The two heads that were awakened by little Helen did not show any hostility in their eyes. Instead, they looked peaceful.
They stared at little Helen in silence, listening to her emotional babbling.
At first, Angor thought the two heads could understand little Helen's words and feel her affectionate calling.
However, he soon realized that he was wrong.
Although their faces were that of little Helen's parents, just like what Gleipnir had said, little Helen's parents were already dead. Even if it was a dream, it would only be an illusory bubble that reappeared.
They were looking at little Helen with peaceful and even affectionate gazes, but these gazes didn't fit the current situation.
If they truly had the feelings of little Helen's parents, then they definitely wouldn't be so calm after seeing little Helen's body covered in injuries, her mouth full of scars, and her babbling sobs.
Their eyes were fixed, and their expressions were mechanical. They looked like real dungeon NPCs.
As dungeon NPCs, perhaps their purpose was to wait for little Helen to wake them up and give her emotional support?
Angor and the others did not know what little Helen was crying about. But she did not seem to be complaining. Perhaps she was not complaining about being abused. Instead, she was telling them how much she missed her parents.
Maybe Helen herself knew that her parents were not real, and telling them about her sufferings would not help her.
After an unknown amount of time, little Helen slowly stopped talking.
Everyone looked over, only to see that little Helen had curled up under the two human head roses and fallen asleep at some point. Tears were still accumulating at the corners of her eyes. She must be tired from crying. Coupled with the emotional turmoil, she finally fell asleep.
As for the two human-headed roses, they looked at little Helen affectionately after she fell asleep. Then, under everyone's gaze, the petals slowly withered.
The exposed human head emitted a faint halo.
Amidst the light, everyone could vaguely see some dim, blurry, yet heartwarming scenes.
Although the images were blurry, one could see that the main characters in the images were little Helen and her parents. The images were like mottled memories scattered from a box of memories. They slowly flashed in front of everyone like a merry-go-round.
Even though it was just a screen, everyone could feel that Helen's parents had poured all their love into little Helen.
At the last moment, the image stopped in the middle of a huge fire.
Inside the fire, Helen's mother protected little Helen in a corner. She didn't move even as she watched the sea of fire engulf her. At the last moment, she used all her strength to look back and reveal a weak, sorrowful, and apologetic smile to little Helen.
Everything froze at this moment.
The halo also slowly dissipated, leaving behind little Helen who was still curled up and unconscious on the ground.
Looking at this scene, Gleipnir seemed to have thought of something. There was a trace of nostalgia in his eyes, and he lowered his head in silence.
Angor did not comment on this. He only sighed.
Even though he didn't know the whole story, he could feel the strong familial ties in the story just by looking at it. Unfortunately, all of this was nothing more than a fleeting cloud to little Helen.
Laplace, on the other hand, wasn't too affected by the story. "Now we can be sure that the skull roses came from Helen's dream."
There was no way Bila would know about these images, especially the last one, where Helen and her mother were inside the fire. Only those who witnessed it would know about it, so it must have come from Helen's dream.
However, Laplace did not find these two Rose of Heads in Helen's dream before. Therefore, this might be a scene in Helen's memory, but after being devoured by Bila, the Rose of Heads was formed in the "Feast of the Gluttons".
From this, it could be seen that the three special dream realms were connected.
In Angor's words, this was probably a hidden thread connecting different versions of the same quest.
After clarifying this point, Laplace turned to look at Gleipnir and calmly said, "You're right. These two Skull Roses will definitely die, but they won't necessarily die by my hands."
Pausing for a moment, Laplace looked at Helen on the ground. "This kind of death, is it … letting go? Or should I say, release? Expiation? "
"Whatever. As long as we achieve our goal, it's fine."
"What do you want? You mean … the exploration rate increased? "
Laplace nodded and said, "Yes, the exploration rate has reached 99%."
“99？ Shouldn't it be 97? " According to the setting, one Rose of Skulls was 1%, so these two Roses of Skulls should be 1% as well.
Laplace didn't say anything. He simply displayed all the information he received recently.
[Special character??? Executing …]
[Special linked dream — Glutton's Feast. Exploration rate: 95%.]
