Latent Syndrome

Chapter 85 84. Abyss of Stars

Hoshino Manatsu was a little surprised. Colin stared at the phone and froze completely, as if he had seen something extremely shocking. This was not in line with his style at all. His pupils shrank and his fingers were trembling slightly.

The news hit Colin like a bolt from the blue.

Confidential information from the first section of the Countermeasures Bureau.

This is really... too amazing.

Eugene used the communication terminal to send him a photo, which was said to be the first branch agent taking a picture of the clerical office space of an experimental base.

This is Exhibit No. 256. It is one of the many photos taken by the late agent. After being uploaded to the Countermeasures Bureau's secret database through a networked device, the agent had died.

The strange thing is that it is impossible to even deduce where this agent is. He was supposed to be performing another confidential mission, but unexpectedly lost contact. He arrived at the photo shooting location as if he was possessed. It is even impossible to determine whether this experimental base belongs to SCT, or other organizations.

The information left behind is only countless trivial and chaotic photos. The situation seemed to be very urgent at that time. Many of the photos were blurred, and there were many of the same scene, which were repeated due to slightly different shooting angles, including some extremely bloody or Creepy photos, distorted projections of starry skies, the universe, and ugly silhouettes of shadows are all confusing and confusing, leaving those searching for clues.

But these are not important to Colin, only exhibit No. 256.

Colin had an older brother who died young. He died in an accident when Colin was six years old. Exhibit 256 did not take anything else, but a photo of his brother as a child.

Despite some regrets, Colin actually didn't have much affection for this so-called brother, and he didn't even have a clear memory of him. He could only know his appearance in photos.

The problem is that Colin really can't figure out who owns this photo. Since there are some strange mineral collections placed around the photo, he has no idea who it is or which cousin has the hobby of collecting minerals. .

I didn't dare to think about it further. Maybe it wasn't an accident. There was some conspiracy behind it. Who kidnapped my brother and left him with the illusion of death. I had no choice but to join the Countermeasures Bureau and follow their information network to continue investigating.

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With the injection of cerebrospinal fluid.

The blurry picture was torn apart and pieced together haphazardly before my eyes.

Chaotic consciousness spreads and splits in the brain and wanders around.

"Are you a catalyst, an invention, or a useless bubble produced in the experiment?"

The cerebrospinal fluid rolls around in the skull and turns into cold liquid that spreads from the skull to the whole body, sliding against the surface of small tubes or inside.

There is an endless shallow pool under your feet. The cold water just covers your shoes, reflecting the dusk in the sky and the entire starry sky.

As something strange came from the throat, two bloody arms came out of the mouth, opened Colin's mouth, and crawled out of it a man who looked exactly like Colin.

When this person appeared, Colin's aura instantly slumped, and his eyes lost a bit of ruthlessness and coldness. Looking through the reflection in the shallow water under his feet, he saw that the scars on his face had disappeared.

And the man who looked exactly like him appeared in front of him, with a hideous scar from his eyes to the corner of his mouth. His body was emitting a strange light, perhaps because of the madman's knowledge, and lines of light dots like codes or symbols appeared on his face one after another. The entanglement appeared on the body, which was the power of the madman's brain fluid.

Colin understood everything instantly.

Phenomenology of Spirit, Dialectics.

Finite and infinite.

At this time, the infinite self was stripped away, bearing the impact of the madman's cerebral spinal fluid.

"You're so powerful, Colin."

"You are too strong now."

"Too...powerful."

"But the man was right."

"Your attacks are devoid of any emotion, without any conviction, they are just pale and weak."

"Because you have a way out."

"Back in time..."

"There is no power in the world more weak and incompetent."

"It is precisely because of this that you cannot break through this insurmountable gap and reach the strongest point."

Colin, who has a scar, has an aura that seems to overwhelm the entire galaxy, and the endless solemnity and majesty in his eyes almost makes people kneel down.

"But that's my own ability, and I can't erase it."

Colin couldn't do it, even though this ability was ineffective many times. When dealing with those incredibly powerful monsters, this ability was too useless. Just starting over would not solve any problem at all.

"This is your last cowardice. As long as you are no longer timid, this ability will disappear. We don't have much time, and I will disappear soon."

Colin said expressionlessly.

"But...what if one day, I desperately need to start all over again."

