629. On Deeds, Not Thoughts

"I was just..."

Stone had been confused for a moment, unable to tell whether the chaotic, disorderly Ruined City beneath a night sky that shimmered like glass through the mud was real, or whether Rainstorm Villa amid the storm, rain, lightning, and thunder was real.

"You nearly blew your own brains out. Luckily, Lu Ban arrived in time."

Xiya stood by the door and spoke. Her expression was also rather grim, and her armor looked battered, as though she had just been through a fight.

"By the way, I also nearly blasted my own head off with magic. It's no big deal."

"I had a nightmare and heard some things. I'm not sure, but I may have been affected to some extent."

Stone quickly pieced things together. He had clearly suffered a mental contamination and attack just now. In certain otherworlds, some monsters could affect other people's emotions and thoughts. There were also more unique monsters that existed in the consciousness of other living beings in the form of thoughts. They relied on language and communication to move, achieving a deeper level of parasitism.

He had probably encountered something similar.

Was this the influence of Daoist He Ming's legacy?

"You also had hallucinations?"

Stone looked at Xiya.

"That's right. I dreamed of the Demon Tide in the Black Forest. Those monsters were all terrifying things. One of them pounced at me, and I instinctively prepared to use magic. But in reality, I was aiming at my own head. This place not only magnifies certain emotions in our hearts, but also creates hallucinations to mislead us and muddle our perception."

Xiya answered.

"You weren't affected?"

Stone glanced at Lu Ban again. The wound on his hand was almost healed. Spreading vegetation covered the bullet hole, and emerald green filled in the