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Dreams on Both SidesChapter 1048 Dreams on Both Sides

As early as after Audrey discovered that "Queen" Miss Christine Theresa had a vague connection with Lily Granger, Benson and Melissa Moretti, she investigated the background of these people because her inner thoughts were manipulated to a certain extent.

From these materials, she learned that in addition to Benson and Melissa, the Moretti family also had a man named Klein Moretti whose identity and whereabouts were hidden. Later, when they "opened up" in the Hall of Honesty, she found out that he was the "World" of the Tarot Club.

Therefore, when Audrey saw this bookish, elegant and easy-going face, she recognized him immediately.

Of course, her "audience" self-restraint prevented her from showing any abnormality. Instead, when the three of them passed each other, her eyes stayed on the tall lady next to Klein. Based on her steps, arm swings, and curious looks around, she determined that she was the "Queen" lady of the Tarot Club, Angel Granger, who had just entered the dream with her.

"Why is Angel with Mr. 'World' in the dream, and holding hands like a couple? Is this also part of the dream content? Or has she replaced her dream self and played this role, trying to get closer to the owner of the dream, the 'Archon of Death'?"

Questions popped up in Audrey's mind.

But at this moment, she was just a "spectator" in the dream and had no real identity of her own, so she could not communicate with the people in the dream. This could be seen from the fact that Klein walked past her without even looking at her.

I can only follow them and see. If Angel has already integrated into the dream and is playing her role, then I will assist her and use my ability as a "manipulator" to fine-tune the dream, giving her a chance to accomplish her goal... Audrey pondered, and followed the two of them step by step into the three-story building and walked towards an office.

During this period, she noticed that the signs on the door lintels of some rooms read "Hoyi University" and understood what kind of world her dream was constructing.

"This is one of the higher education institutions in Tingen City. Although it is not as famous as Tingen University, the educational level of several departments is among the best in the kingdom, such as the history department..."

Audrey recalled the knowledge she had learned from the book.

Although as the daughter of an earl she did not need to choose a school and was educated at home by a hired tutor, she still had some aspirations for school life and therefore had some basic understanding of universities around the country.

"This is consistent with the experience of 'Queen' and 'World' as night watchmen in Tingen City. Could it be that the 'Death Archon' was a student or teacher of this school? Well, the latter is more likely..."

Muttering in a voice that only she could hear, Audrey followed the couple in front of her who were arm in arm and not hiding their intimacy to the faculty office of the History Department and watched them knock on the door and go in.

It turned out to be the teacher... Audrey nodded as if to confirm.

In order to avoid being discovered by the "Archon of Death" in the room, she stayed in the corridor, waited for the door to close and the spirit to spread, and listened carefully to the conversation in the room.

But the first words she heard made her expression stiffen:

"Good morning, Mr. Azik," the voice belonged to the "world" but was not low or hoarse, "Angel and I are engaged, I hope you can attend our wedding on time."

"I'm looking forward to that day."

A calm, peaceful voice replied.

Audrey was moved by the voice that most likely belonged to Mr. Azik, the "Archon of Death", and she actually began to look forward to it.

Could it be that Miss Queen really wanted to hold a wedding with Mr. World in this dream?

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After the uncomfortable feeling of traveling between dreams passed, Angel immediately discovered that Audrey was gone.

Of course, in reality, she must still be held by the other party's wrist, maintaining physical contact so that the "manipulator" can take her in and out of the dream. With Audrey's ability, she should be trying to find her who is lost in the dream. Therefore, Angel was not too worried, but looked around, trying to figure out where he was.

As a former "Night Watcher" and a follower of the Goddess of Night, this was not the first time she had entered other people's dreams. She was quite experienced in this and knew that no matter what method was used, the person who invaded the dream would naturally appear near the dream owner. In particular, most dreams reflected the dreamer's strongest emotions, such as expectation, fear or unforgettable things, so they were often small in scope and simple in scenes.

But Angel was among the farmhouses, his nostrils filled with the stench of soil and livestock excrement, his ears were filled with the continuous chirping of insects, and the bright sunshine was shining above his head.

This is a vast dream world!

Could this be the past life of Mr. Azik, who was reborn as a country dweller? But according to what He said before, before each "rebirth", He, who had recovered some of his memories, would arrange his identity for the next life in advance, leaving behind the necessary money and magical items, so as not to appear in such a place... Angel's mind was full of thoughts, and he walked forward along the country road, looking into the distance.

