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Chapter 4295 The Source of Different Dreams
Chapter 4295 The Source of Different Dreams
This is actually not a secret.
Although she never explicitly mentioned this in the Abyss, quite a few wizards knew about her past; and after arriving in the Abyss, she never stopped trying to find out information about the Great Demon God of the Red Plague.
Anyone with a discerning eye can easily guess what she's thinking with a little thought.
So, after thinking for a moment, she decided to tell the truth.
“Taking revenge against the Red Plague…you’ve got some nerve.” There was a hint of surprise in Nomefens’s voice.
Although the decaying creature did not speak, its suddenly constricted pupils revealed that it probably thought the same thing.
Liriel's expression was calm, not because she was pretending, but because she genuinely felt there was nothing wrong with "wielding a sword against the gods."
Ultimately, it comes down to their different perceptions.
Normefens is a native abyssal being. In its understanding, the Demon God is the master of the abyss, an existence that transcends all living beings. Although the Decayers are not from the abyss, they have lived there for many years and are under the command of the Demon God. Their understanding is no different from that of most abyssal beings.
In their view, killing a god is a heinous act of usurpation, and they would naturally be shocked.
But Lillie is different.
She is a human wizard.
The war between wizards and demons has been going on for a long time, and killing gods or being devoured by them is commonplace, so she can easily say such seemingly "disrespectful" words.
Of course, Liriel also knew that their perceptions were worlds apart. She deliberately threw out this question to break the monotony of the answer with a groundbreaking goal—after all, her past did not have the tragic epic of the Decayers, and she could only rely on this shocking obsession to grab Nomefens's attention.
Although a "gimmick" was used as a starting point, it was not a lie.
So Liriel wasn't afraid of being exposed and calmly awaited Normefens's "judgment".
……
Questioning the sky above the labyrinth.
“She didn’t lie,” Normfins said. “In the perception of the Wall of Questions, her answer was rather sincere.”
Angell sighed: "Sincerity is sincerity... but there is nothing else besides sincerity."
As for the "god-killing" that surprised Normefens, Angell thought it was quite normal.
However, since Liriel dares to openly state that her long-term goal is to "kill the Red Plague," perhaps she really isn't on the same side as the Demon God?
Angell pondered for a moment, then shook his head.
We shouldn't be too arbitrary.
The Cruel Scholar and the Great Demon God of the Red Plague belong to different camps. Even in the Abyss, the struggle for territory and the conflict of interests between the demon gods have never stopped.
Lillie was at most at odds with the "Red Plague," but that did not prevent her from becoming a follower of the cruel scholar.
Therefore, we still need to be more cautious.
As Angel pondered, Nomefens asked, "Should we let her pass?"
Angel nodded: "Let them pass. There are still many more walls of inquiry ahead, and we'll have plenty of opportunities to gather intelligence."
……
After Liriel finished answering.
When asked about Normefens on the wall, he lowered his brows, seemingly deep in thought.
This also made the withered ones and Liriel very nervous, fearing that they would be trapped on this dead end.
Fortunately, Normefens' silence did not last long. After a moment, it slowly raised its eyebrows, and the cold light in its golden eyes gradually softened. The invisible shackles binding the two of them also dissipated.
It looked at Liriel and the Decaying One, its voice tinged with a sigh: "Know yourself, trace your origins, and understand your destination. With a clear direction in your heart, you are not lost."
As soon as he finished speaking, a stone door slowly cracked open in the center of the wall, behind which was a corridor extending into the unknown depths, with the firelight flickering slightly in the darkness.
"This road is open, go ahead."
With the path clear, Normefens and Liriel breathed a sigh of relief.
Especially Lillie.
She was actually quite guilty.
Her answers were all strategies; the first two were copied from the model of the withered, and the third one relied on gimmicks.
Even though they were all true, she personally felt that they were far less impactful than the self-revelation of the withered man.
Moreover, she was also worried that Normeffens would deliberately make things difficult for them.
Fortunately, it appears that Normefens has not done so so far.
