Chapter 302: Adventure in the Dream World
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Hobert found a deserted corner and used "Travel" to return directly to his bedroom in Empress Borough.
Back in his familiar surroundings, Hobert finally breathed a sigh of relief.
It was still early morning, and the kitchen was already bustling, but Christian hadn't gotten up yet.
Hobert first placed the oil painting next to the desk, then changed his clothes and took a shower, preparing for a good nap.
As soon as he lay down, he couldn't help but review yesterday's battle, and he was quite satisfied with his performance.
However, the coordination of Beyonder abilities needs to be improved. Three magical items were used for the first time in actual combat yesterday, and he wasn't very proficient with them. If he had some experience, he might have been able to kill a Sequence 6 yesterday.
For example, the power of the "Underworld Gate" exceeded Hobert's imagination. Combined with the Tang Blade, it was simply a match made in heaven.
But the speed at which the "Underworld Gate" consumed spirituality far exceeded Hobert's expectations.
Also, the ability of the "Spirit Wine Glass" to summon two undead assistants should also be put on the agenda as soon as possible. If he could summon two powerful assistants, yesterday's battle wouldn't have been so passive.
In addition, there's the accumulation of "Traveler's Knife" and "Record". If he "records" the abilities of a few more Sequence 5s and Sequence 6s, it could also have unexpected effects.
Thinking about it, Hobert, already somewhat tired, felt himself gradually falling asleep.
Just as he was about to fall asleep, he suddenly felt a swelling in his lower abdomen, as if he needed to urinate urgently.
Hobert turned over, but the urge to urinate didn't subside. He got up irritably, and was about to go to the restroom when he suddenly noticed that the oil painting was standing upright at the foot of the bed.
Hobert was shocked. He clearly remembered putting the oil painting next to the desk!
Then he calmed down and went to the restroom first, but didn't urinate much.
Hobert understood that the feeling of urgency just now was a warning from his spirituality. It was conceivable that if he really fell asleep and entered the dream world, some unpredictable things would definitely happen.
After a moment's thought, he knocked on Christian's door.
When in doubt, find a backer; when in trouble, find a backer.
Christian had just finished dressing. Seeing that it was Hobert, he smiled and said, "I thought I wouldn't hear your adventure story until tonight."
Hobert smiled wryly, "I may have brought back a trouble."
Christian was stunned and let Hobert into the living room.
Hobert described his experiences of discovering the oil painting and the monster inside.
Christian asked Dophis to go to Hobert's room and bring the oil painting over.
He put his hand into the black cloth and touched the oil painting for a while: "This oil painting seems to be connected to a dream, most likely the dream of a 'High Sequence'."
Withdrawing his hand, Christian thought for a moment before saying to Hobert, "Go change into clothes suitable for battle. We have to go into the oil painting and take a look."
Hobert nodded, got up and changed out of his pajamas, put on a shirt and windbreaker, and took all his magical items and sealed items.
When he returned to the living room, Christian was also ready. He was carrying a briefcase in one hand, as if preparing to go to work: "I have a sealed artifact from a 'Spirit Warlock'."
He briefly explained and added: "Grab my arm."
Hobert took a few steps forward and grabbed Christian's arm as instructed.
Christian's other hand reached into the black cloth again and touched the oil painting, and layers of invisible ripples rippled through the surrounding air.
A second or two later, the world in front of Hobert suddenly seemed to be splashed with the colors of an oil painting, becoming extremely unreal.
Then the oil paint seemed to be smeared by something, becoming colorful. When these colors formed a new scene, Hobert found himself in a green meadow.
Not far away was a large tree full of green leaves, and the green leaves rustled in the wind.
This warm summer breeze blew on Hobert, making him feel infinitely comfortable and peaceful.
The knee-high green grass seemed to be blown into waves, which almost made Hobert exclaim again: "What a wonderful scenery!"
"This is the dream world, don't pay too much attention to the details," Christian reminded. "Here, your abilities and the abilities of your magical items are still effective.
"For example, you can use 'Travel' to take us to the hall over there."
Hobert followed Christian's finger and saw a pure black hall at the end of the grass.
In the painting, that was the location of the monster's figure, but after entering the painting, the monster turned into a hall. That should be the root of the problem.
Hobert grabbed Christian's shoulder, and the scene in front of him suddenly became unreal, but he didn't feel like he was entering the spirit world. There was just a flash in front of him, and the two of them appeared in front of the black hall.
The Gothic hall looked tall, magnificent, and oppressive.
There was no hall door in front of them. From the outside, the hall looked like a cathedral, but looking inside from the hall door, it seemed that they couldn't see the end of the hall.
They could see that the floor of the hall was covered with tulips and azaleas of various colors. Although there was no wind, these flowers swayed back and forth, looking like a sea of flowers.
In the distance, in the sea of flowers, there seemed to be many wooden statues standing. The wooden statues were also covered with flowers, giving them a strange beauty.
The top of the hall and the walls were covered with realistic murals.
Hobert saw that the content of the paintings was the monster with eyes on its chest, hunting and killing. Their prey included animals and humans.
Christian stood at the door for more than ten seconds: "There is no great danger."
As he spoke, he took the lead and entered the hall.
The monsters in the murals on the wall seemed to come alive suddenly, and together cursed Christian and Hobert.
Christian clenched his fist, forming a layer of pure white "bubbles" around him and Hobert, blocking the curses of the dozen or so monsters.
The monsters rushed out of the sea of flowers with their sharp claws. Just as Hobert was about to draw his knife, Christian used the "Spirit Warlock's" sealed artifact again, creating ripples of sleep.
The monsters suddenly stopped, and like pieces of paper, were blown back into the murals by an invisible wind.
Christian explained: "They are not real monsters. They should be the dream owner's 'impression' of these monsters."
The two of them continued forward through the sea of flowers and came to the wooden statues. Hobert quickly discovered that one of the statues looked exactly like him.
There were also wooden statues of Austin, Pete, and enemies such as the "Guardian".
Not far away on the ground, there were two seriously broken statues piled together. Hobert recognized from their faces that they seemed to belong to Lina and the mercenaries who died in the tomb passage.
The surrounding vines had begun to cover the two broken statues, and they would soon be covered by the sea of flowers.
This suddenly reminded Hobert of Lena's reminder: the curse in the dream.
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