Triggering Progress

The notification was issued abruptly and hastily, leaving Carlos stunned. He found it both expected and unexpected.

According to his previous conspiracy theory, someone deliberately planted a ghost inside him that could control his behavior, and then exposed this in public to make things more difficult for him in the base.

But now that Carlos has confirmed that what came onto him was not a ghost but Yu Xing, the conspiracy theory no longer holds true.

Who would have thought that a "public place" would suddenly appear that is particularly suitable for exposing someone who has a "vengeful spirit virus," such as Yu Xing, who is currently possessed.

The next turn of events will likely involve someone publicly exposing him, right?

However, without a premise, there would naturally be no subsequent conditions. Carlos immediately felt that the group's decision to undergo the vengeful spirit detection was not directed at him.

The conversation in the hallway could be clearly heard.

"Isn't it already this week's testing period?"

"Who knows? It's so annoying. I was just about to go to sleep, but getting these one or two hundred people tested all at once will take forever. I'm so sleepy."

"This is so sudden, I hope something's happened at the base?"

"I'm a little panicked."

"Shh, I heard that several survivors have died at the hands of the Water Ghost this week. Could it be that the Water Ghost virus has spread like wildfire?"

"Is that so?!"

Their back-and-forth banter immediately caused panic among some of those who had not been affected by the virus or had become accustomed to the comfortable life at the base.

In the toilet.

"Perhaps it was the commotion caused by the infected I left at the base entrance," Yu Xing overheard the rumors circulating. "Plus, there was the existing threat of the Water Ghost..."

"These things may not be the point." Carlos turned and leaned against the sink so he couldn't see Yu Xing's face anymore, but it didn't matter. He knew Yu Xing was right there with him, so there was no need to focus on the visual aspect.

He crossed his arms, his gray-blue bangs casting a faint shadow on his face. "I won't concern myself with how you got here for now. If you'd been in this world for a long time, you definitely wouldn't have waited until today to cause trouble, so you must have just arrived. And you ran into Zhao Yijiu as soon as you arrived. Even if you got a new mission from the system, it's a lone wolf mission in the city, and you haven't had any contact with my missions..."

Yu Xing understood immediately. "You want to tell me that this test is related to the mission of the simulators in the base?"

"Actually, our third phase of mission is to investigate the base." Carlos clicked his tongue twice. "We're investigating without any conditions. It's not just me; all the other deducers who chose the base route are definitely looking for a breakthrough. The sudden triggering of the temporary vengeful spirit virus detection at this time might mean that someone has discovered something."

He's been quite laid-back; he diligently finished cleaning the meeting room all day... only occasionally bothering the Lingren.

However, the other strategists will certainly try every means to find out information related to the mission. Based on this, it will be time for those desperate strategists to find a breakthrough.

"No wonder Lingren didn't come looking for me. He's from the cleanup team. If the base's higher-ups decide to launch a new round of testing, Lingren should have received the news before me and knew that everyone had to assemble immediately, which wouldn't be a good time to attack me."

"That's good too. It's a coincidence that I've helped you. Let's go check out the testing site then?" Yu Xing's voice was filled with excitement.

Carlos said, "Of course we have to go. No one can escape this kind of testing. If we hide and don't go, we'll be found out afterwards and subjected to even more rigorous testing."

He recalled the last time he underwent a virus test and suddenly felt a strong sense of agreement with the person who had triggered this scenario.

This base is great in every way. It shows zero tolerance for the virus, is lenient towards survivors, and offers excellent living conditions. The only thing that might frighten the survivors is the testing.

The images from the test were enough to cause psychological trauma.

Otherwise, why would so many people panic at the mere mention of temporary testing?

Carlos sensed Yu Xing's desire to test his abilities and asked, "How long can you possess me?"

"I haven't felt any time limit yet." Possession is definitely very mentally taxing, but Yu Xing's current mental strength is the kind of perception ability that is fused with the curse, which is so vast that it can be ignored in terms of the mental energy consumed during possession.

"Then can you leave at any time?" Carlos continued to ask.

Yu Xing said, "Sure, I climbed up along a 'line.' If you want to leave, just go back the way you came."

"That's fine then, my dear captain wouldn't betray me like this." Carlos visibly relaxed, then cautioned, "I'll take you to the testing hall now. The testing equipment in this world is a bit strange. If you're possessed and they examine you, they'll probably find something wrong, and I'll be classified as infected and disposed of like trash."

All personnel at the base will undergo this round of temporary virus testing.

The Lingren definitely have to go too; the cleanup team doesn't have any special privileges in this regard.

Even when Yu Xing guessed that the Lingren had used some kind of cold aura to envelop and lock onto him, Carlos remained completely calm.

He walked out of the restroom and saw a group of people walking down the stairs.

Xiao Yao hadn't come downstairs yet. She looked around and finally spotted Carlos. Her eyes lit up and she ran over.

"A'Luo! Great, you haven't left yet!"

The little girl's tone was extremely sincere. "The test is terrifying... Waaah, I'm most afraid of this. If I don't know anyone with me, I really don't dare to stand in line there."

Having said all that, Carlos wouldn't be so tactless, especially since Xiao Yao was the source of the anomaly personally selected by Yu Xing. Carlos smiled meaningfully and said, "Then let's go together. I'll line up right after you, how about that?"

"Thank you!" Xiao Yao also visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

From the moment Carlos left the restroom, Yu Xing did not speak to Carlos again. His possession was one-way, without any soul connection with Carlos. Even if others could not hear him, Carlos would have to speak to reply, so there was no need for that.

This gave him more time and energy to observe his surroundings.

The people who were just having fun suddenly became serious, as if they were about to be collectively sent to the execution ground. Their expressions and body language showed a strong resistance to testing for the vengeful spirit virus.

This piqued Yu Xing's curiosity.

How exactly does the base conduct medical treatment and testing in this area? Is it really that terrifying?