407: Chapter 407 Adding Believers, Human Body Magic Array

"Let's start then."

Fang Cheng, leaning against the pillar, nodded as a signal and immediately straightened his back.

The bones throughout his body emitted a dense series of popping sounds, like a string of lit firecrackers.

An aggressive Aura rose accordingly, and his eyes had long since ignited with eager Battle Intent.

Seeing this, everyone also stood up one after another.

Gazes intertwined with tension and anticipation converged on the two of them.

Even the surrounding gray mist seemed to feel this restless Aura, churning even more violently.

However, Cheng Jiashu did not act immediately.

His gaze flickered slightly as he glanced around at everyone, and his expression suddenly turned serious.

"Before that, I still need to explain a few things."

Cheng Jiashu paused and spoke in a volume that ensured everyone could hear clearly:

"My ability has a load limit; every spatial jump requires forcibly penetrating the barriers of the material world, and the larger the mass carried, the more the consumed Mental Energy will grow exponentially."

"Therefore, in my usual operations, I carry at most two or three people. Especially in this unknown Inner World, with every extra person, the risk of failure will increase dramatically, and wanting to take everyone along is simply impossible."

As Cheng Jiashu's words fell, the flame of hope that had just ignited in everyone's hearts was like a basin of ice water poured over their heads, instantly extinguishing more than half of it.

This problem was very realistic and very cruel.

The limited load of spatial ability meant that no matter how they chose, someone had to stay behind.

Staying behind in this desperate situation filled with gray mist and surrounded by monsters.

Cheng Jiashu's gaze slowly swept across the four members of the Special Investigation Team, and then looked at Choi Suyoung, Majima Goro, and that security guard.

His eyebrows furrowed slightly, as if he was making a choice.

The atmosphere fell into stagnation.

Officer Zhou Liang's expression changed several times, he glanced at his teammates beside him who also looked solemn, and tightly pressed his lips together.

In the end, this leader of the Special Investigation Team's action squad took a deep breath, stepped forward proactively, and said in a resolute voice:

"We will stay behind."

"The two of you are the only hope for everyone to leave here; don't hesitate because of us. We will organize a defense line here and wait for your good news."

"Right, Team Leader is right!"

A-Li, A-Yang, and Xiao Jie were slightly stunned, and then echoed without hesitation one after another.

They gripped the weapons in their hands tightly; although there was fear in their eyes, there was even more of the resolution that soldiers should possess.

This was tantamount to a high-stakes gamble.

Gambling that Fang Cheng and Cheng Jiashu could resolve the source and find a way out before they were devoured by monsters.

Once they failed or delayed for another half minute, the people left behind would have no possibility of survival.

Choi Suyoung silently squatted on the ground, protecting the unconscious Majima Goro beside her.

She said not a word, but tightly clutched her former fiancé's cold palm, as if trying to pass her body temperature over.

Cheng Jiashu felt a wave of difficulty.

He could care less about the life or death of these members of the Special Investigation Team.

But he had previously promised to protect the safety of Choi Suyoung and Majima Goro and take them both away from this place, yet now he might have to break his word.

An alternate plan flashed through Cheng Jiashu's mind.

Join forces with Fang Cheng to reach the top floor first, then try to return using Choi Suyoung as a coordinate, and take the others away in batches.

But this thought was quickly rejected by him.

Choi Suyoung was just an ordinary person, and the light of her consciousness was inherently weak, far incomparable to Fang Cheng who was as conspicuous as a lighthouse.

Conducting long-distance positioning under the shroud of gray mist had an extremely high failure rate.

Moreover, there were numerous enemies on the top floor and the situation was unclear; there wasn't much time and energy allowing him to do this.

Fang Cheng crossed his arms and quietly sized up everyone.

At this moment, a bold thought emerged in his mind.

His Memory Palace was essentially a spiritual space parallel to the material world.

The golden light ball symbolizing the core of consciousness could receive consciousness signals from numerous individuals at the same time and maintain a stable connection.

If these people's consciousness could be temporarily "stuffed" inside, with himself as the carrier, and then Cheng Jiashu taking him to carry out a spatial jump...

This was like packing all passengers into a ship, and then having a tugboat tow the entire ship away.

Theoretically, would this be feasible?

After careful weighing, Fang Cheng suddenly spoke, breaking the silence.

"I have a way; we can give it a try."

As soon as these words came out, everyone's gazes instantly focused on him, as if they had grasped at the last straw.

Fang Cheng didn't explain much and looked directly at Cheng Jiashu:

"You have already witnessed my Mental Secret Realm before."

"If I can manage to make these people's consciousness all attach to me, do you think this method can complete a spatial jump together with you?"

Hearing this, Cheng Jiashu's eyes flickered slightly, and he couldn't help touching his chin in contemplation.

This idea was indeed very crazy, but logically it made sense.

Doing this was equivalent to aggregating everyone's consciousness into a spiritual co-union dominated by Fang Cheng in a short time.

