The howling darkness swept in the face, carrying a chilly gust of wind.

When Russell opened his eyes again, he saw a "dream".

It's not a majestic god-king, nor is it a demon who cheats women.

It was an endless, dreamlike sunset.

Dusky yellow, orange, blood red, purple, dark blue. They flow slowly like a light veil, permeating this boundless world. Like some living creature, like some kind of spectacle. If it were a ball, it would be enough to fill the Pacific Ocean easily. If it is flattened, it will be more than enough to cover the entire earth.

"Phantom Dream" did not attack Russell in any way, but seemed to be very happy, and gently wrapped it around. It felt like a hot hair dryer slapping on the body from afar, and like a mother's hair brushing over the body.

As the essence of the twilight species, Russell understood the essence of the other party the moment he came into contact with the "illusionary dream".

- "Dreams" are not individuals, but a special species.

In fact, Russell had vaguely touched the essence of the dream as early as when he first went to the end to learn spells!

These countless "dreams" have the same essence as those spell sources obtained from the dream world!

Like the flames that came from the "fountain of rage", the fires of anger tamed by Russell and Strangulation, formed a crimson river of lava in the dream world.

These very small special spirit beings are like some kind of conscious special particles. The lives that have been irradiated by them, as long as they remain in their bodies, they gradually have a "self". And as more and more people remain in their bodies, the "personal will" becomes clear...... Then they will be separated from the group and become "selfish".

On the contrary, it was completely understood from the very beginning -

It is not that the dream world reflects the subconscious of human beings at all times, but because the "dreams" travel between different individual consciousnesses, and the traces they leave behind weave a public dream that allows all human beings to "network"!

Different emotions, just different particles change proportionally. When people's thinking changes, the different "dream particles" they absorb change, and the traces left behind will of course also change, and they will be reflected in the macrocosm, that is, the area of the dream world changes.

"Isn't it completely unsealed from the very beginning?"

- That's right.

"Sacrificing a planet to seal the dream" is also the idea of "sacrificing the few to achieve the majority", and being able to generate this kind of idea and carry out this kind of plan shows that the ancient civilization that sealed the dream on this planet is still being affected by the dream.

Russell understands why.

Because dreams cannot and cannot be completely sealed - if this "particle" is completely dissipated, then humans and other animals will lose the concept of "self". That would mean the destruction of civilization.

But once the concentration of the dream rises, it will bring complete destruction. Civilizations that have been completely destroyed have hatched more "dreams", which is how dreams reproduce themselves.

This is a kind of spiritual plague that incubates and cultivates civilization with one's own hands, and eventually feeds on civilization to strengthen itself.

- Civilized herdsmen.

This "phantom dream" that covers the sky and the sun does not know how many remains of civilization. But Russell knew that they were enough to easily create hundreds of brilliant civilizations like Earth on a planet without intellectual creatures.

Russell was simply immersed in it, and his appearance immediately melted and turned into a sticky white colloid

For any intelligent life, it is a poison that is strong enough to completely decompose it. Any individual who has "selfish thoughts" and "selfish desires" cannot resist the invasion of dreams.

Russell was not fully connected to the subconscious of the group, and the cracks in it were infiltrated by dreams, easily breaking his will. It's like a child holding on to something she likes, and her mother gently but firmly breaks her fingers one by one, saying, "Well, we don't buy this."

Russell's shell appears to have been corroded by strong acids, reverting back to Russell's original appearance.

It's not Russell, who has a desert cat spirit and is worshiped by people as a hero.

It's the weak young man on earth. The boy with short black ear-length hair, who looks more delicate and slender at the moment, looks a little silent and autistic. It wasn't even what he looked like when he crossed over, it was how he looked when he was in school.

It was the most primitive and fragile posture he had before putting on all the masks. But at the same time, it is also the essence of him, as a dusk species, which cannot be corrupted by dreams.

After losing the protection of his shell, a great fear overwhelmed him, like a polar cold wind, freezing his ritual completely. And the warm feelings from the "same race" are like warm water, which makes him arise

Depend. He slowly fell asleep in the warm water.

