Chapter 253 - The Nightmare Shattered (1/2)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“Brat, how do you feel?” Qin Hu hesitated for a moment before he added, “I feel…”
Meng Chao cradled his head and endured the pain. It felt like a volcano had erupted in it.
The nightmare a moment ago appeared before his eyes again.
The fragments of the nightmare stuffed his eyes, which made them shine with a fierce light. He gave off a completely different air.
He was no longer an eighteen-year-old, hot-blooded youth, but a burning skeleton which had crawled out of hell.
Qin Hu and Lu Siya sucked in a sharp breath and retreated to the deepest part of the cave in spite of themselves.
“I feel like I had a nightmare.” Meng Chao had a dazed look on his face. His lips twitched, and he said in a grave voice, “In my nightmare, the northern offense failed because of various reasons, and Dragon City’s first large-scale expansion ran into a wall.
“All the resources that had been poured into the northern offense were lost, and we couldn’t organize a second offense within a short period of time. Dragon City descended into a vortex where it did not have enough living space and resources. This resulted in the conflicts that had been brewing among us for decades to explode.
“To obtain more resources for the city with a population of tens of millions to continue its operations, the superhumans had to go into the fog to hunt more often, and they had to fight in an environment where the weather was extreme and space and time were distorted. Normal people and the Red Dragon Army could not help them much, so the superhumans could only rely on their individual strength.
“To increase their individual strength, the city had to pour a vast amount of resources into them.
“But the more resources the superhumans obtained, the fewer were received by the normal people.
“And as the superhumans continued improving and evolving through the fights, they gradually learned divine abilities that allowed them to transcend and even destroy the world. Their strength, power, and wealth took another step beyond the normal people. The differentiation between the powerful and the weak in Dragon City grew to the point where it could tear apart our entire civilization.
“In time, many superhumans became arrogant. They believed that they were the ones defending Dragon City and civilization when they fought in the fog, while normal people were just trash, a burden, and pitiful insects who could only tremble behind them for protection.
“Normal people might have been grateful for the superhumans’ contribution, but they grew increasingly displeased with the superhumans’ aggressive and superior attitude. Being protected but not being able to do anything to help did not feel good, and the people did not want to forever rely on the mercy and charitable acts from the superhumans to survive. But the point was that they could not see an end to this life.
“At some point, we won against the monsters. But a rift that could not be crossed had already opened up within our civilization. Superhumans and normal people had turned into two completely different existences. They had different interests and ways of living. The definition of ‘us’ and ‘civilization’ were completely different between the two groups.
“Dragon City, at that time, seemed to be flourishing and burning with power. We appeared to be winning and advancing boldly. We could still motivate our people by saying that we are doing this for Earth, and while stimulated by the thought of snatching loot, we could maintain the face of unity.
“But in truth, the people had already divided themselves a long time ago. Once we ran into truly powerful enemies, the war machine that seemed to be indestructible and operated with loud rumbling sounds started crumbling from within until the day of its ruin arrived.”
Meng Chao’s expression terrified Lu Siya and Qin Hu.
But the next moment, two sparks lit up in his eyes. He clenched his fists and growled, “But that’s just a damn nightmare! I will definitely shatter this nightmare!”
Boom!
Dozens of spirit tattoos appeared on his arms. As a thunderous roar rose, he punched the ground and left a deep crack. It crushed countless dim crystal clusters and traveled forward until it reached Lu Siya and Qin Hu’s feet.
Even if most of the spirit energy contained in the Blue Origin Crystals had been drained dry, his force was still terrifying.
Lu Siya and Qin Hu gulped.
Both of them had the same question pop up in their heads at the same time.
His spirit energy ripple was really strong. Was it really something a mere two-star superhuman could create?
Meng Chao’s punch allowed him to vent the fighting will burning in his heart. It also allowed him to regain some clarity of mind.
‘Oh, no,’ he thought.
He had absorbed too much of the rampaging spirit energy and his cultivation base had increased by leaps and bounds, which instantly unlocked many memories from his previous life. For some time, the emotions and thoughts from his previous life enveloped him, and he lost control over himself.
One of the people in front of him was ambitious and longed for power. She would use every method at her disposal to achieve her goal.
The other was selfish. He acted according to the situation and never sided with anyone.
When faced with the threat of death, the three of them worked together.
But now, the main danger had passed, and their relationship had become delicate. It would be better if he did not let them know too many of his secrets and his real strength.
After thinking about this, Meng Chao circulated his spirit energy in secret and forced out a mouthful of blood from his throat. At the same time, he made his face turn pale and swayed his body a little.
He fell on the ground and cried out, “It hurts! It hurts! My head hurts! I think the rampaging spirit energy from the Red Radiance Jades was too strong and I’m suffering from really bad internal injuries. I-I’ve always been a broken-star superhuman. Now, my injuries have worsened, and I’m going to become useless…”
Lu Siya and Qin Hu looked at each other.