She soon noticed that the style of the surrounding houses was different from those in Loen and Intis. They were very primitive and ancient in appearance. She wondered if she had appeared in a dream of the southern continent.

But a huge castle in the distance quickly dispelled her doubts.

It was the newly renovated castle of the Ramde family, with the outer walls still intact and flags flying on the towers.

"I see. I should have come to Mr. Azik's life memory after he lost his identity as the 'Archon of Death' and was reborn for the first time. At that time, he had joined the army of the newly established Kingdom of Loen, won his own honor and title as a knight, built a castle in his own fiefdom, now the town of Ramde, and married the bride he had loved for a long time."

Angel recalled the past life experience that Mr. Azik had shared with him before he fell asleep, and he confirmed where he was in the dream, and felt a little relieved.

If dreams have any reflections, Mr. Azik is probably in his own castle, living the life he misses... She pondered, her eyes flickering, and was about to step into the mirror world and go directly to the inside of the castle to find him.

But the next second, Angel's feet stepped on solid ground, and the busy countryside scene was still in front of him.

Her ability to enter the mirror world disappeared!

Not only her control over the mirror, but also her ability to manipulate black flames, ice, summon spider silk, spread diseases, and petrify, as well as the corresponding "Hunter" path gift power, all disappeared without a trace.

Except for his appearance which had long been solidified by the potion, Angel was no different from an ordinary person at this moment.

Is this not a dream, but some kind of illusion? Or is it some kind of "0" level seal that limits the power of the dreamer... No, my spirituality did not give me any corresponding prompts before I entered the dream, and now under the protection of Mr. Fool, the goddess's warnings only include the dangers of deep dreams...

Angel's mind raced as he came to the most likely conclusion:

in this dream of Mr. Azik's "first life", due to the fact that he had not yet recovered his memory, "supernormal" did not exist, and therefore the power of Angel, an outsider, was greatly restricted, and he could only maintain a level close to that of an ordinary person.

Of course, it is not difficult to break through this limitation. Angel is already a Sequence 2 angel with enough divinity to fight against Azik. As long as he can forcibly connect with his real body, he can change the entire dream world and restore some of the extraordinary abilities.

Moreover, she can pray to the Fool, the Goddess, or even directly to herself at any time. As long as the gods or the man in the mirror in the "City of Disaster" cast their eyes on this dream, the restrictions on "supernormal" will naturally not be maintained.

But this would undoubtedly have an adverse effect on the sleeping Azik, making Angel's efforts to sneak into the dream go to waste.

Therefore, she simply raised the cloak outside her dress, used the hood to cover her face, which was completely beyond the cognition level of this dream world even without the charm of a witch, and walked towards the castle in the distance.

Since Mr. Azik was just an ordinary person here, she was also prepared to approach him as an ordinary person.

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At Hoy University in Tingen, Audrey has been following the "Death Archon" with black hair, brown eyes, bronze skin, some southern continent features, and a black mole under his right ear for two months!

To be exact, she didn't feel that much time had passed, because the characteristic of dreams is that only important "scenes" that the owner cares about will be constructed in detail, and trivial matters that are not very concerned about will pass quickly in the haze. If it weren't for the "audience"'s natural sensitivity to dreams, she would have difficulty judging how many days had passed.

During this period, Audrey also discovered many problems.

For example, the "Queen" lady who was engaged to the "world" was not the real person she brought into the dream, but a character in the memory of Mr. Azik Eggers, the Archon of Death. She was gentle and considerate. Every time she came to Hoy University, she would hold her lover's hand and always had a faint smile on her face, but her eyes lacked the agility and vitality that Audrey was familiar with, like a puppet who could only perform corresponding tasks.

Although it is normal in a dream because the dreamer cannot remember all the details of the familiar people around him, Audrey still felt a deep disappointment when looking at the fake "Queen".

What she wants to see is not the fake wedding of the "Queen" and the "World"!

And from her observation, Mr. Azik, a teacher in the History Department of Khoi University, is just an ordinary teacher who goes to work and gets off work on time every day, except that he knows the existence of the "Night Watchers", has an extraordinary understanding of the occult, and occasionally inadvertently reveals the ability to control spirits.

"It should have been about an hour since we entered the dream... If I wasn't worried that interrupting the dream here might cause accidents in Angel's other dreams, I would have let both of them leave the dream and return to reality, and then make other plans..."

