Chapter 498: Self-inflicted Damage
In a town ruin in the North Shore Wastelands.
Genava stood by the bonfire and began to ask Han Wanghuo and Zeng Duo about their surroundings when they first woke up from their dreams to determine why the attacker had spared them.
As a smart bot, he had stored the various environmental information he had gathered over the past few days. He could do a comparative analysis.
Genava regularly compressed a large amount of seemingly useless data and archived or directly deleted it, leaving behind only the relatively important data. After all, storage space was limited.
As it had been less than 24 hours, the data was very complete.
âWhen I woke up, the first thing I saw was a very faint fog, but it wasnât raining. I then smelled a hint of bloodâŠâ Zeng Duo recalled and said, âHaving some experience in this regard, I guessed that there was likely a battle between mutated creatures or Heartless in the distance. Furthermore, it might very well spread over.â
âDid those mutated creatures scare away the attackers?â Han Wanghuo guessed.
Although they had easily finished off the dangerous creatures that migrated over, they mostly relied on Genavaâs uniqueness as a smart bot. It was unknown if Han Wanghuo and Zeng Duo could successfully escape by themselves.
If the attacker wasnât at the Mind Corridor level or lacked robot guards and sufficient firepower, it was completely reasonable for them to be forced to evacuate after failing to deal with the mutated creatures.
Genava moved his metal neck up and down. âWe canât rule out that possibility, but I discovered something from the Awakened database I established: Awakened who can influence dreams are most likely in the Dawn domain, and not all of their influence on dreams can achieve the effects of Real Dreamscape. It might not be able to cause death. Sorry, I made a hasty conclusion just now. You might not have been affected by Real Dreamscape.
âApart from that, thereâs another point. Awakened in the Dawn domain might be allergic or afraid of a certain smell. There is a precedent for this.â
âThe smell of blood back then?â Zeng Duo instantly made the connection. She had a relatively deep impression of this.
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After Shang Jianyao quickly completed a new round of Inference Clowning, Jiang Baimianâs expression became a little strange.
âWhatâs on your mind?â Shang Jianyao asked curiously.
Jiang Baimian quickly replied, âIâm wondering if thereâs a way to completely wake up and escape this dream. That way, I can see the New World.â
âI donât think so. Shang Jianyao previously tried using normal methods to escape the Real Dreamscape, but he could only barely wake up by deepening his understanding and strengthening his affirmation that it was a dream. The current enemy is much stronger than the Nightmare Horse back then. They arenât on the same level.â Long Yuehong recalled what had happened. He then added, âSo what if you wake up from the Real Dreamscape? Arenât you still in the Ashlandsâ gigantic dream?â
Inference Clowningâs effects were slightly different for everyone. Long Yuehong showed hints of abandoning himself to despair while Shang Jianyao felt that there was no need to be serious.
âYou canât say that.â Shang Jianyao smiled. âAt least we can still enjoy our dreams. Why so serious?â
Jiang Baimian quietly listened and suddenly raised her left hand.
Electric arcs immediately emitted from her palm, and the silver-white light made Bai Chenâwho was drivingâsubconsciously close her eyes.
The electric arcs intersected and quickly formed a ball of blazing lightning.
âTea-Team Leader, what are you doing?â Long Yuehong stammered. He was rather afraid that Jiang Baimian would use him as an experimental subject.
Although it was virtually impossible for Jiang Baimian to do so, there was still Shang Jianyao beside her as a counter-example.
âGiving myself an electric shock.â The ponytail behind Jiang Baimianâs head swayed slightly as an indescribable smile appeared on her face. As she spoke, she slapped the ball of lightning at herself!
Team Leader⊠What is she trying to do? Long Yuehong was surprised and confused.
It wasnât only him. Bai Chen and Giuseppe had similar expressions, not understanding Jiang Baimianâs intentions.
Whoâd wanna hurt themselves for no reason? Besides, Shang Jianyao had long proven that it was impossible to wake up by harming themselves in a dream.
Shang Jianyao looked at Jiang Baimianâs left hand and muttered to himself, âYou actually didnât use me for the experimentâŠâ
Clap!
The bolt of lightning landed on Jiang Baimian, turning into countless electric arcs that darted around.
