On the Ark.

Lin Ye immediately understood.

Is this Nearl's nightmare? At this moment, Nearl is clearly experiencing some mental issues.

Since that's the case, we can't just stand by and do nothing. Even though Nearl doesn't treat him well, it would be too much of a beast to watch him get beaten up at a time like this.

Lin Ye also picked up a wine bottle and walked towards the man without hesitation.

Then a teasing voice sounded from behind: "Hey, hey, hey, there's an infected person here too, looks like a Sarkaz."

"Sarkaz? Haven't those demons died out yet?"

Lin Ye was stunned for a moment, then turned around abruptly and saw a very familiar girl being pulled into the tavern by the men.

It is a nightingale!

Nightingale was terrified and didn't know what was happening, but the men pushed her to the ground.

"Let's teach this Sarkaz a lesson while we're at it."

"Since they're infected anyway, it wouldn't matter if we just killed them, right?"

The men were shouting.

TMD!

Lin Ye was furious.

How come I keep seeing this poor kid being bullied even in Lin Guang's dreams?

So Lin Ye picked up the wine bottle with his left hand, ready to crack open the heads of those men one by one, when he was suddenly knocked down.

It is Lin Guang.

Lin Guang somehow got up from the ground, ran to Nightingale's side, and hugged the fallen Nightingale in his arms, while also shielding Nightingale from several bottles thrown at her.

"You guys," Nearl said coldly, looking at the perpetrators, "come at me if you want, what kind of skill is it to come at a little girl?"

The perpetrators were stunned at first, then burst into laughter.

"What are you talking about? You still want to save people at a time like this? It's really touching."

"As expected of Camishir's 'Radiant Knight'."

The man who had beaten Lin Guang earlier came over again, but this time he had replaced the bottle in his hand with a knife: "Since that's the case, you can go to hell with that demon, you two infected bastards."

Facing the man's sharp blade and feeling the trembling Nightingale in his arms, Lin Guang tightened his grip, holding Nightingale close to his chest.

"Don't be afraid," Nearl whispered in Nightingale's ear. "I'm here, you'll be alright."

Lin Ye also heard what Lin Guang said, and his opinion of Lin Guang changed drastically.

Although he knew it was just a dream, just the past, and that Lin Guang and Nightingale would be fine, Lin Ye still decided to join in and beat up all the perpetrators.

Hmm, dealing with them all seems a bit difficult. He's currently in stealth mode, so dealing with one is manageable, but dealing with them all would be a real challenge.

Just as Lin Ye was pondering which one to deal with, he suddenly noticed a man by the tavern door, holding a bottle of liquor and constantly approaching Lin Guang and Nightingale's backs.

Damn it, they outnumbered us and then launched a sneak attack.

Lin Ye got angry, grabbed two bottles and rushed over. Just as he reached the man, the tavern door was opened again.

A black cloak and a black longsword, obsidian eyes filled with icy killing intent.

Lin Ye sensed something was wrong and instinctively wanted to back away, but then he saw Shan Ling draw her sword.

The man who attempted to ambush Lin Guang and Nightingale slowly collapsed, along with Lin Ye, who had never managed to smash the bottle.

In that moment when he was surrounded by darkness, Lin Ye had only one thought in his mind.

Damn it, why is it you again?

The Shining!

Chapters 112 I really didn't meet you

When Lin Ye woke up, he found himself lying on the ground with four pairs of eyes staring at him.

"Pineapple Bun, can you see me?" Nightingale waved her hand in front of Lin Ye.

"You suddenly fell down, did you damage your brain?" Furong seemed a little worried.

"It's only this bad. The brain isn't that fragile." Yan Rong was somewhat dismissive of his sister's unfounded worries.

Shining then asked, "It took longer than when you entered my dream. Did you see Nearl? What did she look like?"

A barrage of questions came at Lin Ye, leaving him unsure which to answer immediately. He felt a throbbing pain in the back of his head, probably from the fall. It was bizarre; he'd never fallen before, so why had he fallen this time?

Lin Ye rubbed the back of his head, stood up, and found that Lin Guang was still asleep and showed no signs of waking up.

“Miss Lin Guang is alright.” Noticing Lin Ye’s gaze, Fu Rong took out the monitoring report. “All indicators are normal. But you, Dr. Lin Ye, suddenly fell down. Before you fell, we detected a significant fluctuation in your heart rate.”

"So what did you see in Miss Nearl's dream?" Flame asked. "Was it a very exciting scene? Something that made your heart pound?"

Lin Ye was too lazy to care about the demons' strange remarks. He looked at Shining and said through gritted teeth, "I got chopped up by you again."

Shining paused, then asked, "Me? But weren't you in Nearl's dream?"

"How was I supposed to know that you and Liz would appear in Nearl's dream?"

The nightingale tilted its head: "Am I here too?"

"So what exactly did you see?"

Lin Ye took a deep breath and told everyone everything that happened in Lin Guang's dream, mainly telling it to Shining and Nightingale, the two who had experienced it. After listening, Shining showed a thoughtful expression, while Nightingale was completely confused, clearly having no recollection of this experience.

"It's incredible," Shining said softly. "Will this really become Nearl's most unforgettable memory?"

"Was that your first meeting?" Lin Ye asked.

Shining nodded: "At that time, I had just left my people with Liz and we met Nearl while we were wandering. It was a very inconspicuous town with a messy tavern. I would never have taken Liz there, but Liz was taken there by someone when I went to the market to buy food."

