Fear of food

Chapter 140 Drop Tower

When the three men with buzz cuts saw the blood-red halo surrounding Chen Qi, even in their dream, they instantly broke out in a cold sweat.

This is why it is quite difficult to escape from a dream in an advanced dream state.

If this were in the first layer of the dream, the three of them would probably have been scared awake on the spot.

Even if you can't wake up from a fright, you have to force yourself to wake up and escape.

Domain, that's the symbol of the parasites!

Considering Chen Qi's various special traits and strange behavior, his unusual appearance in the advanced dream world, and his astonishing combat power... the three of them could basically confirm Chen Qi's identity!

Chen Qi glanced at the three of them indifferently, without offering any explanation.

Having identified the advanced source of contamination, he released his safe house and began collecting the contaminants.

"This dream source is actually the source of the rapids. The stream is accelerated in speed and flow because it is influenced by the dream source."

While Chen Qi focused on collecting Dream Source, the three men with buzz cuts on the shore were restless.

Liehuo lowered his voice: "What should we do? Should we run away?"

Even though Dazhuang had just completed his first qualitative leap in ability, he was still very worried: "I can't escape, can I? I feel like I can't win either."

The crew-cut man glared at the two men: "Calm down! If Biscuit wanted to kill us, she would have done it already. Why would she bother saving us?"

"Even if he has been parasitized, at least he is still rational for now. He has no ill intentions towards us and may even be kind to us."

Liehuo retorted, "Saving us might not be out of kindness; it could be to allow other nightmares to parasitize us."

The man with the buzz cut shook his head and said in a low voice, "Don't do anything for now. Just observe and see how things develop. Maybe it's all a misunderstanding."

What he really wanted to say was that no matter what the truth was, they couldn't resist it, so they should just accept their fate.
Just then, a huge commotion on the other side of the stream caught the attention of the three of them.

The already turbulent water flow accelerated even further!
The raging torrent of water was like a stampeding herd of cattle, rushing and crashing all the way.

It crashed into the rocks on the shore and shattered them instantly!

hiss……

The three of them gasped in shock. This wasn't water; it was a hail of bullets!
Standing in the water now isn't surfing, it's torture!

This is the self-rescue measure taken by the advanced dream source here after realizing the crisis.

There were no guardians around. The Xiong family of three were either dead or had fled. The advanced Dream Source could only speed up the water flow to save itself.

However, Chen Qi stood firmly in the stream, as steady as Mount Tai and as solid as a rock.

A small whirlpool formed around him, and the stream water was automatically diverted as soon as it approached him.

Having learned from his previous experience, Chen Qi had become increasingly adept at controlling his own abilities, and his safe house had silently covered the stream.

Using his ability to "control water" in the amusement park, Chen Qi easily withstood the impact of the water flow.

The next moment, the surging water seemed to have been paused, and all its flow stopped!
It's not slowing down, it's truly coming to a standstill.

It seems as if an invisible force has contained this stretch of water.

However, this was not the end. Immediately afterwards, the water flowed upstream, surging towards the upper reaches!

The three people on the bank were dumbfounded. It is common sense that water flows downhill, but what they saw before them completely defied common sense. The stream was actually flowing upstream, rushing towards higher ground.

And it was still such a rapid, aggressive torrent!
This is tantamount to waving a hand and making a herd of mad bulls turn around on the spot.

"Did he alter the laws of nature with human power?" Da Zhuang swallowed hard, suddenly realizing that his "bear strength" wasn't so strong after all.

The man with the buzz cut remained rational, shaking his head: "It's not that exaggerated. This is, after all, a dream. If he had such a skill in reality, then indeed..."

In dreams, some special abilities that defy common sense and intuition are actually quite normal.

If this could be done in real life, that would truly be defying the heavens.

However, all three subconsciously believed that this was a skill Chen Qi had acquired after a qualitative change in his abilities.

If they knew that this was just the basic ability Chen Qi possessed as a Dream Thief, they would probably be astonished.

The Dream Source that Chen Qi took in this time was also not of a high level. Under his powerful counterattack, the Dream Source had no way to protect itself and could only watch helplessly as it was swallowed up little by little by Chen Qi's safe house.

Eventually, the stream returned to its calm state.

In Chen Qi's safe house, the bathtub-sized pool had been replaced by a small ditch.