Audrey arrived at a new day in another transition between haziness and clarity. She walked into Mr. Azik's office with ease and leaned against the door, watching the teacher sorting out lesson plans, looking through materials, and discussing unresolved history with a senior associate professor she knew, muttering to herself.

She realized that this dream was most likely a reflection of the angel's attachment to "daily life" in his ever-reincarnating life, which is why he kept repeating these experiences that seemed a bit boring to him.

Of course, from Angel's purpose, the advantage of this dream is that "Azik knows Angel", so as long as Audrey brings Miss "Queen" into the dream and lets her contact the other party in her own identity, there is hope of awakening the other party's true and complete memory and achieving the purpose of this dream.

According to Audrey's understanding, except for this life, other dreams that are farther away from the present do not meet the requirements of Miss "Queen", so she does not intend to continue waiting. Instead, the idea of ​​"leaving" emerges in her heart. She is ready to use the physical contact between the two in reality to take the other person out of the dream, readjust and then enter the dream again, directly coming to this dream fragment.

But just as her body gradually faded away and she was about to leave the dream, Azik, whose eyes had been fixed on the thick historical materials in his hand, suddenly raised his head and looked towards where Audrey was.

His eyes reflected the figure of Audrey, who did not belong to this dream world and was therefore naturally invisible.

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Perhaps it was the peculiarity of the dream, or perhaps it was Angel's good luck, but as soon as he arrived at the castle gate, he saw the owner of the castle and the entire fiefdom nearby, Baron Ramde, who was conferred by the king. He confirmed that he was Azik Eggers from more than a thousand years ago.

The reason, of course, is his bronze skin, soft features, and the almost invisible mole below his right ear.

Aside from a slightly different hairstyle and wearing light leather armor instead of a tuxedo, the man in front of him looked exactly like the Azik that Angel was familiar with.

Unfortunately, in the other person's eyes, she was just a stranger, at best a stranger who was so beautiful that people could not help but fantasize about her.

But in addition to surprise and appreciation, there was more vigilance in Baron Ramde's eyes.

As expected, most of the witch's charm is actually provided by the power of the potion... Of course, Mr. Azik's wife in this life looking over here from the tower is also an important reason... Angel muttered to himself, took the initiative to lean over and say hello. Just as he was about to introduce himself with the lie he made up on the way here, Baron Ramde drew out the dagger at his waist and asked in a deep voice:

"I have never seen you in the territory. Who are you? From the giant kingdom in the north?"

The kingdom of giants, is it the Feysac Empire? Although I am taller than the women of this era, I am far from being a giant, right? According to historical records, at the end of the Fourth Epoch, the Northern Continent was in chaos due to the Pale Disaster, and the borders of various countries had not yet been formally demarcated. Loen and Feysac did have a lot of friction on the border, but what does this have to do with the small town of Ramde in the hinterland?

Questions popped up in Angel's mind, and before she could decide how to answer, the soldiers behind the baron drew their weapons and pointed them at her, looking like they were ready to attack at any time.

Even though the emotions in dreams can be extreme, Mr. Azik's response was too exaggerated... He was not targeting the invaders in the dream, but reacting under the reflection of some inner emotions? According to my superficial knowledge of psychology, this probably means that he is afraid of losing everything he has, so he is fully armed at all times and has an extreme distrust of strangers...

Quickly analyzing the situation at hand, Angel quickly spoke:

"I'm from Backlund, and I'm here to find Baron Ramd because..."

Before she finished her words, a shrill horn sounded from the top of the tower in front of the castle, accompanied by the shouts of the soldiers on duty:

"Invasion! Invasion!"

Baron Ramde and the soldiers had no time to interrogate Angel. They all came to the moat and looked in the direction from which Angel came.

Tall figures appeared in the fields, behind the houses and at the edge of the woods. They were wearing uniform military uniforms, with exaggeratedly ferocious expressions, and they rushed towards the castle with all kinds of weapons in their hands.

The real invaders from the "Land of Giants" have arrived.

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"Beautiful lady, I have never seen you before, and I don't remember inviting you into my dream, so, what is your purpose?"

Azik, with his neatly combed short hair and a hat hanging by the door, said with a smile, his eyes fixed on Audrey, causing her to silently stop trying to leave the dream. She lifted her skirt and saluted with doubt and caution, and said respectfully,

"Dear Lord Archon of Death, I was entrusted by Miss Angel Granger to bring her into the dream to seek your help... Because she was worried that waking you up directly would lead to some accidents, she chose to disturb you in the dream. I hope you can understand."

