Chapter 176 - 143: Nine Cities, Nightmare Town, Wonder

Chapter 176: Chapter 143: Nine Cities, Nightmare Town, Wonder

From a distance, Long Xingzhou could only see the Watchtower.

To be fair, the Watchtower wasn’t particularly magnificent, and there didn’t seem to be any camp buildings around the tall tower.

In terms of camp size, this was indeed only a basic-level camp—it could only provide Dream Descenders with a place for temporary rest and resupply, or serve as an Anchor Point, but it couldn’t support their long-term survival.

Lu Yao Camp, where they had stopped to rest earlier, was a high-grade camp.

Not only was it fully equipped with all kinds of facilities, allowing Dream Descenders like Fen Huo to be stationed there long-term, but it could also temporarily accommodate large numbers of travelers.

One had to understand that for a camp to provide a place for Dream Descenders to stay and rest, it wasn’t enough to just have a bed and some food. It also needed to possess ample concealment and protective capabilities!

The more Dream Descenders there were, the thicker the human presence, and the easier it was to attract strange entities.

Most camps could hardly accommodate a few dozen Dream Descenders. When Dream Descenders gathered together, it was easy to draw attacks from these strange entities, preventing the entire camp from knowing peace. Over time, accidents were more likely to happen.

Only large camps—those with unique designs from their inception, constructed with large quantities of Fire Radiance Stones and numerous other materials—could accommodate a large number of Dream Descenders.

The design standard for Lu Yao Camp was that it could house several dozen Dream Descenders long-term!

However, ’This camp looks simple, yet there are so many active Dream Descenders around! This defies common sense!’

’Not only that, but these Dream Descenders all seem to be at the Refining Stage? Are these the Dream Descenders from the Safe Zone camp?’

Long Xingzhou mused to himself.

He had traveled far and wide and was, in fact, very knowledgeable—even more so than Vice Director Yan from the bureau.

He had been to many Nightmare Camps.

The farther one went from the Present Realm into the Deep in the Nightmare, the more Lost Camps there were. Dream Descenders were always getting lost, and the stronger they were, the more easily they became lost. These Lost Persons needed to band together to survive.

Considering this, it was actually normal for a group of Refining Stage experts to be active around the camp.

Long Xingzhou hadn’t yet considered the possibility that these Refining Stage experts were all formerly Ordinary Dream Descenders from Baijiang.

Fen Huo said, "Since we’re already here, would you two like to go take a look inside the Safe Zone?"

Long Xingzhou hesitated for a moment but decided to return to Baijiang first to report on his duties.

Chen Moxuan was even less interested.

Perhaps this Safe Zone camp wasn’t weak, but it was, after all, a camp built in the outer regions of the Nightmare World.

The truly powerful camps were often located Deep in the Nightmare!

Long Xingzhou had traveled far and wide, but Chen Moxuan had traveled even farther.

Just traveling from Celestial South City to Baijiang City would take him at least a month, and that was if the journey went smoothly.

He had even followed powerful experts deeper into the Nightmare and had seen Nightmare Camps that resembled small towns.

A Nightmare Town like that was far from comparable to a real-world city in terms of population, but its top-tier power was by no means inferior—it was even superior in some respects.

Moreover, because the town was built Deep in the Nightmare, it utilized some of the Nightmare’s mystical abilities.

Chen Moxuan had also seen a Nightmare Town built around an architectural Wonder.

The core of that town was the Wonder, the ’Curse Hall,’ where cultivating Curse Arts was twice as effective. It even had a ’Curse Stone Monument’ that one could study.

Back when he, Chen Moxuan, was not yet an Extraordinary, he had entered it once. His gains had been substantial, and it had even, to some extent, laid the foundation for him to become an Extraordinary.

It was precisely because that town controlled the Wonder of the Curse Hall that its power was so formidable. Even though other factions coveted the Wonder, they only dared to watch from the shadows.

Compared to these Nightmare Towns, a mere ’Camp Level’ Safe Zone, no matter how mystical, was just that in Chen Moxuan’s eyes.

He did have some interest, but he had to take care of official business first.

He was more concerned about the matter of the Pseudo-Man Extraordinary.

Chen Moxuan had also come to Baijiang City on a mission from Celestial South City.

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The group of over twenty people passed through the ruined Dream Realm where Tower One was located, and then entered the ’Nightmare Shallow Sea Area’ where Baijiang City resided.

They sealed the Dream-Dropping Treasure Pearls they wore, along with other more advanced special items.

Before long, the sensation of their impending return emerged in their minds.

In the blink of an eye, SPLASH— As if emerging from beneath the surface of water, Long Xingzhou and his group of over twenty people appeared on the outskirts of Baijiang City.

This was the outer suburb of Baijiang City, an area outside the blockade line.

Not far away, a thick gray fog churned, like a thick, infinitely high wall enveloping the entirety of Baijiang City.

"We’re finally back in Baijiang."

Long Xingzhou murmured.

Chen Moxuan and his six companions were not from Baijiang City, so their entry point into Baijiang was at the city’s outermost edge.

Long Xingzhou’s primary team were all Baijiang Dream Descenders, but since they had previously gone to Lindong City and Chongshan City, they had already entered ’Other Realms.’ Thus, their return to Baijiang was equivalent to that of outsiders.

But Long Xingzhou still knew his way around.

He took out his phone, turned it on, and called the bureau to send a few cars over.

Soon, they returned to the Baijiang Strategy Bureau Headquarter.

From Director Yan and several other captains, they learned more detailed intelligence about the Pseudo-Men.

"I see. So the Pseudo-Men were first discovered by the Safe Zone. Otherwise, by the time we discovered their characteristics, it probably would have led to a catastrophe."

Long Xingzhou felt a lingering fear.

Captain Chen from Celestial South felt the same.

However, what he was thinking was: ’The Lighthouse’s light broke through the Pseudo-Men’s disguise? It seems this Safe Zone camp really is something special. It can’t be judged like an ordinary camp.’

’This Lighthouse must have been built using a special Treasure. It has anti-stealth and truth-revealing effects, but it still can’t compare to a true architectural Wonder.’