Chapter: Chapter 289
“Mmm…” Lazily opening her eyes, the deity felt her energy had almost completely recovered. A good night’s sleep really was the best medicine.
However, the smell of disinfectant in the air and the stark white, unfamiliar ceiling all served to remind the deity that she was not in Zimeng’s home.
“Xiao Meng! You’re finally awake!” A somewhat familiar voice came from beside her. Without a doubt, the person accompanying her was that sticky, clingy girl.
Turning her head slightly to the side, the deity saw a little girl looking relieved. Xiao Ya was gently patting her chest, appearing to have let out a sigh of relief.
“Where am I?” The deity shook her head and sat up on the bed. “A hospital?”
This was a common guess, but Xiao Ya shook her head.
“I don’t know.”
“?” The deity tilted her head. Didn’t this girl bring her here? How could she not know?
Xiao Ya saw the deity’s confusion and scratched her head, explaining, “I was planning to take Xiao Meng to the nearest hospital, but after I told my sister, she had someone pick Xiao Meng up and bring her here.”
The vehicle that picked them up was a fully enclosed black van. Xiao Ya accompanied the unconscious deity into the van and couldn’t see anything outside. She only knew that the car had driven for a considerable distance. When the van doors opened again, they had arrived at a place resembling a basement.
Then came various examinations, and the final result was that Zimeng was fine, merely asleep.
“Can I go home now?” the deity asked, feeling insecure in this strange place. She preferred the safety of that small room.
“You can, but I recommend you stay here for a few more days of observation.” The person who answered the deity was not Xiao Ya, but a white-haired girl who entered from the doorway.
The girl was exceptionally beautiful. She wore a white lab coat and looked like a very professional doctor. Her red eyes held a hint of fatigue, but it was well concealed at the very bottom.
She looked at the deity with great fondness, as if the deity were a precious treasure.
Of course, the deity didn’t notice this gaze. When the girl pushed the door open and entered, she froze.
The reason was, naturally, that she had seen this girl in her dreams. She had taken over Zimeng’s body precisely because of this girl.
“Sister!” Before the deity could react, Xiao Ya beside her called out happily.
Sister?!
The deity’s eyes widened in surprise. Was this black-haired girl the younger sister of this white-haired one?
You two look nothing alike!
Even the deity, with her limited common sense as an ancient relic, knew that sisters should look somewhat similar. But what did these two sisters before her have in common?
Nothing at all, right?
“To be honest, I thought you wouldn’t wake up like the others who were brought here. However, although your presentation is the same, you are very different from them in essence.” Bai Ling walked up to the deity and said, “Congratulations, Zimeng, you have become a superpowered individual.”
“Eh?!” The gasp didn’t come from the deity, but from Xiao Ya. She looked at her friend with a shocked expression, her face full of disbelief.
So, there wasn’t a single normal person around her?
Xiao Meng, who used to be normal, had now become a superpowered individual. She, Xiao Ya, was alone again.
Wow, she felt so unhappy and envious.
Superpowered individual? If she had to consider it, she did have superpowers right now, didn’t she? The deity wasn’t surprised. She didn’t know how people here judged superpowered individuals, but she could indeed use extraordinary abilities at this moment.
“As for the reason you fainted…” When mentioning this, Bai Ling’s gaze also became strange. “You used your ability on yourself through the mirror.”
If Xiao Ya’s account had no issues, Bai Ling could roughly deduce the reason for Zimeng’s sudden fainting.
Almost all superpowered individuals have a period of uncontrollable ability when they awaken. Zimeng’s awakening time was likely this morning, which was why she felt so tired.
Then, Xiao Ya arrived at Zimeng’s room and discovered something unusual in Zimeng’s eyes.
Logically, upon seeing the patterns in her eyes, Xiao Ya should have fainted like Zimeng had before and become unconscious.
However, Xiao Ya was an abnormal person herself.
Perhaps Xiao Ya’s silent constitution came into play again. In any case, Zimeng’s ability had lost its effect on Xiao Ya. Then, Zimeng asked Xiao Ya to get a mirror, and through the mirror, she saw the patterns in her own eyes.
Zimeng didn’t have Xiao Ya’s special constitution, and her ability seemed to be indiscriminate. Thus, poor Xiao Meng Meng was taken down by her own ability.
A classic case of killing oneself.
After listening to Bai Ling’s review of the morning’s events, the deity blinked. Weren’t these people too good at making assumptions? She had simply not expected her own ability to affect her.
However, it was good this way. At least it saved her the trouble of explaining. Let them continue to imagine things; it had nothing to do with her anyway.
“Because you just awakened and are not yet proficient in controlling your abilities, I recommend you stay here for a while longer for observation.” Bai Ling said to Zimeng, “However, if you insist on leaving, I won’t stop you.”
Saying this, Bai Ling took out a blue-black bracelet. “Of course, for safety’s sake, you have to wear this bracelet to prevent such problems from happening again.”
The deity glanced at the bracelet in Bai Ling’s hand with some resistance. She felt something was wrong with it. “Can I not wear it?”
“No, you cannot. Although you are Xiao Ya’s good friend, it is very dangerous to let a superpowered individual who cannot control her abilities properly roam freely. If you don’t want to wear it, then you can only wait here for a few days.” Bai Ling shook her head. “This is specifically made by the Hero Association for ability users like you. All superpowered individuals wear this when they first awaken.”
“Its effect is to monitor your physical condition and your use of superpowers. After all, some superpowered individuals can become quite arrogant after gaining their powers. This is necessary to prevent them from making mistakes during this period.” Bai Ling looked at the deity seriously.