"Angel, looking for me?"

Azik's eyes were blank for a moment, and then he realized that it was Angel "outside", not the one he was about to marry in the dream, and nodded:

"She made the right choice not to wake me up directly. Otherwise, I would have forgotten everything when I woke up. It would not be easy to recover my previous memories...

"Please ask her to come in. I also miss the real her, not this fake character in my dream made up of my incomplete memories..."

"I hope so, Mr. Azik, but..." Audrey's expression was a little awkward, and she couldn't keep smiling even with her audience ability, "...I lost her."

The smile on Azik's face also disappeared. He touched his chin thoughtfully and asked:

"You mean, she was lost in some other dream sequence?

"I occasionally go back to those fragments to reminisce about the past, but most of the time, they only operate according to some extreme emotions deep in my heart, especially those memories close to the Fourth Epoch. At that time, I was still under the influence of madness caused by the tearing of my soul, and my personality was not stable..."

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Bang——

The castle gate was tightly closed in front of Angel, and the only drawbridge over the moat was pulled up, isolating the inside and outside of the castle, making this fortress built during the war difficult to conquer.

The soldiers on the city wall were burning hot oil, carrying arrows and slingstones, and were busy preparing for the attack. Baron Ramde stood on the top of the city wall, looking at the Feysac soldiers not far away.

But none of this has anything to do with Angel, because she's locked out.

Mr. Azik during this period is completely different from the one I know... He didn't even let the civilians outside hide in the castle. Well, most castles during this period did the same thing when they were invaded, to ensure the integrity of the military force rather than to protect all the people. But it doesn't seem to match Mr. Azik's character... Angel looked at the Feysac soldiers behind him, and then at Baron Ramde on the top of the city wall. For a moment, he didn't know whether he should forcibly restore the power of the Beyonder to shake the reality of the dream, or simply "die" to escape from the dream.

"Your Excellency the Baron, are you just going to lock a weak woman like me outside the city and let me face the invaders alone?"

After a moment, Angel, who chose "persuasion" between resistance and giving up, asked loudly.

But she no longer possessed the ability of an "instigator" at this time, and her deliberately pitiful appearance did not impress the soldiers on the wall. Instead, Baron Ramde patted his head and said in sudden realization:

"Oh yeah, this isn't a good idea."

He lowered his head and bent over, then stood up again after a moment, and threw down a dagger, which just brushed the edge of the moat and fell in front of Angel with a crisp sound.

"Now you are more than one person. Prove that you are indeed from Backlund and not in the same group as those invaders."

Is this dream really the embodiment of Mr. Azik's fear of "loss" rather than some negative emotion?

Angel muttered, picked up the dagger, looked at the blade that had several notches in the process of falling, and under the gaze of the soldiers and barons on the wall, turned back to face the several Feysac invaders who were rushing in the front.

Even without extraordinary abilities, Angel was not going to surrender.

After all, before becoming an Extraordinary Person, she had experienced countless battles with an ordinary person's body and had long been accustomed to this feeling of "powerlessness".

Just like Mr. Azik, let's "remember" the past... She said silently, and dodged the first enemy's sword that was slashing from top to bottom by turning sideways at the most labor-saving angle. With her right hand, she stabbed the dagger into the opponent's chest along the unprotected area of ​​the opponent's left armpit, pushed him away to block another enemy, took the opponent's long sword with her left hand, and held it in reverse to block the third enemy's stab. She took the hilt of the sword with both hands and pierced the neck of the Feysac man with giant ancestry from bottom to top, and then pulled out the dagger from his waist and swung it, stabbing it into the eye socket of the enemy who had just gotten rid of his companion's body and had not yet reactedBecoming Stronger and CrazyChapter 1049: Becoming Stronger and Crazy

"You mean, in those... dream sequences, Angel might be in danger?"

In the faculty office of Hoy University, Audrey was still standing by the door, frowning and asking.

As a Beyonder who could travel through dreams, she would often enter the dreams of residents of different classes in Backlund through the collective subconscious ocean in the middle of the night to familiarize herself with her Beyonder abilities and digest the corresponding potions.

During this period, she occasionally entered the dreams of some extraordinary people, including demigods of various origins. But firstly, these extraordinary people hiding in the metropolis were very cautious. Even if they felt that their dreams were invaded, they would not easily fight back after confirming that the other party was harmless. Secondly, most extraordinary people actually did not have a strong control over their dreams. After being accidentally invaded by Audrey, they rarely reacted. Therefore, she never really encountered danger in her dreams.

