Chapter 197 Monsters in Dreams (Two chapters in one)
"Baron Ryan, Lord Hamilton, welcome to Usman Manor. Miss Naya is already waiting for you in the reception room. Please follow me." Knight Lawrence bowed politely and led the way.
"Sorry, Knight Lawrence."
As for why the Usman family was received by Miss Naya.
Just on the way, Ryan had learned from Hamilton that Viscount Usman had recently rushed to the provincial capital of Munster to visit a master of medicine, apparently to ask the other party to make a special medicine, which was said to be able to relieve Naya's symptoms.
When Ryan and Hamilton entered the reception room of the villa in the manor, they saw Miss Naya at first sight.
She was wearing a light green silk tunic, with fair skin, beautiful face, and a slim figure, but she was not plump at all.
In addition, it seems that because of the warlock's blood, the other party's brown eyes are deep and full of a strange charm, which makes people feel good at first sight.
"Baron Ryan, your performance in the bloody duel is impressive."
"Lord Hamilton, it's a pleasure to see you again."
"Please take a seat, both of you." Naya's crisp voice sounded, and at the same time, she bowed to the two of them.
"Miss Naya, thank you for your compliment." Ryan also bowed slightly and said with a smile.
After some greetings, Hamilton stood up with a smile and said, "Miss Naya, you and Baron Ryan will discuss the rest of the matters. I'm going to go out to visit the manor."
Knight Lawrence also smiled and said, "I'll accompany Lord Hamilton."
Watching the two of them leave the reception room, Naya turned her head and said to Ryan,
"Baron Ryan, I'm sure Lord Hamilton has already told you about me, so please forgive my offense. If you help me, what price will the Usman family have to pay?"
Ryan had thought about this question long before. Taking into account that Hamilton was the middleman, and he also wanted to make friends with this warlock family, he did not intend to ask for an exorbitant price.
However, there was one question that needed to be clarified first. Ryan asked, "Miss Naya, first of all, I want to know something."
"If the two of us still cannot defeat the monster you mentioned after entering the dream, can we return safely?"
"Of course, it's not because I don't have confidence, but I just want to understand. I hope Miss Naya doesn't mind."
Naya smiled and said, "Of course not. Even if Lord Ryan doesn't ask, I will tell you before I officially enter the dream."
She could hear that Baron Ryan, the most suitable candidate in Mayest County, seemed to have no objection to entering the dream to help her kill the monster.
This was of course a good thing for her, and she didn't have to spend effort to convince him.
"Even if we can't defeat it, I still have the ability to take Lord Ryan back to the real world safely." Naya said with certainty.
Hearing this, Ryan nodded.
"Very good, then I'm relieved."
"The second question is about the strength of the monster in the dream. Sir Hamilton didn't explain this clearly. So, I hope Miss Naya can describe it in detail."
"This opponent is not a specific monster, but in a specific area of the dream, there will be many monsters with varying strengths." "
Of course, for me, if I want to break this nightmare, the most important thing is to defeat the source of the nightmare, a monster with the strength of a peak knight."
"Well, to be precise, the opponent's strength will be slightly stronger every time it appears in my nightmare."
"And last time, the opponent was already at the peak knight level. Maybe this time, the opponent will have the strength of a beginner knight."
"However, Baron Ryan, with the strength you showed in the bloody duel, plus my assistance. I believe that even if the opponent has the strength of a beginner knight, we are sure to win."
Naya seemed to be worried that Ryan would refuse, and finally added with confidence.
Ryan nodded. He could hear that Naya should not be lying.
After thinking for a while, Ryan said, "It sounds like it shouldn't be a big problem. By the way, if I can help Miss Naya solve it successfully, I would like to visit the Usman family's library, is that okay?"
At this point, Ryan finally put forward his conditions.
"Visit the library?" Naya's beautiful eyes immediately widened and her mouth opened slightly.
She thought about some of the requests Ryan might make, such as a good weapon, a set of top-level knight armor, a favorite extraordinary combat skill, or some witchcraft scrolls in her family's collection.
But she didn't expect Ryan to make such a request.
This really surprised her!
Seeing that Naya didn't reply for a long time, Ryan frowned and said, "Miss Naya, is there any difficulty?"
