Haunted Places Live

The sanctuary of the Ministry of Shengyan is located deep underground in the center of Puxi, Shanghai. You have to enter through an iron gate in the subway station that says "no traffic is allowed under construction" and walk along a dark tunnel for a while. An elevator door with a fingerprint reader next to it.Xiao Yiquan scanned his fingerprint, and the elevator door opened.

Lin Qi carried Chu Yang into it, and Xiao Yiquan followed.Along the way, Lynch had already briefly described the process of meeting the monotheist and the giant Adok in the 8 goods store. Xiao Yiquan knew that this matter was of great importance, so he immediately reported the request to his subordinate archmage. More support.The problem was that both of them knew that the more people they sent, the greater the risk, because it might be easier for Adock to get food, and maybe it would be in his favor.

But Lynch can't care so much at this time.

The refuge is an underground labyrinth, which has complete survival equipment and even stores a large amount of compressed food.It's just that if there is no high-level person from the Holy Flame Department to lead the way, it is likely to be trapped in some dead ends that look exactly the same.A considerable part of the doors are opened to see concrete walls, but this is still a relatively lucky situation.Some doors are deep pits into which the unfamiliar may fall, to be devoured by some strange and twisted creature that rears at the bottom.

Xiao Yiquan brought them into a room big enough to accommodate four to five people, and Lin Qi put Chu Yang on a bed.Xiao Yiquan briefly checked Chu Yang's condition, opened his eyelids to look at his pupils, and then said, "He has symptoms of dehydration and needs an infusion."

Lynch said, "A sedative may also be needed...I think he will be extremely unstable when he wakes up."

Xiao Yiquan saw Chu Yang's vine-like protrusions spreading from his chest to his ribs, and he knew that the other party had accepted the stigmata.The "vines" left on the captured monotheistic believers, whether they were plants or animals, were probably left by Chu Yang's stigmata. "Is his price spiritual?"

Lynch said, "Sanity."

Xiao Yiquan looked at the unconscious Chu Yang in surprise.Since the Ministry of Holy Flame and the Council of Elders were allies in the war that year, the two Holy Sees have maintained a mutual cooperative relationship, so he has also treated many members of the Council of Elders, and their stigmata and price Also understand a lot.But isn't the flying Hydra at the expense of Sanity?But this stigmata does not look like it.

"You say he's overused? Is he using it for the first time?"

Lynch nodded.

Xiao Yiquan showed sympathy.He has a good impression of Chu Yang, and also sympathizes with him and his companions Chen Yi and Zhu Heze.He really couldn't bear to imagine that this calm and quiet young man turned into a lunatic who was full of nonsense and kept hurting himself.

"I'll get some sedatives. However, you'd better find a psychiatrist or psychologist for him as soon as possible." Xiao Yiquan sighed, "Benzodiazepines should be able to relieve his symptoms, but there are side effects. The most important thing is to rest .”

"I know." Lynch whispered, sitting beside Chu Yang's bed, his brows were tightly furrowed, and his usual arrogant and frivolous attitude disappeared.He raised his head and nodded to Xiao Yiquan, "Thank you for helping me."

Xiao Yiquan shook his head, "You guys take shelter here first, and then leave when it's safe outside."

Ten minutes later, Xiao Yiquan came back with an infusion bottle, administered a sedative to Chu Yang, put on normal saline, and left in a hurry.

Lin Qi quietly guarded Chu Yang.His cell phone was lost when Adok grabbed it, he reached out to touch Chu Yang's pocket, found the cell phone and sent a message to Zhao Censhang.Zhao Censhang replied quickly, saying that the elders already knew about the Shanghai incident and were having a meeting to discuss the reinforcement of the Shengyan Department.He also wanted to come and pick them up in person.Lynch thought about it, and told him not to act rashly. After all, Shanghai is not safe now, and it is risky to come in or go out.It's better to wait for the Holy Flame Department to deal with it first and see the situation.

After arranging a series of matters, Lynch also felt a heavy and thick exhaustion hit him.Chu Yang took a sedative, and he probably won't be able to wake up for a while, so it's better to rest for two hours first.He then went to the bed next door to lie down, set an alarm clock for two hours on Chu Yang's mobile phone, and then fell asleep.

But even though he was so tired, he couldn't sleep well.

Violent explosions and bullets rained down from every direction.He saw the soldier who gave him a sip of vodka just now was blown in two by a bomb, he saw that talented and passionate boy being smashed into a sieve by a gun, and he saw the half of their tough and violent commander's head being blasted to pieces.Every bullet that grazes the ear is death, ruthless and cold death.The flesh and blood seemed to be the least valuable thing, scattered all over the ground like weeds uprooted by the strong wind.

He saw the strongest and bravest men holding their bloody legs that had been blown off, crawling on the ground in horror and calling for their mothers; The corpses of the young boys who joined the army but were the first to be shot in the head in the charge were rotting and maggots in the sun; seeing Christians who couldn’t bear to kill even ants could shoot the enemy with heavy machine guns without blinking; seeing The most righteous men are driven by unbearable hunger to steal the bread of the common people, and then gobble it up while sobbing and saying sorry...

The most frightening thing is that it is not some colossal and distorted monster in the universe that fights with them so cruelly, but human beings.

People like them, just speak different languages, have different cultures and nationalities.They are also like all the soldiers on their side. They are usually teachers, artists, doctors, workers, and businessmen... But now, they are wrestling with each other with distorted faces, trying to kill each other.

