Chapter 647: Entering the Dream
Chapter 647: Entering the Dream
"That's enough."
After a glance at Nightmare Leon within the Dream Wandering Lantern, the Aquarius Director calmly replied while continuing to hold the lantern and search for the target dream:
"If it were just a simple Nightmare King, it might not achieve the effect I desire. But it has devoured countless Dream Realm creatures. Although it falls short in terms of 'quality,' its 'quantity' has already reached the threshold of the Pillar Deity rank."
Pillar Deity rank...
Upon hearing the Aquarius Director's response, the Raven Masked Man's expression tightened as he glanced at Nightmare Leon with a hint of apprehension in his eyes.
Even in battles above the True Gods, where 'quality' differences are more significant, one's own 'stature' and control over 'authority' often play a decisive role, rather than the sheer amount of power.
The most obvious example is the Blood-Red Lady; although her understanding of authority is abysmal, placing her in the second-rate tier among True Gods, her collection of over one hundred million Slaughter Blood Hairs is enough to make any being below the Pillar Deity rank break out in goosebumps.
As for this Nightmare King, who seems to have a low stature and has just barely crossed the True God threshold... considering the number of Dream Realm creatures it has consumed, it might be able to exhaust me to death solely by relying on its two innate divine artifacts.
...
"Then you'd better keep an eye on it!"
After assessing his overall strength against Nightmare Leon and realizing he might not be a match for this "tool," the Raven Masked Man's expression fell, and he grumbled as he followed behind the Aquarius Director:
"Although I have the channel you opened, I've also paid a significant price to bring this power down. If this thing escapes, I can't afford to let it wear me down!"
"Rest assured, it's perfectly safe now."
The Aquarius Director, without turning her head, responded to the Raven Masked Man's rather disheartening words:
"The Archer Director struck hard, directly creating a hole in its very 'existence.' This hole will persist until it dies and resurrects.
No matter how much power it possesses, it will continuously leak out of this hole, flowing through the lantern wick and into the Dream Wandering Lantern, becoming my tool to guide the Soul-Devouring Abyss... Found it!"
As the Aquarius Director spoke, the chaotic dream landscapes within the strange rain curtain parted like the Red Sea before Moses, revealing a sweet, light pink dream.
At the same time, Nightmare Leon within the Dream Wandering Lantern stopped moving, his eyes fixed on the light pink dream with a look of intense disgust on his face.
"Is that the dream of the human you're looking for? Can her dream really support the Nightmare King?"
"Yes."
Having found his target, the Aquarius Director nodded and continued, observing Nightmare Leon's expression with satisfaction:
"According to the records in the Cleanup Bureau's Secretary Ledger, one of the ancestors in this kingdom's royal family joined the Cleanup Bureau as a Cleaner and successfully repelled the Nightmare King's attempts to descend several times. As a result, they were cursed by the Nightmare King.
As the royal family members grew older, each direct descendant would frequently fall into nightmares, reliving their most regretful past experiences in their dreams. The older they became, the more frequent and realistic the nightmares would be.
And after hundreds of years of continuous nightmares, the compatibility between this bloodline and the Nightmare King has been honed to perfection, fully capable of bearing the power of the Nightmare King, serving as the anchor point to pull the Soul-sink Abyss.
"..."
Fine, this is your plan after all, and if you think it's feasible, then let's go ahead with it.
Upon receiving the affirmation from the Aquarius Director, the Raven Masked Man nonchalantly nodded, then followed behind the Aquarius Director, walking towards the small, light pink dreamland.
As the two approached, the scene within the pink dreamland came into view under the illumination of the lantern.
"You look so beautiful today."
A man with his back turned to the pair knelt on one knee before Princess Veronica, holding a large bouquet of blooming roses, his voice filled with tenderness:
"To be honest, the first time I saw you, I felt something magical in my heart. You are the love of my life."
"You... how did you come back?"
Facing the man's passionate proposal, the princess, dressed in her pajamas, seemed to have just awakened from a dream, and stammered:
"Lyon? Don't you have important matters to attend to? How can you be here now..."
"Is there anything in this world more important than you?"
Amidst the shocked expressions of the Aquarius duo, the man stood up, holding the dew-covered roses, and offered them to the princess, his eyes filled with affection:
"Veronica, my love, accept this bouquet and agree to my proposal."
"..."
"..."
Wait... what's going on here? How did he end up in this woman's dream? Looking at the face that was identical to Nightmare Leon's, the Raven Masked Man's lips twitched, and he couldn't help but shoot a questioning glance at the Aquarius Director.
I remember you mentioned before that if we target Lyon's family, there might be dire consequences... So, what's the situation now? Does she count as someone we 'can't touch'? Should we still proceed with our plan?
"..."
To be honest, I'm also feeling a bit uncertain now.
Facing the Raven Masked Man's probing gaze, the Aquarius Director couldn't help but hesitate and said:
"I haven't tried attacking her before, so I'm not sure what it might lead to... But before I decided to act, I did test the waters by glimpsing into the future a few times, and the results were quite favorable."
"The results were favorable... meaning your plan succeeded, and we also escaped unscathed?"
"I'm not sure about that."
Hearing this, the Aquarius Director glanced at him and furrowed her brows in explanation:
"My method of glimpsing the future is like temporarily sending someone into the future and indirectly obtaining partial information about the future through their experiences, but there are many additional restrictions.
For example, it's impossible to glimpse the future of those above the True God realm, and it's also difficult to fully verify the accuracy of the information. If the person in the future experiences false information, then what I receive will also be false, so I can't be certain..."
"Stop with the nonsense!"
Watching Lyon in the dream relentlessly pursuing the princess with his sweet nothings, the Raven Masked Man grew impatient and urged:
"I don't want to hear all these details; just tell me if it's safe to proceed or not!"
(End of Chapter)
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