"This isn't a simple case of narrow-mindedness or a fight for benefits."
A doctor from the abnormal beast research department who was familiar with Meng Chao and Lu Siya handed them a few scans of the brain layers.
Aside from intersecting sulci, there were also a few groups of light spots that were very similar to each other shining on the brain sections that looked like walnuts.
As the bioelectric stimulation in the brain increased, the light spots that danced like butterflies gradually gathered together and turned into a monstrous picture that looked like a skull.
"This is …"
Meng Chao sucked in a sharp breath.
It was not because the patients' brains were active in the shape of skulls.
Instead, he felt that these pictures were familiar.
Just as he expected, the doctor told them that there were ten scans of the brain layers.
The first five were the latest scans of the out-of-control superhumans who had joined the chaotic battle just now.
The last five came from the humans who were bewitched by the Demonic Abyss Eye during the Noble Descent Hotel ambush, and the robbers who abandoned themselves and turned into monster puppets during the lair chaos.
"Are you saying that Ma Hong and the others were also attacked and brainwashed by the monsters?" Meng Chao was shocked.
The Demonic Abyss Eye was one of the most terrifying enemies he had ever faced.
This super abnormal beast, which seemed to be the amalgamation of a huge eyeball and a brain, had a terrifying ability. It could release all the obsessions in a person's heart and turn those obsessions into mental demons.
As the saying went, "If you don't talk about the dosage and talk about the toxicity, you're just a hooligan."
On the other hand, as long as the dosage was high enough, no matter how normal a thought was, it could turn into venom that would invade one's mind and drive them mad.
There were plenty of viewpoints and methods to save Dragon City. There was nothing wrong with them, or at the very least, they were worth discussing.
But if they stubbornly persisted in their views and dug deeper into a corner, it was very easy for them to fall into a wrong or even evil abyss from a correct and kind starting point.
It was the same for Lin Chuan and Gao Ye.
They could tell that there were some problems in Dragon City and even some structural conflicts.
But unfortunately, they were bewitched by the monsters and tried to use wrong and extreme methods to solve these problems.
In the end, they destroyed themselves and nearly destroyed Dragon City.
Could it be that Ma Hong and the others followed in their footsteps?
But wasn't the Demonic Abyss Eye killed a long time ago?
The monster civilization was destroyed, and the mother body that could create the Supernatural Entities had lost 99.99% of its activity.
Why were there still people affected?
"Our speculation is that the extremely complicated spirit energy magnetic field environment in Hidden Fog Desolate Region and the ancient information from Ruins No. 2 worked together and subtly twisted the minds of humans."
"Since this is the place where the monster civilization is born, when humans stay here for a long time and carry out high-intensity research and cultivation, they have to endure a lot of mental pressure. It's inevitable that some people's thoughts will deviate."
This conclusion made Meng Chao frown.
They met Mahon in another ward.
Fortunately, Ma Hong relied on his unyielding willpower to break free from the influence of qi deviation and regain his consciousness.
Even so, his eyes were still sunken, and he looked haggard, as if he had just completed a three-month survival mission.
"I don't know why I became so deranged …" Ma Hong's face was drained of blood.
His lips were chapped, and he stared at his hands, which had just been stitched up due to using too much strength. His flesh had exploded, revealing his bones, and he said in a quivering voice, "At that time, my vision went blank, and I started hallucinating. It was as if I had turned into a monster, and everyone around me had also turned into monsters. They were the most monstrous and ugly monsters in the ancient battlefield.
"But there's a voice that keeps echoing in my head. 'Kill it! Kill them! Kill all the monsters! Devour their flesh and blood! Devour all their bones! Evolve! Evolve! Continue evolving! Evolve into the king of monsters! Then, I'll soar above the galaxy!
"I was mesmerized by that voice.
"It was like … the meaning of my life.
"I completely accepted my identity as a monster.
"I wasn't just angry, I was also filled with joy. I threw myself into the fight between monsters!"
Ma Hong's narration attracted the attention of the medical team and the ruins research center.
It sounded like the ancient summoning had become stronger.
In the past, there were plenty of superhumans who were affected by the ancient information in the depths of Ancient Ruins No. 2, and all sorts of hallucinations appeared before their eyes.
In their nightmares, they turned into monsters and secreted black liquid to form huge cocoons.
But the nightmares only hurt themselves.
Before today, there had never been a superhuman who lost control to this extent.
"Could it be that the mother isn't completely dead?"
Meng Chao was highly suspicious. "Its cells are still slightly active and can continuously spread its vitality magnetic field to the outside world?"
"That depends on how you define the mother," Lu Siya said.
