Chapter 783: Dream-Wandering Lantern (Part 2)

This... is this still the Royal Capital?

Amidst the shocked expressions of the two, centered on the 【Dream-Wandering Lantern】 held by the female reporter, the war-torn Royal Capital rapidly faded away, replaced by a bizarre, kaleidoscopic world that swiftly unfolded.

The Royal Capital's original "skyline" was suddenly raised significantly; towering buildings without a single brick or stone seam stood like giants in the city center, with vast expanses of glass curtain walls stretching from the ground floors all the way to the very top, reflecting an extraordinarily dazzling brilliance under the sunlight.

Not only were the buildings "raised," but the Royal Capital's original streets were also greatly widened and elevated; some even rose directly from the ground, transforming into sky-bridges that crisscrossed the wide, bustling thoroughfares...

Where is the Wang Gong? What has the Wang Gong become?

Not forgetting his purpose, after the initial shock, the veteran investigator narrowed his eyes and looked toward the location of the Wang Gong.

In contrast to these strange yet seemingly practical and reasonable tall buildings, the Wang Gong, once one of the highest points in the Royal Capital, had become the relatively low one.

Except for the central main structure which was preserved, most of the remaining low-lying auxiliary buildings were flattened and planted with evergreen trees; numerous tourists were weaving through them. As for how we know those people are tourists...

"It's too fake."

Glancing at the dozens of tin sheds hanging "Ticket Office" signs at the Wang Gong entrance, the veteran investigator couldn't help but shake his head and withdrew his gaze from the distance.

"The imagination is not bad, but who turns the Wang Gong into a public park where anyone can enter freely just by buying a ticket? Even if the kingdom were destroyed, such an outrageous situation would never occur."

"Hurry up, take me to find the owner of this dream, kick him out of the 【Dream-Wandering Lantern】. In a few hours, the Fallen Soul Abyss will begin to descend; don't delay the important matter!"

"Alright, let me look."

After responding, the female reporter held up the lantern and shone it around the two of them; as she moved, the small red dot in the center of the lantern shade began to flicker, brightening and dimming.

Strange...

Looking at the flickering red dot inside the lantern, the female reporter's eyebrows couldn't help but furrow slightly.

According to past experience using the 【Dream-Wandering Lantern】, the lantern's flame would spontaneously point toward the dream's owner, and the closer it got to the owner's location, the brighter the "flame" would become.

But this time was different; no matter which direction she pointed the lantern, the flame's brightness remained roughly the same, and it was unconsciously jumping upward...

Wait! Upward?!

Noticing the direction of the "flame's" jump, the female reporter quickly walked to the edge of the clock tower, then leaned out to look at the sky blocked by the clock tower's roof.

"What is this?!!!"

Hearing the female reporter's involuntary scream, the veteran investigator frowned, leaned out as well, and looked upward, only to discover with immense shock that a gigantic human face was gazing down upon the Royal Capital from above, its two black, bright eyes having locked onto him.

This is... Li Ang?

... The person spying on Watching Watching Qiaoshuya's dream; it seems it is them!

Scanning his dream over and over again, finally discovering the identity of the intruder, Li Ang's eyes narrowed as he looked down at the two somewhat familiar figures below.

Acting as Watching Watching Qiaoshuya's bodyguard is impossible, impossible for this entire lifetime; regarding this cheap brother-in-law of his, if he didn't secretly kick him when seeing him attacked, that would already count as having professional ethics.

As for why he didn't plan to help Watching Watching Qiaoshuya and instead specifically came to sleep in his room...

One reason was that the Princess was simply "too hospitable to refuse"; since the last time, her gaze toward him had been like that of an old married couple, and he felt that staying any longer might really cause him to lose his virtue.

The other reason was that Watching Watching Qiaoshuya's dream was extremely valuable; the Curse of the Nightmare King upon the royal bloodline would cause middle-aged Watching Watching Qiaoshuya to constantly relive his life in his dreams, and "synchronize" this nightmare with the current Watching Watching Qiaoshuya.

Therefore, as long as he used the 【Desire-Dream Invader】 to enter his dream, it would be equivalent to peering into a portion of future possibilities; how could such a good opportunity be missed?

With the intention of catching a glimpse of the future, after the freckled prince fell asleep, having patiently chatted with him for a long while, Li Ang, who had fully met the prerequisites for the 【Desire-Dream Invader】, easily invaded his nightmare.

However, before Li Ang could spy on the future, a power of the same origin linked itself to Watching Watching Qiaoshuya's dream, completely fixing the originally constantly shifting scene within the Royal Capital.

With the sudden appearance of an intruder of unknown origin, Li Ang naturally became alert immediately; while trying to conceal his existence as much as possible, he began to observe what exactly the other party wanted to do.

But apart from "locking" onto Watching Watching Qiaoshuya's dream and forcibly fixing the scene within the Royal Capital so it no longer changed location, the intruder performed no other interference; moreover, vaguely, it seemed as if countless similar scenes were being forcibly stitched together by some power.

So, the other party seems to be capturing dreams involving the "Royal Capital"?

Vaguely perceiving the intruder's general intent, feeling that merely "observing" from the sidelines would not reveal the other party's true purpose, Li Ang withdrew from Watching Watching Qiaoshuya's dream.

Immediately after, taking out the Black Goat and placing it aside, instructing it to forcibly wake him up immediately if it detected any anomaly in his soul, Li Ang used himself as the target, actively activated the 【Desire-Dream Invader】, and shaped a dream also related to the "Royal Capital."

As expected, after satisfying the "keyword," the dream Li Ang shaped for himself was also affected by some kind of call, getting stitched onto a massive combined dream.

And just as Li Ang wanted to use this as a springboard to spy on what exactly the other party was doing, he was surprised to discover that a strange wave invaded Watching Watching Qiaoshuya's dream, circled around inside it, and then surprisingly drilled toward his own dream...

This is my dream! How dare you come in directly?

Discovering that the other party had voluntarily presented themselves at his door, Li Ang naturally wouldn't do nothing; he immediately carefully modified the hastily made dream, adding an "Ultraman" character setting for himself, and began patiently waiting for the other party's arrival.

Not long after, that strange wave bypassed the other dreams, circled around a few times, cautiously drilled into his dream, and began to peek around and observe.

After following the wave to locate the other party's position, seeing the two hazy figures below shrouded in the lantern's light, Li Ang, who had already prepared, directly controlled his gigantic body, comparable to Ultraman, and reached down to grab the clock tower below.

Since you've come, then stay!

(End of Chapter)