However, this arrangement has limitations, that is, it becomes ineffective after entering the boundary by a certain distance.

However, scientists' "retrospection" and artists' "alchemy" are both limited by distance and time, and the distance the train has traveled now exceeds this limit.

So far, no awakened person who has recognized the truth of the "boundary" can walk in this world of nothingness, not even the "Evil Pioneer" is an exception.

So, Li Shaoheng relaxed a little at this time.

But I didn't expect that scientists would actually launch a "backtracking" outside the "boundary"...

Is this a plan to drag Elsa and Su Wan down with them?

Absolutely impossible. A scientist cherishes her life more than anyone else. Judging from her crazy words, her life is equivalent to that of millions of people.

Could it be that the evil pioneer has already possessed the power to walk freely outside the "boundary"...

At least before, the company's internal documents had never mentioned this.

Li Shaoheng was in a state of confusion, not to mention An Yu and Cen Xiangyun.

Instead, Luo Ling calmed down. She stood up immediately, but Li Shaoheng raised his hand to stop her.

“You can’t get out of the car.”

He glanced at Cen Xiangyun who took out the ice stick.

"Neither can you."

Cen Xiangyun frowned slightly, "Are we just going to watch Elsa and Sister Su Wan being taken away like this?"

"We can only find a solution in the branch." Li Shaoheng said concisely.

The other party is sure of this and will choose to take action at this location.

Beyond the "boundary" is a mysterious and unknown place. Those who are aware of the existence of the "boundary" and those who are completely unaware of it will never be able to find it.

This world of nothingness is a completely dark and gloomy place in the eyes of awakened people with cognition, but it is a normal place in the eyes of ordinary awakened people.

There will also be some differences when entering.

It can probably be likened to the inner world and the surface world. Ordinary awakened people can only enter the surface world, but in fact scientists and artists are now in the inner world.

Li Shaoheng knew that if Luo Ling got off the car, he could indeed enter the inner world, but so far, no awakened person could return from the inner world intact. They were either crazy or stupid, and there were many who fell into madness.

"I don't plan to get off the car." Luo Ling said in a low voice.

The scientist deliberately ignored her and chose her sister who was leaning against the window. Luo Ling knew very well that he wanted to negotiate terms.

If that's the case, at least my sister is safe now.

"I really just went to the bathroom."

Luo Ling raised his head and spoke slowly.

"Ms. Luo Ling..."

Cen Xiangyun grabbed Luo Ling's clothes, a little hesitant.

She knew very well the feelings between the two sisters. It was impossible for the younger sister to sit idly by and watch when her elder sister was in trouble.

But no one expected that the evil pioneer had another trick up his sleeve and would choose this location to strike.

"I am fine."

Luo Ling shook his head, pushed away Cen Xiangyun's hand, and hurried to the bathroom.

Li Shaoheng stretched out his hand slightly, and only put it down slowly after seeing Luo Ling enter the bathroom.

He was planning to use his ability to stop Luo Ling if he jumped out of the car, but now it seems that there is no need for that.

but...

"Xiangyun, go over and see if there is any response." Li Shaoheng said in a low voice.

Judging from the abilities submitted by Luo Ling, he should be on the "Judgment" path. With strong physical strength, it is not impossible for him to break through the door of the carriage and jump out of the car in the bathroom.

At the same time, Li Shaoheng was urgently contacting nearby branches.

Outside the "boundary", even he dared not act rashly.

"Um..."

Cen Xiangyun nodded, looked towards the bathroom, a hint of worry appearing on her face.

I hope Miss Luo Ling is just going to calm down...

........

Luo Ling certainly didn't come here to calm down. She stood in front of the mirror. The girl in the mirror was a white-haired girl with gray eyes.

Closing her eyes, another vision appeared in her mind.

On the first day she got the ability from Luo Ling, she left several spores on her sister to prevent any accidents. Now they came in handy.

"What is this place..."

What Luo Ling saw through the spores was a gorgeous carriage with a Western classical atmosphere. The surrounding layout was like that of a European aristocratic family in the 19th century, and there was even a small fireplace.

The scientist and the artist were sitting opposite her, and in front of her was a cup of steaming hot tea - it seemed like they had poured it for her sister.

"She's just an ordinary person..." The scientist looked at her sister with a strange and interested look, rubbing his chin and saying, "She can actually see into the 'realm of nothingness'. I really want to dissect her and see."

The artist next to her stared at her sister with a serious expression, but his eyes did not seem to be on her.

My sister remained silent the entire time, I don’t know if it was because of fear or some other reason.

Obviously, they were waiting for Luo Ling to appear.

In the previous battle, the artist already knew some of Luo Ling's abilities, although he couldn't tell which ones came from weirdness and which ones came from herself, and which ones belonged to weirdness.

Of course, they really don't care.

Luo Ling moved her head and saw Elsa unconscious in the corner, while little Bella in her arms seemed to have turned into an ordinary doll and no longer had any life.

After a little thought combined with the artist's abilities, Luo Ling roughly knew how little Bella appeared.

"The ability called 'Alchemy' has the effect of turning dead things into living things... I guess that's how Little Belle was created."

There may be more details, but that is not something Luo Ling can know.

Seeing that her sister was not in danger for the time being, Luo Ling felt a little relieved.

