From Prisoner to Si Chen..

Chapter 419 Farmer

Chapter 419 Farmer
Inside the dim mine, the scarlet aura of nightmare in the air grew thicker and thicker, almost completely obstructing spiritual vision.

Gnosis has been giving warnings.

From the moment I stepped into the mine, the palpitations never stopped.

Gillan had never seen such a level of nightmare.

It is more dangerous than anything I have encountered before.

"It seems that it is possible that this is a third-level nightmare monument..."

Jilan narrowed his eyes, maintained a leisurely pace, and walked in cautiously.

In the spiritual vision, these twisted and uncertain scarlet nightmare auras were like monsters with bared fangs and claws, floating and entangled around Jilan, trying to wrap him up and swallow him.

However, deep in Jilan's eyes, the outline of the cross sword bonfire swayed, directly driving away the approaching nightmare spirit and keeping it one meter away from the body.

After devouring a large amount of kingdom imprints, his mental strength has now reached an astonishing level, comparable to level 6.

Therefore, even the nightmare energy emitted by the third-level nightmare monument could not harm Jilan. Unless he voluntarily fell asleep, there was no way he could be dragged into a nightmare.

Jilan's actions were not affected at all, and he went deeper into the mine.

"Hmm?" He suddenly let out a light exclamation.

When he passed a corner in the corridor, he found several unconscious figures lying on the ground in all directions.

These people were wearing miners' uniforms and helmets. The flashlights hanging on their chests had run out of power and were flickering with weak light and crackling sounds.

They were covered in dust and lying on the ground with their eyes closed.

Gillan squatted down and reached out.

'These miners are not dead, they are just still trapped in a nightmare...'

He looked thoughtful.

Logically speaking, as a third-level nightmare monument left behind by a sixth-level Jiushizu after his death, the probability of survival is not high, let alone ordinary people, even ordinary Jiushizu who are dragged into the nightmare is not high.

But several hours had passed since the outbreak of the nightmare, and these miners were still alive.

This surprised Gillan.

If there is nothing special about the miners, then it can only mean that the situation in the nightmare may not be the same as what I expected...

Although it is still dangerous, there is still a glimmer of hope.

'You'll know after you've seen it.'

Gillan stood up again.

He bypassed the sleepy miners and continued to go deeper.

Not long after.

Gilan walked into an open space with vertical columns and steel supports, and the overall space was in the shape of a hemisphere.

Searchlights were nailed to the surrounding rock walls, casting beams of light toward the center.

More than a dozen figures fell to the ground in a row.

One of them, a man wearing a tan sheriff's uniform and a helmet, was sitting against the rock wall with his head down, unconscious.

"Kuole Karov (Karlao Barbaroche)."

"Male, 19 years old."

Gilan took a quick glance and confirmed that the sheriff was the target of this trip.

He walked over and found that Kuole's appearance was indeed somewhat similar to Duke Hawkes.

Gillan looked around.

Soon, he found the location of the Nightmare Monument.

On the rock wall behind the crowd, a square gray tombstone was half exposed.

On the front is engraved in scarlet cursive letters:

"Jason Bane."

"1777-1924."

Jilan's eyes narrowed as he stared at the nightmare monument.

"I guess this is what the deceased 6th-level Kyushu left behind...Did he die here three years ago? His natural life span was not over yet, so he probably met with an accident."

He secretly said.

It's just that Gillan had never heard of the name "Jason".

At the same time, what surprised him was that, in addition to the name and life time, there was also a short epitaph below the monument:
"'The white dove of peace is the greatest deception. The betrayer will be betrayed in the end.'"

None of the nightmare monuments seen before had "epitaphs". Jilan speculated that perhaps only the nightmare monument of a level 6 long-lived being would have this special situation.

It was just the content of the epitaph that made Jilan frown.

"Could it be that the death of this 6th-rank Kyuzo is related to the White Dove Tower..."

Gillan speculated in his mind.

He took a deep breath, relaxed his mind, and released the kingdom's mark from protecting his soul.

blow--

The scarlet nightmare aura swarmed in like sharks smelling blood, directly drowning Jilan.

Gilan's consciousness fell into a trance.

Under the erosion of nightmare, he was forcibly dragged into a dream almost in the blink of an eye.

Thus, he descended into the nightmare inside the monument.

When his vision returned, Gillan squinted reflexively because the light was very bright.

