Scarlet Descent-Chapter 31 - Demon Activity Level

Early the next morning, Wei Wei slept very soundly due to his good mood from the previous day.

In the crimson whispers, or "red lullaby" that came almost every night, he had one comfortable dream after another. Sometimes he was reliving the scene of charging into the Black Goat Family, sometimes he was replacing himself with the Black Goat Family members experiencing being killed. When he woke up satisfied, he found he was already almost twenty minutes late.

This wouldn't do - in the training camp, the instructor would hang you on the barbed wire fence and beat you for this.

So he quickly jumped up, hurriedly washed up, only ate two meat and sausage pancakes downstairs before rushing to the security office. Then he looked up at the scene in the office and immediately let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he wasn't too late...

...They hadn't started eating yet.

In the small courtyard, it looked like a warm and harmonious scene at this time.

Brother Zhu Zai was watching over the stove, cooking spicy soup, throwing in handfuls of pepper powder - just the smell was exciting.

Steamed buns were also being steamed beside him, stuffed with cabbage and pork, round and plump, even bigger than Ye Feifei's face.

The captain was busy writing some documents in his office.

It was really surprising that he got up so early.

Today was Tuesday, Uncle Gun's turn to be on duty at the Guard Office, so the bearded figure by the pool table was not seen.

Sister Lucky was there though, wearing pink silk shorts that came to mid-thigh and a white tank top with two thin straps. She was hanging clothes on the clothesline at the side of the courtyard. When she stood on tiptoe, her slender waist that could be encircled by one hand was revealed, stirring one's heart.

Xiao Lin was painting in the east side of the courtyard, his expression focused. The sunlight shining on his profile made him devastatingly beautiful.

When Wei Wei came in, Ye Feifei was on the second floor, resting her chin on her hand, holding a paper airplane, bored and turning it around.

"Ah..."

As soon as she saw Wei Wei, she immediately became happy, turning and running down the stairs.

Wei Wei smiled and greeted everyone: "Good morning Sister Lucky, good morning Brother Zhu Zai, good morning Brother Xiao Lin... Captain, good morning!"

"Good morning, Brother Wei..."

Ye Feifei ran and jumped down from upstairs, rushing in front of Wei Wei to greet him.

"Running so fast..."

Wei Wei smelled that the blood scent on her had faded quite a bit and smiled: "Has your aunt left?"

"Yeah..."

Ye Feifei was stunned for a moment before reacting: "Huh? What the hell?"

"Just checking on a colleague."

Wei Wei suddenly realized his nose had become more sensitive. He smiled and said this as he walked inside.

Ye Feifei immediately followed behind him.

Yesterday they had dealt with such a big case and rescued a child, giving her a great sense of accomplishment.

But the shock from yesterday was too severe and she hadn't recovered. After a night's rest, her state had adjusted back today. The excitement of accomplishing such a big thing yesterday immediately filled her heart. It was when her emotions were most excited. Although she was too reserved to chat with others, as soon as she saw Wei Wei, she immediately felt like reliving that thrilling and exciting experience from yesterday.

However, Wei Wei had no interest in reminiscing with her. He walked around the courtyard, looking to see if there was anything he could help with.

Actually, he mainly wanted to see if yesterday's events had caused too much impact.

However, no one in the entire security office was talking about this matter. He did flip through a few pages of the newspaper and saw a news report about a club catching fire at night, but because there were no casualties and the fire was quickly brought under control, it didn't even make the front page.

It seemed that the impact caused last night was just a club catching fire, a vendor losing a raincoat to theft.

An electric bike parked at an intersection suddenly ran out of battery.

After carefully checking, Wei Wei returned satisfied and sat down at the small table waiting for breakfast.

"Lucky, have you finished washing the clothes?"

The captain's voice soon sounded from the office. Lucky immediately went in sullenly.

"You really want to give it away?"

"Well, it's up to you, but I won't go easy on you when the time comes."

"Sigh, sigh..."

"..."

Not long after, Lucky walked out of the captain's room angrily, ignoring his calls.

"What's going on?"

Wei Wei was immediately curious and carefully asked.

Turning his head, he saw Ye Feifei seemed even more curious, craning her neck to look.

"Sister Lucky is angry."

The handsome Xiao Lin suddenly spoke: "Because the captain is committing suicide."

"Suicide?"

Wei Wei and Ye Feifei were both shocked, simultaneously showing curious expressions.

But after saying this, the handsome Xiao Lin fell silent again.

Ye Feifei couldn't help but ask: "What's going on?"

Brother Xiao Lin said flatly: "This is the captain's private matter, I shouldn't say."

"Alright..."