At this moment, the artist suddenly spoke up.

"Ms. Luo Ling, you are watching, right?"

His eyes were still on his sister, but Luo Ling inexplicably felt that he was looking at her.

But before she could open her mouth, her sister's soft but firm voice rang out.

"Xiao Ling, don't listen to him."

"elder sister..."

Hearing this familiar voice, Luo Ling's heart beat a little faster.

Before getting on the train, Luo Ling knew that her sister had vaguely guessed these things, so when she was really faced with these incredible things, she appeared so calm.

She also knew that the reason these two strange people brought her to this place was for her sister.

"Hey, that's not very kind. We both ran around and finally managed to avoid the eyes and ears of the 'company' and talk to your little sister," the scientist crossed his arms, looking indignant, "but he ran away early, forcing me to activate the 'Spirit World Walker' again..."

She glanced at the artist with a sad look, "You really don't know how expensive fuel and rice are until you run the household. Do you know how much it costs to open this thing?"

"I'll make it up to you after I get back." The artist said slowly, then continued to stare at his sister and said in a deep voice, "The 'High-risk Weirdness' whose real name was erased in Jiangcheng County, I guess your ability should be very similar to it, or even the same type, am I right?"

Otherwise, it would be impossible to use the strange power so skillfully in a short period of time. This is the only explanation the artist can think of.

But I didn’t expect that the ability Luo Ling possessed was neither similar nor just of the same type, but the same one.

Only the weird paths can truly master the forbidden areas that humans must never touch.

"To be honest, we want to kill you." The artist spread his hands and said, "Or kill your sister. You can make your choice."

"Xiao Ling!"

There was a hint of irritability in my sister's voice, but her words were of no consequence to artists or scientists.

What they were waiting for was Luo Ling's answer.

An ordinary person who can see into the "realm of nothingness" is indeed rare, but in essence he is not something special. After all, artists and scientists can do this.

In this fragmented and chaotic world, nothing is surprising.

After a short pause, Luo Ling's voice rang out from nowhere.

"So, how are you going to kill me?"

"very good."

The artist raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

The bait worm was very effective and the fish took the bait.

Chapter 4 Don't Look at Me (6k)

The reason why Su Wan was taken away instead of Luo Ling was very simple.

Luo Ling is an awakener, and her abilities are unknown. The previous battle was too short, and the details of her abilities could not be seen at all.

Whether it is the "company" or the local awakening organization "Qingshan Hospital Exchange Group" in Jiangcheng County, they all have ways to obtain intelligence.

But Luo Ling is the only one who does not exist in any records. Even the owner of the "other shore" path in the Pioneer said that he was powerless.

Although artists and scientists are very confident in their abilities, they are also unwilling to put themselves in danger.

Abducting Luo Ling rashly might put them in unknown danger.

For example, Luo Ling can temporarily borrow abilities. If a scientist touches and "goes back" and she temporarily borrows her power, and then "goes back" again, the scientist himself will be in danger.

"Rewind" is not completely without restrictions. Even though the cooldown time is quite short, if Li Shaoheng seizes the opportunity, it will be the decisive moment.

Therefore, targeting ordinary people who are closest to Luo Ling and using "hostages" to threaten them is the simplest and most practical method.

Is such behavior too despicable and shameless?

There are indeed some old guys among the pioneers who stick to the old ways and adhere to certain bottom lines that they are unwilling to cross, but it is clear that artists and scientists have little taboo about this method.

"My ability is 'Backtrack'. I can move to the location marked by my 'Backtrack'." The scientist took out a transparent crystal stone.

"I know you can temporarily borrow other people's abilities. This crystal contains a power to "return" to this train, and to "return" an object from the train to the carriage, but it can only be used by one person."

In other words, Luo Ling was asked to go to the meeting alone, and at the same time, he was given a chance to take his sister away.

Their ultimate goal is to kill Luo Ling, use the artist's ability to transform the corpse back into a living creature, and use this as a clue to find the extremely weak "high-risk weirdness" in Jiangcheng County.

Luo Ling was silent for a while.

She tried to use spores to directly borrow the scientist's ability, but the artist already knew about Luo Ling's ability and took precautions.

Both of them were covered in a layer of dead matter to keep out the spores.

The crystal on the table does have a power, but Luo Ling can sense that the power within the crystal has undergone complex processing. Once it is affected by a certain power, it will collapse and cannot be borrowed again.

Luo Ling couldn't find any opportunity to make any moves.

This was a preparation made in a hurry. If Luo Ling had not taken his sister away and continued to stay in Jiangcheng County, perhaps they would have faced an even more desperate scene.

At least now the artists and scientists want to make the bait worms more attractive, giving Luo Ling a chance to rescue her sister. Otherwise... killing one more or one less will not make any difference to them.

This is a dead end.

Someone has to die.

"Xiao Ling..."

Hearing the voice that appeared out of nowhere, Su Wan's expression seemed extremely complicated.

At some point, she noticed that her sister seemed a little strange, perhaps when she was sick a few months ago, or perhaps even earlier.

He has been even more mysterious recently and no one knows what he is doing.

How could Su Wan not see it?

She was fully aware of every lie Luo Ling told, whether it was clumsy or elaborate, but she just didn't want to interfere or face it.

It was not until now that Su Wan finally understood why her sister had kept it from her.

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