I created a safe zone in the nightmare world.

Shi An did consider making a move.

He remembered that it was written in the manual:

"When nightmares invade reality, the supernatural no longer follows the rules of killing, which is the most dangerous aspect of nightmare invasion. However, at the same time, as the supernatural breaks through the barrier between nightmares and reality, its own abilities are also weakened."

The bloody handprint of his family's number one employee is not some kind of supernatural artifact, but a genuine supernatural occurrence.

Even if it's weakened by a bit after being whitewashed, it shouldn't be a problem fighting a regular supernatural being that has descended into reality.

Moreover, the bloody handprint might not be any weaker.

In other words, with just a small amount of blood, Shi An possesses power equivalent to, or even greater than, a master of the Control stage.

and,

Shi An still had one absolute escape route – the safe zone.

but,

"Safe zones should only be used as a last resort."

"If you do make a move, try to avoid doing so in public."

So when he encountered Huang Zhou, Shi An left the survivors to him and chose to go deeper into the territory.

As they went deeper, the light became even dimmer.

The trees are growing luxuriantly, and many of them are even growing in the middle of the main road, with their roots piercing the road surface and sinking into the ground.

"Is this the nightmare realm starting to affect the real world?"

"Will that nightmare-invaded area eventually become a complete nightmare world?"

"If this nightmarish area isn't eliminated in time, will it continue to expand?"

Shi An frowned; there were indeed still too many things she didn't know.

Hopefully, we can find more information in the Countermeasures Bureau later.

As he pondered, strands of white spider silk appeared before Shi An, intertwining among the trees.

Shi An stopped in his tracks.

He thought for a moment, then decided not to go any further. Instead, he looked around and, seeing that no one was around, squatted down in front of a bush.

As if tying shoelaces, Shi An reached out and gently touched the ground.

In an instant,

A faint flash of blood-red light appeared, but it seemed to be just an illusion.

Shi An stood up nonchalantly, hesitated for a moment in front of the white spider silk, and then walked back.

He was, after all, just a mortal, an ordinary person who wasn't even a Dreamer, so going any deeper would be risky.

then,

Shi An let Xiao Xue go inside to explore in his place.

Little Blood, who possesses the Blood Shadow Body, also has maxed out his abilities in the Hidden Realm.

"Not only that, Xiao Xue doesn't have much of a sinister aura about him anymore, so he's even less noticeable than before he was cleansed."

Through the contract, Shi An can share the perspective of the bloody handprint.

The view was just not very clear, shrouded in blood, and somewhat low.

"It seems that the farther the distance, the less clear the shared view becomes. But it's only a few hundred meters, so distance doesn't really matter."

"Another point is that traditional Ghostly Dreamers can summon their own ghostly creatures from a distance, and I can also use a contract to bring the Blood Handprint to my front. However, this process requires stamina, and if I don't have enough stamina, I will have to consume faith points."

Once this was confirmed, Shi An felt much more at ease. He moved around the perimeter of the nightmare area, looking for lost college students and bringing them back.

Meanwhile, he would occasionally switch to Xiao Xue's vision to check the situation.

The deeper you go, the denser the trees become, and the more spider webs appear.

Shi An even saw a large white spider, bigger than his palm.

He ignored him.

However, we also let Xiaoxue try it out a little in the middle.

As a trace of blood appeared, the spider silk snapped as if it had encountered hot butter with a hot knife.

It was essentially a wasted effort.

Spider silk isn't very strong. Those big spiders may look scary, but an ordinary person could easily stomp them to death if they stay calm.

With a single, gentle touch of blood, the entire giant spider melted instantly.

But the real problem is...

"quantity!"

The firelight shone in the distance.

The bloody handprint immediately crept over.

Suddenly, at the edge of the forest, a huge white cocoon hung in mid-air.

This giant cocoon was the source of the chilling aura that Shi An had sensed from afar.

The eerie presence within the giant cocoon had not yet awakened, but small spiders were already continuously emerging from beneath it.

They're called little spiders, but in reality, the smaller ones are about the size of a palm, while the larger ones are the size of a washbasin or even a millstone.

They climb along spider silk and leap between trees.

