novelraw Chapter 564: 82: The Bizarre Deep Dream
Chapter 564: 82: The Bizarre Deep Dream
Chapter 564: Chapter 82: The Bizarre Deep Dream
“So, where exactly have I fallen into now?”
On the other side, Anvis, who is currently the focus of many, looked at the chaotic edge of the forest in front of him, somewhat puzzled.
He had already figured out his current environment, which was undoubtedly a part of the Deep Dream World. But exactly which layer he had penetrated into, only destiny knew.
The forest he was currently in was not a real forest, but rather a dream, a dream of an unknown being.
This dream was small, encompassing only the area of this forest. Just by stepping into the chaotic area in front of him, he could leave this place and enter another dream.
But Anvis stopped; he needed some help to determine what he should do next.
The Deep Dream is an extremely dangerous area, and even a Ninth Rank would not dare to venture recklessly, otherwise, they would be forever lost here, and then assimilated by the Deep Dream, becoming part of it.
Because no one could know what the next new dream, exactly, was the dream of which being.
If unfortunate, storming into the dreams of those indescribable ancient beings, even the Ninth Rank Limit could face the danger of complete demise.
And based on countless explorations by Spellcasters from the Dream Realm School, the deeper the dream, the greater the probability of encountering those terrifying existences.
Anvis was not sure of his location and dared not disturb anything here. At least for now, this dream’s environment seemed relatively safe, and the owner of the dream seemed not to be around, either dead or something else.
But he couldn’t wait long; this place was ultimately an unknown Deep Dream, and the longer he stayed, the greater the probability of problems arising.
Although he possessed strength very close to the Ninth Rank, Anvis was well aware that not having mastered the power of rules was the biggest gap between him and a true Ninth Rank.
To escape from the Deep Dream World, he must first determine how deep a region he had fallen into. But to confirm his coordinates, he needed to travel through dreams.
Staring at the darkness in front of him, Anvis carefully took out a shallow basin filled with Moonlight Mercury, placing it in front of him, and then took out a special Destiny Coin he had crafted after reaching Eighth Rank.
Ordinary material Destiny Coins could no longer withstand his now full-blown prophecy.
‘I want to know the safety of the road ahead, if it’s safe… no, if the danger ahead is within my tolerance, then face up; otherwise, face down.’
After reciting in his heart, Anvis flicked the coin lightly, and with the power of destiny feedback, the coin traced an arc in mid-air, landing precisely in the center of the basin.
Strangely, the coin that landed on the surface of the Moonlight Mercury did not sink, but rather spun rapidly as if it had landed on some solid surface on the mercury’s liquid surface.
With each spin, Anvis’s destiny feedback would decrease by one unit.
It barely rotated for half a minute, and Anvis’s accumulated destiny feedback force had directly decreased by hundreds of units.
This rate of consumption made Anvis twitch, but now was the critical moment for survival, all the resources he had accumulated in the past were prepared for such a moment.
Eventually, the Destiny Coin seemed to lose the power to continue spinning and fell over.
The back face was up.
Anvis frowned, pulled out his pocket watch, and opened it to look.
The finely engraved Mithril hand precisely pointed to two fifteen, but curiously, the pointer on the dial was rotating in reverse.
Anvis did not feel confused by this. Unlike the Surface Dream World, which is more influenced by the Main Material World, the existence of the Deep Dream World is closer to that of a real dream, where any absurd and unimaginable things could happen.
His pocket watch was also affected by this dream, but the hand was moving at a uniform speed instead of spinning erratically, which indicates that some parts of this dream are somehow related to time.
Glancing at the seemingly eternal and gigantic Purple Moon and the light blue guide Star in the sky, Anvis sat down calmly, waiting for the passage of time.
The structure of the Deep Dream World is always changing; venturing out now could be dangerous. Perhaps waiting until another Magic Time later, a different, safer Dream World may emerge.
When the hand on the pocket watch reversed by another Magic Time, he conducted another Prophecy, but apart from costing hundreds of units more in Destiny feedback, the result was exactly the same as the first time.
Anvis frowned slightly, a bad premonition faintly growing in his heart; there seemed to be some unknown danger lurking in this forest. Although it had not yet appeared, the longer he waited, the more variables could arise.
After pondering for a while, Anvis decided to shorten the interval between Prophecies. Half a Magic Time later, he conducted another Prophecy.
But the result remained the same, with the Destiny Coin’s backside facing up, even bearing a fine crack.
At that moment, the fireflies that had filled the surrounding woods seemed to have begun to disappear one by one, and the refreshing night breeze slowly came to a halt, as the entire forest seemed to transition into a peculiar silence.
The enormous Purple Moon hanging in the night sky appeared brighter, but this bright purple Moonlight cast on the Dream Realm’s forest rendered the shadows of the trees even more twisted and dark.
Silently watching the changes in the environment, Anvis glanced at his pocket watch again.
The hand was still moving counter-clockwise slowly, inching closer to the Zero point.
So, is the danger here related to the time in Dream?
Although somewhat nervous, Anvis did not rush to initiate another Prophecy.
The interval between Prophecies isn’t merely about being shorter; changes in the Dream World likewise need time. And before the changes conclude, whether he performs one Prophecy or two, the outcome remains the same.
According to the research by Dream Realm School’s Master Magi, the average time for a complete change cycle in the Deep Dream World is about one Magic Time.
Another half a Magic Time passed, and with only fifteen minutes left until Zero, Anvis initiated the third Divination.
If the coin still showed the backside, then he would continue waiting until the coin showed the front side.
Rather than directly moving towards another Dream Realm known to contain great danger, Anvis preferred to face the unknown dangers of this forest.
But this time, it seemed as though Destiny finally favored Anvis. As the platinum coin lost its spinning momentum, it finally landed face up.
Excellent!
Taking a deep look at the surrounding trees, which appeared even more eerie under the illusionary purple Moonlight, Anvis packed up the prophecy tools and lifted his foot, ready to step into the edge of the current Dream Realm.
But at that moment, a drastic change finally occurred in the forest.
Dark slits suddenly tore through the gloomy tree bark, with blood-red sap dripping down like numerous gaping eye sockets staring at Anvis.
Along with this scene, on the dark and twisted shadows of the trees on the ground, aligning with the positions of those cracks, countless blood-colored eyes suddenly opened, all staring at Anvis!
“!?”
In that instance, Anvis’s mind was greatly shocked, as numerous evil and resentful souls assaulted his Spirit Sea, seemingly wanting to keep him in this forest forever.
As these gazes focused on him, Anvis’s own body began to show faint wounds, and the color of the shadow swiftly turned pitch black, seemingly also about to open blood-colored eyes.
If these eyes were to open, it’s hard to say what effect they might have on his physical body.