After all, reality was simply awful.
After bidding farewell to Aili and Kevin, Chen Luo walked through the interior of Fire Moth.
Although the Eighth Herrscher had yet to identify the keyword needed to find Fire Moth, it still caused panic among Fire Moth personnel, because some people within Fire Moth had already fallen victim to it.
For example, Sakura.
Everyone in Fire Moth was terrified by the fact that Sakura, who had slain countless enemies and served as a cleaner in Poisoned Chrysalis for so long, had fallen into the Eighth Herrscher's dream in an instant.
If even someone with such unwavering will could be dragged into the Eighth Herrscher's dream, then...
"Hua, your mind is far from calm," Chen Luo said on the way to the cafeteria.
"Yes, Doctor." Hua nodded without denying it.
Hua was not yet the unflappable, resilient warrior she would become fifty thousand years later. She was only an ordinary Fire Moth soldier, an ordinary female college student who should have been attending university...
The terror of Herrschers had long since seeped deep into Hua's heart. There was the Third Herrscher, which had nearly taken her life; the Seventh Herrscher, which had made her feel utterly alone; and the Eighth Herrscher, which could make her fall asleep at any moment without warning.
"Don't worry, Hua. I'll protect you."
"Doctor, that should be my line."
"Heh, at least I don't have any mental vulnerabilities. I might be able to escape the Eighth Herrscher's consciousness infection, but you're different... Still, don't worry. If you really fall unconscious, I won't abandon you. It's only the Eighth Herrscher. If you truly become immersed in a dream and refuse to wake up, I'll come find you."
Seeing Hua's restless and unsettled state of mind, Chen Luo could not help