Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 1222 "Dream Festival"

On the island of Para in the sea of ​​​​violent storms, Angel once "accidentally entered" a large dream. It was a nightmare in which a high-ranking deacon of the Night Watch who tried to be promoted to "Night Watch" lost control and developed a negative personality.

At that time, Angel discovered that the "Secret Holy Emblem" given to her by Arianna, which was attached with a trace of the power of the Goddess of Night's blessing, could allow her to stay awake in her dreams, even if the dream was created by an out-of-control demigod.

There is no doubt that the "Pale Queen" Xia Eggers wants Angel to explore the dream of Tizamo Town, just to take advantage of her special ability of "being awake in dreams" to solve all problems without being disturbed by dreams.

But how did He know that I had the power to resist dreams? Was it because I was the goddess's favored one? Or was it because the "God of Death" gave Him some hints? Angel pondered and asked:

"Since your previous investigation did not find anything, how do you know that all the anomalies are in the 'dream'?"

Xia adjusted the crown on her head, but did not completely straighten it, lest she fall into the state of looking down on others. Then she explained:
"First, based on the peak of the death toll in Tizamo Town and the outbreak times of the various hysterias I mentioned earlier, we inferred that the power hidden deep in the town would appear in mid-December every year. Then, during this period last year, the Spiritual Cult sent some members to sneak into the town, eating local food, drinking local water, and sleeping in the same buildings as the local residents... trying to contact that power in this way."

The process is similar to that of the official Beyonders of the Orthodox Church... The "Spiritual Cult" transformed from the Balam Empire and the church that believed in the God of Death at the time is indeed more formal than ordinary secret organizations... They chose to contact that power as "outsiders" because they found in the early investigation that outsiders and locals would suffer from hysteria and face the same probability of death?
Angel thought about it and gestured for the other party to continue.

"Sure enough, in the late night of December 12, all the members of the Spiritual Cult in Tizamo Town entered a strange dream at the same time, but after waking up, they forgot everything, just like all the other locals who entered the dream."

Xia continued the introduction in a calm tone.

Forgot everything? How did you know there was such a dream when you didn't enter the dream? This is a complete paradox... Angel immediately found the loophole in Xia's words.

Before she could ask, the latter took the initiative to explain:
"I was able to discover this dream that caused all participants to forget everything after waking up because I was following a volunteer from the Spiritual Cult. He himself could not remember any details about the dream, but I was not affected even though I was hundreds of kilometers away."

This is the advantage of angels... If it were a god, this kind of power could cover the entire world, responding and helping any believer at any time... Angel sighed.

Mr. Azik at the side asked with great interest:
"What's in the dream?"

"Another identical Tizamo town, but the outer part is shrouded in dark, illusory fog, and it is impossible to leave." When Xia was not affected by the negative effects of the Pale Crown, she still maintained a certain degree of respect for Azik. She nodded to him and continued, "The Tizamo in the dream has all the local residents and the outsiders who were in the town at that time, but the emotions of the dreamers are more negative."

"They quarreled and fought with each other, releasing extreme emotions rarely seen in real life, and even used weapons at hand to kill each other... Of course, some people's emotions were not expressed in extreme violence. They would court the person they secretly loved but dared not say it out loud, and start having sex directly on the street or in the alley...

"Most of the residents in the dream were controlled by such intense emotions and desires, including several members of the Spiritual Cult. Therefore, the exploration failed except for learning about such a strange dream. Some members also lost their lives because of it."

"Rising your life? There are fatal dangers in dreams?" Angel asked subconsciously, and then understood what the other party meant. "If you get hurt in a dream, you will also get hurt in reality. Is dying in a dream equivalent to real death?"

Xia nodded:
"It's like a real dream in the Dark Path, but there are some differences. The injuries in the dream will be reflected in the real body, but they are not real injuries, but some kind of phantom pain and functional impairment. Even if it is a missing arm or a broken leg, it will get better after a few days to weeks of pain...

"Only if you die in a dream, what will be reflected in reality is complete death, and you will slowly die in the same way within three months, such as your neck gradually breaking, or your abdomen slowly splitting open, and your internal organs rotting and leaking out..."

Three months... Is this the reason why those primitive tribes received the "revelation" and took the initiative to attack Tizamo Town many times in December every year, killing specific targets in batches? Is this to kill the people who died in the dream in reality, so that they can use the death method of "murder" to cover up the bizarre death reflected in the dream in reality? That kind of mass hysteria is the sequelae of injuries and torture in the dream? Then the feeling similar to pregnancy could not be... Angel's thoughts raced, connecting the various abnormalities in Tizamo Town with the special dream.

