Hyperdimensional Warlock

Chapter 3987 Dream Sniffing Dog

"It's the doodle of the Rubik's Eye."

April 1st calmly gave the answer.

After hearing this answer, Lizzie's expression obviously froze for a second. After a moment, she stood up and walked to the painting.

He looked at April 1st deeply, and moved the painting away in front of him.

When the oil painting was moved aside, a white wall was revealed, as well as a graffiti of a colorful Rubik's Cube on the wall, with a narrow eye in the middle of the Rubik's Cube.

It exactly matches the answer to “The Eye of the Rubik’s Cube” given on April 1st.

April 1st heaved a long sigh of relief, and the big stone in his heart was put down. Sure enough, how could the answer given by the deity be wrong?

——Why isn’t [Hokoniwa Reizi] the real person?

Lizzie watched April 1st's expression change, and when she saw him let out a long sigh, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.

She sat on the sofa nearby, crossed her long legs in stockings, and stared at April 1st with interest.

April 1st originally thought that after he had given Lizzie the answer, she would be surprised and stunned, and then believe in the existence of the "Box Garden", but her current expression did not show that she believed it.

April 1st thought about it and decided to take the initiative and said, "Now, Ms. Liz should believe it, right?"

Lizzie shook her head: "I still don't believe it."

April 1st: “?!”

He pointed at the "Eye of the Cube" on the wall and said, "I was right. I had never touched this painting before. If I was right about this, doesn't it prove the existence of the box garden?"

Li Zi did not speak. Instead, she waited until April 1st had finished speaking and his emotions had gradually calmed down before she opened her red lips and said, "Your answer is not wrong. But did you really see the Rubik's Eye with your own eyes?"

April 1st pursed his lips.

Lizzie chuckled: "You said before that you have to abide by the rules even in that dream of the box garden."

"According to my own calculations, it will take at least some time for you to enter the dream and then come to the neighborhood where I live. You also have to find a way to enter the building where I am, and there are sheriffs patrolling nearby... Of course, the patrols also have blind spots, but you have to learn to avoid them and get to my house. It will take several hours to complete."

"But look at how long it took you from falling asleep to waking up. It was less than half an hour."

"In such a short time, you were able to arrive here and find the answer in the so-called dream of the small garden?"

"I do not believe."

The above words are purely Lizzie's speculation.

But this speculation is not groundless, but a reasonable speculation based on the result after she has confirmed the answer.

She was truly certain that April 1st had not seen the "Eye of the Cube" with his own eyes because a fleeting look of "relief" flashed across his face just now.

This expression means that April 1st is not sure whether the answer to the "Eye of the Rubik's Cube" is correct or not.

Why is he unsure of the answer? Isn't it because he didn't see it with his own eyes?

"You haven't seen the Rubik's Eye behind the painting, but you can tell the answer accurately." Liz: "Then I can be sure that this answer is not obtained by yourself, but told to you by someone?"

"According to our previous conversation, the person who told you the answer is most likely the Angel you mentioned, right?"

April 1st was silent.

Lizzie didn't mind, and continued: "Angel told you the answer, which only proves that Angel is very capable. Maybe he has a similar ability to directly query the results of the question."

"This doesn't prove that the little garden you're talking about is real. Do you understand?"

"Unless you tell me that you came to my house in the box garden in person and saw the Rubik's Eye behind the painting."

Faced with Lizzie's close questioning, April 1st originally wanted to lie and say that he really came in person.

But Lizzie's next sentence made him shut himself up: "If you said you came in person, I would ask for details. For example, what color is the wall of the corridor outside my house? What decorations are on the stairs?"

"Since you came to my house in the small garden, you should be familiar with all this, right?"

April 1: “…”

April 1st also felt wronged. [Xakeniwa Lizi] looked very elegant and gentle, but why was the real Lizi so aggressive and had a strong insight into the details, which made him unable to cope with it at all.

Since Lizzie had already said this, April 1st naturally didn't dare to lie anymore.

"I did not see the Rubik's Eye in my dream of the small garden. However, the small garden does exist, and this is an indisputable fact!"

Lizzie's expression remained unchanged, and it was obvious that she still didn't believe what April 1st said.

