When he saw the strange light, shadow and thick fog, Li Yelai knew that he had come to the dreamland of the black shadow again.
It seems that he is still alive? But this time it's different.
He is no longer bound and can move freely in the dream.
At the same time, he did not see the black shadow.
Instead, he saw the Skinner whose skull was lifted by him.
He came back from the dead in Li Yelai's dream, but now he screamed in terror and was dragged into the thick fog by the dark tentacles.
Then, the sound of biting flesh and bones and breaking bones was heard deep in the thick fog.
A few seconds later, a dark tentacle stretched out from the depths of the thick fog and slowly unfolded in front of Li Yelai.
The object inside was revealed, which was a snow-white mask.
Li Yelai was confused watching this scene and didn't quite understand what happened.
Sacrifice?
Li Yelai thought of this word inexplicably.
Did he kill the Skinner himself, thus making the Skinner a sacrifice, and thereby obtained the gift of the shadow? Got a blank mask? Or a Facebook page?
Li Yelai did not pick up the mask.
Laughing to death, what price do you have to pay for taking the mask?
After surviving the danger, Li Yelai no longer wanted to touch the strange existence of Black Shadow.
As if aware of Li Yelai's thoughts, a soft hum came from deep in the thick fog.
In an instant, Li Yelai left the dreamland.
When he opened his eyes, he saw an unfamiliar ceiling and he was lying in an unfamiliar ward.
"Hey, are you awake?" Someone said beside the hospital bed.
It was a young girl wearing a sweatshirt. She wore a pair of large-framed glasses. She had a quiet appearance and looked very capable with short hair.
At this moment, she looked at Li Yelai with a smile on her face: "The operation was successful. You are already a girl."
Li Yelai was shocked when he heard this. The price was too high.
The older young man with Chinese characters standing next to the girl, wearing a black windbreaker with a calm temperament, sighed to the girl: "Don't scare him, he just encountered a skinner."
Then, the older young man turned to Li Yelai and said, "Don't worry, you are in good health now."
"Who are you?" Li Yelai sat up from the hospital bed and looked at the older young man: "Guard Hall? Or City Defense Force?"
He vaguely remembered the siren he heard after he killed the Skinner. They should have saved themselves.
After the older young man and the girl looked at each other, they slowly shook their heads and said, "No, but our duty is the same as that of the Security Office and the City Defense Force, which is to protect the citizens of the giant city. You can think of it as someone who specializes in dealing with incidents such as skinners." mechanism."
'Relevant agencies? Li Yelai remembered what the Skinner said to him before he died, and tried to say: "Jucheng official?"
"It can also be said that we are indeed official psychics." The older young man stretched out his hand and smiled: "The full name of the organization is the Disaster Management Department. I am the disaster handler, Yang Chen."
The girl also added: "Disaster handler, code name Cheese."
Li Yelai got up and got out of bed, shook hands with Yang Chen and the girl respectively and introduced: "My name is Li Yelai."
"Nice to meet you." Yang Chen nodded and continued: "And thank you for eliminating the Skinner. He is the murderer of several recent murders. However, due to his special ability, it is easy to hide and we have not been able to catch him. Thank you is you."
Li Yelai was a little embarrassed and responded: "I just want to survive for myself, and I have no intention of acting bravely. Is Dr. Wang still alive?"
"Unfortunately, Doctor Wang has been killed." Yang Chen shook his head.
Li Yelai sighed inwardly. He and Dr. Wang were quite familiar.
But at least I avenged him...
Li Yelai was thinking about it, and suddenly thought of a certain point, and stopped talking for a while.
"If you have any questions, you can ask me." Yang Chen said.
"Well, I seem to have broken something in the previous battle."
"It doesn't matter, we are solely responsible for this loss." Yang Chen was slightly stunned, but still smiled: "Not only that, you can also receive a bonus. Although it is not much."
And bonuses? Li Yelai's eyes lit up: "Then the backpack I carried and the antiques in it were also lost in the battle. Those are worth some money."
antique? Those inferior handicrafts are probably produced within ten years. Why is it an antique?
Yang Chen's face looked a little weird, while Cheese's face looked like, "You didn't take advantage of it enough, right?" ' expression.
I thought Li Yelai would ask them questions about psykers, but he didn't expect to ask this question.
"Can I be reimbursed?" Li Yelai asked.
"Okay, okay." Yang Chen smiled bitterly.
"Listen to me, I know you still have many questions, you can ask us." Cheese said. For some reason, the girl's words gave Li Yelai an inexplicable sense of trust.
So, he suppressed other questions in his mind and asked: "What exactly is the Skinner? Why do you call me the same kind of person? Can I ask this question?"
Regarding this question, Yang Chen seemed to have expected it. He nodded and said: "Of course, you are already qualified to understand this. But first, do you know how the giant city was built?"
