Chapter 376 A Big Job
Chapter 376 A Big Job
"You...you are going too far!"
Looking at the old investigator who was curled up on the carpet like a shrimp with his legs tightly clamped together, and the female investigator who rushed in after hearing the screams, her pretty face suddenly turned blue with anger.
"Senior Camus is such a good person. He didn't bear a grudge even though he was offended by you guys several times. He even told me not to bring my personal emotions into work. You...you actually treated him like this?!"
"..."
Could it be... that I was wrong just now?
Looking at the old investigator who was lying on the ground twitching after being hit hard in the crotch, Leon hesitated for a moment, but still reached out and lifted him up, saying with a guilty look on his face:
"I'm sorry... I may have misunderstood. Are you okay?"
Am I okay? Don't you know whether I am okay or not?
Hearing Leon's sincere greeting, the old investigator with a sweaty face rolled his eyes, his lips trembling without saying anything, while the female investigator beside him ran over quickly, helped him up, and said to Leon with indignation on her face:
"Go away! I will definitely report what happened today to the General Administration!"
"..."
It seems that I was wrong...
Looking at the old investigator whose legs were shaking and in so much pain that he couldn't even stand steadily, Leon couldn't help but open his mouth, then bowed to him with an apologetic look.
I'm sorry, I was a little too harsh, mainly because your parting words just now really smelled like the mastermind behind it. If I don't test it, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep tonight.
Also, although it was my misjudgment this time, so was yours. Since you are not a villain boss, why are you pretending to be so cool?
"What's going on? What happened to him?"
The scream and the subsequent commotion just now caused quite a stir. Not only were the cleaners who were not out on duty alarmed, but even the red-haired director came out of his office and asked curiously.
"You came just in time!"
Seeing the red-haired director coming out of the office, the female investigator couldn't help but say angrily:
"You, the Virgin Branch, really went too far this time! You actually kicked Senior Camus in... that place! Just wait! When I get back, I will definitely ask for an explanation for Senior Camus!"
Huh? Threatening me?
After hearing what the female investigator said, the red-haired director, who was about to ask more questions, raised his eyebrows, then nodded indifferently:
"Okay then. Goodbye."
"you?!"
"If you want to leave, leave now. We have things to do and don't have time to waste with you."
The red-haired director turned his eyes away from the two investigators and clapped his hands vigorously, attracting everyone's attention. He then announced in a serious tone:
"Those who haven't started their mission yet, follow me to the second floor conference room. It's time for some serious work!"
……
"The General Administration has just sent a message that the location of the Dream Realm has shifted, and the location of the Fallen Soul Abyss is about to overlap with the Kingdom."
After taking out a dozen marked maps from the folder brought by the old investigator and pressing them one by one on the information board in the conference room, the red-haired director standing next to the information board spoke seriously:
"In the real world that overlaps with the Abyss of Fallen Souls, the connection between the body and the soul will be infinitely weakened, and the creatures in the dream world and their related abilities will be greatly enhanced. According to the hint given by the Watch Palace, the Nightmare Cult will hold a descent ceremony to try to help the Nightmare King invade reality and spread nightmares to the entire kingdom. Our mission this time is to prevent it from coming!"
The King of Nightmares?
After hearing this familiar name, Leon couldn't help but be slightly startled. He first looked around, glanced at the serious-looking senior cleaners, and then reached out and held the back of Emma's slightly tense hand.
"Senior Emma, is the Nightmare King who wants to descend this time the evil god who was once expelled by the royal ancestors and cursed the royal bloodline?"
'Um. ’
After hearing Leon's question through his soul, Emma nodded slightly. Knowing that he was somewhat lacking in these "common sense", she took Leon's hand and quickly explained:
'The Nightmare King is also called the Nightmare Lord. He is one of the three gods of dreams worshipped by the Nightmare Black Cult. He has no real entity and has lived in the dream world for a long time in recent years. The Soul-Fallen Black Abyss is his residence in the dream world.
Compared to the stable material reality, the spiritual dream world is more erratic, so its position is not fixed. Therefore, the location of the Soul-Fallen Abyss will often change.
To put it simply, just like the moon being too close to the ocean may affect the tides, the Fallen Soul Abyss being too close to reality will also cause some impact, and at this time, the Nightmare Cult and the Nightmare King will start to act, trying to invade reality and spread nightmares.'
Spreading nightmares?
Lyon hesitated for a moment after hearing this, and then continued to ask:
"If I had a nightmare at this time, would the consequences be serious?"
'Very serious!'
Emma nodded and said solemnly:
'If you have a nightmare at this time, it means you have entered the power of the Nightmare King. Every time you fall asleep for the rest of your life, you will be trapped in an endless nightmare all night long, providing it with power until you die.
Some souls with particularly good "compatibility" with the dream world will even be captured directly by the Nightmare King and brought into the dream world personally. After the remaining physical body dies, it will completely transform into a dream world creature and become its servant for eternity.
The soul quality of us cleaners is generally higher than that of ordinary humans. If we are targeted by it in a nightmare, the possibility of our soul being forcibly taken away is very high! '
If the soul is taken away, then isn't there just an empty shell left?
Hearing this, Leon couldn't help but ask:
"How powerful is the Nightmare King? How does he compare to the Goddess of Wealth?"
'It's not a question of strength or not, but a question of form of existence.'
Emma shook her head and said:
'The King of Nightmares will not descend in the flesh like the Goddess of Wealth. It will only exist in the dreams of intelligent creatures. When you see its true form, it often means that you have entered the scope of its power.
As for what will happen if you enter the power range of a true god, you should know clearly if you have faced the Goddess of Wealth. As long as there is no power of the same level or even higher level to resist, there is no ability to fight back at all. Therefore, no matter how strong it is, it is much more difficult to deal with than the Goddess of Wealth.
Olivia could easily fight three or five flesh gods like the Goddess of Wealth at once, but once the Nightmare King successfully descended, he would be able to constantly travel through the nightmares of countless humans, and Olivia would not be able to catch up with him even if she ventured into his dreams.'
Even the director can’t do anything?
After listening to Senior Emma's story, Leon couldn't help but frowned slightly. He understood why the cleaners of the Virgin Branch looked as if they were facing a great enemy.
Although he is not very reliable sometimes, the red-haired chief's extraordinary strength has always been the biggest confidence of the Virgin Branch. Even if the mission fails and a real god is accidentally missed, there is still the chief to clean up the mess for everyone.
But the opponent this time is the type that the director is not good at dealing with. If something really goes wrong and the Nightmare King successfully arrives, then everyone can only wish for good luck in the end.
(End of this chapter)