In the chaotic night where "sunlight" intertwined with the creation of the world, Duncan and his group quickly passed through the silent and deserted streets, and finally stopped at an intersection that was completely covered and blocked by countless lush plants.
Towering giant trees cover the sky, and tangled vines wrap around the tall buildings on the roadside. The root structures protrude from the road, winding and growing on the ground like swollen blood vessels. The entire block is dead silent, but occasionally you can hear
Realistic and illusory sounds of birds or wind came from the depths of the dark forests, and the ethereal and illusory sounds seemed to cross the border between dreams and reality.
"...It is indeed still here."
Standing at the intersection at the end of the block, Duncan looked seriously at the huge vines spreading out of the darkness and said to himself.
Alice stretched her neck and looked at the long slope where the vines were spreading. After looking at it for a long time, she said with some uncertainty: "Captain, this thing looks...is it a little bigger than last time? I
I remember it didn’t seem to extend this far before…”
"You remember correctly," Duncan exhaled and said seriously, "Its size has expanded compared to last time. This vine... is growing."
Alice blinked her eyes and sighed for a long time: "Wow..."
Duncan did not speak again. Before taking further action, he was confirming the situation of Morris and others in the depths of his consciousness - especially the situation on Vanna's side.
Except for himself and the two dolls, everyone has now arrived at the other side of the Nameless Man's dream just like last time, and everyone's dream landing point is not much different from before. At this point, the Nameless Man
The dreamer's dream seems to show some kind of concerning..."continuity".
Of all the people, the situation faced by Vanna was the most confusing.
Miss Inquisitor arrived at the desolate desert again, and this time, she encountered a giant who called himself "god" there.
Now Vanna is trekking in the vast sea of sand with the giant. Judging from the current situation, the giant behaves very friendly and tells Vanna many things related to the desert.
However, what the other party told did not correspond at all to what Duncan knew about the ancient legends circulating in this world!
What is going on in that desert? What is the origin of the giant who claims to be a god? What does the lost years mentioned by the other party have to do with the ancient inheritance of the elves? Why does such a strange thing appear in the depths of the Dream of the Nameless One?
place?
Duncan only felt more and more confused.
Now, he can only hope that Vanna can get some further information from the vast sea of sand and the mysterious giant, or... others can find something related to the "desert" in the endless forest.
clue.
Maintaining the connection with other people deep in his consciousness, Duncan took a deep breath and refocused on the matter in front of him.
The huge vine reappeared in the real world, which was actually good news for him - he was once worried that his last "fright" would cause unpredictable changes in the dream of the Nameless Man, which would lead to this
The vines disappeared or moved, making it difficult to continue his investigation, but now it seems... at least this clue has not been broken.
Of course, the situation at this moment also made him have to worry about another thing:
This vine didn't disappear...but it expanded in size.
Shouldn't this thing just keep growing like this until it entangles the entire city?
Feeling worried for no reason, Deng calmed down, then took a step forward and slowly placed his hand on the end of the vine.
"You pay attention to the movements around you. If there are drastic changes, wake me up immediately." He turned around and said to the two puppets behind him.
"Hey!" Alice nodded immediately and said.
Lu Ni also bent slightly and responded respectfully: "Yes, old master."
Duncan nodded slightly, then gradually calmed down his mind, carefully controlled the power of the flame, and allowed his perception to spread and penetrate with the flowing spiritual fire, and once again established contact with the vine.
Due to the experience from the last time, he was more careful in controlling this time than before, so as not to disturb "Silantis" like last time.
After a moment, Duncan opened his eyes in the darkness.
The boundless fog appeared in his vision again.
Following the guidance of his intuition, Duncan looked into the deepest part of the fog.
A hazy and huge shadow gradually emerged under his gaze, and the boundless fog floated. The light and shadow in the fog outlined the familiar silhouette of the Lost Home - that awe-inspiring ship was like a silent ghost.
Floating in nothingness, as if... sending a silent invitation to Duncan.
Duncan gladly accepted the invitation.
He condensed his spiritual incarnation in the darkness, and then while carefully controlling the flow of flames around him, he flew towards the Lost Home in the depths of the mist, and landed silently on its deck.
Just like the last time I saw it, the ship was still empty, with wisps of fog floating on the silent deck, and the familiar ship facilities appeared heavily in the fog.
