Ring of Fate

Chapter 688 Hallucination
Outside the town of Tizamo, before entering the jungle.

Lumian and the others heard continuous gunfire and shouting coming from the direction of the barracks - compared to the town and the plantation, the population here was more densely populated, and everyone was armed, so many people died every year.

Camus retracted his gaze and sighed like a middle-aged man.

He knew that he was powerless to stop this, and he tried to find a way to end the "Dream Festival" earlier so that more people could survive.

This is why he chose to follow Louis Berry to the black ancient tomb.

If it were just him, he would rationally choose to find an empty, secluded corner and hide there like Kolobo until dawn, until the end of the "Dream Festival". But after seeing Louis Berry's strength and discovering that this great adventurer was willing to take risks and approach the black ancient tomb, he felt that he still needed to do something.

Lumian looked ahead, followed Amandine's light footsteps, and turned into a path in the jungle.

He never thought that he could completely end the "Dream Festival" by himself. The purpose of his trip has always been clear:

Find the gold that "Sisso" got and the item he got from the devil of the North family, find out what this core member of "April Fool's Day" is planning, and prevent his legacy ideas from becoming reality.

This is not only the responsibility of the Minor Arcana of the Tarot Club, but also Lumian's cautious attitude towards the matter of "Sisoka" - after discovering the dream projection left by "Sisoka", he was worried that the other party could use the pre-arrangement and dream projection to revive to some extent during the "Dream Festival" and return to the real world in the form of resentful spirits and evil spirits.

He would not give "Siso" this chance.

After obtaining Father Cali's confession, Lumian became more and more suspicious.

This is because "Siso" returns to Tizamo Town every year to participate in the "Dream Festival" and does not require another host. This special dream usually has no abnormalities and does not seem to need anyone to monitor it day after day.

You know, before "Siso"'s family was burned to death, the special dream had existed for who knows how many years, and the "Dream Festival" had been performed countless times, but no one had ever discovered the problem. In this case, the more people knew the truth, the greater the risk of the news leaking out. But "Siso" still seduced Father Kali into corruption and took him to the black tomb to obtain extraordinary powers.

This abnormal behavior made Lumian think that the reason why "Sisso" Tewanaco asked Father Kali to help monitor his dreams was actually to confirm the situation of his dream projection:

The dream projection will gradually fade and eventually disappear as "Siso" leaves Tizamo Town. If "Siso" wants it to exist forever, he will have to come back and live there for a while after it fades to a certain degree. However, because the dreams around the black boulder are usually in a chaotic state, the fading speed of the dream projection is likely to be irregular. This requires someone to keep an eye on it every day, and immediately send a telegram to ask "Siso" to come back once the fading situation becomes serious.

Of course, "Siso" will definitely not tell Father Kali his true purpose. As a "devil", he will definitely be wary of Father Kali using his dream projection to do something to eliminate this hidden danger. When he tells Father Kali what needs to be done, it is likely that he will let the other party monitor the changes in the dream.

How to monitor the changes in dreams? Judging from the dream projections and the status of the gravekeepers beside the black ancient tomb!

Lumian regretted that he could not enter the dream, so he could only let Amandine question Father Carli. Much of the information obtained was superficial and did not touch the essence, so it could only be used to assist in analysis.

If he had interrogated Father Kali, he should have roughly figured out "Siso's" goal by now, rather than just having suspicions.

At present, the clues of gold and devil's gift all point to the black tomb. Lumian will naturally go over to take a look and do what he can. If he really can't deal with it, he will decisively retreat to Tizamo Town and hide on the third or fourth floor of the Briu Hotel, letting the "danger" meet the appetite of Ludwig.

Amidst the constant rustling sounds and frequent howlings of wild beasts, Amandine led Lumian and the others through the rainforest trees, approaching the edge of the dream.

Suddenly, Lumian raised his right hand and whispered:
"stop."

He sniffed and smelled blood.

With the sharpness and refinement of the Reaper's sense of smell, Lumian could also tell that the blood did not belong to the jungle animals that hunted each other, but came from humans and was rich in spirituality.

"What's wrong?" Amandine was startled, as if she had regained the feeling of the first time she followed Robert deep into the jungle.

Camus soon realized the problem. He pointed in the direction where the smell of blood came from and said:

"Something's not right over there."

The mosquitoes gathered in that area.

Although Lumian was eager to reach the black ancient tomb to prevent the plan left by "Sisoka" from being successfully launched, he knew very well that the more anxious he was, the more cautious he had to be and the more he had to pay attention to various anomalies along the way, so as not to step into a trap set by others, or miss key intelligence and rashly start a conflict.

