Chapter 311 Beyond Expectations

The depths of a mysterious spaceship that is very similar to the Torn Horizon in "The Surface of the Black Hole".

The structure of this spacecraft has been changing in ways that are imperceptible to the crew.

Each organization is like a living thing, constantly changing between reality and virtuality, hiding the "real cockpit" deep where no one can find it.

Hidden outside this "world" is a place where a hazy glow is everywhere.

A place between reality and fantasy, between reality and dreams.

A group of strange creatures emitting faint starlight are gathering here.

They look very strange and ugly, with slightly pink, gelatinous skin and piles of fat, like a combination of a bullfrog and a domestic pig.

They have constantly changing pustules on their bodies. When the pustules swell to their maximum size, they burst like squeezed pimples, leaking out a sticky substance that glows a hazy glow.

This sticky substance piles up at their feet, forming a quagmire-like area that allows them to move quickly in this dreamlike world.

At this moment, this group of creatures were gathering together, connecting the sticky substance at their feet into the same area, soaking in it and concentrating on observing a huge bubble floating in front of them.

Inside this colorful bubble is a miniature "Torn Horizon".

It was traveling in a dark and empty universe, and scenes inside the spacecraft were projected outside the spacecraft, into the bubble.

At this time, Xiao and others were shocked to see the young crew member digging out his own eyes, and the scene where the bearded crew member was pulled by the arm mentioned by Captain Mark was all played out in the bubble.

Every detail is clear.

"Gurgle gurgle…"

Amid the thick sounds like the phlegm cleared by middle-aged and elderly people, they seemed to be communicating in some mature language.

Waves of voices were heard that would drive ordinary people crazy immediately:

"Now, this group of humans has completely fallen into the dream trap we set. Everything that belongs to these few high-quality humans will become food for our recovery."

"Hurry up. Although our injuries have partially recovered, if we don't recover and escape from this world, that terrifying investigator will catch up with us."

"The spacecraft's world shuttle function has been completely destroyed. If we want to leave, in addition to recovering from our injuries, we also need to find a suitable vehicle for modification. Do you have any good ideas?"

"Why are you already thinking about the vehicle issue? This dream trap isn't over yet."

"But it's all settled, isn't it? How could a group of humans from the Middle World, and a few beast-like black water creatures unique to this world, possibly break free from our arrangements?"

"That's right, let's speed up and quickly devour these humans and leave - wait!"

The head made entirely of stacked foam trembled, and eyeballs from different lives rolled out from the foam.

Everyone focused on the scene displayed in the huge bubble.

"This is... that black water creature? How could it be?!"

A picture in the bubble continued to expand and occupy their field of vision.

"ah--!"

The bearded middle-aged crew member who was screaming and calling for help was about to be grabbed by arms reaching out from behind and dragged into the unfathomable mouth of "Captain Mark".

"Swoosh—"

It seemed as if a black shadow was flying across the ceiling at the back of the corridor at an extremely fast speed.

You Huan was walking freely on the wall of the spaceship with the help of his tail hook and sharp claws as if he was walking on flat ground.

I saw a bearded crewman sitting on the ground, looking distraught.

Was this the person who was screaming just now? What happened?

He looked around but saw only this one person.

So without stopping, it flew directly over the man and rushed to the place where he sensed many crew members were gathered and there was a strong smell of blood.

He could sense that an important turning point was taking place and he had to arrive at the scene to observe.

The middle-aged crew member had no idea what had just passed over his head.

You Huan deliberately reduced his presence, and this corridor was relatively high, which could accommodate his body size and make his movements inconspicuous.

The middle-aged crewman felt that in an instant, all the force that had been holding his shoulders disappeared.

He looked back tremblingly, and found that the pale Captain Mark had disappeared at some point.

Such an existence that can touch reality, whether it is an illusion or a monster, seems to have never appeared.

——As if in fear of a certain existence.

In the land between reality and illusion, a group of strange and ugly creatures saw this scene, and their eyeballs in the foam rolled around.

"Why did the 'Dream Shadow' that had already reached the stage of transformation into a solid body dissipate on its own as soon as that black water creature appeared?"

"This is not a good sign."

An individual with some tentacles on its chin said at this time:

"I checked, it seems that... these dream shadows cannot withstand the 'resistance' of this black water life, and they dissipated on their own."

"It's like a living thing meeting its natural enemy."

"As long as it knows that these are all illusions, then wherever it passes, the dream shadows within its observation range will be subject to 'cognitive reflection' and all will degenerate into the most common dream factors."

"Such a high mental resistance? Is it because it is a 'beast'?"

"It seems not. In previous observations, this black water creature has shown high intelligence and sociality, almost out of the category of ordinary 'beasts'. Now it seems that it does have special features that we have not yet discovered."

After a pause, the tentacled individual said confidently, "But it's okay. This unexpected situation will not hinder our main plan."

"The dream trap surrounding those high-quality human projects takes into account all unexpected situations."

"We can directly pull them into 'our world' so that they will actively fall into depravity. This plan is foolproof."

"Even if that black water creature has a high mental resistance and is willing to help these humans, it cannot stop them from actively walking into our trap."

"The more the ignorant natives of the lower world understand our world, the more they will fall into inescapable depravity and madness, and offer their souls as our nourishment."

At this time, the youngest individual with less foam on his head noticed the situation on the other side reflected in the bubbles.

It uttered a loud "quack": "The situation has changed!"

"What? Another situation?!"

Another picture in the bubble keeps enlarging.

In the picture, You Huan has arrived at the place where the crowd gathers.

This is near an entrance and exit on the side of the spacecraft.

There is a separate cabin for leaving the spacecraft and heading into outer space.

After the crew members have dressed their uniforms and entered the cabin, the pressure began to be relieved, and the environment became a vacuum like the universe, and the door to the outside world opened.

When the crew wants to enter the spacecraft from outside, they will enter here first, close the door, increase the pressure, and adjust the environment to be consistent with the spacecraft before the door leading to the inside will open.

This is a fairly conventional design used to isolate the interior of a spacecraft from the vacuum of space.

But at this time, the young crew member who everyone thought was dead and even had his body found was found unconscious somewhere.

With his empty eyes open and without wearing any astronaut equipment, he walked into the cabin.

Once he pressed the button to open the outer door, he would be exposed to the universe without any protection, and the pressure difference between the inside and outside of his body would kill him in a very short time!

Everyone gathered outside the cabin door, trying to persuade him anxiously.

Tell him not to press the button to open the outer door, and let him open the inner door and walk out of the cabin.

The inner door was set up so that once someone was in the cabin, it could only be opened from the inside, so no matter how worried and anxious they were, they could not open the door from the outside.

As soon as You Huan arrived, he heard the young boy without eyeballs standing alone in the cabin and saying to everyone:

"It doesn't matter. I just want to go to 'that world'."

　I'd like to remind you that you might have forgotten. The protagonist had previously received a gene that reduced his presence, so when people didn't notice him, he must have entered this semi-invisible state. Otherwise, such a big monster would have been noticed immediately. Considering the fluency of the text, I won't explain it in the text.

(End of this chapter)