Hyperdimensional Warlock

Chapter 4291 Dream Path Guidance

Chapter 4291 Dream Path Guidance

"Is this it?"

Under Angor's instructions, Normefens used his authority to teleport Angor into this long, dark corridor.

The path is made of simple bluestone, without even a floor.

Several torches were placed on the wall, their flames burning brightly to keep the corridor from being completely dark; however, the light from the torches alone was not enough to illuminate the corridor, which remained dim.

Normefens looked in both directions. Behind him was a dead end, while in front of him was the Wall of Questions, which was engraved with reliefs of himself.

There's nobody here.

Wasn't it said that the withered ones were here?

Nomefens was puzzled and could only turn his gaze to Angell.

“This is it.” Angel said calmly, then walked along the stone path to the place where the power of authority was most concentrated.

From the outside, nothing seems out of the ordinary, but as soon as Angell arrived, he could feel the power of the "Gatekeeper" and the "Dream Gate" flowing wildly.

This place simultaneously gathers the powers of two major "gates".

Without a doubt, people from another world are nearby.

However, since the other party has not yet broken through the power of the "gate" and has not even gathered the power of the fairy realm to form a text prompt, it means that the "other party" is currently unable to enter the Dream Crystal Plains.

The reason for this conclusion is that Ingres was making a horizontal comparison in his mind.

This situation is very similar to when the Sun and Moon Wizards broke into the Uriel instance.

At that time, Blanche, relying on her talent of "Dream Design", took the dream of "Dreamer Guleimo" as the original path and, along with Camillo and the Sun and Moon Wizard, broke into the Uriel instance.

In this case, it is highly likely that a "dream guide" is using the dreams of dreamers such as the Decayer, Kagu, and the Little Devil, as a means to attempt to enter the Chapter of the Heart, which is now the sealed land.

A comparison reveals that both involve using the "dreamer's" dream to attempt to invade the Dream Crystal from the real world.

However, Blanche did manage to break through back then.

At that time, before Angor could even arrive, Blanche, relying on her unreasonable dream-creating talent, forcefully broke into the Uriel dungeon.

Furthermore, the Wonderland powers even temporarily generated a quest for Luigi in the Uriel instance – "Trigger a random event: 'The Traveler from Afar'".

In contrast, this time...

The other party did not actually break into the sealed area, nor did they generate any text message.

This shows that the abilities of this "Dream Guide" are far inferior to those of Blanche.

This is normal, though. Blanche's talent is so idealistic that it's almost impossible to imagine. According to Mr. Sun and Ms. Moon, if she were to die, her talent would most likely transform into something mysterious.

This shows just how unreasonable Blanche's talent is.

It is absolutely impossible for other "Dream Guides" to reach Blanche's level.

Even legendary figures like Mr. Sun and Ms. Moon couldn't do it.

Therefore, when Angell personally arrived near the coordinate point and still saw no response from the text box, he was already quite relieved.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the other party will not be able to break in.

This is definitely a good thing.

With this layer of insurance in hand, Angor also felt a sense of curiosity: whose dream had become the "medium"? Was it the Decayer? Or Kagu or Weeks?

Who is this "dream guide"? Will it be the cruel scholar himself appearing in person?

With these questions in mind, Ingres began to explore the power of the "door".

A human woman with radiant golden hair is silently leading the withered ones forward, but ahead of them lies a dream bridge that stretches as far as the eye can see...

"As expected, it is the withered one."

Using the power of the door, Angell could easily see what was happening outside.

The appearance of the Decayers did not surprise Angor. Only the Decayers, Kagu, and Weeks still possessed remnants of strange dreams, making them suitable as mediums for the Dream Path Guides' exploration.

It's perfectly normal for any one of these three to appear.

However, the human woman surprised Angell greatly.

Because he knew the other person.

To be precise, he knows who the other person is, but the other person may not know who he is.

"Rainbow" Liriel was once a witch in Elysium, but she and her student "Hydra" Astrid betrayed Elysium one after the other.

Astrid has become a wandering wizard and is now in the Seventh Gentile State.

Liriel joined the Bloodborne Alliance and eventually went to the Abyss to explore the front lines.

The above is Angell's understanding of Liriel.

All this information came from Madeline, who told Angor on his journey to the Abyss. The main purpose was to help Angor recognize people and avoid offending powerful wizards.

However, Angor's journey in the Abyss was relatively short, and he did not come into contact with or see Liriel.

But unexpectedly, I saw Liriel here.

