What’s wrong with the dream world!

Because the essence of a dream within a dream is actually the same as a dream, but in a nightmare that has lived in the subjective consciousness for more than 20 years, it is difficult to distinguish the difference, not to mention that it is trapped by a transcendent being in the dream realm.

……

When the old nun thought of the man whose face was extremely similar to the child on the bed, but whose temperament and eyes were so calm that it was creepy, her heart tightened and she couldn't help but start to have wild thoughts.

Nightmare did not introduce Yu Xiude in detail, but he also mentioned to the old nun that it and Nightmare are father and son.

But in the old nun's opinion, the two looked so similar that it was more like they were the juvenile and adult forms of the same being rather than father and son... At least they were definitely not father and son in the secular sense.

Are they two beings existing simultaneously... or will this child eventually become like that, indifferent to everything...

With faint dark circles under her eyes, the old nun was thinking and watching over Nightmare's bed. She didn't look like a person designed by a fixed program at all. Even her mental activities were full of logic and thinking, and she had her own will.

As she thought about it, her worries grew. The old nun was like an old grandmother waiting by her grandson's bedside. She held the child's hand on the bed and closed her eyes to pray helplessly.

In fact, she is not a qualified believer, nor is she an experienced old nun.

In the past, she was just a peasant woman working in the countryside. She was taken to the city by her son and felt lost in the country. She was an unlucky person who was almost killed by her daughter-in-law’s false accusation.

In her life before she met Nightmare, her biggest encounter with religion was going to the village church to collect a few free eggs.

It was just that the nightmare changed her.

Or rather, her subjective consciousness to help Nightmare changed her. To help Nightmare create his "real hometown" and to help him manage religion, she began to wear a religious robe, pick up a book, and learn to write and speak in the clergy's sophisticated and flowery language...

But as the one closest to God, she has no religious beliefs, because the nightmare she lives with day and night does not behave like the gods in religious stories.

Perhaps this is a young "god", but in the eyes of the old nun, he is more like a child, a smart but immature child.

But the young man who had almost the same face as Nightmare was different.

The old nun really felt a terrifying inhuman feeling from the man who disappeared out of thin air. It seemed to be what people called "divinity". Perhaps it was really as Nightmare said, the whole world was just a dream of the other party.

And Yan's coma is obviously related to it.

The old nun used all the words of praise she could muster, and using the description of the suspected "Great Nightmare" that Nightmare had revealed to her, she prayed in a low voice:

"The sleeping spirit that harnesses fear, the absolute ruler of the dream world, the source of chaos in endless dreams, the initiator of world destruction, the only illusory truth..."

"Please, let your offspring wake up..."

"I'm willing to give everything I have..."

Just as she said the last sentence, she felt as if her body was being eaten by teeth and blood was flowing out of her body. The pain beyond the imagination of ordinary people was inflicted on her, causing her facial muscles to twist uncontrollably.

But facing this sudden pain, the old nun's wrinkled face revealed a ferocious smile that contained relief and expectation.

Even though she had been maliciously hurt, she still maintained a simple mindset, so the old nun did not think about the unrequited sacrifice. Instead, she followed the common sense of religious sacrifices and prayers, believing that this might mean that she had succeeded and that the "Great Nightmare" had accepted her sacrifice.

So... the child should be awake, right?

But this feeling, which was enough to drive a normal person crazy, only lasted for a moment.

The old nun was startled.

Had her sacrifice failed? Was it that the Great Nightmare, more than anything she had sacrificed, was seeking to plunge his offspring into an eternal slumber?

Horrible speculations flooded her mind, making the old woman, who had already lost a child, feel depressed.

But the next second, she felt the boy's hand, which she was holding, seemed to move.

Could it be!

The old nun's sadness turned into joy.

Sure enough, the pale-faced boy on the hospital bed suddenly sat up in bed, gasping for breath, looking unsettled, as if he had just woken up from a nightmare.

It opened its eyes, but what was revealed were no longer eyeballs with only whites instead of pupils. Instead, it looked relatively normal. It couldn't help but glance around, as if looking for something, and finally its gaze fell on the old nun.