"Please rest assured, I will not look at those secret records about your family. I just want to find some knowledge that will be beneficial to me."
Naya finally reacted, smiled, and said, "Baron Ryan, please forgive my gaffe just now, because I really didn't expect your request to be so simple."
"If it doesn't involve the secrets of the Usman family, I think there is no problem with your request to check the materials in the family library. I can agree to it now."
"But, if this is the case, I always feel that I owe you something." Naya covered her mouth and smiled softly, saying.
"Miss Naya is polite, then how about we start now?" Ryan smiled and said.
The purpose of his visit this time was to be able to check the collection of this legendary warlock family and learn more about the relevant knowledge of wizards.
Since the other party agreed, the sooner the better.
"Okay, Baron Ryan, please follow me."
Hearing Ryan's initiative, Naya stood up in surprise and accompanied Ryan out of the reception room.
Hamilton and Lawrence, who were outside the door, heard the sound of the door opening and immediately turned around to see Naya smiling. They immediately understood that Naya had already reached an agreement with Ryan.
After the four of them passed through a long corridor, they came to a bedroom that had been prepared long ago.
There was nothing inside except a big bed and several chairs.
"Baron Ryan, please come with me, hold hands, and lie flat on this bed." Naya said generously.
"Hmm?" Ryan was a little surprised.
But soon, he realized that this should be a need for some kind of ceremony, and nodded immediately, saying, "Okay, Miss Naya."
So, under the watchful eyes of Hamilton and Knight Lawrence, Ryan and Naya held hands and lay flat on the big bed.
This kind of situation of holding hands with a woman who is not so familiar under the watchful eyes of others was the first time Ryan encountered it, and it was not so pleasant.
However, as soon as they held hands, Ryan could feel the cool and smooth touch from Naya's slender fingertips.
On the other hand, the surface of Ryan's palm was rough and hot, which gave her a sense of security.
It was also the first time for Naya to hold the hand of a strange man. Her cheeks were slightly red, but soon, she suppressed her shyness and said softly: "Sir Ryan, please close your eyes, I will take you to the dream."
"Okay."
Ryan closed his eyes immediately.
The next second, he felt something strange, as if the whole person began to fly high in the sky, infinitely high, and suddenly, what appeared in front of him was full of green.
He came to a strange world.
This is also a vast world.
But it is obvious that it is divided into two colors. One is the area where Ryan is currently located. What catches the eye are large tracts of green trees and colorful flowers.
The trees here are very strange. Each one grows in the air four or five meters above the ground. Ryan can clearly see the roots of these trees circling and entwined.
In addition, there are huge flowers with green, pink, red and other colors interwoven. These flowers are extremely tall, even larger than those seven or eight meter high trees. The diameter of each flower is even larger than the water lilies seen in the previous life.
And looking into the distance, you can see a large black misty mountain range in the distance.
The black mist above these mountains seems to slowly sweep towards this green world. Although it is very slow, Ryan can faintly sense this trend.
Is this the dream world?
It's really strange.
Ryan thought to himself.
Suddenly, the sound of wings flapping came from his ears. Ryan turned his head and saw that just like the emblem, a hawk-like man with Naya's face appeared in the air.
"Hey, Mr. Ryan, it seems that you are not surprised by my current appearance."
"Miss Naya, your image at this moment is very similar to the emblem of your family." Ryan smiled.
"Oh, yes, I remember that day, Knight Lawrence showed his emblem and visited you." Naya suddenly realized.
"That's right, Miss Naya, shall we set off now?"
"Of course, yes, we are going to the black area. In order to save time, I will take you to fly a distance. There may be a slight sting at that time. Sir Ryan, you may have to bear it."
Ryan nodded, but reacted the next second.
Why does this sentence sound a bit strange!
Ryan couldn't help but shook his head slightly.
When Naya waved her wings and hovered over Ryan, she saw her hands turned into claws and grabbed Ryan's shoulders. The next second, she flapped her wings vigorously. After
flapping several times, Naya's face flushed, and she barely lifted Ryan up.
Naya said in surprise: "Sir Ryan, how can your mental power be so strong? Could it be that you are still a wizard apprentice?"
Ryan was very surprised how Naya judged it, but he thought about it and didn't intend to deny it.
