Soul Trigger

Chapter 209 Awakening from Dream
This is Scorpion’s dream, and it is also his original goal when he entered this dream.

Ji Li was thinking.

Obviously, Luo Hu and Scorpion's mental abnormalities are closely related to the so-called "King of Predators". This is obviously some kind of "emergency protection measure". As for the purpose, at present, it seems that silencing them should be the most important thing.

The scorpion is a subordinate of the "King of Predators", but Luo Hu, as a subordinate of the Magic Mirror, actually has such a mechanism.

As for the specific means, it is still unknown at present.

But what is certain is that the "mouthpiece" is by no means a product of the Scorpion's dream, but is definitely an outsider with self-awareness.

It exists in the scorpion's consciousness and dream dimension like a clone, but the "King of Predators" looks like a fake.

It's placed there like a billboard.

And this Gate of Flesh and Blood...

Ji Li looked at the huge gate towering over the city:
Why does the scorpion see this door of flesh and blood in his dream?
For the country of Hei Ri Fu, this should have happened decades ago.

However, it is not surprising that dreams are chaotic and disorderly most of the time.

These doubts should be able to find some answers in the scorpion's dreams.

The man next to him who called Scorpion's real name "Edric" was wearing a black robe and chatting with "Ji Li" in a casual manner.

The content was probably some memories of the past, and Ji Li also learned the identity of the man in black robe, who should be the "mouthpiece" just now.

It was also learned that Scorpion was a subordinate recruited by the Mouthpiece from the Keaton Federation, and that this person was a top spy planted by them in the Skinner's black industry.

Ji Li couldn't help but sigh for the dead "Bone Picking" guy. You gangsters, there are not many loyal people. You are all traitors.

Soon, Ji Li had to overturn his previous idea——

The "Mouthpiece" took a newspaper from the side, and the year written on the newspaper was only eight years ago in the real world's Silla.

You have to know that things like dreams are difficult to express in concrete terms through textual content unless they are deeply impressed.

And eight years ago, there was a huge discrepancy between the Special Management Bureau's intelligence and the fact that the Black Sun Palace's Flesh and Blood Gate appeared several decades ago.

Ji Li reacted immediately——

The scene before my eyes may not be a pure dream, but a memory.

Is it because I broke the protective mechanism?
As a lot of thoughts flashed through his mind, the "Scorpion" and the "Mouthpiece" in his dream - or rather in his memory - walked through this somewhat strange neighborhood.

After they got into a car, the scene jumped slightly and the vehicle they were riding in moved to another part of the city.

Looking out the window here, you can see a huge and magnificent ancient building standing in the center of the city, like a castle in the "ancient" style of the Black Sun Palace.

"Ancient times" is Ji Li's own understanding. For people of this era, it should be called "ancient times".

The Japanese castle is not towering into the clouds, but in a bunch of modern cities, its size is still far larger than the high-rise buildings next to it.

It would be better to say that those tall buildings are like guards protecting the super-large building.

There are many buildings with intricate structures and well-arranged layout.

From a distance, it seemed that there were some small dots moving on the castle. And above the castle, there were a few slightly larger white dots, which looked like...

Kite?

Ji Li learned about this ancient toy while watching TV some time ago.

"Inuzuka."

At this time, a "mouthpiece" sound came from inside the car.

The difference from the previous time when he entered the dream was that in this dream of memory, Ji Li seemed to have taken on the perspective of Scorpion, so at this moment he was not actually looking up and observing the castle subjectively.

Rather, the scorpion itself is observing the castle, so the "mouthpiece" is reacting to the scorpion's behavior.

"What?" The scorpion that Ji Li entered asked in confusion.

"This is the miracle of the Hellhound Clan, Inuzuka Castle, and it is also the core of this super hell."

This is the Lingbi Prison... no wonder it feels so out of place.

But such a huge hell?
Looking at the huge castle and the surrounding tall buildings reflecting the glow of the setting sun, Ji Lixin said that this should be the largest spirit prison he had ever seen in the world.

An entire city was put inside it, and it even had residents. It was like a small world.

"Let's go meet Inukai Saburo. Don't talk too much later. Just follow me."

As the sound of the mouthpiece came, the scene in front of him changed again.

Ji Li and Mouthpiece appeared in the room. Judging from their style, they should be inside the castle.

The room was filled with a traditional banquet, with everyone kneeling on both sides of the room. In front of them were low tables with various foods on them.

Ji Li could see rice, red and white salmon, and a bowl of soup.

Why does this amount feel like it's not even enough to feed a dog? Is this all the people in the Heiri Mansion eat for a meal?
The scorpion he had entered into took a sip of the wine beside him, but Ji Li didn't feel anything, as his senses were very weak in the dream.

Then Scorpion raised his head and saw an old man sitting at the top, and Mouthpiece was taking something wrapped in cloth from his hand.

He opened it at the banquet, and inside was a human skin and a bloody chaos.

