Looking directly at the ancient gods for a whole year

Chapter 1766: Death and Fear

To a certain extent, supernatural and scientific research are two incompatible concepts.

The former requires awe, while the latter naturally requires seeking death.

What is gratifying is that in this regard, many tutors in the academy have demonstrated considerable qualities. To sum it up, they are capable of doing great things without showing any emotion.

For example, Professor Akai, who might have been taking a nap just now, even planted something not far away before going to bed.

He planted the seed of death not far from the Shanzhu Temple, without worrying that other professors would find out and beat him to death.

Of course, it cannot be said that there are no security measures at all. A bright green cloth strip is set up in a circle in this remote corner in front of us, enclosing a stone pillar and even other messy things.

However, this crime scene-like layout always makes people want to go in and take a look even though they were not interested in it.

"It's usually very quiet here at Shan Zhu, and even fewer people come here once you get deeper into the back."

On the way here, Professor Akai was obviously aware of this problem. He seemed a little embarrassed and took the initiative to explain without waiting for Fu Qian's comments.

"Besides, this thing expands very slowly, so it's not that dangerous."

Professor Akai pulled the strip apart and motioned for Fu Qian to come closer and take a look.

"It's been almost an hour now."

……

Slow is indeed slow.

Although there are no fancy special effects, for those in front, you can still sense the abnormality there without going forward.

Of course he did not refuse Professor Akai's invitation. He walked all the way to the stone pillar and tapped on it with his fingers.

wow...

Almost as thick as a bucket, this pillar, which looked like it had accumulated a lot of years and could be considered a cultural relic to a certain extent, did not fall down the next moment.

But at the same time, on one side of it, fine stone powder poured down like dandruff, so violently that after a while, an arc-shaped cavitation was formed directly on the stone pillar.

This is part of that sphere, the boundary of the Seed of Death.

Relying on such a trace, even if you can't sense anything, you can roughly find the center and radius of the sphere with a little geometric knowledge.

Professor Akai was not making excuses for himself. It took an hour for the virus to spread to this extent, which is about the speed of a snail.

Although this snail is obviously highly poisonous.

The decay that erodes everything, the unique shape of the stone pillars has fully demonstrated this.

The unaffected parts looked like they could last at least a hundred years, but the inside of the ball had simply turned to dust.

And it's not the only thing affected.

As for other objects within the range, the metal was rotten, the grass and trees were dry, and even the clump of fur nestled there had completely lost its luster.

All of these fell to the ground with that puff of stone powder, as if triggering a chain reaction. Under the shock, none of them could maintain their outlines and turned into dust.

Even though the impact was so insignificant.

At the same time, in this situation, there is still no smell of corpse.

Sure enough, it gives people a very similar feeling to Brother Huo. The previous discussions about its identity and even origin as a miraculous creature seem to be further confirmed.

"You mean the extra effects need to be experienced through contact?"

Although he was the one taking the lead, it was Professor Akai's project after all. Fu Qian did not act rudely directly, but nodded slightly to confirm it first.

"Yes, its existence is very stable. It seems that there is no need to worry about causing disturbances at present."

Professor Akai felt deeply respected for his excellent academic accomplishment, and explained very straightforwardly, "But its rank is quite high, so it's best to learn it step by step."

"clear."

He nodded and slowly inserted a finger into the "ball".

……

The purpose of committing suicide is always to seek the truth.

Even though he was one level higher than Professor Akai had imagined, Fu Qian still had no interest in violating the experimental procedures.

Even before he started to make the gradual progress, he made a point of rolling up the sleeves of the clothes he had just bought.

No material impact arrived.

The ball, which was completely invisible to the naked eye, entered without any obstruction.

However, in Fu Qian's perception, he could clearly know that the part of flesh and blood that had penetrated into the sphere was dying at an alarming speed.

And that’s not even the only change.

"Feel it?"

Professor Akai, who had been staring at this side, couldn't help but ask questions excitedly.

"That is the purest emotion, directly imprinted in the depths of the soul - fear. This is the essence of this miracle. The withering effect similar to death is just a byproduct."

"And it's completely different from the latter. As long as you leave the affected area, the withering effect will quickly ease, but this kind of fear is different. It's like it has directly merged with the soul. It feels like it will take much longer to eliminate."

As he spoke, Akai raised his arm and showed the little finger of his left hand.

Sure enough, the first section and the following parts present two completely different states.

The former is dull like a dead branch, while the latter is still rosy and smooth.

It is obvious that this person really has a spirit of scientific research. After the miracle was successfully performed, he was not satisfied with simply using objects for testing.

And the conclusions he came to were, it must be said, clear and logical.

Nodding slightly, Fu Qian continued to stretch his hand forward until it reached the rolled-up cuffs, feeling the increasing discomfort.

"How long have you been here?"

At the same time, he gestured to Akai's hand.

"About eight hours. This was taken when the first launch was successful. I was only in there for ten seconds."

Akai was obviously not too surprised that Professor Fu could see that the damage on his hand lasted much longer than an hour. He stroked the dry section of his finger and said.

"And until now, I am still struggling with the fear stirring in my heart... Professor Fu, do you have any special feelings?"

And it was obvious that having a demigod to help test the results was something he had always wanted, so he was very concerned about Fu Qian's feelings.

"Your conclusion is reasonable to a certain extent. The impact on the will is the core."

Fu Qian did not keep the person in suspense. He withdrew his hand the next moment and looked at the corpse-like skin.

“However, the relationship between fear and apoptosis may not be a primary and secondary effect brought about by a miracle, but a cause and effect.”

Fu Qian clenched his fists, listened to the creaking of bones in them, and shook his head.

"Apoptosis does not occur directly; it is driven by the fear of apoptosis."

"I don't know what the most accurate definition of miracle is for Shan Zhu Yuan. To me, the essence of this miracle is like a person who, out of fear of death, finally scares himself to death."