Chapter 1607 – The Disappearing Sixth Patient
Misty.
An exploration ship cut through the calm waters and headed straight for the depths of the mists.
Lin Qiye stood at the prow of the exploration ship as the mists rolled over his form, and the originally bright daylight gradually dimmed, leaving only the lights of the exploration ship to pierce through the mists and extend into the distant sea.
This exploration ship Lin Qiye was very familiar with, the last time he went out to sea to search for the [Ark of the Covenant], he was on this ship, and later after they returned from hell, Da Xia sent someone to fish it back.
Memories tumbled through Lin Qiye’s mind, he let out a long sigh and was about to turn around when a shimmering light flickered from above his head.
He looked up, and there was nothing but hazy gray mist above him.
”Could it be that I really left behind aftereffects?” Lin Qiye murmured suspiciously.
Counting from the day before yesterday, this was already his third hallucination, which couldn’t help but make him wonder if his soul and body hadn’t fully adapted to each other, making his senses a bit disorganized?
Just as Lin Qiye was pondering, No. 27 slowly came from behind him.
”How long is left?” No. 27 asked.
”We’ve been traveling for a day and a half, we should be almost there.”
No. 27 nodded, “You said earlier that there was something you wanted to ask Chloe in person, what exactly is it?”
Lin Qiye hesitated for a moment, but still spoke, “I want to know why she is in the Han Dynasty’s archives …… Also, does she have a relationship with me, or rather, has she met before?”
”The previous question, I can answer you now.” No. 27 slowly said, “It’s not strange that she would appear in your Han Dynasty’s archives, because back then, she was a missionary of the Western Holy Religion, walking the four seas on behalf of the Holy Lord and spreading the teachings …… Not only in the Han Dynasty, but all over the world, there are her footprints.”
”During the Han Dynasty, she was an agent of Yellande?” Lin Qiye spoke in surprise.
”That’s right.”
”But how did she manage to live for so long?”
”She made a pact with time that the years wouldn’t leave traces on her, so naturally, she wouldn’t age.”
”Made a pact with time?” Lin Qiye opened his mouth wide in shock, “What kind of ability is this?”
”Amazing, right?” No. 27 smiled, “I was also shocked when I first met her, she can do far more than this …… Although she hasn’t explained her ability to me, but after traveling together for so long, I can probably guess.
She was able to make a ‘pact’ with anything in the world, and once such a ‘pact’ was established, it would inevitably be honored.
She had made a ‘pact’ with the wind, and the wind accompanied her around, becoming her eternal shelter; she had made a ‘pact’ with fire, and the fire became a weapon to kill the enemy on her behalf; she had made a ‘pact’ of goodbye with a dying person ‘ and no matter how long the body decays, on the day the ‘pact’ takes effect, the dead are reborn ……”
”The dead come back to life all right?”
”That’s right, that’s why I said that as long as she uses her powers wisely, she is the embodiment of ‘omnipotence’.” 27 paused, “Of course, all of this comes at a price.”
”At what cost?”
”I don’t know.”
Lin Qiye couldn’t help but sigh, “What a perverted ability …… Is this 001?”
”Although this ability is powerful, it’s not where she’s truly great.” No. 27 said seriously, “She has a very special physique, she is able to gradually change the beliefs of the people around her as time passes.”
”Change beliefs? Believe in what?”
”Faith in her.”
Hearing this reply, Lin Qiye froze in place.
”Where she remains for a long period of time, whether it’s grass, trees, animals, or humans, they will all be attracted to her and become her devout followers, worshipping her as a faith and a god.”
Lin Qiye opened his mouth wide and only came back to his senses after a long time, “No wonder he can be the missionary of the Western Holy Church …… With this ability in place, it would be too easy to absorb believers for the Holy Church.”
This ability, coupled with the ‘Ageless Pact’ made with time, this red-haired girl was simply a faith harvesting machine, as long as she was given enough time, she could even turn all of the world’s beings into her believers.
