Boundless darkness surged forth like a dreamless slumber.
However, in the depths of the darkness, a warm and calm light suddenly lit up, creating a small shelter.
In the area illuminated by the light, Selena Geerfen's figure appeared, as well as the swaying grass and unknown flowers on the ground around her.
Selena frowned and looked at the flowers and plants under her feet. She could not tell where she was from this small light. This could be a corner of a courtyard lawn, or an open space behind a house, or even a vast grassland. The darkness covered the whole truth. The light of the dream lamp could only let her see the narrow space less than five meters around her.
The mountain-like Upper Narrator was gone. The strange "Duwalter" was gone. The abandoned plain was gone. Even the extraterrestrial wanderer was gone.
Selena had a slight understanding. Her mind should be trapped in the cage of the deep consciousness.
But I don't know how Gwen is doing. As a powerful Upper Narrator, "He" should not be trapped in this situation, right?
Selina raised the lantern in her hand slightly, trying to see further. However, the darkness was like a tangible curtain that shrouded the surroundings, showing no signs of retreating.
Suddenly, Duwalter's voice came from the darkness.
"Do you see it? For us, this is the original appearance of our world."
Selena held the lantern in one hand, and the other hand instantly outlined a rune to protect the mind. She looked around vigilantly, but she did not see anyone. Only the voice continued to come.
"The limited truth. The limited world. The limited reality.
"We are born, multiplied, and developed on the stage you have set up. We reclaim, we build, we create, and we study. We also have our heroes, our stories, our kings and knights, our wise scholars, and our hardworking people …
"We live happily on this stage, loyally living according to the script. We used to think that we were lucky and rich, but that was only because we were still far from the boundary of this box.
"Before coming into contact with the fence, no one realized that we were prisoners of this world.
"Great Creator, have you experienced it? Have you experienced the feeling when we first open our eyes and see the world … This little bit of light allows you to see the flowers and grass under your feet. You can optimistically imagine that there is still a vast grassland outside, but what is the reality?
"The light of civilization has expanded. There is nothing but darkness!"
All of a sudden, the curtain of darkness around Selena dissipated, and the Dream Lantern shone brighter than ever. As the light suddenly expanded, Selena's range of vision rapidly increased. She could clearly see the scene in the distance of the lawn under her feet, and she saw something that she had never seen before.
A cage, a huge birdcage, and a small lawn at the bottom of the birdcage. She stood in the middle of the birdcage. If she took a few steps forward, she would hit the fine railing.
Outside the railing was absolute nothingness.
Selena quietly listened to the voice coming from the darkness, quietly looked at the birdcage that trapped her, and softly broke the silence. "So, you are resentful."
"No, we are grateful … because at the very least, it was you who created this world. At the very least, it was you who allowed us to live and reproduce here for thousands of years … But almighty creator, it is the instinct of every intelligent life to walk out of the cage. Have you ever considered this?"
"Actually, you can get out," Selena suddenly said. "This is just a test. The testers in the sandbox have their memories wiped. You have your own life and identity in the real world. If we had known that you would have such serious psychological problems trapped in the sandbox, this test could have ended."
"No, you still don't understand." The voice in the darkness gradually became cold. Selena saw many dark red lights emerging in the distance, and then the lights pieced together into countless eyes. Behind the eyes was a huge spider trunk. She saw a divine spider as huge as a mountain and endless spider webs outside the birdcage. The eight-legged 'god' came step by step to the front of the birdcage and looked down at her in the cage. "Of course, you may understand that this is just a meaningless experiment, but all this is not important.
"Today, everything will end. The Creator will sleep in this dream, and the creation will leave its cradle. We will finally see the real sun, and then the story will come to an end."
The huge spider god turned around, and its long legs slid as if it was ready to leave. Selena could not help but shout in the birdcage, "Wait a minute!
"What are you? Are you Duwalter? Or the Narrator of the Upper Realm? Or something else? "
The spider god paused for a moment and said in a low voice, "We are Duwalter. We are also the Narrator of the Upper Realm. When the god goes crazy, his humanity and divinity are separated, and we … are part of his humanity."
After answering Selena's question, the mountain-like spider slowly strode forward along the spider web in the darkness, and walked into the distance step by step.
"Stop! You can't enter the real world! "Selena shouted in the birdcage." Listen, you don't know the consequences of doing this! If a god were to descend upon this world, countless people would be killed. Just your existence alone would lead to an uncontrollable disaster!
"Not only that, you can't survive in the real world. What supports your existence is the dream of the mortals. You are a god who lives in the dream. This is destined!
"And how do you plan to enter the real world? All the passages have been sealed, and the extraterrestrial wanderers have made their arrangements. You — "
She spoke half-truthfully. She did not expect to actually stop the god, but only hoped to delay the awakened god through words, slowing down his footsteps and buying some time for Gawain who was nowhere to be found.
