I created a safe zone in the nightmare world.

Chapter 162 End and Rewards (4K)

Shi An had long suspected the anomalies in the Nightmare World and the fact that the fake BOSS had taken control of Nightmare authority.

"The Black Crow BOSS of the Ancient Village Nightmare is just an ordinary, intelligent, and eerie being. It has some abilities, but not many. Its ability to merge with and control nightmares suggests it has someone backing it."

This person is most likely a fraud.

If Black Crow Boss knows these tricks, then Pseudo-Human Boss will naturally know them too.

At this moment, the entire core dream domain was shaking, and even wisps of black mist were seeping out from the core area and spreading outwards.

In the core area, seven black tornadoes filled the space, their power far exceeding that of the nightmare in the ancient village.

"All the cold, dark power in the entire dream realm has been mobilized, and compared to the Black Crow BOSS's crude use, the Pseudo-Human BOSS is clearly able to control this power."

"It is controlled very steadily, and it is foreseeable that the pseudo-human BOSS can maintain this state for quite some time."

"Even more so—the Black Crow BOSS died first, which allowed him to briefly control Nightmare, while the False Human BOSS was still alive."

Shi An felt that even after this "nightmare control state" ended, the fake BOSS might not necessarily die.

"This fake leader is truly terrifying!"

Shi An sighed softly.

Golden light intertwined, transforming into a majestic figure whose face was obscured, standing before the black tornado.

The fake BOSS seemed unsurprised, and even looked pleased as it turned its gaze toward the gate of the safe zone in the distance.

The next moment, an even more terrifying and violent surge of black mist was unleashed by it.

Like a black waterfall cascading down, buildings within the dream realm wailed and slowly collapsed.

Shi An also reached out his hand.

"Belief value -200".

The immense power of belief materialized, transforming into a gleaming golden sword of conviction.

cut-

Golden light shone brightly, stretching across the sky above the entire gray world.

Time seemed to stand still, the cascading tide of black mist frozen in place, split in two.

"Splash!"

The upper half of the black mist tide vanished in the golden light, while the lower half of the black mist tide crashed heavily to the ground, dispersing into endless viscous black mist.

Further away, three more black mist tornadoes dissipated on the spot.

At this moment, the golden light slowly dissipated between heaven and earth.

"The store manager's power is terrifying!"

Some people have seen the store manager make a move, but for most, it's the first time they've witnessed it.

"Can we Dreamers also possess such power?"

"I used to think that the power wielded by extraordinary experts was already incredible, until today, I have witnessed true power!"

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"Just what level is the store manager at? I wonder what the scenery beyond the extraordinary is like."

Yan Xiangtian, Captain Wang, and the others were also amazed.

However, their expressions remained solemn, and they did not cheer.

Because, after the decisive blow, the shopkeeper's image, formed from golden light, had already suffered a significant loss.

In the distance, the black mist, giant waves, and black tornadoes, though much of their energy had dissipated, remained immense.

The fake BOSS was startled.

"The store manager of the safe zone is actually this powerful?"

It certainly investigated the safe zone.

It seems that none of the core members of the safe zone have yet reached the extraordinary level.

Even if the direct descendants of the safe zone have entered the extraordinary realm, according to common sense, that shopkeeper would only be in the late extraordinary or the great perfection of the extraordinary realm.

That's already very strong.

Deep within the nightmare realm, many large camps and even the rulers of nightmare towns are at the Great Perfection of the Extraordinary Realm. A Great Perfection of the Extraordinary Realm typically commands ten or twenty or more extraordinary powerhouses.

The fake BOSS overestimated the safe zone manager as much as possible, but still underestimated him somewhat.

but----

"I wield the power of nightmares, my power is limitless, but how long can your power last?"

That attack was indeed terrifying, but it was only one attack.

It had already realized that the store manager in the safe zone had exhausted his power, and that the golden avatar would disappear even if it didn't intervene.

It makes very accurate predictions.

"That single strike was 200 points of Shi An's faith power."

He once used this single blow to instantly kill the Nightmare-transformed Black Crow BOSS and shatter the Nightmare Core.

But now, facing the fake BOSS wielding the Nightmare Scepter, one strike is not enough.

"If it were back then, burning 200 faith points would have been enough to make me feel the pinch for a long time, but now—"

After this period of development, the number of members in the safe zone has exceeded three hundred, and the daily faith points earned are as high as one or two thousand.

What limits his safe zone upgrades are other conditions, such as faith points, which he no longer lacks.

"Power of belief, show me your limits!"

"rise!"