As time went on, Lynch had fewer and fewer dreams about the world war that broke out in his 20s.But occasionally, when he was too exhausted and his body was weakening a little, he would return to that terrible dream again.No matter how many horrific scenes he saw that were enough to drive people crazy, no matter how powerful the holy race he fought with, the man-made hell on earth he saw nearly 80 years ago was his worst nightmare.

The alarm clock woke him up from his nightmare.His heart was still beating violently, and his eyes couldn't focus for a while.Gradually he recalled where he was, and his eyes rolled slightly, only to find that Chu Yang on the opposite bed was gone.

Lin Qi sat up straight, but found that Chu Yang had not left the room.He was half relieved when he suddenly realized that something was wrong.

Chu Yang squatted at the door, with his back to him, and kept tinkering with something like a quilt.Lynch looked around and found that the sheets on the other two beds had been ripped off.He got up in confusion and walked behind Chu Yang.But he found that Chu Yang was cutting the sheets into long pieces with the scissors he found somewhere, and stuffed them into the crack of the door.The gaps on the top, sides, and bottom are carefully stuffed with strips of cloth.

Even when he heard footsteps, Chu Yang didn't look back at him.

Lynch's heart sank completely.He squatted beside Chu Yang, and lightly pressed his hand on Chu Yang's shoulder, "Xiao Yang, what are you doing?"

Chu Yang glanced at him, showing a look of embarrassment, "I...I'll fix it soon."

"Why did you plug the door?" Lynch asked patiently, "Do you feel cold?"

Chu Yang's eyes were wandering, as if he was considering whether to tell the truth, but he was probably not good at deceiving people after all, so he said in a tone almost ashamed: "I... I'm afraid that Adok will come in."

"We are in the sanctuary of the Holy Flame Department, it is safe here."

"But I saw... Hadoc ate ​​a lot of insects, and he could turn into an ant or a spider and come in through these doors. If we were both sleeping, he could eat you or me. Wait till I woke up, and I can't be sure if you are the real Lynch, and you can't be sure if I am me...so they must be plugged up, and I also blocked the vents over there." Chu Yang used a He spoke in a fast but somewhat incoherent tone, as if trying to convince Lynch of something.Lynch noticed that before Chu Yang cut a strip of cloth, he would open and close the scissors three times before reducing the amount.Because I was talking to Lynch just now, I probably forgot whether I did this action, so I opened and closed the scissors three times after speaking, and cut it carefully...

Repetitive ritual behavior, irrational but inescapable thoughts... Lynch knew that this was a symptom of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

These behaviors and thoughts, if Chu Yang is in a rational situation, he may find it absurd. After all, even if the cloth strips are stuffed, there are still gaps.But at the time of the onset, the patient will think that everything is reasonable, and if those rituals are not performed, bad things will happen.Half of those thoughts think it is impossible to happen, but the other half thinks what if it happens?

They will find a way to control all "accidents" that are impossible to control.

From panic attacks to OCDs... sure enough it got worse.

Lynch knew that if he forcibly stopped Chu Yang at this time, it would only make the other party more anxious and anxious, and he would even be unable to think about anything else.So he endured the sad feeling and whispered, "Is there anything I can do for you?"

Chu Yang looked at him with a surprised expression, as if he didn't expect that Lynch didn't stop him.

Chu Yang understands that his behavior at this time is a bit strange, but that kind of event is indeed possible, isn't it?Instead of taking risks, it's better to plug all the gaps... But he also knew that in Lynch's eyes, he was probably crazy.

It turned out that Lynch didn't laugh at him, and didn't stop him... which made him feel almost redemptively relieved.

Lin Qi took the strip of cloth that Chu Yang had already cut, and asked patiently, "Is there anything I need to do before stuffing it into the gap? Something like opening and closing the scissors three times."

Chu Yang shook his head embarrassingly. He didn't expect Lynch to even observe that little movement.A strong sense of shame made his ears warm.

Even he himself knew how weird his behavior was at the moment.

Lynch gently shook his wrist, "Xiao Yang, remember, you can tell me anything. Although I am not a psychiatrist, I will try to make you feel better."

Chu Yang stared at him blankly, his eyes began to sore.He turned his eyes away in a panic, and continued to cut the cloth strips in his hand seriously.

With Lynch's help, all the gaps in the room were filled.Chu Yang finally relaxed, walked back to his bed and sat down.Lin Qi noticed that every step Chu Yang took was right on the floor tiles, and he didn't step on any thin gaps between the floor tiles.

Lin Qi poured a glass of water and handed it to Chu Yang.Chu Yang took the cup in a daze, looked down at his feet like a child who did something wrong, "I'm sorry..."

Lynch sat next to him, deliberately getting so close to Chu Yang, and said with a smile, "I'm sorry for nothing? If I say it, I should be the one who dragged you into such a trap."

"Have I started to go crazy?" Chu Yang raised a hand and covered his forehead, "I feel like there are a lot of thoughts in my head, and I can't stop..."

Lin Qi could hear the tremor in Chu Yang's voice.He suddenly stretched out his hand, gently stopped Chu Yang's shoulder, and hugged Chu Yang into his arms.

Chu Yang was stunned.

Although Lynch also hugged him in the department store before, but at that time he was insane and couldn't even remember clearly.But now, although he is still mentally abnormal, he can truly experience this tenderness.

Lin Qi gently pressed Chu Yang's back of his head with his gloved hand, and hugged him quietly like this.The room was so quiet for a while, as if even time had frozen.

"It will be fine." Lynch said in a steady and quiet voice, "You are just too tired and need to rest. I will always be with you, don't be afraid."