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Chapter 29 Super Powers

"In other words, our current identities are equivalent to the three aliens on the mural. According to the types displayed on the device, I am a 'warrior', Chunzao is a 'sacrifice', and Yuzhi is a 'king'—— right?"

After Yan Jingxing confirmed the current situation, he was still a little confused and started to stroke his chin.

"However, what does this mean? We are transplanted into different organs, is it just to ensure the continuation of the original ritual in the mural?"

Then, his eyes fell on Ji Chunzao involuntarily.

At this moment, Yan Jingxing finally understood.There was a dazed expression on his face, while Chunzao tilted his head and looked at himself curiously.

The hand she put on her eyes still didn't want to let go.

……I see.

"It seems, Jing Xing, you already understand."

Xie Yuzhi said.The girl's eyes were shining, and the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, indicating that the eldest lady was in high spirits.

"The content on the murals is probably not the religious, metaphorical or exaggerated legends and myths we understand. We are on another planet, and everything is possible. Maybe in 'this world', someone really changed himself Behind the eyes and the spine, he has unprecedented power, and since then he has been able to rule his own group and gain a respected status in alien civilizations."

"—The current spring algae is the proof."

Her eyes fell on the little girl's face.

"……I?"

"It's unbelievable that you can read alien writing that you've never come into contact with. We can't do it, and it's impossible to do it in common sense. So, it's a 'special ability', isn't it? In the past You don't have it, you got it after an organ transplant in the device."

The more Xie Yuzhi talked, the more excited she became.

She started pacing around in circles. She was obviously a little girl in junior high school, but at this moment she looked like an old professor teaching at a podium, talking about a topic of interest to her.

"And, my guess is not unfounded. Do you know Jung?"

Yan Jingxing and Ji Chunzao looked at each other and shook their heads together.

"He is a Swiss psychologist. You may have heard of Freud. These two are 'comrades in arms' with a very complicated relationship. They are the founders of psychoanalysis. He proposed a concept of 'archetype' , in short, what he considers to be 'ideas' that exist in the collective subconscious of human beings around the world in the form of mythical characters."

"For example, there are legends of great floods in both East and West, stories of giants much taller than humans once lived on the earth, and myths of creating humans out of clay... These interesting coincidences, this influence Geographical conditions make it impossible for any communication to take place in history. The common idea born by coincidence between several ethnic groups seems to be shaped by a common collective memory, and like 'sacrifice', 'king', 'warrior', etc. The image of human beings is a common occupation and symbol of ancient human societies around the world, and it can also be regarded as a kind of archetype.”

"This is because in an ancient country, they respectively represent the triangle of power: that is, the 'royal power' that symbolizes nobility and legal system, the 'divine power' that symbolizes religion and rituals, and the 'military power' that symbolizes the army and force. In addition, In ancient my country, there was also a saying that 'the major events of the country are at the sacrifice and the military'..."

Yan Jingxing listened to the eldest lady chatting excitedly there, and then looked at the dizzy Ji Chunzao, he couldn't help coughing, and interrupted:
"Well, so what do you mean?"

Although it would be cool to hear the eldest lady spread some extracurricular knowledge beyond the experience of junior high school students, but this is not what everyone wants to hear.

Xie Yuzhi was unaware of her digression, but instead glared at him, as if dissatisfied with his interruption.However, she obediently brought the topic back.

"...I think the point is, what is the relationship between Chunzao's current ability and the 'sacrifice'."

She raised a finger and once again pointed to the mural behind her, obviously confident in her judgment.

"In fact, the answer is very simple. In primitive society, the priests in a tribe are often held by experienced elders. They usually also serve as doctors and teachers for later generations, and are responsible for passing on the summed up experiences and lessons. For future generations, make rules to avoid making the same mistakes - and this is called 'knowledge'."

"Words are the necessary path to the kingdom of knowledge, and can be said to be the most important knowledge, so after Chunzao became a 'sacrifice', he was able to understand the writing of this world. Isn't this in line with the meaning of 'sacrifice'? Identity ability?"

