Chapter 40 A Quiet Night
(I have been sanctioned, I have behaved myself, please let me go...)
In a trance, when Jiang Changyi was almost falling asleep, he suddenly realized that the surrounding environment had changed.
Although they were still in the room, the walls, the floor and even the ceiling were covered with a thick layer of yellowish mucus film.
"What's going on? Have I entered a fantasy world?"
Jiang Changyi looked around and felt that the scene was a little weird.
Zhimi explained to him with a smile on her face, "These are the hotbeds where the Zerg hatch and are also their favorite resting places."
"Next, I will cover your skin with mucus membranes and allow you to enter another form."
"Don't worry, everything in the illusion is fake. Even if it feels real, it won't affect reality."
As he spoke, Zhimi raised his hand, and the glands at the base of his palm secreted a lukewarm mucus, which gradually wrapped around Jiang Changyi as his palm moved.
Jiang Changyi felt a little nervous: "Why do you do this? What are these mucous membranes?"
"Humans are different from the Zerg. You have many rules to discipline yourself and observe etiquette. This mucus is a substance unique to the Zerg. It can change your appearance and obscure your face."
"After this, you are no longer the child disciplined from childhood, no longer the son or brother who bears the family pressure. You are just... a nameless creature who laughs freely."
"You can laugh heartily or cry loudly, and no one will scold you for being noisy or weak."
“You can do whatever you want to do, you can be whatever you want to be.”
Unconsciously, Zhimi changed the respectful address for Jiang Changyi to "you", which meant that he had begun to test whether Jiang Changyi had really started to get into the mood.
Zhimi's voice was like the echo in a deep valley, vague and elusive, making people want to try hard to catch it, but instead they become more and more sleepy.
During the time he was in contact with Jiang Changyi, although he did not dare to directly read Jiang Changyi's memory, he could be vaguely influenced by Jiang Changyi and his abilities were more or less improved.
At least in this respect, he has made great progress.
Jiang Changyi could feel a thin, soft layer of mucus covering his body, which gradually solidified into a skin-fitting outer layer as it cooled. His original clothes had long since corroded and disappeared.
The feeling of the skin being tightly fitted with clothes is very similar to the high-end fabrics that only exist in future imaginations, but its color is really not good-looking.
The bright yellow is mixed with dark black blade patterns, blending with the muscle lines, making it look just like the original color and patterns on the skin.
Jiang Changyi looked at his hands and feet, then at Zhimi. Only then did he realize that Zhimi had completely changed. His skin was still bright yellow, but the black patterns were even stranger and more complex, and there were even black spikes growing out of it.
What was even stranger was that his head was already covered with mucous membrane of the same color, leaving no gaps at all, save for two large curved crystals where his eyes were.
In the reflection of the chip, Jiang Changyi saw himself becoming the same.
"What's this?!"
"It's the Zerg..." Zhimi's mouth, covered with mucous membranes, curled up into a wide arc: "We are already the Zerg. You are now the lowest level of Zerg. Your daily task is just to eat and survive..."
"And offer your nutrition to the insect mother."
Zhimi's voice was extremely bewitching. Every word she spoke led Jiang Changyi's mind into the boundless deep ocean, making his brain feel dizzy.
At the same time, he could feel that Zhimi's illusion was affecting him, as if it was trying to tamper with his memory.
What he didn't know was that these mucous membranes were constantly transmitting Zerg substances that could seriously affect his mind into his brain, and were eroding his sanity bit by bit.
"I am... Zerg?"
Zhimi lowered his head and leaned close to Jiang Changyi's ear. His voice was like the chirping of cicadas in the summer wind: "Yes, you are a Zerg... the lowest Zerg. You don't need to think, you don't need to work hard. It's very good and easy, isn't it?"
yes……
How easy is this?
Jiang Changyi thought this way on countless nights when he licked his wounds alone.
It is difficult to move forward with a heavy load, but it is so simple and easy to just give up and rest on the spot.
No need to work hard to climb up, no need to bear other people's expectations, be a person who only pleases yourself, and don't have to live for anyone else.
Even if it's just that once, it must be an unforgettable experience, right?
Jiang Changyi gradually gave up thinking and was completely immersed in Zhimi's illusion.
A few hours later—
The candles on the table in the room that were used for lighting had been extinguished, and the wax had solidified into ash on the table, looking like dried-up rocks on the beach.
Jiang Changyi slowly opened his eyes. The room was dark and quiet. The only sound he could hear was a faint chirping sound coming from nowhere.
"call……"
He exhaled a breath and looked at Zhimi, who was lying beside him, reducing his presence and pretending not to exist.
This guy really wasn't bragging, the illusion he created was indeed exactly the same as reality. He was almost distracted by this Zerg illusion that couldn't be more real.
If Jiang Changyi's mental power wasn't as strong as Zhimi said, he would probably have been controlled by it like the poor little Zerg monster.
Even though Jiang Changyi could feel his sanity on the verge of losing control in the illusion, he inexplicably felt that he could escape from this illusion at any time as long as he wanted.
Therefore, Zhimi's illusion is just like a holographic RPG game to him. Maybe it can be used to experiment with various tactics or practice martial arts in the future.
Zhimi was also frightened by this temptation. He buried his face in the sheets and buried his head in the sand like an ostrich, thinking that his natural enemy could not see him.
But there is another reason besides this, that is, he is upgrading his mental power, and this process will require him to consume a lot of mental power, so he looks a little listless.
Jiang Changyi smiled. He felt that Zhimi was a bit like a little lion playing with his friends. He was worried that his teeth would hurt his friends, or maybe he had some bad ideas in mind and thought he could break the shackles and secretly pull Jiang Changyi into the deep sea.
However, what Zhimi didn't know was that the Zerg illusion that he was proud of was actually not threatening at all to Jiang Changyi.
Although Zhimi's illusion is very similar to the plot in the comics, Jiang Changyi is not someone who can be easily messed with.
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