Me! Cleaner!.

Chapter 1180 A person who doesn't act...

Breaking free from a million dreams... that might actually be possible.

After all, my intelligence is still normal. No matter how realistic the dream you create based on the real world is, the number of badges on the panel cannot be faked. My first reaction is definitely that there is a problem with my memory... not to mention that I have already woken up once.

After glancing at the newly added [Dream Awakener] badge on the panel, Leon hesitated slightly before temporarily abandoning his plan to take the opportunity to farm another high-level badge. Instead, he looked up at the Dream Lord whose figure was constantly expanding above him and took the initiative to communicate:

"Please wait a moment!"

Gazing at the blurry silhouette above, its form expanding like a vast sky, Leon frowned and called out loudly:

"You're also a descendant of the Root? Are you planning to seize the Root of the present world by attacking me?"

Is this all you wanted to ask?

Looking down at Leon, who had broken free from the suppression of his memories, the Dream Master continued to spew dreams into the "sky," while coldly laughing in a distant voice:
"I'm number 7, you're number 3. What other relationship could we possibly have?"

“We can also cooperate.”

Leon, who was quite wary of Number 1 who seemed to have mastered the essence of the source and was not confident in defeating him alone, and who desperately needed other "teammates," did not immediately adopt a hostile stance. Instead, he raised his head and tried to win him over again:

"You should know about Number 1, right? Before I left the mortal world, the [crossing] of many material planes in the Old Earth had already become disordered, among which..."

"A deep abyss of evil, a land of insufficiency, a plain of shepherds."

After interrupting Leon, the Dream Master paused his actions of laying out the dreamscape, and replied with a rather unpleasant expression:
“Number 8, Number 14... and Number 6, who is stronger than me, have all been killed by Number 1. Now Number 1 should be plundering the source of these three planes. Adding Number 9 and Number 13 from before, it has the source of six material planes in its hands. We are not far from our ultimate mission.”

1、6、8、9、13、14……

After memorizing the numbers of the six Roots in Number 1's possession, Leon nodded in response:
"Yes, and Number 1 will definitely not give up so easily. He will continue to attack other Root Remnants and planes in the future. So we should try to join forces and take care of him first!"

“You’re right. Number 1 has indeed become a major threat to all of us who are descendants of the Roots, and there is indeed a need to join forces to fight against him.”

Looking down at Leon, who clearly loathed him but was still patiently trying to negotiate, the Dream Master nodded in agreement and slightly reduced his increasingly massive size.

However, just as Leon thought he was about to agree to the request to join forces and was preparing to temporarily agree to a reconciliation, the enormous silhouette of the Dream Lord sank slightly and enveloped Leon, who was floating in the silver river.

"But wouldn't it also be a form of cooperation if I devoured everything of yours and then transformed your plane into a ravine of dreams?"

"..."

I understand, this is something that can't be explained with words.

Looking up into the Dream Master's teasing eyes, knowing he hadn't yet displayed enough strength to earn his respect, Leon took a deep breath, then equipped his newly acquired [Dream Awakener] and calmly said:

"Number 7, right? Shall we make a bet?"

bet?

Upon hearing this, the Dream Master was slightly taken aback, and then asked:

"What are you betting on?"

"I'll bet on whether I can wake up from your million dreams."

Although the thing above was annoying, Leon, who desperately needed help, decided to harness all available resources. He chose to suppress his emotions for the time being, his eyes gleaming as he suggested:
"You are the source of all dreams, and the Valley of Dreams is the end of all dreams, so you should be invincible in the dream world."

"If I can wake up in your dream in the next million dreams, even without the Root Flower offering any resistance, then you must accept my invitation to form an alliance and fight against Number One with me, how about it?"

He can wake up from my dream without resisting at the root cause? That's simply impossible! But he's like this...

Squinting at Leon, who stood below with his head held high and a confident expression, the Dream Master hesitated slightly, beginning to wonder if Leon had some other trump card. But in the end, he still didn't believe that anyone could surpass him in the dream, so he simply nodded and agreed.

"Okay! I'll do as you say!"

……

They've made their move! The Lord of Dreams is getting serious!

Just as the Lord of Dreams agreed to Lyon's bet, the Three Pillar Gods, noticing the unusual activity in the Valley of Dreams, immediately became alert and hastily retreated into the distance.

They had only retreated a short while when the Dream Ravine, which was originally only as narrow as a thumb, began to expand wildly and uncontrollably. More than sixty thick main ravines spread out like a spider web, completely filling the surrounding area like cracks in space.

