New Gods of North America

There is a classic saying,

It's called "first the mushroom, then the villain".

After listening to the sharp cry of the big "mushroom" for a while, which seemed to wake up everyone in the academy from their sleep,

Wayne soon discovered that he had unknowingly fallen into a hallucination.

Wayne hadn't noticed this at first. He felt that the principle of this big "mushroom" to create illusions might be to directly call on the materials in other people's minds.

Then it creates an illusion of like or fear.

For example, Wayne saw the so-called "mountain cat" at this time.

The small, closed boat-shaped body, three pairs of compact road wheels, equipped with a 12.7mm heavy machine gun and multiple rocket launchers...

no,

You can tell it's fake at first glance. How can a rocket launcher attack someone by spraying fire with its buttocks...

Wayne had no more bullets, so he put his revolver back into his waist and picked up some stones from the lawn.

Inject spiritual power into it, and then throw it towards the other party.

After a parabola, the stone "exploded" as it hit the target.

"Bang——"

A refreshing but not very violent explosion sounded, and the stones turned into flying debris. The modern all-terrain vehicle that was disguised in the illusion was punctured like a reflection in a mirror.

Then the big "mushroom" appeared again for a moment, and then it also exploded and broke into pieces like a balloon.

Hmm...

In the world that Wayne saw with his naked eyes, the big "mushroom" was destroyed very easily.

But in the vision of simple lines, the outline of the big "mushroom" is still outlined in its original place.

It was not exactly where it was before, the big "mushroom" had moved a little bit.

There was what looked like a relatively large piece of debris, and it seemed to be glowing slightly, as if some extraordinary material was gradually precipitating out.

The invisible outline of the big "mushroom" now looks like the silhouette of a piranha plant or a Venus flytrap.

The "umbrella cap" was facing the position of the "extraordinary material". As for the tentacles that originally looked lifeless, they now seemed to be unfolding like starfish.

It feels a bit like the classic trap - a small stick tied to a rope, a basket set up, grain scattered underneath, and then waiting for the bird to take the bait.

So Wayne continued to make a slightly larger "bomb" this time, using about one-third of his spiritual power.

Pretend you didn't notice it, but when you feel you are about to step into the edge of danger, jump back quickly.

Then he threw the "bomb" to a location that looked like the intended target of the trap.

The big "mushroom" didn't seem very smart. The entire canopy first pounced in the direction of the "bomb".

Then it "raised its head" slightly, as if it discovered that the taste was wrong, and "looked over" in the direction where the spiritual power seemed to be more concentrated.

Then there was an explosion that shook the eardrums.

"Bang——"

The outline of the big "mushroom" was forced to lean back for a moment, and then began to cover its "head" with both hands, as if it had been severely injured, while at the same time making a sharp wailing sound that seemed to be heard without passing through the eardrum.

Wayne felt as if he heard someone scratching a blackboard with fingernails, and his back couldn't help but shiver.

Huh?

Not dead yet?

But it doesn't matter. This thing seems to rely entirely on illusions to deal with people, but the actual lethality is probably the "umbrella cover".

Can come twice more.

…

When the patrol officers from the academy and the exorcist team led by David Mills arrived,

They could no longer see the big "mushroom", but the entire dormitory was already on fire.

Wayne was already on his fourth shift at this time, carrying people out of the blown-open dormitory door.

But these guys were so heavy, and although Wayne was relatively strong, he could only carry one at a time.

Moreover, the lethality of the fire was greater than Wayne had imagined. Every time he entered it, he felt that his self-healing ability would automatically activate.

So Wayne followed the principle of proximity and carried out the ones that were closer and easier to move first, and laid them out neatly on the lawn like corpses.

For example, Wayne's more familiar "building manager" Macon Reeve was lying among several people at this time.

With the help of a large force, the speed of rescue suddenly increased.

Part of the wooden wall on the first floor was decisively smashed open, and various fire-fighting equipment was moved into place one after another.

