I created a safe zone in the nightmare world.

Chapter 103 The Strange Clan (3K)

"Isn't this the headquarters of the Wanmeng Group?"

The car was parked in the parking lot of Wanmeng Group.

However, the countermeasures bureau's main headquarters in Shirakawa is not located here.

At this time, Xiao K was not present. In addition to Shi An, the group also included Lao Song, Li Hao, Jiang Yilu, and Zhang Yuning.

Zhang Yuning was also a Dream Faller. Li Hao seemed to have some background and was well-informed. The only ones who had never been to the headquarters were Shi An and Jiang Yilu.

Song Qiming looked at him and Jiang Yilu, and smiled mysteriously, "The Countermeasures Bureau Headquarters is located in a place that ordinary people cannot see. This is your first time here, so you will be very impressed."

Shi An was also looking forward to it, as he had long heard that there were many mysterious aspects to the General Administration.

But it seems he already knew where the General Administration was hiding without even having to experience it.

He wields the Mask of Nightshade, a superior-grade cursed artifact. Even though it is daytime, every shadowy place around him serves as a stepping stone for his extended perception.

He has already discovered it.

"Beep, employee card!"

"Level 1 access, approved, permission granted."

Following Lao Song, the group passed through the turnstiles and arrived at an escalator that resembled a subway entrance.

Xiao Jiang said, "Is the headquarters underground? That seems reasonable."

But those who had been here all gave a mysterious smile.

The group rode the escalator downwards, but upon exiting the escalator passage, what they found before them was—

A spacious square!

A few hundred meters away, a magnificent silver-white building stands tall; this is where the Countermeasures Bureau's Baijiang headquarters is located.

"The General Administration exists in reality, yet it resides in an independent space, like a dream realm within a nightmare?"

Shi An made a judgment.

Lao Song was surprised: Dude, you're so calm, how am I supposed to show off?

Song Qiming and Li Hao were both feeling uneasy.

Following Lao Song, Shi An and the others arrived at the interrogation room inside the General Bureau.

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Inside the interrogation room were several young boys and girls with youthful faces, who were the targets they needed to guide on this trip.

Moreover, Shi An found these people somewhat familiar.

"It's—the group of teenagers who were surrounded by the withered tree ghost yesterday!"

When he arrived yesterday, he saw the powerful members of the Countermeasures Bureau fighting against several strange beings.

These young boys and girls were the first to be mysteriously discovered.

No wonder the bureau judged that they would inevitably fall into a dream.

They had come into direct contact with the eerie, and even after most of the day had passed, a strong, chilling aura still lingered on them. Under such circumstances, even if the police sealed their memories, they couldn't prevent them from being haunted by nightmares.

"Who are these people?"

Shi An asked.

Lao Song went in to inquire about the situation and came out quickly.

He said, "It was just a few ignorant high school students who apparently went to explore a remote village and started a live stream. It seems they encountered something eerie during the stream, and it caused quite a stir."

"However, after interrogating them overnight, the bureau discovered that these teenagers were just pawns who had been deliberately led to that village."

"This matter seems to involve a very secretive cult, which is beyond our control. We are only responsible for comforting these teenagers and guiding them onto the right path."

Several teenagers are still being temporarily looked after here.

Shi An and his group were just there to complete their work tasks and left quickly.

As he left, Shi An spotted two burly figures in the distance. These two men exuded a powerful and fierce aura.

"They seem to be top-tier experts in our operations department! I recognize the insignia on their clothes; both of them are deputy captains of their respective squads!"

Li Hao is very knowledgeable. "However, I don't know exactly which detachment's deputy captain he is."

But Shi An recognized it.

One of them was bald and had several scars on his face; he was none other than Black Tiger, the powerful figure from the General Administration whom we met last night.

The other person's appearance was completely unfamiliar to Shi An, but—

"This person is a member of the safe zone. There is a very clear connection between members and the safe zone, and I can recognize them in reality."

"And this person seems to be—"

A vice-captain level powerhouse, Long Niu!

Inside the small conference room, Dragon Bull, Black Tiger, and several other powerful figures were filled with resentment.

"According to Ding Lin's description, the person who tricked them into going to Xikou Village for an adventure and then livestreamed it had a pair of eerie eyes tattooed on the back of his hand. He was undoubtedly a member of the Dream Demon Cult!"

"These damned cultists, traitors! Our Baijiang City is already in a very precarious situation, and now these guys are dragging us down!"

The so-called Dream Demon Cult is a group of people who advocate embracing nightmares and are considered to be trapped in nightmares.

They believe that being enveloped by nightmares is an inevitable trend that should not be stopped.

Only by throwing oneself into nightmares and embracing nightmares can one attain eternal life.

That's an idiot, a madman!

These cult members of the Nightmare Cult weren't particularly strong, and the Countermeasures Bureau executed them one after another. But these guys were like cockroaches in Tiannan Province—they could never be completely eradicated.

Disgusting, and quite capable of causing trouble.

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If their control department dares to be careless, these cultists might just cause some big trouble.

"But the cult members not only lured those teenagers, they also helped them bypass the patrol team, and it took the network monitoring team a while to realize that something was wrong. That's quite an impressive feat."

