Nightmare Despair

Chapter 91 The sword comes
Zhou Kai's face darkened, and he had no choice but to reach into his robes where the Moonlit Orchid Amulet should have been kept.

Apart from a small purse embroidered with lilacs, it was empty.

However... the purse was warm to the touch, and this warmth did not come from body temperature.

Zhou Kai thus concluded that although the purse in his hand looked wrong, it should be his Moonlit Orchid Amulet.

In short, something was clearly wrong, both with myself and with everything around me.

The Moonlit Orchid Amulet was supposed to shine brightly when the user was subjected to a mental attack, allowing them to escape the predicament.

Fowler's gift should have the same effect.

But now, the Moonlit Orchid Amulet is not reacting much, and the oil lamp is completely silent.

"Could it be... that the amulet and the oil lamp believe that my current environment is harmless to me?"

After thinking it over, this is the only possibility.

With no immediate way to escape the predicament, Zhou Kai could only calm down and begin exploring.

The mansion seemed to have returned to its original state, with sunlight filtering in from who-knows-where and refracting through the glass, filling the entire space with a warm glow.

Looking at his slender hands and the exquisite dress he was wearing, Zhou Kai felt a chill run down his spine.

If nothing unexpected happens, I should look like a little girl now, and my height should not exceed 1.4 meters.

As for what it actually looks like...

Zhou Kai had no way of knowing. Because when he stood in front of glass or a mirror, it was empty.

It was as if he didn't exist in this space at all.

"What exactly does this illusion want?"

Zhou Kai frowned and began to re-explore the rooms he had already visited.

First, there was the study where the Silent Puppet Master was killed on the spot.

Pushing open the door, Zhou Kai returned to the familiar place.

The study was clean and tidy again, and the books on the bookshelves were arranged meticulously, all as new as ever, except for one book that looked old, as if it had been washed away by nightmares over the years.

Just in case, Zhou Kai didn't rashly reach for the books on the bookshelf this time.

He then went to the desk to check other areas.

On the table, a black and white photograph is pressed down by a fountain pen.

Zhou Kai stood on tiptoe to pick it up and saw a group photo of four people. On the back, there was a line written in ink: "I have no other choice."

Zhou Kai had met two of them.

One is Lan Ze, the resident of number 777, and the other is that bearded bald man.

The other two appear to be a mother and daughter.

Looking at the mother and daughter, Zhou Kai was momentarily dazed.

This mother and daughter look very much like the real-life actress Evelyn Soraka.

And the names of the mother and daughter naturally came to mind for Zhou Kai.

"Elizabeth and Evelyn?"

Zhou Kai read it softly, the voice that came out was still his own male voice.

This time, the stabbing headache did not reappear when I thought about and said those two names.

"And that silent puppeteer seems to be the bearded bald guy..."

Zhou Kai raised his hand to rub his temples, recalling the subtitles he hadn't paid much attention to when the corpses were burned earlier... the real name of the silent puppeteer.

His name seems to be "Adams Soraka".

"No wonder I ran into him once at number 777. It turns out that my shelter was once his real home."

When I first entered the dream world, I noticed that the photos had been wiped clean, but now I can understand why.

After all, Adams still retained some intelligence, and could even speak...

"So, in his eyes, am I a rude intruder who has broken into his home and usurped his place?"

Zhou Kai smirked, then stopped thinking about the issue.

He took a deep breath, picked up the photos, and began exploring again.

Although all of this was somewhat out of his control, he had a premonition that he was getting closer and closer to some long-forgotten events hidden in Nightmare Town.

When everything is revealed, their survival journey may change in some way.

……

Passing by the platform below the spiral staircase of the mansion again, Zhou Kai found a ledger on it, recording the names of the guests staying at the mansion.

It's easy to see that the first, second, and third floors are mostly inhabited by locals, while the fourth floor is entirely occupied by people from other places.

What's more noticeable is that Elizabeth's name appears prominently in the last room on the fourth floor, and her name is marked with a large red X.

The third and fourth floors in the nightmare were almost completely destroyed, but in this illusion, they were intact, which gave Zhou Kai the opportunity to explore.

Without hesitation, he quickly climbed the stairs and headed straight for the seventh guest room on the fourth floor.

From the first floor to the fourth floor, the decor becomes increasingly simple... and dark.

Upon reaching the fourth floor, Zhou Kai felt as if he had escaped the illusion and returned to the nightmare.

The entire fourth floor, especially the seventh room at the far left, exuded an ominous aura... The door of the seventh room was even covered with all sorts of creepy graffiti, with scratch marks from fingernails.

Zhou Kai, carrying the bouquet of tulips, fearlessly pushed open the door and entered.

The inside and outside once again present a stark contrast, with completely different styles, creating a warm and peaceful scene.

It's as if a mother is trying her best to show her child gentleness, cuteness, gentleness, and quietness.

A woman with brown hair sat on the edge of the bed, carefully knitting a sweater.

Noticing Zhou Kai enter, she stood up in surprise.

She rushed over and grabbed Zhou Kai: "Evelyn? They let you back? They allowed you to see me?"

"My child, let your mother take a good look at you."

This woman is Elizabeth.

Her strength was outrageous; once she grabbed Zhou Kai, he was completely unable to resist.

I wonder if it's because of this young girl's body.

But isn't this an illusion?
Elizabeth forcefully pulled up Zhou Kai's sleeve, her voice trembling with suppressed pain: "They didn't take your blood again, did they? Damn it..."

"church!"

Elizabeth gritted her teeth.

On Zhou Kai's fair arms, one could clearly see a dense network of flesh-colored scars, resembling the crisscrossing patterns of lacquer tree sap.

Left hand, right hand, left leg, right leg... his whole body was covered in scars.

"Mom will apply it to you, and it should stop hurting... I will save you, I swear."

Elizabeth, with tears streaming down her face, pulled Zhou Kai into her arms and hugged him tightly.

A faint, sweet fragrance wafted into the air.

But in less than a second, the fragrance rotted in the nasal cavity, turning into the stench of something that had been rotting in the morgue for over a week.

At that very moment, the long-silent oil lamps and amulets began to emit scorching light and heat!

Under the dual stimulation of high temperature and excruciating pain, the world in Zhou Kai's eyes began to fluctuate violently.

Click!Click!
A series of cracking sounds rang out, and almost in an instant, the peaceful and warm scene was once again replaced by cold wind, cold rain, and desolation.

And the beautiful woman embracing Zhou Kai...

It also transformed into that terrifying monster covered in hair, with countless segmented limbs extending from its sides.

Zhou Kai's face was directly in front of the woman's mouth, which resembled split flower petals, and from there came a foul, fishy smell.

"Grass!"

"Here comes the sword!"

Zhou Kai was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat and immediately shouted.

The tulip in his hand suddenly changed in texture, and he immediately felt the enveloping sensation of the gauntlets and the weight of the greatsword blade.

Without daring to be negligent, Zhou Kai slashed at the terrifying monster that had stretched out its segmented limbs and was hugging him with all his might.

(End of this chapter)