I created a safe zone in the nightmare world.

Chapter 159: Successive Conquests (4K)

"The nightmare of the 'false humans' is the key to their evolution, but the key is also their weakness."

"However, such a flaw is not easy to spot."

Shi Anrang, Yang Linna, and Luo Susu tried to detect the invisible and formless information factor. However, they soon discovered that even Luo Susu, who was at the peak of the Third Refinement Realm, could not detect it.

Just because Shi An was able to capture it doesn't mean others can.

His spiritual power was so immense that it far surpassed that of a peak-stage Third Refinement Realm expert. In the shadows, his perception was even stronger than that of some extraordinary powerhouses.

"This information factor is extremely difficult to capture, no wonder no one discovered it before."

Strong individuals like Yan Xiangtian need to oversee the overall situation and prevent attacks from fake superhumans, so they naturally wouldn't personally deal with ordinary monsters.

Without close contact, even the most extraordinary person would find it difficult to discover those elusive informational factors.

The extraordinary are easily overlooked if they are not careful.

After several attempts, Shi An concluded: "Either one must be at the Transcendent Realm, or one must be a master who has cultivated their detection skills to the pinnacle to have the ability to capture that wisp of information."

The conditions are extremely demanding.

How many extraordinary beings are there in the entire Baijiang City?

Very few!

Below the extraordinary level, how many people possess the pinnacle of exploration-type spells?

Very few!

These powerful beings exist only in a few dream realms.

"In other words, this information factor is indeed a flaw in the pseudo-human, but not entirely. Because, under normal circumstances, even if we humans discover this key point of the strategy, it would be difficult to extend it to other dream realms."

The day of the calamity of the false man arrives is at 9:30 AM.

Inside the safe zone, in the mission lobby.

Representatives from various dream realms pushed open the door and entered. Some of them were still covered in blood and exuded a bloodthirsty aura, while others had solemn expressions.

"Everyone, in our Changping Street Dream Domain, we have killed three fake humans and captured two others. We are trying to find the other fake humans by using the two we captured alive. However, we still don't have any ideas yet."

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"We've only found two fake people in the Sifangqiao area so far, and we're short-handed."

"We've found four pseudo-humans in the Longchuan area, three beginner and one intermediate. But—" The speaker was Night Boss from the Longchuan black market, who hesitated for a moment. "I don't know if it's just my imagination, but I feel like that beginner pseudo-human is becoming increasingly intelligent."

He had encountered too few hypocrites to dare to draw any conclusions.

But at this moment, Jiang Pengjiang, a mentor from the Dream Domain of Baijiang University, walked over and said, "It's not an illusion. According to our school's research and investigation, these rudimentary pseudo-humans are indeed gradually evolving. Moreover, it's not hard to judge that, as time goes by, even more new pseudo-humans will be born."

The novice pseudo-human evolves into the intermediate level, and the intermediate pseudo-human evolves into the advanced level.

At the same time, rudimentary pseudo-humans will be quietly born in places they cannot detect.

This is terrifying.

The strategy teams in each dream realm are working hard to conquer the realms, and they believe they are very efficient. Some strategy teams have already identified more than ten fake humans.

It should be noted that the Countermeasures Bureau only needed to identify nine imposters to conquer the Dream Domain in question.

Some strategy guide groups originally thought they were close to completing the guide.

Now it seems that's not the case.

"Moreover, as time goes on, the difficulty of the strategy will likely increase. Because we can't guarantee that new imposters won't appear in the areas we've already searched."

They progressed quickly, but the situation wasn't as optimistic as they had imagined.

Thinking of this, many people looked solemn.

Their goal is to break through the nightmare within a few days; only in this way can they restore order before Baijiang collapses.

But now—

Suddenly, a "ding" sound came from the distant display screen, followed by a message appearing at the top of the screen.

Normally, only special or large commissions have the opportunity to be featured at the top, but this one is clearly not one of them.

It's just a piece of information.

"Intelligence information?"

One member immediately found a table and started looking at the control panel.

He murmured, "A couple of methods for finding fake people—"

This is a compilation post that summarizes many methods for judging, identifying, and finding fake people.

One section contains key information highlighted in red.

"—When a fake human dies, an invisible and formless information factor will float out. This information factor will seek out nearby fake humans and enter them, providing other fake humans with the aid of evolution. At the same time, by following this information factor, the next fake human can be found. In this way, a series of fake humans can be removed by following the clues."

