Chapter 109 The Misplaced Secret

- very weird.

Annan's keen intuition made him feel that everything in front of him revealed a strange sense of incomprehension.

Citizens who disappeared without warning.

Along with everything they carried, they disappeared from the world in front of them at the same time.

Is this the distorted part of the nightmare?

"Is it the same outside?"

Annan whispered to Justus.

Although there was no one around, he subconsciously lowered his voice in this strangely silent atmosphere.

The strong man nodded solemnly.

"I just went outside and took a look. At least there's not a single person on the street... and the store next door."

Justus pointed to the second floor: "I went to room 201 to take a look, and no one responded when I knocked on the door.

"What do you think, Freer?"

Justus also obviously didn't know much about it, and was a little nervous.

He lowered his head to look at Annan, and seriously asked Annan for his opinion: "Should we... break the door and go in and have a look?"

"And you?"

Annan asked back: "What do you think?"

"I wonder now...would this be a [nightmare]?"

Justus frowned slightly.

As a mercenary in an underground city, he has seen a lot of big scenes.

When encountering such a strange situation with no clue, his first reaction was, "Will this be a nightmare world with distortions?"

"We'd better confirm each other's identities first, Freer."

Justus looked at Annan and said slowly, "The three secrets we exchanged back then... You should still remember it."

...Is that thing originally used here?

Annan was suddenly stunned.

But he soon became worried again.

It is impossible for him to know the three secrets of Justus.

And now, it is not Nefertari who entered the nightmare with him who is controlling Justus' body.

This is a good thing and a bad thing.

Since Nefertari is a mortal, he does not have the ability to stay awake in dreams. Then Justus can be regarded as Justus in history... From him, a lot of information can be found, which is obviously helpful for dungeon clearance.

——But at the same time, it also means that this makes a "teammate controllable character" an uncontrollable NPC.

If you can't answer the answer to this question...I'm afraid I'm going to play ball with my life.

When Justus patted his shoulder before, Annan felt a flash of exploding pain.

If Annan guessed correctly...it should be Justus's strength that broke his shoulder blade, and then he immediately transferred the injury back to himself.

——Even Justus doesn’t have to use any supernatural powers on himself.

Frederick's body is too fragile.

He doesn't have the level of the melee profession at all, and I'm afraid he hasn't exercised yet. His physique is really bad... At this distance, Annan suspects that Justus can perform a scene that dies on the spot as long as he slaps him lightly. Fly with propeller.

But in the face of this deadly situation, Annan didn't have the slightest panic on his face.

There was no hesitation and fear in his pupils, but he just replied calmly: "Of course I remember... how did we get here?"

"One person says one item. The first round tells his own secret, and the second round tells the other party's secret, so as to prevent cheating. Then leave another round just in case. If it is right, it means that this is not a nightmare. ...or it wasn't you and me who entered the nightmare."

Justus said slowly: "Who will come first?"

"You first."

Annan replied calmly.

——He suddenly realized why the feature of this nightmare is the same "reenactment" as "Nightmare: Gallery".

The replay feature will cause all internal memories to be lost after death in a nightmare.

It's like having a real dream... The big dream wakes up, leaving only a very thin impression.

If its special nature is not "reenactment", then the person who enters this nightmare can repeat several rounds at this node to empty out all the secrets of Justus or Frederick.

on the other hand……

Since there will be such a point, it may also be understood in the reverse direction - it doesn't actually die here?

——Because nightmares are bound to have an ending, and they can definitely be purified. Just like in Mario Maker, no matter how difficult the level is, you have to clear it once before uploading it.

There is no uncleansable nightmare, because that means the world within the nightmare will never end - that is, it will become a "file" of infinite size. This in itself is a bug.

Even a virulent nightmare like the Sporophyte Mill, whose purpose itself is to kill the Purifier, has a right path after all.

The real immorality of the Sporophyte Mill is its difficulty cheating.

It's not that the customs clearance method is extremely difficult... but that it is a nightmare on the upper side of the difficulty level in the distortion level, the external symbol is difficult level, and the death penalty is extremely serious. This will directly lead to the lack of intelligence for those who have conquered this nightmare.

It sets the maximum number of customs clearances to "1", which is to worry that "someone may purify this nightmare". Therefore, the real secret is hidden, and it will be automatically destroyed as long as it is cleared once. It's like a safe that will self-destruct if you open it once.

If the sporozoite mill can really achieve no solution, then there is no need for the spider to set up this "nightmare with only a drop of blood".

——Since you can prepare for running, it means that you are not 100% confident.

And at the moment, with Frederick's physique... it is absolutely impossible for him to outrun Justus. The only chance to run away should be when Frederick left the house.

But may also hang.

And once the chase begins, it is too difficult to escape a golden-rank superhuman in a city without people.

You know...Although Frederick's face looks like a mighty MT now.

But when he was at the bronze rank, Justus' profession was a stalker.

So, this should be the point of the plot. Conversations that cannot be escaped...

...where is my vitality?

"One, I have a very strong desire to kill."

Justus said slowly.

Annan frowned.

...the guardian known as the "Shield of Infallibility" is actually a born murderer?

This is indeed... a secret that Annan had not expected.

But how should I respond?

Looking at Justus' eyes, Annan said slowly: "[I can gain power by killing enemies]."

——This is the secret that Annan exchanged with Nefertari from outside before he entered the nightmare.

Definitely not Frederick's Secret.

But the strange thing is that in the face of this secret... Justus didn't feel any sense of disobedience.

"Second," Justus said slowly, "you, Frederick...and Ingrid are underground lovers."

—Ingrid.

This is the second time Annan has heard the name.

It should be a girl's name.

In the CG just now, Justus accidentally mentioned this name when he was bragging about his power. But Frederick quickly interrupted it.

look at this...

Is this girl dead?

The three of them used to be the seventh shift configuration? A love triangle between two basic friends and a good girl... Then the girl suddenly farts?

Annan was thinking fast in his mind, but his expression was not the slightest abnormal.

"Secondly, your teacher Seti the Bone Healer lost his elemental power after repairing the holy skeleton."

Annan slowly spoke the second secret that Nefertari gave him.

But oddly enough, it still meets Justus' requirements.

Justus seemed to have not heard Annan's words. Instead, he breathed a sigh of relief, and his gaze at Annan suddenly relaxed.

"Now at least it can be ruled out that one of us is the purifier of the nightmare... We are still ourselves."

—Nonsense, because both of us are purifiers of nightmares. But you've lost your fucking memory.

Annan said silently in his heart.

But there was only an expression of approval on his face: "But there is still the possibility of 'this is a nightmare world'.

"But to be on the safe side, I recommend not treating it as a nightmare...to avoid unnecessary injuries."

"Don't worry, Freer."

Justus disagreed: "With me, you won't get hurt.

"Let's go and find out - what kind of conspiracy is all this."

After he said that, he no longer hesitated.

Go straight out.

Annan watched his back and followed silently.

- Not an illusion.

He confirmed in his heart.

Although Justus hid it well, just at that moment, the anger in his heart suddenly rose - as if he was provoked by something.

But he clearly didn't say anything wrong.

Did he say something?

...Could it be that you thought of Ingrid?

Say less and make less mistakes, and do less and make less mistakes.

Annan didn't say a word, just pulled down the hood behind him and covered half of his face.

Take the opportunity.