It's called a small ditch, but once you enter the amusement park, its size is reduced by the rules, and the so-called small ditch immediately becomes a stream.

A sign was placed at the upstream source of the small ditch, which read: Extreme Rafting.

Following the slides and pirate ship, Chen Qi's amusement park has added another official attraction: "Extreme Rafting".

How many limits can it have?
First of all, it has no boat.

Using their own bodies as rafts, drifting on human flesh.

Of course, that's not all. The main thing is that the speed of the water flow and the length of the stream can be changed according to Chen Qi's wishes.

In other words, there is no limit to "extreme rafting" itself; the real limit lies in Chen Qi.

A ditch divides Chen Qi's amusement park in two. One side has a slide, and the other side has a pirate ship. The small amusement park has only three attractions, which can barely be considered to have "land, sea and air".

The space was a bit too small; the three attractions filled the entire amusement park.

Chen Qi also knew that the way to expand the amusement park was to add new attractions.

However, the project is currently being upgraded from the previous version, and the total number of projects remains at three, without any improvement.

There is nothing we can do about it.

The only hope is that the absorption of a third advanced source of pollution will bring about a qualitative change in capabilities.

That way, we might be able to expand the amusement park's area!

Chen Qi calmly stepped ashore, his clothes dry and without a drop of water on him.

Although the three people on the shore tried their best to remain calm, their expressions were clearly somewhat unnatural.

Chen Qi didn't say much, and simply said, "Do you have anything else to do? If not, I'll take you back."

"Thanks for your help, Biscuit Brother. We've completed our mission," the crew-cut man said politely. "If you have something to do, please continue with your work. We'll leave on our own. We're sorry to trouble you any further."

"It's alright, come with me." Without waiting for a reply, Chen Qi grabbed the three of them and they disappeared from the spot in the next moment.

In the blink of an eye, the three of them arrived in another dream world.

This is the third layer of the dream.

Chen Qi didn't have Marilyn Monroe's ability to "take an elevator" between different layers of dreams, so he could only lead them step by step from the fourth layer of dreams back to the first layer.

Cold sweat immediately broke out on the foreheads of the three people.

Chen Qi's ability to freely traverse dreams once again proves his identity as a nightmare parasite.

Furthermore, forcing them to come along against their will is bound to make them suspicious. "Are we really going to be used as vessels for nightmares?"

The three of them were unsure whether they should resist, mainly because they had no confidence that they could succeed in resisting.

While the three hesitated, Chen Qi had already led them through the dream world to the first level.

"Did you come in through reality, or directly from the dream?" Chen Qi asked.

The three men with buzz cuts arrived at the Chang Le Happy World in their dream in two ways.

One way is to directly arrive at the real-world Chang Le Happy World, and then enter the dream, where you will appear directly in the corresponding place.

The second option is to randomly enter a dream world, then travel within the dream world to reach Chang Le Happy World.

The difference between the two methods lies in the location of the body.

Once you leave the first layer of the dream, you will return to reality, your consciousness will fully awaken from the dream, and you will return directly to your body.

However, the people you encounter in a dream may not actually be in the same place as the dream scene.

In a typical dream thief, once they enter a dream world, their body loses consciousness and remains in place, while their consciousness can roam freely in the dream world.

Only those who are sleepwalking polluters can achieve complete synchronization between their dreams and reality.

Of course, Nightmare Parasites can also do this; when they move in the dream world, they can hide their bodies in the interlayered world and move together.

However, Chen Qi's body was definitely restricted by the Nightmare Clan.

Although Chen Qi and the man with the buzz cut were standing together at this moment, their physical bodies were probably tens of kilometers apart in reality.

For example, Chen Qi, although he is currently standing in the Chang Le Happy World in the dream, his body is not in the real Chang Le Happy World, but is still trapped in a certain interlayer world around the resurrection point.

Therefore, once he exits the dream, he will immediately separate from the three men, including the man with the buzz cut.

Chen Qi was afraid that without his protection, the Nightmare Clan would attack them.

The man with the buzz cut replied, "We came from a dream."

"That's good. Then we'll take our leave." Chen Qi nodded slightly.

If they came from within a dream, they must have taken good protective measures for their bodies, and the Nightmare Clan cannot pinpoint their exact location or target them.

