Deep Sea Embers

Chapter 133 Strange Shadow

To be fair, Duncan is not an expert in the supernatural field, and he lacks understanding of subjects related to dreams and the spiritual field, but he still vaguely judged that the scenery presented on this street should not be just what Shirley "saw in her dream" ".

Because those ashes whispering for help really gave him a wonderful sense of sight——

He thought of the factory and the people in that factory who were hidden by the curtain and burned to ashes in the fire.

Of course, the ashes in the factory did not ask him for help - those ashes gave him a more intuitive and strong signal: he directly saw the "echo" of the fire eleven years ago.

Subconsciously, Duncan thought there was some connection between the ashes on the street in Shirley's dream and the ashes in the factory.

He raised his head and looked around at the scenery. In the dim red light, the entire street showed the tragic scene after the fire. Among the falling sparks and dust, there were countless piles of ashes and imprints on nearby walls. suspicious shadow.

"You were only six years old at the time. No matter how many things you observed in your subconscious, it probably wouldn't be enough to support such a huge dream - and you still had to create these embers calling for help in the dream, as well as such a large phantom in the distance."

Duncan said softly, and his voice made Shirley, who was a little nervous, suddenly feel more at ease.

Shirley raised her head and looked at Duncan standing next to him - the current "Mr. Duncan" was different from what she had seen in ordinary times. The posture he presented here was that of a gloomy and majestic captain. To be honest, , it still looks quite scary like this. Even without Agou's "real vision", she can still feel a deep pressure from the other person.

But in this nightmare that became increasingly unfamiliar to her, such a powerful existence could still give her some peace of mind: at least now, this existence was on her side.

"Let's move forward and see how far the scope of dreams can extend."

Duncan's voice suddenly came from the side. Shirley was stunned for a moment, and quickly pulled Agou to follow him.

Amidst the faint murmurs of help coming from countless ash heaps, the two people and one dog walked through the streets covered in embers and sparks, gradually walking towards the twisted and swaying shadow buildings.

They walked on the street for an unknown amount of time, and Duncan kept carefully observing the changes in the nearby scene along the way. What surprised him was that the scenery on the street remained the same.

There were no more distorted phantoms, no more blurry, grotesque, or "dangerous dream creations" like Agou described.

Duncan stopped suddenly and frowned slightly.

"Mr. Duncan?" Shirley cast a curious look, "Did you find anything else?"

"...How far have we left the 'origin'?" Duncan raised his head and looked back at the direction where he and Shirley came from. The house where they started had disappeared into the hazy red mist.

"'Origin'?" Shirley was stunned for a moment, "Oh, the room you said I dreamed in? It should be... quite far away. I think it's at least half a block away."

"Shirley, something's not right," Agou suddenly realized. He looked nervously at the fog around him and said in a low voice, "Let's stop for a moment."

Shirley hadn't reacted yet, she looked confused: "What's wrong?"

"Dreams are based on the subconscious cognitive basis of the dreamer as the 'center'. Your cognitive basis in this dream is that room, and all your memories and emotions are also in that room," Agou quickly explained "The areas outside the room are all 'deductions and supplements' of the dream. Theoretically, the further you leave the room, the more the scenes derived from these deductions will deviate from reason and common sense, and the edges of the dream will become more and more absurd, dangerous, and even There will be cliff areas that disappear out of thin air, but we have come so far... but this dream continues!"

Duncan nodded slightly while listening - he didn't have as clear and complete a theoretical understanding as Agou, but his guess was similar.

Shirley finally woke up and took a breath: "So... I should have walked out of my dream realm long ago. Theoretically, this place is either distorted beyond recognition, or it should be nothingness... Then we Where are you now? Is this still my dream~?”

No one could answer Shirley's question, and Duncan could only look around with a thoughtful expression.

Everywhere he looked, there were burnt and charred streets. The city after the fire was like an ugly scar, cutting deeply into the city, and this scar of fire extended all the way to the end of his sight. He didn't know what was ahead. How many blocks did it run through.

He looked in another direction and saw some tall buildings near the block. One of the factory's distillation towers pierced straight into the sky in the smoke and mist. The tower's surface was coiled with pipes and its skeleton was rugged, like a strange mountain. .

Duncan couldn't help but stare at the tall distillation tower, thinking that if he stood on that distillation tower, he might be able to overlook the entire fire scene.

Suddenly, his eyes froze.

The scene Nina had described to herself came to mind:

From a very high place, overlooking the city after being burned by fire, the streets are like scars, running through the entire city-state...

This is what Nina saw in her dream - but from a different perspective!

A shocking suspicion suddenly popped up in Duncan's mind. He turned to look at Shirley: "We...may have entered another dream."

"Another dream?" Shirley was stunned, "Whose dream?"

"Nina's—come with me." Duncan said briefly, and then walked towards the direction of the distillation tower.

He did not summon Ai Yi to "walk" in the dream, because first of all, he didn't know whether the pigeon could enter this dream by walking in the spirit world like himself, and secondly, he also needed Ai Yi to "stand guard" for him outside. , monitor whether there are other extraordinary powers interfering with your actions.

Fortunately, the distillation tower was not far from this block. It was a factory next door, and there was a straight alley connecting the two blocks.

Shirley followed in a daze. She still hadn't figured out why Mr. Duncan said that he had walked into Nina's dream. Duncan walked quickly while looking up at the tall tower from time to time.

He is trying to find Nina.

If this is really Nina's dream, then the figure of the other party should be standing on the distillation tower - it is already the tallest building as far as the eye can see here, and the location is also perfect for overlooking the entire fire scene. .

But until the two men and the dog were about to arrive at the factory, Duncan didn't see anyone on the distillation tower.

He had some doubts in his heart, but before he could think more about it, a strange feeling of being watched suddenly came from not far away, which made him stop suddenly.

Duncan raised his head and looked in the direction where he felt something. In his field of vision, a tall and thin figure wearing a weird long black coat and holding a big black umbrella appeared at the corner of the street without knowing it!

In this dream world with traces of fire and lingering embers on the street, such a strange man holding an umbrella suddenly appeared. Not to mention how weird this scene was, and this time not only Duncan saw the figure, but also Shirley next to him. Stopped suddenly.

"There's someone over there!" Shirley exclaimed.

"Did you see it too?" Duncan asked subconsciously, and the moment he finished speaking, a vague and strange mumble suddenly came from the direction of the figure not far away.

It was not any language that Duncan knew. Even the overly complex and distorted vibrato and overlapping echoes in its voice made him suspect that it was not any "language" at all, but he still heard something from the voice. A hint of surprise——

The "weirdo" holding the umbrella seemed very surprised. He seemed to have never expected to see a few "uninvited guests" wandering around here.

And the moment the grunt fell, the strange figure holding an umbrella suddenly made a move!

Duncan couldn't see clearly what the other party had done, but out of the corner of his eye, he keenly noticed that several black shadows suddenly jumped out from the hem of the other party's long coat. Those were actually pure "shadows" running along the nearby wall. He Jiejie quickly rushed to this side, and then the figure holding an umbrella in the distance disappeared out of thin air. The next second, his body reappeared with the help of one of the rapidly approaching shadows, and he rushed directly in front of Shirley as if teleported. !

But Shirley had already reacted at this time. She was connected to the Nether Hound. She also had the same speed of reaction as the Nether Hound. At the moment when the figure had just condensed and before she had time to take action, she had suddenly raised her right hand——

"Anyway, it's definitely right to have a fucking fight first!"

The girl yelled with a strange excitement. The dark chain in her hand creaked, and she rounded Agou and smashed it to the opposite side!