Colin hesitated.

"That means you're not ready yet."

"You're not really strong enough."

"I come from..."

But the words in the middle seemed to have touched some kind of supreme power and were erased by the voice of the void.

The stars in the sky are getting dimmer, accompanied by the arrival of something supreme.

"There is no time, you must prepare now, there must be no retreat, and you must reach the top."

"Only to be able to compete."

"The Abyss of Stars, Original Chaos."

Colin couldn't help but killed him directly and crushed him into a domain.

He couldn't do it all over again.

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Colin woke up with a start. He had no idea what was happening. He only had an extremely clear intuition. That ability was gone! The ability to go back in time!

"How could this happen?"

Colin was stunned at where he was. He didn't have any changes in his strength. He was still the same, no different from before. The madman's cerebral spinal fluid had no effect at all, and even erased his ability to go back in time. .

There's no way to do it again.

"The Abyss of Stars, Original Chaos."

Colin only remembered these words.

The battle situation in front of me was so subtle that it was unbelievable.

Clay...

Already subdued.

I saw Eugene with a nosebleed, using his abilities to control Clay, and Liszt cut him into a stick so that he could not commit suicide or do anything crazy.

"How did you do it?"

Colin was completely puzzled. This man...maybe even if an S-class infected person came, he would be difficult to deal with.

Liszt was covered in blood, one of his eyes was blind, and his arm was broken. He didn't use vision to recover. He was so miserable that he was seriously injured, but he still had some strength left. He cut the branches into sharp spikes and nailed Clay to the ground. , making him unable to move at all.

Eugene closed his eyes, immersed in a certain state, unable to speak.

"I thought you committed suicide by taking poison."

Liszt was completely unable to understand Colin's strange behavior just now. After injecting something into himself, he felt as if he was in a fugue, his soul had been sucked out, and he was completely frozen in place. In order to protect him in that state, he suffered a lot of injuries. .

Lister told Colin everything.

After Eugene comforted Jessica, he hurried over to provide support.

Her ability is not only able to modify electronic data and project images, but also has more perverted and terrifying effects.

When people see or hear something with their eyes or ears, they do not directly recognize the thing itself, but only receive the signals from the pupils and cochlea, which are then analyzed and supplemented by the brain.

The terrifying thing about Eugene's ability is that she can even modify this bioelectronic pulse, modify the signals received by people, and modify what others see, hear, smell, and feel.

A nearly invincible ability, which is equivalent to being able to imprison others in a fictional world, with even more room for manipulation, all kinds of thought guidance, and all kinds of thought torture, which is extremely shocking.

When Eugene arrived on the battlefield, the situation immediately reversed. After Liszt told her about a phenomenon called "Gestalt Collapse", Eugene was crushed. He repeatedly released the same signal, repeating it millions of times. times, causing Clay to have a complete mental breakdown and directly lose the ability to fight.

"not understand well."

Colin was extremely shocked. Whether it was Eugene, Heller, or Liszt, they were all the strongest among the strong. Even without him, they could still carry out operations.

"Just think of it as psychological control."

The situation is urgent now, and Liszt is not slacking off. Looking at Eugene, using abilities is not without cost. Heller is also behind to block the impact of the monster army. It cannot last long. It is just a stopgap measure. The source of all this must be solved. Just fine.

Because of the battle just now, Liszt's clothes were damaged, and a photo slipped out of his inner pocket. He found it at the Sheriff's Observation Post and thought it would be useful.

Colin picked it up and took a look, and was shocked to find that the cane held by one of the men in the photo was exactly the same as the disabled man he met. Upon closer inspection, he found that the facial features were also exactly the same.

"What's wrong, this should be a photo of the small town sheriff. There are more important things to do now."

"This dark forest comes from that evil tree. It must be destroyed so that this man who can be resurrected indefinitely will die and we can leave here."

"But I tried all kinds of methods and couldn't get close. After Eugene's power disappears, the crazy Clay will continue to attack and kill each of us."

"I don't know what to do anymore. Maybe people with domain can climb that tree, because that way there is a lonely space that is not affected by anything..."

Liszt hasn't finished speaking yet.

Colin had already begun to quickly climb the ugly giant tree with no visible top, full of rolling human bodies.

Liszt: "..."

Although he didn't know what was going on, he breathed a long sigh of relief.