I created a safe zone in the nightmare world.

Nightmare.

A grand nightmare surrounded by countless peripheral nightmares—in an ancient village.

Dark clouds obscured the moon, and wisps of black mist drifted among them.

Deathly silence is the eternal theme here.

Unlike other nightmares, where dreamers frequently enter, visit, die, or conquer, this ancient village nightmare is remarkably deserted.

Here, no one who falls into a dream will ever fall directly in.

Its environment is not like the nightmare outside, which changes, is renovated, and is started again from time to time.

Everything here seems to have frozen in time.

Apart from……

In the center of the village.

A figure draped in a black robe, with withered hands resembling claws, sat quietly on the steps.

Its eyes were deep and mysterious, glowing with a reddish-brown light in the darkness.

Those eyes seemed to reflect scenes from nightmares.

The butcher torn to pieces;

The nurse chasing after the one who has fallen into a dream;

Quiet streets;

as well as,

At the entrance to the ancient village, two figures in black trench coats cautiously explored.

"Hehehehe, humans~!"

The man in black robes... the eerie figure in black robes gazed in a certain direction again.

That place was another major nightmare within his "jurisdiction".

The last time was in that nightmare, where something appeared that even the nightmare's consciousness instinctively craved.

It just disappeared too quickly.

But the man in the black robe was certain that the thing was still in the vicinity.

As long as I can find it and offer it to the great Lord of Nightmares, I will surely be promoted!

The black-robed monster, which has already awakened its own consciousness, is absolutely not content with being just a Nightmare Zone BOSS.

He was not content to be confined to this corner of the world!

However, the little human shop that he had been eyeing had vanished.

His consciousness wandered through dozens of nightmares, but he still couldn't find it.

The eerie figure in the black robe then turned his gaze to the group of men in black trench coats in the surrounding nightmare.

We're all human!

The black trench coats were numerous and extremely eye-catching!

Follow this clue and you'll definitely find the strange little shop run by humans!

This was something that humans delivered themselves to our doorstep.

"Hehehehehe!"

……

Countermeasures Bureau, General Bureau.

Underground training ground.

"Sizzle!"

The heavy alloy door opened.

Chen Baichuan, the deputy captain of the 12th Detachment, walked out from there.

Behind it, a semi-transparent, viscous fluid crisscrossed, resembling blood vessels or streams.

They converge at a core point.

It erupted with a roar.

This is his innate spell – All Rivers Flow Back to the Source!

Although it's far from reaching his envisioned level, the destructive power unleashed at the First Refinement Realm is astounding...

Chen Baichuan was already quite satisfied and proud.

"Unfortunately, Baichuan Guiliu still lacks a little bit of a catalyst before it can reach the mastery level."

"But it's enough."

Beginner, proficient, expert, master, and superb!

The more skilled you are, the more dexterous you become, and the more magical power you can input.

The strength of a spell depends more on the user's skill level and the spell itself.

Even if he were to master the universal spell "Instant Sword," its destructive power would still be far less than that of "Hundred Rivers Return to Flow."

This is determined by the spell itself.

Among the many spells mastered by the Countermeasures Bureau, the "Hundred Rivers Return to the Flow" spell is certainly considered top-notch!

Not only that,

In the past two days, the Countermeasures Bureau has poured a lot of resources and treasures into these people.

His improvement extends far beyond his control over spells.

My physical strength has increased!

The power reserves within the refined natal spell artifact have also increased significantly!

Even though they are both at the first level of the Refinement Realm, the destructive power of a spell cast by a direct descendant of the Countermeasures Bureau like him is naturally far beyond what ordinary people at the Refinement Realm can match.

This is the advantage of being backed by a large organization!

Chen Baichuan had heard of a folk genius named Lin Xiao, who was about the same age as himself. He had also entered the Refining Stage after only two or three months of being trapped in the Dream Realm.

This person's talent and intelligence are no less than mine.

However, the opponent's combat strength is definitely far inferior to that of someone of the same level.

If Lin Xiao hadn't already disappeared and most likely perished in the Nightmare World, Chen Baichuan would have really wanted to spar with this genius who was as young as himself.

"What a pity..."

"Indeed, Rakshasa Sword, Alchemist, and Wanxie are all worthy of being disciples of Baijiang's top experts; they are indeed formidable."

The most powerful one is Rakshasa Sword, the personal disciple of the master of the Ultimate Intent Hall.

He actually managed to make even the most ordinary, fleeting sword strike look amazing, demonstrating skill and mastery, turning the mundane into the extraordinary.

He even incorporated this common, universal spell into his own signature sword technique.

However, since Luo Sha Jian was much older than him, Chen Baichuan had no desire to compete.

Another area of ​​the Countermeasures Bureau.

Both the pharmacist and the mechanical engineer were preparing combat supplies.

Their combat strength often depends on the amount of equipment they have.

The reason I agreed to join the assault team this time was twofold: firstly, it was because of the alliance between the major powers in Baijiang City, who were committed to each other's survival; secondly, it was because of the generous resources promised by the Countermeasures Bureau.

The Countermeasures Bureau is, after all, the wealthiest organization in all of Baekgang.

Even if we cannot get support from... right now.

Using the countermeasures bureau's material reserves, the pharmacist produced several of the medicines he envisioned.

His own level of understanding has improved slightly.

Wanxie, relying on the resources of the Countermeasures Bureau, perfected his innate spell.

The level of sorcery has been raised!

……

At this time,

"Buzz—!"

In the world of nightmares.

With the final step completed, the permanent camp built by the Countermeasures Bureau was fully finished.

Although the camp was said to be fixed, in reality, just before its completion, the Countermeasures Bureau used special means to move the camp to the "Old Village Area".

This is the only chance.

Once completed, the camp will be permanently embedded in the local nightmare.

The camp was moved and landed.

The outer wall shimmered with rings of gray light, making the entire camp virtually invisible.

Even though the camp was abruptly embedded in this nightmare, it did not arouse the local eeriness's awareness.

This is the real, final step.

"With the logistics camp completed, the next phase of the plan can begin."

……

Safe zone.

Shi An stared at the location on the map that represented the "Great Nightmare of Ancient Villages" and began to ponder.

Thinking about it carefully, the last time I felt a "malicious gaze" seemed to have come from that direction.

Regardless of whether the nightmare of the ancient village is the core of this generation of nightmares, its uniqueness makes Shi An very curious to explore.

"With the current strength of Xuanjian, Xixue, and Fagui, they are fully capable of forming a small team to tackle the large-scale nightmare."

"only……"

Be cautious!

How could he so easily assume that the nightmare of the ancient village was merely a larger nightmare?

We need to play it safe a few more times.

Shi An wasn't in a hurry for just one or two days.

He planned to mentor Lin Xiao, a young man he saw as having a great deal of room for improvement.

Xuanjian, Xixue, and the others are also in a period of rapid improvement.

Furthermore, the number of Dreamers in the safe zone now is far greater than the few skilled individuals that existed before.

Shi An has already discovered some talented individuals.

He gave these talented individuals more opportunities to contribute.

They have either already been granted or are about to be granted membership.

These are the nine members of the current safe zone.