According to Madeline's information, Liriel is indeed a dream wizard, so it's normal for her to be a "dream guide." But why her of all people?

According to Angor's conjecture, only the Cruel Scholar could discover the "residual dream" on the Decayers and others.

Logically speaking, shouldn't a dream guide be a cruel scholar?

Angor's eyes flickered, and he turned to look at Normefens: "Do you know anything about the true nature of the Cruel Scholar?"

Normfins: "I know a little, but not much."

"Do you know what cruel scholars know about 'dreams'?"

Normefens shook his head without hesitation: "I don't know about that. Cruel scholars have the authority over knowledge, so they may have some understanding of dreams, but it shouldn't be deep. After all, there aren't many demons in the Abyss who are good at dream power."

Angell nodded.

He had a general idea in his mind: the Cruel Scholar, like the Sun and Moon Wizards, was a legendary figure, but he didn't understand the power of dreams.

Therefore, His choice, like that of the Sun and Moon Wizards, should be to seek external assistance.

The Sun and Moon Wizards initially hired Camillo and Blanche as their generals, while the Cruel Scholars most likely sought out this witch, Liriel.

But how come the Cruel Scholar has made contact with Liriel? Could it be... that Liriel has become a follower of the Cruel Scholar?

Angell looked at Liriel under his power vision, his eyes flickering.

Regardless of whether Liriel believes in the Demon God or not, the more important question now is how to deal with them.

The solution is to ignore it and let Lillie give up.

Or should we let them in?

Angell fell into deep thought.

……

On the long and seemingly endless Dream Bridge.

The withered one silently followed behind the owner of the pleasure house.

Logically speaking, the mortals in the Dream Bridge should be in a state of mental confusion, much like people who are "dreaming".

But the owner of the Pleasure Pavilion possesses a magical power; as long as one gets close, their chaotic thoughts will be dispelled, and they will regain their normal rationality.

However, the withered one regained his sanity and felt that it would have been better not to recover.

Because they have been walking on this bridge of dreams for a very, very long time...

Here, the decaying being has no concept of time; it feels as if a very, very long time has passed—half a year, a year, two years? Or even longer?

But the owner of the pleasure house told it that actually only two hours had passed in real time.

Two hours felt like a thousand times longer in its sense of time, and if it continued, it felt it might dry up in the dream bridge.

The Pavilion Master of Pleasure was naturally aware of the withered one's condition, but there was nothing she could do about it.

"As the essential path connecting the spiritual world with the outer sea of ​​dreams, the Dream Bridge amplifies your thinking speed. In the blink of an eye, you may have already gone through thousands or tens of thousands of scenarios in your mind."

"Time hasn't actually slowed down; it's your consciousness that's running too fast, so fast that it stretches two hours of reality into years of subjective torment."

The owner of the pleasure hall said helplessly, "The main problem is that your mind is too active. If you can calm your mind, it might be better..."

Even so, the Master of Pleasure still found it somewhat difficult to look at the enormous head of the Decayer.

Because she can connect to the outside world at any time, her sense of time can be corrected, but the withered cannot... Unless it is awakened, this torment of the sense of time will not end.

But if she awakens, how will she fulfill the cruel scholar's request?

She had previously tried to "follow the dream" in Kagu and Weeks, but the remnants of their strange dreams seemed to have been severed.

Entering their dreams, one cannot find any dream path at all.

Only the dreams of the withered possess a complete path leading to the end of the strange dream.

However, this road is far too long.

Even as a dream wizard, the Master of Pleasure tried every means possible, but she couldn't find the exit of this path... Helpless, she could only lead the Decayers forward to see if she could trigger a "variable".

This walk took more than two hours.

Although she herself was fine, she was a little tired, but the decaying creature had been walking for "several years" in this way. From its perspective, it must have been an ordeal.

Want to give up?

However, the remnants of the strange dream on the withered one's body will fade with time. If he really gives up, the cruel scholar's request will also fail... It's rare to find an opportunity to repay a favor. If he just gives up like this, who knows when the cruel scholar will ask him for a favor again?

The owner of the pleasure hall could only soothe him, try to calm his thoughts down, or have him talk to her to focus and slow down his thoughts through words.

But the decaying one didn't seem to like talking; it simply moved forward in silence.

As the guide for this trip, the Master of Pleasure Pavilion could clearly sense that the Decayer's thoughts were drying up... There was nothing that could be done. In fact, if it were allowed to walk onto the Dream Bridge like an ordinary person, keeping its thoughts in a state of chaos, it would not sense any changes. But once it became chaotic, this clear Dream Bridge might have forks in the road, and it would randomly fall into a dream instead of reaching the end.

