Witch Special

But the dark-skinned, perverted exhibitionist in front of him didn't seem to intend to let Lin Zhenxi go. Perhaps because Lin Zhenxi's appearance here was indeed very suspicious, the man actually stretched out his big hand like a palm-leaf fan and grabbed Lin Zhenxi's shoulder.

Lin Zhenxi didn't want to be touched by this black guy, so she stepped back and swept her wand, hiding herself in front of the black man.

The black-muscled guy realized that Lin Zhenxi was about to run, so he exerted force with his feet and pounced towards Lin Zhenxi like an enraged hippopotamus.

And then, of course, he pounced on nothing. Not only that, but several other Lin Zhenxi appeared around him, doing different things, but they had one thing in common: they were all moving away from the black-muscled guy.

The black-muscled guy had never seen such a move before, so he gave up thinking and grabbed one at random, then pounced into the air again and passed through the illusion.

He rushed forward a few more steps before stopping. He turned his head and looked blankly at the illusions of Lin Zhenxi that were getting farther and farther away from him, with a look of doubt on his face.

At this time, Lin Zhenxi's real body was actually floating in the air. Because she used the invisibility spell, she was very close to the black-muscled man, but the black-muscled man could not see her. Seeing the black-muscled man's frustrated look, Lin Zhenxi was in a very happy mood.

You stinky nigger, you hairless chimpanzee, go wherever it's cool.

"Oblivion!" Lin Zhenxi didn't care whether the oblivion spell would affect the brain of such a rude and disrespectful guy.

After erasing the hairless chimpanzee's memory of himself, Lin Zhenxi no longer paid attention to the black-muscled man's condition. He once again took out the magic broom, assembled it in the air, and then rode the broom towards the city.

No matter how wealthy and developed a city is, its outermost ring will always contain low-rise shantytowns and crowded tenements, housing low-income social waste. Perhaps it was because it was workday, or perhaps it was because of the giant monster that had just appeared in the city, but when Lin Zhenxi arrived at this urban-rural fringe, the area was sparsely populated.

But this is also a good thing, it just makes it easier for Lin Zhenxi to act. After all, reading memories is not a very decent behavior, and it certainly cannot be done openly.

Upon actually descending to the surface and setting foot on it, Lin Zhenxi gained a clearer sense of the city, and the depth of the wealth and class divide that had become. She still vividly remembered how, before that terrifying giant foot descended from overhead, the streets had radiated the prosperity and charm of a modern metropolis. Everywhere were gleaming glass walls, beautiful greenery, and bustling crowds of people. Even the sight of sewage flowing through narrow alleys just a few steps away didn't detract from the city's gleaming beauty.

But here, in the same part of this city, the residents can only be crowded in small tube-shaped buildings, living a poor life where they can only cover broken windows with plastic sheets.

I'm afraid this is not the worst, because at least they still have a house, a place to shelter them from the wind and rain. And what kind of miserable life are those who are even poorer and have a more miserable life?

Lin Zhenxi was no saint, and she had no interest in transforming another world. She simply felt that this society seemed excessively distorted. This was a world of modern civilization. Couldn't its rulers see the enormous hidden dangers it held? Furthermore, this was a world where eccentrics existed, and depression was a catalyst for eccentricity. Allowing the lower classes to live in such hardship was like building a society's prosperity on a powder keg; at any moment, a spark could ignite and devastate the entire society.

Eccentrics are like a cancer in this world, and the leaders of this world are allowing the cancer to spread instead of finding a way to treat it. Is it because of lack of ability, or is there some other hidden reason? This is not something Lin Zhenxi can know now.

Of course, the witch's way of finding people is not to knock on every door, that is too unmagical. She has a special magic for this purpose, that is "Search for Humans", a detection magic specifically used to find humans.

Lin Zhenxi stood still, raised his wand, and drew a circle above his head, determining the direction of the "Search for Humanity" spread. A wave of magical power, invisible to the naked eye, began to spread rapidly from the circle, easily passing over all obstacles and advancing continuously.

As the light wave spread, its speed slowed. Finally, as its magic power ran out, it stopped moving a few dozen meters away from Lin Zhenxi and gradually disappeared. At the same time, the results of the "Search for Humans" projected onto Lin Zhenxi's lowered eyelids.

Not much, but enough.

