Dream and reality are two very different worlds.Most of the time, the boundaries of their existence are as clear as ice and fire.With the exception of some beings who are mentally abnormal or possess occult arts, few people confuse dreams with the present world.But this is not absolute.Just as there are special circumstances in everything, when certain conditions are met, dreams and reality begin to merge.The two worlds will begin to merge, some of the concrete images that only exist in dreams will be released into reality, the perception of life will be distorted, and the world in their eyes will change drastically.More gorgeous, more psychedelic and more dangerous.There are not only beautiful things in dreams, but also dangerous, indescribable monsters.It was the product of a nightmare."
AhhIn a small icy village in Niflheim, a terrible howl broke the silence of the night.There was fear in the roar, as if someone had seen the most terrifying creature in the world.Frankly, Niflheim is not a great place to live in the realm of the World Tree.With temperatures around -30 degrees Celsius all year round, Jotunheim is a world shrouded in snow and ice.Its environment is slightly better than that of Jotunheim, but few people choose to live here except for the barbarians and mountain dwellers of the Nine Kingdoms.Boom, grease-stained torches were lit and illuminated the village in the dark night.Guarded by a dozen hunters with weapons on their backs and horned helmets, the elders of the mountain village kicked open a closed door with ugly faces.Soon strong, but fearful villagers rushed into the house and dragged the screaming woman out."
She's crazy...", beside the village chief, a priest wearing a hood and a rune painted on her face took a closer look at the woman who had been pressed to the ground by several men.Her face was contorted, and with the naked eye could see, she had fallen into some kind of shadow of terror.But the strange thing is that even if he has been frightened to the extreme, he can't even maintain his normal mind and will.But the woman let out a roar, but her eyes were still closed.She seemed to be still asleep, and she was too immersed in a nightmare to wake up.Dressed in a fur coat and covered with bone ornaments, the village chief with a big bald head waved his hand and slapped the screaming madman on the cheek.The slap was so hard that it swollen the crazy woman's cheeks.But it still didn't wake her up."
She's met something terrible in her dreams, and she's in a nightmare."
In the light of the torches dancing in the cold night around him, the young rune wizard whispered to the solemn-faced village chief, "This is the eleventh..."
She was dragged by several people to the edge of the village.There, in the barn, dreamers who are just as mad as she are, are imprisoned."
What the hell is going on?
Sorcerer. ”The village chief said to the wizard who was invited by him with a lot of money, "Is this some kind of disease?
Plague, or some kind of evil magic?
”"The plague of dreams has spread."
The young rune wizard pretended to say something.He touched the pocket of his waist, and after seeing what happened in this small mountain village with his own eyes, he felt that the reward he received this time was a little hot.In the frontier of the World Tree, few rune wizards pay attention to it.The truly powerful casters are enjoying life in other worlds with better environments.Only a second-rate spellcaster like him, who can't get along in the big city, would rush to this poor country for a little reward.But even so, this young wizard, who could only be regarded as a juggler in the eyes of a real rune wizard, was already a true "master" in the out-of-the-world land of Niflheim.The people who live in this icy world are savage and ignorant.Their minds are ruled by superstition, and they are stupid and deceitful.But it wasn't until he saw the 11 people in this mountain village who went crazy one after another in two days that the young wizard who was originally full of confidence realized that this time he was not dealing with a small problem such as accidentally ingesting herbs.Although he was panicked, as a liar, he had to show confidence.Once the truth is discovered by these mountain people, it will be difficult for him to get out of this lonely mountain."
Ahem" The young wizard coughed a few times, he turned his head, and said to the village chief in a solemn voice: "Count this poor lady, those 11 people, where have they been in the past few days?"
”The wizard accentuated his tone, and he asked, "I mean, what did they have in common before they went crazy...
Their symptoms are consistent, and I suspect that they have been exposed to some mysterious power that they should not have been exposed to. ”The wizard gave a vague explanation.But it's better than the guesswork of a bunch of frightened fools.The village chief, who was also panicked in his heart, finally had a direction to find, and he yelled at the others around him in the local vernacular.The best hunters of the village exchanged words, and after a few minutes, the most eloquent of them told the chief what they knew.The village chief turned his head to the young wizard beside him who was worried and said, "Master, I have asked, these 11 people have all been to the forest before the onset of the disease...""
Somebody goes hunting, somebody goes raspberry picking, or just hanging out.""
Linzi?"
The wizard turned his head in surprise to look at a forest in the distance.It was the cold forest, the iconic "landscape" of Niflheim.The icy frost covers the towering birch forests, outlining a secluded mountain forest.The wizard knew that the mountain people lived on the resources of these forests, which were rich enough to feed the dozens of large villages in Niflheim.Despite the ignorant legends of the mountain people, these mountains and forests are inhabited by great and terrifying creatures.But in reality, as an educated rune wizard, the young man knew that there were no dangerous mythical creatures in the forest.At the edge of Niflheim is the entrance to the underworld, and no crazy mythical creature will live in this hellish place.The most dangerous things in this mountain forest are only those werewolves or beasts like the Chimera, who dare not attack the strong mountain people alone, let alone such things related to mysterious powers...
It's certainly not those guys who did it."