Several figures, presumably Dreamers, were fighting against and strangling these small spiders.

One of them looked very familiar to Shi An.

"Xi Xue from the Wizarding Family?!"

This is reality, but the other person's attire is exactly the same as in the nightmare world.

However, at this moment, the situation of the few dreamers was somewhat difficult.

If you were simply to slowly strangle these spiders, it wouldn't be difficult, however...

"There are too many spiders; we can't get close to that big guy at all!"

"Wait for reinforcements? Or...?"

"No, if we don't keep these little spiders here, they'll scatter throughout the entire Nightmare Zone!"

"I knew it! We're just lowly Dream Fallen Ones in the Fusion stage, how are we supposed to fight the supernatural? And this is before the supernatural has even awakened!"

Beside Xi Xue was another Dream Faller dressed as a witch.

She cursed and swore, but she still wielded her staff, poking and smashing the spiders that pounced at her, crushing them to death. Occasionally, when there were too many spiders for her to swing her staff in time, she would bulge her mouth and spew out acid that dissolved the spiders.

Curse: Acid stomach bag!

By using the power of cursed objects from time to time, the few Dreamers managed to fight the spider army to a standstill.

but,

The ability of a dreamer to sustain their dreams is limited.

not to mention……

A chilling aura rose, and in the distance, a giant white cocoon, wrapped in countless spider silks, began to throb like a heart.

This terrifying creature seems to be making a comeback!

Before the dreamer could come up with a solution, a low shout was heard.

"I'll do it!"

Her silvery-white hair began to dance without wind, each strand flying up, extending, splitting, and extending again, like white snow being blown forward by the wind.

In the blink of an eye, hundreds of silver strands of hair stretched as far as twenty or thirty meters away.

This is quite extraordinary; even many high-level Dream Fallers cannot do it.

but,

Xi Xue was ultimately just a Dreamer in the fusion stage. She chose a method with a wide coverage, which required sacrificing the destructive power and resilience of her hair itself.

At this moment, the silver hair looked exaggerated, but it was only a visual impact.

"But the rules for victory have already been established."

The hair, spider silk, and spider were now intertwined and indistinguishable.

Her hand, clad in a fiery roar glove, gently rested on her outstretched silver hair.

next moment,

"Whoosh!"

The flames ignited and spread to an area of ​​tens of meters around them in an instant.

The hair carried the flames, and the spider and its silk were constantly being swallowed up.

At this time,

Xi Xue had already cut off the strands of hair that had extended outwards.

She leaned back, watching the firelight become dazzling before her, watching the flames from all directions finally converge towards the giant cocoon at the center.

"boom!"

Flames roared.

A sense of anxiety and sorrow permeated the entire forest.

Most of the spiderlings were dead or injured, and the core monster was engulfed by the fire.

Beside Xi Xue, another rising star from a wizarding family widened his eyes: "Hey sis, we're both rising stars, the two prodigies of the new era, but how come you've secretly become stronger? And so much stronger!"

This isn't how involution works!

……

Xi Xue's attack was successful, but the strangeness remained strange, and its vitality was incredibly terrifying.

It was injured, but far from being dead.

It is about to emerge from its cocoon.

"Should we send Little Blood to handle this?"

Shi An pondered for a moment, then suddenly looked into the distance.

There, a gray fog shrouded the boundary of the nightmare zone, where a series of dream-fallen individuals dressed in black trench coats filed in.

The main force of the Countermeasures Bureau's reinforcements has arrived!

As soon as reinforcements arrived, one group quickly ventured into the spider thicket to kill the remaining small spiders, while another group used equipment to quickly search for and rescue the survivors.

Another group of people, armed with axes that could be used to enter the nightmare zone, targeted trees that were clearly not native species and began hacking at them.

In just twenty or thirty seconds, the entire nightmare area began to tremble.

The spider inside the large cocoon looked eerie, and the chilling aura emanating from it had been somewhat weakened.

Two experts from the Fallen Dreamers headed towards the center of the forest.

However, before they could rush to the strange creature, the giant spider, which was about to emerge from its cocoon, suddenly shuddered. It looked around, let out a roar, and the next moment its form faded and disappeared into the vast forest.

The nightmare is over.