Jiang Baimianâs clothes and skin were clearly charred black. Her entire body became numb, and she became hard of breathing.
At this moment, only a few similar thoughts echoed in her mind: If I am in the Real Dreamscape now, the damage I suffered and the condition my body showed would be faithfully reflected in the dream outside or even the reality in the New WorldâŠ
According to prior experience, only with such a change that can threaten oneâs life while knowing that itâs a dream will a humanâs self-protection mechanism activate and filter out most of the effects, leaving only a relatively weak reaction that makes oneâs heart race, be short of breath, and break out into cold sweatâŠ
This way, my current seriously electrocuted condition will be synchronized to the external dream and even in the New World. The auxiliary chip in my left arm has always been monitoring my physical conditionâŠ
Once the conditions are met, the auxiliary chip will drive the biological prosthetic limb and release an electric current used for defibrillation and pacing, just like how it dealt with the Murloc Oracle back then.
Itâs a stimulation in an external dream or the New World. Itâs enough to wake me up, just like how Shang Jianyao woke me up from my Real Dreamscape by shaking meâŠ
If I cannot rely on the chip data in my dream since itâs now an external dream or reality in the New World, the corresponding electric current can also save me from the self-harm and give me a chance to inject FECA⊠As these thoughts raced through her mind, Jiang Baimian felt an abnormal reaction in her heart.
She jolted awake and opened her eyes, only to discover that her body was still slightly numb.
At the same time, she saw a brown SUV drive over diagonally. A black rocket launcher stuck out of the window.
Weâre pretty lucky. If we were any slower, we could only hope that the jeepâs bulletproof armor could help us block the most fatal damage⊠When facing a Mind Corridor-level Awakened, we sometimes have to rely on luck to a certain extent⊠Jiang Baimian spread her right elbow and slammed the window-opening button.
She took an Ice Moss pistol from her left hand.
As the window rolled down, Jiang Baimian fired based on her intuition as a sharpshooter.
Bang!
The manâwho was holding the rocket launcher and aiming at the sapphire-blue jeepâshrank back and disappeared from the window.
Bright-red blots bloomed from his neck.
After the Real Dreamscapeâs owner failed to wipe out the Old Task Force twice with dreams, Jiang Baimian was worried that he would seize the chance in the external dream or the real world. Therefore, she took the risk to electrocute herself in an attempt to wake up.
When she really woke up and saw the rocket launcher, the Inference Clowning effect on Jiang Baimian was naturally removed. She no longer believed in any external dreams or reality based on the New World.
The present was realityâthe reality that she had to stay alive in!
Psst!
The brown SUV braked and turned, producing an ear-piercing sound.
Jiang Baimian didnât fire at the other party again. Instead, she pressed a switch and made the seat fall backward.
Slap!
She took the opportunity to turn her body and slap Shang Jianyao awake with her right hand.
Shang Jianyao had just woken up when he saw the situation in front of him clearly. He then reached for his tactical backpack.
Jiang Baimian anxiously instructed, âMusic!â
Shang Jianyao quickly took out the portable recording device and connected it to the small speaker. He then turned on the electronic products and raised the volume to the maximum.
He did it with such skill that the series of actions took less than ten seconds.
Bang!
The sleeping Bai Chen slammed the jeep into a utility pole by the roadside, startling the pedestrians around her.
But as the vehicle kept its speed very slow and the jeep was equipped with bulletproof armor, only the front of the vehicle had a slight depression. It didnât suffer any more damage.
This impact wasnât considered serious, but it still made Long Yuehong, Bai Chen, and Giuseppe feel like they were about to wake up.
At this moment, everyoneâincluding Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimianâfell asleep again.
No more influence was exerted in the dream. Instead, their corresponding thoughts fell asleep in a daze.
The Real Dreamscapeâs owner gave up on the idea of controlling the dream and began to use his Forced Sleep ability to obtain control. The brown SUV then changed directions as if it wanted to drive over again.
Suddenly, loud music sounded from the sapphire-blue jeep. âDog goes âwoofâ
âCat goes âmeowâ
âBird goes âtweetâ
âAnd mouse goes âsqueekââŠâ
This joyous nursery rhyme blared out through the open passenger window. The background music had a childâs whistling. âShhâŠ
âShhâŠ
âShhâŠâ
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