Duncan and Alice returned to the "Witch's Mansion" at 99 Crown Street as fast as they could.

Along the way, they saw the streets of the city-state that had been completely restored to their usual appearance—whether it was the neighborhoods that had been completely covered by the "dense forest", the neighboring paths that had been covered by the spreading vines, or the buildings that had once fallen silent and empty in the shadows of the forest, all of which had been restored to their former prosperity in the early morning.

The number of pedestrians on the road gradually increased, the first bus of the morning had already crossed the avenue, and the knowledge guard at the intersection was handing over to the city-state sheriff's office, the strange situation that had permeated the entire neighborhood a few hours earlier...... It was as if it was a grand hallucination that only Duncan and the others could perceive.

When Duncan and Alice returned, everyone was already waiting in the living room, and Lucrecia was the first to greet her, and she walked quickly to Duncan: "Are you alright?" ”

Duncan waved his hand and said quickly as he walked into the living room, "I'm in a different situation than yours, and now I need to gather all the information." ”

Alice also followed into the living room, and when she passed by Lucrecia, she casually handed over the puppet head she had held all the way: "Here you are, it's not broken!" ”

Lucrecia took the puppet's head with a subtle expression, looked back at the maid puppet who was leaning against the handrail of the stairs not far away and was in a standby state, raised her hand to beckon a tin manservant, and handed the puppet's head to the other party: "Put it in the maintenance room first, and wait for me to deal with it." ”

Soon, everyone was gathered together - Duncan sat on the couch in the center of the living room, his gaze sweeping over the familiar faces around him.

Although he knew that everyone was safe and sound, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart when he saw everyone return to reality safely at this moment.

"Let's talk about what we know so far," Duncan was the first to break the silence after a moment of silence, "First of all, it is now almost certain that the large-scale vision that happened in the city-state last night is very similar to the dream that Taran El fell into before, although there are differences in details and many new changes, but the source of it should be the influence of the so-called 'Dream of the Nameless' - this 'dream' is growing, and now it seems to have a tendency to get out of control and spread to reality. ”

He paused slightly, glanced at Alice beside him again, and continued: "Second, after the anomaly occurred, we experienced different situations - Alice and I stayed in the real world, we saw the streets eroded and alienated by the overflowing power of the dream, and I even came into contact with a large entity that 'drilled' out of the dream, and you were dragged into the 'other side' of the dream, during which everyone was cut off, only Lucrecia barely maintained contact with the real world by relying on the puppet servants she made.

"Then let's start with Lucrecia, and each of you will describe your own experience in the 'dream realm'."

Duncan's gaze fell on the "Sea Witch", who immediately nodded and adjusted his sitting position: "Then let's talk about my situation first - my 'dream place' is a no-man's land in the forest, where I met an elven female ...... who called herself 'Shireen'"

Nina, who was on the side, exclaimed when she heard this: "Huh? Did you meet someone? Is it a dreamer? ”

Then she reacted, and immediately stuck out her tongue in embarrassment: "I'm sorry, I didn't hold back...... You go on and say, I won't interject anymore. ”

Lucrecia didn't care, she just nodded to Nina, and continued: "From what I have observed, the elf who calls herself 'Shireen' is not a dreamer, but a ...... 'resident' who appears in that huge dream, of course, it sounds a little strange......

"She mentioned a place called the 'Wall of Silence', which seemed to be a line of defense, she called herself a ranger, and she also mentioned an evacuation order, telling me that everyone had withdrawn to the Wall of Silence - until the end of the dream, I was traveling with the elf to the place called the 'Wall of Silence', but we didn't reach our destination......"

Lucrecia described her experiences in the dream world in as much detail as she could, and everyone except Duncan, who already knew something about it, was serious and surprised when they heard about it - for the simple reason that Lucrecia was the only one of them who came into contact with the "natives" of the dream world.

No one would have thought that there would be a mental entity like "Shireen" in the "Dream of the Nameless"!

And if the elf named "Shireen" is true, in the depths of that forest, behind the defense line known as the "Wall of Silence", there are even more mental entities living in the "Dream of the Nameless"?!

