Chapter 1240 Lifting the Curse <TOC> Chapter 1242 Ouija Multi-Pattern Cipher Key
Translator: SumTLMan
“Angel?”
As Angel remained in a daze, a low, husky male voice echoed in his ears, transmitted through the luminous blood orb in his hand.
Angel hesitated for a moment, and then softly replied, “Mentor.”
This blood orb, the source of the comforting power in his dream, was none other than the essence blood left by Sanders. The fact that Sanders’ voice could be conveyed through the orb indicated that Sanders was in close proximity——
For instance, just outside Ice Valley.
After a brief conversation, Angel stood up, ready to meet Sanders outside Ice Valley.
The holographic tablet indicated he had been in a stupor for half the night, with his surroundings unchanged from before he passed out. Toby was still asleep on the table, exactly as he had been the day before.
However, looking at Toby, Angel’s thoughts went back to the nightmare of the previous night.
Undoubtedly, it was the flood of information brought from Toby’s dreams that had induced his horrifying dream.
“What in the world happened to you?”
…
At this moment, Sanders was standing on the trunk of a tree just outside Ice Valley.
After returning to Sky Island and dealing with some subsequent matters related to La Sutherland, he immediately set off back to Ice Valley. Just now, he had contacted Angel through his essence blood.
However, what puzzled Sanders was the sound of Angel’s voice. It seemed off.
It felt as if it had a double tone.
Aside from Angel’s own voice, there was an indistinct, strange noise. It was dark and smooth, rustling, emitting a “hiss” sound.
Like… the hiss of a snake.
Was it an illusion? Or was something wrong with Angel?
As Sanders pondered, a figure emerged from Ice Valley——
When Angel emerged from Ice Valley, he looked around but didn’t spot Sanders. Just as he was about to reestablish contact through the essence blood, a gust of wind came from behind him.
He quickly turned around only to see Sanders flying in from the distance. Accompanying him was a gust of energy-laden palm wind!
“Again!” Angel paused momentarily, reacting instantly. However, the palm wind was already close, and evading it was near impossible. Left with little choice, Angel shielded himself with his arms, attempting to use his robust physique to fend off the attack momentarily.
A loud “smack” echoed.
This is the sound of flesh meeting flesh.
Angel paused, for he did not feel the strength coming from Sanders’ palm. Unable to resist, he opened his eyes and peered at Sanders through the gap between his arms, “Mentor, why are you testing me again?”
“Testing? I’m not so idle.” Sanders spoke lightly, “I am helping you dispel the gloom.”
A look of confusion crossed Angel’s eyes, but before he could ask what he meant, a gentle energy suddenly transferred from Sanders’ palm into his body.
It was clean, warm, and bright, much like the warm beacon that had guided him in the boundless darkness of his recent dream.
When this force swept through his body, Angel suddenly heard a “hissing” sound by his ear. Initially, the hissing was loud, but it gradually diminished until it was completely gone.
When the hissing sound disappeared, Angel felt inexplicably relaxed, as if he had encountered a clear blue sky after days of heavy rain.
“Mentor, what… what happened to me?” Although Angel felt extremely comfortable at the moment, he did not ignore the strange hissing sound from before, nor the ‘dispelling of gloom’ that Sanders had mentioned.
In Sanders’ eyes, the gloomy aura that enveloped Angel transformed into a strange serpentine form, thoroughly expelled by the purifying force.
Hearing Angel’s question, Sanders withdrew his hand and responded indifferently, “I wanted to ask you the same thing. Why is it that after only a few days, you have accumulated such a dense negative energy?”
“Negative energy?”
With Sanders’ explanation, Angel finally understood the cause and effect of all this.
Let alone the emphasis in the conversation through the blood orb before, when Angel emerged from Ice Valley just now, he himself didn’t feel anything. However, in Sanders’ eyes, Angel was enveloped in an incredibly dense gloom.
This gloomy aura was continuously radiating negative emotions around.
It was like a vengeful spirit, emanating hatred, terror, and various other negative energies such as anger.
Angel, it seemed, had been swallowed by this vengeful spirit and appeared to be in great danger. That’s why Sanders didn’t warn him, appearing to attack Angel, but in fact, was accumulating purifying power to dispel the gloom in him.
After listening, Angel felt dazed for a while.
Radiating negative energy all over… Could it be that those harsh whispers in the dream all followed him out?
“Where have you been these few days? How did you get so much negative energy? If it were a bit thicker, it could almost turn into a Vengeful Demon.” Sanders asked with a frown. Fortunately, it seemed that Angel hadn’t been infected for long, and it hadn’t started affecting his thoughts. Otherwise, if Angel himself didn’t notice, in the end, these gloomy aspects might have indeed integrated into his body, resulting in various sequelae.
Angel shook his head helplessly, “I haven’t gone anywhere, I was in Ice Valley.”
“Then where did all this negative energy come from?”
Angel hesitated for a moment, extracting Toby from his chest pocket: “Unless something unexpected happened, it should have been brought out of Toby’s dream.”
“Brought out of Toby’s dream?” Sanders, with a puzzled look, gazed at the slumbering Toby. On Toby, he didn’t see any oddities, “What does this mean?”
