fantasy novels Chapter 4360 The Song
Chapter 4360 The Song
Chapter 4360 The Song
Angel glanced back at Kemai and saw that he was still organizing weapons and supplies. After thinking for a moment, he decided not to say anything more and instead disconnected the miniature garden perspective.
Their attention was then turned to Dream Crystal Plains.
He planned to talk to Bulko and Rebecca, who had been eliminated.
He always felt that encountering "Whispers of the Living Dead" was not an accident at all, but rather a standard part of the challenge, or even an unavoidable path for all challengers.
Under normal circumstances, almost no challenger can avoid falling into a coma like Kemai did; most likely, everyone will have to go through the process of being consumed by whispers and falling into a coma.
Therefore, Angell speculated that there might be a clue to the truth hidden behind his coma, or even a crucial clue.
Therefore, he plans to talk to the eliminated contestants about their experiences in the dream world.
Those eliminated from a dungeon will generally appear outside the dungeon.
However, there are some exceptions. For example, people who die in a dungeon will suffer varying degrees of mental impairment and will need to log off to recover.
It will be allowed to go online only after the system is restored.
What happens if new residents who have lost their physical bodies in reality die in the instance and cannot log off to recover?
It depends on the situation.
If it's an extremely high-risk instance, it can directly cause irreparable damage to the consciousness, which is basically equivalent to... death.
This is why Laplace took Gray Porcelain to assess the danger level of the instance, because it was a very important matter concerning the lives of the new inhabitants.
However, if it is just a normal difficulty dungeon, which will not cause devastating damage to consciousness, then the Wonderland's powers will directly send them to the "safe zone".
It can also be understood as a "respawn point" in a game.
As for where this "resurrection point" is, that's something the new residents will need to set themselves.
They usually set it up in an absolutely safe place, such as their own home.
As for Bulko and Rebecca, as the first new residents to enter Dream Crystal Plains, their home was the Rabbit Building in Rabbit Town.
Sure enough, when Angell turned his attention to Rabbit Town, he soon saw Bulko and Rebecca lying in their respective homes recovering.
After confirming their location, Angell's figure slowly disappeared.
When his form solidified again, he had arrived at the Rabbit Building.
Compared to the bustling crowds outside the building, the interior of the Rabbit Building felt much more spacious. It wasn't open to the public, and there weren't many people inside, so it wasn't as crowded as outside.
Soon, Angell arrived at the door of Burko's house, the first to be eliminated.
He had originally intended to see Rebecca, since she was eliminated later and might have more information; however, after taking a look from God's perspective, he found that Rebecca was still not fully recovered, her face was as pale as paper, her breathing was short, and she was lying on the bed covered in sweat.
Clearly, she hasn't recovered yet.
Burco, on the other hand, although he also looked unwell, was conscious and forced himself to sit by the window, opening it to breathe in the fresh air from outside.
Ingres's arrival surprised Bourko.
But soon, he showed a respectful expression and tremblingly welcomed Angell in.
Seeing Bulko's weak and shaky appearance, Angell didn't bother with pleasantries and quickly got straight to the point.
Burko's voice was also weak and he was out of breath, but he still insisted on finishing his story.
According to Burko, his consciousness was in the camp one second, but the next second he was pulled into a pitch-black world.
There's nothing here, nothing to see; it's all darkness, whether you look up, down, left, or right.
He was like a mayfly consciousness, aimlessly wandering in a dark and empty world.
Burko even thought he was dead at one point.
Later, he heard a song.
"singing?"
Bourko nodded: "In that void and dark world, at first I couldn't perceive anything, I could only drift with the tide, floating and sinking in the darkness."
"Until the singing came, I suddenly felt like I had grown ears."
"The singing was very poignant, like some kind of ghostly, decadent music. But in that dark world, it was like an anchor point, making my heart feel less empty."
"Then, I started looking for the source of the song."
At this point, Bourko paused for a moment and explained, "I can't explain why I went to find the source of the song, but at that time, I felt that finding the source of the sound was something I had to do."
