Nightmare Despair

Chapter 53 I will drag you into a nightmare

"Spare me... I was wrong... I was really wrong."

Qiu Ping thrashed about in vain, like a dead dog that had been caught.

He tried to leave a trail along the way, hoping the police would follow the clues.

But Zhou Kai ignored him and just dragged him along.

Silence itself became a form of torture, more suffocating than any vicious curse.

Qiu Ping's heart pounded wildly. He had a premonition that what he was about to face was not as simple as just dying.

Finally, near a secluded exit of the camping park, Zhou Kai let go.

He stopped, turned around, and stretched his neck. His bones cracked, and he felt an indescribable sense of relief.

He didn't seem like an executioner in a hurry to dispose of the body at all.

"To repay you," Zhou Kai's voice was calm, even a little amused, "I've given you a good workout, and now I've decided to take you somewhere nice."

Before he finished speaking, he moved with lightning speed, grabbing Qiu Ping by the neck and easily lifting him into the air.

Qiu Ping's feet left the ground, his limbs twitching weakly, and only a hoarse sound of wind breaking could be heard from his throat.

"I just want to be an ordinary office worker who doesn't attract attention, it's that simple."

Zhou Kai looked up at the night sky, which was fragmented by branches and leaves, as if he were talking to the moon, or as if he were talking to himself.

"But why... does someone always have to bother me?"

He took a deep breath of the cold night wind, and when he exhaled, only a bone-chilling cold remained.

"But that's okay."

"I will drag everyone who threatens my peaceful life into a nightmare."

"Without exception."

"I don't want to know your name, but you will be..."

"First."

nightmare?

The word sounded like a death sentence, instantly shocking Qiu Ping's brain, which was already foggy from lack of oxygen.

This isn't just empty threats; it's a verdict.

Wait, a dream... a nightmare?!

He suddenly remembered a terrifying rumor circulating in the underworld, an urban legend that silenced even the big shots, and managed to squeeze out a few words through his choked throat.

"Please...don't..."

Zhou Kai's gaze remained unwavering, as if he were looking at a piece of trash about to be disposed of.

"Nightmare, loading!"

The familiar feeling of weightlessness and suffocation instantly enveloped my entire body.

Zhou Kai felt as if he were being pulled by a tremendous force, passing through countless layers of damp and cold barriers. In an instant, he returned to the familiar No. 777 Soraka Town.

Unfortunately, Qiu Ping, whom he was holding, turned into a cold corpse.

His neck was twisted at an odd angle, clearly indicating that Zhou Kai had accidentally used too much force and broken his neck bone.

"Since it's not a monster native to Nightmare, it doesn't give experience points?"

A look of expected disappointment flashed across Zhou Kai's face as he carried the body toward the basement.

When he returned a moment later, his hand, covered in dust, held a half-full red syringe.

What we found on Qiu Ping seems to be related to enhanced humans; we can keep it for further study.

As for the corpse...

It is permitted to use it as fertilizer.

Making use of waste is not bad.

He went up to the second floor and looked out the window.

Half of Soraka town was still shrouded in the eerie red glow of the fire, and the twisted willow men continued to patrol the streets silently.

Today is clearly not a good time to go out and explore.

When immersed in the nightmare world, real time does not stand still; the passage of time is full of randomness.

To avoid any trouble, Zhou Kai did not stay long.

After quickly disposing of the body, he chose to return.

……

"Officer, what happened?"

Yang Hao, who had circled back to check the situation, ran into several police officers.

Without making a sound, he put the gun he had just pulled out back behind his waist, then awkwardly leaned closer and asked.

"Thank you all for your hard work in the middle of the night."

A young policeman glared at him and retorted irritably, "You're out in the middle of the night, aren't you? We're on a call, what are you doing here?"

"Li Jiahao! You can't keep your mouth shut, are you asking for trouble again!"

Looking exhausted, Li Xiangqian kicked his nephew hard.

His gaze swept subtly across Yang Hao's waist, confirming the outline of the hard object there.

But Li Xiangqian said nothing. He noticed an inconspicuous mark on Yang Hao's sleeve—the emblem of the Vitas Group… There was no need to get involved in this mess.

He softened his tone, briefly explained the situation, and tried to see if he could get some information out of the bodyguard.

"Someone called the police saying there's been a murder here?!" Yang Hao's expression changed drastically upon hearing this, his face filled with anxiety: "Oh no! That guy really did it? Quick, let's go in and save them!"

