I created a safe zone in the nightmare world.

Chapter 89 LV3 is Expected (3K)

"Hint: You have conquered the Nightmare mode of the mental hospital." You have gained 30 Faith Points and can choose your loot.

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"Hint: You have completed the Nightmare mode of Metro Line 4, and have obtained ————"

These days, while the elites of the Countermeasures Bureau are working hard to improve themselves, Shi An is not idle either.

He—watched his own members and prospective members as they conquered one nightmare after another.

"Current number of Nightmare stages cleared: 32"

These nightmares, which are affected by the safe zone, are not all concentrated in the ancient village area; some nightmares occur in other shallower areas.

However, most of the prospective members are active in these dozens of nightmares in the ancient village area.

The remaining half is also in the shallow nightmare.

"Moreover, based on the information I obtained from Long Niu and Song Jianshen of the Countermeasures Bureau, the entrances and exits to the safe zone can only appear in the ancient village, the deep mountains, and the Black River, which are the nightmare areas closest to Baijiang City."

"If members of the safe zone can access deeper levels of the nightmare, can they use their membership cards to open a portal connecting the safe zone to the deeper nightmare?"

Shi An is unaware.

He guessed that the safe zone's level wasn't high enough, being only LV2. He speculated that the new customers randomly appearing were currently limited to Baijiang City or even a smaller area?

When Shi An reached 30 attempts at the Nightmare difficulty level, he gained an extra building slot once again.

However, he didn't have any valuable architectural blueprints at the moment.

Shi An also noticed that "the number of Nightmare challenges completed by members and prospective members is actually more than 32."

There should be 35 or 36, but some of them are duplicate walkthroughs!

Just like the Nightmare Dormitory, the first time it was conquered by Xi Xue, Lao Yao, and two others. The second time, it was conquered by a three-person team.

This time, not only was the number of Nightmare walkthroughs not included, but Shi An's loot options were also significantly worse.

Just like when he first conquered Nightmare, he had already squeezed Nightmare dry in the safe zone, so when he tried to conquer it again, there was nothing left to squeeze out of Nightmare.

The loot options have all dropped by at least one level, and even the faith points that can be obtained are significantly less. Fortunately, even though the loot is not so good, you can still pick up a complete-grade cursed item for free, or get some useful items.

To achieve higher returns in the future, simply expand the scope of the safe zone.

We must venture into the nightmare!

Shi An opened the panel.

[Safe Zone]

Rank: LV2

【升级条件：信念值810/1000、梦境结晶20/20、坠梦者来客100/100。】

Thanks to the influx of a large number of elites from the Countermeasures Bureau, the most difficult condition—the number of guests—has already been met.

Now, the problem is the lack of basic faith points. Shi An used up a significant amount of faith points to upgrade Little Blood and the Underworld Robe.

"The shortfall in belief points can be gathered in a day or two at most, it's not difficult."

"Besides, even if all the conditions are met now, I won't upgrade."

Upgrades require the security zone to be shut down for maintenance.

However, with the Ancient Village Nightmare walkthrough imminent, Shi An cannot shut down the safe zone.

"Conquering the ancient village Nightmare will surely yield a large amount of Faith Points, which will be plentiful, allowing you to upgrade or build structures at will."

"Level 3 is within reach."

"Besides—"

Conquering this special nightmare is just the appetizer; the buildings, blueprints, and special rewards are the real focus.

Back then, the Nightmare of the Contaminated Spring made him rich overnight. Now, what about this massive nightmare that is several times more dangerous than the Contaminated Spring?

Shi An took this nightmare strategy very seriously.

The drones had already taken off, taking in the elite Dreamers gathered outside the logistics camp.

many!

There are so many people!

In a world where nightmares are usually tackled in small teams of two to four people, having dozens of people on site is quite an exaggeration.

"This is comparable to a nightmare we experience in real life—attacking an invasion!"

"No, this is far superior to that. In reality, when we fight nightmares, we have more people, but most of them are just ordinary Dream Fallers in the Fusion stage. They can only lend a hand when you and I are dealing with the supernatural beings. But here today, everyone is a main force!"

The four reinforcements who had just fallen from the dream stared wide-eyed, completely baffled as to where Long Niu and his men had found such powerful reinforcements.

The elites from the countermeasures bureau present knew exactly where the reinforcements came from.

They never imagined there would be so many.

The number of experts in the Refinement stage is even greater than before their advancement.

A few dozen dreamers set off from the logistics camp and headed to Amu in the Black Street.

The journey is not short; even taking the shortest route requires overcoming six nightmares.

However, when the elites are surrounded by a faint curse and sweep through the enemy lines, things like "traps" and "triggering bizarre logic" become meaningless.

The eeriness is terrifying, but the fear stems from insufficient firepower.

At this moment, thirty or forty Dreamers gathered together, and the casual blows they unleashed from their cursed objects were enough to engulf the eerie being.

Not to mention, there are eight magical flying eyes in the sky protecting us, their pupils rotating and scanning, leaving nothing on the ground undetected.

