The Eye Demon Doesn't Die from the Magical Girl

"Mr. Ji Hui, it seems you have recovered very well."

The leading researcher smiled and said to Ji Hui lying on the hospital bed, which made him breathe a sigh of relief and said helplessly.

"To be honest, seeing that it was you guys who came, I unexpectedly felt inexplicably relieved."

After asking other researchers in white coats to set up the equipment, he turned around again and responded half-jokingly.

"Chatting with beautiful young girls should be much more interesting than chatting with grown men like us, right?"

“That being said, there’s another kind of pressure as well.”

"Anyway, congratulations on surviving this crisis, Mr. Ji Hui. News of the Demon Devourer's annihilation has spread to various departments."

"I believe that in the future, more and more members will change their minds about you. I would like to congratulate you in advance."

"It's better not to open the champagne just yet, in case something goes wrong again."

Ji Hui waved his hand and asked curiously after taking a look at the work badge the other party was wearing this time.

"Speaking of which, did you make any progress in your last investigation into my abilities, Charles?"

"Well, we came here this time to report to you on our achievements from last time."

The researcher named Charles nodded, took out a stack of documents from his briefcase and handed them to Ji Hui.

"Although we haven't been able to fully decipher the part we're most interested in, based on the results of our current investigation, we've still been able to detect some characteristics related to your abilities."

"As for whether the expected goals can be achieved, it depends on what happens after this study."

"Well, I hope you succeed."

Ji Hui raised his arm and let the researcher draw blood. He nodded and looked down at the ability report summarized by these researchers.

"In general, Mr. Ji Hui, your ability to stimulate others is more of a strong stimulation that directly penetrates into their spirits, and the medium is your gaze."

As he was watching, Charles began to explain.

"Considering that you didn't exert any physical or mental effort during this process, we suspect that your ability stems more from the law of similarity, that is, imitating a certain subject to exercise a certain ability."

"In many legends, peering into the world with one's eyes is itself an act of connecting with the world through consciousness. Especially since you are a beholder, you truly possess a godlike dominance in this regard."

"I see. It's like the feeling of summoning a spirit."

Ji Hui murmured thoughtfully, causing Charles to nod.

"It's just that because you are an extraterritorial demon, or a form of alien god, this ability is not just a simple imitation or reference, but a true primordial power like that of a god. That's why it has such a powerful effect."

"As for your second healing ability, it is also derived from this foundation."

"We've also studied the physical characteristics of several magical girls who have received your healing abilities. We've discovered that when they were stimulated by your abilities, their bodies reacted internally and externally, as if they had received some kind of catalyst, enhancing their bodies' natural recovery abilities and thus manifesting as a healing effect."

After hearing his words, Ji Hui couldn't help but blink and understood the meaning of his words.

"In other words, my ability isn't about healing, but about enhancing the target's own healing ability?"

"To be more precise, it promotes the body's self-healing and makes it more active. Of course, judging by the specific effects, it's not wrong to say it's a cure."

"I remember Mr. Ji Hui saying that the world you once lived in was basically similar to this one. Then you should have heard about people who died after slitting their wrists and imagining the sound of leaking water. That's also true of your healing abilities."

Chapter 177 Promote development?

"Is it self-suggestion in the subconscious mind?"

Ji Hui rubbed his chin slightly and muttered thoughtfully.

"In a sense, it can be said to be hypnosis."

But then, he seemed to have thought of something and asked with some confusion.

"Hey, if that's the case, then will this ability shorten my lifespan? It seems like it's consuming and overdrawing my body's own healing power, right?"

"We have naturally taken this into consideration."

Charles nodded and explained to Ji Hui patiently.

"After our tests, although the continuous physical stimulation did cause a sense of mental fatigue similar to excessive exercise, the cells themselves did not completely die. Instead, they maintained a balanced state that did not damage the cells."

"In a sense, this actually promotes the body's detoxification and various aspects of its condition, which helps to promote good health."

"However, considering you're also experiencing the effects of hydrogen, if you maintain this gaze for a long time, I'm afraid your mind will collapse before your body, and you'll pass out from this prolonged state."

