Extra's Death: I Am the Son of Hades novel Chapter 444

Chapter 444 Doubts

Tyr froze.

He blinked after a few seconds, and his eyes became normal.

He returned to dining as if nothing had happened.

Elizabeth looked at Neo with a questioning gaze.

'His subconscious mind forgot everything I just told him.'

'This will keep happening. He won't understand he is in a nightmare.'

'If it was his conscious mind that was trapped here, we might've been able to make him aware of the nightmare.'

'However, that is impossible with his subconscious mind.'

While Neo explained things to Elizabeth, a doubt arose in his mind.

Tartarus had trapped him in an individual nightmare too.

But Neo had been conscious back there.

Why?

Did Tartarus do it purposefully so as to torture Neo mentally?

There were more inconsistencies when Neo thought about the events that occurred back then.

He had believed he was able to escape the nightmare as he had awakened the Nightmare element, and because he was a Heavenbreaker—thus, his mind was too powerful to be tricked.

But now he doubted such a thing.

He had trained in the Nightmare element for over a year and understood how powerful it was.

Moreover, Tartarus was a Stage-3 world.

Neo, at that time, was only as strong as a Stage-2 World. He shouldn't have been able to escape the Nightmare on his own.

After eating the food, Tyr left for training.

"What should we do now?" Ava questioned.

"We search for the World Core. For now, let's check this place in groups of two. If you find something suspicious, don't engage. Return to this room," Neo said.

He left an Intent Clone with Zera and Ava's group before he looked through the place with Elizabeth. The clone would allow the two groups to alert each other in case of emergencies.

"It's quite big," Elizabeth muttered as the two walked throught he corridor.

He nodded. The large statues lined along the corridors, and the opulent decorations were somewhat familiar to Neo.

He couldn't remember where he had seen them before, though.

"Is this the palace of the Weapon Dragon Clan?" she asked.

"It could be, and it could be not. The Nightmare is often a mix of reality and imagination.

"Sometimes it is created from the caster's past, and sometimes from the memories of the target caught in the nightmare."

The only thing that would remain constant in the nightmare was the 'nightmare' part.

Other than that, everything could be changed when the nightmare world was created.

Elizabeth continued to bring up topics for conversation.

She usually remained silent. Neo wondered if she was doing it so she could talk more with him, as this was one of the rare moments when they were alone.

He shook his head.

'I'm being self-conscious because of that deal with Artemis.'

Neo was drowned in thoughts, wondering if his thoughts were true or not.

He almost wanted to peek into her mind.

His thoughts were put on a break when Elizabeth's feet suddenly came to halt.

Neo turned back to look at her.

"Did you notice it?" she asked.

"…?"