My dream connects to three thousand years later.

Chapter 5 Ancient Times...Man-made Structures?
"..."

The scene was quiet for a while.

"So..." The dog-headed man choked for a moment, then belatedly realized that the reason this group of people had appeared must have been because of the person in front of him.

Shaking his head, the dog-headed man put the matter out of his mind. It wasn't that he wasn't indignant, but he knew that there was no point in discussing it now.

The man with the dog-headed head held the map up to the sunlight, but his mood was clearly different from before; he gripped the edge of the map with increasing force.

The dog-headed man wasn't stupid. The reason he was able to become the boss was because he was the smartest member of the bank robbery gang... So he realized that the subtext of Chu Zhu's previous words was that his old man's death was related to an unusual event!

Is his old man also a superpowered person? Then why doesn't he know...?

"Actually, you might not have never encountered a superpowered person before!" Chu Zhu said quietly, "It's just... your memories might have been erased!"

"...Huh?!" The dog-headed man's expression changed.

Chu Zhu remained casual. He actually knew those extraordinary individuals from before, and with the advantage of constantly resetting, he had a thorough understanding of their family situations and personal secrets in the current main timeline.

He even had close relationships with some of them—possessing the power to reset and viewing the world as a dream… he could easily befriend whomever he wanted, uncover whose secrets he wanted, or kill whomever he wanted!
However, even so, he still couldn't discover the true extraordinary power of these superhumans. Yes, the reason he knew there were superhumans... was because of his powerful reasoning ability, deducing from various circumstances! It wasn't because he actually saw people possessing extraordinary power.

For him, who possesses the ability to constantly reset... this situation is too interesting!
After eliminating all impossible options, the final answer must be the one that remains.

This group of people possesses the ability to erase memories!
He must have seen the footage of these people using supernatural powers... it was just cut out!

However, their abilities should be limited to this—they don't have the capacity to inquire and uncover other secrets about a person! Otherwise, the reset secrets would be lost.

Chu Zhu was actually somewhat certain that his memories had been erased. However… he didn't mind; it was just a dream… whether or not memories were erased was probably just part of the dream's setting, right?
This even made him feel that this puzzle game was more interesting!

After all, the more you don't want him to know... the more he wants to know.

As I said before, he must get to the bottom of the questions that arose in his dream...

Is extraordinary power hidden from him? For Chu Zhu, this is more like completely finishing a game and suddenly discovering a hidden dungeon! An Easter egg!
If they don't dig this out, are they even human?!

Even if it means resetting again and again, I'm willing to do it! So now...

Chu Zhu fumbled for the bronze key, muttering to himself, "Let me see what kind of mystery this real dream created by my subconscious has set up for me this time! I hope it's not too boring..."

Even though it's really boring and illogical, he can accept it. It's still the same old saying... why take dreams so seriously?

"Zhang Kun, we need to speed things up," Chu Zhu said. They had witnessed that group of people using extraordinary powers. Based on his previous calculations, those people should soon find them and erase their memories...

Although he wasn't quite sure how the other side managed to do something so outrageous, or what method they used... there was no doubt that the other side was capable of it! If simply hiding could preserve memories, how could he have failed to do so in the past?

"I hope it's not some illogical teleportation that just shows up in front of me! There needs to be some suspense, something to keep things in check," Chu Zhu complained, full of anticipation. "Ideally, it should have a sense of pressure, a tense atmosphere..."

Dog-headed man: "..."

What nonsense are you talking about?

This sand dune is blowing!
Instead of expecting everything to go smoothly, you're actually looking for excitement! Dude, this is something more dangerous than robbing a bank... This isn't a game.

……

The rust-red sunlight bathed the valley... no, it wasn't just a valley, it was more like a canyon—

A man-made structure built alongside the canyon?

The building just happened to fill the gorge, which is why it looks like a mountain peak!
The man-made structure was completely covered by dense vines and branches. From a distance, it was impossible to detect anything unusual... In fact, even up close, if it weren't for the map pointing to it, even after careful examination, the group wouldn't have noticed anything amiss.

"...This, this, could it be! An ancient ruin?!" the dog-headed man murmured, his hands trembling uncontrollably. Excitement, trepidation, fear, and sudden realization flashed across his face. "So that's it! That explains everything... No wonder I spent so much money to get the map. Big C!"

"Boss...based on my years of experience digging graves!" The bear-headed man's demeanor was completely different from before. He tore off a few vines and groped at the thing that looked like a wall, which was indistinguishable from a mountain. His eyes were sharp. "It's at least something from several thousand years ago!"

"Thousands of years ago? How many years exactly?"

Bear-headed man: "?"

Do you think his eyes can tell time? If he could accurately recite a number, would he be following you to rob a bank?!
Of course, the dog-headed man obviously didn't expect him to answer.

"What's in here...? A cell phone? Or some other ancient artifact...? We're going to be rich!" The dog-headed man felt like he was about to have an epileptic seizure.

"But boss, shouldn't the thing in here be a big-shot mobile phone?" The bear-headed man scratched his head and asked the crucial question, "Are we going to rob a big-shot mobile phone?"

Dog-headed man: "...?"

Is this something I can say?!
Noticing Chu Zhu's amused gaze, the dog-headed man shuddered. He clearly had the gun, so he should have had the upper hand. But for some inexplicable reason, he felt a surge of panic.

"What nonsense are you spouting!" the dog-headed man cursed. "I keep my word. I said I'd help him pull off this job, and I did... But he can't possibly leave me with absolutely nothing afterward, can he? Besides..."

The man with the dog-headed head paused for a moment, biting his lower lip. Money was something he craved, but... he craved even more the truth about his father's death.

"So, what's the next step?" The dog-headed man looked at Chu Zhu again.

"What are you looking at me for? Find the entrance!" Chu Zhu rolled his eyes. He hadn't finished the game again last time!

But he wasn't panicking. If all else failed, he could die a few more times, each time making some progress, and he'd eventually beat the game...

What Chu Zhu hated most wasn't death, but getting stuck on a level! Getting stuck on a level and dying repeatedly without making any progress.

"...I really thought you knew everything!" The dog-headed man sneered and stepped forward first.

The bear-headed man spat twice at his hands, then began to climb, moving with the speed of a monkey.

Chu Zhu remained noncommittal, following the contours of the mountain, searching bit by bit. He figured, since it was a building, there must be a door... why not just feel his way out of the door by following the ground little by little?

Why climb up?

(End of this chapter)