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 for the trouble, Knight Lawrence."

Why did Miss Naya come to receive the Usman family?

Just on the way, Ryan had learned from Hamilton that Viscount Usman had recently gone to the provincial capital of Munster to visit a pharmacist, apparently to ask him to make a special potion that could 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 bloodline, the other party's brown eyes are deep and full of 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 sit down, both of you." Naya's crisp voice sounded, and at the same time, she bowed to the two of them.

"Ms. 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. I'll go out to visit the manor."

Knight Lawrence also smiled and said, "I'll accompany Lord Hamilton."

Watching the two leave the reception room, Naya turned her head and said to Ryan:

"Baron Ryan, I believe 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. Considering Hamilton as a 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 a question that needed to be clarified first. Ryan asked, "Ms. 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, this is not because I have no 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 monsters.

This was of course a good thing for her, and she didn't have to spend effort to convince the other party.

"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 lie.

After a little thought, 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 want 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 collected by her family.

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 check those secret records about your family. I just want to find some knowledge that will be beneficial to myself."

Naya finally reacted and smiled, saying, "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."

"It's just that, if that's the case, I always feel like I owe you something." Naya covered her mouth and smiled softly and said.

"Miss Naya is too polite. How about we start now?" Renn said with a smile.

The purpose of his visit this time was to check out the collection of books of this legendary warlock family and learn more about wizards.

Since the other party agreed, the sooner the better.

"Okay, Baron Wren, please come with me."

Hearing Ren's offer, Naya stood up in surprise and followed Ren out of the living room.

Hamilton and Lawrence, who were outside the door, immediately turned their heads when they heard the sound of the door opening. When they saw Naya's smile, they immediately understood that Naya had reached an agreement with Renne.

After passing through the long corridor, a group of four people came to a bedroom that had been prepared long ago.

It was empty except for a large bed and a few chairs.

"Baron Wren, please come with me, hand in hand, and lie flat on this bed." Naya said generously.

"Huh?" Renn was slightly surprised.

But soon, he realized that this should be the need for some kind of ceremony, and immediately nodded and said: "Okay, Miss Naya."

So, under the gazes of Hamilton and Lawrence Knight, Ren and Naya held hands and lay flat on the big bed.

This was the first time Renn had encountered this situation, holding hands with an unfamiliar woman under the gaze of others, and it was not that pleasant.

But as soon as he held hands, Ren could feel the cold and smooth touch coming from Naya's slender fingertips.

Looking at Naya, the surface of Ren's palm was rough and hot, which inexplicably gave her a sense of security.

It was also the first time that Naya held hands with a strange man. Her cheeks were slightly red, but soon she suppressed her shyness and said softly: "Your Excellency Renn, please close your eyes, and I will take you to the dreamland." ”

"good."

Immediately, Ren closed his eyes.

The next second, he felt something strange. It seemed that his whole body suddenly began to fly high into the sky, reaching infinite heights. Suddenly, what appeared in front of his eyes was full of emerald 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 Ren is currently located. What you can see are large green trees and colorful flowers.

The trees here are very strange. Each one grows in mid-air four or five meters above the ground. Renn can clearly see the winding roots of these trees.

In addition, there are large tracts of huge flowers intertwined in green, pink, red and other colors. These flowers are extremely tall. They are actually bigger than those seven or eight meters high trees. The diameter of each flower is larger than what I saw in my previous life. Water lilies are even bigger.

And looking into the distance, you can see a large black mountain range in the distance.

The black mist over these mountains seemed to be slowly sweeping towards this green world. Although it was very slow, Renn could vaguely detect this trend.

Is this the dream world?

How peculiar.

Renn thought to himself.

Suddenly, there was the sound of flapping wings in his ears, and Ren looked sideways, and saw a harpy with Naya's face appearing in mid-air just like the emblem.

"Hey, Sir Ren, it seems that you are not surprised that I am like this."

"Miss Naya, your image at the moment is very similar to your family's emblem." Renn smiled.

"Oh, by the way, I remembered that Knight Lawrence showed his emblem and visited you that day." Naya suddenly realized.

"That's right, Miss Naya, shall we set off now?"

"Of course, by the way, we are going to that black area. To save time, I will take you to fly a certain distance. There may be a slight sting. Mr. Ren, you may have to bear with it."

Ren nodded, but reacted the next second.

Why does this sentence sound a bit weird!

Renn couldn't help but shook his head slightly.

When Naya was waving her wings and hovering over Ren, she grabbed Ren's shoulders with her hands that turned into claws, and the next second, she flapped her wings vigorously.

After fanning several times, Naya's face turned red before she reluctantly lifted Ren up.

