Angor nodded. He was also curious about the thread, so he accepted it without hesitation.
Tree Spirit and Rein did not comment on Sunders' decision. Sunders mentioned that Angor's Nightmare Form was stronger than his, so Angor might be able to find something.
Angor carefully observed the white thread placed on the leaf. It looked like an ordinary thread, which kept twisting and struggling.
The more he observed, the more curious he became.
He was still confused. Was this really a nightmare monster?
He still could not sense any nightmare energy from it.
"What do you think about this thread?" Sunders asked when Angor had enough. The others all looked at Angor to see what he had found.
Angor frowned. "It's strange. The parasites that wreaked havoc in Midnight Sovereign also needed nightmare energy to stay active. But this thread doesn't need it."
As far as Angor knew, all the nightmare creatures he encountered, including parasites, rainbow dragonflies, clowns, Froggy the Crooner, Fox the Harp, and so on, all relied heavily on the aura given to them by the Nightmare Realm. This aura was also known as nightmare aura.
If they left the range of the aura, their strength would slowly decline, and they might even die.
But this thread did not seem to have such a feature.
Angor doubted if the lifeline really came from a nightmare creature.
Besides, he didn't like the behavior of nightmare creatures, but he had to admit that he had a natural affinity with them. Maybe it was because of his constitution, or because of Shava's influence, the nightmare creatures did not mean him any harm.
But he did not feel anything close to this lifeline at all. Angor's suspicion grew even stronger.
Of course, it was also possible that this thread really came from Yorkshire. Yorkshire was the only nightmare creature that showed any hostility to Angor so far. Therefore, it was possible that Angor couldn't sense anything from Yorkshire's lifeline.
"Did you find anything else?"
"I can't see anything with my eyes. Maybe I can find something if I look deeper or touch it."
However, no one supported Angor's idea for now. The living thread was extremely dangerous. If one touched it without any defensive spells, even an official Magus could be infected. Rein would stop any wizard who tried to touch it, let alone Angor.
"Then I didn't find anything." Angor shook his head. This was the first time he saw a thread that did not need nightmare energy to survive. This was already a blind spot in his knowledge.
Angor's words only meant one thing: he suspected that the thread did not come from the Nightmare Realm.
Sunders considered.. "You're still wondering where it came from. Actually, I think you can put this aside for now. You can compare it carefully. This lifeline has a lot in common with the parasite from before. "
First of all, both the living thread and the parasite were transmissible. But one used parasites while the other used infection. Secondly, they could not be detected by Expel. Expel was the ability to sense the negative energy in the human body. Since Expel could not detect them, then in a sense, the living thread and the parasites had more positive effects than negative effects on the human body. Thirdly, based on the premise of the second point, the parasite could feed back to the host, making the host's body stronger. Those infected by the Living Thread would also have senses that ordinary people could not hope to reach.
"These are the three common points. Also, the creatures of the Nightmare Realm all have something … absurd in them." Sunders did not explain what "absurd" meant, but Angor understood it right away.
The rabbit gentleman, the card soldier, and the nightmare creatures he saw during his talent test always made him feel like he was watching a fantasy movie.
"Take a look at the people who are infected by the parasites and the people who are infected by the live thread. You'll notice that there is a strange absurdity between them."
Sunders' words reminded Angor of what happened in Midnight Sovereign.
Inside the fog, the parasites who sang about Moonlight, the Queen, and Shava all twisted their bodies on the streets like clowns.
Angor also thought about the people infected by the thread. They all had different expressions on their faces. They looked like puppets controlled by a puppeteer, performing strange acts on a stage set up by the puppeteer.
It was true that the people infected by the thread also had a strange feeling.
Sunders' words could not be used as evidence, but they did convince Angor.
Maybe the thread really came from the Nightmare Realm?
"Since it's from the Nightmare Realm, there are only three possibilities for it to stay alive without using the nightmare aura. Modification, evolution, or adaptation."
Nightmare creatures could not stay the same. Maybe they modified the thread so that it did not rely on the nightmare aura. Of course, it was also possible that they evolved or adapted to the environment of the wizarding world.
No matter which one it was, it was not good news for them.
…
Angor tried to hand the leaf back to Sunders, but Sunders did not take it. Instead, Sunders signaled him to give it to Tree Spirit.
However, when he returned the leaf to Tree Spirit, Greya suddenly let out a surprised "Huh?"
"Wait." Greya walked to Tree Spirit and inspected the leaf carefully.
"Mister Tree Spirit, can you give the lifeline to Angor again?" Greya asked again.
Greya's words were strange. The others did not understand what she meant. Tree Spirit narrowed his eyes and nodded. "Sure."
Angor took the leaf back in confusion.
Greya checked the thread again and frowned. "Huh? Something's not right. It wasn't like this just now … "
Angor looked at the thread again and did not find anything strange. Before he could ask Greya, Tree Spirit suddenly said, "Hold it with your right hand."
Angor was holding the leaf with his left hand. Following Tree Spirit's reminder, he moved the leaf to his right hand.
Greya's eyes lit up. "I knew it!"
"Is the action of this lifeline slowing down?"
Following Greya's reminder, everyone looked at the lifeline. Earlier, the thread kept twisting in Sunders' or Tree Spirit's hands as if it was trying to escape from the leaf.
But now, when the thread was in Angor's right hand, it was moving slower. Sometimes, it would stay still for a long time.
Something was wrong!
Angor noticed it himself.
Compared to the thread, Angor was more concerned about Greya. Or rather, he admired her. He had been holding the leaf with his left hand all this time. When Sunders asked him to give it to Tree Spirit at the last moment, he changed his grip and handed it to Tree Spirit. It only took one or two seconds, but Greya was able to capture the movement of the living thread without much trouble.
Angor sighed in his mind. He was getting close to or even stronger than Greya when she did not have a physical body. However, he was still not as good as Greya when it came to details.
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