"Happy transaction, Master Inukai."

The mouthpiece's face was calm.

This man's real appearance has no special features and looks ordinary, Ji Li thought.

"I wonder how the matter discussed with your organization has been considered?"

The old man, Inukai Saburo in the mouthpiece's mouth, asked, and the mouthpiece said that their leader would soon wake up from his slumber and would be able to fulfill his obligations then.

It seemed that the two sides had some close business dealings, but Inukai Saburo was not satisfied with this answer, and contradictions soon emerged in the conversation between the two.

Ji Li figured out from the conversation that the reason why Mouthpiece and the other two appeared here was because of an ownerless flesh and blood door that was discovered.

The human skin is a masterpiece, and the mouthpiece is to be taken back and presented to the "leader", who may be the "king of predators".

And that bloody chaotic object seemed to be some kind of token that could help them control the door of flesh and blood.

At this moment, the verbal conflict between the two became more intense:

"The things behind the Gate of Flesh and Blood are not so easy to get. The Inukai family has done its best for you, but so far, we still haven't seen any effective returns."

"If our leader goes one step further, we can provide better service to the Inukai family. And Master Inukai, this is different from what we agreed on before."

"The rules have changed."

The man named Inukai Saburo stood up from his seat, and the two guards behind him drew out the long swords at their waists and pointed them at the "Mouthpiece":
"You are a bunch of wild dogs who are seeking to repay a favor. You are an organization of inferior awakened people. You should be grateful. I am willing to see you again and give the things to your half-crippled useless leader."

"If you weren't a predator, you would have been dead a long time ago."

"What does the Inukai family master want?"

"Leaving behind a part of your essence, the ticket to ascend to godhood is not so easy to obtain, even if it is just a wild god."

A green knife was delivered to the head of the Inukai family by a waiter dressed in traditional clothes. He picked up the small sword and chopped at the throat.

Ji Li saw a hint of humiliation flash across Mouthpiece's eyes, and then the scene changed again.

But what is the ticket to ascend to godhood? !

This is a bit too much information.

The next scene shows Mouthpiece and Scorpion walking in a pavilion. Judging from the scene, they should still be in the castle called "Inuzuka".

"Is this really worth it?" Scorpion asked the Mouthpiece.

At this moment, Mouthpiece's face was pale and sweaty, but he still managed a smile:
"Of course it's worth it... As long as the leader successfully opens the flesh and blood door this time and gets the things inside, our 'Beast Stable' will be able to rise successfully..."

Then he lowered his voice:
"As for the Inukai Clan, they are nothing more than the offspring of the Hellhounds... Haha, they are so strong with the support of the entire Hellhound Clan..."

"Those red internal organs are fragments of the essence of the legendary Wheel-Turner, so what is the human skin used for?" Scorpion's tone was filled with doubt and confusion.

"The essence fragments will allow us to successfully open the flesh and blood gate. As for the human skin, don't underestimate the spiritual circuit on it. This is a masterpiece, and countless people are fighting for it." "It's just a little bit of my essence. We have already made a profit."

Seeing this, Ji Li already had a basic outline in his mind -

Mouthpiece and Scorpion are both members of an organization called "The Stable", and Mouthpiece himself is a "Predator".

Ji Li has not forgotten this special branch of awakeners. One of the reasons, or excuses, for establishing the Special Investigation Division was the discovery of traces of the Predator.

Li Zheguang also traded a predator sensor produced by Hei Ri Mansion with Ji Li, but it seemed to be of no use so far.

In this scene in memory, Mouthpiece and Scorpion, under the orders of their "leader", reached some kind of cooperation with the Inukai family in Inuzuka Castle for the future of the "Beast Stable" organization.

After completing the commission from the Inukai family, he was given a piece of what was said to be the "essence" of the Wheel-Turner, and a piece of human skin made by a master.

If the "leader" mentioned by the mouthpiece is the current "king", then the organization of the "king" behind the skinner's black industry is the former "animal stable", which now seems to be just an unknown secret society.

The shape of the mouthpiece does not look like the intimidating red light in the nightmare, it just looks ordinary.

But this cooperation doesn't seem that simple——

Ji Li heard a loud explosion next to his ear, and the two people in the memory scene stopped.

The next moment, several ninjas in black appeared in the shadows in front of them, and Mouthpiece's expression changed instantly.

"You two, please stay."

The sound of swords being drawn was heard, and sharp blades appeared in the hands of several ninjas:

"Leave what you have taken, and you will be free from pain."

"What are you talking about? We are..."

Before Scorpion could finish his words, Mouthpiece had already grabbed his shoulders and the two of them retreated quickly to the rear.

At this moment, Mouthpiece's expression was extremely ugly:

"The family crest on their clothes... They are not from the Inukai family, they are from the Gokuga family! The most terrifying killer in Inuzuka Castle..."

"We were sold out by Inukai Saburo..."

The two of them dodged left and right amid the flashing swords and various spiritual techniques.