"Note that information factors are invisible and intangible, extremely difficult to capture, only—"

"!!!"

The member's eyes widened: "There's actually a way to do this? Doesn't that mean we can quickly conquer one dream realm after another?"

Break free from this nightmare today!

Another member spoke up: "It's not that simple. Didn't you read the precautions? Only extraordinary experts or top-tier powerhouses skilled in detection can capture that information factor. There aren't many such powerhouses in the entire Baijiang region."

"I'm more curious about which strategy team discovered this crucial information. That's impressive. Was it the one from the Countermeasures Bureau?"

One member spoke up.

It doesn't say who provided the information.

However, there was also a well-informed person in the hall who spoke up: "You've got it wrong. This crucial information was determined by the store manager. Just recently, Miss Lina and the others verified it under the store manager's instructions."

"It's the store manager?!"

"The store manager deciphered the imposter's methods without even leaving the store—truly worthy of being called the store manager!"

Now that they had the key intelligence, each strategy team quickly launched a new round of strategies.

Currently, only two dream realms within Baijiang City are guarded by extraordinary human warriors.

News soon arrived that Captain Lu and the other museum masters had detected the information factor. That dream realm would soon be conquered.

Then, "I've got it! Miss Peach from the Wizard's House has also detected the information!"

"Commander Li Wei too!"

"Research has found that although advanced detection spells can see information factors, there are differences between different spells. Some spells can only barely see information factors, which makes it easy to lose sight of the target during tracking, while other spells can see them clearly."

The members are extremely efficient.

After Shi An provided crucial clues, the intelligence was updated several times in less than an hour. Members have discovered more characteristics of the imposters and summarized various tips for capturing information.

Among them, "the most suitable spell for capturing and tracking information factors is the Eye of Insight!"

This is a common-level spell, but it is very practical. It can detect traces of residual spell power in the world and sense the aura of spell power from afar.

Therefore, there are quite a few members who have practiced this spell, but most of them will not cultivate a support spell to its peak.

"This spell, when mastered to a high level, offers a chance to capture informational elements, though it's still quite difficult. But if one could reach the pinnacle—"

A member murmured.

He suddenly stood up and strode toward the spell library.

If one were to start from scratch, it would be impossible to cultivate a spell to a high level in such a short time. However, someone like him, who already possesses the peak of proficiency, can spend several hours to take it a step further.

Sharpening your axe won't delay your woodcutting!

There are still too few people in Baijiang City who can capture information factors; every additional person increases the chances of success!

Rush!

Seeing this, Shi An opened the inventory and put all 29 remaining "Eye of Insight Scrolls" in the safe zone up for sale.

And we'll give you a 5% discount right away.

If a member still lacks contribution points, they can also use the service first and pay later.

This is a special case that needs to be handled specially!

At that moment, "Ding!"

A notification sounded in Shi An's ear, indicating that the second dream realm had been conquered.

Naturally, this is the dream realm where all the masters reside.

At the same time, the fake BOSS deep within the nightmare's depths stiffened slightly.

"Another dream realm has been conquered? So fast!"

"No, no, don't panic. The extraordinary experts in Baijiang City are concentrated in only two dream domains. With their extraordinary abilities, it's not impossible for them to quickly conquer the dream domains."

After all, the vast majority of dream realms do not have pseudo-human superhuman beings.

Thinking of this, the fake BOSS smiled once again.

It forced itself not to panic.

A certain dream realm.

With the clues provided by the online guides, Xuanjian's team quickly captured a novice pseudo-human.

"Master Chen, we're counting on you."

"Leave it to me."

Master Chen was the team's scout. At that moment, as the fake man was slain, Master Chen activated his core spell to its fullest extent.

He saw a wisp of smoke, barely visible!

Under normal circumstances, he would likely have ignored the wisp of gray smoke, since a fake human would also turn into smoke and disappear when he died:

Scattered.

But at this moment, after learning the key information, Master Chen's eyes were fixed on that wisp of gray smoke.

He climbed out of the window and used the protruding eaves of the window or the outdoor unit of the air conditioner to quickly leap between buildings.

Xuanjian and his group followed closely behind.

Soon, they discovered a second rudimentary pseudo-human.

Then came the third one.

Intermediate-level fake person.

A high-level imposter.

"Damn humans!"

This high-level imposter no longer concealed himself; a terrifying curse pressure rolled out, revealing his eerie, leader-level aura.

