643: 10.38 Blood Message

10.38 Blood Message

[666: Aaaah!! Why do we keep falling in this simulation? Oh my Admin God, 666 is so dizzy heeelp—!!]0

The system's shrill cries echoed in the blank space around them as Lu Yizhou's body was swallowed by the dark abyss. He did not know how long it was until a speck of light suddenly appeared in the far distance, small yet very conspicuous amidst the dark. 

Lu Yizhou's pupils dilated in shock. Was that… his lover's subconsciousness? It should be. Except for that little light, Lu Yizhou could not see anything else within this vast emptiness. With a swing of his arms, Lu Yizhou's body exploded in power and he propelled himself straight toward the light!

Crash!

He landed on a hard ground on his butt, groaning. It was so dark all around that he could not even discern his surroundings. 

"Lu Yizhou!!" A familiar lovely voice uttered his name, shaking with relief and nervousness. Lu Yizhou felt a pair of slender arms holding him up and patted his body up and down. "Are you okay?! Why did you suddenly lose your footing? You scared me to death!"

Once again, Lu Yizhou's brain turned sluggish as he tried to keep up with the current rapid development. He called out tentatively, "...Pandora?"

The youth's concerned voice replied, "What's wrong? Do you feel dizzy or something?!"

Words could not even describe how shocked Lu Yizhou was right now. He forced his eyes to quickly adjust to the lack of light and indeed, it was Pandora from a century in the future who was standing in front of him now! What the fuck was going on here?! Hadn't he entered experimental subject 55's subconscious using his skill 'Dream Intrusion'?!

Looking around, Lu Yizhou saw that he had fallen right on the gate of the cage. There was no doubt about it. This was the cage from a hundred years later when this place had been turned into Nightingale Prison!

[What is going on here?] Lu Yizhou massaged his temple, feeling as if he was going to go crazy soon. [Shouldn't we be inside 55's subconsciousness right now?]

[666: T–That… Host, 666 checked it just now. The skill is currently active…]

What did it mean? It meant that 'Dream Intrusion' was working right now and they were indeed inside 55's brain! Lu Yizhou was shocked by the revelation. So all this while… from the very first day he entered this place, he had been inside 55's mind? But how could this be…?

"Lu Yizhou?" Seeing that he only stood there with a stunned look on his face, Pandora was afraid that he had knocked his head silly when he tripped earlier. He went on his tippy toes and cupped Lu Yizhou's face, forcing the latter to look into his eyes. "Lu Yizhou, are you okay?" 

Lu Yizhou stared blankly at his lover's gleaming golden eyes, his mind buzzing noisily. No… how could this be a dream? Pandora's touch, Pandora's warmth, and also… his lovely moans and cries when Lu Yizhou sucked him off… all of them felt so real that he could not bring himself to believe that it had happened inside 55's mind.

However, the system would not lie. In this place where common sense could not be applied, the system's data would always tell him the absolute truth. If 666 claimed that he was using his skill right now, then it must be true.

So… was this merely a dream or reality?

[666: One more thing, Host. There is something 666 has concluded from the research institute's years worth of data. It has been confirmed that experiment subjects with brain power 60-70% will awaken one psychic ability, and 70-80% will awaken two to three abilities. For example, at first, your brain power was 88% and you had three psychic abilities and when you received the new permanent skill, your brain power became 93%.]

[666: What 666 wants to say is… 55's brain power has reached 72%. According to the data analysis, he should have two or more abilities which we are still unaware of.]

Lu Yizhou recalled his lover's hypnotic power that was enough to affect the whole prison and his ability to create a separate space. He gave a tentative guess. [Space manipulation and advanced hypnosis?]

[666: Err, 666 thinks it's not so simple… It should also be something like a dream prophecy or time manipulation. Or else, how can we explain our current situation?]

What 666 said made perfect sense. If experimental subject 55's power — aside from Pandora's Box — was dream prophecy, then it was reasonable for him to dream of the event that would happen a century later. That would explain why Lu Yizhou returned to this era when he activated the skill to enter 55' mind. As for time manipulation…

There were too many doubtful areas. He could not draw any conclusion for certain. 

Lu Yizhou shook his head and clasped Pandora's hand on his face. "I'm sorry, I was feeling a bit dizzy just now. It must be low blood sugar." He gave a random excuse. And then to divert Pandora's attention, he turned to the dusty cage and asked, "What about your important thing? Have you retrieved it?"

Now it was Pandora's turn to stare at him with a blank look. "...I forgot about it because you suddenly collapsed." After confirming once again that Lu Yizhou could stand firmly by himself, he walked deeper into the cage and halted where the bone skeletons were supposed to be chained. Because Pandora had escaped from the cage, the bone skeletons had also vanished, leaving only thick heavy chains that were covered in rust. 

"Let's see… why can't I remember where I put it?" He crouched down and probed around in frustration. "Where… Where had I put it?!"

Lu Yizhou was just going to approach him and tell him not to be anxious when the elevator door at the end of the hallway suddenly opened. Warm light dispersed the dark, reflecting the silhouettes of the two people inside. One was standing, while the other was huddled on the corner of the cubicle.

—The two protagonists were here.

Lu Yizhou heaved out a sigh. Left with no other choice, he could only stand in front of the cage and confront them. His gaze collided with Christian's sharp and wary ones. "You have even followed us here. What do you want?"

Christian scrunched his brows. Instead of answering, he asked his own questions. "Who exactly are you? Have you really altered my memory just now?"

"L–Let's leave!" Percy cried out, almost hysterical. "This place is not safe! We should leave as soon as possible!"

The light from the elevator was akin to the timely rescue that jolted Pandora's memory. "That's right…" he murmured as his gaze landed on the wall beside the chains that were covered in thick moss and other unknown slimy substance. "I… I remember!" As if injected with chicken blood, he lunged forward and started to scratch and wipe the filth on the wall with his bare hands. His eyes were almost manic in excitement. "I have written something here!" 

Disregarding the filth on his hands and clothes, he almost stuck his face to the wall and squinted his eyes to trace the writing that was barely illuminated by the elevator light. It had been a century, and the writing on the wall had almost blurred to the point of unrecognizable. The ink was dark maroon in color, and he instinctively knew that he had carved it with blood from his own fingers. 

Pandora muttered out loud as he read the message 'he' had left behind, "You must remember… this is what you have… to go through…" 

All of a sudden, the ground beneath their feet shook violently. 

Pandora almost lost his balance and sprawled on the ground without any dignity whatsoever. He snapped his gaze toward the ceiling and frowned angrily, "What was that for?!" He only wanted to read this little message but why was it so difficult?!

"Pandora, are you alright?!" Lu Yizhou held onto the metal bar for support and raised his voice to confirm his lover's safety. He still could not leave this place because he was not certain whether Christian would decide to attack. After all, the man was exuding such a strong murderous intent as if he could not wait to wring Lu Yizhou's blood dry!

"Fine!" Pandora shouted as well. "What is going on here?!"

Percy screamed in fright as he held onto the elevator wall as if he could steady himself this way. 

Beside him, Christian frowned. When he realized what had caused such a ruckus, he could not help but curse. "Fuck! It's those corpses upstairs!!"

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