Confrontation! The Power of Peeping and Control!

Confrontation! The Power of Peeping and Control!

Bloodshot eyes restlessly stirred and turned in the mirrors, then suddenly fixed upon shadowy figures lurking in the darkness, as well as people who appeared perfectly normal amid the crowds.

"My God, what is that?!"

"Ghosts! Ghosts! Run!"

"What the hell is that!?!"

The street instantly descended into chaos.

At the same time, several foreigners spotted the mirrors and met the bloodshot eyes' gaze, their expressions changing at once.

"Codename Peeping—is this the Peeping Persona?"

"No, that's not right! My Personhood seems to be suppressed by some force!"

"Mine too! It isn't Peeping—this is definitely more than just Peeping's power. Run!"

Realizing something was wrong, they scattered and fled.

Meanwhile, on the bustling street, a foreigner leisurely walked a small white dog while chatting on the phone.

But in the next instant, he seemed to sense something. Startled, he threw his phone away.

Then his body instantly melted into a pool of black, viscous pus that wriggled toward the little dog.

The moment the pus touched the dog, it swiftly enveloped it. In the blink of an eye, the white puppy turned black.

Afterward, specks of red suddenly appeared on the dog's body, growing larger and larger.

The black substance desperately tried to contain the spreading red spots, but with little effect.

"Oh God, I need to get out of here—"

The dog spoke in a human voice, staggering forward through the panicked crowd.

At the same moment, an East Asian man running a street stall suddenly widened his eyes.

Spiders, centipedes, and other venomous creatures were tattooed across his exposed skin, while his stall displayed all kinds of wooden carvings and skull ornaments.

But his tattoos were rapidly turning red.

His expression changed drastically. He quickly backed away, and his body directly merged into the corner of a wall!

The eyes in the mirrors swept their surroundings once more before slowly fading away.

The street had long since fallen into complete chaos, and some people had already recorded videos and uploaded them online.

At the same time, countless bloodshot eyes appeared in the mirror inside Yin Ge's home.

Those bloodshot eyes continuously wriggled and gathered together, eventually merging into one.

A huge bloodshot eye stared intently at Yin Ge outside the mirror.

At that moment, Yin Ge's entire left eye was soaked in blood, more crimson than ever before, yet she was exceptionally calm.

Because she had now confirmed that everyone around her who possessed Personhood had left.

When she used the Control Persona to control people, ordinary people could be controlled directly.

But when controlling someone with Personhood, she could feel resistance from that person's Personhood.

Other than the two Personhoods trapped in place, she could no longer sense any other resistance. That meant everyone secretly watching her had already left.

So she tried to close her eyes and deactivate her Persona.

But as violent pain flooded her mind, her eyes refused to obey. They remained fixed on the mirror, peeping madly.

The bloodshot eye in the mirror gradually took on the Bride's outline.

Yet Yin Ge did not panic in the slightest, because she knew that any emotional fluctuation at this moment could cause her to collapse and be directly devoured and replaced by her Persona.

She took a deep breath in her heart and cast aside every distracting thought.

Then the Bride's outline in the mirror began to flicker, gradually fading until it vanished completely.

Only that bloodshot eye remained in the mirror!

Seizing the moment, Yin Ge finally tore her gaze away from the mirror.

Then her body went limp, and she collapsed onto the floor.

But before she could breathe a sigh of relief, the extreme pain in her left eye suddenly spread throughout her body.

The Bride's memories appeared in her mind once again.

Only this time, the memories were much clearer.

The Bride and her younger brother held hands as they collected seashells on the beach. Their parents watched them from nearby, their faces filled with smiles.

Yin Ge could even remember every detail of their clothes, as well as the colors of the shells on the beach.

This was not a good sign.

The deeper the Bride's memories became ingrained in her mind, the more space the Bride's Peeping Persona occupied within Yin Ge's body and mind.

Moreover, it showed faint signs of replacing Yin Ge's own memories.

Yin Ge knew perfectly well what would happen once her memories were completely replaced. She would die!

But Qin Li and the others had not arrived yet!

With that thought, she began desperately recalling her own memories, trying to fight against the Bride's memories.

Gentle, kind friends; a vicious-looking boss; a neighbor she had only met once—neighbor?

Gu Jin!

"Come to my place tonight. I have something to tell you. It's a hypothesis of mine—"

Gu Jin's words from earlier that day rang in Yin Ge's ears again.

Right, Gu Jin was a researcher at the Neutrino Persona Order Center. Could he have a way to keep my own Personhood from being replaced!?

If he didn't, then he could take me to Qin Li!

Her remaining consciousness supported Yin Ge as she stood up. Enduring the piercing, bone-deep pain, she staggered outside.

"Knock, knock knock!"

The pain made even her knocking intermittent, but Gu Jin did not come out for a long time.

He wasn't back yet—Yin Ge no longer had the strength to make any movement.

Her body slowly sank down as she collapsed before Gu Jin's door.

Then her vision grew increasingly blurry.

The scene around her changed. She seemed to be standing on a beach by the sea, holding a beautiful seashell in her hand.

Her younger brother smiled and raised his head toward her. "Sis, we'll be together forever, okay?"

Together forever—

"Yin Ge!"

A shout rang out from afar, and the sea, the beach, and her younger brother shattered at once.

In their place were the corridor, dim yellow lights, and anxious footsteps.

Yin Ge's consciousness cleared again. Turning her head, she saw Gu Jin running toward her from the end of the corridor.

In the next moment, she felt Gu Jin lift her up and pull her into his arms.

"What happened? Did you use your Persona again?" Gu Jin spoke rapidly and urgently.

In just a few seconds, his hands and clothes were covered in Yin Ge's blood.

Yin Ge used all her strength to raise her hand and grip Gu Jin's arm. "I may not be able to control it anymore—the Peeping Persona."

"I was attacked because of Sage. Someone wants to kill me!"

Gu Jin gritted his teeth. "Those organizations found you so quickly? They really have a death wish! Aren't they afraid of the Order Center's retaliation?"

Yin Ge had no energy to concern herself with that and did not answer him.

In a weak voice, she asked another question. "Why did you want me to keep my Personhood? Can it deal with my current situation?"

"If it can't—if it can't, then take me to Qin Li! A few minutes ago, I sent him an emergency message."

Even though the pain had reached its limit, she still tried to express herself calmly and clearly.

Gu Jin's entire body tensed. "In your condition, you won't last until Qin Li gets here."

"I wanted you to keep your Personhood because I had a hypothesis that might slow the rate at which a Persona devours you. I had planned to tell you when I returned."

"But... but I'm not sure whether it'll work!"

"What hypothesis?" Yin Ge struggled to remain conscious.

Gu Jin took a deep breath, his tone incomparably grave. "Put... a second Persona into your body!"