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Chapter 1261 Dream

At the back gate of the Academy of Fine Arts in the university town, it was still evening, overcast and windy, as if I had lost control and traveled back to a summer night two years ago.

Everything around me was so familiar—familiar streets, familiar people, familiar surroundings—but it wasn't raining outside, and even the ground was dry.

The air was still muggy, but the wind carried away much of it, and Lin Mo could even smell the dampness in the air, a sign that a downpour was imminent.

"This is a dream, it feels so real, not at all unreal!"

Lin Mo touched his arm and murmured as he felt the sensation from his palm.

But at the same time, he felt a strong sense of disconnection, as if his senses were being stripped away. Because he knew clearly that this was a dream, he also had a strange feeling that he was observing his surroundings from a third-person perspective.

In just a moment, he understood what was going on. The dream was stripping away his perception of reality, trapping him in a dream world. But from the beginning, he knew the cause and effect, knew that this was a dream, and even knew that he was the one who had orchestrated it. That's why he was able to know that he was dreaming in the dream.

The state of being in a dream but knowing that you are dreaming is experienced by only a very small number of people, and even then, it happens very rarely.

Most people are unaware that they are dreaming while they are dreaming; they only realize it when they wake up.

On the other hand, Lao Zhao was unaware of the situation and even less aware of dreaming, so the moment he stepped out of the restaurant, he was completely absorbed in it.

He remembered that Xu Ying had passed away, but he subconsciously ignored how the person in front of him had appeared, as if it were only natural.

Seeing this, Lin Mo knew that this must be the effect of dreaming, which allows one to ignore some illogical things, making it easier to accept and integrate into the dream.

"Invisibility, fire breath, I want to fly! Left zero, right fire, Thunder God, help me, thunder!"

Later, Lin Mo began to experiment with having superpowers in his dreams. He was just an accomplice; simply put, he was a teammate who was AFK (away from keyboard) and the 'game' couldn't start without him.

Since he couldn't be of any help anyway, he might as well enjoy the dream experience. After all, this was the first time in his life that he was aware that he was dreaming. If he didn't enjoy it, how could he do justice to this amazing experience?

He then discovered that his body would sometimes shrink into a severed arm, sometimes have small flames appear between his fingers, and sometimes have his feet lifted ten centimeters off the ground, but that was all.

It has partial invisibility, and its fire-breathing superpower is only good for starting a lighter. Its flight is limited to about 10 miles off the ground and is unstable.

"Damn it~ Didn't I know I was dreaming? Why is it still the same as before!" Lin Mo said, somewhat annoyed.

It is said that people can do whatever they want in their dreams, but none of Lin Mo's dreams from childhood to adulthood have been perfect.

I dream of picking up money, with one-yuan coins scattered all over the ground, but I can't take many. I dream of superpowers, but they only work intermittently. Besides these, I dream of being chased, either by loss or a great flood. Sometimes I even dream of ghosts. Anyway, I just keep running away, but I can never escape them or be caught.

I finally manage to have a wet dream, but it always ends just before I wake up.

Whenever he wakes up from a dream, if it's a nightmare, he's very glad he's awake. If he dreams of superpowers or erotic dreams, he's very annoyed. Then he turns over, closes his eyes, and tries to continue the dream, even telling himself that this time he must realize he's dreaming.

But he never succeeded. Sometimes he could connect with the previous dream, but as soon as he started dreaming, he would forget that he was dreaming, which meant that he never did whatever he wanted in his dreams.

Even though he realized he was dreaming, he still couldn't do it. It's just ridiculous!

"How about trying to get some gold? Forget it, it's all just a dream anyway, money is meaningless. Wait, can I play like Vice City?"

Robbery, high-speed chases, indiscriminate attacks, even running people over with cars. Hiss~~~

Thinking of this, he suddenly became excited. Since he couldn't imagine superpowers and money was useless, he might as well experience completely letting loose.

After all, any normal person would want to try such an opportunity, since we are too cautious in reality, but in dreams we don't seem to have to be so restrained.

He then looked at the students coming and going, a smile of excitement spreading across his face.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Old Zhao hugged Xu Ying, who was wearing a white dress, tightly in his arms, and muttered excitedly:

"Thank goodness, thank goodness, you're still here!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Ying, dressed in a white dress, patted Lao Zhao on the back in surprise and laughed, "What are you doing? Why are you crying? Did you lose the game?"

"By the way, didn't you guys go to the internet cafe today?"

Upon hearing this, Old Zhao released Xu Ying. At that moment, he completely forgot the fact that Xu Ying had passed away, but he was still instinctively very excited. He held Xu Ying's hand tightly and replied somewhat blankly, "No, I didn't go. I missed you so much!"

"Silly boy, don't we see each other every day? What's wrong with you? You idiot!" Xu Ying stood on tiptoe and rubbed Old Zhao's head with a laugh.

Upon seeing this, Xu Ying's three roommates smiled like doting aunts.

"Oh dear~~ Xiaoying's boyfriend is here, then we'll head back first, you two chat!"

After saying that, the three girls linked arms and went back to school through the back door, everything seemed so natural.

Old Zhao looked at this scene with some confusion, but he couldn't sense anything was wrong. It was as if a piece of his memory was missing, but he also naturally blended back in.

"Hey? Isn't that Lin Mo? What brings you here today? What's up, have you taken a fancy to any girl from our school?"

Just then, Xu Ying suddenly spotted Lin Mo not far away and spoke up.

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo paused, and the brick he was about to swing at the unfamiliar male PNC was quickly hidden behind his back.

That's right, he just wanted to try out what it felt like to do whatever he wanted in his dream.

