Episode 514 Middle Floor (2)
An emergency disaster response team was established in the Exilion Empire.
It has been a long time since many people heard about the mysterious incident that occurred in Ledervelk.
From Ledervelk to Ceorn.
The entire metropolis with a total population of more than 500,000 was swallowed up in golden dust and fell into silence.
Princess Eileen immediately gathered people and gathered talented people from all over the country.
Aristocrats and corporations, which were usually sluggish in this area, also responded quickly.
Most of the children from good families are attending Seorn, so they, as parents, could not be quiet.
That’s how I selected the 1st dispatch team and sent it to Ledervelk.
they never came back
“This is serious.”
Lutus Wardot frowned at the scene of Laedervelk in the distance.
Bondi Leatherbelk was a place where the industry was developed and there were many factory chimneys and white steam coming out everywhere.
Even from a distance, I couldn’t say the sight was very good, but thinking about the scenery now, I thought it was better back then.
Golden dust covering the entire city.
It was like the sand of the southern desert, or like really finely ground gold scattered all over the place.
It is a sight that can be believed even if the clouds with the sunset have just landed on the ground.
In a way, it would be dreamy and beautiful, but if you listen roughly to what happened inside, you won’t get that impression.
The first dispatch went in there and lost the news.
After that, I tried to send a second dispatch, but I had no choice but to turn people back after seeing the people watching the situation fell asleep right away.
“Little by little, but gradually expanding the scope.”
Standing next to Lutus, Princess Eileen gazed at the city and said.
Her eyes were complex like never before.
“Are you worried about the third princess of Erendir?”
“joy. Why am I lacking in that?”
“Or I can’t help it.”
“…Well, I think it’s a bit unfortunate. This is not your fault, it is purely a disaster.”
“For a disaster, you can’t erase the perception that someone caused it.”
Lutus and Eileen could tell.
Those golden clouds did not occur naturally.
If I had to argue, it had to be seen as similar to the black storm that took place in the capital the other day.
Then it was said that the devil might be involved in this matter as well.
“I’m quiet now, but I’m gradually increasing my range. If things go on like this, it will only be a matter of time before the entire empire is covered.”
“Where is the only empire? Neighboring countries cannot be safe either.”
I tried many times to get rid of that golden cloud, but to no avail.
It didn’t disappear with reagents, artifacts, or magic.
Rather, the moment he tried to get closer to try something, the golden cloud put him to sleep.
“Do not kill, but fall into an unawakened sleep. So, when will the experts come?”
“Princess.”
At that time, Eileen’s sword, Pasius, hurriedly ran.
“came.”
I didn’t ask who came.
Eileen and Lutus immediately moved on.
The two arrived at the task force command room, where they met an old woman who had come first and was waiting.
“It is an honor to meet the master of the rumored dream school.”
Eileen bowed politely to the old woman.
She did not bow her head to anyone, but the old woman in front of her was someone who deserved such treatment.
Clara Cowen, the master of the School of Dreams, accepted the greeting with wrinkles around her eyes.
“is it so. I am also honored to meet the future of the empire. But I don’t think there will be time to introduce myself like this right now.”
“yes. Then let’s get started right away.”
“Come in, boys.”
As Clara flicked her wand, the magicians of the School of Dreams waiting outside rushed in.
“Huh, what is all this?”
“oh my. It is full of high-ranking people.”
“I’m tired, can I take a nap here?”
People who come in talking to each other.
Compared to their reputation as dreamers, they were unrestrained people.
“So what do you plan to do?”
Lutus asked the dream school wizards.
Since this disaster caused people to fall asleep, it was only the Dream School that could solve it.
Toward such Lutus, only Jantman stood up as a representative and said.
“We are going into Dreamland.”
It was only Sandman who was playing pranks on Julia, but this moment was different.
His eyes were shining fiercely.
“The source of this situation is deep in the dream, so we should go there and remove the bud of the cause.”
* * *
“It is absolutely spectacular.”
The end of the cliff where you can see Ledervelk in the distance.
The Zero Order exclaimed as they looked at the city completely covered in golden clouds.
Franz, standing next to him, said nothing.
However, Franz’s gaze toward that cloud was not very good.
“Well, I was a little short on my thoughts. I am sorry.”
“It’s not like that. I just felt frustrated with my immaturity.”
“Don’t worry too much. It’s not your fault that things turned out this way. Who would have known that Nirva would have taken over Gregorium’s body.”
That day, when Zero Order and Franz kidnap Gregorium.
They put Gregorium to sleep and send him to Dreamland.
The goal is to see if Nirva, who has been sleeping for a long time in the depths of Dreamland, has awakened.
He thought that Nirva, who regarded humans as lowly, would somehow lay a hand on Gregorium.
For example, to never wake up from sleep.
Considering Nirva’s personality, there was no way she would just let humans go.
It was an easy task, just checking to see if Gregorium was awake.
However, it was a rather ambiguous time when he opened his eyes.
“I should have noticed there too.”
Zero Order shook his head.
Nirva cunningly used humans who entered her territory to their advantage.
He deliberately took control of Gregorium’s inner world and worked through him.
Gregorium woke up that day and was no longer Gregorium.
It was Nirva in that shell.
You can’t doubt it and pass it on as it is.
“I’m rusty a lot too.”
“It was inevitable. Who would have known that the devil would come out like that.”
“right? So don’t beat yourself up too much.”
“…”
Zero Order shed a wry smile at Franz’s silence.
“You are strict with yourself. So, you came out of the school and joined hands with me.”
