As everything around Su Xiao blurred, he gradually drifted into a dream while beginning to hear chaotic muttering.
Beast... the beast in my heart.
Go to hell, all of you! Hahaha... only despair remains in this world.
Nightmare... an endless nightmare...
Along with the muttering, everything around him became clear. Su Xiao opened his eyes and sat up from the bed.
He was still in Mayor Queller's home in Queller Town, still on the bed in the bedroom. The difference was that Bubu Wang and Baja had disappeared.
Su Xiao was certain he was inside a nightmare. The one who had entered the dream should be his spiritual body. Thinking of this, he pressed one hand against the blade of the Cruel Saw beside him. Pain stabbed his palm, and blood flowed down the hideous serrations. The sensation was far too real.
Su Xiao looked at his hand and at the notification that appeared after he was injured. It seemed... entering the nightmare as a spiritual body wasn't the whole story. Yet if he had entered with his physical body, that wasn't right either.
Here, Su Xiao could open his storage space, but he couldn't take anything out of it.
Although Su Xiao didn't know whether his body, will, and soul had all entered the nightmare, or only his consciousness and soul had entered Nightmare Town, he had to remain cautious regardless. A place like this most likely contained enemies that were almost impossible to deal with.
After getting out of bed, Su Xiao slung the Cruel Saw over his back and headed downstairs. A burnt smell drifted into his nose from upstairs. After pausing briefly, he continued downstairs.
The bloodstains on the wall before the entryway had vanished. Su Xiao pushed open the door and discovered that Evernight Town