Chapter 331 : Chapter 331

Chapter 331: Not Showing Some Colors, You Don't Know What Cruel Is

Underground City.

"So, this is your plan?"

I looked at the two people in front of me: one, Tan Han, my good classmate, a former rival.

The other, Ninglan Qiuyue, the daughter of the Ninglan New City Lord, a young woman rushing about for the sake of her city.

I hadn't expected that after just a few days of peace, these two would find me again.

Especially this Ninglan Qiuyue; I only just found out she hadn't come down these past few days not because she was busy, but because she had been "grounded" by the City Lord.

She had only just managed to sneak out.

Of course, she also brought news from the surface.

And Tan Han had also established a connection with the extraordinary research base and the Earth Patrol Team in these few days.

This connection was somewhat beyond my expectations.

Tan Han had first found the Earth Patrol Team, then had a conversation with them and the extraordinary research base.

Of course, my influence was also a factor in this.

After all, I had no reason to refuse Tan Han borrowing my name to establish contact with the extraordinary research base.

Tan Han had been acting decisively during this time, most likely because her guess was wrong.

After all, a major factor that prompted her to enter the dream was that she wanted to find an answer here.

When she failed to get an answer from me, she naturally needed to find another way.

If she didn't fight for it, then she wouldn't be qualified to obtain the truth.

And at this moment, Tan Han was sent into the underground city at the cost of Ninglan Qiuyue being grounded, for the purpose of communicating with the people here, or to put it bluntly, to win over factions.

For Ninglan New City on the surface, with the Nightmare disaster, the City Lord's faction, the Nightmare Demon's side, the outsiders' side, and even the resistance force that Ninglan Qiuyu was rallying within the city, this chaotic free-for-all, the underground city was undoubtedly a neutral and powerful external force.

Ninglan Qiuyue represented Ninglan Qiuyu's side, that is, her brother's resistance force, using all available means to stop the current City Lord's foolish actions.

And Ninglan Qiuyu also represented the orthodox succession of Ninglan New City.

"Yes, although it all seems very rushed, we must stop my father as soon as possible."

"You've convinced the Earth Patrol Team, and the person in charge of the extraordinary research base?"

I asked again.

If it was all as Ninglan Qiuyue said, I admired their eloquence and ability.

"Yes, we..."

"I don't care about the process. I'm more concerned about why you came to find me."

"Teacher Little Han, you once said that you don't like to offer help in times of need. Only when a person has proven their value is it worth others to follow, and can it persuade more people to add flowers to the brocade. Ninglan New City is currently in a period of change. The external disturbances and internal decay require more thorough means to be eradicated."

"Alright, I'm glad you still remember what I said..."

"The citizens of Ninglan New City are now aware of the city's decay. My brother has also gained the support of a large number of citizens. And those outsiders who were previously expelled from Ninglan New City are also willing to contribute."

"The outsiders who were driven out of the city, how did you contact them... the City Defense Army?"

I frowned and asked.

"Yes, the City Defense Army. Do you still remember that highest officer of the City Defense Army, Mo Le? I heard he was the one who personally received you upon your arrival."

"Oh, your brother convinced him?"

"They... were friends, I suppose, when they were very young. In short, with the combined City Defense Army, plus my brother's prestige in the City Guard..."

"Wait, I remember the City Defense Army has to deal with the beast tide, right?"

"This... yes. So the support from the City Defense Army is limited. The main force is still the City Guard. There can't be a single mistake when it comes to the beast tide. But if we add the Earth Patrol Team and the extraordinary armed forces of the extraordinary research base from the underground city..."

"You would have the strength to crush the existing forces with an absolute advantage?"

"Yes, that's roughly what it means. And Teacher Little Han, as the top expert among the outsiders, I think your rallying power over those outsiders..."

"You're wrong about that. I don't have any rallying power. My appearance might just cause them to launch a crusade against me and start infighting."

"You're joking. In the face of a life-and-death situation, I believe they wouldn't joke with their own lives. The power you possess is an indispensable part of our fight against our common enemy, the Nightmare Demon," Ninglan Qiuyue said with a smile, her tone carrying a hint of pleading.

"Hmm... I really want to help you, but I still want to ask, if I agree, where will I go next with you? To meet up with your brother?"

"That's natural. My brother also admires you very much. The first Nightmare Demon killed in Ninglan New City was killed by you and my brother together."

"He still remembers that," I shook my head with a smile.

Although strictly speaking, it was killed by that Type III extraordinary killer, so to count it on his head... was a bit of a stretch.

"Of course. I wonder what Teacher Little Han's decision is? Although I know you like academic research, from what I understand, you are ultimately outsiders with your own original world. You can't live here forever. As long as Ninglan New City gets through this difficult time, you can also go back sooner."

"That's true," I nodded.

For her to say this, it meant that some outsider had already completely revealed our background.