[Information in question marks can be obtained after the execution or mask is removed.]
This was the information Laplace received when he pointed the scale at the masked man.
Although Laplace already knew that the masked person was Helen in Helen's Dream, the relevant information didn't seem to extend to today's Glutton's Feast.
Laplace didn't want to execute the masked man. He only wanted to know more about the masked man. However, the information was incomplete, so Laplace had to remove the mask.
Once the mask was removed, little Helen was revealed.
This was what led to all the subsequent events.
However, the exploration rate had not increased yet. The real increase in exploration rate was after the disappearance of the two Skull Roses.
[Special character "Father in Memory" has been discovered by related people. ]
[Special character "Father in Memory" has been released. ]
[Hatred will fade away, but sunshine and rain will always be with you, my dear child. Please believe that love will last forever.] [Last words before the poison attack.] ]
[Special dreamland "Glutton's Feast". Exploration rate: 97%.]
…
[Special character "Mother in Memory" has been discovered by related people.] ]
[Special character "Mother in Memory" has been released.] ]
[I'm sorry, my dear child. This is as far as I can go with you. Please, you must live.] [Last words in the fire.] ]
[Special dreamland "Glutton's Feast". Exploration rate: 99%.]
These two pieces of information appeared at the same time after the image in the light and shadow dissipated.
From the information, it could be seen that Helen's father and mother were different from other Skull Roses. Their exploration rate had increased to 2%. Together, the two of them increased the exploration rate to 99%.
They were also "dead", but the message said that they were "discovered by related people" and "released".
Without a doubt, the "related people" was little Helen.
Perhaps this was the only way to increase the exploration rate to 2%.
If Laplace killed them directly, it would only increase the exploration rate by 1%. It was even more likely that it wouldn't increase the exploration rate at all.
It seemed Gleipnir's prophecy was right after all.
After reading the messages, he felt even more certain that this was a dungeon.
Wasn't this a typical hidden NPC that could be triggered?
This "Dreaming in Wonderland" Authority sure knows how to have fun …
If there were other "special dreams" in the future, Angor would think that it was possible.
Putting aside these digressions, now that the exploration rate had reached 99%, where would the remaining 1% be? Would it be like in Helen's Dream, where the exploration rate would be stuck at the last 1%?
Angor asked his question.
Laplace didn't hesitate at all. "Life and death."
"So you think the last 1% of exploration rate should be in this sentence? So will it be Helen's life or Bila's life? "
Before Laplace could answer, the situation around them suddenly changed.
The three human head balloons above his head were still fighting back and forth with Glepnir. Suddenly, without any warning, they started to change.
The three human head balloons merged into one.
The balloon was so large that it almost covered the entire sky above the manor.
Then, this huge human head balloon fell from the sky like a meteor.
The terrifying power was beyond Gleipnir's limits, so he had no choice but to dodge.
Even Laplace couldn't stay unharmed in the face of such power. In the end, she had no choice but to follow Gleipnir's example.
However, with Laplace's speed, she could still choose between the unconscious Bila and the unconscious Helen and save one of them before she fled.
Miraculously, Laplace was now at the same distance from Bila and Helen. Moreover, she could only save one of them at the moment.
If she tried to save the other, she wouldn't have enough time.
In other words, an external force was forcing Laplace to make a choice.
Who would live? Who would die?
Angor understood Laplace's current situation. He didn't expect Wonderland to play such a trick.
Plot Kill!
Moreover, he wasn't going to kill all of them. He was going to make Laplace choose between Helen and Bila.
Choose one of the two, forcing you to make a choice immediately. Through your choice, it will determine whether the final exploration degree can reach perfection.
Angor had to admit that Wonderland really knew how to "play".
They didn't have much time to discuss, so Laplace had to make the final decision.
Under everyone's gaze, Laplace ran to Helen's side without any hesitation and pulled her out of the area covered by the meteorite.
As soon as Laplace and Helen left the roof, the meteor crashed into the ground and created a huge crater.
Bila, who wasn't saved, was also turned into a pile of meat.
The three-in-one head balloons in the crater were slowly collapsing.
As the sunlight shone down, a large amount of visible information quickly gathered in the air above the special dream.
