Am I really hallucinating?

Chapter 656 The Pale Devil

The specific pathology of factor deficiency syndrome remains unclear. Although patients with this peculiar terminal illness are not commonly seen, their numbers are certainly not small in the entire capital city. Furthermore, a long period of time has passed since this disease was discovered and confirmed.

Behind this span of time, few people have considered the cause of the disease to be the spokesperson for the dark world, while the dark veins have silently taken away countless lives.

Even if it's not a pure white factor, as long as enough free factors from the white world are collected and compressed and condensed using the characteristics of the network, the effects of a pure white factor can still be reproduced.

Her "pulse" is now clearly imbued with pure white elements, and she is even more skilled than most lamplighters; the white world cannot stop her. If she were to truly pierce her pulse directly into the central district of the capital, it would inevitably be a catastrophe.

And she is someone Lu Chongming has never known to this day—the enemy who almost killed his mother.

Even his mother was just one of the countless lives the network was about to harvest.

The Lord of the Illusionary Realm, known as the Great Deep, spewed black liquid at Lu Chongming and Yi Yun.

Yi Yun drew his gun and fired rapidly, the golden bullets piercing and tearing apart the liquid mass. The golden hound ran quickly, trying to find an opportunity, but as the number of semi-finished illusions around him increased, he gradually began to feel overwhelmed.

Just then, a small sphere, as large as a marble, suddenly broke through the black liquid's cover. The moment the sphere opened, it unleashed rapid, high-frequency cutting strikes in all directions, shattering large areas of illusion and even creating a hole in the black liquid.

Even after arriving with a golden retriever, Zhou Yinzhu's expression darkened upon confirming the situation.

The white claws crashed down, but this pure white liquid did not carry the usual external rejection and restriction of the white world. Instead, it was even more ferocious than the black world, which was dominated by erosion.

It was as if a giant dump truck made of cutting machines was rampaging towards Zheng Fan.

Swish swish!
Zheng Fan spread his hands, and a surge of black liquid appeared behind him. Then, without warning, a huge mass of black earthworms shot out from the dark liquid and lunged at the white cutting machine in front of him.

Earthworms and pure white liquid tear at each other, creating wave after wave of surging waves.

Zhou Yinzhu didn't have time to assess the situation over there. She caught up with Yi Yun, or more accurately, Lu Chongming hanging on Yi Yun's hunting dog.

After scattering the illusionary substance to clear the surroundings, she immediately checked on Lu Chongming's condition: "What's wrong with him?!"

“You’ve been infected by the things around you. These things combine with the fantasy factor to create hallucinations! Be careful too!” Yi Yun replied while keeping a watchful eye on his surroundings.

This concentration of black liquid, combined with its infectivity and the ability to penetrate the veins, is practically a "nuclear bomb" against the white world.

……

At this moment, Kalux was somewhere in the factory base, having already completed the handover with the other lamplighters outside.

"Do we really have to do this? The Disposal Bureau is still carrying out the rescue, and the Pure White Society has already been able to close the gates." In the dark world outside the factory base, several lamplighters who were waiting were discussing.

“This is Eliadodic’s idea. This illusionary realm and the beings within it are too dangerous. People can be trained again; there’s no shortage of geniuses in the capital. Weapons can be rebuilt. We can’t be as naive as the Disposal Bureau, adding to the threat to the capital just to save a base,” one of the lantern bearers said matter-of-factly.

“Shouldn’t we have firmly stopped the rescue operation from the beginning, instead of tacitly allowing them to carry it out?” a lamplighter suddenly asked.

All eyes turned to him.

“Faros, it’s the processing bureau that’s demanding rescue, not us.” The lamplighter, who had previously taken it for granted, frowned slightly.

After speaking with each other on the subway, both Pharos and Lee went home with their own thoughts.

He had only wanted to suppress his restless thoughts and observe the situation, but he didn't expect the "change" to come so quickly. He was assigned this task and had to make this seemingly rational but also ruthless choice.

If it were merely a "necessary sacrifice," he could convince himself otherwise. But why punish the people from the disciplinary bureau as well?
Although the capital is currently in chaos, with everyone holding differing stances, they are the beacons of purity. They are so powerful, with so many light-bearers, that they could easily subdue other factions and seize power in the capital. Why would they choose to stab someone in the back when an external enemy is attacking?

Is it necessary for the symbols of the capital, and even the lamplighters who are called "angels," to do such things?

“Zhou Yinzhu is a dangerous individual. To be on the safe side, we must eliminate her as well. Not to mention, the beings in the Illusionary Realm are not to be underestimated. If we act directly, there is a risk that they will escape. The best course of action is to have them help delay the enemy and draw their attention.” A colleague beside him also gave his reasoning.

Pharos shook his head silently.

Not only Pharos, but several other lamplighters who hadn't spoken since the beginning also looked rather grim as they listened to the conversation.

Most lamplighters are very simple and honest. This is the kind of education they received, especially most watchmen. Unless they spend a long time working as wanderers in the central district and coming into contact with a lot of people, they rarely pick up strange or evil influences.

Clearly, such reasons cannot directly convince them.

Finally, a message came from Kalux: "Make your move. The illusionary realm is fluctuating violently, and a full-scale conflict has broken out. Now is the time to completely resolve this situation. No matter what you think, this illusionary realm and everything inside must be destroyed. It is enough that you realize this."

Without objection, everyone lit their lanterns.

The white beams of light passed through and connected with each other, forming an array.

Kalux also unhesitatingly unleashed his mental image, the pure white power aimed at the weak point of the black illusion, like a nail piercing through the dark curtain, creating a hole.

In an instant, pure white light poured down.

……

"They've arrived!" "Mai's" previously stiff face suddenly softened, but the emotion emanating from it was likely joy. Zheng Fan raised an eyebrow and glanced upwards.

“Those fools probably never tried to understand our characteristics; they only wanted to use their white nature to try and control us. All of this was within ‘Leaf’s’ plan, and this is the moment I’ve been waiting for,” ‘Pulse’ said calmly.

Stab it!

The black curtain was torn apart, and intense white light poured down, illuminating the entire factory base.

"Ughhhh! My pulse... Help me...!!" Da Shen melted away in the white light, and the illusion was instantly wiped out.

Zheng Fan's panicked physical form was instantly burned by the white light, which was so tangible that it riddled his body with holes.

When the white light finally stopped and my vision returned to normal after a moment of confusion, the factory base in front of me was no longer shrouded in darkness.

The black liquid was completely washed away, and the entire factory underwent a thorough bleaching process.

ended?
Swish!

No.

"Pulse's" long black hair turned white, but within the dark vein patterns on its body flowed pure white power at the level of a lamplighter!
Two more pairs of wings unfurled from its back, transforming it into a six-winged pale demon.

"The terror of darkness is now about to be revealed to you maggots..." The voice of "Pulse" became ethereal, but what it brought was endless chill.

Zheng whistled in response, ignoring the fact that his body was covered in blood and trembling: "It looks pretty good after the color change."

(End of this chapter)