Dreamscape

'?'

'It seemed like some inexplicable thing appeared just now...'

The efforts made by the Risk Isolation Department moments ago had not been completely ineffective.

At the very least, Diagulaga had successfully sensed a disturbance and consequently developed some jumbled thoughts.

Some fleeting thoughts.

Much like the confusion one felt when, while walking along perfectly normally, one suddenly realized that one had crushed some insect beneath one's foot.

In any case, although Diagulaga had sensed those inexplicable things, it had no time to bother with them for now.

Its attention remained focused on the deep purple great serpent not far in front of it.

The feeling the other party gave it was genuinely dangerous.

And in a much more distant place, as one of countless spectators,

certain Transcendent Stage Awakened had likewise formed opinions about the Risk Isolation Department's actions.

Those Transcendent Stage Awakened from the Risk Isolation Department in particular had the deepest and most helpless reactions.

"I told you these boring things weren't of much use. At most, they could only count as little toys..."

"I think they're decent. For Infinite Stage Lifeforms, they're more or less sufficient. Only a very small number of exceptionally powerful or highly unusual Infinite Stage Lifeforms should be able to forcibly break through that Spacetime Barrier just now. This thing is suitable for maintaining everyday public order..."

"Whatever. In any case, I think the research those researchers conduct is occasionally quite interesting, especially the research aimed at enabling lower-level beings to successfully resist Transcendent Stage Awakened. I find that the most interesting. Every now and then, they come up with something that feels remarkably novel..."

"What's so interesting about it? The kind of interesting that comes from watching an ant that doesn't know its place attempt to challenge you?"

"..."

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