Angel recalls that the last time he lost hair was when he was an apprentice at Silent Hill, where his hair was burned by the Fire Spirit. Plus, after being targeted by the perverted Bogura obsessed with "golden hair," Angel simply decided to shave it all off.
At that time, the hair Angel shaved off was also dealt with and should not have remained.
When did Wang Wang get that strand of golden hair? Where did he get it from?
Before Angel could ask, Wang Wang provided the answer himself: "This hair is yours, it was given to me by the Lord."
When Wang Wang mentioned "the Lord," he pointed to the illusion of the Dalmatian floating in the air.
"The Dalmatian gave my hair to you?" Angel confirmed again.
"Yes." Wang Wang nodded.
Angel was perplexed. If the Dalmatian gave Wang Wang his hair, where did the Dalmatian get it?
Angel couldn’t recall the Dalmatian ever pulling hair from his body... wait, that’s not right.
Angel suddenly remembered something, although in his memory, the Dalmatian never pulled his hair, but once in Sleepless City, the Dalmatian did swallow Angel.
At that time, in the Dalmatian’s stomach, Angel saw various mysterious signs, which later formed the basis for his research on Mysterious Concrete Objects.
And during the time inside the Dalmatian’s stomach, Angel was indeed unconscious.
If the Dalmatian took his hair while he was unconscious, Angel truly wouldn’t know.
Moreover, Angel couldn’t even be sure if the Dalmatian only plucked his hair, or if it might have also collected some of his body fluids.
Thinking about it like this, Angel recalled that the last time Minister Nuka hosted a banquet in the Mushroom Garden of Xinnai Land, the Dalmatian descended from the Nightmare Realm without warning. Angel was very puzzled at the time, wondering why the Dalmatian would suddenly appear then.
Could it be that, because it held his body hair, it sensed his presence and descended?
Although this was merely a conjecture of Angel’s, it carried an inexplicable self-confidence. The fact that his body hair ended up in the Dalmatian’s possession was indisputable. Maybe, his conjecture did hold some truth.
"Damn it, taking advantage of someone!" Angel couldn’t help but curse inwardly... Although slightly angry, he calmed down upon remembering that the Dalmatian had helped him several times.
Wang Wang, unaware of Angel’s internal musings, continued speaking to himself: "With your hair, we can sense your position more clearly. Following your trail, we quickly found our way here."
Angel: "I want to know, when did the Dalmatian give you my hair? Was it the last time at the boiling gentleman’s place when I let you go?"
Wang Wang shook his head: "No."
"Not that time?" Angel couldn’t help raising his voice: "Did you meet later on? Didn’t it return to the Nightmare Realm?"
Could the Dalmatian have sneaked out of the Nightmare Realm later on?
While Angel was confused, Wang Wang provided an answer: "The Lord summoned me, so I went."
However, this answer only puzzled Angel even more.
"You can go to the Nightmare Realm?" Angel asked, a little surprised.
"If the Nightmare Realm is the strange world where the Lord resides, then I can indeed go." Wang Wang answered earnestly.
Angel: "Since you’ve been to the Dalmatian’s world, can you describe what kind of world it is?"
Wang Wang pondered it for a moment and did not refuse.
As Wang Wang described it, bizarre images appeared in Angel’s mind.
Due to the Dalmatian’s summons, Wang Wang went directly to the Dalmatian’s domain. Although he didn’t visit other parts, just the fortress where the Dalmatian lived, Wang Wang saw many wondrous things.
Air that, when inhaled, turns to puppet voices, clouds that weep and drop plush toys, statues with rotating heads, a headless cat lady that dances...
In Wang Wang’s view, these seemingly whimsical items all contained terrifying energy waves. Especially the dancing headless cat lady, whose casual aura left it paralyzed with fear.
One must know that even when faced with the pressure released by Rhein or Ironclad Granny, Void Travelers like Wang Wang remain unimpressed. In front of the boiling gentleman, those Void Travelers even managed to band together in resistance.
What’s more, Wang Wang is one of the stronger Void Travelers, with an even more formidable immunity to pressure. However, encountering that dancing headless cat lady paralyzed it completely, hinting at the immense strength of its opponent.
Perhaps, pinnacle of Legend? Or even... higher.
Creatures similar to the headless cat lady were not uncommon on the Dalmatian’s domain. Although Wang Wang hadn’t seen all of them personally, he could sense their presence.
Even though Wang Wang was bolder than other Void Travelers, it wasn’t by much; faced with such terrifying entities, he dared not act rashly. After meeting the Dalmatian once, he hastily left the bizarre world.
After listening to Wang Wang’s recounting, Angel could already confirm that it was indeed the Nightmare Realm he visited. Apart from the Nightmare Realm, Angel couldn’t think of any other place belonging to that eerie world.
"How did you get there..." Angel raised his head, ready to continue questioning, yet saw Wang Wang trembling all over, its soft, "snot-like body" quivering alongside.
"What are you doing?"
Only upon asking did Angel discover that Wang Wang was terrified... Just recalling those scenes left it utterly terrified.
Wang Wang: "That dancing headless cat lady, simply terrifying..."
Angel was silent for a moment: "Actually, it shouldn’t be the most terrifying. You should think about whose domain you went to."
Wang Wang was stunned for a moment before suddenly realizing: "...That’s right, the most terrifying is, the Lord."
Wang Wang looked up at the illusion of the Dalmatian that remained floating in midair, slightly dazed.
"Don’t dwell on it, let’s continue." Angel called Wang Wang back to attention: "Can you tell me how you traveled to the Nightmare Realm? Was it your ability or some other method?"
Wang Wang pondered for quite a while before releasing a mental wave in reply: "I can pinpoint the target’s location by following the aura and traverse the Void."
Void traversal?! Angel wasn’t unfamiliar with such abilities. However, those were powers unique to terrifying Void Creatures, with massive bodies as large as mountains and unimaginably thick shells to traverse the Void. Otherwise, with so many unpredictable hazards in the Void, ordinary physical bodies couldn’t possibly accomplish spatial traversal.
And Wang Wang, who wasn’t very powerful, actually possessed this ability?!
"Is this your ability, or do all Void Travelers have similar abilities?"