I created a safe zone in the nightmare world.

"What kind of brutal method is this! What exactly do these superhumans want to do?!"

Commander Han swiftly leaped onto the canopy of a large tree, gazing at the distant flames and the faintly visible figures. He couldn't understand it!

The riots in the entire area have attracted all sorts of strange and supernatural forces. In the end, who will come out on top?

Just as Commander Han thought, the strategy for conquering the safe zone was to brute force and push through.

However, there is actually a reason for this.

Limited by their capabilities, Lao Wang's reconnaissance team had limited exploration of the entire canyon area, especially the swampy section in the middle.

If they advance step by step, seemingly steadily and surely, they might be ambushed by extraordinary and unpredictable forces in complex environments. Below the Great Perfection of the Transcendent Realm, the self-protective abilities of a Transcendent being are flawed. A slight miscalculation could result in a late-stage Transcendent Realm expert being ambushed and severely injured in a single blow; this is not impossible.

But conversely,

"Most of the supernatural beings lack intelligence. By openly displaying our power, we can attract all the extraordinary supernatural beings out. At that time, although we will need to deal with more extraordinary supernatural beings at the same time, we will no longer be at risk of being ambushed."

It is actually safer.

Even if a dozen extraordinary and bizarre beings attacked at the same time, they would still have the advantage in numbers.

The only risk in doing this is that there is a very low probability that the dangers in this canyon area are far beyond imagination, and they may attract an invincible and terrifying enemy; or, if they make too much of a fuss, they may attract the attention of a possible "roaming monster".

The probability of either of these scenarios is extremely low, less than 1%.

Under normal circumstances, even if there is only a 1% or even 0.1% chance, Lord Burning Maple City would not choose to take such a risk.

You only have one life.

but now,

"With the safe zone as a backup, and the entrance just over a thousand meters away, even if a roaming monster were to descend, I would have enough time to make a tactical evacuation."

"This feeling is so reassuring!"

Lord Burning Maple suddenly understood why the members of the safe zone were all willing to take risks to conquer the nightmare.

"They're here!"

In the distance, the dense forest swayed, and a giant wolf, as big as a bus and rotting all over, pounced out, letting out a deafening roar.

"It's a giant scavenging wolf. If you get bitten by it, your whole body will slowly rot."

"It's not a big problem. As long as we don't get bitten, that's enough. Besides, we have purifying medicine."

Two members of the safe zone spoke up.

They were all veterans of the safe zone, and although they were only newly promoted transcendents, they showed no fear in the face of this giant wolf, immediately attacking it. Soon, more and more transcendent beings were alerted, howling and revealing their forms.

Many other ordinary strange phenomena emerged from various parts of the canyon area, converging to form a sizable wave.

"Fourteen extraordinary and bizarre beings, and hundreds of ordinary bizarre beings! And this may not even be all there is in this area."

"However, it doesn't seem too difficult?"

Because there are more of them.

They have a total of twenty-six extraordinary individuals, including two late-stage extraordinary individuals and two half-step transformation realm individuals!

They've never fought such a rich war before... Oh no, they often fight rich wars.

The veteran members had participated in many battles like this, but Lord Burning Maple and his two extraordinary subordinates were somewhat surprised.

rich!

That's incredibly wealthy!

Before, the Lord of Burning Maple City had been somewhat annoyed that he hadn't tried to explore this area. Now, however, he no longer regretted it. Their Red Maple Town only had a dozen or so extraordinary individuals. Developing this area alone would have easily resulted in heavy losses. It was far more satisfying to sweep through with their overwhelming advantage.

"I'll deal with these ordinary weirdos."

The one speaking was Bai Yu, the second team leader of Baijiang, who had come to earn extra money.

He glided through the air with swift, fleeting steps, arriving directly in front of the eerie tide. With a clasp of his hands, icy rain poured down, freezing each and every one of the eerie creatures.

"I'll work with you."

Old Wang strode over, his thick stubble growing ever longer, transforming into sharp, gray-black spikes that relentlessly pierced the frozen monsters. Around them, the supernatural beings were already engaged in battle with the monsters, the two sides locked in fierce combat.

The giant wolf's claws shattered the boulder, and the lightning of the extraordinary swept across the sky.

One by one, large trees collapsed, and the earth was smashed into one crater after another.

at this time,

Neither the City Lord of Burning Maple nor the Hall Masters made a move. They stood on high ground, their gazes constantly sweeping across their surroundings.