Therefore, it can only remain conscious and keep moving forward on the bridge of dreams.

It's really frustrating.

Looking ahead at the seemingly endless road, the owner of the Pleasure Pavilion was already feeling a bit apprehensive.

Walking on the Dream Bridge is like walking on a spatial distance; one step can cross a dimension.

We've traveled for so long now, and in theory we should have crossed the outer sea of ​​dreams and even reached the dream realm... but we still haven't seen the end.

Could it be that the "residual dream" on the withered one comes from the depths of the dream world?

As a dream wizard, she didn't even dare to linger in the depths of the dream world... If the target this time was in the depths of the dream world, she was actually a little flustered.

Just as the owner of the pleasure hall was struggling with whether to give up or persevere, a fog suddenly rose up ahead.

The owner of the pleasure hall was taken aback.

I rubbed my eyes and realized it really was just fog?

A mist has appeared on the Dream Bridge? How is that possible? Could it be that beings from the Dream Realm are interfering?

The owner of the Pleasure Pavilion instinctively adopted a defensive posture, his gaze sweeping around the Dream Bridge... a void, devoid of any living beings.

The owner of the Pleasure Pavilion paused for a moment, confirming that no dream beings had appeared, before looking again at the mist ahead.

Should we continue?

Under normal circumstances, the Dream Bridge will not be shrouded in mist. The appearance of mist signifies an impending change.

Whether this variable stems from danger or from the objective, the owner of the Pleasure Pavilion cannot yet determine. If it's the latter, perhaps she can fulfill the cruel scholar's request, but if it's the former... she herself is not confident in escaping from those idealistic dream beings.

After a moment's thought, the owner of the Pleasure Pavilion ultimately decided to continue onward.

Ever since she owed the cruel scholar a favor, she had been constantly uneasy, fearing that the cruel scholar would ask her to do things against her will.

Now, the cruel scholar has finally come to honor her kindness, and it wasn't too difficult, nor did it violate her beliefs.

Therefore, we must forge ahead no matter what.

Even if the final result isn't good, it's still an explanation to the cruel scholar—at least she tried her best, which is better than returning empty-handed and not being able to offer any explanation at all. This way, she can at least repay the favor.

The owner of the Pleasure Pavilion, steeling himself, led the Decaying One into the mist.

The mist obscured her vision, even blocking out the Pleasure Pavilion Master's perception of her physical body, causing her heart to skip a beat and making her want to retreat immediately.

If she can't even perceive her physical body in the outside world, wouldn't she be trapped in a dream?

Just as the owner of the Pleasure Pavilion was about to lead the withered ones away, he discovered that the mist had dissipated.

At the same time, the space around them was no longer empty, and the path beneath their feet was no longer a dream path, but a blue stone corridor.

There was a wall behind me; it was a dead end.

There were walls on both sides, with torches spaced several meters apart.

Directly ahead lay a long, dark road.

Where did they bring her?

I was in Dream Bridge a while ago, but now it feels like I'm in an artificial corridor.

The Pavilion Master of Pleasure took a deep breath, turned to look at the withered creature, and found that its complexion had clearly improved. This meant that its disordered sense of time had disappeared.

In other words, they were no longer on the Dream Bridge, but had arrived in an unknown place.

"Could this be the source of the 'Remnants of a Strange Dream,' the answer the Cruel Scholar seeks?" The Master of Pleasure Pavilion tried to ask the Decayer, but the Decayer shook his head, indicating that he did not remember.

The owner of the Pleasure Pavilion didn't care. Whether it was the Decayer, Kagu, or Weeks, they all said they didn't remember the previous "Strange Dream".

"Whether this is the dream you had before or not, we'll find out by exploring it." As the owner of the Pleasure Pavilion said this, he subconsciously prepared to create a dream-tracking beacon.

Using the Dream Beacon, she could roughly pinpoint the source of the strange dreams on the withered one. If the beacon ultimately pointed to this area, it meant she had found the right place.

To the surprise of the Pleasure Pavilion Master, the dream power that he could easily use on the Dream Bridge was completely suppressed here.

She could vaguely sense the power of dreams lurking deep within her body, but she couldn't mobilize it; the power of dreams was like a stagnant pool.

Her own body was not only unable to use energy or mobilize mental power, but even her physical strength had become noticeably weaker.

It was as if she had returned to the situation before she became a wizard.