Well, that was something. It really opened my eyes.
Fu Qian nodded thoughtfully, but his mind was on the Nightmare Corridor he had seen before.
The more he heard, the more it sounded like it!
Especially that door he had just seen.
Could Loretta and the others really have connected to the Nightmare Corridor? And was the nightmare he had to deal with now formed by pulling the Nightmare Corridor in the opposite direction?
What kind of constitution did those two have?!
"Do you know why I'm telling you all this?"
As Fu Qian pondered, Nivalis suddenly asked.
"You certainly have been talking a lot. Judging by how calm you look, I doubt you're doing it to show off."
Fu Qian analyzed the situation with an air of gravity.
"By the way, you're not actually Nivalis, are you? You killed the real one, right? What should I call you?"
"Heh. That's what you're thinking about at a time like this?"
Nivalis looked a little surprised.
"Of course. If you're the sort of person who insists on knowing why they're going to die, you can call me Yul—or 'Duke.'"
"Duke?"
Fu Qian repeated the word.
"A Transcendent?"
"What makes you say that?"
Yul asked curiously.
"People who act too arrogant tend to get beaten up. These days, an ordinary person giving himself such a flashy nickname isn't exactly a wise move."
"Besides, from what you just described, neither conducting tests nor making Golden Needles is something an ordinary person could do."
"Quite right. I am a Transcendent! In fact, my rank is rather high."
After hearing Fu Qian's analysis, Yul burst into laughter.
"But what about you? Aren't you one too?"
He abruptly changed tack, staring unblinkingly at Fu Qian.
"I know you were testing me just now. The Night Watchers