69novels Chapter 109
Chapter 109
Among the many killers with different personalities and abilities, Snake is not the strongest first echelon, but when it comes to the bad assassination methods, his name can definitely occupy the forefront.
People dream, animals also dream, and dreams are distorted projections from reality.
Excluding the absurd and exaggerated parts, most of the rest are formed by unspoken desires that go straight to the bottom of my heart, or deep-seated fears in the soul. Thinking about it this way, it is not easy to regard dreams as the real inner world. Too much.
The sanctimonious face behind the well-dressed man keeps dreaming of trampling jealous competitors underfoot.
The greed hidden deep in the hearts of the thrifty and upright people is still thinking about how to obtain greater benefits quietly in their dreams.
The selfishness, timidity, and shrinking of ordinary people... Snake appreciates the "truth" exposed after stripping away layers of camouflage and restrictions.
Regardless of whether the time of dreaming is day or night, sinking into the dream state of consciousness means vulnerability.In the gap between reality and dreams, no matter how strong a person is when he is awake, it is difficult to defend. If he is not careful, he will be invaded and captured, and then pushed into the abyss by the hand stretched out from the darkness.
When Snake chooses the mission target, he is quite arbitrary, but when it comes to killing people, he basically follows his own process.
His ability can only be activated when the target is asleep, and it can only be effective on one person at a time, so the time of action is usually late at night.Although he couldn't be far away from the target when activating the ability, the range of ten meters was enough for him to use it.
The effect of manipulating other people's dreams varies from person to person. The stronger the target's personal will, the stronger the resistance to dream erosion. At this time, Snake will operate patiently and cooperate with the original dream layer to guide until the other party gradually falls into the net. , Only then do you feel confident and bold, and gain a sense of accomplishment far beyond the usual.
Of course, such troublesome people are a very small minority, and ordinary goals don't have such strong willpower.
Snake usually plays with his heart in his dreams, revealing the secrets that the target has tried his best to cover up layer by layer, and like watching a comedy movie, let the target show him everything he resists until he has seen enough and sucks The fear nutrition I received was enough, and I felt that it was boring, so I stopped the nightmare like a charity.
It's just a pause and not an end, because the target will never wake up again, and the nightmare will haunt the other party endlessly.
In reality, the body stopped breathing before dawn, and the remains stagnated at the moment of ferocious distortion of the facial features are particularly terrifying, but they are usually considered to have died of natural causes—just having an extremely terrible nightmare, and it is very hopeless in the nightmare. Scared to death.
With this convenient ability to kill people without clearing the traces, Snake was very successful in the world of killers, until he overturned his car once, and the object of his play woke up in the middle of the game, furiously hired several top killers to chase him down, and he fled in embarrassment. In the process, he joined the "zoo", and under the protection of the organization, he barely survived for a few years.
Snake held back really hard.
The mission of the "zoo" members is to try their best to find the legendary gem of immortality. During the search, they can kill people and expose their abilities according to the situation. But the gentleman clearly asked to keep a low profile. He must use supernatural power and wipe his tail clean in time. , and it is forbidden to enter the territory of the island country, as if deliberately avoiding the search of a certain behemoth, forcing the beast that should have acted recklessly to be cautious.
Snake was very disapproving of this, especially the sentence that it was forbidden to enter the island country.
What that one is hiding, these cadres naturally know, isn't it the black organization whose base camp seems to be in the island country?
Snake doesn't think it's a big deal, as long as he's not stupid enough to directly meddle in the affairs of the black organization, or blindly offend a few people who can't be offended, the strength of ordinary people and people with special abilities is vastly different, There is no threat to him at all.
But because he couldn't help having fun, he had already made a big fuss outside, which attracted a warning from the gentleman, and he would be punished if he tried again.
Finally, the gentleman finally let go and agreed to arrange for people to sneak into the island country to prepare for taking Pandora away. Snake signed up enthusiastically and actively expressed that he would not mess around, so he grabbed this opportunity.
Believe it or not, he can be honest is unknown, anyway, after Snake got the promise, he was filled with passion, so he decided to give the BOSS a little face, at least one more day of being honest after arriving in the island country...
As a result, as soon as he came in, he couldn't calm down immediately.
The strength that Snake was proud of suddenly became weaker for unknown reasons.
That's right, there is no reason, the change happened too suddenly, as if it weakened most of him overnight.
For the first time, Snake suspected that he was dreaming during the day, so he found people to experiment several times without belief, and the results were all too miserable to look directly at: even if the chosen object is the weakest ordinary person, the willpower is not even as hard as a peanut, he Exhausting all his strength, he only made the other party have a nightmare of the roof being smashed all night, and the spiritual power he extracted from the dream was not as much as he consumed.
