The Apocalypse of the Book: So What If I'm Just a Cannon Fodder? I Can Still Have Fun

96: Trapped in the illusionRen Tingfeng nodded, and after a few more exchanges, Su Mianmian rose to take her leave.

Lying alone in the empty room, he felt a bit lonely and missed Wu Jingwen.

He wished he had asked Su Mianmian earlier how Wu Jingwen was doing.

As if sensing Ren Tingfeng’s thoughts, Wu Jingwen, who was on his mind, suddenly moved the fingers of her right hand.

No one was by her side, so no one knew.

Su Mianmian entered Wu Jingwen’s room and began her daily check-up.

Her ability passed through layers of tissue into Wu Jingwen’s most vulnerable brain, continuing to repair her brain nerves.

Some mischievous little light spots went to other places.

Su Mianmian quickly pulled them back, guiding them to where they should be.

After an unknown amount of time, Su Mianmian retracted her ability.

She looked at Wu Jingwen, sighing silently.

Her brain nerves were almost fully repaired, so why was she still showing no signs of waking up?

Could there be other injuries within her body?

Su Mianmian, not giving up, used her ability to meticulously re-examine Wu Jingwen’s body, but the result was the same as before: nothing.

She reached out and gently opened Wu Jingwen’s closed eyes, checking them, and found no difference.

Su Mianmian sat by Wu Jingwen’s bed, looking down at her closed eyes with a puzzled expression, muttering, ”What exactly is going on here?”

Could it be that besides her body, her heart is also affected?

It seems Shi Xu needs to come over.

Thinking of Shi Xu, Su Mianmian immediately went to call him over.

Shi Xu followed her into Wu Jingwen’s room with a bewildered expression, asking, ”Mianmian, why did you call me here?”

Usually, Su Mianmian came in alone; why did she specifically call him this time?

Shi Xu was a little confused.

Su Mianmian didn’t look at Shi Xu; her gaze was fixed on Wu Jingwen with a serious expression, and she calmly said, ”She might not just have physical injuries; her heart might also be hurt.”

Shi Xu still didn’t understand her meaning; he continued to look at her with curiosity.

Su Mianmian turned her head to Shi Xu and explained, ”I want you to use your mental power to enter her consciousness and bring her back.”

Shi Xu immediately understood what Su Mianmian wanted him to do. He looked at Wu Jingwen, nodded, and said, ”I’ll try and see if it’s as you think.”

Su Mianmian nodded. She felt that besides this, nothing else could keep Wu Jingwen in a coma.

Shi Xu would definitely be able to bring her back.

Su Mianmian clenched her fists, her face filled with determination.

Shi Xu asked Su Mianmian to close the door, while he went to Wu Jingwen’s side.

After Su Mianmian closed the door, she stood quietly by the entrance, not disturbing him.

She knew that this method was a challenge for Shi Xu; if he exerted too much force, Wu Jingwen might truly never wake up.

Shi Xu was probably thinking about how to apply his power.

Su Mianmian saw Shi Xu silently gaze at Wu Jingwen for a few minutes, then close his eyes.

She knew he had begun.

At this moment, Shi Xu had already entered the illusion where Wu Jingwen was trapped. He frowned as he saw blood-soaked streets and terrorists wielding weapons, charging and killing.

Why would Wu Jingwen have such a dream?

The immediate priority was to find Wu Jingwen.

Shi Xu ignored the terrorists. He knew he was close to Wu Jingwen’s location when he arrived. After searching around, he finally spotted a trembling Wu Jingwen in a corner.

When he saw her, she was cradling a blood-soaked man whose face was obscured.

Shi Xu approached step by step. Wu Jingwen noticed him and immediately showed a terrified expression.

Her mouth opened and closed, but due to fear, her words were soundless.

Shi Xu didn’t hear what she said. He stepped forward and said, ”You are Wu Jingwen, Ren Tingfeng’s wife.”

Wu Jingwen had initially thought he was there to take her life and was terrified, but now hearing him accurately state her name, she couldn’t help but let out a sigh of relief.

