Chapter 576.
Chapter 576: Different from Each Other
Duncan and Alice returned to the Witch House at 99 Crown Street as quickly as possible.
Along the way, they saw the streets of the city-state that had been completely restored to their everyday appearance – whether it was the neighborhoods that had once been completely covered by “dense forests”, or the adjacent paths that had been affected by the spreading vines, or the buildings that had once been plunged into dead silence and emptiness in the shadow of the forests. The streets of the city – whether it was the neighborhoods that were once covered by the “dense forest”, or the neighboring paths that had been affected by the spreading vines, or the buildings that were once empty in the shadow of the forest – were back to their usual bustling appearance in the early morning.
Pedestrians were gradually increasing, the first buses of the morning had already crossed the avenue, and the knowledgeable guards at the intersection were handing over to the city sheriffs, so that the anomaly …… that had pervaded the entire neighborhood a few hours ago seemed like a grand illusion that only Duncan and the others could perceive.
Everyone was already waiting in the parlor when Duncan and Alice returned, Lucrecia was the first to greet them, she came quickly to Duncan, “Are you all right?”
Duncan waved his hand and quickly said as he walked into the living room, “I’ve encountered a different situation than you have, I need to get all the information together now.”
Alice followed suit into the living room, as she passed Lucrecia she casually handed over the puppet head she had been holding all the way, “Here you go with this, it’s not broken!”
Lucrecia’s expression was a bit subtle as she took the puppet’s head, and then looked back at the maid puppet that was leaning against the staircase railing not far away in standby mode, raised her hand and greeted a tin manservant, and handed the puppet’s head to the other party: “Put it in the preparation room first, wait for me to handle it.”
Soon everyone was gathered – Duncan sat on the couch in the center of the living room, his eyes sweeping over each familiar face around him.
Even though he knew before that everyone was safe and sound, he couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart at the moment when he saw that everyone had returned safely to reality.
“Let’s start with what’s known so far,” after a moment of silence, Duncan was the first to break the silence, “First of all, the first point, it’s now basically certain that the large-scale vision that happened in the city-state last night was extremely similar to the dream that Taran El fell into before, although the details showed differences and had many new changes, but its source should all be the influence of the so-called ‘Dream of the Nameless One’-this ‘dream’ is growing, and now seems to have the tendency to get out of control and spread towards reality. tendency.”
He paused briefly, glanced at Alice beside him again, and continued to speak, “The second point is that after the anomaly, we experienced a different situation – Alice and I stayed in the real world, and we saw streets that were eroded and alienated by the overflowing power of the dream world, and I even came into contact with a large entity that ‘burrowed’ out of the dream world, while you guys were dragged into the ‘other side’ of the dream world, during which everyone’s contact was broken, and only Lucrecia barely kept in touch with the real world by relying on the puppet servants she made.
“Then starting with Lucrecia, you will first each describe your experiences in the ‘inner side of the dream realm’.”
Duncan’s gaze fell on the “Witch of the Sea”, who immediately nodded and adjusted her sitting position, “Then let’s start with my situation – my ‘dream entry site ‘ was a no-man’s land in the forest, where I met an elven female who called herself ‘Shireen’……”
Nina, who was beside her, let out a startled cry when she heard this, “Huh? You met someone? A dreamer?”
Then she reacted and instantly spat out her tongue in embarrassment, “Sorry, I didn’t hold back …… You continue, I won’t interrupt.”
Lucrecia didn’t care about it, she just nodded to Nina and continued to narrate, “According to my observation, that elf who called herself ‘Shireen’ shouldn’t be a dreamer, but rather a …… ‘resident’ who appeared in that huge dream realm ‘Resident’, of course, this sounds a bit unbelievable ……
“The other mentioned a place known as the ‘Silent Wall’, which appeared to be a line of defense, and she called herself the Ranger, and also mentioned an evacuation order and told me that everyone had withdrawn into the Silent Wall- As of the end of the dream, I was moving with that elf to the place known as the ‘Silent Wall’, but we didn’t end up arriving at our destination ……”
Lucrecia described her experiences in the dream world in as much detail as she could, and everyone except Duncan, who already knew something about it, looked serious and surprised when they heard about them – for the simple reason that Lucrecia was the only one of them who had come into contact with the “indigenous inhabitants” of the dream world. Lucrecia was the only one of them who had come into contact with the “natives” of the dream world.
No one had ever thought that there could be a native mental entity like Shireen in the Dream of the Nameless!
And if the elf named “Shireen” was right, in the depths of the forest, behind the defense line called the “Wall of Silence”, there were even more mind entities living in the “Dream of the Nameless”! There are even more mind entities living in the “Dream of the Nameless”!
