In the darkness of the night, the area outside the hospital was noisy. There was the roar of helicopters, the roar of engines, the screams of the people …
Amidst all these noises, the sound of rustling was extremely weak.
At that moment, the evacuees saw with confusion a figure in an airtight protective suit yell, "Stop right there!" as it ran towards a certain direction. Peacock and the rest who had just escorted He Feng realized something. They raised their rifles and rushed in that direction. There was an enemy.
The figure was too fast. There were some greenery around the hospital. Once it entered the forest without any street lights, it would be impossible to find it.
Gu Jun almost wanted to fire a warning shot to have it stop, but that would only intensify the panic and chaos in the area.
Therefore, he ran forward but he was not as fast as the Zoog and he was wearing an airtight protective suit …
Suddenly he saw Peacock and the rest coming from the other side. He said urgently, "Quick, use the first spell from the tome to hit it. Don't kill it, just stop it!"
"Understood!" Peacock responded immediately. She chanted the first spell and the opality-assessment stone on her wrist glowed. As the mental corruption rate rose, a strange shadow of a nightingale charged out from the ground.
His speed was as fast as lightning, and he suddenly caught up with the sneaky fat figure in front of him.
The Zoog's brown hair bristled in fear. He was knocked off his feet by the nightingale. He rolled several times on the ground before knocking into a palm tree.
Just as it was about to get up and run away, a black barrel of a gun was pointed at it. Even though he came from Dreamlands, Gu Jun could see that this was a weapon. A weapon that the nightmare man deemed as a threat had to be something not to be trifled with.
Tap, tap, tap … The Zoog patted his stomach in a hurry, signaling that he had surrendered and that there was no need to attack.
"I told you to stop running …" Gu Jun gasped for air and asked, "Who are you? How did you get here? Why are you here? "
The Zoog was still patting his body and the palm tree next to him. His beady eyes appeared to be trying to convey something.
However, Gu Jun could not understand a single syllable. This was not Dreamlands, they could not communicate with each other …
At that moment, Uncle Dan and the rest walked over. Uncle Dan gasped, "Mutated creatures?" Peacock explained in broken Chinese and Uncle Dan's face instantly relaxed. If the bacteria could cause mutation, then it would be even harder to deal with.
"Peacock, can you understand its words?" Gu Jun asked.
"No …" Peacock did not want to disappoint her idol but, "Unless they want you to understand the Zoogs' language, other than Ulthar's cats, no one else can understand it."
Gu Jun was anxious. The most precious thing now was time. What should he do? Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind. Let's give it a try.
"I'm trying to communicate telepathically," he told the others. "Don't disturb me."
He bent down to pick up the Zoog. He peeled off its back and closed his eyes to open one of the two remaining sweet dreams in his mind. After entering the small theatre, he let the audience in and started to play out the sweet dream.
Ten thousand grouse, ten thousand quail, and ten thousand wild pheasants in ten thousand different ways.
Roasted, fried, steamed, boiled …
These grouse, quail and wild pheasants formed a paradise of delicacies.
It had to be said that with the influence of Wu Siyu's sweet dream, he was able to weave such a beautiful dream with ease.
"Zoog, Zoog." Gu Jun focused on the figure in the audience and called, "Zoog, Zoog, my friend! All the food here is yours, it's all yours. "
In an instant, the human figure morphed into a fat and ghostly Zoog. He crawled on the chair.
"Rawr, how, how did I …" The Zoog was shocked by the change around him but he was overjoyed by the scene on the stage, "I've arrived at Cadath?"
"You are in a dream I created, I am the nightmare man." A chilling voice echoed, it scared the Zoog out of his wits. He shrunk back under the chair and heard the nightmare man say, "Listen, whether this is a sweet dream or a nightmare, it depends on whether you are willing to cooperate or not."
"Of course we will cooperate!" The Zoog replied hurriedly, "Our tribe leader has warned us not to offend you, you are as important as the cat at Ulthar."
'Good. ' Gu Jun asked the questions he wanted to ask earlier, about the plague and the medicine, he had the Zoog tell him everything he knew.
The Zoog panicked, he did not have any medicine and he did not know much, he had only just arrived!
"But this should be related to the House of Worm because the tunnel I came from is connected to the plain where the House of Worm is located."
Gu Jun's heart jumped, he asked, "The House of Worm?" Back at Dylath-Leen, he had heard the audience mumble about this place.
"It is a very scary place." The Zoog shuddered at the mention of it, "A place that even us Zoogs do not dare step foot into! It is filled with death, disease and worms … Those who venture there out of curiosity will often lose their lives there and become another worm. "
"Why do you think the plague is related to the House of Worm?" he asked.
He was reminded of how the new strain of legionella bacteria looked under the microscope, the twisted limbs on the surface and the black hole at the end of each limb.
Could it be that the bacteria was so strong not only because of the field of microbiology but also because of supernatural forces?
If that was the case, it might be a good thing …
"Honorable nightmare man, I am not sure." The Zoog slapped the leg of the chair. "We Zoogs are not omniscient but the plague is definitely related to the House of Worm. Furthermore, I did see some strangers who looked like your tribesmen roaming the plain but forgive me for not knowing what they are up to. "
Gu Jun knew that these people were not from Phecda, and they were probably not from any government organization in other countries.
They should be from Afterlife Cult, R'yleh Cult, Roger's Order … There were quite a lot of madmen in this world.
"Do they know about this tunnel?"
"No." The Zoog patted his head. "They are in dreamland, that much is obvious. Physical tunnels are not that easy to find, only us Zoogs have the latest updates. This tunnel has just appeared, based on my experience, it will collapse in about 3 days. "
"How long do you mean by just appeared?" Gu Jun asked. This was important. He explained the time calculation of this world to the Zoog.
"About half an hour." The Zoog answered, "Time flows at the same rate here and at the House of Worm so it will affect each other more. The appearance of the tunnel is related to the increased communication between the two worlds so I suspect it is related to your plague. "
Gu Jun tried to sense it calmly. Since this was his sweet dream, he could sense that the Zoog was not lying.
In other words, in terms of time, it was not the tunnel that caused the plague but the plague that caused the tunnel.
However, the tunnel was temporarily out of the enemy's control. Regardless of whether this was the enemy's goal or not, the first step to seize this tunnel might be the best chance to turn things around.
Would destroying this tunnel help?
Or should he go through the tunnel to Dreamlands to see what was going on at the House of Worm?
The House of Worm should not be under the enemy's control either, they were just colluding with the cultists?
"Follow me obediently and bring me to the entrance of the tunnel." Gu Jun warned the Zoog. Getting the Zoog's response, Gu Jun ended the sweet dream. Recovering, Gu Jun turned back to the Zoog. He turned to Uncle Dan, Peacock and the rest who were waiting for him with confusion. "We have something to do."
He looked into the starless night sky and used the walkie-talkie to communicate with the command central.
"Command central, I've discovered creatures from Dreamlands. A physical tunnel has appeared between the two worlds, suspected to be related to the plague. Requesting immediate reinforcements!"
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