Yan Jingxing understood, so he followed this line of thinking to guess:
"According to this logic, my 'warrior' and your 'king' will all have special abilities in line with this identity, right?"

"That's right, that's what I think. If we haven't found it yet, it doesn't mean we don't have it. So, the next thing to do is to tap this potential."

Miss Xie smiled, and she stared into Yan Jingxing's eyes without blinking.

"Are you happy? Yan Jingxing, this is a real change. We will soon have superpowers like the heroes in fictional stories."

...Why are you looking at me specifically?

It was only at this time that Yan Jingxing suddenly remembered that he once said this to the two girls on the stormy night after witnessing the monster in the cloud——

"It's rare to even meet aliens, and I will definitely want more, such as superpowers."

At that time, he just said it casually, but Miss Xie kept it in his heart.

"Special powers...hehehe."

And Ji Chunzao at the side has already started to laugh silly.

She put down her hand covering her eyes for a while, and then raised her hand to look around, having a great time.

Yan Jingxing couldn't help but said:
"Leaving aside Xie Yuzhi and I, you have superpowers from the beginning, right? You can call alien creatures or something..."

"You have it too, the astronaut is only visible to you....Ah, yes, speaking of that."

Ji Chunzao spread out his hands, looked at his palms, and said in an uncertain tone.

"I can feel that my ability to receive 'electric waves' seems to have become stronger."

"……What does it mean?"

"Literally, it took me a long time to catch the signals of alien creatures, and it was even more difficult for them to receive them. But now, it seems that they can easily feel their presence."

"Isn't it because the place already has—"

In the middle of speaking, Yan Jingxing slapped himself on the forehead.

"Wait, I almost forgot why we hid in that device... There are still spirit leeches in the palace, right? There are also those huge giant leeches, they blocked the road, and Wandering around, we have no way to go back the same way.”

He calmed down a little.It is of course a good thing to be able to awaken super powers, but before that, I still have to find a way to solve the current predicament.

"Warrior"... Yan Jingxing thought to himself, since he is a "Warrior", would he have a way to defeat those alien creatures?
Uncommunicative spirit leeches should also be a threat to aliens.Since this civilization can develop to a strong level, it means that they must have a way to fight monsters.

Xie Yuzhi rested her chin with her hands, thought for a moment, and then asked.

"Chunzao, you said that your original abilities have become stronger, so now can you confirm their positions through... the 'electric waves' in your mouth? "

Ji Chunzao blinked.

"I haven't thought about it yet. Well, let me try first."

*
Yan Jingxing crouched again and came to the corner of the corridor.He poked his head out quietly, looking at the monsters in the hall.

Opposite him was the huge leech, only its head was exposed, and most of its fat and smooth body was hidden in the dark passage behind, like a snake in a cave.

Wriggling worm clusters surround its head, like a group of worker bees guarding the queen in a nest.

And in the depths of the corridor 20 meters away, Xie Yuzhi supported Ji Chunzao's arm to prevent her from falling.Because the little girl was closing her eyes tightly at this moment.

"I can feel...the leader is about 50 meters away, and there are one, two...three worm clusters beside him, and one, two, three...five leeches acting alone."

Under her eyelids, her eyeballs were moving violently.

After the confirmation, Ji Chunzao opened her eyes, and after seeing the scene in the hall, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Yan Jingxing, who was squatting in front to observe the situation, slipped back quietly, and gave her a thumbs up after hearing the answer.

"Exactly. Even if you don't use your eyes, you can still get an accurate answer."

Xie Yuzhi was very happy for her.

"It seems that the 'Chunzao' who has become a priest has been able to sense the existence of the spirit leeches in advance through its own special perception. This is very good. When we act together later, this ability will greatly improve our safety. coefficient."

"But, we still can't go out in that direction, can we?"

"Well, go back to the original room first. After the device is activated, the closed door may be able to open."

……

Sure enough, the door opened.

Judging from the fact that only those who have completed the operation can leave, this entire palace probably exists for the ceremony of "organ transplantation".

