Whispering Verse

The sound of water splashed, and the raindrops fell into the lake, causing ripples in circles. The humid air with an earthy smell turned into moisture with a fishy smell. The feeling of standing on a rocking ship was completely different from that of standing on flat ground.

"This is amazing!"

Mr. Green said in surprise, opened his umbrella and looked around:

"We'll be in the lake in no time!"

The doctor shook his head. Like Shade, he took out the pocket watch with only one hand and took a look. At this time, the hand was already pointing to the number "3":

"A slight force has invaded this dream, but you don't need to pay attention yet. Detective, you are right, there is something wrong with Edwards' bloodline. As long as they approach this island in their dreams, the dream will be connected to reality."

"Will it affect the plan?"

“It’s hard to say, but I made a lot of backup plans.”

He just put away his umbrella in the rain, and then hit the side of the boat with the umbrella head-dong dong dong. With three falls, the pouring rain stopped abruptly, and the moisture on the three people's bodies quickly evaporated.

Although there are still clouds overhead and the surrounding water vapor is still heavy, it is at least much better than rain.

The boat in the dream sailed silently into the thick fog. It seemed that in just half a minute, Shade saw the small dock in the fog. Mr. Soren Green has obviously never been to this island, but the dock in the dream is clearly the same as in the real world, which once again proves the relationship between Edwards' bloodline and this island.

After the ship docked, the three of them stepped onto the dock and entered the island. However, there was no trace of fog on the island. Shade was not used to this. The doctor looked at the pocket watch again. At this time, the number pointed to "4". And as Shade, the only one who knew the way, led the two of them into the forest path connecting the dock to Green Lake Town, the pointer jumped directly to "5".

The doctor didn't say anything, just let Shade lead the way, and he walked side by side with the curious Mr. Green behind.

Just like the last time Shade entered Megan and Audrey's dream, the dream about this island was so dark and gloomy. Although there were no monsters, the silence in the silence was even deeper and more terrifying.

In the abandoned town of Green Lake, several houses were lit with lights for unknown reasons. The rain that had been stopped by the doctor began to patter again as they entered the island. After walking through the forest and entering the town, the number on the pocket watch suddenly jumped from "5" to "7". The barking of dogs in the distance startled the three of them, and the three-round moon in the night sky became darker and darker.

"This is where my grandmother and the others once lived."

With fear mixed with surprise, Mr. Soren Green didn't know how to describe his mood at this time.

Walking through the town, both Shade and the doctor were sure that there would be no residents in this dream, but they all felt like they were being spied on. The hands of the pocket watch in their hands continued to move slowly clockwise, and when they passed through the town and came to the road leading to the Edwards mansion on the hillside, the number had reached "8".

The night in the dream was getting thicker and thicker, but there was no thick fog in the town in the dream, so I could barely see some of the surrounding scenery clearly. The owner of the dream is not in a good state, and the psychological implications of the dream for him make the dream slide more and more towards a weird and gloomy slope.

In the drizzling rain, Xia De, who was walking in front, even felt that he would not be surprised even if a dozen evil spirits appeared in front of him.

Mr. Soren Green had begun to tremble all over, and his instinct was making him resist moving forward. In the end, Dr. Schneider could only help him move forward. Shade was a little worried about this, but since the doctor was still confident, he would not give up the plan just like that.

Gradually, the Edwards mansion appeared higher in the night rain. The first thing that is seen in the mansion in the rain is the light in every window, but the light is too dazzling to make it impossible to see clearly what the inside of the building looks like.

In this gloomy environment, the house with lights on in the middle of the deserted island in the rain should not be entered rashly.

The three of them did not speak, and under the leadership of Shade, they got closer and closer to the house, until they were blocked by the fence outside the mansion.

Shade also encountered this situation last time in Megan and Audrey's dream, so he turned to Mr. Solon Green and said:

"Please call the door and tell me who you are."

The trembling man was supported by Dr. Schneider. He thought for a while before speaking:

"I am Soren Green, the grandson of Maria Edwards, and I want to come back for a visit."

Squeak~

The fence door opened automatically, and the three people walked in one after another. However, Shade did not lead them directly into the building, but motioned the doctor to look at the pocket watch.

"Still 8."

The doctor's voice was very calm:

"At this number, it is already certain that there are other things mixed in this dream."

"Don't come in yet, I want to take a look here."

