Chapter 201 Dreaming


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    I have to say that it is a bit awkward to sit like this in a stormy house.


    Everyone was sitting together, while the woman in the red cloak was sitting on the other side, just looking at them without saying a word.


    “Are you also planning to go to the castle? Miss?”


    ?Mistrina broke the silence first, looked at the woman with a smile and asked, while the other woman trembled and shrank.


    “No…I’m just a coward…I don’t dare…”


    As he spoke, the woman lowered her head.


    … “…Everyone has had their limbs amputated.”


    ???”


    ??Everyone was stunned when they heard the woman''s confused conversation, but the woman just stared at the bonfire and whispered.


    “Those who came with me to the border and fought for me... had their hands, feet, and heads cut off and turned into parts of spiders.”


    "Well………"


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    Although she didn''t know what she was talking about, the content alone made the girls turn blue. Mystrina looked confused and didn''t know how to talk about it, Lorena also looked confused, and Bambi looked confused. He screamed in fright and got into Duanmu Huai''s arms. After seeing this scene, Ojisi thought for a moment, then put down the book in her hand and got into Duanmu Huai''s arms.


    ?However, the woman didn''t care at all. She just raised her head and looked at everyone with a pair of dull eyes.


    “Did you know that after being attached to a spider, a person will look like a chrysalis? It’s really amazing, isn’t it?”


    “That... is quite amazing.”


    Duanmuhuai''s face twitched as he imagined a giant spider with human bodies whose limbs and heads had been chopped off. Is there such a thing in the castle they are going to next?


    That would be really disgusting if that were the case.


    “Hehehe……”


    ??The woman chuckled. Her appearance gave Duanmu Huai a feeling that she was a bit like Alzheimer''s. Her eyes were staring ahead without focus, looking at something, but seemingly not looking at anything. Although she raised her head and was facing Duanmu Huai and the others, the woman''s eyes seemed to penetrate them and look directly into the void behind them.


    "Are you heading towards Stonewell City? Is it because you listen to the good words of Mr. White Mask? Or do you want to become a part of the spider? If so, then you are just like me."


    "Uh... Miss, do you want to be like that... limbs?"


    Hearing this, Lorena couldn''t help but ask, and her question seemed to sting the pain in the woman''s heart. She lowered her head, looked at the ground, and murmured to herself.


    “But I don’t have the courage—it’s too scary to have my hands, feet, and head chopped off. I really want to be like everyone else, but I’m really scared. I’m too cowardly.”


    Well, this is more or less a common sense person.


    In other words, normal people would not accept that kind of limb replacement.


    “Ah, that’s right.”


    At this time, the woman seemed to hear something. She lowered her head, then took out a small bottle from her arms and handed it to Duanmu Huai.


    "Can you please take this child with you on the trip? It''s really pitiful for me to have her accompany me who is so cowardly..."


    "What''s this?"


    Duanmuhuai took the small glass bottle and took a look. There seemed to be some kind of dust inside. At the same time, his system also made a prompt.


    【Obtain the special item "Ashes of Soul Jellyfish"】


    [The ashes of the soul jellyfish: The ashes that host the soul can summon the soul of the soul jellyfish, which floats in the air and illuminates the souls around. The crying girl jellyfish is looking for her distant hometown and will work hard to spit out venom. The name of the girl jellyfish is Kurala]


    ?Jellyfish? Girl? soul?


    How should this thing be used?


    Thinking of this, Duanmu Huai thought for a moment, then held the glass bottle tightly and injected a bit of spiritual energy. Soon, a huge jellyfish quietly appeared out of thin air. It exuded a purple light and was suspended in the air, one by one. The gentle tentacles danced slowly, looking very beautiful.


    “Wow, so beautiful!”


    Seeing this jellyfish, Bambi immediately got out of Duanmuhuai''s arms and stared at it with wide eyes. Lorena also stared curiously at the soul jellyfish in front of her, and gently stretched out her hand. The soul jellyfish seemed to understand what Lorena meant, and stretched out its tentacles to touch Lorena''s fingers.


    “It’s so cute, Lord Knight.”


    “It’s quite cute.”


    Duanmu Huai also stretched out his hand and poked the jellyfish in front of him. The latter shook slightly, and then returned to Duanmu Huai''s side again. Although it is called a jellyfish, it is so beautiful and glows, so it is already a very cute pet.


    Look, there are still pets after all.


