The Creatures That We Are-Chapter 1036: Mouse Trap

More? What more is Qilin up to?!

Zhang Wei didn’t have the faintest idea. He turned to Qilin. “Would you give me a hint?”

Qilin walked up to Zhang Wei. He knew Zhang Wei was trying to buy time. He wasn’t mad. He simply grabbed Zhang Wei’s elbow and took flight slowly.

While flying to the northern entrance of the park, Qilin hinted, “If that’s all I want to achieve, I should be able to do it with level 8 Eidos alone. I wouldn’t need all twelve of the Rune Circuits.”

“Right.” Zhang Wei agreed. “There must be a reason you’re so obsessed with collecting all twelve of the Rune Circuits.”

“I’ll give you another hint.” Qilin smiled. “The Mist will one day devour the world. Nothing will exist then, but one thing will be spared.”

Zhang Wei started. The night wind wasn’t the only thing sending a shudder down his spine. He said in a trembling voice, “The twelve Rune Circuits?”

Qilin smiled with silent agreement.

“The immortal ones aren’t the humans, but the twelve Rune Circuits!” Zhang Wei stiffened.

Qilin was still smiling.

“The Spinning Top...spinning top...” Zhang Wei felt like he had connected all the dots. He shouted, “I get it now!”

“Speak.”

“Sir Jiang and you try to collect all twelve Rune Circuits to create a never-stopping, never-vanishing spinning top! That’s your plan!”

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Qilin adjusted his glasses. “Good, you’re getting close to the truth.”

They landed at the northern entrance of the park. The personnel at the construction site were all unconscious, lying in puddles of water.

A car was parked by the road, empty with the doors open; the driver and all passengers had gotten out and lost consciousness.

Adept Horse lay on the ground a little farther from the car, more than ten meters away. He was all drenched. Nainai lay somewhere between Adept Horse and the car. Chen Ying was just getting out of the door, and she slumped on her knees by the wheel, head drooping in sleep.

Their eyes were all widened with glowing green light, each trapped in their respective dream.

Gao Yang stood out. He had already walked to the entrance to the park and remained standing.

Zhang Wei started. Has Gao Yang resisted it?

But the hope that was ignited lasted only a second before his heart plunged into ice.

Gao Yang had been hit with Eidos, too, only the black-haired young man in a black trench coat hadn’t collapsed. He stood still with possessed eyes flickering with green light, mumbling under his breath:

“Fake...all fake... Don’t think you can fool me...”

Qilin sauntered up to Gao Yang, admiration flashing through his eyes. As expected of you. You remain determined even in the dream. Unfortunately, a strong will alone isn’t going to break it.

Qilin stood before Gao Yang and gazed at him quietly. After a few seconds, he smiled like he was looking at a kindred spirit. “I’ve taken all of you all the way here, Gao Yang. I’ll leave the rest to you.”

He lifted his right hand, and a Rune Circuit flew out of Gao Yang’s coat pocket, hovering before Qilin. It was the Guard Rune Circuit.

After confirming there was nothing wrong with it, Qilin took the Rune Circuit and activated Telekinesis once more to bring the Time-Space Rune Circuit out of the coat's inner pocket. The coat lifted, and the Rune Circuit flew out...

Qilin’s eyes twitched.

Wait, there’s a discrete thread of energy attached to the Time-Space Rune Circuit!

Qilin quickly moved back, but it was too late.

Whoosh. The Rune Circuit was connected to a thin Black Gold ring imbued with the energy of several Talents—the mouse trap Dr. Jia had stayed up to create. It triggered as soon as the Time-Space Rune Circuit left Gao Yang’s possession.

The trap forcefully activated three of Gao Yang’s Talents: Double, Teleportation, and Absolute Defense.

Even trapped in the dream, a double of Gao Yang materialized. The double used Flash Shadow at Qilin. Despite Qilin's quick retreat, it didn't matter—he remained within Teleportation's range.

In an instant, the double locked Qilin in a tight hold. Qilin immediately attempted to use Eidos to control Gao Yang, but the moment Gao Yang's double constricted Qilin, a phonebooth-sized Absolute Barrier had emerged, trapping both Gao Yang's double and Qilin inside.

Two seconds later, the double vanished without Qilin having to kill it.

Trapped, Qilin made a powerful swing at the Absolute Defense.

It didn’t work.

Then he attempted to manipulate his living puppets to kill Gao Yang with Lonesome Emperor, hoping to break the barrier.

But no.

Absolute Defense would stand for ten minutes, defending all, separating all. Without Gao Yang’s permission, nothing outside the barrier could connect to Qilin.

It all happened so suddenly that Zhang Wei was left stunned, unmoving. It took quite a while for him to realize that the tide...had suddenly turned!

“*** **** ****!” Zhang Wei cursed. “So that’s how the mouse trap works! You’re the GOAT, Brother Yang! You too, Dr. Jia!”

Zhang Wei was so elated he could cry. He twisted around to flip Qilin off. Then he ran up to Gao Yang and shook his shoulder hard. “Wake up, Brother Yang! Stop dreaming!”

“It’s fake... All a dream... A dream...” Gao Yang remained staring into nothing and muttering. He couldn’t hear Zhang Wei at all.

Zhang Wei was so anxious he considered slapping Gao Yang, but he knew it wouldn’t work. A dream created with Eidos wouldn’t be broken by simple pain.

Suddenly, Zhang Wei remembered his success with Wang Zikai.

Right, if my Confidence worked on Wang Zikai, it must work on Gao Yang too!

“Gao Yang!” Zhang Wei shouted. “You can wake up. Trust yourself. You will wake up!”

Hearing his name, Gao Yang’s brows twitched. It seemed that he had heard Zhang Wei in his dream.

It’s working!

Hope sparked in Zhang Wei. A name was what anyone would be most familiar with. It would arouse a reaction. But it wasn’t enough. He needed greater stimulus. I’m sorry, Brother Yang!

“Gao Yang!” Zhang Wei hollered into his ears. “Your granny’s dead! Your parents are too! Officer Huang died! Ronnie died! Gray Bear died! Lithe Snake died! Can died! The whole fifth team fucking died! Vermilion Bird’s dying too...”

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“Gao Yang, wake up! If you don’t wake up now, everyone’s gonna die! Qing Ling will die! Gao Xinxin too! Everyone you love will die!”

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“Gao Yang! You’re a fucking piece of trash! You can’t protect anyone! How can you keep sleeping?!”

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“Gao Yang! Dead, everyone’s dead! Wang Zikai’s dead! Fresh Snow is dead! They are all dead! You hear me?!”

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“Gao Yang, wake up! Wake the fuck up!!”