yasinovel Chapter 4381 Entering the Game
Chapter 4381 Entering the Game
Chapter 4381 Entering the Game
Kermaine's words were not unfounded.
He still remembered the first time he went to the Dead Tree stronghold. When he went down into the tree hole, One-Eyed Dragon was tense and on high alert the whole time. He only allowed him to stand on the outermost edge of the tree hole and did not allow him to go any closer.
Even if he only subconsciously took a small step forward, he was immediately stopped by the one-eyed man's stern shout.
At that time, Shi Mai assumed that the one-eyed man was wary of the weapons he was carrying, fearing that he might threaten his accomplices deep inside the tree cave.
But now that I think about it, what if the truth is not like that?
Is it possible that the tree hole itself holds a secret, and the one-eyed man's obstruction was actually to prevent him from discovering anything?
In addition, there was another question that had puzzled me for a long time: Why did the Forty Thieves, who could have left, choose to stay there and refuse to move?
They had wondered if evil spirits were roaming the area, making them hesitant to act rashly.
Even they themselves found this explanation hard to believe. The evil spirits didn't roam around the dead tree stronghold every day. As long as the scouts gathered accurate information, they could take advantage of the evil spirits' absence to move away and find another place to settle.
But they didn't.
From beginning to end, they remained steadfast at their base in the dead tree, never leaving it, and never allowing outsiders to easily set foot there.
They couldn't understand it before; they just felt something was wrong.
But now, by using the logical basis of "the dead tree as a reference point," the answer becomes clear!
It's not that they're afraid to leave, but that they don't want to leave!
Because the Dead Tree stronghold holds a secret, a secret that they would never give up, even if it meant facing evil spirits every day!
Kemai excitedly laid out his entire analysis.
It was only then that Blanche understood the source of Angell's earlier statement about the "lack of perspective".
"So, the medium before entering the instance is also something to be considered?" Blanche said thoughtfully. "That was indeed a lack of perspective on my part. No matter how strong Revel's reasoning ability is, she can't create something out of nothing."
After a pause, Blanche looked up at Kemai: "Your analysis is accepted by Leifel. Adding it to my reasoning will make it flawless!"
Ke Mai: "...?" Why is mine called analysis, and yours called reasoning?
Kemai wanted to complain, but didn't know who to complain about. Should he complain about Blanche, or about the character of Levre that she played?
In the end, Kemai decided to ignore it and pretend he was deaf and didn't hear it.
“My lord, you were just giving me this advice, weren’t you?” Kemai looked at Angor with eager eyes.
Angell smiled noncommittally, but his brow furrowed slightly as he glanced out the window.
"Now that we have a clear plan, let's set off immediately."
Blanche was taken aback: "Oh, so soon? Aren't you going to rest for a bit?"
She was also secretly planning to find an opportunity to get closer to Angor and ask him about the connection between the Dream Crystal Plains and dreams. After all, Angor was suspected to be a big shot in the Dream Crystal Plains and must possess many unknown secrets.
Angel, unaware of Blanche's thoughts, simply nodded solemnly: "Some unknown changes are occurring in this instance. No one knows what will happen next, so we'd better resolve the key issues as soon as possible."
Unknown anomaly?
Everyone looked puzzled.
Angel did not explain immediately, but simply led them outside the courtyard.
The moment the group stepped out of the travel hut, they were all stunned. A thick fog had enveloped the entire forest, and was visibly thickening at an alarming rate.
Visibility in the surrounding area was less than fifty meters, and even some nearby trees could only be vaguely seen in outline.
"Why is there such a thick fog all of a sudden?" Ke Mai asked, his eyes filled with confusion.
Angell gazed at the thick fog, his tone growing somber: "I don't know. This fog came very suddenly, and it's even begun to obscure my illusionary vision..."
A hint of worry flashed across Blanche's face: "The fog is so thick, do we really want to go to the Dead Tree Outpost at this hour?"
Kemai chimed in, "Yes, sir, why don't we wait until the fog clears before we go over?"
Angel's gaze swept over the two of them, finally landing on Blanche: "When all extraordinary beings enter the Dream Crystal Plains, their extraordinary powers are suppressed by the rules and fall into silence. However, their intuition as extraordinary beings still exists. You are a wizard in reality, so why not try to sense this fog?"
Blanche hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
She closed her eyes, trying to shut down all her senses, relying only on the spiritual awareness between her eyebrows to sense the surrounding atmosphere.
