These weird things are all mine

The gypsy girl wore similar rings on her hands and feet, which jingled when she walked.

"This is..."

Luo Ling took the ring, which still had the gypsy girl's warm body temperature on it.

"A favor." The gypsy girl stretched out her finger and gently pressed it against Luo Ling's lips. "Don't ask how to use it. Just take it. One day in the future... I will come and take it away. By then, I will repay this favor."

Before Luo Ling could understand what she said, the gypsy girl turned around and left the ward, twisting her waist.

"You don't need me to use it, but you can predict a crisis in my future and then take the initiative to resolve it..."

Luo Ling quickly figured out what the gypsy girl meant and curled her lips.

The awakened ones on the "other shore" path are troublesome. It's so annoying to predict the future. They see it but don't explain it clearly. Why don't they just watch you to death, you annoying guy?

However, Luo Ling still planned to put the ring away carefully, just in case something really happened in the future.

She threw it back casually, and the ring disappeared into her long pale hair.

"...Eh?"

Luo Ling was stunned for a moment, then quickly reached his hand into his hair, then took it out with a strange look on his face.

"There seems to be...another space in my hair?"

Luo Ling had a lot of questions in his head, but after trying it a few times, he found that there really was...

She packed some of her personal belongings into it, then stood up and jumped a little, but nothing fell out.

It’s so magical?

Oh yeah, in the battle at Baiyan Village, I seem to have eaten something incredible...

But Luo Ling's suggestions on how to eat it specifically were quite vague, and this was also the part that was difficult for her to recall.

"Forget it, I'll try the new ability later. Now... it's time to go check on the "Prophet"."

Luo Ling calmed himself down, and with a thought, the spores flew over the wall and saw the situation in the next ward.

The quiet girl wearing round-frame glasses half leaned on the hospital bed, calmly flipping through the book in her hands.

Chapter 64: Girl Lily

"You're here? Please take a seat."

Seeing the white-haired little girl pushing the door open, Wang Lili closed the book in her hand and gave Luo Ling a decent and polite smile.

If you hadn't seen the photos in advance, it would be hard to imagine that the quiet girl in front of you is the same person as the crazy "prophet" in the underground cave.

Luo Ling nodded slightly, then sat on the chair next to the bed.

"I heard from the girl that you saved me. Thank you very much." Wang Lili looked at Luo Ling curiously and exclaimed, "She said you were a very pretty little girl, but after seeing you in person, I felt even more stunning."

"...Thanks for the compliment."

Luo Ling nodded stiffly. She was still not used to being praised so seriously in person.

But... they should have met in the underground cave. Although they didn't say hello, it couldn't be... the first time they met?

"You mean, we've met before, right?" Wang Lili seemed to see through Luo Ling's doubts and said with a smile, "For me... the memory of becoming a "prophet" is actually quite vague. Let me think, how should I describe it? Dreaming is not quite appropriate, anyway, they are all some bizarre impressions.

"Also, I'm not an awakener. I don't see the weirdness you're talking about at all."

"Forehead..."

Luo Ling was stunned for a moment, but Wang Lili continued to explain.

"I can't see, but the 'prophet' can. Anyway, if it were in the past, I might really be considered a psychopath."

...Actually, now I am also considered a psychopath.

A normal awakened person wouldn't go crazy to this extent...

"Is there anything you need to ask me? I can answer it all."

Wang Lili said, and pointed to her head.

"But, I can't guarantee a complete answer. You know, a lunatic's cognition and memory are not very clear."

Hearing this somewhat deja vu statement, Luo Ling's eyelids twitched slightly, and she seemed to have forgotten something.

Luo Ling took a deep breath and asked in a deep voice,

"I want to know, how did you know that there was something strange lurking in Baiyan Village? What did you experience in there?"

"Hmm... Let me think and roughly describe the scene I saw." Wang Lili pondered for a while and said slowly, "I... or I who became the "prophet", saw a very tempting big mushroom, which kept jumping and jumping, and the "prophet" chased after it unreasonably.

"As I was running, I saw a big mushroom taking root in the ground and growing more mushrooms. But the prophet thought that he would wait until more mushrooms grew and the big mushroom became bigger before picking it, but he didn't expect the big mushroom to suddenly eat him... I don't remember much about what happened after that."

