Although they have never heard of the term ‘Mesmerizing Light’, they can guess that ‘Mesmerizing Light’ is the light beam that turns ‘Wei Chenxi’ into a semi-demented state.
Like the force field attached to the wall, Mesmerizing Light is also a weapon that can affect the power of consciousness.
Can’t be illuminated by Mesmerizing Light, otherwise, they really can’t go back.
They are now in a corridor surrounded by white, a color that feels neat and clean at first, but over time becomes anxiety-inducing and unbearable.
The walls are exactly the same, can’t see any difference. There is no one to chase them, otherwise, it’s also possible to grab protective clothing.
Liang Xian took out the most powerful rocket launcher from his backpack and shot at the wall, there was a sound of explosion, but only a faint black mark was left on the wall, it wasn’t clear how thick the wall was, and whether it was outside behind the wall.
They seem to be in a desperate situation.
Once illuminated by the Mesmerizing Light, they will become semi-demented and be kept in that kind of safety chamber, being treated as a protected animal.
Liang Xian shot at the wall one after another, exhausting all the shells he was carrying, but only leaving a crater in the wall.
A row of lights suddenly lit up overhead, seemingly about to release the so-called ‘Mesmerizing Light’.
Before the flash, Liang Xian bumped into the wall with Tan Yan in his arms.
Tan Yan immediately realized what Liang Xian was going to do, he quickly pushed him away: “No way!”
“Just try it!” Liang Xian said, “This is the only way, isn’t it? We can’t have both of us trapped here!”
After that, he placed his hand on the wall and released all his consciousness power, the powerful force he had honed in the zombie world and the force field attached to the wall canceled each other out.
At this time, Liang Xian was resisting the shells with his flesh and blood, if the force field attached to the wall is compared to a grid, then at this moment Liang Xian is turning his consciousness into an insulator, he threw his fragile consciousness on the power grid, just to exchange a momentary opportunity for Tan Yan.
They are betting that there is not another passage behind this wall, betting that Liang Xian’s brain will not be destroyed by attempting the impossible1以卵擊石 yǐ luǎn jī shí: lit. to strike a stone with egg; to attempt the impossible; to invite disaster by overreaching oneself. this time, betting that Tan Yan can seize this mere momentary opportunity to destroy the wall.
The moment the force field disappeared, Liang Xian screamed and fainted in Tan Yan’s arms.
Tan Yan took this opportunity to punch the wall, and a big hole was opened in the wall that was still extremely strong just now, Tan Yan rolled out of the hole with Liang Xian in his arms.
As soon as they left the passage, the magnificent light filled the entire passage.
Tan Yan hugged the unconscious Liang Xian, leaning against the other side of the wall, looking at the sky outside…
There’s no sky, a thousand meters above the head is covered by a shield in the sky, the shield simulates the once blue sky and white clouds, it looks very realistic.
However, what is fake is fake, even though the movement of the cloud is so real, it still makes people feel fake.
The ground was an emerald green lawn, Tan Yan stretched out his hand to touch it, the green grass was so tender that water could be squeezed out, but it was still fake.
The light from the hole in the wall beside him shone on the lawn.
The fake grass that came into contact with the ‘Mesmerizing Light’ suddenly lost its vitality, it still looked the same on the outside, but it no longer had the feeling of vitality.
What exactly is this place?
A voice came from the white building again: “Special level alert, special level alert. The outer wall of the C3 area was destroyed, and two wild protected animals escaped from the protected area and entered the wildlife conservation area, please stop releasing ‘Mesmerizing Light’, please stop releasing ‘Mesmerizing Light’.”
It seems that this false lawn with blue sky and white clouds is called the ‘Wildlife Conservation Area’, Tan Yan tried it, and he can use consciousness.
Either way, it’s good news.
He carried the unconscious Liang Xian on his back, and led him forward step by step.
The wildlife conservation area is very large, it looks like a small city, and there are even residential areas.
The houses here are very large, each one is a two or three-story villa, and each house is separated by a considerable distance, a bit like the upscale villa community in the real world. There is an eight-row road in the middle of the community, trees are planted on both sides of the road, and airships are parked in the yards of every house.
It looks like a pleasant environment and a rich life, which is probably the most ideal state of life for human beings in the real world.
Except it gives people the feeling that it is a bit fake, this fakeness makes Tan Yan feel uncomfortable.
He looked back at the building that trapped himself and Liang Xian, like a white tower, erected in the middle of the ‘Wildlife Conservation Area’.
Just looking at the location of the white tower, it seems that the protected area has a very high status in the ‘Wildlife Conservation Area’.
Tan Yan suppressed the discomfort in his heart, and led Liang Xian to avoid the villa area as much as possible. Since it is a ‘Protected Area’, there must be a boundary, and as long as there is a boundary, he will be able to break out.
In order to avoid the pursuers, he accelerated his pace and ran.
Tan Yan, who regained his consciousness, ran very fast, he ran more than one hundred kilometers in less than half an hour, at this time, he was already far away from the villa area, and small mountains and rivers began to appear around him, the scenery is very beautiful. But Tan Yan, who has seen countless rivers and streams in the world, clearly realizes that all these are fake.
A little deer ran past Tan Yan, because it looked a bit like Tan Lu, Tan Yan was distracted for a moment, and focused on the little deer.
Suddenly a bullet was shot, the little deer screamed and fell down, and then an airship appeared next to the little deer’s body, a man came down with a □□, picked up the little deer’s body, and put it on the airship.
Tan Yan stopped and looked at this person, trying to distinguish whether he was a human being or something else.