Unlike Lao Zhao, who was unaware and absorbed in the dream, he still had a clear understanding, even now, that he was dreaming.

"Sister-in-law, no... I just came to check on things. I have a boyfriend... no, I don't... never mind!"

Lin Mo was somewhat at a loss. Seeing the deceased person again, he didn't know what to say. In the end, he could only smile and say with emotion, "Sister-in-law, it's been a long time!"

"Are you crazy too? What's wrong with you two today? And when did you get a boyfriend?" Xu Ying smiled generously when she heard him call her sister-in-law, and then asked in return.

Upon hearing this, Old Zhao, who was standing to the side, blurted out without thinking, "He has a girlfriend, named Liu Ruyan!"

But after saying that, he himself was stunned, and then couldn't help but ask, "Old Mo, when did you talk about this?"

He clearly knew what Liu Ruyan looked like, but he forgot when Lin Mo was dating her, because he wasn't there at the time and didn't have that memory, let alone dreaming about it.

Seeing Lao Zhao like this, Lin Mo knew that Lao Zhao was unaware that he was dreaming and had already become immersed in it.

"Uh, that's not important. Aren't you two planning to find somewhere to stay for a while?" Lin Mo asked.

He didn't know how long this dream would last, nor whether the time in the dream was the same as the time in reality, but he did know one thing: dreams always end.

He also discovered that when Xu Ying spoke to him, he seemed to have forgotten some things, at least he no longer had the idea of ​​playing the Vice City game, as if the passersby in front of him were living, breathing people.

Unbeknownst to Lin Mo, this dream was also constantly assimilating him, making him accept this 'reality' as well.

However, he understood the cause and effect and knew it was a dream, so he was assimilated very slowly and his resistance was much stronger than that of Old Zhao, who was unaware of the situation.

"Yes, yes, I have so much to say to you, I miss you so much," Old Zhao said anxiously.

He completely forgot that the two of them had just been drinking at a restaurant, and even if he did remember, he could find a reasonable explanation for it in his dream.

Sure enough, the next second, something unreasonable happened.

Xu Ying smiled and said, "Then let's go to class together, or we'll be late!"

After saying that, she pulled Lao Zhao and walked into the school.

Old Zhao didn't find it strange at all. Who goes to class so late at night? Besides, they clearly entered through the back gate of the art academy, but ended up in the environment of a university of science and technology. Most importantly, the two were not students of the same school, but they were able to attend classes together. There were so many clues, but Old Zhao just couldn't find them. It was as if he had lost his intelligence.

Lin Mo, who was standing to the side, realized what was going on, but he didn't say anything. What logic could you talk about in a dream? He had just been holding a brick and was about to smash an NPC's head open, and there were so many pedestrians passing by, but not a single one of them was surprised. They all seemed like emotionless passersby.

Seeing this, Lin Mo didn't plan to follow. Firstly, he wanted to give the two some space, and secondly, he was also very curious about this dream and wanted to go out and explore the new map.

"Old Mo, let's go to class, or we'll be late," Old Zhao called out when he saw that Mo hadn't followed.

Hearing this, Lin Mo waved his hand: "I'm not going. Answer the questions for me. I'm going to the internet cafe!"

After saying that, he ran off. Seeing this, Lao Zhao and Xu Ying exchanged a helpless glance before going to class.

Meanwhile, Lin Mo ran out alone and first went to the Chengyue residential area next door. He found that the residential area was very realistic, and even his residence was the same as in reality, except that Liu Ruyan was no longer at home.

He then went to the school dormitory, but he didn't see Wang Chuchuan and Mei either, or even the class monitor He Xiaoyue.

The entire dormitory building was empty; there was no one there at all, but there were quite a few students outside.

"Damn, it's so real yet eerie. I really want to blow up the school and use a C4 bomb!" Lin Mo complained.

The school felt both familiar and strange. It was clearly his school, but it seemed that only Lao Zhao and Xu Ying could talk to him. No matter what he said, no one else paid any attention to him.

As soon as he finished speaking, a C4 bomb appeared in his hand. It wasn't a C4 bomb in the traditional sense, since he didn't know what real C4 looked like.

What appeared in his hand was the C4 from CrossFire, with a numeric keypad on it.

"Wow, it really exists?" Lin Mo exclaimed in surprise.

He immediately grabbed the C4 and ran into the teaching building, found a corner, held down the E key to remove the bag, and then ran away as fast as he could, afraid of getting himself involved in the incident.

Beep~ Beep~ Beep~ Beep

As the countdown began, Lin Mo was extremely excited. The beeping grew more and more rapid, and finally, a loud bang was heard, and half of the teaching building collapsed.

"Wow, this is so exciting! Who says dreams are bad? This dream is amazing!" Lin Mo exclaimed excitedly.

It's outrageous. Such a huge explosion, yet the surrounding students acted as if they didn't see it at all, showing no panic whatsoever.

He suddenly felt a bit bored, so he went out, stole a car, and prepared to explore the map.

As the car drove on, he found that the more familiar the place was, the clearer it became; the unfamiliar places outside were just darkness, and even mountain ranges appeared.

"Is this because the graphics card's computing power is insufficient, there isn't enough memory, and the frame rate is dropping?" Lin Mo asked, somewhat puzzled.

Finally, he confirmed that the dream was only in the university town area, and even some parts of the university town were not complete, especially the other schools, which were very blurry. After entering, he found that the area was very small, with only a few buildings, and he could see the end of it at a glance.

"How about... jumping off a building? No, no, what if I wake up after jumping? Robbing a bank? Marrying multiple wives? Forget it, I'm dreaming. What's the point of marrying? I'll just rob a bank!"

Lin Mo slapped his thigh and said.

(End of this chapter)