Fear of food

Chapter 144 Sneak Attack on Jinghai City

Looking at the middle-aged man in front of him, who was both familiar and unfamiliar, Chen Qi's "Dad" remained stuck in his throat.

He knew that the person in front of him was not his father.

Although they looked exactly alike, their eyes and demeanor made them seem unfamiliar to him.

The man's gaze held only fear and respect—the soul-deep reverence of the lower-level Nightmare Clan for the upper-level Nightmare Clan.

Chen Qi had nothing to say to this stranger who was merely a father figure.

If he were in the body of a heretic, he would definitely extract the Nightmare Clan from his father's body and devour it, but as a Dream Thief, he does not possess such an ability.

In the end, he simply walked away silently, choosing to ignore it.

"You promised me you would release my father. When do you plan to fulfill that promise?" Chen Qi asked in his mind.

Menglong chuckled and said, "Don't worry, once we get back from Jinghai City, we'll release your dad immediately. We're practically family, your dad is my dad, so you don't need to worry."

Seeing that Chen Qi remained silent, Menglong added, "Actually, I advocate releasing our father now, but the younger generation in the clan disagrees. They are afraid you will betray them and insist on waiting until this operation is over before they will release him."

Chen Qi ignored him, silently calculating how much room for maneuver he had in this operation.

This great war between the Nightmare Eaters and the Nightmare Clan is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for him, directly determining his fate.

He must do everything in his power to secure more benefits for himself and for humanity.

Not only must they weaken the Nightmare Clan as much as possible, but they must also find a chance to escape and rescue their families...

That's why he used Liehuo and others to send a message to his teammates asking for help.

Based on Chen Qi's past practices, he wouldn't let his teammates participate in such a dangerous battle, fearing that their strength was insufficient to handle it and that something might go wrong.

But this time is different. We must fight to the death and go all out, making the most of every bit of support.

This is probably related to the fact that his humanity was split in two. Now, his humanity will no longer slowly disappear, but will be directly split in two and then divided in half by Nightmare Eater and Nightmare, leaving him with only half of his humanity.

His lack of humanity also made him value profit more and less human touch.

On the contrary, Menglong and Aliang, the two Nightmare Clan members, each incorporated a quarter of his humanity, making them appear increasingly human-like.

After thinking for a long time, Chen Qi was unable to make a detailed plan because he was unclear about the Nightmare Clan's specific action plan and there might be various variables later.

We can only have a general idea in mind; we still need to act according to circumstances.

After the Nightmare Clan's high-ranking members finished their meeting, there was no movement for three days, and no one knew what they were waiting for.

During this period, there was no activity from Jinghai City.

The Nightmare Eaters are currently unaware of the Nightmare Clan's surprise attack, and Nightmare Eater A Liang is focusing all his efforts on fusing Chen Qi's soul.

However, like the Nightmare Clan, the Nightmare Eater Clan also coveted Chen Qi's other body.

It seems they also intend to take action. Chen Qi suspects that if he were to revive first in Jinghai City, the Nightmare Eater Clan might launch a surprise attack on Changle City.

However, Ah Liang is currently busy integrating with Chen Qi and has no time to attend to other matters.

In the past few days, Sun Xuechao has also visited Chen Qi several times, each time inquiring about the movements of the Nightmare Clan in Changle City.

Chen Qi has no plans to inform on them for the time being, and even if he were to, it wouldn't be now.

Therefore, the answer to this question is always "I don't know".

"The Nightmare Clan treats me like a thief; what could I possibly know?"

"I'm still trapped in that tiny patch of land within the dream world, completely unaware of what's happening outside..."

After receiving this answer several times, the Nightmare Eater Clan stopped asking and gave up hope of getting any information from Chen Qi.

They didn't doubt that Chen Qi was lying, after all, A Liang could also testify, and he knew what kind of treatment Chen Qi received in Chang Le City.

To put it bluntly, the Nightmare Eaters and the Nightmare Clan treat Chen Qi in much the same way. Chen Qi can't learn about the outside world from them, and it's probably the same in Chang Le City.
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Inside an abandoned house in Jinghai City.

Baozi reported to Peanut: "Since receiving the news, we have installed surveillance cameras all around the contaminated area in Jinghai City, capturing images from the air and on the ground without any blind spots. So far, no suspicious persons have been found entering or leaving."

"Furthermore, the drone reconnaissance team also failed to detect any trace of the biscuits."

Since Chen Qi announced his presence in Jinghai City, the authorities have taken action, installing comprehensive surveillance cameras around the entire contaminated area and sending a large number of drones into the area for reconnaissance.

