The Psychic Resurrection: Riding the Mirage

The sky was gray, and a faint mist could be vaguely seen in the distance. The cold wind blew through the trees on both sides of the road, rustling.

On the road, a black car was driving steadily.

Hu Jiu was wearing a black windbreaker and sitting in the co-pilot, holding a book in his hand - "From Beginner to Mastery of Minor Languages".

With his current ability, he could cheat for himself and learn new knowledge and new languages, which was easy for him.

A white moth was blown to the ground by the wind and landed on the rearview mirror.

Hu Jiu glanced at the moth and said, "The fog seems to be getting thicker."

The driver was a middle-aged man with short dark brown hair. There was some doubt in his eyes:

"There shouldn't be such a big fog in this season?"

Although he was confused, he didn't take it too seriously. It was just abnormal weather.

The car drove for a while, passed a fork road, and turned into a city shrouded in thick fog.

"The City of Glory, I finally got in. Thank you so much, Mike." Hu Jiu thanked him gently.

Mike stepped on the brakes and waved his hand: "You're welcome, don't say I brought you in."

Hu Jiu made an OK gesture: "Don't worry, I understand."

Following the trail of Gehros, he found this city hidden in the fog.

Relying on violence to break in, you can only see a desolate and dilapidated ruin.

Mike was invited to this city for some special reasons, and Hu Jiu took his ride.

Although this is not in line with the regulations, the invitee should not bring strangers in casually, but Hu Jiu used his money ability and Mike compromised.

If Mike turned back at this time, he would be shocked to find that the fork in the road he came from... has disappeared.

After the two parted, Hu Jiu wandered around the city in a low-key manner.

It is hard to imagine that such a city would stand on the border between the United States and Canada.

No, perhaps this city is not in the real world. In reality, there are only fog and ruins here.

On the surface, the glorious city is in good order, and residents of different nationalities and skin colors get along in a friendly manner.

Everyone has a standard smile on their face, dressed appropriately, and behaves in a standard manner.

When the green light comes on, a group of passers-by seem to be marching in a military posture, taking the same steps and crossing the crosswalk.

Everything seems so harmonious, and there is no uncivilized phenomenon.

It is so harmonious that it makes people feel a little fake, uncoordinated, and even very depressing.

It is like knowing that the leader is coming to inspect, and temporarily creating a false illusion of prosperity and beauty.

Hu Jiu walked on the road for a long time. The road surface was very clean, without any dust or stains, but he never saw restaurants, hotels or entertainment venues.

It seems that in addition to basic urban facilities, there are only residential areas, factories and... churches.

On the top of the church, there stands a strange statue.

Hu Jiu glanced a few more times, and then disappeared on the spot.

...

"Sinner!"

A chain hung down from the center of the ceiling, hanging Mike upside down.

An angel with a sword in hand and surrounded by holy light, with an unclear face, poked countless holes in Mike's body.

Blood continued to overflow from the wounds, flowing through the chest, abdomen, neck, and head, and finally gathered at the scalp and dripped down.

A devout believer held a golden cup and caught the dripping blood.

The blood filled the golden cup, winding down along the wall of the cup and splashing on the ground.

The angel stood in front, whispering something.

Mike not only felt physical pain, but also seemed to be severely injured mentally. He couldn't help wailing, but no one came to save him.

The next second, he woke up suddenly, his back was wet with cold sweat, and the whites of his eyes were covered with red blood.

"Oh, my dear Mike, what's wrong with you?"

The wife turned on the bedside lamp and asked softly.

Mike frowned and rubbed his temples: "I had a nightmare."

"Maybe it wasn't a nightmare, but a warning to you." The wife still spoke softly, but after saying this, she turned her head and continued to sleep. The concern and inquiry seemed to be just her routine.

Mike sighed, his wife was not like this before.

Their children are young and promising, working in a large company.

The company's welfare benefits are very good. Not only does it give employees a set of real estate in the City of Glory for free, but it also provides well-paid jobs for employees' immediate family members.

Mike and his wife were invited to this strange city.

Although they had never heard of this city, they could find a large company called "Glory" on the Internet. Out of trust in their children, they set off without hesitation according to the navigation.

Because of some trivial matters, Mike was a few days later than his wife.

But in just a few days of absence, his wife seemed to have changed!

She is polite and elegant, always keeping proper manners, even when resting at home, she has to dress very formally;

She is gentle and polite, treating Mike as if he were a guest;

She is perfect, with high standards and strict requirements, and the rules at home are comparable to prisons;

She seems to have lost her shortcomings and become a perfect person in the secular sense;

She has also lost her human touch, like a dull and numb exquisite doll.

When Mike makes some "non-standard" actions at home, such as putting shoes in the wrong place, not wearing a shirt, picking snacks in his nose, etc., his wife will stare at him with condemning eyes until he changes.

In the past, Mike always complained about his wife's small problems, but when these problems really disappeared, he was afraid and frantically wanted to get back the familiar feeling.

But no matter what he tried, nothing changed in his wife.

What's worse is that not only his wife, but also the neighbors and even everyone in the city are like machines carved from the same mold.

The civilized, harmonious and orderly glorious city not only failed to make Mike feel comfortable, but actually made him feel creepy!

"Something's wrong here. Leave early tomorrow morning!" Mike made up his mind.

He would not be like the silly protagonist in a horror movie, who clearly sensed something was wrong but decided to stay and seek death.

Sleepless night.

The next day, Mike had two dark circles under his eyes. He didn't even have time to pack his things and was about to take his wife away.

"Our family, children, career and faith are all here, why should we leave?" the wife asked coldly.

Mike originally wanted to take her away by force, but suddenly realized that the child was here too, and he had to take the child with him!

He called his child, who said he was at work and asked Mike to go to the Rongguang Enterprise factory to find him.

Mike hesitated for a moment, but his wife couldn't wait to pull him and immediately set off for the factory.