Mystery: Start with the Reader

On the dark street, a young man ran quickly. His breathing became heavier and his energy was exhausted. However, he did not dare to slow down at all, because a ferocious monster was chasing behind him.

The monster is about two meters tall, has four arms and four legs, is covered with dark brown hair, and has a bone mask on its face. It is agile and powerful. Every step under its feet is accompanied by hot lava. It is not low-level at all. Extraordinaries of the sequence can resist.

The young man once encountered this kind of monster in a mountain town in Fusac. At that time, everyone in the town was killed by it. If he hadn't happened to meet the captain of the adventure team he later joined, he would definitely have died at the hands of the monster. inside.

From then on, this monster was a frequent visitor in his nightmares, but...he actually encountered it again after entering the ruins!

But this time, Captain and Mist were attacked by the monster right away!

After witnessing a strong body being torn to pieces and eaten by monsters, the young man could no longer suppress the fear in his heart and just wanted to escape from the ruins...

But until he ran back to the land and the city, the monster was still following him!

Just when his physical strength was completely exhausted and he could no longer move even one step, and the despair in his heart became more and more intense, a piece of exciting music suddenly sounded in his ears.

The young man was stunned and subconsciously looked in the direction where the music was coming from. He saw a bright light suddenly shining down from mid-air, cutting through the darkness and illuminating a corner of the street.

The monster also stopped and stared blankly at the scene.

Immediately afterwards, a figure wearing a robe and a red cloak followed the light, slowly descended from the air, and landed in front of the monster.

He waved his cloak, straightened his back, stretched out his right arm, pointed at the monster, and declared:

"Your sins, your weaknesses, have no place to hide from my eyes!

"I am the 'Doctor Strange' who has insight into all things!"

As soon as he finished speaking, another bright light suddenly shone on the other side of the monster. There, there was already a figure wearing gold and red armor, supporting his body with his right hand and left knee, half kneeling on the ground.

When the light came on, he slowly raised his head and declared in a low and mellow voice:

"Messenger of justice, nemesis of monsters...

"I'm Iron Man."

At this time, the two light pillars that dropped from the sky and broke through the darkness suddenly trembled, but then stabilized.

At this time, in mid-air, Jane, holding two "light" charms in her hands, was sitting on a cloud-like spirit, her body trembling, as if she was suppressing a smile.

At this moment, she decided to completely forget what she said before setting off about playing a "superhero"...

In fact, not only her, but also Abner, who was dressed as "Doctor Strange", almost laughed after Dunn's confession came out.

He took a deep breath, and then canceled the "Dragon Power" imposed on the monsters - otherwise the monsters would not obediently watch their performance.

Then, Abner and Dunn looked at each other and took action at the same time in a tacit understanding. One simulated the "Holy Light" and the other activated the "Light Storm" that came with the armor. In an instant, they used "light" to cover the face. The monster in the bone mask drowned.

"It seems to be a four-armed bone-faced ape. Its bone face is one of the main materials of demons... I don't know where this young man has seen it, and he regards it as the most terrifying nightmare."

After killing the monster, before the nightmare was over, Abner pinched his chin and said to Dunn.

As for how Abner knew the subject matter of "Devil"? That's because he once killed a "serial killer" of the Blood Worship Cult when he was in Tingen, and learned part of the recipe for the "demon" path from him.

"I...I met it in...the small town of Rustin in the north of the Antares Mountains!" Before Dunn could answer, the young man who had been chased by the monster before answered while gasping for air. Words.

He was also the only person present who didn't find the way "Doctor Strange" and "Iron Man" appeared ridiculous. Instead, he was full of gratitude for them.

Antares Mountains? I remember there was news about giant survivors in the original book... There are actually extraordinary creatures containing demonic materials?

Although it was a bit strange, Abner didn't take it seriously. His "performance" was not over yet, so after nodding to the young man, he and the captain posed in a victory pose...

Almost at the same time, this nightmare scene also "broken", and the two of them and Jane's figure returned to the gate of the dusk courtyard again.

As for the young man, he appeared directly within the barrier of the courtyard. As soon as he woke up in a daze, he immediately fell into another dream weaved by Crossfia... just like everyone else around him.

