Koni looked again. There really were two options beneath the countdown and explanatory text. All he had to do was direct his thoughts toward them to select one, completing an interaction that became chilling the more he thought about it.
Directing his thoughts at an option did not mean selecting it immediately. Further information appeared, explaining the difference between the two choices.
The two options were Traditional and Experimental.
"Traditional" was the conventional way of entering the "Dream World": "entering a dream" plus "meditative stillness"... What the hell was traditional about that?
Only one's consciousness entered, making it an experience similar to Virtual Reality.
The second option, "Experimental," was clearly far more radical:
According to the description, it meant dragging the entire person into the "Dream World." Others were merely projections of their own minds inside, while you entered in flesh and blood!
Just reading that description left Koni somewhat dazed.
He turned to look at Yates beside him, then Yuri and Bat Master in the distance. The three of them had clearly received the countdown options as well, each showing varying degrees of contemplation and distraction.
What would happen if he launched a surprise attack now... or waited for someone to choose the "Traditional" entry method before striking?
Even a fleeting absurd thought could expand into some kind of reality. This was where the importance of that person's all-encompassing "three-minute safe response time" became apparent.
Still, wasn't the "Experimental" option safer in a sense?
You would be dragged directly into the "Dream World," leaving no trace of you to be found in the "real world"...
What kind of nightmare option was that?
Koni instinctively rejected that method, but choosing the "Traditional" method was absolutely unacceptable with four Transcendental Species gathered together like this.
In a hellhole like this, even