Dark Light Chaser.

Chapter 466 What is an Apostle?
"That's really scary."

The magician remained as nonchalant as ever: "By the way, where did you send Gaia?"

Cheng Lejia pointed to the sky: "He said he wanted to talk to the hermit in person, so I spread the word."

"That Jin Ping'an seems to be an ordinary person, aren't you worried that something might happen to him?"

The magician asked while launching an attack on Xia Qiyuan.

Cheng Lejia wasn't worried at all: "Don't worry, I cut off a part of my body and left it inside him, so saving his life won't be a problem."

The magician seemed to be meeting Cheng Lejia for the first time: "Give him a part of your body? You're really willing to do that."

"After all, it's my first pet," Cheng Lejia said with a smile.

"Whatever makes you happy," the magician said with a shrug.

Within the sealed-off space, towering waves surged, while outside, all was peaceful.

........................

Ai Liang stepped onto the outer shell of the space and looked straight at the Thousand-Faced Man opposite her.

The other person was also looking at him at that moment.

Only Jin Ping'an remained completely bewildered.

The small, strange part that Cheng Lejia left in his body has begun to modify his body.

Therefore, even at high altitudes where there is no oxygen, one would not die instantly.

Of course, it will still be uncomfortable.

After all, Jin Ping'an was just an ordinary person until recently, so it was impossible for him to immediately adapt to various extreme environments.

Should I say "long time no see"...?

The man with a thousand faces paused, glanced at Jin Ping'an beside him, and continued, "The hermit."

Ai Liang ignored the Thousand-Faced Man and instead used her mental power to subtly scan Fang Donghai's body.

The appearance of the Thousand-Faced Man this time is different from the last one.

The last thing that descended upon Xu Zhihai's body was a spiritual clone similar to a split spirit, which had little connection with the original body, and the original body was unaware of what was happening on the clone's side.

Only after Xu Zhihai's death will that clone, carrying this part of the memory, return to the Thousand-Faced Man's main body in some way that Ai Liang is unaware of.

This time, the consciousness of the Thousand-Faced Man is an extension of his spirit, meaning he is remotely observing everything that is happening right now.

Ai Liang's little trick did not fool Qianmi Ren, who smiled and said, "Are you trying to determine my true location through the mental link?"
"Your mental abilities have improved a lot in the few months I've seen you."

"Don't use a tone that makes me feel like we know each other very well."

Ai Liang said coldly, "Our relationship isn't that harmonious."

"Haha, indeed, to be precise, this is our first formal meeting."

The Man of a Thousand Faces laughed: "But don't waste your time trying to confirm my location. I can tell you the truth: I use some kind of device to transfer my consciousness into the masked body."

If I had to give an example... it would be something like a signal base station?

In short, my physical body is quite far away; with your current level of mental ability, you can't locate it from that distance.

The man with a thousand faces frankly revealed his true identity.

But Ai Liang isn't the kind of naive fool who believes whatever the other person says.

If eliminating a mental puppet weren't pointless, he would have already taken action; he wouldn't be wasting his time arguing with the Thousand-Faced Man.

The Thousand-Faced Man didn't care whether Ai Liang believed him or not; in his eyes, these were all trivial matters.

There is only one thing that matters most: "Hermit, what have you thought about my invitation last time? Would you like to join our Apostle Society?"

Ai Liang's face darkened: "Are you planning to stick your face out for me to slap again?"

"Don't say that. Joining the Apostles is the best choice for an apostle from any perspective."

The Thousand-Faced Man spoke in a tone of a clearance sale, saying, "Look at Heat Death and Spirit Transformation from the Countermeasures Bureau. They're both so old, yet they're still being pushed onto the battlefield."

Another possibility is complete loss of consciousness, with the body being taken over by someone else, leaving the countermeasures bureau without even the most basic security.

Look at us, when one of us is in trouble, help comes from all directions. Isn't that far superior to humans?

Ai Liang's expression changed slightly.

How did the Thousand-Faced Man know that Xia Qiyuan had usurped the throne?
The Thousand-Faced Man seemed to have guessed what Ai Liang was thinking: "I'm an old acquaintance of Reji and Zhuanling, and I know some inside information."

Besides... the last spirit that reincarnated was someone I personally killed ten years ago in Nevada.

The man with a thousand faces spoke chilling words as if nothing was wrong.

ten years ago?
Xia Qiyuan has gone missing, so I'm using all my mental abilities to search for him...

Ai Liang seemed to realize something: "...Back then, you were the one who implanted the memories of everyone in Nevada City into my brain?"

Ai Liang made the worst possible guess.

Xia Qiyuan's disappearance must be related to the Countermeasures Bureau, and the previous leader of the Spirit Transfer Army happened to die at the same time as Xia Qiyuan's disappearance.

Imagine the last thing you saw before your abilities went berserk...

In other words, when Ai Liang used her spiritual perception to search for Xia Qiyuan's whereabouts, the Thousand-Faced Man was right next to Xia Qiyuan!
His abilities went out of control, which was most likely caused by the Thousand-Faced Man!
This guy has a criminal record.

Don't believe me? Look at Jin Ping'an! Look at what they've done to this child.

"what are you saying?"

A hint of doubt flashed in the Thousand-Faced Man's eyes: "I have no reason to harm a newly born apostle."

Ai Liang didn't believe a single punctuation mark from the Thousand-Faced Man's words: "I've already said it, I'm not an apostle."

"No, no, no, according to the definition of an apostle, you are an apostle, and no one can deny that!"

"The man with a thousand faces said it with absolute certainty."

He paused, looked at Ai Liang, and continued, "I can tell that you only learned about the existence of the strange creatures a few months ago."

Your knowledge of the supernatural, the Countermeasures Bureau, and the Apostle Society all came from Gao Bin's mind, right?
Gao Bin's rank was low, so he didn't know much. All the information he had about the Apostles was just hearsay and rumors.

So this has led you to some kind of misunderstanding.

The Thousand-Faced Man looked at Ai Liang, then at the spatial barrier beneath his feet: "An Apostle is not a kind of strange and special physique that can be completely controlled. It is a general term for a certain type of 'person,' a class."

It's not that an Apostle can completely control or use the powers of the supernatural, but rather that a supernatural being who completely controls the supernatural, or a supernatural being who possesses human consciousness, can be called an Apostle!

Completely control the bizarre humans and... the bizarre beings that have acquired human consciousness?
The Thousand-Faced Man's words opened a new door for Ai Liang.

He only needs to verify with the Countermeasures Bureau to confirm the authenticity of this statement, so the Thousand-Faced Man has no reason to lie about such a common-sense matter.

"I don't recall ever controlling any supernatural beings."

Ai Liang stared intently at the Thousand-Faced Man: "According to you, I am actually a weirdo with human consciousness?"

(End of this chapter)