When I opened my eyes blankly, I saw a dim and reddish sky.

Lying on the ground, I just looked up at the sky, but ...... I have never seen such a wide sky with such a bad omen.

Where is this?

Standing up blankly, he slowly looked around, and then came to a conclusion.

-- There's nothing here.

As far as the eye can see, there are rocky and gravel-covered wastelands.

There was not a hint of green, the sky was unusually cloudy, and the light of the sun, moon, or stars could not be seen, nor could it be felt hot or cold.

There was no life, not even a crawler.

Is this hell?

The world is completely stationary, it is impossible to imagine that this is a scene on Earth, and if someone says that it is Mars, there is no need to doubt it at all.

So, why did you appear in this place?

Don't you have to think about it, it must be a dream.

An individual, named Caroline, is caught in a strange dream.

It's just weird, because compared to the pain of yesterday when I can't remember the details, the situation is weird but undoubtedly much better.

So I gave up thinking and lay back on the wasteland.

If it's a dream, it will always end, and even if it's a miserable dream like yesterday, there will be a time to wake up at the end.

Well, just wait for the end like this.

That's what I thought.

However, the dream did not end as I had hoped, and the dream seemed to last forever.

Consciousness becomes extraordinarily clear.

Tinnitus began in the brain.

The excessive silence of the world has led to the contrast of reversal.

There are no man-made clocks. There is no sunrise and moon setting, nothing to observe the time.

In this world where there is no movement, time seems to be frozen.

She in reality. How long have you been asleep?

It's only a second, or has it been three days, or has it been a thousand years?

She didn't know, but she felt deeply-

The so-called time is nothing more than a subjective concept of human beings.

For the universe, this concept is really ridiculous.

Immerse yourself in a cage of your own creation called time, and thus make yourself think that you are not a small being. Human beings are simply soothing themselves in this way.

But perceiving such a fact did not lead to a good outcome.

I felt thirsty.

Breathing starts to become painful.

This kind of "nothingness" is a great torture for human beings.

The human spirit. Not yet tenacious enough to recognize the world without time.

Tears gradually poured out, but she could no longer understand the meaning of these falling tears.

Want to die.

Forget it if you're dead.

But what is "death"?

Time stopped?

Then I'm dead.

How can a dead person die again?

I don't know. The perception of the world has collapsed.

Powerless. Even oneself is beginning to become inperceptible, and one's existence is slowly disappearing.

Someone-

Are you there?

Suddenly-

A figure appears at the edge of the field of view.

I wanted to move my gaze, but I didn't know what to do, and I fell into an empty loneliness in a daze.

But in the midst of this silent world, a reliably familiar voice suddenly sounded.

“…… Found you, Flora. ”

Thanks to this voice, she rediscovered her self as Flora.

Hmm, Fleur...... Laura?

Strange murmurs, this recalls his consciousness. But feeling something unfamiliar, she tried to look away again.

And this time it worked. A man was sitting next to him.

Familiar figure.

Gradually, the mind began to work.

Tightly grasped hands, with reliable warmth.

This voice broke the silence of the world, and also broke the shackles that trapped one's mind.

- Evans, or ...... Lancer?

The mind has not fully recovered, so it is not possible to make a sound smoothly.

However, the whispers were heard.

"Got you, Caroline. Remember, I said I wouldn't let go...... Wherever you are, I'll be sure to rush to you! ”

――――――――――――――――――― dividing line between nothingness and existence―――――――――――――――――――――――

Suddenly I woke up and found myself lying in bed.

She, an individual named Caroline...... Woke up.

The clothes on his body were already soaked with sweat, just like the night before, and like his husband woke up the day earlier.

“…… It's a dream. ”

However, what a nasty dream.

Because it was so real, I had already woken up, but I was still dizzy in front of me, the tinnitus in my brain was still echoing, my throat was still aching as if it was cracking, and my body was still dulled by the remnants of the stagnant flow of time.

The only joy is that the warmth in his hands has not left.

- Wait, something seems wrong.

Turning her head several beats slower than her thoughts, her gaze met a face that seemed to be about to cry.

"I didn't fail, I saved you......"

Then, she understood.

This is not a dream, the scene experienced in Fang Cai's dream is the true nothingness of time that has stopped flowing.

Because of this, her current body is as if there is a network delay, and all the movements have to be several beats full before she can react.

All the experiences she received in her dreams are reflected in the real flesh, just like the power that Freddy has in "Ghost Street", which is what her husband has endured silently during this time?

This is really terrifying to the limit, the nightmare ghost king of reality.

