Mysterious Hunting Ground

Chapter 197 197. Organize and start again
Dean glanced at the woman with closed eyes next to him. Her mutton-fat jade-like face was reflected in a charming blush by the lazy morning light, and her delicate facial features revealed a touch of childlike innocence.

The two contradictory temperaments blend together, exuding a thrilling charm that makes people unable to take their eyes away.

But his strong will told Dean not to indulge in anything. He gently moved his warm arms and thighs away,

"Hmm... Honey, what time is it?" Catherine suddenly opened her eyes, turned sideways and pushed her hair back from her ears. The graceful curves under the blanket undulated,
"07:30, you must be exhausted last night, sleep a little longer," Dean touched her face,
"I want to sleep with you in my arms." Catherine buried her head into his well-developed chest muscles, listening to the steady and powerful heartbeat. Her curious eyes suddenly swept across his eight-pack abs and the strong and smooth muscles on his chest and arms. , "Why do I think you have become stronger?"

Dean smiled mysteriously and bulged his biceps. During the intermission of the fierce battle last night, he ran to the bathroom on a whim and tried it. As a result, he successfully divided the newly acquired free attribute points into two parts:

Spirit: 18.6→19.3
Strength: 14.7 → 15.

His strength broke through the limit of 15 in the first stage. After surviving 2 minutes of maddening pain, Dean's body became visibly stronger, and his muscles became tighter and full of explosive power. From the appearance He is more sturdy and intimidating.

Even a young Asian face can make people realize that he is not easy to mess with.

As for the other part of the attribute points, why add spirit?

Dean's past life has made him accustomed to a state where his spirit is slightly higher than his will, so that his whole person will be more lively and energetic, and he will not be overly excited or as cold as a popsicle.

"Seriously, I should go prepare breakfast." Dean kissed her forehead,

"There is no food in the refrigerator, only a little milk." Catherine smiled sweetly, with a hint of girlish naivety in her tone.
"Then I plan to drive to the town to do some shopping. When I come back, I can make you whatever you want to eat, as long as it's eggs, bread, noodles, etc. No problem."

"It's so thoughtful." Catherine, who had never enjoyed the care of her boyfriend, narrowed her eyes happily and felt that the air she breathed turned sweet.

"You were great last night, too." Dean put on a black shirt and casual pants, turned around, blew a kiss to her, and drove out of the house.

……

Dean did not rush to the supermarket directly, but drove into a deserted forest, summoned the shadow that had become sluggish again after leaving Limbo, and took out a bunch of stopwatches, rulers and other profile tools to start measuring.

"Move, Shadow!"

Whoa, a black shadow flew into the air...

After some testing, the results were promising, with only a 18.6 mental enhancement between 19.3 and 0.7.

The duration of the shadow was increased from one hour to one hour and 20 minutes.

Dean's range of activities expanded from nearly 100 meters to 30 meters.

The maximum weight lifted by telekinesis has been increased from 3 tons to 4 tons.

The speed of telekinetic flight has also been increased from 21 meters per second to 27 meters per second.

The higher the attribute, the stronger the gain effect.

But Dean also has a strong intuition that after the attribute breaks through the 20-point limit, it will become more difficult to improve each point.

……

Next, Dean experimented with his newly acquired superpower last night - "Abyss".

In the middle of the elm forest shrouded in the pale sunlight, Dean's head moved as he stood quietly.

Swah——

In an instant, the sunlight faded away, and darkness as thick as asphalt surged out of the void, occupying every corner of a ten-meter radius.

Darkness, like a demon spreading its teeth and claws, is wreaking havoc in this area!

Dean's eyes, which were as dazzling as the sun, were the only source of life-saving light.

A sparrow that was chirping happily on the treetop just glanced at the light source, stiffened and fell to the ground from the branch, losing its life.

Wandering in the darkness, he was about to take a measurement, and he raised his head. Then he felt a pressure like the deep sea pouring in from all directions, and he was instantly frozen in place, unable to move.

"What's going on? Will this skill accidentally injure friendly troops?"

Dean, who was releasing the skill, felt something abnormal about the "shadow", and his mind changed again. The special power that restrained the shadow suddenly disappeared, and it regained its freedom. A faint white light appeared in the pure darkness in front of him, making it enough. freedom of movement.

"That's right. For the enemy, it's an abyss, but for me and my companions, it's a battlefield with huge advantages."

Two minutes later, Dean, who felt extremely tired, released his ability.

The bound infinite light was released from his pupils, and the light returned to this narrow forest, illuminating the dense insect corpses, a few stiff-bodied birds, and snakes on the dead branches and leaves in the center.

"Insects and small animals will most likely be shocked by the abyss and their souls will collapse."

Dean rubbed his chin and analyzed,

"As for humans, if their willpower is normal, they should fall into a state of absence, fainting, or a state of soul separation?"

