There's a big problem with dreams in this world.

Reaching the mask, Lu Qing took out a mithril dagger and stabbed it into the distorted face painted on the mask.

The sharp mithril dagger pierced the mask, leaving only a small crack. Lu Qing's hand trembled slightly, and she raised her hand to strike the crack again.

"Click".

A few fragments fell down, and after another cut, Lu Qing felt some distorted sounds coming from her ears.

"hatred......."

With unwavering resolve, she stabbed several more times, finally piercing a large hole in the mask.

Taking a step back, Lu Qing frowned, forcefully suppressing the urge to end her life with a single blow.

"It doesn't seem too serious."

After a while, Lu Qing shared her thoughts.

It's hard to imagine just how low Fang Qingrou's mental attributes must be for her to be affected by this level of mental attack.

Having grasped the meaning behind Lu Qing's words, Wei Yin stared at Fang Qingrou for a while before saying:

"Her mental state is probably around 7 points."

"7 o'clock?"

Lu Qing was a little confused. Her mental attribute was 9 points, only 2 points away from 7 points. Logically speaking, there shouldn't be such a big difference.

Seemingly noticing Lu Qing's confusion, Wayne explained:

"Mental and physical attributes such as endurance are different. If you can withstand it, you can withstand it; if you can't, you will feel very uncomfortable."

"For example, if an illusion requires 8 points of spirit to resist, a person with 7 points of spirit will be pulled into the illusion, while a person with 8 points of spirit will not be pulled in."

"Oh."

Lu Qing nodded as if she understood. After resting for a while, feeling that she had recovered, she quickly went to the third mask and used the same trick to pierce it with a mithril dagger.

After resting for a while, the fourth mask was soon destroyed.

After all four masks were destroyed, the black mist monster's body shrank rapidly, as if a deflated balloon had been released.

It eventually dissipated into the air like water vapor.

Shanara remained unconscious in the same spot.

"boom!"

The disappearance of the black mist monster caused the chandelier on its body to fall. Fortunately, Shanara was relatively small and was not crushed by the chandelier.

This incident also gave Lu Qing a lingering fear. If the chandelier had really fallen on Shanara, the chandelier, which was heavy enough to make the black mist monster unable to move, might have broken Shanara's bones.

Secondary objective: Eliminate all assassins who came to kill you (Completed!)

"Phew, finally done."

Seeing the message pop up on the notice board, Lu Qing breathed a sigh of relief. She looked at Fang Qingrou, who was tied up not far away, and was sleeping soundly on the ground.

"Really."

With a somewhat helpless expression, Lu Qing looked at the messy space inside the opera house and the old man who had been blown away and hit his head on the wall and fainted not far away, and sighed.

Am I the only one still conscious?

“Gah, you’re definitely the only one here,” Wayne said, standing above the chandelier.

Turning her head, Lu Qing looked at Wayne carefully and felt that he hadn't changed much, so she asked, "Didn't you say you were going to absorb this monster? Why do I feel that you haven't changed at all?"

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Chapter 113: The Target Has Been Awakened

"Hmph, how could a weakling like you possibly notice any changes? Hah." Wayne raised his chin and said.

"Speak properly to me," Lu Qing said, glaring at Wayne.

"Gah........"

Wayne let out a somewhat timid cry, then said, "It's just been absorbed and hasn't been digested yet. Besides, even if it's digested, there won't be any change in its appearance."

"Oh."

Ignoring Wayne, Lu Qing looked around at the spot where the black mist monster had died and quickly found her target.

In the first world, she wondered what the ghosts or anything else in it could leave behind after they died. She was actually thinking about whether this black mist monster would leave anything behind after it died.

Surprisingly, she actually found it after searching for a while.

It was a mask, right under the chandelier, not covered up, but getting it would probably take some effort.

The mask shimmered with a pure white light, with a faint tendency to change towards blue, meaning it was a top-tier white-quality item.

After looking around and making sure no one was around, Lu Qing lay down somewhat ashamed and struggled to reach for the mask inside.

After finally managing to get the mask out, Lu Qing blushed as she looked at Fang Qingrou and the old man. She breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that neither of them showed any signs of waking up.

“Actually, you could have let me get it for you, huh?” Wayne’s voice suddenly rang out from behind Lu Qing at this moment.

"!!"

Lu Qing was startled by Wayne, and then felt a little embarrassed. She hadn't thought of this solution for a moment, so she went to get it herself.

Although Fang Qingrou and the others didn't see it, only Wayne did, which was still a little embarrassing.

However, while feeling embarrassed, she was also a little resentful. This stinky bird was obviously doing it on purpose, only offering to help after she took out the mask.

