This is a nightmare with no end. No matter which door is opened, there is still an endless corridor behind it, constantly extending forward, with no end in sight.
The two of them were in a huge maze, and they could only keep running wildly, trying to find the way out.
The secret blood was surging and boiling, but Lorenzo did not use all his strength. This moment was different from before. He was now carrying Seleu, who was almost incapacitated.
Even though they are fighting demons to this day, humans still know very little about demons, or even only understand a very basic part of them.
In the records of the Demon Hunting Order, demons do not have a specific form. They appear in a variety of strange forms, but demons that appear in twisted human shapes are the most common, and they are also the common demons that demon hunters come into contact with the most.
Of course, there are also many demons with different abilities and characteristics besides humanoids, such as the plant-like stomach grass, and the nightmare fantasy that Lorenzo is facing now.
To be precise, the illusion of nightmare is an abnormal phenomenon. Human beings in this range will be corroded, hallucinate, fall into deep sleep, and then be transformed into monsters in dreams.
The demon that brought about this abnormal phenomenon is called the Dream Builder, and only by killing it can this weird illusion end.
"There is no hound, no curse, it's just the devil."
Lorenzo jumped to the conclusion.
Ordinary people will not know the existence of demons, just like ignorant believers who blame all these "abnormalities" on unknown gods and curses.
Seleu made a meaningless sound. She hugged Lorenzo's neck and breathed a little quickly.
Lorenzo could feel the heat of his breath coming from his chin, and the girl curled up in his arms like a small animal. This feeling was like picking up a cat on a snowy day, but the problem is that you and
Your cat cannot return to a warm house, and now you are likely to die in this false illusion.
Now Lorenzo can't feel any so-called beauty, only extremely anxious and angry.
Although he is a demon hunter, there are some demons that Lorenzo has rarely encountered, such as the Dream Builder who can bring about nightmares.
For this special demon, Lorenzo had only seen it in the records of the order. Except for this time, he encountered it during the operation in Ende Town. But at that time, he just fell into a dream. After waking up,
There is no such weird hallucination.
But now this hallucination has transcended the dream and reached reality. This has not been recorded in the book. Lorenzo is only unfamiliar with this and has never had trouble with it.
Of course, this is not the most troublesome thing. With Lorenzo's ability, in this hallucination, at most the demons can't kill him, and he can't find a way out.
But now the continuous erosion is shrouding this place. The demon hunter with the secret blood may be fine, but Seleu in his arms is different. After the Florund potion expires, she becomes in danger.
"Stay awake Seleu! Don't fall asleep again. I only have one damn potion."
He shook the girl vigorously. She squinted her eyes and looked drowsy.
This was really a difficult situation. He hugged Seliu and ran wildly on the endless road.
Lorenzo suddenly remembered the so-called world after death, which was the same, unable to move in any direction without an end, trapped in it and struggling forever.
If you think about it carefully, it is really sad. There is no complete peace and no real relief.
Seliu let out a low cry of pain, and she looked like she couldn't hold on any longer.
But before Lorenzo could do anything, a sudden barking sound sounded. At the end of the long corridor, a pair of scarlet eyes were staring at him. Then, as he approached, a hound walked out of the darkness.
, exuding the unknown and ominous.
"The Hound of the Baskervilles..."
Lorenzo whispered the curse and tightened his grip on the sword in his hand.
But the hound didn't attack, just looked at him from a distance, and then a noisy sound sounded.
Something is coming, with urgent calls and steps, like a flock of wildly dancing crows covering this place. The sound becomes more and more intense, coming from all directions, and finally becomes a sharp torrent.
It was the barking of dogs, countless hounds roaring, and their voices converged into a wave.
In the endless corridor, all the doors opened at the same time, and all the sounds became clear. It was the sound of chaotic footsteps. The hounds were running towards here, and then countless hounds poured out.
The door came towards Lorenzo.
There was no way out, no matter whether he was moving forward or retreating, there were countless hounds. Lorenzo hugged the girl in his arms tightly, his thoughts racing.
This was different from the nightmare illusion he knew. The dream was lifted but the hallucination still existed... Or did Lorenzo not come out of the dream at all?
Lorenzo subconsciously clenched the knight sword in his hand. During his time in the Demon Hunting Order, he had received training in dreams. As long as he knew that he was in a dream, it would be much easier to leave.
Just kill yourself.
But he still had some hesitation, was this really a dream?
What is reality and what is illusion.
Lorenzo still remembered the hallucinations he had when he left the Perpetual Pump. After leaving the demon's [gap], his will was severely damaged. Although he was not affected by the erosion, he had many hallucinations.
This caused him to misjudge reality.
If this is a dream that has not yet come out, then Lorenzo only needs to kill himself to wake up... But what if it is not? What if this is an illusion in the real world? In this case, Lorenzo kills himself
The sword almost dragged himself into a desperate situation.
