Chapter 16 "Stranger"

Not long after passing through the residential area, the density of buildings in front of them decreased significantly.

Nie Hong, who was carrying the child, breathed a sigh of relief: "Finally he got out."

Those densely packed houses and patrol teams put a lot of pressure on him.

In addition, in the second half, his brain was aching due to excessive consumption of sensory ability, and his various senses became somewhat dull, making him feel dizzy.

Now with the cold wind blowing outside, the weather has eased a little.

Anti was hurrying on his way while thinking about the feeling of using the "Unseen Blade".

No wonder the knight before didn’t turn into an “Unseen Blade” repeater. It wasn’t because he didn’t want to, but because he couldn’t.

It's not just because the number of living eyeballs is limited, but also because the "Unseen Blade" consumes a lot of sensory power. Even Anti felt a delay in his senses for a moment after swinging a sword. This is a characteristic of a large amount of sensory power consumed in a short period of time.

If you use it a few more times, you'll probably be stunned.

In any case, they had passed the most difficult part, and the rest of the journey would be much easier.

There are still some lost townspeople wandering around on the outskirts of town, and it is much easier to deal with them than to be restricted in the town.

An Ti and Nie Hong fought their way through without encountering any more problems.

"Huh, I'm finally out!" Walking down the mountain, Nie Hong finally let out a breath and spoke in a normal voice.

An Ti said: "Be careful, don't let the child fall." Although the way down the mountain was no longer dangerous, it was still not easy to walk in the dark.

Upon hearing this, Nie Hong quickly hugged the child tightly, then looked at An Ti with some curiosity and said, "An Ti, if I had said before that I had included you without your permission, would you really have ignored me?"

"Well, I'll keep my word. Anyway, it's you who wants to save people, not me." Anti replied while looking at the road.

"Oh..." Nie Hong lowered her head.

It seemed that he was saved again by his own subconscious choice. After all, if he really had to go and save people by himself, the risk would definitely be very high. Fortunately, he could launch a sneak attack and kill quickly, but if the noise made by the townspeople and dogs was too loud, he would be discovered and hunted down in the town.

He thought with some distress.

I still don't understand Anti.

Originally, he was mistaken for an elite gatekeeper monster. Once provoked, he turned around and killed him directly, looking quite cruel and ruthless. However, he was very easy to talk to when he asked him questions. Later, it was discovered that he was suspected to be a monster with secrets hidden in his body.

And now he was helping him for some strange reason.

So complicated.

Suddenly, the child on him moved.

Nie Hong quickly came back to her senses and found that the child had woken up.

"Are you awake? We are not bad people, don't be afraid! We are taking you to a safe place now, don't cry!" As soon as the child woke up, he was stunned for a moment and then tears began to flow. Nie Hong hurriedly spoke to comfort him.

"Anti, I don't know how to coax a child, help me...don't hurry up silently! Save him!"

In the end, Anti came back to help with an expressionless face.

It would be unbearable to see this child crying in the wilderness.

Anti was unexpectedly very child-friendly. The child, who Nie Hong had tried to persuade but failed, became quiet after Anti took him over. Anti didn't say anything, and he didn't even smile.

Nie Hong felt very frustrated. He couldn't even coax a child as well as others.

"Mom and Dad were killed by them..." After a while, the child spoke in a muffled voice on Anti's shoulder.

"Yeah." Anti replied softly.

The child sobbed softly.

"Do you know what happened in your hometown?" Nie Hong couldn't help but ask when he saw this.

Originally, he just thought that this town had secrets, and that there might be adventures and treasures in the mines on the mountain above the town, and he didn't care about anything else at all.

But the experiences during this period have undoubtedly corrected some of his frivolous thoughts.

Anti's personality modification hammer is of great significance.

"...I'm not sure. A few years ago, everyone was fine, but one day my dad came home and said something happened in the mountain, and no one could work in the mountain. Then, those people came. At first, they said they could give everyone in the town other ways to make money, but gradually, everyone who chose to be with those people became more and more strange, and the town gradually became what it is now. My dad kept asking my mom and me not to go out and not to talk to other people in the town."

As the child spoke, he began to sob and whimper again.

Nie Hong couldn't help but remain silent.

"They want your eyes?" Ann asked aloud.

"Well, they say eyes are treasures that can be exchanged for wealth. What's more, it doesn't have to be your own eyes, someone else's will do... Dad works for them, too, and he just wants to protect me and mom, but I don't know why, but recently they want more eyes, and more people have died in this town..." The child's body trembled.

Afterwards, Anti continued to go down the mountain while comforting the child.

The child was tired of crying and fell asleep.

The two of them didn't speak on the road and just kept on going in silence.

In order to take care of the children, I didn't walk very fast. The gloomy night sky became clear at some point, revealing the clear sky behind me. The moonlight illuminated the road.

