Am I really hallucinating?

Chapter 416 is too offensive.
Victor was very respectful to Jiang Si, but when Jiang Si asked him some questions, his answers were ambiguous. Finally, he left after temporarily taking Jiang Si to her room, citing that he had other things to do.

“I’m sure of it, this place is definitely a KTV converted into a hotel.” Zheng Fan immediately started wandering around the room, scurrying up and down like a big black rat.

"But it's clean enough... Sigh, looking at this place makes me miss the bar. I hope the zombie girl isn't starving." Perhaps because of some similarities in the decor, Jiang Si thought of his base on Jiangwen Street.

“That guy seems pretty reliable, there shouldn’t be any problems. It’s just that without the Longevity Society, feeding her will be a bit more troublesome, but it’s not a big problem. With the Jiangwen Street in such turmoil, there shouldn’t be a shortage of food.” Zheng Fan said something that sounded a bit scary.

"I hope so." It's rare to have such a resilient pet, and Jiang Si hopes she'll be alright.

She went to the window of the room and looked out, only to find that it wasn't an outside window, but rather an open-air courtyard inside the building.

It's not bad looking, but it still falls short of expectations.

“There’s a strong feeling that something is wrong here,” Jiang Si said frankly. “From the moment I came in, I had this feeling that I was being watched on and off.”

“It’s a spirit,” Zheng Fan said directly. “Its main target of observation is you. It didn’t notice me. At the same time, I didn’t sense any hallucinations here. If there really is a spy in the dark, it fits this worldview, so it must be a spirit.”

“Frankenstein’s composition shouldn’t be as complex as the Undead City’s. How could there be spirits in this place?” Jiang Si recalled the contents of the document, her brows furrowing slightly.

Use divergent thinking to make associations.

In the process of unifying the world, the Undying King faces a troublesome opponent: the spiritual forces.

There was even a being called the Ghost King, who in the past had a tacit understanding with the Undead King and kept to himself, but behind the scenes he never stopped making all sorts of small moves against the Undead City.

The Undead City is relatively open to the outside world and has taken in quite a few spirits, including many from the other side.

Spirits are a great source of spiritual energy, but the Undying King only levies slightly higher taxes on them; he wouldn't be so cruel as to capture all the spirits and extract their spiritual energy.

However, based on what Jiang Si has seen recently, the Undying King may not be able to resist doing this.

Spirits are a cancer; they offer almost no benefit to corpses except for providing spiritual essence. Because they are highly efficient at absorbing spiritual essence, they also frequently commit petty theft in the city.

They often take advantage of their invisibility, making them difficult for ordinary corpses to spot, and are always the ones causing trouble.

Such a thing, which is so repulsive to corpses, has indeed been the subject of many petitions from the people who hoped that the Undying King could expel the spirits, or at the very least, strictly control them.

The Undying King did take action after he made his move, but it's unclear when these rumors reached the spirit settlements.

Suddenly, before the Undead King could even find it, the Ghost King launched an attack under the banner of "Corpses abusing spirits, this is a war for freedom!"

Then it was beaten back by the Undying King, leaving behind a clone. That clone contained spiritual essence, which made the Undying King a fortune. The unpleasantness of being disturbed at work was relieved, and when it lectured Jiang Si, Jiang Si could hear the slightly cheerful tone in its voice. Hopefully, it will come more often.

It happened about a month after I returned from Jiangwen Street.

The Undead King is probably already planning when to take full action against the spirits and the Ghost King, but for now he wants to deal with the matter of the corpses.

Although he seemed eager, he was actually very composed in his actions.

The presence of spirits in a place like Frankenstein is not a normal sign, especially in this tense atmosphere.

So the question is, what should we do after making this judgment?

Jiang Si fell into deep thought and casually told Zheng Fan about her conjecture, asking Zheng Fan to think about it with her.

"Didn't Mr. Wang tell you to do whatever you wanted?" Zheng asked in return.

"Didn't you say if they offend me?"