And in order to protect her, he chose to carry it on his back. Protecting himself in the dark.

Caroline wanted to cry, but she knew she shouldn't, and slowly raised her severely sluggish arm. She stroked her husband's face with difficulty.

"Don't cry, I...... I've been saved. ”

Softly saying this, she saw the man's reluctant smile.

Then, another sentence in her heart also quietly fell.

- Absolutely, I won't let you carry it alone.

The second re-emphasis, the meaning is already very different.

Previously she was just Caroline, but now she ...... She's Flora, too.

Although she hadn't fully recovered that memory, she had begun to slowly remember that dark era. Remembering the will and practice that once belonged to you, you will slowly regain the power that once belonged to you.

Freddy, who came out of the movie, had to be dealt with by the same heroes...... Later. Let's fight together!

And looking at the perseverance in her eyes, tightly grasping the slender hand that caressed her face, Xiao Lan silently buried all the words in her heart.

Physical trauma, mental changes, temperament changes.

Everything that happened to Caroline, he saw it in his eyes. Then it hurt in my heart.

Affection for this woman is intertwined in two parts. One is Evans' love for Caroline, the other is Lancer's guilt for Flora, and his love for more than ordinary friends, but he knows that he has an extra piece of softness in his psyche that must be cherished.

But now, this piece of softness has been stabbed.

Freddy threw this woman into the world of his own mental image, the realm of nothingness where time was stagnant and flowing.

Although the deadliest eternal darkness is temporarily gone, it is still not a place where ordinary people can exist.

The human spirit has not yet been able to be tenacious enough to recognize lost time.

And under the influence of dreams in the second stage. The damage she suffered in the dream was thus reflected in reality, which led to Caroline's current appearance.

It hurts the most. It's not the pain of physical trauma, it's the mental torture.

He seldom experienced the feelings of love and love, and even regarded them as useless burdens that would drag him down, but now he clearly understood a mission that he had to accomplish when he gained strength...... Guard.

There is no hope that he will be in despair, and he will always desire his own happiness, as long as he has experienced the beauty of happiness.

And how to protect one's own happiness is the meaning of life that people seek.

Zheng Zhe once had happiness, but lost it tragically, and is now in the midst of the tribulation caused by this "happiness", and is likely to enter a state of "making others more unfortunate than himself because of his own misfortune" in the future.

Xiao Lan used to have only emptiness in her heart, but now she has found happiness and discovered the things she cherishes.

- Then, it is necessary to protect it.

As for what, "If I have a sword in my hand, I can't hold you tight; If I don't have a sword in my hand, I can't protect you", "the end of power, you don't need superfluous feelings", don't think about it when you don't need to think about it, and believe that you can find a solution as long as you can't avoid it.

As long as you have the heart to pursue happiness, even if you can't reach the end, the path of pursuit is happiness in itself.

And now, it's time to put it into practice!

The nightmare of the third night finally came to an end, and then the dawn of the fourth dawn ushered in the turning point where the limits of the seven days were crossed......

In this way, it is a new beginning.

Caroline didn't have any external injuries on her body, she returned to normal with a little water, and the residual symptoms of the real troublesome time lag were slowly improving, and when she was able to speak smoothly, Xiao Lan immediately told everything to her, since she had been recognized, it would only be counterproductive to hide it.

Of course, it only refers to everything about Freddy, and the matter of the main god space has not changed here.

But even so, the amount of information is already very large, Freddy jumped out of the screen and entered the real world, and he got the power of the Dark Knight, Ming Yanwei and Zheng Zhe also gained power, Zheng Zhe caused the nightmare to intensify because of his longing body, the connection between him and Chu Xuan, the person who was aware of the situation, and the detailed details of the script were discussed with Weis......

Almost all the whole day was spent on this one thing, and in the middle of the way, Chu Xuan called customarily to state the situation: Zheng Zhe's condition continued to worsen, most of them were injured last night, two of them were pulled into nothingness but were not saved and died of a nervous breakdown, and the "prophet" carved a thoughtful last word on his body before he died.

"A caged bird that is free from its shackles will eventually return to its master's control."

Xiao Lan didn't know what this meant, and with doubts, he took Caroline's hand and ushered in the fourth day and night with a firm heart.

He had a hunch that he would be able to get an answer that night.

Caged birds...... (To be continued.) )

PS: The last 24-hour chapter subscriptions are generally not over 500, can you tell me a little reason for giving up? The reduction in subscriptions may be my fault, but I don't know what is wrong, and I will lose motivation if I continue like this