Yang Hao's reaction caught Li Xiangqian's eye; it seemed he knew the inside story.

Yang Hao then quickly explained Qiu Ping's background and the threat he posed, and led five police officers into the park to search.

Not far along, Yang Hao spotted Zhou Kai emerging from another side path and quickly called him over.

Seeing that Zhou Kai was unharmed, Yang Hao breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good that you're alright... You didn't run into that madman, did you?"

He gestured: "A dangerous man entered the park. His name is Qiu Ping. He's covered in tattoos. He killed our club owner five years ago. He's a fugitive on the run..."

Zhou Kai shook his head innocently: "I didn't see it. I was watching people night fishing by the lake just now."

"Later I felt a bit cold, so I took a walk and then prepared to go back."

Zhou Kai originally intended to make a quick getaway, but after secretly observing that Yang Hao had actually mingled with the police, he immediately came up with a new plan.

Li Xiangqian looked Zhou Kai up and down, feeling that he looked somewhat familiar, so he asked, "And who is this?"

Yang Hao immediately introduced, "Oh, this is my young lady's private tutor. We're here camping together tonight."

Zhou Kai also gave a friendly smile at the right moment: "Officer, we just saw each other this morning, over at the Android residential area..."

Upon hearing this, both Li Xiangqian and his nephew Li Jiahao exclaimed "Oh!" and suddenly understood.

They were the ones in charge of the dismemberment case in the Android neighborhood this morning.

Zhou Kai was in the crowd at the time, and he made eye contact with them several times.

"I was wondering why it looked familiar."

Li Jiahao grinned, patted Zhou Kai on the shoulder and said, "You're really unlucky, kid. You're on two different sets in one day."

As soon as he finished speaking, his uncle's expression darkened, and he kicked the boy again.

"If you can't speak properly, then shut up! As a police officer, what if your reckless remarks cause panic among citizens?"

Li Jiahao looked embarrassed, shrank his neck, and remained silent.

At this moment, the fishing couple also packed up their things and arrived at the park exit with their empty fish buckets.

Upon seeing this, both officers were stunned: "Officer, what... what happened?"

The woman seemed a little scared. Seeing the police in the middle of the night—the police themselves weren't dangerous, but anything that could attract the police must be dangerous.

Li Xiangqian also called the two over and asked them a few simple questions.

Their answers were exactly the same as Zhou Kai's: they didn't see it, they didn't hear it, and they knew nothing about it.

Suddenly, Li Xiangqian changed the subject, staring at the couple and saying, "It's dangerous to wander around outside so late at night. Did you notice this young man standing next to you for a long time?"

He pointed at Zhou Kai.

"If not even a passerby notices, and a criminal really comes, wouldn't you be finished?"

Zhou Kai raised an eyebrow almost imperceptibly.

The old policeman was subtly probing to verify his own words.

The woman named Xiaoyue glared at Zhou Kai resentfully: "Oh, this handsome guy, he's been wandering around us aimlessly. We thought he was heartbroken and couldn't think straight..."

They did notice Zhou Kai's presence, so they were careful to restrain themselves during their conversations and didn't dare to be too intimate with their partners, for fear of upsetting Zhou Kai.

Who knows what that kid is doing wandering around the river alone late at night?

Li Xiangqian nodded thoughtfully, waved his hand and said, "Alright, everyone go home early, and be careful in the future."

It seems they haven't found any flaws and are preparing to release the person.

Li Jiahao glanced at the bucket and fishing rod the man was carrying and casually chuckled, "Hey buddy, how was the catch tonight?"

The man named Ahua grinned and said with a gloomy expression, "No luck at all, not even a single fish fry."

Li Jiahao felt a bit bored and waved his hand.

As Zhou Kai and Yang Hao turned to leave, they heard him mutter to himself behind them, "This place is eerie... anyone who comes here will fail."

Zhou Kai and Yang Hao walked side by side, listening to Li Jiahao's complaints, but Yang Hao didn't react much.

Zhou Kai smiled silently to himself.

air force?

First kill secured.

The experience points gained from the victory have been credited to your account.

The potential threats in reality have been identified.

We have a preliminary understanding of the Twilight Knights.

There were even spoils of war: a gun, half a vial of valuable injections, and... a decent piece of fertilizer.

Zhou Kai was in a good mood.

Tonight, it's not the Air Force.

It was a bumper harvest.

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