Chapter 88: Waking from an Uncertain Dream
"Because the two worlds are fundamentally different. World A started from a D-level corruption, but that may not be the case with World B."
"In fact, having experienced the conquest of World A, conquering World B naturally became faster and more fierce."
Although he knew all this, Zhou Baiyu couldn't bring himself to say it:
"It's quite coincidental, I live just in the neighborhood next door, only a few tens of meters from that lotus-shaped Black Mist... I actually knew what was happening even before Chairman Wu Erin... but I didn't dare go there..."
Zhou Baiyu's mood was somewhat low, always feeling like he had promised something but had failed to deliver.
He had not been inexperienced in dealing with such matters, and emotional resonance in words was not always effective for everyone.
He had once convinced someone determined to commit suicide to step back from the edge.
But then they committed suicide anyway.
Zhou Baiyu kept a black notebook, recording the information of these suicidal individuals.
This habit originated from that person who later committed suicide a second time.
The aim was to prevent those who survived from being driven to suicide by life once again.
"I should have stayed by her side, not stepping away..."
Lin sensed the obsession in his words, her demeanor as calm and light as ever, she laughed and said,
"Some things are destined. If this world hadn't had this kind of corruption, there would just be another kind. You can't blame yourself for this, the human heart and fate are not something that can be predicted with certainty."
"That this happened in Linxiang City is also a kind of luck."
"Sometimes you need to think about it from another angle, her becoming a Demon King level is better than someone who dislikes you becoming one."
"Self-blame is pointless. The target is a corrupt kind with Demon King level potential, which means, she could explode into despair at any moment."
"How do they say it, an adult's breakdown, well, it always happens in an instant."
"And you, with just your ordinary human body, managed to stabilize her emotions for a day. That's very commendable. If it had been any other pioneer who discovered her... any malice sensed by her could have made things turn foul."
Lin's comfort for Zhou Baiyu was very fitting.
Zhou Baiyu found that this intermediary was starting to seem less like an intermediary.
He quickly recovered. Inside the Voice of the Pioneers, all the pioneers were discussing what to do next.
Pioneers came from many different places, a diverse array of people.
Initially, everyone was just trying to survive.
But later, returning successfully again and again, seeing legendary pioneers bring triumphant news, feeling the humanity of the future gradually improving through the update announcements...
They gradually developed a sense of mission and responsibility.
Human blood is warm.
Once immersed in a certain atmosphere, there are those willing to burn and sacrifice themselves, heroes do exist.
These people are not many, but they are not too few either.
In the Voice of the Pioneers, a portion of the pioneers had already started to arrange their affairs.
"I am willing to explore. Chairman, I will send my situation to you privately. If I don't return, could you please send a message to my parents?"
The moment this message appeared, the blood of countless people began to boil.
Suddenly, in various guilds, many tough men and women responded.
"I'm willing to go too!"
"Me as well, I didn't have a choice in becoming a pioneer, but I have chosen now! I'm willing to go!"
"Of course we should go, who else if not us, should we let ordinary people do it?"
Whether driven by heated blood or a fiery mind, nevertheless, many were willing to venture into the Black Mist Zone.
This was essentially a suicide squad. However, this was not a good thing.
In Zhou Baiyu's view... it was suicide.
Fortunately, the situation was quickly brought under control
The second figure of Future Gate, the incredibly low-key and mysterious Wake Dream suddenly spoke up.
He too had participated in the 2.0 version of Nightmare Bridge, bearing a legendary name as a forerunner.
The name "Waking Dream Uncertainty" actually relates to his characteristics, but he himself was absolutely clear-headed:
"The current situation is that the Demon King has unfolded his domain. If we were using just the bodies sent ahead, then we could utilize our respective skills," he said.
"But we are using our own original bodies, and the powers of the Nine Great Gods are now unusable. To put it bluntly, everyone in this defense mission is an ordinary person, the only thing available to us is our characteristics."
"So making rational use of our characteristics is of the utmost importance," he added.
"At dawn, I was near the Black Mist Lotus area. What I knew was that there was something alive within the black mist, wailing. But the sounds were of pain and desperation; the rules within the Demon King's domain must have been twisted to some extent," he continued.
"What we need to do is understand the rules, investigate the rules, and then figure out a way to kill the target."
"And I am most suited for this task. My characteristic is quite strange, it's called 'A Guest in the Dream'."
"This characteristic has two effects. The first, I must keep secret. The second allows me to turn my experiences into dreams and transmit them to anyone I have a social connection with. Simply put, I can send dreams."
The crowd was shocked; Waking Dream Uncertainty had never been as dazzling as Guang Tongchen, unmatched under heaven.
But in fact, he had always been considered by Unmatched Under Heaven as the most capable assistant.
In the eyes of Unmatched Under Heaven, Waking Dream Uncertainty was certainly no weaker than any guild leader.
"After I enter the Black Mist Zone, I probably won't be able to come out, but I will send dreams to a few people. Don't try to add me, I have already chosen my people," he stated.
Unmatched Under Heaven, Guang Tongchen, Guan Canghai, Huan Liuyan, Ke Zhongye, and—
Jiang Xianwu.
Receiving the friend request, Jiang Xianwu was startled but soon he accepted.
Then he received a private chat from Waking Dream Uncertainty:
"When I send a dream to you, you might, for various reasons, enter a peculiar dream that belongs to you," he explained.
"Simply put, this isn't just sending a dream in the pure sense. My characteristic is more like treating the dream as a sort of material that I can transmit to you.
Although the dream is based on my experiences, different people will display different behaviors after entering the dream," he elaborated.
"Then you need to figure out a way to wake yourself up. It would be best to have someone watch over you," he advised.
"Because this involves the Demon King level, the dream will undoubtedly be twisted and might bring some devastation to your psyche. But this is the safest method I can think of," he added.
"Jiang Xianwu, if you want to back out, there's still time. You can refuse now, so that when you next go to sleep, you won't receive my dream," he offered.
Zhou Baiyu figured it out.
Waking Dream Uncertainty could create dreams from parts of his own experiences and also had the ability to send these dreams to his social contacts.
These social contacts didn't necessarily need to have met him; it seemed that online friends could also be included.
And the person who received the dream would enter into the dream sent by Waking Dream Uncertainty upon falling asleep, experiencing everything in the dream from their own perspective.
Zhou Baiyu had to admit, these legendary pioneers each had a very distinct characteristic.
So this was what Waking Dream Uncertainty meant?
Waking Dream Uncertainty said:
"My intuition is very precise; once I go in, chances are I won't come out, and I might even die, unless you solve the Demon King level and purify the corruption…"
"Good luck, I hope my dream can provide you with enough information. Although it is a dream, it is sure to have strong revelatory properties, and it is very likely that the dream will closely mirror reality and exhibit all the right changes," he concluded.
After sending this message, the legendary pioneer, Waking Dream Uncertainty, left the transfer station.
At the same time, in a house on the edge of a giant lotus black mist area, a long-haired man with a somewhat effeminate air woke up.
His trajectory was different from others.
The closer he got to the Black Mist, the more he could feel the negative emotions coming from deep within his heart.
Moreover, the sense of fear was driving people near the Black Lotus to keep moving away.
But the long-haired man was moving in the opposite direction, going deeper into the Black Mist Zone.
He soon reached the edge of the black mist, and at that moment, no barrier line had been set up yet, and the sky was just starting to brighten.
Watching the rolling black mist and feeling the terrifying screams inside…
Waking Dream Uncertainty lit a cigarette and took a deep drag—his eyes sharp, as one hand plunged into the black mist.