But that didn't matter.

"Then your choice is?"

"I will naturally help with this, but... there's something you all are making very difficult for me," I sighed, my gaze sweeping over Ninglan Qiuyue.

"What is it?"

Hearing me relent, even though there was a "but," they were still a little excited.

It was just a condition.

Tan Han knew very well how terrifying the Little Han in front of her was at this moment.

"Well... that is..."

I pretended to be in deep thought, then suddenly looked up.

With a "snap" of my fingers, a thick black thorn pierced through Ninglan Qiuyue's chest.

This sudden change immediately frightened Tan Han and Ninglan Qiuyue.

Tan Han was shocked by my decisive action, while Ninglan Qiuyue was thinking at that moment, why.

It wasn't until Ninglan Qiuyue reacted that she realized my attack had not harmed her at all.

Just as both of them reacted and were wondering why I did that, a scream came from within Ninglan Qiuyue's body.

"Ahhh—!"

The heart-wrenching scream was the other party's last wail before death.

An illusory figure emerged from within Ninglan Qiuyue's body, revealing her original appearance.

But my attack was aimed at killing the other party.

In the next moment, that figure dissipated like a bubble in the dream.

"What... what was that?"

The drastic change, which was even closely related to herself, startled this young girl so much that she even fell to the ground.

"A Nightmare Demon, I guess," I said in a relaxed tone, as if I had just done something insignificant.

"Night... Nightmare Demon?!"

At this moment, the most shocked one was Tan Han, but she quickly reacted, "Little Han, you... you knew from the beginning?"

"More or less," I nodded in response.

The other party's existence form naturally couldn't hide from the perspective of Spirit Vision.

Not to mention I had seen a Nightmare Demon before and understood their existence form.

Their disguise, which was difficult for the naked eye to see, looked to me as if they were pushing their luck and treating me like a fool.

Of course, the Nightmare Demon had also shown me with practical actions how difficult they were to deal with.

This kind of method was a dimensionality reduction strike against the entire Ninglan New City.

Even Tan Han had been deceived, which showed how skilled the other party was.

But the main thing was the element of surprise.

This time, a Nightmare Demon had followed Ninglan Qiuyue, but last time there wasn't one.

This meant that this Nightmare Demon was a recent addition.

"Ninglan Qiuyue, excuse me for asking, from the last time you met me to being grounded and until now, have you noticed anything unusual?"

"I..."

At this moment, Ninglan Qiuyue stood up with the help of the wall, looking a little disheveled.

After all, neither of us could help her up, so she had to get up herself.

And she thought for a long time but couldn't think of anything unusual.

"I don't know. I also don't know how the other party..."

As Ninglan Qiuyue spoke, she held the pendant she was wearing on her chest with her other hand.

That Nightmare Demon was inside it before.

"It's normal not to know. This kind of method is too much of a rule-breaker for you all. It seems the Nightmare Demon's infiltration methods are more terrifying than we expected," I said comfortingly.

After all, with such a method, it was too easy for a Nightmare Demon to make people unaware.

"I'm sorry, Little Han, we didn't know this would suddenly happen..."

"It's okay, it's not your fault. What are you apologizing to me for? If there's nothing else, you should take Ninglan Qiuyue and leave first. She seems to be quite scared," I looked at Tan Han and said.

"Then about the invitation..."

"Didn't I just say I would help?"

"Thank you."

Getting this answer, Tan Han also knew that she and Ninglan Qiuyue had achieved their goal on this trip, and it was not in vain.

Since I had already given the order to see them out, they naturally wouldn't disturb me any further.

Even though Ninglan Qiuyue wasn't so scared that she needed to go back and rest at this moment, she was still persuaded to leave by Tan Han.

After they left, my gaze turned to the area where the Nightmare Demon had been annihilated by that one strike.

I didn't know what form a Nightmare Demon's death in reality would take, but in the dream, it would dissipate like a bubble.

But, even if the other party died in the dream, death didn't mean disappearing into thin air.

From the perspective of Spirit Vision, the manifestation of a Nightmare Demon's death in the dream was the dissipation of information.

Perhaps the naked eye couldn't see it, but Spirit Vision could see the feedback of that information.

The reason I was so eager to send Tan Han and the others away naturally had my own considerations.

For example... to try the Resurrection Spell on this Nightmare Demon?

I wasn't worried that I wouldn't have the means to deal with this Nightmare Demon after resurrecting it.

I was just afraid that the attempt would fail.

After all, failure meant no gains.

And even if it succeeded, don't forget that this was the extraordinary research base.

The various extraordinary killers developed by the scholars and technicians here were numerous.

There was no doubt about the security here.

And in the dream, could the other party still escape?

I admit that the other party was very tricky and strange in the dream, but in reality, there had to be a material basis.

The fact that the other party could be killed by the extraordinary killers here was enough to show that the other party's life form in reality was a bit... fragile.

