"Why did it take so long this time?" the Bandaged Man asked beside the bed.
The Bandaged Man hadn't realized there was a problem with their presence, or he would have wrapped his bandages back on.
To ensure Ke Meng's presence remained at zero so the female ghost couldn't find him, the Bandaged Man hadn't dared to wrap his bandages back on, waiting instead for Ke Meng to wake.
In the Bandaged Man's mind, waking up after using dream synesthesia should have been no problem. But since it had taken all night, perhaps Ke Meng had actually fallen asleep without successfully performing dream synesthesia.
While waiting to wake up in R'lyeh, Ke Meng had also considered how to explain the delay.
To others, Ke Meng claimed that he had used dream synesthesia to see where the female ghost was.
That wasn't far from the truth. Ke Meng had indeed performed Synesthesia in his dream, but the actual process certainly wasn't what the Bandaged Man imagined, so Ke Meng needed an explanation.
Pressing his fingers against his brow, Ke Meng first reported the result of last night's plan to trap the ghost. "The female ghost went around in circles where she was for about half an hour. Then she left on her own. She must have lost her way."
Only then did he explain why he had stayed asleep. "But I couldn't wake up early. Everything was hazy, and I don't know why."
The Bandaged Man's attention had already been drawn to the female ghost, so he didn't listen closely to the latter explanation. He murmured, "I see. Zero presence works on the female ghost too."
"When she seemed able to interfere with the fishing rod's judgment, I thought she was incredibly powerful."
"We can't underestimate her. We still need to