These seven ordinary middle-aged men looked around curiously.
Led by Ben Hans, they approached Wu Heng.
"Father."
"You 'It Comes!"
Based on their appearances, Wu Heng checked their names one by one from his memory.
On the far left is ' Bill Denbrough Denbloh', who has been feeling guilty ever since his younger brother was killed by the Pennywise while searching for the paper boat.
Next, in order:
The protagonist, Beverly Marsh, is terrified of her abusive father.
Richie Tozier is a gay man who has a fear of dolls Pennywise.
Eddie Casbrack, who was lied to by his mother about having asthma and had been using menthol as an asthma medication for years.
Mike Hanlon, a Black man who had never left Derry.
And in the second part of the story, Stanley Ulysses, knowing he couldn't escape his fear and not wanting to be a burden to his friends, chose to commit suicide.
Because of Wu Heng's intervention, and later because he reunited with his companions outside of Derry, he has not yet chosen to commit suicide.
But this person,
It is a key target for observation.
If Stanley can't overcome his psychological struggles, then Wu Heng wouldn't mind sending him to hell as the only survivor in Derry who can still provide the Pennywise with fear.
And then there's Ben Hans, the formerly chubby kid.
These seven people were the ones who forced the Pennywise into a deep sleep 27 years ago.
"Father, when are we going to town? I want to kill that disgusting Pennywise with my own hands!" Mike Hanlon, the black man, asked impatiently.
Having lived in Derry for forty years, he had the deepest affection for the town, and his hatred for the Pennywise was also the deepest, so deep that it transcended fear.
The other six people also It Comes their gazes towards them.
Having grown from children into adults, they had long since lost their innocence and naivety, and even more so their pure yet precious sense of justice, and had long since succumbed to reality.
Having lost their initial fighting spirit and conviction to help each other and fight against evil, they actually wanted to turn a blind eye.
But unfortunately,
The destruction of Derry serves as a warning: even if they choose to submit, survival is impossible; the Pennywise will not let them go.
This, in turn, aroused humanity's primal, ferocious instincts.
"It's very simple, you just need to take a belief test."
"Once we pass, we can head there immediately."
With a snap of his fingers, Wu Heng sent the seven people, just like the previous contestants, into an illusion.
He didn't want to give these people too much time to prepare psychologically.
However, Wu Heng no longer needed to probe the fear in these people's hearts, because the plot had already provided the answer.
Bill Denbrough's fear was of his brother, who was wearing a yellow cloak and was now decaying and shriveled.
Beverly Marsh is the evil spirit that fear turned into her abusive father and the blood in the bathroom representing the moon tide.
Including those: the child who died in the water tower, the Pennywise wandering outside the window, the balloon floating against the wind, the mummy, the leper under the porch, the burning parents, the twisted woman.
Wu Heng crammed all seven of their fears into their heads, stimulating their nerves.
"No, go away, go away, you disgusting woman!"
Stanley, who was supposed to commit suicide, reacted quite violently after falling into a hallucination.
He burst into tears and retreated frantically.
In reality, while staring blankly, he suddenly pulled a blackened pencil sharpener from his pocket and slashed his wrist.
"Quickly, medical team, go save them!"
Seeing this sudden situation, Bob turned to look at Wu Heng Swine Two and observing him without moving, and hurriedly offered to help.
only,
This time, Bob misjudged Wu Heng's intentions.
Wu Heng never even considered saving anyone.
He gave Stanley a chance to live, but the fact that Stanley hid the poisoned blade meant that although he hadn't initially intended to commit suicide, he was prepared to do so.
His first reaction to fear was to end his own life.
Since Stanley had made such a decision, Wu Heng decided to grant his wish.
He touched the Swine Two hand, controlling its energy to concentrate a portion towards Stanley.
Stanley's pupils dilated rapidly, his nostrils contracted, and with his heart pounding, blood gushed out of his wrist artery once more.
"Quickly, seal the wound."
"The heart stopped beating, the pacemaker, the pacemaker."
"The injured person has lost consciousness and has no vital signs!"
"Dead, the injured person is dead. Those pupils look like they were scared to death."
During the medical team's rescue operation, Stanley was utterly terrified by Wu Heng's intensified fear.
In the end, Wu Heng even changed the Pennywise's image to avoid the fear of Stanley's death and to return to the source of the Pennywise.
"You begged to die, and I will grant your wish."
Wu Heng frowned and sneered inwardly. Strictly speaking, it was indeed Stanley who could have been saved even if he had killed him.
There's no protagonist's halo, no divine retribution.
Wu Heng killed a protagonist so easily.
