Chapter 51: Platform (1/9)

A quarter of an hour ago, the nightmare afternoon town.

When Abner arrived at the church where Derick and the others had set foot in reality, he saw a different scene.

A splendid and bright church, a complete and classical tower, three priests kneeling in confession...... One by one, scenes completely different from reality appeared in front of his eyes.

Relying on the protection of the "secret barrier" on his body, Abner carefully searched here with his "pure white eyes" in front of the three priests.

He soon discovered that the church was filled with the smell of "depravity" and "filth", and that it was of great dignity, and that its source was the tower next to the church.

But Abner circled around the tower a few times, but he didn't find a way to get in, and it was surrounded by the power of "Fall" and "Shadow", and he couldn't get close at all, even the "hidden barrier" on his body would make waves after coming into contact with those forces.

"You can't break in!" Abner suddenly had a judgment in his mind, and then he strengthened his "analysis" ability with the help of the illusory "omniscient eye" in the "unknown land", and observed the tower comprehensively and carefully.

After a while, he had a glimmer of understanding in his heart, and secretly thought:

"I see...... The tower, though in the same nightmare as the eerie afternoon town, left no passage in and out of it...... Or rather, the tower was completely sealed by the 'Dark Angels' themselves!

"Well, he's afraid he didn't know about the 'God of Luck' building the teleportation channel...... He sealed this place, probably because he didn't want the essentia aura remaining in it to pollute the believers.

"And the real entrance to this tower is probably in reality...... You must first get out of the nightmare, enter the tower of reality, and then return to the nightmare in seclusion, so that you can truly reach the entrance to the abandoned 'Sea of Chaos'!

"Well, I'm afraid there was another arrangement at that entrance, so that after I teleported over before, I immediately fell into some other location in the afternoon town in the 'nightmare', hiding the way to get there.

"It is conceivable that when the 'Redemption Rose' plotted at the beginning, the goddess most likely appeared in the afternoon town of the nightmare every time...... And when leaving, they will leave the nightmare first, making people think that the teleportation channel is not in the nightmare......

And when He entered reality, he returned to secrecy and teleported away......

"Heh, the entrance to the tower in the nightmare was blocked by the 'dark angel' himself!

"Such a design...... It's dark under the typical lamp!

"Is it the handiwork of the 'God of Luck'? No, it seems that this secret passage connecting the Giant's Court and the Elven Territory was definitely built with the participation of the Goddess!

"Only His secret authority can hide from the 'Giant King' and the 'Dark Angel'!

"Of course, I think the cooperation of the Queen of Giants is also indispensable...... No matter who the giant queen was in the first place. ”

In a flash of thought, Abner was ready to use Mr. "Fool" to bring the "sun" out of the nightmare, the "balance" between the nightmare and reality when he was in a nightmare, and enter the real afternoon town.

- If the "balance" had not been broken before, it would not have been so easy for him to get out.

But at this moment, Abner suddenly saw a man in tight black clothes being dragged from reality into the nightmare church by three men in the same clothes, and one of the draggers looked almost exactly like the person being dragged by, the only difference was that his expression was gloomy and his complexion was gloomy.

Seeing this scene, Abner immediately judged that the person being dragged was a member of the Silver City Exploration Team, and the other three were the shadows of him and his teammates!

Seeing that the man was about to be carried to the altar and perform some kind of transformation ritual, Abner had to temporarily remove the "hidden barrier" and show his form.

- Since you encounter it, and there is not much danger, you can't see death without help.

Of course, considering that there was still a believer in the true creator in Silver City, he did not show his true face, but put on the "vest" of "Professor", and at the same time conjured up a common formal dress of Rune and put it on the outside of that marble armor.

As soon as he appeared, the space around him was dyed gold, and spread out layer after layer.

The man, whose face was the same as that of the captive, immediately opened his mouth and let out a silent scream as soon as he was covered in golden light, but he soon burned on his own, turning into a distorted shadow and dissolving inch by inch in the light and flames.

As for the other two, their expressions were also hideous, their bodies were rapidly dimming, and after only two seconds, the two of them disappeared completely like shadows in the light.

Bang Bang Bang!

Bone by bone, clumps of flesh fell from their bodies and smashed to the floor.

Bits of light are slowly elaborating from the wreckage...... That's their extraordinary characteristic!

- Unlike the lucky one who was dragged along, his teammates have been completely swallowed up by his own shadow.

At the same time, the three priests in front of the idol in the church did not move, and still prostrated there, repeating the same confessional words over and over again, like an illusory image left by the environment.