But an angel's dream was too dangerous... Audrey became anxious when she thought about how she accidentally fell into the depths when she first entered the dream of the Archon of Death and saw the inverted pyramid mausoleum that was split in half and all the symbols of death.

"Don't worry. As a saint, Angel has the ability to protect herself in these dreams. Even in those dream fragments that would restrict my supernatural powers in my subconscious, she can try to restore her power. The price is just to disturb the dream and make her rejected..."

After a moment's contemplation, Mr. Azik smiled again and explained in detail.

"But will she not dare to take actions beyond the limits of the dream because she is worried about causing trouble to you?" Audrey was still a little worried. "Besides, Miss Angel is already... a Sequence 2 angel."

"Um?"

This news was obviously beyond Azik's expectations. He sat up straight in his chair, put his knuckles on his temples, and stroked the inconspicuous black mole under his ear.

"How long has it been outside?"

He suddenly asked, and then added:

"How long has it been since the end of June 1350?"

This Archon of Death must have fallen asleep at that time... Audrey thought about it and quickly replied:

"It is now the end of January 1351, exactly seven months from the time you mentioned."

Then, she considerately told Azik, who was isolated from the world in his deep sleep, about some major events that had happened recently, such as the death of King George III and the invasion of the Feysac Empire.

"Feysac invasion..."

This incident brought back Azik's memories, and his expression softened again, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

"This castle, the one where I am sleeping, was built after the battle between Loen and Feysac over the border more than 1,300 years ago. At that time, I obtained my own title and fiefdom, and returned here with my family emblem and knight's ribbon to marry my bride..."

He said in a gentle tone.

"Unfortunately, in my dream, my memories of that life no longer completely belong to me... At that time, I was suspicious, sensitive, and moody, and sometimes even showed a cruel side that was not in line with human morality... I would rather stay in the sunny and fresh-air Tingen City, teach the history of the Fourth Epoch, go home in the evening to enjoy the fireplace and cigars, and go to the Tussock River for rowing on weekends..."

He talked to Audrey, whom he met for the first time, like a talkative old man, and the latter listened quietly with a smile on her face, like a simple "audience".

But Azik suddenly stopped, looked out the window with some confusion, and said hurriedly after a moment:

"The dream fragment of 'Baron Ramde'...Angel should be there!"

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In the small town of Ramde, the castle with its gates tightly closed had been surrounded by a large number of Feysac soldiers. They pushed a catapult and threw burning bamboo baskets into the city wall. The Loen soldiers on the city wall responded with arrows, and soldiers from both sides kept falling.

After realizing that the scale of the war had reached a level that was beyond the control of an "ordinary person" like her, Angel retreated to the back of the castle, avoiding the attack of the Feysac soldiers on the front of the castle.

She found that the attacking army was like robots with a set goal. As long as she did not appear in front of them, no one would chase her, but they would mechanically attack the castle where Baron Ramd was.

A steady stream of Feysac soldiers came from the north, surrounding the front of the castle. This scale was obviously beyond common sense, making Angel once again doubt the true symbolic meaning of this dream.

"Could it be that this dream is not the life that Mr. Azik longs for… that Feysac's invasion will eventually destroy the castle and kill everyone he knows, symbolizing that he has lost everything he gained in that life?"

Angel frowned as he looked at the chaotic battlefield. There were only dozens of male knights on the city wall throwing stones and shooting arrows, while the Feysac invaders below had already exceeded a thousand. It was only a matter of time before the castle was captured.

Compared with this huge disparity in numbers, the several teams of soldiers that Angel had just killed with her skills and experience were not even a fraction of them. Unless she immediately recovered her "witch" ability and used disease or black flame to turn the tide of the battle, she could only watch Mr. Azik's life being completely destroyed.

In this situation, Angel finds it difficult to judge whether he should try to use death to escape from the dream, or establish a connection with reality, break through the blockade of the dream, and restore his extraordinary abilities.

"What a pity. Audrey must have also been lost in the dream. Otherwise, she could have given me some suitable advice or directly brought me out of the dream..."

She muttered to herself, her gaze fixed on the tower in front of Baron Ramde's castle. That was the place where the cold-blooded baron had thrown the dagger to her. It was now ignited by the fire thrown into the city. In the billowing smoke, the bronze-skinned baron who looked exactly like Azik was shouting and commanding his soldiers to fight back in vain.

