Deceitful Game

Chapter 219 Mutual Generation and Mutual Restraint

Chapter 219 Mutual Generation and Mutual Restraint

—What's going on here?

Mingpo looked up in surprise at Shiyue.

Even if his headache was due to blood loss, or nervous tension caused by the excruciating pain of limb loss—

That also cannot explain the whispers in his ear, or the intense dizziness he experienced before he was injured.

Logically speaking, the abnormalities that Mingpo is exhibiting at this moment should be side effects of the defilement.

It was a harbinger that his life was about to end and he was about to lose another part of his soul.

But after Shi Yue entered, the whispering vanished instantly. Even after it completely disappeared, Ming Po belatedly realized that the whispering had actually been there all along. It was just that the more muffled and low-pitched parts had been treated as white noise and automatically filtered out by her brain; only the parts that suddenly became louder stood out.

But now that the world has become quiet, he realizes how peaceful it truly is.

—What exactly is that thing?

Recalling "Nyarlathotep", Mingbo became a little nervous.

Shi Yue, unaware of what had happened, looked back nervously.

"What is your title ability?"

Mingpo, not wanting to beat around the bush, asked directly.

Although she couldn't hear clearly through the glass door, Shi Yue knew that he was the benefactor who had let her in.

Out of gratitude and trust, she told him everything: "I am the Night Watchman, sir."

"My ability is to create a cleansing barrier, illuminating the darkness for everyone while warding off all evil spirits."

"Evil spirits—what do you mean?" Mingpo asked uncertainly.

"Based on the current experiments, all intangible evil things are included."

Shi Yue quickly replied, "For example, evil spirits, curses, or spells that hypnotize, charm, or control the dead. Even the influence of higher-ranking deceivers can be quickly removed."

So that's what the night watchman was like.

Mingpo realized what was happening.

It is neither the Night's Watch troops stationed at the Wall, nor the "Night's Watch government" proposed by Adam Smith, nor simply guards patrolling at night.

This "night watchman" actually refers to a person who keeps vigil.

This concept originates from the custom of keeping vigil for the deceased, and similar practices exist in countries around the world.

Mingbo remembered that Ai Shiping had once discussed this topic with him during a meal. It was said that the original purpose of the "Night Watch" was to prevent corpses from being stolen or desecrated, and also to prevent them from turning into zombies. Based on the law of contamination in primitive witchcraft, people believed that cursing corpses could affect the living, because these corpses had a close blood relationship with the living.

Phrases like "the ancestral grave is emitting green smoke" or "the ancestral grave has bad feng shui" come from similar concepts.

Therefore, customs of keeping vigil by blood relatives or hired professionals exist around the world, both ancient and modern. However, keeping vigil here is not actually a "good thing," but rather using the flesh and blood of the living to absorb possible "resentment" and "curses" in order to purify the resentment of the deceased. This is why children and the elderly are not allowed to keep vigil in some places.

This concept was extracted and packaged by the game "Deceitful World," and became the title of the Night Watchmen.

The power that once existed only in myths, legends and folklore has thus become a reality.

Upon hearing the word "hypnosis," Shen Yiqi subconsciously turned to look at Ming Po.

He didn't know exactly how Mingpo's ability was accomplished, what the demanding conditions were, or what the hidden effects were—but functionally speaking, Mingpo's ability to manipulate others clearly belonged to "hypnosis."

The example he had previously discussed with Mingpo—that "every ability has its limitations"—was now vividly presented before his eyes!

In other words, this girl is Mingpo's nemesis!

It's still unknown whether Mingpo can manipulate other people's minds within her domain—but if someone whose mind has been manipulated enters her domain, they are very likely to be purified!

"And what's the price?"

Shen Yiqi could hardly contain himself, a hint of murderous intent flashing in his eyes: "Such an ability—it can't come without a price, can it?"

"————Of course."

Shi Yue was startled, wondering what she had said wrong.

Within the realm of cleanliness, Shen Yiqi's malice was so blatant. It was like a stroke drawn with a brush on a blank sheet of paper.

She quickly added, "These evil spirits cannot be purified immediately; they will be absorbed into my body first."

Then I will slowly purify it —

"There will be some pain in this process, but my predecessors told me that it helps in the cultivation of virtue."

"So how do you feel now?"

Mingpo immediately asked, "Did you hear anything?"

"—What?"

Shi Yao paused for a moment.

She listened carefully, then frowned slightly: "It sounds like a woman chanting scriptures—"

"What was she saying? Could you understand it?"

Mingpo stepped forward and continued to press for answers.

At this point, Mingpo was certain that her strange feelings were not because a part of her soul was about to leave her body, but because she was cursed by something.

Her ability not only dispelled Mingpo's mental depression, but also allowed her to hear whispers.

This is enough to prove that what was just wrapped around Mingpo was some kind of curse!

It just so happened that it appeared at the same time as Mingpo's initial sense of disharmony in her body, which led Mingpo to believe that these were all strange phenomena that occurred when she was about to change bodies.

Is it the ability of other charlatans? Or is it—

Mingpo realized what was happening.

This could be the death message left by the "Black Flame Contractor" for Mingpo! Or perhaps he was infected by him during his intrusion!

Before Mingper developed these symptoms, he did only one thing.

That was a fight with the contractors of Qingfeng and Heiyan.

Mingbo's "Silence of the Lambs" actually has side effects. His emotions are very detached and transparent, easily resonating with the hearts of others. But if the "Black Flame Contractor" has actually made a contract with something—then it's very likely that his own mental state is unhealthy.

Mingpo was able to easily invade the other person's brain because the firewall of his consciousness had already been breached!

During the process of Mingpo resonating with and manipulating the "Contractor of the Black Flame," his consciousness had already made deep contact with the "Contractor of the Black Flame." If that consciousness itself was not pure and was some kind of evil god, then it was normal for Mingpo's brain to be eroded by that "Black Flame" during the process of mind reading and hypnosis.

How ironic.

It's as ironic as a vampire sucking someone's blood and then getting infected with AIDS.

However, Mingbo and the Contractor, whose abilities have the "highest priority," are precisely the ones that are countered by the weakest Time Key.

It was indeed a fair match where anyone could be killed by someone else.