Angel explained the events of the previous day in a clear and detailed manner.
After listening to Angel’s narrative, Sanders pondered for a moment: “The curse is lifted but he’s still unconscious, he was immediately discovered upon entering the dream, a flood of information rushed into your thought process… this does sound, indeed, a bit off.”
“I have also been studying Dream Entry spells recently. In the documents I’ve seen, there hasn’t been a case like yours. You were discovered the moment your dream tendril was halfway into the other’s dream. There’s no recorded instance of this happening. Unless the other party is a formal dream wizard, it’s difficult to immediately detect changes in the dream, let alone when you haven’t completely entered the other’s dream.”
Angel seemed to realize something: “If I wasn’t discovered, could the information flood that entered my thoughts be… the result of overflowing?”
Sanders nodded, “Very likely. You weren’t really discovered, it’s just that Toby’s dream was entirely stacked up with these negative energies, and your dream tendril, just so happened to be the outlet for these negative energies.”
“Based on what you said, you only went in for an instant and escaped. But even so, the accumulation of negative energies on your body is very terrifying. This implies…” Sanders turned his gaze to Toby, eyes flashing, “The accumulation of negative energies in Toby’s dream has reached an extreme intensity. Perhaps, this is why Toby can’t wake up.”
Angel: “Why would Toby be in this state?”
Sanders replied with a question: “What do you think?”
“There seems to be only one possibility.” Concern flashed in Angel’s eyes as he softly voiced his speculation: “The Tribulation of the Five Flavors!”
Sanders nodded: “Correct, the last time you entered the dream, he only showed signs of entering the tribulation. It seems that he has now formally entered the tribulation.”
If it weren’t for the Tribulation of the Five Flavors, there’s no way there could be such a terrifying accumulation of negative emotions in Toby’s dream.
Toby has already experienced “Rage”, and he has four tribulations left, namely Love, Hate, Resentment, and Grief.
“From the jealousy and possessiveness he showed in his dream last time, and the resentment you were tainted with just now, it’s very likely that Toby is currently facing the ‘Tribulation of Resentment'” Sanders paused: “Fortunately, you were lucky to not fully enter his dream. Otherwise, facing such terrifying resentment, the consequences would be concerning.”
Angel also had a moment of fear, but after the palpitations passed, his worry for Toby prevailed.
Each tribulation implies a death. Each of Toby’s Five Flavors Tribulations can compare to a death tribulation, not only does surviving them require luck, but it also tests Toby’s willpower.
Moreover, it hasn’t been long since the ‘Tribulation of Rage’, according to what Gloria said at the time, he shouldn’t be facing another tribulation so soon.
However, life is unpredictable, and Toby has been struck by a doom curse, not spared from the unfortunate events that seem to constantly befall him. This misfortune evidently includes the Tribulation of the Five Flavors. Simultaneously, not only has Toby been cursed, but he’s also fallen into the emotional domain of the giant serpent in the Shadowy Caverns, and these factors together have led to the present predicament.
Angel is unsure if Toby can withstand such an early encounter with the ‘Tribulation of Resentment’.
Most crucially, Toby must face this disaster alone, no one can assist him… No, Angel suddenly has a thought, “Since touching the dream bridge with a mental tendril can release the built-up negative emotions, could this be used to reduce the negative emotions that Toby is experiencing? To lower the difficulty of the tribulation?”
“So you’re planning on becoming the recipient of gloom?” Sanders raises an eyebrow.
Angel nods.
“If the source of negative emotions can be halted, the method you propose may lessen the tribulation. But what if this source continuously emits negative emotions?” Sanders pauses, “Moreover, these negative emotions have no significance to you. But for Toby, as long as he can survive the Tribulation of Resentment, they can become a powerful energy resource.”
“The most important question is, are you sure that you will always be this fortunate, able to escape from his dreams?”
Angel falls silent.
“If you truly wish to lighten the tribulation, you have to go back and consult Gloria to see if she has a solution,” Sanders concludes.
Angel nods. This may be the only option left.
Temporarily setting aside the topic of Toby, Sanders says to Angel, “Although Toby hasn’t woken up, his curse has already been lifted, so let’s prepare to leave. The sooner we return to the Southern Region, the better to avoid any more complications.”
Angel contemplates. He is unsure if the Collective Continental Consciousness Will blockade of the surface Tan Continent has been lifted. Even if it hasn’t, perhaps some powerful entities still have other means to locate them.
Thus, it’s best to depart as soon as possible.
Moreover, Popoca’s identity is nearly exposed on the side of Frost Moon Alliance. When that happens, Frost Moon will undoubtedly search for Popoca with all their strength and resources. Angel himself can’t guarantee that he will always be by Popoca’s side. Once Popoca strays from the range of the Blood Night Sanctuary, it’s highly possible that Frost Moon’s prophecy wizard will detect him immediately.
With these thoughts, Angel nods and asserts,
“Alright, let’s return to the Southern Region!”
Chapter 1240 Lifting the Curse <TOC> Chapter 1242 Ouija Multi-Pattern Cipher Key