Deity Investigation Report

Chapter 81 I Will Enter the Abyss
Looking at these incantations, Han Su felt a twisted and mysterious sensation wash over him.

It's hard to describe in detail; it's as if these incantations exist merely in the form of words, and when your gaze falls upon them, you're drawn into a distorted space.

As he stared blankly, the voice of the man in the red trench coat beside him rang out: "These are the first five of the thirteen incantations of the Disaster Management Bureau's Zero Sequence."

"The last eight types can only be accessed after you become a true investigator. It's not because I'm stingy, but because even with a zero sequence, there are still some unknown risks. Only after you've ensured that your rationality can control them can you obtain the necessary permissions."

"Of course, it's enough for you."

"When it comes to cryptic spells, the worst thing you can do is try to learn too many at once. Many people only need to master one spell to deal with all sorts of strange phenomena they encounter in daily life, and it will also make it easier for them to control their own rationality."

"Just like Vivi."

She casually grabbed Miss Crow from the side as an example: "She only knows one spell."

Han Su was slightly curious and turned his head: "Which one?"

"The skill you're born with."

The man in the red trench coat glanced at Han Su, then put his hands behind his back and said, "Mortals are bound by reality, so they have an innate instinct to pursue mysterious powers, but there are only three ways to obtain mysterious powers."

“Our Disaster Management Bureau represents a kind of approach that involves excavating and organizing the texts and records in the ruins to find these cryptic incantations that point to mysterious powers. After controlling the risks and experiences, we then grant these incantations to ordinary people so that they can ultimately control these mysterious powers.”

"Of course, this is the current training model of the Disaster Management Bureau. You can't access the training models from before the Bureau was established."

She paused for a moment before continuing, "The second type is the mysterious believers, who are often corrupted through various channels, either actively or passively."

"This kind of pollution can also cause them to undergo mutations and eventually master mysterious powers. However, the birth of these mysterious powers is accompanied by the distortion of their will and the pollution of their brains, so they are often madmen."

"However, we must admit that these madmen master mysterious powers faster than we do, because we have to constantly avoid risks, while they are fearless."

"The risks we avoid are opportunities for them."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Han suddenly thought of the dead man behind that "door." Didn't his memories of his life show that he was also of this type?
The woman in the red trench coat sighed, looked at Miss Crow, and said, "The third type is like her."

"She was congenitally corrupted by mysterious forces. She was born with these forces. Such a person would be considered a born saint or saintess in a mysterious organization."

"However, because of this innate quality, her will is intact and she has been fighting against it all along, but she doesn't know how long she can hold on."

"Of course, I also had her come along for this training, just to see if there are any spells from the zero sequence that would suit her."

"After all, they've already come here to work for the Disaster Management Bureau, how can they not get any benefits in return?"

"..."

Han Su listened patiently, then looked up at the incantations and asked, "Which one can make someone invisible by reciting it?"

"The first course."

The woman in the red trench coat followed his gaze and said, "The function of that spell is not actually to make someone invisible, but to detach them."

"The more you detach yourself from reality, the weaker your presence becomes, and the less likely you are to be discovered. Of course, in the eyes of others, it also has an effect that is almost invisible."

"This cryptic incantation has reached its ultimate level; it is said to be able to transcend the entire space-time continuum."

"..."

Han Su memorized them one by one, then looked at the other incantations and asked, "What about the others?"

"The second one, [Response to My Limbs], is a kind of enhancement spell."

The man in the red trench coat said, "This spell can change the nature of one's spiritual power and, through the flow of one's spiritual power, enhance certain parts of one's body."

"Simply put, it's for doing manual labor."

"The third one, 【What you think is the boundary】, is a cipher that transforms one's own spiritual power into an invisible barrier. It is also one of the two cipher spells that all members of both groups D5 and D6 must learn after passing the internship period and achieving an A-level self-evaluation."

"It acts as a forced boundary; as long as the person does not die or suffer a mental breakdown, the boundary will not be broken."

"..."

As she spoke, she pointed to her head and added, "The fourth spell, however, is a real test of talent. It's a secret spell that can forcibly pull the dead back to reality."

"It is usually used to ask for information that is only known to the dead."

