Chapter 395 Illusion
In a narrow and sealed hotel room.
Fang Xian recited the "Hymn to the Worm" in a low voice, over and over again.
His inspiration was fully opened, sensing the changes in the surrounding environment.
This time, something seems different.
As he continued to chant, Fang Xian realized that his mental power had changed slightly, with a part of it becoming more active.
This is a completely different feeling from the Broken-Winged Bird spell.
Although that part of the mental power also became dark and corrupted, it was not sharp, but instead had a sense of "life".
Vitality in the darkness, deformed artworks...
For some reason, a few words emerged in Fang Xian's mind.
Rustle! Rustle!
The sound of insects and pigs crawling came to his ears again. Although the power of the spell still could not be exerted, there had been some changes.
'My exploration is in the right direction.'
Fang Xian felt dizzy, but his consciousness was very clear, as if he was slightly drunk.
He glanced around the room.
In the shadows under the bedside table, there seemed to be a shadow moving.
In the corner, beyond the randomly stacked bags of dried mushrooms, a rainbow-like multi-colored glow seemed to be emanating, bit by bit, like dust.
Seeing this scene, Fang Xian's pupils suddenly shrank.
He gripped the door handle tightly and opened the door. He saw Aunt Sophie, the cleaning lady, walking down the corridor with a mop and a bucket.
"Sir, do you need cleaning service?"
Sophie, who was wearing an apron, asked.
Colorful mushrooms grew on her face, and her greasy skin was covered with bumpy warts like a toad.
This turned Sophie, who was originally just fat, into a complete monster.
But the monster was still unaware and asked Fang Xian if he needed room service.
"No need...thank you!"
Fang Xian rolled his eyes, pretended that he hadn't noticed anything, and closed the door as usual.
'This town...everyone has problems!'
'Everyone turned into a monster?'
'Or am I just imagining this?'
He took a deep breath and suddenly looked at the unopened mushroom wine on the table.
At this time, colorful spots of light were also rippling in the wine.
"I need answers, I need a medium for communication... With my status, a little bit of abnormality should not be able to hurt me. Moreover, if my guess is correct, we have been infected since the moment we entered the town, and the degree of infection does not make any difference..."
Fang Xian looked at the colorful particles in the air, bit open the cork of the bottle of mushroom wine with an expressionless face, and poured a mouthful of the wine into his mouth.
Gurgle gurgle!
His Adam's apple rolled, causing the hot wine to flow down his throat like a line of fire.
Boom!
Half a bottle of wine disappeared in an instant. After getting drunk, Fang Xian's eyes were blurred and he leaned on the sofa. Scenes of illusion seemed to emerge in front of his eyes.
Dense jungle and large areas of mushrooms.
Deep in the colorful mushroom forest, there is a huge cave.
A faint sound came from the cave.
It was a calling, a spell, a prayer.
It is a cascading sound composed of male and female voices of different ages, which echoes continuously:
"Thank you for the gift..."
"Thank you for the abundance! Thank you for the harvest!"
"You are the offspring of the goddess of abundance, and thousands of lives have gathered into your body!"
"Mortals cannot describe your complete name, so we can only call it..."
…
"This is... a sacrifice..."
"That name... sounds strange, isn't it from the language here... from the Land of the Rising Sun?"
"For a secret being, a name is very important..."
"Unfortunately, I couldn't hear clearly..."
Fang Xian felt dizzy.
It's like a person who has worked overtime for three days and three nights in a row. He is exhausted but can't fall asleep. He is enduring the torment that can drive him crazy.
He reluctantly opened the secret buckle in his belt and took a sedative, which made his splitting headache feel less severe.
By the time the pain was completely relieved , it was already dawn.
"What’s wrong with you?"
When Love heard a knock on the door, he opened it and was startled to see Roca with messy hair and bloodshot eyes.
"I think... there is still something wrong with this town. It's not inside the town, but outside of it, so I want to go outside of the town today..."
Fang Xian took a deep breath.
Love examined his condition, then nodded slowly and agreed.
Although the two businessmen's request to see a mushroom production area was a bit strange, the hired guide did not interfere.
After all, as long as there's money to be made, that's all.
"Gentlemen... the wilds here are the best place to grow mushrooms... There was a drought in history, there was not enough food, people were starving to death outside, but we survived by growing mushrooms..."
The guide pointed to the large patches of mushrooms growing under the trees and on the grass and said proudly: "Besides, the mushrooms here are of high quality and delicious ."
"Uh-huh……"
Fang Xian answered absentmindedly. He was mainly looking for the landmarks in the illusion: "Let's go to the next place and take a look."
"OK."
The guide felt his legs a little sore, but he could only force a smile and took Fang Xian and Luo Fu to the next place.
…
After climbing over a small hill, the guide proudly pointed to a forest of white mushrooms:
"We call this the 'Harvest Forest', where mushrooms grow best..."
"Um?"
When Fang Xian saw a sea of white mushrooms, he felt inspired and knew he had found the right place.
"You wait here, we'll take a look around."
Seeing Fang Xian's expression, Luo Fu spoke to the guide, and the two of them trekked into the forest together.
“This way…”
Fang Xian led the way according to his hallucinatory memory and an inexplicable feeling.
It didn't take long before he and Love arrived at a cave.
There is a stream flowing next to the cave, the entrance is covered with vines and moss, and on the ground is a dense patch of colorful mushrooms.
"I think... it's here!"
Fang Xian said with certainty.
"It seems to have been abandoned for a long time?"
Luo Fu frowned and put a pill under his tongue: "I'm going to explore, you wait outside, if I don't come out within ten minutes, you leave immediately and call for support!"
Fang Xian originally wanted to go in by himself, but Luo Fu’s attitude was very firm, and he couldn’t find a good reason, so he had to do this.
He watched as Love took out his revolver and slowly groped his way into the cave.
In less than three minutes, Love came out again: "Come in, it's safe inside!"
"Safety?"
Fang Xian was stunned for a moment, then followed Luo Fu into the cave.
The cave is not deep, and you will reach the end after walking about ten meters inside.
The dripping spring water continued to fall, and the ground was covered with a layer of corrupt silt.
There was nothing around, nothing unusual.
"No one has been here for a long time."
Love looked at the ground and said firmly.
Fang Xian suddenly felt himself in great confusion.