"It has already offended you," Zheng Fan said bluntly, pointing in an unknown direction: "Letting someone book a room and then spying on them, what else could be more offensive than that?"

Jiang Si was taken aback: "Mr. Devil has a point."

……

Victor walked briskly down the corridor, his expression somewhat grim, while Walton followed behind him, looking hesitant.

“They came so fast. Is it just bad luck or has Eldridge noticed something’s wrong?” Victor pondered. “Victor, we have no chance of winning against Eldridge right now,” Walton said. “While it’s fine to go along with the mainstream opinion in the city, and the spirits have promised to help us, the biggest problem is that even if we get rid of the Undead City’s taxes, we will have to abandon this place that we’ve built over the years.”

If they don't leave, and they announce the severance of ties with the Undead City, the Undead King will probably come knocking on their door that very day.

Moreover, they do more than just dissolve relationships.

To side with spirits is already a betrayal.

Rebuilding a settlement is no easy task. The industrial capabilities of the Undead City are among the best in the world of the undead. While the simplistic methods of spirits who think they can build with blocks by possessing something are helpful, they are still no match for the Undead City, which is also composed of undead.

For a long time, they may face a life of homelessness and insecurity.

Countless corpses will die during this period.

Although there is currently a covert transfer of corpse power, and the spirits have begun construction elsewhere as promised, the timing of the arrival of the Undying City's messenger is somewhat fatal.

To prevent leaks, they have disposed of some of the corpses left in Frankenstein's Undead City. If discovered, the Undead King will come knocking on their door by tomorrow morning at the latest.

"We have to keep it a secret." Although it's difficult, it seems to be the only way.

It's impossible to get rid of Jiang Si. If this envoy can't return to report in time, his fate will be no different from being exposed.

"Walton, you're in charge of showing her around during this time, and making sure all the corpses in the city are properly handled to completely blind her," Victor began to give orders.

"Hey, Victor, the Undead King's people are here?" Halfway through his sentence, the temperature around him suddenly dropped a little, and a door in the corridor in front of him creaked open, but there was no sign of anyone coming out.

Immediately afterwards, a white shadow suddenly flashed in front of Victor.

But this clearly did not frighten Victor.

“Linda, what you should be doing is hiding!” Victor frowned. “It would be terrible if we were discovered now.”

"What's the big deal? You even killed the corpse that nurtured you, why would you be afraid of a mere messenger?"

"I know you spirits only want to weaken the Undead King's power, rather than needing us that much, but at least put away your arrogance now and cooperate with our work properly," Victor said coldly.

"How terrifying. Don't worry. Unless we want to, you corpses will have a hard time seeing us. We can even easily deceive your senses. With our help, we can easily fool that little messenger." The spirit said casually, completely disregarding Jiang Si, or rather, the corpses.

boom!
Suddenly, a muffled sound came from somewhere inside the building, followed by what seemed like a jolt throughout the entire building.

"Ah—!" A piercing scream suddenly followed.

The two corpses and one spirit present all trembled.

What's wrong!?

What's all this commotion about?

Then came a sound like a howling wind, which those who knew understood was actually the noise caused by the high-speed movement of a spirit, along with heavy footsteps!
"Linda! Help..." A similarly white shadow suddenly burst through the wall, outlining a blurry human face as it shouted towards Linda.

Then an arm physically pierced through the wall, its sharp nails directly penetrating the spirit.

It's not an impenetrable penetration, but a true piercing that causes injury!
Jiang Si smashed through the wall and forcefully tore the last pleading spirit to shreds. Accompanied by a large amount of white spiritual energy that swam around like fish, she opened her mouth and swallowed it all.

Then, she stared intently at the two corpses and one spirit in front of her, straightened her slightly crooked glasses, and patted the dust off her school uniform that had accumulated from her recent physical penetration of the wall.

"explain?"

Victor and Walton looked at the spirit Linda beside them with horror.

What did you just say?

Linda: What did I just say?

(End of this chapter)