Zheng Fan turned around: "Is that true or false?"
"Uh-huh." The red-haired woman's jaw gently rose and fell, "Of course it's true, after all, you arrived before me. But I can also buy it from you later at three times the price."
"Are you an idiot? That's not how you spend money, even if you have it." Although Zheng Fan was a spendthrift, it didn't stop him from criticizing others.
"Hahahaha, that's hard to say. Buying a collectible taboo at three times the price, if it can get me an Illusion of this caliber, then it's definitely a huge profit!" The woman's narrow eyes revealed naked greed.
Her desire for Zheng Fan.
As expected, playing dumb at this moment would only make oneself look truly foolish.
This strange woman could see him and knew what he was.
"Sorry, I don't do that kind of business. I'm a rather self-respecting person." Zheng Fan raised his hand, not to say 'no need for words,' but genuinely to refuse.
Whether it was legitimate or illegitimate, Zheng Fan had no interest in being run over by a large truck.
"If I don't pay, then I'll just have to forcefully take it, won't I?" The red-haired woman tilted her head slightly and smiled.
"I never thought I'd have a 'zero-dollar purchase' come to my door. Anyway, first..."
Zheng Fan suddenly vanished from his spot.
"Ah—!"
Countless sharp screams overlapped into one, like a night of a hundred ghosts, repelling Zheng Fan, who had originally tried to make contact with the other party.
"Hmm? Were you trying to forcibly intrude just now?" The red-haired woman turned, looking at Zheng Fan in surprise.
Zheng Fan was also stunned for a moment: "Are you raising Gu worms in your body?" Then a natural smile appeared, and he asked, "What's your name?"
"Luo Ye, Illusion Hunter." The other party introduced herself without reservation, "My interest is collecting Illusions, the stronger the better."
As expected.
"Let's not fight here, it wouldn't be good to affect my beloved taboo." Zheng Fan said, and with a burst of speed, he vanished from his spot in the blink of an eye.
Luo Ye was momentarily stunned, then couldn't help but laugh, and chased after him directly.
The security guard at the supermarket entrance was showing the new security guard around the work environment: "So, this is pretty much it. When you're on the night shift, if you hear anything, just check the surveillance. If you can't see it on surveillance, don't worry too much. Learn to slack off more, and be careful not to run around, or something might happen."
The new security guard, young Lu Chongming, nodded repeatedly.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, a crimson shadow flashed past, and a truck parked at the entrance was grazed and directly overturned.
The old security guard froze, turning his head to look.
Lu Chongming said blankly: "Brother, this..."
Then he saw the old security guard sigh helplessly: "This is also quite common, just a little more exciting than usual. If you value your life, don't mind it. Come on, let's go help pick up some goods."
...
The suppressive power of Illusions on ordinary people is evident, and if they come into contact with reality, they can do many incredible things. But when facing hunters specializing in hunting Illusions, it's easy to fall into a passive state.
For Illusion Hunters, as long as they seize the opportunity for the Illusion not to possess a body, and then use other methods to contact the Illusion without being easily invaded themselves, they can rely on the suppression of reality to form an absolute advantage over the Illusion.
Illusions themselves can hardly interfere with reality, while reality can brutally and freely smash into Illusions.
It's just that unreasonable.
At Bianjiao Square, the two exchanged blows several times, neither gaining an advantage. After pulling apart once, Luo Ye reached into the back of her throat and, with a dry retch, pulled out a shimmering golden Illusion shaped like a gold ingot from her mouth. With a flick of her hand, this Illusion transformed into the shape of a long sword.
"Playing big, turning an Illusion into a weapon?" Zheng Fan said when he saw this scene.
Not Phantasms, but directly turning an Illusion into a weapon?
What kind of technique is this?
"Luo's Formless Illusion Art, just a little ancestral trick." Luo Ye wiped the saliva from the corner of her mouth and smiled.
"If I join you, will I also be kneaded and rubbed like that?"
"Obviously, how could a mere Illusion be worthy of my body?"
Zheng Fan sighed: "Alright, no wonder."
It seems they really aren't compatible. Although he felt that this Phoenix Overlord's quality was beyond doubt, they really couldn't reach a consensus like this.
Miss Lin Yilin didn't lie to Zheng Fan.
"Let's try 30,000 first." Luo Ye said, and the golden long sword in her hand emitted a special effect of floating gold coins.
No sooner had she spoken than she flashed forward and slashed down at Zheng Fan's head with her sword.
Zheng Fan's hands didn't move, but his vision was instantly surrounded by dense red lines.
A piercing, sharp roar echoed throughout the square.
Luo Ye crushed the stones and recalled the feel: "30,000 isn't enough."
The entire square was cut by a shocking gully that ran through both ends.
But footsteps suddenly sounded, and Zheng Fan leisurely brushed past her: "Is what you have a Property Illusion?"