    Looking at the soul jellyfish in front of him, Duanmu Huai was in a good mood. Didn''t he say before that sooner or later he would catch a small animal as a pet? Now, isn''t this happening? This soul jellyfish is quite cute, isn’t it?


    “Thank you, young lady.”


    ?Thinking of this, Duanmu Huai also bowed to the woman, who waved her hand.


    "It doesn''t matter, and the soul also likes you very much. I think the child will be very happy with you."


    “Anyway, thank you...Is there anything we can do for you?”


    “In this case……”


    Hearing Duanmuhuai’s question, the woman hesitated and thought for a moment.


    "If you are going to Stonewell City, please help convey to everyone who has become a chrysalis: I love you. Although I am still very scared, sooner or later I will become exactly like everyone... I am finally less afraid of pain." Is it necessary?


    ?Hearing the woman''s words, everyone was speechless for a while, but Duanmu Huai could only nodded. After receiving Duanmuhuai''s answer, the woman seemed to feel relieved. Then she bowed to everyone, curled up in the corner again, closed her eyes and fell asleep.


    Looking at the sleeping woman, everyone didn''t know what to say for a moment.


    “Sir Knight, do you really want to tell those people...”


    “It depends on the situation.”


    Facing Lorena’s inquiry, Duanmuhuai scratched his hair helplessly.


    “Just listening to her words, I feel that nothing good will happen in Stonewell City... Anyway, let’s rest first.”


    Soon, everyone fell deeply into sleep, while Duanmuhuai sat on the spot, staring ahead. At this moment, Ogis''s voice suddenly sounded.


    "Owner."


    “Huh? What’s wrong? Ogis?”


    “What does pain... feel like?”


    “Hey…ah…”


    Hearing this, Duanmu Huai realized that Ogis was a doll and would not feel pain. For her, whether her limbs or head were removed, she probably would not feel this way. Perhaps it was the fear that the woman mentioned before when receiving the limbs aroused Ogis'' curiosity, and that''s why she had such an idea.


    "Well...how should I put this? For ordinary living beings, pain is an instinctive manifestation. When you are hurt, you will feel pain, and pain will remind you that there is danger here..."


    …………???”


    ? Hearing Duanmu Huai''s words, Ogis still looked at him with unimaginable eyes, which made Duanmu Huai not know how to explain it for a while.


    ?This is like explaining colors to a blind person and telling him what is blue and what is red. He cannot imagine it either.


    ?Or if she asked herself what it felt like to breathe, I''m afraid Duanmuhuai wouldn''t be able to answer.


    “Do you remember Qiaowei?”


    "…………Um."


    Hearing Duanmuhuai’s question, Ojis’ expression darkened slightly and she nodded.


    “How do you feel when you think of her?”


    "I have no idea."


    ?As Ogis spoke, she stretched out her hand and put it on her chest.


    "I just feel that there seems to be something strange here, and my whole person seems to have lost strength. I don''t want to move, and I don''t want to think about it..."


    “That’s called sadness.”


    ?Duanmuhuai stretched out his hand and touched Ogis''s head.


    “That’s what people do when they feel sad. How did you feel when your father died?”


    “It’s almost the same as Qiaowei’s time, but it seems... a little stronger.”


    Speaking of this, Ogis frowned slightly.


    "More intense... it feels as if the whole body is being torn apart... there is an unspeakable feeling..."


    “That’s the pain.”


    “But, I’m not injured?”


    “It was a mental pain, as much as a physical pain.”


    “That’s it, that’s the pain...”


    ?Ogis pressed her chest and murmured to herself, then she leaned against Duanmuhuai.


    “But...it makes me feel better this way.”


    As she spoke, Ogis closed her eyes.


    “Please let me stay like this for a while, Master?”


    “Of course, take a good rest.”


    ?Duanmuhuai touched Ogis''s hair, then leaned against the wall and closed his eyes.


    Deep darkness, as smooth as silk, soft to the touch.


    ?When Duanmuhuai opened his eyes again, he was not wearing clothes, but was lying on a bed. Next to him, a white shadow was hugging him.


    “Ah…my king…”


    There was only one light in the dim room, and a soft touch, mixed with the woman''s gentle breathing and whispers, appeared in Duanmu Huai''s ears.


    "Please let me hold you close and feel your warmth...my king...I can feel your power, the power full of destruction and death...please wake up...become ours..."


    ?The sound gradually faded away, and the next moment, Duanmu Huai fell into a deep sleep again.


    (End of this chapter)