Chapter 129 The Allure of Illusion

Looking at the human military officer with his crazed expression, Li Tianran was silent for a moment, then raised his hand and slapped him twice.

But the two slaps elicited no reaction.

"These mental bacteria are highly corrosive. The longer they invade the body, the deeper they can drive a person into illusion, while also eliminating the body's response to external stimuli."

Nila Song seemed very familiar with this stuff, explaining softly, "If it's just a recent mental intrusion, hitting them might still wake them up, but once it's been over two hours, you basically can't eliminate the mental influence by stimulating the body."

"Moreover, these mental bacteria don't just exist in the brain. They invade every cell in a living being's body, creating illusions and absorbing life force. Even if you destroy the invaded person's brain, and they use the Evolver's ability to regenerate it, they still can't escape the illusion, because those mental bacteria hiding in other parts will quickly invade and breed a new brain."

"The moment this kind of mental bacteria invades the body, that creature becomes a source of infection, carrying viruses throughout its body. There's no way to eliminate these bacteria except by completely suppressing and destroying them with an even more powerful mental force!"

The method Nila Song described involved a very powerful secondary Zhinai-type (Intelligence-type) Evolver expending their mental energy to enter the infected person's body and crush the mental bacteria bit by bit.

However, this required the Zhinai Evolver to have incredibly precise control over their abilities, and the entire process would consume an immense amount of physical strength...

Right now, there were only two hundred and ninety-nine secondary Evolvers on the entire Kuangxi Island, and the number of Zhinai types was no more than fifty. Faced with a city full of hundreds of thousands, even millions of infected people, this difference in numbers meant that even if these Zhinai Evolvers were worked to death, they wouldn't be able to completely eliminate these bacteria.

Even with the addition of the Triangular Tower Tribe, it would probably be difficult to complete this task.

Moreover, the speed at which these bacteria were eliminated was far slower than the speed at which they spread. Li Tianran could clear one city, and these bacteria would probably have already spread throughout the human world.

"Get his mental state back to normal so I can ask him some questions." Li Tianran looked at the crazed officer and ordered the Zhinai Evolvers standing next to him.

Buzz!

At Li Tianran's command, several powerful Zhinai abilities entered the officer's body simultaneously. As the Zhinai abilities invaded, colored light began to be squeezed out of the officer's body, like blackheads being forcibly extracted.

They struggled incessantly, unwilling to leave the host's body, but were forced outwards by the powerful Zhinai abilities, leaving the officer's body and brain.

In the officer's dark eyes, the scene that had appeared before was of a magnificent army. He was wearing a brand new general's uniform, adorned with shiny gold star epaulettes, standing at the highest point of the reviewing stand.

Everyone who passed in front of him looked at him with awe and admiration, shouting loudly, "Long live General Geros!"

He opened his arms, commanding his army to conquer city after city, sitting on the highest throne of power, embracing his world…

But as the abilities of those Zhinai Evolvers invaded, the scene before his eyes began to shatter. His army, his glory, his throne, were all like castles built of sand, turning to dust with a gust of wind.

"No, no! No, no, no!" The officer's eyes gradually turned clear, but instead of showing any relief or relaxation, he appeared terrified, uneasy, and angry, as if someone had taken away the most important thing in his life.

"My army, everything... everything is gone..."

Finally, all the mental bacteria in the officer's body were expelled, and beads of sweat appeared on the foreheads of the five Zhinai-type Evolvers.

For them, expelling all the mental bacteria from the officer's body without harming his body or brain was more difficult than experiencing a major battle. This required high-precision micro-operations!

If the Earth Followers hadn't given the Pioneers special training after their evolution, it would probably have taken them twice as long to complete this operation…

"What time did the mutation occur in City Seven last night?" Li Tianran asked in a deep voice, "If you don't know, tell me the location of the combat monitoring room in the command building."

Although City Seven had lost satellite communication with Kuangxi Island, after Li Tianran's observation, the electronic equipment in the city didn't seem to have failed, but rather the chaotic mental bacteria had distorted the magnetic field, causing them to lose their communication signal function.

But the monitoring equipment was still working normally.

Li Tianran wanted to check the entire course of events. Even if he couldn't solve the problem, he could at least gain some experience for future responses.

But to his surprise, Li Tianran's question was like lighting a powder keg. The officer, who had been slumped on the ground, suddenly jumped up in a rage, his eyes bloodshot, veins bulging on his neck and forehead, baring his teeth and claws at Li Tianran.

Pa!

The two Pioneers next to him were quick to react, instantly pinning him to the ground, angrily saying, "Are you crazy? Can't you see this is Governor Li?"

The pinned-down officer still refused to give up. He struggled frantically, roaring and shouting hoarsely at Li Tianran, "Why? Why did you have to take everything away from me? You murderers, you bastards, you ruined everything I had!"

Li Tianran stared at him expressionlessly.

"Your brain should be working fine now, can't you tell the difference between reality and illusion?" The Pioneer next to him grabbed the officer's hair and sternly questioned him, "If we hadn't saved you, you would have died in the illusion, becoming a dried-up corpse like these people!"

"So what?" The officer suddenly interrupted the Pioneer's words. He glared with bloodshot eyes, staring fiercely at the Pioneer like a wolf, "Living is a torment in this cruel world!"

"In the illusion, I can get everything, I can have everything! What does it matter if I die in the end? At least I got things before I died that I could never have gotten in this life!"

"I like the illusion, I like to die! It's none of your business!"

The officer vented his anger.

Li Tianran's face was gloomy, and the other Pioneers were also so angry that their eyebrows twitched.

They couldn't understand why this officer, who was clearly only a first-time Evolver, and who had clearly regained his sanity, dared to be angry at the Pioneers, whose life level was far higher than his, just because the illusion was destroyed.

What kind of magic did that illusion possess that could make the officer's anger ignore the difference in life stages?