Chapter 293 Ready

  【Power station】

 An entire circular flat floor was vacated as the "dream room" of the nightmare project. A total of [six] brains of death row prisoners were transported here for the final arrangements.

These brains are stored in a cylindrical container filled with green gel, and the surface is covered with various wires.

Each brain is surrounded by 4 to 6 glass bathtubs, which are also filled with green gel. When the time comes, the dreamer will lie in them wearing pajamas.

This liquid can better soothe their mental state, strengthen brain sensing, and improve their ability to act autonomously in dreams.

　　The surface of the container containing the brain is also labeled with the corresponding name of the death row inmate.

 The information on the death row prisoners is given to the corresponding dream members. After all, they will temporarily partner with this group of death row prisoners in the dream.

Although the organization will provide free conditions for death row inmates to "replace their brains with prosthetic bodies," it cannot guarantee that all death row inmates will cooperate obediently. It is necessary to understand them properly in advance.

Brain No. 1 [‘Street Vendor’ Dallaire], an ordinary gentleman with a white letter, has no hope of breakthrough, so he hangs out in the lower areas of Zion, selling various supplies and even private medicines as a small businessman. Subsequently, it was discovered that at least 11 disappearances and poisoning deaths in Zion were related to this person.

Brain No. 2 [‘Magic’ Slona], every time the gentlemen who team up with her go on a mission, at least one of them will go missing or even die directly. Although the reason is mainly due to the mission itself, there are even people in the team who provide her alibi.

With the repeated incidents and the predictions of the prophet, Zion conducted a mandatory memory review on her and found that she would use deception and tricks in every mission to induce one of the team members to make a mistake and die.

Brain No. 3 [‘Farmer’ Franklin], the initiator of the human-pig incident in Kefan Town.

Brain No. 4 ['Adoma the Tailor Maker'], she is a tailor assigned to Tweek City by the organization. Since her arrival, gentlemen who happened to pass by this city to supply clothing have given positive comments. Not only can she Quickly repair the costume and get a quick energy-replenishing meal.

 But because of her appearance, there were many disappearances in the city. After the incident, she tried to escape by killing several local gentlemen who came to arrest her, but was eventually forcibly arrested.

Brain No. 5 [Irritable Machado], the executioner of Gethsemane, lost control of his emotions during a multi-person team and killed all the members of other teams. He also killed teammates who tried to stop his atrocities, and finally surrendered voluntarily. .

Central Brain [‘Silver Demon’, ‘Founder of Twilight Silver Liquid’, ‘Dr. Mycroft, founder of Twilight Clinic’].

 The above are the death row prisoners corresponding to the six brains, which also means that there will be six teams dreaming together.

but,

Although the six teams are all composed of 'Breakers', the teams' combat strengths are not equal. In other words, the level of one team is terrifyingly high, far exceeding that of the other teams.

 They can almost symbolize the highest combat power of the organization.

In contrast, the greater role of the remaining five teams is not to infiltrate the nightmare, but to help this team distract the attention from the nightmare, so that the sharp knife team can reach the root cause faster and kill the target.

And the brain center used by the Sharp Knife Team is also the famous Silver Demon-Doctor Mycroft.

A large number of people in pajamas gathered here. Some were looking through information on death row prisoners, some were doing exercises to relax their bodies, and some gathered together to discuss the next issue of falling asleep.

At this moment, there was a noise coming from the side.

"What, William really didn't come to participate! It's impossible, he is the most active in this kind of thing."

Looking for the noise, it was Miss Jin who came here.

 She rushed here to meet Reagan, expecting to go on another nightmare exploration, but was told that William Behrens, the captain, had left the city.

Yi Chen didn't tell her such an important thing. Jin was so angry that he almost couldn't hold back the sword and chopped off the brain of the nearby death row prisoner.

Reagan persuaded from the side: "William must have his reasons for not participating. Let's just be outside the audience this time and enjoy the performance of our seniors."

