TTAETSC Chapter 36.2 - Dreamland

As a matter of fact, Yuan Ye also felt a little strange about his own mental state. It seemed that because he had been unconscious in the underground shelter for an hour, after waking up, he was in very good spirits and not too tired.

The most important thing was that the pain from the mental attack had surprisingly eased a lot.

This was too abnormal...

Yuan Ye pondered back and forth without finding an answer, so he simply decided to set it aside for now.

The mastermind behind the scenes, the little octopus, was quietly perched on the youth's shoulder, curiously stretching his head to watch him drive. Yuan Ye's driving skills were quite excellent, making him appear like an experienced driver.

—It seemed he really knew how to do everything.

Ye Yunfan once again inwardly sighed at Yuan Ye's versatility.

While sitting in the driver's seat, the little octopus took advantage of this opportunity to carefully observe the steering wheel of the off-road vehicle and the various details inside the car.

He found that apart from some details that were different from his impression of an off-road vehicle, everything else was very similar.

The point was, there was nothing beyond the technological understanding of his time.

In other words, the level of automobile manufacturing in this world was similar to that in his original world.

Moreover, compared to the overly advanced biological-medical technology, the means of communication here seemed relatively simplistic and somewhat outdated.

Ye Yunfan fell into contemplation.

The primary means of communication for humans here is to transmit signals through signal towers. Once the signal tower is down, that area will be directly disconnected.

In other words, this world does not have satellites, or maybe it did in the past, but after the appearance of monsters, human technology in this aspect regressed?

Ye Yunfan recorded this tiny piece of information in his memory again.

Yuan Ye's driving skills were very good. Despite the bumpy road, the driving was steady, and the speed was not fast. It seemed as if he was intentionally waiting for Hu Changchuan.

Moreover, he should have chosen a safe route, as they did not encounter any ambushes along the way.

The little octopus relaxed somewhat and checked his data panel. When he killed Fang Shuo just now, he was preoccupied with carrying Yuan Ye back to protect his own identity, so he didn't carefully examine the notification panel that appeared at that time.

[Mental Power: 130+8x5]

His mental power had increased again?

The little octopus pondered and considered the possibility that he had acquired a new skill related to mental power, which could explain the increase.

[Stamina: 420/420]

[Health: 180/540]

A little tentacle scrolled down and flipped to the skill panel.

[Skill One: Special Concealment - E level (Young cubs need to learn to hide first in order to survive.)]

[Skill Two: Mental Communication - D level (Your strong mental power has allowed you to intuitively grasp certain special communication skills.)]

[Skill Three: Mimicry - C level (You can transform into any life form you have seen. The degree of resemblance is directly related to your degree of understanding. The greater the imitation, the greater the stamina loss.)]

[Skill Four: Mental Attack - C level (Initiate a mental attack on the target, inducing short-term headache, dizziness, loss of consciousness, and other adverse effects. Depending on the mental power value, the player can use it three times a day.)]

[Skill Five: Shadow Stealth - C level (Allows stealth in short distances using shadows, with a maximum distance of 2 meters.)]

The little octopus was actually eager to try out the last two new skills, but unfortunately, there was no room to use them at the moment.

It was unknown whether it was because they were waiting for Hu Changchuan or because there were two people resting in the car. Yuan Ye's driving speed was very slow, and the car was also very stable.

After more than four hours, Hu Changchuan, who had been hurrying along, finally caught up.

The little octopus stretched out his head and took a look, only to find that the other person was driving a black car that resembled an SUV. The car was painted with the emblem of the investigation corps, clearly indicating that it was a military vehicle.

Beep, beep—

The car behind honked the horn.

"Chief!!"

Hu Changchuan shouted from behind.

[Meat!]

As the little octopus continued to stretch out his head to look, one of his little tentacles suddenly shot up.

[Meat! Fragrant meat!]

[Coming! Coming!]