The more she sensed it, the more Blanche frowned.
A moment later, she suddenly opened her eyes and, under everyone's gaze, said, "I don't know if my intuition is wrong, but I feel... unease."
"Moreover, this unease is growing stronger."
Angel gave Blanche a deep look and slowly nodded: "Your intuition is more acute than I imagined... No wonder you are a dream wizard."
“That’s right, this thick fog is the unknown change I mentioned before. And, as you’ve also sensed, this anomaly will intensify over time, until…”
Subversion and destruction.
Ingres did not voice the final conclusion.
But from the worry in his eyes, everyone understood the unspoken message... This instance seemed to be rapidly falling out of control.
that's the truth.
From the moment Uriel successfully broke free from the Whispering Curse, Angel noticed that a thick fog had begun to spread through the Misty Swamp Forest.
At first he didn't take it seriously, but when the fog grew thicker and even began to "blur the boundaries," Angell realized the seriousness of the situation.
What is a fuzzy boundary?
A normal miniature garden is like a sealed birdcage, with an invisible boundary wall. Beyond the boundary wall lies the void, which no one can cross.
The blurred boundaries mean that this boundary is slowly dissolving.
This dissolution does not refer to the expansion of the copy's scope, but rather that it is... collapsing.
This collapse begins from the periphery.
The area surrounding the swamp forest is now completely covered in white; the phrase "so dark you can't see your hand in front of your face" is no longer an exaggeration, but a true reality.
If anyone goes to the outer perimeter at this point, they will become completely lost and eventually be kicked out of the instance.
Although the collapse is not fast, given the current situation, the dense fog will spread to the center of the instance in at most half a day.
In other words, after half a day, this Misty Forest instance will be completely annihilated and cease to exist.
This is also why Angor suddenly took the initiative to enter the dungeon.
He originally didn't intend to enter the dungeon; he only wanted to guide its direction as an observer. However, no one expected that the dungeon would suddenly undergo a strange change... Given the abilities of Kemai and the others, Angel felt it was a bit doubtful whether they could clear the dungeon in just half a day.
More importantly, his vision was completely blocked.
The perspective referred to here is not the perspective of the sandplay, but rather his perspective of authority.
The collapse of the copy caused extreme energy disorder in the air, and a large amount of information about the fairyland evaporated disorderly like rain and fog, so complicated that it was impossible to distinguish, and it also greatly interfered with his perception and analysis of the fairyland information.
In short, whenever a Wonderland notification appeared, Angor was able to use his power advantage and illusion nodes as a medium to remotely analyze it to a certain extent.
For example, "The Whispers of the Living Dead" was analyzed by Ingres.
But now, the instance is disintegrating and collapsing, and information from the fairy realm is scattered throughout the entire area in a chaotic mess. He simply cannot distinguish which information is crucial and which is useless and redundant.
Only by personally entering the instance and investigating it up close can you accurately pinpoint the core clues.
Combining these two factors, Angor then chose to voluntarily enter the instance.
These two reasons led Angell to ultimately decide to take the initiative.
……
Angor did not tell everyone the truth about the anomaly in the dungeon in detail.
He simply said, "After noticing the unusually unsettling atmosphere in the fog, I thought of something."
He looked at everyone and said, "When you entered the instance, you should have seen the important information about it."
"Special Dream 'The Living Dead in the Misty Swamp' Main Quest - Find the Truth."
Main plot summary: Omitted.
Main Quest: Venture deep into the swamp and uncover the truth about the "evil spirits".
"Note: The current main quest has no time limit, but because it involves the 'Dreamers,' you need to seize the window of opportunity to find out the truth yourself."
Note: Due to the involvement of "dreamers", the task content and objectives may change at any time.
After Angell's reminder, the three of them immediately became alert.
"Could it be... that the window of opportunity to uncover the truth is about to open?" Ke Mai exclaimed in surprise.
Blanche and Uriel also looked at Angel, their expressions solemn.
Angel nodded silently: "If nothing unexpected happens, that's how it is. As for 'Dreamers'... I believe you already know the meaning, similar to Uriel's situation."
“The evil spirit possesses a certain degree of autonomy. It sleeps in reality, and in dreams, it opens this instance as the dreamer.”
"And now, he may be waking up soon in reality, and this instance built around him is about to collapse."
"Therefore, we can't wait any longer. We must seize this last window of opportunity and find the third piece of the truth as soon as possible!"
