NOVEL NEXT Chapter 294: Dreamscape
Atlan didn't know how, but the White Canzer was somehow able to pull him into her dream spell. She must have activated it as soon as she laid his eyes on him.
Everything in this world was pretty on the outside. It looked like something that a narcissistic princess like the White Canzer would want in a dream.
Everything was colored in pink and glitter. There wasn't any part of this dream world that didn't conform to the White Canzer's insane beauty standards—except for Atlan. His black battle suit made him stand out.
"Who are you?"
The White Canzer floated down from the cotton candy clouds and faced Atlan with a very elegant dress.
But that wasn't the strangest thing about her.
The White Canzer's skin was white as snow and as smooth as silk.
But it wasn't made out of chitin. It was more human!
And her face wasn't monstrous. It conformed to the beauty standards that would make even the most beautiful woman in the world green with envy.
If Atlan didn't know any better, then he would have thought that the White Canzer was a normal woman.
"You're the White Canzer…how?"
She looked at her skin and smiled. "Do you like it? You are a guest here in my dream world. It is only natural for me to accommodate you by turning myself into something that you would appreciate."
The White Canzer moved closer to Atlan, hoping that her human beauty would bring his guard down.
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But Atlan wasn't tricked. He backed away from her with cautious eyes.
"You're not human. You're a monster."
She scoffed at his hypocrisy. "
I'm
a monster? How about you? Not only do you have the power of the Angels and their wings, but you can also talk and speak like us!
I can only act like a human here in the dream world, but you can act like a Canzer even in the real world. So tell me, who's more of a monster between us?
And don't think I haven't noticed the fact that the fog mysteriously works in your favor. It's as if you can command it as well as the Huntsman."
Atlan didn't answer. He kept his guard up while thinking of a way to kill her and get out of the dream spell as soon as possible. He didn't know if time was passing in the real world. If so, then his body was in a very vulnerable position with no defense.
"Get me out of here."
"Why the rush? The party hasn't started yet."
The White Canzer then raised her hands, and the whole dream world trembled.
Atlan suddenly felt different kinds of powers emerge from out of nowhere and converge on his location.
Unfortunately, these powers weren't entirely unfamiliar. He felt these before.
Suddenly, the surrounding pink ground exploded from underground as seven distinct creatures tunneled out.
"That's…"
"Yes! Welcome, my puppets! After a long time, we have finally reunited!"
The seven puppets showed themselves to Atlan. And just like the White Canzer, they no longer had chitinous bodies. Instead, they had human skins and faces. Coupled with their clothes, anyone would have mistaken them for a human.
These seven puppets had a short and stocky nature. If they were suddenly plopped down in the Masamune district, then they wouldn't feel like an outsider at all. They would fit right in.
That was because the puppets were dwarves in this dream world.
"I'm happy! I'm happy!" said Happy.
"Zzzzzz.
POP!
Huh?...zzzzzz," said Sleepy.
"Hey…hey guys…nice….nice to see you again…." Bashful hid himself amongst the group.
"Hehehe…anyone wants a hit?" Dopey smoked on his pipe.
"HACHOO!" Sneezy sneezed.
"Urgh! Will everyone shut up? My ear hurts." Grumpy, as usual, was grumpy.
"Everyone, listen up. Our princess summoned us for a reason, so let's do our job, shall we?" Doc reigned in the rest of the puppets.
Atlan looked at the seven puppets and couldn't help but feel overwhelmed. He wasn't like Ninth, who had the power of a domain to help her fight against six puppets at the same time.
And the worst part about it was that he didn't have any chitinous armor protecting him.
"How is this possible?"
He thought that once the White Canzer consumed the poisoned apple, she couldn't summon the puppets again.
"This is my dream world! Of course, I can summon my puppets with me. It's the only place where I can summon them for now."
This was the very reason why the White Canzer dragged Atlan to her dream world. It was the only place where she could kill him.
"Puppets! You know what to do. Kill him!"
The seven puppets, each one billowing with different kinds of powers, set their sights on Atlan. Just by their sheer numbers, Atlan had no chance of ever dodging the attacks.
Happy created a smile beam that would force Atlan to literally laugh to death. Sleepy manifested the letters 'ZZZZ' which would put him into an eternal sleep.
Each of their attacks had attributes that matched their names.
But just as the attacks were about to hit, Atlan suddenly disappeared from their view.
Not only that, his disappearance was accommodated with a very strong presence that threatened the puppets.
Atlan appeared in the air above the puppets. He had his Angel Wings behind him.
He pointed his palm down at the puppets and muttered something under his breath.
Suddenly, a black web sprouted out and enveloped the group.
The webs stuck to the puppet's skin and refused to let go.
Then, BOOM!
The black webs exploded, resulting in 2nd-degree burns and charred skin to the seven puppets.
And that wasn't all. Atlan took out a pink rock he found on the ground.
With one giant swing, he threw the rock down to the group, creating a bluish-green line of fire that instantaneously arrived in the air.
The puppets couldn't even utter a single cry as a huge wall of bluish-green fire exploded from where the rock landed.
In just two seconds, Atlan activated two of his LifeSkills.
Now that he was in the dream world, he was free to use his LifeSkills any time he wanted.