Chapter 301 Breaking the Illusion
Chapter 301: Breaking the Illusion

"Xu Zhifei!"

Song Que roared, but the floor above his head had disappeared...

His eyes went dark and he felt himself sliding rapidly down a slippery slope.

"Bam—"

Song Que fell to the cold ground, looking a little dazed.

But just a moment later, he immediately turned over and stood up, looking up at the top of his head.

There... a hole is closing.

"Xu Zhifei..." Song Que clenched his fists tightly. He wanted to slap himself. Why? Why didn't he realize that she couldn't hold on any longer?

No matter how weird or unsociable she was, she was still a girl. How could her physical strength be compared to that of me who had undergone systematic training...

Now she was fainted alone in that oven-like hall, there was absolutely no chance of survival!
When Song Que thought about how Xu Zhifei was still telling him the way to survive at the last moment before he fainted, he felt a strong sense of regret and guilt.

His body couldn't stop shaking, not because of fear, but because of self-blame.

Wait for me...wait for me...you must...not die!

Song Que turned around trembling and looked for an exit like crazy.

He had to find a way back to the surface, go back... and get her back.

……

basement.

Liu Ruonan huddled in the corner, looking at the man in front of her with fear.

"You...what are you going to do?"

"Did you hear that?" Bai Yanliang's voice was like ice in the coldest days of winter, incredibly cold, but his eyes were not looking at Liu Ruonan, but were staring at the top of his head.

"What did you say?"

Liu Ruonan couldn't hide her inner fear and didn't dare to look at Bai Yanliang at all.

"I'm asking you, did you hear... someone is calling 'Xu Zhifei'?" Bai Yanliang lowered his head and looked at her. The terrifying chill in his eyes almost made Liu Ruonan collapse.

“I heard…I heard it, I heard it…” Liu Ruonan couldn’t stop crying and trembling all over, she said, “I’m sorry…I’m sorry…I shouldn’t have pulled you down…”

For a long time, she didn't hear any response.

When Liu Ruonan raised her head cautiously, she found that Bai Yanliang, who had just been by her side, had disappeared.

Liu Ruonan relaxed and slumped in the corner.

That man just now...that Bai Yanliang, was simply...too scary...

At this time, Bai Yanliang took out his mobile phone and tried to dial Xu Zhifei's number.

That was Song Que's voice just now. After he was dragged down the pit by Liu Ruonan, only Xu Zhifei and Song Que were left there.

Although Song Que has character flaws, he is not a bad person overall. His call is full of regret. It must be...something happened to Xu Zhifei.

Bai Yanliang didn't want to come down, because this was not a real way to survive!
"Answer the phone...Xu Zhifei..." Bai Yanliang seemed to understand what kind of emotions nervousness and uneasiness were. He hated this emotion, and he hated himself even more when this emotion appeared.

"beep--"

"beep--"

"beep--"

The call was connected, and Bai Yanliang felt the sweat on his palms.

Well, at least if the call can be connected... Xu Zhifei will have the chance to answer the phone, understand what he means, and will definitely be able to find... the real way to survive.

Bai Yanliang rarely feels so hopeful. Even his hope of escaping from the mental hospital is not as strong as it is now.

At this moment, he hoped very much that the person on the other end of the phone would press the answer button.

However...still no response.

Just as Bai Yanliang was about to hang up, his phone suddenly lit up and a weak and hoarse voice rang out: "Bai..."

Bai Yanliang's eyes suddenly lit up, and he immediately said, "Xu Zhifei! The temperature you feel is an illusion! Convince your brain to deny everything you see!"

On the other end of the phone, Xu Zhifei's confused mind suddenly became clear after hearing these words. She immediately realized something.

Yes, if these temperatures were real, then the wooden furniture and books in this room would at least curl up...

And, most importantly.

Xu Zhifei blinked and looked in the direction Bai Yanliang had looked before.

It was in the center of the hall, and hanging above it was a landscape painting made of very thin paper, and it was so large that the top part was close to the ceiling.

Logically speaking... the top part of it would inevitably turn brown, if not spontaneously combust, under such close scorching heat.

But the fact is...it hasn't changed.

So, the temperature in this room is fake.

Everything was just as Bai Yanliang said, it was just a terrible illusion!

Of course, this level of hallucination is enough to kill a person. Even in the real world, certain overly strong hypnotic effects of psychological suggestion can cause a person to lose his life!

That's the power of the brain.

As long as they believe everything they see, they will "burn" themselves to death even if the temperature in this hall is normal!

After understanding the key, Xu Zhifei immediately began to hypnotize himself.

She already had quite solid knowledge of psychology, so... it wasn't difficult for her to convince herself that the temperature in front of her was fake.

Gradually…change happened.

The temperature dropped quickly and returned to normal in a blink of an eye.

The distance to the ceiling also quietly returned to normal. It turned out that it had always remained at a height of five meters, without any change.

But the pile of smashed lights were real.

It is also true that Bai Yanliang and the others fell into the underground.

Xu Zhifei was breathing slightly, and he was already sweating profusely.

She looked down at the phone in her hand that had been hung up, and she knew...she was really about to die.

But just as she was about to pass out, her cell phone rang.

As she watched, the corners of Xu Zhifei's mouth actually curled up slightly. Unlike the stiff curve in the past, her smile at this moment... was actually beautiful beyond words.

……

call……

Bai Yanliang breathed a sigh of relief.

Xu Zhifei was finally out of danger.

Honestly, they are the ones who are more dangerous now.

Smashing lights is not a correct way to survive at all, because it is based on wrong conditions, that is... acknowledging that temperature is real.

If it was wrong from the beginning, then this path will naturally be wrong to the end.

Now, because of the hallucination just now, he, Song Que, and Liu Ruonan were taken to the basement.

This disrupted Bai Yanliang's plan.

Originally, he was planning to have four people act separately, with two people following Ouyang Kang and two following Zhan Yunhong.

Because those two people have very big problems.

The first one was Ouyang Kang. When he saw the A4 paper, his reaction was totally wrong. Logically speaking, if there was an A4 paper on the table in a hall, no one should be as surprised as he was.

The second is Zhan Yunhong.

There are two doors to leave the hall. Bai Yanliang noticed that whether it was Ouyang Kang, Wang Rui, or Lin Dayou, they all hesitated when they left the hall, wondering whether to go left or right. Only Zhan Yunhong went into the door on the right without hesitation. It was obvious that he knew something and was very sure of the path he had chosen, so he walked with confidence.

But... now this basement has completely disrupted Bai Yanliang's plans.

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(End of this chapter)