Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 490 Fantasy...and Perfection
An invisible spiritual force wove a vast net between the sky and the sea, with countless silent Nightmares above and Zhang Jie alone below. He connected with the spiritual force of these Nightmares, and thus posed a series of questions.

To Zheng Zha's disappointment, although the consciousness of these Nightmares varied in level, the time points they gave were not consistent. The outside "Trembling Black Hole" was at the end of the 20th century, but a considerable number of these Nightmares came from other eras, some earlier and some later, while those that happened to have traveled from this era were not many.

"This means..."

“Those Nightmares that died didn’t return to their own time; they truly died.” Mu Xiang sighed. “If the time span is too large, they will die due to the change in time.”

"To be precise, it's not just the passage of time... but rather that after the Abyss was destroyed, these Nightmares were unable to sustain themselves and were interfered with by time outside the Dream Realm. If these people's lifespans are still within the normal range after the difference between modern time and the time travel is settled, they will not die; otherwise, they will certainly die," Mu Xiang speculated. "Whether they exceed their lifespan limit or become zero years old, it will cause this Nightmares to die."

“All Nightmares… or rather, all creatures in the Dreamland that were transformed from humans have been moved to their current position in time.”

"That's the truth behind their deaths."

Zheng Zha and Zhang Jie remained silent or sighed, then Zheng Zha suddenly spoke up: "So what do you think the solution is?"

"Why would it be affected by time?" Mu Xiang asked rhetorically.

Zheng Zha took a deep breath: "Why?"

Mu Xiang's expression turned cold: "I want you to think for yourself... You can't ask me anytime. You can figure it out yourself. Even if it's just mimicking my thought process, it's still the result of your own thinking, which is better than asking for an obvious answer."

Zhang Jie patted Zheng Zha on the shoulder: "Mu Xiang is right... You're being too hasty right now. I think I understand why, you can figure it out."

“Hmm…” Zheng Zha was silent for a moment. This time, he didn’t push up his nose. Instead, he said uncertainly, “Our previous speculations were all based on the timeline of the world of ‘The Trembling Black Hole,’ and judging from the answers of these Nightmares, that’s indeed the case. In other words, the Dream Realm is influenced by the real world… no, it should be influenced by this plane!”

"So... the Dream Realm, as an ordered abyss, has actually changed in essence. With the disappearance of the Plane Spirit and the existence of the Dream Realm itself deceiving the principles of civilization..." Zheng Zha paused, "The Dream Realm has been absorbed by the Fantasy World?"

Mu Xiang nodded and smiled, "That's right, that's exactly it... It's very simple, isn't it? What we need to do next is to use the mechanisms of the fantasy world to liberate them from this situation."

"Then, let's proceed according to my plan."

Time in the dream world flows much slower than in the outside world; a week in the dream world is equivalent to one hour on Earth. Therefore, the three of them have ample time to do whatever they want…

They traversed the entire Dreamland, both above and below ground, and then gathered all the mythical creatures. In fact, compared to before, these mythical creatures were now a minority. Those transformed from abyssal species had perished along with the destruction of the abyss; and most of those transformed from humans had not withstood the effects of time.

Zhang Jie read the consciousness of all the remaining mythical creatures and recorded their information as humans before their transformation.

Inside the ghoul's lair in the underground world, Mu Xiang and his companions found the exit to the real world. The spatial passage from the Cold Plains to the Central Asian Mountains had been destroyed in the battle between Mu Xiang and Black Bull, so they could only reach the real world through the ghoul's lair in the underground world.

This method of travel was naturally not standard, but now that the Abyss had been destroyed, the Dream Realm was no longer affected by it. Mu Xiang speculated that the two gatekeepers were also gone, otherwise they wouldn't have allowed them to return using this almost smuggling method. "This Dream Realm was previously affected by the Abyss, but it also had many similarities to the Dream Realm in the original setting. After all, strictly speaking, it was constructed by the Abyss with its help. Nordens' explanation, apart from concealing the Abyss's role, wasn't too far off... So the current Dream Realm is truly just a small plane within the fantasy world," Mu Xiang said. "Therefore, entering and exiting according to the Dream Realm's settings shouldn't be a big problem."

This method of traveling back and forth through spatial channels instead of entering a dream has drawbacks in the setting of the Dream Realm... for example, after death, one will truly experience the death of the physical body. But why would Mu Xiang and his two companions be afraid of that?
Mu Xiang and his two companions, along with the Titans, traveled from a ghoul's lair to a graveyard in the real world. The only drawback was that the spatial passage on the other side of the Dream Realm had been damaged by the Titans; to return to the Dream Realm, they would have to find another way.

A minor incident occurred when the three returned to the hotel, only to find Zhang Jie's physical body trapped within a telekinetic barrier. Mu Xiang and Zheng Zha, being genuine fourth-tier powerhouses, naturally entered the Dream Realm with their bodies and souls intact; however, Zhang Jie's physical body remained in the hotel.

At this moment, Zhang Jie's physical body also transformed into a distorted form... This was probably a hidden trick planted by Muroshi, but the three of them had already made preparations before entering the dream, so how could they allow the Abyss to use their physical bodies to cause harm? It's a pity that this body probably didn't distort for long in the real world before it was directly crushed by the returning Zhang Jie using telekinesis.

The rest was simple: Zhang Jie would send the collected human data to the world using existing media in this dimension. After being influenced by the implications of this information, everyone in the world would dream of these people… dream of them as humans, not as them.

They have found it difficult to integrate into the real world; for them, a new dream world might be more suitable for living... as humans.

"Speaking of which, your Eye of Suggestion is really something else... I didn't know it could be integrated into other information." Zheng Zha muttered to himself as he lay on the bed.

"Nonsense, does that mean the other person can only be hinted at if they look into my eyes? That's a waste." Zhang Jie cursed, a cigarette dangling from his lips. At this moment, only within the artificial body could he experience the taste of smoke, and according to him, this sensation was somewhat different from that in his physical body, which displeased him.

Mu Xiang stood by the window, looking down at the city... The Titan was not far away; with Zhang Jie present, the others had no way of knowing the existence of this behemoth. They were also unaware that, after the world restarted, in a fantasy world beyond their awareness, a conspiracy targeting the entire plane had been thwarted.

However, their fantasies after entering the dream world help the people in the fantasy world to be reborn. The construction of the fantasy world relies on the fantasies of people in the real world, and under Zhang Jie's guidance, the entire real world is changing things in the fantasy world.

"All that's left is to wait to return to the Main God Space... Everything in this world has been resolved," Mu Xiang said. "Although it only took a few hours in the real world, it was more difficult for us than a typical horror movie."

Zheng Zha and Zhang Jie both nodded, and then Mu Xiang said, "This plane is more magical than we thought... The mutual influence between the fantasy world and the real world is a very good structure in itself. No wonder Muroshi wants to take root in the Abyss here. It is indeed a lucrative opportunity."

"I've helped so much this time, but the Civilization Court hasn't given me anything in return... There's really nothing I can do." After a long silence, Mu Xiang chuckled softly, "I've actually suffered quite a loss."

As he spoke, Mu Xiang reached into his pocket, which contained the shards of his glasses.

The next moment, Mu Xiang was completely stunned.

There were no pieces of glasses in my pocket...

There was only one pair of intact glasses.

(End of this chapter)