Luo Ye reacted quickly, swinging her sword to the side, predictably missing. Then she turned to look at Zheng Fan, who had pulled back a little: "Interesting, how many people have you invaded? How long have you been in reality? What kind of growth have you experienced?"
"Have you never been on a blind date?" Zheng Fan grinned and asked in return.
"What?" Luo Ye was puzzled.
"Do you know that people who immediately ask about houses, cars, and salaries are really a turn-off?" Zheng Fan looked down his nose at her.
No choice, he wasn't as tall as she was, so he could only try to show some imposing manner this way.
Luo Ye was somewhat stunned by the words, then couldn't help but laugh: "Hahahahaha, I'm a turn-off? Interesting, don't even mention men, no Illusion has ever dared to say that to me. And how on earth did you acquire so much low-class knowledge? Your body seems to be quite idle."
"Uh, okay, if that's what you think, then it's best not to change your current opinion."
"My opinions are never that easy to change."
Zheng Fan was starting to feel that this woman was an idiot.
"This Mr. Illusion is becoming more and more to my liking. So, let's try it, 100,000..."
The golden light of the sword in Luo Ye's hand seemed to be burning.
If 30,000 was enough to cut through the square, then 100,000...
Zheng Fan's smile slightly receded.
Jokes aside, this woman's strength was no joke at all. The red line net just now didn't block the 30,000 Slash; it only managed to delay it, allowing Zheng Fan to dodge.
Fighting her in this situation gave him no pleasure at all. Every move felt like hitting cotton, seemingly grand in their exchanges, but Zheng Fan didn't feel much real impact.
It wasn't as exhilarating as he imagined; he was already a bit tired of it.
If he borrowed a body from Lin Yilin to fight again, he would probably enjoy it, but doing so without a word might not be very kind to Binary Little Sister.
Jiang Si was a bit too far away, so he couldn't just grab her for help.
Cheng Fei, that good-for-nothing, was out of the question.
After a quick calculation in his mind, Zheng Fan thought that this exchange should end here. Once Luo Ye and Lin Yilin met and had a quarrel, he could then naturally fight her on a physical level.
Instead of like now, doing serious business felt like wearing a condom.
Of course, even if he called for a stop now, Luo Ye, that crazy woman, wouldn't easily stop.
Luo Ye raised her long sword, and golden light rose with boundless brilliance, making Zheng Fan hallucinate a certain blonde, ahoge, blanket king's super Excalibur.
If 100,000 could produce this kind of special effect, it would be too profitable.
So—
"Wh..."
Just as Luo Ye was about to unleash her sword, the long sword in her hand, which had been burning with the golden light of property, instantly dimmed.
And that golden light was, right before Luo Ye's eyes, held in Zheng Fan's hand.
"What's this... isn't this just property? I love Rome, I love history!" With a loud laugh, Zheng Fan's gaze sharpened as he continued the slash towards Luo Ye.
100,000 Slash!
Boom!
The center of Bianjiao Square sank, the ground plowed beyond recognition. If it weren't for Zheng Fan's power output as a pure Illusion also affecting the stolen 100,000 Slash, it probably would have collapsed the surrounding area.
Passing through the smoke and dust to Luo Ye's position, he only saw a shapeless wreckage.
Zheng Fan reached out and absorbed it into a singularity the size of a marble.
"An Illusion taking the hit, that 'whatsit' technique is a bit interesting." With a light chuckle, Zheng Fan put his hands in his pockets and went back to the supermarket to find Lin Yilin.
He probably guessed that Binary Little Sister had already figured out the general situation.
...
Luo Ye stood spotless on the street, tidied her hairstyle, adjusted her breathing, and glanced at the square in the distance where the smoke and dust had not yet dispersed.
"I originally thought reality had become meaningless, but there's actually an Illusion like this..." She stretched her limbs, unable to hide her inner surprise.
"I just wanted to come back and see how Yilin had been doing these past two years. This Illusion has clearly surpassed the level of normal self-acting Illusions; even without a body, he can exert such strength across the barrier of reality and fantasy. Anti-property abilities are also a manifestation of powerful property abilities, yet they are vastly different from the red-line ability that had a Violent World flavor shown earlier. He doesn't have many traces of reality on him, so his growth isn't actually deep... He almost seems like someone who just arrived in reality not long ago."
Luo Ye turned and walked nonchalantly down the street, yet her mind never stopped pondering Zheng Fan.
Although she felt constantly surprised during their exchange, replaying it now made her realize how terrifying it was upon closer thought.
A super Illusion that completely defied logic.
Appearing in a reality she had already grown tired of, how ironic... But, it was a good kind of ironic! Otherwise, it would be meaningless.
Would her wish come true through that Illusion?
"The strongest King of Illusions... will it be you?" Immersed in her own world, Luo Ye took out a pair of sunglasses from her jacket pocket and put them on. Amidst the astonished gazes of passersby, she strode like a supermodel on a runway, leaving no trace behind.