She could not see where Gwen was, and she could not even sense the slightest breath of the latter. But she firmly believed that as an "extraterrestrial wanderer," Gwen would not be trapped like she was. The latter might be accumulating strength somewhere, preparing to deal a fatal blow to the Narrator of the Upper Realm. At this moment, the only thing she could do to help was to buy time.
But the Narrator of the Upper Realm interrupted her. The low murmur seemed to come from all directions.
"We don't care anymore, Creator.
"Maybe you are right, but remember, human nature is the most irrational.
"As for the 'extraterrestrial wanderer' you mentioned … Ah, so that's the name of that weird existence … Unfortunately, he is indeed very powerful and weird, but he is the first one to be eroded by us. Because from the beginning, we have noticed his threat.
"As early as when you arrived at the weaved city, as early as when you explored the temple, the erosion began. Our visit at night was a key part of the erosion.
"Give up hope, Creator. The hope you rely on no longer exists. The assimilation has been completed. The mind of the 'extraterrestrial wanderer' has already melted into the darkness."
"What …" Selena's eyes widened in shock. Even the light of the lantern in her hand dimmed a little. But from the giant spider's tone, she could not hear any bluff or deliberate bluffing. Moreover, since she was already trapped in the cage, the spider god did not seem to have any reason to lie. This made her nervous.
"It's understandable that you are nervous and frustrated," the Spider Deity said in a low voice. "It's a pity for us. That is a very interesting individual. We can't even understand his existence, but we have to eliminate all —"
"Eliminate all threats. This is a good habit."
Suddenly, another voice came from the darkness and interrupted the Narrator of the Upper Realm.
The voice was low and slightly noisy. It seemed to be mixed with many different languages, but the main body of the voice was still clear. Selena could not be more familiar with it — it was Gwen's voice!
Suddenly, an extra light appeared in the darkness outside the birdcage. The light seemed to be from an invisible moon, reflecting a new land outside the birdcage, the spider web, and the Spider God. A tall and burly figure stood on that land, standing between Selena Geer and the Narrator of the Upper Realm.
Selena looked at the figure in shock and found that the state of the extraterrestrial wanderer was very strange. She saw that Gwen was surrounded by black smoke and flames, and there were constantly more shadows coming out from him. This scene was even a little scary. But from the aura of the tall figure, there was no doubt that it was indeed Gwen, the extraterrestrial wanderer.
"Why do you still exist?!" The mountain-like Spider God finally showed a hint of surprise. The red light around his head all fell on Gwen in an instant. "You have been eroded and assimilated. Your mind … How can you still exist?!"
"Ah, the pollution is indeed very serious. Look at me now … It may be enough to scare Betty to tears." Shrouded in black smoke and flames, Gawain, who was constantly surrounded by shadows, lowered his head and looked at his body. His tone was rather calm. At the same time, the strange traces of contamination on his body were fading away at a speed visible to the naked eye as he spoke.
Duwalter's voice became more and more shocked. "You … are devouring them …"
"1523 years of history, 1523 years … It's indeed a long time …" The 'external contamination' on Gawain that did not belong to him quickly melted away. He slowly raised his head and looked at the giant head of the narrator calmly. There seemed to be a different emotion in his voice. "It shouldn't be easy, right?"
Then he shook his head. "Unfortunately, it is still too short for me."
"Enough, we don't need any more surprises!"
The Narrator of the Upper Realm, Duwalter, seemed to have finally been enraged by Gwen. With an aura that seemed to be able to tear the entire space apart, a huge limb was raised high and smashed down on Gwen's head. The pressure and momentum it brought was far from what Duwalter, who had turned into a spider monster on the abandoned plain, could compare.
It seemed to be able to pierce the entire world, cutting the boundary between reality and illusion.
However, the limb strangely stopped when it was a meter away from Gwen.
Then, countless pale golden cracks quickly covered the entire limb and began to spread upward.
The Narrator of the Upper Realm's huge body shook violently on the spider web as if two conflicting forces had suddenly appeared in his body, fighting for dominance of the body. Under this terrible conflict, the surface of his body was gradually covered with more cracks as if it would fall apart at any time!
"What is going on … What have you done …"
Selena heard the 'god' exclaiming. The spiritual pollution in the exclamation gave her a splitting headache. She even had to fully activate the power of the Dream Lantern to barely hold herself together. She heard Gwen's calm voice with regret in his voice.
"Young god, you are too young. I am a mortal, and I am more cunning than you think …"
"I deliberately let you pollute me."
A thunderous voice rang. "What did you say?"
"I did it on purpose." Gwen looked up and quietly watched the Narrator of the Upper Realm's body gradually crack in his eyes. "Because some things can only be done with the door open.
"If I don't accept your pollution, how can I pollute you?"
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