The red moon returns

Chapter 96 Three Elements of Dreams (please read it, brothers, this chapter is two in one)

The kerosene lamp, suitcases, daily necessities, everything remained unchanged. The female reporter Maya was still curled up in the quilt and sleeping soundly.

But unknowingly, these are already in a strange building.

The building is primitive and ancient, with earthen walls and mud bricks, wooden windows and stone doors, and a few pieces of stone furniture scattered around. It is definitely not what the Rhine City should look like. The furniture is also covered with thick dust, and it has obviously not been used for a long time.

But why is there any movement outside?

what happened?

Lynch was no longer as scared as he was the first time, but the tension brought about by the change still lingered.

‘Neighbor, are you still there? ’

【always there. 】

The corners of his mouth were slightly raised in the darkness, and the familiar voice quickly relieved his tension: "It's nothing, then I have the confidence in my heart, and I will take you to continue to see the scenery on the Immortal Journey." ’

【Um. 】

His thoughts quickly returned to calmness. After a moment's hesitation, Lynch turned on the phantom sound and peered out from the cracks in the wood of the window.

It was pitch black outside, with only light coming from the distance. The faint light outlined the surrounding outlines, which were vague and shadowy. They were rows of low buildings, stacked on top of each other with no end in sight. There were still figures swaying faintly between the buildings. .

Someone, turn off the lights.

Quickly turning off the kerosene lamp, the room fell into darkness, with only the dim light from the window shining into the room through the gap.

Listening carefully in the darkness, no one spoke outside, there were only faint footsteps and strange low roars, which came and went in the shadow of the building, as if there was some strange existence wandering aimlessly.

Lynch thought for a while, took a few steps back and left the window, and gently groped for Maya's side. The female reporter was breathing evenly, and she was obviously sleeping deeply.

After hesitating for a moment, Lynch reached out and planned to shake Maya awake.

Let's see if she has any clues.

However, when he stretched out his hand, he did not touch Maya, but passed through the quilt, as if it was just a shadow.

Um? It can touch other objects.

Lynch felt a chill running down his spine and tried again, but still didn't hit anything.

Frowning, Lin Qi felt an ominous premonition in his heart. He returned to the window again, and the figure outside was still wandering around. This time the distance was closer, and Lin Qi could barely make out the outline of the figure.

He gasped when he saw it clearly.

Weird gelatinous skin, wolf-like fangs, blood-red eyes full of bloodlust and madness, and sharp claws as sharp as blades.

Ghouls, several ghouls.

Looking at the swaying shadows in the darkness far and near, Lin Qi's heartbeat couldn't help but speed up a lot. Damn it, have I encountered a mysterious incident again? Or is it that I am actually asleep and dreaming myself?

Hiss, wait, a dream? That dream of Maya's?

An idea flashed in his mind, and Lin Qi suddenly remembered the dream Maya described just now.

The ancient and weird city, the ghouls wandering everywhere, everything matched her description. Could it be that I had also fallen into that dream?

No, I can't touch her. She has special characteristics, which means she must occupy a very important position.

Damn it, could it be that I was pulled into my dream by her? Can she do such a thing?

Realizing that he was probably in a city full of ghouls, and that there was an unspeakable thing in the temple, Lynch felt like a light on his back. This was the first time he was facing all this alone, and everything felt full of uncertainty.

She must hide here and must not go out. She will be in trouble if she is discovered by ghouls all over the city. It is safest to wait for her to wake up.

This is Lynch's instinctive judgment, but if you think about it carefully, who knows when she will wake up? What's more, what if, like in some movies, the time ratio is different? Can I really wait until she wakes up?

No, waiting is too passive. You must find a way to make her wake up.

Lynch once again tried to shake Maya's body, but still passed through her body, and tried calling in Maya's ear, but it was also to no avail, as if the two parties were not in the same world at all.

It seems to be useless, so I have no choice. Being trapped here is not an option. Although it is dangerous outside, there may be a way out.

Go out and give it a try.

Blocking the dim light of the lighter, he left a note for Maya, and then approached the window. When the ghouls outside had wandered elsewhere, Lin Qi gritted his teeth, silently opened the window and got out.

He used his ability to hide himself for the first time, but he didn't dare to relax at all. He had tried it on a police officer before. If there was a strength gap, it would be easy to see through it if he got close. Lin Qi didn't dare to gamble on the probability of being discovered.

He quickly looked around. It was equally dark outside, and there was no sun, moon or starlight above his head. He had no idea where the city was. He could only barely distinguish the surrounding environment by relying on the green light emitted by a building in the distance.

