Foundation City, the top floor of Heaven's Tower.
"Are you sure it's okay? He's not moving at all, and he's not moving at all. I think he's possessed, "said Freud as he stared at Toby on the table.
"The resentment inside Toby's body is already showing signs of rebounding. If it goes beyond its limit, it'll face the Tribulation of Extreme Resentment. I don't have a choice, "Angor said helplessly.
Toby was still sitting on the table in a daze. His eyes didn't seem to focus at all.
As Freud said, it was as if he was possessed by a demon.
Angor forcefully interfered with the operation of the Room of Heart and released Toby in advance.
Not long ago …
Angor brought Toby to the dream wasteland and explained the function of the Room of Heart, as well as the potential dangers. Then, he let Toby in.
After Toby was covered by the power of the House of Heart, he was fine at first, but not long after, an accident occurred.
In Sunders and Freud's eyes, Toby didn't change at all.
However, Angor quickly noticed that something was wrong when he used the "Dream Gate" to check it out. Not long after Toby entered the Room of Heart, a strange creature — or rather, a power — was connected to Toby.
Using his ability, Angor realized that this strange creature was actually an amalgamation of negative emotions.
Angor quickly realized that this was the projection of the resentment inside Toby's body.
Now, Angor was sure that the Room of Heart really did trigger the resentment inside Toby. This was what Angor wanted. Toby would have to face the resentment in advance.
However, since the resentment inside Toby's body was already connected to Toby, it was likely that the resentment would be rebounded in the real world.
So, Angor returned to the real world.
The reality was just as he thought. Extreme Resentment had already begun to be released from Toby's body. Fortunately, the degree of release was still within a controllable range.
However, if Angor didn't stop it soon, the resentment would break through Froste's seal. If that happened, Toby would have to face the Tribulation of Extreme Resentment.
There was no way he would let Toby face the danger without any preparation.
As soon as he returned to the dream wasteland, the first thing he did was to use his Green Rune to drag Toby out of the House of Heart.
Since Angor forcefully interrupted the Room of Heart's operation, Toby might not be able to react in time.
Fortunately, Angor sensed that the resentment inside Toby's body was gone again. It should be suppressed again.
Angor believed that Toby was just reacting to stress. It had been five minutes, and Toby still didn't come back to his senses.
Angor looked at Sunders, who was reading Room of Heart. "Professor, is Toby's condition normal?"
Sunders raised an eyebrow. "You still need to improve your understanding of illusions."
"The power of the Room of Heart is actually the power of illusions. Toby is only in the aftermath of the illusions. Whether he can walk out of them depends on what he went through."
The "aftermath of illusions" could be understood as "lingering fear".
If a timid person was bitten by a snake, perhaps he would be afraid to see a snake in the future. This was the so-called lingering fear.
The "aftermath of illusions" was similar. Illusions were related to psychological problems, so they would affect one's inner emotions. If you defeated the illusions on your own, you would be fine. However, if an external force pulled you out of the illusions, the "lingering fear" would be very likely.
Some people could walk out of the illusions in no time, while others would be shrouded in the shadows for the rest of their lives.
Toby was in such a state.
Still, Toby was a supernatural creature, so the "aftermath" shouldn't last for too long.
Finally, Toby reacted to Angor's question. Toby's eyes recovered from the confusion. He trembled a little and looked around as if he was looking for something.
Toby sighed in relief when he realized that he was no longer in the dark world. He then rushed to Angor's side as fast as he could. It seemed Toby could only feel safe around Angor.
Angor stroked Toby's feathers. The bird trembled a little when he touched it. Soon, Toby closed its eyes and enjoyed Angor's touch.
"What did you go through in the Room of Heart?" Angor waited until Toby was satisfied before he asked.
Toby's body instantly stiffened, and his red eyes seemed to be filled with panic for a moment.
However, this panic didn't last for long.
Maybe it was the warmth of Angor's hand that made Toby feel safe. After thinking for a moment, Toby began to chirp in a low voice.
In Freud's eyes, Toby kept chirping and waving its wings as if it was trying to say something. Freud couldn't understand Toby's words at all. Angor, on the other hand, was nodding and mumbling something. One side was human language, while the other side was bird language. It was easy for Angor to communicate with Toby.
After a while, Toby stopped chirping. It seemed Toby had finished.
Freud looked at Angor and asked him to record Toby's words in his report.
Angor considered. "After entering the Room of Heart, Toby saw two doors in the long hallway. One of them contained its obsession."
Toby spent more than 80% of the time talking to Angor about its obsession. Toby mentioned things like fish jerky, music box, clothes, etc.
Only a small part of the time was spent talking about the other door.
"What's inside the other door?" Freud asked curiously.
"… It's a dark void." Angor paused a little. "But it saw the amalgamation of its resentment."
"The Serpent Bird of Envy."
…
Toby was completely stunned when he saw the gigantic creature.
It wasn't because of the creature's size. It was because Toby and the serpent bird were somehow connected.
When the serpent bird looked at Toby with its evil eyes, endless negative emotions rushed toward Toby like a torrent.
These negative emotions not only made Toby feel uncomfortable, but they also magnified Toby's senses.
For example, Toby was immersed in certain memories, which contained images of hatred, resentment, and jealousy.
Toby felt like he was a small pebble that was being drowned by these negative emotions.
Darkness, helplessness, and fear.
The irritation brought about by the negative emotions filled Toby's senses.
It wasn't until Angor forcefully stopped the Room of Heart that Toby was saved from the torrent. Even so, Toby was still immersed in the aftershock of the Mind Illusion for a long time before he came back to his senses.
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