Chapter 146 - 132: Invincible in the Third Refinements Realm, Lighthouse

Chapter 146: Chapter 132: Invincible in the Third Refinements Realm, Lighthouse

In a remote corner on the eastern side of the mining area, Luo Susu and Shi Han, two Dream Descenders from the Lost Camp, stood dumbfounded.

When it came to conquering Nightmares, those from the camps, like them, actually held a few advantages over people from the Present Realm.

A team of Dream Descenders from the Present Realm usually consisted of only a few people. Assembling a larger team required paying a huge additional price.

But it was different for those from the camps. They could just call upon the strongest in their village and directly assemble a formidable team of more than a dozen Refining Stage experts.

However, their "formidable team" seemed utterly shabby compared to the scene before them.

"No wonder Xi Xue from the Safe Zone was so confident the day before yesterday!"

"Is this how the factions from the Present Realm conquer Nightmares now? Has the Present Realm already developed so quickly?"

"Our Lost Camp has little contact with the outside world. Have we been left behind by the times without even realizing it?"

Luo Susu looked at Li Yunfeng.

She hoped to get some answers to the many questions swirling in her mind from Captain Li.

However, Captain Li was just as shocked.

He couldn’t say he knew nothing about the Safe Zone.

Between what he’d learned from Long Niu, from Chen Baichuan, and from the summaries of the Bureau’s intelligence department, Li Yunfeng believed he had a fairly comprehensive understanding of the Safe Zone.

Sheltering weak Dream Descenders!

Nurturing strong Dream Descenders!

Stirring up a craze for conquering Nightmares!

’It’s said that the members of the Safe Zone are never afraid of Nightmares. They take pride in conquering them, boasting about their numbers and efficiency.’

Li Yunfeng murmured to himself.

But no one had ever told him their operations for conquering Nightmares were this extravagant!

’Summoning dozens of Refining Stage experts at once—what kind of price would that entail? Conquering one Nightmare, even one with a mineral vein, is it really worth it?’

’Besides, the mining area can’t be stably exploited just because it’s been conquered.’

’Nightmares revive. To turn this place into a mine that can steadily produce Fire Radiance Stone, they would have to invest a massive amount of resources into its construction.’

But then Li Yunfeng considered it. Regardless of whether the Safe Zone’s gains could offset the cost, at the very least, they could summon dozens of experts with a single call.

If it were any other faction, even his own Countermeasures Bureau, they couldn’t gather dozens of Refining Stage experts in such a short time, to be honest!

...

The various assault teams were already in position.

Through his Witchcraft Flying Eye, Shi An looked down upon the entire mineral vein area.

The giant beetles wandering about and gnawing on Fire Radiance Stone, the powerful members whose eyes shone with excitement and eagerness—he took it all in.

"We can begin."

The command was issued simultaneously, relayed through the Member Cards that served as bound communication devices.

Instantly, on the outskirts of the mining area, the Dream Descenders perched atop the prefabricated houses lunged toward the interior of the zone like tigers descending a mountain.

These Dream Descenders were dressed in a motley assortment of outfits. Compared to the uniform black windbreakers of the Countermeasures Bureau, they looked like a ragtag army.

And yet, their movements were perfectly synchronized, more disciplined than even the most elite troops.

Luo Susu and Shi Han couldn’t understand it.

She just said, "Let’s go, we’ll follow them and see. I have a feeling this mining area will be conquered today!"

...

The battle had already erupted.

There was no probing, no maneuvering.

The moment they saw the aberrations, the members unleashed their killing blows.

"Instantaneous Sword!"

"Taste my cudgel!"

"Nine Oxen Fist!"

The powerful members’ charged-up killing blows effortlessly tore through the aberrations’ tough carapaces.

After all, every member present had mastered at least one Skilled Level Curse Art.

Here, that was the minimum requirement to participate in the battle.

In fact, there were very few members on site who had only mastered a single Skilled Level Curse Art.

Most members had mastered two or three Skilled Level Curse Arts. A few with more experience or greater talent had already cultivated one or even two of their primary Curse Arts to the Master Level.

A Master Level Curse Art could be used with fluid versatility and unleash even greater destructive power, allowing them to easily crush common aberrations like the Crimson Beetles.

There was also a very small number of highly experienced and exceptionally talented members, like Xuan Jian and Xi Xue, who had cultivated one or even more of their Curse Arts to the Peak Realm.

That was a level of mastery in Curse Arts that only Captain Level figures possessed!

"Instantaneous Sword!"

Xuan Jian’s figure vanished. He moved as fast as a beam of light; the colors of the world around him faded as everything slowed to a crawl.

Just then, a Crimson Beetle ahead of him spat out a massive fireball.

The fireball was terrifying; a Dream Descender hit head-on would likely die on the spot.

The path of Xuan Jian’s Instantaneous Sword would happen to collide with that very fireball!

However, the fireball was incredibly slow in his eyes.

With a mere flick of his blade, he split the oncoming flames. In his ’instantaneous’ state, he passed through the fire, and his Evil Eye Sword, wreathed in dense Curse Power, tore the beetle’s body apart.

But even after he had completed the slash, the Curse Art ’Instantaneous Sword’ was surprisingly not yet finished.

Xuan Jian instantly changed direction, his body tracing a ’Z’ shape as he simultaneously slashed through three aberrations.

Captain Li, who had just caught up, sucked in a sharp breath.

"Sustaining one Curse Art for three consecutive strikes... that’s the mark of the Peak Realm! Is this the peerless genius of the Extreme Intent Martial Arts Hall?"

"No, that’s not right. Before, Xuan Jian—the last disciple of the Various Hall Masters—wasn’t this much of a genius. Did he become so powerful only after training in the Safe Zone?"

Many Dream Descenders regarded the Safe Zone as a ’Dreamless Pure Land’ or a ’Cultivation Holy Land’.