Gawain stood aside and listened to the conversation between Daniel and Selina. Suddenly, he couldn't help but think of his experience in Kant Land a few years ago——
The dream gradually invaded reality, and gradually Absurd and distorted reality, a nightmare creature that almost enters the real world...
In this world filled with extraordinary powers, dreams are often not just dreams, and the boundary between reality and illusion... has always been Indistinct.
What Selina and her church compatriots are most worried about now is obviously that the things in the sandbox are out of control and entering reality, and that thing... I am afraid it cannot be solved by sending an army.
This group of nerds who are obsessed with cutting-edge technology finally made a big mistake for themselves and everyone in the field they are good at.
"Things brewing in the sandbox..." Daniel's tone also became serious. He repeated these words softly, but his eyes couldn't help but sweep across this strangely quiet church. The old man in gray robe was standing quietly with confusion in his eyes, "I hope it's not..."
The old mage did not express his worries, but from the deep understanding of Selina and Archbishop Yuri Judging from the solemn eyes, they have obviously associated something from this church and the "upper-class narrator's faith" that the church represents. However, in this strange place, out of common sense in mysticism, no one has connected those things that should not be Say what you say.
“We need to report what happened here to His Majesty the Pope,” Archbishop Yuri said after a moment of silence. “In addition, it is necessary to preserve this town and recruit more manpower to carry out updates in the future. Detailed investigation."
Selena nodded slightly and said thoughtfully: "In addition, regarding this sect that believes in the 'Upper Narrator', their customs and legends also need to be analyzed in depth. , Logically, any customs and legends are not created out of thin air, they are very likely to hint at the changes that occurred inside the No. 1 sandbox when it was out of control."
She gently shook the lantern and released the control. The old man in gray robe gave a psychological suggestion, and then withdrew his gaze from the pulpit and looked at the door at the entrance of the church: "Leave here for now."
Daniel and Archbishop Yuri nodded in response, and four people wearing owl masks next to them The high-ranking priest also bowed his head to accept the order, and the group of people walked towards the exit of the church. The old man in gray robe, who gradually woke up from the confusion, quietly looked at the direction in which the uninvited guest was leaving. After a long time, he showed a smile and stretched out his hand. He made a gesture of covering something with his palm, and said gently: "Have a safe journey, and the upper storyteller will bless you all..."
Gawain stood beside the pulpit and looked at this casually. The old man in gray robe took a look, followed Selena and others, and returned to the street outside.
In the small town, the night continues, and the chaotic and gloomy sky envelopes the earth. In the scattered houses, the warm and soft lights are still bright, with a dead silence and strange atmosphere. The light shines through the cracks in those curtains or boardsExposed, it outlines grotesque shadows on the street.
This made Gawain couldn't help but have a strange association: the whole town is like a vague dream, full of violations and weirdness, but the people in it can only wake up occasionally. Zhong realized this and was shocked into a cold sweat.
So... those "testers" who were sent into the sandbox and experienced thousands of years and dozens of reincarnations in the sandbox, did they "awaken" by accident? In an instant, he noticed a trace of the truth in this dream world? After discovering this glimmer of the truth, how do they view the "upper-level narrator" who created this sandbox world?
Is the old man in the church corresponding to him in Sandbox No. 1 a lost tester? Or...are they "residents" that were born by the sandbox in order to maintain its operation?
"On the days when the bell rings, people staying on the streets will encounter the sacred 'deletion'..." Selena said as if talking to herself, "But it seems that we have not been affected. . But I am not sure whether the 'residents' living in the real sandbox will actually be 'deleted'."
"I am more curious about the so-called "deletion". What does 'delete' correspond to?" Daniel nodded and said, "When I go back, I will check the early records of the operation of Sandbox No. 1, and maybe I can find clues."
Archbishop Yuri came to the center of the square. Still responsible for the navigation and teleportation work of the entire team, layers of pale golden runes emerged around him. The gentle-tempered Archbishop of the Eversleeping Man maintained the operation of the runes while speaking loudly: "Monitoring team, prepare to lift the shield. The 'dream jump' will be carried out after one minute."
A voice came from the rune: "The monitoring team has received it, and it will be unblocked in one minute, and the dream jump permission will be enabled in two minutes."
Daniel and Selina walked into the rune range, and four other high-level priests wearing owl masks quickly arrived. Gawain came to them in a swagger, preparing to return to the dream city with this team.
Just like when they came, although the priests could not feel Gawain's presence, they still subconsciously adjusted their positions, leaving a seemingly normal space for one person to stand.
One person got out of the way a little slower.
Gawain couldn't help but glance at the high-level priest wearing an owl mask. In the last few seconds when the pale golden runes around him were about to take shape, he suddenly felt a sense of violation.
Four people?
"There is one more person!!" Gawain's eyes suddenly became sharp and he reminded loudly. < /p>
The pale golden runes shattered instantly, and the dream jump that was about to take shape was suddenly interrupted. Archbishop Yuri was stunned for a moment, and then heardDaniel's warning - as a senior archbishop, he reacted immediately. While releasing subsequent spells to stabilize the surrounding dream shield, he spoke quickly and ordered the monitoring team at the rear: "There is a risk of type II leakage - block the port in this area! ”
The lantern emitting psychedelic light floated in the air. The light rippled in all directions like real water waves. It was like an invisible breeze blowing through the soul. Everyone felt that their spirits were clear. A word that had not been heard for seven hundred years reached Gawain's ears: "...guard your own mind, and I will clear away the shadows!"