Even though the path had been opened, Liriel didn't immediately step onto it. Instead, she turned to look at Nomefens, whose eyes were half-closed on the wall: "Lord Nomefens, you just said that if we can get through here, you will answer our questions..."
Nomefens slowly opened his eyes, his golden eyes staring directly at Liriel with a certain intimidation.
But Liriel did not back down, and stared back at Normefens.
After a moment, Normfins snorted coldly: "That's not what I said just now. I meant that if your answers please me, I might spare you a few words."
"But it's only 'maybe'."
"I don't want to answer, what can you do about it?"
After she finished speaking, a chilling aura, like an icy wind, made Liriel feel her body slowly stiffen.
But Lillie said softly, "In my memory, 'Treasure Guardian' Normefens has never broken his promise. Even if you encounter treasure-hunting demons, as long as they answer your questions correctly, you will reward them as promised."
After Liriel finished speaking, she no longer looked at Nomefens's reaction, but simply nodded slightly to the withered one beside her, and turned to walk towards the open stone door.
Her steps were slow, even deliberate, and the hem of her dress made a soft sound as it brushed the ground, which was particularly clear in the silent maze.
The withered one paused for a moment, then followed her. The two figures quickly reached the center of the stone gate, just a few steps away from stepping completely into the depths of the corridor.
Just then, Normeffens' voice rang out in a deep tone, tinged with offended anger: "Stop."
Liriel paused almost imperceptibly, a faint smile curving her lips, but she did not turn around.
The decaying one stopped instinctively, turning to look at Normefens on the wall with a hint of doubt in its eyes.
Nomefens' golden eyes were incredibly deep, and his tone was full of resentment and awkwardness: "You're right... I, Nomefens, do indeed disdain breaking my word."
"Speak, what do you want to ask?"
"But only on one issue."
After a pause, Normeffens added, "Furthermore, if your questions are beyond my understanding or beyond my authority to answer, I will have no choice but to refuse to answer them. In the end, you will not have a second chance to ask a question."
"Therefore, I can't answer every question."
"You can decide for yourselves. Don't keep me waiting too long."
……
Questioning the sky above the maze.
Normeffens looked at Angel with a guilty conscience, "I actually wanted to skip this, but this woman is morally blackmailing me."
"However, I know what's important, what I can and cannot answer..."
Angel chuckled lightly and shook his head indifferently.
Normefens's earlier deception, promising "some answers in return for clearing the level," was made at Angor's behest. Therefore, Angor had anticipated that Liriel would seek answers.
"It's alright. If you feel you can't answer it, just let me answer it."
……
Since they could only ask one question, Liriel and the Decayer discussed it for a while before reaching a consensus, just to be on the safe side.
Perhaps Liriel felt that her previous "confrontational path" was a bit too conspicuous, so in the end, the Decayer stepped forward to ask the question.
"How can we return to the dream bridge we came from?"
This is the result of their discussion.
Although they were curious about where they were and where the labyrinth of questions ultimately led, Lillie felt that the most practical choice was to first determine how to return to reality, rather than these somewhat unrealistic questions.
The Decaying One had no objection to this, although it was very concerned about the relationship between Angor and Nomefens, and guessed that this place might be the "consciousness world in a deep dream", but "returning to reality" was indeed an important issue that could not be ignored.
After the withered one asked the question, Normefens fell silent.
It's not that it can't answer, but that it simply doesn't know the answer, or even understands the question.
In the void.
Normefens looked to Angell for help, then hesitated and asked, "...What is this Dream Bridge they're talking about?"
“The coordinates where they were previously wandering outside,” Angell said. “I brought them in from the Dream Bridge.”
Nomefens knew that Angor had dragged them into the labyrinth of interrogation, but he didn't expect it to be this way.
Dream Bridge... If it's the Dream Bridge as it understands it, then isn't Angell's authority a bit too high?
Snatching someone directly from the Dream Realm?
While shocked, Normeffens was also thinking about how to answer them.
Should I use "beyond my comprehension" to refuse? Although it's true, it still feels a bit like a slap in the face.
“I’ll answer,” Angell said. “You just paraphrase it.”
