"Why do you all think the village is full of Fierce Ghosts?" Wu Liang squinted and asked.

He didn't immediately clarify that he had just come out from inside, nor did he explain that the people inside might essentially be dead but definitely not Fierce Ghosts.

Because Wu Liang now had a strange hypothesis.

"We used this to detect them." Xiaoling handed over a handheld device with a cute keychain attached, and turned it on to show Wu Liang its use.

This was a device co-developed by Professor Guo and Professor Yuan Yi, based on research about the Symbiotic Ghost inside Jiang Min that could predict the positions of other Fierce Ghosts, and embodied this ability in the handheld device as a tool to scout for Fierce Ghosts.

Although it couldn't predict if the host wasn't Jiang Min himself, it could effectively discover the presence of Fierce Ghosts within a certain range.

The Mist Ghost was just seen through like this.

Of course, this doesn't mean the Mist Ghost's invisibility ability was completely useless.

Normally, this handheld device can display the exact position of the Fierce Ghosts, but earlier it only indicated that there were Fierce Ghosts nearby, and even after Wu Liang left the spot, the device couldn't react immediately.

"We entered here through a cave and discovered at least dozens of reactions from Fierce Ghosts in the village not far away, so we dared not advance rashly and could only camp here to investigate." The burly team leader explained.

"What's the deal with the [Unlimited Transmission Chips]? Aren't those the mass-produced Supernatural Objects from the [Promised Land]?" Wu Liang returned the device to Xiaoling and asked.

He was well aware that these Supernatural Objects were mostly created with human lives by the [Promised Land].

How could official people use them?

The other party just glanced somewhat regretfully at the shattered remains of the chip on the ground and replied: "We obtained these as spoils from members of the [Promised Land], not given by the officials. The whole team only has two pieces."

Hearing this, Wu Liang breathed a sigh of relief.

He thought the officials also had some shady dealings.

"By the way, can I ask, where did you buy this small keychain?" Wu Liang seemingly asked Xiaoling, pointing at the keychain next to the handheld device.

The other party was a bit puzzled as to why he would ask such a question at this time, but still honestly said: "I made it myself, what's the matter?"

"Oh, nothing, you all continue camping here. I need to explore deeper."

With that, Wu Liang turned and prepared to leave.

Everyone was quite puzzled by his abrupt behavior, why did he decide to leave the camp after asking those strange questions?

Clearly, everyone was here to find him!

At this time, staying to understand more or taking them deeper with him would be reasonable!

All members of the squad looked at one another, not knowing what to say, only the burly team leader seemed to realize something, stepped forward and stopped Wu Liang, asking, "Comrade reporter, don't you trust us? Or have you discovered something you're worried we can't handle?"

Before heading to the Tianshan Mountain Range, everyone had been called to the office by the deputy director, also known as Zodiac Dragon, to have a talk.

Zodiac Dragon had clearly told them—

If Wu Liang did anything they couldn't understand, they must immediately find out what he intended to do, and if the kid didn't answer directly but just gave them some kind of instruction, they should just follow it unconditionally.

The burly team leader also asked Zodiac Dragon why they needed to treat a Symbiont this way.

The other side had casually said, "Because he's very smart and doesn't like to explain to others; you have to ask, then he'll speak, not saying means he thinks you don't need to know the answer."

Initially, everyone was a bit dismissive of this advice.

Unexpectedly, shortly after recognizing him, Wu Liang really began doing things they couldn't understand.

This made everyone feel some admiration for Zodiac Dragon.

Facing the burly team leader who blocked him, Wu Liang casually said, "Because you can't keep up, this was a rule set from the very beginning."

"Hmm? What do you mean?"

This remark naturally aroused everyone's doubt.

What does it mean that this was a rule set from the very beginning?

Seeing their questioning, Wu Liang just lightly sighed, patted the burly team leader on the shoulder, and whispered in his ear, "Can you accept your own death? If so, then come with me."

After speaking, his figure instantly disappeared from the spot.

The next second, he was already walking slowly in the direction he came from.

Watching as Wu Liang distanced himself from them, the burly team leader pondered deeply on the meaning of his words.

Finally, gritting his teeth and stamping his feet, he cursed, "Damn it! So what if I die! I've sacrificed for the country and fought for the people these years, even death is glorious!"

With a big wave of his hand, he hollered at his companions to follow Wu Liang.

The group advanced together, winding through the intricate woods; if Wu Liang hadn't maintained a distance of about five meters to lead the way, they might have long been lost here.

But no matter how they hurried, maintaining a five-meter gap seemed impossible to close.

It was clear that Wu Liang was intentionally keeping his distance.

No one knew how long they traveled, but the figure of the young man ahead finally stopped.

He stood where the ground was covered with relics of mountaineering gear, pointed at a shabby handheld device on the ground, and said, "Familiar?"

This was a spot Wu Liang had found with lots of clutter when they had first entered the woods not long ago.

He had noted at the time that this gadget looked a bit like the handiwork of Professor Guo.

The group then came forward to closely observe.

But as soon as the burly team leader saw the handheld device, he immediately stepped forward to cover Xiaoling's eyes, gritting his teeth and saying, "Xiaoling, don't look..."

"Why? Captain, why don't you cover others? Do you Awakened think we ordinary people can't see this?" Xiaoling complained.

She was specially admitted to the squad for her understanding and flexible use of computers and high-tech products, compensating for the squad members' deficiencies in this area.

After all, they were an exploration squad, not an Awakened squad confronting Supernatural events head-on at the frontline, so skill inclinations favored many functional talents.

Struggling to pry off the burly team leader's hand, Xiaoling was met with a scene of despair—

On the ground beside the stacked handheld device and clutter, hung a keychain doll identical to the one on her handheld device, just slightly dirty.

Earlier, she had told Wu Liang that she made this keychain doll herself, so there should be no way for an identical one to appear!

"Captain, this is..."

Before she could finish, and before the burly team leader could say anything, Wu Liang calmly stated, "Because you've already died; this is the relic you left behind."

After speaking, he continued to point at each person present and said, "And it's the same for you all; fundamentally, you're all already dead."

"You've been treating the people in the village as Fierce Ghosts and dare not approach; they see you as Fierce Ghosts and dare not come out, preventing any mutual communication."

"This forest relies on such a small trick, making everyone unaware of the time flow issue, preventing anyone from finding where the source causing this phenomenon is."

"It's a werewolf-killing game where everyone is a Fierce Ghost."

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