Alien paradise

The whole incident is not complicated, and it only takes about a quarter of an hour to listen to the subordinate's story.

But Sandra noticed a strong strange feeling.

What's wrong? Is it the disappearance of the corpse itself? She pondered for a moment and suddenly knew where the strangeness came from - she raised her head and looked at Stone, "Do you think they are really pirates?"

Stone expressed confusion and said, "Sir, they do look like pirates... and they also do pirate things. If I don't stop them, the four of them can make the village..."

"But the key is that you showed up." Sandra interrupted him, "A Brilliant Castle patrol team, equipped with rifles and armor, the number of them is still higher than that of the other party. Where did that group of pirates get the courage to fight with you? A head-on confrontation?"

"Uh...this..." Stone suddenly choked.

The adjutant also reacted, "Yes, how dare they?"

Even the elite in the army will inevitably lose morale when facing a certain death situation, but what did the pirates do?

According to Stone, they drew their weapons, faced the enemy, and eventually all died in battle!

No one surrendered.

No one ran away.

It was as if the moment they landed, they had no intention of looking back.

Of course the pirates couldn't do this.

They seem extremely vicious and their methods are extremely cruel, but they are only aimed at the weak who fall into their hands. If these people were really more bloody than the army, they would have ruled the Glory Castle long ago.

"There is another kind of people who are not afraid of life and death." Sandra was silent for a moment, "In other words, they no longer know what death is."

As soon as these words came out, the temperature in the room seemed to drop a bit.

"You mean... the cultists?" Dalem, the leader of Group 14, took a breath, "From the Hidden Mist Sect?"

"Have you heard the rumors too?" Sandra looked at her subordinates.

"Yes." The other party said bluntly, "Since the outpost city is getting closer and closer to completion, there have been more and more news like this."

It is rumored that the Hidden Mist Sect worships the mist that cannot dissipate in the New World, hoping that they can forever shroud the world. Any behavior that dispels the fog will be hated and hostile by the Hidden Mist believers.

"I can't make a judgment on this. After all, there are many types of cultists. God knows which sect they belong to." Sandela shook her head, "But in my opinion, all people who devote themselves to evil have brain problems and cannot treat each other with common sense. .”

"Sir..." Shi Dong swallowed, "Actually... before this incident, some people knew that pirates would appear in the southern suburbs of the city."

"What do you mean?" Sandra and the adjutant asked at the same time.

"There is a divination house in the west block of the old city." He told the story of divination honestly.

"Why didn't you mention it at all in the report!?" Dalem said angrily.

Shi Dong lowered his head, not daring to refute.

"Because this is not something that must be written into the report." The commander-in-chief waved his hand to indicate that this was the end. "I will launch an investigation later, but there are more important things to do now. Dailem, you go get the weapons, take Stone with you, we will go to the old city right away."

"As commanded."

As soon as the two people left the office, Woody immediately started to put on armor for his boss, "How many people are you going to bring?"

"No need to call in the troops, it's just the four of us, the sooner the better."

"Isn't it too aggressive?" Woody asked in surprise, "This matter may have something to do with the cultists..."

“That’s why surprise is needed.”

"You suspect that within the city defense army..."

"I don't doubt it." Sandra picked up the sword and stopped him from continuing, "But it's better to be cautious at this time. Besides, with my strength and skill, what's the point of worrying? "

Ten minutes later, the four of them arrived at the divination house.

But there was nothing in the streets.

"How... is this possible?" Shi Dong looked at the empty alley with a look of disbelief on his face, "I have obviously divined here. It is a simple shed with a sign hanging on it!"

"Are you sure you remembered the place correctly?" Dalem questioned.

"I swear! It's right here, I can't remember it wrong!" He said urgently, "Yes, yes, there must be other people who have seen the divination house. Just ask around here..."

"Sir?" The adjutant subconsciously looked at the commander-in-chief, but found Sandra squatting down at the entrance of the alley.

"Someone has indeed stayed here. There are not only footprints on the ground, but also traces of tables and chairs being pressed over." The latter whispered, "The footprints are not those of passers-by, but the result of wandering around many times."

"My subordinates can't see anything..." The adjutant walked to her side cautiously, for fear of trampling on the scene.

"When you reach my level, your observation skills will naturally be different." Sandra's face was quite solemn when she spoke.

"Is something wrong?"

"There were no signs of dragging, no dismantling debris... not even sawdust. It was as if the shed never existed."

"But you said there are people here...and there are tables and chairs and other furnishings..."

"This is the problem, have you discovered it?" Sandra sighed, "People exist but houses do not exist, so what state was Stone in when he was talking to the soothsayer?"

This sight is strange to think about.

The adjutant's face froze. You must know that seeing specific and detailed hallucinations and being able to recall them clearly later is a precursor to hysteria.

As for the "divineer", it is very likely that he is the culprit of hysteria.

No one dares to underestimate hysteria.

At present, the research on hysteria in the medical field is still in its infancy, but one thing is certain: if hysteria is left unchecked, it will gradually turn into madness. At the least, the patient may die from self-harm, or at worst, it may bring disaster to the people around him.

Yes, hysteria is by no means a simple mental illness. It is not only contagious, but also affects reality little by little.

The corpses seen by the officers and the pirates encountered by the villagers may all be understood as the aftermath of hysteria.

If a soothsayer can induce hysteria in a well-trained soldier, sooner or later he will become a time bomb lurking in the city.

Although I have never heard that hysteria can be caused by people, who can be sure that it won't happen?

After all, it is a power beyond common sense. Even the Great Holy Cathedral, which is blessed by the gods, cannot cure those who fall into madness.

What's worse is that the other party may be a cultist.

Although many cults have claimed that this is their power in the past, there is no example to prove this. But Sandra can't guarantee that things will stay like this forever, just as the whole world is constantly changing.

"Seal this block up and ask all the residents one by one to find out how many people have seen this wonderful fortune-telling house. If anyone knows the whereabouts of the diviner, I will reward you heavily."

"I'll do it right away."

This was just a routine procedure. Considering that the main population of West Street were lower-class residents and gang members, it was hard for Sandra to have much expectations for subsequent inquiries.

She turned her head, looked at the dim skyline, and sighed silently in her heart.

I'm afraid this city is in trouble.

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