The Righteous Player(s)

Chapter 596: Nightmare: Gemini. Clear!

Annan was filled with emotion.

For the first time, he saw a nightmare that could form a paradoxical cycle and get the nightmare purifier stuck. This also made Annan warier of the “nightmare” mechanism.

Especially after he analyzed the way to clear this nightmare, he couldn’t help but admire Gray Professor’s work.

The nightmare the Gray Professor designed was too delicate.

It even hinted at the way to clear the nightmare from the very beginning.

How the two sides exchanged three secrets hinted at the method of tackling the three nightmare levels.

Firstly, it was fairness and symmetry — implying that Room 206 was the correct exit, which was also the easiest level.

Only when these two people knew each other well enough could they recognize each other’s true identity and get enough information in the second level. Each of them must rely on their own strength to tackle the level so that the two could reach the third level at the same time.

The test of the third level seemed to be the easiest, having the “Justice” player kill “Frederick” before committing suicide.

If the players were asked to make such a choice, it would not be difficult.

However, after they learned the information from the second level, the two nightmare purifiers would instinctively doubt, “Will this make me stuck in this nightmare?” So, they dared not act at will.

“Frederick” would doubt whether the other party would commit suicide honestly according to the agreed method. “Justice” would worry that if he committed suicide, would he be stuck in this nightmare like the real Justice? After all, “Frederick” would not have to bear the consequences anyway.

If they were strangers and didn’t trust each other enough, there would already be an argument here.

What made Annan confirm this matter was what Nefertari said.

Nefertari said that “Frederick” had died three times. This showed that she had become an “Enlightened One” and successfully stuck herself to death.

The nightmare she experienced was much bigger than Annan’s.

They woke up almost at the same time.

So, after Annan died in the dream, he must have waited for Nefertari for a while.

Normally, when the person was kicked out of a nightmare, he would wake up immediately.

Why did Annan have to wait a while?

There was probably only one answer.

Annan had a chance to be resurrected.

The players, who could ignore death, and even Husky and Thirteenth Fragrance, who trusted each other, were troubled at this moment.

How could the aborigines of this world easily entrust their life to another person’s “promise”?

Only when Annan believed in Nefertari, Thirteenth Fragrance believed in Annan, Husky believed in Thirteenth Fragrance, and Thirteenth Fragrance also believed in Husky… could this nightmare be cleared.

The barrier between people might be another tragedy that Gray Professor wanted to show Tragedy Writer.

That was to say, the tragedy outside the stage.

Annan also gradually understood the reason Nefertari called this nightmare “Phantom Fever”.

Frederick had been resurrected.

The protagonist of this nightmare had been Justice from the very beginning.

The so-called Phantom Fever was the temperature in Justice’s palm that was scorching hot enough to burn Annan’s shoulder.

It was the blood of a friend, the Phantom Fever left on the fingertips.

Annan recalled the first time he entered this nightmare… the real Justice’s reaction.

At the moment, when Annan tentatively said “You still can’t forget Ingrid”, Justice looked back at Annan once.

That was right.

Although Justice killed Ingrid countless times for Frederick, Ingrid was also the person he had a crush on.

That was why Justice was fascinated by the dream of “Frederick and Ingrid are alive” and denied the reality of “Frederick and Ingrid are dead”. This was his first step into the tragedy theater.

This proved it was not that Justice did not care about Ingrid.

Justice cared more about Frederick relatively speaking.

He killed Ingrid time and time again but only buried himself deeper. When he finally made up his mind to wake up and killed Frederick with his own hands, this nightmare was born.

Then, he died.

“Phantom Fever?”

Annan muttered, “It’s such an ironic, sad name.”

“Presumably the name of this nightmare was also given by Professor Gray. Every time the name ‘Phantom Fever’ is said, it is another mockery of Justice.”

If only to give the nightmare a better name…

“Your Highness Annan. You said that the name of the nightmare is just a title, right?”

Delicious Wind Goose suddenly said, “Let’s call this nightmare, Gemini.”

…the legends of the Gemini?

The friendship between the god and mortal was indeed befitting.

Annan thought about it for a while, then he nodded silently.

This world had a starry sky that was the same as that on Earth. Other than that the sun had special effects, and the stars and the moon were extra bright.

However, the constellations were not the modern 88, but 60 in total. There were some remaining unnamed. The naming of the constellations in these two worlds was also slightly different.

For example, there was no Scorpio, but Raven; there was no Capricorn, but Leviathan.

Gemini existed in this world. However, the story of Gemini in this world involved occult knowledge at the “historical” level. Considering the weight of occult knowledge, Annan did not study it.

It was just names anyway.

Justice had a melancholic fate.

At least Annan and the players did not want to laugh at this miserable man, who lived and died in an infinite loop, for the sake of “friendship and love”.

The “Shield of Unfallen” saved many people.

Thirteenth Fragrance offered no resistance.

Husky punched Thirteenth Fragrance’s head straight away with a punch.

The head held high, hit the wall.

The blood bloomed like a lotus flower, dyed the black and white portrait of “Justice” in the newspaper on the wall bright red, and smeared it like a demon.

After being killed by Husky, the scene on Thirteenth Fragrance’s side became a black screen.

However, as they expected, Thirteenth Fragrance was already dead. He would be kicked out of the nightmare once he died, but he was still asleep outside the nightmare.

On Husky’s side, the words “you have decided” began to twist rapidly.

Finally, it changed as a whole.

[I’m enlightened.]

The prompt said so.

The next moment, the picture before Husky’s eyes changed.

Husky was in a new place.

“…Changing the past is not a simple matter.”

Gray Professor Seti’s voice sounded, “When you go back, remember not to modify the redundant details… Well, okay. It seems that I don’t need to say more nonsense.”

The old man with gray hair and gray eyes still smelled of alcohol.

He looked at Husky with a smile, “You have finally awakened.”

Seti was still wearing the purple robes of ancient Roman sages and spread his hands to the sides naturally, “It’s really not easy. I don’t know how many times you have gone through the loop. Have you decided to leave the nightmare?

“Then, kill me, I won’t resist.”

“Ha?”

Husky sneered, “Are you still trying to lie to me now, old man?”

He clenched his fist.

Justice’s fist was hot and powerful.

This was a fist raised to save a friend.

At this moment, Husky’s eyes shone brightly with wisdom, “Or, you finally have something that you fail to foresee?”

Seti’s complexion changed slightly.

The corner of Husky’s mouth rose, “You don’t need to trick me. No matter what you say, it can’t affect my determination. I will kill myself and let another person get out of here. This is the trust between me and him.”

“But before that…”

Husky grinned.

He bared Justice’s cold, sharp teeth.

“I said, old bastard. Is it fun to watch the show?”

Husky’s face revealed a fierce wolf-like gaze, “Before I’ve had enough fun and decided to leave…

“—I’m going to beat you up!”

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