After making all the necessary preparations, Zhang Heng went down to the basement level again and shut the alloy door. At the same time, he sent the elevator back up to the first floor, restoring everything to how it had been before, then returned to his car.
More than thirty hours had passed since he had last closed his eyes. Combined with the long time he had spent driving, it was impossible for him not to be tired. But after last night's lesson, Zhang Heng had refused to shut his eyes again.
He could now somewhat understand how Han Lu had felt after being afflicted by the Death Dreamscape, and he also understood why all those people on Greenland who had nightmares had ultimately gone mad. If it had only been nightmares, Zhang Heng could have endured them. After all, unlike ordinary people, he had now lost all his emotions.
What was truly deadly was that these nightmares prevented sleep from restoring his energy. That was the real problem. Even after the sleep he had gotten during last night's time stop, the exhaustion he felt upon waking had not diminished in the slightest. Of course, the nap he took afterward had not been troubled by nightmares, and Zhang Heng had yet to figure out what pattern governed their appearance.
However, his most urgent task was to obtain the Immunity Crystal. To avoid any unforeseen complications, Zhang Heng decided not to close his eyes for the time being and to sleep only after everything was over. He had already endured thirty hours, so another dozen or so would make little difference.
Zhang Heng drove the Polo up to a vending machine and bought a can of Nestlé Coffee, intending to use the caffeine to perk himself up a little. Yet when