479. Escape

"Psychology is a very profound subject, and as everyone knows, if a healthy adult firmly resists, it is almost impossible for him to be hypnotized without the aid of drugs..."

In a classroom, Dr. Smith, a psychology professor, is lecturing to bewildered freshmen.

Looking at the students listening attentively below, Smith smiled and was about to continue when he suddenly noticed several men in black waiting at the door, and his expression froze.

"Now... we're temporarily suspending class. Please review the R-11 case I discussed earlier. I'll ask questions when I return."

He gave an apologetic smile and walked out of the classroom.

"Dr. Smith, we need your help!"

The man in black, wearing sunglasses, showed an identification card. "Federation Anomalous Affairs Investigation Bureau. You must come with us."

The Bureau of Abnormal Affairs Investigation is a newly established department of the Federation after the appearance of the ' Ancient God '. It has been granted the highest level of authorization by the President and Congress, and can control the media, communications, and even order the garrison to assist. Its power is terrifying.

Therefore, Dr. Smith only had time to verify the information before he had to abandon his class and was taken away in a black car.

"Fine, fine..." His slightly wrinkled face flushed with anger, clearly displeased with the agents' rude actions. "What do you need me to do?"

"Doctor, please take a look at this first."

An agent handed over a folder.

Dr. Smith glanced at it and then chuckled, "A collective nightmare? Are you kidding me?"

"Doctor, the Federation's full support isn't just a joke; we want to use your expertise to demonstrate this possibility..."

The agent answered expressionlessly.

This atmosphere gradually made Dr. Smith's expression serious. He re-examined every word on the document, and after a long while, he replied, "No one, no organization, can hypnotize the entire world's population at the same time... unless he is God!"

"But the fact is... that's exactly what happened. Some very bad things are spreading all over the world..."

The agent said, "Assuming it exists, it actually does exist. We have collected many 'cases' that need to be investigated and 'treated'... You are an expert in this field, and we invite you to join our treatment expert group to provide advice to clinicians."

"Invite?"

Smith muttered, "How polite... But I must say, this has successfully piqued my interest... A collective nightmare, huh? Nothing serious."

Although human understanding of the mind is still very limited, all consciousness relies on the brain to generate it.

Therefore, when driven to a dead end, destroying the relevant organizations can solve the problem, even if it has significant side effects.

He glanced at the expressionless agent and suddenly realized that the other party would not hesitate to try forbidden techniques such as 'lobotomy', and a chill ran down his spine.

"Say that again, you idiot!"

Meanwhile, at the headquarters of the Bureau of Abnormal Affairs Investigation.

A document was thrown violently at Louis Louis's face.

The director of the Bureau of Investigation, a sharp-looking middle-aged Black man, was roaring at his subordinates, "You tell me... our Dr. Suwite disappeared from a heavily guarded laboratory under the watchful eyes of numerous agents? And took the most important ' File No. 1 ' with him? Are you out of your mind?"

File No. 1 is a metaphor for the Ancient God Photograph.

"Sorry... Boss, we urgently reviewed all the surveillance footage, previous information, and interrogated Suwite's assistant. We discovered something: that guy deliberately withheld some findings and progress from us, possibly related to superpowers!"

Louis did not refute, knowing that sophistry was useless, and could only try his best to state the facts.

"Superpowers?"

The Black officer sat down, rubbing his temples, and did not refute.

If Wisdom, giant beings codenamed ' Ancient God ' can exist, then the emergence of superpowers doesn't seem impossible.

Although... quite a few scientists have been sent to mental health facilities because their values have been shattered.

"Yes, and... it is a power that we can acquire."

Louis opened the video. "Boss, you should watch this. After watching it, you'll understand it's not that our lads weren't working hard, it's just... they were facing an unconventional enemy. We... weren't prepared!"

The video is from the laboratory's surveillance system.

The black officer saw Dr. Suwite in his white coat and used his authority to go straight to the core of the laboratory and take away the ' Ancient God Photograph '.

However, the laboratory naturally had a set of security measures. After he left the restricted area with the photos, the alarm lights came on, and an elite team blocked the passage and began the arrest.

In this situation, not only ordinary people, but even highly trained secret agents would not be able to escape.

The Black officer stared at the video, his eyes gradually widening.

In the video, Dr. Suwite gave a strange smile, and then... he slowly disappeared?

"Sir, you see, this isn't special effects, it's real... He has the ability to become invisible, this is a completely new discovery... Mutants! Extraordinary beings, they're no longer just things in the movies, they live among us."

Louis's voice was somewhat agitated.

"I remember our elite troops were equipped with infrared imagers a long time ago, right?"

The Black officer asked in a deep voice, "Or are you telling me that his invisibility is a complete disappearance?"

"No... In fact, although Dr. Suwite's actions initially caused us some panic, they were quickly discovered..."

Louis pulled up another video recording.

It was a scene of a group of heavily armed elite security guards suddenly covering their ears and falling to the ground.

"Just as we Lock-on Dr. Suwite and were preparing to arrest him, this scene unfolded..."

Louis sighed, "This was our last chance, but unfortunately, we missed it."

"This is... a sonic weapon?"

Suwite's face showed obvious confusion.

"No... According to the victims, they heard an indescribable... language!"

Louis shook his head. "That language is hard to describe. Just hearing it puts them into a state of numbness, pain, and so on... And many of them haven't recovered yet and need to be treated in sanatoriums. The doctors' reports are not optimistic. They have severe post-traumatic stress disorder and I'm afraid they will have a hard time performing their previous jobs in the future."

"The Federation will provide them with retirement pensions."

The black officer's expression turned cold. "You may have your reasons, but I don't need them. I just need you to capture Suwite and retrieve File No. 1! At all costs!"

"Yes, sir!"