Rebirth Of The Noble Mage Behind The Scenes
Chapter 215: When the Dream Awakens (Part 1)

Chapter 215: Chapter 215: When the Dream Awakens (Part 1)

Unlike its pristine condition when Anvis first saw it, the painting now appeared incredibly ancient.

He took the painting off the wall with a wave of his hand, and after confirming there was nothing wrong with it, Anvis stored it in his ring.

Once an exotic element takes shape, it becomes separate from the entire anomaly zone and exists as an independent entity. Only then can it be removed from the anomaly zone.

He was uncertain whether this exotic element had just been born or had existed for a long time.

However, based on the subtle attraction he felt from the painting during his last visit, it’s highly probable that it’s the latter.

"Admirable courage—"

On the other side, Jom also showed a hint of surprise in his glance at the girl who fearlessly stood in front of the fireplace.

Even though he hadn’t unleashed his full presence, just the casual gathering of a thread of Magic Sword Energy was something Low Rank Professionals couldn’t withstand.

But the girl in front of him, who wasn’t even an Official Professional, was able to bravely remain standing before him, despite her body Shaking.

Regardless of her Talent, her iron Will alone made her an excellent Knight prospect!

Upon receiving Anvis’s instruction, Jom casually dissipated the Sword Qi and nodded in approval to the girl.

After Jom dispersed the Sword Qi, the black-haired girl crawled out from the fireplace. However, she still hid behind the Half-Elf girl, lightly clutching Xia Ye Yinghuo’s arm, daring only to poke her little head out to look at the two of them.

Cool and light, as if she had no body temperature at all.

That was what Xia Ye Yinghuo felt the moment she was embraced.

Meanwhile, on the panel hovering beside the girl Player, besides the "Stiff" and "Shaking" statuses, along with the continual consumption of Endurance Value, her Life Value suddenly dropped again.

Lorna also noticed that her touch seemed to have a negative impact on Xia Ye Yinghuo and hurriedly let go of her in some confusion.

"Ugh... Lorna, could it be that you really are...?"

Realizing this, Xia Ye Yinghuo paused for a moment, then turned her head in shock.

"I..."

Lorna took a step back like she’d been shocked by electricity, her head bowed and her expression dimmed, as she met the girl’s disbelieving gaze.

"I’m sorry..."

At this moment, Anvis also turned his head to look, and seeing this scene, he raised an eyebrow, expressing his interest openly.

"Miss Traveler, I must remind you that the companion you speak of is actually the most dangerous part of this anomaly—the living aberration."

"When touched by it, it directly seizes the Life Force of the living, which I believe you have just experienced."

"So, there is still time for you to leave that spot now."

With Anvis’s glance indicating permission, Jom once more gathered a beam of Sword Light, fixing his gaze upon the girl who had left Xia Ye Yinghuo’s back.

Hearing Anvis’s explanation, Lorna’s already pale face now completely lost its color.

Her dark eyes filled with struggle glanced at Xia Ye Yinghuo, then she took a slow step to one side, retreating from behind the Half-Elf girl. Gently closing her eyes, her body trembled slightly.

As she moved, the direction Jom’s Sword Light was targeting shifted as well.

Without Xia Ye Yinghuo blocking in front, the terrifying sharp oppression directly descended upon Lorna.

While she wouldn’t truly die, she was just an ordinary girl at heart, scared of loneliness when alone and equally scared of death when faced with it.

However, the next moment, the overwhelming sensation of facing death suddenly eased.

Lorna couldn’t believe it as she opened her eyes, and still, the trembling figure of the Half-Elf girl was before her.

After hearing Anvis’s words, Xia Ye Yinghuo once again bore Jom’s tremendous pressure, positioning herself in front of her friend.

"Even so, you still wish to protect her?"

Anvis slightly raised his eyebrow, a hint of surprise on his face.

"Lorna is my friend, please do not harm her."

Struggling to stand in front of Lorna, Xia Ye Yinghuo looked earnestly at Anvis and spoke with a serious face.

"Interesting."

With a slight smile at the corner of his mouth, Anvis nodded to Jom, who then dispersed the Magic Sword Energy and stepped behind Anvis.

"If that’s the case, then perhaps you truly have the ability to take her out of here."

Anvis chuckled as he glanced at the tense Xia Ye Yinghuo and the shrinking Lorna. Thinking of the conditions for that Secret Technique, he tossed a specially made Magic Pattern Crystal Bottle to the girl.

"Take this, consider it an advance on your Task Reward. As for how to take her out of here, I need to prepare some things first."

After a brief farewell to an astonished Xia Ye Yinghuo and Lorna, Anvis and Jom headed to the Rai Temple in the center of the city.

When he returned to this ruined city, the field of Rai’s power had disappeared without a trace.

It was only after the subtle fluctuations of that field faded away that Anvis realized it was not an ordinary field but rather a Dream Realm with extremely high concentration of power.

Similarly, the seemingly ordinary Rai Statue, capable of emitting such power, was naturally not as common as its appearance suggested.

Upon entering the central town and the dilapidated Rai Temple, Anvis saw that the main position where the Rai Statue once stood was now empty, only a few traces on the rock below remained.

The original body of the statue had turned into the Purple Moon in the sky.

And when the embodiment of Divine Power that had accumulated over thousands of years was sealed by the Duke, the true Lavales was unveiled.

Anvis had not seen through the secrets hidden in that painting, precisely because of the Dream Realm of the statue.

In fact, the protection of Rai and the land blessed by Divine Beings that the residents of Lavales spoke of were indeed literal for them.

Because the inhabitants of the entire Lavales Port City existed dependent on the power of the statue.

Within the range of the statue’s power, the residents unknowingly fell into an Eternal sleep and lived forever as Dream Creatures in Rai’s Dream Realm, neither aging nor dying.

But their time was only a month.

Every full moon night, at the moment of Rai’s blessing, they would walk out of their houses and allow the moonlight to ignite them.

This burning flame would use their dreams as fuel, transforming into a special ’light’ that would be absorbed by Rai’s statue.

Afterward, everything in the Dream Realm would reset, and their memories would forever stay within that month.

The only addition would be the remnants of the Dream consumed—Amis Dust.

Unlike the irreversible, complete burning initiated by the Great Sacrificial Rite, not all residents could leave dust in these cycles of rebirth.

Only those residents who, in these cycles, were still able to retain a shred of self and fantasy could leave behind a bit of Amis Dust in the burned-out flames.

This is how Amis Dust is produced.