The night was lonely, and the cold moonlight shone over the small town.

The air in the town was gray, and every house had turned off the lights. Only the street lights in the middle were still emitting a dim light, giving the town a lonely feel.

Compared with Wangjing City, the architectural style of the town lags far behind and does not look like a product of the same era.

In fact, that war has just passed. A big city like Wangjing City will receive the most and best resources and be the first to restore order. People are coming and going, bustling with people, and it is already a prosperous scene.

But further down, in smaller cities, counties, and towns, you can still see dilapidated scenes, and the haze of war still hangs over these places and refuses to dissipate.

In addition to not being as good as big cities in terms of living standards, small towns have limited power to defend against demons because the population is too scattered.

Although people don't know what monsters are, they have heard some terrifying legends.

Sometimes, when the troops from the war coordination bureau arrive, the demon has already left a mass of tragedy and left.

The Anle town in front of him seemed to be visited by demons. Just standing outside the town, Li Zhi could smell the strange smell emanating from the town. He frowned and stepped into the town.

Kick, kick, kick...

Entering the town, what Li Zhi saw suddenly became different.

The dark town suddenly became spacious and bright, with gentle breeze, green grass, warm sunshine splashing on everyone, and beautiful music playing endlessly.

Li Zhi looked outside. He remembered clearly that it was dark now and the town should be quiet, but this was the scene inside.

"Illusion, or a dream?"

Several children ran past Li Zhi's feet, holding expensive toys in their hands. If Li Zhi remembered correctly, they were expensive limited edition cards.

There was also a man with short hair, wearing rich gold-colored clothes, driving a golden luxury car, holding a beautiful woman in his arms, drinking champagne, and throwing money on the road as he walked.

There was another woman, surrounded by a dozen handsome young men, who acted coquettishly with her like little puppies.

"It seems that these people are residents of the town."

Li Zhi walked up to a woman and patted her shoulder gently, but his hand failed and passed through the woman's body.

"There is no entity, but the image does exist. This is not a dream. My five senses are not affected. This is not an illusion..."

Everyone on the street was enjoying themselves, and no one paid attention to Li Zhi.

Li Zhi walked to the door of a store and found that the store door was open, but it was dark inside, so he strode in.

The store was filled with gray fog, the decoration was outdated, the goods were messy, and the hygiene was not very good. The boss was lying on the floor of the store, looking at the ceiling, with a smile on his face.

Li Zhi had seen him, and he was the man who was spreading money everywhere.

He poked the boss's face. This time it was tangible, but the touch of his cheek was cold, with a hint of chill. The boss was not dead yet, but he was not far away from death.

After looking at the illusory scene outside, and then at the smiling man lying inside, Li Zhi understood.

These people are engaged in some kind of ritual, their bodies are gradually dying, but their spirits are reveling, and the scene outside is what their spirits are experiencing.

"interesting."

An illusory halo of light appeared in Li Zhi's hand. The halo gradually expanded and enveloped several surrounding households. At the same time, it also captured several phantoms wandering outside.

"Come back, I'll help your consciousness return to your body."

For Li Zhi, returning consciousness to the body is just the simplest ability operation. As long as the spirits outside who are having fun come close to the main body, Li Zhi can force them to wake up.

But after Li Zhi's words came out, no free spirit responded to him, and they were still enjoying themselves endlessly.

Even without Li Zhi, they actually understand that what they have experienced is false.

But they don't want to wake up and go back to their old lives.

Reality is full of pain and helplessness, so it is better to welcome your future in this illusory world.

Li Zhi put away his abilities, stood up and shook his head. Since they didn't want to save themselves, he had no other solution.

Forcibly covering the town with power can also wake them up, but as long as they refuse to face reality, their spirits will still leave their bodies again.

Unless Li Zhi finds and destroys the cause of their mental separation, it will be difficult to rescue them.

Moreover, the purpose of Li Zhi's visit this time was to capture the demon mentor. The situation was not yet clear yet, and Li Zhi did not want to cause too much trouble at the beginning.

Li Zhi shook his head and walked out of the room, but what he saw left him stunned.

This is an old tavern. The tavern is full of people. Not counting the boss and waiters, there are sixty-nine people in total. They are men and women, old and young, holding wine and congratulating each other.

From their words, Li Zhi learned that they had completely eliminated the demons, and mankind was finally freed from the long war.

"I have often dreamed of this scene."

The demons were completely wiped out, and all sixty-nine people were still alive. This was Li Zhi's dream all along.

"But if it's fake, it's fake...I won't indulge in it."

He closed his eyes and opened them again, and all these scenes disappeared.

He was also affected by the mysterious ritual just now, but he broke free in an instant, but now he understands the townspeople who are addicted to it.

Not everyone is willing to give up the fantasy of gorgeous happiness and embrace the miserable and boring reality.

People outside the town are living in reality, not because they are strong, but because they have no choice.

Li Zhi shook his head sadly, then reached back and caught a cold and smooth palm.

This palm was about to pierce the back of Li Zhi's head, but Li Zhi stopped him.

"Oh, I've been discovered."

Standing behind Li Zhi was a succubus. She was wearing a tight-fitting leather jacket that perfectly highlighted her figure. She stepped back a distance and pulled her palm out of Li Zhi's hand.

"I didn't expect that someone could wake up so quickly. At that time, they almost fell into it." The succubus looked at Li Zhi in surprise,

Li Zhi smelled the palm and raised his eyebrows. It smelled very good, with a fresh fragrance.

Seeing Li Zhi's actions, Succubus frowned. She felt that the man in front of her was a little disgusting.

"Well, don't get me wrong, I'm not interested in demons, but this doesn't smell like a succubus. You may really be a rare breed."
Chapter completed!