Chapter 399: Acquiring a Music Player
Chapter 399: Acquiring a Music Player
"Kill me!"
Lying in her sleeping bag, the Snow Maiden gazed at the chaotic night sky above the capital, her eyes devoid of life as she spoke.
"The nightmare I created has been destroyed by you, and as the source of the dream realm, I've been crushed by the Nightmare King. Now, I can no longer..." She trailed off, her voice fading.
"I'm not doing anything."
Lyon removed the thick gloves from his hands and poked the Snow Maiden's face, letting out a sigh of slight disappointment.
【Name: Damaged Nightmare (Nightmare, Element, ?)】
【Appearance: A beautiful woman in a white thin dress, unbothered by the cold, indistinguishable from an ordinary human female. However, this state cannot last long. Once the dream realm and reality separate again, she will completely dissipate under the real sun.】
【Abilities: Nightmare Messenger, Blizzard Summoning, ?】
【Cost: Knowing her inevitable death, she genuinely refuses to be used by you.】
【Description: A powerful nightmare born from the folk legends of the Ice Plains, possessing its own unique snowy mountain nightmare. Once enthroned in the dream realm, it was defeated and captured by the Nightmare King, forcing it to surrender the core of its snowy mountain nightmare and submit to his rule.
Along with the Sand Dune Colossus, Greenwave Sea Monster, Human-faced Wood Spirit, Plague Maiden, Bloodgala Blue, and Swamp King Snake, it was appointed as one of the seven Nightmare Messengers, tasked with handling all matters within the Nightmare King's territory.
Upon the arrival of the Soulfall Abyss at the convergence point, it sought out Lyon Lane, a third-class purifier of the Purification Bureau, intending to eliminate him as per the Nightmare King's orders. However, not only did it fail, but it was also captured and forcefully dragged out of its snowy mountain nightmare by Lyon.】
【Evaluation: A formidable and rare special nightmare, personally appointed by the Nightmare King as a Nightmare Messenger, she possesses unique abilities. She can create a distinct nightmare world where anyone with an immersion value lower than hers will be easily erased. If lured deep into the snowy mountains, all existences below True Deity will be directly frozen to death.
However, after encountering Lyon, a third-class purifier, her nightmare world suffered severe damage due to his chaotic memories and behavior, and the Nightmare King destroyed her nightmare core. She lost her memory-erasing ability, and her blizzard-summoning power was greatly weakened, no longer able to unleash a raging blizzard. Additionally, anyone entering her snowy mountain nightmare will hear an unusually cheerful and bizarre melody.】
【Immersion Value: 35】
Unfortunately, the Nightmare King acted too swiftly. If her nightmare core hadn't been destroyed, handing her over to the bureau might have resulted in the creation of an excellent nightmare-class abnormality.
After her injuries, her abilities were significantly weakened. Aside from still being able to traverse nightmares, her two most crucial powers were nullified. Now, she is merely a music player, and it only knows one tune...
Lyon shook his head, momentarily clearing the catchy melody of "Sweet Ice City, Sweetie Sweetie" from his mind. He looked around, eager to find the hardworking and deserving dog.
Although the snowy mountain nightmare had been thrilling, and he had even dragged the Snow Maiden out, the real MVP was the dog. Without its suppression of the blizzard, he might not have survived the snowy depths, and his immortality might not have been effective due to the loss of his memories related to the Lamb Heart. This dog had genuinely saved his life, and he wanted to show his concern for his life-saving canine companion.
Not to mention, it carries the will of the Scorpion Chief and is the only way I can contact him.
Given that the Scorpion Chief is trapped by the other six Nightmare Messengers and can't get out in the short term, finding the Great Dog and maintaining contact with him is undoubtedly the best choice.
...
“Woof~”
Seemingly aware that Lyon was looking for it, the Great Dog, which had disappeared somewhere, barked from a distance.
After locating the Great Dog by its bark, Lyon pulled the rope again and dragged the Snow Maiden, who was full of despair in the sleeping bag, toward the direction of the bark.
“Woof woof!”
Seeing a familiar face, the obedient Great Dog immediately wagged its tail like a propeller, sniffing Lyon's shoes while barking.
“Woof woof woof~ woof woof woof~ woof woof woof woof woof woof~”
“...”
What a disaster!
Lyon's lips twitched when he recognized what the Great Dog was "singing." He then dropped the Snow Maiden, who suddenly burst into tears at the sound of the song, squatted down, and placed the Thorn Crown he had just found on the dog's head.
While still in the snowy mountain nightmare, after losing his memory and knocking off the head crown, the Scorpion Chief immediately went silent. Considering that he also wore a similar head crown, this thing must be the "antenna" through which he channels his will.
“Woof woof woof~ woof woof woof~ woof... Damn it! Finally, there's some response!”
As Lyon had guessed, the moment the Thorn Crown was properly placed on the dog's head, the dog version of the "Snow King March" stopped, and the Scorpion Chief's irritated voice came through.
“Didn’t I tell you not to leave this dog?”
Seeing Lyon, who was dressed in strange attire, through the Great Dog's eyes, the Scorpion Chief let out a slight sigh of relief, then scolded with a mix of anger and concern:
“I told you! The Snow Maiden is as strong as a First-Class Cleaner! You’re not a match for her yet! As long as the degree of contamination from the abnormal object doesn't exceed hers, you have a chance of being completely killed!
I didn't have time to tell you, but according to the Headquarters' intelligence on Dream Realm creatures, she has a record of killing a Cleaner who carried an immunity abnormal object. Don’t think your immortality will save you... Hmm? You’ve already gotten out of the dream?”
Blinking his yellow dog eyes, the Scorpion Chief looked around, realizing that the surroundings had changed from the snowy mountain back to reality. He couldn't help but feel a bit embarrassed, his dog face showing a hint of awkwardness, before he tried to save face:
“You... escaped pretty quickly, but still be careful. Even if you managed to leave the dream, don’t let your guard down. The Snow Maiden is still very powerful.”
“...”
“By the way, how did you escape? Where’s the Snow Maiden?”
“The dream created by the Snow Maiden isn’t very large. I left the snowy mountain and got out of it. As for the Snow Maiden...”
At this point, Lyon slightly turned his body, revealing the sleeping bag and sled he had been blocking, and said with a nod of his head:
“Here, the one crying on the ground is her.”
“...”
Ah, what did you do to her?
Looking at the Snow Maiden, who was tied up in the sleeping bag, silently crying, and seemingly suffering a significant mental blow, the Scorpion Chief's dog mouth opened and closed a few times, not knowing what to say.
This is a Nightmare that has lived for at least a few hundred years, existing longer than the Ice Kingdom itself!
You’ve only been in contact with abnormal objects for a couple of months, a fraction of her lifespan! Not only did you manage to escape from her and survive the nightmare, but you even managed to capture her alive?
(End of Chapter)
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