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”How did it happen?” Donnie blurted out in shock and fear, but after his voice spread out, it seemed to be melted in the air and did not raise the slightest ripples. There was still nothing but quietness and serenity among the black and white tombstones.
Jones looked at him, frightened, and then at Karl. Didn't you say that we need not be worried? Then, why are we having the same nightmare?
They were very familiar with the experience, which was absolutely the same as the last nightmare!
Karl looked around, slightly confused. He then smiled gently. ”It's just a nightmare. What's to be worried about?”
His voice echoed in Donnie's heart like some sort of spell. On his peaceful and gorgeous face, silver eyes were glittering like two beautiful stars. There wasn't the slightest fear but curiosity and the desire for exploration.
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In the control pivot of the office tower of the Heidler Magic College…
The stream screens were displayed in every corner of the college. Light and shadows were altering all the time.
Some of the screens showed the same dormitory from quite a few perspectives. The plate on the door read ”Life Tower 202”.
In the darkness of night, the dormitory was as quiet as any other place without the tiniest anomaly. Under the illumination of the tender lamps, it emanated unusual coldness.
Standing before the screens, Felipe stared at them with his hands in the pockets of his long coat. They were not just manifesting the pictures but also playing the sounds and the simulated waves that were perceived, making one feel that they were on the spot.
However, Room 202 was still quiet and usual.
”Hehe.” Felipe suddenly snorted.
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”How can we not be worried? If our dream can be manipulated in the heavily defended college, who knows what will happen next?” In the ”dream”, Donnie seemed more temperamental than usual, because he sensed the summoning from far away again. His heart beat faster and faster.
Sammy was both scared and puzzled when he looked at Karl. ”Didn't your brother say that we should leave it alone? But why are we entering the same nightmare again? I really thought that there was no need to worry about it…”
The ghost on his back, energized, was stretching its arms in great delight.
And you really stopped worrying about it? Jones secretly mocked Sammy.
Karl waved his hands. ”When my brother says that there is no need to worry about it, there is no need to worry about it.”
He seemed rather confident, but Donnie, Sammy, and Jones were not convinced. Does anybody know your brother? Who knows whether his promise is valid? After all, the one thing that is certain is that we have come into the same nightmare!
Blinking, Karl did not explain why he trusted his brother. Instead, he simply grimaced and said, ”As a matter of fact, we weren't really harmed in the previous nightmares, were we?”
Well… Donnie was dazed. It was indeed true. The previous nightmares, though vivid and intimidating, did not really hurt them before they withdrew from the dreams under the watch of the Original Body. Not just that, but it seemed that the increase of their spiritual powers had also been greatly accelerated. Was it a benefit of such ”dreaming”?
”However, the harmlessness of the previous nightmares does not mean that we won't be harmed in this one.” Jones tried to cover his existence, fearing that a ferocious specter would suddenly emerge from the darkness.
Sammy nodded slightly. ”It happens often in the field of soul and illusion that the victims could be killed when their dreams are controlled. The King of Nightmare is particularly good at that.”
”That's right.” Karl nodded solemnly and said with a peculiar smile, ”However, now that we have already entered the dream, why don't we explore actively and find out the reason? After all, if danger awaits us, we will run into it in any case if we are being manipulated, and if there is no danger, we will not be harmed no matter how we explore. Besides, this is our dream. If we believe that we are strong, we will really be strong.”
Donnie, Sammy, and Jones were all stunned. On second thought, Karl's words did make sense, because they all sensed that the summoning from far away was getting stronger and stronger. Even if they did not take any action, they would be attracted to it sooner or later!
Meanwhile, they vaguely felt that something was wrong with Karl's statement.
”However, before that, we need to see if we can break out of the dream!” Fatty Jones gnashed his teeth.
Huh, break out of the dream? Donnie and Sammy both looked at Jones, astounded. Neither of them had much adventure experience. They had no idea what Jones was planning to do at all.
Jones raised his left hand, put it in front of his mouth, and bit it hard.
”Ahh!!!”
A miserable cry burst out in everybody's heart and did not break the silence of the cemetery.
Putting his left hand right, and looking at the bleeding tooth marks on it, Jones said to the surprised Donnie and Sammy in self-mockery, ”I'm told that pain can help people get away from dreams, but it seems that whoever controls our dream is very powerful.”
”As I said, this is a very special 'dream'…” Karl mumbled before he continued with a smile, ”The ordinary pain wouldn't do. Jones, why don't you knock the tombstone with your head? Maybe you will get away from the dream after you pass out.”
In a bitter smile, Jones looked at the tough black tombstone, on which a pale epitaph was written in the ancient magic language—”He thought that he wouldn't die, but he did.”
”Forget it. I don't think it will work.” Jones compared the hardness of his head and that of the tombstone and backed off without a word. He tried to summon his ”talent” and prevented himself from being watched.
Karl chuckled. ”Then, should we set off to the central tomb?”