Odd Containment Specialist.

Chapter 1022 Illusion (Please read the author's note from the previous chapter before reading)
Three minutes later, the second round of torture ended, and Li Mingzheng was given a second chance to ask questions.

The second ordeal made him feel as if his personality was beginning to disintegrate, as if something was gradually becoming distant and unreal, as if a part of his spirit that could not bear it had escaped and fallen asleep, leaving only half of him awake.

"So you're Li Mingzheng?"

Li Mingzheng suddenly heard the voice of a strange man.

He turned his head and saw a blurry figure standing beside him. Although he couldn't see the figure clearly, the sense of its presence was so strong that he realized he was hallucinating.

Although he knew it was a hallucination, the hallucination did not disappear because of his rational awareness; instead, it began to speak to him in an indistinct, unclear voice:

"I heard you used to be weak in that area, weren't you? You can be weak with other men, but not in that area."

“It’s not like that anymore,” Li Mingzheng muttered to himself.

"Who are you talking to? Or are you hallucinating?"

He heard Su Yue's voice, but it was very soft, as if it had been filtered through headphones.

Li Mingzheng quickly shook his head: "No, no, nothing at all. Um... the second question is, among all the things I've done, is there anything that made you happy? No? Or yes? Which thing made you the happiest?"

Su Yue scrutinized the man before her, whose thoughts were in disarray, and used her Mystic Eyes of Death Perception to observe the changes in the death lines on his body in order to determine the progress of his transformation.

From the changes in the lines on his body, Su Yue knew that Li Mingzheng had begun to evolve. The color, position, and thickness of his lines were all undergoing subtle changes.

For Su Yue, using her magic eye to observe the death line is one of the most convenient ways to distinguish between humans and anomalies. Humans are incredibly fragile creatures, and the death line of ordinary humans is unbelievably thick, covering the entire heart, brain, and other vital areas.

As soon as the number of dead blood vessels in a person's brain, heart, or other parts decreases, it means that they are beginning to deviate from the realm of humanity.

If the death lines in these places completely disappear and their locations become rare, then if it's not due to the influence of passive abilities, the target will most likely begin to deviate from the human body and start to move closer to the abnormal entity.

Li Mingzheng is currently in this situation of change.

Great, that's exactly the effect she wanted.

After Li Mingzheng fully evolved, the skinning knife he forged was an extremely rare and powerful sealing artifact.

After killing Li Mingzheng, she didn't pay attention to his body because of the urgency of the battle. Later, his body was used to make a skinning knife, which led to new crimes.

The skinning knife's ability is simple yet powerful, almost identical to Li Mingzheng's own superpower. It can peel off the target's skin and drape it over someone else, thereby gaining the original owner's memories and superpowers.

In addition, that knife can even be used to reattach limbs!

While its usage is somewhat unpleasant, it is so useful that even if the level is insufficient, it can make up the difference by relying on the desire for thirst, so theoretically there is no skin that it cannot peel off.

Finally, Li Mingzheng was classified as an SS-level prohibited item by the Control Bureau.

Have I ever done anything to make you happy?

Li Mingzheng asked for the second time.

The answer to the first question had caused him too much pain, and he needed to alleviate the oppression in his heart, so... he wanted to hear a less terrible answer, even if it was just a little bit. Li Mingzheng saw Su Yue move her lips, but no sound came out.

Why can't I hear anything? That's strange.

At this moment, the illusory figure next to him suddenly let out a sneer: "Didn't you hear me? Xiaoyue is still very grateful to you in many ways. If you weren't Li Mingzheng, but just an ordinary friend, she would be grateful to you from the bottom of her heart."

Actually, I also want to thank you. Before my relationship with her was made public, you helped us cover it up several times. During that time, perhaps due to the influence of abnormal desires, we couldn't bear to be apart for even half a day.

However, you did something wrong. It's very bad to secretly take away someone else's safety equipment. Of course, the fault also lies with me. Xiaoyue lost her self-control after being provoked a little and took a chance.

Fortunately, Xiaoyue was in very good health, so she didn't even have to take long on maternity leave.

Li Mingzheng opened his mouth wide and let out an angry roar, lunging at the illusion. The illusion let out a laugh, gently raised its hand, and severed both of his hands and feet.

At this moment, Li Mingzheng completely forgot about Su Yue's existence; only this illusion remained before his eyes.

In Su Yue's eyes, Li Mingzheng had completely lost control and gone berserk.

She was also baffled. She had only given a short, casual reply, but Li Mingzheng had been stunned for a minute before suddenly lunging at her with the look of someone who was a mortal enemy.

It's as if... he's lost his mind and mistook her for someone else.

"Hey, what's gotten into you all of a sudden? Don't you want to know anything else? What we were talking about just now was all about the future. Don't you want to hear about something a little closer to the future? If you want to hear it, then you'd better behave," Su Yue said coldly.

The illusion in Li Mingzheng's eyes spoke up: "Hey, brother, why are you so agitated? What's there to be angry about? This is all a long time from now. Xiaoyue and I have been together for a long time. Don't you want to hear about things from even earlier?"
These are just possible future events, but they haven't happened yet. Maybe with this information, you'll be able to challenge me. Don't you want to know?

"When...when did you get together?" Li Mingzheng sobbed, his face sore that the skin was almost detached from his muscles.

The illusion (Su Yue) raised her foot and stepped on Li Mingzheng's face: "Let me torture you to my heart's content first. (Follow the rules.)"

Three minutes later, Li Mingzheng was subjected to his third torture, and at the same time, he was given a new opportunity to ask questions.

“Tell me, in what ways am I inferior to you? Why are you the one who deserves this?!” Li Mingzheng asked with hatred.

"Who do you take me for? Okay, I get it, I know what's wrong with you. Let's continue talking like this then," the illusion said. "You ask why it's me (him), but I'd like to ask you, why do you think it could be you?"

"I would give anything for her!"

"Stop fooling yourself. What do you mean by 'giving everything'? This is just an excuse for you to get close to her (me). What if she (I) wants you to never come near her (me) again?"

Li Mingzheng opened his mouth wide, as if a stone was stuck in the back of his tongue, and he couldn't squeeze out a sound.

The illusion continued, "Look, you haven't thought anything through at all. It's only because Xiaoyue (I) thinks she (myself) has some similarities with you that your level of awareness is incomparable to her (myself) level."

Do you know that from the very beginning, it was she (I) who took the initiative to approach me (him)?

(End of this chapter)