The emotional state of the Johnson quartet was like a roller coaster ride, as complex as a pie chart.
One-third was a joyous relief at having survived an ordeal, two-thirds were anger and dissatisfaction at being deceived, and the remaining five-thirds were a mix of emotions akin to attempting to steal a chicken but ending up losing the rice.
They felt as though they had donned a rainbow explosion headpiece and applied exaggerated makeup.
Qi Yuan seemed to have written a word on their foreheads
—Clowns!
Was it really necessary to toy with them like this?
They had merely formed a secret group behind Dragon Country's back...
Although they harbored surging and raging emotions that wanted to condemn Qi Yuan's entire family, the circumstances were stronger than they were.
The Monster finally reacted, floating back a distance and warily regarding Qi Yuan, Hong Feiheng, and the third person, especially Hong Feiheng and Qi Yuan.
Of these three, it only knew one person's ability, while the other's power was unfathomable.
It scrutinized these two individuals, ultimately focusing on Qi Yuan.
If the redhead's ability was clairvoyance, he should not have had this expression.
And this led back to the original starting point.
"An illusion-based Superhuman... why can he accurately find me..."
Hearing the Monster's inner voice, Qi Yuan had been silent since the beginning.
If anyone else could have been accused, he was truly at a loss.
He was like a student preparing for an important exam, only to find the test question was "What is one plus one?"
He had prepared painstakingly, but the other side was saying...
Here I come!
And while other countries were engaging in their own shenanigans by forming small groups, he was being blamed for everything.
Although he was the one benefiting, he still felt unusually displeased.
However, those matters could wait until later for settlement; for now, he should complete this easy question.
Without much effort, he stared at the Monster for a few seconds, then calmly said,
"Is the world you see the real world?"
Qi Yuan suppressed a smile at the corner of his mouth, appearing to others as an enigmatic, almost-smiling figure.
They glared at him angrily, confirming it was this guy causing trouble.
The Monster was startled, more concerned about another point than the meaning of Qi Yuan's words.
"How does he know what I'm thinking?"
This new doubt had barely formed when it heard Qi Yuan speak again.
"In my domain, what is it that I cannot accomplish?"
"For example, now, all of you can understand what I'm saying."
That one sentence roused them from their dream-like state, leaving the Priest quartet at a loss for words.
Although they did not claim to have experienced everything in the world, they considered themselves well-traveled and worldly-wise.
Yet now, everything exceeded their imagination.
They had fought tooth and nail, only to be told it was all an illusion.
Who could accept that?
"His domain!?"
Aside from its astonishment, the Curse Monster also sensed a connection between the domain and itself.
"The connection is still there, but why is it his domain?"
"Could it be..."
It stared blankly at its palm, its thoughts in disarray.
The sensations, the power, and the weakened state after the battle all felt so vivid...
Yet the brain, based on the dialogue and "coincidences," analyzed another answer.
"I'm under an illusion, this world is fake?!"
It was caught in an inner conflict, its physical senses and mental processes split apart.
It's impossible for it to be fake!
Why?
But...
There were no "buts," otherwise how could all the abnormalities be explained?
"If I'm truly in his illusion, he should be able to hear me now, right?"
"When did I fall under the illusion?"
Until now, the Monster remained skeptical, probing once more.
"From the very beginning."
Qi Yuan answered profoundly, his brilliant golden eyes regarding the Monster like a deity observing an insect, as if all secrets were exposed before him.
Beneath his radiant and serene exterior, however, lay a sarcastic heart.
How would I know when?
Whenever you think it was, then that's when it was...
Upon hearing this, the Monster began attributing all the irrational behaviors to Qi Yuan.
"So I did fall under an illusion, no wonder despite knowing there were five people, I still harbored murderous intent when only four showed up..."
No... that was you getting carried away yourself, it has nothing to do with me.
Don't pin everything on me!
At the moment the Curse Monster truly believed it had fallen under an illusion, Qi Yuan felt an unceasing flow of power surge towards him.
Was this the power of an SSS-level Superhuman?
No, this was an enhanced SS-level power.
Qi Yuan carefully savored the sensation brought by this power, but he felt it was still lacking.
With this power, he might be able to kill an SSS-level being, but he would be unable to deal with domains.
This power was only strong, unable to provide him with more information.
It showed that this Monster did not truly understand what an authentic SSS-level being was like, and was merely imagining it, just like him.
Since he could not extract any more value, this easy question was useless.
He might as well resolve the matter quickly.
