[Time Until Arrival – 11:59:32]
After defeating the Warlord Titan, Liu Feng barely had time to breathe.
He stood atop the fallen giant, his body bruised, his armor cracked. But his eyes burned with determination.
The system had warned him:
> Next Omega Killer: Mind Witch – ETA 12 Hours
He had only a short window to prepare.
And this time…
It wouldn't be a physical battle.
---
Liu Feng checked his rewards from the Titan kill.
> Item Gained: Nano Reactor Core
Effect: Upgrade any weapon to Tier 4 instantly.
He didn't hesitate.
He held the core and pressed it against his spear.
[Upgrading: Divine Void Spear → Titan Void Spear (Tier 4)]
> +70% Critical Damage
+35% Attack Speed
Passive: Void Explosion – On critical hit, chance to deal AoE true damage.
He smiled.
"Good."
---
He turned to the city.
Before the Mind Witch arrived, he needed mental defense. She wasn't like the Titan who smashed everything with force.
She used illusions.
She invaded the mind.
And if your will was weak…
You would die without ever knowing it.
---
[Location: Death City – Underground Lab 03]
Liu Feng stood before a large sealed door.
A woman in a white coat met him.
"You're Liu Feng, right? The Titan Slayer?"
"Yes."
"I'm Dr. Ling Xue. I'm the last psychic researcher alive. I heard you're facing the Mind Witch."
"I need resistance to psychic attacks."
She nodded. "Then follow me."
---
The lab was old, filled with broken machines and flickering lights.
They reached a large chamber.
"We have a neural enhancer chamber. You'll enter a dream world. If you survive the simulation, you'll gain a passive skill to resist mind attacks."
"What's the risk?"
"If you fail… your mind might shatter."
Liu Feng stepped forward. "I'll do it."
---
[Neural Sync Initiated...]
[Mind Simulation Activated]
[Welcome to the Nightmare Domain]
---
He opened his eyes.
The world was upside down.
Blood rained from the sky. People screamed without faces. Buildings bent like paper.
He stood in the middle of a twisted, dark world.
A girl stood ahead, floating.
She had long silver hair, black eyes, and wore a red dress.
She smiled like a devil.
"Welcome, Liu Feng. I'm the Mind Witch."
---
"Is this real?"
She tilted her head.
"Does it matter?"
She raised her hand. Chains burst from the air, flying toward him.
Liu Feng dodged.
But the sky changed. Now he was standing in his childhood home.
His parents stood before him.
"Feng, why didn't you save us?"
His eyes widened. "You're dead…"
"You abandoned us."
"No!"
[Mind Stability: 75%]
He screamed and stabbed his own arm.
Pain grounded him.
[Mind Stability: 85%]
"Nice trick," the Mind Witch said, clapping.
---
She snapped her fingers.
Now, he was in Death City, surrounded by friends and allies.
They all stared at him with hate.
"You killed us, Feng."
"You're a monster."
"You don't deserve to live."
He fell to his knees.
His chest burned.
[Mind Stability: 40%]
He roared and activated Void Halo Slash, destroying everything in the illusion.
"GET OUT OF MY HEAD!"
---
The world cracked.
Light shone through the sky.
The Mind Witch stepped back, surprised.
"How? You're not supposed to resist me."
"I've lived in pain," he said, blood running down his lips. "You think your tricks can break me?"
---
He activated Devour Spear and threw it at her.
She caught it,then dissolved into smoke.
A voice echoed.
"You passed. But next time… it will be real."
---
[Simulation Complete]
[Skill Gained: Iron Will (Passive)]
> +40% Resistance to Mind Attacks
Immune to illusion-type effects below Epic Grade
[Achievement: Mind Survivor]
---
Liu Feng opened his eyes in the lab, gasping for air.
Dr. Ling Xue smiled. "You did it."
Suddenly
BOOM!
The ground shook.
Lights flickered.
An alarm screamed.
> [Alert! Omega Killer No. 2 – Mind Witch has entered Death City airspace!]
---
Liu Feng stood up.
No more illusions.
This time, it was real.
He grabbed his upgraded spear and looked toward the sky.
From the clouds descended a floating figure in red eyes black as night, surrounded by hundreds of mind slaves floating like puppets.
The Mind Witch had come.