Chapter 197: 193 Necessary Actions

Milaier's boudoir was somewhat different from what Kelake had imagined. He had thought that even if Milaier's room wasn't a cute, girlish room, it would at least contain one or two cute items. However, in reality, the room was very ordinary; the furnishings inside were plain and unremarkable, and it basically contained all the supplies needed for daily life.

Kelake opened the room's wardrobe; it was filled with the uniforms of the Castle's maids. There wasn't a single piece of civilian clothing, which surprised him. He couldn't help but recall that Hela had mentioned Milaier had only joined the Castle's maid team a month ago. He guessed that Hela had been quite destitute before this and had no decent clothes.

The contents of the wardrobe were very clean. Kelake searched every place in the wardrobe where things might be hidden, but he did not find any object that carried memories.

Kelake turned to search other places, but still found nothing. Milaier's room was as simple and frugal as she was herself; she did not have the heavy makeup that Hela had, only a plain, natural, and simple cuteness.

In the end, he could only find a jar of cheap foundation in Milaier's room; the other party didn't even have a lipstick that could make her lips look bright and charming.

Both were maids, yet the gap in their living standards was not small at all. Kelake couldn't help but secretly sympathize with Milaier for a second.

"If it's not here either... then it seems Milaier's memory object might be on her person." Kelake thought to himself. However, he carefully recalled Milaier's appearance; she didn't wear any jewelry either, so he guessed her memory object wasn't anything that conspicuous.

Thinking of this, Kelake's train of thought jumped again, though it was a jump in place, landing on himself. He frowned and thought: "If everyone in this world has a memory object on them, do I have one too?"

The reason he hadn't discovered it was likely because he was too close to the situation to see it clearly.

However, Kelake thought carefully; he had already checked his personal belongings before coming to the Castle. The thing on his person with the most abnormal issues was the pocket watch he carried with him.

Kelake patted his chest; the pocket watch was hidden in the inner pocket of his clothes. Regardless of whether it was truly his memory object, it was best to keep it properly stored.

Leaving Milaier's room, Kelake began trying to find traces of Milaier, praying in his heart that Milaier was still alive.

In the corridor, although Milaier had not left any traces, the fused monster that Butler Walunte and Hela had become left obvious marks. Perhaps after he had left, their bodies had undergone even more bizarre and abnormal distortions; their weight and bodies had become much larger. There were indentations on the floor and ceiling of the corridor from being stepped on or rammed, and there were even claw marks on the walls.

The fused monster had become even more ferocious and powerful. Milaier's situation was dire, and Kelake could only silently pray for Milaier in his heart.

Following the tracks left by the fused monster, Kelake soon heard the bizarre cries of the fused monster again.

"Those two people... gagakuku... ran... clhuclhuasa... where did they go." The sound, mixed with both male and female voices and whispers in an unknown language, was somewhere on the second floor near the stairwell. Kelake tensed his heart and took a peek; when he saw a massive black figure, he immediately pulled his head back.

Just catching a glimpse was enough to make him imagine the fused state of Butler Walunte and Hela, but it was by no means a pleasant fantasy; it was a dream demon that brought fear.

Kelake stood where he was, not daring to move, restraining his heavy breathing as much as possible, making the sound of his breath as natural and smooth as the wind leaking into the room, almost completely silent.

Not until he heard the sound of the fused monster leaving did Kelake let out a sigh of relief and turn to go downstairs.

"Dr. Clark actually did something like that..."

Looking at the latest investigation results that Rabbit Team leader Yumao had placed before everyone, the group found it somewhat hard to believe.

Rat Team leader Leng Qiuzi was silent for a moment before saying: "This is understandable, after all, living in that kind of family environment, being driven to a dead end, it's not incomprehensible to do something foolish like that on impulse."

Hearing this, Yu Lianyun and Bu Gaojun looked at each other. After receiving Yu Lianyun's nod, Bu Gaojun told everyone the investigation information from their Tiger Team with a complex expression.

"We have already found the source of the alienation that caused those twenty-six headless corpses to mutate. It is an Alien God named Peering Shadow of All Things. One of his Avatars, called Eye of the Crevice, is the guide for certain groups of lunatics on the west coast of the New York region. And from the data provided by Team Leader Yumao, Dr. Clark's original family was also a part of this collective," Bu Gaojun said.

Hearing this news, Leng Qiuzi immediately fell silent, his expression grave.

In other words, it was possible that Dr. Clark had been contaminated by abnormal factors during his childhood? Then Dr. Clark's stance was open to question.

"It seems you have also discovered this point." Team Leader Yumao nodded, then said in a deep voice, "This is precisely what makes me feel worried: whether Dr. Clark is worth saving."

When Team Leader Yumao raised this point, the Mysterious Investigators present could not help but begin to discuss the matter in low voices.

People who have been contaminated by abnormal factors are equivalent to a ticking time bomb. They may have always appeared very normal, but as long as such people come into contact with even a little bit more abnormal factors, they might immediately turn into maniacs who have lost their sanity.

The Xuanmi Group had historically upheld humanitarianism many times, providing protection for those who had been affected by abnormal factors but had not immediately broken out. But without exception, those people all ended up with the turn of events everyone least wanted to see: they underwent Alienation, not only harming those around them but even causing the Xuanmi Group to suffer heavy losses.

Therefore, even if the upper echelons of the Xuanmi Group still held an attitude of humanitarian concern for such people, in reality, they found it very difficult to trust that kind of person again.

The lives of Mysterious Investigators should not be wasted on "helpless and tragic betrayals." Even if they died under the claws and teeth of those aliens, it would be a death worth its place, but if they died for humans who would sooner or later be forced to betray humanity, then it would truly be too unworthy.

Yu Lianyun raised her voice at this moment and spoke slowly, cutting off the voices of the crowd before the discussion grew louder: "First, I must clearly state a regrettable fact, which is that Dr. Clark may truly undergo Alienation. Through our investigation, we discovered that another Avatar of Peering Shadow of All Things is the Alien God 'God of Yellow Sand,' who is related to the 'Yellow Sand Truth School' that our Shenzhou focuses on striking. They share the same origin; the probability of Dr. Clark being affected by the contamination is not low at all."

"... Then it seems we have no choice but to do that." After Leng Qiuzi and the others were stunned for a long time, Leng Qiuzi said in a tone of regret.

Although regretful, Leng Qiuzi's voice was very firm.

Yu Lianyun sighed, "Yes, regarding Dr. Clark, we may find it necessary to take some... actions."