Abner didn't pay attention to them, but walked up to the rescued man, who was still in a state of confusion, and asked with a smile in the language of giants, "Are you alright......?" What do you call it? ”

Hearing the question, the man woke up like a dream, and he glanced at Abner warily, but considering that the other party had just saved him, and he was obviously in a strange place, he still answered the question cautiously:

"I'm not hurt...... Thank you for your help. ”

His thanks were genuine, but he did not give his name.

Abner didn't care, and after picking up the extraordinary properties of the other two, he put away his smile and sighed, "This is a legacy of your companion...... Take it back to their loved ones.

"By the way, you can call me Mr. 'Tower', or Mr. 'Professor'."

With Abner's current net worth, he will not covet the characteristics of the two middle sequences, so he chooses to return it to the other party to release goodwill.

The man's face was gloomy, but he took the trait anyway, then saluted Abner and repeated the words, "Thank you, Mr. 'Professor'. ”

This time, though, his tone was much more sincere.

"You're welcome, I'm actually a friend of Derick Berg's......" Abner chuckled, then clapped his hands, "Alright, I'll take you out of this nightmare now." ”

After speaking, he didn't wait for the other party to ask, he found the "crack" between the nightmare and reality that appeared due to the "balance" being broken, and then used the "hand of Leon" to pull the man up and go through it together.

- Finding weaknesses and loopholes is the skill of the "reader" approach, and the "hand of Leon" is the secret technique that Abner taught Susie and Audrey in the first place...... Although only Susie learned.

As soon as Abner and the man entered reality, they happened to run into the chief and his party, and then they heard the "sun" Derick on the opposite side say in a voice full of surprise:

"Mr. 'Tower'? How did you end up here?! ”

Abner was not in a hurry to answer, but only signaled to Darik with his eyes to be calm, until the man named Laroa had been examined and reported what had just happened to the "chief" Colin before he smiled, then took off his disguised hat, pressed his hand to his chest, and saluted to the people of Silver City, greeting:

"It's the first time we've met, and it's a pleasure to meet you all here."

As he spoke, he looked at the "Chief" and said with an inexplicable look of admiration, "Especially His Excellency Colin Iliad, your name is often mentioned by Derrick, and it is as loud as thunder in my ears. ”

"I'm also glad to meet you...... Mr. 'Tower'." Although Colin did not let his guard down, he also responded to Abner's kindness released earlier, "Also, thank you very much for saving my teammates. ”

"It's nothing...... It's a pity that he couldn't save the other two. Abner pretended to be sorry.

The two sides exchanged a few tentative pleasantries, and thanked each other for the "gear book" and "projector" they found, and Colin asked the question he wanted to answer the most:

"Mr. 'Tower', you came to Afternoon Town this time, is it the will of Mr. 'Fool'?"

"I have indeed a mission to come to the 'Godforsaken Land' under the guidance ......of the Great Being," Abner did not answer directly, but changed the subject directly after answering vaguely, "It is also a coincidence that I met you, and please do not reveal to others that you have seen me." ”

It's not that he doesn't want to take the people of Silver City into the normal world, but at least for now, he can't expose this passage that connects Byam to Afternoon Town.

Without entering the reality of the Godforsaken Land, the Hidden Barrier can no longer be used...... In other words, if you use it, you will directly fall back into a nightmare, and Abner doesn't want to meet the people of Silver City at all.

However, since the meeting was unavoidable, he simply helped the "sun" stand on the platform to make him more valued.

After all, his appearance, in the eyes of Colin and others, means that Mr. "Fool" has the ability to send people from the outside world in.

And since you can get in, you can get out!

On the other hand, Colin did not hesitate to comply with Abner's request for secrecy, and solemnly admonished the three beside him.

Abner nodded in satisfaction, and then, after leaving a sentence "Daric is very popular in our party, whether it's 'The World', 'The Hanged Man', or I, he is very important", and then took his leave, ostensibly heading out of town.

In essence, he turned back halfway through, relying on "psychological invisibility" to watch Colin and Dyric and his party from afar.

He didn't dare to get too close, after all, the "Demon Hunter" was also good at dealing with monsters that could be invisible and had a weak sense of presence......

If the Chief discovers, the image he just created will be completely ruined...... It may also implicate the credibility of Mr. "Fool".

In this way, he watched as Colin pressed the priest in the church about the names of the other "kings", only to be on fire as they were about to pronounce the true name of the "Eternal Sun".

Witness the likes of Colin and Darik battle and emerge victorious against numerous monsters......

Witnessing Colin finally realize the hidden dangers of the "Giant Court", he knew that he could not be impatient, and he must have half a year, a year, or even two years of preparation and preliminary exploration again and again......

Witnesses Colin's final decision to set up camp at the ruins of the crashed Floating City.

When all was calm, Abner cautiously returned to the collapsed church and into the almost completely destroyed tower next to it.

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