Because now he has come to the dreamland, and will soon join forces with Naya to fight. If he continues to conceal it now, it will not only be disadvantageous for the subsequent battles, but also reduce the mutual trust between teammates.
So, Ryan nodded and said, "Yes, I am a knight and a wizard apprentice."
"And it's not just an ordinary wizard apprentice, right? Baron Ryan, your mental strength is probably at least above the second-level wizard apprentice, right?"
Ryan smiled and did not comment.
"No wonder! It seems that there should be no problem killing the monster this time." Although Naya was struggling to carry Ryan and fly forward, she could not hide the smile on her face.
There is a feeling of pain and happiness!
"Miss Naya, are we going to the black area ahead?"
"Yes, Lord Ryan, it's the black area ahead. That's where the monsters are. Only by defeating the monster guarding the dream node can the dream in this area return to normal, and my nightmare will end."
"However, once you enter that black area, you have to be careful."
"From time to time, many monsters with strength almost as strong as formal knights will appear in that area, and the deeper you go, the stronger the monsters will be." Naya said seriously with a solemn face.
Ryan nodded to show that he understood.
Soon, they slowly landed at the junction of green and black. At this time, Naya was already sweating profusely.
"I can't fly in the black area. Let's go in that direction from here." Naya pointed to a black mountain in front and said.
"Okay, Miss Naya, you take a rest first, I'll lead the way."
Ryan thought for a while, took off his two-handed war hammer, and started to walk forward.
The trees and flowers in the black area seemed to be dyed black. The style was no different from that in the green area, but the color of the surface was as black as ink, and at the same time, it emitted a faint black mist, making it difficult to see the scene in the distance.
Suddenly, the lv3 danger perception gave Ryan a warning that there seemed to be a monster lurking ahead.
But Ryan's pace did not change, because this level of warning meant that the monster was not strong and posed little threat to him.
"Swoosh!"
A leopard with large and small black tumors on its body suddenly jumped out and bit Ryan.
Naya immediately shouted, "Be careful!"
"Bang!"
Ryan swung down his heavy hammer with great speed!
The shadow of the hammer flashed, and the black leopard was instantly torn into pieces. The black liquid splashed and fell on the surrounding plants, making a corrosive sound!
"Sir Ryan, you are really strong." Naya didn't expect that the monster that she had to work hard to kill before was killed by Ryan with just one hammer.
"Miss Naya, are there many monsters of this strength?" Ryan's eyes flickered, as if he thought of something.
"Of course, there are monsters of this strength along the way, but they will become stronger and stronger!" Naya nodded and said.
But the next second, she was surprised.
Because Ryan actually put away the dark two-handed war hammer, put it behind his back, and chose to walk in front with bare hands.
This scene made Naya a little confused. She didn't know what Ryan was thinking.
Although the monster is not as strong as you, it won't be so bad as to fight the enemy with bare hands, right?
She was about to remind him, but she stammered twice and didn't say it out loud.
Naya recalled what she had just said, and it should be very clear.
In this case, this "Baron of the Hammer" should have his own considerations.
However, Naya did not wonder for too long. Soon, the next monster that attacked helped Naya solve the mystery.
"Swoosh!"
"Bang! Bang!"
Ryan took a step forward and punched the opponent's abdomen with a punch, beating it in half.
Then, it was a left swing, smashing the opponent's head.
Immediately, the headless baboon's body twitched twice on the ground and then stopped moving.
Naya's beautiful eyes widened!
It was actually boxing?
This "Baron of the Hammer" actually practiced boxing?
It's really rare for a noble to practice boxing!
Ryan shook his hands. Because he had "Iron Skin lv3", the slight corrosion of this black liquid did not cause any harm to him.
At this moment, he glanced at the system prompt, and was slightly happy:
[Your skill Tokadar Fist has been improved, experience +27]
[You have experienced a battle, Knight (Super) experience +14]
Although the experience reward is not generous, he did not expect at first that he could brush a wave of new skill experience of "Kadar Fist" in the dream.
Although the Knight (Super) professional experience is very little, it doesn't matter. Ryan currently wants to improve the experience of boxing as soon as possible, to level 5, or even level 6.
So, after blocking Naya who wanted to help several times, Ryan cleared nearly ten waves of monster attacks by himself.