The road down gradually became flatter, and before they knew it they had left Grouse Mountain.

Finally we arrived at a wide and flat road at the foot of the mountain.

"I took a horse carriage and got off here, but now I can only walk." Nie Hong said.

Anti nodded, and continued walking along the road led by Nie Hong.

They walked all the way until the sky was just beginning to turn pale. If it weren't for the help of the body sculpting machine, their legs would have been broken. Even so, they were still exhausted. Finally, they saw the city buildings in the distance.

"It's here! It's almost here!" Nie Hong said excitedly.

He can finally go home!

This is a small town, even though it is much more comfortable than Gross Town. The city has been very busy recently. Since a teleportation point for the people of the Land was opened here, the large number of people coming and going has been both an advantage and a disadvantage for the city.

The city lord was busy and overwhelmed.

An Ti and Nie Hong brought the child to the city officials and reported the situation in Gross Town.

But it seems that people in the city don't care much about this.

Yes, if they cared about it, there is no way a mine would be left abandoned for so many years. The location of Gross Town is indeed too remote. In the dream world, a few years of abandonment is enough for people to forget it.

Not to mention that this city now has far more important things to do, which is to deal with various dependents.

But they still accepted the child brought by the two.

As luck would have it, after a while there seemed to be a parade of cars coming from the sanctuary.

The Sanctuary knows that no matter how hard they try, there will always be places where their influence cannot reach in the chaotic dream world, so from time to time they will send out convoys to tour around, provide disaster relief, and also take in some homeless people along the way.

At that time, the child can follow the people of the sanctuary to the city under the jurisdiction of the sanctuary: Andemiye.

After the child's matter came to a conclusion, Nie Hong was very happy. At least his efforts were not in vain, and his steps on the road became lighter.

Anti looked around. Although it was a small city, it was definitely better than a mountain mining town like Gross Town. It was the first time he felt the breath of civilization since coming to this world.

But the style of the mixed dream world currently seems to be a relatively backward Western fantasy world, and there is nothing worth looking forward to in this small city.

Anti was more concerned about the Blue Star, the land of his loved ones that he would be able to visit soon.

Walking on the street, you can obviously see some people with modern dressing styles around you. There is no doubt that they are all from the Blue Star.

"An Ti, are you really from the same hometown as me?" At this time, Nie Hong asked An with some surprise.

"I said, I don't know either." Anti responded.

"Well, it's true that sometimes there are people like you who are teleported to the mixed dream world for unknown reasons, and then lose their memory due to some problems, and are not sure whether they are from the Blue Star. Don't worry, the Federation will treat you well!" Nie Hong said seriously.

"Does this happen a lot?" An asked.

"Not a lot, but there are some. For example, I know of a person who was teleported to the Mixed Dream Realm when he was a child. He grew up thinking he was from the Mixed Dream Realm, but only after he saw the teleportation point did he realize he was actually from the Blue Planet."

"What would the Blue Star government do to such people?"

"I don't know either. It seems like they'll just do a simple inspection and then try to help you return to Blue Star society. Don't worry! There will be no problem!"

Anti nodded silently without saying anything.

The two came to a square in the city.

One corner of the square has been cordoned off, and from time to time, bright blue and purple starlight suddenly forms the outline of a person, and then a living person appears.

This is teleportation.

And in that corner, Anti saw the teleportation point as expected.

Star particles are swirling around, and an overall slender cross star is floating above the ground like a cross sword.

"Can you see it?" Nie Hong asked.

Anti nodded.

Nie Hong smiled brightly: "Then you really are my fellow countryman! Oh, there is no acquaintance without fighting, the flood washed away the Dragon King Temple."

"You're the one getting beaten."

After Anti said something that petrified Nie Hong, he approached the cross star and reached out to touch it gently.

Suddenly, his inspiration seemed to be connected to a strange network. He vaguely saw a huge continent through this network, and the nodes of this network were other cross stars.

Blinking his eyes, he exited this connection state and turned around to ask, "How do I get to Blue Star?"

Nie Hong stepped forward and said, "When you enter the Mixed Dream Realm on Blue Star, you return from the same place you entered. Generally speaking, you can see the teleportation point you came in from."

"I did not see it."

"That's strange... Wait, let me show you how to try it. Put your hand on my shoulder." Nie Hong touched the cross star, and Anti also put his hand on his shoulder and then touched the cross star as well.

Soon, he felt that another independent teleportation point had appeared on top of the existing teleportation network.

The next moment, the teleportation point began to glow, guiding out starlight.

Anti felt his body enveloped by starlight.

When I came to my senses.

He opened his eyes and saw a clear sky, towering skyscrapers, and in the distance an airplane flying through the blue sky.

There were noisy sounds all around and people coming and going.

He saw the modern city again.

but……

[Event - "Stranger"]

(End of this chapter)