Am I really hallucinating?

Chapter 116: Lost Wind

"Is there any problem with the lighting you use this way?" Zheng Fan asked curiously while looking at the white light used by the people from the Processing Bureau.

Hong Yijia answered first: "This is a white light used in overlapping situations. Except for the existence that is closely connected with reality, it is difficult for things in other worlds to notice this light. Not only will it not be discovered, it can also provide us with a better vision."

As he spoke, Hong Yijia tapped on his earphones and received a call from other processing bureau personnel operating in the fog.

"Good news. There are no highly dangerous fog dwellers yet. We have only confirmed the existence of scattered fog walkers." Hong Yijia said.

"What is the Mist Walker?" Zheng Fan asked whenever he had a question. Although some people from the processing bureau nearby secretly gave him a look that said "talkative but ignorant", he didn't care.

"It's the fog dweller I mentioned who still has excellent hearing in the fog and hunts in the fog." This time it was Kiyono Koji who helped explain.

Zheng Fan nodded to show that he understood.

"That means there won't be anything big this time. That's a pity." Zheng Fan said with a little regret.

The people in the processing bureau looked at me like an idiot.

"It's better not to encounter the big things in the fog," said Kiyono Koji.

"That may not be possible." At this time, Lin Yilin's voice came from the front of the team.

She had been walking in front, relying on her compass to help track Chuanmu, when she suddenly stopped and looked up into the fog ahead.

Upon hearing this, everyone except Zheng Fan's expression changed slightly.

Hong Yijia made a cautious gesture, and the person holding the white flashlight at the back adjusted the light and directed it toward the distant sky.

Outlined by the white light, a huge black shadow emerged from the fog.

It looked like a four-legged creature with short hind limbs and long, powerful forelimbs, but where the creature's back should be, there was a pair of curved sickle-like appendages.

The head was hazy and unclear, like an elephant, with wide ears shaped like a palm leaf fan and a long trunk extending out in front, looking forward aimlessly.

Its body surface flickers with a strange light, allowing people to see the maze-like stripes on its body that are as chaotic as children's graffiti. Staring at it for a little longer will make people dizzy, and they will find it difficult to tell the direction when they look back.

In Zheng Fan's eyes, this was undoubtedly a huge monster, and a monster of this size should be dealt with by the protagonists of a certain gigantic fantasy special effects film next door.

Everyone held their breath, watching the giant beast slowly walk past them without making any sound. It was like a fictitious mist, like a gust of wind, moving horizontally in front of them. In fact, even when it didn't move its legs, it was still moving horizontally at a slow speed.

"Change the route." Hong Yijia said without hesitation.

No one objected, only Zheng Fan stood there with his glowing eyes and no one knew what he was thinking about. He was grabbed by the collar and pulled away by Qingye Hesi.

"What's that?"

"The big thing you want." said Kiyono Koji.

"The wind of loss." Lin Yilin walked in front and said, "One of the underlying logics of the foggy world is the physical and psychological manifestation of 'lost'. As long as you don't come into contact with it, it will just wander around in the foggy world as if it is lost. But if you get close to it, at best you will be affected by it and lost in the fog and unable to leave, or at worst you will become lost and forget everything. Even worse... it will anger itself."

"The big boss in the jungle." Zheng Fan summarized.

"...Okay, I'm glad you understand it this way." Lin Yilin nodded.

Hong Yijia glanced at Lin Yilin, then looked at Zheng Fan, then retracted her gaze: "Xiaolin, how is Chuanmu?" "He's very close. If he doesn't change his route, he's probably not far behind the Lost Wind. But after the Lost Wind passed, I can't understand the compass." Lin Yilin gestured with the compass in her hand.

Strangely enough, everyone looking at the compass in Lin Yilin's hand, even if they wanted to carefully identify the icons and texts on it, only felt confused. At best, they couldn't understand it, and at worst, they felt dizzy.

"What bad luck! Kusume must have guessed that he might be followed, and he took advantage of the sudden appearance of the lost wind." Kiyono Heiji said unwillingly.

It's a matter of pure luck.

Even if you break into the foggy world directly, the probability of encountering the Lost Wind is not high. Being able to encounter it during the brief overlap of worlds is even more likely to be like winning the lottery.

They just happened to meet each other.

Even though they were careful enough, they were inevitably affected the moment they saw the lost wind. It would take at least a while for them to recover the most basic ability to identify the direction and confirm the target.

If we delay like this, Chuanmu might escape!

At this time, Zheng Fan came to Lin Yilin, looked down at the compass, pointed and said, "Although I don't understand this very well, it should be over there."

Everyone looked at Zheng Fan suspiciously.

Hong Yijia: "Are you sure? Aren't you affected by the Wind of Lost Path?"

Those who know the business think Zheng Fan is talking nonsense, because the person who stared at Lost Wind the longest was Zheng Fan. Do you know how to read a compass?
Zheng Fan gave everyone present except Lin Yilin a look of disdain, saying, "You are a talkative and ignorant person." He said, "Lost lambs, just follow God's guidance. I will lead you."

Everyone was silent.

I didn't expect that I would be looked down upon by the guy who asked the most questions like a curious baby and seemed to know nothing.

Looking at Zheng Fan opening and closing the lid of his lighter out of boredom, walking ahead with a determined and unwavering pace, Lin Yilin followed without hesitation.

Since Lin Yilin did this, Hong Yijia and Qingye Hesi naturally followed suit, not to mention the other people in the processing bureau.

It wasn't long before they noticed the Mist Walkers being horribly killed along the way.

After a quick on-site autopsy by the bureau's personnel, special gunshot wounds and cuts were confirmed.

All of them bear traces of mental fragments, and it is certain that they were done by Chuanmu.

Later, they found bloodstains that were clearly left by Chuanmu.

Zheng Fan is right!
This is something that is difficult for everyone in the processing bureau to accept, but one that must be faced.

There was no longer any negative emotion in his eyes when he looked at Zheng Fan, only caution and respect.

I'm afraid the boss is just trying to make them happy.

Most people have never heard of being unaffected by the wind of loss, but Zheng Fan did it so easily. He must be a hidden master with extraordinary means!
Kiyono Koji's expression was solemn.

No matter how much he overestimated it, he could not withstand the shock brought to him by the tip of the iceberg that Zheng Fan casually revealed in some small detail.

Only Hong Yijia and Lin Yilin didn't show any reaction.

(End of this chapter)