Mystery: Start with the Reader

Just when Abner put away the page of the diary that contained "spiritual pollution", his spirituality was suddenly touched. This was not because he sensed danger, but because he sensed the disturbance of the "River of Destiny"!

It is not even a small disturbance, but has a tendency to slide quickly to a certain tributary.

"It's not the fate of Xio and I... it's that Mr. Michel?" Abner identified the target after a short inspection. After all, the "source" of the disturbance was in his hands at the moment!

“This diary has actually tainted Professor Michel, so after I took it away, that gentleman’s ‘fate’ changed?

"But the changes... seem to be moving in a bad direction!"

Although Abner did not know Professor Michel, he could not ignore the crisis caused by his actions. After all, this was one of his principles as a human being.

After thinking for a moment, Abner asked Xio to go out and wait, while he "flashed" back to Professor Michel's bedroom.

Seeing this, Xiu knew that something had happened, so he didn't say much. After being prepared to provide support at any time, he recited the honorable name of Mr. "Fool" and asked that great being to take care of Abner.

On the other side, as soon as he entered the bedroom, Abner found Mr. Michelle lying on the bed, his face was pale, his pajamas were soaked with sweat, his expression was a little ferocious, and he kept mumbling something... Apparently he was experiencing a nightmare.

My action of taking away "Roselle's Diary" caused him to fall into a nightmare?

Frowning, Abner made a brief "prophecy" and found that although Mr. Michel's "tributary of destiny" had many crises, the probability of extreme results was very small. He was slightly relieved and no longer hesitated. , simulated the ability of the "Dream Walker", turned into a dream elf, and entered the sea of ​​collective subconscious.

With Mr. Michel's spirit and aura as his positioning, Abner quickly found his place.

What we saw was a silent town shrouded in darkness. There were no lights or sounds in the town, and even the air seemed extremely cold, as if it had been abandoned for a long time and there was no human habitation.

But Abner could clearly feel that a group of people were gathering in the church in the town at this moment, and the Professor Marshall he was looking for was among them.

"This town... no, there should be something wrong with this dream...

"Generally speaking, the difference between the scenes reflected by the collective subconscious and reality is not too big. Even if there are some scary places, it is still generally normal...

“But now, it’s as if everyone’s fears have been concentrated, and what is displayed is probably an extremely pure ‘nightmare’!

"In other words, whatever people are afraid of will appear here! If you are killed by the monsters shown in nightmares here, you may be sluggish for a long time after waking up in reality... and people with relatively weak spirits may , is likely to be unable to recover and suffer from severe mental illness.

"The reason why there is still no movement in the town now is probably because the people in the dream are hiding in the church, relying on the goddess's holy symbol to prevent the formation of monsters...

"The goddess is, after all, the 'Queen of Disaster and Fear' and the 'Lord of Sleep and Silence'! Even if her holy symbol doesn't have any extraordinary power, it can still protect ordinary people in this level of nightmare.

"Oh, according to the routine of ordinary movies, there will definitely be some naughty kids who don't believe in evil and will run out of the church without authorization, which will lead to the destruction of the group...

"But the people here seem to have gone through the stage of confusion a long time ago. Although they are afraid, they are not panicked... Is it because they have experience with similar things that often happen?

"If this is a normal situation, it will be safe once they wait until the 'nightmare' is over and the dream returns to normal... But since the fate of Mr. Michel who accidentally entered here has changed... it means that there must be something unexpected!

"I see... The power of Russell's diary page is somewhat related to the nightmare here, so Professor Michel, who was infected by the diary, entered this town after falling asleep.

"He might have had this dream often after falling asleep before, but most of the time he probably only entered the normal level. Even if he accidentally entered the collective 'nightmare' level occasionally, it would end quickly, so he didn't Something really happened.

"Normally, it is difficult for ordinary people to remember their experiences in dreams, and they can only recall fragments, so Professor Michel did not pay attention to it and did not seek help from the church.

"But today, when I took away the 'diary', the source of some mental pollution on Michelle has disappeared. This may trigger changes in the depths of the dream, so this 'nightmare' has already degenerated to a deeper level. 'Signs!

"This is the root of the danger... After all, if you really fall into the depths of the collective subconscious sea, even a 'dream walker' is likely to get lost and never return to reality..."

Abner turned on his "Pure White Eyes" and used his advanced "analytic" ability to quickly figure out the foundation of this nightmare town.