"Sometimes, higher-ups from the Public Security Bureau invite experts in this field, and in return, they provide us with certain conveniences in our daily lives. For example, even without showing identification from the Disaster Management Bureau, they can clear points on our driver's licenses." "..."

Upon hearing this, Han Su was slightly taken aback, his curiosity suddenly piqued: "Are there really ghosts in this world?"

Although I've already seen the ghost truck and the fake man, I still feel that those things are somewhat different from ghosts, especially the kind that float around...

"No, that kind doesn't exist."

The woman in the red trench coat said, "But there are some strange existences that blur the lines between life and death."

"And the fifth cryptic incantation, 'I command you to manifest in the light,' forcibly commands the surrounding, yet unseen, but already pervasive, mysterious anomalies to converge towards oneself first, hehe..."

She chuckled twice and added, "For D7 only."

Han Su nodded, thinking to himself: I do know this one; my dear mentor, Mr. Strange Bird, taught me about it...

The mental plague infected on that street did indeed first contaminate the unknown colleague who chanted the incantation before noticing me and converging in my direction.

I've pretty much figured out the function of the five incantations. My decision hasn't changed. The most important one for me is still the first incantation.

The man in the red trench coat noticed Han Su's gaze and knew that he was still thinking about the "invisibility spell." He smiled and said, "Prioritizing survival skills, you're quite a clever little fellow."

"Come here, Vivi, come here too."

"..."

She called Han Su and Miss Crow to sit on the ground together. She kicked off her shoes, sat cross-legged, and stretched out her hands, placing one on Han Su's shoulder and the other on Miss Crow's forehead.

This isn't about discrimination; although pressing the forehead can transmit information more effectively, the forehead is too dangerous.

Therefore, unless the relationship is particularly close, the upper and lower positions on the mystical side will not be placed here.

In fact, if it weren't for Zhang Chiguo's request, and the fact that Han Su and Zhang Chiguo were indeed close, she wouldn't even have patted Han Su's shoulder. Under normal circumstances, people from the mystical side would choose to shake hands when exchanging information.

Her gaze swept from left to right across Han Su and Miss Crow's faces. Slowly, she spoke in a low voice: "I will plunge into the abyss."

He spoke clearly and very seriously, each word seemingly spoken with great effort.

But nothing changed around her. It was as if she had only read it once so that the two of them could hear it clearly, then paused for a moment before speaking again:
I will enter the abyss.

This time, she seemed to be even more focused on the sentence, which made her tone somewhat peculiar. As the incantation was uttered, even her figure suddenly became somewhat blurry. Han Su felt as if his eyes were playing tricks on him, and he couldn't see her clearly.

At that moment, she recited the incantation for the third time, and her voice suddenly changed into a very indistinct pronunciation.

It was only because of the previous changes that it was barely possible to tell that she was indeed still reciting the incantation.

As the incantation was uttered, her body suddenly flickered, as if layers of fine space were opening up, and she was slowly sinking into a spatial rift.

It was as if the surrounding shadows, those omnipresent shadows that avoided the light, were converging and covering her.

For a fleeting moment, Han Su felt as if she had completely disappeared from his sight; even the arm that had been draped over his shoulder seemed to vanish suddenly. He even experienced a moment of disorientation, as if he himself...

...Have they simply "forgot" her existence?

“A skilled manipulator of mystical power can make you unable to even hear his voice after he has uttered this incantation.”

Just as Han Su forgot about her existence, her voice suddenly entered his mental world: "I'm not particularly skilled, but I can make you completely unaware of my existence, and even temporarily forget that I exist."

"Correspondingly, you can no longer hear my voice, which is beyond my control."

"Therefore, I need to stay in touch with you and convey messages to you through spiritual power so that you can understand better."

"Now you can begin to learn. Remember the pronunciation of this mantra as I pronounce it one last time, but when you pronounce it, be aware of what mantra you are reciting."

“The real incantation is the language of the gods, or rather, the language of a higher level of life that has been annihilated. We are not actually learning their language, but rather using our own language to achieve the effect of their language.”

"Before learning cipher spells, it is essential to understand this concept."

"..."

Han Su listened carefully to her words, nodded slightly, and then slowly recited the coded incantation.

He himself hadn't expected it to go so smoothly; it was as if water had naturally flowed into a channel.
I am about to plunge into the abyss!

(End of this chapter)