Chapter 5

Risking his life, Hales travelled from Copenhagen to London in order to find Isabel as soon as possible and bring her back to Copenhagen safely. www.biquge.info If he hadn't arrived suddenly, Isabel's body would have been hung in the square, and he would have been punished by the Siegfried family for his dereliction of duty.

Isabel also regrets her arrogant behavior, and this time, she no longer dares to be self-righteous. She sat in the corner, her arms folded on her knees, thinking about what had happened to her last night, and her concern was not Spencer and Victor, but the cavalrymen who had suddenly disappeared from their horses, leaving only a military uniform. She thought about it, but she couldn't solve the mystery.

Just as she closed her eyes and was about to take a break, she suddenly heard a voice similar to Spencer coming from the depths of the tunnel: "Isabel, you are not invulnerable. ”

She immediately became alert, went to the gutter, and peered into the depths of the dark tunnel, but found no one. She thought she must have hallucinated. It wasn't long before the voice came again, and this time she heard it clearly, it was indeed Spencer's voice, and it was closer, as if it were right in front of her. "Spencer. She shouted, "I'm right here, do you dare to come here?" and she was relieved that she had hallucinated for a long time, and just as she had turned around and was about to return to the corner, Spencer suddenly appeared in front of her, raising his axe and slashing at her face. She screamed, and then opened her eyes, only to realize that it was a nightmare. At the same time, a rush of footsteps came from the tunnel, and she looked intently to see that it was Hales back. To her surprise, his expression was glazed and his eyes were empty. "What's wrong with you, Mr. Graeme?" she asked.

Hales didn't reply, he continued to move forward a few steps, and then fell to the ground, only to see an axe stuck in his back, and the blood had soaked his clothes. Isabel never dreamed that Hales was dead.

A wild laugh erupted in the dark tunnel, and then Spencer emerged from the darkness and said, "Isabel, your mentor helped me find you. ”

Isabel was completely furious, "Spencer, I'm going to kill you." She swung her chain blade around Spencer's neck, but Spencer suddenly disappeared like air, leaving only a set of clothes piled on the ground.

Suddenly there was a shrill laugh from a different voice in the depths of the tunnel, and the laughter was so harsh and panicked that Isabel could not bear the sound that she fell to the ground with her head in her hands. At the same time, several uniformly dressed Spencers suddenly appeared in front of her. She wanted to stand up and fight the enemy to the death, but for some reason, her body became weaker and weaker. Eventually, she felt that the ground had turned into a swamp that was slowly swallowing her, and she wanted to cry out silently, and she was powerless to move, so she could only sink into the mire gradually. At that moment, she screamed loudly, opened her eyes suddenly, and realized that she had a dream within a dream, which was really terrible for her, and everything in the dream was the last thing she wanted to see. She prayed to God that Hales would return safe and sound, and that he would return to Copenhagen safely with her.

She came to the gutter, grabbed a big mouse, bit the rat's artery directly with her fangs, and sucked it to her heart's content. Although this behavior is very dirty and disgusting, it is already delicious for her now. She sucked two large rats dry in a row to improve her mental state.

Although it was dark now, she still needed to recuperate until she was in the best shape to prevent accidents. Although the scars on her skin and flesh have recovered, the scars on her soul are like a devil, always lingering in her mind. Spencer's self-confidence was shaken from the moment she split her mask in half with an axe, and every time she closed her eyes, "the moment Spencer slashed at her with the axe" flashed in her mind, making her fidget.

After three hours, London entered the quietest phase of the night. Isabel still waited patiently for Hales, occasionally glancing into the dark tunnel, hoping that Hales would return safely.

In order to escape the loneliness, she took out the code book that Hans had given her, which Hans had compiled himself, and after a few pages of it she hastily read it, she put it away, for she was now in such a state of confusion that even if she tried to give herself her full attention, the figures of Spencer and Victor would often flash in front of her. The fact that Gahales had been out for so long and had not come back made her feel even more worried. If she had gone out to find Hales's whereabouts now, despite Hales's instructions before leaving, she would probably fall into the clutches of the enemy, but if Hales really encountered some difficulties outside, and she did not arrive in time, it would be tantamount to harming Hales, and she herself could not escape the blame. She was distraught, and her doubts made it difficult for her to make a decision for a while, but in the end, she decided to find Hales. When she mustered up her courage and prepared to take the risk, a girl who looked exactly like her appeared, also wearing a dragon-fur coat and a hood. She was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but take a few steps back, feeling that it was all coming strangely. "Who are you?" she asked, surprised.

"I'm you, Isabel. The girl replied calmly.

"What? no...... No way, it's my hallucination. She lifted her coat and hat to see who the girl really was.

The girl, like her shadow, also lifted her coat and hat, "You can see it more clearly this time, right?"