From the beginning of one, to the later two, and three, Ryan solved them all by himself.
This made Naya a little confused about what Ryan was thinking.
Gentlemanly?
So, he didn't need me, a woman, to take action, and he solved them all by himself?
Or maybe Lord Ryan has a good impression of him, so...
After clearing the twelfth wave of monsters, Ryan successfully upgraded Kadar Fist from level 3 to level 4.
At the same time, he and Naya also came to the foot of the mountain, and a tall cave appeared in front of Ryan.
"Lord Ryan, the monster is there. As long as I defeat it, I can control the node, so as to gain the dominance of this dream and restore this dream to its original appearance."
Naya waved her wings with a solemn expression and pointed to the cave in front.
Just as Naya finished speaking, a dull sound of footsteps came from the cave.
Ryan's face condensed. He could feel the powerful breath of the monster inside. Obviously, the other party already had the strength of the Great Knight level.
Moreover, it seems that it is not the realm of the first entry into the Great Knight as Naya said.
Because the pressure from the other party obviously exceeded the feeling Norman gave him.
A few seconds later, a huge monster with four legs and a pair of hands, holding a steel fork, came out. It was at least four meters tall, covered with green scales, like a large green-scaled lizard walking upright.
"Ahaha, little harpy, you're here again?"
"Hey, you brought a helper this time."
"Hahaha, interesting." A loud laugh came from the other party's big mouth.
"This is a nightmare dragon man, who has a stronger ability to control dreams than me, but according to the records of the family's ancient books, this kind of nightmare dragon man should have been the guardian of dreams, but now, it has unexpectedly become a destroyer."
"Nightmare dragon man?"
Ryan was slightly startled, and then he carefully looked at the huge monster in front of him.
Soon, Ryan found that the surface of the other party's body seemed to emit wisps of black mist that ordinary people could not detect.
"Oh no! I didn't expect its strength to really rise to the level of a great knight, and it doesn't seem to be the level of a beginner great knight. This is trouble!" At this moment, Naya just discovered that the dragon man's strength seemed to have increased again, and immediately said worriedly.
"Miss Naya, isn't there any record in the ancient books at home? Why did this happen?"
"Maybe the strange and evil power in the dream has become stronger again. Lord Ryan, if you are worried, let's give up this time." Naya seemed to think that the enemy's strength exceeded what she and Ryan had agreed before, and said with gritted teeth.
Ryan thought for a while and shook his head. He knew that if he gave up this time, the next time, the strength of the monster in front of him might increase again, and it might really be close to being unsolvable.
"How do you know you can't win if you haven't fought."
"Two little guys, what are you discussing?" A loud voice came.
It turned out that the tall nightmare dragon man didn't seem to take Ryan and Naya seriously. He didn't rush to attack at all, but said jokingly.
"Miss Naya, let me try first." Ryan said, and pulled out the pig-headed hammer behind him. At the same time, he quickly recited the witchcraft "High Temperature Force Field".
It's been a long time since I started witchcraft simultaneously during a battle. Ryan thought to himself.
Two seconds later, the air around Ryan's figure fluctuated slightly.
"Break the limit!"
"Giant force level 3"
Ryan said silently in his heart.
Then, the soil under his feet exploded, the grass and trees flew, and Ryan rushed straight to the tall nightmare dragon man like an arrow from a string.
The nightmare dragon man was obviously stunned by Ryan's initiative to attack, but it reacted very quickly and immediately waved the steel fork to resist.
"Dang!!!"
Ryan's angry attack caused the pig-headed hammer and the opponent's steel fork to collide violently, and suddenly a sharp metal collision sound was made.
The Nightmare Dragon Man was hit by Ryan's hammer and retreated three steps in a row. Ryan was even hit by the dragon man's huge force and flew into the air.
The huge disadvantage in size meant that Ryan could only fight a tie even if he was careful.
But being beaten back by a tiny thing made the Nightmare Dragon Man a little angry.
"Roar!"
It roared and rushed towards Ryan, but at this time, a violent whirlwind suddenly blew from the side, and the sand and rocks flew, making the dragon man unable to open his eyes. The attack was interrupted and he covered his eyes with both hands.
