The monster, which shone like starlight and was always squirming in an amorphous manner, launched a fierce attack on Gawain. Its indescribable weird limbs seemed to be able to transform into countless destructive forms, whether they were sharp or sharp. Sharp claws or huge swords, even crossbows and tentacles can be continuously condensed from the "starlight aggregate". This changeable form may hint at its essence: a created dream product , it is as nameless as a nightmare, has no origin and no end, and is always changing.
Gawain resisted every attack it made, and cut off the proliferated limbs and mimicked weapons again and again.
"Steel Storm!"
Gawain's sword blade was inspired by magic and turned into countless scorching light blades. The shock wave swept away from directly in front of him, and the stone ground along the way was The mutant limbs extended by the monster were instantly torn into pieces by this powerful impact. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Gawain immediately jumped up and released the long-prepared "Champion Slash" - wrapped in white light The sharp blade fell from the sky and struck Lilith Kant's body in the air.
Lilith Kant's body was almost torn in half under this blow, but the next second, the lantern was filled with lavender light again, and her torn body also Quickly repaired and put together in the shining starlight, the crazy woman held up the lantern and laughed: "It's useless, hahaha, it's useless! I have become one with the power of dreams, you can't kill one Dream! As long as I refuse to wake up, I will never die!"
Gawain smiled slightly and casually cut off a sharp claw that sneaked up from the blind spot: "There is nothing in the dream! Is that so... It seems that the teachings of the Eternal Sleeper have really been ingrained in your mind."
"Give up, I admit that you are powerful. In terms of combat power, no one in this land can. Defeat you, but no matter how powerful the power is, it cannot destroy a dream. Likewise, it is impossible for me to kill you." Lilith Kant's manic expression calmed down instantly. She looked at Gawain coldly and said lightly, "You You can pretend that nothing happened here, and I can promise you not to take action against your people."
"I can see the madness in your eyes, madam, the power of that dark magic weapon has eroded you. I will not believe any of the promises you made while holding the lantern," Gawain regained his composure and walked step by step towards Lilith, who was already in a semi-fused state with the "Starlight Aggregation", "And why should I? You have to give up - haven't you noticed?"
"Huh?" After Gawain's reminder, Lilith Kant finally noticed what happened to her. She took a breath and looked at her enemy in shock and anger, "What have you done?!"
"It seems that Knight Philip has found your real support for maintaining your dream." '," Gawain raised his sword, "How long can you hold on now?"
Behind the main building of the castle?In the ruins of Fang's stable, Knight Philip directly chopped open the secret door in front of him - with the weakening of the power of nightmares, the doors that were originally indestructible due to the blockage of dreams have now lost the power to protect themselves, carrying magic power. With a single slash of his long sword, both wood and steel will instantly fall apart.
Behind the secret door is a staircase leading underground, and at the end of the staircase is a surprisingly vast underground space.
Seeing the scene in the underground space, Knight Philip frowned tightly.
The vast underground hall was illuminated by dim magic crystal lamps. In the obscure light, one could see neatly arranged square stone pillars standing there, each with a There were countless obscure magical runes and lines carved on them, but what really made the young knight angry was not the evil runes on the stone pillars, but the "things" surrounding the stone pillars.
Rectangular platforms are arranged with stone pillars as the center, forming a neat matrix-like structure. On each platform, you can see a skinny, twisted, and shriveled human body. These people are still alive. , but life is worse than death. They lie on a layer of dark brown soft material, and there is some kind of "biological tissue" like an umbilical cord or blood vessel that connects them to the square stone pillars. One end of the biological tissue is submerged into the stone pillars. The other end branched out into several branches and penetrated into the heads of everyone on the platform.
Those people maintain the operation of the entire dream world under such circumstances. Their brain power is squeezed and drained, and they sink in one continuous dream and cannot wake up. They remain in reality. The limbs in the world will occasionally twitch slightly, and their throats will also utter low and dull murmurs from time to time, but these are just the most basic neurological reflexes.