What happened afterwards was that the "prophet" relied on the white Ganoderma lucidum and ate some strange things to survive for three months.

Perhaps this memory was too cruel, so it did not remain in Wang Lili's mind.

Judging from this description...it fits the four steps of "Puppet Rumor" - spreading, proliferation, absorption, and control, but we can also know that Baiyan Village was killed when the "prophet" disappeared a few months ago.

A few months...

Even Li Tianming had become a "meat animal" more than a year ago. The Bai Lingzhi that she wiped out could not be the real body of "Puppet Rumor".

Judging from its nature, it should be the part of "Puppet Rumor" that parasitizes on the white Ganoderma lucidum. Apart from being more powerful than Li Tianming, there is no essential difference between the two.

It now appears that the puppets of the strange "Puppet Rumor" are divided into three categories. One is an "egg" like Li Tianming and Bai Lingzhi, which can use some of the abilities of Puppet Rumor, but they themselves have been completely replaced by "Puppet Rumor".

The second situation is the skeleton doctor, the villagers of Baiyan Village, and the last performer, who are called "meat animals". Their bodies are completely controlled by the power from the "egg", but their consciousness is trapped in the soul and cannot be freed.

The last type, and the most troublesome one... is the "lambs" with an uncertain number. The police who were chasing Ji Ying were in this situation. Their consciousness was affected by the puppet rumor, but it only deviated a little from their cognition.

The first two are fairly easy to pin down, and are essentially weird.

Just use a knife to cut open the skin and see if the flesh and blood has been replaced by white mycelium.

The ones behind... are only slightly affected on the surface, and it is difficult to determine their identities, but whether they are human or weird... is still unknown.

As for Luo Ling, she herself couldn't figure it out, but at least she was not one of these three.

When Luo Ling was lost in thought, Wang Lili just looked at her quietly without interrupting her. Her clear and serious gaze did not make anyone feel uncomfortable.

In fact, whether in appearance or conversation, Wang Lili can be regarded as the most standard school beauty.

...if there is no "prophet".

"Sister Wang, can you remember...where the big mushroom first appeared?" Luo Ling raised her head and asked.

Bai Lingzhi is an "egg"-level puppet separated from Puppet Rumor, and it is relatively recent and has a clearer context, so it is much easier to investigate than Li Tianming.

Perhaps through this, we can determine the location of the "Kume Rumor" itself.

"I need to think about this carefully and confirm it with the girl sister - because before I saw the big mushroom, I was already a "prophet."

Wang Lili pondered for a moment, then said slowly, "How about this, you go and deal with your organization's affairs first, and I'll tell you when I remember."

"Okay, Sister Wang."

Luo Ling stood up and bowed seriously.

"You look so serious, it doesn't suit your age." Wang Lili kept a smile on her face, "Just call me Lili, "White Witch"."

"...You can call me Bai."

Luo Ling couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed when she heard someone calling her by a code name.

"No, no, that's different. If you are the only one who is the "White Witch", then you should be called the "White Witch." For some reason, Wang Lili's smile seemed to have a little more mystery that was hard to see through. "Anyway, you should go back first. I won't tell anyone about our conversation, and I won't reveal this information to anyone...including the girl sister."

...is it because of "precognition" again?

Luo Ling felt a dull pain in his temple, and asked directly,

"Wang...Sister Lili, have you seen the future?"

"No, no, no, I didn't see anything, and it's impossible for me to see anything." Wang Lili shook her head, "I'm just an ordinary person, not an awakened person like you."

Luo Ling looked at her deeply, but found that he seemed to be unable to see through this seemingly ordinary and quiet girl.

"In that case, thank you very much."

Luo Ling bowed slightly to her, then turned and left quickly.

She remembered more details of the battle, and there were indeed some troubles that she might need to solve.

After Luo Ling left, Wang Lili picked up her phone, checked the date, and muttered to herself,

"It seems that it won't be long..."

Chapter 65: Endgame

The seventh floor of Qingshan Hospital is still as deserted as ever. After all, this is the base camp of the communication group, and ordinary patients will not be sent to this place.