Swish——

A strong gust of wind blew in his face, lifting his long gradient hair.

Jilan found himself on a huge suspended platform.

This platform is located high in the sky, is circular in shape, and has a diameter of over 100 meters.

There are dark columns standing on the edge, converging at the top to form a "birdcage"-like appearance.

Jilan glanced around and saw a dozen miners and Sheriff Kuole gathered together, looking straight ahead with horror in their eyes.

Follow the line of sight of these people.

In the center of the platform stood a wooden gallows with a man hanging upside down on it.

His arms were tied, and the noose that was supposed to lock his throat was tied to his right ankle.

The man's eyes were closed, his long brown hair was hanging upside down, and he looked like he was dead.

Ji Lan's eyes narrowed.

There was a flash of color in his eyes.

"Jason Bane's Obsession (Nightmare Guardian)."

"He was a senior executive of the White Dove Tower and a 'farmer' who was one of the 'Three Fables'."

"The path is the Crucible Spiral of Pentacles, the October Path of the White Dove Poet, and the Level 6 Traitor."

Seeing the description of "Guidelines", Jilan was shocked. He didn't expect that this third-level nightmare monument was actually left behind by the senior leaders of the "White Dove Tower" after their death.

Gillan had never even heard of the title "Three Fables", but based on his intuition and deduction, he knew that this was obviously a member of a higher level than "Sonnet".

I'm afraid he is second only to the tower master, "The Singer".

He is a real high-ranking member of the secret society.

The opponent's 6th-level essence name also attracted Jilan's attention.

'How did he die here three years ago?'

Ji Lan secretly thought.

'Did he betray the White Dove Tower and was punished?'

He did not act rashly, but stood where he was, observing the hanged man from a distance.

Sheriff Kuole and the miners on the side, instead of feeling happy after noticing that someone else had entered this strange space, showed even stronger expressions of fear.

Gilan noticed the expressions of these people and became even more alert.

"Have you ever betrayed anyone?"

At this time, the upside-down man spoke.

His eyes were still closed, and his voice was clear and gentle as water.

Jilan had no expression on his face and said calmly:

"No."

“Is the benefit not big enough?”

The Hanged Man chuckled.

"Or are you not brave enough?"

"Neither." Jilan looked calm.

"Oh? Why is that?"

“Because I have my own bottom line.”

"Bottom line..." The Hanged Man laughed. "That thing isn't worth much."

The two sides were silent for a few seconds.

"Since you have never betrayed others, have you ever been betrayed?" he asked again.

"No." Gillan said.

While talking to the other party, he quietly turned on the "Guide Prompt" and glanced around calmly, trying to find the core location of this nightmare.

This platform is quite open and there is no obstruction, so the core location must be extremely easy to find.

However, Jilan's pupils shrank quickly because the direction he was directed to was right in front of him.

at--

The left chest of the Hanged Man.

"The Nightmare Core is his heart..."

Ji Lan sighed secretly.

This is the most troublesome situation.

The core is not something in the nightmare scene, but exists in the guard. In this way, it is impossible to destroy it in advance to weaken the guard's power.

"I can only face it head-on..."

Gillan thought to herself.

The upside-down man slowly opened his eyes, revealing a pair of terrifying eyes with only whites.

He gave a wicked smile.

"Oh? You've never betrayed anyone, nor have you ever experienced betrayal... That's really a pity. You can't experience the joy of 'betrayal'."

“Why should I experience this feeling?”

Jilan said calmly.

"What's wrong with you?"

"Ah……"

The Hanged Man laughed.

He moved his bound hands and hooked his left index finger.

"I can understand your slander, after all, you don't understand what I'm saying. But I can help you and let you experience it a little bit..."

As soon as the words fell.

An invisible force burst out from the index finger of the upside-down man, crossed a distance of dozens of meters, and enveloped Jilan.

"Huh?" Ji Lan's eyes narrowed.

His right hand slowly raised up...

Then, trembling continuously, it moved towards the neck.

"If the body is endowed with will, will it be grateful to you? Or will it betray you?"

The smile on the hanged man's face became more and more ferocious.

"I am looking forward……"

Snapped!
Jilan's right hand immediately grabbed his neck and he frowned.

This was the first time he encountered such a strange power.

Although his right hand still had feeling, it was completely out of his control, as if it really had its own will, trying to rebel and kill the subject that originally controlled it.

Gillan is not without countermeasures.

