276. The Master of Dreams.

276. The Master of Dreams.

"Magic, magic, magic, magic..."

Alex's gaze continued to sweep across the various fine threads, and after a brief observation, he could already distinguish the different dream realms represented by the various colors.

The white threads represented meaningless dreams—dreams with no significance or "plot." The dreamer wandered aimlessly, like a headless chicken, not knowing their goal, trapped in the dream until they woke up.

Green threads represented pleasant dreams. Those connected to these threads were often experiencing peaceful and enjoyable dreams. Pietro was one of them. Initially, Alex thought Pietro's thread was green because of his influence.

Red threads represented nightmares. In these, most people were being chased, falling from great heights, or drowning, among other scenarios. Some even heard unspeakable creatures communicating in the darkness of their dreams. These were eerie and terrifying dreams, worlds that Alex had no desire to explore.

In addition to the red threads, there were black ones, and these dreams were equally dangerous, representing "dreams within dreams." These were layered dimensions that were tricky to navigate—easy to enter but difficult to escape. Alex only sensed them briefly before shifting his focus away.

The final type of dream was represented by pink threads, the rarest of all. These dreams were often more suggestive, filled with the most primal desires of human beings as biological creatures.

Aside from these, there was no real difference between the dreams of humans and animals. As long as a sentient being possessed a soul, they could connect to the Dream World, linking with other dimensions while they slept.

Alex also noticed that the power carried by each thread varied, almost as if the resilience of each being's dream world differed from one to another. However, this was good news for Alex. It would make it much easier to filter out ordinary dreams, helping him more easily locate those connected to magical energy.

Initially, Alex's target was Constantine. When it came to understanding the magic of this world, no one knew more than Constantine. The worse his personality, the stronger his magic—Constantine's moral character inversely reflected his power.

But whether Constantine wasn't asleep or just wasn't dreaming, Alex couldn't find any threads linked to magical energy after searching for quite some time.

That said, Alex's search wasn't fruitless. Just as he was about to withdraw his gaze and return to his body, a red thread caught his attention.

It was a red thread faintly glowing with a golden light. Although the dreamer was having a nightmare, they still held control over the dream, which piqued Alex's interest.

"Lucid dreaming" wasn't something just anyone could do, and that golden glow was clearly some kind of power beyond the material world, something no ordinary person could possess.

With this in mind, Alex moved closer to the red thread and merged his consciousness into it.

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Apokolips.

Besides, if this were Constantine's dream, Zatanna would never be at the dream's edge. She should be at the very center of it. This made it clear that Constantine wasn't the dream's owner. Given that, the answer became quite obvious.

After all, there weren't many superheroes who had survived the escape from Apokolips. If it wasn't Constantine, who could open his own portals, it had to be the one who was brought back by Cyborg's Boom Tube.

Furthermore, so many heroes were present in this dream, yet one was noticeably missing.

"You've known I was here for a while, haven't you?"

Green flames took form and materialized Alex's body. Soon, Alex, dressed in his usual trench coat, stepped out of the fire. However, this time, Alex wasn't wearing his bird-beak mask. As Alex spoke, the entire dream world froze in place.

The flood of Parademons, the screaming and wailing heroes, all were suddenly paused as though someone had pressed a stop button. Their expressions were frozen on their faces, their movements halted mid-action. The world fell into complete silence.

Alex could feel the dream world tremble slightly, a sign that its owner was about to wake up.

"Before you kick me out of the dream, give me a chance. I just want to talk. Can we?"

Sighing, Alex slowly raised both his hands in a gesture of peace.

"I mean no harm, trust me."

The dream world grew even quieter, so silent that even the sound of a pin drop could be heard.

Moments later...

"Is that so?"

Suddenly, a young voice spoke from behind Alex. Alex turned and saw, emerging from the dark shadows, a boy dressed in red. The boy stared at Alex intently, his eyes filled with both caution and curiosity.

"How can you prove it?"

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