[Belief Value -200!]

"Belief points -200!"

"Belief points -200!"

Shi An directly burned a thousand units of belief points, transforming them into an immense power of belief.

A magnificent golden sword rose behind him.

Slash it down!

"boom-!!"

The black wave that had just been unleashed was once again shattered, now only a quarter of its original size.

The black tornado that reappeared was also one of them.

"besides?"

The fake BOSS tried its best to raise the black tornado again, and several new black tornadoes swept out crookedly, but their power was far less than the first one.

It squinted and looked into the distance.

Before the black tornado, the golden figure that stood tall had gradually dimmed as the giant sword struck down.

"This time it won't be like that—"

The moment the thought of a fake BOSS arose, the dim golden figure once again burst forth with brilliant light.

The second golden greatsword slashed down.

"Bomb One"

The giant black mist wave was completely shattered, and only the last two black tornadoes remained, struggling to hold on.

The third golden greatsword slashed down.

"boom!!"

All the black tornadoes have disappeared.

The collapsing building was cleaved in two by a golden giant sword, and amidst the swirling dust, the fake BOSS was falling.

In its hand, the black nightmare scepter was cracking and splintering.

Shi An raised his hand again, and the final golden greatsword slashed down. But this was not the end. If this one strike was not enough, he could easily strike ten more times.

Golden light burst forth, like a blazing sun overhead, swallowing up and vanishing all dust, filth, and coldness.

After a while, phew!

Just as the Dreamer was completely conquering the Nightmare, a "crackling" sound rang out, and this core dream domain, the Mirror Space, was cracking and shattering.

boom!

The entire core dream realm shattered with a deafening roar. When the dreamers regained their senses, they found themselves back at the entrance to the core dream realm.

The streetlights were bright in the distance, and the occasional sound of car horns and arguments among passersby could be heard.

I looked up, and the dark clouds dispersed, revealing a bright moon hanging high in the sky.

"We're back?"

"That was just now—"

Some of the dreamers murmured, still somewhat dazed.

The fake BOSS caused a frenzy, but the safe zone manager intervened and killed him in less than thirty seconds.

It was too fast, too sudden, and they were in such a state of shock that they could hardly think.

When you come to your senses, that's now.

"Is it over?"

"It seems so—right?"

Some people were unsure.

Finally, the mysterious voice of guidance sounded.

This time, all the Dreamers participating in the core dream realm strategy were able to clearly hear this prompt.

"When the nightmare of the False Humans ends, humanity will emerge victorious."

"All disasters and false people within Baijiang City have been eliminated."

In the distance, black smoke billowed from the heads of some citizens, then dissipated instantly. Faintly, one could hear screams of agony.

He's a fake, but not entirely.

"It is the egg of a false man."

Many ordinary citizens of Baijiang have been implanted with the eggs of the false humans, and may be replaced in the future. These eggs of the false humans are more concealed; even extraordinary experts cannot detect them before the false humans begin to replace others and float to the surface.

But at this moment, under the rule, all the false human eggs in the entire Baijiang City vanished into thin air.

Only a very small number of people are aware of this.

At the same time, the surging gray fog at the border of Baijiang City also receded completely at this moment, and the entire Baijiang City fell into a long-awaited peace.

Back at the headquarters of the Countermeasures Bureau, Yan Xiangtian didn't hesitate any longer and immediately ordered: "The Book of Harmony, activate!"

At this moment, the dreamers miraculously survived.

Some cheered, some drank, and some simply lay down and took a nap anywhere.

Shi An also smiled.

"finally----"

"Ding!"

"Hint: Complete walkthrough for the special large-scale nightmare, 'The False Man's Disaster,' which grants 10000 units of Faith."

"Notification: Nightmare loot is being processed —"

This time, somewhat unexpectedly, there was no option to choose five out of seven or even more advanced options like choosing seven out of nine.

Does that mean you selected all of them?

"Hint: 30 Lingde Membership Cards, 5 Premium Membership Cards"

"Hint: You have obtained 5 rare-grade cursed item templates, including cursed items ————"

The rewards for these two rounds are rather ordinary.

While ordinary items are only valuable compared to rare and precious treasures, they are still quite valuable. For example, Shi An still doesn't have many high-level membership cards; and for others, rare-grade cursed items can be sold to servants, which can improve the combat power of members and thus increase the overall number of beggars in the safe zone.

Soon, the reward for the third ring appeared.

"Hint: The artifact possesses the power of ever-changing transformations (Excellent)," meaning it has the ability to conceal and disguise itself.