Whether it’s the power to change beliefs or the power of that mysterious ‘pact’, it’s not something that any of the Forbidden Ruins and Divine Ruins that Lin Qiye had ever recognized could be compared to …… Perhaps, that’s why she became 001.
”So you and her, what exactly is your relationship?” Lin Qiye was torn for a long time, but still asked carefully.
”It’s not the kind of relationship you think.” No. 27 shook his head, “About seven or eight years ago, when I was walking through the mists as the God of Assassins, I unintentionally ran into her, and I was very surprised by her power, and at that time, I thought that her power might be the key to saving the world.”
”Save the world?” Lin Qiye asked in confusion, “Which aspect?”
No. 27 stretched out his hand and pointed to the dead sea at his feet, and then to the gray sky above his head.?
Lin Qiye was stunned for a long while, guessing what No. 27 meant, and spoke in shock, “This, can it really be done?”
”I also asked her …… but she just smiled and didn’t answer.” No. 27 sighed, “Then she invited me to travel with her, saying that sooner or later, she would let me see what I wanted to see …… so I agreed.”
”Why does that sound so mysterious?”
”She’s mysterious, in every way ……” continued 27, “Because of that promise, I traveled with her for about three years, until she suddenly disappeared five years ago, and I started looking for her all over the world. ”
Lin Qiye nodded, he already basically understood the latter.
”I’ve already told you everything you wanted to know.” 27 turned his head to look at him, “I also have a question.”
”What?”
”That sickbay.” No. 27’s gaze grew serious, “What exactly is that sickhouse that [Chaos] took from your body?”
Lin Qiye was slightly stunned, and after hesitating for a long time, he still briefly talked about the existence of the sickhouse, but omitted a great deal of details from it, including the process of treating the other patients, as well as the process of extracting abilities.
After hearing this, No. 27’s brows furrowed slightly, “You mean, [Chaos] disguised as a patient in the sixth ward has been hiding in your mind?”
”That’s right.”
”You just said that the further back in the ward, the weaker the patient’s divinity is …… right?”
”Uh-huh.”
No. 27 paced for a long time, as if he had thought of something, and gave Lin Qiye a subtle glance.
”What’s wrong?” Lin Qiye asked suspiciously.
”Haven’t you thought of a question?” No. 27 slowly spoke, “Since [Chaos] was disguised and hidden in the sixth ward, what about the original patients in this ward?”
Lin Qiye froze in place, “The original patients?”
”You said that on the door plate of that room, there was originally a ‘?’ , right?” Number 27 spread his hands, “Doesn’t that mean that this ward actually originally had a patient?”
These words fell on Lin Qiye’s ears like thunder.
The sixth ward …… originally had a patient?
Lin Qiye hadn’t even thought about this possibility, the existence of [Chaos] directly misled his thoughts, making him think that the seventh ward was originally [Chaos] …… But in fact, after the [Chaos] forged door plate fell, it did reveal a pattern.
Lin Qiye originally thought that the “?” represented that there were no patients, but on second thought, if there was no sixth patient, the door plate should be empty.
Then where did the original sixth patient in this hospital go?
Was it killed by [Chaos] and turtled up?
Lin Qiye’s mind went blank, and by the time he returned to his senses in a trance, No. 27 had already returned to the cabin.
Lin Qiye rubbed his bulging temples, let out a long sigh, and took a step toward the cabin ……
Regardless of the facts, the hospital was now in the hands of [Chaos], and even if he had the desire to find the whereabouts of the sixth patient again, he didn’t have the ability to do so.
Lin Qiye walked into the cabin’s restroom, turned on the faucet, and rinsed his cheeks with the icy cold water in an attempt to wash away those messy thoughts.
Just then, above his head, something shifted once again.
Lin Qiye’s eyes shrunk slightly, and this time, he jerked his head up, but instead of looking at the top of his head, he looked directly at the mirror in front of him.
It wasn’t an illusion, above his head, something did flash past …… And this time, Lin Qiye saw the appearance of that thing.
His pupils trembled violently! “Lin Qiye’s healing progress: 44%”