Chapter 622 “The Gathering”
Chapter 622 “The Gathering”
The sunlight around Nina finally faded away, she came in front of Taran Ayer with uncertainty, as if she was still confirming whether this elf scholar had really “woken up” from his confused phantom state, and after looking up and down for several times, she spoke tentatively: “Mr. Ayer, are you really awake? really awake?”
Taran Ayer did not pay any attention to her, but only frowned slightly, looking pale.
This made Nina suspect for a moment that perhaps the fireball explosion just now was a bit violent, and this great scholar’s ears hadn’t recovered yet.
Still, a few seconds later, Taran-El suddenly reacted, waving his hand at Nina in a bit of panic, and then he violently rushed to the side, bent over and began to violently dry-heave.
Nina was taken aback but didn’t know what to do, so she could only go forward and help pat the back of this great scholar, waiting for the other party to finally get a little better before speaking nervously and awkwardly, “I’m sorry for blowing you out of your mind, right ……”
“No …… it’s not that,” Taran-El waved his hand vigorously while panting violently, Nina’s sentence expressing concern seemed to instead make him almost choke again, after panting for nearly half a minute, this elf scholar finally straightened his back and explained bitterly , “It’s probably the medicine.”
Nina froze at his words, “Medicine? What medicine?”
“The medicine used to allow me to be able to ‘wake up’ in this dream world,” Taran-El gasped for air, pounding his chest with his fist as he did so, “Am I the only one who woke up? Have you seen anyone else?”
Maurice, who was coming up the sidewalk at the moment, subconsciously frowned upon hearing the other man’s words, “There were others? What the hell is going on here?”
Taran El glanced at Morris and subconsciously looked around the weird and unfamiliar surroundings, obviously still a bit confused, but still explained seriously, “His Excellency Ted Reel, the Truthkeeper, organized a small team, with me as the accompanying advisor – we assembled before the dream began, and drank the ‘Blood Raven’ concoction ……”
“Blood Raven Hopper?!” Morris was stunned, looking incredulously at the other person in front of him, “Aren’t you guys messing around a bit here?”
Nina, however, couldn’t hear what they were talking about and couldn’t help but ask, “Mr. Morris, what’s wrong? What is the Blood Raven Compound?”
“A magic potion, extracted from a variety of poisonous fungi, it’s very dangerous,” Morris explained, “It acts directly on a person’s spirit, and after a delayed onset of effect it can cause a person to fall into a state of pseudo-death, causing the spirit and flesh to be detached, and perceptions to be dislocated-it is used to aid in the interpretation of ‘knowledge’ that is extremely dangerous, and those who consume the concoction can escape the fatal contamination or curse stage while sleeping in a pseudo-death, but because the concoction itself is too dangerous, the Truth Academy will only allow the production and consumption of this concoction after strict academy vetting, thorough safety preparations, and confirmation that it is necessary. concoction.”
The old scholar explained, and then couldn’t help but glance at Taran-El, “I still have to say it again …… Aren’t you guys messing around a bit here?”
“But fruitfully, my suspicions were verified – by forcing a relatively strong ‘mental dislocation’ once, we can awaken in the Dream of the Nameless One, just as a hole punch automatically spits substandard paper tape spit out of the machine,” Taran-El spread his hands, “Of course, the other possibility is that we are simply ‘ejected’ from the Dream of the Nameless One and returned to the real world, but it seems that now …… The power of this dream realm is even greater than we imagined, even the fake death on the spiritual level can only bring us back to lucidity in the dream realm, in order to get out of this dream realm, we may need some other ways of stimulation ……”
Saying this, he deliberately paused for a moment, a smug look on his face.
“The advanced application scenario of the ‘sudden death method’-this idea is still something I came up with.”
Morris looked dazedly at this great scholar who was as famous as himself, and held his tongue for half a day before venturing out, “…… How did His Excellency the Secret Keeper of Truth agree with you on this scenario?”
“He did feel that there was something wrong with this program of mine,” Taran El shrugged, “but I told him that despite the seriousness of the matter, it should still be done in a prudent manner, so he eventually agreed to start with the more conservative program first… …”
Morris: “……?”
He had always thought that he had been more aggressive in his academic research, but now he suddenly realized that in the elven city-state of Lightwind Harbor, which was near the border, these elves who were facing the “cutting-edge field” all day long were still more powerful.
“Don’t show this kind of expression, Morris, actually I know what you’re worried about, we’re doing something very dangerous, and this is not in line with the behavioral norms of a ‘scholar’,” Taran El noticed the change in Morris’s face, and he finally collected the smile on his face and became serious in his expression. the smile on his face and became serious in his demeanor, “But we may not have much of a choice.