Sure enough, for someone with a strong heart and a firm will, words alone are completely incapable of convincing her. Only when Lizzie goes to the sandbox to see it with her own eyes and understands the operation of the sandbox firsthand, will she believe what she said.

Thinking of this, April 1st no longer hesitated and told Lizzie about "inviting her to the small garden".

"So, after Angor realized that he couldn't deceive you, he now wants to deceive me personally?"

April 1st shook his head: "It's not a lie, and it's not Mr. Angell who asked me to invite you."

"Who is that?" Lizzie stared at April 1st.

April 1: "It is... the great will that created the small garden."

Lizzie sneered: "This scam is one after another."

April 1st sighed helplessly: "In fact, even if I didn't invite Ms. Liz today, you would have entered the small garden later."

"What do you mean?"

April 1: "Because Ms. Liz has been anchored by the Great Will, just like me, as long as she falls asleep, she will enter the box."

April 1st's words made Lizzie frown.

Have you been anchored?

She checked herself and found nothing unusual. Moreover, she had been at home all day and had not gone out, so how could she suddenly be anchored?
"Are you telling the truth?"

April 1: “It’s true.”

After repeated confirmation, a strange look flashed in Lizzie's eyes. She was sure that April 1st was not lying.

Could it be that I was really invaded by an unknown force?
Or was it that Angel had tricked him on April 1st? As long as he fell asleep, Angel would sneak into his house and take him into the dream he had set?

When Lizzie thought of this, the corners of her mouth suddenly curled up.

She was originally thinking about how to catch the person behind April 1st, but she didn't expect that the other party would take the initiative to jump out. This is also good, she and April 1st, an ordinary person, can't talk about anything.

Let’s talk to Ingres.

She also wanted to know who Angel was and what their purpose was. Most importantly, was the case she was dealing with related to them?

Yes, Lizzie decided to meet Ingres in her dream.

But before that, she had one more thing to do.

About half an hour later——

Three people came to Lizzie's house, Leila, Caspian and Matilda.

Leila is a hot red-haired girl. Lizzie doesn't have much to wear, so the fabric on Leila's body is probably only one-third of hers.

Leila and Lizzie have been best friends for many years. Leila currently works for a fashion magazine. Although she is only a resident reporter at present, her rating is no weaker than Lizzie's.

Leila is better at heat magic and has a better insight into worldly affairs than Lizzie.

Caspian is a tall man with short green hair. He is Leila's boyfriend and a frontline reporter. Most importantly, he comes from the Dream City and has a clear perception of the power of "dreams".

The last one, Mrs. Matilda, is a middle-aged lady in her fifties.

She was also Lizzie's former teacher.

She was about to enter a dream and meet the unknown mastermind, so she had to take some precautions. Therefore, she called these people.

Anyway, Lizzie doesn’t completely believe in the “anchor theory” of April 1st at the moment.

She still speculated that after she fell asleep, Angel might come nearby and secretly take her into her dream to create the so-called "anchoring" illusion.

So, she called her teacher and best friend over so that once Angel appeared, they would be able to spot him and see through his tricks in the first place.

If her guess was wrong, and she was actually anchored, her best friend's boyfriend, Caspian, could also discover some clues by sensing the trajectory of the "dream".

In short, be prepared.

However, Lizzie did not tell them about Ingres and the "dream of the box garden" mentioned on April 1st.

He just said that he was investigating a case and might involve someone with the ability to possess dreams.

"Communicating with others in dreams?" Leila: "That sounds a bit... incredible."

Leila turned to look at her boyfriend: "Can this really be done?"

Caspian shrugged. "Maybe someone can do it, but I can't. However, if the other party really has the ability to possess dreams, he will definitely leave traces. My dream-sniffing dog will definitely be able to find the clues!"

Matilda did not comment much on what Lizzie was going to do, but just looked at April 1st with some curiosity.

April 1st didn't dare to look up when facing these great magicians. He kept his head down like an ostrich from beginning to end.

Lizzie: "He...is somehow connected to the Dream Holder. Anyway, as I said before, if I enter the dream and nothing is wrong outside, then let April 1st sleep again."

Lizzie planned to go check it out first. If there was no movement from the outside world, it was really as April 1 said, that it was the "great will" that anchored her...