On the ground between the rectangular platforms and square stone pillars, there are dead bones scattered all over: those are the exhausted "firewood" that have been missing on this land for thirty years and do not belong to Kant. homeless people.
"This is...how...evil!!"
Phillip roared angrily, raised his sword high, and slashed at the stone pillar closest to him.
In the cellar beneath the North Tower, the runes on the stone pillars are extinguishing one by one, and the power that maintains the continuous regeneration of the "Starlight Aggregation" is also drastically declining. Gawain can easily The earth cut off every proliferative limb on this changeable monster, once again exposing Lilith Kant's body, and this time, the latter's regeneration has almost completely stopped, with only sporadic lilac that cannot be formed. The light floated on and off in the air.
This crazy woman growled: "How do you know...how do you know!"
"Because you asked Butler Carter to divert our attention, but But I accidentally exposed your last secret." Gawain knew that the situation had been decided and couldn't help but sigh softly, "If I guess correctly, that housekeeper is probably also a product of a dream.The real Carter should have died many years ago - no one can disappear into Amber's sight out of thin air, because even the most powerful shadow master in the world cannot do this. He disappeared near the ruins of the stable, only to It can mean that there is the 'internal border' of dreams..."
"In the end, you are not a professional nightmare master. Although the Eternal Sleeper allows you to master powerful power, that power is with the help of It was performed by an ancient lantern, and you yourself...are just a half-assed person. "
The expression on Lilith Kant's face became more and more distorted. When she heard Gawain's words, she suddenly grinned: "You reminded me, I still have this lamp... Although It's not finished yet, but the energy accumulated in this lamp has been... what? ! ”
She looked down at her hand in astonishment, but the lantern that emitted the magic light had been replaced by an ordinary lantern at some point, and Amber’s figure was only at this time. Appearing from a distance, the lantern was in her hand at some point.
The half-elf thief shook the lantern in his hand triumphantly, speaking boldly and tactfully: "I'm telling you, Not being able to pry open your door is already the biggest shame in my career! If I can’t steal your lamp anymore, I won’t be in this business anymore! ”
This time, even Gawain had to look at Amber with an expression of surprise and admiration: He really didn’t expect that this guy could even succeed in this. What is she doing in the sneaking skill tree? How many levels have you clicked?
But on the other side, Lilith Kant, who lost her lantern, calmed down strangely, and the starlight aggregate behind her gradually dissipated, and another dark Shadows gathered at her feet. Looking at Gawain and Amber, the Viscountess of Kant suddenly showed a strange smile: "You think you have won? "
Gawain frowned.
"Our son... is going home soon. "
Lilith smiled and opened her hands, as if to welcome her son who had been traveling far away for many years to come home. Her tone was full of joy and pride: "Belm, my proud child, he has been traveling abroad. Over the decades, he has grown into a real man and a real heir! Today is the day for him to go home... Did you hear it? The bells of the carriage have already sounded on the stone road outside the castle. He is returning to the place where he was born and raised. As the heir of the Kant family, he will inherit this family fortune and glory... And you can never stop his inheritance! ”
Gawain instantly clenched the sword in his hand. He did hear it. He heard the illusory sound of carriages and horses ringing in his ears. He heard an inhuman being born from a nightmare. The thing is getting out of the carriage and walking towards the castle.
This is what this thirty-year dream has truly given birth to - this is what he has learned in the Eternal Sleeper Cult! The true explanation of the words heard in the memory fragments:
"The things that have passed away will eventually come back, not only in dreams, but also in reality.Returning..."
For thirty years, everyone in this land has had a traveling "Master Belm" in their hearts. Although he has never appeared in the territory, those who Letters from other places, descriptions from lords, and rumors from the public have completely outlined the existence of this person, and Lilith Kant spent thirty years and countless people's lives accumulating huge magic power, turning this person who was originally only in The "individual" who exists in the dream is shaped.
