Ch46 - Doubts (2/2)
Zhou Sheng snapped his fingers, “Yes. Just like what we saw in your dream, Ryuusei will be extremely strong.”
Yu Hao said, “What if he transfers his feelings?”
Zhou Sheng thought about it then said helplessly, “His feelings were transferred a long time ago, and you’ll need to defeat Ryuusei so that he can be released from his dark world.”
Yu Hao’s eyebrows were locked in a deep furrow as he remained silent. Zhou Sheng continued, “Yu Hao, think about it carefully. He’ll only be able to find himself again after the sun rises. Otherwise, it’s too dangerous for him with his current mental condition. As long as Ryuusei exists in this world, it’s almost impossible to win.”
Yu Hao thought of what he had discussed with Zhou Sheng earlier, then answered, “Okay then, I’ll try my best.”
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Chen Yekai, “What are you guys talking about?”
Zhou Sheng and Yu Hao immediately separated. Zhou Sheng acted as if nothing had happened; there were two guns in his rear trouser pockets and a shield on his back.
“We were saying,” Zhou Sheng said casually, “That we wanted to go see Ryuusei with you, and undo the past.”
Chen Yekai gazed at them with slightly melancholic eyes, then suddenly said to Zhou Sheng, “The shirt you’re wearing is mine.”
Zhou Sheng, “Oh, then you want to swap?”
Yu Hao, “……”
As soon as he spoke, Zhou Sheng and Chen Yekai’s shirts simultaneously flashed and were exchanged. Yu Hao thought, could you guys not swap? But even though the heavens are great, the earth is great, the owner of the dreamscape is even more great. Just think what you want ba……
“I’ll protect you guys; especially you.” Chen Yekai said to Yu Hao.
The corners of Zhou Sheng’s mouth twitched. Chen Yekai looked around, seeming to have made his resolve as he turned around and walked towards the grand square in front of Chichén Itzá like a solitary warrior.
Zhou Sheng frowned, “What is he doing?”
Yu Hao, “Zhou Sheng……did he guess something?”
Zhou Sheng said, “Impossible, he’s not that smart.” He motioned to Yu Hao as he spoke, and the two of them followed Chen Yekai. Within this dark world, the three of them stood in the centre of the grand square in front of Chichén Itzá. An iron ring was floating mid-air in the middle of the pyramid’s entrance, and beside it was a huge brazier. Mounds of skeletal remains could be seen underneath the brazier.
In front of the pyramid of Chichén Itzá, there was a mystical light that enshrouded it like a barrier blockading the entrance.
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Zhou Sheng approached it and reached out to touch the barrier, but was unable to pass through it. He was about to quietly discuss it with Yu Hao when Chen Yekai said abruptly, “Zhou Sheng, I have something to ask you.”
Yu Hao’s heart lurched and he suddenly felt that Chen Yekai’s tone had changed.
The three of them stood in the middle of the square. Chen Yekai asked, “This is my dream, right?”
Yu Hao looked at Zhou Sheng. Zhou Sheng replied, “Yeah, you just realised that?”
Chen Yekai said, “Why haven’t I woken up? Whenever I realise I’m in a dream, I should awaken.”
Zhou Sheng motioned for Yu Hao not to speak and that he would resolve it himself, “It’s your own dream, how would I know if you’re awake or not?”
Chen Yekai looked at Zhou Sheng suspiciously, “Why did the two of you appear in my dream?”
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Zhou Sheng, “You dreamt of us, is it really that strange?”
Yu Hao found it very amusing to witness this absurd spontaneous dialogue. He recalled the first time General entered his dream. Perhaps, because of his frame of mind back then, he had accepted it very quickly and didn’t question it at all. In contrast, Chen Yekai has been doubting them the entire time, and now that he thought about it, Chen Yekai had seldom spoken on their way here not because he was in a daze, but because he was in contemplation.
I guess this is the difference between a curve wrecker and a slag student……Yu Hao thought. After all, when Chen Yekai was tutoring him in Higher Mathematics and encountered a problem with no clear solution, he would thoroughly think it through and wouldn’t give up until he managed to figure it out.
