181: Chapter 181: Contingency Plan Five – Self-Completion 181: Chapter 181: Contingency Plan Five – Self-Completion Wendy leaped out of Dreamland for Children with Li Mumu.
Their feet had barely touched the ground and steadied when a Bloodthirsty Hound emerged from the still closing dimensional rift behind them, opening its gaping maw toward Li Mumu.
Li Mumu gazed deeply into its eyes.
The hound, as large as an adult man, suddenly stiffened mid-air, convulsed, and black sludge shot out of every orifice in its body, similar to a burst rotten orange, and it collapsed to the ground.
An oddly familiar gaming experience…
Even after Time-Space Retrospection, the strong inertia of fate’s trajectory would still continue in the original direction.
Just like an old smoker who, despite being forced to quit smoking for health reasons, can’t help but light up a cigarette when given the chance.
That’s why there are all these coincidences that feel strangely familiar.
Being chased by a Bloodthirsty Hound, in a very hot place…
And being beheaded.
Some enormous machinery on the Olympus was slowly operating, and even though they were separated by dozens of walls, the clear trembling could be felt under their feet.
As they passed by a room, the door was not completely closed, and the expressionless family inside all lifted their heads in unison, gazing blankly at the ceiling.
Their figures were slowly becoming blurry.
“The replacement has already started.”
Wendy whispered to Li Mumu.
“Based on the information I gathered from my early investigations, over the past few weeks these Elemental Bodies have been plagiarizing the self-awareness of corresponding passengers in the Real World through dreams.”
Stealing identities and then taking over their lives.
“On the surface, there seems to be no problem, even they themselves are unaware that they are monsters.
But this method is not without its faults.”
“Self-awareness can be copied, but as elemental creatures, they struggle to comprehend human physiological characteristics.
For example, the secretion of gastric acid signifies hunger.”
It’s easy to boast online about earning two hundred thousand a month, but it’s much harder to cultivate spending habits that match an income of two hundred thousand a month.
The Miasma Giant, as a type of Elemental Body, has limited intelligence, knowing who they are is already impressive enough, but do you expect them to understand the physiological needs of carbon-based life forms?
Hunger, excretion, illness, and other simple problems that normal people know how to deal with are, in fact, a test for Elemental Bodies.
In the first cycle, Li Mumu had already seen the bodies parasitized by Miasma Giants dying of starvation, so she immediately understood Wendy’s explanation.
After the replacement, the only problem they would face would be passing through the customs inspection at Tianmen City Harbor; they at least needed to maintain appearances as people.
Therefore, the timing of the replacement must be precise; otherwise, before the ship even docks, they might starve themselves to death, turning the whole affair into a big joke.
“What do you plan to do?”
Arriving at the door to the cabin corresponding to her room, Wendy asked curiously.
In the first cycle, when Li Mumu boarded the Olympus, she found she could not open this door.
At that point, she had already merged with an Elemental Body, losing her rationality and devolving into a demon.
The unopenable door was not actually a real space, but a sanctuary set up by her own remaining rationality for protection.
Now, Li Mumu was very clear-headed.
She pushed the door open and saw another Li Mumu.
Wendy hadn’t bought a ticket, so in this room, there was only the Elemental Body corresponding to Li Mumu.
She looked no different from the real person, except her gaze was dull, making her look like a doll.
Because there was no corresponding physical body in the Real World, she was stuck here, not knowing how to act.
But the moment the door opened and she saw Li Mumu appear in front of her, she instinctively moved closer.
Li Mumu raised her hand and threw the Red String, which coiled around the delicate neck.
The Red String tightened, and the head fell off.
Wendy stood by, watching Li Mumu embrace the headless corpse and smash it hard against the wall, couldn’t help but comment, “You know, although I’ve always believed in you… I think your mom might actually have a point this time, maybe you really should take some medicine.”
Countless Red Strings poured out of the void like a river of blood, enveloping Li Mumu and the body, filling the entire room in an instant.
“Alright then… self-completion, right?
You’d better hurry up, we are not here to sightsee.”
Wendy turned her head to look at the other side of the corridor.
The succubi dressed as waitresses did not follow the Elementals who were pretending to be passengers when they left; they noticed the commotion here and seeing Wendy standing alone at the door, a malevolent smile appeared on their faces.
“Li Mumu?”
Wendy knocked on the door, “Is it convenient now?”
Of course, she received no reply.
“I knew it… such a trap.”
Wendy gritted her teeth and reached behind her to unhook the Demon-Breaking Crossbow.
Before she could even cock it, she saw the succubus maid lift her skirt, revealing a holster on her leg.
Not playing by the rules.
Wendy sighed, discarded the Demon-Breaking Crossbow, and raised her hands.
A dimensional rift quietly opened behind her.
She subtly stepped back half a step, trying to slip into Dreamland for Children.
However, before she could take another step back, she was firmly grabbed by a pair of large hands on her shoulder.
She heard the voice of someone grinding their teeth behind her.
“You little rat of the Freud Family!”
Captain Goss, dressed in a white suit, stepped out from the dimensional rift she had opened, grabbing Wendy’s shoulders and lifting her up.
“This is my ship, yet you mistook my mercy for an excuse to do as you please…”
Suddenly, a light appeared, interrupting his speech.
A vial sparkling with starlight fell from Wendy’s sleeve to the ground, and the moment it shattered, a holy radiance burst forth.
“Damn Concentrated Holy Water!”
The succubus maids screamed and retreated, while Captain Goss instinctively covered his eyes.
This small amount of Concentrated Holy Water served only as a flashbang against him, but it was enough.
The moment he subconsciously let go, Wendy twisted her body agilely, broke free from his grasp, and, like a gecko, crawled up the wall and scurried away.
Suddenly, a gaping mouth grew from the ground, swallowed the splashed Concentrated Holy Water in one gulp, and then disappeared from the spot with a wail.
Captain Goss opened his eyes, turned his head full of cracks, and cast his gaze toward the room next door.
In the short time that Wendy had bought, all the seemingly endless Red Strings in the room had vanished.
All that remained was a black-haired girl in a blood-red cheongsam standing in the room, slowly unfolding six arms behind her.