I created a safe zone in the nightmare world.

Safe Zone, Mission Lobby.

Another advanced task has been issued.

Unlike before, this advanced mission has higher requirements for the recipient, only accepting those at the Transcendent Realm or above.

Only those of extraordinary ability can view and decide whether or not to accept the mission.

"Only the extraordinary are eligible?"

at this time,

With a large number of members going to Lin Dong City to participate in the battle, there are far fewer Dreamers remaining in the hall.

Even so, there were still thirty or forty people in the hall, and a couple hundred members in the entire safe zone. The empty safe zone of the past is unlikely to reappear.

The members were surprised and started scratching their heads.

Among these dream-fallen individuals present, not one was at the Transcendent Realm.

Extraordinary people don't have that kind of leisure.

but,

Among those who had fallen into dreams, some had extraordinary connections.

Soon, the number two person in charge of a certain camp arrived at the scene and reviewed the mission details.

Even someone as extraordinary as him was astonished at this moment.

"This... is an attack on a strange hideout?"

These camp forces, no, even Nightmare Town, avoid the strange forces like the plague.

After all, the nightmare world is a strange place, so what can humans use to fight against the strange?

Fortunately, the intelligent and unpredictable beings are driven by self-interest and rarely attack them. They don't value their small population and resources. "But now, can humans also attack the intelligent and unpredictable beings' lair?"

Shi An looked into the distance.

There is a safe zone entrance located less than two kilometers away from the Mantis's lair.

He immediately fixed this random entrance/exit point, meaning it would not be refreshed.

These are some ways he gradually figured out how to use his powers.

After the safe zone was upgraded to level four, in addition to the obvious improvements displayed on the panel, he also received several hidden enhancements. For example,

Shi An reached out and grabbed, and strands of golden power of belief condensed and appeared in his palm, flowing, intertwining and entwining.

He can now actively use the power of belief, instead of just being passive.

His "Conviction Strike" skill's single-use cost limit has also been increased.

Of course, there are also drawbacks.

When he manipulated the power of belief, the burden on himself was heavy. The more belief power he consumed in a single instance, the heavier the burden on his body and soul. Shi An estimated that, with his current abilities, he could withstand four or five hundred points of belief power in a single instance.

It just can't last.

Of course, a small burst of energy for a while is enough.

Being able to intervene is a guarantee of safety.

"Once the strong gather, we can launch a full-scale attack on the strange forces."

"If we can take down the mysterious lair of the Mantis people, it will definitely be a top-notch raid, and we're sure to get some high-level loot. So far, we've only raided two extraordinary areas in the safe zone."

One is the Giant Tree Region, and the other is the Plague of False Humans.

The Calamity of the False Man should theoretically be of a very high standard, containing more than a dozen extraordinary and bizarre beings. However, since the Calamity of the False Man is also a nightmare-like city called Baijiang City, and nightmares are not stable, it has been downgraded by half a level.

Even so, the rewards for completing the "Disaster of the False Man" strategy are incredibly generous.

The Mantis Man's lair... Shi An is even more excited.

the other side.

Lin Dongcheng, the General Headquarters of the Countermeasures Bureau.

Yang Linna got straight to the point: "Director Zhang, Director Zhou, our safe zone is preparing to launch a raid targeting the Mantis People's mysterious lair. Our manager has already located the location of this strange force."

"Our store manager also said that anyone who offends us humans must be killed! The calamity in Lin Dong City has passed, and there will be no danger in the short term. We hope that your city can send some strong people to join us in attacking the Mantis people's lair."

Director Zhou, Director Zhang, and the others exchanged glances.

"Does the shopkeeper mean to attack and wipe out the lair of a strange force?"

Their intelligence is unpredictable. One or two individuals are manageable, but once they form a power or a tribe, they become extremely terrifying.

Think about it carefully and it will become clear.

Among beings of the same level, the supernatural beings are inherently stronger than humans, and their vitality and survivability are far superior. Humans are only able to contend with supernatural beings of the same level through their intelligence, tactics, and equipment.

But if the supernatural possesses intelligence and forms a power, with organization, culture, and strategy, they cannot help but fear it.

In Zhou Ju and his companions' eyes, the fact that Lin Dong City had managed to hold out against the machinations of this mysterious and powerful force during this calamity was already an incredible victory. A counterattack? A campaign to destroy the mysterious forces' lair?

They didn't even dare to think about it.

It's not that I don't want to, it's that I don't dare!

But now that I think about it…

"The Mantis forces must have suffered significant losses this time, and with the safe zone leading the attack, then..."

"This seems like a very promising opportunity!"