Are there any taboos in the woods you frequent?"
The young wizard asked again.The village chief shook his head, and he gestured with his fingers, "We don't have strong warriors in our village, so we won't go deep into the sacred mountain forest. ”"But just the mountain treasures produced in the outer forests are enough for us to use, they are the gifts of the mountains and forests, we follow the guidance of our ancestors, and we dare not be too greedy to ask for them.""
And in the woods where we go often, there are not even wild boars, let alone dangers.""
But now there is!"
The rune wizard took out a few small, rough stones from his pocket, and on the surface of those small stones there were blue charms.It was a low-level runestone, and it was the best magic item he could ever make."
We're going to check it out!"
The young sorcerer said to the village chief and the strong mountain people, "Pick the strongest to come with me, and these runes will protect you...
We must find out what is spreading this nightmare plague. ”The young man rubbed his fingers, and he was going to go around the woods in a pretense and exaggerate the facts.Bluff this group of foolish fellows so that he can get out of the way.But he still has a bit of a conscience.Before leaving, he solemnly said to the village chief, "Let your people prepare to migrate." ”"Whatever happens in the woods, it's not something you can handle...
Maybe the land will be covered in darkness, and that may be a harbinger. ”"In short, go to the great tribes that worship shamans, and the spirits of the ancestors will protect you."
The village chief's expression changed slightly.The 11 people who went crazy in 2 days also frightened him.As an elder in the village, he has to think about the rest of the village.But he was still a little hesitant, after all, his ancestors lived here, and as a mountain man who believed in his ancestors, he abandoned his ancestral land like this, which seemed to be some..."
AhhAnother terrible howl rang out in the village behind him.It means that another person has gone crazy in a dream.It was like a drumstick hammering the heart, the village chief gritted his teeth, he no longer hesitated, turned around and rushed back to the village.The young wizard shuddered, and he glanced at the forest in the dark night, and the cold wind rustled against the trees swaying in the ice mist, as if some kind of monster was sharpening its teeth.This gave the young crook the urge to urinate.He wanted to leave now.But the gaze of the surrounding mountain people made him feel like a thorn in his back.I wouldn't have taken this job if I had known!
That's how you deal with these savage and stubborn guys, they spend money, you have to do something ...
Although the mountain people are ignorant, they are very reasonable, and they are not easy to deceive."
Let's go too!"
He gritted his teeth, grabbed a high-priced rune stone in his hand, and led the mountain people with torches into the forest.They didn't go far.Actually, you don't need to go deep into the woods.The wizard thought that the birthplace of the dream plague must be difficult to find, but he was wrong.Less than 2 kilometers into the forest, on a hillside, he noticed something very strange.Some vines.Black, as if burned by fire, but with some dark red charms.They poke out from the ground, as if they were the vanguard of some kind of existence, coveting the world beyond the mountains and forests.And around those vines, tall birches seem to be infected as well.The frost on their bodies had fallen, as if they had been burned by flames, and the bark was peeling away, as if some kind of tree disease was spreading.The wizard looked at the vines on the hillside, and he felt his spirit being drawn to the vines, and there was a sound in his ears.The voice was like a dream, and I couldn't hear it really."
Wake up!"
The crook wizard swung his staff and struck a dumb-faced mountaineer on the head as he walked towards the vines, forcibly waking him up.In the midst of the mixed fearful and dazed gaze of the mountain people, the wizard stepped forward.He removed the bone knife from his waist and cut a strand of the black vine that poked out of the earth.He carefully packed the black vines in his leather bag, and then kept a straight face, in a tone that was a mixture of warning and intimidation.He said to the others, "You have also seen that some forces are infecting this mountain forest, so go back quickly." ”"Tell your elders to get you out of here as quickly as possible...""
This is the first time I've seen these evil things, and I'm going back to the Rune Tower in Niforheim to ask my mentor."
The liar wizard glanced back at the deeper forests.He had a feeling that the source of those plague-like nightmares was not here, but deeper in the forest.But he didn't dare to investigate.He is very self-aware of his own strength.As long as he hands over this thing to the Rune Tower, his mission is complete, and naturally there are powerful rune wizards who will deal with the troubles here.This can be regarded as the fulfillment of the request of this group of mountain people in disguise.The hunters ran out of the woodland as fast as they could.Outside the woodland, the whole village was gathered, and the village chief was talking to the villagers about the migration.On the other side of the forest, a young wizard riding on a goat was running along the mountain road.He didn't want to stay here any longer."
AhhHe felt an irresistible sleepiness hit him.Dreams were calling him.The dark red runes on the vines he had in his waist pocket were also glowing.In the darkness, in the deepest part of the forest, in the midst of the terrifying frost mist, an ancient dark red tree entangled with vines took root under the cold earth.It's like breathing, pouring its power into the world on the edge.In the invisible darkness of the night, shadows are rising, enveloping the world.The nightmare creatures crept slowly through the night, and they smelled the scent of fearful beings from their sleep, and they quickened their pace.They need to draw more fear in order to derive a fully personified will.But they've been freed from the dream dimension...
There is life here too, and they also dream ...
The nightmare is about to be born...
Nothing can stop it.()