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Chapter 143 The Nightmare's Identity
Beneath the dark green sky lies an endless, desolate desert.
At first glance, there are countless abandoned houses and buildings, which have become dilapidated and crumbling due to weathering.
In the open space, countless corpses were scattered haphazardly, with bones, rotting flesh, and blood intertwined to create a gruesome scene.
"Russell, why are you covering my eyes?"
Little Gwen struggled, trying to pry open Russell's right hand that was covering her eyes.
“Little Gwen, this scene is not suitable for children. I’m afraid if you see it, you’ll have nightmares. George and Helen will blame me.”
Russell held onto Gwen with his left hand, showing no intention of letting go.
Although he had a way to censor Gwen.
But the censoring isn't too severe; Little Gwen can use her imagination.
The censorship is so severe that it's better not to watch it at all.
“When I entered the Nightmare Dimension before, I always went straight into the Nightmare Castle and never came outside,” The Amazing Spider-Man explained.
If he had known what the outside of the Nightmare Dimension looked like, he wouldn't have let little Gwen in.
After a while, the group composed themselves and began to observe carefully.
"That direction should lead to the Nightmare's Castle."
After observing for a moment, The Amazing Spider-Man pointed in a direction where there were a few scattered lights.
In that direction, a city can be vaguely seen, standing in the mist.
“Let’s go then.” Wanda nodded, drew a circle with her finger, and a portal appeared, leading directly to the outside of the city in the direction the Amazing Spider-Man pointed.
Then, taking the lead, he stepped into the portal.
The others followed suit.
"No! My father was a hero; he sacrificed himself to protect this city!"
Just then, Penny Parker, who had been quietly lagging behind with her head down, suddenly lost her temper and roared.
"Penny Spider-Man, wake up."
Spider-Ham reacted quickly, hugging Penny Spider-Man and shaking her repeatedly.
"Penny Spider-Man, calm down. This space seems to trigger painful memories. Don't let it affect you."
Spider-Man Noir quickly spoke up to remind Spider-Man Penny.
"Spider-Man, have you found anything?" the British Spider-Man asked Russell.
Ok? !
Russell looked at the four members of Spider-Man's team with a puzzled expression, then discovered the problem and explained:
“There is a faint, almost imperceptible gray-green energy surrounding you, constantly seeking opportunities to corrupt your minds.”
The others were unaffected because Russell's luminous white energy formed a defensive barrier on their bodies.
As for The Amazing Spider-Man.
In a way, he was a nightmare person, so naturally he wouldn't be affected.
With a thought, Russell activated his talent [Energy Absorption], instantly sweeping away the surrounding gray-green energy.
Attribute points +12.
As a portion of the gray-green energy suddenly disappeared here, gray-green energy from afar slowly spread and filled in this direction.
It won't be long before this gap is filled.
Seeing this, Russell simply cast a divine barrier over the four members of the Spider Squad as well.
"I have put an energy shield around you to protect you from the contamination of the gray-green energy."
"Thank you, Spider-Man the Wizard."
At this moment, Penny also snapped out of her painful memories. After thanking Russell, she lowered her head and remained silent.
Hey~
Russell sighed inwardly.
Spider-Man is such a tragic figure.
Ten Spider-Men, eleven with tragic fates.
Spider-Man is always greeted by the death of an elder, a close friend, or a partner.
This damn web of life and fate!
Luckily, I'm the new Spider-Man. "Let's go, let's go check out that city."
Composing himself, Russell signaled to the others to set off and follow Wanda.
Passing through the portal, we arrived at the edge of the city, where the view differed from that of the desert.
Although the city was desolate and dilapidated, the houses and buildings remained intact.
There are no more severed limbs on the streets.
Thus, Russell released his right hand, which had been covering little Gwen's eyes.
Finally seeing the light again, little Gwen peeked around and looked around curiously.
Suddenly, little Gwen exclaimed, "This feels like New York!"
New York?
After hearing what Gwen said, everyone observed again and again, but came to a different conclusion.
“It does look somewhat similar.” Ghost Gwen, Wanda, and Gaya agreed with Little Gwen’s opinion.
"It doesn't seem like it." Spider-Ham and Extraordinary Spider-Ham held different opinions.
Neither the British Spider-Man nor Peni Spider-Man commented.
The former doesn't live in New York, and the latter is in a bad mood.
“We come from different worlds and different eras, and it’s normal that the New York we’re in isn’t like that,” Spider-Man Noir reminded the group.
"That makes sense."
The Amazing Spider-Man, who was leading the way, swung down from the web and landed steadily in front of a building.
This is a three-story Victorian-style townhouse made of brownstone, featuring French Baroque architectural design and a duplex roof.
"The previous times I came here, I always had a strange sense of familiarity. It turns out that the architecture here is like New York in another world."
Wanda and Ghost Gwen followed closely behind, landing in front of the building.
"The New York Holy See?!"
Looking at the building in front of them, Wanda and Ghost Gwen couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
“Wanda, Ghost Gwen, do you know this place?” The Amazing Spider-Man asked.
"I recognize it. It is located on Earth-404, and is one of the three most sacred sites on Earth."
“The location of the Sanctuary is usually the connection point between the multiverse and supernatural phenomena.”
"To protect the real dimension from being corrupted by magic, mages built magic circles and houses on it to conceal their presence."
Wanda answers the questions for The Amazing Spider-Man.
She had seen this knowledge more than once in the Kamar-Taj collection.
Once everyone had arrived, Wanda led the way into the Holy of Holies.
The interior of the Sanctuary appears more spacious than it looks from the outside, with a maze-like network of corridors.
But as one of the Kamar-Taj priests, Wanda, who had been stationed in New York for a long time, was very familiar with the New York Sanctuary.
First, they inspected the living room, dining room, kitchen, and library on the first floor.
The group discovered that the library contained many books from the Kamar-Taj collection.
This suggests that it's likely not that someone rebuilt the New York Sanctum in the Nightmare Dimension, but rather that the Nightmare Dimension swallowed up a New York Sanctum.
Next is the second floor, which is the living area.
Each bedroom door has a nameplate that reads the name of the room's owner.
The room that was clearly the master bedroom also had a name written on its doorplate.
Stephen Strange.
The moment Wanda uttered that name, the entire Nightmare Dimension trembled.
Without a doubt, the owner of this name is the master of the Nightmare Dimension, Nightmare!
In the meditation room on the third floor, feeling the vibrations of the nightmare dimension, a man shrouded in a black robe opened his eyes.
"I never expected so many insects to sneak into my Sanctuary."