Chapter 166: 'The Captain’s Waiting In Your Sleep”

Chapter 166 “The Captain’s Waiting In Your Sleep”

Duncan went over all the clues he had discovered recently. Then through the connections they each had with one another, he reorganized them into various chart groups that are interlinked together.

First and foremost, everything inside this world can be corrupted. The only exception is subspace.

Second, the reality of this world is built on unstable foundations. The space is unstable, time is unstable, and even reality itself is not necessarily as unshakable as people perceive.

Third, the forces of subspace have invaded Pland! The vision in the chapel of the sixth block is proof of this. The sun fragment from eleven years ago is probably not the most critical link in the whole event. In fact, the likely culprit is subspace!

Duncan placed the pen down and reviewed his three main conclusions. Eventually, his gaze shifted back to the first point, which caused him to recall something he had heard at the bank. Without hesitation, he jotted down the details about the corrupted church in the sixth block on a separate paper.

Pollution began with that church, causing two different realities to lapse over one another. It’s so strong that even the goddess’s monitoring is affected... It’s unsure how this was achieved or happened. Was the church itself first contaminated, or was something else inside the cause?

At this point, Duncan suddenly remembered what he had told Shirley about blowing this up across the city. With a grin, he turned to the dove pacing around the windowsill and narrowed his eyes.

In response, Ai abruptly froze at the added attention and swung her bird head over: “Murderous intent!”

Not minding the wacky phrasing, Duncan snapped his finger and caused a flame burst from the compass hanging around Ai’s neck. The pointer spun and spun, shifting the room’s occupants from reality and into the spirit world.

As usual, Duncan had come into the dark void that’s filled with a billion starlights. Taking a small breath, he calmed his mood and allowed his subtle perception to guide him toward what he wanted.

In no time at all, he had come before a small starlight. Even without touching it, he could tell this belonged to the female inquisitor, Vanna.

Compared to when he first discovered this star, Duncan could clearly tell his connection with Vanna had become much stronger—her last visit to Heidi’s antique shop had strengthened their bond, and those strengthened connections would now come in handy.

Turning his head to face the ethereal Ai, the ghost captain didn’t even get to say anything before the bird cried out: “Who is calling the fleet?”

“Remember the last time we connected Shirley’s mind?”

Professional clergies do not make such a mistake... This is not reality. It is your own dream, a dream that is being influenced!

Vanna’s eyes widened with blood filling those veins. She realized her dream had been invaded by some unknown intruder!

As if on cue, the oval-shaped mirror in front of her suddenly started to ripple. From within the reflection came a majestic figure standing quietly in the darkness, the illusory green flame quietly burning on the edge of the mirror.

The figure calmly observed Vanna through the mirror, and after finding Vanna had noticed him as well, the being faintly smiled and greeted her in a deep voice: “Good evening Vanna, I believe this is our first meeting, but I have been watching you for some time now. You can call me...”

“Captain Duncan!” The words did not even get the finish when the female inquisitor leaped into action. As a trained fighter, she jumped several meters into the air and kicked the dressing table back to put distance between them both. Then without hesitation, the lady drew her giant broadsword out and slashed down in a somersault!

Duncan: “...?!”

With a loud bang, the entire dressing table split into two, the mirror directly shattering into pieces by the huge force. Duncan’s phantom was also scattered with the mirror shards that went flying.

However, this wasn’t enough for the lady. Like a finely tuned machine, she clutched her giant broadsword in hand and vigilantly scanned the room like a prowling lioness. She’s also whispering the prayers she learned from the main church to awaken herself from a corrupted dream, as per protocal.

“Your reaction surprised me a little.”

Vanna’s eyes widened as she followed the source of the voice. From what she saw, it’s coming from the mirror shards littering the room.

“Relax, child, I just wanted to talk to you about something,” came the voice of the infamous Captain Duncan. “It’s about Pland...”

“Is it the mirror?” The young inquisitor suddenly muttered to herself.

Duncan: “Huh?”

Without replying to the man, Vanna raised her broadsword into the air again and smashed down with crushing force. Under the loud explosive impact, a shockwave reverberated across the room, sending every mirroring item in the room to dust!

Now that silence returned to the room, Vanna spent another minute scanning the room before issuing a long sigh. But then she froze due to what’s in front of her. Instead of hiding behind a mirror, the infamous Captain Duncan was now standing openly in her field of vision.

“Your guess is not exactly correct. It’s not just the mirrors, but everything smooth that has a reflective surface.” The ghostly captain’s voice directly entered her ear, “Now, I’m inside your eye lens.”