However, Mo Ying could open this door from another space-time axis, allowing his remaining consciousness to enter. If it was a good dream, the outcome might not be too bad, but if it was a nightmare, any uncontrollable results wouldn't be something the Dream Weaver could prevent.

Currently, Feng Yi is still unsure whether the rules of the 3.5-dimensional alternate space are dominated by the Dream Weaver himself or if they change with the dream, drifting along. If it's the latter, the situation is indeed very dangerous, so he must ask about this matter clearly.

Feng Yi simply asked the key question that puzzled him, "Can I dominate the dream?"

"You can't dominate it; your active consciousness is very limited. To be frank, this space doesn't belong solely to your dream."

"I don't understand what you're saying."

"A dream is an independent carrier, led by thought and consciousness. The space is a common axis that cannot be dominated." Mo Ying explained to Feng Yi that when a person dreams, their thinking is placed in 3.5-dimensional space.

However, there is a special situation where a person's brain is semi-awake or even fully awake during sleep, allowing them to control the dream direction to a certain extent or even completely. This situation belongs to the Beginning Dream Stage, not even called dreaming, and they cannot truly enter the 3.5-dimensional space-time axis, thus unable to attain real relief of mental power.

There are many cases worth emulating in the above situations, like a Nightmare. A lucid Nightmare doesn't belong to the 3.5-dimensional space-time axis but lies between the blurred, half-asleep and half-awake states. It is considered a transition from 3 to 3.5 dimensions. If you regard the two space-time axes as points a and b, the transition period is like a void wormhole, guiding through the wormhole's transition. If there's a deviation in guidance, the dream wakes; if correct, you enter the dream.

Of course, this is just Mo Ying's relatively general explanation, but understanding it is enough.

"I got it." Feng Yi nodded with a thoughtful look in his deep eyes.

"Are you sure you want to enter that space?"

"Yes."

"Start now?"

"No."

"Huh? You... you're not playing by the rules."

"Haha." Feng Yi scratched his head with a dry laugh: "I want to have that unresolved duel with you."

"A duel! You're not thinking of gambling, planning to make trouble over there and let me take the blame, are you?"

What a clever little rascal! Even if he loses, he doesn't have to consider fulfilling his promise if something happens over there. But if he wins the bet, he will satisfy one of my requirements.

"As expected, you guessed it. That's precisely the fact."

Hearing that, Mo Ying seemed to hesitate for a moment, then said: "Even I dare not say I'd be unharmed in that space. My level of civilization is far beyond your understanding."

"What do you mean by that?"

"Humans don't care about ants on the ground. In my consciousness, any tiny thought could become a disaster for you." Mo Ying's voice suddenly paused and then continued, "But you're not completely passive. The Third Rhythm transcends the law, but I don't know its effectiveness in that space. If possible, I wouldn't want to take the risk, but..."

"But what?"

"Let's gamble, then. I'm not going to lose to you."

"Alright, let's start now."

So in that dilapidated room, Feng Yi and Mo Ying began their second round of battle.

As always, Mo Ying still chose the fat man. He seemed to have a unique preference for this burly character, whether it was to settle an old score or not. After all, he won last time, at least from the results.

However, given the stakes this time, Feng Yi didn't choose the original question mark for character selection. Instead, through attached material connecting a handle, he chose a character that countered the fat man.

There are many characters that can counter the fat man. The most obvious is the monkey, who is part of the fat man's team. Though small in stature, the monkey has extremely powerful jumping abilities, fast speed, can go through screens continuously, and has a significant advantage in fighting against characters like the fat man. Any poorly timed defense could get the fat man hit by the monkey, losing a lot of health if caught in a combo.

Seeing Feng Yi choose the monkey, Mo Ying — no, Allen frowned immediately and didn't choose anyone. After all, through projection reflection, Allen had also gained a comprehensive understanding of the characters' attributes. After a few days of trying, he clearly understood the relationships between characters, such as who counters whom. So when Feng Yi selected the monkey, the situation immediately became a stalemate, with neither choosing.

"Why don't you choose someone?"

"Huh? I'm considering who to choose." Feng Yi responded without much confidence, "Speaking of which, why haven't you chosen?"

"Uh, I'm also thinking about whom to use."

The character selection time is only 30 seconds. When the 30 seconds are over, the position where the selection frame stays is the character forcibly chosen by the system. Therefore, for this reason, Feng Yi immediately pressed the option frame onto the question mark, meaning any character among dozens could appear randomly.

Allen sneaked a glance at Feng Yi, gently moved his hand on the control stick, and left the character within a frame.

Simultaneously, Feng Yi's hand also moved slightly, landing at the edge of the character that countered and then moved back. He confirmed that the old beggar was just a feint and didn't actually choose a character, making his gesture somewhat underhanded.

Twenties seconds slipped by, and neither of them made a move...

Finally, Feng Yi decided to choose a character he was good at to show respect. After all, they couldn't just wait idly, and since the other had selected a character first, he should also choose one. This character wasn't counteracted by anyone, so even if he chose first, he wouldn't suffer losses, which was infinitely better than a randomly selected default by the system.

Seeing Feng Yi's choice, Allen also controlled the joystick, ultimately landing on the same choice as Feng Yi. This character was not only Feng Yi's main character, but as the saying goes, anyone who had played this game before usually chose him.

A few breaths later, both parties finally ended the selection with a question mark. Since, regardless of who you are, when choosing a character, the latter would typically first set the option to counter the character, the question mark eliminated these hidden dangers, thus concluding the character selection phase with a question mark when neither chose.

The second point was the lineup. Everyone could control three roles and freely arrange the order of appearance. Although this seemed insignificant, this order was crucial. If it is countered, gaining an early advantage would especially shatter the opponent's mentality, making it almost impossible to win the battle later, with a slim chance of reverse winning, so line-up arrangement was also vital.

Feng Yi, without thinking, put his main character at the end and the monkey in the middle. The advantage of this arrangement was that no matter if he ran into the fat man or not, there was a large probability of encountering the fat man in the middle. No matter how many of his people the first opponent took down, the monkey in the middle had the potential to meet these three, making his lineup more strategic.

However, as the lineup was determined by buttons, the opponent couldn't see it.

As for Allen, he was clearly guessing Feng Yi's intentions. His current consideration was whether Feng Yi would put the monkey first, which wasn't highly probable since he chose the fat man and Feng Yi opted for the countering monkey. The opponent would certainly expect Allen to avoid meeting the monkey, so he wouldn't prioritize the fat man first. If unfortunate enough to meet, it would be a loss.

Therefore, Allen chose to go against expectations, placing the fat man first.

A few seconds later, the lineup order appeared and, as expected, the fat man was first.

Feng Yi gently sighed, feeling a bit regretful over the unfavorable matchup but not too bad overall.

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