"Unbelievable. She tried to reach out and touch the face of the girl in front of her, but was suddenly electrocuted back by an electric shock.

"There is so much fear and depression in your heart that nightmares have taken over your mind that you have driven the confident you out of your body. Now, you can't get in touch with me at all. ”

"No way, that's not true. She tried to reach out again, but was also blocked back by a powerful electric current.

"It's useless. ”

"Hell, isn't there room for redemption?"

"I don't know, it's up to you. I am the real you, and only you can save me. ”

"What should I do?"

"As long as you defeat the demons and defeat the nightmare, I will be able to return to your body. ”

Isabel suddenly felt a stinging pain in her head like an electric shock, she held her head in both hands, "What's wrong with me?" A sudden wave of vertigo surged over her head, and she fell to the ground, unconscious.

Suddenly, a thunderclap woke her up after a long coma. She slowly opened her eyes, staggered to her feet, forced herself to brace herself, and looked at the unfamiliar surroundings around her. "Where is this?" she muttered to herself.

It was a peculiar place, with a cloudy sky and occasional thunder, a ruined sight of the land, with crows and wild dogs wandering in the wilderness vying for the dead, and on a hill not far away, some crucified, screaming and enduring the pecking of crows and vultures.

Isabel tries to keep herself calm, knowing that this is all a nightmare and that if she wants to get out of this situation, she must face it bravely and defeat it. So, she strode into a forest of ghostly trees.

She looked around vigilantly and moved forward with only her instincts. She always felt that someone was following her, and occasionally there was an eerie laugh from a dense area of dead trees, as clearly as in her ears. She pretended not to care, and continued to move forward, the blade always wrapped around her hand, ready to respond to sudden danger. She walked to a drawbridge that connected to the abyss, on the opposite bank was a deserted castle, surrounded by black mist, and from time to time there was a daunting gust of wind.

Isabel did not flinch, she boldly stepped onto the drawbridge and walked towards the deserted castle. She subconsciously glanced at the abyss, it was simply a masterpiece of God, it was impossible to describe its depth in words, if it fell, it would take me for a long time to land, it was possible to keep falling forever, but it could not land. She quickened her pace and soon reached the opposite shore. When she looked back, the drawbridge had strangely vanished. She continued towards the castle gates. As she walked into a ruin that resembled a council hall, there were bursts of lewd laughter from all sides, and horrific laughter echoed throughout the ruins.

Then, a cold voice said, "Collins, you should never want to leave, your soul is destined to stay in this filthy place." You'll never see your family, your friends, yours again. ”

Isabel looked around and asked, "Who are you?" don't hide, since you're here, come out and meet." The chain blade in her hand was ready to move, and she wanted to fly out and kill the enemy without her control.

"It's ridiculous that a famous masked assassin would be afraid? ”

"I know you don't even dare to show your face, you're afraid I'll kill you. ”

"Really?" said Spencer, who suddenly appeared in front of her, with a bloodstained double-edged axe in his hand.

"Spencer, you?" she couldn't help but take a few steps back, "how is this possible?"

"Are you scared? ”

In order to prove that she was not cowardly, Isabel straightened her back and took a few steps forward, "Originally, if it wasn't for the intervention of the five knights, I would have broken you to pieces. ”

"Now, there are no more Five Knights here, and there is no nasty Sir Frankenstein to steal the limelight from me, just you and me, let's fight it out once. ”

"At the beginning, you were just a defeated general, you lost the battle, and instead of making a comeback, you survived in the human world. ”

"Whatever you say, I won't care. Your father is one of my greatest enemies, and if I kill you, it will be my greatest victory. ”

"So what are you waiting for?"

"I will give your blood as a birthday present to your father. ”

"Don't talk nonsense. Isabel immediately swung her chain blade and attacked.

"I've been waiting for this moment for a long time. Spencer also instinctively launched a defensive counter-attack.

The two spared no effort to fight to the death. But for some reason, Isabel always felt that her limbs were heavy, but Spencer's strength was amazing, and her speed was amazing, she couldn't even keep up with the rhythm, and her dragon skin coat was also cut out by a double-edged axe, and blood seeped out of it, and she suddenly realized that the dragon skin coat could not play a protective role in this place at all. Despite multiple wounds, she continued to fight until she staggered to her knees, unable to fight again. Her fingers gripped deep into the dry earth, and her heart was more than enough.

Spencer came up to her, lifted her chin with an axe, and sneered at her, "You will never be able to defeat me." It's the same with your father, who is a coward without opinions, a lackey of Henks. ”

Isabel pushed his axe aside, "But you, not only can't you be a master, but you don't even have the opportunity to be a servant, you are so lowly." ”

"Shut up for me. In a fit of rage, Spencer slapped her hard and knocked her to the ground.