Or...a double dream?
A bone-chilling cold passed through his body, and his blood became cold.
No, this is wrong, it was Seliu who fell into the dream. Did he directly encounter the current hallucination, or...
Lorenzo looked at Seleu in his arms, what if it was all a dream from the beginning?
From the beginning, Lorenzo was trapped in a dream, and he was trapped in a dream from the beginning of his conversation with Seleucid.
Yes, at a certain moment when Lorenzo didn't care, he had fallen into a dream, and everything now was illusory.
But is the girl in front of me real or illusory?
Lorenzo began to hesitate. Illusion and reality were mixed together, making it difficult for him to judge.
"Then think differently, Lorenzo, you can do it."
Lorenzo muttered to himself, as if he could convince himself with this.
The hounds were getting closer, leaving Lorenzo little time to make a decision.
So if it’s not a dream, what if this is an illusion that occurs in the real world?
This illusion can only change one's perception, but it cannot change the real material. In other words, this corridor is not as endless as seen, it has an end. It is just that the illusion misleads one's perception. Maybe what he just experienced
Just standing still.
"Seleu, it depends on this time whether you live or die."
Lorenzo whispered.
Seliu didn't respond. She seemed to have a fever and her forehead was hot.
The hounds have arrived, hundreds of them, hungry for flesh and blood.
Lorenzo could use the rising pure flames to destroy the hounds in front of him, but he could not protect Seleu in his arms, so he made a decision.
"I will kill you."
Looking fiercely at the hound with red eyes at the end, the Witcher jumped out of the window with the girl in his arms the next second, and the broken glass cut the world into countless pieces.
Below the two of them was the endless abyss, and then they fell rapidly under the pull of gravity, heading towards the unreachable bottom. After a few seconds, the knight's sword was fiercely inserted into the solid surface.
Feeling the touch from the tip of the sword, Lorenzo knew that he had guessed correctly. This was not a dream, but an illusion that occurred in the real world.
All that is just an illusion that misleads one's own perception, but it cannot modify the matter of the real world, and it cannot distort space. In other words, the seemingly endless abyss is just a background wall, but if you want to overcome that
It's really not easy to be overcome by fear.
Looking up, Lorenzo was already in the street. The street lights were on in unison, and the lights were dimmed in the slowly rising fog.
The giant whale-like airship swam slowly in the night sky, steam was slowly emitted, and there were still vague figures of people on the cold streets, but they seemed not to notice Lorenzo.
Behind him is the Stuart mansion, and you can clearly see that a window has been shattered, and Lorenzo just jumped out from there.
There was no direct confrontation, just a momentary judgment, followed closely by fear. What would Lorenzo do if he really thought it was a dream and killed himself with a sword?
He breathed heavily, and then he felt vigilance from the bottom of his heart.
Lorenzo is doubting himself.
During that brief hesitation, he was doubting the reality of this world, doubting his own judgment, and doubting the authenticity of Seleucid.
This is the most terrifying point in the confrontation with the devil. Self-doubt will cause a crack in the dam that resists fear, and that crack will become Lorenzo's fatal weakness.
"I am……"
Lorenzo chanted it repeatedly, like some magical spell.
This is his morning star, the beacon that keeps him awake in the midst of delusion.
"My name is Lorenzo, Lorenzo Holmes."
Keep repeating the name, deepening the mark, and deepening it again, until blazing fire burns in the gray-blue eyes again.
"Lorenzo?"
Seliu slowly raised his head and looked at the demon hunter in front of him, his eyes watery.
"Seleu, do you remember what you were doing when I first saw you?"
Lorenzo asked suddenly.
The girl was slightly dazed, as if she didn't understand why Lorenzo suddenly asked this.
Then the witcher laughed and couldn't help but shake his head.
"What a wonderful design..."
He looked down at the knight's sword stuck on the ground. Lorenzo's face was reflected on the sharp sword body. In the reflected world, he was standing behind Lorenzo.
Metanzo's appearance was somewhat similar to Lorenzo's. He looked at Lorenzo with a smile, as if the repeated spell had called him out.
"So this is not a dream or hallucination, right?"
It's not a dream or an illusion, this is a more subtle power, a power that Lorenzo doesn't understand yet.
he asked.
Medanzo in the mirror nodded, and his two cheeks slowly overlapped, without any difference, as if they were the same person.
Then the world collapsed.
The power derived from the False Holy Grail destroyed all interference.
The cold snow swept over everything and dissipated together with the girl in Lorenzo's arms. He was in the cold ice field. The man sat on the bench and looked at him. Before he even had time to say hello to Lorenzo, a surge of emotions
The waves broke the ice and swallowed Lorenzo whole.
Accompanied by the melodious and profound whale cry on the seabed, the [gap] that eroded Lorenzo collapsed.