Staring at those empty eyes, an indescribable, cold feeling of fear overwhelmed him.
He suddenly felt itchy on his back.
It's like a wound healing.
It's like the bones have sprouts and are growing slowly.
"Ai Lei" touched it gently. She vaguely felt that her originally smooth back began to have some protrusions. Her spine seemed to be crawling, becoming... sharper, and even a little bit irritating.
He was very focused and gently caressed his spine. He couldn't stop, and at the same time he felt that his elbows and knees were beginning to feel itchy, as if something was about to burst out of his body——
"What's wrong, Elle?"
At this moment, Amos asked again with some doubts.
The wandering child was suddenly startled.
He suddenly returned to reality.
When he came back to his senses, he found that Amos's expression was as usual.
His face did not turn into a skeleton, it was no different from before... There were no white bone spurs piercing the skin on the back of his neck, and the skin was smooth and there were no wounds or damage.
As if everything just now was just an illusion.
"...No, it's okay."
Ailei responded softly and continued to change clothes.
Put on those three scarily heavy plush dresses.
Amos felt that her gaze was a little strange, but he didn't pursue it further. He just scratched his face again and turned away.
...but that's definitely not an illusion.
The wandering child is very convinced.
Not only because he was itching deep inside his body.
And the large barrage that suddenly flashed in front of him confirmed this for the first time:
"——Fuck, I'm so scared!"
"——The ghost father is convinced (referring to the supernatural level)
"——Damn it, this big brother scared me when he turned around..."
"——Be content, at least your face is clean and free of maggots."
...Just by looking at this chaotic barrage, he was convinced that the horrific scene just now was definitely not his imagination.
So what exactly is going on?
The wandering child subconsciously opened the properties panel.
Then he was stunned for a moment.
[Health: 95%]
[Erosion degree: 5%]
…wait, 5%?
Wasn’t it just 2%?
It is obvious that the erosion rate will be increased by 2% only after one death... but the erosion rate just increased by 3%?
The barrage also saw this line of numbers:
"——Is this a sanity?"
"——No, it should be said that it has added spiritual vision."
"——This seems to be a more serious punishment than dying once!"
"——Wait, the erosion won't continue to increase, right? Is this just a preparation ceremony?"
...So it turns out that in a nightmare, can the degree of erosion be directly increased?
Annan also frowned slightly.
He first checked himself to make sure that the erosion level had not increased when he saw this scene through the live broadcast, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Is that Mr. Bones? Or what?"
He murmured lowly.
But it's not quite the same.
According to what he learned in the book, the human body of Lord Skeleton is a giant skeleton two and a half meters tall:
"He should be wearing a ducal blue and white plush robe - it is said to be unicorn hair, and on his head is a sacred white copper crown, and on his face is a golden mask like a human face.
Wearing heavy steel boots at the feet, dragon skin gloves on the hands, the whole body should be covered by clothing. Even the back of the neck will be blocked by the standing collar of the robe.
"The main way to identify the Bone Master is his height, and secondly his dress - there are only bones under his clothes, so he will definitely look extremely thin. The Bone Master is the god of ancient giants, and the height of modern giants is generally four to five meters.
Between five and a half meters, only ancient giants would have short bodies of less than three meters but more than two meters.
"Remember, when looking directly at the Skeleton Duke, do not use any ability to see through or detect the essence. The Duke's clothing he wears is a kind of protection for others - if you see the Skeleton without protection,
Any bone in the male's body will be continuously eroded by the curse. At the same time, 'ossification' will also occur. The bones throughout the body become active, refuse the control of the owner's will, and actively devour all surrounding flesh and blood tissue, including the crazy growth...
"
——The ossification phenomenon recorded in the book is somewhat similar to the situation of the homeless child just now. The increase in erosion is also consistent with it.
Annan clearly remembered that at the moment when the illusion appeared, the bones in "Ai Lei's" neck did begin to become sharp and protruding...
But that's not quite right either.
If it is really Mr. Bones, then there is no way "Ai Lei" is still alive.
Now it seems that difficult nightmares are probably more than just death threats. Even in a dream, if you see something you shouldn't see, the erosion level will still increase.
In this case, he probably understood...why some people would go crazy after entering the nightmare one night, even though the erosion level would only increase slightly after the death of the nightmare.
This should indeed be a silver-level nightmare...
Annan was a little surprised at first because this nightmare was so simple.
Although it is just a level in the "Gallery", it is the lowest difficulty level of Silver level. But looking at it now, as long as the portrait is not completed at the beginning... the difficulty will immediately rise to Silver level.
So, what is the mechanism that triggers this?
Is it the painting? The basement? The ceremony? Or Amos's mood?
"Everything is ready, Ai Lei."
Finally, Amos breathed a sigh of relief.
Ailei on the side has already changed her clothes.
She was wearing a three-layered cashmere dress, and now she looked as bloated as a rice dumpling. Let alone fighting, it was difficult to move just by moving... She felt so covered that she even couldn't breathe.
But the wandering child felt much more relieved.
Looking at this posture, at least I don’t need to be injected...
All good things, all good things.
Amos came close to Elle and comforted her in a low voice:
"Don't be afraid, it won't hurt. It's just a simple ritual... Fortunately, it's June now, so it won't be too troublesome."
"...Yes, father."
Ai Lei paused and said softly.
Seeing that there was no fear on her face, and even some curiosity, Amos smiled with satisfaction.
Under Ai Lei's gaze, he respectfully lit three thick candles and placed them at one o'clock, two o'clock and four o'clock on the bone bed.
Then, he motioned for Elle to climb onto the bed from the three o'clock direction.
He took out a protractor, three black ram horns, three black goat horns, and three pairs of ox horns. He placed them on both sides of the three candles, forming three 120-degree inward angles.
Covering "Ai Lei's" body at the same time.
At the moment when the three included angles were formed, the candle suddenly shook at the same time.
The warm orange glow suddenly turned into ice blue.
The wandering child suddenly felt a strange coldness descending on him.
It was as if his whole body was immersed in ice water. His body could no longer feel the slightest warmth, but he did not feel uncomfortable and trembled because of it.
Instead, I felt very quiet, very peaceful... I didn't want to move at all, and then I slowly closed my eyes.
At the last moment, he tried to open his eyes.
But he saw the flesh on Amos' face falling off piece by piece... His body began to decay, but the bones remained forever.
He vaguely heard Amos reciting something in a low voice, but his consciousness was very dim. His body seemed to be suppressed by something, and his limbs could not move.
After that, the wandering child completely lost consciousness.
When he woke up again, he found that he was still lying on the bone bed. The three candles had been completely burned out.
Not only that, Ai Lei's weak body suddenly became strong and powerful.
Even more powerful than his body outside the copy.
As if you can jump to the ceiling with just one jump——
Only one thing.
There's only one difference.
He felt...some discomfort in his left eye.
He subconsciously reached out and touched it.
But I only touched something cold and without any warmth... as if it had been dead for a long time——