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Upon hearing this, Du Lala's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.
Nobody likes being used as an example by others, but the advantage is that it's very easy to understand.
She understood.
In the room where the two were being monitored in real time, someone stood up.
"Common type of mental illness?"
"It happened in a group?"
"Mental pollution, what an apt adjective."
"However, what he said seems to be different from what our comrades have encountered."
As expected, Du Lala thought about it carefully and then shook her head.
“No, Jiang Xiao, what would you think if I told you that this comrade’s symptoms could be transmitted through the air? No, it’s not entirely through the air, but some of the medical staff who were near him were indeed infected.”
Jiang Xiao's body stiffened.
Airborne mental illness?
Go ahead and try to fool me!
But Du Lala asked me to come and help, so there doesn't seem to be any reason for her to fool me, does it?
"If you say it's transmitted through bodily fluids, I can barely believe you, even if I have to disregard my medical knowledge. Air? That's ridiculous, sister."
“I didn’t mean air, I was just giving an example. Please come over here.”
Du Lala led Jiang Xiao away from here and into another room.
Chapter 446 Infectious Mental Illness
Jiang Xiao also spotted a "professional" dressed like Du Lala next to him.
They lay motionless with their eyes closed, like corpses, only their mouths opening and closing as they murmured.
The entire room was filled with the words "Pennywise".
It's like a fly buzzing around your ear, making you feel nauseous and want to vomit.
But when you listen carefully, these four words seem to possess a magical power, making you irresistibly drawn to them.
It feels so eerie.
Do you have specific information?
Jiang Xiao shook his head, feeling his voice trembling slightly. It was rare for his voice to affect his mental state like this.
"There's a video, do you want to watch it?"
After closing the door to the eerily quiet room again, the two entered a data room.
Through the video here, Jiang Xiao also saw the process of the "infection" at that time.
Initially, he was the attending physician.
He had come to check the soldiers' physical measurements, but suddenly he froze in place as if he had been struck by a pressure point.
There are no signs.
When he was later found by other doctors, he was unconscious, just like the special forces soldier, and kept muttering the words "Pennywise".
And so, the first case of "infection" was completed.
Then came the nurses on duty, and the doctors who took care of the doctors.
Eventually, the matter escalated, and even one of the "black-clad" men was arrested.
"Holy crap? So you sent me here to die?"
"Because we later discovered that wearing protective clothing can effectively prevent infection."
hiss.
Jiang Xiao closed his eyes tightly, seemingly trying to sort out the chaotic thoughts in his mind.
What kind of strange disease is this?
"You initially said they were frightened. What exactly frightened them?"
"Pennywise".
"What exactly is it?"
Du Lala pondered for a long time, and finally could only shake her head, indicating that she didn't know how to describe it.
"It can be anything, but whatever it is, it will evoke the deepest fears in the human heart."
The vague and ambiguous explanation clearly did not satisfy Jiang Xiao.
But since that's what they said, it's clear they can't give a specific description of what Pennywise actually is.
"Because of fear and fright, you classified this illness as a mental illness?"
"No, I think you've misunderstood. It's because Pennywise has developed a mental illness, not because we've classified Pennywise as mentally ill."
Jiang Xiao stared intently at Du Lala, signaling him to continue.
"Jiang Xiao, if I remember correctly, you seem to be very energetic?"
Du Lala wanted to say he was mentally ill, but she stopped herself at the crucial moment.
"Uh, I think so."
“Jiang Xiao, I know your mind is a mess right now, so let me give you a brief explanation. It is called Pennywise.”
“Pennywise cannot be precisely defined by us, but He loves children very much and screams at us. We discovered Him and began to pursue and intercept Him, but His intelligence is superior, and He began to deliberately avoid us. In order to confuse the situation, some mental patients also became Pennywise, but they were low-end versions of Pennywise.”
Can't understand.
I don't understand a single thing.
How did it get involved with mentally ill patients and children again?
Du Lala remained silent for a while, seemingly giving Jiang Xiao time to process what was happening.
"No. You yourselves don't even know who this Pennywise is, so what's the point of coming to me?"
“Alas, because I feel that only you can restrain Him. Ordinary magical artifacts cannot affect such an elusive being. We suspect that only people with higher spirituality can see Him.”
Oh?
"So, you mean I have a higher level of spirituality?"
"Is not it?"
"Wow! You have a good eye for people! Ever since I was little, Grandpa Wang and Grandma Li have said that I'm a child who looks incredibly bright!"
Du Lala:
If you say you are fat, you are really out of breath.
The reason she thought of Jiang Xiao was because Pennywise had recently been targeting mentally ill patients.
And there's a very strange phenomenon.
That is, Pennywise, who would surely die if dealt with by an ordinary person, could not be killed instantly when faced with a mentally ill person.
Some survivors made it to safety.
Moreover, those survivors not only did not die, but also saw "Pennywise".
As for mental patients
Sihaizhou is not the same as Yu Lanxing.
A person's "spirituality" can be roughly understood as having the ability to see ghosts.
The higher a person's spirituality, the more likely they are to see or feel things or things that normal people cannot perceive.
Children and mentally ill people have higher spirituality than normal people.
This is why some children can see things that adults cannot.
The same reason.
This is also true for some mentally ill patients.
They may be perfectly normal at first, but because of their high level of spirituality, they can see things that normal people cannot, and are therefore diagnosed with delusional disorder or schizophrenia.
The information Du Lala just gave about Pennywise was all from the perspective of a mental patient, which is why Jiang Xiao was completely confused.
Therefore, the organization has reason to speculate that some specific mentally ill individuals might have some influence on Pennywise.
But the problem came again.
How could a mentally ill person possibly be a match for the terrifying being Pennywise?
That would certainly be the case for an ordinary mental patient.
But for some reason, Du Lala thought of Jiang Xiao, whom she had met at Wuliang Hospital.
The Institute of Strange Things wasn't particularly surprised by his identity as the Chosen One, because Du Lala had already told Jiang Xiao about it when she was at Wuliang Hospital.