After Lucrecia finished speaking, the living room was quiet for a short while, and then it was Maurice who spoke, “I’m with Nina.”
Duncan was instantly a little surprised, “You two are together?”
“Yes, it looks like there was some sort of randomness to our descent into the dream world, not everyone was separated,” Maurice nodded, “Our landing spot was also a ‘no man’s land’ surrounded by nothing but observable Boundless and nameless plants, during which Nina has risen into the sky to observe the situation in the distance, and we have discovered some dark areas in the forest that appear to be contaminated ……
“Also according to our tests, the entire dream world ‘reacts’ very violently when Nina unleashes her power ……”
Maurice recounted their experience in the “Dream of the Nameless One” in an organized manner, which was information that Duncan did not have, he slightly frowned, listening carefully to every detail that the old man told, especially after Nina released the power of the primordial sun, the “Dream of the Nameless One” showed those intense ‘reactions’. ” presented those intense reactions. It sounded …… like it was an intense rejection.
This reminds Duncan of his own experience in that fog-filled dark space …… According to that “suspicious goat’s head”, he was rejected in that space because Silentis was afraid, so what about Nina’s rejection?
Could it be that Nina’s “sunshine”…… also made the Dream of the Nameless One feel threatened?
With a thoughtful expression, Duncan raised his head and his gaze fell on Sherry.
“I met the cultist, an Annihilationist,” Shirley immediately spoke up, a smug expression on her face, a hint of inviting pride in her tone, “I was able to dig up a lot of information from that guy! And in the end, even beat him up, let Dog left a mark on that guy …… By the way, I also encountered the whole forest suddenly evil, almost did not scare me to death, that seems to be Lucrecia just mentioned what ‘erosion zone’? The ‘contaminated area’ that the old man and Nina saw is hardly on my side?”
Duncan’s eyes instantly widened slightly when he heard that.
Everyone’s experience in the Dream of the Nameless One was different, but Shirley’s side seemed to be extraordinarily explosive!
The expression on his face instantly became serious, and his body subconsciously leaned forward as he stared into Shirley’s eyes, “Slow down, don’t turn it upside down-what exactly was the situation?”
“Hey well, I’ll sort it out ah …… “Seeing the captain’s serious look, Shirley hurriedly sat down and began to pour over the memories in her mind, but she still scratched her cheeks after she made an effort to sort out her language, “That …… Dog you say it for me, I’m afraid I can’t understand.”
The next second, all eyes were on Dog.
A Dog shook his head, sighed extraordinarily helplessly, and spoke under Duncan’s gaze, “We first encountered the rapid decay of the forest-according to the information we received later, it should be the so-called ‘erosion’ phenomenon ……”
Dog spoke articulately about its and Shirley’s experiences in that forest, including the forest that suddenly began to decay and distort, but also the cultist that it encountered afterward, as well as the many pieces of information that Shirley had extracted from the cultist’s mouth.
Duncan’s thoughts gradually expanded as Dog recounted the story and made connections with the clues he already had, comparing them one by one.
The erosion phenomenon, the defense line called “Silent Wall”, the elf named Shireen, the Annihilationist, and the sudden end of the …… bizarre dream.
“It looks like the erosion mentioned by the elf named Shireen in …… is the same kind of terrible phenomenon that Shirley and Dog encountered,” Lucrecia said thoughtfully. “The forest suddenly twisted into an unnameable gesture, the earth corroded and activated, and everything showed hostility …… And those Annihilationists seem to know more information.”
“It’s a pity that the cultist ended up running away,” Morris frowned and shook his head, “If he’s hiding in another city-state in the real world, it won’t be a simple matter to find him again.”
“The more important question is, how exactly did those cultists get in and out of the Dream of the Nameless?” Vanna, who had never spoken on the side, suddenly broke the silence at this time as well, “They seem to have a special method to enter and exit that ‘dream’ in a controlled manner, and can even carry out their actions in that dream in an organized manner, and this ‘method ‘ is crucial.”
Duncan nodded slowly at his words, and immediately afterward, his gaze fell on Vanna.
“What have you seen on ‘that side’? Also in the forest?” He asked curiously.
Vanna looked at the others, and after a brief moment of silence, she spoke, “That’s exactly what I was going to say, I experienced something different from all of you, something very, very …… different, and while listening to you guys describing that forest, I even felt very confused because… …I was in a desert.”
There was an instant silence in the living room.
Everyone looked at each other in disbelief.
It took several seconds before Duncan spoke incredulously, “You said you were in a desert? You didn’t even see a forest?”
“Yes, there was no forest, just sand, a little bit of sparse and withered vegetation, and huge rocks,” Vanna nodded thoughtfully, “I climbed up the highest rocky hill to look into the distance, and there was no forest at all within sight.”
(End of chapter)