Seeing that although Nightmare had changed but seemed safe and sound, the old nun relaxed a little, loosened her hands that were holding Nightmare, and smiled.

Unexpectedly, Nightmare quickly hugged her.

This actually made the old nun feel flattered, because Nightmare had never hugged her before.

But this time, Yan hugged her tightly.

People often have many dreams in one night, but only one can be remembered. Most dreams are forgotten as soon as they wake up. This is the final guarantee for Yu Xiu De to often make some bold but effective attempts in his dreams.

Nightmare can no longer remember the specific events that happened in the dream within the dream, but some emotions and feelings are still left in it.

"Will you leave me?"

Facing the child's voice mixed with sobs and a hint of begging, and noticing that the nightmare showed an unprecedented vulnerability and true attitude, the old nun did not answer immediately, but gently patted the boy's back.

After thinking for thirty seconds, she said solemnly, gently, and softly:

"At least, I'm still with you now."

The Silence of the Lambs: Chapter 165 You, Pass!

"madness."

In the space of consciousness, Yu Xiu De held up the small bubble with one hand, looked at the old nun and Nightmare inside who were like family members, and commented bluntly.

He took back what he said before, Nightmare was not like him at all.

In Yu Xiu De's opinion, as a creature of dreams and born with knowledge, it is very stupid for Nightmare to develop feelings for the person in the dream even though he knows from the beginning that he is living in another person's dream.

It is so stupid that it is unreasonable. Even if you can recall dreams and solidify your memory and mental nightmares, you cannot experience emotions that have never existed.

"But this kind of stupidity may be just right for me."

After criticizing, Yu Xiu De praised again.

After all, Yan is not Yu Xiu De's real offspring, and through Zhu Qin's unconscious reminder, Yu Xiu De also realized the negative impact of "memories of dreams" on himself. "Dream educator" is not a good trait, and being a teacher is not a good habit.

So Yu Xiu De restrained himself a little.

He told Nightmare in his dream that he would accept it, but it was actually just a lie.

After all, how could anyone recognize a non-human little monster as their offspring simply because it looks very much like them, pretends to be a good child, and desires to be close to them because of the underlying logic of its creation?

That is a stupid thing that only immature or inexperienced people would do!

Yu Xiu De is a mature and experienced person!

Therefore, after he pulled Nightmare into the dream within the dream, he did not have the patience to guide him, but directly put pressure on him, not even leaving room for Nightmare. When Nightmare had already shown obvious resistance, he continued to put pressure on him, just to make the final confirmation... that is, whether Nightmare was worthy of trust.

No matter how much a non-human thing looks like a human or behaves like a human, it is still not a human.

Something that can show closeness to oneself because of underlying logic can also bare its fangs to oneself because of the same underlying logic... not to mention that it was created by No. 13.

Yu Xiude considered the many experimental subjects within the institute who might want to cause him trouble, and prepared for the worst. He imagined that the deceived Zero would beat him to death in a rage, that the betrayed One would irrationally lock him up, and that the playful Two would ruin his life simply for fun...

But he never thought that No. 13, who he had taken care of relatively more in the institute, would give him a big job.

And it was intentional.

There may be no malicious intent subjectively, but objectively it does affect one's life.

The Nightmare was created by Number 13. Whether it was its closeness to the Nightmare or the terrifying religious talent it displayed in the Nightmare's dreams, it reminded Yu Xiude of this.

...But it is worthy of being the little monster created by No. 13. At present, it has almost avoided the minefield deliberately created by Yu Xiu De.

And there are advantages to behaving like a human being.

Disguise is for survival, and facing life-threatening situations, facing an invincible person, yet still daring to pounce on him, it means that this little monster, with an evil nature, has learned human ethics and possessed something precious...

And has a "weakness".

Yu Xiu De himself had not expected that the dream he had created for twenty years just to make Nightmare, who had been pretending to be a good boy, as scheming as Yuan, exposed his true colors, had actually created a "weakness" for this little monster.

