Chapter 419 Farmer
In the dim mine, the scarlet nightmare gas filling the air became increasingly dense, and the spiritual vision was almost completely blocked.
Gnosis is always warning.
From the moment I stepped into the mine, my heart palpitations never stopped.
Gilan has never seen such a level of nightmare energy.
It's more dangerous than anything I've ever encountered before.
‘It seems that it is really possible that it is a level three nightmare monument...’
Jilan narrowed his eyes, kept a leisurely pace, and walked in cautiously.
Under the spiritual vision, these twisted and uncertain scarlet nightmares, like monsters with teeth and claws, floated, entangled around Jilan, trying to wrap up and engulf him.
However, deep in Jilan's eyes, the outline of the cross sword bonfire swayed, directly driving away the approaching nightmare energy and repelling it one meter away from the body.
After devouring a large amount of Kingdom Brands, his current mental strength has reached an astonishing level, comparable to level 6.
Therefore, even the nightmare energy emitted by the third-level nightmare monument cannot do anything to Ji Lan. Unless he falls asleep voluntarily, there is no way to force him into a nightmare.
Gilan's actions were not affected at all, and he went all the way deep into the mine.
"Huh?" He suddenly exclaimed.
While passing a corner in the corridor, he found several unconscious figures lying on the ground in a mess.
These people were wearing miners' uniforms and helmets, and the flashlights hanging on their chests had been exhausted, flickering with faint light and making a sizzling sound.
They were lying on the ground with their eyes closed in disgrace.
Jilan squatted down and stretched out his hand to explore.
'These miners are not dead yet, they are just trapped in the nightmare...'
He looked thoughtful.
Logically speaking, as a third-level nightmare tablet left behind after the death of a sixth-level Kusei, even ordinary Kusei who are dragged into the nightmare have a low probability of survival, let alone ordinary people.
But it had been several hours since the Nightmare Qi erupted, and these miners were still alive.
This surprised Gilan.
If there is nothing special about the miners, it can only mean that the situation in the nightmare may be different from what I expected...
Although it is still dangerous, there is a silver lining vitality.
‘You’ll know just by looking at it. ’
Gilan stood up again.
He bypassed these sleeping miners and continued deeper.
Not long after.
Gilan walked into an open space with vertical columns and steel supports. The overall space was in the shape of a hemisphere.
Searchlights were nailed to the surrounding rock walls, and the light beams were cast towards the center.
More than a dozen figures fell to the ground in a row.
One of the men, wearing a brown sheriff's uniform and a steel helmet, was leaning against the rock wall, sitting there with his head down, unconscious.
"Kuole Karov (Karlao Barbaroche)."
"Male, nineteen years old."
Gillan glanced at it and confirmed that the police officer was the target of this trip.
He walked over and found that Kuolai's appearance was indeed somewhat similar to Duke Hawkes.
Gilan looked around.
Soon, he found the location of the Nightmare Monument.
On the rock wall behind everyone, half of a square gray tombstone was exposed.
Engraved on the front in scarlet cursive letters:
"Jason Bain."
"1777-1924."
Gilan's eyes narrowed and he tightened Stare at this nightmare monument.
‘Presumably, this is what the dead sixth-level Kusei left behind...did he die here three years ago? The natural lifespan is not over, most likely due to some accident. ’
He secretly said.
Just the name "Jason", Gillan has never heard of it.
At the same time, what surprised him was that, in addition to his name and life time, there was a short epitaph below:
"'White dove of peace, The biggest scam. The betrayer will eventually be betrayed. '"
There is no "epitaph" in the nightmare monuments I have seen in the past. Gillan speculates that perhaps only the nightmare monuments of the sixth-level people have it. This special situation occurs.
It was just the content of the epitaph that made Gilan frown.
‘Could it be that the death of this sixth-level long-lived person is related to the “White Pigeon Tower”...’
Jilan speculated in his heart.
He took a deep breath, relaxed his mind, and released the Kingdom's brand from protecting his soul.
镕——
The scarlet nightmare gas suddenly swarmed in like sharks smelling blood, directly submerging Gilan.
Gilan's consciousness fell into a trance.