Although the overall mass had not changed, for him, it could save the trouble of using a Divided Soul to take care of everyone, and he only needed to maintain a mental connection with Fang Cheng attentively.

"We can give it a try."

After pondering for a moment, Cheng Jiashu nodded:

"If the situation isn't right, I will interrupt the ability in time."

Having obtained his approval, Fang Cheng nodded slightly.

Then he turned his head and looked at those pairs of hopeful eyes.

"Listen up. Next, you need to completely trust me and do as I say."

Fang Cheng patiently prepared to teach them to perform simple mental synchronization Meditation.

"First close your eyes, slow down your breathing, and cast aside distracting thoughts."

"You might hear many sounds and see many illusions; do not pay attention to them. You only need to attentively recite my name 'White Owl' silently in your hearts, and Visualize my masked image."

Although Officer Zhou Liang, Choi Suyoung, and the others didn't understand his intention, they still obediently followed suit.

"Very good."

Feeling the gradually stabilizing mental fluctuations of these people, Fang Cheng continued to guide them.

"Now, start imagining that I have turned into a lighthouse standing in the dark night by the coastline,"

His voice seemed to carry a certain power to pacify people's hearts, ringing in everyone's minds.

"That light is golden, warm and firm, like the dawn that can pierce through all mists."

"What you need to do is continuously approach that lighthouse; no matter what happens halfway, do not waver..."

Under Fang Cheng's patient and systematic guidance, everyone gradually and faintly captured a speck of golden light in the darkness of their subconscious.

Officer Zhou Liang and his teammates had after all undergone professional Meditation training, so they quickly entered the state and rapidly magnified this speck of light.

As a researcher, Choi Suyoung's willpower was likewise tough and calm, and after a few attempts, she also smoothly found the knack.

Seeing that a few more "initial believers" who successfully established a connection were added, Fang Cheng nodded slightly with satisfaction.

With himself as the "Meditation target" standing by their side and personally guiding everyone's subconscious.

Coupled with the case experience of Xu Hao and Xiaosa, helping them reach the preliminary state of entering Meditation was indeed not difficult.

Only that security guard—he was just an ordinary person caught up in the disaster.

At this moment, he was already scared out of his wits and couldn't Focus his mind no matter what, anxious to the point of almost crying:

"No... I can't do it, my head is full of those monsters..."

His face was full of panic, terrified that he would be left behind here alone.

"It's fine."

Cheng Jiashu raised his hand to stop him, so as not to affect others:

"I can try to carry two more people."

As he spoke, his gaze fell on the monster-like Majima Goro, pondering in his heart.

This guy had thick skin and tough flesh, and was relatively durable; perhaps he could save a bit of energy on him.

Everyone made a brief attempt at Meditation targeting Fang Cheng.

With plans settled and preparations ready, they immediately formed a circle.

Officer Zhou Liang, A-Li, A-Yang, Xiao Jie, along with Choi Suyoung, all extended their hands and placed them on Fang Cheng's broad shoulders.

Fang Cheng steadily pressed one hand on Cheng Jiashu's shoulder, forming the crucial hub of this mental link.

Cheng Jiashu stood at the very front, grabbing the back of the neck of that shivering security guard with one hand, and lifting the unconscious Majima Goro with the other hand.

Thus, an energy conduction array built with the human body, with Fang Cheng as the core, was formed.

"Close your eyes, and according to the method I just taught, start Meditation again."

Fang Cheng commanded in a deep voice: "Until I tell you to open your eyes, do not open them."

Following his words, everyone closed their eyes one after another, adjusted their breathing once more, and sank into the dark world of consciousness.

This time, the light of that golden lighthouse was exceptionally clear, and it seemed to be rapidly magnifying.

Just as they felt they were getting closer and closer to that lighthouse, with the light so dazzling that it was almost impossible to look directly at it.

A huge suction force suddenly struck, violently pulling the consciousness of each of them!

"You can open your eyes."

The next second, Officer Zhou Liang and the others were astonished to find that their field of vision had completely changed.

They were unexpectedly situated within a magnificent, unimaginably grand hall.

Towering stone pillars supported a dome whose top could not be seen, surrounded by a deep and boundless gloom.

Wind shuttled through, emitting wailing sounds, like ancient wandering Souls whispering.

In the center of the hall was a huge ball of golden light.

It floated quietly, exuding a gentle and majestic radiance.

"Don't move around, don't let your mind wander."

Fang Cheng's voice rang in everyone's consciousness with a hint of warning.

At this moment, he stood in the center of the hall, looking up at the dome.

That starry sky symbolizing "Believers" had now become dim and devoid of light.

Only a weak speck of light was stubbornly flashing across the distant dark other end.

From that flickering light, one could vaguely sense emotions such as fear and panic coming over.

That was precisely Xu Hao's consciousness coordinate.

Fang Cheng then condensed his consciousness, chose one-way projection, and established a mental connection.

A ray of golden light shot out from the golden light ball, precisely contacting that star.