Aurore once said, and Emperor Roselle may have said, that in a hurry you can't drink hot soup.

Lumian walked towards the source of the smell of blood at a moderate pace.

As the distance got closer, he smelled a pungent odor and a rotten smell suppressed by the smell of blood.

The former is derived from the tranquility essential oil used to repel mosquitoes.

After Lumian walked around a few more trees crawling with poisonous insects, he saw a corpse lying face up on the humus soil.

The corpse had eyes wide open, black hair disheveled, and white paint smeared on his face. It looked exactly like the captain of the Tizamo Town patrol team, Masilo!

Masiluo, who "disappeared" behind Lumian at the beginning of the "Dream Festival", appeared in the jungle in the form of a corpse!
"Maislo!" Camus and Rhea, who followed over, exclaimed in surprise at the same time.

They didn't have time to feel sad.

Lumian lowered his gaze and examined the cause of Meslo's death.

The captain of the local patrol team had deep wounds on his chest and abdomen, as if he had been attacked by weapons such as spears and triangular spikes, but the edges were torn.

A large amount of blood had already flowed onto the ground, attracting mosquitoes to linger around. There were also many obvious signs of decay on Maslo's body, and yellow-green liquid was oozing out, as if he had been dead for two or three days.

After confirming the surface condition of the corpse and checking the surrounding traces of battle, Camus said in a low voice:
"After being attacked by the power of the death realm..."

Death Realm? An image of a cold middle-aged man in a thin suit suddenly appeared in Lumian's mind.

Reyaza, deputy captain of the Paros Port Patrol Team!
He is a mid-sequence extraordinary person on the path of "Death"!
When the "Dream Festival" began, Reysa "disappeared" with Maslo.

Camus glanced at Riya, whose face showed a look of pain, and said hesitantly:

"They were affected by the 'Dream Festival' and lost their self-control, attacking each other. One died and the other escaped?"

This is the most accurate speculation about the "Dream Festival" situation at present.

Lumian thought of a similar scenario, but he frowned in confusion and said:
"Why are they in the jungle?"

Normally, shouldn't you appear where you are in real life?
In reality, Reyaza and Meslo have followed me back to Tizamo Town...

Something was drawing them to the jungle?

As the only member of the Paros Port patrol team supporting Tizamo Town, Reyaza knew from the beginning that there was something wrong here. Was the real target the black tomb?

Lumian looked at Camus and Ria thoughtfully, and asked casually:
"Are Mesilo and Reyaza on good terms?"

"Very good." Camus replied with a sigh, "Maislo was recruited into the patrol team by Captain Reyaza and trained little by little."

Lumien said no more, and said to Amandine and the others:

"Let's keep going."

Rhea and Camus seized the opportunity, got down some branches, simply covered Maslo's body, and then quickly caught up with the team.

After walking along the jungle path for a while, Amandine suddenly slowed down and raised her hand to press the side of her head.

"What's wrong?" Lumian asked sharply.

Amandine frowned and said:
"My head felt a bit swollen and I had some hallucinations."

“What illusion?” Lumian raised an eyebrow.

Amandine herself said in confusion:
"I saw the scene when I last touched the black boulder, no, the black ancient tomb, and it felt like I had returned to the past. Do you understand? Things from the past appeared in my head in the form of hallucinations, in front of my eyes, and next to my ears."

Lumian thought for a moment, and before Camus spoke, he said:

"Go a little further and try again."

However, some hallucinations did not make Amandine think of retreating. With an experimental mentality, she walked forward a few dozen meters along the jungle road that she was familiar with.

"How is it?" Lumian asked beside her.

Amandine organized her words and said:
"The hallucinations are clearer and more obvious."

“The closer you get to the Black Tomb, the stronger the illusion?” Lumian first proposed a possibility, then asked, “Did Robert have a similar experience when he brought you here last time?”

"No," Amandine was sure. "He was perfectly normal all the way."

"Maybe he's gotten used to the illusion because he's been close to it more than once before," Camus guessed.

"Who knows..." Amandine muttered, looking at Louis Berry, "What should we do now?"

It's not a big deal if it's just an illusion... Lumian thought for a moment and said:

"Look further ahead."

"Okay." Amandine didn't know what the hallucination meant, so she endured the discomfort and said, "We'll reach the ancient tomb in a few minutes."

She took a step forward.

As they walked, Amandine suddenly stretched out her right hand, pressed down on a tree next to her, and bent her back.

Without waiting for Lumian to ask, she described the changes in her hallucinations on her own, speaking in a halting manner:

"I saw that after I touched the ancient tomb last time, I didn't fall asleep immediately. I, I was still awake!

"I, I see a person appearing in front of me!"

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(End of this chapter)