[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World
CHAPTER 206: New Partners (2)

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After ascertaining the situation, and confirming that he was indeed in a dreamland, Norman did not stay in place, and instead walked around to find all sorts of clues.

For him, this moment where everyone was drawn into a collective dreamland was a good time to search for information.

Previously he had listened to an explanation from Erwin, who said that everything in this dream is a form of manifestation of one's dreams. Which means, there are clues scattered all over the place, just can not be ascertained because the owner of the dream itself is not aware of it.

According to Erwin, the part of the dream manifested here is completely random and erratic. It made Norman a little anxious because it lowered the chances of getting information, but somehow he would still manage everything with all the information at hand.

After examining his surroundings, Norman realized that he was in a large room similar to a hall in a palace. Two circular staircases with many luxurious ornaments can be seen at the two corners in front of it, while some high-quality chandeliers look to swing slightly with each interval of wind gusts coming in.

Norman climbed one of the stairs, and now faced a double door whose size even touched the ceiling.

On both sides of the door, the Gargoyle statue with a sword stuck in its chest looked very real as if it was a real living creature turned into stone.

Norman ignored his curiosity, and recalled all the warnings Erwin gave.

The first warning is not to venture too far from where he appears, the second is not to carelessly examine something, because they do not know whose dream manifestation it is. Checking something at random can lead to a lot of unwanted things.

There are a few other warnings, but they are the most preferred.

Norman raised both his hands, slowly pushing the door leaf. With a not-so-intrusive creaking sound, the door opened slightly, making Norman able to peek at what was inside.

However, at that moment, he felt his strength swiftly dissipate, as if it had been sucked in by an unknown force within the room.

It made Norman naturally take a few steps back in surprise. After recovering, he came back forward and peeked at what was behind that door.

His strength was still drained bit by bit, but it was not as hard as before.

Unexpectedly, a dazzling light came from the direction of the window in the room, making his gaze a little unclear.

In a state of confusion, he then pushed the door even further, and now managed to open it.

It was a throne room, its breadth might be the same or only slightly smaller than the throne room that Norman saw in his royal castle.

However, what made the throne room look different was its strange atmosphere. It was quiet, and gave him a miserable feeling, as if no one had ever set foot in the room for thousands of years.

Stained glass windows with the same motif are seen lined up on the side of the room, while red velvet carpets with gold thread embroidery on the edges. The supporting pillars with luxurious and elegant motifs made of white marble look increasingly nail the majesty of the throne room.

Other than Norman, there was only one other person in the room.

He was sitting on his throne, with his left elbow placed on the armrest, while his left palm became the backrest for that delicate cheek.

No doubt, he is a man. However, Norman could not see his true figure. It was like there was an invisible curtain that made him unable to clearly see who the figure was.

He was asleep, with a calmness that seemed to be something eternal in the room. His figure made Norman wartless, and his back became colder.

Although the figure was probably asleep, somehow Norman was still able to receive a burst of emotion from him. It was a deep sadness, loneliness, and regret. All those emotions made Norman's eyes heat up, and he almost cried himself out.

It was at this moment that Norman felt his strangeness. He believes he is in a collective dreamland. Everything here should be a manifestation of one's dream.

But whose dream is this? Was this the dream of a figure sleeping there? That's the biggest possibility. After all, Norman had never come across a case where one appeared in a collective dreamland, but from the very beginning was not in an area with a dream fog.

"It's bad … "

The more he realized it, the more he felt afraid.

Norman immediately ignored the sleeping figure, and ran out of the door, down the stairs, down the hall, then out of the other big door.

He finally arrived outside, but there was nothing there. Just an empty land, and an abyss unknown how deep it actually was.

Norman tried to approach the edge of the abyss, then looked down. Unexpectedly, what was down there was not the usual carelessness that emerged from an abyss, but rather a normal natural scene that he could see anywhere.

He was not in the abyss, but rather on a floating island!

In the sky, the giant red moon was still in the same position, as if it had not moved for a long time.

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As soon as Noelle woke up, she unhesitatingly checked her surroundings straight away. Then, he realized that he was in a place with a lot of ruins of giant buildings.

Each of the buildings was made with marble and concrete, making it a very strong structure. However, all of that is now part of a ruined history.

There was nothing left there, only ruins with many indescribable memories.

Noelle stood up and approached one of the ruins, which is a beautiful gothic-style cathedral.

The conical roof of the cathedral tower has collapsed, leaving behind debris that once built its splendor. Stained glass with a mysterious pattern, a clock tower with rusty bells, and a cemetery area that is not maintained.

The cathedral has mostly collapsed, but the structure of the building still exists and looks fragile as if trying to defend itself amid the waves of history.

