Online Game: I Started with Max Charisma and Caught the Goddess's Eye

As Luca charged towards him at high speed, Devitt, though somewhat stunned, did not panic. He pushed his hands forward, and an illusory door materialized out of thin air.

Immediately, a large number of vines poured out from the door. These vines successfully blocked Luca's path, forcing him to clear them one by one with his Starseeker.

Seizing this opportunity, Devitt quickly transformed his body into vines. As Luca started clearing the vines summoned from the illusory door, Devitt swiftly turned into vines himself, moving away from Luca.

Devitt knew he was trapped in the Dream World. He decided to use the vines to slow down Luca's progress while he quickly searched for a way to escape the Dream World.

The Dream World was extremely dangerous for him. On one hand, it isolated chaotic power, weakening Devitt's strength here. On the other hand, while his consciousness had entered the Dream World, his body remained in the underground library of Lakeside City's central library. Zenobia was right next to his body.

A body without consciousness next to Zenobia was incredibly dangerous. If Zenobia took advantage of the situation and completely seized his body, Devitt would lose any bargaining power with her.

The Dream World was boundless, with no distinctions of direction. The vines that Devitt had transformed into aimlessly scattered in all directions.

About fifteen minutes later, Devitt suddenly heard Luca's voice in the distance.

"Save your breath! The Dream World's got you! Just give up and let me kill you!"

With an enraged shout, a silver-white beam of light appeared in an instant.

The vines that Devitt had transformed into were instantly severed by the white light. One half rapidly withered, while the other half transformed back into Devitt's form.

At this point, Devitt was in a sorry state. He had numerous wounds on his body, and blood welled from them.

He collapsed to the ground, groaning in pain.

Luca slowly stepped forward. He cast a cold glance at the fallen Devitt.

"You don't need to keep pretending. This much won't fool me," he said with a hint of disdain.

Luca had realized that Devitt was merely trying to deceive him. While his earlier attack had caused some damage to Devitt, he did not believe that Devitt had been severely injured.

The expression on Devitt's face, which had been contorted in pain moments ago, suddenly turned cold and stern. He fixed his gaze on Luca.

"So what? You still can't find my real body. My body has already merged with countless vines. Unless you destroy all the vines in the Dream World, you won't be able to harm me."

Devitt's confidence was clear now.

Although he had not found a way to escape during the time Luca was blocked, he at least had figured out how to stall Luca in the Dream World.

Luca smirked.

"Do you think time is on your side? Every second you stall plays to my hand. Zenobia will never come to your rescue, but my allies will do everything they can to help me."

"Then we'll see about that! As long as I keep you trapped in the Dream World, Zenobia will wipe out your useless allies," Devitt retorted firmly.

But in reality, he was deeply worried inside. Just as Luca had said, Zenobia would never truly cooperate with him. His only hope now was that Zenobia would first target Luca's allies, giving him more time to figure out a way to escape.

The contest between Luca and Devitt in the Dream World had yet to be decided quickly, causing the situation around Lakeside City to grow increasingly strange.

Nova, who was very close to Luca, crouched behind a recently reinforced defensive line, frowning as she watched the bizarre scene.

Luca, standing nearby, remained frozen in place, while the four powerful monsters, who had been so menacing moments before, were now lying motionless on the ground.

She could see the Dreamweaving Mist hovering over these creatures. This indicated that their consciousness had all descended into the Dream World.

However, something still felt off to her.

"Didn't Luca manage to win quickly? Does Devitt, controlling these monsters from behind, have such powerful abilities in the Dream World too? Have I underestimated Devitt's strength?" Nova thought to herself.

She had originally believed that in the Dream World, Luca would be able to easily overpower Devitt. But from the current situation, it seemed she had overestimated Luca and underestimated Devitt.

"Either way, I need to act quickly! I should eliminate these powerful monsters as soon as possible!"

Though still confused, she felt that she should take immediate action. She jumped out of the defensive line and quickly ran toward the nearest monster.

When she was about 50 meters away from the monster, she drew out her specialized handgun and fired a powerful bullet designed specifically for monsters.

With no ability to resist, the level 65 monster was killed instantly by Nova.

Nova's own level increased to 67.

"Great! Perhaps I won't have to wait a month or two to reach level 70. By then, at least in terms of level, Luca and I will be completely on the same footing."

She was extremely excited. If she could match Luca's level, she felt confident that with the support of Zenith Technology Company, she could become the most powerful person around the Imperial Capital.

Nova was thinking optimistically. However, in reality, she wasn't going to be able to easily eliminate the other monsters.

Because Zenobia had already made her move.

Zenobia hadn't targeted Devitt. Although she thought that Devitt's actions had already failed and he seemed unable to offer her much help, she ultimately decided to focus on Luca and his allies first. After all, the biggest threat to Zenobia had always been Luca.

She immediately used her immense chaotic power to awaken the monsters that had not been fully dragged into the Dream World.

The moment these monsters were awakened, they entered a berserk state.

Three powerful monsters began to surround Nova.

Faced with this sudden situation, Nova quickly chose to retreat.

"As long as I can get back to where I was before, I'll be safe!"

Nova decided to run, but in reality, her speed wasn't fast at all.

The fastest of the monsters leaped directly in front of her!

Now, Nova was finally thrown into panic. She was surrounded by three powerful monsters.

The only weapons she had left were a specialized handgun and two weapon boxes that hadn't been activated yet. Inside the two weapon boxes were a narcotic mist and a low-yield nuclear explosion device.

The three powerful monsters didn't immediately attack Nova. They just circled around her, making terrifying sounds.

Clearly, these strong monsters were evaluating Nova's true strength. Nova, on the other hand, was assessing the situation.

Her specialized handgun's ammunition was nearly depleted. If she wanted to escape quickly, she would have to activate the two weapon boxes.

The weapon box containing the narcotic mist was intended for the final showdown. The narcotic mist was specially produced by Zenith Technology Company, and its effects were so powerful that it could even affect gods.

The low-yield nuclear explosion device was Nova's last trump card.

If this mission failed completely, she would use the nuclear device to buy herself time to escape.

Given the importance of both weapon boxes, she was deeply hesitant and couldn't make a decision.

At that moment, the beetle monster closest to Nova suddenly roared and charged toward her.

The other two monsters quickly followed suit.

Faced with three monsters charging toward her, Nova had no choice but to activate the low-yield nuclear explosion device.

As the device entered its countdown, she aimed her specialized handgun at the monster blocking her path.

Even though this monster was relatively strong, it couldn't withstand the continuous fire from her specialized handgun. In the end, it chose to dodge.

Taking advantage of this moment, Nova broke through the monsters' encirclement and returned to her original position.

As soon as she hid behind a thick wall, a massive explosion erupted not far from her.

Then came a powerful shockwave.

The low-yield nuclear explosion device heavily damaged the three monsters and destroyed all the buildings surrounding the area where Nova and Luca were located.

The entire area was turned into a wasteland.

The explosion's sound quickly spread throughout the surrounding area.

Both Zenobia, in the center of Lakeside City, and Donlow and the others, who had just crossed the hilly area, could clearly hear the massive explosion.

Zenobia was slightly disappointed. She hadn't expected Nova to have such a trump card.

Donlow and the others, on the other hand, were deeply concerned. They immediately realized that the explosion was undoubtedly Nova's doing.

They knew Luca very well. No matter what, Luca would never use a nuclear device.

"We need to move faster!" Donlow said coldly. "Nova must have run into serious trouble, which is why she resorted to using the nuclear device."

The massive explosion not only affected those in the real world but also had an impact on the two engaged in their strategic contest in the Dream World.