Deep Sea Embers.

Chapter 590 Meeting in the Shadows

In the chaotic night where "sunlight" intertwined with the creation of the world, Duncan and his group quickly passed through the silent and deserted streets, and finally stopped at an intersection that was completely covered and blocked by countless lush plants.

Towering giant trees cover the sky, and tangled vines wrap around the tall buildings on the roadside. The root structures protrude from the road, winding and growing on the ground like bulging blood vessels. The entire block is dead silent, but occasionally you can hear Realistic and illusory sounds of birds or wind come from the depths of the dark forests, and the ethereal and illusory sounds seem to cross the border between dreams and reality.

"...It's still here."

Standing at the intersection at the end of the block, Duncan looked seriously at the huge vine spreading out of the darkness and said to himself.

Alice stretched her neck and looked at the long slope where the vines were spreading. After looking at it for a long time, she said with some uncertainty: "Captain, this thing looks...is it a little bigger than last time? I I remember it didn’t seem to extend this far before…”

"You remember correctly," Duncan exhaled and said seriously, "Its size has expanded compared to last time. This vine... is growing."

Alice blinked her eyes and sighed after a long time: "Wow..."

Duncan didn't speak again. Before taking further action, he was confirming the situation of Morris and others in the depths of his consciousness - especially the situation on Vanna's side.

Except for himself and the two dolls, everyone has now arrived at the other side of the Nameless Man's dream just like last time, and everyone's dream landing point is not much different from before. At this point, the Nameless Man The dream seems to show some kind of concerning..."continuity".

Of all the people, Vanna faced the most confusing situation.

Miss Inquisitor arrived at the desolate desert again, and this time, she encountered a giant who called himself "God" there.

Now Vanna is trekking in the vast sea of ​​sand with the giant. Judging from the current situation, the giant behaves very friendly and tells Vanna many things related to the desert.

However, what the other party told did not correspond at all to the ancient legends spread in this world that Duncan knew!

What is going on in that desert?What is the origin of that giant who calls himself a god?What does the lost years mentioned by the other party have to do with the ancient inheritance of elves?Why does such a strange place appear in the depths of the Nameless One's Dream?

Duncan only felt more and more confused.

Now, he can only hope that Vanna can get some further information from the vast sea of ​​sand and the mysterious giant, or... others can find something related to the "desert" in that endless forest. clue.

Maintaining the connection with other people deep in his consciousness, Duncan took a deep breath and refocused on the matter in front of him.

The huge vine reappeared in the real world, which was actually good news for him - he was once worried that his last "fright" would cause unpredictable changes in the dream of the Nameless Man, which would lead to this The vines disappeared or moved, making it difficult to continue his investigation, but now it seemed... at least the clue was still there.

Of course, the situation at this moment also made him have to worry about another thing:

The vine didn't disappear...but it expanded in size.

Could this thing just keep growing like this until it entangles the entire city?
Feeling worried for no reason, Deng calmed down, then took a step forward and slowly placed his hand on the end of the vine.

"You pay attention to the movements around you. If there is a drastic change, wake me up immediately." He turned around and said to the two puppets behind him.

"Hey!" Alice nodded immediately and said.

Lu Ni also bent slightly and responded respectfully: "Yes, old master."

Duncan nodded slightly, then gradually calmed down his mind, carefully controlled the power of the flame, and allowed his perception to spread and penetrate with the flowing spiritual fire, and once again established contact with the vine.

Due to the experience from the last time, he was more careful in controlling this time than before, so as not to disturb "Silantis" like last time.

After a moment, Duncan opened his eyes in the darkness.

The boundless fog appeared in his field of vision again.

Following the guidance of his intuition, Duncan looked into the deepest part of the fog.

A hazy huge shadow gradually emerged under his gaze, and the boundless fog floated. The light and shadow in the fog outlined the familiar silhouette of the Lost Home - that awe-inspiring ship was like a silent ghost. Floating in nothingness, as if... sending a silent invitation to Duncan.

Duncan gladly accepted the invitation.He condensed his spiritual incarnation in the darkness, and then while carefully controlling the flow of flames around him, he flew towards the Lost Home deep in the mist, and landed silently on its deck.

Just like the last time I saw it, the ship was still empty, with wisps of fog floating on the silent deck, and the familiar ship facilities were heavily shadowed in the fog.

