People are collapsing, but the integrated strategy is launched

Chapter 2 The Dust-Forgotten Past

"Hi? Did you miss me?"

As soon as she entered the paradise, a familiar greeting rang in Xia Ling's ears.

"Of course I miss you, Ellie. But I miss Velvet or Dr. Mebius more right now."

Xia Ling, who was already familiar with Ai Li's speaking style, responded with ease.

"Eh? You don't want the cutest pink fairy lady? I'm going to cry~"

Alicia hugged one of Xia Ling's arms, and rocked it between her proud breasts.

"Stop it...Ellie, I really have something to do this time, but it's good that you're here, you can come along too."

"Well... I'm going to go look for Wei Erwei. Ai Li, please help me call She She over as well. This incident might have something to do with her..."

Ellie's movements were much faster than expected. When Xia Ling arrived at the Spiral Workshop, Alicia was already talking to Mobius and Velvet.

"Good evening, Xia Ling."

Coincidentally, the personality outside today is the conductor. Compared with other personalities, the conductor is the easier one to get along with.

"So, is there some trouble in reality?"

"Just think about it, it's definitely not a small trouble, otherwise, Little White Mouse wouldn't have specially called me over."

Mebius said slowly.

"It really is. And it is definitely not a small trouble."

Xia Ling smiled bitterly and slowly recounted the whole story.

"Wow... this is true. I just mentioned it to you a few days ago, and within a few months, you actually encountered it..."

"Do you have some unlucky constitution?"

"If possible, I don't want to do it either, but the Key of Corrosion is not an ordinary thing. It is also related to the Stigmata. I didn't expect to encounter such a complicated situation." Xia Ling wanted to cry but had no tears.

Seeing this, Sheshe chuckled and said, "If this matter is not handled properly and the Herrscher of Corrosion descends again, it will be a devastating blow to the current civilization."

"Let me think about it... Tsk, it was indeed troublesome when the Key of Erosion was made, in many ways." Weiwei recalled the situation at that time, feeling a little helpless.

"Eh? Is there a problem that even you find troublesome?" Ellie teased Weiwei.

"Because this involves an experiment by Mobius, and Ellie, you were already...about to come to an end at that time, so you may not be very clear about this matter."

After glancing at Mebius and finding that the latter had no objection, Velvet continued:

"If it's just a matter of forging a divine key, then it won't be a difficult task for me."

"But the problem is that at that time, Mobius conducted an experiment to 'copy' the Herrscher of Corrosion."

"The coordinator of that experiment was Hua. With the help of Mobius, Hua stole the black box that sealed the Herrscher of Corrosion and was briefly possessed by the Herrscher of Corrosion for a period of time."

"I don't know what Mebius did during this time, but during this short period of time when Hua was 'possessed', he saw Ling crying alone in the dark."

"So, you understand, it's not that I don't have the ability to make the Corrosion Key, but I can't destroy Ling and the Herrscher of Corrosion together when I'm sure she might still be alive."

"Plus, the end was approaching, and we had to complete more important plans within a limited time. So, Mei and I could only reinforce the seal of the black box, and then immediately devote ourselves to other projects."

"So, something like this happened later..."

"Humph, after your death, we have a lot of troubles to deal with. The Herrscher of Corrosion is just one of them."

Snake snorted softly, then continued to add to what Vilvi had said.

"Don't accuse me of deceiving Hua or anything like that. You know what the purpose of that experiment was. It's just that Ling's matter was indeed a pleasant surprise."

"At the time, we considered bringing the black box into the Paradise of the Afterlife to continue research, but the erosion force was too risky for the memory. We could not afford such a risk at the time, not to mention at the cost of the Paradise of the Afterlife."

"So, in the end, we had no choice but to seal the black box somewhere. However, we didn't expect it to be related to Mei's stigmata."

"With the Holy Scar Space as a base, the Herrscher of Corrosion has an invincible place with almost infinite authority. It is indeed not easy to deal with."