He extended his power, silently pulling them into the illusion realm, replacing the real scene, while those lost in their own thoughts remained oblivious.
In their view, only Qi Yuan was speaking, and from the Monster's reaction, he was not talking to himself.
"In my domain, what is it that I cannot accomplish?"
This sentence echoed in their minds like shattering a rock, destroying their worldview.
Surely he didn't know what they were thinking now, did he?
Without the Monster's half of the dialogue, Qi Yuan's final statement, "From the very beginning," was completely incomprehensible.
They scratched their heads, utterly bewildered.
Whether the Monster lived or died no longer mattered; they were more concerned about the encrypted conversation's content.
With the information, they could be prepared for Qi Yuan next time.
Otherwise, they would always feel a chill down their spines, never knowing when they might become his random source of amusement again.
The Monster had no mind for such concerns; it searched its memory to determine at which point the illusion had begun, so it could find a way to break free.
It had tried all available methods, even some virtual methods from human works, but nothing could dispel the illusion.
Until it recalled the first time it saw Qi Yuan through a screen.
In the video, Qi Yuan casually glanced in the direction of the camera, his gaze devoid of warmth and yet not as vacant as a virtual avatar, as if he could see through the screen to the being watching.
From the very beginning...
So early?
It had not noticed at all...
The Monster's artificial voice carried a sense of despair rather than schadenfreude.
"I fell under the illusion the moment I saw you in the video, didn't I?"
Qi Yuan remained silent, smiling, afraid that if he opened his mouth, he would recall something amusing and ruin his image.
This demeanor was interpreted by the others as tacit confirmation.
Upon hearing this, the Priest quartet finally understood the reason for their predicament.
Although they were teammates, Hong Feiheng could not help but silently muse,
He had heard of Monsters infecting humans through the internet, but never of a human controlling a Monster online.
So powerful, are you a Monster yourself?
ions, keeping it grounded and realistic】 After quitting his job, office worker Su Yang accidentally binds with the "Enjoy Life System." As the name suggests, simply by indulging in life's pleasures, he can earn random rewards from the system—no need to spend money on beautiful women or grovel before anyone. Just enjoy, and the money follows, making it all about effortless fun. The system comes with a scanning feature, allowing him to establish a favorability bond with women rated 85 points or above. Every 20-point increase in favorability unlocks additional rewards. After suffering through over twenty years of hardship, Su Yang trembles with excitement, his dull eyes suddenly gleaming with newfound hope. "Enjoy life? How hard could that be?"
he colors of other people’s emotions. Light red meant anxiety. Gray meant exhaustion. Orange meant excitement. Yellow... meant repression. At the same time, he could gain unlimited control over one of those colors. Pale cyan: relaxation. Using this ability, he started offering “two-yuan hugs,” spending an afternoon exchanging emotional-color experiences with others. Then came his final female customer of the day— a girl whose emotional color was pure black... —— A week later, Xu Chuan had become skilled at using pale cyan—Relaxation—treating it like a bottle of menthol balm whenever he needed it. That was when he discovered he had unlocked another unlimited emotional color: Purple, the color of fear. So these emotional colors refresh every week? Fine, I take it back—I’ll never call you useless again... —— Much later, after Xu Chuan had accumulated countless emotional abilities, one night, he suddenly found himself inside someone else’s dream. There, he could use the emotional colors he possessed to paint. And in her dream, he painted her a shower of pink shooting stars, spreading across the depths of the night sky...
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
orn and Humiliation】【Forced Love】 In his past life, Lin Ran was betrayed and murdered by his girlfriend and family, while the yandere female aristocrat, who had treated him as a mere plaything, avenged him by doing in his enemies. Upon seeing the yandere female aristocrat lying in the same coffin, ready to die with him, Lin Ran realized how profoundly mistaken he had been. Reborn, he abandoned the fickle campus beauty and wholeheartedly embraced the yandere female aristocrat's arms. "Ran! If I dig out your eyes and turn them into a specimen, you'll only be able to look at me!" Lin Ran: "Darling, kiss me!" "Ran! If I break your legs, you won't run away anymore, right?" Lin Ran: "Love, hold me tight!" "Ran! If..." Lin Ran: "Hush now! Love me more!" Luo Yao: ... Seeing his scumbag dad: "Take him out!" Seeing his stepmother: "Get rid of her!" Seeing his brother: "Eliminate him!" Seeing his white moonlight: "Send that to Southeast Asia!"