At this moment, a soft voice came to Angel's ears:

"Thinking about me?"

It was Audrey... Angel immediately recognized the owner of the voice and breathed a sigh of relief.

Immediately, everything in her sight began to become blurred, and her perspective continued to rise, quickly passing through the thick smoke and dark clouds and rising high into the sky.

From this angle, she could see that there were still a large number of Feysac soldiers surrounding the town and were constantly surrounding the castle, like a tide about to submerge the last reef on the sea.

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When his vision cleared again, Angel found himself back in the room of the castle where he was before entering the dream. He was still sitting on the single sofa, with Audrey holding his wrist tightly.

What was different from before was that the pitch-black coffin deep in the room was no longer visible, and instead there was a double bed covered with a velvet quilt, which added a lot of life to the room which originally had a somewhat eerie atmosphere.

Mr. Azik, wearing a shirt and vest, sat at the head of the bed, holding a thick book in his hands, looking over here with concern.

At this moment, Angel was sure that he and Audrey were still in the dream, just in a different "scene".

"Good evening, Mr. Azik."

She took the initiative to stand up and greet him.

Azik nodded, put down the book "The Trunsost Empire: Legend or History", stood up from the bedside, walked to the two of them, sat on another armchair, and said to Audrey, who had a calm expression and curious eyes:

"Thank you for rescuing Angel from that dream fragment. Now can you let me talk to her alone?"

"I'll be waiting outside the door."

Audrey answered obediently, walked out of the room, and closed the vermilion wooden door.

"A 'manipulator' who can control his curiosity." Azik commented with a smile on his face, then looked at Angel, "You seem to have encountered some troubles in the dream just now?"

"In fact, I still don't understand what's going on there…" Angel complained, pointing at the bloodstains on her dress. Of course, it was all the blood of the Feysac soldiers. "That should be the place where you lost your memory and joined the Loen army after the Pale Disaster and were awarded the title. But why did the Feysac army invade, and they were about to capture the castle when I was taken away from the dream?"

Hearing this, Azik showed a somewhat vicissitudes of life smile, he put himself in a comfortable position on the chair and replied:

"This is also one of the problems I face... You should have noticed that there is a subtle difference between Baron Ramde and me now. That was actually my true state after my first 'resurrection', while the me now is the state after I have died and resurrected many times and experienced different lives."

"That's all you. The cold-blooded Archon is you who has been affected by the spiritual imprint within your Beyonder characteristics. The gentle father, filial son, and kind teacher is you who has lost your past memories and has abundant humanity."

Angel immediately reminded.

These were the words she and Klein used to advise Azik in the mausoleum of the god of death Salinger deep in the Raging Sea, just before Azik was about to regain all his memories.

Azik smiled and nodded, and said with some emotion:

"Now I understand these things, and I am no longer troubled by my past identities, but in dreams, the two identities still conflict... The young 'manipulator' just mentioned that when he first fell asleep, he accidentally reached a deep level of dream and saw a split inverted pyramid mausoleum and a symbol of death. That was the state of my soul...

"Before the next 'resurrection' to repair this damage, my dreams will present a binary split state. The dream fragments close to the present time point symbolize my humanity, representing my expectations and desires; those close to the Fourth Epoch, which is the dream fragment you just experienced, symbolize my fears and worries...

"My fear of that life mainly came from the deserted castle, the tragic death of my son, and the extinction of my family... The dream made my fear come true in the form of 'the castle was invaded'... So I don't like to go there. I only go to the castle to spend some time when I miss my wife and children...

"This ability to actively control and choose dreams is something I gained during my sleep this time... This should be a gift from a certain existence. If not, you, who have been promoted to an angel, should not be restricted by dreams...

"Haha, the little girl just told me about you becoming an angel, as well as many other terms and concepts in psychology. She is suitable to apply for a lecturer position at Hoy University and provide counseling to those psychologically fragile college students."

You're welcome, we are all believers of Mr. Fool... Angel muttered in his heart, worried about Azik having to face the negative emotions in his dream, but also happy that Audrey could get the recognition of this angel.

The two had another brief exchange. After learning how Audrey met Mr. Azik, Angel did not ask in depth. Instead, he took advantage of the other party's good mood and quickly got to the point:

"Mr. Azik, I visited your dream this time mainly to learn about some of the history of the Fourth Epoch, about your father, the God of Death Salinger's experience between the Four Emperors' War and the Pale Calamity... Do you still have any memories of that time?"

