Power Station
An entire large circular flat was vacated as the "dream room" of the Nightmare Project. A total of six brains of death row prisoners were transported here for the final arrangement.
The brains were stored in cylindrical containers filled with green gel, with wires inserted into the surface.
There are 4 to 6 glass bathtubs around each brain, which are also filled with green gel. The dreamer will lie in one of them in pajamas.
This liquid can better soothe their mental state, enhance brain sensing, and improve their autonomy in dreams.
The surface of the container containing the brain is also labeled with the corresponding death row prisoner's name.
The information of the death row prisoners is handed over to the corresponding members who enter the dream. After all, they will temporarily partner with this group of death row prisoners in the dream.
Although the organization will offer death row inmates the condition of "prosthetic brain reconstruction" as a condition of freedom, there is no guarantee that all death row inmates will cooperate. It is necessary to have a proper understanding of them in advance.
The No. 1 brain, the "street vendor" Darrel, is an ordinary gentleman with white letters. He has no hope of breaking through, so he hangs around in the lower class of Zion, selling all kinds of supplies, even private medicines. It was later discovered that at least eleven disappearances and deaths due to poisoning in Zion were related to this person.
Brain No. 2, 'Magic' Slona, at least one of the gentlemen who teamed up with her would go missing or even die every time they went on a mission. Although the main reason was the mission itself, there were even people in the team who provided her with an alibi.
As events recurred and the prophet's predictions came true, Zion conducted a mandatory memory review on her and discovered that she would use deception and trickery to induce one of the team members to make a mistake and die in every mission.
Brain No. 3 "farmer" Branklin is the instigator of the human-pig incident in Kefan Town.
Brain No. 4, 'Tailor' Edoma, is a tailor sent down by the organization to Tweek City. Since her arrival, gentlemen who happened to pass through the city for clothing supplies have given her good reviews, saying that not only can they quickly repair their clothes but they can also get a portion of meat to quickly replenish their energy.
However, due to her appearance, she caused many disappearances in the city. After her crime was exposed, she killed several local gentlemen who came to arrest her in an attempt to escape, but was eventually forcibly captured.
Brain No. 5, Machado, the hot-tempered executioner of Gethsemane, lost control of his emotions during a multiplayer team match and killed all the members of other teams. He also killed the teammates who tried to stop his atrocities, and finally surrendered himself.
The central brain is the 'Silver Demon', the 'founder of Twilight Silver Liquid', and the 'founder of Twilight Clinic', Dr. McCoff.
The above are the death row prisoners corresponding to the six brains, which also means that there will be six teams entering the dream together.
but,
Although all six teams were composed of "Breakers", their combat strength was not equal, or in other words, the level of one team was terrifyingly high, far exceeding that of the other teams.
They can almost symbolize the highest combat power of the organization.
In comparison, the greater role of the other five teams is not to infiltrate the nightmare, but to help this team distract the attention from the nightmare, so that this spearhead team can reach the root cause faster and kill the target.
Moreover, the brain center used by the Sharp Knife Squad is none other than the famous silver devil - Dr. Mycroft.
A large number of people in pajamas gathered here. Some were looking through the information of death row prisoners, some were doing exercises to relax the body, and some gathered together to discuss the next dream issue.
Just then, there was a noise nearby.
"What? William really didn't come to participate! Impossible, he is the most active in this kind of thing."
Looking towards the source of the noise, I saw Miss Jin who had rushed here.
She came here to meet Reagan, thinking that they would go on another nightmare exploration, but was told that the captain, William Behrens, had left the city.
Yi Chen didn't even tell her such an important thing, which made Jin so angry that she almost couldn't help but chop off the brain of the nearest death row prisoner with a sword.
Reagan persuaded, "William must have his reasons for not participating. Let's just be the audience and enjoy the performance of our predecessors."
"No... William must be planning something. I'm going to go outside the city to find him."
Just as Jin was leaving angrily and was about to pass through a security door, a strange voice suddenly came from beside him that went straight into his brain.
"Since you are sure that William will not give up the nightmare plan, maybe he is participating in it alone somewhere else. If you follow the group into the dream here, you may be able to meet him in the dream."
Jin was stunned by the words that echoed in his mind. He turned his head to look at the security door he had just passed through and found an employee there inspecting the verification equipment with an unnatural smile on his face.
Although these words were strange, Jin agreed with them. Based on her understanding of William, he would never leave without saying goodbye at this time. There must be a reason, and he might even have secretly appeared in her dreams.
Just when Jin was hesitating, another voice came.
But this time it was a voice she was familiar with.
"Jin, what are you doing here? There is an urgent mission in Gethsemane. We are short-handed at the moment. Come back with me immediately."
At the other end of the passage was Instructor Bailey with a golden ponytail. Her familiar outfit of black silk skirt was too eye-catching.
"Coach Bailey, why are you here?"
Jin was a little curious. Bailey seldom left Gethsemane, and she had never even seen her instructor go out.
"Come and take a look at these guys who are participating in the Nightmare Project. After all, there are people I know among them... Come with me quickly."
"Okay, this is so boring."
Kim seemed helpless, but actually she could identify a high-level coded message through Bailey's standing posture, the slightly forked toes between her black stockings, and the regular tapping of her right index finger.
After they left, the smiling employee tilted his head slightly, seeming a little regretful.
…
Zion - Lower Streets
There was only one hour left in the afternoon until the agreed deadline.
With some starlight still in his eyes, Yi Chen just walked out of the elevator and stood at a street corner, looking for the new address given on the back of the nightmare card.
"Grumi Street - 33"
It took Yi Chen about ten minutes to find the corresponding location at the end of a downhill street. In front of him was a low-rent apartment, which was the organization's last mercy for some gentlemen who had no ambition, were unwilling to take risks and had a difficult life.
When the disguised Yi Chen took out the nightmare card in front of the dilapidated apartment building, the hint on the back changed again.
The street name and building number turned into a series of strange arrow symbols, each with a thoughtful explanation.
↑Corresponding to going upstairs
←Go left one room,
→Go right one room
↓Enter
When Yi Chen followed the instructions and walked into the apartment building, the light suddenly dimmed. The power had been cut off long ago, and the residents living here relied on candles for lighting.
You can often see a smiling resident holding a candle standing by or in the window of a room.
Yi Chen followed the instructions and came to the fourth room on the right side of the sixth floor of the apartment.
Strangely, the next prompt corresponds to three consecutive ↓↓↓, which means that you need to enter inside three times.
But the rental house in front of me was just a one-bedroom apartment with no interior rooms at all.
The only thing there is is a wardrobe attached to the wall.
Yi Chen walked cautiously to the wardrobe and when he opened the old and dilapidated door, the scene in front of him stunned him for a moment.
The inside of the wardrobe actually corresponds to a deep and dark passage, with a candle placed thoughtfully on the side of the door.
According to the analysis of the current street and apartment building structure, it is impossible for such an unreasonable passage structure to appear. Yi Chen even doubted whether he had fallen into a dream.
Holding a candle, he stepped into the passage between the wardrobes.
At the end is a black and white door, which also corresponds to the last ↓ symbol on the card.
Gently push open the door, and you will see a cozy bedroom with some circus elements.
The girl with black figure on white background covers her upper body with a checkered quilt, and her black and white leg socks slightly protrude from the quilt.
When she saw Yi Chen coming in, she excitedly patted the empty space on the bed next to her.
"Come on~ It's getting late, time to go to bed."
(End of this chapter)