Although this was a great victory, the entire Lin Dong City still suffered considerable losses, with about a thousand people killed or injured, including those who had fallen into the dream realm and ordinary people.

How could Director Zhou and his men not hate them?

"Strike! Strike hard!"

"We absolutely have to go to Lindongcheng!"

"I'm going too! I just rested for a few hours and I'm almost fully recovered!"

Director Zhou, Captain Shen, and other extraordinary experts spoke up one after another.

The news spread quickly.

At this time, there were dozens of extraordinary experts in Lin Dong City.

Most of them were exhausted and their magical power would be difficult to recover in a short time, but many of the extraordinary beings still retained more than half of their combat strength.

Upon hearing that they were to attack the eerie lair, their first reaction was fear, but they quickly regained their composure and became excited.

The store manager is right. There's no reason why only the supernatural can defeat us.

Some of the younger members of the safe zone were even more excited.

"We weren't done fighting yet! I want to join this battle!"

But the members who failed to reach the extraordinary level were also crying out in frustration.

It is said that the store manager only invited extraordinary individuals to participate in this battle.

This is to avoid unnecessary damage.

Those at the third level of the Refinement Realm sighed with regret.

"Third-stage experts are clearly captain-level powerhouses, and are very important figures in various major forces, but now they seem to have been reduced to nothing more than roadside figures. Shi An originally planned to launch a general offensive six hours later, but in the end, it was delayed until the next day."

This is acceptable.

The priority should be stability; the mantis's lair will inevitably be destroyed.

at this time,

Lin Dong City was already dealing with the aftermath. The Dreamers were discussing the disaster, some going to the Countermeasures Bureau to collect their rewards, and others returning to the safe zone. In just half a day, Lin Dong City returned to normal, and as predicted, the city was safer after the disaster, with no invasion incidents occurring throughout the entire day.

At the same time, somewhere in the Forest of Ghosts.

"Is that the Mantis's lair? I never expected them to be hiding in a place like this. Even now, I haven't noticed anything amiss," Hearts whispered.

She gazed into the distance at a vigorous, enormous, withered ancient tree.

This ancient tree is tens of meters tall, and at first glance, apart from being quite huge, it doesn't seem particularly special.

However, at the base of the ancient tree, where the roots intertwine, a faint archway shape is formed, the archway deep and the interior obscured.

at this time,

Red Peach, Diamond, Chen Jianghuai, and Lin Xiao, several extraordinary individuals, arrived here first.

They observed, but still couldn't find anything.

However, they did not doubt it, because this was intelligence that General Blood had gathered.

At this moment, General Xue, General Lifeng, General Zhuopu, and other top experts from the safe zone that they knew were also here.

There were also extraordinary individuals who accepted the mission.

The number of extraordinary experts gathered here has reached seventeen.

The strong are numerous.

Among them are many powerful figures in the late stage of the Transcendent Realm!

With such a lineup, many of the extraordinary individuals present felt confident.

Someone looked at Li Feng and asked, "General Li, when shall we launch our attack?"

Li Feng was the commander-in-chief appointed by Shi An.

There's no way around it; among the four strange beings, only Lifeng speaks human language fluently. The other three, even after advancing to the extraordinary realm, can learn a few phrases of the Great Xia language, but when they speak human language, they stutter like stammerers, completely lacking any extraordinary airs.

Li Feng said, "Wait a little longer, there's still a group of main forces that haven't arrived yet. The shopkeeper said that this time we're going to use overwhelming force to wipe out the entire eerie lair, and we can't let a single intelligent elf escape."

Are there still key players?

Some people think so.

Just as I was thinking this, I heard Li Feng say, "They're here."

coming?

where is it?

This extraordinary being looked towards the gate of the safe zone in the distance, but no one came out from inside the gate.

and many more!

Chao Fan suddenly felt that something was wrong, and he abruptly raised his head.

In mid-air, shadows loomed.

The enormous ark, like an island, hung silently not far away.

From the deck of the ark, one extraordinary person after another leaped down.

Ten!

Twenty!

Twenty-six!

A total of twenty-six extraordinary individuals!

Most of these extraordinary individuals came from the eastern region, with a few from other areas.

The reason Shi An has been dragging this out for so long is that he is waiting for the Ark of Salvation.

Many of the extraordinary beings in Lin Dong City were exhausted. It was unrealistic to expect them to maintain a high level of vigilance and travel continuously for several hours in the Nightmare Wilderness, and then participate in a war against the bizarre extraordinary beings.

Many extraordinary beings, having previously used membership privileges, are now unable to travel across domains using those privileges.