He suppressed his terrifying grip strength and used his left index finger to tap his right arm several times with a mysterious rhythm.

A few puffs.

His right arm suddenly became limp and powerless, hanging down by his side as if it had no bones.

This was a simplified secret technique in which he used his finger as a sword, based on the "Gerald Bleeding Sword", to block the perception of his entire right arm, thus breaking the opponent's mysterious influence.

"Why stop?"

The Hanged Man grinned.

"Let's try the other side..."

As he said this, he hooked his finger again.

The invisible force strikes again.

This time, Gillan's left hand began to tremble.

His eyes narrowed.

Bang! !

Gilan knew that dragging it on like this was not a solution, so he stepped forward and rushed towards the gallows.

The stone slabs of the platform were shattered by the sudden burst of kicking, creating a dent and sending dust flying backwards.

Gilan's figure left a long, blurry trail and rushed forward.

During this process, he regained the feeling of his right arm, and repeated the same trick, blocking his left hand with finger strikes.

At the same time, he took out the Laughing Staff and transformed it into a flower basket cross sword form.

All this happened in just a few seconds.

Jilan has reached the hanged man.

Without saying a word, he grasped the sword in one hand and swung out the "Universe Sword".

The silver sword light burst out, shining brightly.

"Silver plate." Jilan said coldly.

The cross sword in his hand blurred for a moment and disappeared.

Then it turned into specks of starlight, gathered together like a streamer, drew a gorgeous arc, and swept towards the hanged man.

But the other party did not dodge or avoid, staring at him. At the same time, he pointed his five fingers at Jilan and clenched them.

"Will the sword in your hand not betray you?"

The hanged man said viciously.

Ding! !

Only a crisp sound was heard.

Jilan was shocked to find that the silver sword light in his eyes suddenly collapsed, and the cross sword stopped on the side of the hanged man's neck, several centimeters away, but did not move forward at all.

The Laughing Sword began to tremble and became uncontrollable, trying to break free from his hand.

"Even inanimate weapons can be affected by the opponent's mysterious power..."

Jilan's eyes were solemn.

He exchanged glances with the Hanged Man, and then heard the other man speak again:

"Do you feel that everything you see, hear, and think... is yours and will not betray you?"

Jilan's expression suddenly changed slightly.

If even your perception deceives you and even your thoughts no longer belong to you...this battle can basically be declared a failure.

At this moment, Gilan's thoughts seemed to have entered a world where time had stopped.

He thought a lot.

Finally, I thought of a key point.

"The Kingdom Seal is a barrier against the mysteries. It is my strongest point at the moment. How could I have suddenly overlooked this point..."

'Yes……'

"The moment I relaxed my mind and removed the protection of the Kingdom's Seal, the other party had already influenced me with the nightmare spirit..."

"My mind, at that moment, subconsciously ignored this point..."

'The mysterious person of the "White Dove Poet" path is indeed extremely difficult to deal with... Fortunately, this is just Jason's obsession. Even though he is a level 6 "traitor", the remaining power is not enough to completely overwhelm me.'

Gillan blinked.

Time seemed to have returned to normal.

The Hanged Man looked at the purple-eyed young man in front of him. The tip of the cross sword with the flower basket turned, drew a perfect arc, and slashed towards the other's neck.

Bang! ! !
There was a loud bang.

The blood mist exploded.

The Hanged Man was stunned.

His eyes moved slowly, and he saw a strong arm piercing his left chest.

Jilan grasped the blade of the Flower Basket Cross Sword with one hand, blood spurted out from between his fingers and flowed down his wrist and forearm.

But with his other hand, he clenched his fist and shot through the chest of the hanging man like a cannonball!

He lowered his eyes, looked at the face of the hanged man, which was cracked like porcelain, and grinned:
"Do you really think that 'betrayal' is a wonderful experience... If that were the case, why would you die because of it and leave behind such an obsession?"

The Hanged Man was startled.

Followed by.

puff-

Jilan pulled his hand out, holding in his palm a heart that had already turned gray and necrotic.

This is the core of the nightmare.

Gillan clenched his palms tightly.

It exploded into powder instantly.

"You damn..."

The upside-down man's face was distorted, and his hands were stretched out with his fingers clenched.

An invisible force far beyond the previous one surged towards Gilan.

Jilan's eyes were fierce.

In the purple eyes, the cross sword bonfire was burning fiercely.