"Fuck you, you're just a damn Pennywise, a stupid Pennywise, nobody's afraid of you!" Mike Hanlon suddenly shouted, and was the first to come to his senses.
Wu Heng was not surprised by this result; Mike Hanlon's hatred for the Pennywise, which had been building up for 27 years, was already close to a qualitative change.
What happened next surprised Wu Heng.
When Mike Hanlon regained consciousness and saw Stanley lying motionless on the ground, he burst into tears and reached out to grasp the hands of Ben and Bill Denbrough on either side of him.
Even though their eyes were glazed over, they struggled frantically, even scratching the back of his hand.
Mike Hanlon held on tightly, not letting go even an inch.
He wanted his partners to feel his support and the warmth of friendship.
This scene,
The staff present were moved, and everyone even spontaneously put their hands together in prayer for the remaining five people.
With this support,
Ben and Bill Denbrough regained their senses in just one minute.
Mike Hanlon felt that the injury on his hand hadn't been in vain.
He embraced the two of them, encouraging each other, and the crowd even quietly applauded.
Only Wu Heng's expression was somewhat strange.
Because the actual situation may differ somewhat from what people imagine.
From Wu Heng's perspective,
Ben and Bill Denbrough, who were fighting the Pennywise in the illusion, originally wanted to muster their courage and fight back against the Pennywise.
But suddenly they felt something invisible binding their arms, preventing them from moving or attacking.
Struggling to break free was futile.
They could only watch helplessly as the Pennywise approached, tormenting them step by step.
Under this intense pressure of fear, they unleashed a desperate surge of conviction, which allowed them to break free from the illusion.
In this situation,
Mike Hanlon's behavior was more like that of a player who drags his teammates down and attacks them.
The crucial point is that he was still immersed in self-pity, completely unaware of his own shortcomings.
The intensity of the fear illusion that Wu Heng cast on these seven people was not as difficult as that on the contestants.
Because he knew what these people feared, and he knew what kind of terrifying scenarios the Pennywise would inflict on them.
Therefore, targeted training is all that's needed.
If the contestants were to actually use the illusionary realm that reaches the limit of the Swine Two, these people would probably be scared to death.
The remaining four main characters quickly regained their senses, leaving only Eddie, who was suffering from a fake asthma, still trapped in the illusion and unable to break free.
Wu Heng frowned and began to examine Eddie's illusion.
Then,
He suddenly understood why Eddie couldn't wake up.
In the illusion.
Eddie, tears streaming down his face and panting, staggered backward, barely able to breathe.
My heart was like a runaway engine, spinning wildly inside my chest.
"Want me to play the trumpet for you, Eddie?"
This talking thing had swollen eyes, cracked skin on its forehead revealing yellow mucus, and white worms wriggling around it. Every now and then, a clump of worms would fall onto its nose, which was now just the bridge of its nose.
The fallen insect crawled inside along the two dark red nasal tubes.
The creature's lower lip was swollen like a liver, it had no upper lip, its gums were exposed, and its skin was covered with festering sores.
Its hand smashed the window and it was crawling into the room.
A strand of her messy hair was caught on a shard of glass, and tiny creatures were scurrying in and out of her dirty hair.
"Blow the trumpet, blow the trumpet, suck suck suck~!"
" Bobby Singer the Blower"
"Give me ten cents, I'll blow-dry you once, free is fine too, don't run away, Eddie."
The thing was about to climb into the room, but Eddie was unable to move due to his asthma.
He recalled the test results from his hospital visit when he was an adult; he had never had asthma, and it was all a lie told by his mother.
His mother was worried that he would be in danger if he ran around recklessly, so she made up the lie that he couldn't do strenuous exercise; his difficulty breathing was just psychological.
Eddie picked up the fruit knife on the table, repeatedly telling himself that if he still couldn't act, he'd rather cut off his third leg than let this thing perform for him:
Blow the trumpet!
finally,
When the leper was stuck in the window, he received a suggestion and was able to move.
Eddie threw the fruit knife, which pierced the monster's eye, then yanked open the door and ran out into the yard.
He was like an athlete.
After crossing the rusty iron fence, I glanced back and saw the monster stuck.
Anger rises from the heart, and evil thoughts spring from the gall!
Eddie stopped, reached out and grabbed the iron fence, shaking it and tearing off a long, rusty iron bar with a sharp edge.
"Playing the trumpet?"
"Fuck you, I'll turn it around and blow on you first."
"It's free too!"
Eddie gripped the metal sheet with both hands and slammed it hard into the leper's lower body.
Eddie then regained consciousness.
Although he was the last to regain consciousness, Wu Heng still cast an admiring glance at him.
After all, even Wu Heng felt uncomfortable with that thing in his illusion.
