The next morning, in a forged reality that was constituted of various colours. The sky and the ground were composed of various colours; it seemed like a psychedelic dream. This reality was a manifestation of Old Curler's power. She was a Dream Weaver-class character.
The Gunslinger, 50 Guns, was standing next to her. They awaited the necromancer, Lady Flux. The space before them tore open, revealing another realm. The new realm looked like the Matrix. Green codes—digital codes consisting of 0s and 1s— lined the sky and the space like pillars.
The two S-rank characters had no reaction to the sight. The realm wasn't a novelty to them. They recognised the realm as the Pure Game Realm. Some called it the Gamer's Realm due to its peculiar nature. This realm was only accessible to special characters. Regular players couldn't perceive this realm even if it appeared like it did now. Moreover, they couldn't enter the realm. The realm ruled out regular players.
Old Curler and 50 Guns spotted a character approaching them from a distance in the Gamer Realm. It was Lady Flux's figure. She wore a white dress shirt and leather trousers that accentuated her enticing curves. She calmly walked towards the two S-rank characters outside the Gamer's Realm. She pulled along a small white suitcase.
Suddenly, another figure appeared on her left side. It was the undead from the trio's last meeting. 50 Guns' eyes dilated; he was shocked to see the undead again. In addition to that, the undead's aura felt suffocating.
'That summon, did it get more powerful?' 50 Guns' wondered.
50 Guns' observed the undead's appearance. The undead appeared taller, and its gothic armour had a sinister aura exuding from it. The aura was visible and manifested as thick tendrils that flailed and squirmed spontaneously. The green glow in its eyes was dim but charming in an evil sense. The undead trailed behind Lady Flux like a loyal bodyguard and follower.
Lady Flux exited the Gamer Realm with her summon. She regarded the realm which Old Curler forged. She looked at Old Curler and said, "A psychedelic dream reality?"
Old Curler shrugged. Lady Flux's summon looked reverted to its regular the instant it exited the Gamer Realm. Its armour stopped exuding and manifesting the malevolent aura. Also, its eyes glowed brighter and ceased expressing its evil charm.
50 Guns warily gazed at the undead before he turned his attention to Lady Flux. He said to Lady Flux, "Why did you summon it?"
50 Guns felt that there were no threats around this meeting point; hence, there was no need for the show that Lady Flux put on.
Lady Flux jerked back her head, surprised. She said, "It was an extra precautionary measure. I better feel sorry than being wounded."
50 Guns lowered his gaze. The explanation made sense. By the way, the psychedelic dream reality was a precautionary measure. Why wouldn't Lady Flux also prepare her own measure for safety?
He half-whispered, "But it feels too much."
Lady Flux nudged him on the chest with her shoulder. She said, "Nothing is too much to do to guarantee that one can live to witness the next day."
50 Guns nodded.
Lady Flux looked at Old Curler and 50 Guns. She said, "Lady and gentleman, we are here. We have made the decision, and we will fulfil it."
She hugged Old Curler and 50 Guns. The later duo entered the Gamer Realm. The instant they entered the Gamer Realm, their appearance transformed, taking on their avatar form.
50 Guns transformed into a seven-foot-tall man who wore a black bulletproof vest over his oxblood-coloured suit jacket. He wore an eyepatch over his right eye, and he held an exaggerated revolver in his right hand. He wore a golden utility belt around his waist, not tied to his trouser loops.
Old Curler transformed into a seven-foot-tall woman who had 12 pairs of arms. She now possessed three pairs of eyes. Her black hair, which normally extended to her shoulders, now reached below her waist. Her main arms held open in its hands a big thick covered book that had over a thousand pages. Just like yesterday, she still wore a white dress that had a big flowery hem. The hem became longer and trailed behind her like a cathedral train dress.
Old Curler and 50 Guns took on dignified yet terrifying appearances.
Lady Flux said to them, "Good luck, comrades; humanity's freedom rests on your shoulders."
The hole in space began to seal. Old Curler and 50 Guns watched the sealing process. Before the last inches could be sealed off, 50 Guns said at the top of his voice, "Cringe."
The hole sealed completely. Old Curler laughed, amused with 50's jab at Lady Flux's farewell speech.
On the other side, Lady Flux bit her lips. She said, "Smart of you to wait until the last moment to say that."
However, she smiled. The psychedelic dream reality crumbled like broken glass, but it crumbled silently. She found herself in an empty, humble apartment in Section 2.
"Not a shabby place for a covert operation," Lady Flux judged the apartment.
She had found herself in the apartment's bedroom after the reality had shattered. She sat down on a chair in the room while the undead began unpacking her luggage bag.
Meanwhile, at Section 2.5's central police station, Ivan was waiting to be cleared from detention. Daiyu had arrived at the police station to provide proof of ownership for her phone and additionally provide a testimony in favour of Ivan.
Daiyu didn't come alone. She came with Chioma, who waited in the lobby while she went to testify.
Close to an hour went by before Ivan was set free. After Daiyu had testified about the thief snatching her phone and Ivan pursuing the thief to recover the phone, some police officers asked her where the theft happened. She provided answers, and the police officers went to look at last night's surveillance footage on the street where she was jumped.
The police officers had reviewed the footage of Ivan defending himself in the alley before reviewing the footage of the snatching incident. Ivan informed the police officers that the thief was a special character and the thief had abused his special gifts, using them to try to harm him. The officer on the case deemed this evidence to be unworthy to set Ivan free.
Ivan had to summon Daiyu as a witness to help him out. Her testimony played the key role for him to be set free.