Deep Sea Embers

The sunlight around Nina finally gradually faded away. She came to Taran El in surprise and uncertainty. She seemed to be still confirming whether the elf scholar had really "awakened" from the hazy phantom state. She looked up and down. After several times, she finally said tentatively: "Mr. Al, are you really awake?"

Taran El ignored her, but frowned slightly, looking unhappy.

This made Nina suspect that the fireball explosion just now was a bit violent, and the scholar's ears had not yet recovered.

However, a few seconds later, Taran Ayre suddenly reacted. He waved his hand to Nina in a panic, then rushed to the side, bent over and began to retching violently.

Nina was startled, but didn't know what to do. She could only step forward to help pat the scholar on the back. After the scholar finally got better, she spoke nervously and awkwardly: "I'm sorry. , I’ll blow you up..."

"No...that's not the reason," Taran Ayre gasped violently and waved his hands vigorously. Nina's words of concern seemed to make him almost choke again. After breathing for nearly half a minute, this The elf scholar finally straightened up and explained with a grimace, "It may be a problem with the medicine."

Nina was stunned when she heard this: "Medicine? What medicine?"

"The medicine used to allow me to 'wake up' in this dreamland," Taran El gasped for air and said while beating his chest with his fist. "I'm the only one who woke up? Did you see anyone else?"

Morris was walking from the side at the moment. After hearing what the other party said, he frowned subconsciously: "Is there anyone else? What is going on?"

Taran El glanced at Morris, and then subconsciously looked around at the strange and unfamiliar environment. He was obviously still a little dazed, but he still explained seriously: "His Excellency Ted Leal, the Keeper of the Truth, organized a team of The team, and I serve as the team's advisor - we gathered before the dream began and drank the 'Blood Crow' mixture..."

"Blood Crow Mixture?!" Morris was suddenly startled and looked at the person in front of him in disbelief, "Are you a little messy?"

But Nina couldn't understand what they were talking about, and couldn't help asking: "Mr. Morris, what's wrong? What is the Blood Crow Mixture?"

"A magic potion, extracted from a variety of poisonous fungi, is very dangerous," Morris explained. "It acts directly on the human spirit. After a delay in taking effect, it can put people into a state of suspended animation, causing the body and soul to detach and misalign their perceptions - —It is used to assist in deciphering extremely dangerous 'knowledge'. People who drink the mixture can avoid fatal contamination or curse stages while sleeping in suspended animation. However, because the mixture itself is too dangerous, it can only be carefully reviewed by the academy and carefully prepared. The Academy of Truth will only allow the production and consumption of this mixture after ensuring safety preparations and confirming that it is necessary.”

The old scholar explained, and then couldn't help but glance at Taran El: "I still have to say it again...Are you a little messy?"

"But it's very effective, and my conjecture has been verified - as long as we forcefully create a relatively strong 'mental dislocation', we can wake up in the dream of the unknown, just like a punching machine automatically removes substandard paper tape from the machine "Of course, another possibility is that we were directly 'popped' out of the nameless man's dream and returned to the real world, but now it seems... this dream is more powerful than us. It’s too much to imagine. Even suspended animation on a spiritual level can only make us wake up in a dream. If we want to escape from this dream, we may need other stimulation methods..."

Having said this, he paused deliberately, with a proud look on his face.

"Advanced application scenarios of the 'sudden death method' - this idea came up with me."

Morris stared dumbfounded at this great scholar who was as famous as himself. He held it in for a long time before he finally said: "...How did the Lord Keeper of the Truth agree to your plan?"

"He did feel that there was something wrong with my plan," Taran Ayre shrugged, "but I told him that although the matter was serious, safety should come first, so he finally agreed to start with a more conservative plan. start……"

Morris: "...?"

He had always felt that he was already quite radical in his academic research, but now he suddenly discovered that in Qingfeng Port, an elf city-state close to the border, these elves who face the "frontier field" all day long are more powerful. .

"Don't show this expression, Maurice. In fact, I know what you are worried about. We are doing very dangerous things, and this is not in line with the behavior of a 'scholar'." Taran Ayre noticed Morris's face His expression changed, and he finally stopped smiling and his expression became serious, "But we may not have much choice.

