Mysterious Hunting Ground

Chapter 196 196. Return, new abilities
Dean, Catherine, Hope, and Shadow returned along the way they came, picking up little Sarah on the way.

Hope made a plea, "Dude, it seems to me that you can do anything, to be honest, is there any way to bring Sarah back?"

Dean clenched the pillow in his arms, felt it, and shook his head regretfully.
In the real world, the board can absorb and accommodate souls, but in Limbo, its ability cannot match the rules of this world, and it cannot absorb these souls that have turned into entities.

"You want to take her back to meet your ex-wife? But in the real world, ordinary people can't see ghosts with their naked eyes. How about waiting for the next opportunity and I will help you bring your family to Limbo for a short reunion."

"But they will be separated soon," Hope hugged her little daughter tightly in her arms and said dissatisfiedly, "Can't the family be together forever?"

Dean shook his head, looked around the father and daughter, and touched little Sarah's head.

"Don't you think it's selfish to do this? Sarah stays with you as a ghost to satisfy your love for your family, but what about herself? She will always be a young, stunted ghost, unable to enjoy food, sleep and have sweet dreams. , and can’t experience the joy and bitterness of normal people’s graduation, work, marriage and childbirth.”

Hope glanced at her daughter in her arms. She looked confused and obviously didn't understand the meaning of Dean's words. This only made Hope feel more distressed.

"Let it go when it's time to let it go. After the next reunion, send little Sarah into the cycle door and let her restart a complete life."

Hope looked livid and did not give an immediate answer.

Then everyone's footsteps became more and more anxious, and the tireless ghost body ran almost all the way across the forest surrounded by ancient trees, causing the wandering spirits in the forest to cast surprised glances——

Time has no meaning in Limbo, so why are you so anxious?
"Hurry up, hurry up, the door is about to close completely!"

Dean kept urging his companions, and the paddle in his arms was trembling slightly as a warning that there was not much time left.

"What will happen if we don't get back in time?" Hope asked with a touch of expectation, feeling her daughter's light body on her neck.

"Our bodies will die quickly, and we will become prisoners of Limbo completely!" Dean looked at the system. After staying in this ghost place for so many days, the charging progress of Limbo shuttle was only 5.00%. Missing this I don’t know how long I will have to wait for this opportunity to return. “I will never allow this to happen! Hurry!”

The clock tree rotated dozens of times, and everyone finally returned to the original place.
Hope put down her daughter on her shoulders, "Sarah, I promise to come back to see you soon. I will take mom with me next time."

The little girl wiped away her tears and waved her little hands reluctantly, "Uuuu...I've been waiting for you, Jim, but don't make me wait too long."

"Quick, Hope, the tunnel will disappear soon."

"Goodbye, Sarah. Goodbye, my daughter."

"Goodbye Dad."

The father and daughter hugged and bid farewell, and then Hope lowered his body and followed Dean and the three into the deep triangular tunnel.

They had only taken a few steps...

Boom!

The branches and vines supporting the end section of the tunnel snapped, and the ceiling pressed heavily to the ground.

Rumble!
The entire tunnel triggered a domino effect, starting from the last section and continuously collapsing forward. Like a monster's closed mouth, it kept chasing the buttocks of the four Deans and biting them forward. The flying gravel and sawdust were pressed down layer by layer. Everyone's backs were so excited that their faces turned pale.

run away!
They ran for their lives, with a huge sense of oppression chasing behind them. Every second seemed like a kind of torture. Five minutes, but it seemed like they had spent five difficult years.

When they reached the entrance of the tunnel, Dean's face darkened. The black zipper that was originally two meters high perpendicular to the ground only had a ten centimeter section left, and it was impossible to get out!
Shet!

Dean rushed towards the entrance, and at the same time he spread his hands far away and pulled to both sides. Full of telekinesis, he pulled the black zipper down and slowly opened it.

The whole tunnel was shaken.

But it was too slow, and there was no time. The zipper was only opened to a gap just big enough to accommodate the head, and the collapsed tunnel was already close to five meters behind them.

The rumble was deafening, and the mountain-like black silhouette bit into Hope's back, making his mind go blank.

Just at this juncture.

Ahhhhh!

A series of childish and determined roars came from outside the gap.

It contains thrilling magic power, almost instantly opening all the black threads that Dean could not pull apart even with all his strength, completely piercing through the barriers between spaces.

The tunnel that was constantly collapsing behind them was even more forcibly frozen.

Outside the fully opened gap, Owen's bathroom was exposed to Dean's eyes. Between the three unconscious bodies on the ground, stood a petite figure wearing denim overalls, with thin lips pressed tightly, and bright eyes filled with a light bigger than the sun. A more dazzling light.

Light shines into the dark tunnel, bringing hope of life.

Dean, Hope, I'm here to save you!

open!

The girl hooked her hand lightly.

