Chapter 1023: 0620 Breaking the City

No... why are you starting to "order food" again?!

Watching Leon, who had grabbed Abigail's arm and raised his blade with an apologetic look, the cleaners who had just felt a sliver of reverence for him suddenly felt their knees go weak in unison, and their understanding of Leon deepened by another layer.

This bastard who came out of the Virgin Branch, although his own will was extremely firm, to the point that he could even resist the temptation of eternal life... he didn't seem to want to resist the temptation of eating people at all!

"Wait... wait a second!"

As Abigail, whose face was deathly pale, trembled her lips and prepared to fight for her life, another cleaner from the Scorpio Branch rushed out, grabbed Leon's arm, and bit the bullet to persuade him:

"Things haven't reached that point yet! Maybe there's another way!"

Hm?

Leon, being tugged, frowned and said with some surprise:

"You have a way to get in?"

"I don't... but there must be one!"

"Sorry, I'm afraid there really isn't."

Hearing this, Leon shook his head and said:

"I just checked. This Ice Snow City not only gathers the power of seven Nightmare Messengers, but it also has the blessing of the 【Nightmare】 authority and the support of the entire source of the Nightmare River. In terms of 'shell' strength alone, it's already very close to a true plane."

"For a special dream of this intensity, there is almost no way below the level of a True God. No matter what anomalous items you have, as long as your Leon value doesn't meet the standard, it's impossible to break it open. So, let me do it... By the way, you look like you also..."

"No, no, no! There is! There must be a wa... I know! I know the way!"

Regarding this, one can only say that people are forced into things; often, the more critical the moment, the easier it is to unleash potential.

Facing Leon, who was about to start his feast and had even set his sights on him, this Scorpio Branch cleaner, as if struck by a flash of inspiration, suddenly found the only path to survival and hurriedly shouted:

"We can still wait for that scarecrow to come over!"

Scarecrow? That Nightmare Messenger?

Hearing the Scorpio Branch cleaner's reminder, Leon's eyebrows couldn't help but lift slightly, and he immediately reacted as well.

The Ice Snow City before them was created by the Nightmare Messengers who held the 【Nightmare】 authority. And as one of the eight Nightmare Messengers, the Scarecrow Nightmare, who had led people to resist the Snow Woman and the others, might really have a way to break open the Ice Snow City.

"Yes, yes, yes! He's right!"

"We can wait a bit! Wait for that nightmare to come over!"

"There really is still a chance! You... you let go of her first! There's no need to be so extreme!"

"..."

The fighting over there was basically finished; waiting a little while was fine...

Under the terrified gazes of the cleaners, Leon hesitated slightly. Although he still held onto Abigail without letting go, the blade in his hand was finally lowered.

Lowering the blade is good! Lowering the blade is great!

Seeing that they had finally pacified this biggest bomb, the exhausted cleaners couldn't help but regret why they had come to participate in the assessment, while desperately praying in their hearts that the damn scarecrow wouldn't drop the ball.

After all, if that Scarecrow Nightmare couldn't get into the Ice Snow City either, then they would have completely cut off their path to a safe home and could only accompany this deadly madman to play "Great Escape" in the dangerous Fallen Soul Black Abyss.

As for his repeated promise that even if you were eaten, you could be spat back out and definitely wouldn't have any issues... if it were you, would you dare to believe it?

Soon, amidst the prayers of the cleaners, the Scarecrow Nightmare in the distance finally finished cleaning up the aftermath, controlled the giant Leon to rush over, and then shouted toward the towering Ice Snow City:

"Damn traitor! Get out here right now!"

It's over...

After hearing the Scarecrow Nightmare's words, the complexions of the four hundred-plus cleaners couldn't help but turn white in unison.

This guy was clearly full of anger, but he didn't directly move to dismantle the city; instead, he stood outside and started a verbal battle. Didn't that mean he didn't have a way to break into this city either?

Not knowing that his every word and action could make so many people's hearts sway, the Scarecrow Nightmare roared a few times without seeing a response, then snorted coldly and continued to threaten:

"If you don't come out, then I'm going in!"

Phew... scared the hell out of me...

Hearing this, the cleaners couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief. Their hearts, which had been floating in their throats, immediately fell back into their stomachs in unison, and they viciously kept a tally against the Scarecrow Nightmare.

Damn it, if you can dismantle the city, don't just stand there, hurry up and do it. You have to bicker with them, making us terrified... You just wait for me!

Under the gaze of the cleaners full of evil thoughts, the Scarecrow Nightmare finally stopped talking nonsense and controlled the giant Leon to stretch out its arms and hug the outer wall of the Ice Snow City.

Immediately after, the Nightmare River, which had been calm under their feet, suddenly surged. Nearly one-eighth of the black water, rolling with countless fragmented, gloomy dreams, climbed up along the giant Leon's legs and gradually covered his entire body.

"Quick! It's almost a success! Put in more effort!"

Accompanied by the Scarecrow Nightmare's urging, the nightmares driven by it began to constantly strengthen the fear in their hearts. The red and white giant city, which had remained unmoved despite the cleaners using all their means, actually showed violent shaking.

And as the giant Leon continued to exert force, the pitch-black river that had been steadily supporting the giant city below also began to surge with waves, causing the red and white giant city sitting on the river surface to constantly fluctuate, and in the end, a corner actually collapsed!

It's done! It's done!

Seeing that the Ice Snow City had finally been broken open at a corner, revealing the interior of the dream, not only were the nightmares led by the Scarecrow cheering, but even the cleaners who were hiding their figures couldn't help but cheer along.

If this damn city was broken open by the Scarecrow, it was hard to say whether the mission could be completed, but their physical bodies were considered saved, and they wouldn't have to worry about being targeted all the time.

And at this moment of unity, several desperate shouts suddenly came from the broken corner of the Ice Snow City.

"No! No! No!"

"Damn it! What on earth are you doing?!"

"Stop! Hurry up and stop!!!"

"Heh, the ones who should stop are you!"

Controlling the arms of the giant Leon, he suddenly shouted and completely tore the shell of the Ice Snow City apart. Looking at the dream gradually shattering before his eyes, the Scarecrow Nightmare couldn't help but laugh up at the sky.

"You damn traitors are finished! So many nightmares outside have been sent back to the Source of Nightmares by me. Lord Nightmare King has received nourishment and will immediately succeed in reviving. You... you... who are you?!!!"

"You must be that Nightmare Messenger who escaped earlier!"

In the terrified gaze of the Scarecrow Nightmare, a Leon, with a shining mirror crown on his head and his body shrouded in layers of deep gray mist, stepped out from the forcibly torn dream, nodded slightly toward it with a look of approval:

"Well done. If it weren't for you, I reckon I would have continued to be locked up by them." ===== CHAPTER 1024 =====