"There are only two left... Their nightmares have developed to a dangerous stage, and one of them was specially asked by the lady to take care of... Let's split up this time." Dunn used the ability of "Nightmare" to sense For a moment, he suggested.

Abner nodded slightly, and turned to look at the "large collective dream" that was vaguely visible within the barrier. Although he didn't know what the ritual was and what it did, as a large number of people had just been deepened in their hearts about "Doctor Strange" and The person with the impression of "Iron Man" joins the dreamland, and Crossfia's ceremony should have reached a critical moment.

At this time, it doesn't make sense to add one or two more people... Moreover, one of the remaining two nightmares belongs to Crossfia who needs special care, and the other is suspected to have something to do with Mr. Azik... Neither of them is suitable. Continue to engage in the ritual...

…

In a dream formed by the collective subconscious, many extraordinary people and ordinary people who accidentally entered this place in their sleep experienced the "past" of "Doctor Strange" and "Iron Man" from a first-person perspective, and gradually became immersed in those stories that may make people wonder. In stories that are admirable, touching, exciting, or humorous.

In addition, most people had just been "saved" by the two of them in an extremely impressive way, so for a while there was no doubt about the authenticity of those stories. Instead, I felt that it was those past that created those two people. The character of the "hero" today.

Although ordinary people who entered by mistake have not received direct rescue, they have heard about the deeds of "heroes" in newspapers every day, and now they feel the excitement of peeling off the vests of "heroes".

Of course, the only puzzling thing is why the "hero"'s past is displayed here... But "smart" people always think more, thinking that "Iron Man" and "Doctor Strange" may be displayed here. Memories made me believe those stories even more deeply.

In such an atmosphere, Crosphia, who was hiding behind the scenes, placed the "Book of Greed and Conspiracy" on the altar, and then prayed devoutly to the "Mother Goddess of the Earth".

After a while, there was only one separated, "clean" extraordinary characteristic of "Dream Weaver" left on the altar, while the occult book disappeared.

Crossfia had already expected this. After all, the book, as one of the "special relics" that the Mother Goddess had been ordered to collect, was the key to the success of the ritual of praying for the separation of characteristics, so it would naturally be taken away by the Mother Goddess.

She took a deep breath, stretched out her hand to pick up the characteristic, and put it into the glass beaker that had already mixed the auxiliary materials.

With the addition of the properties, the liquid in the beaker suddenly turned into a light golden color, rippling slowly, clear and transparent.

But looking from different angles, Crossfia seemed to be able to see a golden vertical eye looking at her.

She turned her eyes to the people in the dream, and when the story of "Iron Man" and "Doctor Strange" progressed to entering the ruins and saving everyone from nightmares, she brought the beaker to her mouth.

"Fabricate one or more characters with distinct characteristics, weave a story for them that is somewhere between true and false, and form a legend across the continent, so that at least 500 people will believe it, and these people will have the greatest impression and trust. When it’s profound, take the magic potion.”

Recalling the promotion ceremony of "Dream Weaver", Crosfiya drank the potion without hesitation.

…

Nathalie, the youngest daughter of the Duke of Graycastle and a student of Ms. Greedy, with beautiful red hair, was looking at the mouth in front of her with horror in the magic mirror, revealing her sharp teeth, and fell into deep despair. .

"Is it finally my turn?" Nathalie closed her eyes, and the scene where the teacher "sacrifice" to the magic mirror she had witnessed reappeared.

That was a scene where grown men were swallowed in one gulp, leaving only their clothes!

Although the teachers found criminals, the cruelty of the magic mirror has always been Nathalie's deepest nightmare...

Even though she had dealt with the divine envoys of the Aurora Society when they were at sea, she had never faced the horror that seemed to freeze her soul because the other party was wary of "Vice Admiral Dusk" and her background.

That is the horror that humans feel when they are "food"!

But just when she had no choice but to close her eyes and wait to die, the pain she imagined did not come.

Nathalie waited for more than ten seconds, opened her eyes in confusion, and then saw a scene that made her almost think she was crazy:

The "magic mirror" that returned to the size of a palm, like a small animal, jumped in front of a man who suddenly appeared, and rubbed the other man's boots flatteringly...

After the other party subconsciously kicked it away, it actually rubbed against it again...