NOVPUBChapter 169: Chapter 168: Dream Heist Defense
Chapter 169 -168: Dream Heist Defense
“Thank you for your cooperation; you may leave for now,” Chaoyang signaled to the others. “I will inform you if there are any updates.”
“If Jerry encounters any trouble at the City Guard’s station, it won’t just be me—the Lord will also face the full pressure from the Wille family,” Shandela cautioned again. “Therefore, unless there is ample evidence, he must not be harmed.”
“I know my limits,” Chaoyang responded indifferently.
After leaving the reception room, Woody was clearly dissatisfied. “We should have never allowed outsiders to interfere with the investigation. Now the initiative is not in the hands of the City Guard, but the responsibility lies entirely with us. We aren’t even allowed to participate in the interrogation.”
“What do you think?” Shandela looked at Ge Wei.
Instead of answering directly, the latter asked another question, “Can you really not see any difference between the two of them?”
After pondering for a moment, Shandela replied, “That girl is very strong, her abilities should be on par with a master… but Mr. Zhao looks like an ordinary person no matter how I look at him. I guess the woman must be his bodyguard—a genius warrior of this caliber, the Paradise Organization is indeed unfathomable.”
So that was it… She could sense the difference in Ailuodi, probably because the latter’s strength was the kind that could be understood by peers. Ge Wei did not correct her further, “Since the Paradise Organization has this capability, and Mr. Zhao has been endorsed by an Angel of Paradise, we might as well trust them this once, letting them have free rein to showcase their abilities. After all, this is not a conventional battle, our opponent is the most cruel and cunning enemy.”
“I always feel… like you’ve been speaking on their behalf,”
The Commander glanced at her suspiciously.
“You worry too much; everything I do is solely to eradicate the heretical cultists as soon as possible,”
Ge Wei stated unapologetically.
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“Do you need me to accompany you?” Ailuodi laid the sleeping Jerry Will flat on the ground, already quite familiar with what Chaoyang was about to do next.
“No, this fellow might have believed in the Heretical Cult, so your presence outside would better ensure my safety,” Chaoyang also sat down beside him.
“Okay, but remember to call for help early if there’s danger, and don’t take risks by going in too deep.” Ever since she had accompanied him on a trip to the memory maze, the Angel knew that dreamwalking was not a leisurely journey. Fortunately, peering into memories was much easier than planting them, not requiring her to enter the deepest part of the maze.
“Don’t worry, my life is too precious,” Chaoyang pressed his hand to Jerry’s forehead and commenced the Dream Inception Technique. In an instant, the room’s scenery spun wildly, and when it came to a stop, he was floating above a vast ocean.
In the center of the sea, there was an island made up of countless corals and bones, which formed the labyrinth on the island.
This was the dreamscape of the Wille family’s third son.
Straightforward indeed… The coral represents the Moonlight Stone that disperses mists, and the dry bones probably belong to the Seaguardians on the island. It seems he knows his family’s trade empire was built upon the countless bones of the alien races.
However, what caught Chaoyang’s attention was that the island was shrouded in a cloud of glittering electrical energy. The lightning that kept striking down seemed to warn outsiders not to intrude recklessly.
Everything seen with the Dream Entering Technique has its source.
Although it was the first time for Chaoyang to witness such a defense, he immediately guessed that it was probably some kind of protective mechanism against memory probing.
Indeed fitting for a scion of a noble family, exceptional in every aspect.
He began to descend and cautiously approached the outer wall of the maze.
At a distance of about a hundred meters, Chaoyang activated his wishing power and directly created a grounded Thunder Guide Needle!
In an instant, the sky exploded with blinding flashes of light, countless bolts of lightning charged directly at the Thunder Guide Needle, causing its tip to crackle and snap!
Around the Lightning Rod, a safety zone hundreds of meters in radius had formed.
“Not bad,” he said with satisfaction, clapping his hands as he entered the labyrinth through the lightning-struck opening—the old adage that for every defense there is an offense held true; since the Dream Entering Technique was a power he had conjured up, he could still use his other innate abilities here. It was just that he had limited wishing power before, which tied his hands in all his endeavors. Now with ample resources, he naturally didn’t have to worry about that little extra expenditure.
Walking along the narrow paths inside the maze, Chaoyang quickly came upon the scene that piqued his interest.
It was the large library on the third floor of the Heigang Building.
Aibuvich was sitting across from “himself,” his expression dark and frosty.
A contract lay on the coffee table, but sadly, the details on the paper couldn’t be made out under the effects of the Dream Entering Technique.
Then, the other party picked up a bottle of wine from the mountain of bottles on the table and hurled it directly at Jerry Will, whose viewpoint suddenly shook before tilting toward the floor, and a drop of blood fell to the ground.
“…Listen well, this operation is the most important yet, if you dare utter a word of refusal, I’ll rip off your head right now and hang it from the mast, not even your old man could save you!”
The voice of Aibuvich seemed to come from far away, sounding quite muffled.
Chaoyang surmised that both men must have been drinking.
“If I keep helping you… the company will sooner or later be ruined by my hands…”
“No, no, no, you don’t understand at all. Without my support, your family could never have become the transport pillar of Magnificent Castle.” Aibuvich suddenly switched tones, as if he wasn’t the one who had been violent moments ago, “What do you have to be worried about? It’s just renting out your ship to me, just like the many times you’ve done before. You don’t even have to board, or care where it sails. Once dawn arrives, everything will be over.”
Seeing his silence, Aibuvich continued, “Jerry Will… don’t force me to do those cruel things, you’ve seen what happens to those who defy me. I hope your shipping company doesn’t become the next Gate of Destiny Pharmaceuticals, nor should you meet the same end as the former defense officer.”
A moment later, a hand came into view—Jerry signed his name on the contract with trembling fingers.
He had compromised.
Had Aibuvich met with Jerry that night to rent a ship? Chaoyang stroked his chin, without a doubt, this was no ordinary business negotiation; otherwise, Jerry wouldn’t have kept mum about it. The ship wasn’t meant for hauling cargo, but for some kind of “activity.”
Listening to their conversation, it wasn’t the first time such an event had been held.
If the memory fragments of Jerry were to be traced back, similar details could probably be found. But at that moment, Chaoyang felt a small portion of his wishing power return to his body.
The Thunder Guide Needle had been destroyed.
He was unclear whether it was the lightning that had shattered the Thunder Guide Needle or if something else had damaged it, but the result was bad news either way.
To be safe, Chaoyang immediately sent out a request for emergency evacuation to Ailuodi.
The next second, his Dream Entering Technique dissolved, and he was nearly yanked back into his own body by force.
“Phew… thanks,” he said.
“Don’t mention it,” Angel seemed to be enjoying his discomfort, “How is it, you can’t manage without me after all, can you?”
“That’s hardly the case, I’ve got what I needed,” Chaoyang dismissed her schadenfreude with a snort, “It may not be much, but it should be enough to pry open this guy’s mouth.”
