Chapter Three Seventeen: The Real Rules
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The tapping of the pendulum resounded throughout the Nightmare Hotel. The original thirteen hands retracted and turned into three ordinary hour hands, rotating quietly on the dial. The hanging rope gradually pulled up, and the enlarged clock also shrank in response.
, became one of the inconspicuous furnishings in the lobby of Nightmare Hotel.
"Good morning, Merlin." Sheldon gently lifted a corner of the cup and said good morning to him.
There was no blood on his body, and his tone was calm, as if nothing had happened. Indeed, the things on the desk were put back to their original positions, and all the hanging muscles and blood were gone.
"Good morning..." Merlin rubbed his eyes and said softly, "Hmm... I still want to... sleep for a while."
His eyes couldn't help but glance at the desk, but found that there was nothing there, only a copy of "Holy Inquisition" lying there.
It tells about the power disputes between the gods in ancient times, as well as various unofficial histories, secrets, and memorabilia. At the end of "Holy Judgment", various doctrines are recorded, and basically every god
It represents a rule. If there were no differences of opinion, there might not be so much love and hatred...
To be honest, no one believes these things now. "Holy Judgment" has long been confirmed to be a compiled set of novels, divided into seven volumes, with an unknown author. The third volume is placed on the desk in Sheldon's guest room. It mainly talks about
is the story of [God of Justice] Hermetex, the most famous of which is the deeds of entering the swamp of chaos to take out the [Holy Hammer]. Because of this, she relied on this golden hammer to create a gateway to the world.
path to the throne of God and become one of the gods.
The page that is opened now is the homepage of [The Source of Breaking the Mist]. That is, after taking the Holy Hammer, Hemetex used the Holy Hammer in his hand to dispel all the unfair fog, and finally turned the swamp of chaos into order.
The beginning of the land.
"The early bird catches the worm," Sheldon said with a smile.
"But even the early worms are eaten by the birds..." Merlin frowned and easily said something that he would never say at this age, "I am still a worm..."
....”
"Wow, your words really disgust me." In Merlin's consciousness, Nightmare pretended to "vomit", "But what he said is right, it's better to get up first. After all, we Nightmare don't need sleep.
.”
"Don't you feel very comfortable?" Marquez retorted in surprise, "You and I feel it together... lying on the bed... unable to get up, this feeling.
.....I'm just a child now, and I don't sleep enough for fourteen hours a day..."
"Go, go!" Merlin said impatiently, "Get up!"
Although, it does feel good to lie in bed and let your mind wander without thinking about anything.
"Oh, let me remind you, something 'very interesting' seemed to have happened last night while you were sleeping. Don't be frightened then."
"How did you see it?" Marquez asked doubtfully.
"I separated a little bit of energy body, looked at it twice, and said that our nightmares don't need to sleep." Advanced nightmares can easily separate part of their bodies from the main body, so that they can safely carry out a series of changes.
Suitable for operations where the main body appears.
"What's wrong?" Merlin was washing up under Sheldon's service without saying a word. This was exactly the time for the conversation in his head.
"Giggle..." Nightmare's voice was filled with a layer of vanity, "But you should be able to accept it...it will be a matter of time."
"What happened?" Marquez asked impatiently, "Did someone die? Who would be so blind-"
"Congratulations! You got the answer right!" Nightmare took the lead and said, "And... he died in front of Sheldon. He even dragged back one of his severed hands that night and put it on the desk.
.Of course, all the blood was cleaned up, and Sheldon didn’t sleep all night.”
"..." Marquez did not answer, and his attention returned to his body.
Nightmares disdain to take over the body. The shackles of the body will only make them feel disgusted, and the same goes for him.
Soon, Sheldon finished washing and taking care of himself.
Oh, yes, others don't know that Merlin is a "free man" in this dream.
So he let go of Merlin's hand and whispered: "We can't hold hands in front of others yet, and we shouldn't touch others."
"Yes." Merlin nodded, indicating that he could go.
Zhiya——!!
The wooden door was opened, revealing its original appearance——
Why... Sheldon swallowed, the smell of blood lingering on the tip of his nose...
His eyes were filled with blood, and he quickly ran out of the room and found that the area around his guest room had become unsightly...
It was as if several plasma-filled balloons were smashing crazily in front of Sheldon's room like a prank, layer upon layer, and spread out like a shock wave.
"If you don't want to watch it, don't watch it. Don't force yourself." Nightmare whispered in Marquez's ear, "It's not good for children."
