Embers Ad Infinitum

Several members of the "Old Tune Team" were each prepared, patiently waiting for the awakened person in the "Golden Scale" field to be forced out by his own asymmetry, and then give him a fatal blow.

Whether it's the "Six Senses Pearl" in Shang Jianyao's hand, or the "Angel of Life" necklace from Jiang Baimian, or the laser emitted by the Long Yuehong T1 robotic arm and Gnawa, or the laser emitted by the "Merman" bioprosthetic limb. Flame can achieve this purpose directly or indirectly.

At least until now, the "Old Tune Team" has not seen any awakened person who is immune to physical damage. At most, they can rely on the ability to interfere with matter to resist to a certain extent.

Yan Hu, who is suspected of having entered the "new world", does not give people the feeling of being indestructible with the dried corpse left on the island in the middle of the lake.

While waiting, the passage of time seemed to slow down. Long Yuehong watched the sunset outside the window sinking little by little. A lot of cold sweat broke out in her palms without knowing when, making them wet and slightly sticky.

"Why hasn't there been any movement?" He said in a lowered voice.

Compared with fighting against danger, the process of waiting for danger to come is more painful.

The unknown always fuels fear.

Shang Jianyao smiled and replied:

"The Assassin is always patient."

"But he should have very severe symmetry obsessive-compulsive disorder." Bai Chen retorted slightly.

What she means is that facing so many asymmetrical things, the enemy's patience will definitely run out quickly and he will not be able to hold on for too long.

In the realm of the Awakened, finding the price paid by the enemy often means gaining a huge advantage.

Jiang Baimian pondered for a moment and said:

"There is a high probability that he will be able to reduce the negative impact of the price within a certain period of time, but as long as we do not relax, sooner or later he will be unable to bear it."

At that time, the person selected by the "assassin" is likely to be extremely seriously injured or even die on the spot... Long Yuehong added silently in his heart.

He didn't say this because it was an unavoidable problem at the moment.

Unless the "Old Tune Team" can capture the traces of the "assassin" one step ahead and lock him before he launches an attack, such a guy who comes and goes without a trace will really be willing to give up his own life and be willing to exchange it for one 1. If you eliminate the overwhelming anger caused by symmetry obsessive-compulsive disorder, someone on your side will inevitably be harmed.

Long Yuehong only hoped that with her full concentration, the person being attacked could respond in time and avoid the vital points.

At this time, Jiang Baimian looked around and said:

"There is another possibility:

"The 'Assassin' has not lurked near us yet, waiting for the power of 'Nightmare' to condense again, waiting for his companions to quietly modify our memories.

"When the situation changes, he will come closer and harvest our lives."

Bang bang, Shang Jianyao, who was holding the "Six Senses Pearl", clapped his hands.

Jiang Baimian quickly issued a new order:

“I started looking at key memories that were written down and contrasting them with what was happening in my head.

“After I finish, it’s Hello, then it’s Xiaobai, after Xiaobai it’s Xiaohong, after Xiaohong it’s me again, and the cycle continues like this.

"Old Ge, please pay attention to the state of the viewer and the surrounding situation, and prevent the 'assassin' from seizing the opportunity to attack."

As an intelligent robot, Gnawa is not afraid of having his memory modified, nor is he afraid of being attacked. Anyway, it is impossible for the "assassin" to kill him with one blow.

Speaking of this, Jiang Baimian glanced at Shang Jianyao's swollen half of his cheek and sighed with a complicated expression:

"You are so cruel to yourself...

"How did you find something wrong and guess that we were sleepwalking?"

Shang Jianyao pointed to the "Six Senses Pearl":

“It seems to give me a certain premonition of danger.

"I don't know if this is combined with dreams. Anyway, I haven't noticed it before."

"Perhaps due to the influence of the 'nightmare', the abnormal aura of the Buddhist holy land it blended into was inspired." Gnawa exhausted a variety of possibilities and stated the situation that he believed to be closest to reality after analysis.

Jiang Baimian said "hmm":

“The ‘Dawn Stars’ have always preached that they fight against ‘nightmares’ in dreams and protect mankind.

"Olei mentioned that those who survived the destruction of the old world in the Eighth Research Institute became the lackeys of darkness.

"I now feel there may be some connection between the two claims."

Therefore, the invasion of "nightmares" can trigger the abnormal aura of the Buddhist holy land contained in the "Six Senses Pearl".

And this may well symbolize some essential factor in the destruction of the old world.

They are exactly what the Old Tune Group is striving to pursue.

Without saying anything more, Jiang Baimian took out the key memories he had written down and quickly looked through them.

Shang Jianyao, Bai Chen, Long Yuehong and Gennava did not relax their guard, and still paid close attention to their companions and the situation around them with high vigilance.

The rotation continued one by one, and when Long Yuehong was looking through the records, Jiang Baimian raised his left hand.

She glanced at it and silently switched to her right hand.

