Chapter 483

Cannonball getting hit was just the beginning. In the following days, Mirage, who knew nothing about her own actions, influenced others one after another.

Wolfsbane was hunted by the priest who tortured her, Sunspot saw the girlfriend he burnt to death, and Magik, who was released from solitary confinement, saw the long-lost Smiling Man, scaring her into Su Quan's room in the middle of the night.

Finally...

It was finally her own turn!

That night, Mirage woke up from a dream in a fright. The ceiling above her head turned into a starry sky, and a huge black shadow with glowing crimson eyes pounced on her from above.

She felt as if she had returned to the night her father had the accident.

She didn't know what to do. Fear made her close her eyes, stretch out her hands, and scream loudly.

The rising psionic energy made Dr. Reyes, who was behind the camera, unable to sit still. She came to Mirage's room, opened the door, and saw Mirage with a face full of terror and hands stained with blood.

Where did this blood come from?

After soothing the terrified Mirage, Dr. Reyes knocked on the door with a dark face.

"Bang!"

The door opened, leaving a crack. The moment Dr. Reyes pulled the door open, she was stunned.

She subconsciously took a few steps back, looked at the familiar corridor and the location of the room, and then looked at the scorching sun in the sky, the golden soft beach, and Su Quan sunbathing in the room.

"This is... an illusion? Was I influenced by Mirage?"

Inside the room is a beach under the scorching sun, and outside the room is the sanatorium corridor in the middle of the night. The two worlds are separated by only one door. In such a bizarre scene, the only thing Dr. Reyes could think of was a psychic illusion created by Mirage.

According to the experience of these few times, Mirage creates the illusion scene that the other person fears most, but what she is seeing now has nothing to do with fear!

"Come in." Su Quan on the beach waved at her.

Dr. Reyes, who didn't know how to crack the illusion, decided to take it one step at a time. Anyway, the fear illusions Mirage created previously didn't cause anyone's death, and she was prepared, so there shouldn't be any danger.

The warm sunshine, the salty sea breeze, the softness of stepping on the beach—everything made her feel incredibly real!

"Such a realistic illusion..." Dr. Reyes murmured as she walked toward Su Quan.

The door behind her was blown by the wind and closed.

Then, the door disappeared, the corridor disappeared, and in its place was a lifelike dense forest.

"Illusion?" Su Quan's mouth curled up; he probably knew what was going on.

Dr. Reyes wouldn't think that what she was seeing was an illusion created by Mirage for her, would she?

Also...

With such an incredible environmental setting combined with Mirage, who happened to meet the conditions, it was reasonable for Dr. Reyes to think this was an illusion!

Watching Dr. Reyes act like 'I know this is an illusion, no matter what happens I won't find it strange', Su Quan showed a wicked smile and quietly used his reality-warping ability to make her attire more immersive in this environment.

What kind of attire would be immersive in a beach environment?

Those who know, know!

Sure enough, Dr. Reyes, who discovered the change in her clothing, wasn't too surprised. Although she felt a little uncomfortable, once she thought this was an illusion and not real at all, she let go.

Su Quan naturally took her hand, let her sit in front of him, then hugged her from behind, and said with a soft laugh: "Do you like it?"

Dr. Reyes paused and said with slight relaxation: "Not bad."

Sunshine, ocean, beach, lover—this is a scene she had once longed for. She didn't expect it to be realized in Mirage's illusion.

However, why is it Su Quan?

Could it be that she has developed a good impression of him deep in her heart and fallen in love with him?

No, that's not right.

It should be that the only suitable person of the opposite sex she can contact is Su Quan, plus some unclear psychology, so when the illusion formed, it was him.

Regardless, it seems to be a good illusion for now, but she can't let her guard down. Let's see how it develops next!

Dr. Reyes was wary and vigilant, but in such an environment and with Su Quan's initiative, she gradually became addicted.

One is an experienced veteran, the other is a novice with no experience. With all the right timing, place, and people combined, if he still couldn't handle her, Su Quan shouldn't be so easily tempted in the future.

Dazed and confused, she didn't know how much time had passed. When Dr. Reyes's consciousness recovered, the first thing that came into view was the familiar ceiling and the warm sunshine shining in from the window.

"This is... Su Quan's room?"

Dr. Reyes was startled instantly, and then she discovered a fact that left her at a loss.

What happened before seemed... seemed not to be an illusion!

After being dazed and silent for a while, she came out of Su Quan's room. Just as she closed the door, she saw Laura walking out of the room next door.

Their eyes met. Dr. Reyes had a moment of panic, then pretended to be calm and greeted Laura, asking where Su Quan was.

"He asked me to tell you that if you wake up, you should go outside to find him. He is training Cannonball."

"..."

Dr. Reyes lowered her head unnaturally and responded, then walked away quickly.

On the open ground outside the main building.

Cannonball was practicing taking off and stopping in the modified space time and time again. Su Quan sat not far away, leisurely sunbathing, drinking coffee, and occasionally glancing at the system's drop notifications.

He had been training Cannonball for the past few days. In total, there had been at least a hundred drop rewards, but he still hadn't farmed the immortal ability, which made him feel that the Cannonball of this world might not have this ability, and he might be wasting his time.

"Morning, how did you sleep?" Seeing Dr. Reyes walking toward him with an unreadable expression, Su Quan greeted her very naturally, as if nothing had happened.

His reaction made Dr. Reyes hesitate. She glanced at Cannonball, who was practicing, and asked in a low voice, stopping and starting: "I... why was I in your room?"

Su Quan looked at her and deliberately frowned: "What do you mean? You aren't planning to deny it, are you? I can understand your current feeling of being anxious, after all, you have no experience, but pretending to be stupid is meaningless. We didn't even drink last night."

"That... that wasn't Mirage's illusion?" Dr. Reyes asked hesitantly.

"Mirage's illusion? Of course not!"

"There are only Laura and me on the second floor. To prevent being influenced by Mirage, I had already isolated the second floor. Laura hasn't had any illusions, as you know."

You never said that, how would I know!

Dr. Reyes hummed secretly and asked: "Then what about the sunshine and the beach?"

"They were real..."

"My space ability, I told you about it! I can distort space! I distorted the space on the other side of the Earth with my room. The door of the room is a node of distorted space. When you open the door, it's another space."

— Author's Notes —

PS: I don't know what's going on recently. Comments in the comment section always disappear for no reason. I watched with my own eyes as several comments that were originally there disappeared after refreshing the page.