169. Chapter 169 The War Between God and Nightmare
Ju Xiaoxing's struggle became stronger and stronger. Wu Ansu and Li Mengnan could no longer control it alone. The instruments monitoring vital signs around the hospital bed kept sounding dangerous alarms. Li Mengnan had to use hypnosis to temporarily disconnect her control of her limbs and body.
Putting him into full body paralysis mode.
The limbs that had lost the ability to move were hanging limply on both sides like dead snakes, but it did nothing to alleviate the pain Ju Xiaoxing was suffering at the moment.
Wu Ansu looked at Li Mengnan nervously, trying to find the answer on his face, but this guy who always liked to make jokes showed a professionalism comparable to that of a professional doctor, focusing all his attention on the painful patient on the hospital bed.
On the girl.
"Ju Xiaoxing, answer me, what exactly did you see?"
"A man... no, it's the devil! He's back, he's back again!"
Ju Xiaoxing suddenly opened his eyes, and his unfocused pupils revealed endless fear. The connection between the brain and limbs that had been blocked by hypnosis began to show signs of loosening. His ten fingers kept trembling, scratching out tiny strips on the sheets underneath.
of folds.
"Why is she like this? What on earth is she going through?" Wu Ansu was powerless to help, so he could only pin all his hopes on Li Mengnan.
"It's a nightmare." Li Mengnan said solemnly, the expression on his face becoming more solemn.
Dreams are a kind of subconscious activity of human beings. They generally only occur in sleep or coma, when the brain's consciousness stops working. Its content is also strange and weird, and there are basically no rules at all.
The scientific community is still unable to explain why humans dream, let alone what impact dreaming will have on people themselves. However, one thing is recognized - human dreams, or at least most dreams, are related to the dreamer.
My past, present and certain things I have experienced or may experience in the future are related.
As the saying goes, "Think about it every day and dream about it at night."
Dreams are not always as beautiful as in fairy tales. Especially after some people have suffered terrorist events such as natural disasters and man-made attacks, the strong stimulation will leave a deep impression on the subconscious and will remain there for a long time.
It is repeated subconsciously in the form of dreams for a long period of time.
This is the prototype of the "nightmare", commonly known as the "psychological shadow".
Generally speaking, most so-called "nightmares" can only be called "nightmares". Most of these horrific memories are replays of the scene at that time, and the dreamer will often wake up automatically at the most frightening moment. In the end, except
A fast heartbeat and a cold sweat will basically not have any negative impact on the body.
A nightmare of this level generally does not require outside intervention. As time goes by, the brain's self-protection function will seal it in the deepest part of the subconscious, and it may not even be remembered for a lifetime.
What is more troublesome is the second form of nightmare. This form can truly be called a "nightmare". Not only does it appear very frequently in dreams, but even if the fear accumulates to the extreme, if there is no outside interference to awaken the dreamer, the dreamer will
It is also difficult to escape from the dream, and after waking up, the body will still vaguely show the pain suffered in the dream.
It is said that there is a more terrifying kind of nightmare. This mysterious and powerful guy often arises from rumors about some unknown or fearful people, and then turns into an extremely real "nightmare" that appears in the dreams of a specific range of people.
This third form of nightmares is extremely powerful. The damage they cause in dreams can even appear as real wounds on the human body. Even when you wake up, it is difficult to tell whether you were dreaming or reality.
What's even more frightening is that they will gradually develop personality and wisdom on their own over time, and sometimes they will hide in the human subconscious for a long time, bursting out at specific moments, forming something similar to a second personality, and then affecting people.
real world.
That is similar to the existence of Steel Claw Freddy in "A Nightmare on Elm Street".
Of course, the chance of this third type of nightmare appearing is still quite small, and they are not without weaknesses. Blind rumors and unknown fear are the source of their power. As long as the rumors are clarified, even if it is clarified with another lie, it will
It can seriously weaken their power or even disappear directly.
What Ju Xiaoxing is going through now, neither light nor serious, happens to be the second form of nightmare.
Although he has a deep understanding of nightmares, a product of human subconsciousness, to be honest, Li Mengnan has no better way to eliminate nightmares.
This is not to intentionally exaggerate the seriousness of the problem. After all, neither a hypnotist nor a magician can enter the subconscious of others with an independent ideology. The only thing they can do is to use hypnosis to guide the dreamer himself to fight against the nightmare.
If we measure the strength of human beings in reality, the strength of most nightmares is as weak as one B, and some are even scum with a combat power of less than five.
