Joe seemed to have few doubts about being inside a dream and quickly accepted the situation.
As for why...
"Oh, that's just how archaeology is. We've run into plenty of strange things before-curses and the like. Quite a few people have died, too. But our professor said you can't be afraid of that stuff if you're going to excavate archaeological sites, right? You get used to it."
Li Wei decided that once he returned, he would speak to the old butler and see whether Military Intelligence Section Seven could establish some sort of strategic partnership with the Royal Academy of Medicine's archaeology department under the name of the Exploration Editorial Department...
From the looks of things, these people were far more likely to encounter supernatural incidents than anyone else.
Soon, following the Cheshire Cat's directions, the three of them moved on and entered the next nightmare.
Compared with Joe's strange, complicated nightmare, this one was much simpler and more straightforward.
"Help...!"
As soon as Li Wei and the others entered the dream, they heard cries coming from nearby. They looked up toward the source of the sound.
"Ah... now this really is a classic nightmare."
Looking at the scene before him, Li Wei couldn't help remarking on it.
If Joe's nightmare had been tricky and troublesome, then this one was quite simple and direct.
Not far away, on a sheer cliff dozens of meters high, Godney hung in her climbing gear, both hands clamped desperately around a branch. Beneath her feet, seawater battered the cliff, and jagged rocks rose like bleached bones.
Come to think of it, Miss Godney had mentioned that she enjoyed mountain climbing. For someone with that hobby, this certainly qualified as a nightmare.
"Miss Godney!"
Perhaps all that weightlifting along the way had left Joe feeling