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The vision dissipated right in that mont, as we were left once more speechless. The series of scenes they watched surely left a mark on their hearts. Most of them were able to connect the dots.
These scenes were most likely several years after the previous one, where the tree they were growing died, but left children, the last hope for these people.
"These trees… just what were they?" Benladann wondered.
"I think… they might have been made out of the sa crystal that erged from that… Gate." Said Miranda.
"But why would they try to use that dangerous component to create sothing that would be their hope?" I wondered. "Wait, we don't even know what is even happening aside from these clues. I guess we can only guess once we see more…"
["…"]
The System seed quite silent, making wonder what she was thinking about. And then, suddenly, the walls surrounding us started to shake.
The sa scenario than the last ti was being repeated, our group quickly got themselves ready for battle, as armies of chs erged, of varying sizes.
And then, of course, the Boss, a mighty Juggernaut, which through the sa trick as before, and without any changes, Kate and Erald deactivated the barrier and everyone else destroyed the robot.
BAAAAMMM!!!
The Juggernaut fell into pieces over the floor, its body slowly fading into particles of light. Nothing inside of Dreams were "real", usually, except for the rewards it provided.
Monsters, visions, or even people one could see inside of dreams, would usually dissipate into particles of light once they were killed, or once they fulfilled their purpose.
Ding!
[You've completed the Trial successfully! You will be rewarded Special Rewards for your efforts.]
[You received: [Technomancy Divinity Fragnt] x5 [Dungeon Divinity Fragnt] x5 [Divine Treasure Chest (S Grade)] x1 [Nexus Company Personnel Authorization Card Fragnt (2/2)] x1]
[You gained 150.000.000 Divine Power.]
The second fragnt of the card appeared in front of Drake's hands, as both pieces rged together, forming the true Dream Treasure, which would help them open the way to the next stage.
"It's done… Let's go. We'll have ti to check the rewards later." I quickly led everyone towards the Gate we couldn't open before.
"Here we are, this better works."
I showed the silver-colored card to the huge tallic wall, as we were able to finally see the red lights turn blue, and a voice echoing from within.
Oddly enough, this voice and also the voices of the computers all sounded similar to the System's voice…
[You have showed the [Nexus Company Personnel Authorization Card], Authorization to Level 2 of the Nexus Corporation Laboratories has been given.]
[Opening accessibility Gate.]
TRUUUMMM…!
The gate opened in a re second, as we quickly made our way through. The mont we did, the silver card didn't disappear, but remained at my side.
I guess it might be still useful for sothing else, maybe to open the other gate? No, it wouldn't be so easy, right?
"Well, this sure has changed a bit…" Miranda said, looking around.
"W-What's going on?" Asked Benladann.
The mont we stepped into Level 2, the stage changed drastically, there was a huge set of stairs leading upwards, as we found the surroundings covered by colorful crystals everywhere.
The tal seed corroded and oxidated, and there was so toxic, burning red crystals on the floor, the stairs were barely safe, but many of these crystals irradiated a burning aura that once you touched, it felt as if it was trying to drain all energy.
Divine energy included…
"It has been filled with crystals…" Benladra said. "T-This is bad! Aren't the crystals toxic?"
"Hmm…" Kate looked around. "We have to move upstairs…"
There was also a hue glass window right behind the stairs, half-shattered, showing us a ruined city in the other side, a city that seed to have been abandoned long ago, covered in crystals.
The sky was dark, but the clouds had opened a small opening in between, revealing the pale light of the sun, giving the entire scenario an even more depressing atmosphere.
"I've never seen buildings this tall before…" Tyrannus wondered, as we slowly walked upstairs.
"They are like gigantic monoliths! Are they taller than the Trial of the Venerable of Flas?" Erald asked wondering about it. "But it looks abandoned, there's not a single soul around."
"It is a dystopian future of so sort…" I said. "Perhaps a lost world, and we're seeing the mories of soone that lived in such a world."
["A Ruined World…"]
"System?"
["No, nothing…"]
She was acting weird, as if she didn't wanted to tell sothing, or maybe, she wasn't sure if what she wanted to say was really the truth and wanted to make sure beforehand.
The only way to find out is to keep advancing through this place. I had attempted to extract the crystals to analyze them further, but extracting them, aside from being painful, made them dissipate on the spot, so it wasn't even worth it.
"You can't extract materials from a Dream Dungeon before it gets added into your Divine Realm, Drake!" Belle said. "Rember that don't lose your ti trying to get these weird crystals."
"Right…" I laughed a bit. "Now… Two stairs."
At the second floor of Level 2, we found two stairs. Both were covered on corrosive red crystals, constantly making so strange, boiling sound, emanating an acidic gas everywhere.
The stair to the left led to a larger open area, the one at the right led to a huge gate, both seed mysteriously ominous.
And in front of all, there were another set of stairs, which were destroyed, and a floating, holographic sign above them.
[The stairs leading to Level 3 of the Nexus Corporations Laboratories Building have been destroyed by [Subject-005]. Level 3 has beco temporarily inaccessible.]
[To access Level 3, please retrieve enough materials for the [Reconstruction chanoids] to remake a new Staircase.]
"So we need materials now?" Miranda wondered. "What if we fly over it?"
"Let try." I said, sending off a sli clone.
FLAAASH!
However, the Sli clone was instantly sent out of the Dream Dungeon the mont it tried to fly over.
"Looks like it's so sort of expulsion void, if you enter, you're going to get sent back to the outside…" Belle said. "Better do as the dream suggests."
"No other way around it then. Let's go."
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