Chapter 609

A plump cleaner from the Fish Division recounted with an extremely serious expression:

“You guys know, our Fish Division was founded by the First Twin Fish Director, inheriting a lot of her legacy. Among those legacies is an anomalous item called [Mind Roulette], specifically used to detect conditions in the Dream Realm, Shadow Realm, Deathscape, and these ‘non-material realms.’

This anomalous item hangs opposite the desk of our Bureau Director. I saw it once when I went to submit a report. The warning light for the Dream Realm on that roulette has always been lit, and its position is precisely at the deepest part of Soulfall Black Abyss—it should be that Moshin Ice City!”

“I’ve also heard something about this Moshin Ice City.”

After the Fish Division cleaner shared their known intel, a cleaner from the Aries Division stood up as well, looking somewhat nervous while sharing:

“Recently, it seems like some large-scale calamity occurred in the Dream Realm, causing many nightmares to escape from there, lingering in reality and invading people’s dreams, trapping them so they can’t wake up.

Our Aries Division Bureau Director then assigned a lot of temporary tasks, sending us Level 2 and 3 Cleaners out with anomalous items issued by the General Bureau to drive away these nightmares that escaped from the Dream Realm.

In the few expulsion missions I participated in, many nightmares would desperately shout and beg us not to treat them this way when they were locked onto by the General Bureau’s [Dream-Guide Needle] and forcibly expelled—they didn’t want to return to Moshin Ice City or something…”

“I also received similar missions…”

“Me too!”

“The nightmares I encountered said the same thing!”

“That Moshin Ice City clearly isn’t a good place!”

After the Aries Division cleaner finished sharing their experience, over eighty cleaners stood up one after another, all indicating that they had carried out similar missions and heard the name of Moshin Ice City from the mouths of the nightmares.

It’s rumored that this nightmare-inducing fortress, feared by countless nightmares, was built on the ruins of the former Nightmare King Palace. It has both blood-red hues and icy white tones. If you get close enough, you’ll be subjected to terrifying brainwashing sounds, suffering severe mental pollution.

The actual ruler of Moshin Ice City is the Snow Maiden, one of the seven Nightmare Messengers under the Nightmare King. After the Nightmare King died, she managed to flee back to the Dream Realm. However, for some reason, she seems to have been tainted by the presence of some extremely terrifying entity.

It’s said that just getting close to her will make you feel an almost soul-crushing pressure. Even other Nightmare Messengers dare not approach her. Holy Spirits sent by Dream Realm True Gods to inquire about the situation couldn’t withstand the immense pressure within five steps of her, trembling and kneeling down right there…

“…”

Snow Maiden sure has improved…

After hearing all this chaotic Dream Realm gossip, Leon, with a strange expression, couldn’t help but open his panel and look at the hidden gold badge he obtained after letting the dream-eating alien devour the Dream Realm.

[Nightmare of Nightmares: Extremely insane and completely disregarding consequences, you sought fleeting pleasure at any cost, even destroying an entire world. You’ve become the most dreaded nightmare in the Nightmare King’s heart.]

[Wearing Effect: Deeply feared by the Lord of Nightmares, you are now above all nightmares. No nightmare has the qualification to affect you anymore.]

[Ascension Route: None]

So that supposed soul-eroding brainwashing sound is probably the Snow King March she picked up from me, and that aura of some terrifying existence likely came from the [Desire Dream Infiltrator] the Bureau Director borrowed from me and gave to her.

That thing was my main anomalous item for quite a long time, carrying much of my own aura, which can trigger the [Nightmare of Nightmares] effect… Hmm… Or maybe Snow Maiden herself picked up some of my aura while constantly carrying me through dreams without my knowledge…

…

“So let’s vote!”

As Leon listened to the gossip and analyzed the situation at Moshin Ice City, the temporary meeting among the cleaners was nearing its end.

As one of the two strongest cleaners aside from a certain cannibalistic freak, the “Grim Reaper,” wrapped in misty gray fog, spoke up:

“I think we can accept the Goddess of Illusion’s terms. The abilities of Nightmare Messengers are similar to regular Holy Spirits. Both me and Alabaster Maiden from the Scorpio Division are veteran Level 1 Cleaners, capable of killing a Holy Spirit in one-on-one combat or fighting two Holy Spirits simultaneously.

Aside from us two, there are more than ten veteran Level 2 Cleaners like Rudy from the Taurus Division and Axima from the Aries Division, who can hold their own against a Holy Spirit in single combat. With a bit of coordination, we might even manage to kill one in a group fight.

Since the Nightmare King is dead, there are no True Gods left in Soulfall Black Abyss now. Nightmare Messengers, comparable to Holy Spirits, are the highest level of combat power. Twenty-plus Holy Spirit-levels versus seven Holy Spirit-levels—our side obviously has the advantage.”

“None of this is certain though…”

A cleaner from the Aries Division stood up hesitantly, reminding everyone: “Mason, we trust your abilities, but even if the high-end forces are evenly matched, there are still too few of us. There must be millions of nightmares surviving in Soulfall Black Abyss. With only four hundred of us, it might be hard to handle them!”

“Why don’t we just bypass them?”

The silver man who got cut down by Leon in five seconds during the second test confidently interjected:

“My ability can also be used on others. Although the effect will be limited when spread across four hundred people, it can still increase our speed to a level ordinary nightmares can’t catch up to. We can just push forward quickly, passing through the areas where nightmares live in Soulfall Black Abyss, reaching the deepest part, Moshin Ice City.

And the aura on Snow Maiden will make ordinary nightmares instinctively want to flee. So there won’t be many nightmares in Moshin Ice City. There might be some elites, but that’s about it.”

“I thought the same thing.”

The bull-horned man who previously had conflicts with Leon also stood up, narrowing his eyes while adding: “At that time, we can definitely split into two groups. Those of us who can deal with Holy Spirits will go hunt down the Nightmare Messengers, while the rest handle the elite nightmares and block the entrance to Moshin Ice City, stopping any normal nightmares that might be summoned for support.

Although the number of nightmares is virtually infinite, such resistance won’t last long. But as long as we defeat the Nightmare Messengers quickly enough, everything will be fine.”