Hao Ren used the streetlight to retrieve a handful of black wolf fur from the ground. He felt cold sweat trickling down his forehead. Fortunately, he had encountered a lot of strange things in the past two days. His nerves had matured a little, and he did not lose his composure. After he calmed down, the first thing he did was to make sure that there were no suspicious "anomalies" around him. This was the experience he gained after spending two days with Lily and Vivian. When unusual creatures were active, they would be accompanied by obvious anomalies. For example, Lily's oppressive beastly aura and Vivian's blood-colored cold wind. He had a feeling that the situation that he could not tell whether it was a dream or something might have something to do with unusual creatures (after all, he had encountered such things for the past two days). However, he did not find anything out of the ordinary. His supersensitive sixth sense did not respond either.
"Mr. Landlord?" Lily blinked. Her unusually bright eyes looked a little strange under the night sky. "What's wrong?"
"Do you think there's anything... strange around here?" Hao Ren suddenly remembered that wolves were creatures that were quite sensitive to danger. He also remembered the terrible scene of the wolves pouncing on him before he woke up from the nightmare. He shook his head and tossed the second thought aside. "Like other 'unusual creatures' or something."
Lily sniffled. Under Hao Ren's speechless gaze, she squatted on the ground and sniffed carefully. She then stood up and shook her head. "No, it's all familiar smells. No strangers have been here. Mr. Landlord, did something happen? "
"We'll talk about it when we get back." Hao Ren clenched the fur in his hand and walked towards his house. Lily followed behind him, not knowing what was going on, but she did not forget to carry the recliner back home. She was indeed a good housekeeper.
In the living room, Hao Ren sat on the sofa with a solemn expression. Opposite him sat a confused Lily and a curious Vivian. Rollie sat next to him. The "family of four" was complete. As the coffee table in the house had been destroyed by the two superwomen, they now had a slightly old short table in front of them. Hao Ren placed the black wolf fur on the table and looked into Vivian's eyes. "I've encountered something strange."
He then described the strange dream in as much detail as possible, focusing on the endless grassland and the two silver moons in the sky. Finally, he pointed at the wolf fur on the table. "When I woke up, I had this in my hand. Do you think I did a high-speed, cheap time-travel, or did I accidentally master the ability to distort reality?"
Vivian frowned and ignored Hao Ren's teasing. She picked up a few strands of wolf fur and sniffed it. "The smell of wild animals, and there's no trace of black magic. This thing really came from a natural animal. Big dog over there, your nose is better. Come and smell this. "
"Oh," Lily said. She put the wolf fur under her nose and took a deep breath. "It smells different from the wolf I'm familiar with. It does have a... different smell from this city. There's a smell of soil and grass mixed in. Only a werewolf could distinguish such a subtle thing." After a while, she finally reacted and slapped the table. "Wait a minute, who did you say was a big dog?!"
"Hey, be gentle!" Hao Ren looked at his broken table. Fortunately, Lily was in human form and did not use her full strength. The table was not as broken as the coffee table. He then looked at Vivian. "What do you think is going on? Is this what you call magic? "
"It's easy to explain if it's just a dream. All kinds of illusions and hypnosis can achieve the same effect." Vivian was still frowning. "I can weave a big dream that can sleep hundreds of people at the same time. You won't even realize that you're dreaming before you wake up. Even someone with a rich imagination would think that they've traveled to another world. But you brought something out of the dream... there's no way to explain it. Anyway, there's no magic that I know that can do this. Of course, it might not be magic. The world of the Dark Side is very complicated, and my knowledge is limited. "
"Actually, it could be like this," Lily suddenly interrupted. She looked excited. "First, use illusion or hypnosis to make Mr. Landlord have a nightmare, then set the content of the nightmare. Then, when he's sleeping, sneak up to him and put the wolf fur in his hand..."
Vivian could not help but twitch the corner of her mouth. "Can you not ruin the atmosphere like that?"
Hao Ren felt that Lily's explanation was quite reasonable. Aside from being a pain in the ass, it could really solve the problem at hand. How should he put it? Dumbass had a dumbass worldview, and under normal circumstances, it was simple and crude and extremely useful...
However, Lily had confirmed that there were no traces of strangers left at the scene. So, Hao Ren's conjecture was not very convincing.
"Anyway, I'm sure that what I've encountered is not normal. Anyway, the natural environment will not allow me to have a dream that erodes reality." Hao Ren sighed. "I've kind of resigned myself to my fate. I'm not itching when there are too many lice, and I'm not worried when there are too many debts. Come at me if you have any evil tricks up your sleeves. But before that, I have to find a way to survive. I might die if I stay with you super creatures!"
Both Vivian and Lily knew that Hao Ren had signed a labor contract with a woman who claimed to be God and was tied up in a pirate ship. So, this time, they did not say anything about leaving voluntarily. Instead, they began to think about it seriously. Vivian was a very smart girl (at least smarter than Lily). She could see that although Hao Ren was an ordinary citizen, a lazy young man who was afraid of trouble, he was extraordinarily courageous and receptive. Every time he encountered something that could destroy a person's worldview, he would be surprised for less than ten seconds before he began to analyze and find a way out. It was the same this time. It was a rare quality. However, no matter how courageous and receptive Hao Ren was, after all, an ordinary person. Vivian really did not know how to make an ordinary person become powerful in an instant.
"Didn't Raven 12345 give you a cheat code or something?" Lily leaned on the table and asked curiously. "I've read about it in human novels. Since you're working for God, the Space Administration should at least give you some labor protection, right?"
"She might have forgotten. I didn't ask," Hao Ren thought about it and agreed. "I'll ask her face to face the next time I see her. I can't get through to her phone number. If I want to find her, I guess I'll have to go to that godforsaken place again … I have a feeling that the Space Administration is getting more and more unreliable. "
"Distant water can't quench a present thirst. You've already had a strange dream, and you didn't get rid of the source of it in the dream. According to the usual pattern of illusions, this dream will definitely continue to take effect. You can't just sleep, right?" Vivian said as she slowly transformed into her vampire form. "I'll make you a protective talisman first. No matter what kind of illusion you're under, as long as you suppress it, it will dissipate soon."
Hao Ren suddenly thought of Vivian's "protective talismans" and asked subconsciously, "Are those bits and pieces of yours reliable?"
"Who told you about my treasures?" Vivian frowned slightly. "I'm talking about the power of a high-level Blood Clan member!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Vivian bit her finger with her fangs without hesitation. Suddenly, a drop of blood with a strange golden-red halo appeared on her fingertip. "Come here, let me smear this drop of blood on the back of your hand. It should be enough to suppress the nightmare — if it's really an illusion."
Hao Ren hesitantly stretched out his hand and watched as Vivian smeared the drop of blood with a strange shimmer on his hand. He could not help but mutter, "I remember the legend that vampires can use their own blood to turn ordinary people into vampires. Do you think I'll mutate?"
"Don't even think about it. That's just a bluff." Vivian sneered. "I've heard the legends of you humans. You can add a descendant with just one bite... If it's that easy for the Blood Clan to reproduce, why would humans still exist? We were already all over Asia, Africa, and Europe during the Bronze Age. Why would we be in such a miserable state when the demon hunters and the church joined forces? "
She was talking about the history of vampires being pushed to the edge by humans, but she did not show any hostility towards Hao Ren, who was a human. It was quite interesting.
"Huh? How did this happen? "
Vivian exclaimed in surprise. The moment her drop of blood touched Hao Ren's skin, it quickly disappeared!
It was as if it was being absorbed at an alarming rate.
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