After Lucrecia finished, there was a brief silence in the living room, and then it was Maurice who spoke: "I'm with Nina. ”

Duncan was suddenly a little surprised: "You two are together? ”

"Yes, it seems that there is some kind of randomness in the process of falling into the dream world, not all of us are separated," Morris nodded, "Our landing point is also a 'no man's land', and all around us can be observed is an endless expanse of nameless plants, during which Nina has risen into the sky to observe the situation in the distance, and we have noticed some dark areas in the forest that seem to be polluted......

"In addition, according to our tests, when Nina unleashes her power, the entire dream world will react violently......"

Morris was coherent about their experiences in the "Dream of the Nameless", which Duncan did not have, and he frowned slightly, listening carefully to every detail of the old gentleman's explanation, especially the fierce reaction of the "Dream of the Nameless" after Nina unleashed the power of the primordial sun.

Sounds ...... It was a strong rejection.

This reminded Duncan of his own experience in that dark space filled with thick fog...... According to the "suspicious goat's head", he was ostracized in that space because Sirantis was afraid, so what about Nina's ostracism?

Could it be Nina's "sunshine"...... Also made the Nameless Dream feel threatened?

With a thoughtful expression, Duncan looked up and his gaze fell on Shirley.

"I've seen a cultist, an annihilation cultist," Shirley said immediately, with a smug expression on her face and a hint of pride in her tone, "I can dig up a lot of information from that guy!" And in the end, he beat him up and made Ah Gou leave a mark on that guy...... By the way, I also encountered the whole forest suddenly turned up, and it almost scared me to death, it seems to be some kind of 'erosion zone' that Lucrecia just mentioned? Could it be that the 'polluted area' that the old man and Nina saw was from my side? ”

Duncan's eyes widened slightly when he heard this.

Everyone's experience in the Dream of the Nameless is different, but Shirley's experience on this side seems to be particularly explosive!

The expression on his face suddenly became serious, and his body subconsciously leaned forward, staring at Shirley's eyes: "You speak slowly, don't turn it upside down - what is the specific situation?" ”

"Hey, I'll tidy up......" Seeing the captain's serious appearance, Shirley quickly sat down and began to rewind the memories in her mind, but she scratched her cheek after sorting out her words vigorously, "That...... Dog, you can tell me for me, I'm afraid I won't understand. ”

In the next second, all eyes were focused on Ah Gou.

Ah Dog shook his head, sighed helplessly, and spoke under Duncan's gaze: "We first encountered the rapid decay of the forest - according to the information we got later, it should be the so-called 'erosion' phenomenon......"

Dog spoke in a coherent manner about his and Shirley's experiences in the forest, including the forest that suddenly began to corrupt and distort, the cultist he encountered later, and the lot of information Shirley had gotten from the cultist.

Duncan's train of thought gradually expanded as Ah Dog narrated, and he compared them with existing clues one by one to establish a connection.

The phenomenon of erosion, the line of defense known as the "Wall of Silence", the elves named Shireen, the Annihilationists, and...... The abrupt end of that eerie dream.

"Looks ...... The erosion mentioned by the elf named 'Shireen' must have been the terrible phenomenon that happened to Shirley and Dog," Lucrecia said thoughtfully, "The forest suddenly distorted into an indescribable form, the earth corroded and activated, and everything became hostile...... And those who annihilated seemed to know more. ”

"It's a pity that the cultist ran away in the end," Morris frowned and shook his head, "If he was hiding in another city-state in the real world, it wouldn't be easy to find him again." ”

"The more important question is, how did those cultists get in and out of the Nameless Dream?" Vanna, who had never spoken on the side, also suddenly broke her silence at this time, "They seem to have a special method to enter and exit that 'dream' in a controlled manner, and even to act in that dream in an organized manner, and this 'method' is very important." ”

Duncan nodded slowly, and then his gaze fell on Vanna.

"What do you see on that side? Also in the forest? He asked curiously.

Vana looked at the others, and after a brief mutter, she spoke, "That's exactly what I want to say, I'm not from what you've experienced, very, very ...... No, when I heard you describe the forest, I was even confused because ...... I'm in the middle of a desert. ”

There was an instant silence in the living room.

Everyone looked at each other.

It took several seconds for Duncan to speak in disbelief: "You said you were in a desert?!" You don't see the forest at all? ”

"Yes, there is no forest, just sand, a little bit of sparse and withered plants, and huge stones," Vana nodded seriously, "I climbed to the highest stone hill and looked into the distance, there was no forest in sight at all. ”

(End of chapter)