Outside the dream.
On the outskirts of the Sea of Miracles, near the Nightmare Star.
Not long after Yang Yi fell asleep, thick pink fog drifted out of the "raft" he lay in, climbed up the ship's outer hull onto the Nightmare Star's deck, and was finally spotted by Xiaoji's Eyeball Drone, which promptly reported it to Su Na.
"Is this... energy leaking out of the dream?"
Su Na sat at the computer, its screen displaying a live feed of the scene outside.
Large amounts of thick pink fog could be seen pouring endlessly out of Yang Yi's "raft." It spread not only onto the Nightmare Star but also across the sea, even pushing back the black fog over the water to form a small, pink, patch-shaped area, lit by the fog's own fluorescent glow.
Su Na watched for a while, then took action. She put on a thick biochemical protective suit, donned the Beak Mask, and headed to the Nightmare Star's deck fully equipped.
Up above, the thick pink fog had already overrun the Nightmare Star's deck. Xiaoji and the Old Captain could only stare helplessly as it spread, unable to do anything.
Cui Xiya flew in the air and tried casting the Light Spell, but it had little effect.
This thick pink fog was something entirely different from the black fog in the Sea of No Light.
"Do any of you feel unwell? Or check your status panels and Activity Logs to see if anything unusual has appeared."
Su Na asked, and the others checked their panels. Only the Old Captain tilted his skeletal head, apparently at a loss.
"Reporting to the First Mate: no abnormalities detected."
Xiaoji reported first, followed by Cui Xiya. Neither had felt anything unusual, but that did not prove the pink fog was