Then, she aimed at her stomach and punched her.

Jiang Baimian's facial features shrank toward the middle, but soon expanded again.

She looked around and breathed out a sigh of relief.

Bai Chen was a little surprised and subconsciously wanted to ask.

After a second thought, she understood:

The team leader is preventing himself from entering a state of sleepwalking.

During sleepwalking, the actions you take in your dreams will be reflected in reality, so you can wake yourself up through similar attempts!

As for "real dreams" and other situations, Jiang Baimian has an auxiliary chip to monitor the physical condition. Once discovered, he will immediately provide corresponding stimulation.

At this time, Shang Jianyao turned his rosary beads:

"Namo Ayodoro Samyak Sambodhi, donor, you don't need it."

Jiang Baimian understood that what he meant was that the "Six Senses Pearl" reminded him that he did not need to be extra prepared for the sleepwalking state.

"Double insurance." Jiang Baimian emphasized.

Shang Jianyao stopped talking. According to the plan just now, several members of the "old tune team" took turns monitoring their own memories and identifying sleepwalking states under high alert.

Time passed by minute by second, and the night ruled the earth.

One hundred and fifty meters away from the "True Self Cult" stronghold, the apartment rented by the "Old Adjustment Group", the small truck driven by Welf parked quietly next to a warehouse.

"Lan, when do you want it? How long do you plan to wait?" Welf looked at the brightly lit windows in the distance and asked the people around him.

Xu Lan, who was wearing jeans and a wide-brimmed high-top felt hat, was sitting in the originally unoccupied passenger seat at some point.

She was leaning against the back of her chair, wearing an ancient gold ring on her left middle finger. Her open eyes were empty and lacked focus.

At this moment she is blind.

Since she can't see it, she will no longer be troubled by symmetry obsessive-compulsive disorder.

But this is not absolute. If she touches something asymmetrical, it will also be unbearable.

For this reason, Xu Lan even wore a gold ring with the same shape but no special ability on the same position on his right hand.

Xu Lan was in a pretty good mood now. She smiled slightly and said:

“The longer you wait, the better the results will be.

"We are hiding and they are revealing, we can recharge our batteries, but they must be vigilant enough and not let down at all.

"In this state, their spirit and energy will be consumed quickly. In a few hours, by midnight or near dawn, they will be close to the end of their strength."

Welf muttered:

"I hope it's like you said.

"Wouldn't they choose to take turns taking breaks?"

"It depends on whether they have the courage and determination. After all, we may launch an attack at any time." Xu Lan replied nonchalantly, "At least they won't know it because they are in the stronghold of the True Self Cult. After this impact, they will no longer dream in a short period of time, and we don’t have to succeed within 24 hours, we can follow them and look for better opportunities.”

Welf chose to obey and did not dare to refute.

Xu Lan thought for a while and asked:

"What on earth scared you into making mistakes before, and did they notice that you were looking through their memories?"

Welf's face suddenly turned pale, as if he was walking through an ice field in winter.

He was silent for a while and said:

"That person's breath."

Xu Lan sat up straight:

"That one?"

"That one." Welf nodded unusually heavily.

…………

On the top floor of the "True Self Teaching" apartment building, in the room where the "Old Tune Group" is located.

Long Yuehong looked at the bright moon hanging outside the window and shook her head slightly.

The intense concentration for several hours left him feeling like his brain was empty and his reactions were slow.

Jiang Baimian saw this and muttered:

"Xiaohong, you and Hei are going to rest now, and Xiaobai and I will take turns in three hours."

"Is this too dangerous?" Long Yuehong asked subconsciously.

Jiang Baimian smiled:

“We are just on alert now, we haven’t seen the enemy yet, so there is no need to be too nervous.

“Senior employees of the Security Department all know that the better they sleep before a battle, the more likely they are to win the battle, so even if they are surrounded and enemies may come from all directions at any time, they will find gaps to sleep on the ground in batches.

"Don't worry, with Lao Ge here, he doesn't need to rest around the clock."

"As long as the power is enough." Shang Jianyao added to Gennava.

Jiang Baimian then laughed again and said:

"We can also put up an electric grid at the door or window, but I don't believe that 'assassin' can go through the wall!"

——Bai Chen's infrasound exploration has long been stopped. It consumes too much energy.

The honest Shang Jianyao quickly found the loophole in Jiang Baimian's sentence just now:

"Although he can't penetrate the wall, he can bombard us here with heavy firepower from the opposite side, from a distance, and kill us."

Jiang Baimian said "ha":

"Then we can only pray that the statue of Dawn will not be affected."

In her opinion, although the strong men of the "True Self Cult" are unwilling to fight against the "nightmare" without certainty, they will certainly not allow the enemy to attack their stronghold and affect the statue of the god.

Bang, Shang Jianyao clenched his right fist and hit his left palm:

"I have to add 'dawn' to my heavenly blessing chart!"