Chris took the tissue while sobbing and nodded: "It's him, that's him. I also saw Dean, he was hanging there, and he asked me to save him."
Luke shook his head: "It was just an illusion."
Seeing Chris about to speak, he raised his hand to stop her: "It was an illusion given to you by that monster, not your imagination. He was trying to scare you."
Chris was stunned for a moment, not understanding what was going on: "Huh?"
Luke hesitated for a moment before saying, "It was almost three minutes from the time you fell asleep to the time we woke you up. During these three minutes, you were not hurt by him, you were just terrified. So, his purpose was to make you panic."
Chris was confused: "Why?"
Fear is also a kind of belief, and even more so a kind of power, he said silently in his heart.
In ancient Chinese legends, many demons and monsters are worshipped by people. Is it because they do good things
No. It is because they use fear to make people fear them and believe in them.
The more you fear them, the more unscrupulous these monsters will become.
Facing Chris's puzzled expression, Luke could only smile and say, "It's okay. At least we know how to wake you up. Don't worry, we will take care of him."
Chris nodded blankly.
Luke winked at Selina and asked her to comfort the girl.
Contrary to what he said, he actually doesn't have any particularly effective methods.
Just now, after Chris fell asleep and encountered the man in her nightmare, his touching her body with his hands had no effect, and the most he could do was shake her to wake her up.
This is where it gets embarrassing.
Chris was frightened by the nightmare and burst into tears, but Luke had no effective means to find the enemy.
I hate this kind of non-physical opponent the most! Can't you just be like Jason and have a physical body? Luke complained in his heart.
He stood up and walked to the window. After a moment's hesitation, he took out his cell phone and dialed a number: "Bobby? I have something to do here. I need you to come over immediately..."
After a moment, he hung up the phone.
Bobby would be here in a few hours at most, so Luke was not too nervous. He was secretly analyzing the situation of the man in the nightmare.
First of all, no matter what was bothering Chris and the others, he did not choose the adults in this small town.
Maybe he can't do this, or he can't do it.
Secondly, this thing requires the victim to fall asleep before it will appear in his dream.
Luke and the other man are now full of energy and can easily stay up for a day or two. He is even a man who only sleeps two hours a day.
If he really wants to stay up late, it's no problem for him to go without sleep for three days. At most, he will experience unavoidable mental discomfort.
If this matter cannot be resolved in a short time, he will take Selena and run away.
Just like that, the sky gradually darkened.
Luke also went to Chris's kitchen and got some sandwiches and milk, giving one to Selena and another to Chris.
Seeing Chris's surprised look, he smiled and said, "Don't worry, we will restock your refrigerator before we leave, and we won't let your mother find out."
Chris's lips curled up slightly, and she couldn't help but chuckle, "No, at most I'll tell mom that I ate it all."
She looked at the plates in Luke and Selina's hands before continuing, "Sorry, I'm just a little... surprised." The amount of food on Luke's and Selina's plates was more than twice as much as hers.
Luke shrugged. "Yes, because we are detectives in the serious crime squad. We need to keep our strength up at all times. Otherwise, what if we run into a fugitive and don't have the energy to chase him?"
Chris exclaimed, "Is that so? But I've seen many policemen who are quite fat."
Luke nodded seriously. "This proves that they don't chase fugitives as much as we do. They lack exercise."
Chris was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help pursing her lips again.
Selena glanced at the two of them from the side without saying a word.
Although someone doing this might be suspected of flirting with other girls, she also knew that Chris's trust would be very helpful to their investigation.
Otherwise, they would have to find a small hotel and waste a night.
After the three of them finished eating, Chris couldn't help but yawn a little.
Seeing this, Luke said, "Go to the sofa and take a nap."
Chris shuddered: "No."
Luke reached out and patted the back of her hand: "Don't be afraid, we are here. If there is any problem, we will wake you up immediately. By the way, do you see that?" He nodded to the side.
Chris looked sideways: "What?"
Luke: "The ice in this ice bucket will slowly melt into ice water. Believe me, you won't be able to wake up in front of it."
Chris was stunned and speechless.
Just now she saw Luke go to the kitchen and get a bucket of ice cubes. She thought he was going to chill beer or wine or something like that, but it turned out he had this idea in mind.
Looking at the bucket of ice, Chris shuddered again involuntarily.
This time it was not fear, but she felt a chill on her back when she thought about the feeling of pouring a bucket of ice mixed with water on her head.
Luke looked at her expression, motioned to her, and they both went over and sat on the sofa in the living room.
He stretched out his hands and slowly held her hands.
Chris didn't resist at all, but just looked at him strangely.
Luke exerted a little force with his hands and said in a deep voice: "Chris, since we are here to help you, you should have more courage to fight him, right?"
Chris's grip tightened, but she nodded.
Luke then continued: "So, once he appears in your dream again..."
His thumbs gently stroked the back of her hands, giving her a comforting hint: "You should observe everything about him as much as possible. His words and actions, remember as much as you can. But don't force yourself, just try your best, understand?"
Chris hesitated and did not respond.
Luke looked straight at her, his expression calm and composed.
After looking into his eyes for a moment, Chris finally nodded slowly: "Understood."
Ten minutes later, Luke and Selina looked at each other.
He couldn't help but roll his eyes, thinking: That guy...could he know
Selina gave him a sympathetic look, sighed, and made a gesture to him with a questioning look in her eyes.
Luke thought about it and nodded in agreement.
After a while, Selina sat on the sofa beside her, closed her eyes and rested.
She is not Luke. Maintaining a state of mental tension for a long time will make her tired faster, and fatigue will easily lead to sleepiness.
No one can tell how long this will take, but a conservative estimate is that she will have to get through tonight, so she still needs to conserve her energy.
If sleeping is not an option, closing your eyes and resting can also effectively relieve fatigue.