Not far off, a few of the Bloodhound Family's dogs were chasing someone, and she was curious to see what Pei Guang would do in such a situation.
Besides, she was eager to find out whether that seemingly divine glow of his had any real effect.
Was it useful, or just amusing?
Strange indeed: human perception was always subjective, and yet seeing the radiant Pei Guang, she felt holiness.
Ridiculous!
For a Masked Fool to sense sanctity? That might be the funniest joke of this entire Amber Era.
As for how long this Amber Era would last… no one knew.
The pace of recent Amber Eras has indeed been a bit fast.
Whether it was a Qlipoth's slip of the hand or a faithful record, the Company had been divided internally over it.
Countless eyes turned skyward toward the glowing Pei Guang, and beneath his radiance, some people began to pray from the depths of their hearts.
Meanwhile, as Pei Guang descended wrapped in holy light, down a narrow street in Penacony, a silver-haired girl was being pursued by three members of the Bloodhound Family.
Yet both the hunter and the hunted instinctively looked up. And when they did, they witnessed a stunning sight in the heavens.
A streak of light hurtled toward them, so fast that both sides' hearts skipped a beat.
'"Not good!"'
The girl and the Bloodhound members spoke almost at the same time, realizing the glow was flying straight for them. Both parties quickly scattered in different directions.
At the same time, Pei Guang's body was clothed once again.
He might not feel any shame running around in just his underwear, but according to the Dreamscape Pass's rules, if being naked was prohibited, then it meant there must be some kind of penalty for it.
He had come here to have fun and pick up some quests, there was no need to start off a new map with a five-star bounty on his head.
This was Penacony, not San Andreas, much less Los Santos!
And even in those places, no one began with a five-star "model citizen" status upon entry.
However, imagination is beautiful but reality is harsh.
Just when Pei Guang thought he was flawless, something unexpected happened while he was flying.
At the very moment he was about to land, he felt his body get tugged.
Originally, he should have landed steadily on the ground, but because of this tug, Pei Guang was pulled to the side, straight into several wide-eyed members of the Bloodhound Family.
The pull happened so suddenly that neither Pei Guang nor the Bloodhound Family members had time to react.
In that instant, Pei Guang directly crashed into them and sent them flying.
Fallen to the ground, Pei Guang raised his head and looked at the people he had just knocked away. Seeing how high they flew, he couldn't help but mutter, "Wow~ that's pretty high…"
The Bloodhound Family members he had crashed into were all trained fighters. Despite being knocked away, their bodies were unscathed, and they immediately stood back up.
Seeing this, Pei Guang intended to apologize.
As a player, he might do whatever he liked, but when it came time to apologize, a player never held back. Besides, in a new map, he still needed to start farming favorability with ordinary NPCs.
But before Pei Guang could even open his mouth, a burly voice shouted loudly: "He's an accomplice of that stowaway! He's a stowaway too!"
The moment those words were spoken, the expressions of the Bloodhound Family members turned hostile as they looked at Pei Guang.
The hidden figure in disguise smirked in the shadows.
She was curious how Pei Guang would handle this crisis. The renowned Nameless Guest, now mistaken by the Family as a wanted criminal: would he run, or would he fight them?
If he tried to run? The nearby streets were already full of Bloodhound Family members. Pei Guang's dramatic landing had naturally drawn them all here.
If he stayed? Then he'd have to hand the girl over.
How would the famous Trailblazer handle this?
While she was still thinking, she felt that holy light once more. Different from earlier, this time she felt the radiance enter her body.
The light was sacred, but the instant it entered, her expression froze. Not only her, but everyone around who had planned to attack Pei Guang, or even just looked at him with hostility, had their expressions freeze.
Pei Guang, calm and unhurried, looked around and said, "Eh? A stowaway? Sorry, sorry, I'm not a stowaway. I don't even know why I landed like that. Hm, judging from your faces you don't believe me… forget it, I'll just save myself the trouble."
Holy Light! Pei Guang had used Holy Light!
He didn't know if Holy Light worked in the dream world, so when he was mistaken, he activated it. The Holy Light effect he had copied from Yanqing was simple: boost human metabolism, increase recovery speed.
But! The boost could be localized.
So Pei Guang directly sped up their intestinal metabolism, kidney metabolism, and neural feedback.
Since they had no real enmity with him, and it was just a misunderstanding, Pei Guang thoughtfully gave them a little reaction time.
At that moment, even the hidden girl stirring up trouble was caught in the range of his skill. She suddenly not only felt an urgent pressure in her body, but also experienced the heightened sensation of clothes rubbing against skin.
Normally, clothes rubbing against the body wouldn't cause any particular sensation, but Pei Guang had enhanced that feeling too. And since his skill scaled with the body's proportions, regardless of a person's strength level, everyone felt the same sensations.
Sure, those with firm will and strong bodies might endure a little longer, but clearly she had no chance against this sudden strike.
She wanted to forcibly control her body, but clearly it was already too late, because in this instant, everyone around who had shown unfriendly looks toward Pei Guang, including her, all returned to reality.
The first clash, though it hardly even felt like a clash, was a complete defeat.
But that was fine.
She'd log back in after a few minutes, and then she would seriously fight Pei Guang properly.
She had meant to toy with him, yet within less than a minute of his landing, she had been driven out in humiliation!
She swore she would reclaim her pride, she had to!
Those enveloped by Holy Light had exited the dream world because their real bodies couldn't endure it. They had to deal with their bodily crisis completely; otherwise, in the dream world, their fate would be worse than death.
None of them wanted to risk hearing gossip later at work like: "Did you see those guys? Tried to catch a stowaway and ended up soiling themselves!"
Seeing this, the silver-haired girl was dumbfounded.
From her perspective, Pei Guang had landed, knocked people flying, and been mistaken for a criminal: everything happening in one go. She thought he'd either fight, hand her over, or flee… but instead, just by looking at them, they had all logged off?
Could this be the legendary "whoever he looks at, gets pregnant"???
Her little brain was spinning wildly, imagining all kinds of things, while Pei Guang muttered, "Looks like this skill still works here. That's fun~ Eh? Those guys just now said she's a stowaway? Hm… if they can even mistake me for one, their standards aren't very high."
Pei Guang turned his head toward the girl who had been called his accomplice. His eyes lit up the moment he saw her—but seeing that, the girl shivered.
With a smile on his face, Pei Guang walked toward her, but the closer he came, the more she trembled.
She wasn't afraid of fighting, much less of pain, but for some reason, even though Pei Guang seemed to have done nothing just now, seeing those people's expressions as if they had been holding in their bowel movements for several days, she developed a kind of primal biological fear.
Meanwhile, the Bloodhound Family received reports from those who had been forced out of the dream world.
Since Pei Guang hadn't struck too harshly, they had time to report back.
Two stowaways, of which one with the ability to forcibly eject people from the dream: this instantly caught the Family's attention.
Because of the dream-world disturbances lately, and to ensure the Harmony Festival proceeded smoothly, the Bloodhound Family immediately issued a wanted notice for Pei Guang.
Pei Guang, less than 60 seconds after landing: ★★★☆☆
As a five-star good citizen, when Pei Guang entered this city through proper means, he was happily awarded the three-star citizen title!