Chapter 175 - 142: Extraordinary Branch Traits, Sights and Sounds Outside the Camp

Chapter 175: Chapter 142: Extraordinary Branch Traits, Sights and Sounds Outside the Camp

Profound Sword murmured.

For him, acquiring a suitable Rare Grade Curse Object wasn’t difficult.

And it wasn’t just Profound Sword.

Right now, member after member who had already entered the Second Refining Realm, or were about to break through, was preparing their third Lifebound Curse Object.

Many had even found their Curse Objects already.

Things were different now.

Two or three weeks ago, many independent Dream Descenders had struggled to find Rare Curse Objects, with no way to get them. If not for the timely auction, many members would have been stuck on the matter of acquiring Curse Objects for quite some time.

Although Dream Descenders in the outside world advanced slowly, getting stuck here and there, it was natural for them to spend several months on a single minor realm.

But now,

Over half the members were active in the depths of the Nightmare World, working together to conquer one Nightmare Area after another.

These kinds of Nightmares were always guarded by a Leader Level Aberration.

And they would invariably drop Rare Grade Curse Objects.

After conquering them time and time again, many Dream Descenders had Rare Curse Objects in their possession.

These Curse Objects might not be suitable for them personally, but they were members of the Safe Zone.

Not suitable? They just traded with others.

Baijiang City had many item exchange meets for Dream Descenders, but the ones in the Safe Zone were a hundred times more high-class.

Some Dream Descenders couldn’t be bothered to trade and would just list their Curse Objects in the trading area, then post a request to purchase what they needed.

With the Safe Zone’s huge base of powerful individuals, Curse Objects circulated quickly, and everyone could easily trade for the ones they desired.

’The time it takes for the top-tier members to get from the Second Refining Realm to the Third Refinements Realm will probably be even shorter than before.’

Shi An mused.

...

「At the same time.」

In a certain area on the outer edges of the Pale Ruins.

"BOOM!"

A roar echoed from the distance as an already dilapidated low-rise building finally gave way, slowly collapsing.

Grand Captain Long Xingzhou stopped in his tracks.

He looked to his side.

His Deputy Captain, Thousand Eyes—a powerhouse at the Peak of Third Refinements Realm and skilled in reconnaissance—opened three vertical pupils on his forehead.

After a moment, Thousand Eyes spoke, "There’s an unfamiliar squad of Dream Descenders clearing a Nightmare. From the looks of it, they’ve already killed the Leader Aberration."

Long Xingzhou was a little surprised. "Someone is actually clearing a Nightmare? And it’s people we don’t know?"

This was truly a rare event!

The Nightmares in the depths were extremely difficult to clear, and very few teams had the ability to do so.

For example, the elite team he was leading.

If Long Xingzhou himself didn’t act, it was still relatively easy for the dozen or so other members of his team to clear a Low Level area.

But how many such teams could be scraped together in all of Baijiang?

Even for second-rate teams, there weren’t many in all of Baijiang.

Those who would actually go and clear Nightmares were even rarer.

The probability of them stumbling upon such a scene was extremely low.

"Since they’ve almost taken care of the Nightmare, let’s not disturb them. We’ll go around."

"We should focus on getting to Lu Yao Camp first."

The first squad was carrying the relevant items to guide them to Lu Yao Camp.

That camp was also the gateway to Baijiang City.

「Half a day later,」

The first squad, led by Long Xingzhou, and the group with Chen Moxuan from Celestial South City arrived at Lu Yao Camp.

However, along the way, they had unexpectedly encountered two more teams of Dream Descenders.

One team of two, and one of four.

These two teams were much smaller than the squad they had seen clearing the Nightmare earlier. They weren’t clearing a Nightmare either, but simply exploring.

But Long Xingzhou was still amazed.

The Nightmare World was vast. What were the chances of running into other Dream Descenders?

Yet today, they had run into three separate groups.

He arrived at Lu Yao Camp and got a detailed account of the Pseudo-Man matter from Fen Huo.

"At first glance, Baijiang City seems stable, but the Pseudo-Men are hiding in the shadows. No one knows what they will do, or what they can do. After all, the Aberrations understand the Nightmare World far better than we do, and many of their methods are difficult for us to predict."

Fen Huo said gravely.

Long Xingzhou and Chen Moxuan also had grim expressions.

Suddenly, Long Xingzhou recalled what he had seen on his journey—encountering several groups of unfamiliar Dream Descenders—and wondered if it was related to the Pseudo-Men.

He voiced this thought.

Fen Huo couldn’t help but laugh.

"That’s not it. Long Team, the strange Dream Descenders you met on the way are all newly risen, talented powerhouses. It’s just that... there are quite a few of these ’new talents’."

"’Quite a few’... how many is that? A handful? A dozen?"

Long Team asked.

Fen Huo remained mysteriously silent.

He just changed the subject. "The Pseudo-Man situation is tricky, but Baijiang City now has powerful support: the Safe Zone camp. And it’s precisely because of the Safe Zone’s appearance that so many independent Dream Descenders have been able to rise up in Baijiang."

Long Xingzhou was even more baffled.

Chen Moxuan had actually been to Baijiang City before, but his last visit was over half a year ago.

After so long, it was normal for Baijiang to have undergone huge changes, with powers shifting.

It had only been a little over a year since the city-fall disaster.

But Long Xingzhou had only been away for a month, not long at all. So why did he feel like he’d been gone for three to five years, returning to a hometown that had changed so much he couldn’t even recognize it anymore?

Confused? That’s exactly how he should be feeling!

Seeing Long Team’s baffled expression, Fen Huo was very understanding.

’Wasn’t I the same way before? I just never expected that even someone as formidable as Long Team would be dumbfounded by this strange news.’

’When you got right down to it, Long Team and I were pretty much the same.’

The team of twenty-odd people rested at Lu Yao Camp for a few hours, getting some sleep and a full meal. Afterward, they set off, heading toward the Nightmare’s Shallow Area.

At this point, they were already very close to Baijiang City.

At their pace, it would take a few more hours at most to enter the Shallow Area and subsequently return to the Present Realm of Baijiang.

Fen Huo walked at the front, leading the group.

He said, "Long Team, weren’t you curious about the Safe Zone camp? Well, take a look ahead."

As they gradually approached the Shallow Area, more and more signs of active Dream Descenders began to appear around them.

Until finally, a Watchtower over ten meters tall slowly materialized out of the gray fog.

At the base of the Watchtower, numerous Dream Descenders could be seen coming and going.

All of them were powerhouses at the Refining Stage!

"This is the Safe Zone camp?"

"No, this is just the Watchtower Camp, a subordinate camp of the Safe Zone."