The little octopus instantly perked up his ears and looked alertly behind. At the same time, Yuan Ye's brow furrowed. He stepped on the gas pedal and gracefully swerved the car backward.

Screech—

The tires skidded on the road surface, drawing a half circle.

He stepped on the brake, turned off the engine, and jumped out of the driver's seat.

Chen Xinyue instantly opened her eyes, vigilantly drew her gun, exited the car, and swiftly looked back.

Jon opened his eyes, half awake. He was unclear about what was happening, but that didn't stop him from immediately getting out of the car with the submachine gun in his arms.

"Stay inside!"

Chen Xinyue chided.

Jon was startled, instantly sobering up. He immediately obeyed the order and shrank back.

One hundred meters away, the black SUV twisted and turned, its tires rubbing against the rough and uneven ground, making a piercing sound.

Just now, the distance was too far. Now the little octopus concentrated and looked carefully, only to find a black little otherworldly creature crouching on the roof of Hu Changchuan's car.

It looked a bit like a bat, with a pair of thin flesh wings on its back. It seemed to be able to spew some corrosive liquid, as the adjacent car window had already been corroded by half.

Yuan Ye squinted slightly, as if carefully recognizing something.

At this moment, Captain Chen quickly opened the trunk. She took a look at the unconscious Wei Jing inside and then took out a sniper rifle.

The distance was too far. She could only use this.

She held up the gun and aimed.

Bang—!

The shot hit, but it seemed to have missed the vital point. The little octopus watched the black otherworldly creature scream in pain and swiftly dart into the car.

"Not good."

Chen Xinyue frowned, her expression subtly hinting at concern.

Yuan Ye didn't have any particular reaction. He seemed completely unconcerned. Sure enough, in the next second, a patch of yellow mud swelled inside the car. Shortly after, the little monster fled in a sorry state, covered in yellow mud, and hid under the car.

At this point, the car was very close, only about twenty to thirty meters away.

[Meat!]

[Meat!]

[Meat! Meat!]

The tentacles were very excited, constantly stepping on Yuan Ye's shoulders, eager to launch themselves forward in the next second.

Even the little octopus was a bit excited along with them.

Apart from eating, he also wanted to test out his new skills.

He looked up and confirmed that the forest above was shady, the vines were dense, and the ground was full of shadows. This was simply the perfect training and demonstration ground.

Screech—!

The black SUV braked about a dozen meters away from them. Chen Xinyue immediately crouched down and fired toward the bottom of the car.

Bang, bang, bang!

Amidst the backdrop of several gunshots, the driver's door suddenly opened, and Hu Changchuan coughed loudly as he awkwardly rolled out of the car.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

He covered his mouth and nose as if he had inhaled some extremely harmful gas. His clothes were corroded and tattered, with festering flesh exposed on his left arm, as if the skin surface had been scraped off.

Eh?

The little octopus' gaze was immediately drawn to that festering area.

This feels like... Why does it feel a bit like the chest wound Yuan Ye had before?

"It disappeared!"

Chen Xinyue carefully searched under the car, but surprisingly didn't find anything unusual.

"That thing was really fast."

Yuan Ye suddenly spoke.

"Don't get too close. It's highly toxic. Even if the affected part is removed, healing would be difficult."

Upon hearing this, Hu Changchuan's body suddenly trembled, and he muttered something under his breath. Just five minutes earlier, he had been targeted by this otherworldly creature as he tried to catch up with Yuan Ye. The opponent's ambush skills were remarkably high.

If it weren't for Hu Changchuan's ability to control the earth to defend the surface of his body, he would be a puddle of blood by then.

"?"

Captain Chen's eyes were filled with suspicion as she took a step back.

Upon hearing Yuan Ye's words, the little octopus immediately confirmed his own guess. The otherworldly creature that had just attacked should be the same one that had injured Yuan Ye before, or at least the same type.

[Meat!]

[Meat is going to run away!]

