Chapter 393: Exposure
Chapter 393: Exposure
What is this thing?
Lyon looked at the black and gold beetles crawling onto people's foreheads and then stopping, and then at the beetle climbing up his own pant leg. Goosebumps rose on his back as he asked,
"These bugs..."
"These bugs are my insurance for this operation."
After glancing at Lyon's resistant face, a malicious smile appeared on the tall, thin man's face. For the first time since meeting Lyon, he answered with a smile,
"Their name is 'Brain Devouring Worm'. They directly swallow the target's brain, completely preventing the target from dreaming, and after consuming the brain, they breed indefinitely."
"???"
"You see, the most troublesome aspect of the Nightmare King is his ability to move infinitely within human dreams, right?"
Looking at Lyon's suddenly widened eyes, the Scorpio Bureau Director spoke calmly,
"But dreams ultimately require a brain to create. As soon as it enters someone's dream, I'll have the Brain Devouring Worm devour their brain, and then the Nightmare King will be forced out of the dream."
"Or, to be even more straightforward, we can devour the brains of those having nightmares in advance, so there's no need to worry about the entire kingdom having nightmares after his descent."
"..."
Since those without brains can't dream, you're going to devour everyone's brains in advance to ensure they never have nightmares for the rest of their lives, right?
You're a genius!
Lyon's cheeks twitched slightly, and he resolutely extended his finger, poking one of the black and gold beetles crawling towards his head.
[Name: Dream Devouring Scarab (Dream, Split Breeding)]
[Appearance: A strange beetle of the bivoltine ant beetle genus with a black, lacquer-like shell and golden-red wings. Its abdomen has a pattern resembling a screaming face, and its size is similar to the nail of an adult male human's thumb.]
[Ability: Dream Devouring, Splitting and Breeding]
[Cost: An abnormality that can only be used once in a lifetime. After giving orders to the mother beetle using this abnormality, it is equivalent to signing an irreversible contract with the mother beetle. The user's dreams for the rest of their life will be used as food to nourish the mother beetle of the Dream Devouring Scarab.]
[File: The second generation director of the Scorpio Bureau of the Purification Bureau, after killing the dream realm deity 'Dreamfaller', used its corpse to nourish a special beetle. It has the ability to devour dreams and can breed almost indefinitely as long as someone is dreaming.]
Over four hundred years ago, two Dream Devouring Scarabs were stolen from the Scorpio Bureau's warehouse. Within 32 hours, they bred to nearly a hundred million, devouring one-fifteenth of the world's dreams that day and continued to split rapidly.
To resolve this abnormality control incident, the Purification Bureau had to take drastic measures... causing damage... imposing restrictions... receiving aid... forcing the opening... carrying... ]
[Evaluation: The nemesis of dream realm creatures, an abnormality that the Nightmare King would dream of destroying. If you can collect all the mother and child beetles and deliver them to the dream realm, the Nightmare King to bow for a hundred years.]
[Contamination Value: 60.1]
"..."
Damn, it was just a bluff! You scared me!
After reading the file on the Dream Devouring Scarab, Lyon sighed in relief, releasing the hand that held the Nightmare Invader. Noticing his action, the tall, thin man couldn't help but chuckle, his eyes filled with mockery.
"What's the matter? Afraid of having your brain devoured? If you're scared, just ask me, and I can recall the Brain Devouring Worm, sparing your brain."
"..."
This guy is so annoying!
Looking at the tall, thin man, who was clearly enjoying himself and deriving pleasure from toying with Lyon, Lyon's cheeks twitched, and he decided to keep his mouth shut.
Forget it... I'll let him have his fun. Although this guy has a foul mouth, he did bring an abnormality specifically targeting the dream realm. Just this item alone makes him the MVP of this operation. As long as the people of the kingdom are safe, a few taunts are no big deal.
……
Hiss... This boy's ability is no simple matter...
As he watched, the man reached out and poked the beetle on his shoulder, letting out a breath before pretending not to hear and ignoring his own Lyon. The Scorpio Bureau Chief narrowed his eyes.
According to the abnormality report filed by that foul woman, Lyon Lane's Third-Class Purifier's core abnormality was called Forced Information Extraction, which allowed him to forcibly obtain partial information about an abnormality through touch.
When touching weaker abnormalities, the information obtained was very comprehensive, but the stronger the abnormality he touched, the less information he could gather, and sometimes, he couldn't gather any intelligence at all. It was a decent auxiliary ability.
However, the Dream Devouring Scarab he had presented, despite its lack of lethality, effectiveness only against Dream Realm creatures, and one-time use limitation, had a very low registration number, Dream Devouring Scarab, due to its inherent limitations.
But this thing's own personality was not low at all. Without crossing the threshold of a True Deity, it was impossible to activate the Mother Beetle, making it a genuine True Deity-level abnormality.
Yet, when faced with something of this caliber, the boy merely reached out and poked it, and his tense body relaxed. If his guess was correct, he had likely obtained information about the Dream Devouring Scarab and seen through his lie about the Brain Devouring Worm.
Even the intelligence of a True Deity-level abnormality could be directly obtained with a light touch. His so-called Forced Information Extraction ability was probably much higher in rank than what that woman had reported!
"What's wrong?"
Noticing the tall, skinny man turning his head to scrutinize him, Lyon blinked warily but politely asked, "Mr. Edward, do you have a question for me?"
"..."
Of course, he had questions, and many of them.
Staring into Lyon's eyes, he noticed that Lyon's gaze had become friendlier than it was at first. The tall, skinny man pondered briefly, suspecting that Lyon might have already learned the cost of using the Dream Devouring Scarab, which had slightly improved his attitude.
Therefore, considering everything, the boy's innate abnormality was extremely high in rank, although he was still a bit green and lacked sufficient caution, unable to conceal his emotions. However, his future prospects seemed promising...
No! Even now, he was already impressive!
After considering Lyon's resume, the tall, skinny man was surprised to find that the Nightmare's words weren't all hot air.
Putting aside other factors, Lyon had only been with the Purification Bureau for two months and had already reached a moderately high Contamination Value among third-class Purifiers. With another month or two of cultivation, he might even reach the threshold of a second-class Purifier.
Additionally, Lyon had records of single-handedly defeating a Saint Spirit, exposing the Aquarius Director's plot, and surviving in the hands of the Director. This level of performance for a newcomer was already exceptional!
After reevaluating Lyon's "value," the Scorpio Bureau Chief rubbed his stiff face and calmly patted Lyon's shoulder, his expression softening slightly. "Nothing... I just thought about it, and that Nightmare's words made sense. For a Purifier, the most important thing isn't current strength but the courage and boldness to face powerful enemies head-on.
You knew you might be permanently enslaved by the Nightmare King, yet you dared to stay and fight alongside me. My previous words about you being a burden were a bit excessive."
"..."
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(End of Chapter)
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