“Are the two of you the Zhou Sheng and Yu Hao from reality, or impressions from my memory?” In the next moment, Chen Yekai very accurately grasped the crux of the situation.
Yu Hao, “!!!”
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Zhou Sheng hardly hesitated as he answered straightforwardly, “Are you crazy Kaikai?! We just chatted this morning! And now you don’t know who we are anymore?!”
Yu Hao instantly cheered loudly for Zhou Sheng in his heart. It was dangerous no matter how they answered that question, as it could trigger even more questions that Chen Yekai could use to interrogate them with to get to the heart of the matter. If Zhou Sheng answered “we are impressions”, Chen Yekai would definitely get suspicious.
How could there ever be a situation where a person in a memory would say “I’m a memory”?
And Zhou Sheng definitely couldn’t answer with something like “I don’t know what I am either” or not give a reply. If he had done so, Chen Yekai would have found it even more difficult to make a judgment.
“No no.” Chen Yekai said, “What I meant was……are the two of you real?”
“Weren’t you the one who said it yourself, that you wanted us to help you?” Zhou Sheng prompted Yu Hao, “Yu Hao?”
“Yes.” Yu Hao said, “We are the guardians of your dreamscape.”
With these words, Chen Yekai’s thoughts that he had just straightened out were instantly in disarray again.
“Really?”
Yu Hao couldn’t help but sigh ruefully in his heart. Zhou Sheng’s IQ was clearly on the same level as Chen Yekai. Zhou Sheng’s this smart, so why are his results always so average?
Zhou Sheng said, “Let’s hurry and go look for your totem, and don’t dawdle anymore. We’ll go together.”
Yu Hao, “We’ll accompany you to the end.”
Chen Yekai ruminated for a moment, then took a step towards the square. Within an instant, all the braziers that surrounded the square burst into flames and illuminated the dark world until it looked as bright as daytime.
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In stark contrast to Yu Hao’s world of consciousness, the flames in the square burned blue, seeming like ghost fire. The entire world of Chichén Itzá seemed to transform as the atmosphere was pervaded with a sense of surrealism and fantasy.
A whistle penetrated through the horizon. Yu Hao immediately thought of the signal he had heard when he was hunted by the group of panthers, and as expected, thousands of dark panthers covered in asphalt emerged from all around the square and encircled the three of them. The skeletal remains under the numerous braziers began to assemble themselves together and stood up, as if the dead had just been resurrected. The scene became incredibly strange and horrifying.
“You came back.” A voice rang out from within the pyramid and resonated through the dark sky.
Yu Hao immediately turned around to look at Zhou Sheng, and Zhou Sheng motioned for him to stay calm.
Chen Yekai stepped forward, but three skeletons immediately rose and blocked the way towards the pyramid.
“But you came back too late.” That voice said, “I’ve already entered the world of the dead. Do you still want to enter to pay respects to your God?”
Chen Yekai said, “I’ve come to accompany you. We made a promise before: neither of us is allowed to go before the other.”
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“You liar who’s full of deceit!” That voice suddenly let out a shrill roar, “Even now, you’re still trying to deceive me!”
“I’m not!” Chen Yekai seemed to be enraged as he roared angrily without regard for anything else.
By his side, as if a storm had been set off, the eerie blue flames began curling in all directions. Under the twilight sky, lightning frequently struck down, triggering the wide-scale destruction of the tropical rainforest.
“Who did you bring?” That voice said with great sorrow, “Have you finally decided to forget me?”
Chen Yekai couldn’t stop gasping for breath. Suddenly, with a loud rumble, three blue flames flew out of the braziers in the square and converged into a sphere that landed in front of the three of them.
Chen Yekai said, “This is my oath. It has nothing to do with them, Ryuusei!”
“Let’s fight one round ba.” That voice said gloomily, “Fulfill your oath in front of me. If you want to enter my temple, you must win.”