Chapter 94 - 89: The Manager’s Honorable Figure

Chapter 94: Chapter 89: The Manager’s Honorable Figure

Once the aberration’s bizarre attack patterns were exposed, even those at the ordinary Refining Stage could hold their own against it for a time.

A team of three would keep it occupied, and the other experts would quickly arrive to assist.

Most importantly, the drones were constantly ’predicting’ the aberration boss’s escape routes.

The encirclement tightened. The remaining aberrations had all been eliminated.

The Black Crow aberration was completely cornered.

Even the core of this Nightmare, a swirling mass of black fog, was exposed to all.

"It’s in the bag!"

"This operation is finally coming to an end."

"I can finally go home and hug my wife and kids."

"Let’s grab a late-night snack when we get back."

But just then, the wounded Black Crow aberration suddenly threw its entire body into the mass of black fog.

As if plunging into magma, the Black Crow aberration’s body instantly melted away. It was dead, but in that moment, its lingering consciousness merged with the consciousness of the Nightmare.

It had taken temporary control of the core.

BOOM!!

The black fog core began to boil.

An aura of great terror and profound evil radiated outward in waves.

Everyone watched in horror.

"Niu Team, what is this?"

"I don’t know! I’ve never heard of anything like this!"

Someone launched a purple fireball at the black fog, only to see it swallowed in an instant.

The black fog suddenly surged skyward.

A sinister wind began to howl.

In that instant, the full power of the Nightmare was unleashed.

The sinister wind turned to blades and the black fog moved like a phantom. A tide of corruption and malevolence was spreading, devouring every inch of the land.

"Fall back!"

"Retreat!"

Long Niu roared, but the fog was Spreading too quickly. They couldn’t outrun it.

A few Dream Descenders who were too slow were engulfed and instantly perished, leaving behind only the gruesome, chilling sound of chewing.

Just then, the fog seemed to notice something. The roiling blackness in the sky converged, forming a colossal black spear that plunged from the heavens, striking down toward a specific area.

There, standing in stark contrast to its surroundings, was a small Safe Zone shop.

BOOM!!

The giant spear of black fog slammed down. The ground cracked and buckled, and a wooden house was blasted into splinters that flew in all directions.

Profound Sword, Xi Xue, and the others stared with wide eyes, only breathing a sigh of relief when they saw the Safe Zone was still intact.

However, the black fog filling the sky converged once more, forming another terrifying, giant spear.

Their hearts leaped back into their throats.

’The Safe Zone’s defenses might be solid, but if it keeps getting hammered like this, it’s only a matter of time before something gives!’

At that moment,

No tremors were felt inside the Safe Zone, but the sight of the world outside cracking and shattering still made the Dream Descenders in the shop tremble with fear.

When had they ever seen such a spectacle?

Neither had Shi An.

’Condensing black fog into a giant spear... a technique like that is leagues beyond anything Long Niu could do.’

’This kind of power shouldn’t exist in a Shallow Nightmare. It’s completely illogical.’

Shi An wasn’t sure how long the enemy’s assault would last.

Nor was he sure if the Safe Zone could withstand it indefinitely.

He was pondering whether he should sever the Safe Zone’s connection to this Nightmare.

Suddenly,

DING!

[Detecting Nightmare power encroachment. Counter-attack mode unlocking ahead of schedule.]

[Engage counter-attack mode? This mode will continuously consume Belief Value.]

’Did he have any other choice?’

’Yes!’

In an instant, as Shi An sat in the Manager’s Office, his entire consciousness seemed to ascend to a higher dimension.

His consciousness soared into the highest heavens, surrounded by flowing streams of golden light—the materialized power of his Belief Value.

The black fog continued to pound the Safe Zone, completely oblivious to his consciousness.

So were the Dream Descenders within the Nightmare.

Shi An both existed here and did not.

’So that’s how it is,’ Shi An thought. ’I understand now.’

Everything felt like instinct, as if he had practiced it a thousand times over.

With immense familiarity, Shi An began his work. Strands of Belief Value shattered, transforming into a torrential Power of Faith.

He channeled it into himself!

HUMMM—!

In the lingering consciousness of the aberration boss, and in the eyes of the Dream Descenders,

a single point of golden light appeared in the dark expanse above, then rapidly began to spread.

The black fog was a tide, but the golden light was an ocean.

The boundless golden light converged, forming a colossal, radiant golden sword.

From the ether, the faint sound of a single word seemed to echo between heaven and earth: "Slash."

The next moment,

the golden greatsword clove through the endless black fog, shattering the black tornado that surged toward the heavens.

Its momentum undiminished, it continued its descent.

CRACK~

BANG!

Beneath the golden light, the boiling core of black fog melted away like ice in the sun.

The black fog dispersed.

The great terror and profound evil vanished in an instant, as if they had never been.

The golden light faded away as well.

From start to finish, there had been only a single flash of golden light.

And yet, Long Niu and the others felt as if they had seen him—that revered figure in a silver-gray greatcoat, a pendant of the great sun and crescent moon hanging upon his chest.