Under the premise of not being able to return the same way, they can only continue to move forward.

By the way, Ji Chunzao also mentioned the "real names" of those monsters.

The so-called "spiritual body leech" was taken by her based on the monster's appearance and its characteristics that are difficult to be seen and touched by ordinary people on the earth.

After becoming a "sacrifice", when she saw the leech monster again, she found new information emerging from them:

"'Hairless monsters'...'hairless ones,' that's what the inhabitants of this planet seem to call them."

"Well, it doesn't sound as accurate as your name."

"That's natural." Ji Chunzao was very proud, "My taste is not comparable to mere aliens."

"No, I think it's because there are no leeches on this planet at all." Xie Yuzhi complained, "If aliens can come to the earth, after seeing creatures like leeches, they will probably treat them in reverse. Call it 'little hairless' or something."

……

Continuing along the new road, they found that the curved corridor and the road under their feet showed an obvious upward trend.

"If the palace is built underground, it means we are heading for the exit."

Miss Xie made a judgment.

The exit of the underground palace——

In other words, as long as you go out, you can see the real scenery that belongs to another planet.

Thinking of this, Yan Jingxing couldn't help feeling a vague expectation in his heart, and even accelerated his pace a little.

but……

Just before he turned a corner, the girl following him suddenly grabbed the hem of his clothes.

Yan Jingxing turned his head and saw Ji Chunzao making a "shh" gesture to him.

After he reacted, he immediately squatted down and looked towards the corner——

"One, two, three... There are three hairless ones, lurking in the corner ahead."

Ji Chunzao clung to his ear and whispered.

"It's unlucky, I was about to get out, but I ran out to get in the way." Yan Jingxing scratched his hair a little irritably, "What's going on with these monsters?"

"It may be some kind of trial arranged in the palace. For example, 'Only those who escaped the hunting of the hairless army are eligible to complete the ceremony'."

Xie Yuzhi replied softly.

"Or, they are outsiders who invaded this place after the palace was abandoned and used it as a nest to multiply."

Yan Jingxing stared at the monsters lurking in the darkness.

Ji Chunzao used her special perception to discover three...the ramp further behind is a long corridor, and there may be more lurking.

But at least the most dangerous leader of the Hairless is not here.In this case, is there really no way to defeat them?

——Could it be that in the face of monsters, they only have to flee in a hurry and hide in all directions?

When Yan Jingxing thought of this, his eyebrows furrowed unhappily.

When he kept his eyes on the target and slowly and firmly clenched his hands into fists, a slight change in his aura quietly occurred.

"Jing Xing? Yan Jing Xing?"

Xie Yuzhi noticed the boy's expression keenly.

"Are you OK?"

"Yuzhi, didn't you say that after the ceremony, each of us has some kind of superpower, just waiting to be discovered?"

Yan Jingxing didn't look back, didn't turn around, he stared at the monsters in the darkness, and replied:

"I suddenly wanted to try it."

Xie Yuzhi was stunned for a moment, and quickly stopped her:
"Wait, don't be impulsive—"

"I'm not impulsive. Now I am calmer than ever."

A firm will flowed in his body.

Xie Yuzhi's guess was correct.There had indeed been some kind of "change" in him since he crawled out of the device.

When he was in the room just now, Yan Jingxing had faintly noticed something, but...

Practice is also needed to verify.

He stared at the leech monster wriggling slowly on the dark ground. It had a disgustingly ugly appearance, and horrific habits of eating human brains alive and living in human bodies.

I don't know if it's because of getting used to it, when Yan Jingxing stared at the hairless man, now he can't feel the slightest bit of panic and fear.

——Right now, isn’t it the best time to “practice”?

Of course, weapons are essential, and he doesn't want to deal with monsters with his bare hands.

Yan Jingxing's eyes wandered around, and finally found a few metal fragments of different sizes scattered in the corners on the ground.

Here are the ruins of a palace, and similar things can be seen everywhere.

His eyes became excited.

(End of this chapter)