Franz was still silent.
Zero Order was not something I was hoping for an answer to. Still, there was no choice but to complain.
“My seller. One of my two arms is self-critical and the other wants me dead. It’s only like this that my body doesn’t feel like me.”
“…sorry.”
“I’m not sorry. The important thing is how to solve Nirva’s tricks now.”
Those golden clouds that covered all of Ledervelk were beautiful at first glance, but their effectiveness was not.
“Nirva’s dream powder. I never thought I would see it again in my lifetime.”
Demon Nirva.
An apostle of dreams and at the same time a being shunned among the apostles.
“Powder that makes you fall into eternal sleep the moment you touch it. It’s magic, it’s mind barrier, it’s useless. Because that’s such a ‘power’.”
Eternal sleep was no different from death after all.
That is why Nirva was called the apostle of dreams and the apostle of death at the same time.
Besides, if the apostles usually had a common goal after ‘that day’.
Nirva had a completely different direction.
The purpose is the same, but it should be said that there is a difference in the way it is carried out.
He could have killed even the same apostles for his own purposes.
That’s why Zero Order was the most wary of them.
Still, I thought it would be okay to fall asleep in the depths of Dreamland, but I never thought I would wake up again.
“It’s ironic that he puts others into eternal sleep, but not himself.”
But it was also a foreseen cause and effect.
So, Zero Order wasn’t surprised about this situation.
“What would you like to do?”
“Your lifelong goal has appeared before your eyes, and I cannot stop it.”
Franz nodded with a hard face.
What was the reason he left the School of Dreams and joined hands with Zero Order?
The mastermind who drove his precious father crazy.
It was revenge for that.
And the culprit is now fully awake and belching dragons.
Even now, watching from afar, my fists were clenched.
“But you know what? It won’t last long.”
“I know.”
“I will be honest. Now you can never defeat Nirva.”
Franz couldn’t refute those sharp words.
There was nothing wrong with Zero Order’s words.
Even knowing that, Franz was trying to fight.
Because if it wasn’t now, there was no chance.
“So if you’re going to do it, make sure you do it.”
“The word “certainly” means….”
“It means you have to throw away all pride in order to win.”
Zero Order turned to Franz.
The moment they met those eyes, Franz felt an indescribable feeling.
The founder of the Black Dawn Society and a man whose full identity is still shrouded in mystery.
He is a strong man who overwhelms everything around him just by his existence, but now it was different somewhere.
Zero Order’s gaze at Franz was not that of an absolute being.
Rather, fully understand and sympathize with this side’s position.
At the same time, it was a look of pity and pity.
“do not forget. If you can’t do it on your own, borrow someone else’s. Don’t hesitate to ask for help and keep your head down. do you want to win If so, get down on your knees as much as you like. Just like you did to me.”
“But there is no one like that.”
“there is.”
Zero Order spoke confidently.
“If you go in, you will know. Because there is someone in your dreams who can help you the most.”
* * *
Rudgar opened his eyes.
Opening closed eyes is the act of waking up from sleep.
But this wasn’t reality.
Is opening your eyes in the world of dreams waking up or entering a new sleep?
Rudger raised his head and looked up at the sky, thinking that it was a very strange feeling even to himself.
The middle layer of Dreamland.
The sky was clear enough to remind me of broad daylight outside.
If the upper level of Dreamland is night, the middle level is the opposite.
The sun doesn’t exist, but the blue sky is full of light.
Kwah kwah kwa!
A deafening sound.
Rudger stared at the endless waterfalls pouring from the sky.
Waterfalls were falling from black holes all over the blue sky.
Perhaps the passage through which he descended from the upper floors was one of them.
‘The middle class feels very different from the upper class.’
Rudger looked around.
It was an island. A large island floating in the sky.
And outside the island was full of other islands.
The location and shape are different.
Some islands were deserts, some were rainforests, some were huge lakes in their own right.
Such islands and countless waterfalls pouring between them.
The middle layer of Dreamland was such a world.
‘Is the people scattered?’
They came in almost at the same time, but no one was seen around.
Only the number of islands that come into the eye is about 100.
If you think about everything beyond that, the scale will be beyond imagination.
‘It might be quite difficult to find people in a place like this.’
Suddenly, I remembered what Julia had said.
From the middle class, they need a proper guide.
Rudger seemed to know why.
‘But it’s easy to know where to go.’
Rudgar stood on the edge of the island and looked down.
There were countless islands below, and waterfalls were pouring between them.
I don’t know what lies below that.
If this is the middle layer, it would be correct to go down there to go deeper into Dreamland.
Rudger thought so and jumped off the edge of the cliff.
Some might call it crazy, but Ludger’s behavior was natural.
A feeling of falling from a high altitude.
Rudgar immediately tried to use his flight magic.
‘hmm?’
Mana does not work as well as one might think.
The magic formula he implemented became blurry and then scattered like a broken thread.
The upper layers had this sensation, but the middle layers were much worse.
‘Did you say it’s a world where the subconscious becomes stronger from the middle class?’
The intervention of the subconscious was a huge obstacle for a magician who draws a spell with his brain and reason.
Even so, it did not apply to Rudger.
The magic formula was quickly restored by reconnecting the lost magic power.
There was some resistance, but the magic unfolded without difficulty.
Rudger glides slowly, keeping an eye on the other islands.
how far did it go down
A flash of light accompanied by a raucous roar was seen on an island.
Then, the waves created by magic power were felt on the skin.
“found.”
The survivors were there.
Rudger set a course and flew towards it.
