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Chapter 45 Mind Control
"The first... 'soldier'?"

Yan Jingxing glanced hesitantly at the hairless man crawling out of Mr. Gao's body just now. He just threw a throwing knife and stabbed it to death.

"This is the king's ability? Can he control alien creatures?"

Next to him, Ji Chunzao asked enthusiastically.

"That's right, rely on my 'consciousness' and directly manipulate its 'consciousness'."

Xie Yuzhi tapped her right eye.There was a fine layer of crystals on the girl's fair forehead, which was the sweat that had just been secreted. It could be seen that although the process of controlling the monster was not long, it was not easy for her.

"Then is it under your control now?"

He observed the leech monster slowly wriggling and crawling on the bed, and it really didn't have the viciousness of jumping on anyone like its kind.

"You are controlling its every move?"

"It's not that simple."

Xie Yuzhi shook her head, and described the series of experiments she had just carried out to her companions in detail.

Now, through her own right eye, Xie Yuzhi can clearly see that the blue sphere of light is stably linked to another red sphere of light.

This is a state in which a part of one's own consciousness is separated and turned into a shackle, firmly locking the hairless person's consciousness.

She felt that she still had more strength, and at the current level, she had not yet reached the upper limit of this ability.

"I poured some thoughts into the consciousness of the hairless person, such as 'can't hurt people' and 'climb out of Teacher Gao'. These actions can be pre-set as its behavior guidelines under control; Other than that, it acts on its own instinct."

"……I see."

Yan Jingxing watched the hairless man climb off the bed, bounce on the floor, and quickly ran behind the potted plant in the corner of the room, a shadow that would not be illuminated by the light.

He remembered that he mentioned in his diary that hairless people generally like to lurk in dark corners.

"I can indeed take over its consciousness if necessary, but doing so will distract me and prevent me from properly controlling my body."

In addition, this is not her illusion - Xie Yuzhi found that the ball of light, which symbolized her own consciousness, was a little bit bigger than before after successfully manipulating the monster in Teacher Gao's body.

Constantly using abilities and constantly linking new subsidiary consciousness bodies can make one's own consciousness thrive, and then control more consciousness bodies...

"The growth of ability is like a snowball, it will get bigger and bigger."

Xie Yuzhi thought to herself.

If she could really achieve that level, it wouldn't be surprising to organize an entire army of monsters completely controlled by her over the years.

even--

Several pictures flashed in the girl's mind, which may be the most shocking scene she has ever seen in her 14-year-old life:
Like a huge monster flying up into the sky from a mountain range, it waved its tentacles. Its body covered the sky and the sun, and what it cast on the ground was a huge and lush shadow.

It glides over the sea, floats over the forest, and rolls up a terrible storm. Just passing over the head of a person can cause a destructive effect like a natural disaster.

What is the difference between the so-called "overlord" and ordinary alien monsters? Is it possible for the Overlord to be manipulated by superpowers?
It has been proven that Springweed can bring the King of Predators to Earth; and if she can manipulate it...

Although it is a very unrealistic goal, fantasy has no boundaries. Just thinking about that possibility makes Xie Yuzhi feel so excited and unable to restrain herself.

"As for the weakness you just mentioned of 'not being able to control your own body'," Yan Jingxing said again, "as long as we are all by your side, there is no need to worry too much."

"……yes."

Xie Yuzhi came back to her senses, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise, almost unable to control the joy in her heart.

"Great. In this way, the three of us have awakened our abilities..."

She looked at Yan Jingxing, then at Ji Chunzao, saw the smiles on their faces at the same time, and knew that they had the same thoughts as her.

"Then, can we start the alien adventure again?"

"Not yet, our capabilities are still in their infancy."

Even when she was in high spirits, Miss Xie still did not lose her composure, she seriously shook her head.

"It would be the best if we could help Jing Xing find the whereabouts of the 'element body'; even if we can't find it, we can't transfer it rashly, at least we have to wait until we are proficient in using the ability to deal with hiding in the palace. The hairless ones here. I think that the earthquake caused by the 'predator' might not be enough to kill them all."

