Am I really hallucinating?

Chapter 613 The Light of Expulsion

Apart from the gleaming center of the lighthouse, the top of the lighthouse was surrounded by a white glow, and the space seemed to extend infinitely in all directions.

As Zheng Fan and Lin Yilin led the three children inside, a pure white humanoid figure without any gender characteristics was revealed in the core of the light.

It is no different from the lighthouse light source that Zheng Fan absorbed back then.

The only difference from the previous one is that the eye of this light source is open.

It slowly descended from mid-air, separating itself from the ball of light, which allowed people to distinguish its bright white appearance from the light source behind it.

With its feet touching the ground, the humanoid figure gradually began to move and stretch its body, seemingly getting used to its current physical state.

“Although it’s a light source, it’s a little different from ordinary light sources,” Zheng Fan said.

"Hmm?" Lin Yilin stared intently at the figure in front of her and asked in a questioning tone.

“It’s not that it can move, it’s that it’s a living will. It’s just that it has finally awakened now.” Zheng Fan took a step forward, “Using a mental imagery covering similar to what the Lamplighter is good at, it has bound itself to the symbol of the prototype lighthouse. Even if the interior of the prototype lighthouse is hollowed out, it can restore the prototype lighthouse to its original appearance at any time.”

"Is it considered... a spokesperson?" Lin Yilin asked.

“It should be, in terms of its solid symbolic meaning, it should be. But in terms of will, this is the first time I’ve seen such a weak representative, not to mention that it has normally existed for a very long time.” Zheng Fan said, approaching the humanoid figure.

“It is like an animal that has just awakened from a long hibernation, weak, hungry and vulnerable, yet unable to find a suitable source of nourishment… How interesting, the symbol of the lighthouse cannot find a source of nourishment in the white world?” Zheng Fan couldn’t help but grin.

I don't know if it's mockery or a sigh.

"Uh...this..." The prototype lighthouse made a slight sound, its body seemingly still unable to function smoothly, one hand supporting its head and shaking gently.

It turned its head and looked at Zheng Fan, its white pupils reflecting Zheng Fan's image.

"You are!? Black!"

The prototype lighthouse instantly took flight, its previously somewhat clumsy body suddenly unleashing tremendous power, scattering several white cross-shaped projectiles that fell towards Zheng Fan.

Zheng Fan did not dodge and was hit by the white cross star. Accompanied by a white explosion and a roar, he was sent flying a distance before stopping.

"Mr. Illusion!?" Lin Yilin exclaimed.

"Awoo awoo!" Toast bared its teeth at the prototype lighthouse, and random characters began to float around its body.

"Black... has invaded here..." The humanoid figure of the prototype lighthouse floated in the air, its eyes fixed on Zheng Fan.

Zheng Fan stood up and asked, "Is this considered a stress response?"

Lin Yilin frowned and observed, "It still doesn't seem to be awake; it's just that the existence of Mr. Illusion has triggered its underlying instincts."

As the original lighthouse, its primary goal is naturally to eradicate darkness, and Zheng Fan standing here is indeed its greatest enemy.

The prototype lighthouse moved again, and several white starlight fragments floated around Zheng Fan out of thin air. The next moment, they summoned a white beam of light to strike.

Whizzing!

Zheng Fan moved swiftly, dodging every white beam of light that came his way. In a few flashes, he arrived in front of the original lighthouse and delivered a simple punch to its head.

boom!
The sensation was somewhat like hitting a piece of glass. The humanoid body of the prototype lighthouse flickered violently, and fine cracks appeared where the arm had parried Zheng Fan's fist.

The prototype lighthouse was suddenly swept across by the other hand.

Without much fanfare, Zheng Fan only vaguely sensed that something subtle had happened around him, but he couldn't quite grasp its nature. Then, as if an invisible brush had swept across the scene, most of Zheng Fan's body vanished instantly.

