Nightmare Assault

Even though the Doctor often didn’t take things seriously, Fatty knew that once he did, things were very severe. And if the Doctor thought it was severe… Fatty’s throat moved. People would die.

Fatty was not surprised that the aged woman was questionable. The thing that surprised him was the Doctor’s attitude. He even mentioned the possibility of them being separated. Why? This was Fatty’s third mission with the Doctor. Ever since they entered the nightmare realm, they had never been separated. To be more accurate, Fatty had always stuck to the Doctor. He knew that his safety zone had the Doctor as the centre. Once he left the Doctor’s line of sight, his head would probably be yanked away. He would never leave the Doctor’s side, no matter what. The Doctor didn’t look like someone who’d chase him away either.

Therefore… The only thing Fatty could think of was they might be forcibly separated due to some outside forces. With that in mind, Fatty subconsciously turned to the aged woman. As his head moved…

“Fatty!” Jiang Cheng said suddenly.

Due to his high focus, Fatty was startled. However, before he could ask why the Doctor called him, he suddenly sensed a strange gaze from the corner where the aged woman was hiding!

The next second, a trace of fear dominated Fatty’s eyes. He resisted the urge to turn back to look. He moved his stiff neck to look at the Doctor. The latter curled up in the corner, and his eyes were closed… as if he were asleep.

…

“Brother Hao…”

Under Fatty’s surveillance, Chen Ran stood up and looked out the window. Then, he walked over to summon the Doctor, who was sleeping in the corner.

After a while, the Doctor slowly opened his eyes and was startled when he saw Chen Ran. It was as if he had just woken up. His expressions were varied. It started with blurriness since he had just woken up. Then, it turned into embarrassment from accidentally falling asleep. He opened his lips, not knowing what to say…

Chen Ran noticed this and said, “Brother Hao is probably too tired. It’s normal to try to get a little nap in.”

“That’s right.” Jiang Cheng nodded.

As Chen Ran helped him up, Jiang Cheng patted away the dust on his clothes. He commented shyly, “How was Brother Chen’s rest?”

“It was not bad. Thank you for asking.”

“No problem.”

…

Fatty observed the fake dance between the two, and the cringe made him curl up physically. If he were not mistaken, these two old foxes were both pretending to be asleep. He was probably the only person who had time to sleep yesterday night.

No, there was one more person.

Fatty slowly moved his gaze to stare at Su An, who leaned against Su Xiaoxiao. The man slept so well that he snored. He suddenly felt that it was not easy for the Doctor to have to carry him through the missions.

The aged lady woke up but she looked bad. She rocked herself in the corner. Her lips trembled as if she were whispering to herself.

“Hey,” Liang Long stood before the window. “Black Stone Town… is gone.” To be more precise, when the sun came up, the city on the sea disappeared. The calm sea rippled. The sea and the sky formed the same horizon. With the start of a new day, the sea seemed to have forgotten all the memories from the day before.

“Have you noticed it?” Liang Long whispered, “The sunrise here is extremely fast. The night changes into a day in the blink of an eye.”

“Don’t exaggerate,” It was Su Xiaoxiao who spoke. Her voice was a suppressed calmness. It was unsettling. She raised her eyes at Jiang Cheng. “It took around 20 seconds for the black mist to fade away.”

“Do you think there is no actual night here, but it is a false phenomenon created by the black mist?” Fatty couldn’t help but ask.

“You can say that.”

Su Xiaoxiao’s words stunned Fatty. When he was paired off with Jiang Cheng, he still couldn’t stop shaking. They exited the cathedral and walked along the shoreline.

“Doctor,” Fatty asked, “Is Su Xiaoxiao telling the truth? Is she lying to me?”

“No. She’s not lying,” Jiang Cheng answered easily. Fatty looked at him, clearly waiting for his explanation.

“This is an easy lie to expose. As long as one of us pays attention the next morning, we’ll be able to confirm the veracity of her words.” Jiang Cheng looked at the sea. The wind seemed to carry his voice away.

Fatty nodded. “Then, it looks like Su Xiaoxiao is not a bad person. She’s willing to share her information with us. That’s different from the people we’ve met before.”

“Do you mean… the whale song?” Jiang Cheng turned around.

“That’s right.” Fatty nodded confidently. “After all, she didn’t need to tell us that. Think about it. If she didn’t say anything, we wouldn’t have known about it until now!”

“That’s because she’s not dumb,” Jiang Cheng gave him a side-eye. “It has nothing to do with her kindness.”

Fatty was confused. “Doctor, I don’t understand…”

“What’s the point for her to know about the whale song alone?” Jiang Cheng turned the question back to him. “Can she figure out what made the sound, or can she deal with it?

“She can’t do anything. She doesn’t even know how the biker woman disappeared!

“This kind of isolated information is useless because it only provides a general direction. It’s better to share it with the others and borrow the team’s power to solve it.

“Using the team to split the risk.” Jiang Cheng told Fatty, “That’s how a normal person should act.”

Fatty pursed his lips. Then, his eyes rimmed with red.

Jiang Cheng frowned, “Why are you crying?”

“Doctor,” Fatty pouted, “Sometimes, I feel like we’re not the same species. I feel like I’m one segment behind the evolution path compared to you.”

“Don’t say that.” Jiang Cheng sighed as he patted Fatty’s shoulder in comfort, “Be more confident. You feel like that because it’s true.”