We agreed to seek enlightenment together, but how did you end up seeking enlightenment for my mother

Please translate: What does "equal punishment" mean?

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Human intelligence varies, and so does the strength of extraordinary beings. If the infinite world can bring the same suffering to all extraordinary beings, it can only mean one thing—the upper limit of the strength of the monsters here at night must be higher than that of the current strongest in the alliance.

The value of "equality" is beyond doubt.

Wu Lulu is not in danger yet; she is simply lucky.

Xu Zhou, however, has always been unlucky.

In an instant, alarm bells rang in Xu Zhou's mind. He suddenly stood up and half-squatted on the tree branch, disregarding the last bit of mysterious energy he had left, and clutched the strand of hair in his hand.

"What's wrong, young man? Why are you suddenly taking out your belongings?"

Wu Lulu looked at Xu Zhou, who was looking around with a thoughtful expression. The latter looked apprehensive and cautious, as if he had encountered some unspeakable unknown terror.

However, no matter how hard she tried to distinguish the smells in the air or how carefully she listened, she could not detect anything unusual.

The fact that her senses were far superior to those of the old humans was the source of Wu Lulu's skepticism.

Xu Zhou didn't know how to explain it, since there was no concrete evidence at the moment. But the sense of urgency deep in his heart was no illusion. He even felt as if a gaze was penetrating his flesh and skin, staring straight at his heart.

Something's not right! Something's definitely not right, even nine-tenths wrong!

"Something's not right... Ah! You're not so irrational that you're hallucinating, are you?" Wu Lulu clapped her hands lightly, convinced that she had uncovered the truth.

Am I irrational?

Xu Zhou glanced at the "100/100" sanity value in his personal status and inexplicably wanted to laugh.

However, what the other person said did give him some inspiration.

Since transmigrating to the present, Xu Zhou has become accustomed to constantly refreshing his sanity value. He hardly needs to think; as soon as his points drop, he will reflexively replenish them.

When I was in Zoroastrianism, my rationality was almost constantly decreasing when I was conscious, but this almost never happened after entering the infinite world.

As a result, Xu Zhou overlooked the fact that the rate of change of rationality value is also a means of distinguishing the strength of a crisis.

Rationality -5

Although the number is not high, it has indeed decreased, indicating that one must have been exposed to some kind of threat.

"My sanity is currently safe, but it keeps dropping."

Xu Zhou wouldn't reveal the effects of his talent, but he didn't know how to convince the other party of his words, and he was at a loss for what to do.

Everything in sight seemed normal, but Xu Zhou began to get goosebumps all over his body. The vague sense of crisis that had been there before had now become a tangible reality.

An extremely intense feeling of impending death suddenly surged into his brain, eroding all his thoughts. His brain misinterpreted the abnormality of his body and forcibly contracted the diaphragm around his stomach, causing him to vomit.

Rationality -10

Xu Zhou gritted his teeth to suppress his stomach discomfort, cursing the useless brainstem in his mind for only causing him trouble, while breathing heavily to prevent his brain from lacking oxygen.

This was no longer a physical state that could be acted out. Wu Lulu looked over with worry. The decrease in sanity value could indeed indicate a lot, but no matter how she investigated, she couldn't find even a single monster.

"How about I go take a look around the area, and you rest here for now?"

"No! Please don't go!"

Xu Zhou quickly raised his hand to stop Wu Lulu, because splitting up is a big no-no in a horror story!

Rationality -20

Xu Zhou suddenly had a bad feeling. If the value deducted each time was greater than the last time, would it eventually drop by a hundred points?

Now that Ya Qingyan's button is no longer in my pocket, if I were to encounter that situation again, I'd probably only face certain death.

Where is it?!

Xu Zhou anxiously looked around, but to no avail. He was almost tempted to use [True Source Implosion].

Rationality -30

In an instant, Xu Zhou felt as if he had been hit on the head with a club. His eyelids closed uncontrollably, and in the instant he closed his eyes, he seemed to see that white light again. But as his rationality was restored in time, the phantom in his vision disappeared once more.

It's nearby!

It's always there!

We must get away from here immediately!!

"Wululu! Run! Run fast!!"

Xu Zhou had not recovered; his vision was still completely dark, and he instinctively cried out.

boom!

Suddenly, I heard the sound of branches cracking.

Swish!

There was another rustling of leaves, followed by the bright moonlight shining down on my face.

Xu Zhou came to his senses and realized that he had flown into the sky without even noticing.

No, it wasn't flying; Wu Lulu embraced him and leaped into the air with such force that she even shattered half of the ancient tree.

Surprisingly, Xu Zhou did not feel any strong winds hitting his face. Instead, it seemed as if a force was gently supporting them from below, prolonging their time in the air.

Amazed by Wu Lulu's decisive and swift actions, Xu Zhou hadn't expected her to take him with her on the run, and a strange, indescribable feeling welled up inside him.

Looking down, the moonlight enveloped the layers of tree canopy, resembling a vast silver sea stretching endlessly.

In that instant, Xu Zhou felt as if time had stretched out. He could clearly smell the faint scent of apples beside him and feel the softness and warmth emanating from the parts of his body that were in contact with him.

"Xu Zhou!"

Upon hearing Wu Lulu's call, Xu Zhou subconsciously looked up.

Bathed in moonlight, the girl was draped in silver silk, her hair fluttering in the wind, her pale blue eyes sparkling with starlight as she stared intently at him.

For some reason, Xu Zhou felt as if his heart skipped a beat at that moment.

"I've lost my mind too!" Finally realizing something was wrong, Wu Lulu shouted, her eyes wide, "There's something dirty on you!"

Something dirty on me?

I remember the last time I took a bath was before I went up to the altar for the grand ceremony, when I was violently washed by Zoroastrians with a high-pressure water gun.

The other party was not referring to dirt in a physical sense. Xu Zhou only had one image flash through his mind before he suddenly realized where he had gone wrong.

Why am I so foolish? To monsters thriving in a world of low sanity, being unobservable means being unable to have any impact.

"Because I saw it in the first place, he was able to lock onto me and effortlessly diminish my sanity."

"The fact that it can actively choose whether to be observed, and that the resulting effects are strongly correlated with sanity, suggests that it is highly likely to be hidden in a world with low sanity levels!"

"But my constant efforts to recover have ironically led to my own downfall!"

In order to ensure that he could face the ghost alone, Xu Zhou pushed Wu Lulu forcefully in desperation, trying to create distance between them.

However, he clearly overestimated his strength. Instead of separating the two, his push unexpectedly propelled him to the top.

"You, you, you..."

Wu Lulu's eyes darted around, a cloud of steam rose from her head, and in a panic, she raised her arm and elbowed him.

Rationality -40

Bang!

The mental confusion caused by the sharp drop in rationality was instantly erased by the intense pain coming from his chin.

Although the process was completely wrong, the result was exactly as expected.

This time, Xu Zhou did not use the "Clarity of Mind and Restoration of Vision" skill, maintaining a sanity level of 60, and endured the pain as he looked around.

"Stop pretending! Come out here!"