However, just as the connection was established, an invisible interference force field was generated.

Waves of fluctuations followed closely behind, rushing over like a tide.

With only a crisp "crack" sound, that ray of golden light actually snapped instantly.

Fang Cheng frowned slightly, his gaze piercing through the barriers of the Memory Palace and casting towards that dark and boundless Void Realm outside.

In his field of vision, it was filled with black mist even denser and purer than in the Inner World.

Fierce winds whistled, and the sound of ocean waves crashing was endless.

In this dark ocean formed by consciousness, red light specks exuding an ominous Aura were everywhere.

Appearing and disappearing with the waves, it was as if countless evil entities were hidden within, wanting to choose someone to devour.

Farther away, a huge, slowly rotating red nebula suddenly emerged.

Like a bewitching giant eye straddling the depths of the Universe, exuding a heart-palpitating temptation and malice.

As long as one slightly cast their attention there.

Countless mad ravings would swarm over, attempting to deprive the observer's Soul and occupy its Physical Body shell.

It was precisely the source of all bizarre phenomena.

Although the power of this odd eyeball was not yet enough to shake Fang Cheng's self-awareness possessing the "Omniscient Language" talent.

But the huge interference it emitted seriously affected the stability of the mental connection penetrating deep into the dark Void Realm.

"No!"

Cheng Jiashu drew a sharp breath, and his solemn voice sounded subsequently.

Sharing the field of vision through the mental connection, he clearly also saw this earth-shaking scene.

"The mental fluctuation interference here is too strong! It's very likely the power emitted by that red eyeball that has blocked all consciousness signals."

Cheng Jiashu immediately made a decision:

"I will compress the transition channel, Focus the perception of the two of us into a single point, and form a 'dimensional cone' to pierce through this layer of interference."

"You concentrate all your Mental Energy, use it as the tip of the cone, pin down that coordinate, and don't loosen up!"

"Alright."

Without needing more words, Fang Cheng tacitly brought his own advantages into play.

At the same time, a powerful spatial fluctuation erupted from Cheng Jiashu's body.

In everyone's perception, this magnificent palace where they were located, along with the endless darkness around it, were compressed to the limit by a force.

The entire world seemed to have turned into a narrow and deep tunnel.

At the end of the tunnel was precisely that flickering star.

Fang Cheng could feel that Cheng Jiashu was like a Mental Energy amplifier, forcibly focusing the perception he had emitted outward.

Then he no longer hesitated, fully activating Mind Resonance.

The core of consciousness located in the center of the hall suddenly blazed with brilliant light.

All the mental power converged into an unprecedentedly brilliant beam of light, shooting once again along that compressed channel towards the layers of black mist.

Fang Cheng's consciousness and Xu Hao's consciousness resonated under the powerful traction force.

An invisible and stable channel, accompanied by a faint humming sound, penetrated the dark and boundless Void Realm.

This time, the connection finally stabilized!

"Locked on, hold tight, I'm going to start activation!"

Before the reminding words faded, Cheng Jiashu's eyes bloomed with a starlike brilliant radiance.

In an instant, the surrounding world began to distort.

The desks, chairs, walls, ceiling of the office lobby, and the mist flowing everywhere were like pigments thrown into water, suddenly stirring together.

Ultimately turning into a pitch-black vortex, as if a giant mouth opened, swallowing all their figures completely.

In the Memory Palace, everyone felt the "boat of consciousness" they were riding on shake violently, and began to cleave through the waves and advance at high speed in this dark tunnel.

However, the voyage was not all smooth sailing.

Outside the tunnel, black mist rolled, and countless red light specks smashed against the channel walls like sharks smelling blood.

That huge red nebula even exuded a powerful gravitational pull, constantly tugging at their course.

Cheng Jiashu's conscious body began to flicker between light and dark; obviously maintaining this "dimensional cone" consumed a huge amount of energy for him.

"Hold on!"

Fang Cheng shouted in a low voice.

The golden light ball in the center of the hall bloomed with an even more dazzling radiance, almost reaching the extreme.

Pure and tyrannical Mental Energy spread outward along the channel, forming a layer of golden shield, driving away all the eroded darkness and red light.

Cheng Jiashu instantly felt the pressure on his body lighten, immediately stabilized the channel, and accelerated the speed of shuttling through.

Under the unreserved cooperation of the two, they finally broke through the gravitational range of that red nebula.

Ahead, that speck of light representing life and hope suddenly became clear.

"Hold tight, we're about to arrive!"

Cheng Jiashu's gaze shone brightly, his voice carrying a trace of fatigue, but even more excitement.

...

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

On the top floor of the Noah Building, gunshots were dense, and muzzle flashes burst out.

Inside the corridors and rooms filled with gray mist, chasing figures were everywhere, and it was impossible to tell who was a living person and who was a monster.

Mixed among them were roars and miserable screams, as well as bloodstains dripping all over the floor.

At this moment, this place was presenting a chaotic scene.