Fire Monster

Chapter 25: Level Nightmare
At this time, outside the Demon Village, many students also discovered the abnormality and cried out in surprise, but the martial arts teachers did not intend to intervene. Instead, they took the opportunity to teach their classes.

"Quiet, this is a third-level nightmare demon. Don't worry, he won't die, but his soul may be damaged. The nightmares created by the nightmare demon will often devour the soul power of humans."

"So you all have to be careful. You must never let your guard down in a battlefield that is not considered safe. For example, Zhao Guanshan actually thought he was safe during the day and practiced on his own. What kind of behavior is this? This is a complete act of courting death!"

"Of course, he is a liberal arts student and does not know the types, characteristics and abilities of evil demons. This is understandable and forgivable. In fact, even if he is not practicing and even if he is always vigilant, he is no match for a third-level nightmare demon."

"So this time, the accident was still caused by Shu Mian and other martial arts students losing points!"

"Remember, on the battlefield, while ensuring your own safety, you must protect your own logistics units. Look, Shu Mian and his men were eager to achieve success. In order to maximize their search capabilities, they left their own logistics units behind, and as a result, they were robbed. Without Zhao Guanshan, they are doomed to fail."

"Because after being attacked by the Nightmare Demon, Zhao Guanshan will fall into a deep coma and will not wake up until a few days later. It will be impossible for him to assemble psychic weapons or upgrade the Imperial Seal Hut."

After the martial arts teacher finished speaking, he looked at the surprised and enlightened expressions of the students below with satisfaction. The effect of this class was great.

This incident will definitely teach them a profound lesson, and if they encounter the same thing in the future, they will at least not make such a mistake.

"So does anyone know how to avoid being locked by the Nightmare Demon? If you fall into the Nightmare Demon's nightmare, how can you break free?"

Another martial arts teacher took the opportunity to ask questions to consolidate the students' knowledge.

"I know, teacher. As long as you cultivate the first breath of pure Yang Qi, you will not be afraid of attacks from nightmares below level three. But if you encounter nightmares above level three and below level five, you must ensure that you have a companion by your side, or at least cultivate the second breath of pure Yang Qi."

"If you accidentally fall into a nightmare, don't panic, stick to your heart, and stay the same in the face of change. Don't change with the changes in the nightmare. The more memories that are unlocked, the greater the loss of your soul."

"Of course, there is another possibility. It is possible to control and suppress the Nightmare Demon, master the rhythm of the nightmare, and then devour the power of the Nightmare Demon and merge it, making it a tonic for the soul. However, this is too difficult and requires too much effort. It is not recommended to try, otherwise it will easily lead to fatal consequences."

A military science student quickly answered that military science also requires rote memorization.

"Very good! So this means that Zhao Guanshan, Shu Mian and their team have been eliminated. Let's switch to the next team and see if there is anything worth learning from their tactical deployment."

Afterwards, the live broadcast screen changed, and another official standard supporting team appeared in the nine screen windows.

No one cared about the losing team anymore.

As for the fact that Zhao Guanshan will become a little stupid because of this, so what? If he can voluntarily come to accept the bounty mission of the Demon Village, he must have this awareness.

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At this moment, in the Demon Village, Zhao Guanshan himself did not feel anything unusual.

He still thought he was practicing Qigong. It was very quiet around him, and the bright sunlight shone on his body, making him feel warm.

He didn't know how much time had passed. He himself felt it had been a long time. Why hadn't Shu Mian, Zhao Zhuo and others come back yet?
As soon as the thought came to his mind, he opened his eyes.

At this moment, he suddenly felt that the light in the Imperial Seal Cottage became brighter, just like in the early morning when the curtains were suddenly drawn and the bright and dazzling sunlight shone down. In a trance, he even felt like he was still in his hometown.

As soon as this feeling emerged, the surrounding scenery immediately became clear.

Yes, it really is at home, in my own bedroom. Everything around me is clear and real: the blue sky, white clouds, green trees and pedestrians outside the window, the sound of car horns coming from afar, and the aroma of breakfast made by my mother.

It was like a scene in one’s memory, so tangible and real.

