Chapter 50: Because I Don't Want to Become Like You
Theo's eyes narrowed slightly after hearing the strange person's words.
"May I ask... is this a request, or... a demand?"
Requests and demands were very different.
If it was just a request, it could be refused.
However, if it was a demand... it would not be so easy to refuse.
Especially Theo's current situation. If this strange person made a demand, it would be a naked threat!
"I'm making a request, Theo." the strange person said calmly.
Seeing that Theo still seemed to be suspicious, the strange person continued, "I know that it's difficult to gain trust in my current state. However... I have no need to deceive you. If I wanted to force you... to be honest, with your current strength, you can't stop me."
When the strange person said this, the surrounding environment also changed abruptly.
Theo only blinked, and their positions had changed from the gazebo in the garden to a volcano.
The lava in the volcano was gurgling, emitting an extremely hot temperature, which made Theo's skin feel stinging.
At this time, Theo remembered the characteristics of Nightmare Magic.
At the highest level, Nightmare Magic could not only force the other party to fall asleep and then control other people's dreams.
It could also make others trapped in the dream created by themselves and unable to extricate themselves...
As long as the other party was in the dream created by himself, and his soul strength was much stronger than the other party.
Then, the enemy who was trapped in the dream would also become a part of the dream and be controlled by the caster at will...
And Theo was now in the dream created by the strange person!
That was to say, if the strange person wanted to, he didn't need to ask for Theo's opinion at all. He could directly control Theo to achieve his goal, instead of talking so much nonsense with him here.
"I understand. You really don't need to deceive me." Theo nodded.
As soon as Theo finished speaking, the surrounding environment changed back to the fragrant garden again.
"Sorry, I just wanted to prove that I didn't lie..."
Theo waved his hand, "Since this is a request... then, if I refuse you, will you let me leave?"
The strange person was slightly stunned, but still nodded, "Yes."
"That's good... I'm sorry, this... I don't know if it's a gentleman or a lady... I can't agree to your request."
Theo directly refused the strange person's request.
This time, the strange person was really confused. Why didn't this person play by the rules...
Logically speaking, he shouldn't refuse. Even if he refused, he shouldn't refuse so simply!
"Can you send me away from here?" Theo's calm question interrupted the strange person's thoughts.
The strange person took a deep breath, "Of course. But can you tell me the reason for your refusal?"
Theo looked at the strange person in front of him deeply, "Because I don't want to end up like you."
The strange person was stunned again. This answer was completely beyond his expectation, but it was also reasonable!
He originally thought that the other party still couldn't trust him, so he refused. He didn't expect...
Theo continued, "I know what kind of person I am. My desire for power is no less than anyone else's... so I also can't be sure if I can resist the temptation..."
"If I rashly absorb this magical power... it's hard to guarantee that I won't become like you one day."
Hearing this, the strange person fell into a long silence.
After a long time, he sighed again.
"You're smarter than I was... much smarter. If I had your self-awareness back then, I wouldn't have ended up like this..."
"It's true that I was too eager for freedom, so I didn't think carefully. I apologize to you again here."
"If you want to leave, you can leave at any time... just go back the way you came."
"If you change your mind, you can come to me in the same way."
"Of course, even if you don't change your mind, you can come to me for a chat..."
"I don't want to be alone in the last time of my life."
"Oh, by the way, if you just want to chat, you don't need to come here. You just need to fall asleep with Nightmare Magic and call me in your dream."
"In return, I will teach you my Nightmare Magic as much as I can... this magic is very good. As its creator, I don't want it to be lost."
As the strange person finished speaking, the entire garden began to twist, and then the surrounding dream receded like a tide...
Finally, Theo found that he was still standing in the bare stone room.
And the long staircase was behind him.
It was as if he hadn't gone anywhere, and everything that had just happened was just a dream.
Well, it was indeed a dream...
Theo turned around and looked at the staircase.
"How much time do you have left?"
"About two years... this cloak can't last long." the strange person's voice came again. "So, if you want to master Nightmare Magic, you have to hurry up."
Theo suddenly said, "Can you give me a sample of the ancient magic power on you?"
A few seconds later, a small bottle appeared in front of Theo.
The bottle contained a dark black mist. When the mist was churning, you could see a dark blue light flashing in the depths of the black mist...
"What should I call you if I want to find you in my dream? I can't always call you a strange person, right?"
"Strange person? Hehe, it's not bad to call me a strange person. Of course, you can also call me Dream Weaver."
"Dream Weaver? You don't even want to tell me your real name? Forget it, I'll call you a strange person. Goodbye." Theo accepted the bottle and strode down the stairs...
A few minutes later, Theo returned to the Forbidden Forest through the stone toad again.
The strange person didn't lie. He didn't stop Theo from leaving...
Theo found that the lighter had returned to his pocket at some point when he took out the wand from his pocket.
Looking at the faint blue light on the lighter again, Theo frowned slightly.
In fact, Theo was not completely unmoved by the power of ancient magic. Otherwise, he would not have asked the strange person for a sample of ancient magic.
As he said, he was also a person who craved power.
However, he would not rashly absorb it before confirming whether this power had any side effects.
Even if his body might have the power of ancient magic that had not been fully activated...
It could be said that it was the strange person's tragic end that made Theo's vigilance against ancient magic reach the highest!
Was that person... really just because he couldn't control his desire for power that he became like that?
Or was it that ancient magic had the power to affect people's minds?
Everything was still unclear.
After all, Theo's superficial understanding of ancient magic was obtained from the game before he transmigrated.
But now, he was in the real world!
It was not too cautious to be careful!
Theo put the lighter back in his pocket and prepared to Apparate back to Hogsmeade.
"Bang!"
Suddenly, there was a loud noise in the distance, followed by the sound of trees falling and a burst of exclamation.
Theo frowned and raised his wand to give himself a Disillusionment Charm.
The next second, Theo's figure disappeared into the darkness.
(End of this chapter)
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