The clergy sprinkled some of the holy water, which did not seem to be of high quality, on themselves and then went into the fire.

The exorcist priest who was only fit to be a cheerleader during the "friendly exchange" with the detective agency in the arena,

After completing his preparations, he whispered "Holy Spirit bless you" and took the lead and rushed to the front.

Everyone was busy for most of the night, and finally the dormitory gradually collapsed in the flames.

Most of the students were still in a coma, probably because they inhaled smoke or because of the side effects of being controlled by extraordinary abilities.

The injuries seemed to be more serious on the rescue team's side, as many of them had traces of smoke and fire or injuries from being hit by burnt objects.

The "building manager" was still asleep at this time. To be honest, Wayne was only familiar with everyone in the dormitory, so he couldn't take inventory.

Fortunately, the staff of the college brought the list and confirmed one by one that no students were left out of the fire.

…

As an eyewitness to the incident, Wayne was allowed to rest at home for a few days.

He woke up in the detective agency at noon the next day.

While Inesa was preparing food in the kitchen, Doug had handed her a few newspapers.

Wayne looked in the direction he pointed, and he didn't expect that the identity of the big "mushroom" last night would be reported in the newspaper so quickly:

"The terrifying fugitive villain - 'Mrs. LaLaurie'."

These reports were generally quite long, and probably described some of the deeds of this lady named Delphine LaLaurie.

For example, she once cut open the stomachs of slaves, had them tie their intestines around their bodies like belts, stuffed feces into the mouths of victims and then sewed them up, broke the bones of slaves all over their bodies, and locked them in cages.

Among the more bizarre ones, one was opening a living person's skull and stirring up the brain matter inside, and found that a fly had laid its eggs inside and the person was still alive.

But Wayne looked at the report's account of the crimes she committed after she fled to Georgeburg.

It contains content such as her attacking the founder of the Wayne National Detective Agency, sneaking into the college church to steal and destroy, and planning to attack members of the Fisk family.

The first incident was completely fabricated by Wayne himself. The theft in the college church and the premeditated attack on Miss Olivia were not easy to explain.

But the true and false mixed together made Wayne doubt the credibility of these reports.

At least in Wayne's eyes, if the big "mushroom" last night was indeed this person,

So the church actually knew that she was dead, not that she was "still at large" or "missing."

David Mills personally examined the body of that thing last night.

Although Wayne finally led it into the fire, and some parts of it turned into pieces of meat or blood and were cooked after the spiritual power completely dissipated, but after Wayne's description and the joint examination of the exorcist priests, that guy was indeed preliminarily confirmed as the murderer of the "lucky coin" incident - at least the area and the timing of appearance were consistent.

The extraordinary material harvested this time is a crystal as crystal-clear as a gemstone, with a small piece of black impurities in the middle of the azure blue, which looks a bit like an alternative amber.

Although this thing was judged to be in the field of "knowledge" or "wisdom", theoretically it was not within the scope of what Wayne thought he could absorb.

But Wayne has actually absorbed extraordinary materials in the field of "wisdom" and feels pretty good about himself.

"You were the one who eliminated the out-of-control Beyonder last night. As usual, you can freely dispose of the Beyonder materials you harvested. However, whether or not to absorb them is still up to you to decide."

This is what Inissa said when she checked the thing before, and she was a little concerned about the "little black block" in the crystal. "There are many reasons why Beyonders lose control, and some of the dangers may be transmitted again. If you insist on absorbing it, I can guard outside for a while and provide timely assistance if you find anything unusual."

Hmm...

Wayne had no reason to hesitate and was in a mood to tease, "I suddenly realized that you and Lina never seemed to discourage any dangerous behavior."

"The advancement of Beyonders is inherently fraught with danger. When we were in the orphanage, we sometimes had to take potions mixed with spiritual powers from other realms to increase our 'resistance'. It's already a lucky thing that we can make our own choices."