She nodded, her face full of anticipation, ”Are you here to save me?”

Shi Xu nodded. He looked at the person in her arms. Now that he was closer, he recognized who it was.

”The Ren Tingfeng you’re holding right now is fake.”

”The real Ren Tingfeng isn’t here.”

”Everything you see right now is an illusion, except for me.”

”I’m here to take you back.”

Shi Xu couldn’t take Wu Jingwen away by himself. He could only successfully bring her back if she firmly believed that everything she was seeing was fake.

Upon hearing Shi Xu’s words, Wu Jingwen was momentarily conflicted.

She looked at the Ren Tingfeng in her arms; this person looked exactly like Ren Tingfeng, and his personality was the same. How could he be fake?

Wu Jingwen didn’t believe it.

Just then, a bullet flew towards Wu Jingwen. Seeing this, Shi Xu quickly pulled her aside.

The Ren Tingfeng in her arms lost his support and fell to the ground, groaning in pain.

Seeing this, Wu Jingwen hastily tried to squat down to help him, but Shi Xu frowned. He pulled her up, his expression serious, ”If you die here, you’ll truly be dead, and you’ll never see the real Ren Tingfeng again.”

Wu Jingwen seemed startled by his words; her outstretched hand froze.

Seeing that she wasn’t completely beyond help, Shi Xu said with a serious expression, ”Ren Tingfeng is outside right now, very worried about you. You’ve been in a coma for a long time, and he’s been very down during this period. Do you really not want the real him anymore?”

Upon hearing Shi Xu’s words, tears welled up in Wu Jingwen’s eyes.

Seeing this, Shi Xu quickly said, ”If you want to see the real Ren Tingfeng, you just need to think in your heart that all of this is fake, and that you need to get out.”

Wu Jingwen subconsciously closed her eyes, mentally suggesting that all of this was fake.

As Wu Jingwen became conscious, the illusion instantly collapsed.

Shi Xu took advantage of the illusion’s weakened power and seized the opportunity to leave.

The moment he opened his eyes, Su Mianmian couldn’t help but walk to his side.

”Shi Xu, are you okay?”

”Is Wu Jingwen rescued?”

Su Mianmian asked with a worried expression.

Shi Xu nodded. He didn’t mention how dangerous Wu Jingwen had been just now, nor did he mention that at the very end, he had used mental power in the illusion and almost couldn’t return.

The reason Wu Jingwen was able to perform the mental suggestion so smoothly was because he had used his mental power.

If she hadn’t believed him at the last moment, he would have been trapped inside.

Fortunately, none of those bad outcomes happened, and Shi Xu couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

These methods shouldn’t be used often; this time, it was an emergency, otherwise he wouldn’t have used them.

When Wu Jingwen opened her eyes, she saw a man she had met before and a woman she hadn’t.

Su Mianmian was overjoyed to see her awake.

”Madam Ren, you’re awake!”

”Chief Ren will be very happy when he finds out.”

After saying this, Su Mianmian couldn’t help but want to go and tell Ren Tingfeng.

Shi Xu stopped her, ”Mianmian, Chief Ren can’t move around these two days, so it’s better not to tell him yet.”

If Ren Tingfeng knew Wu Jingwen was awake, he would definitely insist on coming to see her.

Shi Xu didn’t think it was a good idea to tell him at this moment.

Su Mianmian nodded upon hearing this. Seeing Wu Jingwen’s confused expression, she quietly explained the situation to her.

Wu Jingwen hadn’t expected to have missed so many things, and her eyes immediately turned red.

Su Mianmian wasn’t good at comforting people. She instinctively looked up at Shi Xu, who shook his head, indicating that he also didn’t know how to comfort someone.

In the end, Su Mianmian exerted tremendous effort to successfully help Wu Jingwen return to normal.

”For these two days, you should rest well and avoid any strenuous activity.”

”I will arrange for you to meet in a couple of days.”

”Don’t worry.”

Su Mianmian said with a serious expression.