More than seven hundred tiny branches unfolded along the main ravine, like colorless tassels fluttering in the wind, or like transparent tentacles dancing in all directions, spreading towards countless planes in the boundless star realm.

Disgusting, bizarre, confusing, twisted...horrible!
As they gazed at the transparent brain that had expanded to the size of a medium-sized matter plane and then stopped expanding, floating up and down in the astral plane like an enormous jellyfish, the three pillar gods couldn't help but show a complex expression of disgust and shock on their faces.

As one of only two beings among all the remnants of the Root that even the [Father] found difficult to deal with, the Lord of Dreams may not be the most intelligent, but his mind is definitely sharp enough.

Sixty main ravines and over seven hundred densely branched tributaries swallowed the brain of the Lord of Dreams, which had consumed all the clansmen. With each expansion and contraction of the brain, hundreds of thousands of dreams were born, died, gathered, and dispersed. In addition, with dreams and reality reflecting each other, a single thought was enough to create 840,000 complete dreams.

To defeat him, one must delve into his mind and shatter all those millions of dreams in a single thought. Even the "Father," who has copied all the powers and truths related to dreams and whose control over dreams is second only to his, is not confident in doing so.

So in a sense, the Dream Master, who was driven to the brink of despair by the Father several times and ended up with only a brain, may be the most difficult to defeat among all the Root Remnants.

"Don't move!"

After pressing down on the thrush that suddenly began to tremble as it unfolded within the Dream Master's brain, the All-Encompassing Cicada couldn't help but issue a warning with a dark expression:

"You'd better stay here! We might not be able to escape if we stray too far, but you might not survive even if you leave the two of us!"

Bullshit! I'd be a fool to believe you again!

Faced with the warning from the All-Knowing Cicada, the thrush didn't believe a single word. Having already sensed the impending [Disaster], his first reaction was to shake off the All-Knowing Cicada's grasp and flee as far away as possible.

But just as the thrush was about to make a run for it, a cold hand suddenly slipped into the back of his head, easily piercing through his flesh as if it were splashing water, and then extended two sharp, pointed fingernails, gently stabbing the back of the thrush's eyeball.

"what!!!"

Unable to hold back a cry of pain, feeling the terrifying, piercing pain spread throughout its brain, the thrush, its face contorted with rage and veins bulging, roared: "You did this to me..."

"Shut up!"

After withdrawing her hand from the thrush's terrified mind, the All-Knowing Cicada wiped the scorch marks on the back of her hand caused by fear, while raising her chin toward the thrush with disgust.

"Open your eyes and see for yourself!"

What am I looking at? Right now, what could be more exciting than The God of Cookery... Holy crap?!

"see it?"

After glancing at the dumbfounded thrush, he temporarily shared a portion of his truth with his Myriad Things Celestial Cicada, then couldn't help but look around at the vast, converging wills surrounding him, before coldly reminding him:
"When we first arrived, we didn't make much noise, and not many people noticed. But we've been lingering outside the Dream Valley for so long that the other rulers have already sensed something was wrong."

There are at least five beings of equal rank to the Dream Lord right now, watching this place intently, and they could intervene at any moment, or even arrive in their true forms! Do you think they'd be interested in a lone Pillar God?

"Then...then you..."

“I have the protection bestowed by the Father, which can temporarily shield me from the prying eyes of other rulers.”

Shining the Lighthouse rune on his palm, the All-Encompassing Cicada warned expressionlessly:
"Your father is usually very gentle, even tolerant of a good-for-nothing like you, but when he seriously tells you something, you'd better obey!"

"I...I will..."

You'd better know how!

After giving the stunned thrush a disdainful look, the All Things Celestial Cicada did not retract the truth it had temporarily distributed. Instead, it allowed its truth to spread in the thrush's eyes while looking back at the Dream Master's mind, which had already been fully unfolded.

Previously, when dealing with the God of Food, it was closer to a sneak attack, so the Dream Master did not go all out. Not only did he not use the main chasm, but he did not even use the branches of his brain. He only extended a branch at the end of a branch into the God of Food's dream, so it is not surprising that the God of Food was able to break free.

But now it seems to have been enraged by the God of Food, and it's attacking with all its might without regard for its own energy expenditure. In one go, it fully unleashed its brain, which can hold 840,000 dreams. Faced with pressure 840,000 times greater than before, even the God of Food would probably be unable to withstand it...

