Chapter 131 Breaking free from the dream

Duncan watched the nervous hound with a friendly smile. He could tell there was a misunderstanding between himself and the other party. In that case, it was better to resolve this issue as soon as possible.

But just before he was about to speak, he suddenly saw the flickering blood light in Dogs eyes. Although he could not see any emotional changes from the bone skull, he seemed to be able to feel the fierce and turbulent mood of this dark hound.

In the next second, he heard Dogs stammering voice come out: You Youre the Mr. Duncan weve been dealing with these past two days?

Duncan was taken aback by the comment since he didnt introduce himself to the hound. Glancing down at Shirley and the chain connecting the pair, hes sure they didnt speak just now. So, that leaves only one answer: theyre able to communicate through some sort of information-sharing ability.

Its me, Duncan said gently, do you need me to explain anything? Or do you have something you want to know?

No! Dog almost screamed, and his whole body was squirming, We dont need to know any knowledge or truth. We have no intention of prying into your secrets!

I always feel that there is still some misunderstanding between us, but it appears to be getting more difficult to clear things up. Duncan sighed, shaking his head in a helpless manner, Forget it, lets use time to build up some mutual trust between us. As for now, I have something I want to know.

Dog hung his head down: You please speak.

Duncan frowned. He was actually very curious as to why his main body, who was famous in the real world, had such a great influence among demons. In his impression, the deep sea was a place thats very close to the subspace. If going by that logic, a shadow demon shouldnt hold such intense fear towards him, the mobile natural disaster of the sea.

However, it now seems that the demons, who are themselves dangerous existences to humans, are just as afraid of losing their homeland as humans do, which puzzled him.

However, before he figures out this problem, he must first resolve this nightmare inside Shirleys dream world.

I want to know about this dream, Duncan said, his gaze falling on Shirley, I know its a painful memory for you, and if you dont want to say it, you can refuse.

Theres nothing I dont want to say, Shirley just shook her head slightly, I should thank you. If you hadnt interrupted this nightmare, I wouldve kept suffering. As you can see, thats what I went through eleven years ago.

Fire eh Duncan nodded, then shifted his attention back to Dog, What I saw was your first encounter with Shirley, right?

Dog flinched sideways to avoid contact: I was just a common shadow demon at the time.

Then how did you suddenly gain a heart? Duncan asked curiously, As far as I can tell, you almost killed Shirley back there.

I dont know, Dog fell silent for a few seconds, shaking his ugly skull in a loss. When I first became self-aware, Shirley was already dying on the ground.

Duncan took in a deep breath and deepened his gaze at the hound, then eyed the chain linking the guy with half of Shirleys body.

After that, both of you became fused together?

Sort of, Shirley murmured, hanging her head and hiding the expression under her hair.

Actually, I dont remember exactly what happened during this period. I was only six years old at the time, and then I spent a long while afterward just surviving through each day. If youre really curious about how I got into this relationship with a shadow demon who almost killed me, you can grab a psychiatrist and hypnotize me. Maybe

You dont have to. Shirleys words were suddenly interrupted, and then she felt a large palm resting on top of her head.

It felt so warm to the touch.

Sorry, Im not trying to reveal your scars. I just want to know the details from eleven years ago. Duncan gently soothed the girls head, understanding the question may be unpleasant for the child. You should know that it wasnt just the sun fragment that appeared eleven years ago, but also countless cultists that ravaged the city. Theoretically, it should have been a member of the Annihilation Sect who summoned the dark hounds.

Shirley raised her head in a daze, only to be brought back to attention by Duncans continuing deduction: A demonic creature from the deep sea suddenly acquired its own consciousness, which in itself is a mutation. Have you ever considered this mutation might be the inducement of a certain thing back then?

Shirley blinked, a little slow in grasping the meaning, The sun fragment?

Im not sure No one knows what form or power the sun fragments have, but in the teachings propagated by the suntists are that it doesnt give humanity to other items or things. Duncan shook his head, So what caused Dog to gain a sense of awareness may be something other than the sun fragment something else entirely.

You mean that there may be more than just the sun fragments that appeared in Pland eleven years ago?! Shirley finally woke up from her confused daze, her eyes widening in shock.

Just a little theory, Duncan patted Shirley lightly on the shoulder before withdrawing his hand, I always felt that something was wrong with the whole story. A big contradiction in the matter. If the sun fragment is a holy relic pointing to the Suntists, its power should be straightforward according to the descriptions of those lunatics. But the chaos eleven years ago didnt fit into that box. According to the documents leaked by the officials, the cultists they captured included Annihilators and Enders. Why would members of the other cults get involved if the incident was caused by the Suntists?

Of course, it can also be explained that the power of the sun fragments is so great that even people who do not believe in the sun god are affected, making them go crazy on the same day. But this cant explain the strange phenomenon like Dog here.

Now, lets go further than that. Looking at it from the above angle, there are too many suspicious points that weve overlooked. This includes the veiled curtain hanging over the fire and the fact that the memory remained inside you and Ninas mind. How can only a select few remember the weird phenomena in the sixth block. Weve always attributed the cause of all things to the sun fragment, but is that really true? Can you honestly believe the sun fragment is that omnipotent?

Duncan expressed the doubts in his heart, and some of the doubts actually arose before todays event. However, it was only after seeing the change in Dog from eleven years ago that hes become firmer in his theory.

The fire eleven years ago may have been caused by the sun fragment, but there was definitely something else at play in the whole event!

Shirley still didnt fully catch onto the whole theory. She was actually not very good at thinking about these complex things. In her stunned state, Dogs voice rang rapidly: Shirley, are you okay? Did he just touch your head to release a curse? Are you still sane? You

Im okay, Shirley replied with a whine, Dog, youre too nervous~

Nonsense, how can I not be nervous! You had direct contact with a source of corruption that can turn any sane person mad! Dogs mental voice flew into dread, How are you feeling?

Shirley thought about it and touched the top of her head unsurely. From as far as she could remember, the last time someone stroked her hair like this was when she was still a child. Back then, her mom used to do this a lot before putting her to bed.

Its warm. She spoke softly in a trance.

Dog was dumbfounded: Shirley, something is really wrong with your brain now.

You shut up!

Duncan didnt know what Dog and Shirley were talking about in their internal link, but he had something else he wanted to check out. Glancing up at the dim window with the reddish hue, he asked: Whats out there?

Huh? Shirley didnt react in time and blurted this out.

Duncan raised his hand and pointed to the window: Outside the room, whats out there?

I I dont know, Shirley blinked, suddenly realizing that shes never once stepped outside this room where the nightmare haunted her. I never thought about it. Every time I dream, I am stuck in this room

But now youre free, Duncan walked to the door and swung around. To the girl, his words were no different from a temptation, Dont you want to try, see whats at the edge of your dream?