The moment she fell to the ground, she saw an unbelievable scene, only to see in the cloudy sky, several deep chains were entwined around the girl who was exactly like her, this girl was actually herself, the one who had been confident in herself and ignored all fears. If she can't beat the nightmare, it means never trying to save her self-confidence.

"You'll never want to leave here. Spencer laughed maniacally, "Today, your old acquaintance is here too." ”

"This is not true. After Isabel struggled to get up from the ground, she also saw Casto, the enemy with pemphigus fremi, suddenly appear in front of her.

Spencer continued: "Collins, you can't be a hero or a loyal servant. ”

"The same goes for you. ”

Casto finally spoke: "You are more flavorful than your sister-in-law servant, Vanessa. ”

"I swore I'd kill you, and let you die a terrible death. ”

"Really, you're so cute when you're angry, and I can't bear to kill you, and even though I'm a little scary, I'm sure you'll get used to it soon. ”

The reason why Isabel felt heavy was entirely because of the fear in her heart, and the more she feared, the more difficult it was to get rid of the nightmare, and the stronger Spencer and Castor became, and she would live in the world of nightmares forever. And the source of the nightmare's great power is herself.

In order to dispel her fears and rediscover herself, she reflected on some of the unforgettable events she had experienced in the past, the scenes when she struggled to survive in the wilderness under the tutelage of Hales, the first flight of the "Blood Angel" spaceship, the moment when the old king and the new king granted her the highest permission, and the recent bombing in London......

When she thought of these things, the flame of courage instantly ignited in her heart, making her fearless, and death and fear were no longer the shackles that bound her heart. In the face of two great enemies, she threw away the burden in her heart, picked up the chain blade, and re-prepared for a showdown.

Spencer still laughed at her, saying, "Behold, our angel has regained his confidence." ”

Isabelle's eyes were grim, "You don't exist at all, all this is just an illusion to test my heart, I will not be afraid of you, Spencer, although you have broken my mask, I am still alive, I can make more masks, one day, I will hang your head on the Thames." She swung her chain blade and attacked Spencer and Castor.

At this time, Spencer and Castor are like two cowards, allowing them to suffer a fatal attack from the chainblade, causing their bodies to become fleshy and even their shouts to become more and more sharp. Isabel didn't show any mercy, she picked up Spencer's double-edged axe and slashed it horizontally, cutting off the heads of both Spencer and Casto in one go.

At the same time, the girl who was chained in mid-air suddenly opened her eyes, and the chains on her body disappeared with her. Then, she slowly descended from the sky, came to Isabel, and said softly, "Nightmares can occupy your mind in an instant, but you can also make it disappear in an instant. It is none other than you who control it all, your courage to make the enemy retreat, your fear to make the enemy rampant. You think that if you can defeat your enemy, you will defeat your enemy, and if you are always afraid of your enemy, you will be a slave to nightmares. ”

Isabel categorically did not expect Spencer and Casto to be so vulnerable, "Is all this a hallucination created by nightmares?"

"Yes. ”

"Can you go back to my flesh now?"

"Nope. ”

"Why?"

"I am you, you are me, the reason why I can appear in front of you is because you are always asking yourself, whether you ask or I answer, in fact, you want to ask and answer. Now, you don't have to be afraid of even the most powerful enemy, because you have overcome yourself. ”

"Maybe I should have listened more to other people's advice. ”

"Listen to Hales's counsel. ”

"I will. As soon as Isabel finished speaking, the girl in front of her also disappeared into a cloud of gas. Everything around them began to crumble and shatter, and everything came so suddenly, that the nightmare world was about to be destroyed. This time, Isabel did not panic, but stood calmly, observing the scene of destruction around her. When all the strange phenomena disappeared, she also lost consciousness and fell into the infinite darkness.

In her coma, she faintly heard someone whispering her name: "Isabel." Isabel. It seemed to be Hales' voice.

It was a long time before she opened her eyes, and the first thing she saw was a bright starry sky, and she could feel the coolness of the sea breeze and the stench of the sewers. She put her hands on the ground, sat up straight, and subconsciously muttered, "What happened just now?"

"You're finally awake. Hales said.

She realized that Hales was sitting next to her, and she asked, "Where is this?"

"On board. ”

"It's strange, I was still in the sewers just now, why did I suddenly get on the boat?"

"I went to great lengths to get you out of the sewers, and I swear I'll never come to London again, because the sewers have accumulated all the stench since the Industrial Revolution, and it's disgusting. ”

"Mr. Graeme, it's all because of me, and I'm sorry. ”

"But we got out anyway. ”

Isabel still felt a little dizzy, she insisted on standing up, came to the stern, looked at the fog that was gradually moving away, and asked in surprise, "How did we escape?"

Hales sighed, "You should be grateful to your British friends. ”

"My English friend?"

"It was once your enemy. ”

"You mean Stoker?"

"Yes. ”

"Is he here?"

"Follow me. ”