"Before I left you that day, I remembered everything," Azik nodded, his expression becoming more serious. "What do you want to know?"

"Everything you know about the uniqueness of the Red Priest path, the Level 0 Sealed Artifact No. 01, the Blood Flag of Salinger or the Flag of the Fall of God."

Angel read out all the names representing "0-01" in one breath, hoping to trigger Mr. Azik's memories and get useful information.

The name "Salinger Blood Flag" moved Azik. After thinking carefully for a moment, he answered:

"My father became the final survivor in the Four Emperors' War, and the uniqueness of the Red Priest fell into his hands, but he never tried to use this contaminated power... until the Original Witch came to the southern continent to find him, declaring that she would avenge the Blood Emperor Tudor and let all the Seven Gods of the northern continent fall...

"During the preparations for war, some accidents occurred. My father was instigated by the 'Original Witch' and bewitched by another god. He tried to use the Sequence 0 of the 'Death God' path and the power of the Styx to accommodate the uniqueness of the non-adjacent 'Red Priest' path...

"He became stronger, but also crazier..."

I'm afraid that Salinger must have gone crazy before that, daring to accommodate the uniqueness of non-adjacent paths, even though the promotion requirement of the "Old Days" is only to accommodate the uniqueness of adjacent paths... He is similar to Alistair Tudor, who was promoted from the "Black Emperor" path to the "Red Priest", and the latter is also a half-crazy god... What is the power of the "River of Styx"? The river deep in the "Underworld" opened up by the previous Death God Graygari? It can't be the source substance "River of Eternal Darkness"...

And the "Original Witch" cooperated with the God of Death to bring about the Pale Disaster in order to avenge the "Blood Emperor"? I remember that they had a pair of divine sons. Could it be that there was true love between the two, no, the two gods?

Thoughts kept coming to Angel's mind, and he asked casually:

"Who is the spirit that bewitched your father?"

Azik shook his head.

"My father didn't reveal it, and when He started to have problems, he and the 'Original Witch' soon started a war against the Northern Continent, and no one knew this secret... But from some clues, I have guessed that the god who bewitched my father and instigated Him to forcibly accept the uniqueness of the 'Red Priest'...

"It should be 'True Creator Half of the Old Day?Chapter 1050 Half of the Old Day?

The evil god believed in by the "Aurora Society" is said to be the remaining core of the creator who created everything, the "true creator"... In the Fourth Era when the gods still walked the world, he was not the evil existence that everyone is shouting and killing now, but one of the gods with the same beliefs as the Goddess of Night, the Lord of Storms, the Eternal Sun, etc. He supported the "Black Emperor" Solomon to establish an empire spanning the entire northern continent, and his status was similar to the current Seven Gods Alliance.

Angel recalled the secret history of the Fourth Age in his mind, frowned and asked:

"But didn't the 'True Creator' support the 'Black Emperor' among the Four Emperors? Why would the 'Underworld Emperor' and the 'God of Death' Salinger listen to His advice?"

Could it be that the God of Death had gone mad before forcibly accommodating the uniqueness of the "Red Priest" - Angel did not dare to say this out loud.

"So this is just my suspicion," Azik shook his head, indicating that his answer might not be accurate. "Among the Death God Corps on the Northern Expedition, there are believers of the True Creator, and even angels from the Hanged Man Path. From this, I can conclude that my father has some cooperation with that god."

"The Hanged Man", or the "Secret Prayer Man" path?

Angel pondered and thought that Azik's inference was likely correct. After all, the "Black Emperor" Solomon, whom this evil god supported in the Fourth Epoch, was killed twice by the Six Gods Alliance at that time. He himself was expelled and blocked in the God-forsaken Land. It was normal for him to try to support the God of Death to counterattack the Northern Continent.

Of course, judging from the results, even though the alliance between the God of Death and the "Original Witch" was supported by the "True Creator" behind the scenes, it was ultimately defeated by the orthodox sects that became the Seven Gods Alliance after the "God of Craftsmen" joined at the end of the "Pale Disaster". The "Original Witch" was severely injured and never recovered, rarely responding to her believers, and the "God of Death" simply died on the way back to the southern continent, creating a violent sea that separated the northern and southern continents, cutting off contact between the two continents until Emperor Roselle opened up a new route a thousand years later.

The most important thing is that before his death, the "God of Death" Salinger left a backup plan for resurrection, Mr. Azik, and this is the reason why she came to the dream at this time.

