"It's not like you at all, William, to show your emotions on your face.
Besides, this is the main city of you humans. There should be many strong people in it, right? Since you have escaped, there is no need to worry about anything, right? "
"If it were that simple, I wouldn't be 'gazing at the moon'... Lorian, you seem to be just a projection?"
"Yes, my real body is drifting in the ocean thousands of kilometers away from here, following the "path" pointed out by the Duke for me.
Although I really want to come and see what kind of trouble you are in, it is difficult to get away from the sea's gaze."
Lorian's body appears to be sitting next to the tree, but it is actually just a human projection formed by the moonlight.
Although it was very realistic, Yi Chen could tell the authenticity at a glance, and he could also feel that the other party's mind was not mostly focused on this.
"Hmm~ William, have you made a breakthrough? The smell of your head is completely different from before... Come here, stand in the moonlight and let me see."
As Yi Chen approached the roadside tree where Lorian was, he walked into the moonlight that was like a spotlight.
For a moment, Lorian, who was supposed to be just a projection, actually became real.
Bring your face closer,
The left eye of the waning moon and the right eye of the full moon were almost close to the side of Yi Chen's head, seeing through the scalp and skull, and directly peeking into the black epileptic brain inside.
"It's so beautiful~ It's a pity that I can't feel it more carefully now. Based on the current observation, William, your pathogen structure is so beautiful that it is amazing.
You should be able to solve a lot of problems easily now, right? Tell me what happened that made you so panicked. "
Both stand on the same thick tree trunk.
Yi Chen, wearing a black suit, put his hands in his pockets, while Lorian, wearing a hospital gown, put his hands on his chest. Their shoulders touched, and the moonlight just enveloped them.
As Yi Chen narrated the entire incident about the nightmare and his own experience with it,
A drop of silver saliva dripped from the corner of Lorian's mouth. He even shifted some of his attention away from the main subject, showing a keen interest in the nightmare event.
Even when he heard the nightmare girl Catherine propose to play a game, he wanted to return from the sea to participate in the nightmare event.
But in the end, reason overcame impulse. After all, he was about to reach the end of the "path".
“It’s really interesting that there is such a disease that implants the most common thoughts in the form of nightmares. It is impossible to detect and difficult to eradicate. It is really an interesting disease system.
I have been away for so long and have visited many human cities and disease bases, but I have never encountered such a disease.
It's a pity that I can't participate directly. I can only wait until the next time we meet and share this memory with me without reservation.
and.
Your organization is also very interesting. You actually use the brains of death row prisoners as 'carriers' to participate in it. Could my good friend, Dr. McCoff of the Twilight Clinic, be among them?"
"Maybe, I don't know the details. I have already withdrawn from the Nightmare Project."
"William, I can help you~ But if you encounter the projection of Dr. McCovey's consciousness in the nightmare, you will also need your help to kill him, and you must enter the moon state to kill him.
I'll check it carefully when we meet again.
How much time do you have left
"One day, you need to be back before tomorrow evening at the latest."
"It's very short. I don't know if you can catch up."
Yi Chen was a little confused, "Isn't your original body unable to make it here? How else can you help?"
“The moon is everywhere. Even if my real body is not here, you can still bathe in its light… If you feel that bathing in it is not enough, you can also actively plunder some of its light.
Remember when you and your friends first came to the Twilight Clinic
Among the first generation of moon dwellers who were affected by the twin moons, many escaped, except for the little mouse you killed and the theater owner I temporarily merged with.
As the first generation, they are the Moon-transformers who were influenced by my complete form. They can continue to absorb nutrients from the moonlight and grow. There is a certain connection between them. "
"you mean… "
“Take out that rat-axe you made, remove the rat core at the end and swallow it.
In this way, you can follow the sense to find the location of other moon dwellers and see if there are any close enough to find them and return within more than a day."
Yi Chen took out the silver hand axe that had accompanied him throughout his growth and resolved many crises - "Moon of Massacre"
The rat structure at the end of the axe handle is the core of the axe and is inseparable.
Once it is forcibly removed, this perfectly forged weapon will be completely ruined.
Ka! The mouse made of the Moon Crystal Disease Core was directly broken by Yi Chen.
Although it is a crystalline structure, it becomes softer under the current moonlight, as if holding a real mouse in the hand.
Under Lorian's gaze, he put it into his mouth, closed his eyes and felt the crystal digesting.
When I open my eyes again,
The moon, which was hidden behind thick fog and clouds, suddenly appeared before our eyes. Upon closer inspection, the moon looked more like a living thing. Under the craters on its surface, we could see blood vessels and even bone structures.
Gaze at the moon and feel what it's like to be a first-generation moon dweller up close.
"Buzz! There are one... two Moon People who are in a suitable distance. They may be in a hurry."
When Yi Chen was completely sure of his location and his thoughts returned.
He was alone in the moonlit spotlight, Lorian was nowhere to be seen.
No more hesitation,
The black epileptic brain between Yi Chen's skull began to issue orders to muscle cells throughout his body.
The core information of "long-term running" is transmitted to each core muscle, and the brain tissue contained in the muscle begins to analyze the command, and then changes the muscle shape, and even allows part of the muscle to attach to the bones, temporarily changing the body structure.
The back is curved.
The arms become thicker and supported on the ground.
Through comprehensive adjustments to the body, it was transformed into a quadrupedal running posture.
Gentlemen's clothing also caters to the changes in the body. The original black suit actually grew thin silk threads, imitating animal fur and covering every part of the body, and even adding flesh pads to the hands and feet.
This makes Yi Chen look like a black beast, and his right arm still retains the modified structure of metal armor.
Buzz!
He rushed into the woods and ran towards the nearest Moon Citizen target at the shortest distance between two points.
While running, the clothes also helped Yi Chen breathe, effectively replenishing the oxygen needed by cells throughout the body.
This speed is even faster than Zion's carriage.
Little Grape said as he provided a panoramic view along the way.
"William... the more moon-transformed pathogens you absorb, the greater the possibility of being assimilated by Lorian in the future. According to him, he is experiencing a certain "path" in the sea.
Once this path is achieved, Lorian is likely to break through open source and reach the next more terrifying level.
If he wants to possess and combine with you, turning you into his second personality, it will be basically impossible to resist. 』
"Well... I'll consider it. But in this situation, if I don't find a way, I will become a nightmare puppet. In comparison, I would rather combine with the moonlight.
Lorian still has a chance to slowly coordinate and perhaps find the best answer that does not require integration.
Don't you think so? Little Grape.
And these first generation moon people may be fully grown, and their grapes may be to your taste. 』
"Stop talking now, and remember to give it all to me when the time comes."