Mage Kim Geunhong (6)

My eyes closed in an instant.

In my dream, I was shocked to see my Reality Recognition Value rising sharply and screamed wildly. As it rose, the Black Tower became clearer and began to grow larger, but after I gouged out my eyes, I realized that it wasn't actually growing—I was being drawn toward it, as though I were getting closer.

A man walked through the wasteland, blood streaming from his empty eye sockets.

It was a madman's nightmare.

Nightmares like that followed one after another.

That wasn't all. A nightmare in which I became a ghoul and tore people apart flashed by, and a dream in which I wandered through an endless labyrinth with Jaaldi also passed by.

At least, being with the relatively dependable director made the fear I'd been feeling until then seem a little less intense.

I opened my eyes amid an exhaustion that was difficult to describe.

"Ah."

How long had I slept...