Build an ancient-level power in the nightmare world

A somber and oppressive atmosphere enveloped the entire Torchbearer Hall.

Chris kept his spiritual vision active and held the Mars card between two fingers.

When he was a child, he had a period when he really liked playing cards, and now he is reminiscing about that feeling.

With just a gentle push from two fingers, the playing card will spin rapidly and fly away.

However, the flying distance of the playing cards is limited, and their flight path is not straight; there will be some deviation.

Moreover, after the Mars card leaves his hand, he needs to attach spiritual threads to it to maintain the flames burning until they come into contact with the black mist.

However, the distance his spiritual threads can extend is also limited.

He needs to get closer.

Just as Chris took a steady step and walked towards the black mist.

A slight shaking sensation suddenly struck.

Everything in the spiritual vision was already somewhat hazy, and as Chris's figure swayed slightly, the surrounding scenery became even more blurred.

What happened now?

Chris was filled with doubt and uncertainty.

At that moment, the entire hall seemed to be shaking together.

It was like an earthquake; his center of gravity kept shifting.

In order to keep his balance, Chris had to be extremely careful.

At the same time, the Star Key needs to be replenished every 5 seconds or so, and he also needs to pay attention to the movement of the black mist above.

This sudden turn of events caught Chris off guard.

He vaguely noticed that the black protrusions that had been slowly wriggling on the black mist above suddenly stretched outwards.

Dozens of blurry, black, misty tentacles instantly unfurled, twisting and waving wildly in the air.

next moment.

Ignoring everyone else in the hall, the tentacles attacked directly in Chris's direction.

Chris felt a chill run down his spine upon seeing this.

The shaking sensation around me not only did not lessen at all, but became stronger and stronger.

He had to exert all his strength just to stay standing.

At this moment, there was no way to dodge the attacks of these tentacles.

Why did that black thing suddenly target him?

Could it be that the other party really felt threatened by him?

Chris frowned, and a wisp of spiritual energy instantly disappeared into the dark purple ring on his left little finger.

A thin layer of matte purple suddenly appeared on his body, and the Guardian Ring activated at that moment.

At the same time, the power of the Holy Path began to become active, and he subconsciously wanted to use the power of the Wind Avatar.

The wind, imbued with spiritual energy, should also have some effect on the misty tentacles.

But the power of the Holy Path only appeared on him for a brief moment.

The holy seal of the wind avatar within him lit up for only a moment before returning to calm.

Just now, as he was mobilizing the power of the Wind Avatar, Chris suddenly noticed a very familiar aura present.

His heart tightened instinctively, and he decisively stopped the use of the Holy Path's power.

At this moment, he watched as those black, misty tentacles rushed towards him at an extremely fast speed, about to touch him.

Chris could only pray in his heart that the Guardian Ring could hold out for a while.

He just needs to hold on for a moment; the Mars card in his hand can ignite a spiritual fire at any time.

In this state, he dared not throw the card rashly, but could only hold the Mars card tightly in his hand, using it as a melee weapon, waiting for the tentacles to get close before delivering a crucial blow to the opponent.

Just as Chris had figured out a plan, gritted his teeth, and nervously waited for the tentacles to enter the attack range, the unexpected happened.

The tentacles mysteriously stopped in mid-air.

These tentacles were now less than two meters away from Chris.

next moment.

These tentacles abruptly changed direction, heading towards the ceiling, and reversed back at an even faster speed than when they attacked Chris.

The black tentacles slammed into the ceiling behind the black mist.

The seemingly intangible, misty tentacles transformed into wisps of dark gray mist the moment they collided violently with the ceiling.

The mist gathered on the ceiling, like miniature dark clouds.

Almost simultaneously, the body of the black mist floating in the air suddenly moved.

The black mist suddenly flew backward and crashed into the gray-black mist that its own tentacles had transformed into.

The black mist was completely obscured by the fog, and even in his spiritual vision state, Chris could not pinpoint its exact location.

Seeing the sudden change in the black mist, a look of surprise and doubt flashed in Chris's eyes.

The Mars card in his hand hadn't been lit yet; he'd been keeping that a secret.

The idea was to wait until the other party got close before making a move.

Considering the sudden attack on him by the black mist, Chris couldn't help but wonder if that thing's sense of danger had become this strong.

Just as Chris was staring at the layer of gray-black mist above with suspicion, constantly on guard against the mist attacking again, the mist suddenly began to surge.

A soft chuckle suddenly rang in his ears.

"What are you doing!"

The familiar voice interrupted Chris's thoughts.

His gaze involuntarily followed the direction from which the sound came.