Shade pointed to the well in the southeast of the yard. At this time, the well was covered by a large stone, with a bucket and well rope placed on the stone.

The father of the Green siblings, the old ghoul Nicholas Green, said that the eldest son of the third generation, Envy Edwards, who died young, was not actually dead at all, but was kept captive in a secret room under a well by his "ancestors" since he was a child. Experiments on various elixirs have even survived to this day.

Now in this dream mixed with strange powers, there is a high probability that the living dead will not be there. But if all the terrain and architectural structures on this island correspond to reality, then there should be a secret room underground.

He told his thoughts to the doctor and Mr. Soren Green, without, of course, directly mentioning the source of the intelligence in the dream. The doctor also agreed to Shade’s exploration plan:

"This dream is very weird. Walking around more will help me understand this dream better."

Of course they would not be stupid enough to go down the well alone while the others waited on the ground, but planned to go down together. But the big stone slab covering the mouth of the well seemed to have grown together with the entire well, and Shade couldn't move it no matter what. He wanted to raise his hand and use "fossils into mud" to melt the stone slab directly, but was stopped by the doctor:

"It's better to be cautious."

He whispered something into Mr. Green's ear. The latter nodded slightly and said to the stone slab:

"I'm a little thirsty. I want to get some water from the well."

When Shade tried again, the stone slab was easily moved.

He picked up a stone and threw it down the well. Then he imagined a luminous spell in his dream, activated it and threw it into the well mouth. Seeing that the well was not deep, Shade turned into a red butterfly and flew in first, with the doctor pulling Mr. Solon Green behind him.

The well is almost dry, the bottom is sticky and slippery, and there is a strange smell, but the area is quite large. After they each lit up their lights, Shade and the doctor just looked around and then directed Mr. Sauron Green to say:

"Look, why are there cracks in this stone wall? Is there a secret door here?"

There is a keyhole in the wall, but no one knows where the key is. So Shade used the "Key of the Door" a little, and the door of the secret room was actually pushed open. What was shown to the three people behind the door was a room similar to an alchemy workshop.

The area of ​​the secret room is quite large, at least three times the size of Shade's bedroom. Different from the sticky and slippery bottom of the well, the secret room under the well separated by a wall was still dark, but the air was dry, except for the smell of urine and urine.

There is a bed and a small table in the corner. Other than that, there are only bookshelves and test benches. Of course there is no one here, and when I open those books, there are only blank pages inside. But when Shade raised his right hand, the moonlight on his fingertips immediately illuminated the dense carvings on the surrounding walls.

This is not a text, but a picture engraved entirely by hand. The mural can be divided into two areas, with the left area recording a humanoid object eating, drinking and even being forced to undergo surgery to implant certain objects.

Not only were there stones that seemed to refer to the Philosopher's Stone, but the humanoid object even ate something that looked like a child. The doctor and Mr. Solon Green were both surprised, but Shade corrected them:

"It may be a derivative of a relic called the 'Baby Fruit'. The relic itself is the 'Eternal Tree', which can only produce fruits when the era changes."

This part of the mural probably records the content of the third-generation eldest son who was forced to experiment on the elixir.

As for the mural on the right side of the head, it has become somewhat abstract. The humanoid object on the left is carved there, passing through the doors. And as the figure does this, the lines depicting him become increasingly shallow and disconnected.

Shade didn't know what this meant, so he carefully wrote down these murals, while the doctor tried to find another exit from the secret room, but failed.

Except for the entrance we just entered, there are only small openings for ventilation and ventilation, which can only allow little Mia or a big mouse to pass through. As for how Envi Edwards, the eldest son of the third generation living here, obtains food, probably only the people on the island know.

They did not stay underground for too long, and soon returned to the surface, and then led by Shade, they pushed open the door of Edwards' old house.

The building was brightly lit, as if a grand banquet was being held here, but in reality there was no one there. Mr. Soren Green trembled even more violently. His own dream had frightened him completely. To him, the house seemed more terrifying than the gloomy island. Megan and Audrey said that the passage leading to the blood-red door was in the basement, and the witches had also explained the location of the basement. Finding the door to the basement was not complicated, but when the three of them faced the black iron door, Shade did not open it immediately, but looked at the doctor.

The doctor showed him the pocket watch in his hand. The hands were shaking crazily as if suffering from Parkinson's disease, and they were no longer of any reference value:

"The target should be behind the door. Do you remember the plan?"