"No...William must be planning something. I want to go outside the city to find him."

Just when Jin left angrily alone and was about to pass through a security door, a strange voice suddenly came from beside him and penetrated into his brain.

“Since you are sure that William will not give up the nightmare plan, maybe he is participating alone elsewhere. If you follow the large army here to dream, you may be able to meet him in the dream. 』

These words that echoed directly in his mind made Jin stunned. He turned to look at the security door he had just walked through, and found an employee inspecting the verification equipment there, with an unnatural smile on his lips.

　　Although these words are strange, Jin agrees very much. Based on her understanding of William, there is no way that he would leave without saying goodbye at this time. There must be some reason, and it is even possible to secretly fall asleep.

Just when Jin hesitated and hesitated, another voice came.

 But this time it was a voice she was familiar with,

"Jin, what are you doing here? There is an urgent mission at Gethsemane. We are currently short of manpower. Come back with me quickly."

At the other end of the passage was Instructor Bailey with a golden ponytail. Her familiar outfit of black silk skirt was too eye-catching.

“Instructor Bailey, why are you here?”

Jin was a little curious. Bailey rarely left Gethsemane, and she had never even seen the instructor go out.

“Come and see these guys who are participating in the Nightmare Project. After all, there are some acquaintances of mine among them... Follow me quickly.”

 “Okay, hey~ It’s really boring.”

Jin seemed helpless, but in fact she could identify the most advanced code message through Bailey's standing posture, the slight bifurcation of the toes between the black stockings, and the regular tapping of her right index finger.

 After they left, the smiling employee tilted his head slightly, seeming a little regretful.

 …

Zion-lower streets

 There is only one hour left before the agreed end [afternoon].

Yi Chen, who still had some starlight in his eyes, had just stepped out of the elevator and stood at a street intersection, looking for the new address given on the back of the nightmare card.

  「Grummi Street-33」

It took about ten minutes for Yi Chen to find the corresponding location at the end of a downhill street. In front of him was a low-rent apartment. It was the organization's last mercy for some gentlemen who did not seek advancement, were unwilling to take risks and had a difficult life.

When the disguised Yi Chen took out the nightmare card in front of the dilapidated apartment building, the prompt on the back changed again.

 From street names and building numbers to a series of strange arrow symbols, each symbol is also thoughtfully annotated.

  ↑corresponds to going upstairs

  ←Go a room to the left,

 →Go right to a room

Enter

When Yi Chen followed the prompts and walked into the apartment building, the light dimmed instantly. The power here had long been cut off, and the residents living here used candles for lighting.

 You can often see a smiling resident holding a candle standing aside or in the window of the room.

Yichen followed the prompts and came to the fourth room on the right side of the sixth floor of the apartment.

Strangely, the next prompt corresponds to three consecutive ↓↓↓, which means that you need to go inward three times.

 But the rental house in front of me is only a one-bedroom apartment with no internal rooms at all.

 The only thing there is is a wardrobe attached to the wall.

Yichen cautiously came to the closet, and when he opened the old and dilapidated door, he was stunned for a moment by the scene in front of him.

The inside of the wardrobe actually corresponds to a deep and dark passage, and there is a candle thoughtfully placed on the side of the cabinet door.

Based on the current appearance and structure of streets and apartment buildings, it is impossible for such an unreasonable passage structure to exist. Yi Chen even doubted whether he had fallen into a dream.

 Pick up the candle and step into the passage between the closets.

At the end is a black and white door, which also corresponds to the last ↓ symbol on the card.

 Gently push the door open, and in front of you is a warmer bedroom with some circus elements.

The girl in black and white clothes covered her upper body with a plaid quilt, and her black and white stockings slightly stuck out of the quilt.

　　When she saw Yi Chen coming in, she excitedly patted the empty space on the bed next to her.

 “Come on, it’s getting late, it’s time to go to bed.”

 (End of this chapter)