In the shadows, there were swaying figures everywhere, rustling footsteps, zombie-like roars, and the unique rotten smell of ghouls, attacking from all directions in an instant. I don't know if there are too many ghouls nearby, or if it's the same in the city.

I hope it's just that the neighborhood is special.

Fantasy in his mind, Lynch decided to observe nearby for a while, so he made a mark, chose the direction with light, and stepped cautiously against a building, step... Damn it.

In the darkness, a ferocious face appeared in front of Lynch, almost face to face. The suddenness made him almost die on the spot.

The visibility was so low that he almost ran into it. The distance was so close that Lynch could even smell the stench coming out of the opponent's mouth. The monster seemed to have noticed something was wrong, and leaned forward to inhale continuously.

Lin Qi's scalp was numb and he covered his mouth and nose and took a few steps back to distance himself, but his heart had already sunk. He realized that he had overlooked a big problem. He had concealed his vision and hearing, but he could do nothing about his sense of smell.

But there was no chance to make amends at this time. Lynch, who had distanced himself, held the pistol and ring, ready to enter combat at any time. However, the ghoul just sniffed around, then turned around without interest and continued to wander. .

Phew, so dangerous.

Lin Qi took a deep breath while holding on to his pounding chest. He realized that he was carrying and hugging Maya, and his body had long been covered with her putrid smell. No wonder he wasn't discovered. It seemed that sometimes he could do some human things. Benefits.

However, after being frightened once, Lynch had an idea. Contrary to the normal situation, it was not suitable to lurk in hidden places, otherwise it would be easy to bump into the ghoul again. Instead, the field of vision was wider and better, and he was far away from the ghoul. Some places are more suitable.

For example, the middle of a city street.

Compared with the Rhine City, the streets of this ancient city are very narrow, and even carriages cannot run away. However, leaning down and sneaking along the middle of the street, just as Lynch imagined, he successfully avoided many wandering ghouls. Slowly approach the direction of the green light.

The progress was quite smooth, which put a smile on Lynch's lips. However, the smile froze on his face as soon as it appeared, and a disgusting and rich smell of blood floated over from the front.

All abnormal phenomena may be mysterious signs, but whether it is a blessing or a disaster is unpredictable.

Lin Qi's heart tightened, and he gritted his teeth and turned his head away. I'm sorry, I didn't smell anything.

However, it's not that simple. Just as he was about to leave, before taking a few steps, Lin Qi felt his feet go weak.

It seemed like he had stepped on something soft. Along the way, I have never found any debris on the street. This is the first time I have stepped on a foreign object. Now it is impossible to ignore it. Lynch leaned over and touched it and found it was a rag.

Not the weird leathers of the ghouls around, but burlap woven by Victorian craftsmanship.

How could such a thing exist?

No matter what state he is in now, this kind of fabric should not exist in this city.

Could it be that Maya dropped it in her dream before? However, Lin Qi himself was amused by this idea. Even in the mysterious world, he had never heard of people leaving things in their dreams.

Unless this is not a dream at all, or more than a dream, modern fabrics will appear.

The light was too dark to observe, so Lynch simply put the rag under his nose and smelled it. In addition to the strong smell of blood, there was also a rancid smell. It was not the rotten smell of a ghoul, but more like a homeless person or a garbage dump. The sour smell inside.

The remains of a homeless man’s clothes? Why is the smell of blood so strong?

There were more ghouls nearby than there were on the road just now. They seemed to be attracted by something and started wandering nearby. Lin Qi had a bad feeling, so he simply didn't avoid it and followed the direction of the bloody smell. Take a few steps forward.

It was not an illusion. The ghouls were indeed denser. Lynch moved with great difficulty. Not only did he have to pay attention to his surroundings at all times to avoid bumping into the ghouls, he also had to check the ground from time to time to find the bloody locations.

In the end, I simply got down on all fours and lay on the ground to search at the closest distance. As expected, I found several more fragmentary items.

Broken sticks, broken glasses, a few thin boards, threepence coins, and even a damaged boot.

It was all stained with blood, and it all stank. The blood is still a little damp, which means it hasn't been there for a long time, maybe it's only in the last day or two.

After briefly sorting through the things he found, they seemed to come from several different people. Thinking about the information provided by Officer Natalie, twelve corpses eaten by ghouls were found near the train station. Lynch had already realized what happened. What.

Those twelve people were probably the same victims who were pulled in here, and the reason why they were pulled in...

Lynch looked in the direction he came from. Although he didn't want to believe it, he couldn't rule out the possibility that it was Maya's influence.