Lin Zhenxi found a light spot closest to him and walked towards it.

The "Exploration" series of magic can only guide the direction of the target. This kind of information is actually very limited, because in many cases, just knowing the location information does not guarantee that the target can be found.

But it doesn’t matter. Lin Zhenxi has a matching magic called “Path Insight” that can lock the path just by determining the location.

Well, it's a spell that can guide someone to a specific location. However, just like all magic has its limitations, this one has its "little" flaws. This spell only works when there's a clear "path" between the caster and the target. In other words, there must be at least a pre-existing, passable path connecting them. This spell will only guide Lin Zhenxi in this direction. In a dense forest, where there's no path at all, this spell will be ineffective. Furthermore, a failed spell would consume a significant amount of Lin Zhenxi's magic power, and the backlash from a failed spellcasting would be ridiculously strong.

However, this is a living area. Even if it is a bit dilapidated, there must be roads leading to various portals, so using "Insight Path" should not be a big problem.

As the "Path of Insight" was released, a thin line illuminated by magic stretched forward from Lin Zhenxi's feet, fading away in the distance. Lin Zhenxi walked forward along the path marked by the light, and the light continued to extend forward, soon leading Lin Zhenxi to a staircase in a nearby building.

This staircase doesn't even have a handrail installed, or it may have been dismantled and sold as scrap metal. If you accidentally fall down, you will definitely be seriously injured.

After going up this dangerous staircase twice, Lin Zhenxi arrived at the third floor of the building. The two rusty iron doors could not stop Lin Zhenxi's footsteps at all. With a simple unlocking spell, the iron doors opened.

The same could be said about using the Mage's Hand. After all, it was just a simple mechanical lock that opened with a simple hook from the inside. However, Lin Zhenxi used the Mage's Hand frequently, while the Unlocking Charm wasn't often used. Now that he had a rare opportunity to use the Unlocking Charm, he naturally had to use it.

After the iron gate opened, Lin Zhenxi walked into the house, which looked extremely dirty and messy with garbage piled on the floor. Carefully avoiding the various packaging bags and moldy and smelly lunch boxes and instant noodle buckets on the floor, Lin Zhenxi walked straight to the back room and found the owner of the house.

A dirty, fat man who had probably never taken good care of himself was lying on the bed covered with a dirty quilt, snoring all day long.

The room was filled with a foul smell. There was half a bucket of yellowed dirty toilet paper accumulated in the trash can under the old computer, emitting a strong smell of something. It was so disgusting.

Lin Zhenxi didn't want to stay in this environment for even a second, so she took out her wand and used the memory-reading spell "Reflexology" on Feifei, and began to randomly rummage through Feifei's shallow memories.

The experiences of the shut-in NEET Feifei are completely unworthy of careful reading. After completely blocking out all the unbelievably depressing ideological dross, all that remains is a one-to-one comparison of consciousness with words and language. Fortunately, while Feifei's misfortunes were profound, he was at least a well-educated person, even a top student in high school, with a solid foundation of knowledge. By digging through this person's memories, Lin Zhenxi got what she wanted.

Language, words, some common sense of this world, and some thoughts of an ordinary person looking at this terrible world - in the eyes of ordinary people, this era where heroes and weirdos dance together is extremely rubbish and terrible.

Incompetent, powerless, helpless. Faced with monster infestations, ordinary people without abilities can only flee in fear, hiding in the safest corners they can find, trembling as they await the arrival of heroes to defeat the monsters. But even if the monsters are successfully defeated, they only eliminate the source of the harm. The damage inflicted by the monsters on the city remains, like a wound. Some wounds can heal, but some, too severe, leave permanent damage.

Lin Zhenxi had inadvertently absorbed a large amount of mental garbage from Fei Fei, which made her feel sick. Everyone's suffering was different, and the troubles of these natives of this world had nothing to do with her. There was no need to empathize with them, nor was there any need to pity or gloat over their misfortune.

In short, she gained the ability to communicate with the natives of this world and to read and write. Her original purpose had been achieved.

The next step is to find a thigh that is strong enough to protect you through the most difficult and dangerous initial period when you first arrive.

Even though this world is incredibly dangerous, don't underestimate the witch's ability to survive. As long as she's given time to prepare, she'll still be able to gain a foothold in this world.

Now, it’s time to find that most crucial “little bit of time”.