Chapter 644
Chapter 644 - 624: Dream Butterfly
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In the gray world, there were only black and white. It was not only because this world lacked color but also because the observer’s sensory cells could only transmit these two simple colors.
However, this didn’t mean that the "Observer" was a weak creature.
Amidst the chaotic gray ocean, a dragon’s head slowly emerged.
Without any eyes, as the horned evil dragon surfaced, it created a massive vortex.
Its bee-like buzzing sound brought echoes of soundwaves, simultaneously completing a scan of its surroundings within a few kilometers.
In its eyes, only the two colors of black and white existed, but the clarity of the details was comparable to that of an insect... It should be noted that it was a behemoth at least a hundred meters long.
When it noticed a giant whale surfacing seventeen kilometers away...
Enormous water bubbles gushed out from the head of the dragon. The impact was more terrifying than the main cannon of a battleship, becoming reality.
The bubbles soared into the sky, turning into projectiles.
A massive gash appeared on the head of the whale beast. Its tough skull was not worth mentioning under the water pressure.
Just moments ago, the giant toothed whale beast was hunting, but now it had become prey "served" on a "dinner table."
So, the dragon-creature leisurely swam toward its prey.
However, as it was about to reach, a giant thunderbird appeared in the sky above, summoning endless thunder and lightning, initiating an imminent battle...
"Lu Ping’an!"
At a sudden cry, the "Dragon Beast’s" consciousness was awakened.
Then, it... stood up, swaying for quite a while before coming to its senses.
"...This is a dream, not reality..." Lu Ping’an murmured, repeatedly reminding himself that he was a human, not a dragon.
He sat back down, squinted his eyes, and opened them again only after thoroughly waking up... Looking up, he was almost startled.
Xia Qin’s big eyes were fixated on him earnestly in front of him.
"How about it? Cursed? Or is your wound still not healed? Do you need a healer?"
Lu Ping’an noticed that in the office, most of his teammates from Team 3 were looking over with concern.
Lu Ping’an shook his head, pinched his brows, and showed a smile of extreme fatigue.
"I’m fine. It could be a good thing. I’ve received a blessing, but there are some side effects. It will take a week... possibly half a month to adjust."
This was already Lu Ping’an’s third day back at work. He spent most of his time in a sleepy state, virtually motionless. Considering his exceptionally special status without any critical tasks, he was allowed to "idly fish" until today.
However, today, with a delayed reaction and being in a daze from the office all the way to noon, it was too abnormal.
Lu Ping’an explained briefly, attracting Xia Qin’s question.
"Do you want what about... taking a few days... a week off to go home and rest and adjust?"
"No need, I’m fine like this. If I don’t meet the normal attendance rate, it would be just as sleepy at home as it is here, so at least I could mingle with some attendance rate..."
Lu Ping’an didn’t try to conceal his slack work hour blending, but hearing him say it, none of his colleagues expressed displeasure.
After all, during his dazed wandering in the human world yesterday, he was dragged into an emergency incident on the battlefield... The scene there was probably a disaster area now and could directly apply for a reconstruction of the building complex.
The world of professionals was so realistic. Newcomers were nervous, working overtime, and still picked on for various issues.
As a combat power holder, Lu Ping’an, even if he dozed off here, could make others feel more at ease.
"Here, Meow!"
Accepting the fish-shaped cotton pillowcase handed over by Meow, Lu Ping’an nodded in satisfaction and went back to sleep on the spot.
But honestly, he didn’t know if sleeping like this would make him even more tired...
"I hope the giant beast tonight is a bit more normal..."
It was the blessing he received from the Rust Knight this time that had reduced Lu Ping’an to such a state... But for most ordinary professionals, it wouldn’t be wrong to call it a curse.
[Ding, selection completed, congratulations to the Host for obtaining the Gold-tier Blessing - Rust Knight’s Beast Dream (Lower Gold)]
[Rust Knight’s Beast Dream (Lower Gold): While in a dream state and chanting the deity’s name (Rust Knight) after being blessed, the blessed will establish a psychic connection with a random giant beast in the dream realm.]
[Note: This blessing can only be used seven times. Even if it’s not used, it will dissipate automatically after ten days.]
[It is unknown whether Zhou’s dream is of a butterfly or if it’s a butterfly’s dream of Zhou... The blessed should be aware of their own psychological endurance, otherwise there is a high probability of brain death or decline in spiritual power, and a certain probability of intelligence dropping to the beast level.]
From the description alone, one might think, "What the heck is this?"
But after using it once, Lu Ping’an couldn’t stop, even if he was like a living dead during the day, even if the things in his dreams had begun to confuse reality, he still could not stop.
[Congratulations Host, you have gained a small understanding of the Breathing Technique (Rule-level bubble shadow dragon) and a small level of swimming skills (Dragon Beast Form) ...]
At this moment, Lu Ping’an glanced over, and sure enough, he saw a bunch of system notifications.
This was just a result of his momentary "rehearsing" of his dreams last night while in a daze.
When he woke up and checked his screen, it was a flurry of skyrocketing numbers.
But the most important thing was still...
[Self-invented Breathing Technique (Incomplete, Ungraded) lv0: This breathing technique incorporates a large number of ’Exotic Realm Evil Beast’ life forms, but still needs improvement.]
Looking at this prompt, Lu Ping’an felt bewildered, as this was his third dream already.
His first was of a phoenix, his second a deep-sea monster, and last night was a dragon-creature. He didn’t know if he could complete this set of self-created "Breathing Techniques" by the time his seven chances were up.
Breathing techniques, or those known as the "Inner Transforming Art" of breathing techniques, were essential for professionals, as well as Lu Ping’an’s most important goal... It was also the direction the Rust Knight had pointed out to him.
"... No, I should be thinking about whether I can last until the seventh day like this."
It was a dream, but also a reality, like the system prompt’s mentioned "intelligence decrease, brain death" side effect. For insiders, it’s hard to distinguish whether it’s Zhuang Zhou’s dream of a butterfly or a butterfly’s dream of Zhuang Zhou.
As a giant beast in his dreams, Lu Ping’an, with the help of the Gold-tier blessing, truly transformed... or at least possessed those super giant beasts’ bodies, sensing their modes of physical movement, mobilizing their spiritual power, personally resonating with their life force flow techniques. He could even sketch out the movement patterns of all their muscles.
Foreground, knowledge, memories, spirit; all these were the "rule-level" knowledge and pollution..
Lu Ping’an’s current state hadn’t even touched those "knowledges." The dizziness he felt was just because he couldn’t digest the part that led to his "nasuea," making him mentally distracted and unable to tell reality from dream.
He had already taken the form of a giant beast for three consecutive nights and hadn’t lost his mind right away, which was a testament to Lu Ping’an’s resourcefulness... Maybe even the Rust Knight hadn’t intended him to use it all the way to this point.
But in fact, both Da Mao and Lu Ping’an were crazy about this reward and were willing to go all-in for this opportunity.
— End of Chapter 644 —