r18novel Chapter 184 Infinite Deduction
Chapter 184 Infinite Deduction
The exercise yard maintains a fragile balance.
The prisoners were scattered around; some were pacing, some were squatting in corners, and some were staring blankly at the gray sky outside the barbed wire fence.
The trainee prison guards stood back to back, scanning the entire area warily.
This balance lasted for about ten minutes.
Then, change occurred.
The first to move was prisoner number 103—the eerie one whose eye sockets were constantly dripping black mucus.
He had been slowly pacing along the edge of the field, but suddenly stopped and turned to walk towards the center of the field.
Almost simultaneously, prisoner number 107, whose skin had peeled off, also stood up.
He stopped licking the fragments of his own skin and began to move in one direction, the peeling skin falling off his body like withered leaves.
The third to join was number 201, a carnivorous monster.
He strode forward, dragging his heavy shackles, and a strange clarity, contrary to his nature, flashed deep within his murky eyes.
The last one was the woman number 218 who was always holding a rag doll.
She suddenly stopped whispering to the doll, abruptly raised her head, and a glint of madness flashed in her eyes.
Clutching her doll, she hurried toward the spot where the other three prisoners were gathering.
"They're gathering!" Anna exclaimed in a low voice, her voice filled with obvious panic.
Lin Feng's pupils contracted.
Four prisoners, coming from four different directions, are converging in the center of the field.
[Rule 2: Inmates are strictly prohibited from spontaneously gathering in groups of 4 or 13. If such gatherings are discovered, they must be dispersed by whistle.]
Wasim had the whistle to his lips, a fine layer of cold sweat beading on his forehead: "Shouldn't you blow the whistle? The rules require immediate dispersal..."
Evelyn looked at Lin Feng, and Anna's gaze also fell upon her.
Not far away, another group of trainee prison guards also stopped what they were doing and waited for the decision.
"Wait." Lin Feng raised his hand to stop Wasim. "Don't move yet. The rules themselves might be a trap. Let me think about it carefully."
Lin Feng closed his eyes, and his consciousness instantly sank into the deduction space.
Everything before my eyes turned into a semi-transparent data stream, and time seemed to slow down tenfold.
The first simulation begins.
Scene: In the center of the exercise area, four eerie creatures have gathered together.
The black mucus dripping from No. 103's eye sockets accelerated; No. 107 began to tear at its own skin at an accelerated pace; No. 201, the carnivorous monster, let out a low growl from its throat; No. 218, the woman, raised the rag doll above her head and began to spin it.
Lin Feng took a deep breath and whistled.
A sharp whistle pierced the air.
The four bizarre movements stopped simultaneously.
Then, they slowly turned their heads, and all eight eyes turned to look at Lin Feng, who was blowing the whistle.
The next second, they moved.
Instead of scattering, they rushed towards Lin Feng at an astonishing speed!
"Bang! Bang!"
Lin Feng reacted extremely quickly, drawing his sidearm the instant the opponent started firing, and two precise bursts of fire tore through the air.
Number 107 was hit in the chest and staggered backward.
The rag doll in the arms of woman number 218 burst open with a clump of cotton wool, and she herself collapsed, clutching her shoulder.
But those two shots were like piercing a beehive.
The entire exercise area fell silent for a moment, then erupted in cheers!
All the prisoners—whatever they had been doing before—stopped moving at the same time, their heads turning at various twisted angles.
Then, amidst a suppressed growl and savage laughter, dozens of figures surged toward them from all directions like a pack of beasts that had smelled blood!
"Oh no!" Lin Feng's heart sank.
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw that the carnivorous monster No. 201 had broken free of its shackles, and its massive body, accompanied by a foul stench, pounced through the air.
Lin Feng only had time to take half a step to the side before he was slammed to the ground by an extremely brute force, and his pistol flew out of his hand.
Almost at the same moment, he heard Evelyn's gasp, Anna's muffled groan, and the heavy thud of Vassim being tackled.
My vision was filled with grotesque, flesh-eating faces, the stench of blood assaulting my face, and further away, countless malevolent shadows rapidly approached...
[Drill Ended: Total Annihilation]
Lin Feng opened his eyes, cold sweat beading on his forehead.
He glanced at the system interface:
[Energy Value: 40/60 (Infinite Deduction cannot be used below 20%)]
I spent 10 points communicating with Vivian this morning, and another 10 points were spent on the deduction just now.
Lin Feng closed his eyes again.
The second simulation begins.
The scenarios are the same.
Four strange things began to gather.
This time, Lin Feng did not blow the whistle immediately, but instead walked quickly to the edge of the field—where two formal prison guards in black were smoking against the wall, seemingly indifferent to the situation inside.
"Sir, there are prisoners gathering and we need to help disperse them," Lin Feng said.
One of the prison guards exhaled a smoke ring, glanced at the center of the area, and said lazily:
"Interns, this is your duty assignment. Handle it yourselves."
"But if we handle it, it's very likely to anger these prisoners..."
"The rules say you're in charge," another prison guard interrupted him. "We're just here to keep watch; we won't interfere unless something goes wrong."
Lin Feng tried to argue, but the two prison guards had already turned away and continued smoking and chatting.
He remained silent for a few seconds, then suddenly exhaled a breath of stale air and simply stood still.
—Let's see what happens if we do nothing first.
Time passed in repression.
About two or three minutes later, the anomaly in the center of the field could no longer be ignored.
The edges of the four figures that were gradually approaching began to blur and merge, and a kind of fusion that transcended the individual was taking place.
The black slime of number 103 enveloped the other three.
Skin detached from No. 107 covered the surface of the fused body.
The muscle tissue of the carnivorous monster No. 201 expanded internally.
The rag doll of woman number 218 was stuffed into the chest area of the fused body.
Soon, a four-meter-tall, three-headed, six-armed fusion monster was born.
The fusion monster let out a roar that blended four different sounds and began attacking the nearest trainee prison guard...
[Deduction complete: A fusion monster is born]
Lin Feng opened his eyes again, his breathing rapid.
Energy Level: 30/60
Another 10 points were consumed.
Lin Feng gritted his teeth and began the third simulation.
My stamina is down to 30 points, and after this simulation it will drop to 20 points, which is close to the danger line.
The simulation begins.
The scene appears for the third time.
This time, Lin Feng did not hesitate.
He bit his right index finger, and blood gushed out instantly.
He smeared blood on the baton, and faint red lines appeared on the originally black surface of the baton.
"Wahim, bite your finger and smear the blood on your baton!" Lin Feng shouted. "Evelyn, Anna, you too! Hurry!"
Despite their confusion, the three of them saw the determination in Lin Feng's eyes and did as he said.
The four men gripped their blood-stained batons and strode quickly toward the center of the field.
The four demons have gathered, and their auras have begun to intertwine.
Lin Feng raised his arm and shouted, "Now's the time—take them down!"