Everyone then realized the urgency of the situation and nodded in agreement.
"Let's head to the Dead Tree Outpost now!"
Ke Mai took the initiative to lead the way.
Now that the fog is thick, his large and small maps come in handy. The large map records the route, so there's no need to worry about getting lost; the small map allows him to observe the surrounding life forms, so there's no danger.
On the other hand, since Angell had decided to go all out to conquer this dungeon, he no longer held back.
Under the guise of the low-level trick "Swiftness Technique," he used the power of "Celestial Phenomenon Change" to summon several wisps of wind that clung to the feet of the crowd.
Their travel speed immediately increased several times, and their physical exertion decreased.
With the two combined, the indistinct outlines of the trees in the surrounding thick fog only had time to flash before their eyes as blurry afterimages before being left far behind, so fast that only a fleeting dark afterimage remained.
This was the first time Uriel had experienced such extraordinary power that it empowered him, and he couldn't hide his excitement. But after the excitement subsided, he looked at the vast, monotonous white mist around him and gradually fell into confusion.
"Mr. Angell, why did the evil spirit suddenly awaken?" he couldn't help but ask.
Angel remained silent for a long time. Just when everyone thought Angel wouldn't answer, he suddenly spoke: "The beginning of this anomaly was precisely the moment you broke through the Whispering Curse."
Uriel was taken aback, his tone tinged with a hint of helplessness: "Does the master mean that I shouldn't break the Whispering Curse?"
“No.” Angell shook his head gently. “What I mean is that your appearance may be the root cause of this anomaly.”
"Me?" Uriel didn't understand.
After carefully considering his words, Angell said, "I had always thought that the 'Dreamer' in this instance was an evil spirit, the Priestess Sean."
"But now I suddenly have a thought: could this dream not be from Father Sean, but... Rigota's dream?"
Now not only was Uriel puzzled, but everyone else looked over in surprise: "Rigotta's dream?"
Angel nodded and said, "Rigota seems to be sealed in Priest Seymour's consciousness space, but her consciousness may be able to influence the evil spirit to some extent. It's even possible that the evil spirit's body now only has Rigota as its main consciousness."
In other words, at this moment, the evil spirit's physical body belongs to Priest Sean, but its inner soul is dominated by Rigota.
If things proceed as usual in the dungeon, Rigota wouldn't react much to any of the challengers because she doesn't know them.
But this time, her challenger is... Uriel, her former intimate partner.
Uriel's appearance stirred Rigota, who was slumbering within the evil spirit.
In her excitement, Rigota might wake up in reality.
Just like when a person dreams, if they get excited in the dream, they will suddenly stop dreaming and wake up. It's the same principle.
Therefore, Angor speculated that the true nature of the evil spirit was dominated by Rigota, and that Uriel triggered Rigota's reaction, which led to the awakening of the "Dreamer" and a sharp contraction of the window period.
It's even possible that the current "window of opportunity" was created by the power of the fairy realm; without the fairy realm's power to sustain it, it might have awakened right now.
In addition, Angell actually has another piece of evidence.
That is the song "Moonlight in the Haze".
He had been wondering why this song would attract evil spirits, and why they would even linger outside the caravan camp to listen to it.
If the mastermind behind the evil spirit is Priest Sean, who has never heard this song before, he would never have reacted this way.
But if Rigota is the one in control of the evil spirit's actions, then all of this makes sense.
“So…” Kemai swallowed hard, his expression incredulous. “Does Your Excellency mean that Rigota has become Priestess Seymour?”
Angell shrugged: "It's just a guess, and it's not 'becoming' another person as you say, it's just that the soul is inhabiting the body of Father Sean."
Blanche chimed in with a quiet remark: "Isn't this still a man with a woman's heart?"
She paused, then turned to look at Uriel, her tone filled with barely suppressed anticipation and a hint of probing: "Would...you mind?"
Uriel shook his head without hesitation and said with great determination, "No, as long as Rigota's essence remains unchanged, her appearance is not important at all."
Listening to their strange conversation, Angel rubbed his temples helplessly: "First of all, the premise of a male body with a female mind is that this body is truly under Rigota's control!"
“But as you have seen, the evil spirit wandered through the Misty Swamp Forest without any awareness or consciousness, so I am more inclined to believe that Rigota can influence the evil spirit’s behavior to some extent, but after all, she is sealed and this body is not hers, so she cannot truly control it.”