The hot wind picked up the yellow sand and blew it into the dried up lake. It made the water even murkier and blurred the desolation around them.
"Little Sugar, run faster! That's what you're shouting, we have a VIP coming. "
Peacock said with a smile before turning to help pull the caravan to a stop. Then she and Malachite helped the nightmare man down from the caravan. The nightmare man had been drinking the wine for several days already, the vines around his legs had mostly wilted but his steps were still limping.
"Mr. Nightmare Man, other than us Phecda Warriors, most of the tribe's activities are limited to the City of Kindle. They have not seen much and the children are naughty so they might be curious about you … I hope you don't mind. "
Peacock tried her best to be polite but it was not just curiosity, it was curiosity, suspicion and fear. Little Sugar's gaze earlier was quite rude.
When the nightmare man was wearing a mask, they would react that way but when he was not wearing a mask, they would react the same way.
"We are a bunch of honest people." Malachite said seriously, "They know how to keep their thoughts to themselves."
Gu Jun looked around him again, he really did not know whether it was better to see those curious people or not …
He looked at the two, they did not look like they were playing games.
"Then tell them to come out." The Elder Zoog patted his stomach and said, "Where are they?" The 10 plus Zoogs also looked around with confusion.
"They're here!" Peacock suddenly said as she lifted her face to show the nightmare man, "That is our tribe leader, the rest are the professors of our tribe, I believe they will be able to answer some of your questions." Then she walked forward to introduce the nightmare man, "The Great Elder Atal has passed the Pnakotic Manuscripts to him."
"Can you see them?" The Elder Zoog asked his children. The other Zoogs patted their heads and mumbled, "No." "They are too well hidden." "I heard the city has always been so secure, there is not a single loophole."
Gu Jun walked slowly with the crutches as he focused on his surroundings … This was not a dream.
He had once been trapped inside that old manor and had consumed many nightmares, he could tell this was not a dream.
This place was just a stretch of yellow sand! There were some strange rocks and some lonely weeds.
There were no nightmares or abnormalities. But this in itself was the biggest anomaly.
"Are you sure there are other people here?" Gu Jun asked. "Is there a city here? Did you set up any concealment spells or bewitching arrays? "
Peacock and Malachite were startled. Peacock asked hesitantly, "What do you mean?" She added softly, "Leader, Mr. Nightmare Man has been through an inhumane ordeal with the black merchants, he has his own wariness."
Suddenly, they saw the nightmare man pull out a small knife from his pocket.
"Malachite, give me your hand." The nightmare man told Malachite, "Do not move."
Malachite sensed something was wrong but he still reached out his right hand. Just as he did, the nightmare man used the small knife to cut the pad of his index finger. Blood gushed out. Malachite gasped in pain and confusion, "Sir …" The nightmare man continued to poke at the wound with the tip of the knife. Malachite could not help but scream in pain, "Ah!!"
Peacock was stunned. She had no idea what was going on. She quickly raised her hands to stop them. "Everyone, stop! Mr. Nightmare Man means no harm, please don't! "
"He is not a spiritual entity." Gu Jun grumbled as he walked to Peacock with the scalpel. He used the same method to slice off Peacock's index finger. She bled as well. Her pain did not make her disappear, it only added to her confusion and Malachite's anger.
They were not spiritual entities, they were not dreamers.
These two people were physical existences.
Then why? Why?
"You have not seen them either, have you?" He asked the Elder Zoog. Getting a nod, he asked, "How many land's travellers have you seen in total over the years?"
Atal said that they had been visited by land wanderers thirty years ago, and then again every few years.
"Huh?" The Elder Zoog did not quite understand this question. "Actually we do not care about the land's travellers. There are too many races in this world, they are not even small fries." Feeling the sharpness of the gaze, the Elder Zoog quickly added, "Based on the number of people who have appeared at Ulthar over the years, there are about 10! Not more than 20. "
The other Zoogs nodded, "No, no." "They come in pairs every time, they leave to find Atal."
Gu Jun turned to the confused duo. "Where are the 30,000 tribesmen you mentioned?"
"Mr. Nightmare Man …" Peacock could only smile bitterly. "We have no idea what you mean."
Gu Jun stared into her eyes. He could not see anything reflected in them, but in her eyes, they were surrounded by a lively settlement. There were cute and curious children, strict guards, old and respectable leaders, professors and wise men … Gu Jun stared into her eyes, but he could not see anything reflected in them.
'Hallucination? Illusion? Some kind of mental disorder? '
"Then where are your holy relics? Didn't you say you brought several holy relics from your home world? "
On one hand, Gu Jun could sense the change in his emotions, but on the other hand, his corrupted mind was triggered. Looking at the vast desert around him, a wave of anger roiled in the darkness of his heart. If not for the fact that he used his will to control himself, he would have asked them to gouge out his eyes.
"There is no holy relic at all, you're just trying to trick me into coming here, aren't you? The land's travellers, the City of Kindle, they are all lies … First you gain my trust and then you come up with this to drive me mad, right … Are you from the R'yleh Cult or the Afterlife Cult … "
Peacock, Malachite and the Elder Zoog could see the terror in the nightmare man's eyes. His words were uttered through gritted teeth.
A thunderous rage was about to descend. The Zoogs scurried to the back of the caravan and did not make a sound.
"No! We are not lying to you. "Peacock said hurriedly," Stay back, we are no match for him! " She roared at her surroundings and glared at Malachite. She said directly, "He has powerful nightmare power, stay back. He is probably … testing us. "
As she ran towards the lake, she shouted, "Sir, look, this statue is one of the holy relics, it was personally carved by the Phecda Hero Gu Jun."
Gu Jun followed her gaze and saw the pile of rocks by the lake.
But Peacock stood there like a holy statue. She moved the strange rock around like she was just gesturing. "Look!"
Gu Jun's eyes narrowed. He saw something carved on the rock that she turned …
It was that mark.
The mark inside the Pnakotic Manuscripts.
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