Chapter 548: Chapter 151: The Gu!_1
Afraid of being knifed.
That was Link’s first thought.
If Jasmine knew about this, she would definitely knife him, right?
Well… not maybe, definitely.
Touching the part on his shoulder where the bite mark had disappeared, he felt a faint pain. He was unsure whether it was psychological.
He shouldn’t act recklessly.
That was Link’s second thought.
The teleportation portal exploded, but instead of dying on the spot, both of them were trapped in a spacetime disturbance.
Slapped by a Spacetime tide, they were blasted out of the disturbance and ended up near the Special Ruin World.
The subsequent strange occurrences both in the Special Ruin World and on Elise were very clear indicators of an existence or rule that had “arranged” all of this. Its magnitude far exceeded Link’s imagination.
Link couldn’t guarantee that the Dream-stealing Witchcraft would truly be able to help Elise.
He didn’t want to not only fail to help her but also drag her down and get himself tangled up in this mess.
There could be fatal dangers.
That was Link’s third thought.
His intuition and premonition had been triggered.
The current situation clearly suggested that Elise was undergoing some sort of test.
Since he had already withdrawn from the test and had even done so passively, his role had shifted from a supporting character or passerby to a spectator.
If he rushed back into it now, he would very likely trigger a counterattack from the test mechanism.
If this resulted in any negative impacts or caused any incidents during Elise’s test, that would not be good at all.
Furthermore, Link had the intuition that if he really acted according to his initial plan,
And forcibly connected Elise’s dreams using the Dream-stealing Witchcraft, something unspeakable might happen.
This was true for both Elise and Link himself.
After careful consideration, Link dismissed the idea of stealing the dream that Elise was currently experiencing.
However, Link didn’t give up his plan to help Elise.
In Link’s perception, the test mechanism, like Special Space, harbored a very strong contradiction.
It wanted Elise to face the test alone, yet it didn’t reject Link’s interference.
It even left some “loopholes” for Link to be able to help Elise.
But to what extent, that was for Link himself to judge.
He absolutely could not cross the line of contradiction.
“Master, master.”
Recognizing Link’s intentions, Franda asked in confusion, “Master, why are you so determined to help this woman who your mistress dislikes so much?”
From Franda’s perspective, there was no need for Link to strain his mind over such matters.
This was clearly asking for trouble. His efforts might not even be appreciated.
Link smiled and softly replied to Franda, laying out his thoughts.
At this moment, helping Elise was the same as helping himself.
If Elise didn’t wake up from her dream, Link wouldn’t be able to leave this Special Space either!
If he let Elise face the test alone, Lord knows how long it would take for her to finish.
When Link recalled his own dream experience, he shivered.
That feeling was even stranger and more frightening than when Lisandra modified his cognition.
Despite how lightly Lisandra’s cognition modification felt, it was nowhere near as smooth and natural as the experience within the dreams.
In the dream where Elise was being tested,
As long as Link’s thoughts and behavior showed the slightest bit of inconsistency, the desire to dispel the confusion through sleep would be met with all sorts of unexpected disturbances;
As long as Link’s conscious thoughts fluctuated too much, showing signs of breaking free from his ignorant state, he would naturally fall asleep on his desk.
The states of sleep and wakefulness, cognition and ignorance were contradictions in unity.
During all this, Link did not notice anything out of the ordinary.
If it wasn’t for Elise’s reminders and stimulation, Link wouldn’t have been able to see his own condition and would have been kicked out of the dream by the test mechanism.
If Elise failed the test and the test mechanism drew him back into it, making him experience that strange and frightening control all over again,
That was definitely not what Link was hoping for.
“Oh, I see.”
Feeling like she understood, Franda nodded vigorously to show her support for his cause.
After dealing with Franda, Link continued to ponder over how he could help Elise.
While he couldn’t directly assist her using something like the Dream-stealing Witchcraft, he might be able to take a more indirect approach and offer help from the sidelines
Link tried and found out that he could still perform witchcraft normally in this Special Space.
An idea flashed in his mind. Link thought of a way to provide indirect help.
His premonition of danger was prompting him, but it was not overwhelmingly strong.
It was between severe injury and fatality.
So, what was there to hesitate about?
Just do it.
Link scrolled through his witchcraft list, selecting several Status-boosting witchcraft techniques.
He then cast them one by one, enhancing Elise’s state comprehensively.
Dreams were born from fantasies and could be seen as reflections of reality.
In reality, if Elise’s physical state was improved, her soul could also be enhanced through the strange connection.
In this way, the Elise within the dream would receive a tangible power boost.
Other than performing witchcraft, Link, after careful consideration of the pros and cons, decided that the potential gains were worth a small risk. He then resolutely decided to continue his actions.
He took out a large amount of potion for both internal and external injuries from his “Small World”, potion for injuries to the sea of consciousness, potion for soul injuries, an excessive amount of Vitality replenishing potion, and two Second Ring grade Medical Pods.
He set all the parameters for the Medical Pods, placed each treatment potion and vitality replenishing potion into multiple infusion slots inside the Medical Pods, and turned on the intelligent diagnostic and treatment mode of the pods.
Then he put Elise’s body into one of the Medical Pods.