There's a big problem with dreams in this world.

As countless pieces of knowledge flooded into his mind, three brand-new skills reappeared on the skill panel. Judging from their positions on the panel, these three skills should be the last three skills he could learn.

[Light of the Ancestors (Purple)]

Raise your weapon (or bare your hands), swear an oath to the Oars suspended high in the sky, and recall the light of your ancestors. This will enhance all your attributes by 25%, effective only within this dream world.

[Unlocked with 800 Magic Points]

[Aerial Jump (Purple)]

[A skill that allows a spirit to gather spiritual energy at their feet to form a temporary foothold, enabling them to move freely in the air. A spirit with high proficiency can reinforce this foothold for extended periods, allowing it to remain suspended in the air for a considerable time.]

[Unlocked with 1000 Magic Essence.]

【Psionic Throw (Purple)】

The ability to project spiritual energy in any way will give the projected energy a cohesive quality, making it less prone to dispersion. If the spiritual energy is concentrated and formed into a sharp blade for throwing, its penetrating power will be extremely strong!

[Unlocked with 1000 Magic Essence.]

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Take a day off

I'm inexplicably tired today, and besides that, I'm a little itchy, I don't know if it's from an inflammation or something...

Hmmmm, I feel like this isn't a good thing to say, but it's the truth: it's hard to concentrate when I'm typing.

In short, I touched it.

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Chapter 567: Annaba and the Wolf

"call......"

The biting wind, mixed with sand, lashed against the girl's face. Hao Meng, who had rested all night, stood up from the dry sand and put her helmet on her head with a tired expression.

"......"

This is Annaba. According to the dream game, it used to be a vibrant region, but now only withered sand and annoying insects remain.

Hao Meng herself wasn't entirely sure how she got here. According to the system, she was unexpectedly affected by a spacetime turbulence during that fog, which led her to the future, fifty years later.

The kingdom's princess lay peacefully asleep in the spring water of the sacred tree, while two young girls were unfortunately frozen deep in the Fanling Lake by the raging water elementals.

Hao Meng had heard of dreams increasing in difficulty midway through, but she had never heard of a dream increasing from white to blue. Fortunately, the system said it was just a bug and she wouldn't be affected even if she failed this time.

"rustle......"

Walking on the dry sand, with the unchanging golden yellow in front of her, this was the scenery Hao Meng had seen most often in the past few days. Sometimes, she even felt that the scenery in front of her was very familiar, as if she had gone around in circles and returned to the starting point.

This is actually possible. Hao Meng knows that when a person walks in a straight line, if there is no reference point, it is easy for them to spin in circles.

But she did pay attention to the direction of sunrise, sunset, and the stars at night, all of which served as landmarks for her to navigate through the desert.

A withered, dead tree came into Hao Meng's view. It was probably a tree that grew before Annaba became a desert. Just by looking at its withered shape, one could roughly guess how lush the tree had once been. However, now only the dead trunk remained standing in the desert.

Perhaps it won't be long before this withered tree, with only its trunk remaining, disappears, but until then, it might still be able to do something for Hao Meng.

Arriving at the withered tree, Hao Meng took out his longsword and cut off the heavier part of the trunk.

Annaba's temperature isn't actually that high; desertification is mainly due to the influence of soil. Of course, in a place where sand is everywhere these days, even a temperature that isn't high to begin with can become unbearable.

This place is like a giant oven. The sand stores the sun's heat and then releases it rapidly, making Hao Meng, who walks here, suffer terribly.

She had been walking in this desert for a week, her only food being the giant insects that occasionally crawled out of the sand, and the foul-smelling liquid extracted from the other person's body.

Hao Meng simply stored the liquid; she didn't drink it. Her physical condition was such that she could survive a week without water. As for the insect meat...

It has a dry and tough texture, is not oily at all, and is as dry as chewing paper. In addition, it has a bitter taste that cannot be removed no matter what you do.

"call......"

"It shouldn't be long before I get out of here." Hao Meng slung the collected firewood over her shoulder and continued walking towards the direction of the rising sun. She encountered more and more dead trees, which meant that she was gradually approaching an area that had been desertified less recently. If she was lucky, she might be able to leave the desert tomorrow.

"Hey!"

A huge insect emerged from the sand, opened its mouth, and bit at Hao Meng's waist. This is one of the most common insects in the desert. It is very long, good at making large holes in the desert, looks disgusting, and likes to ambush.

This is why Hao Meng still wore armor in the desert. These insects are very good at hiding. During the day, they usually keep their bodies still in the sand and are difficult to detect.

"boom!"

Hao Meng raised her right fist and slammed it hard into the insect's jawbone. Under the violent impact of the metal gauntlet, the insect that had ambushed Hao Meng was instantly knocked to the ground.