Under the erosion of the nightmare energy, he was forcibly dragged into sleep almost in the blink of an eye.
Thus descended into the nightmare in the monument.
After regaining his sight, Jilan squinted his eyes reflexively because the light was very bright.
Whistle——
A strong wind blew in his face, raising his long and gradual hair.
Jilan found that he appeared on a huge suspended platform.
This platform is at high altitude, circular in shape, and has a diameter of more than a hundred meters.
There are dark columns standing on the edge, converging at the top to form an appearance similar to a "birdcage".
Gillan glanced around and saw a dozen miners and Sheriff Kuole gathered together, looking straight ahead in horror.
Follow the sight of these people.
I saw a wooden gallows standing in the center of the platform, with a man hanging upside down on it.
His arms were tied, and the noose that was supposed to choke his throat was tied to his right ankle.
The man's eyes were closed tightly and his long brown hair hung upside down. He looked like he was dead.
Ji Lan's eyes narrowed.
A flash of light appears in the eyes.
"Jason Bane's Obsession (Nightmare Guard)."
"He was a high-level executive of the 'White Dove Tower' and a 'farmer' who was one of the 'Three Fables'."
"The path taken is the spiral of the furnace of stars, the path of the October 'White Dove Poet', and the 6th level 'traitor'."
Jilan was shocked when she saw the description of "Guidance Tips". He didn't expect that this level three nightmare monument was actually left behind by the senior executive of the "White Pigeon Tower" after his death.
As for the title "Three Fables", Gillan has never even heard of it. But based on intuition and inference, this is obviously a higher-level member than "Sonnet".
I'm afraid, second only to the tower master "Yin Zhe".
He is the real top executive of the secret society.
The opponent's sixth-level original name also attracted Jilan's attention.
‘How did he die here three years ago? ’
Jilan secretly thought.
‘Could it be that he betrayed the “White Dove Tower” and was liquidated? ’
He did not act rashly, but stood there and observed the hanging man from a distance.
Sheriff Kuole and the miners on the side, after noticing that another person entered this strange space, not only did not feel happy, but instead showed an even stronger look of panic.
Ji Lan noticed the expressions of these people and became even more wary.
“Have you ever betrayed others?”
At this time, the hanging man spoke.
His eyes were still closed, his voice was clear and gentle as water.
Gilan 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.” Gilan looked calm.
"Oh? Why is that?"
"Because I have my own bottom line."
"The bottom line..." The Hanged Man laughed. "That thing is not valuable."
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 conversing with the other party, he silently turned on the "Guidance Prompt" and glanced around calmly, trying to find the core of this nightmare.
This platform is quite open and has no obstructions. The core location must be extremely easy to find.
However, Jilan's pupils quickly shrank. Because the direction of guidance is right ahead.
Right on——
The left chest of the hanging man.
'The core of the nightmare is his heart...'
Jilan sighed secretly.
This is the most troublesome situation.
The core isn't something out of a nightmare scenario, it's in the guards. In this way, it would be impossible to destroy them in advance to weaken the guards.
'You can only do it head-on...'
Jilan thought to himself.
The hanging man slowly opened his eyes, revealing a pair of terrifying eyes with only the whites of his eyes.
He smiled an evil smile.
"Oh? I have never betrayed others, nor have I ever experienced betrayal... That's really a pity. You can't experience the fun of 'betrayal'."
"Why should I experience this feeling?"
Jilan said lightly.
“Are you sick?”
“Huh...”
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 said. But I can help you and let you experience it a little bit..."
As soon as the words finished.
An invisible force burst out from the hanging man's index finger, covering a distance of tens of meters, and enveloped Ji Lan.
"Huh?" Ji Lan's eyes narrowed.
His right hand slowly raised...
Then, tremblingly, he moved towards his neck.
"If the body was given a will, would it be grateful to you? Or would it betray you?"
The smile on the Hanged Man's face became more and more ferocious.
"I'm looking forward to it..."
Bang!
Gilan's right hand immediately grabbed his neck, and he frowned.
This was the first time he encountered this strange power.
My right hand is obviously still conscious, but it is completely out of control, as if it really has its own will, trying to rebel and kill the subject who originally controlled it.