He released the bubble from his hand, letting it slip from his palm.

The small bubble grew bigger and bigger, rendering the surroundings, and the scene inside seemed to have overlapped with this space to the same dimension.

At the same time, Yu Xiude's originally casual clothes instantly turned into an iron blue formal suit, which was slim and well-fitting, making him look like a young and promising businessman.

Then, he pulled out a contract from nothingness and walked into the scene in front of him, a real dream.

He could finally communicate properly with this little monster who had been disguising himself all this time.

……

……

"Just now? I want you to stay with me forever..."

In the bedroom, after being hugged and comforted for a long time, the inexplicable panic in his heart was finally dispelled. He felt a sense of relief and acted coquettishly to the old nun.

It didn't remember what happened in the dream, but at this moment, it seemed as if a heavy burden had been lifted off its shoulders. It was as if it could finally take off its mask and express its closeness to the old nun honestly.

Although the old nun didn't know what happened to Nightmare, she noticed the panic and fear in Nightmare's eyes when he woke up, so she comforted Nightmare just like she used to comfort the children when she was a child who were scared by thunder on rainy days and couldn't sleep.

But at this moment, peaceful "thunder" sounded from the bedroom.

"It seems like your mental state has recovered well, Nightmare."

The old nun felt the boy in her arms stiffen.

Yan quickly left the old nun's arms, as if he was afraid to show any closeness to the old nun again. But at the same time, he no longer deliberately showed closeness to Yu Xiu De. Instead, his muscles were tense, and he looked at Yu Xiu De who appeared out of nowhere with fear.

Seeing Yan sitting on the bed with a wary look on his face, and especially noticing Yan's eyes, Yu Xiu De nodded slightly, seeming to be very satisfied with the result.

Then, he habitually reminded:

"But your experience is still very shallow, and you don't understand the weight of the word 'forever'."

"And don't forget, this is just a dream."

"..."

Yan did not respond to Yu Xiu De's reminder. His bright eyes with distinct black and white revealed great doubt.

There was no memory of it in the dream within the dream, and I didn't understand why I was instinctively wary of Yu Xiude.

It was also surprised to find that its sense of closeness to the man in front of it seemed to have weakened, and it was filled with more inexplicable fear, as if he had done something very bad to it!

I clearly didn't give the Primarch in front of me any chance to exploit this issue...

Unconsciously, the way Yan addressed Yu Xiu De in his heart had changed.

As if seeing Yan's confusion, Yu Xiu De did not hide too much, but said with some reservation:

"Your reaction now is normal. After all, I'm giving you this final test, and it will be a bit stressful for you."

But in fact, it doesn’t matter how much pressure you are under, because dreams are special. As long as you don’t deliberately pursue the effect, there won’t be many sequelae.

Then, Yu Xiude also praised it in a rare gesture:

"And this test is extremely difficult, yet you managed to pass it..."

If you eat it, you will become a born evil little monster.

If you don't eat it, it might be a scheming little monster.

He was forced to eat, but he finally accepted it. He is a little monster with high IQ, who is as cunning as the deep and knows how to endure hardships.

Only being forced to eat and then exploding with Yu Xiu De on the spot would be what Yu Xiu De wanted.

The routine of dream educators is really profound.

The Silence of the Lambs: Chapter 166 The Contract

But Nightmare, whose dream forgetting mechanism is in effect, has no idea how deep the dream educator's tricks are.

When it heard Yu Xiu De's praise for the first time, it seemed to hear the sincerity in Yu Xiu De's calm words. For some reason, the tension and panic in its heart slowly disappeared.

"I...I passed?"

It muttered to itself in disbelief.

"Yes."

Yu Xiu De repeated briefly, and his eyes once again fell on the old nun who didn't know what had happened but was sincerely happy for Yan.

And shook his head in his heart, muttering secretly:

'But from another perspective, you have completely failed...'

Those who transcend the dream realm are still not impressed by the act of using dreamers as emotional supports.

But he also figured it out: the greater the flaws in the inhuman Nightmare, the easier it would be for him to control it.