"No, I have to train hard on my skills until I can accurately control the state of the target - whether they are comatose or dead is up to me!"

迪安又看了眼深渊lv0(1/100)，一次使用杀了一堆昆虫上涨了1点熟练度，感觉上一天也就能使用1次。

"Such a powerful super power can be upgraded in a hundred days or more than three months at most. If used to deal with humans and other creatures, the upgrade time should be accelerated."

Dean was satisfied and turned his eyes to the "Shadow" standing blankly in the forest.

"Man, don't be so depressed. In the future, when you look for the gap between Lena and Light, I will find a way to help you find the reborn Mona."

"The world is a big place, and the probability of finding her is extremely low, but as long as we persist, we will always gain something."

Dean put his arm around Shadow's shoulders,

"This is my promise."

"I trust you, brother."

……

Dean, who returned to the car, took out the Supernatural Encyclopedia, opened a few new pages, and started adding Ryan Reynolds, the exorcist family; antique books "Spirit" and "Labyrinth"; Limbo, Goatman, and Loop Doors and other brand new vocabulary and entries.

Looking at the detailed records in the book, his heart became more at ease.

Put the books away.

He rushed to the supermarket to do some shopping, returned to Catherine's house, and cooked delicious pasta for her.

After the meal, the two couldn't help but roll on the carpet and have some intimacy and playfulness.

Cather wiped her neck covered with hickeys, looked up at him,

"Can I write a report about Ryan Reynolds' actions, the detective's misunderstanding of him, and your final exorcism? It will definitely become a hot news, and the newspaper will no longer care about my absence from work so much. sky."

"I don't recommend you do this." Dean circled the woman's blond hair with his index finger and shook his head regretfully, "Now you know that there are many phenomena that science cannot explain in this world. Then think about it, why has it never been done before? Have relevant reports confirmed these supernatural things?”

Dean's question immediately dimmed Catherine's expectant eyes, "Is there someone else who is preventing people from understanding supernatural things?"

"That's right. If you insist on writing it out, it will definitely attract the attention of other forces and put yourself in great danger."

When Dean saw Catherine lowering her face in disappointment, he hugged her waist tightly to make her fit closer to him, and then changed the topic,
"But you can rephrase it this way - there are no exorcists or goat men. There is just Ryan Reynolds, a homeless man who repays his kindness and follows you all the way from Las Vegas to Hawkins, silently Protect you, and finally died in a fire to save you, but you need to discuss it with Sheriff Hope." "Good idea!"

With shining eyes, Catherine hugged her boyfriend's neck and gave him a sweet kiss, and then said with a half-smile, "You really don't mind if I write like this?"

"My girlfriend specially prepared an article to praise another man who I admired so much. Of course I feel a little uncomfortable," Dean sighed, thinking of Ryan's charred body and his distraught ending. "But that man tried to save his life." You gave your life...I can't be jealous of a dead person. And what he did is worthy of praise and worthy of spreading, so that all the people of Hawkins know about him and admire him."

"Let everyone know that Ryan Reynolds lives up to the glory of his exorcist family."

"More than that." Dean looked at Catherine's moved red eyes, "We also want to get his body back and set up a tombstone for him in the Hawkins cemetery. We can go and pay homage to him at any time."

"Dean, I, I..."

"Stop talking, this is what a man should do." Dean hugged her shoulders and leaned on the sofa and sighed, "But there are a few more points you have to remember. You should guess that I am not an ordinary person. I understand He has some special abilities and is more like an exorcist and more dangerous than Ryan Reynolds. So you must not leak these out, can you do that?"

Catherine didn't say anything, she opened her hands and rushed forward.

……

After a hearty day.

As if she had been blessed, Catherine turned back to the confident and capable reporter she was radiantly. She returned to the newspaper and began to devote herself to her work and the matter of clearing the name of Ryan Reynolds.

Dean contacted Hope and rushed to the small villa of Latin teacher Irving at the request of the other party.

In that familiar study room, beside the round table.

A petite figure was biting the end of a pen, stroking her slightly curly hair, and solving middle school math problems in the book, but this was obviously beyond her level, and her small face was wrinkled into a bitter melon.

Owen, wearing glasses, walked around the little girl with a stiff look on his face, exerting pressure.

"The best way to keep a person secret, besides killing him, is to drag him down." Hope looked at this scene with a smile, "From now on, Owen will be Jane's culture teacher."

"Speaking of which, Jane also received a certain degree of arithmetic and literacy education in the laboratory. In terms of mathematics and reading, she is probably at the level of graduating from elementary school."

"The identity of a person with super powers is sensitive, so she cannot go to school. But we cannot relax her education. After all, if a powerful person with super powers has too low ability to recognize problems, it will most likely lead to disaster. "

Dean glanced at the slovenly police chief in surprise that he had such insight, "Then how did you arrange it?"

