Am I really hallucinating?

Chapter 526 Can these speed bumps talk?

Yuu-sai glanced at the increasingly overcast sky and lowered her head expressionlessly.

"Paper Doll, how's the intelligence gathering going?" A woman with thick, long hair came up to her and asked.

Xi Cai silently took out a piece of paper from her person and handed it over. The other person casually took it, didn't look at it, and sized her up before asking, "Do you have some kind of deal with Long Yu?"

“I didn’t hide anything from you,” Yu Cai said coldly.

"So you've been hanging out with Aguirre like this all along?" The woman asked, one hand on her hip, tilting her head. Her long, wavy black hair moved without wind, creating an eerie atmosphere.

“It was a legitimate deal with Agui.” Yuzai glanced at him warily. “I initially approached him without asking for help, but he and his men offered to help me. It’s different from your situation.”

"So the culprit that caused the earthquake has such a gentle side." The woman laughed, taking a few more steps closer: "Speaking of which, you're just a humanoid illusion, so we couldn't threaten you at all. Your abilities also make it easy for you to escape... Is this disguise really that important to you?"

Xi Cai didn't speak, but silently stepped back: "Gan Yaquan, keep your distance."

"Don't be so wary. We come from the Central Government and report directly to them. This mission only involves eliminating Luo Ye and further expanding our influence in the violent world. Pursuing earthquakes is not within our scope of work. Besides, those people from the gray world are dead, so be it. Even if the white world is affected, as long as the Central Government is not involved, it's fine. So we have absolutely nothing to investigate." The woman's tone was somewhat sinister.

"I was just thinking that it would be a shame not to make good use of your illusions. You should have considered that we wouldn't let you off so easily. So, I'll offer you another way: how about joining us?"

Xi Cai's pupils contracted.

“I knew you would be tempted,” Gan Yaquan laughed. “You are ultimately just an illusion in human skin. Let alone an illusion, even a human would probably know what is wiser in this kind of choice. You only inherited a small part of the personality, and you think your family in this body is very important. You are willing to do things for our family. Beneath your seemingly emotional behavior lies your rationality, which you don’t really understand. Family is just a goal you hold onto. You won’t let that emotion spread too much. That’s all there is to you.”

She easily saw through Yusai, or rather, she had long been accustomed to seeing too many illusions of all kinds. Although Yusai's case was rare, it was certainly not unique in the vast records of Dadu.

It is not difficult for Gan Yaquan to figure out the characteristics and thought patterns of this type of hallucination.

It's truly a joyous occasion to unexpectedly discover Yusai here.

Yuzai's understanding of the violent world and her superior abilities make her incredibly efficient and have great potential for growth. Although she has probably reached a saturation point and reached a bottleneck, her finished product is already excellent.

The central government isn't picky about anything that can be used.

"Speaking of which, you've probably maintained this human form for quite some time now. It's an interesting thing, I don't know if you're aware of it. If the anthropomorphic illusion doesn't constantly replenish stable human interactions, people's hearts will quickly deteriorate. At that time, you'll lose your current human form and have to find the next one... Normally, anthropomorphic illusions don't worry about this kind of thing; they'll forget themselves and maintain everything about the human body. As for you, although you've tried your best to protect your family, in reality, you haven't had any normal interactions with them at all, have you?"

Yusai's breathing immediately became disordered.

At that moment, Gan Yaquan suddenly heard that something seemed to have gone wrong with the team's internal communications.

Gluck's drone was shot down without warning by an unidentified target. This was no simple matter. It wasn't that the target was fast; rather, it bypassed the specially made advanced reconnaissance radar.

As an elite member, she naturally wouldn't easily ignore this sudden clue amidst the current chaos.

"Alright, you go ahead with your work. We'll talk about it later when we have time. We don't care what you and Long Yu's plans are. Whether Long Yu survives or not depends on his own attitude." Gan Yaquan waved his hand, dismissing Xi Cai.

Yu Cai silently turned around, still able to hear Gan Yaquan speaking in the communication: "What did the drone see before it was attacked?"

"Hedgehog? Oh, a hedgehog car? What's that?"

What kind of weird and wonderful things are these?

She turned into pieces of paper and vanished.

There's no particular purpose; she simply relaxes and lets herself drift with the wind—this is her favorite thing to do when she has nothing to do. No need to think; letting go of all distractions and entering a meditative state is incredibly relaxing for her.

I wish I wasn't a personification hallucination.

Do other people like me torture themselves like this?