“You may have received word that a condition known as ‘sleeping sickness’ is spreading in other city-states, which is apparently related to the development of the Dream of the Nameless One, and outside of my laboratory, a large tree that has burrowed from the dream world into the real world is covering my roof and balcony with its canopy ……
“So it’s time to do something adventurous, because it seems like the world isn’t going to give us the time we need to be able to get everything ready.”
Maurice stopped talking.
Taran-El, on the other hand, surveyed his surroundings once more, and after a few moments he shook his head, “It looks like the first thing I’m going to do here is find the others.”
“The good news is that you should all be within the confines of this ruin, the bad news is that this ruin is staggering in its scope,” Maurice sighed, “Now I’ll tell you the first lesson you’ll learn about acting in this dream realm – as the first ‘dream entry’, even if you and your companion stay within the same room in the real world, you will be randomly separated after entering the dream.”
Taran-El looked at Morris, and Nina, who was standing honestly behind Morris.
He did not see the other few followers of Captain Duncan.
But it was clear that these “followers of the Lost Country”, who had acted in the Dream of the Nameless several times before, had gained much experience with this vast dreamland.
“I need more guidance.” Taran El looked at the two people in front of him with a serious expression. ……
“What was that just now?!”
In the forest outside the Wall of Silence, an Annihilationist clad in black robes raised his head to look at the sky and watched in disbelief as the strong light gradually dissipated, and only after a long time could he not help but cry out in a low voice.
However, his compatriot who had acted in a group with him was also unable to answer this question – another Annihilationist was also looking in the same direction in astonishment, unable to make a sound for a long time.
Just now, a huge ball of fire had risen from the depths of the forest, and it was not the kind of thing that should appear in the Dream of the Nameless One – it shone through the forest almost like another sun, tearing apart all the clouds, and the light was strong enough to penetrate space and time, and in the light and shock of the ball of fire, the entire forest was “agitated” for a moment. The entire forest was momentarily “agitated” by the light and impact of the fireball.
Plants grew wildly, the earth trembled, and inexplicable hisses came out of thin air.
It was almost as horrifying as when the “Erosion Phenomenon” broke out.
But this shocking anomaly only lasted for a few seconds, and the fireball appeared and disappeared as if it had suddenly appeared before some irreversible change occurred in the forest.
Only the two Annihilationists, who had been carefully setting up the “mark” a minute before, were left staring at each other in the forest.
After an unknown period of time, the first to let out a cry of surprise before breaking the silence again: “That doesn’t look like Silentis awakening scene …… is not quite the same as that group of preachers described.”
“Then it could be some kind of external force ……” another unconsciously lowered his voice, “The huge fireball …… could it be that gang of sun followers who are up to something?”
“It shouldn’t be, the Saints are watching those Sun Followers’ every move, they shouldn’t suddenly do anything too out of the loop …… And besides, even if they do end up tearing themselves apart, they wouldn’t be able to press the issue at this point, would they? The ‘final moment’ hasn’t even arrived yet.”
The two Annihilationists muttered jitterily, and then after another moment, they finally thought of a direction coincidentally.
“Shouldn’t ……” one of them spoke up, his tone hesitant and hesitant, “Shouldn’t it be another one of ‘his’ followers? ”
“‘Him’?”
“You know who I’m talking about.”
“…… Are you kidding?” The other Annihilationist’s voice suddenly had a bit more tension in it, “This kind of movement …… this kind of movement ……”
He held his tongue for half a day before finally stifling the latter half of his sentence, “What kind of monster would have to make this kind of movement …… We shouldn’t really have to fight this kind of thing, right?”
Even the cultists who followed the Spectral Profound seemed to have finally felt a hint of fear when faced with that incomprehensible power.
But right at this moment, a burst of footsteps suddenly came from the direction of the forest, interrupting the conversation between the two cultists.
The two of them turned back to the direction from which the sound came like birds of prey, but suddenly sighed in relief after seeing the figure that appeared in front of them.
It was their compatriots.
It was Dumont, Richard, and the others who had dispersed to various parts of the forest earlier to set the seal.
“Did you guys see that big fireball that just appeared in the sky?” One of the two couldn’t help but say, “Could that be that Ghost Captain’s followers?”
“We saw it, and it was truly amazing,” Dumont nodded, his voice, as always, carried a smoothness that convinced those around him, “But don’t worry, we won’t have an encounter with that force, and we’ll all be safe for the rest of the day.”
The two Annihilationists subconsciously glanced at each other.
“Are we ready to evacuate?” One of them looked to Dumont, “It looks to me as if everyone has assembled.”
“Yes, everyone is assembled,” Dumont smiled up as he slowly walked forward, leading everyone slowly forward, “You’re all that’s missing.”
(End of chapter)