I created a safe zone in the nightmare world.

Deep within the nightmare.

Lu Qing, the captain of the fourth team and Lu Fan's older sister, is a top-tier expert from the Countermeasures Bureau who has fallen into this place.

She looked around; tall buildings were hidden in the fog, giant shadows staggered forward, and terrifying noises echoed in the deathly silent city.

Seeing this scene, she knew, "As expected, for someone like me at the peak of the third level of Refinement, it's still too difficult to fall into the shallow nightmare."

She is not only at the peak of the third level of refining, but also at a very senior level.

We have been stuck in this stage for quite some time.

Her profound knowledge and vibrant life force already give her the potential to achieve extraordinary things.

However, there is no suitable environment to break through the barrier.

She glanced at the giant shadow in the mist out of the corner of her eye and shook her head slightly: "The task of strategizing can only be left to the younger generation. Now, I must survive first."

……

Another nightmare.

Li Yunfeng, the captain of the third detachment, cleaved the entire body of the strange creature in two with a single sword strike, causing the earth to crack and scattering rubble and dirt in all directions.

He showed no pride, but quickly distanced himself from the battlefield.

He only started to breathe slightly after running two kilometers and completely calming down.

"Tsk! I knew it. Not only did I fail to fall into the shallow nightmare, but I was also thrown into a more dangerous place. I must apply for mental distress compensation from the bureau when I get back."

He looked up at the sky and said, "As for the strategy, lads, it's up to you guys."

……

"They're coming in! They're coming in!"

In a certain miniature nightmare, the vice-captain of the Sixth Squad, a second-level expert named "Dragon Bull," knew he was safe as soon as he saw his surroundings.

The environments of shallow nightmares and deep nightmares are vastly different.

If you fall into a large nightmare in the shallow layer, it may be difficult to determine whether you are in the shallow or deep layer for a while, but this is a nightmare villa with a limited area, so you must be in the shallow layer.

"Among the captains and vice-captains, perhaps only I, Long Niu, descended to the shallow area."

Thinking of this, Long Niu felt a heavy weight on his shoulders.

He was just an ordinary vice-captain, yet he became a top-tier powerhouse.

Tremendous stress.

"However, the most urgent task is to determine my location and get to the Crimson Bus Camp, or go directly to the entrance of the ancient village."

……

The Nightmare of the Blood-Red Bus, the Logistics Camp.

Song Jianshen, a peak master of the second detachment, is the highest commander of the camp at this time, responsible for logistics and command.

Several newly appointed leaders, including Lao Cai and Lao Yao, are assisting.

"Team Leader Song, the 16-person assault team is ready, including the acting team leader Gui Liu. In addition, of the three external reinforcements, the pharmacist has arrived, while Rakshasa Sword and Wanxie are far from the camp and will go directly to Nightmare in Black Street."

The assault team already makes up nearly half of the total personnel.

The remaining personnel were further divided into a strategy team and a logistics team.

At first glance, the strategy team seems severely understaffed, far from enough to tackle the dozens of nightmares around them.

But that's not how it's done.

The assault team's mission is the most challenging. However, conquering ordinary small nightmares is not difficult if there is an expert leading the team and sufficient preparation.

Lack of manpower?

The countermeasures bureau can temporarily dispatch another batch of ordinary dream sufferers to fall into dreams at that time.

Once the assault team completes its mission, these powerful individuals can then turn around and tackle the ordinary nightmares around them.

In addition,

Their policy bureau can also mobilize those who have fallen into a dream among the general public.

In the nightmares around us, there are more or less some who are trapped in dreams. It is not difficult to use the banner of righteousness and allow some benefits to let the people trapped in dreams help out.

However, it's hard to say how many people who have fallen into delusion can be temporarily recruited.

Their main force can only be the elites of their strategy bureau.

……

The countermeasures bureau acted swiftly.

They possessed accurate intelligence, knowing that the only entrance to the ancient village nightmare lay within the Black Street nightmare.

They also have very complete, recently updated large-area maps, as well as many nightmare features and key points within the large areas.

So, the Dreamers of the assault team quickly moved through.

The Dreamers in the strategy team also worked in pairs and quickly headed to different nightmare locations to await orders.

In this nightmarish area, figures in black trench coats rushed past one after another.

"They're... elites from the Countermeasures Bureau!"

"many!"

One of the dreamers was being chased by danger, but was rescued by a passing elite assault team.

In the nightmare of the dark street, several dreamers who were constantly running and dodging danger saw figures in black trench coats sweeping past them, and they were all dumbfounded.

Something big must be about to happen!

The dangers of the entire Black Street Nightmare have been swept away by the passing elite assault team.

If they weren't worried that the recurring nightmares after the nightmare strategy would cause environmental changes, clearing out this small nightmare would have been a piece of cake.

Even so, the assault team still used various methods to limit the eeriness of the Black Street Nightmare.

……

Safe zone.

After the exchange meeting ended, the dreamers instantly dispersed into various nightmares.

They just come back to rest from time to time.

Shi An received the news from some of the people who had experienced the dream.

"Is the Countermeasures Bureau planning a major operation?"

"A nightmare in the underworld, gathering a large number of masters in black trench coats?"

Upon hearing this, Xuan Jian chimed in, "My senior brother, Rakshasa Sword, was borrowed by the Countermeasures Bureau a few days ago to participate in this major operation. However, I don't know exactly what the operation is about."

He was so busy, either working on his nightmares or spending all his time in the training room, that he had no time to learn about these things.

But Shi An's gaze sharpened.

He roughly guessed what the countermeasures bureau was planning to do.

"Nightmare Street contains an entrance to a special kind of nightmare."

Shi An is preparing to send out a new temporary worker, Lin Xiao, to scout out the situation.

He had always suspected that there was something wrong with that nightmare, and that the "malicious gaze" he had experienced might have originated from there.

Shi An already had a plan to issue a "call for missions" to explore and conquer that nightmare.

Unexpectedly, the countermeasures bureau acted even faster.

This... isn't necessarily a bad thing.

If he could win without lifting a finger, he'd have it even easier. Just getting an assist would be enough.

Thinking this way, Shi An also asked the Dreamers to keep an eye on the situation for him.

Everyone was quite gossipy and really wanted to see what the countermeasures bureau was up to.

But unexpectedly, before the latest battle report could be received from the front, a disheveled figure stumbled into the safe zone.

He was breathing heavily.

This is an old acquaintance.

Old Yao from the Countermeasures Bureau!

just,

"Old Yao, what happened to you?"

Old Yao was still shaken. "Yes, it was eerie! We left the camp, intending to go to the surrounding area, but we unexpectedly ran into eerie things, and there was more than one!"

He escaped with his life by chance when he came across a safe zone during his escape.

But his colleagues had scattered, and there was also the rear camp!

The strange thing seems to be heading towards the camp!

However, at this time, only a few logistics personnel who were not good at fighting remained in the camp. How could they withstand the siege of several strange creatures?

Worse still, the strong are all on the front lines far from the nightmare of the bus, unable to return in a short time, and may not even receive the news.

Here, the safe zone was indeed safe, but he was still unable to save his comrades who were far away in the logistics camp.

Shi An spoke up: "Why don't you try posting a request in our safe zone?"