socalfunplaces Chapter 252 Susie the Big Dog's Plea for Help
Chapter 252 Susie the Big Dog's Plea for Help
Chapter 252 Susie the Big Dog's Plea for Help
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The Earl of Hall's mansion in the West of Backlund.
Audrey's personal maid, Anne, opened Audrey's door again: "Miss, it's already two o'clock in the afternoon. You should get up."
Audrey, lying on the bed, smiled and said, "Annie, as I said before, I'm not feeling well right now. Let me rest a little longer."
Anne was taken aback. Miss Audrey had indeed said something like that that morning, and she hadn't told Anne to call a doctor for a consultation, only that she shouldn't disturb her or tell anyone.
Oh right, Annie remembered, she came to ask the young lady what she wanted to eat?
After asking the question, Annie rubbed her forehead, wondering why she had been feeling so dazed and confused all day.
In fact, this was a stress response of her mind after being hypnotized multiple times in a short period of time, or rather, her subconscious had realized that something was wrong, but her mind was still in a state of being influenced or altered.
Lying in bed, Audrey said, "Then give me a plate of cookies, you know, the kind that looks like bones—hehehe, just kidding, that's what Susie eats. And give me a slice of tiramisu, that Fenneport dessert really impressed me."
Anne nodded: "Okay."
She quickly brought out a piece of tiramisu from the kitchen, and then Audrey urged her to leave again.
After Anne closed the door again, Miss Audrey, who was lying on the bed, suddenly jumped onto the carpet and transformed into a large golden retriever! It was Susie.
Or rather, the one who was talking to Anne just now was actually Susie. It's just that it "hypnotized" Anne, making the maid believe that it was Miss Audrey.
It glanced at the painting on the desk. Audrey had disappeared last night while studying the oil painting she bought at the Extraordinary Party and hadn't returned yet.
Susie originally intended to inform the rest of the Earl's family, but then she thought that Audrey was sometimes secretive, and informing others immediately might affect Audrey's actions. So she pretended to be Audrey and kept the matter a secret.
But Audrey has been missing for more than ten hours and still hasn't returned. What should we do now?
Susie paced anxiously on the carpet twice. It's just a dog, why does it have to face such a complicated problem?
After a moment of anxiety, Susie calmed herself down and realized that she definitely couldn't solve this problem on her own, so she could only ask someone for help.
But how can I tell the extraordinary bodyguard at home about the current situation? Should I just tell them directly? Wouldn't that reveal its ability to speak?
They couldn't wait any longer, Susie thought. Perhaps Audrey desperately needed rescue right now; being exposed was acceptable—
Suddenly, it realized that it didn't necessarily have to ask the family's extraordinary bodyguards; it could ask a few extraordinary individuals that Audrey knew privately for help. That way, it wouldn't have to worry about being exposed.
But—but it didn't know how to contact them—no, it knew how to contact Raphael Collins.
Audrey had previously taught it how to summon Raphael's messenger, so it quickly went to set up the altar.
After setting up the altar, Susie froze in front of the candles. It could only talk and read, but had never learned to write. How could it inform Raphael of the situation here?
After thinking for a moment, Susie came up with a solution. She tore off a piece of paper, ripped it apart, and stuffed it into the envelope.
The torn letter paper signifies "attack" or "danger." The recipient can interpret it as the sender being attacked or in danger, and the sender seeking help from the recipient.
This is a relatively clear form of psychological suggestion, a flexible application of extraordinary abilities.
After writing the letter, Susie successfully summoned Raphael's messenger from the spirit world, following the method Audrey had taught her.
When the messenger Payne arrived at Audrey's room, he looked around but did not find the sender.
Payne scratched his head, wondering if he had misheard.
"Here, here." Following a muffled voice, Payne saw a large golden retriever with a letter in its mouth wagging its tail at him.
Payne paused for a moment before taking the letter: "Are you the one who wants to send a letter?"
"Yes," Susie said.
Payne was stunned again; the dog had spoken!
He had seen some strange and unusual spirit creatures before, but he was certain that the dog in front of him was a real golden retriever and not a spirit creature!
But he quickly switched into messenger mode: "You're sending this letter to Raphael Collins?"
Susie replied again, "Yes."
Payne nodded and then disappeared from Audrey's room.
