Ch. 341Crime Nemesis?
Key Plot Points and Events
- Xiang Kun conducts an experiment using the Eight-Armed Eight-Eyed Wooden Carving to create group hallucinations and observe lasting effects.
- He lures three car thieves into an abandoned warehouse, causing them to see a terrifying monster and experience intense fear.
- After fleeing the warehouse, the thieves confess their guilt and decide to change their ways due to the lingering fear.
Character Developments
- Xiang Kun: Improves his ability to create area-wide hallucinations and confirms the lasting effects of the Eight-Armed Eight-Eyed Wooden Carving's emotional projection.
- Xia Libing: Shows interest in invoking emotional projections of Emotion-Injected Objects and plans to integrate this ability into her dream system.
- The car thieves: Experience intense fear and guilt, leading them to decide to change their ways after leaving the warehouse.
Significant Themes
- Fear and guilt: The emotional projection of the Eight-Armed Eight-Eyed Wooden Carving amplifies the fears and guilty consciences of those who encounter it, leading to lasting changes in their behavior.
- Consequences of actions: The car thieves face the consequences of their actions, both in the form of the terrifying hallucination and the lingering fear that leads them to change their ways.
Character Interactions
- Xiang Kun and Xia Libing: They continue to work together, with Xiang Kun sharing his findings and theories with Xia Libing, who is eager to integrate new abilities into her dream system.
- The car thieves: Their interactions reveal their guilt and fear, leading them to confess their wrongdoings and decide to change their ways after experiencing the hallucination.