The Tyrannosaurus Rex was only a step away from him.
He could clearly see the crisscrossing folds on the Tyrannosaurus Rex's body. These folds divided the Tyrannosaurus Rex's gargantuan body into the shape of a chessboard. It wasn't ugly at all. Instead, it was as if the Tyrannosaurus Rex had donned a suit of sparkling and translucent jade.
Under the illumination of the sun, the Tyrannosaurus Rex's jade armor blossomed with rainbow-like light. It rose up like smoke before transforming into a wave of red light. It was like a raging flame, stirring up a power that had been slumbering in the depths of his heart for a long time.
He felt as if he had fallen into a nightmare. He couldn't move or shout. All he could do was stare blankly at the Tyrannosaurus Rex.
This scene seemed to have been repeated countless times, reincarnated countless times.
Every time, he could faintly sense that the Tyrannosaurus Rex wanted to say something to him, but its low growls would dissipate into the wind and sand.
There were even many times when a bottomless rift appeared between him and the Tyrannosaurus Rex. They could only look at each other from across the river.
Only on this occasion was he the closest to the Tyrannosaurus Rex. He was so close that he could see the lipstick smeared on the Tyrannosaurus Rex's gaping maw.
A Tyrannosaurus Rex with lipstick on?
He was dumbstruck. He was unable to comprehend the scientific logic behind this strange scene.
As he stared at the Tyrannosaurus Rex, the Tyrannosaurus Rex was also staring at him.
Scorching streams of flame spewed out of its tunnel-like nostrils, igniting a ball of fire in his heart. He felt restless and impatient, as if another version of himself was about to burst out of his chest and leap onto the Tyrannosaurus Rex's back.
Strangely enough, the Tyrannosaurus Rex's eyes should be murky and ferocious, just like in all the monster movies.
However, this Tyrannosaurus Rex's eyes were filled with indescribable emotions and information. His heart was beating faster and faster, and he couldn't help but step forward …
Then, he was sent flying by the Tyrannosaurus Rex.
"Still f * cking sleeping? Wake up and fight! "
The Tyrannosaurus Rex let loose a deafening roar.
…
"Ah!"
Li Yao let out a blood-curdling scream as he jumped up from the bunk bed. His head almost hit the ceiling, and his entire body almost fell to the ground with his limbs in the air.
He held onto the edge of the bed and gasped for breath for a while. Layer after layer of cold sweat burst out of his pores.
The rest of his buddies in the dormitory had long gotten used to his strange behavior. Big Brother had gone to the library and was not around. Big Brother was curled up in bed as usual, reading a novel with his headphones on. Big Brother was startled awake by him. He yawned and said, "What are you doing? Why are you crying and howling so early in the morning? Did you have a nightmare again?"
"Yes."
Li Yao looked at his hands. His fingertips were still trembling. He couldn't tell if it was because of fear or … excitement.
"Which nightmare was it?"
Yu Xin, the third oldest, rubbed his eyes and said, "Was it the one where you were ravaged by a female tyrannosaurus rex again and again, and you were so exhausted that you wanted to die? Or was it the one where you ran into a good friend who was dressed as a man, but you saw through her but didn't tell her. Instead, you were in a passionate relationship with her, but one night, you discovered that the good friend who was dressed as a man was hiding a strange python under her crotch? Or was it the one where you dreamed that you were a pregnant woman and gave birth to two computers on the day of labor?"
Li Yao pursed his lips and ignored Yu Xin's teasing.
When his hands were no longer trembling, he carefully climbed out of bed and went to the bathroom to wash his face with cold water.
He raised his head, and what appeared in the mirror was a normal face with nothing special about it.
Aside from the fact that he was overly pale from the great shock he had just received, there were plenty of normal second-tier universities in this normal second-tier city.
Li Yao fell into a daze. He felt like his soul had left his body and was drifting away from the world.
"Is this really me?"
For some reason, a voice appeared in his heart. "Who am I? Where am I?"
He was stunned for a long time. It was as if he could fall asleep again if he stood up and fell into a brand new, strange, and unpredictable dream.
But the sharp whistle outside the window woke him up.
He looked into the distance through the window. The entire Jiangnan University City was submerged in the wind and rain. Dark clouds covered the light of dawn, and the world was shrouded in a dark fog. Rows of tall buildings lit up one after another, and they looked like dancing lanterns in the wind. There were quite a number of lively university students who were not afraid of the wind and rain and had already started their morning exercises. There were also umbrellas that bloomed like flowers pouring into the cafeteria, bringing a hint of liveliness to the university city that had just woken up.
Smoke rose from the cafeteria, and the smoke of the mortal world scattered all over the ground, blowing away the nightmare he had just had.
"As expected of our 610's' Sleeping God '."
Yu Xin had a toothbrush in his mouth and walked to the toilet beside him to pee. "I've never seen someone who loves to sleep as much as you. You sleep in bed for at least twelve hours a day, don't you? When you go to the classroom, you continue to sleep for three to five classes, don't you? Even when you're not sleeping, you look like you're in a daze. Last time, you could even fall asleep on the field during the football game organized by the faculty. Brother, what kind of supernatural power are you cultivating? "
"Cultivating? Supernatural power? "
Li Yao's pupils suddenly shrank.
But in the next second, they were magnified again.
He did not know what Yu Xin was talking about.
"And those nonsensical and weird dreams," Yu Xin said with a grin.