"Did Liz encounter Nearl, who had been expelled from Kazimierz, at the tavern?"

“Yes. The Nearl back then and the Nearl now are completely different people.” Shining looked at the still unconscious Nearl and said softly, “But even so, Nearl, who became an Infected and was expelled by Camishir and became utterly despondent, still chose to protect Liz under those circumstances. We became companions after that, and it was after meeting us that Nearl returned to being the ‘Radiant Knight’ she once was, mainly because she found someone she wanted to protect.”

As Shining spoke, she reached out and tugged at Nightingale's hair.

Lin Ye pondered Shining's words. After all, he had already witnessed their first encounter in Nearl's dream. This sparked deeper reflection in him. He had originally thought his ability could only enter nightmares composed of people's most painful and unbearable memories: Nightingale's underground prison, Shining's bloody battlefield, and Officer Chen's lonely street, which didn't seem like a pleasant memory at all.

But Nearl's dream seemed different from theirs. While being beaten and humiliated by the tavern's abusers was certainly not a pleasant past, it shouldn't have been as painful for Nearl as being expelled from Kazimierz, right? Yet, Lin Ye didn't see the scene of Nearl being expelled from Kazimierz in Nearl's dream. In other words, being beaten and humiliated by the abusers wasn't the main focus; the main focus should have been on her encounter with Shining and Nightingale.

The "Radiant Knights," stripped of their honor by Kazimierz, encountered Shining and Nightingale when they had lost all dignity and hope. This wasn't despair and despair, but rather hope and salvation. Therefore, the dreams Lin Ye can enter are definitely not just nightmares; there might also be...good dreams like Nearl's?

As he was thinking this, Lin Guang slowly opened his eyes.

She propped her head up, struggling against the drowsiness brought on by the sleeping pills: "How long did I sleep?"

“Not long after,” Shining said softly as she approached Nearl. “What kind of dream did you have?”

Lin Guang pursed his lips and said, "Not a bad dream."

"Is that so?" Shining smiled.

Nearl avoided Shining's eyes and looked at Lin Ye: "But I don't think I see you."

Lin Ye shook his head: "It doesn't matter, you don't need to see me in your dreams."

"Because there is enough light now," Lin Ye thought.

"Really?" Lin Guang stood up. "So, what were the results of the test?"

Furong replied, "Aside from Dr. Lin Ye falling, there's nothing else wrong, and your condition is quite stable."

"So, it's still Liz herself?" Nearl looked at Nightingale, a hint of worry flashing in her golden eyes.

“Then it’s my turn.” Furong handed the report to her younger sister Yanrong. “With me and Yanrong, the sample should be enough. Dr. Lin Ye, thank you for your help.”

Lin Ye nodded, then looked at Shining.

"what happened?"

"Um," Lin Ye pointed at Fu Rong and Yan Rong, "you wouldn't appear in their dreams too, and then chop me up, would you?"

"It's not that exaggerated."

Do you remember how many people you've killed in your life?

Shining thought for a moment and said, "Why don't you ask me how many meals I've eaten in my life?"

Lin Ye: "..."

"Just kidding," Shining said, shaking his head. "I only met Fleur and Lava after I entered Rhodes Island. Although we are of the same race and have both been through war, we have never met before, so don't worry."

I can't relax at all.

Lin Ye rolled his eyes at Shanling, but didn't say anything.

Then, Furong lay down on the chair and took sleeping pills.

“Pineapple Bun, you can go back to work now,” Nightingale said to Lin Ye.

"Please shut up," Lin Ye said irritably, then walked to Furong's side and took her hand.

At that moment, he thought to himself, "He's supposed to be a psychiatrist, but he always has to give his patients sleeping pills before he can treat them. What kind of nonsense is this?"

Then I entered Hibiscus's dream.

Half an hour later, Lin Ye emerged from the dream and opened his eyes, falling into deep thought.

"What's wrong?" Shining asked.

Lin Ye looked at Shanling, his eyes filled with disbelief: "I really didn't run into you."

Shining: "..."

Chapter 113 The Final Preparations

Seeing Shining's speechless expression, Lin Ye felt much better. Of course, what made him even better was that he didn't see Shining in Hibiscus's dream.

Although both were Sarkaz, Fleur's dreams were far less tragic than Shining's and Nightingale's; in fact, they were quite idyllic. It seems their parents foresaw the Sarkaz civil war and took them away from their people early on. Therefore, unlike Nightingale, they weren't trapped in tunnels for over a decade, nor were they caught in the vortex of battle, killing indiscriminately like Shining. They led ordinary lives, only unfortunately contracting Oripathy. To avoid burdening their parents, the two sisters left their homeland and came to Rhodes Island, where they received treatment and worked.

Therefore, unlike Chen, Nightingale, Shining, and Nearl, whose dreams are fixed in a single scene due to a deeply ingrained memory of a past event, Lin Ye's dreams in Hibiscus's are like watching a slideshow, with scenes and characters constantly changing. Hibiscus and Lava slowly grow up and eventually become official Rhodes Island operators.

To be honest, it was a bit boring, but it was precisely this kind of boring recollection that brought a sense of peace. After the examples of Nightingale, Shining, and Nearl, the Fleur sisters, who were infected with Oripathy, seemed like the lucky ones among them.