Fate Reignites: My Rampage in a World Where Time Stops-Chapter 278 - 270: Unknown Mysterious Clan (Two-in-One) [Side Activity Chapter] (Updated for the 29th)_2
[Congratulations, Player, on finding the instance clue: Dream Crystal]
On the other side, Lin Yue controlled the raging wind and easily plucked the kite floating in the air.
After examining the kite for a moment, her expression gradually grew serious.
"Qin Chuan, take a look," she handed the kite to Qin Chuan.
[Congratulations, Player, on finding the instance clue: The Lost's Monologue]
As the prompt appeared, Qin Chuan also saw the clear handwritten text on the white kite.
The words quickly transformed into content he could understand, line by line appearing before his eyes.
[It's over, everything is over]
[The clan leader said that if we are not the victors, we must endure the punishment of failure]
[But I do not accept it]
[Clearly, we had the biggest advantage]
[Just a little more, and we would have been the victors]
[If only all of this were a dream]
[No, all of this is a dream!]
The writing on the kite ended there, leaving only Qin Chuan with furrowed brows.
He handed the kite to a curious Zheng Xiaoyu, then looked at Lin Yue, "What do you think these words mean?"
"The content at the beginning is very clear," Lin Yue spoke softly, "The Lost could refer to the instance boss we need to awaken, the Lost Citizen, Salma."
"Their group 'failed,' maybe in some kind of battle or struggle?" Lin Yue revealed a thoughtful look, "The only uncertainty is in the last two sentences."
"It seems like they want to escape from reality, obsessively considering everything as false."
"Of course, it's also possible that the failure of their group is indeed a fictitious dream."
"I think it's the first one," Zheng Xiaoyu, who had also finished reading the text, chimed in, "Putting myself in their shoes, I might also have thoughts of wanting to escape."
"Then let's tentatively go with that," Qin Chuan smiled, "Let me first see where this instance boss that needs to be awakened is located."
Third Talent of the Sun Needle, activate.
In an instant, Qin Chuan saw on the map, two light spots very close to each other.
It looked like both instance bosses were together.
Qin Chuan clicked on the light spot corresponding to the Lost Citizen, Salma, and soon he saw a figure lying quietly inside a crystal coffin.
It was a girl with a third eye on her forehead, delicate and moving facial features, pink long hair draped loosely, wearing a magnificent dress.
At this moment, all three of her eyes were tightly closed, her expression calm yet carrying a deep sadness, with one tear still hanging unshed at the corner of her eye, and her body frozen in time.
Qin Chuan's brows gradually furrowed.
He didn't sense any strong presence from her. ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm
But at the same time, he could not determine which clan she belonged to.
To this day, humanity has completed a five-figure number of instances, and by piecing together the background information on each instance, it is easy to learn about some situations in the Otherworld.
So far, only six clans have appeared in the instances.
Moon Spirit, Half-demon, Dwarf Demon, Dead Ghost, Crystal Clan, and Dragon Clan.
They each have their individual clan traits and preferred abilities, and Qin Chuan was confident of not being wrong.
But the Salma before him belonged to none of the six clans.
There was no ominous aura around her, so it was impossible that she was a mutation affected by an ominous aura.
Moreover, she did not seem to be related to mutants in appearance.
Qin Chuan pondered for a moment, then directed his gaze toward another light spot.
Dreamland Guardian, Bekeland.
It was a man with moon-blue skin and silver-white long hair, his face already very aged, staring absentmindedly at the coffin in front of him, his expression extremely tender.
Bekeland clearly noticed Qin Chuan's gaze, glancing over briefly, then once again looking at Salma lying in the coffin, his eyes full of profound affection.
It seemed that besides her lying there, there was nothing else in the world worthy of his attention.
Moon Spirit, huh...
Qin Chuan withdrew his gaze, turning to the two women, "Let's move out."
Although Salma was lying in the coffin, Qin Chuan could feel that she had not perished.
No matter what her identity, by awakening her, everything would become clear.
The two women naturally had no objections and quickly followed Qin Chuan's steps toward the direction of the instance boss.
But a moment later, Qin Chuan stopped.
"Wait!" His expression suddenly turned solemn.
