An Endless Dream (Part One)

The long night passed as the four of them chatted for quite some time.

They were obviously quite curious about Reilo. Meeting in the Furnace Desert, where Death Storms raged, naturally led to a scholarly exchange.

It was late into the night before the four of them finally fell asleep, one after another.

What Reilo didn't know was this.

High above, in the vast, deep, empty, silent void of space, on Superbody Star, which had lain dormant for tens of thousands of years, listener No. ZZ1387262 finally made a second report to his superior, No. 11, after months of tedious waiting.

"Three?"

The light of the mind drifted through the transparent liquid. After a moment's thought, No. 11 calmly said, "Dispatch three elite warriors and have them attempt possession and descent."

"Yes."

The night passed without incident.

Whoooosh...

As the sun rose, the Alpha Death Storm still raged outside. Reilo rose and stretched for a moment, then frowned as he looked at the three scholars still asleep beside him.

Their alertness was abysmal.

But Reilo soon noticed something strange.

Black Demon Flame Killing Emperor Wolf licked the black-robed scholar's face. A delicate woman's face emerged from beneath the wide hood, and only then did she slowly wake.

She rubbed her forehead again and again, looking utterly exhausted. Reilo noticed a strange, pale-blue filament flash deep in her eyes.

"What's wrong?"

Reilo asked as if it had just occurred to him.

"I don't know."

She rubbed her dark circles in confusion and looked at Reilo strangely, as if she'd gained something and lost something at the same time. Then she noticed her hood had fallen and hurriedly pulled it back on.

"Ha..."

Ailan woke up too.

She yawned, looking listless, then frowned and murmured, "That was such a long dream. It