[Run away! Run away!]

The little tentacles poked and scratched Yuan Ye's shoulder, extremely anxious.

Just then, Hu Changchuan supported himself with one hand on the ground.

Rumble!

The soil under the car suddenly surged upward.

At the same moment, the black bat-like otherworldly creature instantly flew out from the driver's seat and charged toward Yuan Ye and Chen Xinyue.

Chen Xinyue immediately raised her gun to fire, but the opponent's speed was too fast. In the blink of an eye, it turned a corner and darted toward the nearby woods. Her excellent marksmanship didn't even land a single shot.

Throughout the whole process, Yuan Ye didn't make a move.

It wasn't until the bat-like otherworldly creature had retreated about twenty meters away that he suddenly drew his knife.

A white thin line instantly appeared on the otherworldly creature's wings. The flesh of the wings was neatly cut open.

Spurt—

The cut sprayed a large amount of dark purple pus, which landed on the surrounding plants and immediately melted them into a puddle of pus. The terrifying range of the damage unexpectedly reached up to ten meters around.

This scene immediately made the little octopus understand why Yuan Ye was injured at that time.

However, the speed of the little otherworldly creature was indeed too fast. The attack that was supposed to land on its head was cleverly avoided and hit the wings instead.

Rustle—

It jumped into a dense thicket of bushes and disappeared.

At the same time, the little octopus also quickly leaped down from Yuan Ye's body. Instead of choosing to chase after the little otherworldly creature, he swiftly darted into a thicket of bushes nearby.

After disappearing from everyone's sight, Ye Yunfan immediately activated the shadow stealth skill.

He swiftly jumped and stealthily moved through various shadows.

[Stamina -4]

[Stamina -4]

[Stamina -4]

"..."

This skill really consumed a lot of stamina, costing a large chunk in one go. Dashing out eight meters almost depleted the little octopus' daily stamina.

[Over there!]

[Over there, over there!]

The little tentacles were very excited.

Within half a minute, the little octopus swiftly caught up with the otherworldly creature whose wings were cut off. It was severely injured, gasping weakly for breath, yet still very alert, with corrosive fluid spreading all around it.

The little octopus did not approach recklessly. He quietly hid in the shadows, locked onto the target, and used a mental attack.

[Stamina -40]

Buzz—!

The little otherworldly creature stiffened all over as if it had been hit by an invisible stick, its whole body swaying almost on the verge of collapse.

However, the little octopus didn't immediately approach to eat the other party. He quietly moved a little closer and used his mental tentacles to check the other party's condition.

Pain, indignation, hesitation, helplessness.

These were all emotions sensed by the mental tentacles, so he amplified these emotions.

Buzz!

In that instant, he saw the other's body begin to convulse violently. It clutched its head and actually smashed it against the stone in front.

Bang, bang, bang!

Venom splattered everywhere.

Half a minute later, the breath of the little otherworldly creature quickly weakened, and it collapsed to the ground, unable to control its convulsions.

At this point, the little octopus finally confirmed that the other party no longer had any attacking power. Therefore, he cautiously jumped into the shadow of the little otherworldly creature and then extended a tentacle, probing into the area behind the creature where its wings had been severed.

[Stamina +20]

[Friendly reminder: Detected ingestion of a rare poison, entering a poisoned state, Health -40, Health -5 per minute, please find an antidote as soon as possible.]

The extended tentacle was contaminated and turned black. It then twisted around, burrowing deeper inside, and eating up a piece of fat, round, and soft, special little meat.

[Friendly reminder: Detected ingestion of a rare poison sac, poisoned state lifted, entering a healing state, Health +2 per minute.]

[Friendly reminder: Toxin Resistance +30. Your mucus gains corrosive properties.]

[Health: 142/570]

[A bit spicy! Hiss, hiss!]

[Fragrant! Eat it up, eat it up!]

[Spicy! Hiss, hiss!]