Along with the flow of information, the special dream, "Glutton's Feast", also announced the end of the curtain.
As for whether the dungeon would continue to mutate or something else would happen after the curtains fell, that would depend on what information Laplace and Gleipnir would receive.
…
Under Angor's gaze, the box was slowly filled with white mist.
Laplace and Glepnir disappeared from the white fog. They had returned to the outside world.
Little Helen, on the other hand, was still inside the mist.
His body was curled up, as if he was still unconscious. The white mist slowly enveloped him, and eventually, he was completely hidden.
Angor didn't go deeper into the mist. Instead, he left the box.
His gaze immediately landed on Laplace and Gleipnir, who were not too far away. As expected, they were kicked out right after completing the quest.
However, Angor didn't pay attention to them.
He was more concerned about the whip-shaped crystal creation.
Last time, after Helen's Dream ended, the crystal creation blossomed into a flower.
This time, after the Feast of the Gluttons, would there be any changes to the crystal creation?
He lowered his head and tried to check his crystal creation. But when he looked down, he saw that … the crystal creation was gone.
It was true that crystal creations could hide, but they would only appear for three to five minutes. It was impossible for it to disappear so quickly.
So … it wasn't hiding then?
Since it wasn't hidden, did that mean that Laplace had completely cleared the dungeon this time?
With that in mind, Angor looked up at Laplace.
Laplace nodded when he saw Angor's earnest look.
"It's really 100%?!" Angor gasped in surprise. He hesitated for a moment and asked, "How did you know?"
Laplace asked, "Are you asking about the final choice?"
Angor nodded. Between Helen and Bila, he might have hesitated for a while. How did Laplace make such a decision?
"Choices are nothing more than an extension of logic. There are only two kinds of logic to consider."
The first one was an extension of "Helen's Dream".
Previously, in Helen's Dream, Laplace had killed the masked person, who was Helen. However, killing Helen did not increase the exploration rate, which was still 99%. This meant that Helen's death wouldn't increase the quest's progress.
If Angor wanted Helen's Dream to be a perfect quest, Helen couldn't die.
According to Gleipnir, in order to achieve 100% progress in Glutton's Feast, Angor had to fix the flaws in "Helen's Dream".
Since Helen couldn't die, Bila had to die.
The second kind of logic was actually inferred from the "purpose of existence" of the special dream.
After the information about the "Jealous Poisonous Woman" was leaked, the background story of Helen's Dream was revealed.
In Helen's dream, she imagined herself as the powerful masked person.
Through the masked person, she punished all those who mistreated her. Among them, the former butler, head maid, cook, and Bila of the Fan Family.
In other words, Helen's Dream was a dream of revenge.
Since it was a dream of revenge, Helen had to satisfy her desire for vengeance.
As for "Bila's Sweet Dream" and "Glutton's Feast", they probably had something to do with appetite. To put it bluntly, they just wanted to eat to their heart's content. The "eat" here would also eat people, but there was no element of revenge or killing Helen.
On the other hand, the "glutton" wanted to kill Laplace and Gleipnir because they were on her menu.
However, the solution to this special dream couldn't really kill them. Since it wasn't them who died, it could only be Bila who died.
No matter which logic he used, the final answer was that Bila was dead. Since Bila was dead, Helen had to live.
This was why Laplace had chosen to save Helen without any hesitation.
As it turned out, she made the right choice.
When she saved Helen in the "plot kill", she finally reached the last 1% of her exploration rating.
…
After listening to Laplace's explanation, Angor was also enlightened.
Indeed, considering all the possibilities, 'Bila's death and Helen's life' was the most likely answer.
Besides, Angor also hoped that Helen would live in the end. Even though everything that happened here was just an unimportant and illusory dream to Helen, giving her a beautiful dream was also a form of consolation.
Angor tossed these thoughts aside and looked at Laplace again.
Since the special dream 'Feast of the Gluttons' had ended, then according to the situation of 'Helen's Dream', there should be corresponding hints and rewards given to those who passed this dream.
So what would the reward be this time?
100% exploration rating should be better than last time, right?
(End of Chapter)
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