Ark Undead

The agent nodded and said.

"It was the doctor who sent me out."

...

Inside an off-road vehicle traveling through a snowstorm in Caran, a region far from Iberia.

The hooded man opened his eyes.

"Doctor? You're awake."

Ace glanced at the clock hanging next to the driver's seat.

"You slept for eight hours and six minutes. How are you feeling now?"

"I'm feeling better now, much better than last night."

The doctor changed his sitting position and moved his body a little, but it was always difficult to stretch out his body on a large scale inside the vehicle.

"Uh...can you open the window?"

"I'm sorry, Doctor, your body cannot withstand such a drastic temperature change."

Ace glanced at the numbers on the dashboard.

"According to the instrument, the outside temperature is approaching zero degrees Celsius. After all, we are in Kalan, and although we are only on the outskirts, the temperature difference between here and inside the car is already significant."

"I don't need to open too many doors, I just want some fresh air."

The doctor looked in the rearview mirror and caught a glimpse of Ace's profile.

"Just leave a small gap."

Ace also glanced at the rearview mirror, their eyes met, and Ace sighed.

He still reached over to the button next to him, creating a small gap for the doctor.

The icy air, mixed with lucky snowflakes, rushed into the car. Even through just a small opening, the temperature inside immediately began to drop.

Ace also felt the chill.

"Um..."

The doctor took two deep breaths, his breathing long and deep, feeling the chill of the wind blowing into the brim of his hat.

"Please, close the window."

Ace quickly raised the window again.

The doctor's health was a key concern that Dr. Kal'tsit had instructed Ace to closely monitor before leaving.

However, since the doctor wanted to get some fresh air, he couldn't refuse.

"So, Doctor, do you have any clues about the changes in your body?"

Starting around 1 a.m. last night, the Doctor began to feel uneasy. Then, he quickly experienced dizziness and nausea. At first, Ace thought it was because the Doctor wasn't used to such a long journey and his body couldn't keep up.

But after Ace stopped the car to rest for a while, the doctor's condition worsened, and he knew that something was definitely wrong.

But the doctor didn't explain to Ace, and even told Ace to just drive and that he needed to get a good night's sleep.

Because they needed to get to Khartoum quickly, they needed to arrive before the next Khartoum storm season, so Ace had less time to rest.

Ace also understood the importance and had no objection to the doctor's decision.

Fortunately, the doctor looked to be in good health after waking up today.

"There's nothing wrong, it's just that my body is telling me I should go to sleep."

The doctor seemed to still have the mind to make a little joke.

Everyone on Rhodes Island knows that the Doctor is a complete night owl.

The idea that the body can automatically tell its owner it's time to sleep is absolutely impossible for the doctor.

"Moreover, I also saw many people in my dream who were in deep trouble, and I gave them some insignificant help."

The professor's tone was somewhat unconventional when he said this.

Ace couldn't help but chuckle softly.

"Seeing a lot of people? It can't be that he was worried about Dr. Kal'tsit and then dreamed about her and the Undead, right?"

Although she said that, Ace knew in her heart that she was just joking.

"Who knows?"

The doctor simply shrugged, his tone remaining as simple and nonchalant as ever.

"Maybe I'll actually get to meet her when I go to bed in a few nights?"

The man rested his hand on the window, supporting his cheek.

Contrary to his casual exterior, once he woke up from the dream, his heart was filled with turmoil.

If what he saw was not just a figment of his imagination, but a real dream.

In other words, the future they envisioned is already on its way.

This is a preview.

It is a giant beast lurking in the deep sea, its breath rumbling restlessly before it opens its eyes.

398. A Long Dream

How long can a person's dream last?

Perhaps, no one but yourself can give you this answer.

For some, a single dream can traverse millions of years, from before history was recorded to the unseen future.

Some people, however, can only repeat themselves for a brief minute or two in their dreams. The scenes change rapidly, but they can never escape that cage.

For deep-sea hunters, dreams and night cannot be defined by a simple time.

Their dreams have forever lost the right to move forward, locked in the day the Great Tranquility occurred.

For Goredia, that day she displayed a murderous intent she had never shown before, and a weakness that even she herself did not believe.

She was actually terrified of those things.

Fear of their might, fear of their invincible strength, fear of their sheer numbers.

The seabed is completely different from the land.

Land has a bottom, but the seabed is just a broad adjective.

When you can't stand firmly on the ground, the abyss beneath your feet is impossible to measure with your eyes.

And can you really count all the threats and monsters lurking within?

And so, from that moment on, all the deep-sea hunters were trapped in an inescapable cycle.

What was originally a beautiful or mundane dream becomes as real as reality.

It may foreshadow future events or reveal situations they are unaware of.

And every dream is accompanied by an irresistible curiosity that drives them to the deep sea within the dream world.

But for deep-sea hunters, the deep sea is the last thing they should come into contact with.

They are hunters of the deep sea, yet they must fight against the deep sea itself and constantly guard against its influence.

Although the Deepsea Hunters suffered heavy losses during the Great Quiet, they were not nearly as few as they are now.

Now, the only Deepsea Hunters that Goredia can sense are Skadi and Laurentina.

In this process, how many deep-sea hunters lost themselves in their dreams? And how many deep-sea hunters failed to resist the allure of the deep sea and plunged into its bottomless embrace?

And dreams are the root of all evil.

But as the deep-sea hunters explored, the dream became clearer and clearer before their eyes.

They gradually grasped some of the patterns in dreams and tried to use these dreams as their own power.

At this moment, they were surprised to find that they also had the ability to control their dreams, and their bodies were also in perfect harmony with them.

Thus, they officially gained the right to step onto the chessboard.

This is the umpteenth restart since entering the dream world.

Skadi and Laurentina successfully reunited, and after a two-minute standoff in the dream's camp, they lowered their guard.

"Are you... conscious?"

Skadi was slightly puzzled as to why the Specter in front of her was able to remain conscious.

Logically speaking, even in reality, Laurentina could only barely stay awake during the day thanks to the biting curse ring on her hand.

In the dream, shouldn't Laurentina's condition be even more serious?

"Perhaps it's because I'm not awake enough during the day, but I'm more in control of myself in my dreams."

Laurentina slammed the chainsaw she was holding onto the ground and stood it upright. She raised her right hand, and the curse ring on her middle finger was very conspicuous.

"Moreover, the ring you gave me seems to work even in dreams, and it can help me do even more things."

"More things?"

Skadi didn't understand what Laurentina was talking about, so she tilted her head and looked at the person in front of her, waiting for her explanation.

Laurentina touched the ring on her finger and said.

“This ring is amazing, Skadi. It allows me to stop hearing those voices.”

"Not only that, but even the desire to go to the seaside has completely disappeared. It's as if I've escaped from that abyss."

"It has helped me a lot in reality, and in my dreams, it has become my reliance for exploration and my talisman."

As she said this, Laurentina looked at the ring with a look of relief in her eyes.

It seems she has experienced quite a few things in her dreams.

"You said you got this ring from Minos. Minos is truly a magical place. If I have the chance, I want to go and see it too."

Hearing Laurentina's words, Skadi subconsciously shook her head.