The owners of these items all seemed to be homeless people, and Maya spent the night before yesterday at an abandoned car park where homeless people gathered.

Lynch could even imagine what happened at that time. As soon as Maya fell asleep, those people appeared here one after another, but they were all ordinary people. They were quickly discovered and then divided into corpses by a group of ghouls.

It’s broken. I don’t know if Maya’s transfer of people will always be effective. Officer Natalie will be here soon. If it is always effective, she will definitely be sent in too.

The consequences would be disastrous, and we must get out as soon as possible to prevent Officer Natalie from falling into this place.

Not daring to delay any longer, Lynch jumped directly onto a nearby roof and looked around. The surroundings were still dark and nothing could be distinguished. Only the green-light building stood out in the darkness.

Lynch recalled the basic knowledge of occultism that he had learned by himself these days. His memory was a little blurry, but he could still barely remember the three elements of the dream.

Owner, build scenario, core factors.

The owner is tentatively named Maya. The constructed scene is undoubtedly the city she has dreamed about, and the core factor...it will automatically become the focus of the dream. The dream may change, but the core factor usually does not. Where is the most eye-catching and most worthwhile Note where the core factors are most likely to be.

According to the three elements of dreams, one of the most common ways to break through dreams is to attack the core factors, thereby awakening the owner of the dream and terminating the dream from the source.

The most obvious and important dream element at this time is naturally the green light.

Lin Qi looked at the direction of the green light and ran directly to another roof.

Normal people or monsters usually don't wander on rooftops, so rooftops are more suitable for Lynch's sneaking at this time.

Lin Qi chose his target and no longer hesitated. He hid his figure and ran straight towards the green light in a straight line on the roof just like he did under the moonlight last night.

Thanking Cat God Bastet and Cat Count Hathaway repeatedly in his heart, Lynch rose and fell lightly on the roof, like a running black cat, while the ghouls in the street below unconsciously growled, asking for help. Lin Qi knew nothing about it. Even if his ability was occasionally seen through, these ghouls seemed to be so stupid that they had no consciousness. With Lin Qi's speed and position, just a black shadow flashed past, and they didn't react at all. However, he was so easily broken through by Lynch, getting closer and closer to the location of the green light.

However, as the green light became brighter and brighter, Lin Qi suddenly stopped and looked at the so-called building not far away with a gloomy expression.

It's hard to tell it's architecture because the materials are so different.

It was a temple built of ice, with no trace of melting at all. Instead, it exuded a strong cold air. Even from a distance of dozens of meters, you could still feel the coldness coming towards your face.

Dozens of giant icicles form a circle to support the entire building. It is a bit like the Greek temple in my hometown. It is tall and gorgeous and stands out among the low and simple buildings in the city.

All the ice bodies are exquisitely carved, solemn and heavy, making people who see them involuntarily feel fearful.

However, the entire surface of the temple was covered with a disgusting dark green thick fog, and a strange green light glowed on the thick fog, which was the source of light that illuminated this dark world.

The surface of the mist is rolling and filled, and from time to time, green smoke steams upwards. The mist pillars extend out, as if countless huge tentacles are stretching out all around. The tentacles twisted and entangled in the air, dancing freely, full of weirdness and weirdness.

I'm afraid this is the temple that Maya was talking about.

Lynch sighed, knowing that he was in the right place.

In Maya's previous narration, the temple occupies a dominant position in her dream, which further proves that this strange building is undoubtedly the core factor among the three elements of the dream.

Lin Qi calmed down for a moment to calm down, and then went through the knowledge of the three elements of dreams again.

Maya is intangible and has special characteristics, which means that she is the owner of the three elements. This is her dream, not some other indescribable thing or the strange memory of a mysterious alien.

The dream has never changed, which means that the dream scene of the Ghoul City is very stable, which means that the construction of the scene may have been induced or even directly interfered by outside forces. Is it because of the dream in the cave of the mountain people?

The core factor is this weird temple. Now as long as it has a strong enough impact on the core factor, her dream can be terminated.

The question she never said was that this temple would be so weird. The mist tentacles are still twisting and the temperature is so low. Is it really okay for me to attack?

Heck, I should have made a good judgment, give it a try, I have neighbors to bless me, I got it, neighbor.

Without waiting for Ms. Luna's response, Lynch gritted his teeth, jumped off the roof, and rushed straight to the strange temple.

　Welcome to Lynch’s occult knowledge class. What we bring to you today are the three elements of dreams. This knowledge is completely nonsense. If there is any similarity, it is purely because you should take medicine. Please do not apply it in real life, otherwise you will be responsible for the resulting mental treatment costs.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)