Enforcer Manual
Chapter 381: Guardian Spirit_1

Chapter 381: Chapter 381: Guardian Spirit_1

That night, an unnamed mutant creature attacked the abandoned factory in the western suburbs, and the only one who saw the truth was Song Lan, staring eye-to-eye with the monster.

At least that’s how it seemed to him.

Before long, he finally understood the origin of those writings—the twisted creature withdrew its gaze and lifted its finger, pressing its sharp nail against the remaining wall. The nail sank into the wall, and perhaps due to its large size, its writing speed was very slow.

But this time was different from the previous two.

After ensuring that Fengling had seen the writing on the wall, the monster abruptly crumbled the inscribed section into powder, and Fengling’s gaze shifted from the Rebel Clan lying on the ground to Lu Xiang and Song Lan, who were lurking inside the factory.

"Sister Lu Xiang!"

Upon seeing a familiar face, her voice shifted from anger to aggrievement. When Lu Xiang and Song Lan approached, she pointed at the Rebel Clan in the wall’s rubble and said, "He swore at me for no reason!"

The Rebel Clan lifted his head, looking forward with his blurred vision.

The force that immobilized him had vanished, and he could hear footsteps approaching from afar, eventually stopping in front of him.

I’m saved?

However, as soon as he saw the face of his rescuer, that pleasant wish was immediately torn apart by cruel reality.

It was Lu Xiang—it was over for him!

"These guys are major targets of our attention."

Having spent much time with Song Lan, Lu Xiang had also developed the skill of speaking readily, "They frequently troll online, start fights, and not only disrupt the internet order but also violate the public security regulations of District Seventeen."

Normally, for street brawl cases like this, as long as it doesn’t escalate into severe injury or death, the Law Enforcers department typically does not intervene. In the simple and honest cities of District Seventeen, prohibiting street brawls is unrealistic, but now, they could manage it a little more.

"Then I’m relieved. We can’t let them continue cursing people online!"

While the two conversed, Song Lan was thinking about something else.

Although the monster had appeared from the knife for less than a minute, the way it interacted with Fengling felt odd to him.

It seemed as if even Fengling couldn’t see the monster, and their communication needed to be conducted through simple written exchanges.

The subsequent records confirmed his thoughts. When Lu Xiang asked Fengling if she had drawn her sword, she explained that she merely wanted to teach these Rebel Clan a lesson and had no intention of killing them. That’s why, when she drew her sword, her idea was to push out the insolent rebel in front of her.

And indeed, it was so.

Despite the Rebel Clan member who was pinned down looking half-dead when taken to the hospital, the diagnosis was just minor injuries—some scratches on his head and body that could be easily tended to with disinfection and then he could be discharged.

As for the others who were unconscious, without exception, they were all pretending.

They exemplified the spirit of brotherhood; the moment they were swept away and realized that things were difficult, they closed their eyes and started feigning death, leaving the danger for one person to face alone, to minimize the harm.

This outcome was beyond Song Lan’s expectations.

If it had been Wild Bone instead, these people would probably be tweaking their characters on the respawn screen by now.

In Fengling’s own words, her sword housed her Guardian Spirit; this is what her family elders told her. Since the age of ten, she had been accompanied by her Guardian Spirit.

The Guardian Spirit always understood her intentions when she drew her sword.

In other words, hers was a smart blade, with effects entirely based on her thoughts.

After Lu Xiang comforted her, telling her not to stoop to the Rebel Clan’s level, Fengling went to rest.

"You mean, there’s an entity in her sword similar to Elmon?"

Once it was just her and Song Lan left in the office, Lu Xiang finally spoke up.

"Now that you mention it, I do recall that Elmon could indeed attach itself to objects."

When Song Lan first met Elmon, sometimes when he opened a drawer, he would see Elmon’s flattened body and head, which he claimed was his state when attached. But later, because it was too frightening, Elmon was forbidden by Song Lan from using this ability.

Consciousness Entity.

Their existence is somehow related to Spiritual Energy, but so far the United Government has not conducted any definitive research on Consciousness Entities.

Just a few days ago, an experiment that stored Oberna’s consciousness on a chip proved that human consciousness can continue without the body. The research team has been closely observing Oberna— in the virtual data world, he found a village inhabited by "Puppets" which he plans to use as a base to explore the entire Void world.

Oberna’s consciousness hasn’t weakened; on the contrary, he is full of initiative.

"Do mutated creatures also retain a Consciousness Entity after death?"

"This matter is probably not simple."

Mutated creatures also adhere to evolutionary rules; they don’t come from nowhere. So far, all the mutated creatures he has seen could be traced back to an animal archetype.

The archetype of the Death God Crab is a crab.

The archetype of the Horn Bug is like a hybrid of a beetle and a mantis.

The archetype of the Devourer is Worms.

...

Even if genetic mutations have altered their appearance and size, they still retain some primitive characteristics.

And the mutated creature he had just seen indeed followed this evolutionary rule, retaining corresponding primitive characteristics—human characteristics.

"Do you remember CETA-32? The sergeant who took that drug mutated into a creature resembling the opposite sex. There is a great similarity between them."

Lu Xiang nodded but did not continue the topic.

Because once you follow this train of thought, there won’t be any pleasant outcomes.

The main reason why Medea was so fascinated with Fengling lies in her unique constitution. No matter how much genetic-modifying drug she takes, it has no impact on her mind or appearance, even if the drug has a very high mortality rate.

This is inexplicable under the current theoretical framework of biopharmaceuticals.

Biological evolution must follow rules, and their years of research have been trying to explain the chain of biological evolution with all the knowledge available.

Even death is something that could be clearly explained.

However, Fengling’s existence fundamentally overturns the genetic maps drawn by countless experts in the field of biopharmaceuticals.

But...

If Fengling is not completely absorbing all the side effects of the drugs, but instead if they are transferred somewhere else in a more hidden and unknown way?

...

Moments later, Fengling took a taxi back to her apartment, took off her shoes and socks, and lay down on the bed.

But this time she was wiser. After logging onto the website, she blocked all private messages and set her permission to "do not allow anyone to reply to me". She was not there to find like-minded individuals to exchange ideas.

She understood the family elders’ persistent advice to keep away from the internet.

Fengling clicked on an "Adventurer’s" article, which opened the prologue to the exploration of the Void.

What exactly exists in the Void?

Many have asked the same question.

Fengling remembered asking the same question to a visitor to her family’s house one evening a week ago.

In the Second District, the topic of the Void had become trendy, even the household servants gossiped about it.

And that evening, she heard the answer to this question for the first time.

—"There, you can find the answer to every question."