Chapter 235: Me, Myself and I

Annan and Benjamin carefully walked down the stairs.

There was dust all over the stairs and cobwebs all over the ceilings.

Fortunately, neither the Evelyn played by Annan nor the young Benjamin were tall. Otherwise, they would walk into all the webs, destroying the spiders homes.

But even so, they dared not to go too fast.

The dust on the ground was so thick that it was even a little slippery.

Its way too dirty here. Benjamin couldnt help but complain.

This church Annan spoke softly, Do you know its history, Benjamin? Im curious.

Well, I have a rough understanding of it.

Although Benjamin knew that no one was here, he still subconsciously lowered his voice as he spoke, This church should have been built more than a hundred years ago. I think it should be around 120 years, probably 128 years? Or maybe 118 years

Forget it, thats not important. In short, the Pale Princess established this church personally. She built it in the name of the Deity of Song and Dance on the surface. Her goal is to build a frontline fortress for the Necropolisdo you know what that means?

Speaking of this, Benjamins voice instinctively rose a little, That is to say, guards were patrolling this place in the past! If Im not mistaken, they should have at least 18 bone ballistas and a scout tower. The scholars roughly estimated this number through the harvesting and investigation results from the Royal Expedition Team. There could be other instruments lost in the pa.s.sage of time of which we no longer have the opportunity to learn their existence.

When the young Benjamin said this, his voice became softer.

Benjamin paused slightly, then turned around hesitantly and asked a little timidly, You dont like to listen to my babbling, right?

Nope, Im still listening Annan subconsciously repeated these overused words.

But then, he quickly realized his mistake and corrected it. He said in a kinder manner that was more acceptable to Benjamin, Im a little scared, Benjamin.

Since it was an unmanned corridor, Benjamin could still hear it.

Annan continued, Please keep talking. Dont stop

Oh

, sure. Benjamin was taken aback for a moment. He thought Evelyn must be afraid of the dark.

Hence, he cleared his throat and showed off his knowledge seriously.

Can you imagine, Evelyn? Those 18 bone ballistas are the size of a queen bed each. They are erected on the walls. Enemies from all directions cant penetrate the fortress! It only takes four or five seconds to load a bone arrow, but they will chase their target like a wild dog! They wont miss! Thats so cool! I think it wasnt just the Bone Burying Grandmas believers who came to encircle Necropolis at that time. These ballistas should be prepared for ordinary mortals too

Oh right!

There are evil spirits!

Benjamin talked about it in excitement, and his voice became louder and cheerful, Evelyn, the Pale Princesss priests can leave their body like an evil spirit!

Ordinary people cant see them at all. They can only see the white glowYes, my teacher told me that the Pale Tide is made up of evil spirits. Isnt that amazing?

For some reason, Benjamins words rang in Annans ear loudly.

He was even in a trance.

After a sudden dizziness, Benjamins hand previously in Annans grasp had disappeared.

He staggered and slid down the steps several times.

Fortunately, he was already very close to the end. Thus, it wasnt a long fall.

Um

. Benja Annan gritted his teeth and slowly stood up from the ground.

He was dumbfounded on the spot.

The light of Green Fire above his head had gone out.

Benjamin? Annan called out softly, but there was no reply in the darkness.

He frowned slightly and subconsciously opened up the mission list.

Annan stopped moving immediately.

Mission Details:

[Main mission: Return home.]

[Keep your body intact.]

[Dont talk to anyone.]

[Return to reality.]

Whats going on? Annan blurted out, baffled.

Am I back to that place again?

These missions are endless!

This loop never stops.

Annan hesitated, whether to go back up or continue exploring below.

He thought about it for a while and decided to continue.

Evelyn had entered the dream world near the water before. Hence, Annan managed to dispel the dream as he approached the pond. However, Annan couldnt guarantee that he could return to reality again the same way.

Without Benjamins light, it became more strenuous to walk down the steps.

So, Annan leaned against the wall and continued forward.

Annan roughly remembered that there was a straight path leading to his previous cell after entering the bas.e.m.e.nt. After pa.s.sing by the cell, there was a pa.s.sage to the right at the end.

I wonder if the guard on the left pa.s.sage is still there

Annan was lucky this time.

As he stuck closely to the right wall and approached the corridor end, he didnt hear any footsteps.

He couldnt help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Luckily, there isnt a guard

.

After all, it was too dark here. Evelyn had no night vision at all. Annan could barely see where the wall was and avoided hitting it under the faint light seeping in from the entrance.

After Annan walked around the long corridor, he finally saw some light.

Is it a candle?

Annan was a little curious but also a little wary.

If there are candles, it means there must be someone there!

When Annan was halfway through the corner in the silent bas.e.m.e.nt, he suddenly heard two loud noises behind him!

Boom! Boom!

Whats going on?

Annans pupils shrank slightly.

Annan didnt feel afraid but stopped at the first moment and squatted down to hide his presence.

He was a little regretful.

I should have returned to the entrance first and taken the bladed iron chain.

Annan narrowed his eyes slightly and approached quietly.

If someone was going to pa.s.s by here, Annan was confident that he could strangle them to death when they pa.s.sed the corner!

Before Annan tiptoed slowly to the corner, he suddenly froze on the spot.

A series of noises came again.

It struck six times

After another

bang

, Annan heard the familiar sounds of the prison door being kicked open.

After that, there was the sound of iron chains dragging on the ground, clattering.

Eh?

Annan let out a soft cry.

He was panic-stricken on the spot.

At that moment, Annan seemed to understand something.

The girls panting around the corner

The water stains on the ground

The mission [Dont talk to anyone.]

What I previously saw when I entered the dungeon instance is my current self!

Annan ran towards the brighter place without any more hesitation.

Under this logic, the person who lit the candle at the end of the corner was probably also Evelyn!

The Evelyn from the future!

Credits to MindMatrix for editing this chapter and improving the readability.