From their body movements and spiritual techniques, it can be seen that the Mouthpiece at this time has obviously not reached the level of a sixth-order master, and the Scorpion is even worse.

Soon, the two men's spiritual energy was exhausted and they were covered in wounds, but Mouthpiece was always able to escape danger with the help of some special psychic props on his body.

Eventually, the two were forced into a desperate situation. With no other options left, they had no choice but to break into a restricted area.

The ninjas behind were horrified and showed obvious hesitation the moment they rushed into the restricted area, allowing the two men to successfully escape inside.

Inside the restricted area, the two rested for a while in the U-shaped corridor and then tried to continue looking for a way out.

Then they found a girl trapped on a wooden stake with heavy chains in the central room of the restricted area.

"What is this?" Scorpion wondered, and his throat trembled suddenly:
"This girl..."

The girl was skinny and bony, her body shrouded in a faint green aura, her cheeks sunken, but she exuded a strong sense of oppression.

The next moment, the girl opened her emerald green eyes, and when she glanced at the two of them, Ji Li could feel the fear emerging from deep within Scorpion's heart in this memory.

But in his memory, Ji Li couldn't sense too many spiritual things, so he didn't feel anything.

But obviously, this little girl must be something very terrifying, otherwise she would not appear in the core of the restricted area.

"Hurry up...get out of here! Otherwise we will die!!!"

Mouthpiece was completely panicked. He rushed out of the room with Scorpion covered in blood.

They found a large number of psychic circuits in the outer room, and those psychic circuits were engraved throughout the room and conducted in all directions.

Just like all the adventure stories of escaping from desperate situations, by following these spiritual circuits, they not only found the exit, but also found the man-made spiritual props "enshrined" in the shrine at the end of the spiritual circuit.

The two took the psychic items without a second thought, and just as they were about to escape the restricted area, a violent shock wave covered the two of them.

The perspective changes again. The two are still fleeing, but have arrived outside the Inuzuka Castle. Scorpion is looking back at the Inuzuka Castle.

At this moment, inside the castle, a huge green fire was burning above, and the place was filled with noise and bustle, and it had already fallen into huge chaos.

"That kid... is a taboo in Inuzuka Castle. We let her out... Hahahaha!!!"

The mouthpiece laughed:

"You have sown the seeds of evil, you damned Black Japanese, taste the consequences yourself!!!"

Thanks to the chaos they created, the two managed to escape.

The scene changed again, and this time, it was finally Silla’s memory scene.

……

reality.

Yan Xiyu frowned deeply and looked at Ji Li lying on the hospital bed.

At this moment, on the two hospital beds, Ji Li and Scorpion who was pinned to the bed were lying on the left and right respectively.

"It's been a day, why hasn't he woken up yet?"

The person standing next to him was Gao Zhengwen, a doctor called from Blue Label Hospital. He also frowned:

"His vital signs are all normal, but his spiritual reaction is a bit strange. He has been in a state of consumption. I have never seen such a situation before..."

At this moment, a shrill beeping sound came from the instrument -

As Ji Li suddenly opened his eyes, the dark spiritual essence spread throughout the room. He sat up abruptly, turned his head and saw the astonished eyes of Yan Xiyu and Gao Zhengwen, and frowned:
"Doctor, why are you here again? Am I in Blue Label Hospital again?"

"If you lie down for a while longer, I might really send you to jail." Yan Xiyu grabbed his wrist:

"how do you feel?"

"Feeling... okay?"

Ji Li noticed that he was sitting on the hospital bed, and he obviously realized that the battle with Mouthpiece in the dream must have caused some accidents:
"How long has it been?"

"You've been sleeping all day."

"One day? Well...some accidents did happen, but it's not without gain."

Yan Xiyu turned around and said, "Doctor, do another test..."

"That's not necessary." Ji Li waved his hand to refuse, "This trip has been fruitful, but my head is a little buzzing. Now that things have come to this, let's eat first."

At this moment, Ji Li was suddenly stunned and looked at Scorpion on the other bed:
"He's awake too?"

Yan Xiyu turned around instantly and saw Scorpion sitting on the bed with a stiff face, as if he had just revived from the dead. He immediately flashed his spiritual essence in his hand and was about to attack, but was stopped by Ji Li:

"Wait a moment……"

Ji Li raised his hand thoughtfully, and the scorpion opposite him also raised his hand.

Ji Li turned his head, and Scorpion also turned his head.

He immediately closed his eyes, sensed the changes in his spiritual essence, and lightly snapped his fingers.

"Do a push-up."

Scorpion got out of bed and started doing push-ups.

Yan Xiyu looked at him blankly, not quite understanding the situation.

But Ji Li knew what happened——

It was the fragment from the Predator King that he had taken away in his dream that caused his "nightmare fission" ability to change slightly.
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PS: There is only one update today, I will owe you a little more. I will remember everything that is missing.

(End of this chapter)