Seeing Bai Ling’s resolute attitude, the deity understood that if she didn’t wear the bracelet, this incredibly powerful girl in the dream would not let her leave this place.
What about forcing her way out?
Don’t be ridiculous. With her current delicate body, she probably couldn’t even defeat the girl named Xiao Ya next to her, let alone fight this white-haired girl.
Would someone so formidable in a dream be weak in reality? No.
The owner of the dream world she infiltrated had extremely strong mental power. It was widely known that those with strong mental power were never to be trifled with.
And in the eyes of that dream’s owner, this white-haired girl was invincible, someone she couldn’t defeat. This already explained a lot.
This white-haired girl had terrifying combat power.
“Alright, if I wear this bracelet, I can leave?” After thinking it over, the deity finally decided to leave first. Once outside, she could make plans, but if she stayed here, she would be completely shut down.
“Yes, you can leave after wearing it. However, I still recommend that you stay here for observation until your condition stabilizes before leaving.” Bai Ling nodded and put the bracelet on the deity’s outstretched wrist.
“I have very important things to do, so I can’t stay here.” The deity replied earnestly.
She wasn’t lying, but to Xiao Ya, her words implied something entirely different.
Important things, it must be about performing a show. She didn’t expect Xiao Meng to care so much about this performance, not willing to delay even after encountering such an incident.
Truly heartbreaking.
“It’s okay, Xiao Meng. It’s fine to rest for a while. Your classmates and teachers won’t say anything.” Xiao Ya held the deity’s hand and tried to persuade her. Although she knew that if Zimeng listened to her and recuperated in the hospital, their long-prepared show would not be able to be performed because the protagonist would not be there.
But compared to her friend’s health, this was a trivial matter!
Xiao Ya didn’t want her good friend to damage her health over such a trivial matter. She could accept Kira’s sudden departure, and she could also accept Zimeng being unable to perform due to health reasons.
As long as everyone was safe, that was all that mattered!
“No, this is our hard work. How can we let it be affected by just my individual circumstances…” The deity continued along with Xiao Ya’s words. Actually, she wasn’t entirely sure what important matter Xiao Ya was referring to, but that didn’t stop her from using it as an excuse.
“Eh, but Xiao Meng hasn’t recovered yet!”
“It’s fine, I’ve completely recovered.”
As the two girls bickered, Bai Ling walked out of the room with a hint of a helpless smile, tiptoeing.
Upon reaching outside the door, a familiar girl’s voice came from the earphones in her ears, “Do you think she’s normal?”
Bai Ling shook her head and walked into a small room at the end of the corridor. She opened the door and entered. A computer was placed on a desk in the center of the room, and the screen displayed a profile picture of a black-haired girl.
The girl had a lollipop in her mouth and wore a very loose T-shirt, looking utterly dejected.
Why is she even more dejected after changing locations? Bai Ling thought to herself.
Her expression change did not escape the girl’s eyes. The girl almost instantly guessed her thoughts and started to exclaim.
“Hey! What’s with that look? I’m helping you, show me some basic respect!”
With such iconic words, who else could it be but our beloved, universally adored, and universally adored Miss Leticia?
“I really can’t feel any respect with you looking like that. Forget it, let’s get down to business. It took me a lot of mental struggle to cooperate with your lie,” Bai Ling said as she sat down in front of the computer and addressed the girl on the screen. “The Hero Association doesn’t have these strange rules. That bracelet is also for superpowered individuals with a prior record.”
“Oh, are you referring to the mental struggle as completing it in less than a second after I proposed the idea?” Leticia gave a disdainful look. “I’ve felt that this person named Zimeng was problematic for a long time. Just as I expected.”
“We still can’t be sure if it’s her problem.”
“Suddenly awakening psychic abilities at this point in time, who else would you suspect if not her? Also, according to Xiao Ya, didn’t this guy initially intend to use her ability on Xiao Ya?” Leticia snorted. “All that talk about not being proficient in controlling her abilities is nonsense!”
This person named Zimeng actually intended to use her ability on Xiao Ya from the start!
As for why Xiao Ya wasn’t affected, perhaps it was due to that mysterious silent constitution taking effect?
“However, it’s hard to believe she’s the mastermind when she was knocked unconscious by her own ability,” Bai Ling said, pressing her forehead and sighing.
Isn’t it strange for someone who schemes behind the scenes to be knocked unconscious by their own ability?
“Who knows? Perhaps she herself doesn’t know her ability can affect her.” Leticia pouted. What’s the point of caring about such small details?
In any case, with Xiao Ya’s testimony, Zimeng’s suspicion in her mind was infinitely high. At this moment, suddenly awakening hypnosis-type abilities, who else would she suspect if not her?
Leticia didn’t believe in such coincidences. Zimeng happened to awaken abilities with such appropriate attributes precisely at this time.
Impossible!
“I’ve reviewed her physical examination reports from the past few years and can confirm there were no signs of awakening before. This ability has indeed appeared recently,” Bai Ling added. “So, why don’t we just arrest her?”
At this time, wouldn’t it be the best choice to arrest all suspicious individuals directly? Letting such a dangerous element run around would be considered overconfident, wouldn’t it?
“Because arresting her won’t solve your current problem. I even suspect Zimeng herself is a victim,” Leticia said solemnly. “Have you communicated with her face-to-face? Did you feel she was a bit different?”
“Yes, although not very obvious, there was indeed a difference.” Bai Ling replied without hesitation. Her senses were quite sharp, and the slight abnormality of Zimeng at that moment hadn’t escaped her eyes. “Are you saying that perhaps it’s not Zimeng inside anymore?”
“You guessed correctly. Deities can occupy other people’s bodies. As a deity of dreams, wouldn’t it be easy for her to do such a thing?”