Telling her what you were doing only makes her feel awkward.

However, she had no evidence to prove that the bird did it on purpose. After all, Wayne had only been intelligent for a short time, less than a year even including the time in the dream world, so it was not impossible that he had low emotional intelligence.

Pouting, Lu Qing ignored Wayne and looked at the mask in her hand.

This is a mask with a pure white background and interwoven red lines. Compared to the mask that was previously hanging on the body of the black mist monster, this mask looks rather ordinary.

However, if Lu Qing had to choose which one she liked best, it would definitely be the one she had in her hand. Being ordinary has its advantages. As for the painful and distorted human face patterns on the body of the black mist monster, she decided to pass on that one.

【Item Name: The Heartless One】

[Item Quality: White]

[Description: With a flawless white background and vibrant red lines crisscrossing it, the Merciless Mask appears to be nothing more than an ordinary mask. However, in reality, this mask's power, just like its name, is to render people "merciless."]

[Skills: Tough, Intimidating, Ruthless]

[Hardness: The mask itself is made of an extremely hard material, surpassing even the defensive capabilities of a steel helmet.]

[Deterrence: The Ruthless Mask instills a sense of authority. After consuming a certain amount of mental energy, the Ruthless Mask can unleash a mental shock on a designated target.]

[Ruthless: Those who wear the Ruthless Mask will experience a "forced calming" effect whenever their mental state experiences intense fluctuations.]

[Note: It is said that the inspiration for the Heartless Mask came from a skeleton boss in a dream.]

"Not bad," Lu Qing commented after reviewing the attributes of the Heartless Mask.

What a regular mask can do, the Ruthless Mask can certainly do as well. In addition, this mask can also serve as a form of facial protection, which is quite useful for protecting the face.

As for the effect of [deterrence], Lu Qing is not sure since she has not tried it.

Just thinking about it, the feeling of being suddenly subjected to a mental shock during a battle is definitely not pleasant.

The effect of [Ruthless] is quite good. You know, a clear and calm mind is very important in battle, and the effect of [Ruthless] will ensure that Lu Qing never loses her composure.

It's not just a useful skill in battle, but also for thinking. However, Lu Qing doesn't use this mask in normal times.

Humans should always retain emotions, unless they are monsters. Otherwise, it would be too boring to always remain calm in life.

With that thought in mind, Lu Qing put the mask on her face.

The cool mask against the skin felt somewhat refreshing, but other than that, there was nothing particularly special about it.

"Well........"

Narrowing her eyes, Lu Qing took off the mask. Somehow, the size of the mask had perfectly matched her face shape.

After thinking about it carefully for a while, Lu Qing hung the mask on her head so that she could pull it off whenever she wanted to use it.

As for why it's not worn on the waist, one reason is that it's a bit inconvenient to use, and another reason is...

"If it's not cute enough, it's meaningless."

Lu Qing blushed slightly as she thought that there was no mirror nearby, and she didn't know if it would look good to wear a mask on her head. Anyway, in her previous life, the anime characters who wore masks as headwear all looked pretty good.

As for reality, she didn't know.

Anyway, this mask wasn't for hiding or concealing her identity, so what's wrong with wearing it on her head for others to see?

"Little deer?"

Fang Qingrou's voice suddenly rang out from behind. Lu Qing's face lit up with joy. She went to Fang Qingrou's side and asked with concern:

"How are you? Is anything bothering you?"

Shaking her head, Fang Qingrou first glanced at the mask on Lu Qing's head, then asked, "Has that monster been dealt with?"

"Hmm." Lu Qing nodded and pointed to the mask on her head, saying, "This mask was left behind by that monster after it died."

"I see."

Fang Qingrou nodded. She didn't ask about the mask's properties, nor did she intend to ask Lu Qing for the mask back. After all, she had only broken one mask before fainting and hadn't been of much help.

Rubbing her head, Fang Qingrou glanced at the system notification and asked Lu Qing, "Do we only have one last secondary objective left?"

"Mm." Lu Qing nodded.

The opera performance has ended. As for whether it was magnificent, Lu Qing thinks it was. After all, the performance quality and cheering rating were both above 98. If that's not magnificent, then Lu Qing really has nothing to say.

Next, they just need to wait for the dream's owner to wake up, and then they can leave the dream world. However, before that, they need to complete one last secondary objective.

However, just as Lu Qing was thinking this, the notice board suddenly trembled.

[Target has been awakened. Secondary target detected—the event of becoming the center of attention at the closing banquet has not yet occurred. Do you wish to leave the dream for dream settlement?]

【whether. 】

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Chapter 114: Curtain Call

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