The final gentleman

"The brain wave pulse has taken effect, all subjects are awake, and all physical indicators are normal. 』

Even though Yi Chen was suspended in the air by the fishing line, he immediately felt the foreign body sensation coming from his palm, and the card obtained from the nightmare gift box actually returned to reality.

Although it looked like he had been awakened, and both King and Reagan were by his side, he was not entirely sure that this was reality.

Verification is required.

Yi Chen didn't have time to say hello to his companions, so he immediately rushed into the dressing room and changed into his gentleman's clothes, sensing the presence of yellow skin in it and the ancient soul contract signed between them.

Compared to the ungentlemanly behavior of having needles all over the body, being whipped all over the body with chains, and hanging in public,

It would be better to wear clothes directly. This mysterious leather can disrupt the epidemic areas of the old world, and the ancient connection established between the two. No matter how powerful the nightmare is, it cannot be faked.

§You seem to have gotten some kind of strange nightmare substance that does not disperse but maintains a fixed form§

The sound came over Huang Pi as soon as he put it on his body, obviously sensing the existence of the card.

"Yes, because I took the initiative to go deep into the nightmare and connect with the nightmare factor suspected of being a pathogen, the other party gave me this card. I didn't expect it to be brought into reality. 』

After Yi Chen gave his answer, Huang Pi stopped talking.

“So hot~”

The sleeping clothes developed by the power station are not breathable at all. Due to the rapid metabolism caused by the high tension during the dream state, when the clothes are taken off, the whole body is greasy and covered with sweat.

Considering the possible threat of the card, Yi Chen dressed in gentleman's clothes and showered himself in the bathroom.

By the way, he also took out the card from his pocket to see what it was.

Like a living card, the surface is covered with billowing ink-colored substances, swimming and shapeless.

As Yi Chen stared at it for a long time, the ink on it began to transform into ancient writing.

≮Nightmare Ticket≯

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(Remarks) There is also one on the back.

As Yi Chen turned to the back of the card, the ink quickly condensed into rows of smaller fonts.

≮If you want to really get to know me, go to Rotka Street - 83 and show your card to the gentleman who lives here and he will show you something even more interesting.

Remember to come alone. If there are any followers or you find that you are being watched, it will not trigger an event.

This card can only be used by you. If it is seen by others, it will quickly disintegrate and become invalid. ≯

Looking at the information on the back of the card, Yi Chen frowned.

The information above shows that the nightmare has penetrated into Zion. The gentleman who lives at No. 83 Rotka Street is very likely to be controlled by the nightmare, or even completely parasitic.

At this moment, Yi Chen's brain was thinking at high speed:

"Once the card is discovered, it will become ineffective, severing the connection between me and the nightmare.

Let’s hide it for the time being. This line cannot be discarded. At present, our knowledge of nightmares is basically zero, and we must use all means to explore the root of nightmares.

As for the address and the corresponding character given on the card, even if I inform the organization about their assassination, it will not have much impact on the nightmare.

Since there is one gentleman affected by the nightmare in Zion, there must be many more affected gentlemen.

Phew~ Let’s do this for the time being. Let’s summarize the effective information I got from my first experience with nightmares. 』

Yi Chen put the nightmare card into a clothing sandwich created by Huang Pi. It is multi-layered and isolated. Unless the tailor disassembles the clothing, it cannot be discovered.

…

[Power Station-Comprehensive Conference Room]

The three testers and related personnel from the power station are sitting here.

Everyone first talked about their experiences. The methods of exploration and the information they obtained were all different.

Jin’s method is the simplest and most effective.

"After I killed the nightmare substance pretending to be William, I have been trapped in the square circular passages. Since I couldn't find the exit, I could only start to destroy it.

Since the space is so large, the red cancer in my body quickly completed the environmental infection, and the entire channel was invaded by cancer cells.

Then I randomly found a wall and blasted it. When the blasting thickness reached about 30 meters, I finally touched the boundary of the dream. I could clearly feel that as long as I crossed the boundary, I would wake up directly.

It's so boring. I thought there would be strong enemies coming, but in the end there were only poor imitators and simple looping mazes. "

Jin casually rolled out a piece of sarcoma bubble gum, and his slender tongue stretched out from the lower end of the mask to sweep away the bubble gum. He held his face with one hand and looked listless.