“So… this is still a historical issue?”

"That's right. You don't have much information to provide right now, so my suggestion is that you should fulfill your duty as a guinea pig, little one."

Mebius gave advice that was very much in keeping with her style.

"But I don't have any breakthroughs now..."

Xia Ling frowned and said, "I tried to find the location of the Stigmata Space, but strangely, Theresa's situation does not seem to be that of entering the Stigmata Space."

"It's normal that you can't find the Holy Mark Space. This thing is the place where Corrosion lives. If it can be easily found, it is not the Herrscher of Corrosion."

Mebius spoke at this time. Compared with the Key of God, although the Stigmata was not her main focus, she knew a little about it.

"The power of erosion is extremely versatile. It has some similarities with the psychic perception type. It is not difficult to erode and change other people's dreams."

“What’s more, although death in the Stigmata space means real death, death in the Stigmata space is not an easy thing.”

"And this Theresa you mentioned... happens to be a fusion warrior with Vishnu's genes. I know this thing's capabilities much better than you do. If we want to kill her in the stigmata space while she is awake... I'm afraid it will take a lot of time."

"But that's not necessarily the case. If Erosion can perform something like hypnosis on her..."

"So, my suggestion is that you go into her dream and take a look yourself." Wei Wei took over the topic: "I will make you something that can let you enter other people's dreams, but... forget it, I won't say the rest for now."

"You'll know when the time comes."

"This... How come you, Mr. Big V, are also asking riddles?"

"What kind of weird nickname is Teacher Da V..."

"Besides, it's not that I don't want to tell you, but that I can't." Wei Wei shook her head mysteriously: "Of course, if you don't believe me, you don't have to. Anyway, I believe you can find a device that can let you enter dreams by yourself."

"How could I not trust you? I just need to carry out Teacher Da V's arrangements. Since you don't want to say anything, I won't ask a single question." Xia Ling blinked, her tone full of trust.

"Of course, the same goes for Snake." Xia Ling, who knew Mebius very well, added before she could speak.

"Little white mouse, I told you not to call me by that weird nickname of yours!"

Wei Erwei was unusually silent for a moment, and then she looked at Xia Ling.

"Absolute trust? If you can really do that, many problems will be solved easily."

"Anyway, go give it a try first. After all, Mei is mainly responsible for the research on stigmata. The two of us don't know much about it. We can only give some suggestions based on your feedback."

"Also, although I don't hold out too much hope, if possible..."

"Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on it." Xia Ling certainly knew what Wei Erwei wanted to say: "If the bell really still exists in the core of the Herrscher of Corrosion, then I will try my best to bring it back."

Chapter 3: Velvet's plan...?

Late at night on the next day, Xia Ling came to Theresa's bed again with the equipment given to her by Weiwei.

"According to Velvi...I need to activate this device while touching that stigmata."

Xia Ling hung the device, which looked like bone conduction headphones, on her ears, and then began to undress Theresa skillfully.

Then, Xia Ling touched the bloody stigmata on Theresa's back with one hand and pressed the button on the device with the other hand.

The moment she pressed the button, an almost irresistible sleepiness came over her. As she lost consciousness, Xia Ling seemed to hear Abonia's voice in a trance.

"please......"

"Pah." As if hypnotized, Xia Ling fell directly on Theresa and fell into a deep sleep as well.

......

When she opened her eyes again, Xia Ling found herself in a small village with very Eastern characteristics. The familiar shapes of some buildings gave Xia Ling a strange sense of déjà vu.

"Is this... Yaemura?"

“It looks quite similar to the Yae Village in the game, but I don’t know if the map is exactly the same.”

"Forget it, the most urgent thing is to find Theresa first..."

Just when Xia Ling thought of the three words Theresa, as if some mechanism was triggered, Weiwei's voice suddenly rang in Xia Ling's mind.