The one who made the move was Naya, who was waving her wings in the air and performing some kind of witchcraft or innate ability.
Ryan narrowed his eyes and thought to himself, what a good opportunity!
"Power burst!"
"Earth-shattering hammer!"
Ryan, who was jumping in the air, had his muscles swelled up like balloons!
At the same time, he raised the black pig-head hammer with both hands, and his body was like a fully drawn bowstring, smashing fiercely towards the nightmare dragon man who was covering his eyes!
When the nightmare dragon man sensed the danger and hurriedly raised the steel fork in his hand to resist.
"Dang!!!"
Sparks flew everywhere!
It immediately felt that the steel fork in its hand was vibrating violently!
It couldn't hold it at all!
With the blessing of the triple special effects of "lifting heavy things as if they were light", "multiple shocks" and "precision level 3", Ryan's full-strength attack immediately made the steel fork in the nightmare dragon man's hand slip out of his hand.
Then, Ryan didn't give the opponent a chance to breathe, and continued to swing the heavy hammer around the nightmare dragon man.
The nightmare dragon man who lost the steel fork was immediately beaten and screamed, and the green scales all over his body were broken.
At the same time, the lethality of the witchcraft high-temperature force field began to show!
After only seven or eight seconds, the tall nightmare dragon man couldn't hold on, screaming and dragging his tattered body to slip away.
But running away made the battle end faster!
Ryan once again hit the spine of the Nightmare Dragon Man who was running away with his back turned, and immediately, the Dragon Man collapsed to the ground and could not stand up again.
Then, another heavy hammer hit the opponent's head and broke it directly!
Naya was stunned when she saw this scene.
She only used the Harpy's innate ability "Flying Sand" throughout the whole process, and Ryan took over the battle and suppressed the Nightmare Dragon Man until he won!
It was completely different from what she expected, that the two of them would barely win or fail!
This. This kind of strength is just a knight?
Naya couldn't help but raise many question marks in her heart.
After dealing with the Dream Dragon Man, Naya quickly flew into the cave and cast a certain witchcraft. Soon, a group of dense green dots began to appear in the cave and quickly spread, dispersing the black air!
Large areas began to turn green, and the grass and trees gradually restored their colors.
Naya was obviously in a good mood. She fell from the air and turned into a human form. She turned around with a smile, and the hem of her light green tunic danced.
"Thank you, Lord Ryan!"
"During this period, I have nightmares every day. These black areas are approaching me quickly. I know that once the green areas disappear and I can't resist them, I may be trapped in nightmares forever."
"Miss Naya, you're welcome."
The two woke up almost at the same time. Hamilton and Lawrence, who were waiting nervously on the side, saw Naya's smile and understood what she was doing. They were relieved and smiled.
"It seems that the problem has been solved, isn't it?" Hamilton smiled and said.
"Yes, thank you Lord Hamilton for your introduction. If it weren't for Lord Ryan, I'm afraid it would be difficult to solve my problem so smoothly." Naya bowed to Hamilton as a lady to express her gratitude.
"By the way, Lord Ryan, shall I take you to the family library now, or can you choose another time?"
"Miss Naya, if you can, you may as well go now."
"Of course, Lord Ryan, please follow me. Knight Lawrence, please entertain Lord Hamilton."
Then, Naya took Ryan to the library on the second floor of the villa.
This is an extremely spacious room. The floor is made of a marble-like material, with many reddish-brown concentric circles, equilateral triangles, squares and other patterns painted on it, giving people a sense of mystery. The bookshelves on the walls that are several meters high are filled with various books.
"Baron Ryan, what type of books are you looking for? Maybe I can help you find it?" Naya turned her head and looked at Ryan and asked.
Ryan looked at the huge collection of books around him and couldn't help but frowned slightly. Obviously, if he wanted to read all the books by himself, it would take him less than a month. It was impossible to finish reading them all.
In addition, there is no guarantee that the Usman family has not hidden books related to witchcraft, or the path of wizards, in secret compartments or other secret places.
Moreover, in the dream, Naya already knew his identity as a wizard apprentice.
So, after a little thought, Ryan thought it might be better to be direct and said:
"Well, Miss Naya, I want to know what conditions a wizard apprentice needs to meet to be promoted to a formal wizard."
(End of this chapter)
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