Chapter 187: 183 Stabilizer

Three hours have passed since the disappearance of Dr. Kelake Carter was officially confirmed. The Xuanmi Group, responsible for the search and rescue, is still making slow progress. Now that the whole world is watching the Xuanmi Group, the pressure on everyone in the group is self-evident.

"Let's hold a brief meeting now. We cannot continue wasting our efforts like this. Let's summarize the clues collected so far." In the conference room, the elegant man in a silver-gray suit on the screen said in a steady tone. Facing such an urgent and high-pressure situation, Wei Chengye, as the head of the Xuanmi Group, was still able to remain calm and composed. "Each team leader, please report first."

This search and rescue mission was divided into three teams, each led by one of the three special action squads from the Twelve Zodiacs: the Rat Team, the Rabbit Team, and the Tiger Team.

The leader of the Rat Team was a woman with a cold gaze and a cold, beautiful appearance. She stepped forward and reported first: "Currently, the clue our team has collected is that special hair was found near the place where Dr. Kelake last disappeared. After inspection and verification, it contains recombinant human DNA mixed with gene fragments of the Evil Beast. From this, it can be inferred that a recombination occurred at the scene. Although it cannot be fully confirmed, there is a high probability that it is the 'Three Wealth Remnants'."

The Three Wealth refers to the three major financial groups of Shenzhou that are now being eradicated by global forces together: House of Cards, Lihua, and Heaven.

The leader of the Rabbit Team was a tall, thin man wearing glasses. He wore a suit and was somewhat handsome, but he had an indescribable business aura, like someone who sells insurance. He spoke immediately after the Rat Team leader: "The second team conducted an investigation into Dr. Kelake's social relationships and found that the Abnormal Foundation is not all harmonious. Although Dr. Kelake has a high status in the academic world, there are many people in the Foundation who are jealous of his talent and would love to take his place.

Therefore, we currently suspect that Dr. Kelake's disappearance may be related to those people, and we are investigating in this direction."

Wei Chengye pondered slightly and looked at Yu Lianyun: "Hmm, that is a direction. You all continue to pursue it. Xiaoyu, how is the situation on your end?"

"We haven't collected any clues related to Dr. Kelake." Yu Lianyun shook her head. As soon as she said this, everyone present felt their hearts sink, but Yu Lianyun immediately added, "However, we investigated a strange incident that occurred in Fengxiang City."

"What incident?" Wei Chengye's furrowed brows relaxed slightly, and he asked curiously.

"A mental hospital in Fengxiang City was recently destroyed by a fire of unknown origin. Many people died accidentally in that fire, but according to the final count, twenty-six patients and medical staff are still missing." As Yu Lianyun spoke, she walked to the computer in the conference room, operated her phone, swiped her hand across the screen, and uploaded a document to the projection screen. At the same moment, everyone present and Wei Chengye, who was attending the meeting remotely, saw the top-secret document filled with sins.

The top-secret document was an experimental log. The beginning of the document was narrated by the recorder from their own first-person perspective: "Humans live on a small island called Ignorance in the dark ocean. This ocean is vast and boundless, containing infinite secrets. Facing the endless unknown, we should embrace them and delve deep into them. Only in this way can we have the opportunity to witness the truth of the world and find great discoveries.

Legend has it that when humans first invented wireless communication and first listened to the distant sounds transmitted by radio, they heard sounds that seemed to come from the abyss of hell.

When humans first let the launched probe satellite 'Emma' reach the surface of Pluto, during a back-sun observation, we caught our first glimpse of a giant eye within a black crack in the universe.

When humans first conquered the power of the ocean and reached the deepest part of the known ocean, we humans discovered an ancient temple sleeping beneath the ocean...

Every time humans challenge unknown fields, it is always accompanied by huge risks and opportunities of touching taboos. And for me, the greater the risk, the greater the opportunity. Therefore, I decided to explore the field I am good at, that forbidden barrier!

I want to study the human mental field and touch the core of the deepest subconscious!

I still remember when I was a student, I participated in a research project under Professor Wingate at Miskatonic University. While studying the effects of special sound waves on the human brain, I accidentally discovered the abnormal mental influence of special sound waves on schizophrenic patients. When the sound waves reached a certain part of the patient's brain, they suddenly and mysteriously dissipated.

You must know that these sound waves could even penetrate 5,000 meters of deep sea, let alone a mere human brain...

It is a pity that this research could not continue, because shortly after, Professor Wingate suddenly went missing and evaporated from the world. But in my heart, I always hoped to complete this experiment one day, so I kept waiting for an opportunity, and in the waiting, I almost forgot about it.

Until one day, I read an academic paper related to abnormal civilization research. The academic paper mentioned an extinct abnormal race that mastered the ability to convert spirit and mind into a kind of universal energy. From it, I learned the concept of 'Mental Barrier' and learned that it exists widely within the spirit of intelligent life.

In the civilization of that abnormal race, they believed and were very convinced that behind the Mental Barrier of all things, there is a realm inhabited by some unknown powerful existence. As long as you tear open a corner of the Mental Barrier, you can obtain leaked energy from the unknown realm and control magical power.

It is just that the Mental Barrier is the Creator's shackle on the reason of all things, and it is also a kind of protection for all things. The act of tearing open the Mental Barrier at will has a terrifying outcome. Becoming a lunatic or dying suddenly is already the luckiest ending. Being eroded by the power behind the Mental Barrier and transformed into an Evil Beast forever in fear is the most miserable consequence...

The latter part of that paper mentioned that the Mental Barrier does indeed exist widely in the spirit of all things, but the civilization of this abnormal race is not suitable for humans, because human spirit and physical fitness cannot control this power like they can. The human Mental Barrier is dozens of times thicker than theirs. Not to mention that grinding down the Mental Barrier will cause human reason to collapse, it is simply impossible for us to tear open that thick wall.

Moreover, the Mental Barrier is not a barrier in our human concept. The thicker it is, the more imperceptible and undetectable it is. Only in those with weak will and mental collapse can its existence be captured by human instruments.

After reading that academic paper, I remembered Professor Wingate's sound wave experiment again at this moment. Only then did I realize that the reason the sound waves suddenly dissipated in the original experiment was because they encountered a Mental Barrier!

I was very excited and wanted to carry out the unfinished project of Professor Wingate, but then I thought, if I followed Professor Wingate's original research, it would be imperfect, because if one wants to not become an Evil Beast of desire, and also wants to obtain power comparable to ascending dimensions, then one still needs a gear used for stabilization..."