But no monster "materialized" around him. Firstly, he used the "anti-social death technique" developed before going to the Honesty Hall to restrain his thoughts, and secondly, it was because of what he was really afraid of, this level of monsters. It can't be "revealed" in the nightmare.

"Speaking of which, the environment here is actually very similar to the first level of the 'Trial of Courage' in the Elf Trial Temple!

“I don’t know how it was formed…

"But the top priority is to get Mr. Michel out of this nightmare as soon as possible... Once he leaves, the move into a deeper nightmare will naturally stop, and everyone else will be fine."

Thinking of this, Abner walked quickly to the church door. He was about to ring the doorbell, but suddenly thought of something and withdrew his hand.

"If you just ring the doorbell, they will most likely not answer it. If you hear the sound suddenly in such an environment, you may be scared to death...

"It's better to go in directly!"

While his thoughts were spinning, Abner used the ability to "open the door" and appeared inside the church.

Immediately afterwards, more than thirty men, women, old and young, dressed as villagers, came into his sight. They gathered in twos and threes as family units, with expressions of nervousness and doubt, but not much fear.

Except, of course, Professor Michel, who was alone in the corner.

At this time, the villagers in the church were obviously shocked by Abner's visit. For a while, various weapons such as shovels, dung forks, and old-fashioned fire guns were raised and aimed at him.

But even so, none of them made a sound.

"I don't mean any harm, I'm just here to find someone." Abner spread his hands to show that he had no weapons.

Hearing him speak, the people in the church who had been quite calm just now showed frightened expressions, and their eyes burst out with terrifying looks, as if Abner had done something extremely terrible.

But after waiting for a while, nothing extra happened, leaving them confused again.

"I am the favored one of the goddess. With me here, simple communication is no problem." Seeing this, Abner explained with a smile and brought out the goddess to enhance his persuasiveness.

"Really?" At this time, Professor Michelle, who was hiding in the corner, couldn't help but ask.

But the others immediately looked at him, glaring angrily.

Michelle ignored him, ran to Abner in a few steps, and said excitedly: "Can you take me out of here?"

Seeing that the people dressed as villagers were determined and unwilling to communicate, Abner did not answer immediately. Instead, while secretly preparing the ability to escape from the dream, Abner asked Michelle:

"Do you know where this place is?"

Michelle gave him a strange look, but still replied: "I know, this is the town of Kabasi."

The town of Kabasi? North of East Chester, the small town of Kabas on the border with Winter County?

Yesterday at the Tarot meeting, Miss Justice also told me privately that she found clues to the suspected "Queen of Natural Disasters" in some folk customs and folk songs of this town, and also led the "Psychological Alchemy Society" to become interested in this. Will explore in the next week or two...

Well... "Kabas" does mean "nightmare" in the Elvish language.

And Goshinam was separated from the "Book of Natural Disasters" by Russell who was looking for the "Box of Gods". He must have interacted with the other party, and was even imprisoned here by the other party...

If my guess is correct and Goshinam is really in the deepest part of the nightmare in the town of "Kabas", then it is not surprising that the remaining power in Russell's diary can pull Michelle here.

But the question is, how did Goshnam, who was already trapped in the depths of the nightmare, project his spirit into the shallow sea of ​​collective subconscious and be discovered by Miss Justice?

In other words, will the Coshinam in the depths of this nightmare be the one I have seen before?

Hmm... I don't have the memory of the "God of Luck" yet, so I can't judge what kind of relationship I have with the Queen of Disaster. It's better not to explore in depth rashly... It would be good to let people from the "Psychological Alchemy Society" explore the way.

The first priority now is to bring Mr. Michel back to a safe place.

While thinking in his mind, Abner's secret technique for quickly escaping from the dreamland was ready to be completed. A complex rune appeared at Michelle's feet, shining brightly in the dark environment.

Immediately afterwards, Professor Michelle's body disappeared in the light.

In reality, Michelle, who was lying on the big bed in the bedroom, also jumped up and then ducked...

After rolling around a few times in pain, he finally found a relatively comfortable position. After wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, Michelle woke up completely. He muttered to himself with some confusion: "I seem to have had a nightmare..."

At the same time, the darkness in the nightmare town slowly receded, and a sun that was much larger than normal rose quickly, illuminating every corner of the town.

This sun symbolizes the hope and courage in people's hearts, and is also a reflection of the collective subconscious.

Abner, who still had not left, glanced at the only church that was not illuminated, and said to himself thoughtfully:

"I'm afraid it is the source of the town's nightmare!

"This seems to be a replica of 'Land of Darkness'?"