It's unclear what threat lurks in that forest, but if they can clear the palace of the hairless and turn the palace into a safe base for them, it won't be a waste of time.

The problem is that in order to accomplish this goal, what they have to deal with is not only ordinary hairless people, but also the huge special individual——

To be honest, even when the three of them have awakened their superpowers, she still feels uncertain...

At this time, Xie Yuzhi suddenly remembered a question.

"By the way, when it comes to exploring alien stars, I think that 'prophet' is very strange."

"what?"

"It's the woman in the diary." Miss Xie rested her chin on her hand, and frowned, "Judging from the nicknames people in the expedition called her, I guessed that she might be the same as Chunzao. But on the other hand, judging from the ability that the prophet showed in the diary, she can manipulate people's hearts... Is it more like the ability of a 'king'?"

"That's not known." Yan Jingxing replied, "After all, we only saw the diary related to her, and did not see her real person. And according to the diary, the prophet may have been killed by explosives .”

"'Manipulate people's hearts'...Yuzhi, what do you mean, apart from being like a monster, you can interfere with our consciousness?"

Xie Yuzhi froze for a moment.

The king's right eye allows her to see the existence of consciousness, her own consciousness, the monster's consciousness, and of course the consciousness of other people.

Can manipulate monsters, can it manipulate humans in the same way?
The answer is affirmative. In fact, before she actively activated her ability, Teacher Gao, Yan Jingxing, Ji Chunzao, and even herself were all affected by the leakage.

It's not that she didn't think of it, she just avoided mentioning it subconsciously.

Xie Yuzhi looked at Ji Chunzao who asked the question, and saw that the little girl's face was only curious, without any other emotions.

This is of course a sensitive issue. No one would mind the possibility of their thoughts and ideas being spied on and manipulated by others, even if it is their own companions who control this power.

From a practical point of view, no matter how good the relationship between each other is, it is still possible to be kept at a distance.

If it were someone else, Xie Yuzhi wouldn't even talk about her abilities...

But now she is more willing to believe in her two companions, and believes that even if they face this situation, they can still show the possibility beyond those deep and dark thoughts.

"Can you?"

Facing the boy's question again, Xie Yuzhi replied after a moment of silence:

"I don't rule out the possibility... Well, it should be possible."

"That……"

Yan Jingxing suddenly laughed, and he stretched out his hand towards himself.

"—Do you want to try it on me?"

This somewhat unexpected reaction made the girl's long eyelashes tremble in surprise.

Immediately, a happy smile bloomed on her face.

"Okay, let's try."

*
Activate the ability again.

Xie Yuzhi's right eye was gazing intently at the boy standing in front of her, and the surface of the pupil reflected a black diamond-like luster under the light.

...It really wasn't her delusion. Whether it was Yan Jingxing or Ji Chunzao, their consciousness bodies were different from those of ordinary people like Teacher Gao and monsters like the hairless man. For some reason, they were covered with a hazy mist.

Is it because of the awakening of superpowers?

Xie Yuzhi carefully manipulated the conscious body to extend its tentacles again, towards Yan Jingxing's conscious body.

The moment the "tentacles" touched the mist, her body shook slightly.

A large number of fragmented and unfamiliar pictures poured into Xie Yuzhi's brain like mud, and she only felt a splitting headache and nausea for a while.

The tentacles of consciousness retracted abruptly, but in the end nothing was obtained.

"This, what is this..."

The girl heard her friend's groans, and soon realized that Yan Jingxing's side was probably in the same situation.

In the eyes of the bystander Ji Chunzao, she only saw Xie Yuzhi raise her eyes and stare at Yan Jingxing seriously, and only three or four seconds passed in the middle, accompanied by unanimous exclamations, the two of them seemed to touch each other. It bounced off like an electric shock.

Miss Xie closed her eyes and gasped in pain.

"...Forget it, don't try such a thing for the time being."