She had dealt with these insects many times, so she knew their weaknesses very well. After knocking the insect to the ground, Hao Meng quickly drew her longsword and chopped off its head with a single stroke.

Hao Meng didn't deal with the body. She turned around and continued walking towards the direction of the rising sun. She already had enough food on her, and she couldn't take any more.

......

As night fell, Hao Meng, who had been walking in the desert all day, slowly stopped and rested on a dry, rocky spot.

She piled the collected firewood on the ground, then took out a pair of flint and steel.

[Item Name: Fu Duijia Club Flint]

[Item Quality: White]

[Description: These flints come from the Fu Duijia Club, a club passionate about adventure, exploration, and wilderness survival. It is said that these flints were once the personal tools of the club's founder, De Beiwu, and possess a 100% ignition rate.]

[Skill: Ignition]

[Ignition: Sparks from a collision will 100% ignite wooden items, regardless of whether your actions are correct.]

[Note: Fu Duijia Club is the world's best wilderness exploration club.]

"Snap..."

Pale red sparks drifted slowly onto the bare branches of the tree, and the next moment, faint flames rose from the campfire, growing ever stronger.

Sand absorbs heat quickly but also dissipates it just as quickly. After dark, people walking in the desert can only enjoy a moment of comfort before being enveloped by an inescapable chill.

Of course, this temperature didn't bother Hao Meng much. The main reason she lit the campfire was to roast the insect meat she had collected.

Eating it raw is out of the question. What if I get diarrhea? There might be parasites in it.

Thinking this, Hao Meng used his longsword to skewer the insect meat and placed it on the fire.

"Crackling and popping..."

The campfire crackled and popped as Hao Meng quietly watched the insect meat on the fire, her heart filled with worry for the safety of her companions.

Lu Qing seemed to be sleeping in the spring water of the sacred tree, while Muir and Fang Qingrou were frozen in the Fanling Lake. So, was she the only one still free to move around?

"I will definitely come to save you!" Hao Meng said, taking off his helmet to reveal his full head of blond hair.

"Ow!!"

Suddenly, a loud wolf howl pierced the air. Hao Meng was jolted awake and, forgetting all about the roasted meat, stood up and looked in the direction from which the wolf howl came from.

The Annaba Desert is infested with insects; wolves shouldn't exist there. But she's hearing wolves howling, which means...

She's not far from leaving the desert!

Thinking this, Hao Meng extinguished the campfire and ran with all her might toward the direction from which the wolf howls were coming from.

After a while, a huge wolf covered in dark black fur appeared in her sight.

That was Kalis the Dark Wolf, the overlord of the night and the forest. He gazed at the distant land, a plain once inhabited by wolves, where thousands of wolves hunted on the grasslands. Now, apart from the parched sand, all that remained were filthy insects.

Suddenly, he noticed something and looked towards the tiny human figure in the distance...

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Chapter 568: The Final Promise

[Soul: 1300-0]

【Guardian Mask】

Those who wield the shield will advance without hesitation; I will uphold my creed for life, until death do us part.

Development progress: 100%

A large number of souls were poured into the Guardian Mask. In order to test the 100% development level and to find the memory of the Sacred Tree Festival in Knight Myron's memory, Lu Qing poured all her souls into the Guardian Mask.

When the development level reached 75%, she did not enter the world of Knight Myron's memories as Lu Qing had imagined. Instead, the diary only mentioned that her mask ability had improved.

He continued to infuse his soul into the Guardian Mask until the development reached 100%, and only then did that familiar feeling return to Lu Qing's side.

As the world before her eyes distorted, Lu Qing saw herself.

Yes, she really saw herself, but from the perspective of Knight Myron.

“I swear by my sword and my life, my princess.”

"I will always remember humility, honor, sacrifice, courage, compassion, spirit, honesty, and justice."

"I will be your sword, cutting down all obstacles for you; I will be your shield, never retreating until my last drop of blood is shed."

“My loyalty, my soul, and the blade in my hand will be wielded only for you. I place it here, may the sacred tree bless it to be forever sharp, may its master never bow his head, and may it never break.”

These were the words Knight Myron said when he swore an oath to her. Lu Qing never expected that Knight Myron's third memory would begin here.

The formation of a resentful soul originates from the obsessions of a person in their previous life, and Knight Myron's obsession mainly stems from his love for Velena when he was young. At the end of the story, what exactly happened between Knight Myron and Velena is unknown to Lu Qing, because she altered the development of the memory world midway through the story.

Therefore, there are many things she doesn't know, such as what exactly is Verena's curse, why there is such a strange curse, and why she is an undercover agent sent by the Guiji Cult, and what her main responsibilities are.