Virus King - Chapter 94

Chapter 94: Meeting in a Dream! The Team-Building Event of Group Chat No. 001!

TL: Yang

This was a room that seemed ordinary at first glance, but it was definitely not Chen Bai’s villa room; rather, it was inside a common apartment unit somewhere else.

In front of him stood a girl who appeared entirely unremarkable.

She wore a simple ponytail, large black-framed glasses, and the plainest school uniform imaginable.

Her appearance was the epitome of pure, first-love innocence.

But Chen Bai, with his experience, immediately saw through her plain exterior. The girl had an excellent natural beauty; she just didn’t know how to present herself. With some styling, she’d certainly not be any less stunning than Chu Xin.

And yet, this seemingly ordinary girl was one of the few SSS-tier talent holders across Blue Star—the entire world, even!

Moreover, she possessed an incredibly terrifying talent!

The instant Chen Bai opened his eyes and looked at the girl, her face turned as red as a tomato!

Chatting in the group was one thing.

But in-person, these silly netizens, who loved to brag and banter online, became more bashful than anyone.

Right now, the girl was clearly in that state!

However, no one in the group had ever seen Chen Bai’s real face clearly.

With a mask and a bit of makeup, even the plainest face could look decent!

Now, with Chen Bai’s true face right in front of her, the girl’s blush grew deeper, and though she opened her mouth several times, she couldn’t manage a single sentence.

Even in this dream, her face was as red as a freshly boiled crab!

Chen Bai was well aware of the impact his looks had. He smiled slightly and said:

“Hello, Meng Meng. I’m Chen Bai, the ‘Bai’ from the group…”

Watching Chen Bai extend his hand, the girl became even more flustered and didn’t know what to do with hers:

“I know… I mean, I don’t know… I… I’m called Meng Meng! I’m sixteen this year… my ID number is…”

“I know your name is Meng Meng!”

Chen Bai interrupted her with a chuckle.

Her blush deepened, and she looked unsure of what to do with her hands.

“It’s not that Meng Meng; it’s the ‘Meng 孟’ from ‘Mencius’, and then the ‘Meng 梦’ of ‘dream’!”

(So her name is not 梦梦, it’s actually 孟梦)

“Then should I call you Meng Meng or Meng Meng?”

“…”

Chen Bai laughed, and the awkwardness between them instantly dissipated.

After exchanging a few casual words, Chen Bai and Meng Meng quickly grew closer. By then, Chen Bai had learned a bit about her.

She was a young manga artist and online writer, just like him, who had grown up in an orphanage.

Her imagination was incredibly vivid.

Right before the apocalypse awakening, she’d stayed up for two nights in a row to meet a deadline, then slept for three full days and nights. She’d dreamt the entire time, and when she finally woke up, she had awakened her powers!

What a difference!

Chen Bai couldn’t help but feel speechless.

Damn, he’d injected himself with a zombie virus to awaken early, risking his very life.

And here she was, who managed it all after a nap. And she was this powerful!

Looking at Meng Meng, Chen Bai couldn’t hold back his question:

“Meng Meng, what exactly does your talent allow you to do?”

Perhaps because she was now face-to-face with him, Meng Meng seemed to let go of much of her usual shyness and reservations. She nodded:

“It’s called ‘Dreamwalking.’ By drawing a Dream-Stealing Totem, I can connect someone’s dream with mine.

I can also use my spiritual energy to forcibly enter another person’s dream. Once inside, I’ll enter a scenario that aligns with the other person’s situation, and every time I explore someone else’s dream, I gain something new!

Also, I can develop my own dream world. My dream world is identical to reality, and those monsters from real life will appear there too.

If I kill them in the dream, they’ll die in the real world as well!

In my dream, my strength scales with my spirit power. For example, right now, my spirit in the real world is at 24 points, while my other attributes are only around six or seven points.”

In the dream world, all her remaining four primary attributes—agility, strength, and so on—were also at 24 points!

She could even adjust the drop rates for equipment and control experience gains, but the higher the multiplier, the more spiritual energy it consumed. If it went too high, she would be forcibly ejected from the dream!

“!!!!”

Chen Bai pursed his lips.

At that moment, he fully understood what an SSS-tier talent meant. This ability was every bit as formidable as his Virus Sovereign talent. It might even surpass his own in terms of versatility and support potential.

There was, however, a drawback: her real-world self was extremely weak!

Moreover, if someone anticipated her actions and avoided clashing with her in dreams, then her talent would be practically ineffective.

Thinking about this, he looked at the blushing girl with the large black-framed glasses and advised her:

“Meng Meng, remember this: in the real world, never speak about your talent to anyone. Don’t even mention it.”

Meng Meng nodded.

Chen Bai realized he had never heard of such an SSS-tier Evolver flourishing in his previous life. She had probably perished early on.

Meng Meng was too vulnerable in reality! Any Evolver could easily kill her. Until she had a direct psychic attack ability, her risk of dying prematurely was too high!

But Meng Meng’s talent held such incredible potential!

If she really were to die young, it would be a tremendous waste.

If she could be trained, she’d become an unimaginable asset.

At this, Chen Bai cast a thoughtful look her way. He could see these things, so surely others would have recognized her potential if they’d known of her talent?

One should never overestimate humanity in the apocalypse—human nature was the least reliable of all things.

Chen Bai’s mind raced to a key question: Could this dream-exploring ability somehow allow others to join in?

But he didn’t ask directly. Such a question touched on the core of Meng Meng’s power, so it was best left unspoken.

“Alright, tell me whatever you want to learn. Don’t hold back!”

…

Meng Meng’s main requests revolved around techniques for battling zombies. With the skills Chen Bai had honed in his previous life, he immediately noticed some weaknesses in her approach.

And in doing so, he also confirmed his earlier suspicions.

It turned out to be true!

During their training session, Meng Meng opened a door within the dream, and they stepped out together to hunt a few zombies for hands-on instruction. In that dreamscape, he, too, could gain experience!

Chen Bai didn’t mention anything, but upon waking from the dream, he fell into deep thought.

Meng Meng’s talent had significant untapped potential!

Was it possible that, through Meng Meng’s ability, Group Chat No. 001 could organize some kind of team-building exercise in a shared dream? Maybe even explore dungeon realms together in their dreams?

At this thought, Chen Bai’s eyes sparkled with excitement!

He didn’t hesitate any longer. He opened the chat interface with Meng Meng, feeling that this was definitely something they needed to discuss in depth.