Even without their intervention, they still hold a dominant position in all extraordinary battlefields.

In the distance, Commander Han and his men stared wide-eyed as they finally counted the number of those who had fallen into the dream.

"Twenty-six! A full twenty-six powerful individuals, all of them extraordinary! No wonder they dared to unleash their auras so openly!"

"This number of extraordinary combatants is comparable to our Third Legion. But besides Tiannan City, which other force can produce so many extraordinary individuals? Gray Harbor City? That doesn't seem like it!"

These extraordinary individuals are all from Great Xia, not blond-haired, blue-eyed foreigners.

"Not only that, boss, have you noticed that these superhumans all have very high combat skills? They seem to have a lot of combat experience and are fully equipped."

indeed.

The Dreamers in the distance dealt with the eerie things with ease.

Commander Han had a keen eye and noticed that most of these powerful individuals were only at the early stage of the Transcendent Realm, yet their combat strength was quite remarkable.

Even in a one-on-one situation, they can gain the upper hand against the extraordinary and bizarre.

"Their sorcery is superb!"

"The magical artifacts they possess seem quite extraordinary? No, it's impossible for everyone to have a suitable magical artifact."

Regardless, with strong individual combat power and superior overall numbers, this is already a very favorable situation.

Commander Han suddenly remembered that the bearded extraordinary man had said not long ago that they were also preparing to sweep through the enemy lines.

"My sideways push was partly boasting, but how can yours be real?!"

The extraordinary and bizarre vitality is terrifying. Although the extraordinary beings have a complete advantage, and some have already slashed the bizarre beings dozens of times, it will still take at least a few minutes to completely kill an extraordinary bizarre being.

at this time,

The members followed the pre-arranged tactics steadily, with some holding off the supernatural beings one-on-one while others concentrated their efforts to kill them one by one.

Suddenly, a dark, viscous beam of light shot out from the depths of the canyon, heading straight for a superhuman.

The dark beam of light came suddenly and at a tricky angle, precisely when the superhuman had just withstood a bizarre killing blow. By the time the superhuman realized it, it was too late to dodge.

"Oh no, oh no, oh no!"

A sense of impending death shot straight to the top of his head, and a dark beam of light rose from the corner of his eye, quickly filling his entire field of vision.

斩

A sword beam descended from the sky, cleaving the dark beam of light in two, like a sword cutting through water or a knife cleaving a waterfall.

A burly figure appeared in front of the superhuman.

It was Zhu Guanzhu who casually swung his sword at the carrion-eating giant wolf not far away, almost slicing the giant wolf in half with one strike, sending it flying more than a hundred meters away.

Only then did the owners of the museum turn their gaze to the distance.

A figure slowly emerged from the smoke and dust.

His face was gaunt and he wore tattered robes...

"It was that extraordinary and bizarre creature that was suspected to be a regional boss. Now it seems that it is a transcendent being at the Great Perfection stage."

It's just the Great Perfection of the Extraordinary.

Both the Pavilion Masters and the City Lord of Burning Maple possessed an uncanny confidence in killing a Transcendent Great Perfection expert one-on-one.

But at this moment, the eerie BOSS didn't rush to attack. It seemed to pull something out of its pocket and then crushed it with a snap. Instantly, thick black mist swept outwards, covering the entire outer area of ​​the canyon.

The extraordinary beings all held their breath.

Within the black mist, numerous extraordinary and bizarre creatures roared to the sky, gulping down the black mist.

In just a few seconds, the black mist thinned out, and at the same time, the aura of the extraordinary beings surged. The wounds on some of the extraordinary beings were healing at a visible speed, and some of them had strange patterns appearing on their bodies.

Furthermore, two powerful late-stage Transcendent beings made a bizarre breakthrough, emanating an aura of Transcendent Perfection.

The magical power surrounding them surged, their speed and strength increased dramatically, and the ferocity in their eyes intensified. The Spade and Stone Ten Thousand Years, who were already struggling against these two strange beings, suddenly felt immense pressure and were on the verge of being overwhelmed.

The Lord of Burning Maple City looked at the various pavilion masters and said, "I will deal with these two strange beings."

The museum master nodded: "I will kill that BOSS as soon as possible."

Having said that, the masters of the various halls drew their swords and stepped forward.

