian? Oh, I'm not crazy. Let's not talk about whether I can revive Honglian. Just reviving Honglian will not do me any good. Can I let Honglian kill Ding Yan and then watch the team member I worked so hard to select turn into a man-eating monster?"
Bering doesn't have a cerebellum defect, nor is he such a saint.
Just as Luqi will not give up her hatred for herself just because of her uniqueness, Bailing will not change her mind just because there is profit in resurrecting Honglian.
Not to mention that resurrecting Honglian would do him no good but only harm.
But now Luqi has no one else to rely on and can only rely on Bai Ling.
Just like what Bai Ling said, who else in this world has more authority to "resurrect" than Bai Ling? Is it Qing Guang, or some other alien species?
there is none left.
As the only person who has died and lived again, and who has something to do with "time", Bai Ling is definitely the only one that Luqi can think of who can resurrect Honglian.
So this is a seller's market.
"Time" is the only thing that can overcome "death". If you really want to revive Honglian, you must rely on "time".
Bai Ling believed that Luqi would understand this.
If there was no example of Bering and he had not demonstrated an ability similar to "time", then Luqi might have been hopeless and would not have compromised at all.
But now, Bai Ling, a living dead, is standing in front of her peacefully, and he is suspected to have the power of a "prophet"...
It is probably difficult for Luqi to extinguish the slowly sprouting "hope" in her heart now.
If there is no hope, there will be no entanglement. It is because there are things in the heart that cannot be given up that people become more painful.
And now, Bai Ling only pushed Luqi forward, giving her a path that seemed bleak but had no other choice.
Regardless of whether Luqi chooses it or not, this is the only thing she can pick up. Otherwise, Honglian will die.
It's really cruel to think about it this way. Not only is your brother being controlled, but your brother's right to resurrect is also being controlled...
Hiss, I feel like I'm a bit like a villain.
Thinking of this, Bai Ling rolled his eyes imperceptibly.
He was not worried about Luqi's choice.
Regardless of the future she could foresee or Bai Ling's own thoughts, Luqi could only choose that one path.
Looking at Bai Ling, Luqi raised her head.
She said slowly: "What do you want me to do?"
Her expression was very complicated when she said this.
It's probably the kind of feeling where someone has something against you but you can't tell anyone about it and can only bear it silently.
Bai Ling smiled.
He pointed at Kaguya next to him and said, "Become her and go to the island country."
"Then no matter what method you use, whether it's faking your death or escaping, you must not reveal your identity and make this girl disappear from the world of the island country."
Without even glancing at Kaguya beside him, Bai Ling said casually: "After you've done all this, you can come back."
Kaguya next to him looked at Bai Ling stupidly.
After a while, she finally responded: "Wait...!"
Luqi nodded before Kaguya did: "Okay."
Her voice was calm, not at all like the annoyance she had before: "If you don't trust me, you can put something on me, like explosives, or something else. Aren't all of you humans like this, timid and cowardly."
As if he didn't hear Luqi's words, Bai Ling said calmly, "No need."
"The future tells me that you will not lose your composure, let alone abandon this only rope," he said with a chuckle, "Besides, you have no better choice, I am absolutely sure of this."
Unless you can find a second living dead person, or a prophet.
Luqi understood this sentence herself without Bai Ling saying it.
So she could only smile bitterly.
After a long while, she continued, "Can I take the woman you met before with me?"
"If I want to disguise myself as a person, then I must have a reliable microphone to communicate between me and you," she said. "I think that woman can do it. At least she can keep the secret and won't betray me if she is caught."
Bai Ling knew that Luqi was talking about the nightingale.
In fact, Luqi was subdued by Nightingale.
Just as Bai Ling was rushing to Qi Guang, Bai Ling ordered Nightingale to get rid of Luqi.
After he resolved the Qi Guang incident and returned to the underground research institute, he saw Nightingale who had entangled Luqi and was almost tying up the woman.
It has to be said that Nightingale's strength really exceeded Bai Ling's expectations.
Even though Luqi's personal fighting power was not outstanding, she was still an alien species after all, and her true level was far beyond that of humans. Nightingale actually subdued Luqi with her own strength, and although she was also injured and looked quite miserable, she was already worthy of Bailing's praise.
Thinking of this, Bai Ling said happily: "Of course no problem."
"It just so happens that I have an old friend on the island country," he said with a smile, "He is the culprit of this incident. It just so happens that I also have something I want to ask him for. Letting Nightingale go can save a lot of effort."
As a human being influenced by the Tyrant King's Ring, it is almost impossible for Nightingale to get rid of the brainwashing of the Ring on her own.
And if she relied on external forces to solve the problem, Bai Ling believed that Luqi would tell him in advance.
By that time, he could completely control Nightingale remotely, and either consider killing her or strengthening control over her.
In short, Bering has a hundred ways to ensure that Nightingale will not break free from his control, so there is no need to worry about loyalty.
Bai Ling clapped his hands and stood up: "Then the deal is happily concluded, Miss Luqi."
"I sincerely hope that this will be the basis for our future business," he said. "Then please have a good rest. I will arrange your next trip later. I hope you have a good time."
After saying this, he opened the door and left the room.
Kaguya followed beside him, a look of anxiety on her face.
Luqi was alone in the dark room, with half of her face illuminated by orange light and the other half immersed in deep shadow.
After a while, she moved her fingers slightly.
Then there was a long sigh.
“Honglian…” - On the other side, Kaguya followed Bai Ling closely, wanting to say something but stopping herself many times.
Bai Ling seemed to be completely unaware and just headed towards the exit of the secret passage.
When she could see the lights in the distance, Kaguya finally couldn't help but ask, "Why... did you do that?"
She looked at Bai Ling's profile and said, "Why did she let that woman...let me fake my death there?!"
Hearing these words, Bai Ling paused slightly.
After a moment, he turned his head and looked at Kaguya with a smile.
"What is the reason?" he said. "I am also looking for the answer."
"Perhaps it is an oversight of fate, or perhaps it is a deviation of time. In short, this world is so wonderful. Perhaps a small action at a certain moment can lead to a series of reactions afterwards, just like a butterfly flapping its wings in the ocean can cause a strong wind on another continent."
Bai Ling said meaningfully: "I think Miss Taketori probably understands the reason better than I do."
After the words fell, Kaguya's expression became more complicated.
Bai Ling stroked his chin and said, "Since we can't go anywhere for the time being, Miss Taketori should stay here for now."
"Believe me, at least your safety will be guaranteed here," he said calmly, "No matter what, the things you fear will not be able to get in."
"After that, you can go find Miss Biantian and get a room, clothes and toiletries from her."
Coming out of the secret passage, Bai Ling smiled at Kaguya: "Then I wish you a nice day as well."
After saying this, Bai Ling left Kaguya.
He still has a lot to do next.
If nothing unexpected happens, the "Pale Lady"... might be the monster that landed in the new sea.
If it was really her...
Then Bai Ling could foresee that the action he imagined might be more complicated than the original plan! Touching his neck, Bai Ling sighed.
"Looks like I'll have to use tranquilizers again..."
Thinking of this, his expression became more solemn.