This time, Duncan did not go directly to the captain's cabin at the stern of the ship. Instead, he looked around and then walked in another direction.
He walked through the mist lingering on the deck, and the sound of his footsteps echoed in this empty and silent place. He passed over the cables and debris piled and coiled on the deck, and headed towards the cabin entrance.
The cables and various objects piled on the deck showed no response to Duncan's approach - they were just piled in place quietly, like the most ordinary dead objects.
As a result, Duncan discovered another difference between this strange-looking ship and the familiar ship he was familiar with:
On the "normal Homeless Ship", these things on the deck would definitely move when he approached, either to greet the captain diligently, or to make various weird noises in an attempt to attract the captain's attention. However, in
Here... Even though the two ships are almost identical in every way, everything on this ship is "dead".
Duncan frowned slightly and glanced at the silent cables, buckets and iron hooks. He walked between them, and then suddenly stopped.
His eyes fell on a mop placed against the wall.
After a moment, he realized what the sudden "sense of familiarity" was about: this mop was just placed in this position when Alice returned to the ship!
This ship with a strange atmosphere is not only exactly the same as the "genuine" ship in reality, but also corresponds to the changes on the ship in real time?
Many speculations suddenly appeared in his mind, and Duncan felt that he seemed to have vaguely grasped a certain "essence" of this strange lost ship. At this moment, there was another subtle sound suddenly coming from a corner.
caught his attention.
On this ghost ship where everything is silent, the subtle voice like a whisper sounds so abrupt.
Duncan instantly locked onto the direction where the sound came from and walked towards it.
He stopped at a window.
There was a vague shadow or thick fog that seemed to be mixed with black smoke and dust, floating on the glass surface of the window, as if it was trying to condense into shape.
Duncan stared at the shadows that came and went for a few seconds, then suddenly reacted and whispered: "Agatha?"
As his voice fell, the group of shadows that were constantly gathering and dispersing suddenly gathered together, and within a few seconds turned into a clear image on the window - Agatha's figure appeared in the glass.
"Ah, you finally noticed me," Agatha took a long breath on the glass surface as soon as it was formed. "I have been calling in the gaps between the shadows, trying to attract your attention, but I can't find anyone nearby.
To the right mirror..."
"Why are you here?" Duncan looked at the person in the mirror in surprise, and then thought of something, "Wait, did you pass through the Lost Home..."
"Yes, I stayed in the reflection of the Lost Home after dark. It seemed a bit risky, but I succeeded," Agatha nodded. "As the reflection changed, I came here and communicated with you.
You have met. It seems that my guess is correct: when night falls, the 'shadow' of the Lost Home becomes the 'other Lost Home' you see here - although the principle is not yet known.
It's clear, but we finally found the connection between the two Lost Homes."
Duncan's brows gradually furrowed. He listened to the other party's story but didn't respond for a while, which made Agatha a little uneasy: "...shouldn't I make such an independent decision?"
"You really should discuss it with me in advance, but that's not what I'm thinking about now," Duncan waved his hand, "You stayed on the side of the 'reflection', then did you observe how this transformation process happened? At that time
Is there any obvious... 'movement' on the Lost Home?"
But Agatha shook her head: "There is no process."
"No process?"
"All changes happen instantly, there is no process," Agatha confirmed again. "One second, I was still in the reflection of the Lost Home, observing and waiting for all possible changes in the mirror world. The next moment
, the 'atmosphere' in the mirror world has changed. I can feel... the shadow of the Lost Home has turned into something I don't recognize. My jumping between mirrors has been suppressed, and I can no longer perceive the spiritual world.
The boundary between the real world and the real world cannot return to the normal mirrors of the real world. It is as if... the whole world has become extremely viscous and is gradually solidifying..."
Duncan listened carefully to Agatha's description, then slowly turned his head and looked in the direction of the stern deck.
That's where the captain's cabin is, and that's where the "other goat head" stays.
"Can you move freely now?" Duncan asked suddenly.
"It seems that you are no longer affected," Agatha said immediately, with a hint of disbelief in her tone. "After you became aware of my existence, that weird sense of oppression magically disappeared."
"Very good," Duncan nodded, "Then follow us - let's go see the 'first mate' who is not in a good state."