When Chen Qizhen let them leave, Dazhuang and Liehuo were slightly taken aback, but in fact they were already prepared to fight to the death.

"Thank you." The man with the buzz cut thanked him again, without lingering or saying anything more polite, and quickly led his two teammates out of the dream.

No sooner had they left than Monroe appeared beside Chen Qi.

She giggled and said, "Don't worry, Master. I won't harm them for your sake."

Chen Qi didn't respond, but said directly, "Take me to the next advanced dream realm."
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The edge of the polluted area in Changle City.

Inside an abandoned warehouse.

A simple mat was laid out on the ground, and the three men—the crew-cut man, Liehuo, and Dazhuang—were lying upright on it, fast asleep.

Beside them, a tall man held a gun, looking around warily.

If Chen Qi were here, he would definitely recognize that this tall man was one of the members of the Chang Le City Special Forces Team whom he had met once before.

The trio consisted of the crew-cut man and Liehuo, who accompanied Dazhuang into the dream world to search for advanced dream fragments, while the tall man was responsible for protecting the three of them in reality.

Suddenly, a series of heavy breathing sounds came from behind. The tall man's face lit up with joy, and he quickly turned around to ask, "How are you?"

The three of them had been in the dream for some time now, and there had been no news from them, not even a brief reply from them, which made him extremely anxious.

But seeing that all three of them had furrowed brows, his heart tightened immediately: "They failed?"

The man with the buzz cut shook his head and said, "Let's go outside first."

The tall man was curious, but the tacit understanding developed from long-term cooperation prevented him from asking too many questions. The group drove out of the polluted area without stopping.

After leaving the contaminated area, the three men with buzz cuts simultaneously took out their phones, opened the official internal software, and searched for the keyword "biscuit".

It turned out that there was only one code name, and all other information was kept secret!

I can't even see a profile picture.

"What's wrong with you three? You all look like you've seen a ghost," the tall man couldn't help but ask.

Just as the man with the buzz cut was about to open his mouth to explain, his phone suddenly rang.

Upon seeing the number, his expression immediately turned serious, and he subconsciously straightened his back.

If he weren't in the car, he would have stood up and saluted.

He cautiously answered the phone, but before he could even say hello, the voice on the other end asked directly:
Why are the three of you searching for information about 'cookies'?
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"Is this the third dream source I'm going to absorb?"

Chen Qi looked at the towering drop tower in Chang Le Amusement World with a doubtful expression.

He had thought the next Dream Source would be hidden in a deeper, more advanced secret realm, but to his surprise, Monroe led him directly to the bottom of the drop tower at the amusement park.

“You’re different from others,” Monroe explained with a smile. “Others have to steal fragments of advanced dreams, so they can only search for them in advanced dreams, but what you want is the source of dreams.”

"Advanced dream sources do not necessarily only appear in advanced dreams; there are also quite a few advanced dream sources in the first level of dreams."

Chen Qi's pollution detection capabilities did indeed detect that the drop tower in front of him was indeed a high-level source of pollution.

"It seems that jumping off a building will replace the slide in my safe house."

The three basic amusement facilities in Chenqi Amusement Park are too primitive and rudimentary, so it is inevitable that they will be replaced and upgraded.

Now that the swings and pool have been replaced, it's the slide's turn.

"Master, please absorb with peace of mind, I will help you clear the space."

As soon as Marilyn Monroe finished speaking, a purple aura spread out, covering most of the surrounding amusement park.

Immediately, everyone within the area spontaneously withdrew and left the area.

In this way, when Chen Qi absorbs the Dream Source, these people will not be summoned by the Dream Source and stop Chen Qi.

"With the help of the Nightmare Clan, leveling up is so easy."

Chen Qi couldn't help but sigh, recalling how he used to fight to the death just to eat a piece of high-quality wild food.

Now, the Nightmare Clan has directly located the source of the pollution and delivered it to him, even taking the initiative to clear the area and remove obstacles for him.

Therefore, absorbing this third high-level dream source was even easier than the first two!

Chen Qi guessed that Menglu could have delivered the first two Dream Sources to him as well, but perhaps she didn't give him much help so that he could quickly familiarize himself with and master his own abilities.

"bring it on!"

Chen Qi took a deep breath and released his amusement park dream, covering the drop tower facility.

"Next, let's see what new abilities this qualitative change will bring me!"

(End of this chapter)