"Since you have safely returned to Nuuk, and said that you will completely forget about what happened in that expedition, why did you still join this mysterious cult?" Song Jia asked the biggest doubt in her heart.
"Because the doctor and I had underestimated the influence of the thing we saw underground. After we returned, our lives were indeed peaceful for a while. But then we started to have nightmares at night and we started to run a strange fever. The content of the dreams was related to the city under the ice. Initially, we thought it was because the scene was too scary and it left a deep impression on us. That was why it kept appearing in our dreams. But when we checked the time, we realized the day of our dreams was the same and the content of the dreams was the same. That was when we realized something was wrong with our bodies.
"But after that, we went for a physical examination, and we couldn't find anything. Our physical indicators were all normal, except for the fact that we were a little depressed because of the nightmares. We didn't know who to help in this kind of situation. Ever since the end of that expedition, we lost contact with Mr. Time. It was as if he had vanished into thin air. Considering what he had done to us, even if I had his contact information, I wouldn't look for him again.
"So after that, I called the Chinese couple again, and they told me that they weren't troubled by similar nightmares. Since the end of the expedition, their physical and mental conditions were normal, and they couldn't be better.
"The doctor and I were confused. We thought it was just our imagination. But when we found the Ancient Seal they gave us and wore it on our bodies, things became much better. But that did not bring us joy. If anything, we fell into a deep panic because this meant that the underground city and the monsters were still affecting us in a different way.
"And after that, in my daily life, I always felt that someone was secretly watching me. The doctor also felt the same way. In order to unravel the secrets of our bodies, we began to investigate the city under the ice. I noticed that the description in a book was very similar to the city, but on the night I borrowed that book from the library, I had an extremely terrifying and long nightmare. When I finally opened my eyes, I found myself lying on a hospital bed, and the doctor was looking at me with a gloomy face.
"When he saw that I had woken up, he forced a smile on his face. I asked him why I was here, and he said that I had been unconscious for a day and a half. I was shocked when I heard that. I thought that I had been drugged, but then I remembered something that Mr. Time said to us before we parted. He said that ignorance was bliss. Sometimes, the more you try to find the answer, the deeper you will sink.
"But at the time, I did not take this to heart. After I returned home, I checked the water and food at home. After making sure there was no problem, I flipped open the book again and read the first story called 'Crazy Mountains'. To be honest, the story was not easy to read. The sentences were cryptic, boring, and filled with large sections of environmental descriptions. But the main characters in the story were very similar to my experience. The only difference was that they went to the South Pole, and Greenland was in the Arctic Circle.
"But the more I read, the more terrified I became. I had reason to suspect that the monsters in the story were the same species that attacked our camp before. They did not seem to be creatures of Earth. If I had read such a story before this expedition, I would have treated it as a fictional horror story. But now, I suspect that the author of the book has experienced something similar. Unfortunately, he has been dead for many years. Otherwise, I would really want to call him," Satchus said.
"After reading the story, I climbed into bed and suffered from insomnia for a long time. I tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep. It was about four o'clock in the morning when I fell asleep due to exhaustion. After that, I found myself back in the city under the ice. I was scared to death, especially when the things inside came alive and strangled my neck with their tentacles. I felt like I was about to suffocate...
"Until I vaguely heard the doctor's voice. He was calling my name. After that, I used all the strength in my body and finally broke free from that horrible nightmare. In the end, I found myself lying on a hospital bed again, with catheters and needles inserted into my body.
"Beck said thank God, Satchus, you have finally woken up. I asked him how long I had been asleep, and he said it had been five days. The hospital suspected I would never wake up again. During this period, he kept placing the Ancient Seal made from a pebble on my chest. This coma confirmed one thing for me, and that was that I could no longer continue my investigation. The truth would only lead us into endless madness and fear.
"The doctor agreed with me because he also did some investigation. Since he was wearing the Ancient Seal at the time, his condition was slightly better than mine. However, he also felt his mental state worsening. The low fever and nightmares became more frequent. Therefore, we came to a consensus to stop there and not continue the investigation.
"At the same time, we started to turn to some scientific methods to stop the nightmares and recover our mental state. We tried some psychotherapy, but the effect was minimal. We tried to forget everything about that expedition, but it was to no avail. Until one day, a mysterious mixed-blood visited my home. He told me he had a solution to the problem I was facing.
"From the very beginning, I knew he was lying, but at the time, I was searching for a way to escape from the nightmare. No matter what, I would give it a try. Therefore, I followed him to the cult.
"At the time, they were conducting a daily ritual. When I arrived at their base, I sensed something was wrong because the design reminded me of the scary city under the ice. But by the time I wanted to leave, it was already too late. They forced me to watch their bloody ritual. Only then did I realize that the object of their worship was the giant shadow inside the palace in the city.
"After the ceremony, they completely fell out with me and gave me two choices. One was to start working for them from today onwards and join them at the right time to become one of them. They told me that I was also a chosen one and that this was my final destination. The other was to become a sacrifice for the next ceremony. To be honest, I didn't want to choose either, but in comparison, the first one was slightly better than the second one. So from then on, I became the commander of that group of people."
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