Bud stood quietly in this vast and dead underground space, with tense nerves and solemn eyes.
There was still a hollow whine from the communicator attached to the armor buckle.
Even if he doesn't understand the principle of this device, judging from the perspective of magic common sense, he can still know that this is the result of the communication spell being completely blocked, but when did this happen
The crystal was still glowing, and the runes on the surface of the device were still functioning normally. This "business as usual" scene made him relax his vigilance, so that he was not sure when the communication was interrupted at this time... He may have been in this The weird and dark place has gone deep for too long, and the Cecils on the surface probably won't be able to see the picture he sent back for a long time, right
Bud took a deep breath and slowly calmed down his tense emotions. He didn't make more call attempts rashly or move forward, but took a step back cautiously, preparing to return the same way.
He may have been shielded, or the communication spell may have failed due to the distance. If it is the latter, returning the same way should solve the problem.
But just as he took a step back, the scene in front of him suddenly changed.
Lights suddenly lit up in the dark and cracked meeting hall, and the bright magic spar lamp illuminated the entire hall as bright as day. The huge cracks on the ceiling and nearby walls had disappeared at some point, and the broken stone table fell to the ground. The chairs are also intact, and in this suddenly restored meeting hall, dozens of figures in robes or skirts are sitting around a long table, having a tense and serious meeting.
Bud heard voices coming from around the long table:
"There is something wrong with the body of the false god, we have no way to control it, this is an unexpected change..."
"How is the situation of the Grand Master?"
"Barely broke away from the body of the false god, and is now seriously injured, and is in a deep rest, but consciousness has recovered."
"Where's that monster?"
"It's temporarily trapped below, and it shouldn't be able to break free in a short time. Master Bertila is trying to find a way to bring it back into a dormant state."
"Fortunately, there is still a turning point in the situation, as long as we..."
The muscles of Bud's whole body were tense, and he was staring at the weird scene in front of him. Just as he was breathing, he saw the scene in the meeting hall suddenly "shake", and the figures sitting at the table seemed to change instantly. A posture or position is changed, and the things being talked about change:
"... The Grand Master ordered the suspension of the awakening of the body of the false god, and asked to reorganize all the data in the project process."
"According to the current situation, the information from the wasteland is wrong. Fortunately, we discovered it in time..."
Bard's eyes blurred, and the scene in the hall changed again. This time, there were fewer people gathered than before, and what they were talking about turned out to be how the church should be rebuilt after successfully destroying the out-of-control body of false gods...
He finally figured out what he was seeing:
In this "chamber", things that have never happened in the real world are constantly emerging. All the scenes have one thing in common: if the crucial project at that time did not get out of control, if the priests who performed the ceremony at that time The flaw was discovered just in time, if everything is alright, if everything can be undone...
Looking at the figures gathered around the long table, he realized that he was deeply trapped in a dream formed by obsession. In this dark and deep underground, in the deepest part of the root system of this giant tree, he once participated in the false god The death priests who were devoured to death by the body awakening ceremony, their obsessions are entrenched here, and I have unknowingly fallen into the dream they wove together!
Bard realized that he was in great danger, because dreams are always difficult for ordinary extraordinary powers to resist. No matter how strong one's own strength is, as long as one is completely trapped in a dream, unless one is a master in the spiritual field, the normal No matter how strong an extraordinary person is, they will become powerless. The reason why the eternal sleepers are terrifying is because they have mastered such power, and he himself may have missed the best time to "wake up".
What's more deadly is that the passage of time in the dream world is often out of proportion to the time outside. He doesn't know how long he has been in the dream, and he doesn't know how long he will continue to linger here. Maybe it's just been a moment outside, but he is going to be trapped here. Hundreds of thousands of years... before waking up, his soul would die in the dream.
Nervous and frightened, the scene in front of Bud's eyes suddenly trembled again. This time, he found that his perspective had shifted from the entrance of the hall to the long table. He himself was sitting at the long table in the conference hall, with a simple and heavy stone table in front of him. , and sitting beside them are majestic and calm deans...
As a middle-level priest, he is not qualified to sit at this table to participate in the meeting. He has also looked forward to his own promotion, and imagined what it would be like to sit in the meeting hall as the patriarch, but at this moment he Really "sitting here", what came to my heart was a cold chill.
The worst has happened. He is assimilating to this dream.
He began to dream.
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On the surface, Gao Wen and the others had been waiting quietly for ten minutes, but the screen sent back from the magic net terminal still did not change at all.
On the screen, there is a room full of runes, and there are two strange black pillars shining with magical light standing in the room.
An emergency response team that had been prepared long ago had already arrived near the entrance, and the druids were also preparing to cast spells on the roots of the giant tree in an attempt to connect and confirm the situation of Bud Wendell through the resonance of the living body, but Gao Wen hadn't given an order yet, everyone was on standby.
The situation below is complicated and the current situation is weird. Taking the next step rashly may lead to further damage, and... Gao Wen is trying to deduce what happened to Bard from the still picture.
The communication device is worn near Bud's neckline, because it is a precision product made by Mr. Nicholas Egg himself (without hands). It has high sensitivity and can record and transmit very subtle movements.
After amplifying the sound, Gawain could clearly hear Bard's steady and long breathing.
This breathing sound proves that Bud is still alive, and... it can also reveal some other information.
"He fell asleep..." Gawain frowned, and said somewhat uncertainly, "Although it's not obvious, he is snoring."
The surroundings were a little quiet, and the atmosphere gradually became weird.
But Amber took it for granted: "It's not impossible to imagine, after all, it is said that he used to eat and drink in the prison of Rock City, and he also mastered the special skill of using boogers to extend the detention period. It is understandable that such a character can fall asleep while exploring the underground ruins... "
Gawain glanced at Amber silently. Although he didn't say anything, the half-elf lady felt that Gawain's eyes were caring for the mentally retarded...