But at this moment, the person lying in Ward 0 was not the group leader Ji Shinian, but the "Phantom" Yang Meili.

When Luo Ling pushed the door open, Yang Meili was staring blankly at the ceiling. Her face was no longer covered with the familiar heavy makeup, but it looked much pleasing to the eye.

...In fact, Luo Ling has always felt that the other party's makeup skills are not very good, and it seems that she is deliberately making herself ugly.

She should have noticed Luo Ling coming in, but still did not move.

However, Shen Miaoyun, who was leaning against the bed, jumped up, her face full of nervousness and embarrassment, because before Luo Ling came in, she was lying on the bed, squinting lazily.

"Sister Miaoyun, where is the group leader?"

Luo Ling walked over and sat down, carefully gathering up her troublesome long pale hair.

"Group leader...he and Brother Liu sent Wu Hai home together."

Shen Miaoyun said in a low voice, while observing Yang Meili's reaction beside her.

Although he was controlled by the performer at that time, the one who killed Wu Hai... was indeed Yang Meili. This was also the reason why she became so haggard now.

...It is difficult for anyone to accept killing a former comrade-in-arms with their own hands.

But at this moment, Yang Meili was like a wooden man, as if she had heard nothing, her expression was still dull, and her eyes were lifeless.

"Well... okay." Luo Ling nodded and asked, "Where are Xiao Qian and An Yu?"

"They...are fine for now. They are in the next ward." Shen Miaoyun replied.

"it is good."

Luo Ling was about to get up and leave when Shen Miaoyun stopped her.

"Wait, before the group leader left, he told me... that he would tell you everything when you wake up."

She glanced at Yang Meili worriedly, but still stood up, walked to Luo Ling's side, and continued, "I'll take you to find them, and I'll tell you everything on the way."

......

"That was roughly the situation over there." Shen Miaoyun lowered her head, looking quite depressed, "I don't know whether to say I'm lucky or unfortunate. I was supposed to follow behind, but I secretly went to buy snacks... and that's how I escaped this disaster.

"Brother Liu's injuries were the most serious at the time, but he recovered quickly because of his abilities. Wu Hai was already dead at the time, and Zhong Bo's right hand could not be saved. Sister Meili was actually the one with the lightest injuries, but you also saw her situation..."

All I can say is that it’s a good thing that Shen Miaoyun was not affected. Except for Wu Hai who died on the spot, she saved everyone else.

If Shen Miaoyun was also present at the time, she would definitely not have been able to escape this disaster, and it would have been impossible for her to rescue the injured people... At that time, the only one who could survive would probably be Yang Meili.

Perhaps this was intentional on the part of the performer.

After all, the Qingshan Patient Communication Group is a loose organization, and even the team's actions are not very rigorous. Facing the mysterious master of the Performer... the possibility of failure is too high.

I just didn't expect it to end in such a miserable defeat.

"What happened over there?" Shen Miaoyun asked nervously, "I saw the message for help, but it seems like you didn't see the message I sent. Other group members rushed over and said they couldn't find the place...

"In the end, it was the gypsy girl from the Sky Whisperer who brought the three of you back to the hospital, but she refused to say anything and only said that she would ask you after you woke up."

"It's hard to explain the matter of Baiyan Village for the time being." Luo Ling's eyes flickered. She had eaten part of the performer's memory and knew that the group members couldn't find Baiyan Village because of the hatching barrier. "Is Xiaoqian okay now? She had...something wrong."

Luo Ling remembered very clearly that the "scientist" who appeared on the performer through psychological suggestion said that with Elsa's willpower, it would only last half an hour at most before she exploded, but for some reason, nothing happened until the end.

"Not sure, Xiao Qian is still in a coma... In this ward, the gypsy girl said she took action, and Xiao Qian will not be in danger for the time being."

Shen Miaoyun pushed open the door of the room and saw Elsa lying on the hospital bed. The little brown-red girl had her brows slightly furrowed, as if she was experiencing some kind of struggle in her dream.

The medical equipment next to her was maintaining her life. Little Bella was tied tightly to the bedside table with tape. When she saw Luo Ling and Shen Miaoyun appear, she immediately struggled and gave Luo Ling a pitiful look.

"...the gypsy girl did it, saying it was just too noisy."