Ke Meng's heart skipped a beat. Without knowing what he had done in reality, hearing that name gave him a bad feeling.
Several months earlier, he had begun noticing that part of his memories of reality was missing whenever he entered a dream.
It was an intuition born of his spirituality, as well as his own vigilance.
His intuition told him not to dwell on it too much. It would do no harm.
Since it would do no harm, Ke Meng had not obsessed over it in his dreams. Yet hearing the name A Meng today had unexpectedly made his heart skip a beat.
That sudden pounding was not a good omen.
The name seemed ominous, as though hearing it would cause something bad to happen.
But was that really true?
Ke Meng listened to the players while guarding against any possible danger. Yet no danger came. R'lyeh remained quiet, with only the burbling of bubbles.
In the joint dream, the player Colin and the antlered player were drinking and playing pool. They only wanted to relax and have fun in their dreams, but recent strange events had prompted them to discuss A Meng with their colleague.
When the name came up, Colin first looked around. Only after confirming no one was nearby did he continue:
"The scouting team found a strange patch of land. Once you walk into it, you hear a voice calling A Meng's name. I couldn't have avoided learning it even if I'd wanted to. It was an awful experience."
"That area has already been designated a forbidden zone. Anyway, I never want to hear that person's name again. It's terrifying." Every time the antlered woman thought of that forbidden name, she trembled all over.
A Meng Poison was no mild poison. It poisoned not only