"Mr. Azik..." Angel continued to ask, "Do you know the specific details of the cooperation between the 'Original Witch' and the 'Death God'? I mean, what benefits did both parties gain from the cooperation?"

Azik did not answer immediately this time. Instead, he changed to a comfortable sitting position, lowered his head and thought for a moment before answering:

"The stated purpose of the 'Original Witch' Chike is very clear, which is to avenge Alistair Tudor, destroy the mortal kingdom supported by the Seven Gods, and destroy the foundation of their faith.

"But only I and a few of my brothers and sisters know that He promised my father that He would bring Trier and the Blood Emperor's body, which were sealed underground, back to the surface and hand them over to us... Every extraordinary person in the realm of death would not refuse to control such a powerful corpse...

"Before that, my father had already used the corpse of the previous 'Death God' Graygari to strengthen his control over the underworld and improve his strength as a 'Death God', so he was very interested in this proposal."

Ah... Angel was a little stunned:

"The Blood Emperor's body? Wasn't his death the direct cause of the 'Original Witch''s opposition to the Seven Gods? Why would she be willing to hand over his body? This is somewhat contradictory..."

She would rather believe that Chick took back Tudor's body in order to find a way to resurrect the "Blood Emperor".

"Looking back now, the reasons given by the Original Witch were not very sufficient. However, the speech she gave in front of my father touched the depths of the souls of everyone who listened, and made people believe in her. This Witch is undoubtedly the most attractive woman in the world, and every living being who sees her is fascinated by her, including me, my brothers and sisters, the undead creatures under our command, and of course my father."

"Instigation", "charm", these are the abilities of a true God... Angel complained in his heart.

Of course, she knew that this ability alone could not convince a true god. The "God of Death" who won the Four Emperors' War but was driven back to the Southern Continent must have also thought about counterattacking the Northern Continent, so he accepted the covenant of the "Original Witch" and jointly prepared for the Pale Disaster. Judging from the tragic war results, if the "True Creator" did not just send some believers to participate in the war, but personally went out to support the Southern Continent, the "God of Death"'s desperate gamble might really succeed.

Interests are the basis of their cooperation, not just "charm" and "persuasion"... Angel made a judgment in his heart, and then continued to ask:

"Even so, He should not easily accommodate the 'uniqueness' of non-adjacent paths... This will only lead to madness or even loss of control, but you said that He is crazy and stronger?"

Hearing Angel's question, Azik smiled and nodded, answering seriously as if he were facing a tricky question from a student in class:

"After a Beyonder takes on non-adjacent Beyonder characteristics, he will be alienated by the spiritual imprint within the characteristics, and the characteristics will conflict with each other. Losing control and going crazy are both good, and most people will only have one ending: death... Even if you jump to an adjacent path, you will still face corresponding problems, but the degree is lighter. Therefore, the opportunity to jump to a path is often at a high sequence. Through the help of rituals and the transformation of the spirit by divinity, this risk can be reduced...

"But the gods are different. They have the characteristics and uniqueness of an entire path in their bodies to stabilize their own state. Their spirits are extremely strong and can resist this negative influence to a certain extent. This is also the reason why many ancient gods in the Second Era who accommodate and blend the characteristics of different paths can still maintain a certain degree of rationality. Although they are half crazy, their strength is actually stronger than the true gods of a single path."

So that's how it is. This is also the reason why "Blood Emperor" Tudor and Emperor Roselle dared to jump to non-adjacent paths to become true gods. As long as they successfully ascend to Sequence 0, even at the cost of half madness, they will have enough time and opportunity to stabilize their state and slowly recover themselves with the help of the anchors prepared in advance...

Judging from the fact that Tudor has been able to control his empire for hundreds of years, His condition is actually getting better... Angel thought about it, knowing that Azik had not yet gotten to the point, and continued to listen.

"Of course, compared to the madness that was bound to happen, the uniqueness of the Red Priest, who was contaminated multiple times during the Four Emperors' War, was not that attractive. Therefore, even if he cooperated with the Original Witch, my father had never made up his mind..." Azik continued, his expression becoming more serious than ever, "...until that god, who should be the true creator, provided Him with a plan..."

"Use the power of the Styx, combined with the power of the City of Disaster that has already polluted the uniqueness of the Red Priest, to remove the remaining pollution and make it barely accommodating.

"And the father who forcibly accepts this 'uniqueness' and the pollution of the 'City of Disaster' attached to it will gain power beyond the true God and become...

"...half of the old day