After a brief attempt, Gawain confirmed that Daniel's situation was indeed different from his own.

Not only is there a noticeable difference in the environment around him, but more importantly, Daniel does not seem to be in a state where he can leave the network at any time, as he is.

After several unsuccessful attempts to disconnect from the network, Daniel reported his status with a hint of concern: "...... My lord, I can't feel the boundaries of the real world, and the hazy and illusory fog here seems to not only block my five senses in the dream world, but also interfere with my positioning of the real world. ”

Interference......

Gawain didn't answer for a while, just silently analyzed in his heart.

He was able to connect to Daniel's consciousness, which showed that the other party's mind was still in the network, but some unknown "power" blocked it, and the hazy and illusory fog that the other party mentioned...... It has the property of blocking the five senses and interfering with the positioning of reality, which may be the embodiment of this shielding power on Daniel's side.

But this interference and shielding power obviously did not work for Gawain, an extraterritorial wanderer who had crept in through the net.

Can this peculiar "immunity" be used to help Daniel get out of trouble?

Gawain wasn't sure about this, and he felt that he had to at least find Daniel's "location" and make contact with him before he could verify it.

It is possible to "locate" the opponent's position in the psychic network, and this positioning technology is the result of a joint development between Gawain and Daniel, who has also been able to successfully promote from the Nightmare Mentor to the Bishop rank.

The strange "shielding" state that Daniel and the others are in now seems to interfere with the location function of the network, and when Gawain tries to search for Daniel's location, all he "sees" is a shadow of nothingness and chaos.

But just as Gawain left a large number of secret ports and exploitable vulnerabilities in the login and communication layers of the psychic network, this positioning system ...... He and Daniel also stuffed almost double-digit "dark lines" into it, and these dark lines are almost equivalent to another set of hidden positioning mechanisms, which are not monitored by the psychic network, and are not even known to anyone other than Gawain and Daniel.

With the idea of verifying some of his guesses, Gawain closed his eyes slightly, quietly activated a network link that had never been activated, and in the hazy darkness, a shimmering "net" appeared in his mental vision, and coincided with this strange town.

A flickering point of light appeared not far away, and it was Daniel's mind.

Gao Wen's heart was quite calm, with an indifference that he had expected.

Sure enough, the power of Sandbox One did not work on the various "stealth ports" and "stealth links" set up by him and Daniel.

Because these secret portals and links are not known to outsiders, the Eternal Sleeper does not know them, and the Psychic Network does not know about them, then the Sandbox No. 1 built by the Eternal Sleeper and rooted in the Psychic Network...... Naturally, they don't know either.

Just as Gawain thought: the virtual system cannot simulate things beyond the system itself, and the "weirdness" brewed in Sandbox One, no matter how powerful, cannot touch what it does not understand.

This is probably the reason why he himself is not affected by the many strange forces of Sandbox One: he, the "extraterritorial wanderer" who has entered the net and whose soul does not belong to this world, should be the most indescribable and incomprehensible "thing" to Sandbox One, and even ...... Sandbox One should be architecturally incapable of its existence.

Like the Eternal Sleeper Priests who have been working with Gawain until now, but have never been aware of the latter's existence.

But this should be limited to the current situation, and it is a matter of whether this restriction will still be in effect when the power of Sandbox 1 exceeds the sandbox itself and becomes some kind of god-like existence.

In the process of turning his mind and forming various speculations and plans, Gawain had already walked through the quiet and deserted streets of the town to the depths of an alley near the square.

This is where Daniel is as shown by the positioning system.

However, it was empty, and there was not a single person.

Gawain closed his eyes slightly, and in that illusory positioning grid, the point of light representing Daniel flickered in front of him, and the signal was clear and stable.

"My lord," Daniel's voice rang in his head at the same time, "I sense you're already nearby, but I can't see your ......"

"I can't see you either, but since you can sense my breath, it seems that the 'shielding' vulnerability of this sandbox is not small," Gao Wen said lightly in his mind, "It doesn't seem to be able to block the series of 'deep channels' we have set up, and you should be able to use them to get out of the network."

"You try it first, but don't really get out of it – there seems to be a lot more quirkiness in this town, let's explore a little more.

"And I'm kind of concerned about where the other people who have been 'deleted' are."

"Yes, my lord," Daniel replied respectfully, then fell silent, and began to try to reconnect with the real world using those "deep channels" that could bypass the surface of the psychic network, and after about ten seconds, his voice came again, with a hint of relaxation and respect, "My lord, it is indeed as you say! With the deep channel enabled, I regained my sense of reality and should be able to get out of my current state without any problems. ”

"Okay," Gawain nodded, "then it's time to find your true location......

As he spoke, he looked around, trying to find a discord.

Daniel's "location" is here, there is no doubt about it, Sandbox 1 cannot block those hidden links in the "deep channel", so the positioning system should be working well, but he can't see people...... Sensory disturbances? Parallel space? Still is......

In thought, his gaze swept over the nearby ground, and a small pool of stagnant water came into view.

This made his heart move, and he couldn't help but think of the reflections in the water he saw in the square.

He came to the stagnant water, and saw that the calm and mirror-like water reflected the surrounding streets—the same as the reflection in the water seen in the square, in which the warm and bright street lamps of the phantom town were lit, and every house was lit up.

Gawain crouched down beside the stagnant water, recalling the occult knowledge he had mastered, and his mind was enlightened.

