Chapter 166: 163 The Woman in the Evening Gown

Secret contact...

Chen Xiaolin recalled what Drake had said, and on the drive home, she finally realized it in hindsight and suddenly let out a laugh.

There was probably no place in this world more "secret" than that Forest Cabin.

Returning home and closing the door, the moment she did so, Chen Xiaolin seemed to shed all her body's defenses and burdens at once; her whole person became heavy, and she hung her head, returning to the bedroom like a walking corpse before collapsing onto the bed.

Although she had only recently experienced a coma lasting nearly a day, ever since she began investigating the cause of Zheng Yu's death, a nameless pressure had followed her like a shadow, growing with each passing day; sleep brought not just a need and comfort, but a form of instinctive escape.

Ahead lies an unknown abyss; you do not know what is in the abyss, but you know that once you walk toward it, death will no longer be your own ending.

Therefore, insignificant human, beware of gazing into the abyss.

With a chaotic and muddled mind, Chen Xiaolin closed her heavy eyes; of course, even while asleep, she did not forget to tightly grasp the straw woven into a bracelet.

The interrogation process for Wang Zijing was exceptionally difficult; during the transfer, her thoughts and behaviors gradually underwent strange changes, she slowly lost the ability to think, became incoherent, and in the end, almost directly turned into an idiotic fool with vacant eyes.

Her brain had undergone an unimaginable "physiological lesion"; from the perspective of modern medicine, it was precisely this brain lesion that caused such drastic changes in her personality and spirit in a short time, but this could only explain a part of the reason for her abnormality, while her abnormal knowledge came from nowhere, with no known source.

It was precisely because of this mutation that the hypnotists of the Xuanmi Group could not hypnotize her through normal means; it took them quite a lot of effort just to get the other party into a hypnotic state.

Fortunately, before Wang Zijing completely lost her reason and instincts, the Xuanmi Group still managed to interrogate some key information.

This abnormal incident indeed involved more than one Abnormal organization, and these Abnormal organizations were all connected to one person.

Unfortunately, before everyone could wait for Wang Zijing to reveal that person's identity, Wang Zijing had already become completely demented and out of control due to the brain lesion; her whole body curled up on the ground, and even her body began to undergo unexpected distortion.

Once a tall, shy, and promising college student in the prime of her life, right under the eyes of everyone, her body uncontrollably and crazily distorted and twisted; her limbs and torso rapidly swiveled, and in the end, only a shriveled, hideous head remained, with nothing below the head being normal—the flesh and even the bones were deformed.

Wang Zijing's death left people with complicated feelings; Wang Zijing was influenced by mental corrosion and did not become a lunatic out of personal will, but she had indeed almost blown up hundreds or thousands of innocent passersby, and her actions made people feel fear and anger.

Sorrowful sympathy and the pleasure of someone getting what they deserved—these two contradictory emotions lingered in the hearts of everyone present.

Yu Lianyun did not let this emotion ferment for too long; she looked at Li Duojin beside her, "What we know for now is that the knowledge and beliefs of these Sacrificial Persons—Zheng Yu, Wang Kuishan, and Wang Zijing—can be inherited and shared. Wang Zijing shared part of her father's memories and knew that a woman in an evening gown had appeared and guided her father into Jinma Mountain. It is just a pity that we cannot know what that woman looked like or what her identity was."

While everyone was immersed in the heavy atmosphere, Li Duojin did not speak; he silently reached out his hand toward the twisted corpse just a wall away and grasped at the void.

Seeing this scene, Yu Lianyun's heart suddenly leaped, and a strong sense of crisis surged into her mind; although she did not know what Li Duojin had done, she was certain that the other party must have done something dangerous, so she immediately shouted to everyone in alarm: "Everyone cover your ears and lie down, face toward the floor, and maintain this posture until I speak! Do not pay attention to anything!"

Regarding Yu Lianyun's words, the Xuanmi Group members present dared not disobey; this was not only because Yu Lianyun held a high position and had great authority, but also because Yu Lianyun's current title, "Omen Messenger," had already spread widely within the Xuanmi Group.

You might not know who Yu Lianyun is, but you must absolutely not ignore the warnings and serious orders she gives.

Her sensory perception intensity was eerily far beyond the human scope, which led her to be very sensitive to the crises about to befall her; she was sometimes like a messenger of death—even if she could not predict exactly what would happen, bad things would definitely occur, and those who had not taken her well-intentioned reminders and orders seriously were either dead or crippled.

Therefore, now when the Xuanmi Group goes on missions and Yu Lianyun is present, she is always in a position like commander or advisor, and once a desperate moment arrives, the leaders will directly step down and yield the position, letting Yu Lianyun lead the team temporarily.

If they encounter any sudden terrifying incident, the entire Xuanmi Group must obey Yu Lianyun's instructions at the first moment, no matter how strange the instructions are; the stranger they are, the more dangerous it likely is, and when there is no clue, following Yu Lianyun's instructions is the best way to survive... this rule was even listed in the organization's regulations by the high-level officials of the Xuanmi Group.

Everyone lay down; listening to Yu Lianyun's slightly panicked instructions from just a moment ago, the people crouching on the ground with their ears covered only felt their blood accelerating, their hearts pounding, and fear quietly creeping over their bodies.

What kind of crisis could have been foreseen to make Captain Yu so panicked, but... where did this sudden danger come from?

Everyone thought of the interrogation room at the first moment; Wang Zijing's eerily twisted corpse was still lying shriveled in that sealed room, and that kind of bizarre death would not have happened if not for the influence of abnormal power; if one had to say where abnormal factors were most likely to appear, it would certainly be there.

Subsequently, a cry composed of complex sounds like mountain winds and tsunamis crashing against the shore drilled directly into everyone's brain like a thin line; it was clearly audible and even more painful and terrifying than flesh-eating insects gnawing on the brain, as if that sound wanted to strip away the life of every one of them.

Hearing this sound, those who still intended to steal a glance at the situation inside the interrogation room immediately dismissed their death-seeking thoughts and felt deeply regretful for their bold ideas.

Lying on the ground, everyone saw the room flickering between light and dark, followed by a shaking of the earth and mountains. The sounds of many fragile items being shattered and some things being sent flying were incessant.

This phenomenon lasted no more than two minutes, but for everyone present, it felt as if they had passed through two centuries.