"Wait, you mean that Floyd, launched an attack on this place?" Zhang Luo asked.

Anyone who knows anything about psychology has basically heard of Sigmund. The glorious name of Freud, the psychoanalysis and subconscious theory pioneered by Freud, have had a profound impact on the development of psychology in later generations, and can be said to have laid the foundation of this discipline.

According to Zhou Gong, whom Zhang Luo met, the current "God of Dreams" in the West is also served by Freud.

However, why did the guy who became a god after death suddenly attack Mephistopheles' territory?

"Well, it's that hateful old man......" Mephistopheles floated out of the shadows as she spoke, and Zhang Luo and Frankenstein finally saw the devil's true face:

It was a slender pitch-black humanoid object, made of drifting black gas, and looked like a scarecrow shaking in the wind. He wore a tattered black peaked hat on his head, a coquettish purple cloak, and his scarlet eyes curved in a semicircular arc on his dark face, as if he was mocking the two present.

"I don't think we can help." Zhang Luo went straight to the point.

――The space where the Nightmare Theater is located is also contained in the dream world, and it is clear what the outcome of challenging Oneiroi in the dream world will end up in before the battle begins.

"No, no, no, both of you are strong. It is sure to come in handy in battle. Mephistopheles flattered: "This lovely girl is the famous Miss Frankenstein, right?" As for you, it's a rare 'collector' nowadays......"

"If you say it, I'll kill you." Frankenstein narrowed his eyes at the devil floating in mid-air.

Hearing this, Mephistopheles hurriedly waved his matchstick-like slender hands: "How is it possible, I also know what the collector's physique means in this era, I promise I won't say it!" ”

"Are there any 'collectors' alive besides me?" As soon as he talked about this topic, Zhang Luo was also immediately interested.

According to the records in the Strange Tales Research Society, in ancient times, the collector's physique that could plunder monster abilities was actually not very rare. It wasn't until the monsters realized the danger of this constitution and launched a large-scale killing of the "collector" that the existence of this constitution began to disappear.

"I don't know if there are any living collectors." Mephistopheles asked a strange question: "But do you know who the last recorded collector is?" ”

Before Zhang Luo could answer, the girl in white beside him had already whispered an answer: "Magellan." ”

"That's right!" Mephistopheles laughed, "That's the navigator Magellan!" The purpose of his circumnavigation of the globe is not to prove that the earth is round, but to find lone heretical creatures along the way and plunder their abilities! It's a pity that on the way, he was still discovered by heretics, and then he was exterminated, what a pity......"

"Does this have anything to do with our current topic?" Zhang Luo frowned and stared at the dark devil.

"Ah, I just wanted to show that a collector's physique is precious......" Mephistopheles scratched his head, and then got back to business: "Anyway, I need the help of the two of you now to fend off Freud's attack." And it's not just for me, it's for all of humanity, uh-huh. ”

"Oh? What do you mean by that? Hearing the devil's unexpected speech, Zhang Luo's curiosity suddenly flared up again.

"Surely you two know, right? Human eyes can't see many heretical creatures, and even if there are demons and monsters passing in front of them, ordinary people will not notice it at all. But...... Have you ever wondered why this is happening? ”

"Can you just say the answer?" Zhang Luo shook his head impatiently.

"So you don't like this way of talking, so I'll just say it......" Mephistopheles said a lot of nonsense in a serious way, and then finally got to the point: "The reason why humans can't see demons and monsters is because of this dream world." ”

The devil floating in the air coughed, and then went on to understate the shocking truth:

"The vast majority of human consciousness is connected to this collective subconscious, which is the so-called 'dream world', and their subconscious is imprisoned in this world, you should have seen it, right?"

Remembering the terrifying number of pitch-black people he saw through the windows of the apartment building at the beginning of the third act, Zhang Luo nodded gloomily: "I did see it." ”

Mephistopheles smiled: "Many years ago, in order to protect human beings from heretical creatures, a great magician added 'shackles' to human consciousness, of course, you can also understand it as some kind of switch, as long as this switch is turned off, human beings cannot see those terrifying heretical creatures!" ”

"Is this switch subconscious?" Zhang Luo asked.

"Exactly! Over the years, the reason why humans have not been able to see ghosts and demons is because their will is quietly playing a protective role. ”

Speaking of this, Mephistopheles' body twisted: "All along, this subconscious area has been ruled by me. But now, Freud has suddenly invaded here under the banner of "emancipating the mind", intending to remove the shackles of the subconscious, that is, to turn on the switch. If he does succeed, I don't need to say what will happen next, right? ”

"......I see," Zhang Luo thoughtfully touched the skull mask on his face.

- If Mephistopheles is true that the reason why humans do not see most heretical creatures is because of the "protective measures" hidden in the subconscious, then you can imagine what will happen after this "firewall" is destroyed:

Originally, only a few people could see it, and the demons and monsters that were regarded as fiction by most humans would appear in everyone's eyes without any cover!

At that time, the worldview of mankind will collapse along with the social order, and the human world will fall into complete chaos, in a sense, it can be called the real end of the world!

"Why did Floyd ......, though?"

Before Zhang Luo could finish his words, he was interrupted by a huge explosion on the other side of the basement.

A dazzling golden light dispels the darkness of the basement and illuminates the empty space. A deafening roar followed, and the earth trembled violently.

Under the gaze of Zhang Luo, Frankenstein, and Mephistopheles, a gap was blasted out of the basement wall, and then a dark figure flew in.

Faust, the host of the Nightmare Theater, fell heavily to the ground and disappeared into ashes.

"Faust can't resist him anymore......" At the moment when the great enemy was present, even a devil like Mephistopheles finally became uncharacteristically serious.

When Faust vanished, a mad army of ghosts or spirits appeared in front of the gap in the basement wall!

Thousands of illegible white figures toppled down the walls of the basement, and at the forefront of this terrifying army stood a white-haired man in a black suit with a beard.

Obviously, this man was Sigmund. Freud too.

Despite his gray hair and a few wrinkles on his face, Freud was still in good spirits and looked very dashing, without the appearance of an elderly person at all.

Under the gaze of Zhang Luo and others, this Western Oneiroi held high the battle flag painted with a black cross in his hand and shouted loudly:

"I'm Sigmund. Sigmund Freud, the ruler of human dreams! The human mind has been imprisoned for too long! It's time for these greenhouses to witness the real world! ”

"Oooo The thousands of ghost sergeants behind Freud raised their black weapons in their hands and let out indistinct shouts.

However, even in the face of the army led by Freud, Zhang Luo did not panic, but just stepped forward and said an arrogant speech to the menacing invaders that made everyone fall silent suddenly:

"Old man, are you crazy?"