Horror, Three Plus One (Part Two)

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As Er Dongsheng walked, his head grew strangely heavy and foggy. Why was he so dizzy? What was going on?

He suddenly grabbed a bamboo stalk beside him and shook his head hard. It felt as though something kept trying to burrow into his mind and influence him.

"Come here. Come here!"

Through the haze, he seemed to hear a voice. His body and thoughts moved toward a certain place of their own accord.

"Yiya! (I'm here!)" Somehow, he seemed to sense where the little thing was. As if he knew it in his heart, his body headed there without hesitation.

Something's hypnotizing me. It's trying to influence me! A cold glint flashed through Er Dongsheng's eyes. He fought to keep hold of his thoughts, but he let his body follow the guidance.

I'd like to see what's trying to force its way into my mind!

A cold smile touched his lips, and he strode forward.

Crunch, crunch.

As he stepped over the thick fallen leaves, control of his body began to return. Perhaps whatever it was had realized it could not control Er Dongsheng and given up. It merely kept planting hints in his mind about which way to go.

This kind of mental hypnosis was vicious. Someone with a weak will might be controlled without ever noticing. Back on Earth, Er Dongsheng had heard of powerful hypnotists who could even control whether one person—or several—lived or died. Most terrifying of all, even if a sudden urge to die seized you, you would never know it was someone else's influence. It left no trace. You would not know what medium