Coffee and his group have been frequently active in the contaminated area recently, searching for Chen Qi's whereabouts.

However, none of the parties gained anything.

Coffee said, "Since Biscuit said that, he will definitely appear. Maybe he's already in Jinghai City, but we just haven't found out yet."

Zhui Feng scratched his head: "You mean Biscuit bypassed all our surveillance and teleported directly into Jinghai City?"

“It’s possible that it really is a method similar to ‘teleportation’!” Big Pancake nodded seriously. “Didn’t Coffee analyze it before? Biscuit deliberately used the word ‘appeared’ to emphasize the result rather than the process.”

"Alright, assuming the biscuits are really in Jinghai City, what should we do then?"

Coffee pondered, "The fact that Biscuit is sending us this message means he wants help. Why does he need help? Because he's been controlled by the Nightmare Clan and can't escape."

"So it seems that the biscuit is likely waiting for our rescue in the Nightmare Eater Clan's lair in Jinghai City."

With a slight toothache, Gan Shui asked, "So, we're going to rush into the Nightmare Eater's lair to rescue them?"

Baozi advised, "We can wait a little longer. It's possible that we're overinterpreting Biscuit's words. Maybe Biscuit hasn't even arrived in Jinghai City yet."

Peanut also said, "Let's wait a little longer. I have already requested support from above. Although the Battle of Corning almost wiped out the official forces, we have also trained and recruited a group of new people in the past few months, who can provide us with a lot of help."

Zhui Feng nodded: "Even without support, we may still have a fighting chance. After all, we are not what we used to be, and everyone's strength has greatly improved!"

Peanut nodded slightly: "There's also good news. We'll have a strong reinforcement arriving in a couple of days."

"Strong reinforcements? Who?"

"Momo!"

Speaking of Momo, Peanut couldn't help but smile: "After developing for so long, she's finally about to emerge from seclusion!"
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After staying in Corning City for three days, the Nightmare Clan finally made a move.

Chen Qi only knew that he was being led by Monroe to Jinghai City, but he had no idea about the whereabouts of the other Nightmare Parasites.

They chose a relatively remote entrance and entered Jinghai City from a desolate mountain. However, they saw soldiers guarding the area at the foot of the mountain, with heavy security.

Furthermore, the area below the mountain was cordoned off with roadblocks.

Monroe, however, acted as if no one else was around, leading Chen Qi straight into the building. The guards, on the other hand, seemed not to see Chen Qi and Monroe at all, and did not stop them at all, not even glancing at them.

Chen Qi was not surprised. Even in reality, the Nightmare Clan possessed powerful deceptive abilities, capable of creating illusions, hypnosis, enchantment, and even psychological invisibility.

The two leaped over the roadblock effortlessly, thanks to the physical abilities of their parasites.

Returning to Jinghai City, Chen Qi was filled with mixed emotions. However, he and Menglu were alone, and they did not see any other Nightmare Parasites.

He couldn't help but ask, "Are we going to Jinghai Amusement Park first?"

“No rush, we can go when we’re about to leave,” Marilyn said with a smile, declining the offer.

Chen Qi's heart stirred slightly. He had assumed that the two of them were acting alone to obtain an A-level pollution source from Jinghai Paradise. But now it seemed that the Nightmare Clan was very wary of him and did not want him to complete his second qualitative leap in ability too early, lest it cause unforeseen changes.

Chen Qi had considered taking direct action against Monroe; with his current strength, he was already capable of suppressing her.

However, he estimated that there were probably powerful members of the Nightmare Clan secretly following behind the two of them.

"Where are we going?" Chen Qi asked.

“Us?” Monroe put her arm around Chen Qi’s arm. “Let’s take a walk and wait to reap the rewards of our victory.”

……

Meanwhile, at the official temporary base in Jinghai City.

Baozi kept receiving messages from all sides.

"A large number of unidentified individuals have broken into the contaminated area of ​​Jinghai City!"

"The stationed soldiers did not find any trace of anyone, but the surveillance cameras captured a lot of footage. It is estimated that hundreds of people entered Jinghai City this time!"

"The drones also captured their movement trajectory. They poured into Jinghai City from all directions, seemingly heading straight for Jinghai Medical College."

Coffee jumped to his feet, his expression serious. "They're here! Biscuits should be with them too!"

Baozi's phone kept ringing, with message notifications coming one after another like a dense raindrop.

"Footage has been captured of these people clashing with the parasites in the contaminated area!"