Xuanjian flew out.

With two innate spells and two general spells, totaling four spells cultivated to their peak, he unleashed his full combat power.

In less than a hundred seconds, he killed the leader-level monster on the spot.

Another place.

"Found you, you high-level imposter!"

Li Wei's eyes gleamed with a golden light, his gaze seemingly piercing through the walls.

It did indeed penetrate.

In his field of vision, gray smoke drifted, and for a fleeting moment, an extremely dense black fog appeared behind the wall.

"Surround this place; we must not let this high-ranking imposter escape."

A major battle soon ensued.

Li Wei's natal curse item is more supportive, and among the strong members of the safe zone, his combat strength is not outstanding.

However, what was once an uncanny boss-level monster that even the veteran members combined couldn't defeat is now nothing more than a minor threat in the eyes of many members.

There are at least a dozen or twenty such groups in the safe zone now capable of eliminating leaders of bizarre and powerful teams.

Li Wei and several other Refinement stage experts worked together seamlessly, continuously surrounding and killing high-level pseudo-humans.

"boom!"

A high wall was bombed and collapsed.

"boom!"

A car was overturned.

The imposter fled, but was eventually intercepted and killed.

Not far away, some civilians who had fallen into dreams and came to check the situation were horrified. They could feel the chilling aura that made their souls tremble from afar.

They couldn't even defeat ordinary monsters, let alone leader-level monsters.

This strange thing was something they had never even seen before; it was a legendary, terrifying existence.

However, this strange creature has now been killed by several top experts.

"Who are they? The Countermeasures Bureau, the Wizarding House, or the Ultimate Martial Arts School?"

"No, no, it seems to be—a senior member of the safe zone. The legendary safe zone! Legend has it that the safe zone is impossible to find, and those without affinity will never see it, yet the safe zone is everywhere, and those destined to fall into the dream can reach the safe zone from anywhere."

Speaking of this legendary safe zone, all the people who had fallen into the dream world longed for it.

At this moment, "In the Long River Dream Domain, the Dream Fallers are quite powerful, but there are no strong individuals capable of capturing information factors. I will go there myself."

After conquering a dream realm and returning to the safe zone, Li Wei spoke.

Xuan Jian said, "Then I will lead the people to the Dream Domain of Chaoming Town, where the traces of the fake humans have been discovered."

Third, fourth, fifth, sixth —

One dream realm after another was conquered.

Shi An heard a notification sound ringing in his ear; his progress in clearing the Nightmare of the False Man was rapidly increasing.

Meanwhile, deep within the nightmare, a similar voice echoed in the ears of the fake BOSS.

It can learn of any dream realm being conquered immediately.

"How is this possible? How is this possible? How is this possible?!"

"My disguise as a pseudo-human is flawless; how could humans possibly find out so easily!"

"In a short period of time, nine dream domains have been breached. Could it be that these nine dream domains happen to contain many powerful human beings, who have all discovered the weaknesses of my pseudo-human race?"

The fake BOSS was well aware of the weaknesses of his own race in this nightmare.

This flaw is both an indispensable part of the evolution of pseudo-humans and a glimmer of hope left to humanity by the rules of nightmare.

But such a flaw is not so easy to catch.

Ability, observation skills, and judgment are all indispensable.

Of course, there are such strong individuals among humans, but it's impossible for them to be everywhere.

The fake-human boss realized that he had underestimated the human's strategic abilities!

Fortunately, after nine dream realms were conquered in a row, the human conquest speed slowed down.

It seems to have returned to normal levels.

"As I always said, it's impossible for humanity to have a top-tier strategy team in every dream realm!"

"Human abilities are somewhat beyond expectations, but the advantage still lies with us, the pseudo-humans."

Humans need to conquer more than 90% of the dream realm to reach this place.

That's still a long way off.

As time goes on, the number of fake people will increase.

"Humans will not be able to conquer the remaining dream realms quickly."

It forced itself not to panic.

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Baijiang City indeed lacks strong individuals capable of capturing informational factors.

Therefore, we must bring out 200% of the potential of these strong individuals.

Some members are waiting until the situation in each dream realm becomes clear before rushing to the dream realm that needs them most.

Meanwhile, deep within the spell library, one meditation room after another opened.

Several members who had previously gone into seclusion have returned to the lobby, their eyes gleaming with sharp insight.