The giant palm of telepathy pushed Dean and the four of them out of the tunnel and landed in the real world.

Suddenly, the three translucent wandering souls were attracted by the darkness, and returned to their own bodies with a hazy glow.
The "shadow" flew back into the shackles.

Click!

The little girl breathed a long sigh of relief and withdrew her telekinesis.

The door leading to Limbo completely closed into a black line in mid-air, fading and disappearing in a second.

In this dilapidated bathroom, there are three people gathered in this dilapidated bathroom: Owen, the Latin teacher who is shocked, surprised, and curious, Betsy, the helpless nanny, Jane, the excited superpower, and Dean who has completed the adventure.

"Well..." Dean opened his eyes. In front of him was Jane with slightly curly black hair, a tired but happy smile on her lips. There was a caterpillar-like blood stain hanging between her nose and upper lip.

A girl who creates miracles, she can open space rifts just by instinct.

Dean sighed, stretched out his hand to wipe her nosebleed, "Jane, you saved our lives, what reward do you want?!"

"Just come back," Jane smiled proudly and hugged Dean hard. "As for the reward, I have to think about it carefully."

The director on the other side also woke up from his coma. He stood up and looked at the surrounding situation. His eyes were dazed for a moment. The experience of almost being crushed to death flashed through his mind. He took a deep breath in fear.
"Owen, how long have we been gone?"

"Eight hours and three 10 minutes, now twelve o'clock at midnight."

Everyone looked shocked. They had been in Limbo Prison for eight or nine days, but it had only been more than eight hours here. The time flow rate between the two sides was dozens of times different.

Hope staggered to support his numb body, and suddenly saw that excited little face again, "Jane? Why are you here?"

"I saw you were in danger, so I asked my aunt to send me over to save you!"

"You saved us? But I didn't let you stay well at Betsy's house, why are you running around?!" Hope rubbed her temples irritably as she thought about the complicated finishing work, and looked at Jane sternly, " Do you know what will happen if you are exposed? Don't mess around next time."

The little girl pouted in embarrassment.
"That's enough, Director, Jane saved our lives, we should reward her!" Dean retorted, turning his eyes to Catherine, who had a peaceful face and looked like Sleeping Beauty.

Finally, after going through all kinds of hardships, the female reporter hummed softly, opened her big bright eyes, frowned, with pain, fatigue, and confusion intertwined in her eyes. Then she raised her head, and she reached out to hold Dean in surprise. ,

"Dean, what happened to me just now?"

Dean helped her up;

"Dear Catherine, you just had a nightmare. Now you wake up and everything is back on track..."

……

after an hour.

Jane and Betsy were left in the living room by the Sheriff, and Owen began to conduct confidentiality training under his stern warning, and discussed the repair of the bathroom.

Dean sent Catherine home.

After a simple wash, Catherine changed into a close-fitting white pajamas, her slender legs resting on his thighs, her high sternum close to his chest, her eyes flowing, and she murmured,
"I seemed to have traveled to hell. There was white smoke like sulfur and rocks like wild animals everywhere, and I was hung by the goat man on the edge of the cliff to receive terrible punishment."

Catherine raised her head from Dean's arms, with fear on her pretty face, but a hint of expectation in her eyes, "Are these all true?"

"It's all an illusion created by the goat man, in order to break through your psychological defenses and take away your soul." Dean felt the softness and elasticity curled up in his arms, and touched her smooth forehead with his lips,
"But evil spirits like goat men do exist, right?" Catherine pursed her lips reluctantly,
"Yes, but I have completely eliminated it for you. You will never have to worry about it bothering you again. Catherine, your strange disease has been cured."

A hint of gratitude and uncontrollable emotion flashed in the woman's eyes, and she grabbed him by the collar.

"Prove it to me!"

Dean lowered his head and leaned over, holding her bright red face, feeling the sweet and hot breath.

Thoughts raced through my mind.

He has obviously experienced so much: crossing planes, fighting bloody goatmen, coming into contact with the door of circulation, and almost being crushed to death by a collapsed plane tunnel.But I don't know if it's because the gap between his will and his spirit has narrowed rapidly after his will surged. All the experiences just flashed by in his mind and didn't leave many traces to affect Dean's emotions.

Even when he took the initiative to recall the various concepts that made him crazy about the destruction of Midian and Baphos, he did not experience any auditory hallucinations or discomfort.

Even at this moment, he didn't have much ups and downs in his heart. He just enjoyed the intimacy easily and devoted his attention to the system:

Meditation lv2→lv3 (0/400)
You have received part of the gift of "infinite wisdom" and "eternal power" from the "Red Dragon".

你的技能栏位+1，6/6→6/7。

Will +0.9, Will: 17.7→18.6.

At this time, the will is completely balanced with the spirit.

