Chapter 239: The Advancing Doll

“Huh?”

Lu Xin was somewhat surprised; he hadn’t expected that Chen Jing was suggesting they have Doll take action.

Moreover, she wanted him to be the one making the request to Doll.

Chen Jing spoke with exceptional clarity. Though her pace was rapid in her urgency, every word remained distinct:

“Regarding the Special Contamination attack brought by the Maritime Nation, Professor Bai and the Information Analysis Department have conducted a preliminary analysis of its Logic Chain and form of Contamination. They confirmed that these Mutants currently dispersed throughout the city are a critical component of this assault.”

“What we need to do now is resolve the issue of these Mutants impacting the Quarantine Zone to prevent future troubles.”

“Doll has the capability to control such large-scale Chaos.”

“However, what I need to say next is more complex. It’s uncertain whether she would comprehend a direct request.”

“Therefore, I need you to make the request to Doll.”

“…”

Lu Xin understood Chen Jing’s instructions and nodded immediately: “Okay.”

“First, have Doll contain these people within the Quarantine Zone. Ensure they do not attempt to breach it.”

Chen Jing spoke rapidly yet meticulously.

Given the gravity of the situation, imprecision could compromise Lu Xin’s ability to convey things accurately:

“According to the Information Analysis Department’s report:”

“The objective of these Mutants is highly likely to be the Contamination of others, enlarging the scope and scale of the pollution.”

“The Maritime Nation secretly created a large number of Mutants within Qinggang City by disseminating wish-fulfillment rituals, Curse links, and other methods. Such Mutants remain hidden among the populace; before their mutation, conventional methods could hardly detect them. That’s why only you could spot them.”

“When the S-Class Ability User of the Maritime Nation exerts its influence, these Psychic Entities truly awaken.”

“Once awakened, they are drawn to the Psychic Entity of the Maritime Nation’s S-Class Ability User, codenamed ‘Red Apostle’.”

“They exhibit two characteristics: first, they charge frantically towards the ‘Red Apostle’. Second, while charging towards the ‘Red Apostle’, they Contaminate all Qinggang City residents they encounter or who come within a certain proximity of them along their path.”

“Originally concealed among Qinggang’s ordinary citizens, once mutated, they would maximize the spread of Contamination.”

“Because we responded promptly, most Mutants were transferred to the Quarantine Zones in advance, thus averting widespread Contamination. However, this also concentrated a massive number of Psychic Entities within the Quarantine Zones.”

“Should these Psychic Entities break free, they would pose a significant threat to the entire city.”

“Their threat level may even exceed that of the ‘Red Apostle’.”

At this point, her voice grew heavy: “Therefore, Doll absolutely must contain these Mutants within the Quarantine Zones.”

“Second, have Doll trigger the Mental Power within these people to eradicate the forming Psychic Entities.”

“Contact between these Psychic Entities and the ‘Red Apostle’ could trigger a terrifying quantitative change…”

“Preventing their contact would effectively sever part of the ‘Red Apostle’s’ Logic Chain!”

“…”

“In that case…”

Thanks to this detailed explanation, Lu Xin quickly grasped Chen Jing’s intention.

He immediately turned his gaze to Doll. Meeting his eyes, Doll snapped her head up.

“Can you keep these people under control and prevent them from running amok?”

Lu Xin strove to phrase his request understandably, even gesturing towards the crowd in the Quarantine Zone.

Doll looked in the direction he pointed and gave a slight nod.

Lu Xin continued: “Now, there are many Monsters on them—those Sources of Contamination. They are fusing, growing larger…”

He mimed a creature running forward with his hand, palm facing down: “Can you eliminate them?”

Doll’s eyes gained a slight focus as she looked towards one spot.

Through this focus, it was hard to discern precisely what she was observing.

But Lu Xin, following her gaze, understood instantly. She was looking at a snake with a human face.

This snake resembled the one Lu Xin had once seen on Xiao Yuan’s stepmother. Originally composed of a spine and a single face, this snake had now absorbed the Mental Power of many others, making it appear more like a python with numerous faces embedded upon its body.

Realizing Doll understood correctly, Lu Xin nodded: “That’s them.”

“Is it possible?”

“…”

A smile spread across Doll’s face, and she nodded vigorously: “I can.”

She spoke clearly and naturally.

“She answered again…”

Han Bing and Chen Jing, on the communication channel, heard Doll’s voice, their emotions stirring slightly.

Lu Xin didn’t register their reactions. He simply breathed a sigh of relief and said to Doll: “Begin.”

Doll nodded firmly and looked ahead, her body lightly lifting from the ground.