Li Yelai nodded. This is common sense and a history that every citizen of Jucheng knows.
Seventy-one years ago, strange fog appeared in mountainous areas around the world.
They have no physical form and appear to be no different from ordinary fog, but no buildings or terrain can stop their pace.
It was called the fog of disaster by humans at that time, or simply the fog of disaster.
In areas covered by disaster fog, humans will disappear mysteriously. The other animals were not affected at all.
Even the fully armed and organized legion will not leave any trace after the disaster fog passes.
In the face of sudden dangers targeting humans, various countries have conducted corresponding research, but have found nothing.
Neither explosive airflow nor hot and cold reactions can dispel the mist.
Then, seventy years ago, disaster officially struck.
A large amount of disaster fog appears all over the world, in wastelands, villages, and cities.
Wherever the mist reaches, there are ghosts and monsters, leaving behind a dead silence and desolation.
That year, it was said that 70% of the human population disappeared in the mist.
Perhaps the entire human race has a strong sense of self-rescue at the most critical moment.
Humanity has finally mastered the means of defense against disasters and fog.
At the same time, various countries used their last efforts to build huge cities to defend themselves against the disaster and preserve the fire of mankind.
In the very beginning, the whole world was in chaos in order to seize resources or prevent disasters.
That period is also known as the Age of Chaos.
It was not until sixty years ago that the giant cities were built and the world settled down.
This is the origin of all the giant cities, and the same is true for Border City No. 3.
Human beings stayed within the giant city, carefully guarding against the mist.
Fortunately, the various disasters and fogs that have swallowed countless human beings have been stabilized one after another, coupled with the protection of the giant city.
There has never been another situation where humans were swallowed by the mist.
"Yes, this is well-known history to ordinary people."
Yang Chen responded: "But in fact, at that moment, the world had already undergone huge changes. The disaster fog did stop moving and stayed in certain areas. But it does not mean that human beings are safe. Those existences in the disaster fog , always threatening humanity.”
Existence in the mist? Is there still life in the mist?
Li Yelai was a little stunned. He had never understood this before.
“Nearly six billion humans were swallowed up by the fog, but not everyone escaped from it.
It was also those humans who returned from the disaster fog and brought the means of defense against the disaster fog, thus stimulating the construction of the giant city.
But in the mist, there are also so-called aboriginal creatures. They are powerful and strange, and some even possess extremely high intelligence. And it can leave the disaster area at any time, directly threatening human survival.
The giant city is not so much a defense against the approaching disaster fog as it is a defense against these disaster creatures. Our Disaster Management Department is the defense department in this regard. "Yang Chen softly told the secrets of this world.
Li Yelai looked shocked, and then asked: "And that skinner...is actually a creature that came out of the mist?"
"No." Yang Chen shook his head and explained: "Since that period, humans have also gained the power to resist disasters. That is the power that has the same origin as disasters, that is, psykers."
"Same origin?"
"Yes, this power comes from a non-physical universe, which we call the virtual realm or the void. The various mists came from the virtual realm to the physical world. And it was also at the beginning of that period that psykers were born among humans. The probability will be greatly increased. Some talented humans may awaken to become psykers after receiving certain stimulations. For example, you, such as the Skinner." Yang Chen looked at Li Yelai with a somewhat complicated look: "The follow-up Since you can’t reach it, I won’t expand it yet.”
Li Yelai nodded, digesting the information in his heart.
I guess I am not a regular awakened psyker.
He became a so-called psyker entirely because of his deal with the 'Black Shadow'.
What kind of existence is the black shadow? What does it have to do with the mist? Is he also an existence from the 'virtual realm'?
If the officials knew about the existence of the 'Black Shadow', would something happen to him?
Li Yelai thought to himself and understood the intention of Yang Chen and others.
In their eyes, he was now a psyker and had entered their field of vision.
For reasons of insurance or supervision, the authorities would inevitably come into contact with what the skinner called the 'wild psyker'.
I just don’t know what they think of me?
So, Li Yelai asked: "You said that the probability of psykers being born among humans has increased, so why do you still conceal the existence of psykers? Wouldn't it be a good thing for humans if there are more psykers among humans? "
At present, it seems that when there is a disaster outside, wouldn't the more psykers among humans, the better?
"This is what I want to say, becoming a psyker is both a gift and a curse." Yang Chen shook his head and responded: "After years of exploration and research, humans have roughly mastered the intelligence and power of psykers. Psychics are to Open your own soul well, connect to the virtual realm, and gain power while also gaining a curse!"
"Curse?" Li Yelai was stunned.
"Yes, every psyker will have curses while possessing abilities that are difficult for ordinary people to understand." Yang Chen said: "There are different types of curses. For example, aren't you troubled by your own curse?"
curse? Li Yelai thought for a moment and then responded: "Are you talking about my bad luck?"
