Chapter 1022

Ah, this... there's actually such a thing?!

After learning the true reason why Mi Xue Bing Cheng was tightly shut from the Scarecrow Nightmare, not only did the pupils of the Cleaners begin to shake wildly, but even the Dream Entertainment Goddess in the conch couldn't help but be greatly shocked.

The essence of those seven... those eight Nightmare Messengers was that they were holy spirits chosen by the Nightmare King to share its power. Before the Nightmare King resurrected, its 【Nightmare】 power would naturally be jointly held by the eight Nightmare Messengers.

And now, among these controllers of 【Nightmare】 power, seven-eighths had already reached a consensus, preparing to take advantage of the Nightmare King's lack of resurrection to completely press down its grave, changing to a new boss for themselves. And this new boss...

How could it be a Level 3 Cleaner?

Lying at the hole of the conch shell, staring fixedly at Leon, who looked astonished outside, the Dream Entertainment Goddess's heart was filled with doubts, instinctively suspecting the true purpose of this promotion assessment.

The Nightmare King was finished off, so why could all seven Nightmare Messengers return unscathed?

Why would the Nightmare Messengers loyal to the Nightmare King suddenly launch an attack, preparing to overturn the Nightmare King in the chaos?

And why could a seemingly ordinary Level 3 Cleaner get the support of seven Nightmare Messengers?

A conspiracy! There must be a huge conspiracy in this!

Relying on her brilliant brain that far exceeded ordinary gods, the Dream Entertainment Goddess only pondered slightly before successfully seeing through the sinister scheme from the Bureau behind this promotion assessment.

Rather than calling this a promotion assessment, it would be better to call it the Bureau's revenge on the Nightmare King!

The Nightmare King's previous move of attacking the present world while the Abyss of Fallen Souls overlapped with it had likely thoroughly annoyed the Bureau. And that tough-styled Archer Director wasn't finished after sending people to finish off the Nightmare King; he had even prepared to exterminate it completely!

The assessment task for this third stage was not about investigating the situation of Mi Xue Bing Cheng at all, but about the Pisces Director leading a team to invade the Dream Realm, preparing to forcibly complete the replacement of the "Lord of Nightmares"!

The true purpose of the Bureau arranging this assessment should have been to solve the Nightmare King once and for all, and by the way, to deter other opponents who were ready to move. It was just that the Pisces Director had an accident midway, so the plan was forced to be interrupted.

As for why the important person chosen by the Bureau's top brass to be responsible for taking over the 【Nightmare】 power instead of the Nightmare King, to avoid an imbalance in the Dream Realm, was such a weak Level 3 Cleaner...

What the Bureau wanted was just a puppet who would keep to their own business. A puppet, of course, had to be weak enough to be easily controlled.

With the soul strength of this so-called "Destroyer Leon," if he lost the Bureau's support, he would be overthrown by those Nightmare Messengers in minutes. In that case, even if he ascended to the throne of a god, he would still have to continue to lean toward the Bureau, and at least for a few hundred years, he would be unable to escape control.

Damn it! His luck is too good!

Looking at Leon outside the conch, who was looking at the Scarecrow Nightmare in the distance with surprise, his eyes full of astonishment, the Dream Entertainment Goddess's heart couldn't help but feel a mix of emotions.

If this matter were really accomplished by those seven Nightmare Messengers, then the "New Leon," which gathered seven-eighths of the 【Nightmare】 power and was combined with the fear of a large number of Dream Realm creatures, would almost certainly be able to replace the Nightmare King and become the new Lord of Nightmares.

At that time, this human who had hit the jackpot, as long as he paid a small price and took the initiative to merge with the "New Leon" that had been created, he would almost immediately be able to ascend to the throne of a god on a smooth path!

She, a former true god, had endured for decades in the hands of the Pisces Director, and only after much difficulty had she won a chance to re-ascend to the throne of a god. She still had to painstakingly maintain the situation, fearing that these Cleaners would discover the clues and directly expose her disguise.

And this fool with a stupid face, he didn't do anything at all, just because his luck was good enough, he actually got the opportunity she dreamed of so easily, and was about to ascend to godhood in one step... How unfair fate is!

However, the facts were completely different from the Dream Entertainment Goddess's guess. After learning what the Snow Woman and the other Nightmare Messengers were planning, Leon was not at all excited about his impending "ascension to godhood," but instead felt that something big was wrong.

Being the Lord of Nightmares is impossible, it will never be possible in this life!

In the Bureau, he belonged to the type with an exceptionally bright future, and he had already become a familiar face from top to bottom. Even if his luck was bad in the future, the position of a Zodiac Director was guaranteed. How could he jump ship to the Dream Realm and take this damn position of Lord of Nightmares?

Even if the "Destroyer Leon" created by the Snow Woman and the others was just a fake formed by collecting the fear of the creatures of the Dream Realm and combining it with the 【Nightmare】 power, who the hell knew if this thing would affect him!

So he had to quickly think of a way to mess this up!

"Everyone!"

After subconsciously glancing at Senior Amien's position, Leon immediately walked to the front of the Cleaners and said loudly to everyone:

"It seems that there is internal strife among the Nightmare Messengers. We should seize this opportunity and act immediately!"

Seize this opportunity...

Hearing Leon's words, the Cleaners couldn't help but look at each other. Then, someone who "knew the ropes" couldn't help but stand out, asking with a strange expression:

"You mean... you want to take advantage of this opportunity to replace the Nightmare King and become the new Lord of Nightmares?"

"Of course not!"

Leon shook his head without hesitation upon hearing this:

"I am a Cleaner of the Bureau, how can I come to the Dream Realm to be the Lord of Nightmares?"

"But... this is a chance to directly become a god and obtain eternal life!"

Another Cleaner who knew the ropes couldn't help but say with envy:

"The Nightmare King hasn't resurrected yet and is powerless to resist, and seven of the eight Nightmare Messengers support you. You just need to merge with the other you they created..."

"Then am I still me?"

Pointing to the giant Leon behind, who was being controlled by the Scarecrow Nightmare and was laughing wildly while bombarding hostile Nightmares, the real Leon said with disgust:

"Rather than becoming that stupid thing just to live forever, I'd rather continue to be myself, live a few decades well, and then die happily!"

"..."

If you put it that way, that's true... but that is a chance for eternal life after all, are you not attached to it at all?

Looking at Leon, who was not shaken in the slightest by the temptation of direct eternal life, the Cleaners' gaze toward him couldn't help but carry a bit of reverence. Even Abigail, who had never dared to get too close to him, couldn't help but speak with a hint of respect:

"Although I would make the same choice, I definitely wouldn't be as decisive as you. You... you you you! What are you doing?!"

"I have to get in quickly and stop them."

After pointing to the tightly shut Mi Xue Bing Cheng, Leon took out the Silver Cutting Dagger, and amidst the fearful expressions of the Cleaners, said apologetically:

"But I just tried it, and I feel that it will probably take 59 Leon Points to successfully cut open this dream, so... sorry about that!"