Hao Ren hid in a bunker and observed the situation outside. Although he did not see any enemies, he could tell from the sound of gunfire in the distance that this was not a peaceful place. It was important to stay hidden until he figured out the situation.
He saw the streets around him were in ruins, the buildings were mottled and collapsed, the walls and roads were full of bullet holes, and the corners of the streets were piled with twisted metal debris. Everywhere was a scene of war. The sky was gray as if it was going to rain, but the dry and cold air reminded him that it was not a cloud, but some kind of high-altitude dust cloud that would not disperse. A breeze blew, bringing with it the smell of gunpowder in the distance, and a pungent smell like chemical pollution.
"What's going on? Has World War III really begun? " Hao Ren mumbled as he concentrated and checked his brain state. He found that he was not dreaming.
"It can't be a dream …" He muttered to himself. "The details are too complete … Have I been sent somewhere in The Plane of Dreams again?"
It was difficult for ordinary people to recognize their own situation when they were in a dream because the brain would naturally process all the details in the dream and self-deceive itself to construct the necessary senses. But Hao Ren had undergone physical modification and targeted training of his mental power. He could stay awake in the dream, and he could also distinguish reality in an extreme sleep. He could even resist all kinds of powerful illusions to a certain extent. But after confirming that he was in reality, Hao Ren still had some doubts. He felt that he might have entered The Plane of Dreams again, but this time, there was a lingering feeling that he could not get rid of. He could not tell what was going on.
"MDT, can you hear me?" Hao Ren activated the mental link and called the MDT in his mind. He knew that the guy was connected to him 24/7, including when he was asleep. "My situation is a little tricky now …"
The MDT's voice came after a few seconds of delay. "Roger, the signal is clear, but my situation is a little tricky too …"
"You're in too?" Hao Ren said in his mind as he carefully moved to the nearest building. He hoped that he could go to a higher place to see what was going on. "Is this The Plane of Dreams?"
The voice of the MDT was fluctuating. "Should be, but the teleportation process was very sudden. I was pulled in by your mental power and didn't have time to record the diving process. In addition, the surrounding environment is somewhat strange, but I can't describe it. "
"Heh, I can't believe I fell asleep and entered The Plane of Dreams again." Hao Ren's mouth twitched. He saw a tall tower. Although the outer wall was damaged, the structure was still intact and strong. He decided to go up and have a look. "I thought I wouldn't have to use this method anymore... I haven't experienced it for more than a year."
"Theoretically, this shouldn't have happened. Your mental power has stabilized and is highly controllable, so there shouldn't be any uncontrollable dream intrusions. Furthermore, I'm connected to you, so I'm like a firewall … At least there's a warning function."
"There will always be accidents. Speaking of which, you mentioned that the environment here is abnormal? Maybe it's because we're entering The Plane of Dreams in spirit form, "Hao Ren speculated." Ever since we found the crack of Tannagost, we've been entering it physically. I've almost forgotten what it feels like to enter in spirit form. "
The voice of the MDT was delayed for a few seconds. "Insufficient information, no comment."
Hao Ren climbed to the third floor of the dilapidated tower and looked down at the street below. "Why are you suddenly so serious? Speaking of which, this place is really... not optimistic. "
Standing on the balcony of the tower and overlooking the city, the sight was full of devastation. Almost every street was in ruins. The entire city must have suffered a large-scale bombing, or perhaps it was destroyed in a prolonged city war.
The voice of the MDT continued, "I need to allocate some of my computing power to analyze the situation here."
"Well, continue your analysis," Hao Ren said casually. "But before that, can you determine the location of this planet? How far is this place from Holletta? Can you contact CARS or the Alamanda base? "
"... Insufficient information. I can only confirm that it's in The Plane of Dreams, but I can't determine its current location. The signal transmission with CARS and the Alamanda base is normal, but the physical address can't be resolved. There may be unexpected interference or data link error. "
"Or it may be too far," Hao Ren looked up at the gray sky as if he wanted to see the starry sky behind it through the layer of dust. "Or this place is in a special galaxy."
In this universe of the explosion of the true god, it was not unimaginable to have one or two distorted areas with chaotic rules of space and time. Now Hao Ren was glad that he entered this place in spirit form. If there was any danger, he could still escape.
However, a doubt had begun to linger in his mind: Why did he suddenly fall into this place?
When he first entered The Plane of Dreams, he 'dived' through the dream like this, so he was no stranger to the process of diving. But he had also tested it. If he dived through the dream in the Surface World, he would be 100% transmitted to Holletta. It seemed that Holletta and the Surface World had some kind of mapping relationship, or a big crack in the Wall of Reality was projected on Holletta.
But this time, he came to a strange planet, and it seemed to be far away from Holletta.
He asked the MDT, "MDT, what do you think is going on?"
The MDT thought for a moment and said, "... Pessimistically, this phenomenon may mean that the crack in the Wall of Reality is further widening. Previously, you could only enter Holletta when you dream in the Surface World, but now... more places in The Plane of Dreams are connected to the Surface World. "
Hao Ren felt a pain in his liver. "What about the optimistic estimate?"
"The optimistic estimate is that you're out of your mind, that's why you're jumping around."
"Screw you!"
"I come from the production line. My daddy is a substrate detector. Please pay attention to your orientation. My daddy is harder than any part of your body."
Hearing the MDT bickering with him so energetically, Hao Ren breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the MDT had recovered from the sudden teleportation.
"Not completely out of the woods yet," the MDT sensed the thoughts in Hao Ren's mind. It seemed a little depressed as it sent a message. "There was a data conversion error when I entered The Plane of Dreams. I've lost my mobility. Come and pick me up."
Hao Ren was stunned. "Why did you make so many mistakes this time?"
"Who should I ask? You were the one in charge during the dive! "
"Okay, okay, where should I pick you up?"
The MDT transmitted the navigation information to Hao Ren's mind. The latter looked in a certain direction and found that the streets there were billowing green smoke, and intermittent gunfire was coming from there.
That guy had really chosen a good place to "land".
Hao Ren shook his head and sighed. He jumped straight down from the three-story building and ran towards the smoky alley.
As he approached the crossfire zone, he found some corpses. There were men and women wearing different combat uniforms, and they were armed with small caliber weapons. Judging from the wounds, they should have died in the recent crossfire.
When he arrived at the alley where the MDT sent the signal, the battle here was already over.
The air was filled with the pungent smell of gunpowder, and the smell of blood mixed with the breeze. The soldiers who had fought here should have retreated or died. He could only see the remains of broken equipment on the ground and a few bodies behind the bunker at the corner of the street. They did not even have time to take the bodies away. Obviously, this was the losing side.
Hao Ren looked around and found no living people. Two dead soldiers lay behind a few cement slabs closest to him. He walked over and bent down to check on them.
"Firearms are powered by gunpowder, but more advanced than those on Earth," Hao Ren muttered as he examined the equipment of the dead soldiers. "Well, the gun is inlaid with an advanced electronic auxiliary device, probably for aiming and guidance... and connected to the combat uniform..."
He reached for a rifle, and a line of text was projected on the gun: User error. Mechanism locked.
"... It even has a permission identification function."
At this moment, a clear voice from behind suddenly interrupted Hao Ren's action. "Don't move! The person in front, put your hands behind your head, face this way and stand up slowly! "
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