So Shi An directly sent instructions to Tian Hua, telling him to drive the Ark to Lin Dong City, pick up a group of extraordinary passengers, and then drive it to the Mantis people's lair.

It's not just about bringing in a group of powerful individuals; the Ark of Salvation itself is also a formidable fighting force.

This is an exceptional building!

Although the Ark of Salvation itself has little ability to cause external damage, Shi An has already built more than two hundred... spell-casting sentry towers on the outer edge of the Ark's deck!

If needed, he can activate the firepower mode at any time!

The Ark has arrived!

More than twenty extraordinary beings have arrived!

Several extraordinary individuals who had accepted the task were dumbfounded: the store manager's initiative this time was truly extravagant!

Li Feng then spoke up: "Proceed according to plan. The Mantis Men have discovered us... They're here!"

They sensed the blatant approach of humans.

From beneath the giant tree, at the archway-like root system, two figures emerged like shadows.

They are humanoid, but have the head, limbs, and a pair of wings of a praying mantis.

This was none other than a mantis-man of extraordinary intelligence and cunning.

They exuded a fierce and terrifying aura.

But at this moment,

The two mantis-like figures, who had come with menacing intent, suddenly braked sharply.

They attacked without warning simply because they sensed the presence of humans outside.

But………

The two mantis-like figures cast eerie glances as they swept over the humans in the distance. They couldn't help but swallow hard.

Intuition and experience told them that among the human powerhouses before them, probably half of them were extraordinary powerhouses!

When did humanity have so many extraordinary and powerful individuals?

After the sudden stop, the two extraordinary mantis-men turned back.

But before they could escape, Lifeng threw out a sculpted blade.

Sharp!

heavy!

Precise!

The three properties combined with this cursed weapon instantly pierced through the Mantis Man, pinning him firmly to the ground.

Like a nail sinking to the heavens, it forced the extraordinary mantis-man to the ground. It struggled desperately but could not get up.

at the same time,

The blood-red handprint transformed into a streak of blood-red light, as swift as lightning, intercepting the mantis-man before it could escape back to its lair.

Big wood, big wood, big wood, big wood!

Two massive, blood-red fists extended, their shadowy forms striking down in concentric circles, causing the surrounding air to vibrate and hum.

A few breaths later...

"Bang!"

The mantis-man's extraordinary body exploded, turning into a bloody mist.

The other one is similar.

In the blink of an eye, the two strange and extraordinary beings were annihilated.

The other extraordinary beings didn't even have time to make a move; they only had time to let out a "hiss."

This is truly extraordinary and bizarre!

Humans with superhuman abilities might be caught off guard and instantly killed, but the supernatural wouldn't.

The bizarre and extraordinary possess immense vitality and are virtually without weaknesses. Destroying them requires brute force.

at this time,

Blood General and Sharpening General were examples; their entire process took only a few seconds.

If we were to deal with them, it probably wouldn't even take a second.

It was like killing a chicken.

"hiss!"

Surprise was mixed with excitement.

With such a powerful figure on their side, how could they not destroy the strange forces?

"kill!"

"superior!"

An extraordinary expert arrived at the archway and used his innate talent to investigate.

"There is a very spacious area inside, which is indeed the lair of the Mantis people. However, the Mantis people have amassed a lot of troops at the entrance of this passage."

"Can we force our way in?"

"Give it a try!"

The passageway is not wide and cannot accommodate too many people.

The three of them, consisting of one late-stage Transcendent and two mid-stage Transcendent, are advancing together.

But after about twenty seconds, the three of them retreated in a sorry state.

"No, there are several Mantis-like Extraordinary beings blocking the exit, and they've also placed some kind of special crystal around it that's easily detonated." How do we attack them?

Intelligent and cunning creatures do indeed learn from humans, choosing locations where their strongholds are easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Because the strange creatures are not picky about their living environment, they have more places to choose from, and are more likely to choose dangerous and perilous places.

Li Feng stepped forward, but did not launch a direct attack.

It observed for a moment, then spoke up: "The manager ordered us to retreat two hundred meters."

"Retreat two hundred meters?"

Although they didn't quite understand, everyone did as instructed.

At this time,

"boom!"

A vast gray fog blanketed the sky, and a massive ark slowly emerged from the mist.

Half of the ship's hull protruded out.

On top of it, towering towers stand, their cannons already protruding.

One hundred magical sentry towers, fire in unison!

Shi An's gaze passed through the ark, through the magical flying eyes around him, and through the strange vision of Li Feng, as he observed and looked down upon everything.

At the same time, an order was issued.