"Yeah, when did cultists get this ability?!"

We checked last night and the network monitoring team did not neglect their duties. Even so, they were still taken advantage of.

The exact source of the problem has not yet been determined.

"Moreover, it seems that there are more and more cultists, and I always feel that there is a hidden force in our Baijiang City."

Black Tiger frowned.

Their Eighth Detachment is mainly responsible for patrolling the outskirts of Baijiang City, and he has been vaguely feeling that something is wrong for the past two months.

A tall, slender man walked into the conference room.

This is Xia Yuxiu, the captain of the Ninth Detachment. He is mainly responsible for patrolling the interior of Baijiang City, capturing and killing the Dreamers who commit crimes, and dealing with the strange creatures roaming the city.

Xia Yuxiu lit a cigarette before saying, "It's the Ghost Clan. Cult members are indeed not a threat, but what if the Ghost Clan is supporting them?"

Black Tiger, Dragon Ox, Chen Baichuan, and the others stood up, their eyes wide.

"The Ghost Clan? Captain Xia, you've discovered traces of the Ghost Clan?"

"No," Xia Yuxiu said, "I have no evidence to prove that there are ghost races around our Baijiang City, but the Nightmare Cult is related to ghost races, and besides—"

He looked at Long Niu, "The ancient village nightmare you previously conquered ended in an unexpected turn of events. That unexpected turn of events, unsurprisingly, was also related to the Ghost Clan."

They had long known that some individuals within the strange phenomena had awakened to intelligence.

This is not uncommon, even in deep nightmares.

As long as it's not the kind of leader that can command other strange entities, it's not a big deal for strange entities to possess intelligence.

Even when the supernatural awakens intelligence, most of the time they cannot defy their instincts. It's common for intelligent supernatural beings to fight and devour each other.

But the Gui Clan is different.

"Only a group that has formed a community, possesses organization, and is capable of reproduction—or rather, possesses the ability to produce offspring can be called a mysterious race."

Among the captain-level powerhouses, some had seen the Ghost Clan deep within the nightmare.

However, that was a place far from Baijiang.

The existence of the Ghost Clan has little impact on Baijiang City.

But if there are ghost tribes near Baijiang City, then—

Xia Yuxiu said, "The Ghost Clan will most likely not be able to set foot in our Baijiang City, but there's no guarantee they won't use special methods to influence us."

"They're destroying our city. If the Ghost Clan is lurking nearby in Nightmare, then the Dreamers need to be even more careful."

He smoked a cigarette, his mood heavy.

The same goes for the others.

Baijiang is an isolated island that has fallen into a sea of ​​nightmares, constantly being battered by the tides of gray fog.

Within the city, the erosion of nightmares occurs from time to time.

Outside the city, waves of strange creatures invade with each tide.

Those who have fallen into dreams face a nightmare-like pursuit.

Even now, the Ghost Clan is still eyeing us covetously.

None of them could even figure out where their way out of Baijiang City lay! The situation was utterly hopeless!

But if they give up, what will become of the three million people in the three districts and six counties of Baijiang?

They have to grit their teeth and bear it!

Long Niu asked, "Could that shop manager in the safe zone be our hope?"

Xia Yuxiu shook his head: "I don't doubt that the shop manager is very strong, but our Baijiang City is an isolated island that is gradually being swallowed by the tide. This situation cannot be changed by one or two top experts. The power of an individual is extremely limited for an entire city."

In his view, for Baijiang City to survive in the long term and avoid being swallowed by the nightmare, it must at least meet the following conditions:

Possesses the ability to conquer numerous nightmares!

Every now and then, I have to conquer a Nightmare Core!

To cultivate more powerful individuals, so that they can suppress the strange and cult-like beings that flood into the city at any time!

Baijiang still has a long way to go in these areas.

With Bai Jiang sinking into the deep sea, cultivating strong individuals has become increasingly difficult—they are now frequently experiencing nightmares, and even captain-level powerhouses are being hunted by nightmares!

Disaster!Disaster!Disaster!

"Speaking of which, the tranquility of the safe zone camp is indeed enviable."

Xia Yuxiu sighed.

He did envy those who survived their nightmares peacefully in the safe zone.

After obtaining membership, Zhuimeng became even more carefree and relaxed.

Unfortunately, he could only be envious.

The safe zone can only accommodate those who have fallen into the shallower areas of the nightmare, but he is a high-level refinement expert who is deeply trapped in the nightmare.

Even if the true form of the safe zone camp exists deep within the nightmare, the deep nightmare is so vast that he cannot encounter it, and even if he did, it would be of no use.

Member referrals are unlikely to be effective in vast, deep areas.

Moreover, the safe zone is just a small camp, and the number of Dreamers it can influence is limited, which is a drop in the ocean compared to the overall situation.

Xia Yuxiu always felt that Baijiang City could only rely on itself, and had to rely on itself.

The store manager isn't even from Baijiang City, so how can we place our hopes on an outsider?

At that moment, a key operator who had just returned from the Nightmare World called.

"Captain, the safe zone has been expanded again. A new hotel building has been built. I heard it's very comfortable to stay in, no worse than a five-star hotel in the real world."

Xia Yuxiu: "???"