Hope said, "Jane will study at Owen's house every Wednesday, Friday, and weekends. At other times, she will accompany her mother to do physical therapy at Betsy's house, or return to her ancestral home to train her mind power. As a price, those two antique books We have to leave it to Owen for some time to study.”

Dean was worried, "Will you be discovered by the people in the laboratory if you appear in the town so frequently?"

Hope shook his head, "I have inquired, and the laboratory has now relaxed its vigilance on Hawkins Town. They believe that the group of Sulian people took Jane away."

"Not to be taken lightly."

"Don't worry, I've been paying attention." Hope said, hesitantly changing the subject, "About Sarah."

"Lymbo can't be opened at any time," Dean said, not interested in accompanying the Sheriff for the time being. "It will take at least a few months until it opens next time. I will notify you in advance to bring your ex-wife with you."

"OK then."

……

"Woooo... Dean, you're finally here!" Jane cheered in relief, threw the exercises to Owen, and rushed over.

Dean picked her up and spun her around, "Little one, are you happy learning knowledge?"

"Not happy at all!" Jane looked back at the exercise book, her little face tightened with fear, "That thing is more difficult to deal with than a monster! By the way, you said you would reward me!"

Jane raised her head and stared at Dean nervously, as if she was about to launch a mental headbutt when she heard the word "no".

"Of course, I keep my word. What reward do you want?"

"I want to make friends with people my age!"

"What? Do you want to make friends with other children?" Hope, who was next to him, suddenly darkened his face, pulled Jane's arm, made her stand up straight, and said sternly, "I will pay back the debt you incurred last time for running around without permission. I ignored you, and now I’m making such an exorbitant request, can’t you wait to go back to Hawkins Laboratory to see your father?”

"I know this is difficult, but you must do it as you promised!" Jane looked at the two adults with a pair of unwilling eyes, "Otherwise, like dad, you won't keep your word!"

"Have you entered the rebellious stage early?" Hope covered her forehead with a headache, "Can you change your request? Find you some good cartoons, or take you to swim in the wild?"

Jane didn't speak, just panted heavily and stared at the two of them stubbornly.

Dean also smiled helplessly and rolled his eyes. The image of a little fat man suddenly flashed in his mind.
"A good friend of the same age? Maybe I have a trustworthy target, Jane, waiting for my good news."

……

Soon after, Dean arrived at Dustin's house on Maple Street.
"Dean, long time no see, let's go riding a bicycle together?" Xiaopang smiled so much that he showed his baby teeth and extended an invitation enthusiastically.
"No, I have something else to ask you..." Dean opened his God's perspective and scanned his home. Mrs. Marshall happened to be away, so he said bluntly, "Do you still want to see your father?"

"Joshua?" Dustin held Dean's hand excitedly and begged, "I dream about meeting him and talking to him about the progress of the treatment! Please let me see him!"

"I can reunite you again, but I have a request," Dean stared into the little fat man's eyes, "You must first accompany me to meet someone, make friends with her, play games with her, and the whole process must be kept strictly confidential. , cannot be leaked to anyone, including your mother Marshall, your close friends Will and Mike...your most respected teacher, Mr. Clark...otherwise..."

Dean's face was stern and his words changed, "You just betrayed our friendship and trust. You will never be able to see Joshua again."

Dustin saw the solemnity in the other person's eyes and a serious look on his fleshy cheeks. He thought for a moment and nodded vigorously.
"I promise you Dean, you have helped our family a lot, and I have always owed you a favor! Now it's my turn to repay you!"

"Very good, now follow me!"

"Wait, don't you want me to play games with her? I'll bring some toys."

"OK."

……

Owen's house, living room.

Under the bright light, a boy and a girl with childlike faces stretched out their hands towards each other.

"Hello, I'm Dustin."

"Hello, I'm Jane."

"Let's get started," Dustin eagerly took out the cardboard box and rule book, "I'm going to teach you an interesting game. I swear you will fall in love with it quickly and become a professional mage!"

"What is a mage?" Jane was moved emotionally and smiled happily,
"A powerful superpower! But first we have to get a table!"

"There is one in the study!" Jane followed with bright eyes, then turned back and smiled at Dean at the door, showing a grateful expression.

……

"Is this little kid reliable?" Hope crossed his arms over his chest, his rough face full of worry.
"Dustin already knew part of my secret, but he did a good job of keeping it secret, so there is no need to worry about Jane." Dean said, looking at the only event in the system - blood relationship, and two clues :

One on number 8: an abandoned factory and dance hall in West Faraya, Indiana.

One about Lena: Southwest, strip clubs with Native American or old Mexican dancers and supernatural powers.

"Hope, the rest of this matter will be left to you. I should go to West Faraye to find Experiment No. 8 Carly. If you have any questions, please contact me."

(End of this chapter)