Wei Wei and Ye Feifei were both a bit disappointed and stopped asking, turning their heads to continue looking towards the office.

But Xiao Lin, holding his paintbrush, was silent for a moment before turning to look at them: "Is your curiosity so weak?"

"..."

Wei Wei and Ye Feifei were both stunned - should they ask or not?

Ye Feifei tentatively said: "Why don't you tell us?"

"The captain is preparing to give away his stabilizer, which is no different from suicide."

Brother Xiao Lin had an expression of having no choice with them as he said flatly: "He has an old friend in the city who is also a possessor of demonic power. In recent years, he has almost stopped using demonic power, but the demonic power in his body is becoming more and more active, almost unable to be suppressed as he is about to ascend. The captain knows that in his state, if he ascends, he will inevitably fall, so he is giving his stabilizer to him."

"..."

"Stabilizer..."

Wei Wei understood. He knew how important this was for wild ability users.

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In fact, the Foundation was able to recruit so many wild ability users for its own use by relying on stabilizers.

This stabilizer that could smooth out the activity of demonic power in one's body could fetch sky-high prices for each dose on the black market.

"What's a stabilizer? And what's the activity level of demonic power?"

Before Wei Wei could finish thinking, Ye Feifei couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Demonic power is a special power that coexists with superhumans, giving them powers incomprehensible to ordinary people, but it is also a curse. It inherently possesses demonic qualities and is a nightmare that chosen superhumans can never escape."

Xiao Lin appeared indifferent on the surface, even showing a hint of annoyance as if saying "why do you have so many questions", but the corners of his mouth involuntarily revealed a smile: "The activity level of demonic power represents the radiation fluctuation of this power, and also represents the burden it brings to the superhuman themselves. The higher the activity level, the greater the mental pressure on the superhuman, and the deeper the negative effects they will suffer."

"The stabilizer is a drug developed by the Foundation that can help superhumans alleviate the activity of demonic power."

As he spoke slowly, the paintbrush in his hand also gradually slowed down. He said softly: "The normal activity level of demonic power for superhumans is below 50%. After an intense confrontation or life-and-death crisis, the activity level of demonic power generally rises sharply. Some severe cases may even reach 80% or 90%, which is a very dangerous level."

"In such situations, stabilizers must be used to help control the activity level, otherwise it's easy to fall."

"Sigh..."

At this point, he sighed and continued: "However, even without experiencing intense confrontations, the activity level of demonic power itself will increase with time and use of demonic power. Even without use, it will increase, just like the captain's old friend. He hasn't used demonic power for many years, but the activity of demonic power has still reached its peak..."

"In this situation, if he doesn't prepare an ascension ritual to improve himself, or use stabilizers."

"I'm afraid he will soon degenerate into a monster, or... a complete madman!"

"..."

Ye Feifei listened to his increasingly serious tone, her face turning slightly pale, although she was still far from having to consider these things herself.

After hearing all this, Wei Wei couldn't help but inwardly praise: This Brother Xiao Lin is a wild ability user, and it's quite good that he understands these things.

However, his understanding might not be comprehensive, only saying what's written in the materials.

Like saying that an activity level over 80% is extremely dangerous.

Look at himself, his demonic power activity level has been maintained above 95% for years, and isn't that very normal?

"..."

"..."

"But..."

Ye Feifei felt heavy-hearted, but suddenly had some questions: "Can the ascension ritual also be resolved this way?"

"Yes."

Brother Xiao Lin looked impatient, but his eyes were delighted. He stopped painting and explained softly: "If an ascension ritual is performed, he will rise to a higher level, and then the demonic power in his body that has reached its peak activity will be greatly alleviated."

"This is a more effective method than stabilizers, with a greater degree of relief, and it's accompanied by stronger power..."

"..."

"Then why doesn't he prepare for the ascension ritual?"

Ye Feifei immediately caught the key point: "Is it because he doesn't know how?"

She had read some materials saying that those fanatics were desperately searching for texts related to demonic rituals.

Trying to find the correct method to hear the voice of demons, or even invite demons to descend.

Is it the same for superhumans?

"Every superhuman knows what their ascension ritual is."

Xiao Lin's expression became slightly solemn, or to put it more deeply, worried and panicked.

"Because when the activity of one's demonic power reaches a certain level, it will tell you what the ascension ritual is."

"But the captain's old friend won't do this, and the captain won't allow him to do it either."

He paused here, saying softly: "Because this old friend belongs to the War Demon sequence."

"His ascension ritual is to instigate a city-level factional war within the Mental Barrier, and the death toll..."

"Must not be less than six hundred and sixty-six people!"