"Although everyone dreams when they sleep, I've never seen anyone's dreams as exciting and exciting as yours. The most important thing is that most people forget their dreams completely after three to five seconds at most after they wake up, but you remember every detail in your dream clearly. Amazing. If I could learn this move of yours, wouldn't I be able to remember any erotic dream and enjoy it over and over again?"
Li Yao did not know what to say.
Ever since the car accident five years ago, when he woke up from a three-month coma, he often had some strange dreams. They were not exactly "nightmares", anyway, they were more "strange" than "frightening".
These strange dreams were like shiny paint that seeped deep into his cerebral cortex and did not dissipate for three to five days. They even often came out in broad daylight to torment him, making him unable to distinguish between reality and illusion, reality and dreams, life and death.
This was not a "divine ability", but more like a "curse".
The most direct side effect was that Li Yao was originally a good, cheerful, passionate, straightforward, simple, and strong young man. But every time a strange dream struck him, he vaguely felt that he had become … wretched, shameless, and dark.
But Li Yao also knew that among his four roommates, Yu Xin was the one who got along best with him. Yu Xin's teasing was not malicious. Those who had not personally experienced these strange dreams would never know how great of an impact they had on a person. They could even … change a person's fate.
"Are you really okay?"
Yu Xin saw that Li Yao's face was still a little pale. He could not help but reach out and ask, "Do you have a fever?"
"I'm fine."
Li Yao took a step back and said, "Don't touch me with your hand that just peed!"
"That's good."
Yu Xin wiped his hand on his pants, thought for a moment, and said, "Bro, take it easy. Actually, it's okay to have some strange dreams, but it's not good to fall into them when you wake up."
"Second Bro likes to read online novels, and I like to read comics. These are also dreams. Riding the wind, singing with swords, acting chivalrous, dominating the world, powerful magic, evil robots, terrifying cosmic tyrants … Modern people's lives are so stressful. Everyone needs a channel to vent. Who hasn't had similar dreams? But dreams are just dreams. It's not reality, and it can't be used as food. You and I aren't rich kids. We're about to graduate, so we have to find a way to make a living first before we dream. Dreams are all fake. They're lies or self-deceiving. Dreams can't affect life. We have to be down-to-earth, right? "
"… Yes."
Li Yao nodded his head. He returned to his seat, opened the drawer, and took out a small notebook with a password lock. He opened the notebook. Inside the notebook was densely packed with tiny words, recording the details of all the uncanny dreams he had in the past few years. The notebook had been rubbed so often that the edges had turned white and yellow.
Li Yao thought for a moment, flipped to the latest page of the notebook, and wrote:
"May 19, 2018, early morning.
"I dreamed of a Tyrannosaurus Rex again, but she put on lipstick. What does that mean?"
He flipped to the first two pages and used a ballpoint pen to draw a lifelike picture of a Tyrannosaurus Rex. After some thought, he added a few strokes on the Tyrannosaurus Rex's bloody mouth as "lipstick."
Then, he looked at the lipsticked Tyrannosaurus Rex and fell into deep thought again.
"It's over, it's over. This child is possessed. It's completely hopeless!"
Yu Xin lamented behind him.
Li Yao closed the notebook and locked it. Just as he was about to turn around and refute, he was shocked by Yu Xin's outfit. "What are you doing? Why are you wearing a colorful head cover? And what's the meaning of this foam and plastic outfit?"
"What do you mean by 'colorful head cover'? This is a 'five-color battle qi cool suit'. Do you know what cosplay is?"
Yu Xin put on a layer of foam and plastic armor and made a few bodybuilding movements. "Isn't today the 'Pegasus Lake International Animation Festival'? I spent half a month's breakfast money to buy this outfit. Look, look, look how I look. Is it professional? Is it domineering?"
Li Yao was speechless. "Didn't you just lecture me not to indulge in messy dreams?"
"How is that the same? I'm very clear-headed, restrained, and bottom-line. I definitely won't confuse my imagination with real life. After today, of course, I'll put in all my effort into the job fair, find a job, make a lot of money, get married, have children, and buy a house. But today, hehehe, I heard that there are many beautiful ladies at the animation festival. There's also a professional cosplay team from abroad. They're all blonde and blue-eyed Caucasians. I have to go and admire them. "
Yu Xin rubbed his hands and suddenly thought of something. "Hey, why don't we go together? This is called fighting poison with poison. Think more about the ladies and Caucasians. It's better than you dreaming about Tyrannosaurus Rex all day long. Maybe when you discover how exciting the world of 2D and cosplay is, you won't have those strange dreams anymore?"
"Really?"
Today was the weekend, and Li Yao wasn't a person who liked to study, so he didn't mind it.
"Let's go!"
Yu Xin's interest was piqued. "Just from the fact that you often dream of a cross-dressing buddy with a giant python poking out from his crotch, I'm sure you have the potential to develop into a two-dimensional character. Perhaps you haven't even realized that you're actually a well-hidden cross-dressing mogul?"
"Get lost!"
Li Yao scolded jokingly, but his body still stood up honestly. After washing up, he went with Yu Xin.
When they passed by the bed of Zhao Kai, the second oldest in the dormitory, he patted the bed frame. "We're going to the animation festival to see the ladies. Do you want to come?"
Zhao Kai's muffled laughter came from under the blanket. "No, you guys go ahead. Just take more photos of the ladies for us to admire!"
"Let's go. I wonder what Zhao Kai has been watching these days. He's as engrossed as you."
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