“At that time, I even had a kind of realization that if I hadn’t found the source of the song, I might very well… die.”
It's similar to a kind of spiritual connection.
Bourko searched for the source of the song in the darkness.
The singing was strange, though. Sometimes it seemed to come from above, and sometimes from below, but if you listened carefully, it seemed to remain unchanged.
Bulko didn't know if there was something wrong with his "ears" or if he had been in the dark for too long and lost his sense of direction.
In short, Burco searched for a long time but could not find the origin of the song.
And then.
The singing stopped, and Burco sensed a sinister laugh coming from the darkness, bringing with it an unprecedented sense of danger.
The next second, he lost consciousness.
When he awoke again, the dungeon challenge had failed, and he had returned to his pre-set resurrection point—his home.
Bulko lay in bed for a full twenty minutes to rest before feeling a little better. It was then that Angell came looking for him…
This concludes Bourko's account.
His experience was very simple: he fell into darkness and nothingness, searched for the source of the song, didn't find it... and then died.
Angell inquired further about the details of the "dark world" and the "song" before bidding farewell to Bourko.
He had originally planned to use the illusion node to have Bulko simulate singing, but seeing Bulko's weak and almost unconscious state, he decided against it.
After leaving Burco's house, Angel did not immediately go to find Rebecca.
Because Rebecca's condition was still unstable, and she couldn't even get out of bed, her weakness far exceeded that of Bourko.
Angel decided to wait before seeing Rebecca.
While waiting, Ingres also savored Bourko's narration.
The most crucial aspect of Bourko's experience is... his singing.
Burco didn't usually pay attention to art, had no knowledge of singing, and couldn't even understand the language used in the song.
However, judging from the overall listening experience of the song, its tone is likely to be sorrowful and mournful.
It was as if someone was asking him for help through their singing.
This is why he felt the urge to "find the source of the sound"—it was a kind of unseen guidance.
Unfortunately, Angell did not hear any specific information about the song, nor could he analyze any further intelligence.
We can only wait and see if Rebecca understands music theory and can replicate that singing voice.
Besides the "singing", another point worth noting is the "dark world".
According to Burco, it was a dark, void space with no ground or sky, where one could float and sink freely.
But because he couldn't see anything around him, he couldn't even be sure whether he was actually moving or just experiencing a false sense of floating.
In Bourko's description, that suffocating emptiness was like a "world after death" where nothing existed.
Until the eerie laughter arrived.
Burco instinctively turned toward the direction of the eerie laughter, and then he caught a glimpse of a faint light in the depths of the darkness.
Behind the light, there seemed to be a blurry, undulating outline, indistinct, resembling both a distant city and a hazy natural landscape.
Before he could see any more clearly, his consciousness was completely severed.
The clues end abruptly here, which is somewhat of a shame.
Angel could only place his hopes on Rebecca, who had not yet recovered.
……
After waiting for another ten minutes or so, Rebecca's condition improved slightly, and Angell finally came over.
Five minutes later.
Angel bid farewell to Rebecca, whose body was still weak.
He had received new information from Rebecca, but this information made him increasingly suspicious...
Rebecca's experience was initially similar to that of Bourko.
But Rebecca was lucky; she located the source of the sound.
Then, the sound came from a glimmer of light.
After she stepped into the shimmering light, she found herself in a dreamlike city with its ups and downs.
She was certain it was a "dream" because all the city's outlines were dotted lines, and there were even distorted buildings with iridescent colors.
It's just like the scene in my dream.
Moreover, as she entered the city, hundreds of twisted buildings emitted noises that rose and fell in waves.
It was like a demonic sound entering her ears, making her extremely uncomfortable.
But amidst the noise, she could faintly hear a song, the same song she had heard in the void and darkness before.
At that moment, Rebecca had another realization: she had to find the source of the song, or she might die there.
And then.
Rebecca then began searching for the source of the song amidst the mixed noise.
