Chapter 1052: 0649 Entering the Dream

"Enough."

Glancing at Hearing Li Ang within the nightmare inside the 【Wandering Dream Lantern】, the Aquarius Director, while continuing to hold the lantern and search for target dreams, replied calmly:

"If it were merely a simple Nightmare King, it might indeed fail to achieve the effect I desire, but having devoured countless Dream Realm creatures, although its 'quality' is certainly lacking, its 'quantity' has already brushed against the threshold of a Pillar God level."

Pillar God level... Hiss...

Upon hearing the Aquarius Director's response, the Magpie Crow Masked Man's expression tightened, and a hint of wariness subtly entered his gaze as he looked at Hearing Li Ang in the nightmare.

Even in battles above the True God realm, where 'quality' distinctions matter more, and where one's own 'status' and degree of control over 'powers' are often the true decisive factors rather than the sheer amount of power, this does not mean that 'quantity' is entirely meaningless.

The most obvious example is the Blood-Haired Princess; although her understanding of powers is abysmal, ranking as second-rate even among ordinary True Gods, throwing out that entire hundred million plus 【Slaughter Blood Hair】 is enough to make any entity below a Pillar God's scalp prickle with dread.

As for this Nightmare King, which appears to have low status and has only just squeezed into the True God threshold... considering it has eaten so many Dream Realm creatures, it might be able to exhaust me to death solely by relying on its two innate divine artifacts.

"Then you'd better keep a close eye on it!"

After weighing his own overall strength against that of Hearing Li Ang in the nightmare and realizing he seemingly couldn't beat this 'tool', the Magpie Crow Masked Man's face immediately fell, and he muttered while following behind the Aquarius Director:

"Although you opened the passage, sending this little bit of power down here cost me quite a price; if this thing escapes, I can't afford to wear it down!"

"Rest assured, it is very safe right now."

Facing the Magpie Crow Masked Man's rather disheartening remark, the Aquarius Director said without turning around:

"The Archer Director struck heavily before, punching a hole directly in its very 'existence'; until it dies and resurrects once more, this hole will persist.

And no matter how much power it has now, it will continuously leak out from this hole, pouring through the wick into the 【Wandering Dream Lantern】, becoming the tool I use to guide the Fallen Soul Black Abyss... Found it!"

Accompanying a soft shout from the Aquarius Director, just as Moses parted the sea, the intricate dreams blooming like water ripples beneath the strange rain curtain split left and right in an instant, revealing a cluster of light pink, sweet dreams.

At the same time, Hearing Li Ang in the nightmare stopped moving, his two eyes staring straight at the light pink dream, his face wearing an expression of extreme disgust.

"Is that the human's dream you are looking for? Can her dream really bear the Nightmare King?"

"It can."

Having successfully found the target, the Aquarius Director nodded upon hearing this, and while observing Hearing Li Ang's expression, spoke with a look of satisfaction:

"According to the records in the Cleanup Bureau's 【Secretary's Register】, an ancestor of this kingdom's royal family once joined the Cleanup Bureau to become a Cleanup Agent, and successfully drove away the Nightmare King that sought to descend several times, thereby receiving the Nightmare King's curse.

As they age, every direct blood descendant of the royal family will begin to frequently fall into nightmares, constantly experiencing the most regretful moments of their lives in their dreams; the older they get, the more and more real the nightmares become.

After enduring nightmares continuously for several hundred years, the 'compatibility' between this bloodline and the Nightmare King has been honed extremely well, fully capable of bearing the Nightmare King's power to serve as an anchor for pulling over the Fallen Soul Black Abyss.

"..."

Fine, anyway, this is your plan; since you think it will work, let's just do it.

After receiving the Aquarius Director's affirmation, the Magpie Crow Masked Man nodded with an indifferent expression, then followed behind the Aquarius Director, walking toward that small cluster of light pink dreams.

And as the two drew closer, the scene within that pink dream, illuminated by the lantern, entered their eyes.

"You are truly beautiful today."

A male human with his back to the two, holding a large bouquet of blooming roses, knelt on one knee before Princess Veronica, his voice full of tenderness as he spoke:

"Actually, the first time I saw you, I felt a strange sensation in my heart; you are my partner for life."

"You... how did you come back?"

Facing the man's passionate proposal, the princess, dressed in pajamas, seemed to have just woken from a dream, speaking somewhat incoherently:

"Hearing Li Ang? Didn't you have something very important to attend to? Why are you here now..."

"Is there anything in this world more important than you?"

With the Aquarius and the other looking quite shocked, the man holding the roses stood up, presented the dew-dripping roses into the princess's hands, and spoke with eyes full of tenderness:

"Veronica, my love, accept this bouquet of roses and agree to my proposal!"

"..."

"..."

No... what is going on? How did he appear in this woman's dream?

Looking at the face that was exactly the same as Hearing Li Ang in the nightmare, the corner of the Magpie Crow Masked Man's mouth twitched involuntarily, and he immediately cast a questioning glance toward the Aquarius Director.

I remember you said before that taking action against Hearing Li Ang's family could lead to very fatal situations... so how do we explain this situation now? Does she count among the 'untouchable' people? Should our plan proceed?

"..."

To be honest, I am a bit uncertain now too.

Facing the Magpie Crow Masked Man's probing gaze, the Aquarius Director pondered for a moment, then said hesitantly:

"I haven't tried taking action against her before, so I am unclear what it would cause... but before I decided to act, I tentatively peered into the future several times, and the results at that time were quite good."

"The results at that time were quite good... meaning your plan succeeded, and we also escaped unharmed?"

"That is unclear."

Upon hearing this, the Aquarius Director looked at him, then frowned and explained:

"My method of peering into the future is equivalent to briefly sending a person to the future; through that future version of him's experiences, I indirectly glimpse partial future information, and there are still many additional restrictions.

For instance, I cannot peer into those existences above True Gods, nor can I fully determine the truth of the information; if the person in the future experiences false information, then what I receive is also false information, so I still cannot be certain..."

"Stop talking that nonsense!"

Watching Hearing Li Ang in the dream actively pursuing love, spouting one sweet nothings after another, the Magpie Crow Masked Man impatiently urged:

"I don't want to hear all this nonsense; just tell me if approaching her is safe!"