"Come, let's try this."

I came to the dream information of the Nightmare that was about to dissipate and cast the Resurrection Spell.

This was my first attempt, and it was countless times more difficult than the first time I used the Fireball spell.

But with a little bit of trial and error, the Resurrection Spell was successfully used.

Actually, even I didn't know if this was a success.

When I first came into contact with the Resurrection Spell, I remember that resurrection seemed to require many matching precious materials or something, but this seemed to have only consumed magic power?

And it was even just the magic power from the Magic Power Source in the dream.

But you couldn't say that there was no consumption.

After all, the dream also had its own set of operating rules.

In the next moment, under the gaze of my Spirit Vision, the information belonging to the Nightmare Demon began to gather.

I didn't see any information about a soul, or even soul-substance, in the essence of the Nightmare Demon.

So... was the Nightmare Demon, to some extent, also not a "life"?

Thinking about it carefully again, the Academy Head didn't explicitly say that the Nightmare Demon was a "life" when she explained this existence to me.

But as I watched the Nightmare Demon gradually "resurrect" in the resurrection spellbook, at least the other party's body was gradually taking shape.

"A bit interesting."

I watched with great interest as all this slowly progressed.

I didn't care about the consumption of magic power.

With the Dream Rewrite Spell, the entire dream was my source of magic power in the dream.

It could be said that to some extent, the effect of the Dream Rewrite Spell was terrifyingly so.

"Hmm... where am I..."

"Welcome back. It seems you had a good sleep."

Seeing the other party react, I also spoke to her with a bit of dark humor.

"You... you! Witch! Witch!"

At this moment, the other party seemed to have a stress reaction as soon as she saw me and was about to let out a sharp, explosive sound.

But before she could scream, a huge force suddenly slammed into the side of her face, knocking her to the ground.

This blow instantly calmed the other party down.

After reacting, she instantly escaped from the dream and headed for the door.

"Run, run if you have the guts. But don't forget where this is. The extraordinary research base. The security and protective measures here are top-notch. If you violently destroy any facility here, you will trigger the alarm here. Want to try?"

At this moment, this Nightmare Demon, who was violently pulling at the doorknob, gradually calmed down after hearing my words.

Then she turned around and looked at the terrifying existence that had discovered and instantly killed her just now.

At this moment, her only comfort was that she was currently in reality, while the other party was in the dream.

"You... what on earth do you want!"

"That's a question I should be asking you. What on earth do you Nightmare Demons want?"

"You think I'll tell you?"

"Of course. If you don't tell, there are other Nightmare Demons who will. The reason I haven't joined the crusade against you now is because I'm afraid of destroying the balance of the current game."

"You... this kind of method... you, you are a Transcendent Witch!"

"It seems your knowledge is very low. You're wrong If I were a Transcendent Witch, then our situation would not be like this, and you wouldn't be talking to me so equally."

"Not a Transcendent Witch... hmph hmph... hehe hahaha! If you're not a Transcendent Witch, why should I be afraid of you! Just a mediocre native of the main world... you! What did you do!"

Just as the other party was mocking, she only felt the world spin.

The original indoor laboratory contracted at this moment.

In her eyes, everything in reality went black like a film cut.

It was as if there was no concept of space here.

"What do you guess? Hehe..."

At this moment, I walked up to the other party with a creepy laugh.

She wanted to run but couldn't get away no matter what, and the distance between me and the other party was shortening at the speed I was moving forward.

"No... don't come over! Let me go! Let me leave!"

At this moment, this Nightmare Demon finally understood what fear was, what helplessness was.

"You've never been beaten down, so you don't know what pain is, right? Was death just now too fast, so you don't know what fear is?"

I reached out and pressed my hand on the other party's forehead, smashing it hard against the ground.

A dull thud was heard.

The sound was not crisp, so this head was not a good head.

"If I don't show you some colors, you won't know what cruel is."

I looked at the miserable Nightmare Demon lying on the ground at this moment, and the corners of my mouth unconsciously lifted.

This was the reverse application of the technique of the Nightmare killer rune ritual, which allowed ordinary people to trap the Nightmares in the dream.

But after reversing it, I found that the dream could not interfere with reality, perhaps because there was no material basis for interfering with reality.

But it had achieved a similar ability to the Nightmare invading a person's consciousness, pulling the other party's consciousness into the dream, that is, pulling it into my home turf.

Those Nightmares would only act on instinct, intimidating people to obtain negative emotions, such as fear, terror, and so on.

But this ability could be played with in the hands of a creative person.

It could be said that even without my main body, I, who was in the dream, still had the ability to make people in reality live a life worse than death.

Now, after experimenting, it seems that even the Nightmare Demons who claimed the dream as their home turf were no exception.

These Nightmare Demons could only bully those pitiful and weak Nightmares.