Treasure Hunting System： The Ocean Conquerer

Chapter 559: Chapter 269: The Island Submerged in Dreams_3

The mental energy and soul in the brain are exactly what dream creatures long for.

Because Dream Bubbles are, by nature, products of rest for spirit and soul.

Among them, the main attacking force is naturally the shadow creatures.

The weak points where the dream realm invades reality are easy to repair, usually limited to small areas.

But when reality invades the dream realm, it requires a complete intrusion before the dream realm begins to push back—in other words, it heals itself just like reality would.

It’s just that, right now, the island is still in the process of being dragged along, still caught in the rift.

So the dream realm’s repairs have not begun yet.

But the dream realm is already starting to exert its influence, because it is innately aggressive in its invasion.

”So all we need to do is wait?” Chadite asked from the side.

Alka shook his head. ”Not at all. The real danger only begins after we are fully thrown into the dream realm.

If it were another part of the dream realm, I’d have the confidence to keep everyone safe, but that’s obviously not the case here—so it’s best we find a place to hide.”

”Why?”

”Remember what I just said? There’s a dream creature in this region so powerful, even my Dream Bubbles can’t get out.”

”This island happens to be connected to the dream realm, and you also said these problems seem like someone’s doing it on purpose. And, as it so happens, there’s a powerful dream creature tied to the corresponding area of the dream realm.”

Chadite muttered, then frowned as she looked at Alka. ”Don’t you think the circumstances on this island are a little too coincidental?

And then think—the one who wanted to come to this island to find the treasure is a royal general.”

No matter how you look at it, there appear to be deeper issues at play here, and it’s clearly beyond what they could access.

What they thought would be a simple treasure hunt now seemed to have led them into a nightmarish zone.

What they thought was just being used as temporary pawns had now landed them in a much deeper conspiracy.

Alka nodded. ”That’s exactly where my mind went—I even suspected it might be the work of that former Klian.”

The two looked to Alka, doubt in their expressions, waiting for him to explain.

Chadite was just raising a question; she knew too little about the dream realm.

”That general kept claiming he was seeking Klian’s treasure, but isn’t it strange? Why does he want a Holy Grail-level Treasure?”

”When he made his move earlier, I already picked up on it: he has two Treasures.”

This is very easy to spot. The moment someone fights fiercely using magic power, it’s easy to detect.

The magic waves released when using the abilities of a Treasure in battle are extremely obvious.

Especially when activating the Treasure’s abilities.

Just like when Alka used dream mist along with the mirror surface, the opponent saw through it at a glance.

Likewise, Alka could see his secrets as well.

All along, the invisible attacks he used relied on one of his Treasures. Alka had always thought he only possessed that one.

Until he shattered the space—stabilizing the process of breaking reality—

Only then did Alka sense the presence of a second Treasure.

The reason he hadn’t noticed during the teleportation was likely the use of some similar device.

Plus, with his sudden appearance, Alka suspected the second Treasure must be related to space transmission.

”Could these two Treasures be royal heirlooms? Without such assets, how could he possibly seize Landmark Island?”

As Alka spoke, the others nodded their agreement.

”He also said before that the Treasure he was seeking was likewise born from the royal family—so there’s a good chance these Treasures are a matching set.”

”That way he could control three Treasures.”

That’s one of the reasons—in that light, it’s absolutely worth it.

After all, the more Treasures one has, the harder it is to find complementary Treasures; the difficulty multiplies.

”But that doesn’t seem right,” Chadite said with doubt.

”If that were the case, there’s no way their family would have been exiled. They’d have made sure they handed over that Treasure at all cost.”

Such a foundational combination—how could an exiled family be allowed to take it away with them?

No matter what, they’d never let a loser get their hands on it—someone who could even turn against them in the future.

If you think about it, you’ll see just how big the problem is.

”Exactly. That’s the reason I say he may have another motive for coming here.

And if that’s the case, he would never have let us near those treasures back then.”

As he spoke, Alka raised his hand, and a round coin appeared in his palm.

It wasn’t Silver Snake, nor Golden Sail.

It was just an ordinary silver coin—one side engraved with the head of an unknown beautiful woman, the other side showing a terrifying flaming skull.

This was the very coin Alka had secretly stashed when he handled the coins earlier—he chose this one because it was wrapped in a golden glow.

This was Alka acting on an impulse.

If it had been any other Treasure, it would have been very difficult to conceal by sleight of hand and seize the opportunity.

But it just happened to be a coin of similar size to Silver Snake.

”Could that be...” Chadite stared at the object in Alka’s hand.

The coin looked utterly unremarkable, with no sign of anything special.

But the fact that Alka took it out deliberately, and it seemed so ordinary as to be unnoticeable,

meant that it was probably...

”That’s right, exactly as you’re thinking—this is the Treasure. When I was handling those coins earlier, I quietly hid it away.”

To a magician, hiding a coin away using pure sleight of hand, with not a hint of magic power, is child’s play.

Back then, to avoid being detected, Alka didn’t use a single trace of magic power.

”So if he was really here for this Treasure, there’s no way he wouldn’t know it’s a coin.

And if he knew that, he absolutely wouldn’t let us touch the treasure pile—since coins were what there were the most of.

Plus, if he came for the Treasure, you and I both already used our Treasures—that’s three items in total.

His excitement then was at my Treasure being related to the dream realm, not that we happened to have so many Treasures.”