But even so, Russell's essence is still at work.

In the boundless glow, Russell's chest was like a morning star, blooming brightly.

His instinctive greed sucked everything around him, and the dream didn't resist anything.

Like a whirlpool, it constantly inhales the surrounding dreams.

And with his sucking, the sum of the feelings of each individual in this world is gradually reflected in his heart. Jealousy, anger, resentment, sadness, despair, greed, arrogance, and laziness hundreds of millions of negative emotions, accompanied by the whispers that sounded in everyone's hearts from time to time, rushed to Russell's brain.

- But, at the same time.

Tolerance, bravery, gentleness, wisdom, hope, laughter...

……

Although it is much thinner in comparison, there are still positive feelings that exist at the same time, and they also pour in with this medium.

That's what this planet is all about.

Misery is better than happiness, and sorrow is better than joy. But even so, the latter still exists and has never been completely erased.

Russell instinctively and slowly sucks everything in the whole civilization. It's like a baby sucking its mother's milk.

This is not unacceptable for Dreams - decentralized storage in one

Civilization, or the concentration that exists in an individual, is there for them

It doesn't make a difference. The two Destroyers were caught in this slow and anxious state

In the tug-of-war, it seems so gentle, but in fact it is extremely dangerous.

And the outside world, more than two months have passed like this.

Fortunately, Russell devoured the "Ascension", so that the island of happiness would not completely lose hope.

After the deer head statue also turned into the light in people's hearts and spread the future to the whole world, the world did not change suddenly in an instant.

The world is still in complete darkness.

The people were still in confusion and fear, and no one had begun to carry out the deer's plan.

But as the corporate order collapsed, a new order was formed.

At this time, the Brokers, who had been questioned in the past, finally stood up and began to maintain a new order under the eternal night.

In moments like these, one only needs one leader. Whoever it is.

The Brokers became their most trusted answer.

Immediately after that, there are the "heroes" of each island. In addition to those heroes who have become famous, there are many unsung heroes. Those who once helped others and were trusted by people are now candles one after another.

And finally

At the beginning of December, the empty islands were agreed.

First rescue the island of happiness, then save energy.

The other six empty islands moved slowly, sandwiching the island of happiness. It moved slowly with it, and finally landed safely on land.

Dead trees can burn fires, but dead wood can also ignite fires.

The sun goes out and the sky falls

But they seem to have hope of surviving.

It was the only possible, one-of-a-kind plan – hopeless, but it existed!

That's all I have to do anyway, so why don't you give it a try!

For the first time, many people left the Floating Island and went to the earth to gather as many resources as they could before eternal winter fell. Those on earth also reached the empty island for the first time after "the sun fell and the heavens fell".

They belong to the same civilization.

Once separated, now reunited in the face of the catastrophe of the end of the world. The earthlings share the experience of surviving on the earth, and the sky-island people share their technology that is so advanced that it is miraculous. People from all directions gradually gathered and reunited into this huge cloud city that had fallen to the earth.

This would have been impossible two months ago.

Sky islands despise each other and have senseless hatred for each other. Not to mention the very different civilizations in the sky and on the ground.

And now, under the common catastrophe of the end of the world, before the same plan and goal, they have put aside all their previous preconceptions and chose to cooperate for the first time. That's when they suddenly found out

It turns out that there is no hatred between them.

In the face of the first desire to "live", their position is the same. All are human beings.

Perhaps it is because Russell is constantly absorbing the illusion that the restlessness and hatred in people's hearts have faded and it is possible to reach a cooperation.

Perhaps it is precisely because people have reached an agreement in the face of danger and let go of hatred that Russell was able to absorb the dream smoothly without being completely overwhelmed by negative emotions.

All in all, in the second month after the eternal night falls.

The temperature has dropped to more than minus 20 degrees.

Maybe it's because of the cold, or maybe it's because of the exertion.

When the delphinium reached its thirty-fourth week of pregnancy, labor pains began.

It was premature – but thankfully for now, Happiness Island has regained some of its technology. Thirty-four weeks of premature birth can still be delivered safely. The delphinium has already begun to give birth under the care of Ice Water, Blue and Kasumi.

