Chapter 12 : Successfully Exploited the Bug
Ye Lan had fallen asleep, while Ye Xing remained awake in the theater.
One consciousness was divided into two parts by a special power, one sleeping and the other fully awake.
An invisible force ran rampant above the capital, dragging those who had entered sleep into a peculiar dream.
Then, Ye Lan began to wake up, finding herself already within the strange dream.
"Mm... Did I successfully exploit the bug?"
Meanwhile.
In the real Rising Sun Theater.
Ye Xing muttered softly.
"It seems to have worked..."
Kong Yubai beside her asked, "Do you feel any discomfort?"
"Mm... It doesn't seem so, it's similar to usual."
Even with one in the dream and one in reality, it didn't bring any discomfort to Ye Xing Lan.
This way, she could easily record what she saw and heard in the dream, to avoid overlooking any important details.
The perspective returns to the dream.
Ye Lan began to move, preparing to seek out the Leader.
The Leader had said he would come find her, but Ye Lan couldn't just stand still waiting. She had to actively search as well.
Ye Lan looked around, beginning to observe her surroundings.
She found that there were more and more people on the streets.
They all seemed to be ordinary people drawn into the dream by the mysterious Star Eclipse.
They didn't know what had happened, probably thinking it was just a strange dream. Even after waking, they wouldn't remember anything, so it wouldn't cause panic.
From this perspective, the characteristics of this dream at least didn't have such a big impact on order.
Of course, certain characteristics also brought great obstacles to Night Watchers.
That was the issue of missing Stars.
How could Night Watchers without Stars investigate this strange dream?
Ye Lan felt it was quite precarious.
Ordinary people without power would find it very difficult to confront a Star Eclipse, no different from an ant trying to shake a huge tree.
However, this was just the current situation.
Once Night Watchers gathered enough information, perhaps they could devise countermeasures.
During this period, Ye Lan could only act as an information transporter, which was truly troublesome.
"Sigh..."
Ye Lan let out a light sigh, preparing to find a high vantage point.
This was her habit. When she couldn't find someone, she would go to the highest point to look down, thinking she might spot them in an instant.
Of course, this method was almost never effective, just a silly idea that came to mind when feeling lost.
At this moment, Ye Lan suddenly glimpsed a familiar figure.
It was a rather androgynous young woman whom she had seen in the headquarters cafeteria not long ago.
"Is that... Qi Xing?"
Having rarely encountered a Night Watcher, Ye Lan naturally didn't intend to ignore her, but directly approached.
"Senior Qi Xing!"
Hearing someone call her name, Qi Xing turned her head, discovering a somewhat familiar figure approaching.
"Ye Lan?"
Qi Xing naturally remembered this cute little loli.
Although they had only met once, the impression was very deep.
"Ye Lan, have you also entered the Star Eclipse dream?"
"Mm-hmm, that's right."
"In that case, stay by my side from now on. I'll take care of you."
Qi Xing liked taking care of juniors younger than herself, not to mention Ye Lan was a cute little loli.
Little lolis were a bonus point!
If Ye Lan knew this, she would definitely protest quietly.
Because she was actually an adult older than Qi Xing, being treated as a mascot was too damaging to her self-esteem.
"I heard the Leader and others have also entered the dream. Let's go find them and regroup."
Ye Lan didn't mind moving together with Qi Xing.
This was much better than searching alone.
At this point, Qi Xing's expression suddenly became puzzled.
"Ye Lan, it seems the fact that I wasn't awakened by the [Star-Knower]'s alarm yesterday was indeed the Star Eclipse's fault, indicating I came to the dream yesterday. But why don't I have any memory of it?"
"Mm... It might be a characteristic of the dream. Didn't the Leader explain clearly? We lose memories of the dream after waking up."
"But... If I had been here before, I should remember upon returning to the dream. However... after re-entering the dream, I don't have any impression at all, as if it's my first time here."
Hearing this, Ye Lan was stunned.
She suddenly thought of a terrifying possibility.
That is, ordinary people lose their memories of the dream after waking up.
These memories don't return upon re-entering the dream but are permanently lost.
So no matter how many times Night Watchers repeatedly enter, they always start from zero, without any countermeasures.
This was truly a hell-level difficulty strategy!
Without Ye Lan, even if Night Watchers accidentally discovered the bizarreness of the dream, they couldn't bring the information out.
Even on the second visit, they would feel as unfamiliar with everything as the first time. Perhaps they could never resolve it in the end, only able to watch helplessly as the Star Eclipse ran amok.
For Night Watchers, this was simply mental torture.
But fortunately, Ye Lan was here.
Now Ye Lan could basically confirm.
She was the bug in this world.
No matter how bizarre the power of this Star Eclipse was, it wasn't as advanced as the [Wish Machine].
The [Wish Machine] transcended [Dream Narrator], making her the loophole in this world.
She was the most special existence.
Thinking this way, Ye Lan quickly felt the pressure mounting.
After all, this meant she was the hope for this matter. If she slacked off, everything would be lost.
This gave her immense pressure, a feeling of being unable to breathe.
"Mm... A little loli bearing pressure she shouldn't have to bear. Who's doing all the evil this time?"
The more Ye Lan thought about it, the angrier she became. She immediately had Ye Xing shout in the theater, "The Announcer has done nothing but evil!"
Qi Xing didn't hear Ye Lan's muttering clearly and asked puzzledly, "Ye Lan, what are you saying?"
"Nothing. Just treat it as my strange self-talk."
Ye Lan shook off the random thoughts in her mind, preparing for the next course of action.
The most important thing now should be finding the Leader.
After all, Ye Lan was just an information transporter, and her mind certainly wasn't as sharp as those expert Night Watchers.
Those experts could definitely uncover a lot of information.
Ye Lan just needed to bring it back to reality and hand it over to the Leader.
A while later, Ye Lan finally found the main group of Night Watchers with Qi Xing.
Since this dream's scene mimicked the capital, there must also be a Night Watchers' headquarters.
Other Night Watchers had spontaneously gathered here, showing great tacit understanding in their thinking.
Here, Ye Lan also found the Leader as she had hoped.
He stood at the center of the Night Watchers, his leadership aura unmistakably prominent.
Ye Lan originally wanted to go over and greet him, but thinking it would attract too much attention, she abandoned the idea.
So what should she do next?
"Mm..."
Ye Lan kept staring at the Leader's figure, her gaze very intense, as if wanting the Leader to notice her.
However, to her surprise, the Leader actually looked over!
The Leader nodded slightly to her, then gestured for her to wait a moment.
To this, Ye Lan could only make an "OK" gesture, suddenly feeling like giving up internally.