Soon, Haoyun quickly grasped the method of drifting around the energy raging in the abyss and saw an even more vast darkness through these energies. However, Haoyun did not panic because of this; on the contrary, he felt a sacred light amidst this boundless darkness. This vast darkness seemed like a pulsating soul, giving Haoyun a sense of boundless vitality and endless anticipation for the future.
Just as Haoyun was gradually adapting to this endless darkness, he suddenly heard a voice that was both familiar and unfamiliar. This voice seemed to come from ancient times, strong and resonant with the power of heaven. But after hearing this voice, Haoyun did not feel solemnity; instead, he felt joy because he knew that he had finally received the long-awaited response. Immediately, he concentrated his mind to listen carefully to this voice from ancient times.
Almost simultaneously, Haoyun suddenly felt that his adaptation to this dark environment was rapidly disappearing, and the oppressive feeling from the abyss once again engulfed his heart, making it difficult for him to breathe. The intense and painful tearing sensation once again swept through Haoyun's body, causing his spiritual body to experience unbearable pain. The helpless feeling of exhaustion also poured back into Haoyun's body, making his thoughts more and more elusive, and his eyelids heavier. Haoyun knew that this was the precursor to him leaving the dream and returning to reality.
However, Haoyun was not happy about this; instead, he tried his best to prevent this from happening. Because he had finally heard the voice he didn't know, Haoyun wanted to continue to communicate deeply with that voice to find the root cause of the many anomalies on Earth NX. Haoyun began to use all his strength to resist the exhaustion that was devouring him so that he could stay awake as much as possible. At the same time, he also tried hard to listen to that voice, which was gradually fading away, hoping to get the answers he wanted from its narration.
"Nan Nan Sando. Ti Nan Zi'an. Zhe Lei Lei. Zhun Shapo He. Nan Nan Sando. Ti Nan Zi'an. Zhe Lei Lei. Zhun Shapo He."
After much effort, Haoyun finally heard the response from that voice. But to Haoyun's disappointment, what he heard was again this inexplicable mantra.
"What does this sentence mean? Why do you keep mentioning this sentence repeatedly? Why can't I remember this mantra after waking up?" Haoyun quickly questioned through his mind. However, before waiting for a reply, Haoyun's consciousness blurred again. Then everything quieted down.
"Ah—! So tired! Finally, I can rest well!" This was Haoyun's last thought before his consciousness disappeared.
Then, just as Haoyun was about to enter a sweet dream, he felt a burning pain on his face. Immediately after, shouts from the dream appeared in his ears: "Hey! Haoyun? Haoyun! Wake up! Did you hear me? Wake up quickly! Snap! Snap! Snap!"
"Oh my god! Stop slapping me! It hurts!" Haoyun quickly covered his reddened cheeks and sat up from the ground.
It turned out that as soon as Haoyun felt his consciousness disappear, Dream Jia and Dao Lao also received reports from the Mold Spirit Energy Tracking System that Haoyun's sleeping body had reacted. Therefore, Dream Jia, who realized for the first time that Haoyun might be leaving the dream, immediately launched the Awakening Technique of Five Finger Mountain without saying a word, preparing to awaken Haoyun from the dream.
"Hey! I say, Brother Yun! Why did you suddenly faint? You really scared the heck out of your brother!" Seeing Haoyun successfully awakened, Carl hurried forward, flipping Haoyun's eyelids to check his condition, and said with concern.
"Haoyun, how are you feeling? Are you okay?" Dao Lao stretched out his index finger to shake in front of Haoyun's eyes to confirm his condition while asking in the system channel.
"Ah! Don't shake it! My head is already spinning. If you shake it again, don't blame me for throwing up on you!" Haoyun forcefully swatted Dao Lao's finger away from his eyes, then said irritably.
"Haoyun, what just happened to you? Are you okay?" Dream Jia handed a water bottle to Haoyun and asked with great concern.
"Phew! It should be because I didn't wear the mask properly, which caused me to suffer from hypoxia after the strong wind blew, and then I suddenly fell into a coma. Ah! My head is throbbing so badly right now!" Haoyun took the water bottle from Carl, took a big gulp, then rubbed his temples hard, expressing his pain and fear.
Without thinking, it was obvious that Haoyun's explanation was just to pretend in front of Carl to cover up the real reason why he suddenly fell into a coma. While Haoyun was stalling Carl, he also quickly described everything he had just encountered in the dream to Dream Jia and Dao Lao.
"Could it be that the reason you suddenly fell into a coma just now was because the Mold Spirit Energy Shard sealed within you resonated with Elina again?" Dream Jia speculated in the system channel.
"I think this possibility is very high." Haoyun responded.
"Then, just like sensing Elina fleeing into the black hole, did you sense where Elina is hiding this time?" Dream Jia continued to ask.
"I should have? I remember entering a chaos in my dream and seemed to meet someone there? But my memory of this dream is a bit fuzzy, so I'm completely confused about where I entered in the dream. But one thing is certain, the place I saw in the dream definitely does not belong to this world." Haoyun rubbed his temples and said.
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Since the information Haoyun provided was very vague, and their system currently did not have the ability to search for matches based on the scene described by Haoyun in the lower world, Dream Jia and Dao Lao could only record Haoyun's description for now. While expressing concern about Haoyun's repeated strange dreams, they reminded Haoyun that if he suddenly entered such dreams again, he must concentrate more on the surrounding environment so that they could better search for corresponding places in reality based on Haoyun's dreams.
