He adjusted the Monocle and said slowly, "This is the Colossus's deep consciousness space. In other words, this isn't reality. That red light forcibly dragged our consciousness into this godforsaken place, so we should currently be inside the Colossus Brain's subconscious."
Zuo Zuo jolted.
Lynn stood up and said:
"There's no smell whatsoever. That means everything here is a projection of consciousness. The monster you just saw should also have been a reflection of your subconscious. The more you fear something, the more you think about it, the more those worries in your mind will be projected into this space."
"For example, you were afraid there might be a monster in the blood mist, so a monster actually appeared. Then you wondered whether it might be me in disguise, so that monster took on some of my features."
"So."
Lynn rubbed his temples, smiled, and licked the corner of his mouth as he said:
"This is absolutely the best place to deal with beings who've experienced unspeakable horrors! The only uncertainty is whether dying in this godforsaken place would also kill our bodies outside."
These were all conjectures he had deduced from the clues around him.
Those red lights.
They were probably a sign that the Colossus Brain was about to awaken.
The only uncertainty was whether this subconscious space also contained a projection of the Colossus Brain's consciousness. If it did, then plenty of people were probably doing everything they could to find that projection right now, weren't they?
Lynn narrowed his eyes.
Zuo Zuo looked up in bewilderment and said, "But why didn't that monster attack us just now? If it was something like a nightmare, shouldn't it have been full of aggression?"
The corner of Lynn's mouth lifted, and he said with a smile, "Maybe it's because