Transforming Succubus: Almost Doomsday

To thoroughly understand this place, we need to work together and divide up the tasks.

Waking Dreamer spoke:

"Kid, did you find something? Don't ask for my opinion, just tell us what you're thinking."

Zhou Baiyu nodded:

"I hope everyone remains vigilant here because this place might be far more evil than we imagine."

He began to recount the details he had observed, including the men and women in the glass houses of this place who seemed to have completely lost their dignity and the near obsessive and blind longing for Area B.

He offered his viewpoint—the peace and laughter here were just a facade for some great conspiracy.

The men and women here had essentially become commodities; they seemed to have lost certain memories, even certain cognitions.

This place must be hiding some kind of evil conspiracy.

Zhou Baiyu thought that Jiang Lu might be a breakthrough, as could Boluke, Luo Zan, and Aiou, the three individuals respected by everyone.

In short, the Land of Joy was definitely not as simple as it seemed, and its people might have been robbed of something by "laughter."

He spoke logically and coherently, Wuxin showed a grave expression, and Guang Tongchen became more vigilant.

But after having said all this, Waking Dreamer shook his head and said:

"Your intuition is accurate, and I have no doubt about it, but Jiang Xianwu, your understanding of the darkness isn't deep enough. To me, your words seem too superficial."

Zhou Baiyu was surprised. Who would have thought that Brother Duan would say such a thing about him? He wasn't upset at all and showed a look of willingness to learn.

Waking Dreamer continued:

"You think their dignity is trampled here, and they seem to be influenced by some force."

"But there's a premise to all this: the people here have all lived through the apocalypse; they all come from the outside."

"And what's the situation outside? Corruption is rampant, resources are scarce, and humans are farmed by monsters..."

"Human desires have been compressed to the extreme, leaving only one desire—survival."

"But here, there are no conflicts, no shortage of food, and everyone has their own home."

"Their souls had already been twisted by the harsh realities of life during the apocalypse."

"Under such circumstances, once they come to such a paradise on earth, to stay here, to avoid returning to that cruel apocalypse, they would be willing to do anything."

"I used to be a gangster, and my underling's name was Zha Le. He fell for a hostess named Axiang. Zha Le was a hopeless idealist who always thought that the meaning of his life was to save Axiang. He saved money every day, hoping to buy her freedom."

"After a few years being a lackey, taking bullets for the gang leader and losing two fingers, he finally saved enough money with all his scars."

"I still remember Axiang's bewilderment that day. He went to her and said—'You don't have to grovel to please other men anymore. Come with me, Axiang. I've saved enough money. Let's leave this place and live a clean life.'"

"Guess what Axiang said? She was even more bewildered than Zha Le."

"She said, 'Here I eat well, make money quickly, and only give up a bit of my dignity, but I am happy. If I leave with you, wouldn't I be poor again? What will I do then? Find a factory job? Hand out flyers on the streets? Or will you provide for me?'"

"'Do you even understand the life I had before, and what I have now? Can you afford my current lifestyle?'"

When Waking Dreamer spoke these words, Zhou Baiyu was stunned on the spot.

Guang Tongchen looked deeply at Waking Dreamer, realizing that this fellow truly had a deep understanding of the lives of the suffering.

Some things, like those Jiang Xianwu grew up with under the influence of a reliable family and parents, could never be understood.

What you perceive as darkness might be light to someone else.

He had not expected such words from a rough man like him.

These legendary pioneers did not become legends just by their traits.

Everyone has their own reflections on the world.

Waking Dreamer went on:

"I think this place is a paradise on earth, it's just that those who set the rules are kind of twisted, but their perversion is still acceptable."

"Because they have witnessed the true apocalypse, tasted real agony worse than death, a fate worse than a dog's."

"So you tell me, being locked in a glass house, stripped naked for others to pick, isn't that happy? Indeed, if someone dares to do that to me, I'd have the guts to cut off his fucking tool."

"But if I were in the apocalypse, hungry and cold every day without a stable home, living in constant fear of being killed by monsters, demons, or even cannibalized by my own kind..."

"And then you tell me there's a place without conflict, no food shortage, where all I need to do is smile to greet the customers every day, just wearing the emperor's new clothes to fulfill humanity's ultimate mission."

"I tell you, I'd definitely accept with a smile. It's like telling someone that bowing once would earn them a hundred bucks; do you believe I could bow until they go bankrupt?"

"Jiang Xianwu, even if this place is as dark and twisted as any, it's nothing compared to the apocalypse. Even if this place you see is as dark as can be, it's not as dark as the Land of No Light that you and Wuxin have been through."