The golden liquid was cold and refreshing, making Audrey feel as if she were enjoying a delicious ice cream, and then she took another sip of champagne, where tiny bubbles continuously rose and silently burst, bringing a slightly numbing stimulation.
Her hearing suddenly spread out, even reaching the conversation of two maids at the end of the corridor, who were regretting not having the chance to go to the Hall family castle and estate in East Chester County.
At this moment, Audrey felt as if she had dissolved into an illusory gas, rapidly expanding outward, filling the entire house, overlapping with the ocean composed of everyone's minds and consciousnesses.
Her vision also changed; everything she saw became exceptionally smooth, becoming a unique mirror that reflected her current appearance.
Under the beauty described by words like pure, delicate, grand, and agile, golden scales slowly began to grow on her exposed skin, her emerald eyes contracted, taking on a pale golden hue, as if they had become vertical.
Seeing herself like this, Audrey suddenly felt a deep-seated fear, unwilling and not wanting to become a non-human monster!
With a buzz, her mind began to blur, and something seemed to be slowly and painfully drilling out from her body surface.
At this moment, she heard the soft voice of the golden retriever Susie:
"Don't be afraid, calm down.
"Don't be afraid, calm down."
Audrey regained her thoughts, striving to enter a 'spectator' state.
Her fluctuating emotions quickly calmed down, her spirit seemed to detach from her body, looking down at herself like a spectator.
Audrey saw the golden scales on her body surface clearly receding, and her emerald-like eyes returning to normal.
Before long, she regained control of her body, and understood what extraordinary abilities a psychology doctor has, and how to use them.
That, that was really dangerous just now... Audrey raised her hand in lingering fear, seeing her skin white and delicate, without any trace of the previous abnormality.
Through this ordeal, she truly understood how terrifying the danger of losing control was, which 'Mr. Fool' occasionally pointed out and 'The Hanged Man' always emphasized, profoundly realizing the difficulty of the extraordinary path.
Even with the acting method, it's impossible to completely eliminate the hidden dangers!
In a previous gathering, 'Mr. World' said that extraordinaries are pitiful wretches constantly confronting danger and madness... I could only understand it literally before, but now I finally feel the weight behind those words... Audrey, don't be discouraged, don't be afraid. Mom, Dad, and your brother are still waiting for you to protect them. With this experience, you won't scare yourself again, and you won't easily approach losing control! Come on! Audrey clenched her fist, encouraging herself.
She calmed down for two seconds, walked over to Susie, squatted down, and hugged this golden retriever. While brushing its fur, she rested her head against the dog's cheek, murmuring in that warmth:
"Thank you, thank you..."
Susie rubbed against her a couple of times, then said seriously:
"Audrey, is this what it feels like to be a psychology doctor?
"I like it very much."
...Audrey suddenly felt a bit amused and bewildered, then she pursed her lips and promised:
"Susie, let's treat each other from now on, um, for psychological issues!"
"Okay, woof!" Susie responded happily.
Only at this moment did Audrey truly recover, and had the mood to examine her gains:
"My body seems healthier; although I don't have obvious muscles, my strength and speed have improved a lot...
"My vision has improved again; I can even clearly see objects hidden in the dark...
"My sense of smell can distinguish more subtle odors, thus grasping the target's truest emotions and thoughts...
"I finally have extraordinary abilities in the true sense. Hmm, one is 'Deterrence', which can target a single target or a group within a range, making them feel like facing a dragon, instantly panicking and falling into chaos.
"One is 'Mania', which detonates the target's emotions or psychological state, plunging them into 'mania', suffering strong mental damage. In some cases, it can even cause the target to directly lose control.
"One is 'Psychological Suggestion', which, through specific actions, words, or media, suggests to the target, making them unconsciously follow my arrangements, or strongly, from the heart, not want to break a certain promise.
"One is 'Calming', also called 'Psychoanalysis', which can help extraordinaries on the verge of losing control regain their sanity and escape dangerous situations. It has a certain failure probability; the higher the sequence, the easier it is to succeed. It can also calm patients with psychological instability due to various reasons, making them communicable.
"One is true 'Mind Reading', which uses media like candles or hydrosols to put the target in a semi-hypnotic state, directly communicating with their mental body, just like Mr. Hilbert Alucard did to me. Without protection from 'Mr. Fool's' angel, I wouldn't have been able to lie in that situation. Hmm... in the future, I need to be wary of similar techniques, and not be deceived by targets. There should be many ways to achieve that effect...
"With 'Calming' and 'Mind Reading', plus certain psychological knowledge, I can play a real psychology doctor, the kind that can open a clinic!"
Audrey's mood quickly improved, finally feeling that she had grown up and was a qualified extraordinary.
I am a mid-sequence extraordinary! There really is a qualitative change! She stood up, lifted her skirt, and took a brisk turn.
She soon discovered a problem: that the 'psychology doctor' still lacked direct attack abilities.
Fortunately, I have this... Audrey stopped in front of the experiment table and opened a very ordinary brown box.