After leaving the teaching building, they surreptitiously proceeded before climbing over the wall that Bai Chen took.
Of course, Genava had already used radar, infrared, and other functions to confirm that there was nobody outside.
Long Yuehong heaved a sigh of relief when they got into the jeep and placed Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao down. He watched Bai Chen start the car and return the way the team had used to enter Tai City.
On the way, they didn’t say a word.
Bai Chen focused on driving.
As Long Yuehong guarded against any possible accidents, he thought solemnly about how Du Shaochong, Xu Qiao, and Deng Tong had said that they came from Dajiang City’s Elite Middle School.
Genava gave Jiang Baimian a simple treatment, worried that he had injected excessive amounts of anesthetic due to his haste.
To Genava’s surprise, Jiang Baimian showed signs of stirring when the jeep was about to leave Tai City. This meant that her physique was stronger than Genava’s estimates!
From the rearview mirror, Bai Chen saw that Tai City appeared to be buried by a landslide again. She slowed down the car and drove toward last night’s campsite.
At this moment, Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao had completely woken up. They found their self-awareness under Genava’s stern shouts.
After returning to camp, Jiang Baimian pushed open the door, alighted, and said, “I’ll wash my face to clear my head. We’ll discuss the anomaly in the dream later…”
Before she could finish her sentence, she suddenly saw the small river in front of her turn abnormally blurry.
Teaching buildings, office buildings, experiment buildings, cement squares, automatic extendable gates, and other things appeared at the same time. Students and teachers were walking out of the school gate and going their separate ways.
The Old Task Force had ‘returned’ to Tai City’s No. 1 Senior High School!
“It—it can run by itself?” Shang Jianyao had a look of surprise.
Jiang Baimian stared at him for a few seconds before saying in a deep voice, “It’s also possible that we’ve never escaped the dreamscape and have been circling around the school despite appearing to have left Tai City.”
Long Yuehong and Bai Chen felt their blood run cold. As their thoughts raced, Shang Jianyao took out the Six Senses Beads and the small jade Buddha and chanted the Buddhist proclamation, “Namo Annutara-Samyak-Subhuti.”
Tai City’s No. 1 Senior High School was still there, and the teachers and students—who were either riding bicycles or walking—were still around.
Upon seeing Shang Jianyao take out the Blessings from all Kalendarium again, Jiang Baimian shook her head. “It’s useless. If they were useful, they would’ve reacted to a certain extent when we first fell into the dreamscape and played different roles. This Buddhist Holy Land doesn’t belong to Subhuti. The Six Senses Beads and the small jade Buddha shouldn’t be of much use.”
Nobody had any expectations for the Blessings from all Kalendarium.
Although Jiang Baimian said that, she still took out her Chaotic Right Hand and tried everything she could. Unfortunately, she failed.
Shang Jianyao thought for a moment and said, “I remember obtaining white light at the Holm Fertility Center. It’s different from the previous green or lake-green colors. Then, it seems like it belongs to Master Zhuang. Only by using it can we be dispelled from this dreamscape’s anomaly?”
“Maybe.” Long Yuehong’s eyes lit up.
Shang Jianyao revealed a troubled expression. “However, it fused with Xiaochong’s rift and has gone silent. Do you think Xiaochong is related to Du Shaochong?”
This leap in logic… Jiang Baimian thought for a moment and said, “Enter your Sea of Origins and see if there are any changes to the rift. Don’t make rash attempts.”
Shang Jianyao wanted to sit down excitedly, but Jiang Baimian pushed him back into the jeep.
If he sat on the streets, he would definitely attract the attention of the teachers and students.
In the Sea of Origins, Shang Jianyao flapped himself and flew to the dim rift.
“Xiaochong! Xiaochong!” He shouted twice, but there was no response. He then tried to touch the ‘dimness’ formed by the white light and black shadows, but he didn’t trigger any changes.
After leaving the Sea of Origins, Shang Jianyao suggested to Jiang Baimian, “Why don’t I try to widen the rift?”
“Let’s leave it as a last resort.” Jiang Baimian observed her surroundings.
Long Yuehong deliberated and said, “In any case, we’re already out of school, so we won’t be too affected. Why don’t we wait until the anomaly ends?”
Just as he said that, Shang Jianyao pointed at his legs. “That’s not what they think.”
“Ah…” Long Yuehong looked down and realized that his camouflage pants had turned into a blue and white school uniform at some point in time!
Bai Chen witnessed this change and pursed her lips. “Are we slowly being assimilated by the dream until we become one of the characters?”
Even though they had left the school, they were still affected!
Genava let out a slightly synthetic voice. “I’ll wake you up again…”
As he spoke, he saw his lower body disappear!
The rash Shang Jianyao blurted out angrily, “There are only two solutions now. The first is for me to tear open the rift in the Sea of Origins. The second is to detonate the nuclear warhead. In short, we will die together!”
Jiang Baimian frowned and thought for a few seconds before turning to look at Genava. “There’s another way—call the mysterious number obtained from Avia. This might give us a chance of survival.”
Shang Jianyao immediately agreed. “Then, do it one after another. Call the mysterious number first. If it doesn’t work, I’ll tear open the rift. If none of these two methods help us but bring about more danger, detonate the nuclear bomb and blow this motherf*cker up!”
Bai Chen—who was listening quietly—nodded. “Alright.”
Long Yuehong thought for a moment and suggested, “Why don’t we send a telegram to the company first? What if it can be sent out in a dream?”
“Sure.” Genava believed that there was no problem.
Upon seeing that all her team members had expressed their opinions, Jiang Baimian no longer hesitated. “Then, send a telegram first.. If there’s no response or if it feels like there’s no time, do as Hey says.”