"Researcher-Erwan Pound"
It was the employee who slammed his entire face into the recognition device.
Yi Chen already had 26 identical ID cards in his pocket.
cycle
As long as you walk through the security door opened by the researcher, you will be back to the starting point in a short while and can witness another "wonderful performance" of employees with similar faces. They are all the same person, and the cards that drop are also the same.
Of course, there is no other option except the security door.
The structure of the passage circulation is 'L-shaped'. After passing through the security door, you will return to the original corridor after just turning a corner.
This is completely different from the exploration plan Yi Chen had envisioned.
Not only was he unable to walk out of the research institute, he couldn't even walk out of this L-shaped corridor.
Yi Chen's existing means are unable to change the situation. No matter the invasion of death or the iron chain pulling the wall, the damaged wall will not only be repaired quickly, but its thickness will also be immeasurable.
The deepest time, Yi Chen turned the black liquid into a drill bit and drilled a full ten meters but still found a wall structure.
If you choose to go back, you will be blocked by a sealed security door, which is also indestructible.
One cycle after another,
There was neither threat from the nightmare nor any unnecessary changes. Little Grape even ran out to get some fresh air, but visually he didn't notice anything.
Yi Chen had no choice but to sit next to the researcher whose face was shattered, and calm down to think about how to break the deadlock.
"After the nightmare matter was destroyed, it no longer appeared. What remained here was only an endless cycle. Little Grape couldn't detect anything even with my superposition of perception.
Is it possible that there is no so-called "entrance and exit" here
Or is it that the nightmare influence in the dream area I am currently in has been ended by me? I only need to wait until the three hours in the outside world are over, and then I will be awakened? "
Yi Chen began to dig into his previous memories, recalling his nightmare experience while making the costumes, and suddenly discovered a key issue.
"right!
While waiting for my costume to be made in the lower area, I unconsciously entered a nightmare and was not able to recognize myself at the first moment.
Following the guidance of the dream, I was immediately attacked after putting on the costume disguised with nightmare material, and then woke up in a deeper dream.
Still failing to realize the nightmare problem, he continued to be led by the nose, and was once again attacked by the nightmare tentacles, continuing to go deeper into the nightmare and waking up again.
This time I finally realized the problem and used various means to free myself from the dream.
If you regard each time you "wake up" as "walking down one level on the dream ladder".
I was already on the third floor.
But it is different now. Because I am well prepared and have made a breakthrough in my status, I was able to detect something abnormal from Jin from the beginning and recognize myself. I am currently only at the first level.
If you want to explore the root of the nightmare, you must go deep.
The way to step onto the dream ladder and go deeper is to... actively accept the invasion of nightmare substances."
When Little Grape heard Yi Chen's conclusion, she was so frightened that her hair stood on end.
"Hey! Don't mess around. This is just our first exploration. It's enough to get here. Don't do anything dangerous like this."
Yi Chen's expression was extremely serious, and he seemed quite excited.
"We can't go back empty-handed, right? The institute has spent a lot of manpower and resources on us.
At least I have to verify the inference I made. Since I was able to escape from the third floor last time, it should be okay for me to just go deep into the second floor and leave this time, right
And how can we understand and dispel this mysterious pathogen that threatens the organization without taking any risks? "
"Okay~ I'm just providing visual assistance anyway."
My mind is made up.
Clank, clank~ An iron chain with plant properties grew out from the palm of his hand, drilled into the head of an employee whose face was smashed, and absorbed brain matter.
However, just as Xiao Pu Tao observed, this employee's nightmare content was very low, and there was no reaction even when he actively absorbed it.
Yi Chen had no choice but to get up and return to the original dressing room, looking at the withered and broken tentacles scattered on the ground.
Without hesitation, he picked up a piece and put it in his mouth to chew.
"Hmm? It's surprisingly delicious."
The tentacle pieces taste a bit like roasted fish tentacles, but without the burnt taste. Instead, they have a light peppery and marine aroma, and the crispness is just right.
The chewed and swallowed tentacles turned into thick inky gas in Yi Chen's stomach.
As all the tentacles are swallowed... Buzz!
There was a brief moment of stagnation and darkness in his consciousness. When his vision became clear, Yi Chen was hanging in the isolation room by a number of fishing lines, as if he had just woken up from a dream.
However, there was no Kim or Reagan beside him, and the surroundings were quite dark, so it was obvious that he was still in a dream.
The radio started at this time, with intermittent, electronic noise coming from it. If you listen carefully, it seems to be a mixture of multiple women's voices:
"You... you are the first 'dreamer' who is willing to take the initiative to go deeper. I have prepared a gift for you. Go and get it."
The broadcast ends and the fishing line is lowered.
Yi Chen stretched his body and couldn't help but smile.
"As expected, if you want to go to the deep nightmare, you need to absorb nightmare substances, either passively or actively.
Somewhat surprisingly, the guy behind the nightmare stopped pretending.
However, it is better to be careful... 』
As Yi Chen walked into his private dressing room, an exquisitely packaged black and white gift box was prominently placed on the center seat, with a small white card attached to it.
≮William, please open it by yourself≯
The word "personally" is emphasized.
The smiley face at the end of the signature is apparently very ordinary but it seems very out of place here. It even reminds Yi Chen of the faint smile that the employee who smashed his face had at the end.
Just as Yi Chen reached out to unpack the package, Little Grape's voice came immediately:
"Hey! You don't really want to solve it yourself, do you? What if it's a trap? It might drag you into a deeper nightmare, or even take the opportunity to invade your mind."
"My intuition tells me that since we are here to explore information, it might be better to follow the instructions on the card."
"what ever!"
Of course, Yi Chen couldn't be without guard.
As he reached out to touch the gift box, the muscles in his arms were completely tensed, and the brain cells hidden between the muscles were fully activated. One could even see brain circuits slowly wriggling on the surface of the tensed muscles.
The reaction speed is increased to several times the usual speed.
If he notices anything unusual while opening the gift box, Yi Chen will instantly switch to dead man's makeup and let needles cover his brain to avoid a sudden attack from nightmare substances.
Untie the bow ribbon on the surface of the gift box and the outer packaging of black and white paper.
As soon as the finger touched the gift box inside, a touch switch hidden between the gift boxes was activated.
Bang!
A black shadow suddenly rushed out from between the gift boxes.
Hahahaha! The weird laughter echoed in the locker room.
No threat.
What was shaking in front of Yi Chen's eyes was just a lifelike doll head, with an extremely rigid spring connected to the lower end. The doll head was even deliberately made to look like gold.
The colorful mask moved up slightly, just revealing the mouth.
But compared to Jin's mouth, the doll's lips were painted ink and maintained an exaggerated smile. Some kind of sound-generating device was installed inside, which constantly made weird laughter.
The neck where the doll's head is connected to the spring is made very realistically, and it is even bleeding.
Yi Chen was not frightened and did not change his dead makeup.
I picked up the gift box and looked at it for a while, and finally found a special ink-colored card in the box, which was the gift mentioned in the broadcast.
As Yi Chen took out the card with strange texture, the gift box stopped laughing.
Just at this moment.
Sizzle~
Waves of electric current ran through the side walls of the locker room, quickly converging and piercing Yi Chen's brain.
Buzz!
He woke up instantly and found himself suspended by a fishing line in a bright isolation room. Kim and Reagan also woke up beside him.
The difference is,
Thick black smoke continued to come out of Yi Chen's clenched right hand.
He opened his palm and saw the card with nightmare atmosphere was pinched in it.
(End of this chapter)