"You may have received news that a condition called 'sleeping sickness' is spreading in other city-states. This is obviously related to the development of the Dream of the Nameless One, and outside my laboratory, a strain has emerged from the dream into reality. The big tree of the world is covering my roof and balcony with its canopy…

"So it's time to do something risky because the world doesn't seem to be giving us the time to be ready for anything."

Morris stopped talking.

Taran Ayre once again observed the surrounding environment. After a moment, he shook his head: "It seems that the first thing I want to do here is to find other people."

"The good news is that you should all be within the scope of this ruins. The bad news is that the scope of this ruins is staggering." Morris sighed, "Now let me tell you my first experience of operating in this dreamland. ——As the first time to 'dream', even if you and your companions stay in 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 behind Morris.

He did not see several other of Captain Duncan's followers.

But it is obvious that these "homeless followers" who have already acted in the Dream of the Nameless One several times have accumulated a lot of experience related to this vast dreamland.

"I need more guidance." Taran Ayre looked at the two people in front of him seriously.

…

"What was that just now?!"

In the forest outside the Silent Wall, an Annihilation cultist wearing a black robe raised his head and looked at the sky. He watched in amazement as the bright light gradually dissipated. After a long time, he couldn't help but let out a low cry.

However, the compatriots who were traveling with him could not answer this question - another Annihilation cultist was also looking in the same direction in shock, unable to make a sound for a long time.

Just now, a huge fireball rose from the depths of the forest. It was definitely not something that should appear in the dream of the Nameless One - it almost shone through the forest like another sun, tearing apart all the clouds and powerfully The light seemed to be enough to penetrate time and space, and in the light and impact of the fireball, the entire forest became "restless" for an instant.

Plants grew wildly, the earth trembled, and inexplicable roars came from the air.

It's just as terrifying as when the "erosion phenomenon" breaks out.

But this horrifying anomaly only lasted a few seconds. Before some irreversible changes occurred in the forest, the fireball seemed to appear suddenly and suddenly disappear.

Only the two Annihilation cultists who were carefully setting up the "engraving" a minute ago were left looking at each other in the forest.

After an unknown amount of time, the believer who initially exclaimed broke the silence again: "That doesn't look like the scene of Silendis waking up...it's not the same as what those preachers described."

"Then it could be some kind of external force..." The other person lowered his voice unconsciously, "The huge fireball... could it be those followers of the sun who are causing trouble?"

"No, the saints are watching every move of those followers of the sun. They shouldn't suddenly do anything too out of the ordinary...and besides, even if they really want to break up in the end, they won't hold back at this time. Can't you stop? The 'final moment' hasn't come yet."

The two Annihilation cultists murmured uneasily, and after a while, they finally thought of a direction in unison.

"Could it be..." One of them spoke, his tone hesitant and hesitant, "Could it be that he is one of his followers again?"

"'he'?"

"You know who I'm talking about."

"...Are you kidding?" Another Annihilation cultist's voice suddenly became a little more nervous, "This kind of movement... This kind of movement..."

He held it in for a long time, and finally managed to choke out the second half of the sentence: "What kind of monster could have caused this kind of noise... Shouldn't we really want to fight this kind of thing?"

Even the cultists who followed Yousuo seemed to finally feel a hint of fear when faced with that incomprehensible power.

But at this moment, a sound of footsteps suddenly came from the direction of the forest, interrupting the conversation between the two cultists.

The two of them suddenly turned back to look in the direction of the sound like frightened birds, but suddenly breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the figure appearing in front of them.

It’s my compatriots.

It was Dumont, Richard, and the others who had previously dispersed to various parts of the forest to set the marks.

"Did you see the big fireball that appeared in the sky just now?" One of the two couldn't help but said, "Could it be the follower of the ghost captain?"

"We saw it, it's really amazing," Du Meng nodded, his voice as always, with a smoothness that convinced the people around him, "But don't worry, we won't encounter that force, and we will all do it next. very safe."

The two Annihilation cultists glanced at each other subconsciously.

"Are we ready to evacuate?" One of them looked at Du Meng, "I think everyone has gathered."

"Yes, everyone is gathered," Du Meng smiled, and he slowly walked forward, leading everyone forward slowly, "it's just you who are missing."