The post-apocalyptic world has a space full of supplies.

Chapter 225 Mental Hypnosis

S City Joint Government Warship

DAY138

An hour ago, Lu Yuan sensed someone trying to remove the mecha he relied on for survival, so he deliberately left that inexplicable illusion. His hints were so obvious; if Gu Nanfeng and the others still couldn't guess it, then there was nothing he could do. After all, his own life was more important now.

The main reason he was able to escape this illusion was because he was no longer the Lu Yuan in this body. He was able to immediately receive the starship system's prompts and react instantly.

When they were eating in the research institute building in the illusion, Lu Yuan knew he had been tricked. After all, he would be so generous as to treat everyone to a big meal in the apocalypse when he was in his twenties, but Lu Yuan, who was thousands of years old, would never do that. Otherwise, how could he have stockpiled so many supplies?

After he regained consciousness, the system informed him that they had once again been controlled by those claiming to be a united government. As for why they had fallen into the illusion, the system judged it to be the work of the advanced psychic among them. However, all of this should be based on the memories of their original selves.

Realizing they were being controlled, Lu Yuan chose to continue feigning unconsciousness. After all, he was wearing a mecha, and all his physical data could be modified through the mecha, so for the time being, they wouldn't notice he had been awake. Therefore, with the help of the system, he entered a sleep state again, hoping to wake the other six people. However, he couldn't make it too obvious, otherwise the advanced psychic might kill the others in their sleep.

"His protective suit is quite interesting." Lu Yuan felt like he had been moved from one bed to another, but the distance between the two was not far, after all, it was only a few steps.

The bed behind us, though called a bed, is actually more of a research table. However, Lu Yuan was reluctant to admit it, but he was probably being used as a guinea pig by these people for research.

"Dr. Lu, the mecha is locked and cannot be forcibly removed, please rest assured." The system's voice sounded in his ear considerately, because this Lu Yuan's physique was too poor. If the mecha were removed, no matter which Lu Yuan it was, he could only shout "Oh no".

"I knew they were all wearing the same protective suits, how come only this one is different?" Another voice rang out. This person had already stripped all of Lu Yuan's clothes off the outside of his mecha. If it were the original Lu Yuan in this body, he would probably feel no different from being stripped naked. However, this Lu Yuan was very calm. After all, in his eyes, the mecha was just something he wore on the outside.

"This thing can't be taken off; we'll have to wait for Mr. Jim to come and see." The voice that had spoken earlier rang out again, indicating that the other person had already used sophisticated instruments to tinker with Lu Yuan's mecha.

"How come Mr. Jim knows everything?" Two people who looked like researchers, one with a pure Beijing accent and the other fluent in a foreign language, could only chat idly beside Lu Yuan because they couldn't crack the mecha on him. They seemed to be waiting for the Mr. Jim they were talking about.

"Mr. Jim said to lock this guy up, there's a problem on his end, he's awake." The voice from afar told Lu Yuan that this so-called Jim was the advanced psychic ability user. He realized that Gu Nanfeng and the others were awake, so they were in danger. But Lu Yuan could no longer use the system to enter the illusion to help. Entering the illusion would cause him to lose his consciousness of the outside world. He wasn't that selfless, willing to give his life for people he had only met a few times.

"He's awake?" The foreign researcher heard his partner's words and looked back at Lu Yuan lying on the research table. He didn't look awake at all.

"Lock it up first." The researcher with the Beijing accent acted even faster, locking one of Lu Yuan's hands onto the lab table as he spoke.

Immediately afterward, Lu Yuan heard many footsteps approaching him, though they weren't very close. Lu Yuan worried that if he took the unconscious Gu Nanfeng and the others away directly, they wouldn't be able to wake up. So he could only silently pray that Gu Nanfeng and the others would wake up quickly so he could teleport them away. If it weren't for these few troublemakers, he would have already run away; he wouldn't be locked up now.

In the illusion

Realizing that they were most likely still in S City, Gu Nanfeng understood that they were being controlled by the advanced psychic ability user he had discovered in S City, possibly through hypnosis or some other method.

However, this kind of hypnosis, which relies on psychic abilities, most likely needs to be based on their own memories. The reason Lu Yuan was able to wake up is probably because he is indeed not the Lu Yuan they know. Therefore, they were probably accidentally hypnotized near the warship after Lu Yuan woke up.

"Right now, I'm the only one with psychic abilities, but the gap between me and him is huge." Gu Nanfeng knew they didn't have much time left, so even though the gap was large, he still wanted to give it a try.

"Won't it be dangerous?" Pei Sihao didn't try to dissuade him. He knew that Gu Nanfeng had to try something at this moment, otherwise all of their consciousnesses might be trapped in this illusion and unable to get out, which would mean certain death.

"You mean, we're dreaming right now? A dream where all of our consciousnesses are interconnected?" Zhong Qiang listened for a long time and finally grasped a clue.

"Dreaming?" Yang Xiao looked at everyone excitedly after hearing Zhong Qiang's words. "If it's a dream, doesn't that mean I'm in control of my own dream?"

"You mean, as long as I feel I'm strong, in my dreams, I might actually be very strong?" Lin Yun quickly understood Yang Xiao's meaning and looked at Gu Nanfeng.

Gu Nanfeng immediately understood, and he quickly organized his mental energy to cover the space they were in.

Then, Yang Xiao noticed that the protective shield that had been emitting a faint blue light had disappeared, and the box inside it was gone too. Then, their flashlight beams brightened; because everyone was using their brightest lights, the sudden glare made it difficult for them to open their eyes.

When they readjusted the lighting and opened their eyes again, they found that they were indeed in a laboratory. The six of them were neatly arranged on the floor, and what was rather humane was that they had even been given mats.

"Lu Yuan!" Yang Xiao shouted as he got up and saw Lu Yuan locked to the lab table not far away.

Inside the lab were four or five researchers in white lab coats, along with the seven of them. Outside, a small team of dozens of people stood at the lab door, their footsteps already halting. If the door opened, an unavoidable battle was inevitable.

The most awkward thing was that Gu Nanfeng discovered that the protective suits of all six of them had been removed and their whereabouts were unknown. Lu Yuan on the experimental table could not be seen at this time whether he was conscious or had been knocked unconscious by these people again.