Then it won’t be too late to come in on April 1st.

Although April 1st had expressed before that he wanted everything to happen in his dreams, he did not dare to resist at all in the face of Liz's pressure.

"Now that you've made up your mind, let's get started." Matilda: "I'll be watching from outside."

After expressing her gratitude, Lizzie leaned back on the sofa, swallowed a sleeping pill, and closed her eyes.

Caspian: "Would you like my dream sniffing dog to bark a few times to help you sleep?"

Dream sniffing dogs do not have the ability to induce sleep, but their barking is a bit like an enhanced version of white noise, which can help you sleep.

Lizzie: “Thank you.”

Caspian showed a sunny smile: "It's a small matter."

After saying this, he summoned the magic book and lightly tapped it. A dreamlike cloud-walking puppy appeared in the room.

Apparently, his dream-sniffing dog is a pet with special abilities!
The puppy in Yunmeng barked a few times.

Not to mention Lizzie, even the other people present couldn't help yawning.

With the help of sleeping pills, Lizzie fell into a coma...

……

Lizzie fell asleep.

Leila's expression changed from relaxed to serious.

The relaxed look she put on in front of Lizzie was just to reassure her. She was not stupid. Lizzie had specially called them over, and even Mrs. Matilda, which was enough to show that this matter was not simple.

For Lizzie's safety, she could appear relaxed on the surface, but she could never relax at all on the inside.

She even wanted to call April 1st to ask what was going on.

But thinking of Lizzie's previous instructions, she still didn't do it, but just stayed by Lizzie's side silently.

Although Caspian and Matilda were chatting idly, they did not relax and were monitoring all the energy fluctuations in the air within the range.

At this moment, almost everything within hundreds of meters around them was within their sight.

Time passed by minute by minute.

Five minutes later, nothing unusual happened.

Fifteen minutes later, they had reached the limit that Lizzie had mentioned, but there was still no abnormality.

Leila looked at Caspian, "How was the dream's trajectory? Was there anything unusual?"

Caspian teased the dream-sniffing dog in the air and shook his head: "The dream-sniffing dog told me that it did not perceive any abnormal dreams."

This means that if Lizzie is really dreaming, it is a normal dream, not a dream made up or invaded by someone.

"Are you sure everything is alright?"

"determine."

Leila was silent for a moment and looked at April 1st: "Although I don't know what's going on with Liz, and what's going on between you and Liz. But I respect Liz's opinion."

"Now, you can go to sleep."

On April 1st, under the watchful eyes of three people and a dog, I took the sleeping pills with trepidation.

But even with sleeping pills, he couldn't fall asleep in a short period of time.

After all, he forced himself to turn on the machine several times in a row, and with outsiders watching him, the psychological pressure had exceeded the effect of the drugs.

Finally, he took another sleeping pill, and with the support of the dream-sniffing dog's continuous barking for three minutes, he slowly fell asleep.

On April 1st, I felt like I had just closed my eyes, and then I opened them again.

Only this time, when he opened his eyes, he was not in Lizzie's house, nor was he being watched by the three bosses.

Instead, he returned to the box garden.

In front of him was Ingres, and Lizzie, who was sitting opposite Ingres—that is, sitting next to him—and having a quiet meal.

April 1st looked a little dazed. He felt that the Li Zi in front of him was a bit like [Xakeniwa Li Zi], quiet and elegant.

But didn’t [Reality Li Zi] already fall into a dream just now?
What is in front of him now, is it [Real Beauty] or [Box Garden Beauty]?
April 1st glanced at Angel in a daze, then looked at Lizzie beside him.

There was a hint of subtlety in the look Lizzie gave her.

"You came."

April 1st nodded blankly: "I am here."

"Laila must have changed her expression as soon as I fell asleep, right?"

April 1: “Ah?”

Li Zi said to herself: "She has this kind of personality. She looks calm and relaxed in front of me, but secretly she is afraid that I will fall or get hurt."

Halfway through her words, Lizzie pursed her lips and said, "The taste of this sweet bean paste is very authentic. It is exactly the same as in reality. I didn't expect it to be replicated to such an extent."

After hearing this, April 1st understood that the current Lizi was the [Real Lizi].

Ingres: “This is not a reproduction, but a reflection of reality.”