Chapter 49

Yet, she discovered some bubble-like golden liquid on the surrounding walls.

Stelle was familiar with this liquid;

back in that bizarre dream earlier,

she had used it to scale walls and traverse rooftops.

Thus, she approached the wall with practiced ease,

and began walking up the wall along the trail of bubble-like liquid.

Firefly followed by her side,

and they ascended the wall together.

【It actually works?】

【Changing the gravity of a dream at will is clearly strictly prohibited...】

Firefly was somewhat surprised after getting onto the wall.

【Careful!!】

【There are some strange things on the wall... they don't look like the Dreamjolt Troupe...】

Suddenly, Firefly spotted a monster.

This monster was rather burly,

and looked very dangerous.

So she couldn't help but offer a warning.

Stelle nodded cautiously,

then bypassed the dream monster and continued walking forward.

【Huh? Mikhail...?】

As they walked,

the four large characters "Mikhail" appeared eerily before their eyes,

leaving Firefly somewhat puzzled.

But they did not stop,

instead continuing to walk toward the front.

A moment later,

they passed through many doors in succession,

and arrived inside a grand hall.

【This is just too... spectacular...】

Inside the hall,

there was a massive, inverted fountain,

with water flowing like a pillar.

It left Firefly very astonished.

【That... exit... is it on the opposite side?】

【How are we supposed to get over there...】

Firefly looked at the exit on the other side,

and couldn't help but mutter to herself.

【There should be a path around to the other side.】

【Let's look carefully.】

Stelle glanced at the surroundings,

then said this to Firefly.

Subsequently, the two of them began searching for a path to the other side.

But to reach the other side,

there was no direct path.

Therefore, they could only do as they did before,

using the bubble-like dream fluid,

to bypass it by walking along the wall.

【Ah... incredible...】

【It really is like scenery that can only be seen in a dream...】

While moving along the wall,

the two of them arrived on a platform.

And in front of the platform,

scattered yet dense, strange rectangular objects were floating within a void that emitted a mysterious blue light.

All around, there were even faint, flickering blue fish constantly swimming into the void.

This caused Firefly, upon seeing this scene,

to subconsciously cover her small mouth in surprise.

【Hmm... these words have been appearing and disappearing since just now. Are they someone's inner thoughts?】

【And who is Mikhail...】

Seeing another word disappear beside her,

Firefly turned around,

preparing to discuss it with Stelle.

【Mikhail... I feel like I've heard that somewhere...】

Stelle rubbed her chin,

always feeling that this name,

had a sense of familiarity.

【I think I can feel the... emotions contained within them.】

【Confusion... fear... sadness... and a faint, almost imperceptible...】

【determination to face death without flinching...】

Firefly had keen perception,

and sensed some of the emotions contained within these words.

【Let's keep going; perhaps we'll discover the truth up ahead.】

Stelle felt the current clues were not enough,

so she took Firefly and continued moving forward.

【Mikhail... you seem to have something on your mind...】

Stelle and Firefly arrived on a new wall,

where strange words appeared once again.

But Stelle and Firefly could not fathom the meaning of these words,

so they could only ignore them.

And in the time that followed,

every time they walked a certain distance,

these words would pop out.

【Tell me... Mikhail.】

【So dark... here... so dark...】

【Don't go, okay?!】

【At least take me with you!】

【Will you? Please...】

【...】

Following the guidance of these eerie words,

they arrived before a large door.

【Full of dangers... but we made it!】

【But the Family clearly promised to the public that the dream is absolutely safe...】

After arriving here,

Firefly couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief.

But at the same time, regarding the Family's claims,

she also developed feelings of suspicion.

Stelle also felt that something was wrong.

But this was not the time for them to analyze it.

Thus, they looked at each other,

and began to enter this door.

After entering, they passed through two more doors in succession,

before finally reaching a room.

【There's only... a jigsaw puzzle here?】

【The pieces seem to have flown into the rooms on both sides!】

In the center of the room, a jigsaw puzzle was placed.

And the moment Firefly and Stelle stepped forward,

the two pieces on this puzzle,

as if they had grown wings, flew away.

Seeing this, they had no choice but to follow the trajectory where the pieces vanished,

to retrieve the puzzle pieces.

First, they came to the room on the left,

where the layout was very cozy,

just like a child's playground.

【This is the origami bird I folded for you...】

Eerie words appeared in the room,

attracting the attention of both of them.

Subsequently, they discovered an origami bird.

【Chirp! Chirp-chirp!】

【Chirp...?】

Stelle pulled the origami bird out.

But Stelle and Firefly were not the people the origami bird was waiting for.

So after it looked at the two of them a few times,

it flew away in disappointment.

And after it flew away, a puzzle piece appeared in its original spot.

Stelle took the piece,

and began heading toward the location of the last piece.

A moment later, the second piece was also successfully collected,

and they returned to the puzzle.

【This should be able to fill the gap in the puzzle.】

Before the puzzle, Firefly placed the piece on it and said this to Stelle.

【Ah!】

【The wall disappeared...】

【I feel like we should be close to the end... right?】

After the puzzle was completed,

the wall in front of them simply vanished,

replaced by a new portal.

Firefly looked at this scene, feeling that they were not far from the truth!

But for some reason,

Stelle looked at this portal and suddenly felt a sense of hair-raising dread.

It was as if inside this door... was a very gloomy and terrifying place.