Next is Reagan’s explanation,

"I completed my "self-awareness" the moment I entered the dream state, and I could clearly feel that the nightmare substances trying to invade my brain were blocked by my thinking force field.

Instead of killing the Nightmare Matter disguised workers, I created an inner space to imprison them.

During the three hours of exploration, I tried to conduct structural analysis of nightmare substances and study the mechanism by which nightmares affect dreams.

Finally came to a conclusion,

The impact of nightmares on us only stays on the surface. If you want to explore, you must go deeper. In the layer where the concentration of nightmares is high enough, you may be able to locate the source of nightmares.

By crushing the humans disguised as nightmare substances, I dissociated them into the most basic liquid state, and then restructured them, trying to create a "nightmare ladder" that can connect to the deeper layers.

In the end, due to instability, the stairs only lasted three seconds before collapsing.

If given another chance, I should be able to condense a more stable ladder. "

Reagan did more than just verbalize it;

He even took a pen and paper and wrote down the principles of his analysis of nightmares and the method of creating a 'ladder', which shocked everyone present.

Even Yi Chen was surprised. He didn't expect that Reagan could achieve this level after three hours of initial exploration.

Next it was Yi Chen's turn to explain.

"I'm in a similar situation to Reagan. I'm also aware of the existence of nightmare levels. However, I can't create a 'staircase' to the depths like Reagan did, but I adopted a stupider method."

These words attracted Reagan's attention, and he could roughly guess what the stupid solution was, "William, could you..."

"Yes, I chose to take the initiative to ingest the nightmare substance. After eating the tentacles that attacked me, I woke up directly on the next floor. Apart from anything else, the taste of the tentacles is pretty good."

for a time,

The people present looked at Yi Chen, especially the power station personnel who were engaged in scientific research, as if they were looking at a madman.

"What's the deeper situation?" Principal Deslin asked.

"The concentration of nightmare substances is higher, but I was awakened before I could fully explore it... Since Reagan has a more stable way to go deeper, I still don't recommend using this stupid method."

"Um."

The three of them got more information than expected.

Among them, the information about Reagan's creation of the nightmare ladder is the most important. Later, more people will be arranged to go to the nightmare and try the principles given by Reagan to create the ladder.

There is another very important thing - "self-awareness".

With the exception of Reagan, who has extremely abnormal mental power and completes cognition the moment he falls into a dream, ordinary people often need to find the inconsistencies in nightmares before they can realize it.

The organization will subsequently strengthen the thinking of dream testers based on this point.

End of the meeting,

Because of Yi Chen's crazy behavior in the dream, he was forced to undergo a comprehensive test to ensure that he was not infected by the nightmare before he was allowed to leave. However, the intervention of principal Deslin greatly shortened the testing time, and she was able to detect that everything was normal in Yi Chen.

"You guys should go back and rest for a while. We will definitely arrange for the three of you to sleep in the future.

The contribution made this time will be reported to the organization, and corresponding rewards will also be given. "

Deslin looked at the three people in front of her with admiration, especially staying on Yi Chen for a few more seconds. She even conveyed the message with her eyes, allowing him to go to the principal's office to discuss star magic.

Yi Chen walked at the front and waved, "Regan, Jin~ I'd rather treat you to a nice meal tonight."

As soon as he heard about food, Reagan immediately became energetic, and the flesh on his face trembled. A large number of restaurant names came to his mind and he screened the dishes in advance.

On their way out of the research institute, the three of them

At the end of the straight passage, a power station employee was standing in front of a column-shaped identification device. His whole face was close to it, and he felt as if he was about to bump into it.

This scene made Yi Chen slightly shocked.

But there was no subsequent impact, just an equipment malfunction that the man was trying to repair.

When the three people approached, the employee also turned around and put on a smiling face, "Director Reagan! Sorry, there is something wrong with the identification device. It will be fixed soon."

"Erwan Pound..."

Yi Chen looked at this man's face and couldn't help but say his name.

After all, he was too familiar. In the dream cycle, Yi Chen witnessed this person's crazy face-bumping a total of 27 times.

"Huh? Do we know each other?"

When this man turned his gaze to Yi Chen, the smile on his face obviously didn't change much, but it felt quite similar to the weird smile when his face was smashed in the nightmare.

At this moment, the detection device suddenly recovered and the safety door opened.

Erwan Pound stood there the whole time, watching the three people leave with a smile.