This time, Duncan did not go directly to the captain's cabin at the stern of the ship. Instead, after looking around, he walked in another direction.

He walked through the mist lingering on the deck, and the sound of his footsteps echoed in the empty and silent place. He passed over the cables and debris piled and coiled on the deck, and headed towards the cabin entrance.

The cables and various objects piled on the deck showed no reaction to Duncan's approach - they were just piled in place quietly, like the most ordinary dead objects.

As a result, Duncan discovered another difference between this strange ship, the Lost Home, and the familiar Lost Home:
On the "normal Homeless Ship", these things on the deck would definitely move when he approached, either to greet the captain diligently, or to make various weird noises in an attempt to attract the captain's attention. However, in Here... Even though the two ships are almost identical in every way, everything on this ship is "dead".

Duncan frowned slightly and glanced at the silent cables, buckets and iron hooks. He walked between them, and then suddenly stopped.

His eyes fell on a mop placed against the wall.

After a moment, he realized what the sudden "familiar feeling" was about: this mop was just placed in this position by Alice when she returned to the ship!
This ship with a strange atmosphere is not only exactly the same as the "genuine" ship in reality, but also corresponds to the changes on the real ship in real time?

Many speculations suddenly appeared in his mind, and Duncan felt that he seemed to vaguely grasp a certain "essence" of this strange lost ship. At this moment, there was another subtle sound suddenly coming from a corner. caught his attention.

On this ghost ship where everything is silent, the subtle sound like a whisper sounds so sudden.

Duncan instantly locked onto the direction from which the sound came, and stepped towards it.

He stopped at a window.

There was a vague shadow or thick fog that seemed to be mixed with black smoke and dust, floating on the glass surface of the window, as if it was trying to condense into shape.

Duncan stared at the gathering and dispersing shadows for a few seconds, then suddenly reacted and whispered: "Agatha?"

As his words fell, the group of constantly gathering and changing shadows suddenly gathered together, and within a few seconds turned into a clear image on the window - Agatha's figure appeared in the glass.

"Ah, you finally noticed me," Agatha on the glass surface took a long breath as soon as it took shape, "I have been calling in the gaps between the shadows, trying to attract your attention, but there is really no one nearby. To the right mirror..."

"Why are you here?" Duncan looked at the person in the mirror in surprise, and then thought of something, "Wait, did you pass through the Lost Home..."

"Yes, I stayed in the reflection of the Lost Home after dark. It seemed a bit risky, but I succeeded." Agatha nodded, "As the reflection changed, I came here and You have met. It seems that my guess is correct: when night falls, the 'shadow' of the Lost Home becomes the 'other Lost Home' you see here - although the principle is not yet known. Definitely, but we finally found the connection between the two Lost Homes.”

Duncan's brows gradually furrowed. He listened to the other party's story but didn't respond for a while, which made Agatha a little uneasy: "...shouldn't I make such an independent decision?"

"You should indeed discuss it with me in advance, but that's not what I'm thinking about now," Duncan waved his hand, "You stayed on the side of the 'reflection', then did you observe how this transformation process happened? At that time, Is there any obvious... 'movement' on the Lost Home?"

Agatha shook her head: "There is no process."

"No process?"

"All changes happen instantly, there is no process," Agatha confirmed again. "One second, I was still in the reflection of the Lost Home, observing and waiting for all possible changes in the mirror world. The next moment , the 'atmosphere' in the mirror world has changed. I can feel... the shadow of the Lost Home has turned into something I don't recognize. My jumping between mirrors has been suppressed, and I can no longer perceive the spiritual world. The boundary between the real world and the real world cannot return to the normal mirrors of the real world. It is as if... the whole world has become extremely viscous and is gradually solidifying..."

Duncan listened carefully to Agatha's description, then slowly turned his head and looked in the direction of the stern deck.

That was where the captain's cabin was, and that's where the "other goat head" stayed.

"Are you able to move freely now?" Duncan asked suddenly.

"It seems that you are no longer affected," Agatha said immediately, with a hint of disbelief in her tone. "After you became aware of my existence, that weird sense of oppression magically disappeared."

"Very good," Duncan nodded, "Then follow us - let's go see the 'first mate' who is not in a good state."

(End of this chapter)