"All right"

Ji Hui sighed. Although it was still a bit strange, at least he felt relieved to know that his cure would not shorten the other person's lifespan. While other researchers continued to examine him, he lowered his head and looked at the report in his hand.

But gradually, his expression became more and more weird.

"Wait a minute, you said here that my healing ability can promote the growth and development of the body. What do you mean?" Wu

"Ah, this is something we stumbled upon during our research. Because your healing ability essentially promotes various aspects of the body's response, it naturally has a certain positive effect on things like growth and maturation."

"Especially for teenagers who are in their growth period, your ability will greatly boost their development. It's similar to a health supplement, only the effect will be better and more effective."

Looking at Charles nodding, Ji Hui's mouth twitched.

"Uh so"

"In theory, your healing ability can indeed be of great help in promoting fertility or growing taller. Moreover, it's not even caused by drugs. Basically, there are no other side effects besides hydrogen peroxide."

"I want to ask, is this information confidential?"

After thinking about it, Charles also answered.

"Well, although some special details cannot be leaked, it is still okay to reveal the current abilities. Therefore, we have not hidden it from some grassroots researchers and the magical girls who have undergone experiments. So generally speaking, there should be no secrets."

His words made Ji Hui hold his forehead involuntarily.

Well, now he understood why those magical girls had been coming to him so attentively recently and had come to look for him specifically.

Thinking back carefully, it seems that the few magical girls who came over were indeed some flat boards, and they were also quite short.

"Uh, have we caused you any trouble?"

Looking at Ji Hui's frowning face, Charles seemed to realize something and asked awkwardly, causing him to wave his hand.

"It's okay, it's just a small problem, don't worry about it."

"Anyway, I'd like to ask you to continue your research. After all, there's a limit to what I can figure out on my own."

After all, I don’t have any experimental equipment to conduct in-depth research, so it’s better to leave professional things to professionals.

"Oh, by the way, after fighting Liliana this time, I awakened a new ability. I'd like you to test it, too."

His words immediately piqued the interest of researchers including Charles.

"A new ability? What is it? Is it still activated by the Mystic Eye?"

"Well, it freezes time within a certain area. While it also requires my Mystic Eye as a medium, I don't need to keep looking like I do with healing and hydrogen generation. I can look elsewhere at will after it's activated."

"Time stopped!?"

After hearing his words, several researchers suddenly widened their eyes and exclaimed in surprise, which made Ji Hui nod while feeling secretly happy in his heart.

Sure enough, this is the right reaction.

"Can we take a look? Just for a moment."

Charles spoke with shining eyes, making him, who should have been a middle-aged man, look like a curious child. He looked at Ji Hui expectantly like everyone else, which made him nod and signal them to step back a little.

"Then you two should move a little further away. I'm about to take off my glasses."

After they were a little further away, Ji Hui threw an apple towards the wall and took off his glasses, causing the entire wall to be blocked by a spherical gray-white space. The apple also completely stopped in the air, causing them to exclaim in different ways. After Ji Hui put his glasses back on, they gathered outside the boundary of the time-stop barrier, holding various equipment for testing.

"Incredible, it actually stopped time in an area."

"My watch stopped completely the moment I entered!"

"If the entire world is stagnant, perhaps some fundamental adjustments have occurred. However, if it's just one region, then the difference in air velocity and air flow between the two places would likely also cause deviations."

"Ahhhh, damn it! If I'd known earlier, I would have brought more equipment! If I could measure the deviation and displacement between the Earth's center and the space where the entire planet rotates and stops, maybe I could figure out something significant about space!"

However, just as they were either regretting or marveling at the thought, the space regained its original color once again, causing the apple that had been suspended in the air to suddenly fall down.

One of the researchers was caught off guard and was hit in the face by a watch thrown by another researcher on the opposite side. He fell to the ground and only got up after a while, covering his head.

"Okay, it seems that things thrown into the barrier will maintain their original inertia instead of losing all momentum and falling. It seems that time is indeed stagnant rather than space is frozen."

"Mr. Ji Hui, this is truly astonishing. How did you acquire this ability?"

Charles said this excitedly, but then he suddenly realized something and quickly shook his head, frowning a little.