Lord Ranfeng still stood at the top of the canopy of that big tree.

Strangely enough, the extraordinary battle had left the surrounding land in ruins, as if it had been bombarded by countless artillery shells. The trees all around were either uprooted or shattered into pieces.

Only the one where the City Lord of Burning Maple City stood remained intact.

At this moment, the Lord of Burning Maple City clasped his hands together, and a massive tree shadow, resembling a red maple tree and engulfed in flames, appeared behind him. This was his innate talent, the Burning Maple Ancient Tree Substitute!

He pressed down with both hands, and rings of flame spread and covered the area in front of him. Countless red maple leaves fell, and wherever they passed, flames burst forth, and the golden-red flames distorted the air.

Spades and Stone Wannian quickly retreated.

Countless red maple leaves fell from all directions, blocking any possibility of escape for the two extraordinary Grand Perfection experts.

Fall! Burn! Suppress!

The two Great Perfection-level strange beings were not to be outdone. They roared, their bodies filled with black mist, trying to break free from Hongfeng.

"Lice...shaking a tree."

The maple leaves murmured softly.

Compared to the Great Perfection of the Extraordinary Realm, the growth in physique, mantra power, and spirit is not significant at the Half-Step Ascension Realm.

But the reason it can be called a half-step transformation is because his soul and his talent have undergone a slight sublimation and metamorphosis. Behind Ran Feng, the shadow of the ancient tree grew even larger, and his entire body merged into the shadow substitute.

The flames on the red maple leaves had become even more golden.

At the same time, the area of ​​the fire circle expanded once again, which was due to the boost brought about by his surge in mental power. More red maple leaves fell, densely packed, like talismans, completely covering the two Great Perfection Strange Beings without leaving a single gap.

The flames blazed high, and the golden-red light shot into the sky, illuminating the entire canyon.

"It's... Lord Burning Maple City!"

Upon seeing the iconic shadow of the ancient maple tree, Commander Han and the other powerful figures from Tiannan City immediately recognized the man's identity. A person's name, a tree's shadow—Red Maple Town, though secluded in a remote corner, was nonetheless a top-tier power.

The information about Lord Ranfeng, a half-step Ascension Realm cultivator, is available in various major forces.

How could the experts of Tiannan City not recognize him?

"So, these Dream Fallers are all under the command of Lord Burning Maple City?"

Commander Han murmured, but the next moment he denied it, "No, it doesn't seem like it. Red Maple Town can't produce that many extraordinary experts."

More importantly, those extraordinary beings in the distance didn't look like the subordinates of the City Lord of Burning Maple.

At this moment, a transcendent being from Tiannan City exclaimed, "Boss, look over there! That one looks like Master Zhu! Master Zhu Chenying from Baijiang City!" When Commander Han looked in the direction his comrade pointed, he saw that the powerful figure in the distance had already pierced through the strange BOSS and pinned it to the ground. Only the forty-nine sword light phantoms around him were slowly dissipating.

ended.

A transcendent being at the Great Perfection stage, and more likely a strange entity that was a boss in the canyon area, was killed in the blink of an eye.

Within the circle of powerful individuals, Zhu Chenying's name is far more renowned than that of the City Lord of Ranfeng. He is hailed as one of the top experts below the Ascension Realm.

"Indeed, it is the owners of all the pavilions!"

"Given the abilities of the various pavilion masters, it's impossible for them to be subordinate to the Lord of Burning Maple City. Was this operation a collaboration between the two sides?" Commander Han murmured.

One of the teammates spoke up: "Boss, I have a feeling that this operation was neither led by the City Lord of Burning Maple nor by the leaders of the various pavilions. The real mastermind behind this operation is someone else."

After saying that, he suddenly chuckled.

"I was being delusional."

How could anyone possibly lead these two powerful figures?

This trip went exceptionally smoothly.

However, there were some unexpected events. The bizarre method by which the strange BOSS amplified more than a dozen extraordinary beings was one such unexpected event. But the strategy team's strength far exceeded that, and this unexpected event was easily suppressed.

"As expected, pushing through the Nightmare Zone with overwhelming force was the right decision. As expected of me, I made another sound decision."

The store manager nodded slightly.

When the raiding team had slain all the supernatural and bizarre creatures in the canyon area and reached the deepest part of the area, the notification sound, symbolizing the completion of the raid, rang in Shi An's ears in front of the pointed-roofed hut.

