prynovel Chapter 4375 Debate
Chapter 4375 Debate
Chapter 4375 Debate
As Uriel continued to make accusations.
Angell was now certain that his previous guess was correct.
The dreamlike scenes created by the Whispering Curse are a reflection of reality, and may even be the experience of Rigota's original punishment.
The reason lies in the instruments of torture in the hands of the law enforcement priests.
Of course, this is ultimately just a bold guess by Angel based on the "correlation of punishment," and there is currently no direct evidence to completely link the dream to Rigota.
It would be perfectly reasonable to say that these dreams reflected the daily work of Father Sean.
After all, Father Sean was stationed in Evening Light Harbor for many years, served in the Radiant Church, and was also an enforcement priest; more importantly, the source of the whispered curse was Father Sean himself.
Every trait and clue about him corresponds to a dream.
On the surface, it seems more likely that the dreamlike scene is related to him.
but.
Angell's personal intuition actually leans more towards Rigota.
For Father Sean, these dreamlike scenes were nothing more than routine work, day after day.
The streets of Port Ephemeral, the church corridors, and the instruments of torture used by law enforcement were all things he was used to; but for Rigota, they were the most special and unforgettable memories of her life, a desperate moment concerning her life, death, and dignity.
From the perspective of "what kind of experience will be deeply remembered and thus turn into a cursed dream", Rigota is more likely than Priest Sean.
Furthermore, Father Sean is not a musician, so he wouldn't be moved by Uriel's rendition of "Moonlit Night," but Rigota would, because the song itself was written by Rigota and holds great significance for her.
In addition, there is another piece of evidence that Angell considers most crucial, and which may be directly related to Rigota.
That is-
singing.
The core theme of all the dreamlike scenes is finding the source of the song, which is being sung by a woman.
Angel didn't know if Priest Sean could sing, but even if he could, it wouldn't be in drag singing a female voice, would it?
Throughout the entire incident, the person most closely associated with the "female singer" was Rigota, who was a musician.
It's a bit of a shame that although Darkman and the others had experienced the dream journey and vaguely remembered the characteristics of the singing voice, they were not very good at simulating it.
Angor had previously tried to have Darkman use illusion nodes to simulate the singing, but no matter how hard Darkman tried, the result was still terrible, and even he himself couldn't accept it.
Therefore, the illusion presented by Ingres this time is only a visual image, without any singing.
But Angell personally believes that the importance of the singing is undeniable, as it is the core connection of all the dream scenes.
By this moment, Angel was already quite inclined to believe that the dream of the Whispering Curse was related to Rigota.
When One-Ear uttered the name "Rigota," it revealed that there was a hidden character named "Rigota" in this instance.
Ingres's inner inclination became even stronger.
In summary.
Angell always believed that those bizarre dream scenes reflected Rigota's past.
……
After Angell voiced his guess.
Everyone fell into deep thought.
After a while, Kemai spoke first: "I believe Lord Angel's speculation... Just as the lord said, the song 'Moonlit Haze' itself is not special, but it really does affect the Dream, which is very direct evidence."
Blanche nodded in agreement.
Other evidence is mostly speculation, but the influence of "Moonlight in the Haze" is empirical.
At this point, everyone's gaze finally fell on Uriel.
Uriel seemed still immersed in Angell's speculation. After a long while, he slowly raised his head and said blankly, "I was wrong."
Everyone: "??"
“If it weren’t for Mr. Angell’s reminder, I wouldn’t have thought of that… I’m such a failure.”
Uriel spoke with tears welling in his eyes and a face full of guilt and self-reproach.
It turns out that the song "Moonlight in the Haze" was created by Rigota and has not yet been released to the public.
Only Uriel knows this song.
In other words, the only person besides himself who could react to this song is Rigota.
"I was wrong. I should have realized it immediately. Why didn't I think of that..."
Uriel was still muttering to himself.
But his words confirmed even more in everyone's minds one thing—
Why would the dreamlike scenes be affected by "Moonlight"? The only explanation is that the dreamlike scenes are related to Rigota.
but……
"I still feel like something's not quite right?" Just then, Ke Mai suddenly spoke up.
Seeing everyone looking over, Kemai said, "If only Rigota knows 'Moonlit Night' and it only affects Rigota, then why did the evil spirit stop in its tracks when it heard the song?"