This made Gawain couldn't help but look in the direction of the sound. ——Selina Gale held the lantern separately and stood among everyone, with a gentle and quiet face, but her brows were slightly wrinkled, and her eyes were as deep as water.
The attention of the three archbishops soon fell on the four high-ranking priests wearing owl masks.
It was not until this moment that the people at the scene suddenly remembered that there were only six people in the entire team when they set off, including three archbishops and three high-ranking priests. It was not until this moment that they suddenly seemed to realize ——There is one more person wearing a mask!
The four priests stood together, their masks hiding their true expressions, but judging from their tense limbs and slightly accelerated breathing, they were highly nervous and on full alert.
Under the gaze of the archbishop, they began to look at each other, as if they wanted to find out who was the "extra person".
Selena maintained the "refreshing" effect of the lantern, and her tone was serious and low: "Recall, when did it become abnormal?"
"After checking that room "After the hut," Daniel thought for a moment, "I can't remember how many people came out at that time, but I remember that it was four voices who made the report!"
Yuri's tone was even more nervous and guarded! : "After entering the church, I clearly saw four figures - but I was completely unaware of the abnormality at the time."
His words made everyone at the scene realize the seriousness of the problem -
p>Including Daniel, there are three eternal sleeper archbishops here!
Every archbishop is a strong person in the field of mind and soul, an expert who can detect small anomalies in dreams, but in this "phantom town" formed by the overflow data of Sandbox No. 1 , the three of them didn't even notice that there was an extra person in the team from beginning to end!
This is psychic interference that can affect high-level, even legendary powerhouses!
Although they immediately woke up from this "confused" state after being reminded, it was still terrifying.
"Start the investigation now," Selina's eyes swept across the four high-level priests, and the light of the lantern in her hand gradually changed from milky white to a hint of dusk-like turbidity, "Open your mind and accept the inspection."< /p>
The light began to sweep across the four high-ranking priests, and Gawain's eyes fell on them.
The figure of one of the priestsThere was a sudden tremor, like a phantom projection caused by a poor signal.
Archbishop Yuri's hand immediately condensed with pale golden runes, and the priest whose figure trembled instantly turned into a hazy phantom, quickly becoming transparent in the air.
The light beam condensed from the pale golden runes swept across the phantoms. Faintly, Gawain seemed to hear an indistinct voice screaming and howling. The next moment, screaming and howling. The sound disappeared together with the hazy phantom.
Daniel looked at Yuri: "Has it been eliminated?"
A strange look appeared on Yuri's face: "It should have been eliminated... but it 'feels' very strange, not like Any kind of mind I have ever destroyed... is like a 'half-finished product'."
Just when Daniel wanted to ask something else, everyone heard a voice at the same time——
From the small church behind everyone, a sigh that seemed helpless and mocking came out: "Alas..."
Accompanied by this sigh, the gray-white exterior wall The small church quickly became transparent and illusory under everyone's eyes, and gradually disappeared into the air.
The lights of the houses in the town were extinguished one by one as the chapel disappeared, and the street lights on both sides of the road dimmed one after another.
The entire town returned to the state it was in when Gawain, Daniel and others first entered.
But in everyone's eyes, this place is several times more bizarre and dangerous than before.
The lantern in Selina's hand was still emitting a dim yellow light. Even though the "extra person" suspected of being mixed in had been eliminated by Archbishop Yuri, she still used the lantern to illuminate everyone at the scene. Alone, after everyone was checked and confirmed that there were no problems, she looked slightly relieved, nodded and said: "Leave quickly, this place is weird, it is not suitable to stay for a long time."
Yuri The Archbishop immediately began to continue the dream jumping ritual and notified the surveillance team at the rear to lift the alarm.
Gawain also stood among these eternal sleepers again. This time, he checked the number of people around him very carefully and confirmed that there were no extra people.
The pale golden runes gradually took shape and closed.
Before the dream jump started, Archbishop Yuri couldn't help but look around again, and finally his eyes fell on Daniel: "There aren't too many people, are there?"
Gawain He looked around, then looked down at himself, and nodded to Daniel: "The number of people is normal, not one is too many."
Daniel also nodded to Archbishop Yuri: "The number of people is normal, not one is too many." ."
"...I want to take a good rest when I go back," Archbishop Yuri said with a helpless smile while starting the dream jump, "I always feel like there is an invisible person standing next to me."
p>......
As the light and shadow flickered, the team returned to the square of the Dream City.
“Archbishop Daniel, let you become a member of the Supreme Council of Bishops.It's a pretty correct decision." After the transmission, Selina Gale immediately looked at Daniel. "Your alertness and vigilance allowed us to avoid a danger with unpredictable consequences. "
"It is standard operation for security personnel to check all parameters and items after each mission," Daniel smiled reservedly. "The 'extra person' is actually not very secretive, as long as we go If you check, you will find it - it just weakens our idea of 'checking', and I happen to have formed an unchangeable habit in this regard. "
"In short, this gave us a reminder and allowed us to accumulate some experience in dealing with Sandbox No. 1. These experiences can come in handy in the next exploration," Archbishop Yuri breathed out , “That’s it for today. "
One by one the figures disappeared into the square.
Gawain and Daniel stayed at the end.
"Keep in touch, I will pay attention to this matter at any time. "It's something," Gawain nodded slightly and was about to leave, "If there is any further exploration, be sure to report it. "
"Yes, my lord. ”