Gillan is not without countermeasures.
He resisted his terrifying grip and used his left index finger to tap on his right arm with a mysterious rhythm.
Puff a few times.
The right arm suddenly went limp, lost its strength, and dropped to his side as if it were boneless.
This is a simplified secret technique that he used to use the sword to block the entire right arm's perception based on the "Gerald Bloodletting Sword", thus eliminating the mysterious influence of the opponent.
"Why stop?"
The Hanged Man grinned.
"Try the other side again..."
As he spoke, he hooked his finger again.
The invisible force strikes again.
This time, Gilan's left hand began to tremble.
His eyes flashed.
Bang! !
Jilan knew that dragging him on like this was not the answer, so he stepped on it and rushed towards the gallows.
The stone slabs of the platform were shattered by the sudden burst of kicks, creating a dent and causing dust to rise backwards.
Gilan's figure traced a long blurred trajectory and rushed forward.
During this process, he regained the feeling in his right arm, repeated his old trick, and blocked his left hand with finger strikes.
At the same time, he took out the Staff of Laughter and transformed into the form of a flower basket cross sword.
All this happens in just a few seconds.
Jilan has arrived in front of the Hanged Man.
Without saying a word, he held the sword with one hand and threw out the "World Sword".
The silver sword light bursts out and shines brightly.
"Silver plate." Jilan said coldly.
The cross sword in his hand blurred for a moment and disappeared.
Then it turned into dots of starlight, gathering together like ribbons, drawing a gorgeous arc, and swept towards the Hanged Man.
But the other party didn't hide and stared at him. At the same time, aim at Gilan and hold it with five fingers.
"Wouldn't the sword in my hand betray you?"
The Hanged Man said viciously.
Ding! !
Just listen to a crisp sound.
Ji Lan was shocked to find that the silver sword light in his eyes suddenly disintegrated, and the cross sword stopped at the side of the hanging man's neck, a few centimeters apart, but it did not move any further.
The Sword of Laughter began to tremble, disobedient, and tried to break free from his hand.
‘Even inanimate weapons can be affected by the opponent’s mysterious power...’
Jilan’s eyes were solemn.
He and the Hanged Man looked at each other, and then heard the other person say:
"Do you think that what you see, what you hear, what you think... are all yours and will not betray you?"
Gilan's face suddenly changed slightly.
If even the perception has deceived oneself, and even the thinking no longer belongs to oneself...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, the key point came to mind.
'The Kingdom's brand is a barrier against mystery. This is where I am most powerful right now. Why did I suddenly ignore this...'
'That's right...'
'The moment I relaxed my mind and released the protection of the kingdom's brand, the other party had already followed the nightmare energy and affected me...'
'My mind subconsciously ignored this at that moment. Click...'
'The mysterious person on the path of the "White Dove Poet" 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. ’
Gilan blinked.
Time seems to have returned to normal again.
The Hanged Man looked at the purple-eyed young man in front of him. The flower basket cross sword had turned its tip, drawn a perfect arc, and slashed towards the opponent's neck——
Bang ! ! !
There was a loud bang.
The blood mist exploded.
The hanging man looked startled.
His white eyes moved slowly, and he saw a strong arm piercing his left chest.
Jilan held the blade of the Flower Basket Cross Sword with one hand, blood bursting from his fingers and flowing down his wrist and forearm.
But the other hand made a fist and penetrated the hanging man's chest like a cannonball!
He lowered his eyes and looked at the hanging man's face cracked like porcelain, grinning:
"Do you really think 'betrayal' is a wonderful experience... ...If this is the case, how could you die because of this and leave behind such an obsession?”
The Hanged Man was startled.
Next.
Pfft——
Jilan pulled out his hand, holding a heart that was already gray and necrotic.
This is the core of the nightmare.
Jilan squeezed his palm hard.
It explodes into powder instantly.
"Damn you..."
The hanging man's face was distorted and his hands were stretched out with his fingers clasped.
An invisible force far greater than before surged towards Jilan.
Jilan’s eyes were fierce.
In the purple eyes, the cross sword bonfire burned brightly.
The invisible force passed through his body, but was instantly bounced away, with no effect...
(End of Chapter)