A look of surprise flashed in Nomifens's eyes, and he nodded repeatedly: "Okay!"
At this moment, the withered man in front of the wall, after waiting for a while, finally saw Normefens raise his eyes.
"They're clearly illegal immigrants, they came in illegally, but the first thing they want to ask is how to get back illegally. Isn't that ridiculous?"
The withered one lowered its head and remained silent.
Lillie looked a little embarrassed, after all, in a way, they had indeed smuggled themselves in.
However, Normefens's "smuggling" theory seems to indirectly confirm that this place is most likely the source of the "dreams".
In other words, she has actually made progress on the commission from the cruel scholar.
But this didn't make Lillie happy.
She originally thought that the "remnants of strange dreams" that the cruel scholar asked her to investigate were just traces left by some dream world beings. She thought that she could just investigate casually and give a basic report to repay the cruel scholar's favor.
But who would have thought that the remnants of the strange dream would be connected to the "Interrogation Maze"?
She still doesn't know where the "Interrogation Maze" is, but as a dream wizard, she knows very well how difficult it is to construct an area with substantial rules in the dream world.
Not only are there real rules here, but everything feels no different from reality, which is beyond her previous understanding.
This "questioning maze" is clearly only a part of this area.
God knows how big this place is?
Could a whole new world suddenly appear outside the maze?
Even without the Great World, this Interrogation Labyrinth alone shows how difficult this place is... In short, Liriel felt that at least a legendary being would be needed to uncover the true information here.
If the outside world is a vast world...
That guaranteed minimum is something only a legendary or higher-level being could achieve, perhaps even a land of miracles. —Just think about it, deep within the dream realm lies a vast world with unshakeable laws. If that's not a miracle, what is?
Therefore, just considering these things, Lillie felt that the road ahead was bleak.
Could she really fulfill the cruel scholar's request? Liriel sighed silently to herself.
On the other side, after making a sarcastic remark, Normefens continued, "However, since I promised to answer one of your questions, I will not go back on my word."
Normeff deliberately emphasized the word "broken promise," as if she were speaking to someone else.
"My answer is ..."
Nomifens raised her voice, drawing the attention of both the withered and Liriel.
But after raising it high, Normfins gently lowered it: "I don't know."
Liriel, the Decayer: "??? So this is just playing us?"
A sneer flashed in Normefens's eyes: "I'm just a guard of the Wall of Inquiry. You don't really expect me to know everything, do you?"
"However, although I do not know the answer to this question, I can tell you that you still have a chance to return to Dream Bridge. But unfortunately, the answer is not with me."
"As for where the answer lies, keep moving forward, and you may find it there."
After speaking, Normefens slowly closed his eyes, as if about to fall into a deep sleep.
Liriel quickly stepped forward and asked, "If we get through the interrogation maze, can we go back?"
Normfins narrowed his eyes and said calmly, "I've said before, I'll only answer one question."
After that, no matter what Liriel said, even if she tried to morally blackmail him again, Nomefens stopped talking and just closed his eyes as if he had fallen into silence.
Liriel felt helpless, but she could only accept the outcome.
However, while Normefens did not give a definitive answer, it at least gave a definite one: it was possible to go back.
As long as there's a way back, it's not a dead end.
Furthermore, Normeffens also pointed out that as long as we keep moving forward, we may find the answer. Now that we have the methods and paths, how far away can the exit be?
Liriel exhaled a breath of stale air, suppressing the tangled thoughts in her mind.
She looked up at the withered figure beside her and nodded slightly: "Let's go. There are other walls of questions ahead, and we still have a chance to ask them."
The withered one nodded silently and stepped through the stone gate first.
Liriel followed closely behind, and the moment she stepped into the corridor, she subconsciously glanced back at the Wall of Questions.
Normefens remained standing with his eyes closed, like an unchanging stone statue.
She withdrew her gaze, clenched her sleeves, and turned to step onto the unknown road ahead.
……
“Mr. Angell, they will encounter three forks in the road next. The first two forks are connected to the Wall of Questions, and the last fork is guarded by monsters. They cannot choose this path.”
"So, what questions should we ask next?"