Snake: "???"
Lying on the bed staring and thumping in pain, he was an ordinary person who dreamed that he was being chased by a dog. The black long-haired man with alluring purple eyeshadow seemed to have been punched in the front, and his eyeshadow almost faded in anger.
In addition to the ability to manipulate dreams, Snake can be a killer, and his skills are naturally not bad. He can switch to manual at any time if he wants to kill, and use a knife to cut the throat of a sleeping person. Absolutely different!
This is clearly the humiliation of a capable person!
"Huh? Me? Overnight, even the weakest ordinary people can't die?"
On the night when the anomaly was discovered, Snake, who sneaked into the passer-by's bedroom, gritted his teeth, his chest heaved sharply a few times, and managed to escape violently on the spot.
Passers-by were lucky enough to escape, because Snake, who felt so humiliated and confused, was in no mood to talk to him for the time being.
Since he couldn't find the reason for his ability to degenerate, he reluctantly decided that he was not acclimatized to the environment—in addition, he had been content with himself for too long before, and the accumulated strength was lost before he could use it.
It was Snake's heart that was drained, and he was going crazy with heartache.
The man bit his nails, which were also purple, into pits, and his eyes were as fierce as a poisonous snake.
The lost strength must be made up, and doubled, otherwise he will never be reconciled!
Based on this premise, the order from the BOSS did not stay in Snake's mind for a second at all, and no one could stop him from going straight to the source of power he coveted.
Because the ability is related to dreams, Snake can sometimes vaguely sense some fluctuations in dreams. Usually such dreams are his favorite nightmares. The emotional ups and downs in the dreams must be extremely intense, which will cause a leak of spiritual power.
However, like this time, it is the first time that it can be sensed after a long distance.
Like a piece of fragrant cake, open to the surroundings without warning, delicious and huge, the snake's saliva mixed with poison has already dripped thousands of meters away, it is impossible and does not intend to let go of the most urgent need gourmet food.
The "cake" is placed in a rather remote place.
The thick night is like a huge blackout cloth, covering the dilapidated house, and it is difficult to see the dim details in the courtyard and the house with the naked eye.
Rustling.
Subtle sounds overwhelmed the nearly silent wind.
The snake is supposed to cling to the ground and walk freely among the grass, but this "snake" is hidden in the night, falling from a high place like a ghost, and silently stops on the edge of the eaves.
The moonlight illuminated the deserted tiles, and also illuminated the extremely excited eyes of the long-haired man.
"……what."
Snake couldn't help licking his lips again, the trembling that spread from his fingers to his whole body seemed to be trembling from over-excitement.
Very close, just under the bricks buried in a thick layer of dust.
— Huge nightmare curled up inside.
The room was strangely quiet, completely contrary to the dream, even though he hadn't fallen asleep, Snake seemed to have heard the struggling screams from his master.
It seemed to be several times more painful than the most painful dream he had enjoyed in the past, and it was about to break the barrier between dream and reality, pouring out the muddy flood that was blocked inside.
Before he could establish a spiritual connection with the owner of this dream, his head suddenly felt a severe pain. It is conceivable that if he really wants to cheer up and fall into a dream, the impact of the instantaneous feedback of the connection will be terrifying!
However, Snake's reaction was only excited, without any fear.
"Mine...it's awesome...give it all to me!"
For the first time, he completely forgot to have fun in other people's desperate dreams, and he couldn't wait to bear it any longer than he would die.
What did the unlucky guy curled up inside go through to have such a terrible nightmare - he didn't care at all, all he wanted was strength!
Take all these ready-made nutrients... no, half is enough!
Swallow them, the spiritual power full of nightmares, and he will become stronger than imagined!Even that arrogant Spider will never be his opponent!
What shelter would he need after that?There is no need for it at all, he is so powerful and boundless that he can act recklessly and get back all the anger he has received in the past!
Snake couldn't stand it any longer just thinking about the unfettered future, and jumped into the yard.
The moment it landed silently, the man with eyes full of greed and desire didn't notice, the branches beside him swayed with the wind, but the shadow on the ground didn't follow.
Even the shallowest footprints were not left on the slightly wet muddy surface.
In the corridor adjacent to the courtyard, the board that was accidentally stepped on by the owner of the house the day before yesterday returned to its original position intact.
Subtle changes appear in the details.
But the uninvited "guest" does not know.