She wore a heavy black skirt, its hem swaying beautifully as if teased by an unseen breeze. From her eyes, two clear contact lenses floated out, carried as if by an invisible hand, gently drifting toward Lu Xin.

Lu Xin paused briefly before reaching out to catch them, closing his fist around them in his palm.

He then noticed that without her contacts, Doll’s eyes now shone with striking clarity.

Usually, her gaze seemed hollow and indifferent, drifting without focus or soul.

But in this moment, he could perceive depth in her eyes.

If one had to describe it—it was as if he could see the reflection of the entire world in her eyes…

“Whoosh…”

A spiraling gust of wind swept past.

Doll floated about three to four meters high. Her umbrella lifted upward, revealing her face.

Her eyes turned squarely toward the Quarantine Zone.

Invisible surged forward like a tide, blanketing the entire Quarantine Zone in seconds.

A red hairpin in Doll’s hair began flashing and a light, ethereal melody played.

It seemed to be a song from an animated film, hauntingly beautiful.

And this was also the sign that the fluctuation of Doll’s Psychic Energy had exceeded a certain threshold.

……

“Whoosh…”

The Quarantine Zone, moments ago filled with chaotic noise and unearthly howls, instantly fell silent.

Whether monsters or people, they had all been frantically surging outward.

But now, they simultaneously froze, as if a pause button had been pressed.

Every person looked up dazedly at the girl hovering outside the Quarantine Zone.

Some eyes widened with growing radiance, some hands trembled faintly, and Adam’s apples bobbed over tightened throats.

Lu Xin peered beyond those people and saw that among the Psychic Entities floating above them, a significant portion showed signs of disturbance. Some seemed bewildered, while others grew more twisted and violent, their eyes turning sinister.

“Hum…”

Amidst this abrupt descent into silence,

a wave of energy emanated from the silhouette of the Red Cloak atop the distant East Sea Grand Hotel—the entity that commanded a view over all of Qinggang.

Its emitted fluctuation seemed to trigger some sort of change.

The momentarily dazed Psychic Entities began to awaken, one by one.

They released soundless roars and clawed their way forward desperately.

Initially tethered to their hosts and moving by their frantic sprint, many now detached from the humans and scurried, stepping on the densely packed heads within the Quarantine Zone in a wild, urgent rush.

Under the Crimson Moon, it looked like an incoming wave of monsters.

An uncountable mass of varying Psychic Entities—each bearing distinct twisted expressions—surged toward the girl floating in mid-air.

Lu Xin, being the only one able to see these entities, frowned, took a stride forward.

He was the Captain. He had to protect his team member.

But just as he did so, the girl in the air also subtly drifted a small step forward.

It took Lu Xin a moment to understand she was protecting him.

This team member is pretty good…

……

Han Bing watching the scene through cameras, and Chen Jing standing atop a Jeep nearby with a Walkie-Talkie—though unable to see the Psychic Entities—could discern through the crimson moonlight that the air above the Quarantine Zone had distorted beyond recognition.

Chunks of mud, sand, discarded machinery, and water pumps inexplicably twisted or shattered outright.

Watching this, their hearts leaped into their throats.

Surrounding them, the Special Dispatch Teams remained oblivious to this change, having activated visual interference to avoid seeing Doll.

……

Facing the tide of Psychic Entities surging from the Quarantine Zone, Doll’s expression remained unchanged.

Whether she could see them was unclear, but she could at least sense wave after wave of Sources of Contamination surging toward her.

Yet her expression was unchanged as she slowly closed her umbrella.

The moment she did this, layers of invisible force converged rapidly towards her from within the Quarantine Zone. This convergence was so intensely powerful it instantly engulfed her surroundings with wildly twisting pressure.

Even Lu Xin felt the pressure, looking up with a start towards the girl in the sky.

At that moment, the girl pointed her closed umbrella ahead, her eyes fixed on the approaching wave of contamination.

Then, snapped the umbrella opened.

Thump.

The canopy unfurled, accompanied by a dull sound.

With the movement, the vast Psychic Energy concentrated around her shot forward explosively.

Like one tide crashing against another.

From Lu Xin’s perspective, it resembled a flood of brilliant light surging straight at the Psychic Entities. Then smashed into them like a tsunami hitting driftwood—utterly unstoppable, engulfing them without resistance. The Psychic Entities caught within suddenly froze on the spot. Some wore expressions of terror, others only vacant confusion. After a pause, they began collapsing like broken puppets.

Their forms fragmented instantly into minute particles, dispersing like dust under the Crimson Moon’s glow—leaving no residue behind.