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Chapter 138 Racing

From the time Wenyan detected the anomaly until now, the total time has probably been less than five hours.

However, Wen Yan's understanding and control of the anomaly, as well as her prediction of future developments, seem to have completely surpassed Wu Xiaoting's.

Assuming that what Wu Xiaoting told him about the unusual dream is true, then Wen Yan has undoubtedly entered a deeper dream within a dream, or even a dream within a dream.

In that case, the time he spends in his dreams might not be just a few months, but could be several years, or even more than a decade.

No wonder he seemed a bit mentally unstable.

But... how could he so easily escape from a dream within a dream? And from what he said, he could enter a dream again whenever he wanted?

This shows that he is quite skilled... at least far beyond Wu Xiaoting's control over abnormal dreams.

Wu Xiaoting only passively enters the dream each time, and may not have even tried to analyze the causes of the dream in depth. This is the difference between her and Wen Yan.

Moreover, judging from Wen Yan's words, he wants to continue entering the dream again... Correspondingly, Wu Xiaoting should also be forced to be constantly pulled into abnormal dreams.

Another noteworthy piece of information is that Wen Yan seems to have cleared the white worms from his brain through the abnormality.

That anomaly really did have the ability to clear out the swarm of nematodes...

Shen Xing was very unhappy.

He had deduced long ago that the anomaly possessed the ability to eliminate the swarm, but now, that thing was under Wen Yan's control.

Moreover, it is foreseeable that the longer time goes by, the more comprehensive Wen Yan's control over the anomaly will become... Once he and the anomaly are completely integrated, or completely eroded by the anomaly, then it will probably be difficult for me to pose any threat to him.

The fact that the other party can dream about some things from the past means that they may also be able to obtain information about Shen Xing's murders directly through their dreams.

Although Wen Yan mentioned "[03—Honeycomb]", it was only because he recognized the concept of honeycomb tumors. Then, the abnormality began to combine the existing information and fabricate a dream for him.

However, the other party's dream does not seem to involve [01 - Wall] and [02 - Doll] at all.

He has no way of dreaming about things he doesn't know at all and has no knowledge of.

That's why the other party blurted out that Shen Xing couldn't survive in any round of dreams.

This is an information gap. Shen Xing had this information gap before [01 - the wall] and [02 - the puppet] were exposed.

Has he actually merged with the anomaly?

In that case... the other party shouldn't be considered human, right?

Shen Xing leaned back in the wooden chair, his fingers rhythmically tapping the wooden table in front of him. He didn't even notice that a smile had appeared on his lips.

However, before that, Shen Xing had one more thing to confirm.

That was what Wen Yan revealed on the phone about the Ninth Detachment.

Shen Xing guessed that the Ninth Detachment might abandon this place, but he didn't expect it to happen so quickly, and... Wen Yan said that there would be chaos here in the next three days?

What does "great chaos" mean? Does it mean there's some kind of abnormal rampage?

Most likely... those whose brains were parasitized by the white worm were once again controlled by the "queen bee".

Who is the new "queen bee"?

The white worms in Wen Yan's brain have been cleared by the new abnormality and can be ruled out.

Is the new "queen bee" someone newly emerged from among those who have been parasitized? Or is it Wang Xinran, who has already awakened? Or perhaps it is herself?

If it were me, I would be unlikely to deliberately cause chaos in the city.

The first two are the most likely.

Regardless of the possibility, Shen Xing had to believe that the "Queen Bee" would be born within three days... and he also had to hurry up and make preparations.

Because he doesn't want to stuff nails into the soles of his shoes all day or twist his muscles into pretzels... Pain is one thing, but on the other hand, even if pain eliminates the influence of emotional resonance, his thoughts may still be read.

A Wen Yan might know what he will do in the future; a "queen bee" might know what Shen Xing is thinking.

Neither of these options is a good thing for Shen Xing.

But is Shen Xing under pressure?

Shen Xing didn't feel pressure; he felt more impatience.

He just wanted to focus on studying things that interested him, but it seemed that as long as he stayed here, there would always be some inexplicable people bothering him.

If the [01-Wall] were something small and portable, he would want to take the [01-Wall] and all his belongings and move directly to a new city to live.

"Tap tap tap—"

A series of urgent knocks on the door interrupted Shen Xing's wandering thoughts.

He got up and walked to the door. He opened the door and saw Shen Yuan, who looked very nervous, standing outside.

"Brother, Xiaoting has fallen into a deep sleep again!" Shen Yuan said urgently, pointing towards her room.

Is Wen Yan starting again?

Logically speaking, Wen Yan should be at his most vulnerable when he enters the dream world... Unfortunately, the other party's body is currently in a place with good security measures.

"It's alright," Shen Xing reached out and gently patted Shen Yuan's shoulder, reassuring her. "I'll go report to the organization now. Wait for me here; I might call you at any time."

"Are you going out?" Shen Yuan seemed even more flustered after hearing her brother's intention to leave.

She looked up at Shen Xing, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "Brother, where are you going to find someone? Can't you just call them?"

"I can't get in touch with them by phone, it would be better if I went there." Shen Xing made up a story, he had no intention of going out to find any organization at all.

"Where? I... I can take a taxi there, and then they can call you and have them come pick you up."

Shen Xing was somewhat surprised that his younger sister seemed to have mustered up the courage to say these things.

Why?

Doesn't she want to go out by herself?

Because of Wu Xiaoting's dream?

Shen Xing withdrew his right hand, looked at Shen Yuan in front of him, and said with a serious expression, "Xiao Yuan, Wu Xiaoting dreamed that someone was shooting at me. If I were alone, the gunman might only shoot at me... but if there were other people around me, it might not be just one person who dies."

"Be good and stay here."

After saying that, Shen Xing packed his things, and under Shen Yuan's tearful gaze, he took his handbag and walked out of the house alone.

It wasn't until the security gate was closed that Shen Yuan finally lost control of her emotions and began to sob.

My brother... wanted to use his own life to lure the killer away.

But I can't do anything about it...

At the same time, after arriving downstairs at his home, Shen Xing took out his phone and dialed Lu Lingyun's number.

Lu Lingyun was his contact person in the Ninth Detachment. Wu Xiaoting and Wen Yan's affair would definitely be exposed. For both reasons, he had to make the call, at least to have a record of the call made.

And the result of the phone call was just as Wen Yan had predicted... Lu Lingyun did not answer his call.

This place is now a veritable isolated island.

But this is actually a good thing, as it makes things easier for Shen Xing. No matter what he does now, he can always provide a perfect explanation afterward.

Shen Xing got on his bicycle and rode towards the garage.

Wen Yan's matter was a bit urgent, and he couldn't wait until the next day. Shen Xing had to check on the clone of the [02-Puppet] he was raising to see if it had succeeded.

There's also [03—The Hive], and I'll have to try to take control of it.

As for side effects?

The abnormality on Wen Yan, originating from Wu Xiaoting, can clear the influence of [03—Honeycomb].

All we need to do is snatch the anomaly that Wen Yan is trying to fuse with before the side effects become unbearable.

This is a race.

Every minute that passes, Wen Yan's knowledge and the future he envisions are accumulating rapidly.

Whether Wen Yan was corrupted and went insane, an anomaly appeared carrying Wen Yan's knowledge, or Wen Yan remained conscious and became an almost "omniscient" being... none of these were acceptable to Shen Xing.

Shen Xing arrived at the garage almost as quickly as possible, opened the small door next to the roller shutter door, and walked into the garage.