Want to roll back to a time when nothing went wrong
Xiao Chen sneered. He would not give the operator such an opportunity. He released his huge mental power wantonly, infiltrating every corner of the surrounding world and exploring the cracks in the space. When these mental powers came into contact with the cracks in the illusion space, they sensed the magic power from the outside world. They frantically absorbed the magic power into the illusion, and then used it to destroy the structure of the space.
Xiao Chen felt that Luo Ling was doing the same thing at the same time, and soon the space was shaken by the surging magic power.
After an unknown amount of time, Xiao Chen heard a cracking sound. Cracks appeared on the ceiling of his classroom. No, the cracks were not on the ceiling, but like a shell behind this world. Now that shell was broken, cracks began to appear on the walls, the floor, and even on the faces of those who were motionless in the classroom. The scope of the cracks became larger and larger, and in the end the whole world was like a mosaic puzzle.
In the next moment, the mosaic shattered, and abundant magic swept in from all directions. Xiao Chen was like a fish, returning from the shore to the water. The surrounding scenery was like a piece of canvas that had been torn away, revealing the appearance behind the painting. He and Luo Ling were sitting in the cabin, and the lighting crystals on the cabin wall were still emitting light. But there was a weird atmosphere around, it was too quiet, as if everyone on the ship had fallen asleep at the same time.
Luo Ling on the opposite side also opened her eyes at this time, "Finally got out. That's right, we were resting in this cabin at the time, and then our main consciousness went to World No. 2 to visit Zhang Miao. The problem occurred during this period of time."
Xiao Chen used his mental power to sense the situation around him and said, "There is a special kind of magic flowing around. It's like... the aftermath of some kind of magic explosion. Someone must have launched an attack on the entire ship."
"But Umeda was also on the boat. It looks like she was also infected."
"Let's go out and see what's going on outside." Xiao Chen said. But they didn't set out immediately, instead they sent out several spirit servants including Kona and Mollett to form a team of six, and then walked out of the cabin.
After walking a few steps, they saw a sailor standing at the edge of the stairs. His eyes were closed, his body and limbs were still, but his eyeballs were moving around under his eyelids, as if he was dreaming.
"He has such a weird smile," said Tasya.
Xiao Chen said: "I'll see if I can wake him up."
He gently pressed his hand on the other person's forehead, and a condensed mental force invaded the other person's consciousness.
Human consciousness is like a maze. It is difficult to easily perceive what the other person is thinking through ordinary means. However, Xiao Chen improved the soul-reading magic so that it can not only read the will of the deceased souls, but also penetrate into the consciousness of the living.
Several images suddenly formed in his mind. He observed for about three to five minutes, then took his hand off the man's forehead and said, "He is recalling the first time he dated a girl. It was in a barn in a small village in his hometown. He and the girl seemed to be only fifteen or sixteen years old. I think he is reliving that... happy moment over and over again."
Tasia turned her face away a little embarrassedly, while Mollett smiled knowingly.
"Is there any way to wake him up?" Luo Ling asked.
"It's not that simple. This magic has penetrated deep into the consciousness. The illusion created by the magic is mixed with the human memory. If we pull him out of that world hastily, it may not only damage his consciousness, but also cause confusion in his memory. I'm not sure how much damage it will cause to him.
But I also sensed a certain source, which is the manipulator behind the scenes that we just discovered. If we can eradicate this magic from the source, he will naturally wake up from the illusion."
"Let's go and check on the others." Luo Ling said. The group continued to walk forward and saw Huang Zheng and several other marines on the second deck.
The Marines stood there quietly like the sailor in front, with different expressions on their faces. Although Huang Zheng also stood with his eyes closed, his expression was much more complicated, sometimes confused, sometimes ferocious, and his body trembled slightly from time to time, like a person who was tied up and struggling.
Xiao Chen put his hand on Huang Zheng's head again, and this time he spent much more time than the sailor. When his hand left Huang Zheng's forehead, Huang Zheng's expression was much richer and more intense than before.
"Huang Zheng has realized that he is in a repetitive illusion. The illusion he experienced is quite long. It happened when he was admitted to Huaxia University after the college entrance examination. It seems to have lasted for four or five days. Anyway, family, love, and friendship are all in a mess. When I went in and saw him just now, this guy was killing Mei Zhengdao."
"Kill your sister to prove your faith?" Luo Ling was puzzled.
"Nothing, it's just that his method of breaking the illusion is different from ours. He plans to kill all the main characters he sees and destroy the structure of the entire story. But I don't think this method is feasible, because the fewer characters there are, the less computing power is required. So I tried to remind him just now, and now he should start using our method to break the illusion again."
Sure enough, after Huang Zheng changed his method, his expression became calmer, but it seemed that he could not get rid of this illusion for a while. While waiting, Xiao Chen checked on several other people.
"These people cannot break through the illusion by their own strength. We still have to continue searching for the source."
Luo Ling also withdrew her hand from a Marine's head and said, "It looks like this magic is digging out the most memorable things in life and playing them over and over again. But why are we experiencing things that happened recently?"
Xiao Chen said: "I guess this has something to do with our main consciousness being in another world. Maybe the magic cast on us is not a complete version."
At this moment, Huang Zheng let out a sharp scream and opened his eyes. He supported himself on his knees, half squatting, breathing heavily, as if he had gone through a strenuous exercise.
Xiao Chen asked, "Old Huang, you finally woke up. Did you have a bad dream just now?"
"You saw it too. Damn it, if I knew who the bastard was who did this, I would slice him into pieces!"
Xiao Chen patted his shoulder and asked, "Do you remember what happened? Why did we fall into this illusion?"
Huang Zheng said: "I am here to report to you that our lookout has discovered an island with a tower on it. It should be Gregorio's Soul Forging Tower!"
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