"These people should all be parasites, and they are hostile to the Nightmare Eater Clan... They should be parasites of the Nightmare Clan!"

Zhui Feng quickly asked, "Did you find any cookies?"

Baozi shook his head.

Coffee decisively said, "Let's follow them, but be careful to keep our distance from these parasites and act according to the situation!"
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Although Chen Qi did not intend to inform on them, he planned to give the Nightmare Eater Clan a heads-up when the Nightmare Clan infiltrated Jinghai City.

This prevents them from calling for backup, but also keeps them from being completely unprepared.

Unexpectedly, he learned from Sun Xuechao that the Nightmare Clan had already invaded.

Meanwhile, his other body was enjoying a hike in the mountains with Marilyn Monroe, completely unaware of all this.

The Nightmare Clan actually started the war ahead of schedule without his knowledge!

"Do you need my help?" Chen Qi asked Sun Xuechao. "You should know that I'm most willing to lend a hand at times like this."

Sun Xuechao paused for a moment, then nodded.

With two qualitative leaps in his abilities and the gradual integration with the first generation of Nightmare Clan, Chen Qi's combat power is now not to be underestimated.

Normally, Sun Xuechao would never feel comfortable letting Chen Qi join the battle, but this time the situation was different.

Firstly, they were ambushed by the Nightmare Clan, putting them at a significant disadvantage in terms of the number of high-end combatants. If Chen Qi could join them, it would indeed alleviate their pressure.

Secondly, it was precisely because he was at a disadvantage that Sun Xuechao believed Chen Qi would lend a helping hand.

Because he knew that Chen Qi wanted to see them both suffer heavy losses, rather than one side winning overwhelmingly.

Sun Xuechao waved his hand, removing all the restraints from Chen Qi and leading him away from the interdimensional world back to reality.

Chen Qi looked around and realized that he was still at Jinghai Medical College.

His previous investigation had confirmed that Jinghai Medical College was not the source of pollution in Jinghai City.

It's more like a target put out by the Nightmare Clan of Jinghai City to attract attention, making the enemy's eyes focus here and subconsciously believe that this is the source.

And it seems that the final battlefield will still be Jinghai Medical College, or rather, wherever Chen Qi is, that will be the battlefield!

“They are still on their way here. Right now, our Nightmare Clan is preparing for battle. Stay close to me and don’t wander off,” Sun Xuechao warned.

Although Chen Qi had already merged with A Liang, and theoretically there wouldn't be any problem even if he ran away, Sun Xuechao still didn't want to cause any unnecessary trouble, especially with a group of nightmares surrounding them outside.

Chen Qi didn't answer, but said, "Give me a cell phone."

"what are you up to?"

"Call for backup."

"You want to ask humans for help?"

Chen Qi shook his head: "Humans won't help you. They will only exterminate all Nightmare Clan members indiscriminately. However, at this time, you Nightmare Eaters are all retreating and defending. Those active outside are basically members of the Nightmare Clan."

Sun Xuechao thought for a moment, nodded, and took out his phone to toss it to Chen Qi.

All he knew was that humans posed no threat to them at present.

Given that their own fighting strength is clearly inferior to that of the Nightmare Clan, the involvement of a third party is not a bad thing for them.

Chen Qi got the phone and immediately edited a text message and sent it out.

"What did you send? I don't understand it," Nightmare Eater A Liang asked in Chen Qi's mind.

"I am requesting that the authorities bomb Jinghai City."

“Why encryption?”

"How can I prove I sent it if it's not encrypted?"

Chen Qifa's text was actually encrypted text used internally by the official team.

The message he sent was very simple, just a general address and a coded message for help.

Instead of asking his teammates to come to Jinghai Medical College to save him, he sent them to save another version of himself.

……

Coffee and the others, who were following the Nightmare Parasite and rushing to Jinghai Medical College, suddenly had their phones ringing all at once.

Chen Qi was worried they wouldn't see the message, so just to be on the safe side, he sent a message to everyone whose number he remembered.

This was also thanks to the special numbers the organization assigned to them, which were all easy to remember.

"This... is a message from Biscuit!"

"Let's go to Sun Yat Mountain to rescue him!"

Where is Sun Bud Mountain?

"I don't know, let me search on the map."

"It turned out to be a small hill in the countryside of Jinghai City."

"Let's go! We'll head to Sun Yat Mountain first. Baozi, you contact the drone team on the way and have them send a drone to Sun Yat Mountain to find Biscuit's location!"

(End of this chapter)