- Very eccentric.

Annan's keen intuition made him feel that everything in front of him revealed a strange sense of disobedience that could not be explained.

Citizens who disappeared without warning.

All of them, along with everything they carried, disappeared from the world in front of them at the same moment.

Is this the part of the nightmare?

"Is that the same on the outside?"

Annan whispered to Justes.

Although there was no one around, in this eerie silent atmosphere, he still subconsciously lowered his voice.

The strong man nodded solemnly.

"I just went outside to take a look. At least on the streets...... And there was no one in the store next door. ”

Justes pointed to the second floor: "I went to room 201 to take a look, and when I knocked on the door, there was no response from inside.

"What do you think, Frerell?"

Justs also clearly didn't know much about it, and was a little nervous.

He lowered his head and looked at Annan, and asked Annan for advice seriously: "Shall we ...... Break down the door and take a look? ”

"What about you?"

Annan asked rhetorically, "What do you think?" ”

"I doubt it now...... Will this be a nightmare? ”

Justes frowned slightly.

As a mercenary in an underground city, he has seen a lot of big scenes.

When confronted with this strange situation without any clue, his first reaction was, "Could this be a nightmare world with distortion?"

"We'd better confirm each other's identities first, Frerell."

Justes looked at Annan and said slowly, "The three secrets we exchanged back then...... You should remember it. ”

…… Was that thing used here?

Annan was stunned.

But he soon became worried again.

It is impossible for him to know the three secrets of Justes.

And now it is not Nefertari who is controlling Justes's body who has entered the nightmare with him.

This is both a good thing and a bad thing.

Since Nefertari, as a mortal, does not have the ability to stay awake in dreams. Then Justus can be regarded as the historical Justes...... From him, a lot of information can be discovered, which is obviously helpful for clearing the dungeon.

- But at the same time, it also means that this makes a "teammate-playable character" an uncontrollable NPC.

If you can't answer the answer to this question...... I'm afraid I'm going to play ball with my life.

When Justes patted himself on the shoulder before, Annan felt a flash of pain.

If Annan didn't guess wrong...... It was supposed to be Justus's strength that broke his shoulder blade, and he immediately turned the wound back to his own.

- Even Justes doesn't have to use any supernatural powers on himself.

Frederick's body was too fragile.

He doesn't have the level of a melee class at all, I'm afraid he hasn't been trained yet, and his physique is really poor...... At this distance, Annan suspected that Justes could perform a propeller-like flying head who died on the spot as long as he gave him a gentle slap in the face.

But in the face of this dead situation, Annan did not have the slightest panic on his face.

In his pupils, there was no hesitation or fear, just calmly replied: "Of course I remember...... How do we get here? ”

"One person says one thing, the first round tells his own secret, and the second round tells the other person's secret, so as to prevent fraud. And then save another round just in case. If it does, it doesn't mean it's a nightmare...... Or it's not you and me who are in the nightmare. ”

Justes said slowly, "Who came first?" ”

"You go first."

Annan replied calmly.

- He suddenly realizes why the characteristics of this nightmare are the same "repeated" as "Nightmare: Gallery".

Repeating the trait will cause you to lose all of your memories after dying in a nightmare. It's like a real dream...... When I woke up from the big dream, I was left with only an extremely thin impression.

If its special nature is not a "repeat", then the person who enters this nightmare can go back and forth at this point for several rounds to empty out all the secrets of Justes or Frederick.

Conversely......

Since there is such a point, perhaps it can also be understood in reverse - there is no actual death here?

Because nightmares must have an end, and they can definitely be purified. It's like in Mario Manufacturing, no matter how difficult the level is, you have to clear it once before you can upload it.

There is no such thing as a nightmare that cannot be purified, because that would mean that the world inside the nightmare will never end - that is, it will become a "document" of infinite volume. This is a bug in itself.

Even if the Spore Mill is a nightmare of immorality that is itself aimed at killing the purifiers, there is a right path after all.

The real lack of virtue in the Spore Mill lies in its difficulty and fraud.

It's not that it's extremely difficult to clear the game...... Rather, it is a nightmare that is on the upper side of the distortion level, the outward sign is difficult, and the death penalty is extremely severe. This will directly lead to the lack of intelligence of the people who raid this nightmare.

It sets the maximum number of playthroughs to "1", just because it is afraid that "someone may purify this nightmare". Therefore, the real secret is hidden, and it will be automatically destroyed after only one level. It's like a safe that self-destructs if you open it once.

If the Spore Mill could really be unsolvable, then there was no need for the spider to set up this "nightmare of just a drop of blood".

- Since you can prepare for running, it means that you are not 100% confident.

And for now, with Frederick's physique...... There was absolutely no way he could outrun Justes. The only chance to run away should be for Frederick to follow him out when he left the house.

But it may also hang.

And once the chase starts later, it will be too difficult to escape from a Gold-tier transcendent in a city where no one is around.

To know...... Although now Frederick has a mighty look on his face.

But when he was in the Bronze Rank, Justus's profession was that of a stalker.

Therefore, this should be the point of the plot. A conversation that can't be escaped......

…… Where is my life?

"For one, I have an extremely strong desire to kill."

Justes said slowly.

Annan raised his eyebrows.

…… The guardian known as the "Shield That Never Falls" is actually a natural murderer?

Indeed...... There were some secrets that Annan had not anticipated.

But how do I respond?

Looking into Justes' eyes, Annan spoke slowly: "[I can gain power by killing enemies]. ”

- This is the secret that Annan exchanged with Nefertari from the outside before entering the nightmare.

Definitely not Frederick's secret.

But oddly enough, in the face of this secret...... Justes didn't feel any sense of disobedience.

"Two," said Justes slowly, "you, Frederick...... The relationship with Ingrid is an underground lover. ”

—Ingrid.

This is the second time Annan has heard the name.

This should be a girl's name.

In the CG just now, Justes inadvertently mentioned this name when he was bragging about his strength. But Frederick quickly interrupted it.

Look like this......

Is this girl dead?

They used to be in the seventh shift? The love triangle between the two friends and a dragon girl...... And then the girl suddenly burped?

Annan's mind was thinking quickly, but his expression was not the slightest different.

"Second, your teacher, 'Bone Healer' Seti, lost the power of the elements after repairing the holy bones."

Annan slowly spoke about the second secret that Nefertari had given him.

Oddly enough, it still meets Justes' requirements.

It was as if Justers hadn't heard Annan. On the contrary, he breathed a sigh of relief, and his gaze at Annan suddenly relaxed.

"At least the possibility of one of us being the cleanser of nightmares can be ruled out now...... We are still ourselves. ”

- Nonsense, because we're both purifiers of nightmares. But you're fucking amnesiac.

Annan said silently in his heart.

But there was only a look of agreement on his face: "But there is still the possibility of 'this is a nightmare world'."

"But to be on the safe side, I recommend not treating it as a nightmare...... so as not to get unnecessary injuries. ”

"Don't worry, Frerell."

Justes disagreed: "With me, you won't get hurt."

"Let's find out what kind of conspiracy it is."

He said no more, and he did not hesitate any longer.

Walk straight out.

Annan watched his back and followed silently.

- Not an illusion.

He confirmed in his mind.

Although Justes did a good job of concealing it, at that moment, the anger in his heart suddenly rose - as if he had been provoked by something.

But I obviously didn't say anything wrong.

Could it be that he said something?

…… Could it be that Ingrid was in mind?

Say less and make fewer mistakes, and do less wrong.

Annan didn't say a word, just pulled down the hood behind him and covered half of his face.

Let's do it when the opportunity arises.