When Angel was still the "Nighthawks" of Tingen City, I heard Klein mention a haunted incident in this town. The origin was this abandoned castle, and the matter also involved the mutated Sun Holy Emblem., laying the foundation for Angel and Klein to obtain Sun Domain's Advanced Charm and "Shattered Light Ray", and finally kill True Creator's descendants and save Tingen.
And when Azik Eggers pursued her past memories and finally came to Death Mausoleum deep in the Berserk Sea, she also learned about from the other party's mouth. First Lamud Baron's life, knowing that Azik was arranged by Salinger, finally walked into Reincarnation's Qidian, a life that occurs once in sixty years.
Looking away from the mottled walls of the castle and the vines under the night light, Angel looked at Audrey who was also admiring the night view, and whispered:
"Follow me, this castle naturally formed some kind of defense mechanism after it fell into a deep sleep. If you make a mistake, even Demigod will be severely damaged."
He...Audrey repeated this name in his heart and nodded heavily.
Angel recalled the information instilled in her by Goddess in her mind, along the moat filled with fallen leaves and humus, from the completely decayed and rusted copper-clad wooden door on the side of the castle, through the outer wall, to the inner garden covered with weeds.
This castle, built during the Fourth Epoch and Fifth Epoch transition periods, has more military significance than residential significance. There are various functional buildings within the city walls. Even after thousands of years, some basic functions can be seen, but Angel had no intention of archeology, but used invisible spider threads to hang himself and Audrey from a square tower to the top of the castle, entered the top floor through the collapsed ceiling, and bypassed the main entrance hall.
"That's the focus of 'defense'. Those who enter will be trapped in a complicated maze, and finally find themselves walking back outside the city wall after dawn... Well, they just got lost, not dead..."
Angel explained with a faint smile on his lips, walking along the complex internal passages through rooms that collapsed due to disrepair, and headed towards the core area of the castle.
She did not try to use Mirror Traversal, and Audrey did not dare to enter the Dream Invasion realm to move quickly. The two of them used ordinary people's methods to explore the castle with their legs.
As they went deeper, the originally collapsed passage gradually became complete, and a biting coldness began to penetrate the two people's bodies. Angel felt fine and hurriedly went out. Audrey believed that his Demigod physique was enough to withstand the coldness of the deep winter. Audrey's movements gradually became Slowing, and his expression became more solemn.
Seeing this, Angel took out the feather blessed by Azik, Death Consul, from Mirror World, which can drive the undead, "Wings of Death", poured a little Spirituality into it, and activated it.
In an instant, the coldness around them was swept away, as if some invisible but dedicated guards had lost interest in the two of them and no longer focused on them.
Holding the feather and following Spirituality's guidance, Angel soon arrived at a vermilion wooden door in the center of the castle.
This passage was completely different from the dilapidated exterior. The floor was covered with thick carpets, and various oil paintings were hung on the walls. The extinguished oil lamps exuded a faint smell of grease, making the two of them feel as if they had arrived at a noble castle that had just been repaired, rather than an antique that had been abandoned for thousands of years.
Even if there is no corresponding information, it can be seen that there is some powerful power hidden behind this wooden door.
"This is it."
Angel whispered to himself, took a deep breath, and gently pressed "Wings of Death" on his hand against the wooden door.
Click——
The door opened on its own, and a few rays of crimson Crimson Moon light came in from the narrow stone window, illuminating a modernly decorated bedroom with floating dust and a very "old" atmosphere. It had thick curtains, wooden tables and chairs, a coffee table and a sofa, but where the bed should have been, there was a strangely dark coffin with a tightly closed lid.
"This is the place where... He sleeps?"
Audrey asked softly, his eyes moving on various furniture, trying to determine the age and identity of the owner of the room.
"Yes, his name is Azik Eggers, which is Sequence 2 of 'Death' Pathway, Death Consul... He has lived for thousands of years, and every few decades he loses his memory, returns to his young body, and experiences a completely different life from before."
Angel introduced briefly and approached the coffin, but did not try to open it.
Although this room is very cozy, if Angel hadn't been holding a feather stained with Mr. Azik's blood, he would have been attacked by the undead and the aura of death lingering around. Once it comes into contact with the coffin, "Wings of Death" may not be able to suppress these defensive measures that appear around Death Consul.
Angel gently placed the feather on the floor in the center of the room, snapped his fingers, and several flames flew to the surrounding oil lamps, igniting them, and then said to Audrey:
"According to the plan, first pray to Mr. 'Fool' for blessing, and then you take me into his dream... Remember, it can only be a shallow dream, don't go deep into the bottom, otherwise you will easily encounter danger, and in the dream, I can't help you much."
After all, Mr. Azik is also one of the loved ones of "Fool". Even if it is just a shallow dream exploration that does not harm the other party, it is best to seek Mr. Fool's opinion before proceeding.
