Chapter 201 The Most Terrifying Thing

Li Tianran looked at Nilasong's back. He didn't know what the other party meant by that sentence. Could it be that the mental bacteria had undiscovered characteristics?

Under the mental link, the mental plague in the city had already begun to retreat steadily. This was only the population of one city. If everything went smoothly, all the tens of millions of people in the human world would be involved in this grand link. The mental magnitude produced would probably be enough to sweep away the plague with just a thought.

"The most terrifying thing about mental bacteria is that it can change people's thinking. Once you've experienced the depravity of a hallucination, even if you break free again, many people can't forget that feeling..." Nilasong said softly, "Right now, your people are indeed united, and they are determined to drive out the mental plague."

"But once someone is infected with this bacteria and is forcibly awakened, his will may not be so firm anymore, his thoughts may change... and once your mental link brings these people in, then a very good situation may change in an instant!"

Nilasong said, word by word, "And once the mental link disappears, even if the bacteria has been eliminated to the point where there are only one or two left, it can increase its numbers through rapid transmission. In just ten minutes, it can increase to the amount that covers an entire city again!"

"So I said, before you eliminate the last virus, don't just say things like 'not bad.'

"Because if you fail later, it will be very embarrassing..."

...

In Shelter 73, the commander looked at the mental plague that was gradually receding, a smile of excitement on his face. Judging from the current situation, this war could be ended in at most ten minutes, and all the viruses in the city would be wiped out.

In every corner of the city, those intelligent brain evolvers who had previously fallen into the illusion also woke up because the virus on their bodies had been cleared. But after they woke up, many people showed signs of loss, anger, irritability, and other near-uncontrollable states.

Just like Nilasong said, the addictiveness of this mental bacteria is far greater than that of drugs. People who are not strong-willed cannot extricate themselves once they have experienced it!

But these soldiers ultimately managed to control themselves.

After all, they had received professional training, and the time they spent in the illusion was not too long, so the addiction was not too strong.

When the massive mental link came into contact with their minds, they only hesitated for a moment. Some people glanced reluctantly at the receding mental plague, but still chose to release their consciousness and merge into the mental link.

...

On the edge of Shelter 73, there was a resettlement area. Because this location was relatively remote, the commander did not arrange intelligent brain evolvers to be stationed in this area in the previous combat plan. This led to the rapid invasion of this building when the mental plague covered the city.

There were nearly 30,000 ordinary civilians and more than 200 evolver soldiers in this building. After the mental plague invaded, they quickly fell into depravity, unable to extricate themselves from the illusion.

They had also heard about Li Tianran's discovery before, and they also had the determination to fight for themselves, but unfortunately, they had the determination but nowhere to use it. Without the guidance of intelligent brain evolvers, their enthusiasm was ultimately useless and was quickly controlled by the mental plague.

An entire building fell into a hallucinatory carnival.

But as the power of the mental link in the city grew stronger and the coverage area became larger, this building was slowly covered by the massive mental power. The mental plague inside was quickly eliminated, and those people were awakened from the illusion.

"Damn it, I was wondering why I suddenly became the richest man in the world. So it was an illusion..."

"I was swimming with a few female celebrities, sigh..."

"I saw the end of the war, and I never have to worry about being attacked again..."

Sighing voices rose and fell in the building. Those who were forcibly awakened from the illusion were unusually depressed and angry. Their self-control was not as good as that of the evolver warriors, and the world they were immersed in the illusion was longer than that of the commander, so the emotional changes at this time were even more intense.

Some people cursed, some people complained, and some even cried out loud.

"I was clearly only one second away from sleeping with that woman, why did you wake me up at this time?"

"I was enjoying VIP service in a five-star hotel, with a jacuzzi, top steak, and beautiful waitresses. It was truly the enjoyment of the gods! After waking up, I can only continue to face the cold, narrow honeycomb room and the hard, frozen food!"

"If I could live in the illusion forever, that would be a good choice!"

These people were talking a lot, expressing their reluctance to leave the illusion.

At this moment, the massive mental link covered the entire building, sending a signal to them, wanting them to also dedicate their mental power and join the battle to drive out the mental plague.

Complaining was complaining, but in the face of right and wrong, people slowly released their consciousness, still allowing the mental link to connect to their minds.

Soon, the mental magnitude of connecting the minds of 30,000 more people reached an extremely terrifying level. It was like a behemoth, slowly approaching the last mental plague.

At this time, there were less than three kilometers' worth of mental bacteria left in the city. Compared with the time of the invasion, more than 99% had been eliminated, leaving only the last bit of residue.

The massive linked mental body approached the last mental bacteria.

Just when everyone thought the war was about to end, an accident suddenly happened.

In the last building covered by the linked mental body, a man suddenly broke free from his mental link in a rage. He was like a madman, roaring loudly, "No, don't eliminate it! It can give me everything I want!"

"We have lived so hard in this world, we might as well let it invade our bodies and die in happiness!"

"Lao San, Yang Dong, haven't you always said that you want to see your family again?"

"In the illusion just now, you must have seen them too, right? You must be able to understand the feeling of regaining something only to lose it again? This is the most painful thing in the world!"

"We won't eliminate them anymore, we will accept them!"

"Everyone, we are just civilians at the bottom of society, enjoying the lowest treatment, eating the worst food, and living in the worst housing. Even if we can eliminate the mental plague this time, what will happen? Our lives will not get better because of it. I really can't stand this painful life anymore!"

"Instead of living so humble, it is better to enjoy ourselves in the illusion and die!"

As the man broke free from the mental link, the massive mental power instantly fell into a process of violent collapse.

Just like Nilasong said before, the mental link is a very powerful and very fragile method. It can allow mental power to reach an incredibly terrifying level in a short period of time, but as long as any individual in the link has a problem, the entire link will completely collapse.

And at this time, as the man broke free from the link, his roar echoed throughout the building, and many people fell into contemplation. They were seriously considering the man's suggestion.

Yes, the lives of civilians are extremely difficult and have no end in sight. Even if they can defeat the mental plague this time, it will not change their future lives in any way.

Instead of living like an ant, it is better to spend the rest of their lives in the illusion like a tiger king.

At least in the illusion, everything they want can be satisfied!

Isn't there a saying that goes, "If I hear the Dao in the morning, I can die in the evening"?

They used this saying to comfort themselves, and then cheered each other on as they squeezed out of the building and actively ran towards the shrinking mental bacteria in the distance.

And with their actions, the previously linked powerful mental power instantly collapsed.

At this moment, the one hundred intelligent brain evolvers who were guiding the mental power in Shelter 73 became stiff. Their eyes were blank, their brains were blank, as if they had been hit hard. They stood in place for a long time, and finally fell straight down like wood!

The commander of City 73 stood on the roof, staring blankly at the scene in front of him, not daring to believe his eyes.

Why?

Why did such a powerful and indestructible mental power collapse in an instant?

Wasn't the situation excellent?

Those mental bacteria that invaded City 73 had clearly been eliminated by 99 percent. All they needed was a little more effort to win a complete victory!

The commander roared frantically. Then, he received a message from the monitoring department.

"Commander, a riot has occurred in the resettlement building in Zone 245. Those civilians have actively approached the mental plague, actively infected themselves, and the evolvers who were guiding the mental power have lost consciousness..."

The commander only heard this much, and could no longer hear the rest. He felt his brain buzzing, and waves of blood were constantly impacting his chest, causing his vision to turn black.

*Gudong.*

The commander slumped to the ground. He saw that the few remaining colored lights that had been forced into a corner were now rapidly growing and spreading again.