"How was that possible?"
Were her eyes playing tricks on her?
Qiu Lei stared dazedly at Su Bai, who was sitting on the campus of Rainbow Locust No. 1 High School, and began to seriously wonder whether her escape from Fog City had been a dream. Had she only imagined escaping that hellhole while actually remaining trapped in a dream all along? Was that why she could see Boss Bai's face in the real world?
After all, Boss Bai was clearly a native of Fog City. How could he possibly appear in the real world?
Although Qiu Lei had left the Mist Shop after the Dense Fog Zone appeared and had never returned to Fifth Street, she had seen far too many mutations among Fog City's native residents. Whatever Boss Bai's personality, appearance, or abilities might have been, he was ultimately just an ordinary grocery store owner. How could he possibly have survived that terrible disaster?
So she had to be dreaming right now!
After all, even if Boss Bai hadn't turned into a ghost creature in Fog City, there was no way he could appear at Rainbow Locust No. 1 High School in the real world!
"This must just be a dream. I just fell asleep in the shelter." Qiu Lei remained standing there, muttering to herself.
The more she thought about it, the more convinced she became that this was a dream. Not long after the Dense Fog Zone appeared, Feng Zhe and the others had arranged for her and several other novice players to go somewhere relatively safe. Later, a player Feng Zhe knew had come back to check on them. From the information that player brought, Qiu Lei, Yang Yu, and the others had learned that the disaster in Fog City was already out of control.