Am I really hallucinating?

Chapter 562 Black Longing

A towering figure stood on a corner of the roof, carrying a delicate little girl on his back, watching the illusion below being utterly annihilated by mechanical puppets.

The rain finally subsided a bit, and as the sound of rain stopped, the noise on the street also quieted down.

Zheng Fan didn't even have time to do anything with these little things; he was just standing there bored.

Suddenly, a familiar yet powerful aura surged from the side. Somewhat surprised, he glanced to the side and saw a furry paw extending from behind a house, followed by a delicate and equally furry wolf head.

The wolf's nose twitched as it looked around, sensing the demise of many hallucinations in the scene.

However, it was not afraid. It dragged out several corpses with one large paw. They were all remains of people who had died along with their hallucinations.

It sensed the gaze, turned its head, and looked at Zheng Fan, who had been staring at it for a long time.

"Oh, I didn't expect to see you again." Zheng Fan was a little surprised, but that didn't stop him from raising his hand to greet you.

Isn't this giant werewolf the same "Wolf Mother" that we had a previous encounter with in the world of corpses?

A powerful illusion with an extremely high level of development and numerous "children" in multiple worlds. Even in the world of corpses, he fought Zheng Fan to the very last moment for the sake of the children.

The multiverse is so small.

"I knew I smelled a familiar scent, and I was wondering if it was just a coincidence. I didn't expect it to actually be... How did you end up here? Were you drawn here by what's happening in this world?" The wolf mother threw the corpse down.

"An accident, I guess. Just wandering around randomly as usual." Zheng Fan said, looking at the corpses.

The wolf mother explained, "These of my kind don't get along with my children here either, and this is a good opportunity for me to make my move."

There was such an unexpected helper.

It then looked at Carrot and Rabbi, who had come down from the roof and were curiously looking this way: "Are they your hosts in this world? They are very powerful. I am no match for them in this body even if they join forces. This does not even include your possession. They are even better than your previous host."

"Hahaha. Everyone improves, you know. When you see Jiang Si now, she's a completely different person." Zheng Fan couldn't help but laugh, a little proud.

Jiang Si is now in a period of rapid growth. The foundation she laid in the Corpse World is beginning to accumulate and unleash its full potential, making her completely different from her state in the Corpse World.

The Ghost King, who had a hard-won victory back then, might not need to exert much effort now; only the wolf mother possessing the Ghost King would have to put in some effort.

The wolf mother nodded, not surprised: "I'm not surprised by what that host said. But these two are still more amazing to me. They are very close to a certain level... well, or rather, they are naturally close."

Zheng Fan simply smiled and remained silent.

Seeing this, the wolf mother stopped talking and continued, "Every time I see you, it's quite a scene."

“There might be even bigger ones in the future,” Zheng Fan added.

Rabbi and Carrot arrived at this moment, and seeing Zheng Fan and the Wolf Mother chatting happily, they were not too wary. However, they could also sense an atmosphere from the Wolf Mother that was completely different from the other hallucinations.

For example, in the rabbi's eyes, the amount of information about the wolf mother was probably an illusion that everyone present had just experienced, and even Qishan combined couldn't match it.

Fortunately, the wolf mother's body was relatively weak at the moment, and the vast amount of information was compressed, so she could only release a small portion.

"Who is this?"

"Just call her Mother Wolf." Zheng Fan introduced her before Mother Wolf could even speak.

The wolf mother wasn't annoyed by the little joke: "Just call me that. It's nice to meet you, Rabbi Hedwin, and Carrot." She had just learned the names Rabbi and Carrot from Zheng Fan.

The sight of a burly werewolf being so polite, even greeting people slowly and deliberately, was somewhat eerie.

Rabbi nodded, then headed towards the woman's house. The wolf mother, seeing this, understood: "So that's it. No wonder there was such a sudden commotion. It's for someone like me."

"When did you arrive?" Zheng Fan asked, looking at Rabbi's retreating figure.

"I only wanted to join in the fun, but I'm too easily moved. I can't help myself when I see a pitiful child. When this world ends, I will take her away from here." The wolf mother said, gently stroking her body.

"What exactly are your plans here? And how are they related to the recent changes in the underworld?" Seeing that Wolf Mother, as a veteran illusionist, seemed to know a lot, Zheng Fan asked more questions.

“This world is just one of them. There are many other worlds now. If a world like this one appears that can be invaded by the black on a large scale, it will basically be drawn into the scheme.” The wolf mother did not hide anything and spoke frankly.

"The black color is about to stop differentiating."

Zheng Fan glanced sideways: "...What do you mean?"

"All colors, all worlds, all extend from the treetops. Or rather, all of this is originally a unified world. Worlds like the white world and the red world are just the most uniquely differentiated and have established their own distinctive and relatively independent characteristics."

Zheng Fan: ?
Wait a minute, this is different from what they said in Dadu.

In the capital, the white world is considered the standard, and the multiple worlds are differentiated based on human beings. Black corresponds to fantasy, which is why they are so profound, vast, and diverse.

Are the two sides now holding their own opinions?

However, he did not voice these thoughts, but instead said, "So, we should take back all these worlds one by one?"

"No, taking back these fragmented worlds is just a matter of a single thought for the Black World. As long as that will awakens, it can do it easily. The reason we are preparing all this now is mainly to take back all those fragmented and independent worlds."

The wolf mother looked at Zheng Fan: "Especially white."

Radish: "Beep beep..."

The wolf mother looked at Radish with a puzzled expression.

Zheng Fan helped translate: "It's asking what will happen after the whole world is taken back."

"Everything that was originally there will disappear. As for what will happen after that, it depends on His plans. Unless we, His kind, protect Him, things in the world can hardly be guaranteed to exist in darkness."

Radish: "Beep beep..."

“I can understand your reluctance as an being of this world. It’s just that the door to this world has been opened too wide and too deep, and it’s already very difficult to reverse.” The wolf mother spoke gently, with a hint of comfort in her voice.

radish:"……"

Zheng Fan crossed his arms: "That's not right. If the existence of other worlds is gone, wouldn't the illusions... be unable to find a physical form to grow from?"

In that case, apart from hallucinations that already have a physical form and can protect their host and body, wouldn't other hallucinations be forever just monsters with only chaotic instincts, unable to develop any intelligence?

“That is the true face of the Black World.” There was a hint of sadness in the wolf mother’s eyes, but she was still helpless: “The Black World itself… cannot even be considered a world. It is an absolute being, and we are merely its servants, or to put it bluntly, even just parasites. Consciousness, intelligence, emotions… these are not within its scope.”

After listening, Zheng Fan simply looked up at the persistent dark clouds in the sky, remaining silent, seemingly lost in thought.

The wolf mother didn't say anything more.

Helping the dark world reclaim everything and revive it is what these parasitic relatives, known as illusions, are meant to do, as if it were an innate instinct that is hard to defy.

But can one truly accept such an illusion without any burden?

It wanders among these dying worlds, is it really just taking a casual look, or is it hoping to preserve more of the humans it likes?

(End of this chapter)