I created a safe zone in the nightmare world.

Why was it possible to escape the crisis by fleeing to the backyard of Courtyard No. 4?

In his frantic run, Jiang Peng had no energy to think; he simply ran towards that place instinctively.

The distance between the red-clad ghost and him was getting closer and closer!

At this moment, without needing to send out a teleportation signal, Jiang Peng could sense the imminent danger approaching from behind. He activated his natal magical artifact, a golden bird of light soaring into the air, looking back towards the rear.

A red, eerie shadow flickered.

With a single flash, it traverses a distance of twenty or thirty meters.

Even though he was a Dream Master in the Control Stage and had taken precious medicine, making his physical condition quite strong, he still couldn't see the red-clothed ghost's movements clearly.

Holy crap!

A chill ran straight up to the top of my head.

He ran even faster.

"Dude, I hope the backyard you mentioned can shake off that red-clothed ghost, or I'm in big trouble."

He quickly scaled the low wall.

Not far away, the character "囍" (double happiness) was pasted on the wall. He glanced at it, quickly stepped into a courtyard not far away, and rushed straight to the backyard.

where?

where?

Jiang Peng glanced over and immediately understood why Fa Gui had said, "Once you get there, you will definitely find a place called the safe zone."

In the dilapidated courtyard, a shop suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

He could vaguely see the bright lights inside the store and its modern decor.

The art style is completely different now!

Is it a campsite?

"The art style is out of place with the surroundings, but it makes sense if it's a camp. Camps are mostly built with some kind of special artifact, and they will have different appearances and styles depending on the form of the artifact."

"I've seen campsites that look like RVs before."

"I just didn't expect there to be a camp here. This might be the source of Fa Gui's confidence."

These thoughts only flashed through my mind for a moment.

Researcher Jiang immediately rushed inside and tightly closed the shop door.

"Whoosh!"

He was breathing heavily.

However, it still activated the damaged cursed artifact that strengthened his body, so he dared not be careless.

His gaze was fixed intently on the outside through the fan-shaped window of the main door.

"Can this camp ward off or rid itself of the strange occurrences?"

"Not all camps possess the ability to directly resist the supernatural, but since the supernatural claims there's no problem, then I suppose..."

In the blink of an eye, the red shadowy figure appeared in mid-air not far away.

In the blink of an eye, it appeared in the courtyard.

too fast!

Just as Researcher Jiang thought this, the red-clad figure appeared a meter away from him in the next instant.

In front of the store.

"!!!"

He held the shop door shut with all his might.

The woman in red flicked her sleeves in a strange manner, striking out with what appeared to be a slow but actually fast motion.

In the instant the sleeve was swung out, the crimson cuff seemed to extend infinitely, transforming into an enormous blood-red curtain that enveloped the entire store entrance.

Like a wave of blood crashing down!

A deafening "bang" rang in my ears.

Jiang Peng's head was buzzing. He was startled and prepared to fly away as the shop door shattered.

But the next moment, they discovered...

The door remains intact.

Even as the red-clad demon went mad, his long sleeves transformed into waves of blood, crashing down again and again with a deafening roar.

There wasn't a single crack in the door, the window, or the wall.

The doorknob he was pressing against didn't vibrate.

This makes him seem like he's overreacting.

"This camp..."

"sharp!"

Only then did Jiang Peng have time to observe his surroundings.

He wasn't alone in the shop; there were two other dreamers there. They were looking at him strangely.

Not far away, the blood-red clay sculpture on the bar was also looking at him.

The clay sculpture held up a sign that read, "Protection fee + tea fee 100g Dream Dust, thank you for your patronage."

Jiang Peng: "???"

This is really weird!

However, he quickly understood.

He knew that deep within the nightmare world, there existed some camps, either built by powerful forces or where lost souls banded together for warmth.

Many of these camps are open to passing Dreamers, offering shelter or supplies.

But naturally, the shelter at the camp couldn't be free.

Jiang Peng knew all too well how much resources it would take to build a camp, and that the subsequent maintenance and repairs would still be astronomical for ordinary Dreamers.

Are you only collecting 100g of Dream Dust now?

Jiang Peng casually took out a bag of Dream Dust.

Blood Handprint used his employee powers to extract 100g into his account.

As for the remaining several hundred grams of Dream Dust, it didn't even glance at it.

I don't care.

Dislike it.

All it wants is faith points. Dream Dust? It's just a vulgar thing; Lord Blood wouldn't even look at it.

……

While the safe zone held back the red-clothed ghost's attack, Fa Gui and Researcher Wang had already dug two graves.

At this moment, the strange creature unearthed the goods!

It wasn't the expected skeleton, but...

a photo.

The girl in the picture above has a radiant smile.

"Not skeletons?"

Fa Gui wasn't entirely sure if this was the key item.

But Jiang Peng immediately said, "This is the key item! The absence of remains could be because the 'bride' was buried elsewhere, or the ritual hasn't been completed yet; there are many possible reasons. We just need to follow the basic logic of the nightmare to solve it."

Fa Gui ran towards the altar with the photo in his hand.

At this moment, perhaps some condition was triggered, the red-clad ghost stopped staring at Jiang Peng. It turned and flew away, swiftly heading back the way it came.

"Is it too late?"

Under normal circumstances, there is enough time.

However, phantoms appeared frequently during Fa Gui's swift flight.

Those were eight large sedan chairs carried by paper figures, and inside the sedan chairs sat the photograph of the "bride".

Suddenly, another dreamlike scene unfolds, with the girl leaping towards the sea.

Illusions abound, chaotic and disordered.

It also subtly carries a mental interference element.

If you were to walk straight through the illusion, something very bad would definitely happen.

My experience and intuition both told me this.

So he quickly took a detour.

But the red-clad ghost was already extremely fast, and now that he was taking a detour, it was going to be too late.

Shi An could see everything clearly from his vantage point.

So, he directly used his mind to control the Shadow Eye, and crashed it into the red-clothed ghost that was flashing in mid-air.

Just before the collision, it slammed on the brakes and reversed.

This indeed caught the attention of the strange man in red.

Shi An immediately ran away.

Fully utilize the speed advantage of the Shadow Magic Flying Eye.

The sorcerer's eye trailed a black streak of light as it flew over the ancient courtyards.

The red-clad ghost pursued closely behind, its blood-red figure flashing and disappearing repeatedly.

It chased, but Shi An escaped.

Shi An escaped death time and time again.

At this moment, the red-clothed monster sensed something and flew towards the altar in a rage.

But it's too late.

The ghost has placed the key item into the coffin and closed the coffin lid again, locking it shut.

Having done all this, Fa Gui didn't even look at the result before immediately scaling the courtyard wall and escaping outside.

This strategy might not be correct.

If he is wrong, he will remain and face a strange rage.

Anyway, let's go first.

But Shi An had already seen a series of illusions appearing above the altar, and the red-clad monster that had been flying continuously stopped.

The blood-red wedding dress melted away little by little, like ice and snow.

Beneath the wedding dress, where there was clearly nothing, a blurry figure vaguely appeared. She bowed in thanks, and the next moment, she and the blood-red wedding dress vanished completely from the world.

"Ding~!"

"You have conquered a small nightmare and gained 50 units of Faith."

"You can choose one of the following three loot items as your reward."

Shi An glanced at it and smiled.

Inside was the very strange employee he had been hoping for!