(It's me, Vivi. Don't be surprised if a message appears in your mind now.)

(Now, whatever you were doing before, keep doing it without revealing anything.)

(I’m sorry to tell you that I lied to you in the Paradise of the Past. In fact, this device is not used to enter dreams.)

(Of course, falling asleep is a piece of cake for me, and this device can also help you fall asleep normally, but its purpose is not to make you fall asleep.)

(In our previous discussion about the Herrscher of Corrosion, I didn't tell you that because we don't know how much the Herrscher of Corrosion has recovered, I can't make a dream entry device that will make you 100% undetectable by it.)

(And even if it doesn’t find you, it will immediately notice you once you start approaching Theresa after you enter the dream.)

(So, I decided to play along and let it know that you wanted to dream.)

(So, no matter what its plan is, in order to prevent you as a variable from appearing, it will most likely pull you into another dream and isolate you from Theresa.)

(In this dream, through its attitude towards you, we can infer what state the Herrscher of Corrosion is in now. After all, according to what you said, there may be two or even three consciousnesses competing for power in that stigma.)

(Of course, it is also possible that the Herrscher of Corrosion did not intend to let you into the dream at all and kicked you out directly, but even so, the result we get is just to alert the enemy, which is the same as the normal attempt to enter the dream.)

(As for why I didn't tell you before... When the Herrscher of Corrosion controlled you to fall asleep, he might be able to read part of your surface consciousness. If you knew this plan in advance, you would definitely remember the relevant content during the execution. Therefore, this arrangement must be kept secret from you.)

(For this content, I borrowed some small things from Mebius to protect it, so as long as you don’t reveal any flaws, it won’t find out.)

(Then let’s leave it at that for now. Your current task is to try to find out as much as possible about the Herrscher of Erosion’s attitude towards you. So, feel free to do what you want. You can get in touch with more people in your dreams. Good luck.)

......

So this was Weiwei’s plan?

Xia Ling pretended to be curious and looked left and right.

By testing its attitude towards me, I can determine its situation...

It does seem to work.

It’s just that my situation seems a bit uncomfortable. After all, if Erosion gains the upper hand in the power struggle with Yaesakura, I will probably be targeted badly.

But it's miserable... After all, death in a dream won't affect reality, but I always feel that this plan is a bit...

Forget it, don’t think about this anymore.

Xia Ling put aside the messy thoughts in her mind. Since Wei Erwei's mission was to test her, then she could just play freely.

Anyway, it’s always right to trust the big V teacher.

After walking for a while, Xia Ling saw a house in the distance. It seemed that she had arrived near the village.

"Hello, old man."

Seeing an old man sitting at the door, Xia Ling walked over and greeted him warmly.

"Hey, isn't this Miss Miko? She just came back from exorcising demons in the bamboo forest."

The old man greeted Xia Ling cordially.

"?"

What? It was me who was crying?

......

"Wei Weiwei, I really don't know whether I should say you are bold or arrogant?"

In the paradise of the past, Sheshe looked at Weiwei's experimental records with a frown on his face.

"Why haven't you said anything for so long, Dr. Mobius?"

"Do you need me to explain this to you?"

Wei Wei leaned back in the swivel chair, put her long and plump legs on the back of the chair, and turned around in boredom.

"From what Xia Ling said, we know that the erosion is definitely not in absolute control in the stigmata space, but it is 60% to 40% with Yaezakura, with a slight advantage. Otherwise, it would not need to use such a complicated method to increase Theresa's so-called sense of substitution. In this case, we can..."

"Stop, don't try to evade me with this common sense that anyone who has studied the stigmata would know. I am not interested in the reasoning game in the first half of your plan."

"I just want to know what the second half of your plan means, Zhuo."

"How dare you set up such a plan based on just a guess? Where is your rigor as a scientist?"

"This is not speculation, I have evidence."

Velvet spun in circles, her voice unusually calm.