"what's going on?"

"I don't know, I just felt something suddenly flow into my brain..." Yan Jingxing put his hands on his forehead and replied in a low voice, "Then he retreated all of a sudden, but the remaining feeling is still very bad .”

"Sounds amazing."

Ji Chunzao looked left and right, the expression on his face was clearly telling, "It's so unfair that she is the only one who hasn't experienced it!"

"Don't even think about it, it's not a pleasant experience."

Yan Jingxing said with a wry smile.

"That's okay, I just want to be like you. Yuzhi, can you..."

She cast her hopeful eyes on the eldest lady again.

"No." Xie Yuzhi refused angrily, "I don't want to feel it again."

"..."

The little girl's dark round eyes watched the expression on her face without blinking, and then she showed a strange smile.

"Yuzhi, I'm curious about one thing. According to what you said, wouldn't you feel the thinking of a hairless person?"

"Yes what's the matter?"

"That's a monster that looks like a leech, don't you feel uncomfortable?"

"...Don't talk about it." Xie Yuzhi sighed, "It's fine if you don't talk about it, but once you talk about it, I really feel a little sick."

"I'm also curious about another thing, what is going on in the leech's head?"

"Why are you curious about everything?"

Although Xie Yuzhi kept complaining, she still did not refuse to answer her question, and patiently explained:
"Hairless people don't think about anything. This kind of monster only has chaotic primitive instincts, so it is easy to control; but it is relatively difficult to control creatures with complex thinking like humans. As for you and Jing Xing, There is a hazy layer of mist outside the consciousness of both of you, which seems to be some kind of defense mechanism that can resist the invasion of consciousness, and it is probably the talent brought by 'identity'."

"So that's the case. It seems that if you want to play the king's ability, it is also very important to choose the right target."

As for now, Miss Xie can only manipulate the words of a hairless person... Naturally, it is more than enough to deal with ordinary people who cannot see alien monsters; but it is hard to say how much effect it can play against alien creatures like it. .

It can only be said that the future is promising.

"That's what I said, but there is no other suitable target at the moment."

Xie Yuzhi's eyes flickered slightly, and he asked thoughtfully:

"By the way, didn't you guys say before that the other hairless people are gone? Where did they go?"

"do not know me……"

When Yan Jingxing was about to answer, he suddenly heard a shrill and inhuman roar piercing through the silent night.

The young people looked at each other and ran towards the window in unison.

Open the glass window, and the flowing evening wind blows their hair.

Yan Jingxing narrowed his eyes and looked in the direction of the screams.

"It's also an inpatient building? It looks like..."

Under the dark sky, a five-story building with white paint on the surface stands quietly in the dense night.

Unlike the inpatient building they are currently in, the interior corridors are not brightly lit, and most of the places cannot be seen clearly. Only a few rooms are dimly lit.

It seemed so quiet, and it was located in a remote corner of the hospital, it was easy to be overlooked.The scream just now seemed to be their auditory hallucination.

"This is the 'another building' that Mr. Gao mentioned."

"Well, it is said that all the prisoners inside are dangerous and mentally ill..."

The boys and girls communicated in low voices, and each had a bad premonition, as if something disturbing and dangerous was lurking in a dark corner under the cover of night.

"Look!"

Yan Jingxing pointed to the downstairs, so they all saw that a group of people in white coats were hurriedly running out of other buildings and heading towards the building opposite.

"The scene looks chaotic. Did something happen?"

"... How about it, do you want to go and have a look?"

Yan Jingxing observed the movement downstairs with great interest, and took the lead in making a proposal, which immediately received a warm response from his two companions.

"Yeah!"

"Well, let's go."

……

The three left the ward one after another.

Xie Yuzhi was the last one to leave. Before closing the door, she turned to look at Teacher Gao on the hospital bed, and saw that the middle-aged woman was still soundly asleep.

The scream that broke the silence just now did not wake her up.

"Sleep well, teacher." She said softly, "I hope you can have a good dream."

(End of this chapter)