While I was stunned, my mother outside the room started urging me.

"Xiaoshan, get up quickly and come out to eat!"

Zhao Guanshan blinked desperately, almost thinking that he was dreaming. Mainly because the switch was too smooth. Or had he fallen into an evil nightmare?

But are nightmares so bright and sunny?
He even pinched himself, damn, it hurt.

The clothes on his body were gone, replaced by his own quilt, a desk in front of the bed, and various pictures and stickers on the wall with quotes from his middle school years.

It's incredible.

But until this moment, he still felt no fear in his heart, only surprise.

After all, it’s great to be able to go home.

But reason still told him that it was unlikely, he could not go back, and he was most likely infected.

Although I still don’t know what tricks are involved.

"Brother, what are you still dawdling about!"

My sister's voice also rang out, along with the sound of a stool being dragged away. "Oh, here it comes!"

Zhao Guanshan agreed and tried to find a flaw or a way to test it, just like the saying that as long as you realize that you are dreaming, you will wake up.

But it didn't.

His hand fell on the door handle, and the cold and solid touch made him more convinced of its authenticity.

It was as if everything he had done in the past few days was just a strange dream.

only--

"Senses can deceive, but feelings cannot."

Zhao Guanshan wanted to laugh in his heart. On the one hand, he felt the joy and anticipation of going home, but on the other hand, he looked down on it more rationally.

Panic?

Not really. Having traveled through time, I don’t take life and death lightly, but dying in the dream of going home is also a good ending.

Therefore, his only thought at the moment was how to make this game of going home more real and lasting.

After all, apart from this, it seemed that he could not do anything else. The imperial seal oil lamp had not given any warning until now. He did not know how much time had passed, when Shu Mian and others would come back, and whether there was any way to wake him up.

After all, military and liberal arts are different.

For example, he didn’t even know what kind of evil demon he had encountered?

After thinking for a while, he didn't open the door.

He turned around and changed his clothes, then sat down at the desk. He tore off a piece of paper, which turned into a physics college entrance examination simulation paper in front of him. He immediately did it again.

This feeling is great. Things that once made him hate seem so wonderful at this moment.

Swish swish!
As I wrote down the answers line by line clearly and neatly, I felt a sense of accomplishment.

It’s not just because of the speed of solving the problem, but also because he seems to have mastered the rhythm of this illusion?

"Xiaoshan, why don't you come out to eat?"

"I'm coming."

"Brother, if you don't come out I will eat them all!"

The voices of his mother and sister rang out again, still the same as he remembered, but a happy smile appeared at the corner of Zhao Guanshan's mouth.

I'm sorry, but I don't know what your intention is. What is the principle of the illusion you created?
But there is one truth that you must absolutely follow.

That is, how much memory do you have? How many cores does your CPU have? Is your graphics card a 5090 or 6090?

You can create illusions, but you must not create illusions without limits. After all, there are many known conditions that restrict you.

such as--

"The fourth-level evil demon is the final BOSS in this demon village's bounty. Today is only the second day, so you can't be a fourth-level demon. Since you can break through the faint light protection of the Imperial Seal Hut, you must be a third-level demon."

"You didn't kill me outright. Does that mean you can't kill me, or you don't have the ability to kill me, or that killing me quickly won't benefit you in any way?"

"You can easily make me enter an illusion, which means that your attack mode is in this area. You are a hallucinogenic demon, and you can injure or kill your target by creating an illusion."

"But you didn't turn into a ghost, or create all kinds of eerie, desperate, chaotic illusions to make me collapse and confused. Is it because you can't do it? Or is there no benefit in doing that?"

"So you staged the scene I'm most familiar with and most looking forward to, just to make me relax and believe it?"

"You want me to follow my memory, follow the voice in my heart, go out, open the door, and reunite with my family. Then, I will unlock more memories. So you came for my memory?"

"It's unlikely. Each person's memory is only useful to the person concerned because it is unique. Conversely, it is worthless to other living individuals."

"The energy that drives these memories is very precious... So, you are here to absorb and devour my soul power?"

(End of this chapter)