But the problem is, don’t forget that the nightmare itself is the biggest source of fear in the dreamer’s subconscious. Under the control of fear, it is difficult for the dreamer to actively resist the nightmare, and as the number of dreams increases, the dreamer will further
exacerbating this fear.
Because of this, the key to completely eliminating nightmares lies in the dreamer himself, and the level of the healer really does not play a big role in it.
In the treatment against nightmares, the only thing the hypnotist can do is to provide appropriate guidance for the dreamer and provide various conveniences in the dream as appropriate.
To put it another way, the relationship between the dreamer and the hypnotist is like that between a mortal and a god. Due to the rules of heaven, gods cannot directly participate in the battles between mortals, but this does not prevent him from directly giving artifacts through warnings.
and other ways to improve the winning rate of the mortals you want to help.
Of course, it is obviously unrealistic to expect a young girl to fight against a nightmare that is likely to be a woman. This is no different from beating a dog with a meat bun. Li Mengnan can only give the order to retreat first.
"Ju Xiaoxing, run away quickly. You will be safe if you run home."
No one can successfully fight and destroy the Nightmare the first time, and running away is nothing to be ashamed of.
"No... no, he is too strong, I can't break free!" Ju Xiaoxing's tone almost made him cry.
Ju Xiaoxing’s words are actually logically untenable. Human beings’ self-awareness is the master of all their own consciousness. In the subconscious, that is, the world of dreams, human beings’ own self-awareness is actually equivalent to a creator-god-like existence. Anyone can
Things that can or cannot be done in reality can actually be done in the dream world.
But the problem is, perhaps due to the self-protection mechanism of the human brain, once humans realize that they are dreaming, they are basically not far from waking up. Very few people can stay in the subconscious for a long time and consciously manipulate dreams.
Please look at the last sentence. Manipulating it consciously in the subconscious is itself a contradictory state of two incompatible things.
Therefore, all rules in the dream must be completely based on the dreamer's cognition of relevant things. Just like Ju Xiaoxing's current cognition of this nightmare is that of a man who is stronger than her. So under the premise of this cognition, even if
Even though Ju Xiaoxing tried his best to conquer the world, he could not break free from the control of the nightmare.
Because the power of this nightmare will always be greater than hers.
But don't forget, this is not Ju Xiaoxing's battle alone. Somewhere in the world, outside the subconscious world, there is a god-like figure who is paying attention to this event that does not exist in reality.
"Ju Xiaoxing, stay calm and listen to me. There is a fruit knife in your right pocket that you forgot in before. Take it out and poke his leg!"
In the battle between the dreamer and the nightmare, the hypnotist can provide the dreamer with certain equipment, but this provision is not unlimited - first, the time, place and reason of appearance must be consistent with the dreamer's cognition, and secondly, these equipment
It must be a familiar object that the dreamer has actually touched personally.
For example, if Li Mengnan had just told Ju Xiaoxing that the thing in her pocket was not a fruit knife, but an elf summoning ball, and she took it out and shouted "Go Pikachu", a yellow electric mouse would jump out and kill the nightmare instantly.
Ash……
Then it will definitely not be helpful to Ju Xiaoxing in the dream, because it violates the first principle. Dreams based on the background of the real world are not compatible with two-dimensional creatures.
For another example, if Li Mengnan had just told Ju Xiaoxing that there was a pistol in his pocket, even if Ju Xiaoxing in the dream could really find the pistol, he would never be able to fire the bullet, because this violated the second principle.
Li Mengnan's guidance obviously worked. The panic on Ju Xiaoxing's face on the hospital bed was slightly reduced, but his breathing was still rapid, and he said in shock: "I stabbed his leg, there was a lot of blood, but he still chased him very fast... I can't run away."
Moved……"
If it were in the real world, this situation would be impossible, but in the dream world, Ju Xiaoxing's situation is not a special case.
Due to the dreamer's extreme fear of nightmares, a very powerful psychological suggestion of the other party is often generated subconsciously, so that before this negative effect disappears, the nightmare in the dream is almost in a semi-summer-like state.
Invincible state.
In this situation where the combat effectiveness of the dreamer is almost zero, this is not so much a battle between the dreamer and the nightmare, but rather a contest between the hypnotist and the nightmare. Any mistake in the hypnotist's instructions may lead to the dreamer's death.
Death in dreams.
Although this does not represent real death, in the process, the dreamer's fear of the nightmare will become deeper and deeper, the nightmare will become stronger and stronger, and eventually the dreamer's self-awareness will become fragmented.
, people become madmen and live in endless fear and torture forever.