And Russell still hasn't returned.

Outside the operating room, it was densely packed with people. People gathered under the faint flame of candles.

Delphinch's parents were standing outside, her father holding her mother's hand tightly, silent but nervous.

In addition, the Inferior, Lothar, Bad Day, Strangulation, Xiaoya, Zhan, Kerberus, Ringo, and many others Russell did not know, or were just familiar with each other.

They didn't gather here because of Russell and Delphinium.

Rather, it is because the delphinium has really helped many people in the two months since the eternal night falls, so the adults and children who sincerely pray are safe.

Dodkison, who was waiting outside, took out some shabby and dirty handkerchiefs and wiped his sweat constantly. He is no longer a director, and Happiness Island no longer has a company. He was just a "psychotherapist" Dodkison, and he became a respected person.

Even though neither Russell nor Delphinium were his children, he didn't seem nervous.

Finally, the silence outside the operating room was broken amid the loud cries of babies and the faint laughter of girls inside.

There was a relaxed look on the people's faces, a smile rarely seen after the fall of the eternal night.

And not even just because of the delphinch.

It's because people have realized that under this eternal night, every newborn born is precious; Every mother deserves to be protected by all.

Because it means that civilization is still going on.

Humanity is still advancing.

At the same time as the baby's cry sounded.

Russell, who didn't know how long he had been asleep, suddenly trembled in his heart, thoughtful, and realized, and suddenly opened his eyes.

After the rainbow color was absorbed, the world that turned into pure white was painted again the moment he opened his eyes-

Everything around him becomes what Russell's home looks like.

He stood in the doorway and suddenly looked back.

I saw that the TV behind me was on, and the delphinium was lying on the sofa in the living room lazily eating

Snacks. Delphinch

's mom and bad day cook together in the kitchen and miss their childhood together. Delphinium's father watched the news, and there was a beer on the table that hadn't started moving.

Even his uncle sat on the sofa on one side, with a cup of hot cocoa in front of him. Alice, on the other hand, was beside him by the ear and reprimanded him. The paradise bird sat affectionately in his father's arms on the other side, and Hua Mingshu rarely shed tears.

In Russell's bedroom, the sound of Blue Song Robin and Morgan talking and laughing can be heard.

Standing next to Ice Water is the Antlers Maiden that Russell has never seen before, while the Inferior is hiding in a corner with his girlfriend and whispering. Strangling and Xiaoya sat at the dining table, the serious white lion face smeared with strawberry cake, while he was still concentrating on cutting the cake.

Everything was so beautiful.

Chattering. It's like a dream.

Russell's face had a hollow expression, as if he hadn't woken up yet. He subconsciously wanted to push the door open, but when he pulled the handle, the door seemed to be locked.

"—Daddy!"

At that moment, Russell felt someone tugging at his trouser leg.

He looked down, only to see that it was a little girl about five or six years old, with long white hair and cat ears, and pupils as clear as emeralds.

"Daddy!"

She immaturely shouted again, "We're all here, where are you going?"

Russell was in a trance for a moment and opened his mouth.

He didn't say anything. The real sense of living in this world is gradually being reclaimed, like a frozen person soaking in hot water.

"Anna."

The delphinium on the sofa suddenly said lazily: "Come here... Don't bother your dad."

The delphinium hugged the little girl who ran over with cheers, and did not look back at Russell.

Instead, he affectionately and lazily hugged her into his arms, gave her a haircut, and then kissed her, smiled and whispered, "He...... It's to save the world."

「... yes."

Russell relaxed, the corners of his mouth slightly raised. A flamboyant smile was revealed, and the color in his eyes gradually returned.

Tears were streaming down from the corners of his eyes. But they weren't tears of sorrow.

Russell's tone was unprecedentedly gentle, and for the first time it was dyed with a mature tone that was not a teenager: "Daddy is going to save the world."

"—let you all see this beautiful blue sky."

Russell said, turning back and pushing the door open.

This time he opened the door with great ease.

It's as if the door was never locked.