A cold light like ice flashed in Dean's eyes, and his past life experiences and countless information flows passed before his eyes like lightning, but his mind was as immovable as a rock, and his emotions did not fluctuate at all.

All the complicated distractions go away.

The deepest desire of his heart came out in the darkness:
Become stronger, transcend the law of convergence, and have true freedom.

Find Lena and Light.

These two purposes are more important than anything else.

breathe…

Dean opened his eyes, looked at Catherine who was trembling with her eyes closed in front of her, and lowered her head to her white neck.

The woman's fingernails dug into his skin.

Event - "Reynolds' Purpose":
You peeled off the cocoon and discovered the truth. In order to repay his kindness and avenge the death of his exorcist parents, the prodigal son carefully arranged and prepared to sacrifice his life to drive out the evil goat man from Catherine's body.

But because you and the police investigation inadvertently destroyed his arrangement, the exorcism failed and Reynolds was wiped out.

You realized your mistake and began to make amends. You broke into Limbo to avenge Reynolds' blood, completed the exorcism, and rescued Catherine.

Event completion level - 170%.

You can withdraw rewards at any time.

"It seems that only by rescuing Reynolds can we achieve [-]% completion."

extract.

经验值+190，个人等级lv5（210→400/700）

Depending on the level of completion, you can choose from two special rewards below.

A. Superpower "Abyss": Your will accommodates all light in a certain area, causing all existences in the area except you to fall into a state of absolute darkness and confusion.

The lost person will spontaneously stare at the only source of light, your pupils, and accept the test of your soul. If his will is lower than yours, he will follow your wishes and fall into a state of trance, coma, soul separation, or even soul collapse.

Note: Activating this ability requires Will 15.

Improving this ability will slightly increase the will attribute.

B. Superpower "Healing by Will": Use the container of will to accommodate your body and soul, quickly restoring them to the complete state before injury. The effect is proportional to the will.The stronger the injury, the longer the cooldown time after the skill is activated.

Improve this ability and slightly increase your will attribute.

C. Super power "Soul Parasitism": Your soul can leave the body at any time and possess other targets whose will is lower than yours.

You will gain insight into all his memories and thoughts, and exert a subtle influence, transforming him into a slave who obeys your words. In the end, you can even devour his soul to strengthen yourself.

Currently, parasites are limited to humans.

Note: 25 Willpower points are required to activate this ability.

Improve this ability and slightly increase your will attribute.

D.1 point of free attributes.

……

"Three will-type superpowers, the green-eyed goatman is actually a monster with willpower rather than spirituality."

Dean suddenly realized that will is as important to the soul as spirit, and if the will is high enough, many incredible magical abilities will evolve.

……

Back to the topic, although there are two rewards to choose from, Dean only got one skill slot from the meditation upgrade just now, so he can only choose one super power reward.

A has both field control ability and lethality, and it is a group skill.Mastering it, Dean can silently render the target incompetent without punching or kicking him.

Dean's current willpower exceeds 90.00% of nine humans and other creatures, and there is no pressure to use this ability.

Focus on inspection.

Item B is equivalent to super-speed self-healing, and it not only affects the body but also the mysterious soul. Its effect exceeds the mimic transformation that can only heal physical injuries.

I just don’t know how long the cooling time after use will be.

be taken into consideration.

C. Soul parasitism can browse the target's memory at will and obtain information from it.

But its greatest effect is to turn the owner into an immortal evil spirit.

After the body is seriously injured and weakened, you can use this ability to change your body to continue to survive, and you can also devour the souls of others to improve yourself.

This is the most perverted ability that Dean has ever seen. If he could, he would choose this option directly, but the restriction of 25 points of willpower kept him away.

It can only be ruled out reluctantly.

Finally, choose between A's range damage and control and B's quick recovery.

Dean made a decision based on his heart——

I choose A and D.

……

Character level: 5 (400/700)

Age: 19
Physical: 17.1
Power: 14.7
Sensitivity: 15.5
Perception: 15.2
Spirit: 18.6
Will: 15.7→18.6
Skill bar position: 7/7
Fighting lv3 (130/400)

Shooting lv3 (351/400),

Shadow of the Past lv2 (61/300)
Red Dragon Meditation lv3 (0/400)

Simulated lv2 (5/300)
Abyss lv0 (0/100)

fantasy space lv0
Expertise:

Intermediate iron man, supernatural hunter.

System Capabilities:

God's perspective lv4: range 50 meters

Limbo shuttle lv0 (charge 5.00%)

Attribute Points: 1
……

"Dean, Dean..." The burning call in his ears woke up Dean. When he opened his eyes, he saw Catherine's white and delicate skin stained with a layer of "hot rouge", and her eyes were filled with intoxicating waves, "Hold me to the to the room..."

"Okay, ma'am."

Soon, Catherine's blond hair spread out like a waterfall and swayed like seaweed.

(End of this chapter)