"Isn't that evil spirit Priest Sean? He shouldn't react like that to 'Moonlit Haze'?"
After hearing this, everyone belatedly realized what had happened.
It seems that's really the case.
The influence of "Moonlight Haze" on the unconscious cursed one in the tent can be said to be related to Rigota.
Why does he also have an influence on evil spirits?
Blanche frowned and added, "Actually, I also have a question. If the dreamscapes created by the Whispering Curse are really related to Rigota, why are they spread by evil spirits?"
Where is Rigota?
Everyone was taken aback.
Yes, where is Rigota?
According to One-Ear, Priest Sean ended up embracing Rigota's body as they plunged into the River of Sorrow.
But now, only Priest Sean has become an evil spirit, wandering aimlessly in the Misty Swamp Forest, while Rigota is nowhere to be seen.
"Could it be that Rigota's remains are still in the River of Sorrow?" Kemai glanced at Uriel and cautiously guessed.
Blanche: "Although it's cruel, if I were to simulate the perspective of the great detective Raphtalia, I think this reasoning is highly likely."
Kemai: ...There's no reasoning involved here, is there?
After a pause, Ke Mai said, "Should we go look for Rigota in the river?"
Blanche glanced at Carmine and shook her head slightly: "The Misty Forest is the Misty Forest, and the River of Trouble is the River of Trouble. They don't intersect."
Angell then added, "The Misty Swamp Forest instance doesn't have a large river, only a few streams, but their source should be an underground waterway, possibly connected to the River of Trouble... However, it's basically impossible to find Rigota's remains using this method."
After a pause, Angell looked at Uriel: "Excuse me, Mr. Uriel, could you tell me what Rigota looks like?"
“I have an ability to perform simple searches on a small number of copies. Perhaps I can use this to find Rigota.”
Uriel, who was still lost in his own thoughts, immediately looked up when he heard Angel's words, ready to describe Rigota's appearance.
However, Angel interrupted him at the right moment.
"There's an illusion node here; you can try using it to simulate it."
Uriel was an ordinary person. It was his first time encountering illusion nodes, and it took him a long time to finally manage to construct the shape of Rigota, albeit haltingly.
She was a well-proportioned, freckled, but extremely sunny and beautiful red-haired woman.
She smiled gently, looking warm and generous, like a blooming red rose.
Angel took in Rigota's appearance and then said, "Wait a moment."
Immediately afterwards, he entered a god-like perspective and began a full-speed search of the entire Misty Forest instance.
After a moment, Angel said helplessly, "No, there are no women with that appearance in the Misty Swamp Forest instance at present."
The hope in Uriel's eyes slowly faded.
Angel continued, "There are two possibilities: either she is not in the Misty Forest instance, or she is in a space that I cannot retrieve."
"For example, the end of that illusion."
What Ingres saw from God's perspective was only the external map presented by the copy itself; he could not see anything related to the mental or spiritual space.
For example, the dreamlike scenes that one enters after being cursed are most likely mental or spiritual spaces.
Angell is not visible from the outside.
Besides these two possibilities, there is actually another possibility.
That is... Rigota is indeed in the Misty Forest, but she appears in the form of bones.
There are many skeletons in the Misty Forest instance area, whether at the bottom of the swamp, in the native areas, or in some underground skeletal remains that have accumulated over the years.
Because there were too many of them, and they were all skeletonized, Angor couldn't tell whether they were Rigota or not.
Furthermore, revealing this possibility might make Uriel even more dejected, so Angor concealed it.
Uriel murmured, "Yes, if the Dream is related to Rigota, and that female voice comes from Rigota, then perhaps we can meet Rigota if we go to the end of the Dream!"
Uriel suddenly stood up, looking at Kemai and Blanche: "I'm about to be cursed by the Whispering Curse, what should I do?"
Carmi and Blanche were stunned.
Ke Mai looked bewildered: "Weren't we discussing why the evil spirits stopped because of 'Moonlit Haze'? How did we suddenly jump to experiencing the curse?"
Uriel: "To find out the answer, I'll wait until I find Rigota in the dream. She'll tell me. So let's go find the evil spirit and curse me!"
Kemai: "..."