He stretched out his hand and touched it lightly on the calm water, and some small ripples spread out in the reflection, and the shadow of the town shook and shook before him, and when the water gradually stopped, he saw that the town in the reflection had turned out the lights, and was already shrouded in infinite darkness.

Gawain stood up and listened to the faint sound of laughter and conversation coming from the houses behind him, and the bright and warm light from the top of the nearby iron-black lamppost illuminated the street, making his figure stretch long on the pavement.

This is the town after the bell rings.

In this way, he penetrated some kind of "curtain" and came to the "other side" of this town!

Gawain also saw Daniel's figure.

The old mage was standing quietly under a street lamp a little farther away, his waist hunched and his eyes staring blankly ahead, as if he was distracted, and did not react to Gawain's presence.

Gawain frowned, he remembered that Daniel used the image of an elegant middle-aged mage when he entered the psychic network, but now the other party has become the real appearance of the real world - is it this strange town that has lifted Daniel's disguise? Or was it that after being "deleted", Daniel unconsciously undisguised himself when his mind was disturbed?

With a flash of doubt in his heart, Gawain stepped to Daniel's side, he first confirmed that there was no Selena and the others around, and then raised his hand and patted Daniel on the shoulder lightly.

It was just an attempt, but it had an immediate effect, Gawain could clearly feel that there was some kind of stagnant and distorted aura that shattered and dissipated immediately after he slapped it down, Daniel's eyes blinked twice, and the sluggish state was immediately lifted, he first instinctively showed a vigilant look, and then he saw Gawain, and saw the surrounding streets illuminated by lights.

"My lord," Daniel immediately bowed to Gawain and looked around in confusion, "this is ......"

"If I'm not mistaken, this is the Phantom Town after the bell rings," Gawain said in a deep voice, "I came in through the reflection of the water—some unknown force that divided the town into two parts, before the bell and after the bell, and the town after the bell was hidden in the depths. You're stuck here, and so should everyone else. ”

He paused and smiled: "It seems that my existence itself is a kind of destruction of the 'rules' here - I didn't expect it to be so easy to wake you up, originally I thought that if a slap didn't work, I would have to use a more drastic way to break this weird place." ”

"Your power is incomparable," Daniel immediately said with a hint of awe and gratitude, and then he also noticed the change in his own image, and his face showed a look of confusion, "How did I become the way I am in the real world......

Gawain glanced at the old mage, "I'm also curious—you don't know what's going on?" ”

"This ...... I don't know," Daniel frowned, "strange, not only has it become the real world, but there is no way to disguise it again......"

"It could be that the strange forces of this town are suppressing foreign objects," Gawain said, looking deeper into the street, "or maybe the depths of this town don't support 'avatars'." Anyway, be a little more vigilant, I really feel like ...... right now The town is alive and ill-intentioned. ”

"Yes," Daniel said respectfully, following Gawain's gaze into the distance, "my lord, what are we going to do next?" ”

"Let's find someone else first, and look into this place by the way," Gao Wen said casually, "Using the deep channel, you should be able to locate the other person's location, right?" ”

Daniel tried it first, then nodded, "Yes." I already sensed Magnum and Yuri's location, and not far away, the two of them seemed to be together. ”

"Let's go, let's see how it goes."

The two of them left the place and walked deeper into the street, accompanied by the voices of people from the houses on the side of the road from time to time, accompanied by the various lights of the town, a strange and terrifying atmosphere lingered between the old and dark houses and in the corners of the streets, and Daniel, who walked beside Gawain, dressed in a black robe, with his nerves slowly squirming behind him and his own rather gloomy temperament, added to the effect of this atmosphere-

There seems to be nothing more suitable for this "haunted town" scene than a gloomy black-robed old wizard.

As he walked, Gawain couldn't help but glance at Daniel and said casually, "Your mental state should have stabilized, right?" ”

The old mage didn't know why Gawain suddenly brought this up, but he immediately replied, "Yes, thank you for your gift, I have been freed from that terrible mental torture. ”

"Wouldn't you consider changing your temperament and style in the real world?"

"This ......," said the old mage, looking a little dazed, "Mary did mention that she wanted to prepare some new clothes for me, but ...... No, nothing, if it's your will, then I'm ......"

Gawain quickly conceived in his mind about the old mage's style of changing his style in the real world, and after a bunch of broken pictures popped up in his mind, he quickly cut off this somewhat overly divergent thought, and interrupted before Daniel's words fell: "Forget it, I just said it casually, don't take it to heart." ”

Daniel, as always, has no doubts: "Everything is as you wish." ”

Gawain hummed, glanced ahead, and slowly stopped.

He saw two figures standing abruptly not far away, the other two Archbishops of the Eternal Sleepers who had been "shielded" to "this side" with Daniel.

They were also stripped of their disguises, restored to their real-world appearance, and stood by the street in a daze.

One of them was dressed in a white robe, with a gentle temperament, wearing monocles, and his appearance was recognizable as Archbishop Yuri, but he was past middle age, his face was a little wrinkled, there was a lot of gray hair on his head, and his figure was slightly fat.

The other person is undoubtedly the Archbishop Magnum, whose physical appearance has hardly changed much compared to the "avatar", except that his height has changed from more than two meters to less than one and a half meters...... It's almost the same height as amber.

Gawain silently glanced at the two archbishops not far away, bowed his head and said to Daniel, "There are also people with great personalities among the Eternal Sleepers. ”

Daniel: "...... Indeed as you say. ”

(Oh yes, ask for a monthly pass during the double period!) ）