Audrey nodded and recited Honorific Name of Fool in a low voice, while Angel observed the other party carefully. Not long after, a warm and reassuring force descended from the sky, wrapped around the praying Audrey, and merged into her Spirit Body.
This time, Angel, who was prepared and observed from a third perspective, finally saw the essence of Mr. "Fool"'s blessing:
That is "Paper Figurine Substitute" who has reached the level of True God!
Sure enough, he is "Seer" who has not fully recovered his characteristics and restored his strength. Pathway True God even controls the "Sefirah" belonging to this Pathway. Once his strength is restored, he will be stronger than ordinary True God... Angel thought silently, prayed to Fool like Audrey, and received the same blessing.
After that, she unceremoniously occupied the only single sofa in the room, let Audrey sit on the chair opposite her, and said expectantly:
"Let's get started."
Audrey nodded with a smile, reached out and held Angel's wrist, and entered the dream world with her.
After an unexpected moment of dizziness, Audrey slowly opened his eyes and found himself in pitch black.
This is completely different from the Sea of Collective Subconscious she Dreamland Shuttle enters every night. Backlund The common subconscious formed by people of all walks of life and status. If it were shallow sea water with sunlight, Audrey was now in the deep sea at the bottom, where not only sunlight could not penetrate, but even living things could not survive.
"Could it be that I was affected by the power of Mr. 'Death Consul' and fell into a deep dream?"
Audrey's inner thoughts turned into whispers that echoed around her.
She was a little curious in her heart, but she was careful not to explore deeply. Instead, she had the idea of "escaping from the dream" in her heart, and her body gradually floated upwards.
Gradually, some dim light appeared. Audrey looked up and was surprised to find a black mausoleum with a quadrilateral base above her head and the tip pointed directly at her.
That is an inverted pyramid from the Southern Continent Balam Empire period!
The surface of the mausoleum was covered with various large and small cracks, and the middle even split in half, with about one-fifth missing. There were oil-stained feathers, deformed skeletons, and weird Spirit Body floating around.
Suddenly, the skeletons and Spirit Body turned in unison, looking towards Audrey.
The panic in Audrey's heart reached its extreme at this time, and his desire to "leave" became stronger. His body quickly passed by the mausoleum and floated upward. Before the elements symbolizing "death" could reach him, he left the deep dreamland and returned to the shimmering Sea of Collective Subconscious.
"No wonder 'Empress' Miss told me not to enter deep dreams. If I had been entangled by those 'deaths' just now, even with Mr. Fool's blessing, I'm afraid I would have suffered corresponding damage, which would be reflected in my body in reality..."
She muttered, and with the help of physical contact with Angel in reality, she quickly found the other person's position in the dream, "shuttled" to the independent dream area, and sneaked in.
This time, Audrey found himself in a place similar to the passage he had just seen when exploring the castle. The stone passages covered with black carpets seemed endless, with closed doors on both sides, some gorgeous, some shabby, and some stained with blood.
After a brief induction and analysis, combined with the previous introduction of Angel, Audrey knew the symbolic meaning of this passage and many doors:
The long and narrow passage represents the long but uncontrollable life of the owner of the dream. Behind each door is his independent personality formed by a life experience.
"Miss Empress's goal should be his most recent life..."
Thinking about it, Audrey walked quickly along the passage, passing by doors of different shapes, and came to the end of the passage, standing next to a simple wooden door.
Carefully opening the wooden door, Audrey immediately found herself on a tree-lined road. Several young people walked past her, carrying shoulder bags or carrying thick books.
In the distance, several brick and stone houses are neatly arranged, and more people dressed as students come in and out, talking and laughing.
This is... a certain school? University?
Audrey Looking back, the wooden door when he came had disappeared.
This is completely different from the dreams of others that she usually enters when practicing Beyonder Ability. The latter are almost always built around a simple theme, with a small area and fixed content. Except for the places where the dream owner is concerned, they are all hazy and lack authenticity.
But judging from the "university" she was in at this time, the dream here was extremely real, almost constructing a complete world.
Is it the power of "Death" Pathway, or is Mr. Azik protected by some kind of "dream" power?
While Audrey was thinking, he followed the student to move forward naturally, using the ability of "Spectator" Demigod to naturally approach the center of the dream and the owner of the dream.
Not long after, she came to an old three-story building and realized that Mr. Death Consul was probably inside.
Just as he was about to enter the main entrance, Audrey suddenly caught sight of two people dressed a little differently from the surrounding students walking past from the corner of his eye.
One of them is a young black-haired man, wearing a half-high silk top hat and a decent tuxedo. He holds a cane in one hand and holds the arm of a young Miss with the other.
The latter was wearing a light-colored dress and a gauze hat on her head to cover her face. She was a few centimeters taller than the man next to her and was looking around curiously.
Audrey's eyes suddenly froze.
She noticed that the man was Mr. World whom she had secretly investigated.
Klein Moretti!