How is this possible?! ...
As Lyon transformed into a dazzling point of light, traversing countless dreams woven into the brain grooves of the Dream Sovereign, not only was the Celestial Cicada's eyes wide with shock, but the wills of the other Root Remnants around them also fell into chaos.

That's no ordinary dream! It's a dream personally created by the Dream Master!

Even a true god with the power of dreams, or even a pillar god who has grasped the truth of dreams, is destined to lose himself when faced with the suppression of this source of dreams. He can only wander endlessly in the dream world until his spirit is exhausted and he drowns in it semi-permanently. But the God of Food...

Not only can he escape from dreams every time, but he's getting faster and faster at it!

Watching Leon, who would suddenly wake up after a moment of blankness no matter how he adjusted his dream, the Dream Master's brain was thrown into chaos, and a pricking sensation, like needles sticking out of his back, arose.

This is impossible!

He clearly didn't use his source energy to resist at all; I completely erased his will and memories. Why was he able to wake up so quickly? Could it be that he can really surpass me in a dream?!

"Your Excellency, Lord of Dreams."

Under the astonished and fearful gaze of the Dream Master, Leon, who had woken from his dream for what seemed like the umpteenth time, habitually tucked the sleeping Anna and the two little rascals into bed. He then sat on the edge of the old bed, looked up, and asked calmly:
"Isn't that enough? Do you want to keep trying?"

I……

Seeing Leon, who, upon waking from the dream, didn't rush to leave but instead began chatting with him, the Dream Master, feeling a chill run down his spine, revealed himself and, filled with shock and anger, demanded:
"What did you do?! You shouldn't have any memory of this! Why do you always wake up?!?"

"Understanding the mystery for you is not included in our bet."

Looking at Anna beside him, who was frowning even in her sleep and coughing lightly every now and then while pressing her chest, Leon couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache in his eyes, even though he knew she wasn't really his sister.

Reaching out to gently pat Anna's back, helping her catch her breath, Leon, somewhat weary, suppressed his dissatisfaction and looked up at the Dream Master, saying:

"In these nearly ten thousand dreams, you must have tried every possible method, but I have always been able to wake up in time. That should prove that I can win the bet, right?"

"Lord of Dreams, if you agree with what I've said, then let's stop here. Otherwise, continuing would just be a boring repetition, wouldn't you agree?"

"..."

What he said is probably true...

Looking at Leon, who, despite looking somewhat tired after traversing nearly ten thousand dreams, still possessed a well-rounded and vigorous spirit, the Dream Master fell into deep silence.

Given Number 3's current state, surviving the remaining 830,000+ dreams shouldn't be difficult; I'm afraid I really have no way to deal with it, but...

His control over dreams is superior to mine!
His will is greater than mine in the dream!

He surpassed me, the source of dreams, in the dream world!
Seeing that he had clearly seen through the dream, but did not regard everything around him as an illusion, and still treated his family gently, as if everything around him was reality, a great fear instantly gripped the heart of the Dream Master.

Although Number 1 is terrifyingly powerful, it is bound by reality and is destined to be unable to defeat itself in the dream. Therefore, as long as it insists on not entering reality, it will be absolutely safe.

Although Number 3 was much weaker, he seemed to "go" further than himself in the dream, and even when Number 3 entered the dream on his own initiative, he was unable to completely suppress him.

If I choose to keep my promise and join forces with Number 3 to fight Number 1, and Number 1 becomes even stronger after I kill him, what should I use to resist him if he wants to devour the source of the Dream Valley?
"Still early!"

Looking at Leon sitting by Anna's bedside, gently stroking her back, a sharp glint flashed in the eyes of the Dream Master, and then the entire dream world rapidly transformed.

Leon's arm, which was gently stroking Anna's back, was suddenly grabbed and held tightly by William and Melanie, who had just opened their eyes. Anna, who had been fast asleep, suddenly got up and stabbed Leon in the back with a kitchen knife.

"you?"

"You've only gone through eight thousand dreams so far; there are still eight hundred and thirty thousand more waiting for you!"

Seeing Leon's once-steady will violently shake after being stabbed by the suddenly awakened Anna, and revealing a portion of his spiritual core for the first time, the Dream Master, having finally found a solution, couldn't help but speak with delight:

"You did regain your memories in a way I can't understand, but in every dream that follows, whether you regain your memories or not, you must kill them all before you can leave!"

"Don't worry, I mean what I say. As long as you can get out of these 830,000 dreams, I'll definitely join forces with you!"

　Two-in-one, or 2
　　
　
(End of this chapter)