At the very front of the cathedral, at the top of a giant double door, there is an engraving formed directly from ruby jewels. It is perfectly round in shape, and has a sickle bulge on its surface. In addition, around the carving it also has several small white gems arranged randomly.

Unmistakably, his memories instantly worked and discovered that it was the same symbol that the Vesperi Goddess had.

The symbol was always present in every church and cathedral that made the Vesperi Goddess the target of her worship, so Noelle could not be wrong.

"This cathedral ... Whose dream is this? "

Upon seeing that, various thoughts began to flow in Noelle's head. He imagined that this was part of someone's dream, but somehow he felt that the answer was not what he thought.

From the model of the building, the cathedral was supposed to be a building made long ago. It makes sense that only the ruins remain. However, symbolic buildings such as churches and prayer halls have always been well guarded by the authorities, so there was no way it was allowed to collapse like this.

Which means, this cathedral is actually in a hidden place, so it escaped the attention of the authorities.

After finding the basis for her conclusion, Noelle immediately walked up to the cathedral's door.

As she approached, she felt her instincts screamed out of danger. He did not understand the origin, but he directly obeyed his instincts and stopped in place, before finally taking a few steps back.

" … It seems that the interior of this cathedral is very dangerous. What's that there? " Noelle quickly concluded. He then decided to try using《Clairvoyance》and a little 'peeking' into.

As a result, he only saw complete darkness with nothing there. Not that the place was so dark that he could not see it, but《Clairvoyance》Noelle was indeed unable to see what was inside.

"What's going on? "

This has never happened before. There were certainly times where he could not use some of his abilities, but it was not to the point of making his vision go as pitch-black as it had just been.

(Is there anything blocking my vision? Or even .. )

Another possibility that Noelle thought of was that this cathedral had a 'concealment' or 'sealing' effect that left the people outside unable to figure out what was going on inside.

If so, then it all makes sense.

But that raises another question. What exactly happened until that concealment power appeared inside the cathedral? Moreover, Noelle's previous instincts were shouting danger signs, but what exactly did it represent?

If this was a normal situation, Noelle would have already acted to satisfy her curiosity. He would kick at that huge door, and barge inside without hesitation.

Unfortunately, now he was not in a situation that could freely do that.

Noelle could only shake her head crazily as she let go of her curiosity. To him, the current situation was quite dangerous, and he was also convinced that his strength was not enough to overcome that danger.

Most likely he would check it again if he had already accumulated enough strength, but I don't know when that would happen.

Noelle turned around and intended to leave the cathedral. However, suddenly there was a lot of air of existence appearing around him.

His vigilance increased, and his mind also accelerated to analyze the situation.

Noelle slowly turned around, looking towards the sudden gathering of existences. There, precisely at the top of the cathedral tower, a group of failed with sinister red eyes appeared.

They flew around the cathedral tower, with a deafening sound. However, that was not the focus of Noelle.

What made Noelle truly feel intense danger was the figure sitting quietly at the top of the tower, the figure surrounded by the crow crowd.

He was a man, with clothes that resembled black magician robes with golden patterns in some parts. His figure was tall, and his face was also arguably handsome despite looking a little old.

Her slightly wavy hair was black, and her eyes were also completely black. On top of his head, a pitch-black crown that emitted a wisp of black smoke could be seen floating about. The crown was not really attached to his head, while on his left shoulder was a crow perched.

Noelle had never seen that figure before. However, even though this was the first time he had met, he could not help himself from the fear. His right hand that was about to reach for the sword hilt was just silent on the spot, trembling without putting up any resistance.

The figure with the black crown looked at Noelle in silence. His gaze was cold, as if looking down on everything. Slowly, a cold smile formed on her face, making Noelle's anxiety have reached its peak.

Noelle wanted to leave this place immediately, but somehow she seemed paralyzed on the spot, making her completely unable to dwell.

The figure then moved slightly, and was directly in front of Noelle.

Noelle had no time to do anything, she was also surprised by the man who suddenly appeared before her. Only, his internal alarm instantly rang out very loudly due to the approaching danger.

Without waiting for a reaction from Noelle, the man directly extended his hand, and his hand sank straight into Noelle's chest.

For a moment, Noelle felt an indescribable pain. It was like something was attacking directly at his soul.

He can't do any fighting. Eventually, the man pulled back his hand, along with something glowing that he took from inside Noelle's body.

Looking at something radiant in his hand, the man then spoke in a tone that contained no emotion whatsoever other than condescending ridicule, "Destiny really always goes in an unexpected direction, huh? "

At that moment, Noelle's head was suddenly invaded by a collection of information; starting from what the man had just picked up, and who exactly was the man before her at the moment.

Noelle painstakingly moved her mouth, trying to fight her own fear and called out the man's name in a hoarse voice.

"Noir! "

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