Gawain stood by and listened to the conversation between Daniel and Selena, and suddenly couldn't help but think of his experience in Kant a few years ago-

A dream that gradually invades reality, a reality that gradually absurdly distorts, a nightmare creature that almost enters the real world......

In this world of transcendent powers, dreams are often not just dreams, the boundaries between reality and illusion...... It's always been vague.

Selena and her fellow church members are obviously most worried right now that something in the sandbox is out of control and into reality, and that thing ...... I'm afraid it can't be solved by sending an army.

These dead homedmen who are obsessed with cutting-edge technology have finally pitted themselves and everyone in their areas of expertise.

"What is brewing in the sandbox...... Daniel's tone also became serious, he repeated these words softly, but his eyes couldn't help but sweep over the strange and quiet church, and swept over the gray-robed old man who was standing quietly with confusion in his eyes, "I hope it's not ......"

The old mage didn't voice his concerns, but judging from the deep and solemn eyes of Selena and Archbishop Yuri, it was clear that they had thought of something from this church and the "upper narrator faith" that the church represented, but in this strange place, out of occult common sense, no one said anything that should not be said.

"We need to report what happened here to His Holiness the Pope," said Archbishop Yuri after a moment of silence, "and besides, it is necessary to preserve this town and gather more men for a more detailed investigation in the future." ”

Selena nodded slightly, and said thoughtfully: "In addition, it is also necessary to conduct an in-depth analysis of the customs and legends of this sect that believes in the 'upper narrator', logically, any customs and legends do not arise out of thin air, and they are very likely to hint at the changes that took place within the period when the First Sandbox was out of control." ”

She gently shook the lantern to dispel the psychological hint to the gray-robed old man, and then withdrew her gaze from the pulpit and looked at the door at the entrance of the church: "Get out of here for now." ”

Archbishop Daniel and Yuri nodded in response, and the four high-ranking priests wearing owl masks next to them also bowed their heads to receive orders, and the group walked towards the exit of the church, and the gray-robed old man who gradually woke up from his confusion quietly looked at the direction of the uninvited guest's departure, and only after a long time did he show a smile, stretched out his hand to make a gesture that his palm was covering something, and said gently: "Have a safe journey, the upper narrator will bless you all......"

Gawain stood by the pulpit, glanced at the gray-robed old man casually, and followed Selena and the others back into the street outside.

In the town, the night still continues, the chaotic and gloomy sky covers the land, and the warm and soft lights are still bright in the scattered houses, and the light with a dead, eerie atmosphere leaks through the cracks of the curtains or planks, outlining the strange shadows on the street.

This made Gawain can't help but have a strange association: the whole town is like a shadowy dream, full of disobedience and weirdness, but the people in it can only realize this in the occasional wakefulness, and are shocked into a cold sweat.

So...... Did the "testers" who were sent into the sandbox and experienced thousands of years and dozens of reincarnations in the sandbox "wake up" for a moment by chance, and then perceive a glimmer of truth about this dream world? After realizing this glimmer of truth, what do they think of the "upper narrator" who created this sandbox world?

Is the old man in the church, his counterpart in Sandbox 1, some lost tester? Or ...... Are the "residents" of the sandbox who are born of themselves to keep afloat?

"On the day the bell rings, those who stay on the streets will be subjected to a sacred 'deletion' ......," Selena said as if talking to herself, "but it seems that we are not affected." It's just that it's not certain whether the 'delete' will actually occur in the real Sandbox 1, in the 'residents' who live in the sandbox. ”

"I'm more curious about what the so-called 'deletion' corresponds to," Daniel nodded, "and I'll go back and look up the early records of Sandbox One, and maybe find clues." ”

Archbishop Yuri came to the center of the square, he was still in charge of the navigation and teleportation of the entire team, layers of pale golden runes appeared around him, and the temperamental Eternal Sleeper Archbishop said loudly while maintaining the rune operation: "Monitoring team, prepare to unblock it, and perform a 'dream jump' in two minutes." ”

A voice came from the rune: "The monitoring team has received it, and the shield will be lifted in one minute, and the dream jump permission will be turned on in two minutes." ”

Daniel and Selena walked within the rune range, and four other high-ranking priests wearing owl masks were quickly in place, and Gawain swaggered to their side, ready to return to Dream City with the team.

As when they came, although the priests did not feel Gawain's presence, they still subconsciously adjusted their positions, leaving a seemingly normal empty seat for one person to stand on.

One person got out of the way a little slower.

Gawain couldn't help but glance at the high-ranking priest wearing the owl mask, and in the last few seconds when the pale golden runes around him were about to take shape, he suddenly felt a trace of disobedience.

Four people?

"One more person!!" Gao Wen's eyes instantly sharpened, and he reminded loudly.

Daniel's reaction was extremely fast, and he barely hesitated, so he subconsciously raised his hand and made a move, forcibly interrupting Archbishop Yuri's dream jumping spell, and warned loudly: "One more person!" ”

The pale golden rune shattered in an instant, and the dream jump that was about to take shape was suddenly interrupted, Archbishop Yuri was stunned for a moment, and then heard Daniel's warning - as a senior archbishop, he immediately reacted, and while releasing follow-up spells to stabilize the surrounding dream shield, he quickly ordered the monitoring team in the rear: "There is a risk of Class II leakage - block the port of this area!" ”

The lantern that emitted a psychedelic light floated in the air, and the light rippled in all directions like a substantial water wave, as if an invisible breeze was blowing through the heart, and everyone felt that their spirits were clear for a while, and a sentence that had been separated for seven hundred years came to Gao Wen's ears: "...... Protect your mind, I'll sweep away the shadows! ”

This made Gawain couldn't help but look in the direction where the voice came from - Selena Gehr broke up and held the lantern and stood in the middle of everyone, her face was gentle and quiet, but her brows were slightly furrowed, and her eyes were as deep as water.

