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Zhao Yao slapped Arthas' head as he said, “Don't think too highly of yourself just because I acknowledged that whatever you said was true. Who cares about the stupid dimensions you are talking about? Just get straight to the point on how you actually made me enter into a dream.”

Arthas shot an angry glare at Zhao Yao, before he continued, “After countless research and tries, I discovered that I can only see the Dream Dimension in certain special locations.”

Zhao Yao felt a little enlightened, “Such as in the manor?”

“Yes,” Arthas said. “The Dream Dimension and the physical world belong to the same universe. In some special locations, I am able to use my mental strength to see the Dream Dimension in the physical world.

To enter the Dream Dimension, the only way I have found to cross over is through dreams, so I called it the Dream Dimension.

In fact, aside from myself, you humans had entered the Dream Dimension since the dawn of the universe, just that you guys treated your experiences there as merely dreams.”

“Dreams?” Zhao Yao said, “You mean the dream that we entered previously wasn't simply your own dream but a Dream Dimension?”

“I developed that manor for a long time to make its connection with the Dream Dimension more versatile. It is now a half-physical, half-fantasy world. The moment you guys stepped into the manor, you would have already entered my dream and therefore, entering the Dream Dimension.”

“So that's what it is?” Zhao Yao exclaimed, “That's really something we can't even defend ourselves against.”

“But that dream is now ruined by all of you!” Arthas screamed in rage, “My ten whole months of efforts have gone to waste because of you guys!”

Due to the appearance of Project X, Arthas had no choice but to violently cut off the connection between the dream and the Dream Dimension, completely destroying the fruits of his research.

Arthas stared at Zhao Yao and said, “Is that monster you released Project X?”

Zhao Yao did not reply Arthas but continued asking, “That monster is just one of my skills, it did not actually enter the dream. Will he be as powerful in real life as he was in the dream?”

“The Dream Dimension is part of the universe to begin with. Whatever happened there is intimately connected to whatever there is in the physical world and your subconscious,” Arthas said. “As to whether it would be exactly the same, don't you already know the answer deep down?”

Zhao Yao stabbed Arthas' side with the Dragon Slaying Saber and said, “So do you actually know or not?”

Arthas said, “I have only just started exploring the Dream Dimension. Why don't we enter a dream again to experiment with it?”

Zhao Yao scoffed and stabbed Arthas' tail again.

“Now tell me all you know about Star Cats.”

Just as Zhao Yao grabbed Arthas to interrogate him about information related to the Star Cats…

Jianghai, in a catmint bar, on a random cat street.

The leader of the Cao Gang, the orange cat Mao Mao, grabbed a pawful of catmint and stuffed it into his mouth. However, he spat it right out the next moment.

“What's going on? Is this catmint even for cats?”

A black cat behind the counter said in annoyance, “That's what low-quality goods are like. If you have money you can just get the 1982 silver vine, it will definitely taste good. If you have no money, just eat that.”

Mao Mao stared at the black cat angrily and shouted, “Who said I have no money? Give me another five servings of catmint on special offer. Remember, it's five servings!”

“Poor beggar.” The black cat rolled his eyes and turned to take the catmint.

Beside Mao Mao, his multi-colored cat sidekick said, “Boss, we don't have enough money to pay the bill.”

“You don't say.” Mao Mao looked at the catmint that the black cat had brought and confirmed with him, “This is the catmint on special offer, right?”

“Yessss.” The black cat pursed his lips in annoyance and threw down the bag of long expired catmint before he turned and walked away.

“Despicable,” The multicolored cat raged. “If it wasn't for that scoundrel, Matcha, who stole our money, would we even be in this pathetic state now?”

Mao Mao's eyes glinted with revenge. “That d*mned cat. One day, I will s.n.a.t.c.h back what he has taken from me.”

Just as the as the two cats sniffed the catmint and ranted, a female voice sounded from behind them, “Is this Brother Mao Mao from Cao Gang?”

Mao Mao and the multicolored cat immediately whipped their heads around. They saw a man and a woman, both clad in black s.h.i.+rt and pants. A white cat stood on their shoulders and stared at them.

The white cat smiled at them and said, “Greetings to the both of you. I heard the leader of the Cao Gang is an outstandingly rare strong cat cat with a morality above everyone in Jianghai. Seeing you here today proves that what I heard was true.”

Mao Mao stared at the two people and the cat and asked, “What do you guys want?”

The white cat said, “Keke, we want to find a considerably strong gang in Jianghai to settle some business and people recommended the Cao Gang.”

Mao Mao immediately stood up and said coldly, “There are too many cats here. Let's go somewhere else to talk.”

Mao Mao brought them to an empty alley and asked, “What do you guys want?”

The white cat chuckled and said, “It's just teaching a supercat a lesson. We're wondering how much you charge here, Leader Mao?”

Mao Mao and the multi-colored cat glanced at each other. “This guy looks rich.”

“Just squeeze them dry. Quote a high price, Leader.”

Mao Mao tested the waters as he said, “500 for chopping off a tail, 1000 for breaking a leg, and 200 for every teeth or claw pulled out.”

“Leader Mao, you do fair business indeed,” The white cat continued. “Then how much do you charge for killing a cat?”

“Killing a cat?” Mao Mao gasped.

The multi-colored cat reminded him telepathically, “Boss, we don't do cat-killing.”

The woman in black took out a photo of a cat. It was Matcha promoting courses in the Cat Wonderland.

The white cat pointed to the photo and said, “Kill this cat and we'll pay you 100 000.”

Mao Mao and the multi-colored cat's breathing immediately became heavier.

The multi-colored cat shouted, “Leader! We can't take this up. This is Matcha. It's that Headless Horseman's cat!”

“So what if it's the Headless Horseman's!” Mao Mao started breathing more heavily, “With that 100 000, there's nothing I won't be able to buy! That is money that won't ever run out for the rest of our lives. We'll leave Jianghai once we're done and escape to a place where no cat knows us and live there peacefully for the rest of our lives.”

The multi-colored cat was still hesitant. “This still doesn't sound good? This is not against the rules of our trade. We will be the joke of the other cat gangs.”

“What's not good about it? Can being in a gang your whole life earn you 100 000 dollars?” Mao Mao's eyes gleamed as he said, “From today onwards, we are no longer a gang.”

The multi-colored cat asked, “Then what are we?”

“From today onwards, we are two cold-blooded killers.” Once Mao Mao and the multicolored cat sidekick were done conversing telepathically, they looked at the white cat and said, “We are in.”

Staring at backs of Mao Mao and the multicolored cat as they walked off, the woman said disdainfully, “Can these two useless b.u.ms even do anything?”

“There's a Chinese saying. It's called tossing a stone to find out what's ahead,” The man beside her said. “Samantha, when it comes to superpower battles, the most important thing to have is patience. Even if we are stronger than the Headless Horseman, we must not let our guard down. Or else, our hubris will lead to our downfall. This is something that happens everyday in the world.”