"Our position hasn't changed."
On the map, the light spot corresponding to their current location had not moved along with him and the two women.
They were still in the same spot, on the edge of the Miglu Sleeping Plain.
Without the mark of the Sun Needle's Third Talent, Qin Chuan would not have noticed this.
A cold sweat broke out from his forehead.
This instance, pervaded with peculiarities, was no simple matter.
"Hasn't moved?" Lin Yue's expression changed slightly as she waved her hand in the air a few times.
The next instant, her expression became especially solemn.
"Qin Chuan, it seems... we've all fallen asleep."
"What?" Qin Chuan's pupils contracted.
A sentence from the instance introduction flashed through his mind like lightning,
"Here, you will never be able to wake up."
"I have a blue title that grants me 20% resistance to Illusion Type Abilities," Lin Yue spoke softly. "After wearing this title, I realized that the place we are in now is illusory, it doesn't really exist."
"But I can't see the actual situation."
"So... did we fall straight into deep sleep and into an illusion as soon as we entered?" Qin Chuan's brows instantly furrowed.
If it weren't for the [Abandon this Instance] option still being available, indicating that they could leave at any time, Qin Chuan would have suspected this instance had a sinister aura playing tricks.
[00:00:09]
As time stopped for an instant, Qin Chuan, lying on the ground, opened his eyes.
The scenery around him had dramatically changed; the soft grass was gone, replaced by a desolate, dead plain.
Qin Chuan saw Lin Yue and Zheng Xiaoyu lying beside him. Perhaps because of the resistance title, Lin Yue's sleeping expression showed a slight frown, while Zheng Xiaoyu seemed to be sleeping soundly.
A second later, the scene returned to before.
A hint of helplessness gleamed in Qin Chuan's eyes.
Time Stop allowed him to wake up, but that was pointless.
It wasn't feasible to just use Time Stop and reach the instance boss, right?
Clearly, the method to conquer this instance still lay within the horrifyingly real illusions.
He couldn't help but look at the colorless crystal clutched in his hand.
If the kite was an information-type clue, then what was this Dream Crystal he held?
"Let's take it one step at a time," Lin Yue said softly, taking Qin Chuan's hand.
"Yes," Qin Chuan nodded, his gaze fixed on an illusionary guard approaching them.
Repeating the old trick, a second illusionary guard soon fell, transforming into colorful light points.
However, these colorful light points didn't dissipate but quickly flew towards the Dream Crystal in Qin Chuan's hand, adding a slight rainbow hue to the originally colorless crystal.
The three of them brightened their eyes.
Finally, they saw a glimmer of opportunity.
What would happen if they killed more creatures, allowing the Dream Crystal to absorb them?
Qin Chuan did not hesitate to activate the Sun Needle's Second Talent.
"Let's go over there!"
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Qin Chuan's figure split in two, both executing the Frost Breaking Slash and simultaneously killing an Illusionary General much stronger than the illusionary guards.
A large number of colorful light points burst forth, merging into the Dream Crystal, which now bore a distinctly bright rainbow glow.
The next moment, the Dream Crystal seemed to break through some kind of threshold, bursting into bright light while emitting a low humming noise.
"Hum—"
Gripping the Dream Crystal, Qin Chuan instantly felt a guiding force emerge.
"How is it?" Lin Yue asked curiously beside him.
"The Dream Crystal seems to be guiding me in that direction," Qin Chuan pondered briefly, pointing in a direction, "Let's go."
Right now, this was probably the only way to conquer this instance.
Following the guidance of the Dream Crystal, the three of them eventually arrived in a sea of flowers.
Countless flowers of dazzling colors grew here, gently swaying with the breeze like waves on the sea, their mixed fragrances invigorated the spirit.
Lin Yue and Zheng Xiaoyu gasped in amazement, captivated by the beautiful sight before them.
However, Qin Chuan's gaze immediately fell on a girl dancing in the flower sea, wearing a gorgeous long dress.
The breeze blew her loose pink hair apart, revealing her smiling eyes and the vertical pupil on her forehead.
Her iridescent pupils held a heart-throbbing beauty within the illusion.
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End of the month, seeking Monthly Tickets!