The attention of the three archbishops quickly fell on the four high-ranking priests wearing owl masks.

It wasn't until this moment that the people on the scene suddenly remembered that there were only six people in the entire team when they set off, including three archbishops and three high-ranking priests, and it was only at this moment that they suddenly realized that there was one more person wearing masks!

The four priests stood together, masks obscuring their true expressions, but judging by their tense limbs and slightly faster breathing, they were highly tense and on full alert.

Under the archbishop's watchful eye, they began to examine each other, as if trying to find out who the "extra one" was.

Selena maintained the "refreshing" effect of the lantern, and her tone was serious and low: "Remember, when was it abnormal?" ”

"After inspecting the cabin," Daniel thought for a moment, "I don't remember how many people walked out, but I remember that it was four voices who made the debriefing!" ”

Yuri's tone was even more nervous, "Upon entering the church, I clearly saw four figures - but I was completely unaware of the anomaly at the time. ”

His words made everyone at the scene realize the seriousness of the problem -

Including Daniel, there are three Archbishops of the Eternal Sleepers here!

Every archbishop is a powerhouse in the realm of hearts and souls, and they are experts who can detect small anomalies in dreams, but in this "Phantom Town" formed by the overflow data of Sandbox No. 1, the three of them didn't even notice that there was an extra person in the team from beginning to end!

This is a psychic intervention that can affect high-level and even legendary powerhouses!

Although they immediately woke up from this "confused" state after being reminded, it was still frightening.

"Now let's start the investigation," Selena's gaze swept over the four high-ranking priests, and the light of the lantern in her hand gradually blended from milky white to a trace of twilight-like cloudiness, "open your mind and accept the examination." ”

The light began to sweep over the four high-ranking priests, and Gawain's gaze fell on them.

The figure of one of the priests suddenly shook, like an illusory projection of a bad signal.

Archbishop Yuri's hand immediately condensed pale golden runes, and the trembling priest instantly turned into a hazy phantom, quickly becoming transparent in the air.

The beam of light condensed from the pale golden runes swept through the phantoms, and faintly, Gawain seemed to hear a faint voice screaming and howling, and the next moment, the sound of the screaming and howling dissipated with the hazy phantom.

Daniel looked at Yuri, "Wiped out?" ”

Yuri had a look of strangeness on his face: "It should be eliminated...... But the 'feeling' was strange, unlike any kind of mind I've ever destroyed...... Some are like 'semi-finished products'. ”

Just as Daniel was about to ask something, everyone heard a voice at the same time-

From the chapel behind everyone, there was a sigh that seemed helpless and mocking: "Alas......"

With this sigh, the small church with its gray and white façade quickly became transparent and illusory under the noses of everyone, and gradually dissipated into the air.

The lights of the houses in the town were extinguished one by one as the chapel disappeared, and the street lamps on both sides of the road dimmed one by one.

The whole town returned to the state it was in when Gawain and Daniel had just entered.

But in the eyes of everyone, this place is several times more strange and dangerous than before.

Selena's lantern in her hand was still emitting a dim yellow glow, even if the suspected "extra person" had been eliminated by Archbishop Yuri, she also used the lantern to illuminate everyone on the scene, and only after everyone was inspected and confirmed that there were no more problems, she showed a slight sigh of relief, nodded and said: "Hurry up and leave, this place is weird, it is not suitable to stay for a long time." ”

Archbishop Yuri then began to arrange the ritual of dream-jumping, and informed the monitoring team in the rear to disarm the alarm.

Gawain also stood in the middle of the Eternal Sleepers, and this time, he took extra care to check the number of people around him, to make sure that there were no more.

The pale golden runes gradually took shape and closed.

Before the dream jump began, Archbishop Yuri couldn't help but look around again, and finally his gaze fell on Daniel: "There are not many people, right?" ”

Gawain looked around, looked down at himself again, and nodded to Daniel: "The number of people is normal, not many of them." ”

Daniel also nodded to Archbishop Yuri: "The number of people is normal, not many of them. ”

“…… I'm going to get some rest when I go back," said Archbishop Yuri, smiling helplessly as he activated the Dream Jump, "I always felt like there was an invisible person standing next to me. ”

……

In a flicker of light, the team returned to the square of the City of Dreams.

"Archbishop Daniel, it seems like the right decision to make you a member of the Supreme Bishopric," Selena Gehr looked at Daniel as soon as the teleportation ended, "Your shrewdness and vigilance have allowed us to avoid a danger with unforeseen consequences. ”

"It's standard practice for security personnel to check all parameters and items after each mission," Daniel smiled reservedly, "and that 'extra person' isn't really very secretive, and if we check it, we'll find it - it's just that it weakens our desire to 'check', and I happen to have formed an irrevocable habit in this regard." ”

"Anyway, it's a wake-up call, and it's also given us some experience in dealing with Sandbox One, which will come in handy in our next exploration," Archbishop Yuri exhaled, "That's all for today." ”

One by one, the figures disappeared into the square.

Gawain and Daniel stayed at the end.

"Keep in touch, I'll keep an eye on this matter at any time," Gawain nodded slightly, and was already ready to leave, "If there is any further exploration, be sure to report it." ”

"Yes, my lord."