Benjamin, who was squatting next to Vivian, was using the strange weapon in his hand to draw some kind of circular pattern around himself and Vivian on the floor.

Through his spiritual vision, Chris couldn't make out the details of the pattern clearly, but he felt that it was some kind of array.

His gaze lingered on Benjamin for a moment longer, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.

The opponent's technique in drawing the array was very skillful; while drawing it, he could even turn his head to look in the direction where Chris was.

Feeling Benjamin's surprised and suspicious gaze, Chris suddenly felt that something was wrong.

He couldn't help but look to the side, at the other Benjamin.

Upon seeing this, Chris's pupils suddenly contracted.

The other Benjamin, at some point, had somehow transformed into a black humanoid silhouette.

Although it's still clear that the other person's appearance is similar to Benjamin's before, there's absolutely no sense of three-dimensionality in them.

It's like a piece of pure black cardboard, cut into the shape of a life-size standee, placed there.

Wisps of black smoke were constantly drifting out from the black silhouette.

Chris felt a slight pang in his heart upon seeing this; it was a change he had never witnessed before.

He knew that before the dream ended, the people and things in this dream world would be corrupted by the black smoke and tentacles in the darkness.

But in the first two dreams, he did not see the changes that occurred in Benjamin.

If the dream is truly about to end.

Why are the other two people still perfectly fine?

and……

Chris suddenly realized something.

A somewhat absurd idea popped into his mind.

His breathing quickened slightly at that moment.

Through his spiritual vision, Chris sensed the black smoke seeping into the walls, cracks, and ceiling around the hall, and the faint, sticky, slender, pure black tendrils that were beginning to emerge.

His face darkened, and he suddenly shouted at Benjamin, who was drawing the array, "Can you see those things?"

As he spoke, Chris pointed to one side of the wall.

Benjamin didn't answer Chris, but instead gave him a scrutinizing look.

Benjamin then lowered his head and continued drawing the array, and the speed of his movements began to increase.

From the moment he began drawing the array, Benjamin ignored the black mist above his head, as if he was certain that the other party would not continue to attack him and Vivian.

Seeing Benjamin's reaction, Chris suddenly felt something was wrong.

At this moment, the expression on his face was very complex, a mixture of confusion, doubt, surprise, and even a hint of fear.

Is this possible?

This idea is too absurd, at least for Chris right now.

Having experienced lucid dreaming twice, he never imagined that other "living people" would appear in his dreams.

What if the other person is actually alive?

Benjamin and Vivian, two living torchbearers, appeared in his dream...

Chris's eyes widened slightly as he suddenly realized something.

Could the lucid dream he entered this time have been orchestrated by the other party?

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What about the two lucid dreams before that?

No… Chris immediately dismissed this guess.

His second lucid dream occurred in a mystical space, which he entered because of astrology.

During his first lucid dream, he didn't even have any contact with Benjamin.

Based on his current understanding of the extraordinary people and torchbearers in this world.

Benjamin, an extraordinary being at the level of a Spirit Envoy, should not possess this ability.

Benjamin, as the leader of this Torchbearer squad, is only a Three-Seal Spirit Envoy, so it's unlikely that the entire Torchbearer squad possesses this level of ability.

As Chris pondered, the surrounding darkness deepened.

Benjamin's hand, which was drawing the array, suddenly stopped.

He turned sharply to look at Chris and said quickly, "Come stand here."

Upon hearing this, a hint of hesitation flashed in Chris's eyes.

If the other party is indeed a living person.

Why would the other party appear here?

Why is Vivian here?

How could he explain to the other party why he was there?

How many of my secrets do they know right now?

Just as Chris hesitated, a hint of urgency flashed in Benjamin's eyes, and he quickly said, "If you want to get back to reality, stand over here right now."

Upon hearing this, Chris's eyes suddenly lit up.

Does the other party have a way to return to reality?

Yes, the fact that the other party is here means that even if they didn't create this dream, they must have studied it.

In this dream, Chris had only been a member of the Torchbearers for less than a day and didn't know everything.

The Torchbearer has the Empire at his back. Although the opponent's strongest captain is only a Spirit Envoy, the knowledge he possesses in the extraordinary realm must be extremely rich.

"Phew~"

Chris took a deep breath, a determined glint in his eyes.

Now that things have come to this, he can't just kill the other person here, can he?

Moreover, he didn't believe he had that ability.

But if he had a gun...

As he pondered, Chris shook his head, clearing his mind of these dangerous thoughts.

This is just a dream, and he doesn't yet know whether dying in a dream will actually correspond to dying in reality.

Even if you have a gun, before you figure out what's going on, the best thing to do is to stay with the other side and get back to reality first.