Chapter 60: I am not human

“That’s right, this is a perfect world. Think about it, what is your goal as an Adventurer? Isn’t it to become a great Adventurer, admired by thousands?”

The little girl spoke by Weibai’s ear, her sweet voice very pleasant and comfortable.

“Did I become an Adventurer to become a great Adventurer?”

A trace of confusion flashed in Weibai’s eyes.

When he first came to the Adventurers’ Guild, was it really to become a great Adventurer admired by thousands?

It seemed… he couldn’t quite remember.

So, it probably was, right?

Weibai looked at the peaceful and harmonious scene around him, appearing somewhat hesitant.

“Ah, don’t think so much. Look at this place, the people live and work in peace and contentment, how prosperous.”

The little girl pinched her fingers and continued.

“At most, only some low-level monsters appear here. You don’t need to risk life and death like before. Without any risk, easily dealing with some low-level monsters, you can gain the reverence of millions. Isn’t this the life you want?”

“The life I want?”

Weibai raised his eyes, yet these eyes held not a trace of light.

“That’s right, hurry up and go! Don’t stand here muttering.”

Seeing Weibai still standing still, the little girl pouted somewhat reproachfully.

“I have a question.”

A flash of green light suddenly passed through Weibai’s dull eyes.

“Why do you think the life I want is this kind?”

“? What’s so strange about that? You’re a Gold-Ranked Hero, so of course you want to become a great Adventurer.”

The little girl seemed puzzled.

“Isn’t this what every Adventurer dreams of?”

“Unfortunately, this is not what I want.”

Weibai shook his head, then looked firmly at the little girl before him.

“You have no idea what I truly want.”

“You created this Illusion to confuse me, right? What is your purpose?”

Hearing Weibai’s words, the little girl stopped pretending, a cold smile appearing on her face.

As if certain of Weibai’s outcome, the little girl unabashedly revealed the truth of this place.

“This is an Illusion, that’s right. Since you already know it’s an Illusion, then try your best to figure out how to get out!”

“If you don’t leave in time, you’ll end up just like the residents here.”

The little girl pointed at the pedestrians on the street.

“They are all genuine residents of Labia City. They’ve just been here too long and don’t really want to leave anymore.”

“So, is the Bandit Plague also caused by you?”

Weibai thought of the recent Bandit Plague in Labia City and asked coldly.

However, the little girl’s reaction was beyond his expectations.

“What Bandit Plague?”

The little girl looked at Weibai in surprise, as if completely unaware of the matter.

“The Bandit Plague wasn’t caused by you?”

Weibai frowned.

Were these two things completely unrelated?

Could it be that the masterminds behind the Bandit Plague and the Illusion were different people?

“Alright, since you’ve already awakened from the Illusion, try to escape.”

The little girl pursed her lips, then lightly tapped her toes.

“If you don’t hurry, you’ll be assimilated.”

After saying this, the little girl gave a sweet smile and disappeared before Weibai’s eyes.

Weibai looked around and found that this Illusion was crafted to be extremely peaceful, as if it were truly a paradise.

He figured the previous state of the Labia City residents was also caused by the Illusion.

But dealing with this kind of Illusion was quite simple for him.

Within an Illusion, there is always a place where a large amount of Mana is entangled.

That is the core of the Illusion, and the stable operation of the core requires coordination between different Mana.

He had dealt with various different Illusions before, but their essence was the same.

They were all constructed from Mana.

Since it was constructed from Mana, Weibai was confident he could break the Illusion.

Thinking this, after confirming he had full confidence in leaving this place, Weibai was in no hurry to go.

He wanted to see how large this Illusion was and what the specific scenes were like.

Taking a step forward, Weibai began walking towards the city center.

The scenes in the city everywhere revealed happiness and stability.

Everyone’s face was filled with happy smiles, as if life had never brought them any pain.

Here, people couldn’t feel pain, wouldn’t die.

Even if they fell from a roof, they would just laugh, pat the dust off their clothes, and be fine, without a single injury.

