After passing through the barrier, everyone saw a thick silver mist.
The silver mist rippled, sometimes transforming into illusory human faces.
These people all had their eyes closed, as if they were fast asleep.
Colin's eyes suddenly widened as he stared at a face not far away: "That's... Xiao Ran?!"
Lu Ning looked over and saw a face in the silver mist that was Yu Ran. Her eyes were closed, her breathing was steady, and she had a smile on her face.
This is exactly the same as Yu Ran lying in the hospital bed.
Bai Jingming, who was standing to the side, said slowly, "Many of these people are patients from the Central Hospital."
Upon hearing this, everyone stared in astonishment.
"Aren't they at the hospital? Then what's with these faces?" Liu Qiang asked, somewhat puzzled.
Yun Rou, standing to the side, looked around and calmly said, "This should be some kind of spiritual projection of those corrupted individuals here; their original bodies are still dormant in reality."
Hearing this, everyone breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Even as they were talking, the silver light continued to fall.
They could see a cluster of buildings below.
Upon closer inspection, everyone realized that these buildings looked very familiar.
Yan Feng asked somewhat uncertainly, "This is... Base City 116? Holy crap? Why is there Base City 116 in this godforsaken place?"
The others were also shocked.
While they were still in surprise, Yun Rou's expression was indeed quite unpleasant. She murmured, "...How could it be so fast?"
Upon hearing Yun Rou's words, everyone around her turned to look at her.
Li Yihang asked, "Yunrou, what's wrong?"
Yun Rou frowned, her expression grave, and said, "Normally, the dreams of patients infected with the Dream Plague will construct a corresponding cognitive space, and the spaces constructed by the collective subconscious will merge with each other. The patient comes from our Base City 116, so it is understandable that the constructed space is similar to that of Base City 116."
"But... this base city is too big and too complete. Considering the number of individuals currently contaminated by the Dream Plague, it shouldn't be possible to establish such a vast dream space!"
Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes widened.
"So what's going on?"
Yun Rou shook her head: "I don't know either, there's definitely something wrong here."
The group exchanged glances, their expressions growing increasingly serious.
The situation appears to be worse than they imagined.
The silver light continued to fall, and soon landed on the ground of the base city.
As everyone stood on the ground, they felt a sense of solid ground beneath their feet.
As they landed, the silver light rippled and then dissipated into specks of light.
Lu Ning and the others were completely immersed in the dream dimension.
They were on a sidewalk on a street.
In front of and behind them, there were pedestrians coming and going, and vehicles sped by on the street.
Not far away, some people even started fighting over a few words.
Their sudden appearance seemed to arouse curiosity, and passersby would glance at them from time to time with wary and puzzled looks in their eyes.
Looking at the familiar streets and buildings before them, everyone had the illusion that they had always been in the base city, never leaving, and never entering a dream.
This feeling left everyone in a daze.
Just then, Yun Rou's voice rang out: "There is cognitive pollution in the dream dimension! Everyone must remain vigilant and not mistake dreams for reality!"
Everyone was shocked upon hearing this.
The group, who had been looking somewhat confused, immediately regained their senses.
Yan Feng glanced around with lingering fear and said, "Damn, I almost thought I had just gotten off work!"
The others were also filled with lingering fear.
Liu Qiang asked, "What would happen if you lost yourself in the dream dimension?"
Yun Rou glanced at him, and the meaning in her eyes made Liu Qiang understand.
Death would probably be the least of their consequences.
While everyone else was confused, Lu Ning was observing his surroundings.
In his view, the buildings and pedestrians were all composed of wisps of silver mist.
Within this silvery mist, strands of spider silk wove a skeleton.
They were like puppets controlled by spider silk, putting on a grand theatrical performance.
The entire Dream Dimension's Base City 116 is their stage.
As for Lu Ning and the others, it's unclear whether they are actors or audience members.
Lu Ning looked up at the sky.
The thick fog from when we arrived still lingered in the sky, and faces appeared and disappeared intermittently within it.
Although the sky was obscured by thick fog, Lu Ning subconsciously felt as if he were in daylight.
The sunlight shone on him, and even felt somewhat warm.
But in reality, in Lu Ning's vision, sunlight did not exist at all, and it never shone on him.
Bai Jingming, who had been silent all along, looked at Yun Rou and asked, "What do we do next? How are we going to find the pathogen? Time is running out outside, we need to act quickly!"
Yun Rou nodded, her expression serious, and said, "Indeed..."
She glanced around and then said, "The construction of the dream dimension is a reaction of the human subconscious. The abnormal buildings and people in the base city are variables in the dream dimension and potential problems. We need to find out what is different about this base city from what we remember."
Yan Feng frowned and said, "But the base city is so big, how are we going to find it?"
Colin said, "Let's split up and search! Otherwise, in such a large base city, by the time we find the anomaly, the plague outside will probably have spread even more severely."
Li Yihang paused for a moment, then said, "I think it's a good idea, but just in case, let's pair up so we can look out for each other and contact each other immediately if we encounter any danger..."
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