All illusions desire to find a physical form, and humans are the easiest to become physical forms. Among all illusions, anthropomorphic illusions crave the human body the most.

In order to obtain its current body and life, it learned and imitated a lot.

When the haggard Yusai chose to give herself to it for the sake of her family, the joy she felt was beyond compare.

but……

Tired, really tired.

Is it the effort of protecting what humanity values ​​that makes us tired, or is simply being human this exhausting?
She was indeed nearing the end of her human form. Even if these people from the capital didn't happen to discover her and capture her to work for them, she wouldn't last much longer...

Jiang Hui was attacked some time ago, and Jiang Si has returned, even more powerful than before.

Will I be able to see her before I can't hold on any longer?

Someone once said: "Humans are born without their consent..." In the past, Yuzai completely ignored such pretentious and meaningless thinking. But now, she can't help but think about it.

Compared to humans born in ignorance and confusion, aren't these illusions clearly and actively coming into this world with their own intentions, yet suffering greatly?
They chose it themselves.

But why, then, do we, as illusions, want to become human?

……

Long Hao's gang members were forced back, and many scattered like birds and beasts. It was impossible to expect any strict combat organization or discipline from the gang.

Not all violent residents will go all the way.

If someone dies, wouldn't they be unable to enjoy violence? Some people enjoy the violence of bullying the weak, while others enjoy the violence of the underdog overthrowing the powerful. This is also the difference between different violent residents.

Regardless of any disagreements, Long Hao was simply furious.

He has never been smart since childhood, and even his parents have accepted this fact. However, he has been raised to be physically strong and powerful in combat. But if that's all he is, he is obviously not suitable for managing a gang.

But he himself didn't think so.

He was determined to defeat the second and third brothers and become the new leader of the Longhua Gang.

But now he has to admit that in this three-way battle—which is actually a joint effort between him and his second brother—the third brother is the most powerful, while he is now the weakest compared to his two younger brothers.

"Young Master, that Third Brother Long has come up again to support us. He's incredibly powerful!"

"Take a break, then organize your forces and charge in again. Damn it, our tanks and planes are worse than the second-in-command's, and that third-in-command has been secretly hoarding who knows how much! I knew he was a traitorous dog!"

The people around them looked at each other in bewilderment.

These three young masters all share the same father and mother, and the eldest young master is really going all out with his cursing this time.

The remaining gang members quickly regrouped, and Long Hao led his men in an attack. He often led the charge himself, and hearing that the third brother was present, he naturally wanted to go up and show off his skills.

But before he could rush a few steps, a loud engine sound came from afar, and a car that looked like a hedgehog swooped down from the building at the intersection and crashed into the group led by Long Hao.

Long Hao strode forward and stopped the car, his eyes wide with anger: "Who is it! Who dares to..."

boom!
Inside the car, amidst continuous shaking and constant "thump-thump" sounds, Jiang Si finally arrived at her destination and stopped the car.

He rolled down the car window and looked out, only to find a group of dumbfounded, unknown gang members standing outside.

"Call out that guy, Long Yu."

"..." The surroundings were completely silent.

"What are you standing there for?" Jiang Si raised an eyebrow.

“Um… Third Brother… Long Yu is over there. This is Young Master Long Hao’s place…” the person who was closest to the car, whose head was being pressed against by spikes from the car, and who had collapsed to the ground, said shakily.

Jiang Si was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Jin Cuilong in the back seat: "Why didn't you say so earlier?"

Jin Cuilong shrugged and said, "I don't know which side they were on when they started fighting! And before I even had a chance to recognize them, you drove your car onto the wall and jumped over the building... How could I have time to recognize them?!"

Jiang Si realized that this time it really seemed to be her fault.

"Tsk, wrong person. Hopefully Long Hao isn't home. I heard he's a simple-minded guy who's not easy to mess with." With that, Jiang Si slapped Luo Xingxing, who was still convulsing, as if venting her anger.

Fortunately, she doesn't have any objections now.

Just as she was thinking of going to the other side to find Long Yu, a roar suddenly came from under the car.

Smash this car!

Jiang Si peeked out and, through a bunch of protruding parts that blocked her view, vaguely noticed that there seemed to be someone under her car.

"Tsk, how come the speed bumps in Longhua can talk?"

As Jiang Si spoke, she drove forward a little, and the rear wheels also ran over it. Then she reversed, and the rear wheels and front wheels ran over it again.

Jin Cuilong dared not even breathe loudly.

The sound of these speed bumps is a bit too much like Boss Long's voice.

(End of this chapter)