Shi An's eyes lit up.

He finally had a solution for his third excellent cursed artifact; otherwise, he would have been reluctant to fuse with a rare-grade cursed artifact.

"Hint: Lingde Architectural Blueprints - Lighthouse (Rare)."

"Hint: Ling obtained the complete Purgatory Dining Hall (Rare)."

"Purgatory Dining Hall (Rare)"

"The Beggar King ①: The Purgatory Canteen will randomly produce 3-7 kinds of special ingredients on a weekly cycle. At the same time, precious medicines will be provided..."

Special beast species can be transformed into various special ingredients.

"Able Beggar ②: Using special ingredients as a base, chefs can cook food with beneficial effects in the Purgatory Dining Hall. The higher the grade of the ingredients and the higher the chef's skill level, the stronger the beneficial effect of the cooked food."

Shi An stroked his chin.

"Looks good."

"We need to see how strong this buff is. If it can boost a Beggar's strength or speed by 30-40% in a short time, then these buff foods will probably be snatched up by the zombies—eating a meal before tackling Nightmare difficulty sounds wonderful!"

Shi An estimated that the buff effect wouldn't be too weak.

This is an extremely rare building.

The only naturally rare buildings in the Eye of the Safe Zone are the Spell Library and the Lighthouse. Their importance is self-evident.

"It all depends on how high the production cost of these enhancement foods is; we'll have to wait until the building is completed before we can test them."

"And—what if the food produced by the Purgatory Dining Hall offered more than just temporary buffs?"

Whether there will be a permanent benefit is uncertain.

He suppressed the urge to try it immediately.

Because the reminder still echoes in my ears.

"Hint: You have gained 1 special loot safe zone building slot."

This is good!

Last time, when I destroyed the nightmare of the ancient village, I also received a reward of +1 contract slot.

"There seems to be some connection here."

"Hmm, we've already got six rings of reward. Next—"

Shi An hopes to acquire another special building.

He still has building slots, and any special building is the foundation of the safe zone, so the more the better.

result----

"It's not a special building, no, I should say, there's even this kind of 'trophy' mail?"

"Hint: Ling obtains special loot from the dungeon - The Plague of False Humans."

"Duplicate - The Plague of False Humans"

"Note: A special instance will be installed within the safe zone. This instance is derived from the special calamity, the False Man Calamity," and will feature False Men as the main monsters.

"Note ②: All monsters in this instance do not possess intelligence and cannot awaken it. The instance's boss is at the mid-stage of the Transcendent realm, and there are also 6 Transcendent Mysteries and 50 Mysteries below the Transcendent realm."

"Note 3: This is a 10-player instance, and a maximum of 10 Dreamers can enter in a party. At the same time, the Pseudo-Human Calamity instance can have a maximum of 10 instance spaces open at the same time."

"Note 4: Dungeons can be reset infinitely. Also, after dying mysteriously inside a dungeon, you will still get cursed items and materials, but the drop rate is lower than outside."

"Note 5: If the dungeon is cleared, the safe zone will receive a clearing reward."

"Note 6: The instance is a real world, and injuries and deaths are real. However, players can exit the instance instantly by silently saying 'exit'."

"Note: When the safe zone is LV3, a maximum of three instances can be mounted."

Shi An stared wide-eyed as he read the explanation word by word.

He stroked his chin: "There are even special things like dungeons."

He immediately realized that this instance could serve as a training ground, since players could exit at any time. In this situation, even peak-level experts of the Third Refinement Realm could attempt to challenge extraordinary and bizarre beings; such life-or-death trials would allow them to progress rapidly.

Extending further into the distance —

"Many extraordinary rituals performed by peak-level experts at the third level are related to the bizarre. Could this instance space serve as a ritual site for peak-level experts? If so, the difficulty of extraordinary rituals will decrease again."

"Furthermore, dungeons are clearly also a source of resources, and there is no limit to how much they can produce."

By conquering dungeons and slaying monsters, you can reap rewards.

The False Man Calamity instance—the False Man itself is a relatively rare and bizarre entity, and the extracted cursed items and materials are quite valuable.

Not to mention, after the Dreamer completes the entire nightmare, Shi An will also receive a completion reward.

He can collect dungeon entry fees and also get strategy rewards, which is a win-win situation for both him and the strategy provider.

The difficulty of the "Pseudo-Human Calamity" dungeon is quite high, and it's unlikely that any team will be able to clear it in the short term.

These are the only uses for dungeons that Shi An can think of in a short time. In the future, perhaps more uses for dungeons can be developed.