"No, Mr. Ji Hui, is it really okay for you to tell us about this ability? This kind of killer ability needs to be kept secret as much as possible..."

Chapter 178 How to Unlock Abilities

Obviously, after the excitement, Charles immediately noticed that if this ability were known to other people with bad intentions, it might bring even more serious danger.

"I've naturally thought about this before, so I'm telling you."

Seeing that the other party took the initiative to raise this question, Ji Hui's expression relaxed a little. After nodding, he also spoke.

"Just like you said, this ability can give the opponent an unexpected effect. It is indeed very useful for first-time kills."

"But that's also why, if someone finds a flaw, it could be fatal."

In fact, when he woke up, he had already considered whether he should keep this ability hidden, pretend that it didn't exist, and then make a move at the critical moment.

But then he realized that if he didn't have the ability to really destroy Varudo, it would only be a matter of time before he was exposed.

The biggest reason why death could scare Liliana was that both of them were in the space of consciousness. If it were in reality and she saw the time-stop barrier that turned gray, she would definitely be able to react and immediately find a way to counter herself.

"Instead of hiding it, which would restrict your own actions and cause you to miss opportunities, it's better to use it openly and practice your proficiency at the same time."

Er Jihui looked at the researchers and continued speaking with a smile.

"Besides, rather than waiting for an enemy to somehow discover my Time Stop ability and quietly develop a countermeasure, it's better to just assume everyone already knows I can stop Time and start thinking about its flaws and other applications from now on."

"In this regard, relying on me alone is definitely not enough, so it would be great if you could give me some coping strategies and countermeasures from the enemy's perspective."

Shan's words made those people suddenly realize.

"I see. If that's the case, we'll give you some more advice."

Charles nodded, but seemed to have thought of something and added.

"It's just that, after all, we are just researchers, not combatants. If it comes to a life-and-death struggle, perhaps you magical girls should have more say."

"Well, I've already discussed this with a few people I know, and they've given me a lot of advice."

"But Mr. Ji Hui, I'm still very curious. Do you have any idea about how to unlock this ability of yours?"

But then, Charles' expression became more serious and he asked in a serious tone.

This is also natural. Since the ability can be liberated, it is normal to think about how to unlock it, how to solve it, and even how to increase the upper limit of this ability.

"This time, I usurped a portion of Liliana's power. By using her to devour a portion of my existence in a fusion state, I consumed all of her previous GPAs, and only then was I able to unlock this time-stopping ability."

Ji Hui looked down at his hands and spoke slowly.

In fact, during the few days he lay in bed, he had been recalling the feeling of being filled with a kind of full and dense energy into his body after making a wish, as if soaking in a hot spring. He tried to find the flow pattern that was related to his own abilities.

However, apart from twisting and turning on the bed like a maggot because of the imitation, which made Chizuru Yuzen and Yu Mingxue wonder if they were having a seizure, it seemed to have no effect at all.

But even so, with that vigorous vitality and his body that seemed to have become stronger afterwards, Ji Hui still had some guesses about unlocking his closed abilities.

"Perhaps the way to liberate them is to obtain a large amount of magic power and gradually restore their original strength as extraterritorial demons."

"But I really can't say exactly how much. But judging from how she completely depleted the points of a fallen girl like Liliana, I'm afraid it must be quite a lot."

"Magic!"

After hearing his words, Charles also showed a somewhat troubled expression.

"Could it be that we really have to rely on consuming the power of this world to recover like the Broken Star Palace?"

"I'm not sure about the details, but personally, I think that regaining strength doesn't necessarily require relying on the Star-Breaking Palace's points."

Ji Hui shook his head and then spoke out his thoughts.

"Liliana's case has indeed given me a wake-up call. If I follow the principle of what you eat replenishes what you need, perhaps I can eliminate the fallen demons and the outer demons and gradually accumulate the magic power I need."

"In other words, they also rely on devouring to restore themselves. This is indeed in line with the law of the jungle."

Charles murmured thoughtfully, and the researchers picked up their phones and recorded it, preparing to conduct more detailed research after returning to the laboratory.

"I understand. We will make a more detailed assessment after this."

After several researchers indicated that the inspection was over, Charles nodded.