Three Lonely Souls

"Take it, point it at yourself, then press this button..."

The Team Leader carefully explained how to operate the Dream Catching Device.

"From here on, you'll have to walk the path yourself..."

He slowly backed away and smiled at Hu Le.

"Team Leader... can't you come with me?"

"I'm only your Dream, so of course I can't. That place is reality to you, but to me, it's merely another layer of the Dream World."

"I'm worried I won't be able to find my way back..." Hu Le said anxiously.

He had just learned from the Team Leader how difficult Finding Reality would be.

It was called "Layer 500," but dreams were not actually "numbered." He could not see any so-called layer count. He could only search his way back layer by layer, finding the one and only "real" dream amid the chaos beneath the Abyss.

Not to mention that every layer of the dream was identical, and the Dream Catching Device could not help him pinpoint reality.

He could only rely on himself, filtering through layer after layer of dreams and trusting that mysterious, indescribable intuition to determine which one seemed "most correct."

It was a difficult process. Hu Le was not certain he would succeed, but since he had chosen to "wake up," he had to walk this road.

"Team Leader, are you going to continue upward beyond the Abyss?"

"Yeah, I need to find the others first... After all, no one beyond the Abyss is thinking of me either. I wonder if anyone among us meets the conditions for Dream Transmission." As he spoke, the Team Leader helplessly shook his head.

"Everyone is so lonely..."

Hearing the Team Leader's muttering, Hu Le felt a pang in his chest.

They were all people who had been forgotten.

"Don't worry,