"In a narrow sense, if you define the mother as a microbrain and a gigantic brain, then even if these two thinking organs haven't completely lost their activity, they are still under the absolute control of humans. We used a lead cover with seven layers of superalloy plates to seal them firmly so that not a single spirit energy ripple similar to brain waves could leak out.
"But the mother is still a huge ancient creature. It's several kilometers long and wide, and it's buried deep underground. Its tentacles can even reach more than one hundred kilometers away from the crystal mine. Many of its cells have the characteristics of plant cells, and there are plenty of plants that only need to cut off a branch or spread a cluster of spores to give birth to a brand new life.
"So, even if it was attacked by the space-based orbit of the ancient civilization and we continuously bombarded it, no one can guarantee that the mother is completely dead.
"Let's expand the definition of life even more. Who said that only flesh and blood can be considered a real life? It has to be known that the ancients have already walked down the path of spirit energy ascension. To the ancients, the importance of their vitality magnetic fields might be even greater than their flesh and blood bodies in the beginning.
"The mother might not be a life form made of pure energy, but it's still an ancient creature's creation, so it's only natural that it's affected by the ancients.
"You know that during the long period of hibernation that lasted for billions of years, the mother's vitality magnetic field gradually fused with the magnetic field of the planet around it. The extreme weather in Hidden Fog, the direction of the crystal mine, and the fog surrounding Monster Mountain Range are more or less affected by the mother.
'Then, can we treat the entire Hidden Fog Last Region and even Monster Mountain Range as a part of the mother? Can we treat it as an extension of its will?
"If that's the case, even though we won against the monster civilization, the spirits of the monster civilization might still be lingering in the fog!"
Lu Siya's guess caused Meng Chao's skin to crawl.
What was even more terrifying was the mental strength test results of the out-of-control superhumans.
After a series of harsh mental strength tests, the average mental strength index of the out-of-control superhumans was 134.
Even Ma Hong and the others only had a mental strength index of 173.
Even Ma Hong and the others only had a mental strength index of 173.
With the current level of technology in Dragon City, the mental strength index was the only standard that could measure a superhuman's mental health.
A person's mental strength index was usually maintained at 100 units, which meant that they were mentally healthy, determined, and balanced.
If they ran into strange things and saw indescribable horrors, such as monstrous and ugly monsters eating human organs, their mental strength index might just plummet.
When a person's mental strength index fell below 80, they would feel deep fear.
When a person's mental strength index fell below 60, the fear in their hearts would be reflected on their bodies. Their breathing would quicken, their limbs would become weak, and they would not even have the strength to lift their weapons.
When a person's mental strength index fell below 40, their minds would turn blank, and they would be enveloped by fear.
When a person's mental strength index fell below 10, they might go mad at any moment. In fact, they might even go brain dead.
Of course, as Dragon City gained successive victories, this sort of situation was no longer likely to happen.
In the midst of the iron torrent and the triumphant strategic attack, countless people's brainwaves encouraged each other. Their courage was burning, illuminating everyone's heart.
Even a normal soldier in the Red Dragon Army would not have his mental strength index fall to zero when he faced an Apocalyptic Beast.
However, while a drop in his mental strength index was terrifying, there were also dangers to it.
When a person's mental strength index went over 120, they would feel that their courage had increased, and they would face death calmly.
When a person's mental strength index went over 140, they would feel that they were invincible and invincible. No matter how violent a beast was, they would not care about it.
When a person's mental strength index went over 160, they would gradually be controlled by the urge to kill and destroy, and they would gradually lose their rationality.
When a person's mental strength index went over 200, it would be the same as their mental strength index going down to zero. A person would enter spirit energy deviation at any moment and turn into a pure killing machine.
When they got excited, they no longer cared whether the people who died under their weapons were monsters or humans.
Based on Ma Hong and the other out-of-control superhumans' performance just now, even if their mental strength indexes had not gone over 200, they should be close to it.
How could it be? Their average index was only 134.
It had to be known that this was different from when their mental strength index went down. When their mental strength index went up, there were more benefits than disadvantages. The fighting theories in Dragon City had always encouraged superhumans to increase their mental strength index and enter a state where they could control their anger.
Many of the cultivation systems had secret techniques that could stimulate the brain and increase their mental strength index to the 120 to 140 range.
The experts believed that when a person's mental strength index was maintained in this range, they could ensure their rationality and increase their fighting strength through anger. They would also be filled with fearless courage. It was the most suitable state for fighting.
With this sort of mental strength index, it was impossible for a person to enter spirit energy deviation and not be able to differentiate between friend and foe.
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