In the middle of the glade, Taran El's mental entity, which had previously been frozen due to "protective sinking", suddenly blinked—as if his self-consciousness had finally returned to this shallow dream realm as the creep of the sun wheel had eroded away.

Duncan and Lucrecia were the first to notice this, and they all walked up to the elven scholar, who came to his senses after just two or three seconds, looking at the scene in disbelief.

Everything was different from what he remembered—the sunlit forest had fallen into an eerie twilight at some point, the sky was mixed with vague shadows, and many new figures appeared in view, none of whom he knew (including Maurice, whom he hadn't seen for decades).

After looking around blankly for a moment, Taran El finally broke the silence with a hesitant voice: "How serious is my situation? ”

Lucrecia, who had just walked over, was stunned when she heard this: "What are you talking about?" ”

Taran Al pointed to himself, and then pointed to Heidi, Vanna, and Maurice, who were already sensing the movement not far away, and were walking here, with a look full of incredulity: "In just a while, how can it have developed to so many people for consultation?" ”

Lucrecia's expression shook instantly, and she almost didn't hold on.

Taran Al continued: "If you really can't wake me up, let me try my own way, the 'sudden death method' actually works very well......"

When Lucretia heard this, she immediately interrupted the scholar: "Don't worry about your 'sudden death method', do you know what happened just now?" ”

"Just now?" Taran El looked dazed, "What just happened?" I was just stunned......"

"The minions of the Black Sun have invaded your dreams, even bringing with them a projection of the Son of the Sun," Lucretia said with a serious expression, observing the change in Taran El's expression, "You don't perceive it at all?" Had it not been for my father's timely appearance, the mental entity you left here would have been destroyed by the aftermath of the battle. ”

Talan Eyre's expression had become solemn when he listened to Lucrecia's first half of the words, but when he heard the other party's last sentence, he was suddenly stunned, and then gradually reacted, hesitating and frightened, slowly turning his head towards Duncan and speaking: "Your ...... Father? ”

Lucrecia nodded silently, and Duncan smiled as kindly as she could, extending his hand to the venerable scholar, "You can call me Captain Duncan directly." ”

Taran El didn't stretch out his hand to respond, he seemed to be stiff, only stared at the tall figure in front of him with wide eyes, and then suddenly took a sharp breath, the whole person seemed to "shake" violently, and then the figure disappeared into the forest.

Duncan looked at this scene with a confused expression, turned his head and asked, "What's going on?" ”

Lucrecia's face was not much lighter, and after hearing Duncan's words, she was stunned for two or three seconds before she finally realized what was happening, and said with a strange expression: "...... 'sudden death method' works." ”

Duncan: "......? ”

At this time, Heidi, Vanna, and Morris also happened to come over, and they wanted to say hello to the awakened Master Taran El, but they only saw the scene of the latter disappearing out of thin air, and heard Lucrecia's last muttering, and their expressions suddenly changed.

Heidi's face was full of exclamation of "this can really work", Morris had a little regret in his eyes, and only Vanna's expression was dazed - she was a sports student and didn't know much about the operation of these psychologists.

When she encountered nightmares, she directly cut through and ran out.

"I would have liked to say hello to Master Taran Eyre," said Morris regretfully, "we haven't seen each other in years. ”

"He doesn't recognize you when he sees you," Heidi shook her head, "he remembers you as a young man studying abroad, and he can't even imagine that you have a daughter now." ”

Morris thought for a moment and sighed softly: "That's how you deal with elves. ”

"Looks like you've got the situation clear?" Duncan looked at the atmosphere between the three people in front of him and asked curiously.

"Got it," Vanna nodded, and spread her hands a little helplessly, "I've been counted down for a long time." ”

Heidi didn't say anything, but couldn't help but carefully look at the "famous" captain in front of her, her eyes swept between several people on the scene, and she didn't know how many thoughts had turned wildly in the past few seconds.

Lucrecia didn't pay attention to the situation here, she had been carefully observing the changes in this "forest" since just now, and only then did she suddenly break the silence softly: "As I guessed, Taran El has woken up, but this 'dream' itself is still there...... There are other 'dreamers' who are maintaining this place. ”

Hearing her words, Duncan just nodded slightly.

Because it is not possible to determine what the "dreamer" behind this dream is, and this dream seems to be connected to many ordinary people, he did not "set fire" here, but he has been carefully perceiving this place since just now.

