Care Guide to Raising a Max Level Leaf in Apocalypse - 15
Rumeng woke up abruptly, gasping for breath. “I… I…”
Before she could finish her sentence, she completely fainted, worrying until the last second that her message hadn’t been conveyed.
This was already the sixteenth time she had experienced death in the “Dream Garden.” Considering her awakened ability to “Dream Invasion,” each time in the dream was no different from her five senses in reality. Death truly arrived upon her sixteen times.
Before the apocalypse, she was just a novel-loving otaku. Even after joining the Hunter Association after the apocalypse, she had never experienced such vivid despair.
She could come and go freely in other people’s dreams, do whatever she wanted in the dreams, and even attack some weak-willed individuals through dreams. She had never invaded the dreams of the mutated beings selected as S-rank. She didn’t know that in dreams where psychic power was a hundred times stronger than hers, the rejection of external intruders would be so severe.
Since the moment her psychic power traced the track of the chief Si into the dream, she hadn’t stopped being killed.
Killed by a knife, drowned in water, pushed off a tall building, hit by a car…
Each time, she got closer to her own trace, only to be diverted.
Yue Chengren became increasingly anxious and sweaty, looking at Rumeng with heartache, knowing that this girl had reached her limit.
He could only be on guard against nearby dangers, preventing any mutated beings from approaching.
…
Her efforts were not in vain. In the instant that Ji Jiu saw the carnage inside the elevator as the doors opened, he remembered everything and completely broke free from the control of the dream.
Rumeng’s death and the deliberately created calm dream formed a strong sense of division. The impact of the bloody smell shattered the disguise of tranquility completely.
Ji Jiu wanted to find Si Yin Yuan, but he realized that there were more and more people on the way.
All the employees of the company were walking towards him, wearing the same chilling smile on their faces.
His awakening dealt a devastating blow to this dream, causing it to crumble.
The secretary stood at the front of the crowd, holding a stack of documents to block Ji Jiu. “CEO Si is in an important meeting with clients. Please do not disturb.”
Several tall and strong male employees stepped forward, their faces exuding the same eerie aura.
Ji Jiu’s gaze turned cold. “You think you can stop me?”
He rarely got angry, but if it weren’t for the fear of hurting Si Yin Yuan, who was also in the building, the swirling black mist around him could demolish the entire office building in an instant.
Even if he released just a fraction of it, it would be enough to send these people flying.
Even if they were all writhing in pain on the ground and couldn’t get up, their expressions remained distorted.
It seemed that “Dream Garden” had a difficult time accommodating so many people with high psychic power. Once a problem occurred, it was like falling into a hay pile on Mars.
The problem was getting larger and larger.
He made his way up through the emergency exit, and dozens of employees suddenly appeared between the staircases, crowding toward him as if they were peculiar plants.
They were all mercilessly thrown out of the building by the relentless black mist.
Without any obstacles along the way, he walked directly to the top-floor conference room and pushed open the door. The people inside, besides Si Yin Yuan, included a handsome guy with a mixed-blood appearance. Ji Jiu didn’t spare him a glance and plunged into Si Yin Yuan’s arms.
Si Yin Yuan thought Ji Jiu was feeling unwell or injured and asked anxiously, “What’s wrong?”
As a clever little grass, Ji Jiu had learned the skill of acting spoiled on his own.
He looked up with a pitiful expression. “Take me out, please.”
Og’s laughter came out slyly. “Oh, is this Si’s younger brother? So clingy.”
“Go out?” Si Yin Yuan furrowed his brow. “Where outside?”
His mind was once again filled with the same confusion as last night.
This time, the confusion was even more severe and showed no signs of stopping.
Ji Jiu blinked. “Have you forgotten? This is a dream.”
“You are Chief Hunter Si Yin Yuan.”
“And I am your…” little grass.
Before he could say the next two words, the building began to shake violently, and Si Yin Yuan’s eyes instantly cleared up after the words “dream” came out.
His strong willpower and psychic power allowed him to break free from the dream decisively.
Once they both became conscious, the dream started to crumble.
Si Yin Yuan instinctively shielded Ji Jiu behind him and looked at Og, who was still unaffected by the situation. He wasn’t as gentle as when he looked at him just now. He shouted brusquely, “Get out of here!” Then he grabbed Ji Jiu’s hand and ran.
Og could only follow behind them, completely bewildered, and asked loudly, “Is this an earthquake?”
He couldn’t comprehend what was happening now.
The intersection of reality and dreams made it impossible for him to consider anything else, and he helplessly covered his head and squatted down.
He murmured his sister’s name, “An Guoguo…”
He also started to break free from the dream. Once he completely broke free, this dream would collapse entirely.
So, the pedestrians fabricated by the dream all revealed ferocious expressions, rushing towards the three of them, wanting to tear them apart.
Injuries and death in the dream could affect the individuals. Si Yin Yuan released his golden flame.
A bunch burned all at once.
Soon, the surroundings were engulfed in a golden sea of fire, reflecting the most magnificent finale against his golden eyes.
Si Yin Yuan looked at Og, who was still covering his head, and his last trace of patience exhausted as he kicked him.
He was originally a very irritable person, and many hunters in the Hunter Association had experienced it.
This kick seemed to open some kind of switch, and the struggle in Og’s eyes gradually decreased, replaced by determination. “I remember. I am in a dream.”
-The dream ended.
…
They were directly sent out from the crack in the dream.
The moment Ji Jiu stepped on the flower field, he was very happy and secretly grabbed a handful of flowers to eat while the owner wasn’t looking.
Og’s expression was pained. “I need to find Guoguo…”
But he couldn’t even stand steadily.
No matter how spirited he was in the dream, his physical body had not eaten for two months since he came out.
If it weren’t for the different flow of time in the “Dream Garden” compared to the outside world and his own enhanced physical abilities as an awakened individual, he would have become nourishment for this flower field long ago.
Og tried to use his ability but failed.
As an S-rank hunter, his ability, “Knight,” was equally powerful, but it came with great limitations.
He couldn’t use this ability alone but had to choose a person or living being as the object of protection and bind himself to them. Once bound, his power would greatly increase, which made it impossible for him to carry out solo missions.
That’s why he always went out with his sister, An Guoguo. If An Guoguo was injured by external forces while his ability was active, those injuries would also be replicated on his own body.
The more cherished the person he protected, the stronger his ability became. If he just randomly chose someone, his power would be greatly diminished.
Si Yin Yuan consoled him, “Don’t panic for now. Since you two were not far away at the time, she should also be in one of these cracks nearby.”
Not every crack could reveal what was inside. Even when he saw Og inside before, it was just a fleeting glimpse.
It could be considered one of the few strokes of luck in his life.
Og struggled to keep up with them as they searched, while Ji Jiu followed not too far behind, clutching flowers and eating them.
As he was munching on the flowers, he suddenly picked up a burnt matchstick.
This seemingly unremarkable matchstick actually had a trace amount of gama energy on it. Ji Jiu, who was indiscriminate in his eating habits, opened his mouth wide to eat it.
But he was stopped by the quick hands of Si Yin Yuan.
His head was throbbing, and he held up the matchstick, asking, “Why do you dare to put anything in your mouth, huh?”
Ji Jiu skillfully showed a remorseful attitude, bowing his head and apologizing in a small voice, “Sorry.” But he would dare next time.
“Wait, wait a minute!” Og, who was walking at the front, looked at the matchstick with fury in his eyes. “This is Guoguo’s matchstick!”