Ke Mai looked at Blanche with some confusion.
Blanche was at a loss for what to do. Her current persona was that of the great detective Raphtalia... but even a great detective doesn't know how to deal with someone who wants to die!
Blanche looked at the sky helplessly: "Officer Kruger, what do you think?"
A moment later, Angel's voice reached everyone's ears.
"Actually, my thoughts are similar to Uriel's; I believe the answer lies at the end of that dream."
"I've always felt that the second piece of truth lies within the dream."
The reasons have already been explained by Angell.
The powers of the Fairy Realm rarely do anything futile.
From the perspective of Occam's Razor, if the purpose of the Whispering Curse is merely to kill the intruder, there is no need to go to the trouble of constructing multiple bizarre and fantastical dreams.
Since it did this, and subtly guided the challengers to find the song and explore the truth, there must be something fishy about it.
In Angell's view, the purpose of the Whispering Curse is most likely closely related to the second fragment of truth.
Therefore, Ingres actually agreed with Uriel's opinion.
Having said that, Kemai and Blanche lowered their heads and pondered for a moment, and the more they thought about it, the more they felt that Angell's words made a lot of sense.
Since leaving the Dead Tree stronghold, their main quest has come to a complete standstill.
They had originally planned to try their luck in the indigenous areas of the Misty Swamp Forest to see if they could find new clues and unlock the second piece of the truth.
But Angell's words undoubtedly opened up new avenues of thought for them.
They were well aware of the terrifying power of the Whispering Curse; if they couldn't withstand it, they would not only be eliminated but also suffer damage to their souls. Conversely, they didn't believe that the perfect ending to this challenge could be easily achieved simply by running around and negotiating with others.
There is no such thing as a harvest without effort in this world. Only by going through trials and tribulations can we see the flowers blooming in the sun.
Having figured this out, Kemai and Blanche were completely convinced by Angel.
However, at this moment, Angel changed the subject: "While I agree with Uriel's idea, I think it's still debatable whether you need to be personally cursed."
Kemai and Blanche weren't stupid either; although Angel didn't say it outright, they still guessed what he was thinking.
“Mr. Uriel, you cannot be cursed.” Kemai spoke, his tone urgent and firm. “Have you forgotten what Lord Angor said just now? Your performance of ‘Moonlit Haze’ can interfere with the malicious intent of the dream scene, which is the most crucial aid for those who enter the dream.”
Blanche took a half step forward, her gaze earnest: "Yes, if you are also cursed and fall into a dream, then who will play 'Moonlit Haze'?"
"So I think it's better for you to stay outside, weaken the eerie power of the dream with your singing, pave the way for me to enter the dream, and help me pass the level."
Blanche had barely finished speaking when Kemai exploded: "What do you mean paving the way for you? You mean you're going in alone? No way, I think I should be the one going in!"
“No, you are more suited to stay outside than I am.” Blanche shook her head slightly, her tone leaving no room for argument. “You have both the big map and the small map, and you can keep track of the surrounding situation in real time. You are a much greater help to the team than I am.”
Before Kemai could argue his point, Blanche spoke first, continuing, "I just checked the number of participants in the dungeon, and now there are only three of us left. That means that your last teammate in the tent didn't make it through either."
She stared into Ke Mai's eyes and said, word by word, "If you are now under a curse, and something unexpected happens and you are eliminated, can you face your teammates who have already sacrificed themselves?"
Ke Mai was taken aback.
He hadn't been paying attention to the text box until he heard Blanche's words, at which point he quickly opened it.
Sure enough, when he saw that there were currently 3 people participating in the dungeon, a look of confusion and bitterness flashed in his eyes.
But soon, Kemai's eyes hardened again: "Even if I'm the only one left, I can't hide in the back and let others take the risks!"
Just as Blanche and Kemai were arguing, Uriel slowly said, "Do you understand music?"
Blanche and Kemai were suddenly stunned, a look of confusion flashing in their eyes.
Uriel continued, "Can you distinguish different rhythms in a noisy environment?"
"Can you hear subtle changes in a melody amidst a jumble of sounds?"
"Can you determine the direction and distance of a sound by its rhythm and pitch?"
"No, you are just laymen in the world of music theory. You can't do it, you can't tell the difference."
"But... I can."