Chapter 623: Courtesy
Chapter 623: Courtesy
That damn lunatic!
After devouring the Cleaners, and then consuming half of the Nightmares, he now stared hungrily at his own "original body," causing Nightmare Leon's scalp to tingle uncontrollably.
Although Nightmare Leon had known that someone capable of such madness as destroying half of the Dream Realm would have an abnormal mental state, the extent of Leon's mental instability far exceeded Nightmare Leon's imagination after their encounter.
"Aren't you afraid of retaliation from the Bureau of Cleaners for doing this?"
Nightmare Leon, feeling increasingly anxious, secretly searched for other Nightmares while taking the opportunity to launch a psychological attack, "If the people from the Bureau of Cleaners find out that you killed so many Cleaners in one go, they will surely execute you on the spot! If you don't want to end up like that..."
"I don't understand what you're saying."
Wiping the divine blood that kept flowing down his face, Leon saw through the other Leon's intentions and naturally didn't explain that the Cleaners were still alive. Instead, he calmly retorted, "The killer of those Cleaners is you. What does that have to do with me?"
"You?!"
Hearing Leon's response, Nightmare Leon's eyes widened in shock.
So... he plans to frame me? Damn it! How can this guy's heart be even darker than mine?
Seeing Leon's confident expression, the slightly annoyed Nightmare Leon took a deep breath and abruptly turned around, heading upwards from the deepest part of the Abyss of Fallen Souls, searching for and devouring dreams that could replenish the Nightmare Power.
Leon, determined to keep up with him, followed suit without hesitation. The two Leons, like competitors, maintained a state of eating whatever they encountered as they raced upwards.
Even though Nightmare Leon could spread out the sea of bugs and his feeding efficiency was far superior to Leon's, Leon kept swinging his sword to eliminate the bug sea while relying on his extreme speed to prey on targets first, and his "feeding" speed actually surpassed Nightmare Leon's. With practice, Leon's feeding efficiency continued to soar...
This can't go on!
Accompanied by Leon, who relentlessly pursued him, they reached the largest gathering points of Nightmares in the Abyss of Fallen Souls and completely devoured the Nightmares within. Nightmare Leon, both surprised and angry, discovered that he had eaten far less than Leon.
Previously, when the Nightmare King descended into the mortal world, he took away more than half of the elite Nightmares from the Abyss of Fallen Souls. Those unlucky Nightmares were first blasted by the Virgin Bureau's director, then devoured by the Destroyer's Dream-devouring Armor, and only a few managed to return to the Abyss of Fallen Souls.
Even though the Nightmares in the Abyss of Fallen Souls could revive from the River of Nightmares, revival also required time. Currently, the number of Nightmares in the Abyss of Fallen Souls was already scarce, and the elite ones capable of replenishing the Nightmare Power were even fewer.
That damn "original body" was eating faster than him, and probably consumed more than half of the Nightmares. If this ratio continued, even if he and Leon devoured the entire Abyss of Fallen Souls, it would likely be insufficient to replenish the lost Nightmare Power.
There was no other choice!
Realizing the situation he was in, Nightmare Leon suddenly stopped in his tracks. Then, to Leon's surprise, he took a deep breath and dove headfirst into the River of Nightmares beneath his feet.
What was he up to?
Caught off guard by Nightmare Leon's unusual action, Leon hesitated for a moment, but as he didn't sense any danger, he quickly followed, diving into the River of Nightmares and swimming through countless fragments of dreams that flickered in and out of existence, pursuing Nightmare Leon.
I'll let you chase me!
When Leon actually gave chase, Nightmare Leon's heart hardened, and he abruptly stretched out his hands, as if grasping an incredibly heavy door, and pulled with all his might, teeth gritted!
"Boom!"
Accompanied by a bizarre sound that existed only in their consciousness, the infinitely deep black riverbed of the River of Nightmares was torn open by Nightmare Leon, revealing a wide crack. Countless shattered dreams and Nightmare Leon surged into the crack along with the massive amount of black water.
Could it be...?!
As the giant fissure at the bottom of the river revealed a hazy view of the scenery within, Lyon's heart couldn't help but tremble. Amien Senior's timely reminder in his ear perfectly confirmed his suspicions.
"Lyon, you need to hurry and catch up."
Poop Mother's usually calm voice suddenly carried a hint of urgency.
"He probably realized that with your interference, the current number of nightmares in the Soul-sink Abyss is insufficient for him to complete the missing [Nightmare] power.
If I'm not mistaken, he's planning to do what the Goddess of Dreams did. By relying on his half-Nightmare Lord identity, he's forcefully breaking the divisions between the layers of the dream realm, allowing the River of Nightmares, which should only exist in the Soul-sink Abyss, to directly flood into the other dream realms."
"What will happen if he does this? Will it help him complete the [Nightmare] power?"
"Yes."
Poop Mother sighed and said,
"As I told you before, the dream realm appears to have many layers, but in reality, there's only one. Each layer seems independent, but they are actually different manifestations of the other dream realms, and they are completely unified.
Therefore, once the creatures from other layers of the dream realm are washed and soaked by the river's water, it's as if they 'transfer' directly from the current layer to the Soul-sink Abyss, where they will be forcibly transformed into nightmares."
So... as long as he consumes these newly transformed nightmares, he can completely restore the missing [Nightmare] power and become the Nightmare Lord, no longer under my influence?!
After fully understanding Nightmare Leon's plan through their conversation, Lyon didn't dare to delay. He immediately activated the Minos Cursomercury to its full power and chased after him, following the dark river into another layer of the dream realm.
"This layer is the Void Valley, one of the nine layers of the grand dream realm, representing lucid dreams. Its characteristic is the ability to consciously control one's own dreams..."
As Amien Senior explained, Lyon rushed at full speed towards Nightmare Leon, who was feasting. With a firm step and a shoulder bump, he knocked him aside and then grabbed a deer that Nightmare Leon had already stuffed into his mouth.
"Th-thank you..."
The deer, which was almost eaten, suddenly found itself saved. In its state of shock, it instinctively uttered its thanks.
However, after taking a glance at the fully nightmare-ized deer, Lyon couldn't help but sigh. Then, amidst the deer nightmare's astonished expression, he raised his hand and threw the deer into his own mouth.
"You're welcome."
"Ah?!?!"
Just as the deer nightmare screamed and disappeared into Lyon's mouth, Nightmare Leon, who had been knocked aside, didn't hesitate for a moment. He tore open the Void Valley again, leading the surging River of Nightmares into the next layer of the dream realm.
"This layer is the Moon Climb Well Path, one of the twelve small dream realms, representing trauma dreams..."
"Save... Ah, thank you!"
"You're welcome."
"What are you doing? Hey..."
"This layer is the Lonesome Mountain... Grand Dream Realm... Physiological Dream..."
"Run for your lives! Dest... Ah, who are you?"
"You're welcome too."
"?!?!"
(End of Chapter)
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