Naya said in surprise: "Sir Ren, how come your mental power is so strong? Could it be that you are still a wizard apprentice?"

Renn 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 he will soon join forces with Naya to fight. If he continues to hide it now, it will not only be detrimental to the subsequent battles, but also reduce the mutual trust between teammates.

So, Ren nodded and said, "Yes, while I am a knight, I am also a wizard apprentice."

"And you're not just an ordinary wizard apprentice, are you? Baron Lane, your mental strength must be at least a second-level wizard apprentice or above, right?"

Renn smiled, noncommittal.

"No wonder! It seems that there should be no problem in killing the monster this time." Although Naya struggled to lift Ren and fly forward, the smile on her face could not be concealed.

It’s quite a feeling of pain and joy!

"Miss Naya, are we going to the black area in front?"

"Yes, Lord Ryan, it is the black area ahead, 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 must be careful."

"From time to time, many monsters with strength almost as strong as formal knights will emerge 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 will lead the way."

Ryan thought about it, 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 level of danger perception gave Ryan a warning that there seemed to be a monster lurking in front.

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 with a swift heavy hammer!

The shadow of the hammer flashed, and the black leopard was instantly torn into pieces, and the black liquid splashed and fell on the surrounding plants, making a corrosive sound of "hissing"!

"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 kind 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 for a moment, she didn't know what Ryan was thinking.

Although the monster's strength is not as good as yours, it won't be so bad as to fight the enemy with bare hands, right?

She just wanted to remind him, but he stammered twice and didn't say it out loud.

Naya recalled what she had just said, and it should still be very clear.

In this case, this 'Iron Hammer Baron' should have his own considerations.

However, Naya didn't 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 attacking baboon with black tumors in the abdomen, beating it in half.

Then, he punched with a left swing, smashing the opponent's head.

The headless baboon's body twitched twice on the ground and then stopped moving.

Naya's beautiful eyes widened!

It's boxing?

This 'Baron 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 up 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 lv5, or even lv6.

So, after blocking Naya who wanted to help several times, Ryan cleared nearly ten waves of monster attacks by himself.

From the first one, to the later two, 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 lv3 to lv4.

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 the original appearance of this dream."

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.

And it seems that it is not as Naya said, the realm of the first entry into the Great Knight.

Because the pressure of 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 and 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 hardly detect.

"Oops! 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 troublesome!" At this moment, Naya just found 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 in your home? Why did this happen?"

"Maybe this 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, pulling out the pig-headed hammer behind him, and at the same time, he quickly recited the witchcraft "High Temperature Force Field".

It's been a long time since I started witchcraft while fighting. Ryan thought.

Two seconds later, the air around Ryan's body fluctuated slightly.

"Break the limit!"

"Giant force lv3"

Ryan silently said 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!!!"

Under Ryan's angry attack, the pig-headed hammer and the opponent's steel fork collided violently, and suddenly a sharp metal collision sound was heard.

The nightmare dragon man was hit by Ryan's hammer and retreated three steps in a row in a hurry, and Ryan was even hit into the air by the dragon man's huge force.

The huge disadvantage in size meant that even if Ryan had planned it, he could only fight to a draw.

But being repelled 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 stones flew everywhere, making the dragon man unable to open his eyes all of a sudden. His attack was also interrupted, and he covered his eyes with both hands.

The one who attacked was Naya, who was waving her wings in the air, 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 a balloon!

At the same time, he raised the dark pig-headed hammer high with both hands, and his body was like a fully drawn bowstring, smashing 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 felt the steel fork in its hand vibrate violently!

It couldn't hold it at all!

With the triple special effects of 'lifting heavy things as if they were light', 'multiple vibrations' and 'precision level 3', Ryan's full-strength blow immediately made the steel fork in the nightmare dragon man's hand slip out of his hand.

Immediately afterwards, 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!

Only after 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 hit the spine of the nightmare dragon man who was running away with his back with a heavy hammer again, and immediately, the dragon man collapsed on the ground and couldn't stand up again.

Then, another heavy hammer hit the opponent's head and cracked 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 solving 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 regained their respective 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, making the hem of her light green tunic dance.

"Thank you, Mr. 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, 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 to express her gratitude.

"By the way, Lord Ryan, shall I take you to the family library now, or will you choose another time?"

"Miss Naya, if you can, you might 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 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 surrounding walls are several meters high, and various books are placed everywhere.

"Baron Ryan, what type of books are you looking for? Maybe I can help you find it?" Naya turned her head to look at Ryan and asked proactively.

Ryan looked at the huge collection of books around him and couldn't help but frown. 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, it was hard to guarantee that the Usman family had 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."