She immediately wanted to jump up and punch Gao Wen's elbow, but she didn't dare.
Gao Wen reminded Amber before he opened his mouth, "He should have fallen asleep."
"You can still judge whether a person is dreaming from the sound of snoring..." Amber didn't realize it at first, and she subconsciously muttered half a sentence, but she understood Gao Wen's meaning before she finished speaking, "Wait... to fall into a dream ?! The kind of eternal sleeper?!"
The people at the scene were not stupid. As soon as Gao Wen reminded them, they almost all reacted. The female knight Margarita, who had personally led a team to clear several cult dens in the territory, thought of the strange and dangerous power of those eternal sleepers, and her face Immediately showing a serious expression, Pittman next to him stroked his beard and frowned: "So... it is indeed possible..."
After all, this old man is a double-material cult member. He passed the cafeterias of the Eternal Sleeper and the End of Everything at the same time. He can be regarded as a veteran of the second and fifth circles. In the lair at the root of the tree, there is an invisible dream, and Bud Wendell has been tricked.
"But how is it possible?" Pittman showed a puzzled expression on his face, "This is the lair of the end of all things, and they don't know the dream technology..."
Gao Wen frowned slightly, and suddenly thought of what happened when the Sentinel Tower was repaired at the Great Wall
In the dream connection, he accidentally encountered members of the Death of All Things Society, including Beltira who should have died seven hundred years ago...
The Doom Society has dream technology in their hands. Even if there is no technology, there must be related equipment. Among the three major dark sects, apart from the Son of the Storm's behavior pattern, the other two sects have always been closely connected in private. It is normal to have the creations of the eternal sleepers in the lair.
As a remnant of a double cult, Pittman didn't think of this for a while. It seems that the old man's heart to participate in the cult was really dishonest, and most of the time he really just went in to make a living.
Pittman raised his head in confusion, not understanding why Gawain glanced at him suddenly, and sighed while watching.
Gao Wen didn't explain anything. After speculating about the situation underground, he already had a rough plan, and this plan was much safer than sending people down.
"I'll try to see if I can pull Badger out," he told the people around him, "This process requires concentration, and you all need to be vigilant around you."
Amber reacted very quickly this time: "Oh, you want to 'meditate' again, right? Dharma protector, I'm familiar with this..."
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In this endless, obsession-driven dream that repeats the pathetic self-deception of a loser, Bud has lost count of how many times he has been reincarnated.
He sat at the long table in the unchanging council hall, bright lights illuminated the hall, and the patriarchs sat around the table to discuss changes in the situation and follow-up plans.
Bud is also speaking, he doesn't know why he is sitting here speaking, but his mouth is opening and closing by itself, saying some sentences that he has never thought of:
"... the mission to the eastern part of the continent is going well, we are already there..."
People around spoke from time to time, all of them were familiar faces, and Bud felt calm when he looked at these people who spoke.
But he vaguely felt that he shouldn't be so calm, he came here... for some mission.
What is the mission
The picture in front of me suddenly trembled, a round of meetings ended, and a new scene was quickly generated. In this mixed dream formed by a large number of obsessions, the leader is constantly changing, and the theme of the dream is also constantly changing. Bud Wendell himself is just one of dozens of consciousnesses in this dream.
He sat down at the long table again, and felt his Adam's apple move up and down, as if he was about to speak.
But a hand was suddenly placed on his shoulder, which made him tremble all over.
A long-lost sense of sobriety suddenly flooded into my mind, and a large number of memories that seemed to have been forgotten for a century all ran out at once, together with various emotions such as nervousness and fear before falling into a dream, But before Bud had time to sort out the content that reappeared in his mind, he heard a majestic and steady voice from behind him: "Are you awake?"
Compared to this terrifying dream, this sudden sound made Bud almost startled. He stood up abruptly, and when he turned around, he saw the tall and tall Gawain Cecil standing behind him.
The feeling of trance struck again for a while, and he was a little bit confused about reality and dream.
Gawain spoke again, his voice seemed to have some kind of power to make people wake up in a dream: "Keep awake, you are still in the dream, but your consciousness has awakened, as long as you don't make unnecessary doubts and associations, your The mental body is safe."
"Dream? Oh yes, this is a dream..." Bud blinked, gradually getting rid of the sequelae caused by the terrible dream, and gradually regained his ability to think. The next moment, he finally realized the violation of Gawain's appearance here, "Wait a minute, this is a dream...then why are you..."
"I'm still up there, and now I'm using my consciousness to talk to you," Gao Wen casually explained, and then looked around the chamber. The "meetings" in the chamber were still going on again and again, but In his opinion, it seems like a funny drama, "Interesting, I didn't expect that there is a dream at the root of this giant tree..."
Bud looked at Gawain inexplicably in astonishment. He had vaguely realized that this dream was probably related to the "technical exchange" between the Eternal Sleepers and the End of All Things, so it was particularly exciting for Gawain to directly project his own consciousness into it at this moment. He was shocked, he couldn't figure out how the other party did it.
This may be a secret of Gawain Cecil.
And now he had access to the secret.
Bud's heart was awe-inspiring, and he was even more cautious.
Gawain noticed the change in Bud's expression, and he probably knew what the other party was thinking, but he didn't pay attention to it. Instead, he turned his head and looked at the entrance and exit on the other side of the hall with great interest.
A new individual appeared in the dream, and a figure was emerging there.
After seeing the silhouette of that figure clearly, Gao Wen raised his eyebrows.
Bertera Augustus entered the hall.