The final gentleman

William has learned about the dangers of the Arc Sea from books.

And Catherine also said that the arc sea is full of fish eyes, and you will be discovered immediately as long as you set foot in the sea water.

Even if William can fuse with Lorian, the moon cannot drop below the sea level, the moonlight cannot penetrate to the bottom of the deep sea, and perfect camouflage cannot be achieved.

And William knew very well that this kind of epidemic owner who was immersed in experiments and liked to engage in scientific research was more vigilant.

Therefore, in William's opinion, Catherine's request was no different than sending her to death.

William changed the question directly, "Besides "Arc Sea", is there any other place where I can get what you want?

Or can you tell me directly, what exactly do you want to do? If you want to make a breakthrough in that area, maybe I can find something more suitable for you than deep sea matter. "

Catherine's head lingered in circles on William's torso, "I contracted the disease from the Arc Sea and have lived there all year round. Can the things in the freshwater lake help me?"

"No... I mean it doesn't have to be the old world. You can follow me to the ocean in the human world to have a look. When the world is infected, the first place to become diseased and gray is the ocean area.

I estimate that the oceans in the human world have more or less similar properties to the Arc Sea, and you may be able to find what you are looking for.

The most important thing is that the security will be much higher. "

William's words made Catherine's head stop. An octopus leg was placed on her lips and she thought carefully, "Oh? Why didn't I think of that... It is indeed possible to get seawater from your world.

However, the quality of the water is definitely not as good as Arc Sea, and it is even more impossible to meet the water quality standards of the laboratory, but you can try.

But what if I’m not satisfied? "

"If you are still dissatisfied, I have one last solution."

"Oh? Is there an ocean somewhere?" Catherine's interest was immediately piqued.

William, who was wrapped in the tentacles, pulled out his arm covered with mucus and poked his temple with his finger. "My brain... is connected to a dark ocean directly related to death. That ocean is related to death that is different from the original tomb. It is a death that is not of this world.

According to what the original deceased said, the depth of death was much higher than that of ordinary death epidemics.

Do you dare to go? Catherine. "

Catherine has been with William for a long time, and she naturally knows that there is a different kind of death in William that does not belong to the old world. It is a kind of liquid black droplet.

"Why don't you dare? In the worst case, I'll die, and there's no point in living... Apart from wanting to repay my boss for taking me in, repay Uncle Jia En for taking care of me, and want to step on you, I have no other choice. How much motivation to live.

How to get there, tell me quickly? "

"Actually, I don't know how to get there, but I just thought of a special way.

Using your deep-sea swimming pool as a medium, Catherine, and using the memories deep in my consciousness as a basis to create nightmares, I can go to that black sea in my dreams. Do you dare to give it a try?

Maybe you can find what you need in such a special sea area, or even something better than you expected.

On our human side, there is a gentleman named 'Yode Sapon Garon'. His dream can connect to another world, a world that is completely chaotic and full of alien monsters.

Maybe Catherine your nightmares can also serve as a connection to the Black Sea. "

The tentacles under Catherine's head held her up, looking up, "What is the nature of the dream...even I can't explain clearly.

And the "nightmare" that I am good at happens to be the most unstable state among dreams. Just like the fish source in your memory, you accidentally 'mixed' it with the arc sea dream I created, creating Branches of nightmares that are beyond my control.

Fortunately, your knowledge of the source of the fish is just a peek at the back, otherwise you might really die inside.

Even in the circus, the boss repeatedly told me to reduce the number of times I use my nightmare ability as much as possible and focus on real performances.

I have never tried to use materials and memories from another world to create nightmares. Maybe it would be interesting... Anyway, we are dreaming together, and we will die together.

How about starting now? "

"Now?"

William was a little surprised. According to his idea, he first dragged Catherine to the sea area of ​​​​the human world to investigate. The tentative connection between the nightmare and the Dead Sea was only as a supplementary means.

Catherine has become completely interested, viciousness is growing in her body, and turbid liquid is constantly flowing out of her eyes.

"Isn't it just right now~ Boss Art is currently in retreat. The boss also needs to deal with physical problems. The next official opening of the circus will be postponed for a while.

Even if we are injured in the dream, we will have enough time to rest when we come back.

Or is there something unresolved on your side? "

"Not really, it's just that I just returned to the theater and I haven't had time to take care of it for two days and I have something to do. Besides, I also promised Mr. Rabbit to participate in physical training."

"How long does it take to have a dream? Besides, isn't that parasite quite capable? I heard that your theater got high scores in the preliminary evaluation.

Hurry, William~ time waits for no one.

I need you to cooperate perfectly with me so that I can perfectly combine the [nightmare] with the memory in your head. "

Phew~ William took a deep breath.

After all, he was actually quite interested in this matter himself.

Ever since I traveled through time and came to this world, I have been thinking about the black Dead Sea over there, why the time traveling happened, and what the nature of this black dead liquid is.

Now perhaps we can actually use Catherine's nightmare to gain a deeper understanding.

"Speak to Nash for me. If I don't go back in the next few days, please ask him to take care of the theater. In addition, I also bring a message to Mr. Rabbit, saying that I will stay in the clown house for a few days."

"I've sent someone over, let's get started..."

"Come on, Catherine."

William offered no resistance and allowed Catherine's head to crawl onto his face.

The eight octopus legs growing between Catherine's neck were inserted through the eye sockets, nostrils, mouth, ears and back of the head. Then the two people's heads were tightly pressed together, so intimate that even their pupils were in contact.

Octopus legs inject the purest nightmare essence into the epileptic brain,

It can be said that it is the essence obtained from Catherine's rapid growth in the month after her change of mentality, a real dream liquid that can temporarily erase the gap between reality and dreams.

At the same time, Catherine wrapped William with her giant octopus legs, and they fell into the pool and floated on the surface.

【Dream】

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In the ink-like sea, an unmanned wooden boat floats on the dark surface.

A small gap seemed to be torn open by a strange force where the wooden boat was. A man and a woman squeezed out along the gap and landed on the wooden boat one after another.

This sea area seems to follow certain rules that cannot be violated.

The men and women who come here unexpectedly cannot condense their self-awareness and can only exist in the form of 'bodies'.

However, the traces of life that overflowed from the man's abdomen told Dahai that he was not dead, and the tentacles squirming on the woman's face also proved the identity of a living person.

The black ocean cannot accommodate such ‘impurities’ as living people;

The ink-like wave rose high, like a dark palm slapping on the wooden boat, bang! Blocks of wood were flying, and men and women were absent.

Consciousness gradually returns to the body,

The first thing I felt was extreme fatigue, and I didn't even have the strength to open my eyelids.

Struggling for a long time, hours or even days,

During this period, I even felt that nutrients were being injected into my body along my arms. When my squirming and trembling eyelids were closed with difficulty, revealing dark and bright pupils,

What comes into view is not Catherine's swimming pool, nor the clown house, nor the black sea.

Instead, there were water-logged ceilings, pitifully small doors and windows equipped with iron bars, and bandages that restrained the entire body.

"Mental hospital?!"