Chapter 93 - 89: The Manager’s Revered Image!

Chapter 93: Chapter 89: The Manager’s Revered Image!

"Junior Brother, I am the senior here! I have far more experience than you!"

"But Senior Brother, I’m the one with the Safe Zone membership!"

Rakshasa Sword suddenly understood the true value of a Safe Zone membership. He suddenly had the urge to shout. "Junior Brother, take me with you next time!"

***

The battle was raging on. Profound Sword was far from the only one putting on a spectacular performance.

Baichuan from the Countermeasures Bureau, Xi Xue from the Wizard’s House, and Wan Xie from the Baijiang Research Institute—these Refining Stage experts all displayed overwhelming combat power against the ghosts.

Among them, Wan Xie’s combat style was quite unique. He utilized a remote-control, Krypton Gold Combat Technique.

Hovering around him were drones built around Curse Objects as their cores. There were flying octopus models, flying cockroach models, flying centipede models, and more. He was a true Dream Descender who overwhelmed enemies with sheer numbers and carpet bombing. Continuously popping Dream Crystals and Curse Power Potions, he unleashed a massive, awe-inspiring barrage.

Conversely, Long Niu, the strongest among them, hadn’t made a move since leading the initial charge into the Ancient Village Nightmare.

His target was the Ghost Boss, and he had positioned himself as the team’s designated rescuer. Keeping a close eye on the entire battlefield, he was ready to dispatch his rescue squad or intervene personally if any Dream Descender fell into danger. However, the rescue squad rarely had to act.

Their advantage was simply too great!

Long Niu thought, "As expected, following Old Song’s initial plan was the most correct and secure approach. Only by doing this can we conquer the Ancient Village Nightmare while keeping casualties to an absolute minimum."

However, this advantage was far more massive than Long Niu had anticipated before the battle! For one, they had sheer numbers. There were far more external reinforcements than expected. Secondly... they were strong! The reinforcements were incredibly powerful.

It was one thing for Direct Lineage members of major organizations like Profound Sword and Xi Xue to be strong. Long Niu certainly knew that the strength of these reinforcements was related to the wonders of the Safe Zone and Training Ground, but the effectiveness of training and Cultivation still relied on the individual. People like Profound Sword possessed profound foundations. They had consumed various Treasure Medicines and had been exposed to Curse Art Cultivation early on.

But what about the grassroots Dream Descenders? Long Niu originally thought that while these civilian reinforcements wouldn’t be weak, there was no reason for them to be overly strong.

That was until he saw—

BANG!

Hair Ghost carried a coffin on his back. Stepping out of that coffin was the Ghost Object he had nurtured for a long time: the Wet Hair Ghost. The coffin was his loot from the Netherworld Marriage Nightmare. When combined with his Lifebound Curse Object, the Wet Hair Ghost, it produced an effect where one plus one was far greater than two.

Lin Xiao’s Lifebound Curse Object was the Unyielding Heart. This Curse Object granted him incredibly robust Self-Healing Abilities and damage resistance. Among Dream Descenders, he was one of the very few experts who dared to trade blows directly with the ghosts. Unleashing the Curse Art, Bloodthirsty, his eyes turned crimson red, and his fighting style became utterly frantic.

It was as if he was the actual ghost!

Suddenly, a black shadow flashed by. The madman Lin Xiao, who had just been pinning down a ghost and mercilessly pummeling it to death, was sent flying backward. Three shocking claw marks marred his chest.

The black shadow moved at blinding speed, instantly severely injuring two Elite members right after.

"Found you!" Long Niu roared, breaking into a rapid sprint.

He was an expert in the Second Refining Realm. His two Lifebound Curse Objects—Cow Horn and Dragon Scale—both strengthened his Physique, granting him terrifying strength and speed. Even so, Long Niu still couldn’t catch up to this ghost.

Fortunately, he wasn’t alone.

Profound Sword and Rakshasa Sword executed the Phantom Step, flanking the Ghost Boss to seal off its escape routes. Xi Xue also launched a long-range strike. Lin Xiao, who had just been severely injured, had already stood back up to block the Ghost Boss’s retreat.

When facing these ghosts, the Dream Descenders never had any intention of fighting one-on-one. Everyone commenced a righteous beatdown.

Meanwhile, the rest of the ghost minions were isolated and surrounded by elite squads. The Dream Descenders were continuously whittling away at the ghosts’ Life Force.

BOOM!

The Ghost Boss was forced to a halt, the black robes draped over its body shattering in the heat of battle. The true form of this ghost finally became clear to everyone. It was a humanoid ghost, its body covered in black feathers, and its head was that of a grotesque crow!

Ghosts in Ordinary Nightmares usually adhered to a modicum of real-world logic, but in special Nightmares, they completely defied reason.

Seeing its ambush fail and finding itself surrounded by human experts, the Ghost Boss let out a piercing screech. The shriek ruptured eardrums and carried waves of Spirit impact, causing even an expert like Long Niu to fall into a momentary daze.

The Black Crow ghost seized this moment of distraction. Spreading its wings like a streak of black light, it fled rapidly toward the Ancient Village. After losing four of their own, the remaining ghosts followed their boss and retreated back into the village.

"The Ghost Boss wants to rely on the terrain advantage of the ancient village to fight a war of attrition with us again!"

"But the past is the past; this is the reality of the present."

The Witchcraft Flying Eyes hovered high in the sky, tracking the paths of the retreating ghosts. At this point, the human side possessed an absolute advantage in combat power.

Long Niu launched a relentless forward assault.

BOOM!

An ambushing Paperman Ghost was reduced to ashes under a barrage of Curse Arts.

BOOM!

An ambushing spider ghost was engulfed in flames. Shrieking, it plummeted to the ground, only to be hacked to pieces by blades.

One ghost after another was depleted and eliminated. Even with the terrain advantage, the Ghost Boss absolutely couldn’t hold out long enough for another round of ghost resurrections.

"Victory is in sight!"

"We can’t be careless yet. We must slay that Ghost Boss and completely breach the Nightmare Core before this is truly over."

"Wait! The Ghost Boss is trying to escape!"

The Black Crow ghost was incredibly fast and stealthy, but the array of Witchcraft Flying Eyes had long since locked down every direction. Just as it prepared to flee, its path was already blocked by the human Dream Descenders.