But this further proves the weirdness of the dream, as if there is an invisible force hiding it from the outside world. Even if it causes the people of Tizamo town to fight each other and die in the dream, the secret must be kept.

As far as Angel knew, none of the saints of the Dark Path had such abilities. Dunn Smith and Leonard Mitchell had become "night watchers" who could instantly pull everyone within a few hundred meters into a dream and harm them with the power of nightmares, which would be reflected in the real body, but not in the effect of slowly dying after a few months. After waking up, some of the memories of the dream would be retained, so as not to completely forget them. "Is there a saint or angel of the Dark Path hiding in Tizamo, and has the power of other paths to help?"

Angel asked carefully.

The power of strange death after waking up from a dream may involve the curse power of the "bound one" or "devil", and making people forget what happened in the dream may be the ability of the "audience". The "Death" and "Dusk Giant" paths adjacent to "Night" also have a certain power to delay damage.

However, these abilities cannot be concentrated in one extraordinary person. They must either be the result of cooperation among multiple people or the combination of the abilities of multiple sealed objects.

To her disappointment, Xia Eggers also shook her head and replied:
“I don’t know about this either.

“After the dream ended that day, in addition to trying to save the members of the Spiritual Cult who died in the dream and whose bodies gradually began to collapse, I also organized a new team to sneak into Tizamo in a similar way, but I did not enter the dream again. This means that the special dream will only begin late at night on December 12th every year.

“At other times, even if you use the seal of the Dark Path, you will only enter an empty dreamland. And as long as you leave Tizamo and get close to the dark fog around you, you will wake up immediately. Forcing yourself to stay in a dream state may even cause you to be corroded by the fog…”

This is like a "special mirror world" that can only be opened at a fixed time. At other times, even if you touch the mirror, you can only enter the ordinary mirror world... December 12th, that is, three days later, I came here at this time. Is there some kind of spiritual guidance or "arrangement"... Angel pondered for a moment and asked:
"It sounds like this dream is dangerous, but it is not a problem that is difficult for angels to deal with. Why do you make the exploration of Tizamo one of the conditions for handing over the Pale Crown?"

Xia Eggers straightened up and said in a serious tone:

"Because in that dream, I felt a trace of terrifying power. It is a power that all the extraordinary people on the path of the God of Death both yearn for and fear... It belongs to the River Styx.

"Due to the influence of this power, the higher the status of the Beyonder of the Path of Death, the greater the danger of entering that dream. Last year's exploration was led by an 'immortal'. He remained somewhat lucid in the dream, but was eroded by something. He died on the spot after leaving the dream and entered the process of resurrection. He is still lying in the mausoleum until now.

"My intuition tells me that if it was me who entered the dream, my fate would not be much better than his."

Having said this, the face of the "Archon of Death" turned even paler.

The higher the sequence and status, the more dangerous it is. Isn't this the characteristic of "Source"? According to Mr. Azik's retelling of Salinger, "Styx" is the "River of Eternal Darkness"... Is that dream a special area contaminated by Source?
The more Angel thought about it, the more ridiculous it seemed. If dreams were eroded by the Source, then anyone who entered them would be affected, regardless of whether they were High-Sequence Beyonders on the Path of Death or not. However, Xia believed that since she was not on the Path of Death, she could do it for her.

What's interesting is that the favor of the "City of Disaster" that Angel possesses allows her to avoid the influence of the "River of Everlasting Darkness" to a certain extent, which is a blessing in disguise.

Could this be influenced by the seal of the "Underworld Man"? At first I thought that this seal was combined with Mr. Azik and Shia Eggers, but I didn't expect it to be due to the power of the "Eternal Dark River" in Tizamo Town... There is also a tributary there, just like the underground of Trier?
If this is the case, then she is indeed the best candidate for exploration. Whether it is Azik or Shia, once they are touched by the power of the "River of Everlasting Darkness", it will be difficult for them to get rid of it. It is considered good luck for them to be reborn with the power of the "Undead".

Is this what the East, no, the West Continent said about God's will in the dark? Angel laughed secretly and asked:

"Does that dream have an official name?"

"Yes, Miss Witch, yes." Hearing the implicit agreement in her words, Xia smiled with relief and nodded repeatedly, "In the dream, those dreamers with extreme emotions call that night the 'Dream Festival'."

(End of this chapter)