The red moon returns

Chapter 555: Echo from the Dreamland
"what!"

Lynch screamed, suddenly opened his eyes, and his body flew backwards, hitting the ground with a thud.

However, the scalding red ground made him bounce up again and he screamed again. Then he suddenly realized something and quickly patted his body. He found that he had not turned into minced meat, so he temporarily felt relieved and looked around.

He was standing on a familiar platform, the flames were still burning fiercely, and there were a circle of astonished eyes around him. They were the four mid-level priests who were in charge of the burning.

Lynch had somehow escaped from the flames and was completely intact, but he suddenly started shouting and gesticulating, which seemed a bit silly, causing everyone in the room to look at him strangely.

Well, I'm back.

It seems that the way to come back is to die once. In the movies, people always wake up from nightmares because they are frightened by danger. This is surprisingly reasonable. I should say that it is fortunate that my real body did not go in, otherwise I would not be able to come back. Fortunately, the pain of death is so real. No wonder the neighbor said it is very troublesome to get out. It is impossible to convince myself without the courage to die.

But what is the situation now?
What about Cthugha? What about Mordiggian? And what about the wonders?

The distorted rules around me have returned to normal, hot is hot, cold is cold, black is black, white is white, and nothing unusual can be detected anymore. It seems that Cthugha has successfully expelled Mordiggian, but wait, the most critical question, I have turned back into a human, and these four people are staring at me in a daze again, so who is starting the fire, it can't be Cthugha himself, right?
Lynch was shocked by his own thoughts, but fortunately he immediately discovered that there was an old acquaintance on the platform, Judy.

This made Lynch realize that he might have fallen into a dream for a while.

Before burning the miracle light himself, Lynch arranged for Officer Natalie to run some errands for him and invite Judy to help. Judy and he were the only ones in the city who could control the flame of the Blazing Lady. He was afraid that he could not handle it alone, so he asked Natalie to invite Judy over. Compared with the soul-separating people in the church who were difficult to distinguish between friends and foes, Lynch was more willing to trust this lady who had shared hardships with him several times. Although this girl was a cultist, in Lynch's opinion, she was much cuter than those great and glorious priests.

Now Judy has arrived. This silly elder sister is standing on the platform, controlling the flames that are stronger than those of the four priests combined to burn the strange objects while staring blankly, still looking not very smart. It can be seen that a long time has passed, at least more than half an hour. It is also difficult for Archbishop Trinlais to allow a cultist to enter the core of the church.

But this girl was really considerate and came so quickly, which touched Lin Qi's heart. It was not only difficult for Trilles to enter such a place, but the cultists themselves needed more courage. But this girl came to help as soon as he passed on a message. She was indeed a friend in need.

But she didn't expect that the plan couldn't keep up with the changes. Even Cthugya showed up. She didn't know what the situation was now. Maybe she would make a wasted trip. "Then I'll leave?"

Hearing Lynch's muttering, Judy was about to put out the fire on the spot, which scared Lynch so much that he tried to stop her and couldn't help rolling his eyes.

Why are you still so stunned?
However, as the fire dimmed, Lynch noticed that the light of miracle floating in the fire had once again burst out with a colorless and heartwarming light. Through the light, he could see that the bottles in the medicine box were clear and clean, without a speck of dust. There was no longer any trace of Mordiggian's breath coming from them, and the bottles no longer had the previous tendency to become rapidly contaminated.

It seems that it was successful. Mordiggian's consciousness was driven back to the depths of the Dreamland. Although this crazy lady of fire was a bit of a scam, at least she did it. She is still very impressive.

"Hahaha, of course, mortal, you finally accepted the reality. Now you know how stupid it is to ruin my memories."

"..."

Why hasn't this evil god left yet? And do you want to listen to what you are saying? Is there any logic in your words?

Lin Qi couldn't help but roll his eyes. Fortunately, Ms. Cthugya didn't mean to stay and refused to leave. She sounded very happy in her violent voice: "Okay, I've driven the ghoul away. I'm a little tired. I'm going to rest now. You guys can have fun by yourselves. Remember, you owe me a favor and you have to pay it back in the future."

Ignoring the laughter that disappeared in his mind, Lynch jumped off the platform and finally figured out what had just happened in the world amid the chaos.

When the rules of the world began to distort, the flames burning the light of miracle became cold and strange, with lush greenery, which frightened the four mid-level priests and they subconsciously stopped the flames.

However, as they withdrew, the flames became hotter and more vigorous, burning the light of miracle fiercely. As the flames recovered, the coldness around them gradually faded, the distortion and weirdness in the environment gradually dissipated, and the world returned to normal. As the rules were restored, the crystal bottle that had been jumping back and forth between cleanliness and filth returned to purity, and the brilliance was reassuring. Even without explanation, the people present could realize that Lynch had succeeded.

In any case, the biggest crisis has now been resolved and the ceremony can continue. However, for some reason, Lynch seemed to have turned into a real ball of fire and had no response to the outside world. This made Trilles and Ole very worried, especially when the flame became dimmer and dimmer. Both of them were anxious, fearing that he would encounter some danger. Fortunately, the flame always maintained a faint light and kept the medicine box clean.

It was not until Judy arrived forty minutes later that the people present understood what had just happened. Regardless of their amazement, Judy had already quickly joined the battle, wrapping Lynch's flame with her own flame, merging the two flames into one. With her joining in, Lynch immediately became vigorous again, and never extinguished until he finally released his flame posture after a scream.

"So, you went to the Dreamland?"

Listening to Lynch's description, everyone around, including Natalie, showed astonishment, staring at Lynch as if he were a monster. But Chairman Ole was indeed an expert and quickly sorted out everything:
"But your explanation is surprisingly reasonable. It seems that you must have really been there. Fortunately, it was not your real body that went there. It can be considered a blessing in disguise."

"The feeling of dying once is very real." Lin Qi pinched his body with lingering fear, "That place is really too dangerous."

"The Dreamland is inherently dangerous, especially for those who are deeply connected to the mystery."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"Have you noticed that the dangers you encountered are actually aliens that have had connections with you? This is the characteristic of the Dreamland. Once you appear in the Dreamland, the target you are connected to will definitely appear next to you. This should be the rule of the Dreamland. Of course, this does not mean that people who have not had any mysterious connections will not encounter aliens, but the probability is slightly smaller."

"Hiss, no wonder." Lin Qi took a breath, "Why are all the people I meet familiar faces? Wait, that's not right. I have never touched those big trees before, otherwise I would not have been unaware of them. Then why did they kick me? And what about the bug at the end? I shouldn't have anything to do with that kind of scary thing."

"Uh, the big tree." Chairman Ole showed his expert nature and was indeed knowledgeable. "I just happened to have heard of that strange creature. It is said to be called the Black Goat Kid, a descendant of the Black Goat of the Forest."

"Hmm? This name sounds familiar. I seem to have heard it somewhere."

"That's right, so you may have developed a connection with them without knowing it. But the last bug, from your description, seems to be a rare species."

"Ok?"

"Drilling worms, followers of Shudemeier, have you ever had any connection with them?"

"Absolutely not." Lynch shook his head decisively, "Never heard of it."

"This is strange." The chairman frowned and pondered, "Why would something like this appear in the dreamland? What is the sign?"

"What kind of monster is that?"

"A species of alien that lives in the center of the earth all year round."

"Huh? What did you say?"

Lynch's expression changed.

(End of this chapter)