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Chapter 242 The Death of Black Dream
Members of the Black Dream, who adhere to this philosophy, can launch large-scale attacks without any emotional fluctuations, and they don't care if tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of civilians are killed or injured.
In any case, according to what Knox saw in his dream, these civilians were destined to die in the apocalypse.

If sacrificing 9,999 civilians could prevent the apocalypse, or at least allow the last survivors to endure an incredibly difficult time during the apocalypse.

It's better than ten thousand civilians being wiped out in the apocalypse, isn't it?

In short, the Black Dream organization is different from ordinary gangs.

A true member of the Black Dream organization takes the continuation of civilization as their mission, and will not be swayed by any interests or emotions, nor will they submit to any power or force.

When necessary, they can sacrifice their own lives and those of their loved ones without hesitation, and destroy a city without batting an eye.

Even when arrested, inspired by their lofty faith, they could endure all torture and even inject their evil thoughts, like black venom, into the bodies of their interrogators, turning them into believers of the Black Dream.

The top-secret documents provided by Long Jianhuan also included several heinous acts carried out by the Black Dream organization over the past few decades.

In the most routine targeted elimination operations, in order to assassinate the Alliance officials and business leaders whom Knox had seen in the Black Dream who were "potential threats to the civilization of heroes in the future," the Black Dream organization even went so far as to detonate the entire building where the target was located, causing thousands of innocent people to perish with the "parasites that erode civilization" that he called them.

In another operation, the Black Dream organization released deadly poison gas underground in a major city in the heart of the Alliance, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of innocent people.

The goal was simply to kill a reclusive university professor—in Knox's dream, this professor would propose a brand-new theory of spirit control three years later.

This theory will lead the entire Alliance's research on spirit cards astray, resulting in failure after wasting astronomical sums of money and irretrievable time, and greatly damaging the Alliance's ability to fight against the apocalypse.

There are several other thick volumes of similar files.

And this is just the tip of the iceberg that Director Hawke carefully selected for them.

If all the crimes of the Black Dream organization were listed, it would take three days and three nights to finish reading them.

Even though he had personally experienced the mountains of corpses and seas of blood in the cultivation world.

Xu Yan was still stunned.

This was the first time he had ever gained such a deep and comprehensive understanding of the Black Dream organization's origins, aims, and strategies.

His mind raced, and he quickly realized the key point.

"So, is the nightmare of Knox, the leader of the Black Dream, really real? Is he truly the so-called 'returner from the apocalypse,' and will an unprecedented 'aupocalyptic quartet' really descend upon us decades from now?"

He approached Long Jianhuan and posed this crucial question.

"Of course it's fake!"

Long Jianhuan was resolute.

The evidence is also very substantial and solid.

Knox is dead.

He died five years ago in an unprecedented manhunt involving multiple forces.

This operation, or rather the campaign, not only swiftly and decisively eliminated Knox, the leader of the Black Dream organization, but also dealt a heavy blow to the Black Dream organization, causing this most powerful and evil black force in history to be almost paralyzed.

It is said that the Black Dream organization, which survived the catastrophe, was embroiled in fierce internal strife. The chaos lasted for several years before finally settling down.

The reason why the Dawn City branch of the Black Dream organization, led by Dr. Hyde, was completely eradicated by the Security Bureau was actually due to the aftermath of internal strife.

The problem is coming.

If Knox is truly, as he claims, a "doomsday returner" who can foresee everything.

He should have been able to foresee the large-scale manhunt by the Alliance of Heroes, and it was only by narrowly escaping that he survived.

How could it be that he died so easily?
"Could it be a fake death?"

Xu Yan quickly realized this possibility.

"Knox's death caused chaos in the Black Dream organization. Countless members were disheartened and their faith collapsed. Many of the older generation of core members who had followed him from the beginning were loyal and capable elite soldiers who lost their lives in the chaos."

Long Jianhuan said, "Such a 'fake death' comes at too high a price. Moreover, what is the purpose? To sacrifice half of the organization to escape our capture? Impossible. Knox should know very well that whether he is alive or dead, we cannot stop the full-scale siege of the Black Dream organization until the last Black Dream member is brought to justice."

Xu Yan thought about it and agreed.

The Black Dream organization was created entirely based on Knox's dreams.

His role is almost irreplaceable.

Even if the so-called "fake death" brings some benefits, it is far from enough to compensate for the cost.

"Therefore, Knox could not possibly be a 'returner from the apocalypse' at all."

Long Jianhuan continued, "Of course, according to the comprehensive analysis of psychologists, soulists and historians, Knox may indeed have had some dreams in which he was interfered with by ancient forces. Some fragmented remnants of the past poured a lot of messy information into the depths of his brain. This information, combined with his own experiences and subconscious desires, constituted a so-called apocalyptic scene."

"You know, the four ancient civilizations all developed to an incomparably brilliant and glorious level, far surpassing our era, and all of them declined after reaching their peak, heading towards destruction at their most brilliant moment."

"If Knox saw the destruction of the four ancient civilizations in his dream, he might indeed mistakenly believe that he was seeing the 'fifth civilization,' which is us, the Heroic Spirit civilization."

"At the same time, the four ancient civilizations contain too many unsolved mysteries. Many ancient magic, martial arts, gene modulation technology and artificial intelligence technology are far beyond our grasp and understanding. Perhaps in his dream, Knox mastered and understood some of the difficult and obscure ancient technologies in some mysterious way. At first glance, they do seem like 'future technology' that can bring strength and hope to those living deep in the wasteland who cannot be saved by the Alliance for the time being."

"He deceived himself and a large number of believers by relying on this self-consistent logic."

Xu Yan nodded thoughtfully.

Long Jianhuan's statement is indeed very convincing.

Just like the theories of Knox, the leader of Black Dream, they are just as convincing.

"Then I don't understand."

Xu Yan said, "Since the so-called leader from the future is dead, and the Black Dream Organization has fallen into chaos and a low ebb, and the Heroic Spirit Alliance has no intention of relaxing its encirclement and suppression, how come after several years of chaos, the Black Dream Organization has risen from the ashes and become active again? What big operation can it be planning in Dawn City?"

(End of this chapter)