Snake stepped on the floor that should have been broken in two and hadn't been repaired in time, and sneaked into the depths of the house.
He has done similar infiltrations countless times, but this time was the easiest, without encountering any obstacles throughout the process.
——oh hoo~
Snake didn't immediately enter into a careless ecstasy, but it didn't affect him whistled in his heart, quite proudly lamenting how lucky he was.
According to the more and more intense mental traction, the snake, whose head ached and became more excited, opened a paper door.
In front of the tightly closed closet, lay a man who was dreaming.
——Not bad~ Really good.
Appreciating the food, Snake glanced at the sad gesture of the plate, Snake was amazed, and took a special look. He didn't mind remembering the moment before the death of the hero who "helped" him become stronger, after all, it is very commemorative.
A cold light flashed across the snake's pupils.
This plate of the richest "food" in history will soon drain most of his mental power, and it will be even more miserable than the targets who died of pain by strangling their necks in the past.
"Hey, it's so pitiful, but I'm relieved." The man who was really relieved said kindly, "I'll put you in a more peaceful posture before I leave."
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand eagerly, and his palm was about to cover the black-haired man's face.
"..."
"……Um?"
Immediately discovering that something was wrong, Snake belatedly stopped his sight in front of him and turned into a solidified icicle.
The light is dark, but it's not so dark that it creates hallucinations...
Connect the upper body of the palm.
Disappeared.
He didn't see his outstretched hand, but heard a splash of water instead.
"Crash-"
A liquid that seemed to be scalding hot poured out from the flat severed limb, and hit the ground in an instant, causing a splash. The severe pain that cannot be described in words was delayed by half a beat before it turned into a signal and was transmitted to the brain nerves.
"..."
Snake's eyelids blinked wildly suddenly, his facial muscles twitched sharply, his expression changed from fanaticism to bewilderment, and the unbelievable madness spread, and it took less than a second to realize it all.
He let out a sharp scream that seemed to come from hell: "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!"
At the moment of madness, the long-haired man had bulging veins in the hand that was still intact, and suddenly pulled out the dagger that he carried but had hardly used, and stabbed at his side relying on the guidance of his keen senses. At that moment, someone was hiding in the In that direction, he swung a knife suddenly and cut off his entire forearm.
The dagger pierced into the sliding door with an ear-piercing barking sound, but it pierced through a hole, and there was no one there at all.
In this room, there are still only the dreaming man, him, and his broken shadow with one arm missing.
Snake's eyes showed hatred, he smashed through the crumbling sliding door, and chased in the direction where his [identified] assassin fled.
"Boom!"
The blood that was still splashing red stained the wood and shredded paper on the ground, and there was also a terrifying bloodstain between the creaking floors.
However, the trail made up of drips of blood stopped abruptly within one meter.
With a ferocious expression on his face, Snake, who seemed to be madly chasing and killing his enemies, had just rushed out the door when he suddenly dropped the dagger, and instead pressed firmly on the cut of his upper arm.
He walked swiftly like flying in the direction he was heading straight for without hesitation, which obviously went straight to the outside of the courtyard, and had nothing to do with the direction where the "enemy" might be hiding.
After pulling out his dagger and feinting a shot, he turned around and fled!
Damn, idiots don't run!
The ability to enter a dream is useless, and he will definitely not have the advantage in sober combat - besides, he can stand beside him silently and chop off one of his hands when he is not aware of it. Is he able to deal with this kind of person? !
Snake judged the situation, and it was obvious that his life was the most important thing at this moment.
He fled extremely fast, his steps were like a snake gliding nimbly against the ground, and he returned to the corridor under the eaves after a few breaths, only one violent stride was needed to return to the safe grass, and he escaped with shock.
"Whoa-"
Snake's figure suddenly tilted, as if one side collapsed suddenly.
While his expression froze and cracked, his eyes moved down, and the blood splashed all over the ground was reflected in his eyes, his right calf disappeared strangely, and his body, which could not maintain balance, suddenly tilted.
He fell from the edge of the corridor into the unfilled mud pit in the yard. He had one leg and one hand left, at least free to support himself in time, but before he made a hasty movement, the sleeve was empty again.
His face was slammed into the puddle of mud, and just as one leg was tilted back, "Kong" who was so familiar with his eyes that his eyes were shattered, covered his left leg for the fourth time.
What followed was the pain of wanting to dig out my heart and scratch it.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! My hands! My legs! Why—ahhhhhhh!"
While letting out a heart-piercing scream, Snake felt a "poor" confusion in his heart: what happened?Where are my hands and feet?Why are they all empty?