Her real purpose is not only to keep her husband by her side, she even wants to resurrect her son in reality! >But in this dark and corrupt ritual, she can only resurrect a monster - an indescribable monster in human skin, built up from the subconscious whispers of countless people
The lantern had been separated from Lilith Kant, so it was meaningless to kill the Viscountess in front of him, but Gawain had already anticipated the worst-case scenario in advance, so he had no fear, but held the sword tightly, Waiting for the heir of the Kant family to step into this castle and come to this place
The newly born nightmare creation is not invincible - after Knight Philip destroyed the power to maintain the dream, the "Bell". "Master Mu" is just an ordinary monster with flesh and blood that can be defeated.
At the gate of the castle, a black carriage was parked in the rainy night, and a man wearing a long black windbreaker with no facial features on his face The "visitor" came to the castle gate, and he knocked on the door. After a while, the heavy door opened, and Butler Carter stood behind the door with a smile.
The main hall of the castle. A welcoming team appeared in an instant, and the band began to play, welcoming the return of the heir to this territory.
In the cellar of the North Tower, Lilith Kant's life force began to flow away at a speed visible to the naked eye. She was as pale as a corpse, and her legs could no longer stand. She knelt down beside the stone pavilion in the center of the cellar, looking at Gawain and Amber with a provocative smile on her face.
But at this moment, the oak door of the cellar was suddenly pushed open.
The figure of Viscount Victor Conde appeared at the door.
Lilith stared at this moment. My eyes widened, and I looked at the figure standing at the door in surprise and even horror.
"Dear...why are you here?" ! "
Victor Kant's body seemed hazy, even a little transparent, as if covered with a layer of gauze. He walked towards the center of the cellar, his tone low and gentle: "Come and see you, Come and see me, come and see...our son. "
"No...don't come here, you can't come here! Lilith exclaimed, miraculously even standing up again, "You can't come here!" "
"Madam, don't stop me," Victor Kant's figure shook for a moment, then continued to walk forward, "and don't disturb my spirit anymore, this is what I am doing in this nightmare. the last wish. ”
In the cityIn the main hall of the castle, the faceless visitor walked past the servants who lined up to greet him. Butler Carter accompanied him. A hoarse and chaotic voice came from the visitor's body. It was a language that could not be understood by the human brain, but Carter As if he understood, he kept nodding with a smile, and accompanied his "young master" across the hall and through the corridor.
In the cellar of the north tower, the Viscountess rushed to her husband in vain - her fingers passed through the other man's body, which made her cry out: "How can this be a nightmare? This is a nightmare." How could it be a nightmare! This..."
"This is a nightmare for all of us, Lilith," Viscount Kant looked down at his body and then at his wife in front of him, "Give up. It's time for you to wake up, and you are already awake."
He walked straight past the Viscountess, came to the stone pavilion, and put his hands on the coffin lid.
Before pushing it away, Viscount Kant looked back at Gawain.
"Thank you for your help, Duke Gawain Cecil. As the epic says, you are a hero who saves the people."
The heavy coffin lid was covered by a Push away.
Viscount Kant looked inside, and he saw a fragmented skeleton. Next to the skeleton, there were several bones that were obviously more slender.
Between these two skeletons, a woman with her eyes tightly closed lay quietly - Lilith Kant's real body had been laid to rest in this stone pavilion.
"It's finally dawn..."
With a sigh, Victor Kant's figure gradually disappeared in the air, and "Lilith" stood outside the stone pavilion. "Kant" also disappeared into thin air at the same time.
An angry roar came from the direction of the main building of the castle - in the end, the faceless visitor still failed to enter the real world.
Knight Philip left the underground hall tiredly. After climbing to the surface, he looked at the sky with a little surprise: the heavy rain had stopped at some point, and a gleam of light was rising from the horizon.
"It's finally dawn..."
The young knight muttered.