Chapter 202 Throne
"The pain was no longer visible on his face."
"The proof that he is still alive is the slight rise and fall of his chest, or the few soft groans he can't help but let out when he feels pain."
"He finally saw it clearly; it was his abdomen that had been cut open, blood was gushing out, and intestines were flowing out of the incision in his abdominal cavity."
"That's good, my blood and internal organs are still red," he thought.
He remembered his name, which floated into the sky like a crumpled red flag.
...
...
Haha, a new dream.
[Li Lin, operative, do you really think you can escape my grasp?]
We are now one, just like 659 and He Yu.
This is your own doing.
You deserve it! My hypocritical kind!
Who do you think can save you? In the end... you're the one who dragged them into hell, you silly child.
The decor is postmodern, with a vintage European-style wall clock embedded above the fireplace, and a painting—"Ivan the Terrible Killing His Son"—attached to the right.
Li Lin stared blankly for a long time.
Perhaps a picture of torture would be better.
The absurd idea brought him to his senses instantly.
"Hysteria...has it gotten this bad?"
Li Lin couldn't remember how she got to this room—whether she took the midday subway, walked, or was she already here.
Rows and rows of screens lit up around them—showing countless bloody and pornographic scenes. People used hoses to tie several men, whose genders were difficult to discern from their appearance, to a burgundy bed. Their bodies were taut with pain, yet they were still displayed, posing seductively for the viewers outside the cameras.
It took him a while to refocus his gaze and see the female doctor sitting behind the screen.
Li Lin shuddered, opened his mouth, and murmured, "How long have I been here?"
You've won, that's all. I can't do anything about it. You will stay with me for the rest of my life, until my death.
【The same to you. 】
Yu Jianchu would cook a hearty dinner using our favorite staple foods, or at least it looked like dinner. It tasted almost exactly like what we ate at Eoubs.
Everything will be alright.
"Are you still thinking about these meaningless questions, operative Li Lin?"
The female doctor crossed her legs, her cold and exquisite face carrying an interrogation-like air of displeasure, yet captivating all who looked away.
"What are the meaningful things, and what are the meaningless ones? All I know is that I am sick and I need treatment."
"And you are a doctor, so my delusions need your help to be cured."
"Really? Then do you remember my name?"
Li Lin suddenly got goosebumps all over his body. He couldn't explain why... a strange and terrifying thought flashed through his mind, as if he had just grasped something mysterious and huge in that instant.
He stared at the female doctor's face behind the screen. The surrounding light was dim and eerie, barely illuminating their faces. She seemed to radiate a light, a light that was cold, suffocating, and strangely dazzling. It was as if everyone was trapped in a place of bewilderment, yet all eyes could only be fixed on her.
But he just couldn't remember the other person's name.
"well."
"You are still so... pathetic."
"Think about the great achievements you have made. Although it has only just begun, as long as it continues to burn brightly, it will surely change the current situation."
"It's just a pity that someone intercepted you halfway through and threw you all into the Mirror of Eternal Dreams, solving the problem once and for all."
"If you can't break free, then there won't be any greater casualties. The great undertaking you're about to accomplish... I've already read about it, and it is indeed spectacular."
"But it will also create a second Eoubs."
The female doctor spoke seriously in a way that Li Lin couldn't understand at all.
“If Roy doesn’t stop them, the ‘heroes’ you’ve created will one day storm into Eoubs’ headquarters and start a new round of slaughter.”
"The birth of one dynasty replaces another absurd era, and the two repeatedly switch identities, which is ultimately meaningless."
"Unless there are no more taboos in this world."
"But you... are not the key figure in achieving this goal."
"I think your farce will eventually have to stop at the Mirror of Eternal Dreams."
Li Lin didn't understand what she was trying to express. It seemed that her delusions were intentional?
He was shocked.
"I'm sorry... I really don't understand what you're saying. Perhaps we can simplify the topic a bit."
"The world you are experiencing is surrounded by taboos, and your role in it is to act as protectors of human civilization. Of course, the Earth is not yet ready to be destroyed. It's just that most people are deeply entangled in the power and extraordinary characteristics brought by the taboos, so it is destined to involve... tens of thousands of consumables."
"Class distinctions have permeated all recorded human history."
"Even now, that remains true."
"Human beings will never be able to let go of the concept of superiority and inferiority unless they are absolutely forced to."
"In short, you are also a pitiful victim."
The female doctor skipped the usual platitudes and went straight to the point, summarizing his life.
"An operative? A taboo subject?"
Li Lin immediately thought she was crazy. What kind of new treatment method was this? To defeat delusions, you have to add this first? Fighting poison with poison isn't the way to do it.
"Ah, actually, this isn't the real world either."
"Although I can also confuse dreams with reality, the authority of the Mirror of Eternal Dreams is still quite significant."
"Besides, I wasn't part of the original node group either."
"The fact that you can't remember my name is enough to tell that you are a remnant of some node... a bunch of fragments, and replacements constructed from them."
"And the reason you were able to get here."
"It's because you're going to make the best decision on behalf of those trillions of 'you'."
Before she finished speaking, the surrounding screens suddenly exploded with a blinding red light, illuminating the entire room in an instant, as if the end of the world had arrived.
The female doctor paused, turned her head to look at them, her eyes filled with a chilling, pure killing intent. She spoke as if she were talking about the simplest yet most annoying thing: "For example, in another dream segment, your best friends have just arrived, intending to forcibly rescue you."
"So, let's keep it simple."
She continued, saying that the dazzling light seemed to set her face on fire, leaving only a terrifying madness and destructive desire throughout her body.
"Stop playing house."
"The bizarre and fantastical dreams you experience are merely distress signals from other nodes, designed to prevent you from leading everyone into the deepest part of the Mirror of Eternal Dreams."
"But there... we can also create a perfect world."
You must choose.
"It's about going back to reality and continuing to play the victim."
"Still, he will climb to the throne by stepping on everyone else."
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