Chapter 2858 - 2853: The Fear of Fattening Up for the Slaughter

Chapter 2858: Chapter 2853: The Fear of Fattening Up for the Slaughter

This is what a master of dreams truly is, Lord Patch wasn’t exaggerating at all.

With a snap of the fingers, one can roam freely, everything is at one’s disposal, any secret is as clumsy as covering one’s ears while stealing a bell...

In this place of reckless actions, Lord Patch vividly demonstrated what true recklessness means.

Why it could be achieved to this extent, Fu Qian thought it might have a lot to do with dreams.

The remnants of divine dreams expanded from the laboratory to the entire archipelago, affecting everything.

Even according to Patch’s explanation, this is not merely an illusion existing in the spirit world, but is in a magical state of coupling or superposition with reality.

So much so that the fate of people in the dream can really project onto the body the moment they wake up.

In this situation, as one of the ancient gods who naturally share the power over dreams, doing things within it is undoubtedly more effective, so having such expressive power is not surprising.

Even the previous metaphor of covering one’s ears while stealing a bell has a vivid example at this moment—

Shaped like an egg, its surface is a translucent membrane, filled with pale yellow liquid.

And Elder Lu’s and another person’s heads had closed eyes, floating within it.

In the blink of an eye, having left and returned, Fu Qian and Patch were once again standing on the ruins of the laboratory.

And such a scene appeared in one of the corners.

The facts proved correct, Elder Lu and his group indeed had not left.

But had hidden themselves to the greatest extent in such a bizarre way.

Although at this moment, lacking extraordinary perception, Fu Qian could even somewhat understand the principle behind it.

Besides using this form to hide, Elder Lu and the others seemed to have stopped collecting all information from the outside world, thereby inversely letting their own information be revealed to the least extent.

After all, during the festival in Dunis, they used a similar method themselves.

What’s more peculiar is that under such circumstances, their limbs remained in a shattered state.

Two heads with eight limbs, floating scattered in liquid like amniotic fluid, connected only by thin tendrils, reminiscent of complete metamorphosis learned in biology class.

Unfortunately, despite such meticulous effort, with a snap of Lord Patch’s fingers, they still appeared as conspicuous as stars in the night sky.

In that moment, Fu Qian let out a soft sigh in his heart.

Their communication did not rely on throat sounds either, seeming to depend on some kind of telepathy.

Even this was effortlessly recorded by Lord Patch, making the metaphor of covering one’s ears while stealing a bell come to life.

Of course, everything should be viewed with optimism, judging by their current state, the two seemed thoroughly trapped, proving their previous group formation was quite successful.

"Hehe... wasn’t it you who told me to sit tight no matter what, so why can’t we wait any longer all of a sudden?"

Neither Fu Qian nor Patch hurried to wake the pretending-to-sleep individuals.

And sure enough, Kikuchi on the other side was awake, though usually more irritable, he was surprisingly calm, with a sarcastic tone in his words.

"Fool!"

Elder Lu made no attempt to hide his anger.

"That guy’s off. He seems to know everything but wants nothing... reminds me of our last interaction and led us to this state."

...

"I don’t understand your point, you also said this state isn’t entirely a bad thing..."

Realizing Elder Lu was serious, Kikuchi toned down a bit.

He refrained from further sarcasm and instead expressed satisfaction with their current combination.

It’s not without reason; these two were merely at Fourth Phase level before their union.

Although their attached limbs appeared grand, they were far from reaching high-level extraordinary status.

Not to mention, even more seasoned employee No. 001 abandoned the limb attachment path to seek legal enlightenment.

Now, although their forms were peculiar, they could be considered divine beings.

"This is why I feel uneasy... We don’t know his purpose beforehand; did he know we would become like this?"

Elder Lu’s voice lowered, its content sending chills down one’s spine.

"Are you saying he did it on purpose? That he had planned this outcome when he did those things back then?"

Kikuchi, not slow to understand, immediately grasped the horrific implication and expressed disbelief.

"I’m not sure, but it’s evident we can no longer assume. We thought we’d hidden well, yet we effectively handed over control..."

Yet Elder Lu acknowledged even this bad news was uncertain.

Knowing that if it turned true, their prospects were bleak.

"He might be looking down at us and laughing right now."

...

Oh, a tragedy—did this leave Elder Lu with psychological trauma?

Though the current setting did involve looking down, Fu Qian remarked he wasn’t laughing.

He considered how the scenario Elder Lu described, of fattening up to be slaughtered, was something he himself had orchestrated before.

For instance, Assassin Brother in the furnace successfully aided Fu Qian in comprehending the Power of the Other Shore.

But the situation on the archipelago wasn’t overly designed.

He had considered it as a scientific investigation project, but given Old Master Yibu’s guardianship and his distaste for limb attachment, survival odds seemed slim.

Overall, this was quite an accidental surprise, though it seemed to frighten those involved a bit.

"But that’s not the most important thing... If you think I’m just frightening myself, then there’s something crucial that appeared simultaneously with his entry here."

Even before finishing, within Kikuchi’s silence, Elder Lu’s voice lowered even further.

"No wall-walking allowed..."

Kikuchi’s response, upon realizing what he referred to, seemed almost teeth-gritted.

"Indeed, it’s absolutely no coincidence! That guy must have a significant scheme for coming here, and our hiding merely grants him endless maneuvering space..."

Lu Ming arrived at an "indisputable" conclusion.

...

"Everything’s here; which piece do you want?"

The low pressure inside the egg didn’t affect the outside; listening to the subjects’ voices with Fu Qian, at a certain moment, Patch smiled mischievously and asked.

Even after Fu Qian pointed out that these two were key figures, he did not question further and brought them directly over.

Now pointing at various parts inside, he seemed to offer a fresh-to-kill option.

"That one then."

Indeed, Fu Qian picked something.

Only, he didn’t point at any segment of the two elders’ bodies but one of the tendrils connecting them.

Oh?

Choosing to eat the string of crabs tied up this irrational action by Patch without addressing it, once again gripping the void.