The Spellcasting Sentinel Tower extracts the cold, gloomy energy that wanders between heaven and earth, condensing it into spellcasting projectiles.

Hundreds of small shells whistled out of the hole.

"Boom boom boom boom boom boom one!"

The earthquake trembled.

The withered ancient tree in front of us, tens of meters tall, has been pierced, torn apart, and ripped to pieces!

This is just the beginning.

Artillery fire!

Artillery fire!

Artillery fire!

One hundred magical sentry towers began firing round after round.

To ensure sufficient firepower, Shi An specially invested a large amount of Dream Crystals, using the Ark as the power supply center to transmit them to the Spellcasting Sentinel Tower.

Artillery fire plows the land!

The earth shook violently!

The shelling lasted for several tens of seconds before stopping.

As the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, the land in front of them had already collapsed, revealing the mantis people's lair, which resembled a giant pit.

The old lair still faintly reveals some primitive tribal architecture, with enormous, bizarre corpses displayed as spoils of war inside. However, at this moment, most of the mantis tribe is in ruins.

And there are also intelligent mantises roaring.

One after another, extraordinary and eerie auras rose up, carrying with them boundless rage.

One, two, three... ten... twenty... twenty-four!

Inside are sixteen intelligent mantis-man extraordinary beings, and eight non-intelligent extraordinary beings driven by the mantis-man.

Even though they had just lost two Mantis-man Transcendent beings;

Even though the Mantis people in Lindong City paid a huge price for their scheme;

The entire Mantis stronghold still boasts countless powerful individuals, terrifyingly strong.

But today, they, the humans, are stronger and more terrifying!

"kill!"

"Avenge the people who died in Lin Dong City!"

"Today marks the first shot we fire in our campaign against the supernatural!"

The battle quickly escalated to a fever pitch.

One after another, extraordinary beings fought each other, while hundreds of ordinary and bizarre beings were also around.

However, unlike the battlefield in the eastern suburbs of Lin Dong City, where the extraordinary beings struggled to stop the advancing monsters, this time the extraordinary beings could ignore the ordinary monsters, rendering them largely ineffective on the extraordinary battlefield. "Boom!"

A mantis-like being, extraordinary and trapped in the ground, was relentlessly pursued by powerful humans.

at this time,

Human superhumans are almost two against one, giving them a significant advantage, and they also possess sharp weapons like the Blood Handprint and the Sharp Edge.

In just a short while, the Blood Handprint seized another opportunity and forcefully killed a transcendent being.

Remarkable results!

Shi An kept a close watch, still not daring to be careless.

A mantis-like being, extraordinary, let out a long howl, its aura rising steadily.

"Half-step Ascension Realm!"

"This is the realm one remains at after failing to break through from the Transcendent Great Perfection to the Ascension Realm. It is much stronger than the Transcendent Great Perfection and contains a trace of the power of the Ascension Realm."

But the masters of the various museums also came to this battle.

He laughed heartily and joined the battle with the mantis leader.

Previously, when facing the pseudo-human leader who borrowed the rules of nightmares, the various masters couldn't withstand more than two moves. But this wasn't because the masters were weak; it was simply that the pseudo-human leader had cheated. Now, though both were at the half-step advancement realm, the masters had gained an absolute advantage. Their fists contained endless mysteries as they continuously struck the mantis leader.

the other side,

With a single, blood-red palm strike that descended from the sky, Xiao Xue suppressed a Mantis Man at the pinnacle of the Transcendent Realm.

Li Feng also gained an absolute advantage in dealing with another extraordinary Great Perfection being.

Superhumans surrounded them to prevent the mantis from escaping.

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, the mantis leader regained its senses and flapped its wings, running away into the distance.

Other extraordinary mantis-men, as long as they could shake off the human powerhouses, also fled for their lives.

They can fly!

Humans, even the masters of the museum, cannot fly.

but,

"Boom boom boom boom boom!"

The Ark opened fire again.

Simultaneously,

boom!

The turbid waters stirred up boundless waves, from which enormous tentacles shot out, whipping down the extraordinary mantis-man.

On the other side, countless paper figures danced in the air, weaving a vast net of four sides, eight directions, sixteen squares, and thirty-two palaces.

At the center of the net is the mantis leader, who is flapping his wings and flying.

A huge red figure appeared, its hands clasped together.

Countless paper figures transformed into millstones and descended.

The mantis leader fell.

The superhumans swarmed around, unleashing their extraordinary abilities and doubling their firepower.

After half an hour,

The entire Mantis Man's lair was wiped out, and not a single one of the strange creatures survived.