Of course, Dream Jia and Dao Lao didn't do this because they hoped Haoyun would enter the strange dream again. After all, they also knew that the mold spirit energy in Haoyun's body resonated with Elina, which would inevitably harm Haoyun's body to some extent. But from the current situation, Haoyun, who had entered the strange dream three times already, was likely to suddenly fall into a coma again and enter that strange dream. Therefore, since no one could prevent Haoyun from suddenly entering the strange dream, the best response was to ensure that after Haoyun entered the dream, he could concentrate and gather more information so that the three of them could find more valuable information from it and prevent Haoyun from being dragged into that dream again.
Just as Haoyun and the others were discussing in the system, Karl, who mistakenly believed Haoyun's excuse, quickly expressed concern after seeing Haoyun rubbing his temples in pain, saying, "Oh my! It seems like Yun-ge really experienced severe hypoxia just now! Quickly! Yun-ge, take more oxygen and rest for a while. You'll gradually feel better!"
Haoyun naturally appreciated Karl's sincere concern. But because Haoyun didn't want Karl to overly focus on his sudden fainting, he thanked Karl and took the portable oxygen device, changing the subject while inhaling oxygen, asking, "By the way, Karl, what exactly happened just now? What's the situation now?"
Haoyun's question was not only to avoid Karl continuing to inquire about his sudden fainting but also because he really wanted to know what had happened in reality during the time he had fainted just now. Haoyun noticed that the fierce wind had weakened considerably by now, and the pillar of lightning connecting heaven and earth no longer emitted the blinding light it had when it first appeared.
Seeing that Haoyun seemed to be fine now, the always bold Karl once again focused his attention on the pillar of light above, responding with a worried expression, "The appearance of that pillar of lightning means that the military of the Mastanians will receive new operational instructions. Huh! I wonder what tactical arrangements the Mastanians will make next?"
Then, Karl clicked his tongue and said, "Tsk tsk! I wonder how the progress is going on the boss's side? I really hope they can decipher the 666th code from the observation of this pillar of light!"
Time passed with everyone waiting for about ten minutes, and then the pillar of light began to gradually diminish in brightness, flickering like a light with insufficient power. At the same time, the fierce wind began to dissipate. The dazzling stars in the sky also dimmed rapidly, as if drained of energy by the pillar of lightning, and when the pillar of lightning dissipated, they once again returned to filling the night sky.
Although the surroundings had returned to normal, the members of the Skeleton Squadron remained vigilant. Because this was only the first phase of the observation mission. Next, everyone had to patiently wait for the Salvationists to decipher the light data observed this time, hoping they could uncover the final code segment from this data. So after daybreak, the squadron's communications officer couldn't wait to send a signal towards Eva's direction to confirm the situation of the forward observation team. Soon after, the squadron received a reply from Eva. Although Haoyun and the others couldn't understand what they communicated using signal lights, judging from Karl's slightly relaxed expression, Eva's mission must have been progressing very smoothly.
"Ah! Everything on the boss's side is proceeding according to plan. Next, all we have to do is wait patiently! Hopefully, we'll be lucky this time!" Karl put down his weapon and leaned against the shelter wall, saying.
"How long will it take them to decipher the information in that pillar of light?" Dao Lao asked.
Karl yawned in response, "That's hard to say! If we're lucky, the Salvationists will decipher the information in the pillar of light within a few days and find some useful codes. But if luck isn't on our side, the Salvationists might need weeks or even months to crack it! Since all the Salvationists have come here this time, I estimate they should be able to confirm whether the 666th code exists in the data observed soon! I hope the Salvationists can make progress as soon as possible! Otherwise, if the Mastanian army launches another attack on Lena Tower City, the situation will be even more difficult to control!"
Speaking of this, the relaxed expression on Karl's face disappeared, replaced once again by intense nervousness. Because he knew very well that the progress of the Salvationists' decryption work this time would directly determine how quickly Lena Tower City would face danger. Haoyun and the others were also very nervous at this moment, but their anxiety was not because the Salvationists' decryption work determined when Lena Tower City could be relieved from its crisis. They were anxious because in the pillar of lightning just now, the power of the divine realm and the mold spirit energy had appeared simultaneously, so much so that they unanimously believed that once Elsie deciphered the last code and used the 666 codes to unlock the lock leading to the Mastanian headquarters, they might be one step closer to the truth. It might even give them a chance to encounter Elina again or find out the true identity of the two mysterious people who killed Haoyun's parents.
In addition to the tension, what made Haoyun and the others even more chilling was that through the mold spirit energy tracking system of Dream Jia and Dao Lao, the analysis of the pillar of light revealed that the lightning's appearance was actually just a disguise. After the system peeled off this layer of disguise, it identified that the pillar of lightning not only contained the power of the divine realm but was actually created using the power of the divine realm. Moreover, it was a special light code encrypted by the special power of the divine realm. This meant that the pillar of light, which hid the command information for the Mastanian army, was likely sent from the divine realm.
Could it be that the pillar of light was sent from the divine realm? If the pillar of light was sent from the divine realm, it meant it was sent with the approval of the divine realm. But why would the divine realm command the Mastanians to launch an attack on the lower world? This makes no sense at all! No, there must be some mistake somewhere!