About ten minutes later, the air in the center of the room suddenly became ethereal, and the young and handsome Raphael emerged from the spirit world to look at Susie.
Susie grinned and said, "Thank God, our helpers have finally arrived."
Raphael chuckled. "I was just wondering if the messenger had had too much to drink?"
Then he asked, "Are you an extraordinary being? Or did you drink a magic potion?"
Susie sat on the carpet and answered truthfully, "I drank the potion."
Raphael exclaimed, "Oh! Nobles really have money to burn! They actually managed to raise a golden retriever at Sequence 6!"
He suddenly understood many things. No wonder Audrey was already at Sequence 5, but she was still buying Sequence 5 level auxiliary materials. It turned out she was planning to upgrade her golden retriever!
If this news were announced in the Extraordinary Realm, it would likely break the hearts of many wild Extraordinary Beings. They had worked hard for most of their lives without ever getting a chance to advance to Sequence 5, but such an opportunity was readily available to this golden retriever.
At the same time, Raphael also realized that when he kidnapped Audrey, the one who had been watching him was actually a golden retriever.
And when we took down that "werewolf" before, it was actually a golden retriever who provided the help.
This made Raphael smile helplessly at first, but he quickly wiped the smile off his face, sat down in a chair, and asked Susie, "Is Audrey in danger?"
As he spoke, he looked at the oil painting on the desk.
This is Audrey's room, but she's not here. She must be in danger. And it's very likely related to this painting.
Susie said, "Yes."
It then briefly recounted Audrey's recent findings on the painting; she had recently discovered a connection between herself and the painting. She couldn't quite articulate what that connection was, but she felt as if she could enter the painting itself.
So Audrey recently started trying to get into the oil painting, such as dripping blood on it or slightly damaging it, but these attempts all failed.
Until last night, she tried to enter the oil painting from her dream. She had tried this method before but failed. Now she succeeded, but it seems she can't get out.
Raphael thought to himself: This noble lady is really making a fuss. Does she really have to go in and take a look?
But just as he thought of this, Raphael gave a wicked smile, because if it were him, he would also try to find a way to go in and take a look.
Now that we know we're using dreams to enter the painting, things are much easier.
Raphael asked Susie, "Do you want to come in with me?"
Susie nodded repeatedly: "Okay."
"Raise your paw." Raphael grabbed one of Susie's paws and had the large one use the sealing artifact to send him into the painting.
Raphael just seized a sealed artifact of the "Sleepless" pathway during the battle in Sen'er City.
The sealed artifact is currently placed in the "Dark Abode," so he had the larger version use it to send himself and Susie into the painting.
Raphael felt a momentary daze before he entered a world of vibrant colors.
This world is like an abstract painting. If the surrounding flowers, plants and trees were placed in a painting, they wouldn't seem like anything special. But if they actually appeared next to you, you would wonder if they were some kind of mutated creatures.
Raphael raised his hand and saw a normal hand. He realized that he was the only realistic part in this abstract painting.
The reason it's described as the only one is because Raphael couldn't find Susie. He didn't know if she hadn't come in, or if she had come in and appeared somewhere else.
Raphael stood there for a moment, then decided to find Audrey first and ask her about the painting.
At that moment, Raphael saw an abstract house running towards them.
Yes, the house sprouted two abstract legs and ran quickly toward Raphael, stopping a short distance in front of him.
Then the house's legs disappeared, and the house seemed to become a normal house, standing quietly on the somewhat abstract ground.
Raphael scratched his head: What does this mean? Are you bringing the clues to me?
He had only heard Audrey say that the painting seemed harmless, but who can say for sure about such things?
Under Raphael's watchful gaze, the door of the abstract house opened, revealing an abstract corridor with wooden doors on either side.
Raphael's spiritual senses indicated that behind each wooden door seemed to be an independent dream.
So Raphael stepped forward and closed the two doors of the illusory house again.
He smiled and said, "I'm not some curious person; do I need you to lay out clues in front of me?"
As he spoke, Raphael walked around the abstract houses and onto the abstract path.
His basic logic was: before figuring out the reality and illusion of the painting, he would not explore it too deeply.
Perhaps by traveling around and exploring, we can find more important clues.