If this thing were just yelling that it wanted to kill you and tear you apart, it wouldn't care.
But all it wants to do is grab you and force you to help it:
Blowing a trumpet.
Combined with that disgusting male face, covered in maggots.
This behavior is simply outrageous.
"Alright, it seems you've been preparing quite a bit lately. I originally thought it would take at least three attempts, but you overcame your fears on the first try."
Wu Heng breathed a sigh of relief and praised the group who were helping each other.
"Oh, Father, once is enough for this kind of experience."
The main characters, with their arms around each other and smiling, replied with lingering fear.
"Unfortunately, there was one more crucial moment."
"The next trip will be to Derry, and it will be time to get serious, everyone."
Wu Heng pointed to the ground, looked at the group of six, then turned his head to stare at the seventeen candidates.
"The fate of this planet beneath our feet rests on your shoulders."
Everyone abandoned their relaxed demeanor, their expressions now bearing an air of unwavering duty.
Wu Heng hadn't expected things to progress so smoothly, five days ahead of schedule.
Even these six ordinary protagonists were able to pass the trial on their first try.
He calculated his own storyline timeline; there were still 11 days until his return.
Due to the impact of the Monster Fish Virus, passenger flights to Derry have been suspended, and many strange birds are circling over Delhi, attacking passing aircraft.
Moreover, these people are all ordinary people.
So he decided to set aside the last four days, drive to Delhi, and deal with the Pennywise on the last day.
That way, even if something unexpected happens, as long as he can hold out until the return date, he can leave safely.
Thinking of this, Wu Heng looked up at the azure sky.
White clouds drift by, creating an atmosphere of peace and tranquility.
But Wu Heng's gaze seemed to pierce through the sky, reaching into the depths of the starry heavens.
He wasn't worried about changes on this planet, but rather about forces from outside the universe.
" Bob, tell everyone that in seven days we will be heading deep into the Derry, where the virus has broken out, to confront the fear."
Wu Heng, who had already returned to the tent, gave instructions to Bob beside him.
"Okay, I'll go right away."
Bob has lost a lot of weight these past few days due to overwork, and his face now has the features of his younger days.
But the thought that he only needed to endure another week of suffering to get rid of those terrifying evil spirits gave Bob a renewed surge of energy.
Over the next seven days.
Wu Heng left Swine Two at the camp and gave it instructions.
The contestants and the main characters have to endure the illusions created by Swine Two every day. Since they have not received Wu Heng's blessing, they have all achieved a mental breakthrough, so they only need to keep getting used to the various fearful changes.
Especially the contestants, whose minds had all broken through the limits of the illusionary realm of Swine Two.
Therefore, if they want to enter the illusionary realm for training, they need to take some drugs to hallucinate themselves so that Swine Two can pull them into the illusionary wall.
Wu Heng then traveled to various surrounding areas to capture evil spirits.
Furthermore, they would occasionally borrow the authority of inactive local administrators to issue control measures for the Monster Fish Virus.
Seven days later,
Inside the Delosain Castle Biological Research Institute in the neighboring Oma City.
Disguised as an old man with gray hair, Wu Heng reached out and swept away a pile of sealed test tubes from the table.
These test tubes are filled with a green liquid.
In the container next to it, there were some specimens that looked like fish bones, scales, and lobster legs.
Having obtained these items, Wu Heng left the research institute, removed his disguise, and entered another military camp to arrange some matters. Only half an hour later did he conclude his seven-day journey.
They returned to their camp in Buddha State City.
"It's time, Father."
As soon as Wu Heng's car returned to the camp, Bob, who had been eagerly waiting, rushed over to greet him and gave Wu Heng a reminder.
You can tell he's impatient.
"How are everyone's preparations going?" Wu Heng nodded and asked.
"Everything is ready. From the health status of the participants and the six participants, to the backup RVs, protective suits, and other supplies, everything has been arranged and checked no less than five times."
"Then let's go!"
Wu Heng didn't go back into the tent to rest. He went directly to the training area, put away the Swine Two and the two evil spirits that were used as statues, and then got into the lead car.
At his command, everyone quickly got into the car.
The long convoy of cars headed towards Derry.
Two days later.
"Take good care of your protective clothing. If you feel unwell, immediately drink the holy water I've given you."
Wu Heng, carrying the Morning Star Hammer covered in sticky green liquid and bits of flesh, turned to the group behind him, all of whom were carrying guns, and gave them instructions.
After a long journey of 2,760 kilometers,
The group finally arrived at the outskirts of Derry, and the accompanying convoy had already been sent back by Wu Heng.
Then he led the candidates and the main characters, a total of 23 people, into the Derry.