Otherworldly Desert Dust

Chapter 318 - 273 Dream Realm Yuan You

"So here comes the problem," Wang Rui said. "If Chief Li is a Dream Demon, then he may not necessarily be in Li City, and even if he is, he’s protected by powerful guards. How are we supposed to get in front of him to expose him?"

Several people were also troubled.

In the dream, they were the lucid ones, which meant that most of the people in the dream bore hostility towards them. And if the dream matched their memory, Chief Li was a high-ranking Chief Life Explorer, an entity that seemed unapproachable to them as just high school seniors. Even if they knew he was an Ancient Dream Demon, they couldn’t just break through to his presence.

"Didn’t she just say it?" Wu Hen said. "Ancient Dream Demons need to be near the dreamer. If Chief Li is an Ancient Dream Demon, he must be in Li City. Following this line of thought, we just need to figure out where he is in Li City—whether it’s in a secret laboratory, at the disaster warning station, or maybe he’s somewhere observing the dreamer."

"Shall we split up and meet back at the usual place before lunch?" Wang Rui suggested.

Everyone nodded and decided to take separate actions to search for Li Feng’s location.

Ancient Dream Demons can’t play hide and seek with them, the dreamers, in the dream world. After all, they are playing a certain role in the dream, and that role has its reasonable trajectory of activity. For instance, Chi Qin, the disaster warning broadcaster, had to work today and should be at the broadcasting station.

Wu Hen headed for the tallest communication tower in Li City. This tower is equipped with holographic projection devices. In times of severe climate, every city has such holographic projections to ensure that every resident knows about the impending bad weather.

However, the bad weather is actually a precursor to the breakdown of Nuwa God End’s protective barriers. Without these barriers, the strong active substances from the Otherworldly Dust could interfere with and invade their home. During the time when Nuwa God End was still able to protect it, what manifested in their homeland was frequent catastrophic weather.

"In fact, Nuwa God End was already extremely weak earlier on, and the homeland’s protective barriers couldn’t completely isolate the world."

"Then Chief Li and the others had indeed come into contact with the Otherworldly Dust even earlier."

"Chief Li said that he is also from Li City."

"And Tian Mingyi and the others are in Li City too..."

"That means, regardless of whether Chief Li is a Dream Demon or not, he is very likely in Li City, and that announcement for the whole world could also have been broadcasted from Li City before being projected to major cities around the globe."

When Wu Hen arrived at the signal tower, he used his listening perception to search for all the voices of the working staff inside.

Unable to use any abilities, perception would not be limited. Wu Hen, with his Third Rank Hearing, didn’t need to force his way into the signal building guarded by Order Maintenance Personnel.

"Not here?" Wu Hen was somewhat surprised; Li Feng wasn’t there.

This made Wu Hen troubled. How was he supposed to find him? Li City wasn’t considered a small city. It was divided into several districts, and even with his excellent perception, finding one person amid tens of thousands was not an easy task.

"Could he be at that place if he isn’t working today?" Wu Hen mumbled to himself.

With an attitude of trying his luck, Wu Hen went back to the school.

Except this time, he didn’t enter the school but went straight to the hill behind the school.

The Tropical Pavilion was operating as usual. Because of its public welfare nature, Old Man Ling wasn’t even collecting tickets at the entrance.

This Tropical Pavilion was already concealed, and since it was a weekday, there were hardly any visitors inside, only a few students and scholars from out of town who were specifically studying this area, observing and recording in the venue.

After all, Wu Yingting used to be the richest man in Li City, and the Tropical Pavilion he built was considered high standard. Moreover, it was also his family’s pre-arranged shelter.

Stepping into the venue, Wu Hen began listening to the voices inside.

He hadn’t held much hope, but to his surprise, he actually heard a familiar voice!

On the second floor, in the exhibit area of the Cave Geckos, or the Guardian Palace!

"I feel like an ancient prophet who foresaw an unstoppable disaster. Whether or not I disclosed it, the outcome would be the same. Indeed, as you said, the world keeps spinning without anyone. We all place too much importance on our own existence. I don’t know if I’ll regret today’s decision, but I will definitely regret not accompanying you this morning to this special Guardian exhibit." Li Feng said.

The woman laughed, her eyes filled with dazzling colors.

Wu Hen stood in the corner, truly like an intruder who had accidentally wandered into someone else’s dream, not having the heart to disturb them.

"Buzz~"

The vibrating sound of a cellphone echoed.

That sound caused Li Feng and the woman to turn around, looking in Wu Hen’s direction.

Wu Hen immediately darted behind a nearby pillar to avoid being seen by them.

"Brother Hen, we haven’t found Chief Li in the dreamscape, he might not be in Li City. Do you have any leads?" Wang Rui asked on the other end of the phone.

"I’ve found him, but he’s not Tian Jia Bao’s Ancient Dream Demon," Wu Hen replied.

"Ah?? Are you sure?"

"Let her think of someone else. Start with her parents," Wu Hen suggested.

"Okay, got it."

...

Wu Hen left the Tropical Pavilion, leaving them behind.

He returned to the school and found the Ancient Dream Demon waiting for him at the gate.

"I believe you hold no concept of good and evil," Wu Hen told Yu Yu.

"Did your companions find my kin?" Yu Yu asked.

"Let them find on their own. I’ll just wait here patiently," Wu Hen answered.

"Your world is facing calamity. Someone dreamt of a world restored to tranquility, and that’s how we now see this world that is both similar and different... But you’re just a passerby here. Your dreams aren’t these. What are your dreams?" Yu Yu inquired.

"You guess." Wu Hen replied with a smile.

"I can’t guess. In dreams, we can do anything, but we still can’t gauge the deepest desires in each person’s heart," Yu Yu said.

"I believe you are without good and evil, just like passing through a bed of flowers, a few butterflies carrying the fragrance of pollen flutter and play with us for a while," Wu Hen said.

"You are already awake. You can’t stay in this dream scene for long. If your friends haven’t found the Ancient Dream Demon, you will gradually awaken. Thank you for telling me my shortcomings as a Dream Maker. This Dream Fruit I’ve gathered from those past Lost Ones is for you," Yu Yu said, handing him a small fruit.

The small fruit resembled an apple.

Yet Wu Hen could feel the energy contained within this Dream Fruit.

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"It seems not all from Otherworldly Dust disregard the rules." Wu Hen accepted the reward with delight.