Raphael had only taken a few steps when he heard a song drifting from the woods. It was sung in the language of giants, and the song was very melodious. The lyrics roughly meant: Outside, majestic mountains, vast oceans, and a brutal atmosphere shroud the land. People believe devoutly, how difficult, how difficult.
Here, twisted mountains, shallow oceans, gods roam the earth, and people sing joyfully—how happy, how happy!
Outside, there is hard work and terrible disasters; there is not a single day of peace.
Here, you can dance happily and enjoy yourself to the fullest, which makes you feel joyful and happy.
Raphael frowned: this word seemed to be an important clue.
But Raphael couldn't quite figure out what scene the lyrics were describing.
He walked through the abstract forest, searching for who was singing. But after prying open the abstract bushes, he found himself back at the abstract house with long legs he had just seen.
However, unlike before, this house is now located in an abstract forest.
At that moment, a window in the house opened, and the singing came from there.
Raphael thought to himself: It seems there's no way around this house.
At that moment, two long arms reached out from the open window and grabbed Raphael's shoulders.
The two arms look like they were drawn very poorly, not only abstractly, but also with sharp angles and edges, like an unfinished sketch.
In an instant, two outstretched hands grabbed Raphael's shoulders and pulled him toward the window.
This time Raphael did not resist and was pulled through the window by both arms.
Clang~
The window is closed.
The room was a lively scene, like a huge rehearsal room, with rows of boys and girls standing there, swaying their bodies and singing in unison.
Their style isn't as abstract as other art styles, but rather more like an unfinished sketch, appearing realistic yet somewhat rough.
The song the girls and boys were singing contained the lyrics Raphael had just heard, so he asked them, "What unique meaning does this song have?"
After the sketch artists finished singing one line of a song, they all shouted in unison, "Yes!"
After answering, they continued singing.
Raphael then asked, "What scene is described in the lyrics?"
After singing a line of lyrics, the sketch artists answered in unison: "The earth ruled by gods and the world created by gods."
Raphael frowned: Could it have something to do with the Creator?
Then he asked, "Which deity is being described specifically?"
The sketches replied, "They are the masters of nightmares and misfortune!"
Nightmare?
Raphael's first thought was of the "Dragon of Nightmares," the god of the "Dragon of Imagination," but this "imagined" dragon did not seem to possess the authority of "misfortune."
Then he thought of the "Destruction Wolf," an ancient god possessing the advanced characteristics of the "Sleepless" pathway, which should have the authority of "Nightmare" and "Misfortune."
Raphael then roughly understood the hidden meaning of the lyrics the boys and girls were singing: anything "outside" referred to the real world, while anything "here" referred to the dream created by the "Destruction Wolf".
That's why there's a description like "twisted mountains, shallow ocean".
Because dreams are inherently full of abstractions and symbols, they are distorted and unreal.
Having figured this out, Raphael looked around and quickly found a door in a corner.
That's how he left the room. Raphael hurried to the door and was about to reach for the doorknob when he suddenly realized that the singing had stopped.
Raphael turned around and saw the boys and girls lined up neatly behind him, staring wide-eyed at his every move, as if watching a magic show.
Raphael immediately withdrew his hand. He didn't need any spiritual reminder; even a fool could figure it out. As long as he made the gesture of opening the door, these guys would definitely attack him en masse.
Raphael then infused his spirituality into "Adam's Gift," instantly "hypnotizing" the sketches and making them ignore him.
The next second, singing filled the huge rehearsal hall again.
Raphael quickly opened the door, slipped out, and immediately closed it.
dong dong dong~
The sketch artists clearly sensed something was wrong and crowded inside, banging on the door.
Raphael looked around and saw the same abstract corridor he had seen before. He loosened the doorknob. Since there were so many doors, yet the corridor showed no signs of chaos, it meant that these doors could keep out the guys inside.
Now that he was inside, Raphael decided to explore the place, guessing that Audrey should be inside one of the doors.
Guided by his spirit, Raphael pushed open another door, which led to a large theater where an opera was being performed.
The interior of this door is in a realistic style, with people and objects that are almost identical to those in the real world.
Raphael suddenly opened the door, and the audience inside turned their heads at the same time, all their eyes filled with curiosity as they looked at Raphael.
Their faces, all looking quite similar, revealed forced, insincere smiles.
At this moment, a beautiful figure stood up and said, "Raphael, over here, over here."
That was Audrey Hall.
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