But in the end, among hundreds of twisted buildings, she chose the wrong one, and as soon as she entered it, she heard a sinister laugh.
Then, it "died".
Although Rebecca's process is a bit more complicated than Bourko's, Angell personally feels that the process is actually quite similar.
They were all searching for the source of the "song".
"Why are we still searching for the singing? What does this singing mean?" Angel had thought he could get clues from Bulko and Rebecca, but even though he did get some clues, he felt increasingly confused.
The living dead in the Misty Swamp Forest... how did they get involved with a song again?
Furthermore, Rebecca revealed some new information.
The singing sounded like humming, and in the darkness and emptiness, it was somewhat empty, with an echo that made it difficult to determine the location of the singing, and even impossible to confirm whether the singing was hummed by a man or a woman.
But in the dream city, the echoes were much smaller. Even though there was a lot of noise, Rebecca was certain that the humming was being sung by a woman.
That makes it even stranger.
The living dead, that is, the "evil spirit" in armor, is clearly male.
How come the "Whispers of the Living Dead" he created makes people hear women singing?
Who is this woman?
Angel shook his head, his heart filled with doubt.
When Mingming Kemai first obtained the first fragment of the truth, he thought he had found a clue to clear the game. However, as Bulko and Rebecca continued to tell their stories, the seemingly clear fragments became entangled in a fog.
The truth has not only failed to become clear, but has become increasingly obscure and difficult to discern.
Filled with even more confusion, Angell left Rabbit Town.
Offline, online.
Just a second later, Angor used the power of the Dream Gate to teleport himself outside the Uriel instance.
The main reason I came to the Uriel instance was to see what it was like inside.
With Bulko and Rebecca eliminated, two entry slots are now available in the Misty Forest dungeon. Luigi should have received the news by now.
I wonder if Luigi has entered the Misty Forest?
A moment later, Angor entered the miniature world from outside the Uriel instance.
Upon closer inspection, they discovered that everyone was gathered in Uriel's courtyard.
Sun and Moon Wizard, Luigi, Camillo, Blanche, and even Juanjuan were there. All eyes were on the door under the withered tree in the courtyard, and they were whispering among themselves.
Instead of contacting Luigi immediately, Angel listened carefully for a moment before realizing that everyone was discussing the "admission list".
As for what the "access list" means, we have to go back to an hour ago.
At that time, Mr. Sun and Ms. Moon had just logged in and were preparing to routinely boost Luigi's approval rating in order to obtain the "Traveler on the Voyage" status more quickly.
Just as they were about to head to Luigi's travel cabin, a bright light suddenly flashed in Uriel's courtyard.
The light pierced straight into the sky.
Upon seeing this, they immediately located the source of the light and discovered it came from a wooden door under a dead tree.
It was the first time they had ever seen this door, and out of curiosity, they touched it.
Then they saw the information about the "Living Dead in the Misty Forest" instance.
According to the information, the maximum number of players for the Misty Forest instance is 5, and there are currently 4 players participating, meaning there is 1 available spot.
The Sun and Moon Wizard was very curious about this.
They had heard Luigi mention "duplicates" before, and even knew that the Uriel compound they were currently in was a duplicate.
But unexpectedly, you can also go to other dungeons from within a dungeon.
They discussed it and decided to let Ms. Moon go over and "have some fun".
At this point, a "List of Eligible Persons" popped up in the instance information, which specified in detail the list of people who could go to "Misty Forest" from the Uriel instance.
The list is very long, with twenty or thirty people at a glance.
But neither Mr. Sun nor Ms. Moon, nor even their little black cat Juanjuan, were on the list.
This puzzled them. There were only a few of them in the Uriel instance, yet the list was so long, but neither of them was on it.
At this moment, Luigi, Camillo, and Blanche also arrived in the courtyard.
After some discussion, everyone reviewed the list of approved applicants and discovered that:
Of everyone present, only two people were qualified to enter the Misty Forest—Luigi and Blanche.