Chapter 1818: Changes
Angel nodded. He was also curious about this live line, so he took it without hesitation.
Neither the tree spirit nor Rhine expressed his opinion on Sanders' decision. Sanders had previously hinted that Angel's nightmare soul level was stronger than his, so Angel might be able to find something.
Angel carefully observed the white silk placed on the leaves. It looked like an ordinary woolen thread, struggling and twisting constantly.
The more he observed, the more strange Angel felt.
He was still full of doubts. Was this really from the nightmare world monster?
So far, he still didn't sense any nightmare world breath.
"What do you think of this live line?" Sanders asked after Angel had observed it almost. Others also looked at Angel, wanting to see what he had discovered.
Angell's expression was almost the same as Sanders's before, with frowned eyebrows and puzzled eyes: "It's a bit strange. The parasites that were rampant in Nightmare City must have the breath of nightmare to remain active, but this live line doesn't seem to need it."
As far as Angell knows, the nightmare creatures he encountered, whether they are parasites, colorful dragonflies, clown cards, frog chanter Frog, fox harp holder Fox... etc., they are very dependent on the aura given to them by the nightmare, which is the so-called nightmare breath.
If they leave the range of the nightmare breath, their strength will slowly decline, and eventually even lead to death.
But the live line does not seem to have this feature.
For this reason, Angell is very suspicious, is this live line really from the nightmare creature?
And there is another point, although Angell does not like the various actions of the nightmare creatures, he has to say that he has a natural affinity for the nightmare creatures. Perhaps it is because of his physique, or because of the influence of Sharapova, the nightmare creatures have basically no malice towards him.
But this live line, Angell can't feel any closeness at all. So, Angell's suspicion is deeper.
Of course, it is also possible that this live line really came from Yorkshire. Yorkshire is currently the only creature in the Nightmare Realm that has shown malice to Angel. Therefore, it is possible that Angel cannot sense the live line made by Yorkshire.
Sanders: "Do you have any other discoveries?"
Angel: "You can't observe anything with your naked eyes. If you can sense it deeply or touch it, you may have new discoveries."
However, Angel's idea has not been supported by anyone for the time being. The live line is very dangerous. If you touch it without defense, the official wizard may be infected. If other official wizards want to touch it, Rhine will stop them, let alone Angel.
"Then I have no discovery." Angel shook his head. This is the first time he has seen a live line, and this live line does not need the breath of the Nightmare Realm to survive. This is already his blind spot in knowledge.
Angel's words actually express one meaning at present: he suspects that the live line is not from the Nightmare Realm.
Sanders thought for a while: "Your doubts still lie in its source. In fact, I think you can put this aside for the time being. If you compare carefully, this live line and the original parasite actually have a lot in common."
First, both the live line and the parasite are contagious. However, one relies on parasitism and the other on infection. Second, they cannot be detected by the expulsion technique. The expulsion technique is the perception of negative energy in the human body. Since the expulsion technique cannot be detected, the live line and the parasite have a positive effect on the human body that is greater than the negative effect. Third, based on the second point, the parasite can feed back to the parasite, making its physique stronger. Those infected by the live line can also have perception that ordinary people cannot reach.
"These are the three common points on the surface. In addition, the creatures in the nightmare world are more or less absurd... that ordinary people cannot understand." Sanders did not explain what absurdity is, but Angel immediately understood.
Whether it was the rabbit gentleman and the poker soldier he saw when he tested his talent, or the various nightmare creatures he encountered later, Angel often felt dazed, as if he had seen an absurd magic play.
"Look at the people who are parasitized by parasites and those infected by live lines, you will find that there is also a strange absurdity between them."
Sanders' words made Angel unconsciously recall the situation in Night Devil City.
In the thick fog, all kinds of parasites in Night Devil City who sang praises to the moonlight, the queen, and Sharapova twisted their limbs on the street, like funny clowns.
Think about the people infected by live lines they saw before, their expressions were different, just like puppets controlled by puppeteers, performing bizarre performances on the stage constructed by puppeteers.
Indeed, people infected by live lines also have a sense of absurdity.
Although all of what Sanders mentioned could not be proved, it convinced Angel in his heart.
Maybe the live lines really come from nightmare creatures?
Sanders: "Based on the premise that it comes from the nightmare world, there are only three possibilities for them to remain active without the nightmare world's breath: improvement, evolution and adaptation."
Nightmare world creatures cannot remain unchanged. It is possible that they have improved the living line so that the living line does not rely on the nightmare world's breath. Of course, it is also possible that they have evolved, or adapted to the environment of the wizard world.
No matter which one it is, it is not good news for them.
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Angel didn't find anything, so he was ready to hand the leaf back to Sanders, but Sanders didn't take it, but motioned him to give it directly to the tree spirit.
However, just after Angel returned the leaf to the tree spirit, Greya beside him suddenly said "Huh".
"Wait." Greya walked forward and looked carefully at the leaf in the tree spirit's hand.
When everyone was confused, Greya said: "Sir Tree Spirit, can you give this live line to Angel again?"
Greya's words were very strange, and others didn't understand what he meant. The tree spirit narrowed his eyes and found something, and he nodded: "Okay."
Angel took the leaf again in confusion.
Greya observed the live line on the leaf again, and her brows frowned: "Huh, something's wrong. It wasn't like this just now..."
Angel looked at the live line in his hand, he didn't find anything strange, and when he was about to ask Greya, the tree spirit suddenly said: "Change to your right hand to receive it."
Now Angel was holding the leaf with his left hand, and at the reminder of the tree spirit, he put the leaf in his right hand.
Then, Greya's eyes lit up immediately: "Sure enough!"
"Has the movement of this live wire slowed down?"
With Greya's reminder, everyone's eyes were on the live wire. Before, whether it was in Sanders' or the tree spirit's hands, the live wire kept twisting, as if struggling to escape the shackles of the leaves.
But now, when the live wire is in Angel's right hand, its twisting has obviously slowed down, and sometimes it doesn't move for a long time.
This is obviously wrong!
Angel himself also discovered it at this time.
But compared to the abnormality of the live wire, Angel cares more about Greya, or admires her more. He had been holding the leaf with his left hand before, and only at the last moment, when Sanders asked him to give it to the tree spirit, did he change the leaf from his left hand to his right hand for the first time, and then handed it to the tree spirit. It was estimated that it took only one or two seconds, but Greya successfully captured the abnormal movement of the live wire.
Angel sighed in his heart. Although his strength was now approaching and even surpassing that of Greya without a physical body, he was still far behind in observing many details.