I created a safe zone in the nightmare world.

Countermeasures Bureau, small meeting.

The meeting was chaired by Yan Xiangtian, the powerful deputy director of the Countermeasures Bureau in charge of the Operations Department. He proposed a "Shatter Dreams" plan, aiming to truly shatter the nightmare.

"Our usual strategies can only treat the symptoms, not the root cause, of purifying a nightmare, but there are ways to completely destroy a nightmare world."

"One is that if the person experiencing the nightmare is the 'initial nightmare,' the nightmare can be shattered as long as the nightmare strategy is mastered. This is because the initial nightmare is the most unstable."

However, this method could not be implemented.

Who can conquer the first nightmare?

Even if such a story existed, it would be impossible to replicate or promote it.

"The second method is to forcibly tear apart and destroy the shallower, smaller nightmares with great force. This method is also very difficult to implement."

"The third, and most feasible, option is... to destroy a Nightmare Core."

Director Yan pointed to a map.

The map looked like pieces pieced together, with a central section filled in deep red and deep black.

"Destroying the core will cause the surrounding nightmares to become unstable. If, within a short period of time after destroying the core of the nightmare world, you then conquer the surrounding nightmare worlds one by one, then these nightmares will truly disappear and never be reborn."

This is the secret of the Nightmare World!

Some of the less experienced team leaders and deputy team leaders present were also hearing about this for the first time.

"Why didn't the bureau do this before?"

"That's normal. Implementing such a plan comes at a very high cost. It's not just that there will be sacrifices when conquering nightmares, but also how many team-up and guidance items would be needed to arrange for our personnel to fall into the nightmares and meet up at the same time."

Many of these items were obtained from the Nightmare World, and their limited quantity makes them difficult to replicate.

Even though the countermeasures bureau is large and powerful, it would not want to adopt such a strategy unless it was forced into a corner.

"Setting up a camp also requires a huge amount of money."

The second squad leader, Bai Yu, spoke.

He was a very experienced veteran, a powerful figure who had refined three natal cursed artifacts, and had been to many nightmare areas.

He was well aware that the Countermeasures Bureau had already built a campfire camp deep within the nightmare.

More than one.

Some veteran members of the Countermeasures Bureau, who have become lost in the nightmare, have survived in the nightmare world for a long time by relying on campfire camps.

These dreamers are experiencing increasingly longer periods of being trapped in dreams, and sometimes they can even obtain supplies from the camp.

The camp can provide a lot of support.

It is difficult to build, requires huge investment, and can be destroyed and suffer heavy losses if not handled carefully.

Due to the instability of shallow nightmares and the short duration of the nightmares, neither the Countermeasures Bureau nor other organizations had previously considered building camps in these areas.

Until this time.

This time, the "shattered dream" strategy requires these dreamers to actively prolong their time in the nightmare world, necessitating a long-term battle.

A logistics camp is essential.

Yan Xiangtian began, "Our Strategy Bureau has extensive experience in camp construction, so building a camp isn't difficult. Now, each of your teams needs to allocate manpower to jointly execute this 'Shattered Dreams' strategy!"

"This strategy requires a team of three parts."

"Core Assault Team!"

"Nightmare Strategy Team!"

"Build a logistics team!"

……

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

In the past three days, familiar faces like Xuanjian, Xixue, and Lao Yao have not fallen into the dream again, but since the safe zone was upgraded to LV2, even more people have come here to fall into the dream.

Even during the day, occasionally one or two people, or even two or three people, will come to the store.

At night, sometimes several groups of dreamers would gather together, making it quite lively.

The dreamers shared their experiences in developing cursed items and exchanged key points for conquering nightmares.

Especially those who suffer from dream-induced delusions wish they could stay in the shop as long as possible.

after all,

Large organizations like the Countermeasures Bureau are relatively easy to manage, as there are experienced staff mentoring newcomers and plenty of information to refer to.

But many ordinary people who are lost in their dreams are groping their way forward in complete darkness.

Due to various unspeakable reasons, information about nightmares is blocked. Even though there are small organizations such as mutual aid societies and self-help groups, as well as places like the black market, communication among those who suffer from nightmares remains very limited.

Moreover, there is a lack of trust among those who experience dreaming, making it difficult for them to sit down and communicate most of the time.

"But here, aren't we strangers too? Even strangers than in the real world."

Humanity is humane.

A regular customer—who had arrived two and a half hours earlier—said, “Hehe, you don’t understand. First of all, this is a nightmare world. Nobody wants to fight in an environment surrounded by nightmares; you couldn’t possibly die even if you had a million lives.”

"Secondly..."

The Dreamer, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, pointed to a notice board not far away.

"Safe Zone Civilized Behavior Rules"

"① The use of magical items is prohibited within the safe zone (except for demonstrations and exchanges, and must not disturb others)."

"② Fighting and vandalism of public property are prohibited."

"③ It is forbidden to litter or waste food."

...

"⑨. To be supplemented."

"Violators will be subject to penalties ranging from a refund and being asked to leave the safe zone to fines, being kicked out of the safe zone, or even being permanently blacklisted."

"Was this warning... even useful?"

Is it just about kicking someone out of the safe zone and blacklisting them?

None of these seem to be major issues.

The newcomers were somewhat dismissive.

The old customer glanced over and chuckled, "Do you know what happened here not long ago? A Dream Faller tried to steal using a cursed object, and unsurprisingly, he was kicked out of the safe zone."

"Was it done by that Mr. Stranger?"

The newcomer certainly didn't dare to underestimate that person, as it was said that Mr. Fagui was a master of the control stage.

However, in reality, the black market is usually overseen by experts at the control stage, and there are often more than one.

But money can be a powerful motivator. Those who fall into the dream realm are already dancing on the edge of a knife. Not to mention the control stage, even in the refining stage, or in front of powerful experts at the second or third refining level, as long as the benefits are enough, there will still be those who dare to snatch the tiger's teeth.

The period of control is intimidating, but far from enough.

The old customer smiled and shook his head.

"It was not done by Mr. Fa Gui."

He looked at another place.

Looking at the blood-red clay sculpture squatting motionless on the bar like a mascot, the old customer's voice involuntarily carried a sense of awe.

"At that time, the Dreamer had just begun his theft, and none of us noticed..."

The clay sculpture on the bar has opened its eyes!

The bloody handprint merely glanced in that direction, and its icy eyes shot out a chilling light that seemed almost tangible, rendering the Dreamer unable to move as if plunged into an ice cave.

Then,

"Hmph!"

It hummed softly, not crushing the ant-like human, but merely snapping its fingers lightly.

slap~

Triggered by certain permissions.

The dreamer vanished in a flash, only to reappear outside the shop in the next instant.

At this moment, those who fall into the same nightmare zone can still see the astonished, angry, and fearful face of the person outside.

Being kicked out of the safe and comfortable zone, one is suddenly back in a nightmare battlefield fraught with danger.

A chilly wind swept over me, an ominous premonition arose, and in the distance, through the thick fog, it seemed as if pairs of eyes were watching me.

The person who had fallen into the dream was frightened and tried desperately to squeeze into the shop.

However, the store door was clearly open, and there was only a thin line separating the inside and outside of the store.

This line, however, is like an insurmountable chasm.

It's something you can never overcome in your lifetime.