Starting From The Equal Opportunity To Become A Saint

Chapter 34: Illusory Rat, Clear Mind Incantation, On-site Teaching!

Illusory creatures are definitely the nightmares of all ordinary residents and low-level warriors under the jurisdiction of the Human Federation!

They have agile figures and are skilled at hiding, often lurking in the shadows to cast illusions and manipulate people's minds.

In his previous life, Liu Zimo had witnessed too many tragedies like the one with the little guard Wang, where they were affected by illusions and ended up injuring or even killing their own people.

Even he himself had fallen into the illusions more than once and had done many regrettable things!

That's why in the future, the Federation government will specifically provide free training in the "Spiritual Element Technique," "Clear Mind Incantation," and even higher-level "Awakening Technique" for all human warriors. This is the fundamental reason.

Facing these special beasts that directly attack at the soul level, ordinary people and even warriors who have not undergone specialized training are easily affected and become killing tools under the control of illusions, either directly or indirectly.

"Squeak!"

Just as Liu Zimo's gaze fell on the shadow hiding under the eaves outside the window, the shadow immediately sensed it and suddenly retreated, emitting a piercing screech like a bamboo rat.

Buzz!

Sound waves spread, shaking the surroundings.

Liu Zimo, who was at the forefront, only felt a slight tremor in his soul, instantly regaining his clarity without any impact.

However, Wu Songyang standing beside him had a momentary confusion in his eyes, struggling on his face. Then, without hesitation, he raised the pistol in his hand and pointed it at Liu Zimo, pulling the trigger.

"It's actually an Illusory Rat!"

Liu Zimo calmly dodged the bullet's attack and knocked out Wu Songyang, who was under the control of illusions, with a casual strike.

Just from the sound, he had already identified the identity of the Illusory Rat in front of him.

Illusory Rat!

A low-level beast that excels at creating illusions using sound waves, and also the most common type of illusion creature that appeared on Earth at the beginning of the apocalypse.

They have a slender body and agile movements. Because they look like oversized field mice, the human race in the apocalypse named them "Illusory Rats."

The attack power of Illusory Rats themselves is not high, and their full-strength attacks are only slightly stronger than ordinary people.

Therefore, they rarely personally engage in close combat but instead use their talent for illusions to hypnotize and manipulate humans or other beasts to fight for them.

In his previous life, before officially becoming a warrior, Liu Zimo had suffered losses from Illusory Rats more than once and deeply hated these little monsters that hid in the dark.

However, these were not the most important things. The most important thing was that Illusory Rats are social animals and prefer to come out in groups to capture prey.

Now that an Illusory Rat had appeared, it meant that there were likely more Illusory Rats hidden nearby the camp.

Perhaps at this moment, many soldiers in the camp had already become puppets and killers under their control, just like the little guard Wang and Staff Officer Wu earlier.

"Trying to escape?!"

"Die!"

Seeing the Illusory Rat quickly retreat and run more than a hundred meters away in an instant, Liu Zimo's gaze turned cold. He lightly raised his right hand, and a dark finger shot out through the air.

Squeak!

After a scream, the running Illusory Rat completely materialized, turning into a yellow-skinned rat over a meter long and falling to the ground.

On its large rat head, the skull shattered, and brain matter splattered, completely devoid of life.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Chen Sanjin, what the hell are you doing?! Why did you shoot at me?!"

"Zhu Weimin! You... why are you..."

"Everyone, be careful of your comrades! There's a traitor!!"

"..."

Gunshots rang out again in the camp that had just fallen silent, and there were also cries of anger and screams from many soldiers nearby.

Liu Zimo's expression changed slightly.

Sure enough, there was not just one illusionary mouse that had infiltrated the camp, but they had already started attacking the soldiers in the camp!

Liu Zimo glanced at Wu Songyang, who was still unconscious, and the guard Xiao Wang, whom he had also knocked out.

Without much thought, he skillfully bent down and lifted the two of them, directly stuffing them into the relatively enclosed and small bathroom.

This was a commonly used self-rescue method that he had mentioned in his survival strategy.

When the calamity of monsters struck, ordinary people who wanted to survive either stayed in tall buildings and did not go out, or locked themselves in small and enclosed spaces and remained quiet.

This was because the monsters that first arrived on Earth were generally low-level monsters with large bodies and low intelligence.

They were unlikely to climb buildings, let alone squeeze into rooms or storage rooms smaller than their own size.

Moreover, compared to enclosed buildings made of cement and reinforced steel, those monsters preferred to be outdoors where they could see the sky directly.

Therefore, at the beginning of the monster calamity, the safety of ordinary people staying in their own homes was much higher than running around outside.

Of course, the premise was that there were no pets in the house. Otherwise, ordinary people would not be able to handle the local animals that had been stimulated and transformed by spiritual energy.

Snap!

After closing the bathroom door, Liu Zimo wasted no time and released his newly comprehended martial domain, directly leaping into the air!

The camp was brightly lit and chaotic.

In each camp and platoon, it seemed that someone had been charmed and hypnotized, pointing their guns at their comrades.

Now, everyone was in a panic, fighting each other, and no longer daring to easily trust the people around them.

Liu Zimo looked down from above, overlooking all directions, instantly taking in the entire camp.

"One, two, three, ten... sixteen!"

Because he was extremely familiar with the aura and behavior of the illusionary mice, coupled with the fact that Liu Zimo was now a cultivator in the Lingyuan Realm with an opened sea of consciousness, his spiritual perception had become more acute.

With just a light sweep, he locked onto the positions of all sixteen illusionary mice hidden in the dark.

However, he did not directly attack these illusionary mice. Instead, he turned his gaze to the soldiers in the camp who were still in a state of panic and did not know how to deal with the current situation.

"Wake up!"

In mid-air, a golden light suddenly burst from Liu Zimo, shining in all directions, attracting the attention of all the soldiers in the camp.

At the same time, his internal energy surged, using the "clear" mantra from the Clear Mind Mantra as the foundation, he infused his voice with spiritual power and shouted loudly.

Buzz~

His voice was like thunder, resounding throughout the camp, instantly awakening all the soldiers who were trapped in the illusion.

"I am Liu Zimo, the specially appointed martial arts consultant of the Military Participation Department!"

"Just now, some soldiers were attacked by the illusions of the illusionary mice, causing their wills to be confused and mistaking their comrades for monsters!"

"Now, listen to my command, silently recite the Clear Mind Mantra to hold onto your true selves. It is enough to resist this level of illusionary attack!"

As he spoke, Liu Zimo publicly chanted the true mantra of the Clear Mind Mantra, guiding and teaching on the spot.

Just as Wu Songyang had said before.

The soldiers in the camp were not delicate flowers in a greenhouse. They needed to face and adapt to the new battle environment on their own.

This time, Liu Zimo could indeed use his powerful strength to quickly expose and kill the sixteen illusionary mice lurking in the camp, saving all the soldiers from danger.

But what about the next time these soldiers encountered the same situation?

Were they still relying on another savior to appear in time to save them?

That wouldn't work!

They couldn't be so lucky every time!

In order to survive on the future battlefield of the apocalypse, they had to learn to face these illusions on their own, learn how to stay clear-headed in the illusions' attacks, and even take the opportunity to counter-attack the illusions!

And these sixteen illusionary mice in front of them were the first practical lesson that Liu Zimo, as the martial arts consultant of the Military Participation Department, was giving to these soldiers!

(End of this chapter)