Or it is also fake, like this blue sky, white clouds, green mountains and crystal-clear waters.
The man also saw Tan Yan, so he walked directly towards Tan Yan.
Tan Yan looked at his feet, the blood that the little deer shed just now had disappeared and was absorbed by the weeds on the ground.
And this man who seems to be in his thirties doesn’t seem to think there is anything wrong with it, as if it is a very common thing for blood to be absorbed by the earth.
“Hey, buddy, you also come to hunt?” Seeing Tan Yan, the man asked enthusiastically.
Tan Yan looked at him, this handsome man had kind and gentle eyes. What kind of environment a person lives in, the eyes cannot conceal it. The man’s eyes tell Tan Yan that his life is quiet and comfortable, he is a well-educated person living in a peaceful world.
Such people live in the so-called ‘Wildlife Conservation Area’.
“Yes, I hunt too,” Tan Yan followed his words, “My name is Tan Jian, what’s your name?”
“Chen Xuexi2陳學習 Chén Xuéxí: T/N: His name literally means ‘Chen Learning’, that’s why Tan Yan thought his name is a bit strange., just call me Lao Chen.” Chen Xuexi didn’t seem to notice that his name was a bit strange, “Why are you carrying a person? Is he sick?”
“Tired from walking and fell asleep.” Tan Yan replied calmly.
He doesn’t doubt the authenticity of the person in front of him, he doubts the world.
“So big and still have to be carried?” Chen Xuexi was puzzled for a while, “It’s not because he’s sick, right? Go to the hospital if sick, don’t hide a sickness for fear of treatment3諱疾忌醫 huì jí jì yī: hiding a sickness for fear of treatment; fig. concealing a fault to avoid criticism; to keep one’s shortcomings secret; to refuse to listen to advice., minor ailments can turn into serious illnesses.”
Tan Yan didn’t answer his words, but pointed to the distant mountains and said: “I want to go there for a stroll, do you want to go?”
Chen Xuexi’s expression became nervous: “Where do you want to go? The outside of the mountain is a dangerous area, you can’t go there.”
“What’s outside the mountain?” Tan Yan looked at him, feeling more and more strange in his heart.
Chen Xuexi didn’t seem to have any defensive mentality, no matter what he asked, he would answer directly, as if… lost the ability to think for himself.
“Tian Shen4天神 Tiānshén: T/N: Literally means ‘Heavenly God’. says that there are monsters.” Chen Xuexi replied, “Learned it from textbooks, did you not study hard? In the past, humans and monsters lived together, and every day people were eaten and died. Later, Tian Shen did not want to see people suffer, and came to the world to help humans, the world was divided into two parts, the world of monsters was on the other side of the mountain, and the living area of humans was on this side of the mountain, we survived under the protection of Tian Shen.”
Tian Shen? Tan Yan memorizes this term.
What kind of world is this, he has a rough guess in his mind, but he still needs to confirm it.
“But don’t you want to see what the world looks like?” Tan Yan asked.
“Haven’t you watched TV?” Chen Xuexi said, “Every so often Tian Shen will play the outside world, flying sand and rocks, monsters everywhere, the sky is black, there is no light at all. It’s better to live in the human living area, Tian Shen’s messenger brings food every day, if you want to hunt, come to the wilderness, today I hunted a deer, and I will have a good meal tonight.”
“But I still want to see the outside world with my own eyes.” Tan Yan tentatively said, “Is what Tian Shen said must be true?”
“How can you doubt the words of Tian Shen?” The seemingly good-tempered Chen Xuexi immediately changed his face, “A misbehaving child like you should go to the White Tower for re-education!”
As he spoke, he pointed to the tall building, which was the White Tower from which Tan Yan escaped.
“I’m not misbehaving, I’m interested in everything, and the White Tower looks good too.” Tan Yan followed Chen Xuexi’s words.
Sure enough, hearing him say that the White Tower is good, Chen Xuexi is very happy: “That’s right, the White Tower is a place where people’s souls are baptized, Tian Shen live there, so that those who lose their way can find their way back. Many people who have made mistakes are sent to the White Tower, and when they come out, they will be good children again, and God will bless us. My son also made a mistake before, he even said that he was fed up with the nutritious meals sent by Tian Shen every day, and he felt unhappy eating the same thing every meal. I sent him to the White Tower, and when he came back, my son became a good boy.”
“Have you ever asked your son what it looks like in the White Tower? Did he meet anyone or anything?”
“Can’t ask, and this is a secret, only those who are favored by God can see it, and the rest of the people will lose their memories in the White Tower.”
Thinking of the appearance in the White Tower, Tan Yan felt a slight chill in his heart.
He understands why this place is called a ‘Wildlife Conservation Area’.
Human beings who are obedient, tamed, and will not resist will be sent to the ‘Wildlife Conservation Area’ for free-range breeding, where the so-called ‘Tian Shen’ give shelter, clothing, and food, they don’t need to suffer for life, and live a happy but humble life.
As long as there is a little rebellious psychology, they will be sent to the White Tower, where their consciousness will be destroyed with ‘Mesmerizing Light’, and then they will be put into the safety chamber for brainwashing.
When they emerge from the White Tower, they will become as tame and obedient as the people in these wildlife conservation areas.
‘Tian Shen’ calls human beings ‘Protected Animals’, turns out this is what it means.
It is not clear whether there is a post-apocalyptic world outside, but the human beings living here, as long as they do not have the mentality of resistance, will live well and do not need to worry about trivial matters.
Living in a false natural environment, all possibilities of evolution are stifled.