Chapter 405

“Because there’s no guarantee we can catch up.”

After checking the massive tunnel that the Swamp King Snake had burrowed, Leon estimated the size of the giant snake while frowning and replied:

“Scorpion Bureau Director knows I’ve entered, so he’ll also speed up to meet me as soon as possible. But I can’t confirm how fast he’s going. If we go down level by level, we might not be able to catch up with him.

Considering the six layers of the Nightmare Realm are connected in a loop, if our speed is similar to his, we might even never catch up to him. But if we turn around and head upwards, it would be like moving towards each other along this path that spans all six nightmares.

In that case, even in the worst scenario where he waits for me in the next layer of the nightmare, I’d only need to go through five more nightmares to definitely meet up with him.”

Two people heading towards each other… total of six nightmares…

Counting on her fingers, Snow Maiden asked curiously: “Why five? This nightmare world has six layers, right?”

“…”

Because we’re already in the first layer… it’s like planting a tree every meter and asking how far you have to walk from the first to the sixth tree. Honestly, even my little sister who just started elementary school wouldn’t ask such a stupid question.

Leon was struck speechless by Snow Maiden’s question. Looking at her innocent eyes that were completely untouched by knowledge, he paused for a moment before deciding to abandon any attempt to communicate with her.

Forget it, nightmares born from nightmares not knowing math can be understood. After all, even the most perverted person probably wouldn’t dream of a Snow Maiden giving them a math lesson in a snowy mountain.

And for the Dream Realm, without corresponding memories or fantasies, naturally equals nonexistence, so if she doesn’t understand, let her not understand. I don’t have time to teach her math problems now.

“Slap!”

“Ouch!”

“Don’t ask anymore, hurry up and work!”

Smacking her thigh hard, leaving a red handprint behind, Teacher Leon refused to give an on-site lecture. While grabbing a bottle from the Mirror World to chug down alcohol to activate [Alcoholic Immortal] for survival, he urged with a stern face:

“Take me to the next layer of the nightmare! Hurry up!”

“…”

Damn human!!!

…

“Olivia, are you still going to stop me?”

Just as Leon carried Snow Maiden, traveling in reverse through the six layers of the nightmare world, the confrontation in the night sky above the Capital City finally reached its climax.

The red web formed by [Slaughter Crimson Hair] shattered once again, but the Nightmare King reformed his body using the countless nightmares flowing in the Nightmare River. Stretching out his emaciated hand, he pointed at the city below and reminded coldly: “From the beginning until now, you’ve let tens of thousands of nightmares slip through. Even if they’re all low-level nightmares, it’s enough to make half the city have a nightmare.”

“…”

Hearing the reminder from the Nightmare King, the Red-haired Bureau Director in the center of the crimson domain couldn’t help but press her lips tightly.

While using the Slaughter Crimson Hair again to shatter a group of high-level nightmares trying to enter reality, she couldn’t help but look up… The black night sky was full of holes, and nightmares were falling onto the sleeping Capital City every moment.

Seemingly sensing the hesitation of the Red-haired Bureau Director, after reforming his body, the Nightmare King’s cold and grating voice echoed in her ears again.

“But if you keep纠缠with me and let higher-tier nightmares slip through, a large number of humans will suffer mental breakdowns, and their souls might even be devoured, turning them into empty shells… Are you sure that’s what you want?”

“…”

Indeed, it can’t be delayed any longer.

After separating another strand of Slaughter Crimson Hair to shatter a group of high-level nightmares trying to rush into reality, the Red-haired Bureau Director looked at the seemingly endless nightmares above her head and couldn’t help but take a deep breath before slowly loosening her grip on the Nightmare King.

“That’s the right decision.”

Seeing the Red-haired Bureau Director obeying his “persuasion” and letting the “path” to reality open, the Nightmare King’s dry corners of his mouth couldn’t help but twitch slightly. Then he stirred up the gray river flowing with countless nightmares, wrapping his unstable body, and plunged directly into reality.

…

“Hiss…”

Leaving the Dream Realm and entering reality, feeling the change in the world’s rules, the newly condensed flesh and blood, the Nightmare King couldn’t help but deeply inhale with abnormal pleasure. His slightly hunched back began to straighten, and his thin chest swelled slightly.

Flesh and soul… truly an incredibly wonderful experience…

No matter how powerful the rules of other worlds are, no matter how great the beings they can support, in this aspect, none can compare with the world occupied by humans.

A world where existence is clear and complete, material rules are stable and substantial, yet allows extraordinary beings, recognizes souls and spirits, for entities like himself, it’s simply an unparalleled treasure.

Using the newly formed flesh eyes, observing the world covered under the night curtain, the Nightmare King couldn’t help but sigh deeply.

The only regrettable thing is that this treasure has an owner, and its owner is not only astonishingly strong but also extremely stingy, not allowing others to share.

Taking advantage of the brief overlap between the Dream Realm and reality, touching it lightly is fine, but if he really tries to lay hands on this treasure, within two months at most, the Clearing Bureau will recall all directors and send the sun into the Dream Realm, drying up the entire Nightmare River along with himself.

What a pity… If humans could be weaker, it would be much better.

Regretfully looking at the Capital City floating with countless dreams below, the Nightmare King retracted his gaze filled with longing and focused on his most important target of this trip.

That Level 3 Cleaner named Leon is currently inside the nightmare world opened by his ambassador! With a cold gaze downward, directly locking onto the docks near the Yunhe Canal in the Capital City, the Nightmare King didn’t waste even a second and directly activated the pitch-black Nightmare River, rushing toward the six-layered nightmare.

Whether those strange memories that can pollute nightmares or the [Dream-eating Abnormal Armor] that has consumed countless dreams, both pose a huge threat to him.

Even removing just one of these two threats is worth risking infiltration into the real world and fighting with the Yellow Path Director of the Clearing Bureau. Now, with the possibility of eliminating both dangers at once, there’s no way he can miss this opportunity! Carrying an intensely fiery killing intent, the Nightmare King stretched out his bony arm and embraced the violently shaking six-layered nightmare.

Then, the gray mist surrounding him silently and quickly dispersed, protecting his massive body as it slowly but irresistibly squeezed into the nightmare.

(End of Chapter)