Even Zheng Fan was shocked by this tactic. If he were to take the full brunt of the attack, he might be expelled from the White World!

Huh? Expulsion?
Zheng Fan's mind cleared instantly, and as half of his body recovered like putty, he raised a handful of thick black mist.

The Death Gate Smoke! The Death Gate Smoke released directly by Zheng Fan was even denser and larger than the Death Gates of Li Busi and Fan Zhonghong, instantly enveloping a corner of this white space.

Enveloped in smoke, the prototype lighthouse's body developed more and more gaps, and it used a white cross to dispel the smoke.

Most people are better at throwing problems into the trash than solving them, and it's easier to simply get rid of troublesome adversaries than to eliminate them.

Zhang Xue faked her death to trigger the expulsion mechanism and threw Zheng Fan and Jiang Si out of Dadu.

In the initial fierce battle between the two, Luo Ye used a similar method to drive Zheng Fan away by relying on illusion. According to Luo Ye, that illusion was specially made by her based on the expulsion light of the Dadu Lighthouse as her trump card.

Now, the original source of the exorcising light that is always kept in those lighthouses seems to be right before our eyes!
That is the essence of the exorcising light!

"Don't move around, stay away from it." Zheng Fan quickly reached out and called to the three restless little ones, as well as Lin Yilin who was thinking of a solution. "If we get thrown into some unknown corner of the dark world, it will be very troublesome."

Lin Yilin is alright; Zheng Fan can go with her and then return directly after the ceremony. But if the three little ones are sent away, it's like finding a needle in a haystack.

The three children were puzzled, but Lin Yilin quickly understood Zheng Fan's meaning based on the previous battle, and reached out to scoop them up to prevent them from running away.

Zheng nodded, then tilted his head to dodge the beam of light from the prototype lighthouse.

"Black! Get out!" The prototype lighthouse repeated these words, just like a human-machine interface.

No, the current situation is probably no different from that of a human-machine interface.

Although it would be simpler to find Lin Yilin to possess him and increase his output once and for all, Zheng Fan felt the changes within his body and had a more interesting idea.

"IOU" activated!
Instantly, Zheng Fan's body also transformed into a "lighthouse," radiating dazzling white light outwards.

"Black!...White?" This sudden change caused the human-machine beacon to freeze for a moment.

But it still launched an attack instinctively, its hands sending out invisible rays of repulsion that swept across Zheng Fan's body.

boom!
With a crisp sound, Zheng Fan's body trembled slightly, but no further damage occurred.

“I’m white too, so it seems you can’t drive me away!” Zheng Fan’s smile was never concealed as he glanced at the prototype lighthouse.

Standing in front of the prototype lighthouse, Zheng Fan didn't need to worry about the consumption of the white bar at all, as the white bar was always at full value and would never drop.

Although the strength is clearly weak and deficient, the white color symbolizes that this bag is well-supplied.

The prototype lighthouse quickly retreated, trying to hide in the white ball of light in the center of the space.

Zheng Fan rushed out quickly, and just as it was about to disappear into it, he suddenly reached out and stabbed into the ball of light, grabbing the shoulders of the prototype lighthouse with both hands.

"Why are you in such a hurry to go back to sleep when the guests haven't left yet?" Zheng Fan pushed off the ball of light with both feet and exerted a little force.

Stab it!

They immediately pulled the prototype lighthouse out again and flung it into the air.

Zheng made a triangle shape with his hands in front of him.

Whoosh!
Black and white stars flew out from it, then burst forth with thick beams of light that engulfed the prototype lighthouse high in the sky.

Lin Yilin squinted to avoid being hurt by the continuous bright light.

The beam of light lasted for a long time before finally going out. The surface of the prototype lighthouse was covered with a layer of black, looking as if it had been scorched. It slumped to the ground and rolled a few times.

"Did you break it?" Lin Yilin asked.

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the prototype lighthouse on the ground began to move again.

(End of this chapter)