At this time, Cheese on the side said: "It's not clear yet, but in order to take you to the hospital, three ambulances broke down after you got on. In the end, it was our colleagues who carried you to the hospital. Anyway, your curse It makes it difficult for you to ride in the car.”
And this thing? Li Yelai was a little surprised: "Do I need compensation?"
"...No need!" Cheese responded, holding his forehead.
Is bad luck actually your own curse?
But why did it appear before he became a psyker?
"You're hiding the existence of psykers because you'll be cursed?"
And Yang Chen continued: "Curse is just one of them. More importantly, every psyker has the risk of distortion."
"distortion?"
"Yes, the power of psykers comes from the virtual realm connected to the Well of Souls. And the virtual realm is not a stable place.
Humanity gains power from it, but the price is not just a curse. Many psykers are affected by the void and become warped. Some have drastically changed their personalities and become more cruel and murderous. Some pursue desire and pleasure and do whatever it takes. Others simply twisted their bodies and turned into monsters. Yang Chen paused and said, "The Skinner is a wild psyker whose body was distorted when he first awakened." We call the twisted psykers the Sufferers. "
After Li Yelai digested his knowledge, he said in surprise: "Then becoming a psyker is not entirely a good thing. Although he has gained some wonderful powers, he will not only be cursed to affect his life, but also have the risk of being twisted and mutated into a victim. !”
At the same time, he also understood why the government concealed the existence of psykers.
If there is no more control and a large number of psychics appear in society, they will all be walking mobile bombs!
One Skinner caused several murders, if there were ten, twenty, hundreds, or even more! Then the entire border city might be destroyed!
No wonder, the Skinner says that wild psykers are natural allies. They are all psykers who do not want to be under official supervision and discovery.
From the official point of view, those psychics are potential dangers. The two sides are naturally antagonistic.
This made Li Yelai look a little gloomy. Now that he has become a psyker, he is also facing the risk of possible distortion.
Sombra, Sombra, you've done me such a disservice, couldn't you just punch the Skinner to death and stop me from becoming a psyker?
Li Yelai complained about the black shadow in his heart.
And as if he saw Li Yelai's worries, Yang Chen said: "But you don't have to worry, the official has safety measures for this. Although distortion cannot be completely avoided, the probability is greatly reduced. And under normal circumstances, psychics will not be unreasonable Twisted. Unless you try to awaken again."
Li Yelai nodded: "Then I understand. Whether I think about it or not, I am also a psyker now. In the days to come, I need to be under your supervision."
"Yes, we will try not to disturb your life. But if you are distorted, we will kill you immediately." Yang Chen said calmly, his tone was firm and as hard as a rock.
"Although I don't want to die, if this happens, you must be fast and don't scare my sister." Li Yelai said solemnly.
Yang Chen looked at Li Yelai, and finally nodded seriously: "I will!"
Li Yelai didn't want to cause any danger to others because of his distortion, especially Li Yunyan.
Thinking of his sister, Li Yelai suddenly felt his scalp numb.
If my bad luck is a curse, then...is my sister's weird fear of strangers also a curse?
Li Yunyan... may also be a psychic!
At this time, Yang Chen took out a document from his back: "Of course, you have a second option."
"Join us and protect the giant city!"
Li Yelai took the document in front of him, a little confused: "Join you?"
"Yes, in many cases, only psykers can fight against psykers. Therefore, official psykers are the front line against disasters and victims."
Yang Chen looked at Li Yelai and said: "You can think about it carefully. The benefits and treatment of becoming an official psychic are very good. And when performing tasks, you will receive support from the Security Department and the city defense army. But similarly, once you become an official psychic Those who are able will face dangerous anomalies and victims. Even face the disaster itself!"
Li Ye took a look at the document titled 'Application Form for Processor of the Disaster Management Department of Border City No. 3'.
The salary and benefits are indeed very good, even for a newly awakened psyker.
There are more than 5,000 giant city coins every month, and they will increase as the number of awakenings increases. There are also bonuses if certain anomalies or victims are dealt with.
You know, Li Yelai worked in an antique shop for only one thousand city coins a month.
Occasionally I sell some antiques, and the commission does not exceed a thousand and a half.
Now he has directly entered the giant city's system.
As for the rest, training in psionic skills, supply of psionic weapons...
Li Yelai didn't like it very much. This salary alone was enough to make him excited.
But he still hesitated.
He is not a brave person and just wants to live a good life. Becoming a psyker was an accident, and taking the risk...
But thinking of his sister's possible curse, Li Yelai hesitated and asked, "If I join the official, can I get a method to suppress the curse."
"Of course." Yang Chen nodded: "We will try our best to help. But not all curses have solutions."
"That's enough." Li Yelai stretched out his right hand and shook it with Yang Chen again.
Yang Chen chuckled: "Then, we are comrades!"