Shi An didn't rush to check the panel information; he was still keeping an eye on the strategy guide team.

One battle to conquer a nightmare and eliminate its strangeness and danger is not the end; the real challenge lies in resource gathering.

This mission was issued specifically for that precious medicinal herb.

Spade and his group did not immediately collect the precious herbs, but simply stayed by the herb field.

Soon,

Tian Hua and several other professionals arrived, and Wu Qing also brought several mission department employees to record and compile statistics. Tian Hua carefully harvested the exceptional medicinal herbs, and he was so fond of this medicinal field that he decided to dig up the entire surrounding area.

The team then entered the pointed-roofed cabin and began a thorough search of it.

Shi An observed this through his magical telepathic vision.

He stroked his chin. "Perhaps I could learn from Tiannan City and establish an archaeology department? The Nightmare World clearly holds great secrets, and the ruins of these civilizations contain information to varying degrees. These require professionals to extract."

Most people who experience dreaming are clearly rough and uncouth; asking them to handle things gently is the limit.

quickly,

The strategy team has made some progress.

Spade reported: "There are four potion recipes in this small house. Minister Tian said they are all rare-grade recipes and are quite valuable. In addition, there are some scattered rare and common-grade materials."

Shi An glanced at the four recipes, which were:

Giant Strength Potion Formula!

Frenzy Potion Recipe!

Dragon Blood Potion Recipe!

The formula for the Divine Flame Potion!

Tian Hua couldn't immediately analyze the specific effects of these potions, but that didn't matter. Shi An estimated that he could directly input these ancient formulas into the workshop system.

The Dreamers who plundered the surrounding area also reaped a rich harvest, obtaining a total of 33 rare-grade medicinal herbs, 189 common-grade medicinal herbs, and a quantity of materials. Not to mention the most precious superior-grade medicinal herbs.

"What a huge harvest!"

Even the Lord of Burning Maple City was amazed.

The store manager offered very generous rewards for this mission; each of the participating extraordinary beings would receive a large amount of contribution points. He and the other hall masters would receive even more.

But compared to the gains, all of this is clearly worthwhile.

That Thousand-Refined Awakening Grass, along with several potion recipes, is worth a fortune! It's a trophy of the highest caliber.

Lord Ranfeng was somewhat envious, but he also knew that apart from the safe zone, probably no other force could organize such an operation. Tiannan City's overall strength was indeed stronger, but Tiannan City lacked spatial wonders. If they wanted to conquer this area, they would need to spend a lot of time, and the risks they would take would be far greater than theirs.

If Tiannan City were to be conquered, they might not necessarily make a big profit.

But Shi An sighed, "We dispatched more than twenty extraordinary beings, and all we got were one excellent item, four rare items, and some precious medicines. No wonder many forces don't bother to conquer Nightmare."

It is indeed very poor value for money.

This desolate canyon area is actually a very rare and valuable region. Some areas, even if they contain a dozen or so extraordinary and bizarre beings and are considered high-risk zones, may still be completely devoid of anything.

This operation was highly profitable only because the personnel moved easily across regions and there were no casualties. If there had been casualties, the profits might not even cover the compensation.

Fortunately, we don't rely on this foundation to make a profit.

These are just appetizers.

Shi An is going to eat the main course now.

"Ding!"

Hint: You have obtained 10 Premium Membership Cards.

Hint: You have obtained "Thousand-Refined Awakening Grass (Excellent)".

Hint: You have obtained "...".

Hint: You have obtained "...".

Three extremely rare and superior-grade medicinal herbs appeared directly on the panel!

Although Shi An knew that the value of precious medicines was far less than that of buildings, blueprints, and some special rewards, and even the value of the Thousand-Refined Awakening Grass was not as good as that of the excellent precious medicine, the Thousand-Year Tree Heart, next door.

But no matter how cheap it is, it is still an excellent product.

Perhaps because they gave out too many excellent medicines, there were basically no other loot.

alone,

"⑤. Special and Bizarre Employee: ..."

Over the past few months, he, as the store manager, has had his share of "converting employees" into "trophies."

On the contrary, there were many more, probably more than ten times.

But he refused them all.

The safe zone is currently not short of a single uncanny employee, but the number of slots is limited.

"Unless you have a special skill."

"This weirdo seems to have some special talent."