This world was too perfect, so perfect it felt unreal.

Weibai looked at the surrounding scene and evaluated.

Soon, he saw a familiar sign on a street corner.

The Green Salad Shop.

No, why would this shop appear here?!

Looking at the sign in the distance, Weibai’s heart was now constantly filled with shock and fear.

Why was there a shop here exactly the same as the one he had seen before?

Various suspicions arose in Weibai’s heart as he quickly walked towards the direction of that shop.

No matter what trickery was involved, he had to go and see for himself.

Soon, Weibai passed through the bustling crowd and stood at the door of the salad shop.

After trying hard to calm the suspicions in his heart, Weibai pushed open the shop door.

“Hello! Welcome to the Green Salad Shop! May I ask this…”

A silvery voice entered Weibai’s ears, then abruptly stopped.

Weibai turned his head and found a girl with light green hair looking at him in surprise.

“Why is it you?!”

Both said in unison.

“How did you get here?”

Seeing the other party was still stunned, Weibai took the lead in asking.

“I was about to ask how you got here.”

The girl looked at Weibai, an expression of surprise still on her face.

Of course she remembered this youth; he had eaten at her shop just tonight.

“Are you somehow connected to this Illusion?”

Seeing a normal person in this Illusion, Weibai naturally became vigilant, imperceptibly taking a step back.

He didn’t know this girl.

Being able to remain normal in an Illusion where everyone else was assimilated was already very abnormal.

What if she was colluding with the Illusion’s controller?

Of course, there was an even more terrifying possibility: what if this girl was the Illusion’s controller…

Thinking of this possibility, Weibai immediately placed a hand on his Concealment Ring.

If the other party showed any abnormality, he would not hesitate to shatter this Illusion.

“You’re overthinking it. If I were connected to this Illusion, I would have long ago erected my own statue in the city center, not that self-proclaimed god of freedom and equality.”

The girl pouted, spreading her hands to show she had no hostile intent.

“What god of freedom and equality?” Hearing the girl’s words, Weibai frowned.

Although he had heard of The Holy See, regarding gods, he knew absolutely nothing.

“You don’t know the God of Equality?!” The girl asked, very surprised.

“No, I’m not interested in these things.”

Weibai said.

Although missionaries had often come to talk to him about these things before, he had always let it go in one ear and out the other, never really listening.

In his view, gods didn’t exist; they were just fictional creations of people.

“The God of Freedom and Equality, Sainatas.”

The girl pointed outside the door, clearly referring to the statue in the city center.

“This is the god worshiped by The Holy See. It is said the God of Freedom and Equality liberated the Short-lived Species from the enslavement of the Long-lived Species, so He is also revered as the God of Freedom.”

“Before Sainatas departed, His descendants founded The Holy See, unifying the faith of the various Short-lived Species, and it quickly became the leader of the Short-lived Species.”

The girl explained to Weibai.

“So, you’re saying all of this was orchestrated by The Holy See?” Weibai listened and grasped a key detail.

“Probably, but I’m not sure.”

The girl thought for a moment, then asked.

“Why weren’t you affected by the Illusion?”

“Me?”

Hearing the girl’s question, Weibai thought for a moment and gave his answer.

“Because when I entered, a little girl tried to tempt me, but I saw through it.”

“Maybe that’s why I wasn’t affected.”

After Weibai finished speaking, the girl fell silent.

After a long while, she looked at Weibai with an expression as if looking at an idiot.

“The influence is you being passively eroded by the entire Illusion. What you said about refusing the little girl’s temptation and such, are you joking?”

Hearing this, Weibai helplessly spread his hands.

“If you don’t believe me, there’s nothing I can do. I’m not too clear on the exact reason either.”

“What about you, how did you block the Illusion’s influence?” After speaking, Weibai asked the girl in return.

Hearing Weibai’s question, the girl proudly hummed twice, then said something Weibai didn’t expect.

“Simple, because I’m not human at all…”