If the story Laplace envisioned was true, then this somewhat chubby girl should be the one being chased?
And the pursuer?
Unable to help herself, Laplace’s perception darted into the house, and upon seeing, realization dawned on her.
Indeed, just as she had suspected, this strange "dreamscape" was connected to the eliminators she previously killed.
Because inside the house stood the "pursuer," one of the dreamworld sweepers she had slain previously.
A tall man wielding a long whip, clad in semi-transparent plate armor, exposing the large, inflated muscles of his body; yet, such a strong man wore a childish, laugh-worthy mask, creating a stark contrast.
And this man was one of the Eliminators killed by Laplace in the past. Back then, Laplace thought this was a human, not a magic monster. But when she took off his mask, she found out that the man had no face; that childish mask was his face.
Therefore, Laplace internally named this Eliminator: the Masked Man.
Now, this Masked Man has transformed into a chaser, launching an attack on a girl. What kind of a scene is this supposed to be?
Laplace couldn’t guess the reason behind it, but she had recognized the Masked Man, and the long whip in his hand was the same one that dragged her into this Strange Dream.
Undoubtedly, the answer to leaving here should lie with the Masked Man.
Since discovering the core figure of the Masked Man, Laplace hesitated no more and decided to go "meet" him.
However, right at this moment, new Transmutation appeared in the chase scene over there.
The girl being chased by the Masked Man naturally wanted to run away, but the path was too narrow, and she was fat, inevitably scraping against the thorns of those Big Mary Roses around.
Even with immense pain, the girl couldn’t stop, enduring the agony and continued fleeing.
But just as she was about to escape this narrow path, the Big Mary Rose began to move. It seemed to be revitalized by absorbing her blood, regaining activity.
The Big Mary Roses bloomed with bright flowers, yet the flowers bore big mouths with sharp teeth, and their long tongues protruded like whips, flogging the girl continuously.
Some even wound around the girl’s feet and hands, dragging her back.
Being torn and whipped by the Big Mary Roses, the girl let out even more piercing and miserable screams.
Meanwhile, the Masked Man seemed very pleased with the Big Mary Roses’ actions, no longer pursuing, but instead stood by, watching this scene of slaughter.
The girl was relentlessly killed by the Big Mary Roses; her blood continuously absorbed by them until the once-fat girl became slender, ultimately collapsing into a pool of blood...
The girl chased down faced an unfortunate ending.
On the other side, as Laplace withdrew her perception, she wasn’t concerned about the girl’s ending but was stunned by another change around her.
Previously, she was in a Rose Garden blooming with various roses, and although it still was, the once quiet roses were now turning insane, just like those Big Mary Roses before.
Every rose grew sharp teeth, attempting to attack Laplace with their tongues, even trying to bite her.
However, Laplace was not a helpless girl; her thigh muscles swelled, and she jumped high, even without using scales, just relying on sharp hooves and terrifying speed, crushing all the nearby flowers into a pile of debris in seconds.
Debris that couldn’t be reassembled even if collected.
Dust and particles of debris floated in the air, creating a Mist with a faint floral scent.
Laplace ignored the dust and Mist and walked toward the exit of the Rose Garden.
Along the way, Laplace also encountered other attacking roses, but all were easily torn apart by her.
The roses’ Transmutation also caused this "dream" to mutate.
The originally splendid garden became a killing ground of man-eating roses, and the celebratory archway at the garden’s entrance also transformed.
The arch itself hadn’t changed, but the roses on it began to act mischievously.
The several balloons above the arch now transformed into floating human heads.
Male and female, old and young. Notably, the plump girl’s head was also hanging on the gate.
Clearly...she was just killed by the Big Mary Rose, and so quickly had her head detached? And placed on the arch?
Laplace felt puzzled but didn’t delve deeper, instead quickly stomping repeatedly at the arch.
The arch fell, the roses shattered, as for the heads...they were crushed by Laplace.
However, when trampling these heads, Laplace noticed they had no reaction, unlike the roses which attacked her.
This is probably because these people are truly dead.
After Laplace destroyed the arch, she swiftly charged toward the side path, which led to the back door, the very path the fat girl tried to escape earlier.
Seeing Laplace, the Big Mary Roses on both sides launched attacks unhesitatingly.
But the result was no different from the previous roses, easily dealt with by Laplace.
Regarding the Big Mary Roses’ thorns? Not to mention piercing the molting scale, it would count as Laplace’s loss if they could leave even a white scar on the scale.
Soon, Laplace arrived at the place where the girl collapsed before.
To Laplace’s surprise...the girl was still lying there, and her head was still intact.
But before, Laplace clearly stomped the girl’s head into pieces?
Looking at the girl on the ground, Laplace’s thoughts became somewhat chaotic...what exactly is going on here?
Laplace couldn’t figure it out and finally gave up thinking, jumping over the girl directly, rushing toward the back door.
Perhaps once dealing with the Masked Man, the answer will be revealed.
The back door wasn’t closed, but the Masked Man was already gone. Laplace didn’t see any trace of the Masked Man outside, so undoubtedly, the Masked Man entered the house.
Laplace didn’t hesitate, and rushed into the door without delay...
...
While Laplace was trapped in the Rose Garden, outside—the Crystal Origin of Dreams, was actually undergoing a momentous event.
Laplace experienced the beginning of this event, witnessing the cracking of the Crystal Origin, and the birth of numerous Crystal Creations.
However, these were only the beginning of the event, its climax was yet to occur after those Crystal Creations concealed themselves.
According to Angel, this event should be the opening of the historical record of the Crystal Origin of Dreams, and if named, could perhaps be called "Creation Battle".
Of course, if Laplace were here and heard Angel’s naming, she would undoubtedly sigh at it.
Unfortunately, Laplace is not in the Crystal Origin of Dreams at the moment, or rather, she is at a corner of the new Authority world created within the Crystal Origin of Dreams...
What is "Creation Battle"? Since it’s a battle, it must be side versus side, or even more parties, competing for a determined goal.
And the "Creation Battle" defined by Angel is a contention between the new Authority released from the Principal Body of the Nightmare Domain and the Mirror World’s Law within the Forest of Memories.
The target of the contest is the ownership of the Crystal Origin of Dreams.