--why……
——I can’t see anyone anywhere?
The "person" who swung the sharp weapon again and again left four flat sections on his body.
Why... no? !
It's as if this "person" doesn't exist at all.
Or, he was hiding in places invisible to the naked eye—such as in the shadows that surrounded him.
The leaves rustled against each other, and the shadows under the trees still did not sway with the wind, nor did the double shadows under the eaves and verandahs.
……
Snake's screams suddenly faded away.
Inexplicably, he came to a conclusion that seemed crazy.
"I……"
"I... am dreaming!"
"It's fake, no, it can't be real, I'm in my dream, I haven't—"
……
"It's a dream."
"..."
"However, it seems to be my 'dream'."
"........."
Got a reminder from an unknown man.
Snake's sanity finally returned to his mind with the memory that was cut off at some point.
He is in a dream.
From falling on the roof to the moment when he lost his limbs and his head seemed to roll to the ground, everything he experienced was an incomparably real [nightmare].
In the real world, as soon as he approached the dilapidated house, before his feet touched the ground, he was forced to connect with a huge nightmare whose size was far beyond imagination, and thus became irresistibly involved in this "dream".
"...you are lying to me!"
After a moment of stagnation, Snake yelled inexplicably: "This, here—is not a dream at all! It can't be!!!"
"Why is it impossible?" A male voice seemed to come from a very deep place.
"Why... I fucking want to know why too! So... why? Here... this damn place..."
At the beginning, the extremely irritable voice became smaller and smaller, and the last extremely light murmur became more and more hasty, as if it was tainted with the fear of dying from the heart.
The true face of "Dream" is gradually revealed.
This entertainer, who regarded the dreams of countless people as his back garden, only looked at it superficially for a week, and he didn't know what he saw, so he collapsed like this.
It is indeed not a dream.
This is a [world].
[World], there is only one sea.
The rolling waves stopped at the moment they hit the sky, frost and snow covered the sea surface, and the sky and the earth were all white.
Above is the boundless cold ice field, without sunlight and fire, the cold is raging and eroding downwards, and the deep sea below [-] meters is also frozen.
The truth that Snake could see at a glance was buried in the deep sea that should have been lightless.
The deep sea is full of dead bodies.
The corpse, whose face could not be seen clearly, was floating in the sea water, as if it was silently frozen at the moment of falling into the sea water and about to drown.
They are the filling of the ice, and the falling positions are different, and they should also be chaotic, as if someone patiently restrained each corpse and stopped time forever for them.
The moment Snake entered this world, he "frozen to death" without any resistance.
The endlessly cold world is too cruel, and there is nothing to keep warm. Here, the breath will be broken, the blood will be frozen, and the soul will be torn apart by the cold.
There was only one person who was not frozen. He held something tightly in his hands, covered in frost and snow, and stopped in the center of the deep sea for a long time.
That precious and heavy treasure that needs to be held in both hands—what is it?
Although the appearance looks like a burning "flame", it is not the life-saving fire that he would rather have his palm burned than to hold it tightly in his hand and refuse to let go.
Like glass that is too brittle to shatter when dropped, it is more like an expensive and priceless diamond, bright and dazzling, its own light dispelling the darkness of the deep sea.
Yes.
A diamond as fragile as glass.
I don't know how long he stayed in the sea that was colder than the ice field, but the red-haired man kept his eyes down, staring at the fire sparked by the diamond in his palm. The fire trembled from time to time, just like the beating of a heart.
Thump, boom, boom.
——The tinder is still burning vigorously.
——People who are more important than life are still breathing peacefully.
——As long as the "fire" is not extinguished, even if he discards the burning fire in his palm, he can still breathe a sigh of relief in the severe cold, and live on peacefully and happily.
This frozen black sea may melt into a blue sea under the sun in the near future.
The man's brows were blurred, but gentleness could be vaguely seen.
It's just that he has adapted well to the world transformed by his will, and he is not friendly to Snake who broke in without authorization.
It was not clear what this very rude "guest" was trying to do.
Probably to give him warmth?
Qian Mu thought.
It seems not good for the owner not to accept the "gift" offered to the door. It just so happened that he was tired of staying in this cold place, so he simply seized the opportunity and accepted the "gift" with a smile...
"Well, it's a bit too weak, it's not enough."
He was a little picky about the "gift", and seemed to smile helplessly.
"That's all I can do, let's untie it temporarily."
Although no one can see it, and no one can feel the huge change at this moment.
——There was a "chain" entangled in the world, which was broken without a sound.