This seemingly real forest is essentially a dream, and behind it is supposed to be the dreamer's subconscious, and he intervenes here through the way of "spirit walking", which can theoretically be touched, and even perceived, this "subconscious", just like the emotions and superficial thought fragments he felt when he touched those "starlight" during the spirit walk.

Here, however, no matter how much he extended his senses, no matter how carefully he "listened", he could only feel a huge ...... Emptiness.

There was nothing, no fear, no thoughts, beyond the forest was still the forest, the depths of the earth were still the earth, and the part of the dreamer's personality was completely gone, not so much a "barrier" created by the subconscious to protect the deep dreams, the feeling that this forest gave Duncan...... It's more like a fog of chaos.

The barrier is purposeful, but the fog, which is just chaotic and spontaneously condensed here, has neither purpose nor consciousness, and operates only according to some ancient rule.

Duncan pondered what was behind this empty and vast dream, but at that moment, a chaotic wind suddenly blew from the depths of the forest, interrupting his thoughts with the cold that followed him.

“…… This forest is starting to unwelcome us," Heidi frowned, but there was some confusion in her tone, "but why didn't you react before?" ”

"Maybe it's because Taran El woke up," Lucrecia said thoughtfully, "that his awakening didn't cause the dream to disintegrate, but it did close an 'entrance' that we, the uninvited guests who entered, would naturally be ostracized." ”

"Looks like it's time to leave." Duncan sighed regretfully, he instinctively felt that there were still many secrets hidden in this dream, but he also knew that if he continued to forcibly stay here when the dream had already begun to produce rejection reactions, the harm caused would probably not be much less than that of the "deformed sun" in the sky before.

"Well, I'll need to get back to the real world as soon as possible to see how Taran El is doing," Lucrecia said, looking a little relieved, "but don't really kill me on the ship." ”

"Well, go ahead," Duncan nodded to her, "more things, we'll talk about it when we meet in the real world—I'll get to you soon." ”

The expression on Lucrecia's face seemed to tense instantly, but she quickly recovered and showed a smile: "Okay, but don't worry, it's okay if you slow down, it's a long journey from the cold sea to the southern sea, pay attention to ......"

"I mean, I'll be looking for you soon—probably this afternoon," Duncan waved his hand, "the Lost is already near Breeze. ”

The smile on Lucrecia's face instantly froze: "...... Yes? ”

Duncan's face was calm: "Maybe it's some kind of effect after the sun goes out, the Lost Country has crossed a long distance in an instant, and now I've arrived." ”

Lucrecia was stunned, and then her figure "flickered" twice in an instant, and just disappeared in front of everyone out of thin air.

Leaving Duncan and Heidi and the others to look at each other.

The awkward silence lasted for a moment, and finally it was Vanna who spoke first: "She woke up?" ”

No one answered her.

"It's time to leave," Duncan shook his head, easing the awkwardness of the sudden arrival, "if there's anything else you want to say, let's get in touch later." ”

After a brief reunion, it was time to say goodbye, and Heidi couldn't help but feel a sense of loss in her heart, she looked at her father and friends who were standing beside Captain Duncan with mixed feelings, and suddenly thought of one thing: "Wait, how do I contact you?!" You're on the Lost Homeland......"

"Just write a letter," said Morris with a smile, "and send it directly to the antique shop in the lower town, and the captain will hand it over himself." ”

"Huh? Just write a letter? ”

Heidi was stunned, and before she could react, she heard Vana next to her speak: "If it's just a simple message, you can also go to the cathedral, and Bishop Valentine can help deliver the message." ”

Heidi continued to look confused: "You mean the cathedral!?" ”

"Or you can wait for the ship to have a holiday," Duncan added, "It's been a busy time, but there should be a holiday after that, and I can send them back to Plain." ”

"There's even a holiday on the Lost Homeland?!"

However, Heidi's questions went unanswered.

The wind blowing in the forest had taken on a palpable cold and hostility, and the rejection of dreams was reaching its peak, and in her eyes, the figures of Captain Duncan, her father, and Vanna were fading into obscurity.

Eventually, even her own consciousness became hazy and sank into darkness with a sudden sense of weightlessness.

The next second, the darkness faded, and she awoke from her dream.

Heidi opened her eyes and saw that she was lying on a bed in a ward in a medical facility, and that her original "patient" had gone.

It seems that after falling into a dream, someone noticed the abnormality and sent him here.

Miss Psychiatrist exhaled deeply.

This long and tortuous dream has finally come to an end.

(End of chapter)