"I..." Merlin also smelled a fishy smell, which was absolutely disgusting and sticky.
"Whoa!" Merlin forced himself to look away with his stiff head - it was a human head, with the head down missing, and the frightened look on his face was clearly reflected in his ferocious look.
But he was shocked.
He quickly stepped back and found bits and pieces of flesh and blood and severed limbs scattered in the scarlet aisle. The scene was completely different from when he came yesterday!
"Tsk tsk..." In the sea of consciousness, Merlin's voice was very leisurely, "Are you okay? But I should be able to get used to seeing these things in the future."
Sheldon hurried over, panicked, and wanted to cover Merlin's eyes, but he couldn't do it in public, so he just stood there.
"Are you okay? I didn't expect that either!" Sheldon's voice was mixed, as if he was the person he killed. "Are you okay? Can you answer me?"
"Well..." Upon seeing this, Merlin's heart felt warm for some unknown reason, and his eyes changed from gloomy to clear, "I...I'm okay, not...
.It’s okay. This…what are these? They look disgusting.”
"Let's go eat, and don't mention the unappetizing things." Sheldon whispered, as if to avoid suspicion.
The two of them quickly arrived at the restaurant, only to find that it was already packed with people, and they were the only two who were not present. The breakfast in the restaurant was complete, including freshly baked bread, boiled eggs, and, of course, tempting sausages.
It is also included. There is also a milk, coffee, and tea supply point in the corner of the restaurant. Coffee and tea are available during the day. For some reason, there are no fresh fruits and vegetables here, and most of them are things that can fill your stomach.
Everyone is holding and walking in silence, carefully avoiding each other and keeping a certain safe distance. If one accidentally bumps into the other, and the other happens to be the "murderer"...
This is a joke with your own life.
Payman was also present. She had eaten a sandwich with an egg this morning. There was no one next to him. Martin was sitting at the table next to her, seemingly at least two or three meters away.
"Dad, what are you having for breakfast this morning?"
"I'll get you whatever you want to eat." Sheldon was a little nervous for some reason.
Soon, the two of them had their own breakfasts. The interesting thing was that most of the people around them had no intention of leaving at all, and had different expressions, as if they were all thinking about their own little plans.
The few who don't have any expressions are probably Payman and Houston. They are already used to the ups and downs, and they can successfully accept anything.
There was a tacit understanding, an extremely tacit understanding. The thirteen people sat quietly in their respective seats, motionless.
"Everyone, we should be very clear that 'No. 5' was killed." Peyman was the first to break the calm, "You should also be very clear about what he did last night."
"You deserve it..." Someone muttered in a low voice, but I didn't know who it was.
The atmosphere of tension and fear is quietly expanding, gradually making people breathless.
"Everyone should know why there was no trial meeting." Houston's voice was hoarse, and a strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "But, if you don't have the strength like me, try not to challenge that [monster] that appeared in the middle of the night.
, people are being killed by such unknown things, how boring it is~"
"There are still many secrets inside this dream world, and it is not worth wasting on this. The dream world is not a dead end. The real rules will not be fully revealed to you, and everyone needs to dig out. At the last moment...
..It’s not too late.” As everyone’s emergency response consultant, Sheldon should also express his position.
"Hehehehe... Are you sure there are really any 'real rules'? It's all nonsense! The rules of this game are clear! They just kill each other!"
"Then let me ask you, No. 1, why don't you go and kill him yourself?" Sheldon's voice had a hint of coldness.
"The real rules..." Within the sea of consciousness, Marquez whispered to himself.
"Actually, there are no real rules. The rules given to you by the nightmare are comprehensive enough, but... there are some additional add-ons that are not necessary to mention. The real nightmare will use the opponent to escape from the dream world.
"The nightmare will make a fuss about some unexpected things, but it will not go beyond the rules, because [the rules] are the rules and cannot be disobeyed."
"Unexpected stuff? What do you mean?"
"For example, the things that induce you to kill people are a pistol and a knife. Killing people doesn't rely solely on muscles and brains, it depends on brains!"
"You think I can kill someone right now?"
"That's right. There's no point in killing people now. You're not a participant."
"I don't want to hear you talk, just go ahead and play by yourself..." Marquez squeezed away the soul that was attached to the nightmare, his tone full of disgust.
"Okay, okay... Then I wish you a nice day~"
Chapter completed!