Of the eight magical flying eyes, the Countermeasures Bureau used its financial power to rent four of them.

Among the remaining members and associate members of the safe zone, two teams rented two machines.

The remaining two were operated by Shi An himself, serving as his eyes.

Before long, the nightmare of the Black Street arrived.

It was quiet here; even the eeriness of the Nightmare City was nowhere to be seen.

Shi An was not surprised.

I'll probably just be an observer in this battle, while the safe zone will be involved, influencing the nightmare strategy to the greatest extent possible.

Meanwhile, the core forces within the safe zone will not intervene.

At the entrance to the Nightmare of the Black Street, Longniu shouted the order to halt progress.

Then, he took out a cursed object.

"This is a rare-grade cursed artifact, the Blazing White Vibrator." If fully unleashed, it can unleash an extremely powerful, exceptionally lethal, blazing white light.

However, everyone knows that the power that a dreamer who doesn't possess a natal curse can unleash is limited.

Ordinary dreamers can only perform some tricks.

A cultivator at the Refinement stage can inject incantation power to activate it, unleashing considerable strength, but it still cannot compare to their own natal incantation object or spell.

However, the Countermeasures Bureau is a large organization with its own technology.

The rare, white-haired vibrator had been modified, now bearing numerous prismatic holes. Dragon Bull removed six Dream Crystals and embedded them into each one.

Then, he pressed his hand against the incantation object and injected a wisp of incantation power into it.

This is the start switch.

Instantly, the entire cursed object emitted a faint light, and the energy of several dream crystals was extracted. A terrifying power began to brew within the cursed object, causing the dreamers nearby to tremble with fear.

Dragon and Ox silently counted, three, two, one—

He threw the cursed object in.

Thrown into the nightmare of the ancient village across the way.

There was no movement.

Because no sound can cross the barrier of the nightmare zone and reach other areas.

Long Niu waited for another ten seconds or so before saying, "I'll go in first, and you can follow me."

He activated his own natal incantation.

In an instant, his muscles bulged, his body grew taller, and a pair of bull horns sprouted from his forehead.

He stepped into the passageway.

The next moment, the world turned upside down, and he came from the cramped sewer entrance into a relatively open ancient village.

Before them, the blazing white light was slowly dissipating, leaving behind concentric rings of marks from the powerful shockwaves. The rare, cursed artifact, deprived of its energy supply, lay scattered on the muddy ground.

Not far away, one eerie figure after another was crouching there.

They had intended to ambush the humans who had entered, but were now all driven away by the terrifying white disc. They couldn't help but instinctively retreat, and even so, there was still an eerie dim light, and half of their bodies began to melt.

"really."

The dragon squinted.

Controlled by the intelligent BOSS, these strange creatures have also learned to ambush and lie in wait.

If these strange creatures really block their passage, they will likely suffer heavy losses.

But even if the Weirdos awakened their intelligence, how could their tactical thinking compare to that of humans?

Longniu predicted the strange BOSS's actions.

Behind him, powerful figures such as Guiliu, Rakshasa Sword, and the Pharmacist rushed out quickly, guarding their surroundings.

The passageway was narrow, allowing only one person to enter at a time.

Fortunately, thanks to the "Blazing White Vibrator" paving the way, they have already gained a foothold here.

Deep in the ancient village.

"Insidious humans!"

The eerie BOSS gritted its teeth, but this was its home turf, and it was much better prepared than it had been a few days ago.

This time, it intends to ensure that humanity will never return.

Strange sounds came from its mouth.

A few seconds later, "whoosh!"

At the entrance area, one eerie statue after another appeared.

The bus is mysterious, the doctor is mysterious, the pregnant woman is mysterious, and so on.

In the ancient village of Amu, there were originally only six other strange entities besides it. But now, there are more than ten strange entities on site.

The supernatural is already stronger than humans, and its numbers are almost catching up with those of humans!

"Hehehehehe—"

Inside the ancient village, the eerie BOSS cackled, but the laughter abruptly stopped.

In its eyes, human elites continued to pour in at the entrance and exit.

Ten people!

Twenty people!

Thirty people!

Forty people!

The Countermeasures Bureau is adept at using numbers to encircle and eliminate the supernatural step by step in reality.

The prospective members in the safe zone also like to fight outnumbered.

After all, given the opportunity, who would enjoy a life-or-death struggle with something supernatural? Of course, the best approach would be to overwhelm it with superior firepower.

The store manager often says that to conquer nightmares, you need to adopt an advantageous strategy: use numbers to overwhelm the few, use strength to defeat weakness, and surround the nightmare with those who have fallen into the dream.

The war is about to start.

Meanwhile, several magical flying eyes had already set sail, quickly surveying the surrounding area. Three more magical flying eyes flew towards the center of the ancient village.

While staying in the safe zone, Shi An had a clear view of the battlefield situation.

At this time, there are more than ten members in the safe zone within the Amu area, and many prospective members.

However, Shi An was still thinking about one thing: "Whether I can conquer the Nightmare in the safe zone seems to be based on whether the safe zone shop is connected to the Nightmare."