Chapter 1324

【Driven by the full force of the "Chaos" authority, a God-rank Nightmare born from the terror surrounding you is rapidly merging with you, attempting to elevate your status to that of a "True God."】

【Due to the influence of the special anomalous object "Dream-Scattering Wick," the power of this God-rank Nightmare has been violently extracted and forcibly dispersed into the current dream, failing to merge completely with you. The status elevation failed, and the corresponding badge was not activated.】

【……】

"Ah!!!"

The moment a long string of notifications flashed before his eyes, Hearing Li Ang's complexion suddenly turned pitch black... it truly went completely black.

Forced to merge with the Nightmare King, his entire being looked as if he had been fished out of a pool of ink; his whole body was completely obscured by a profound, pitch-black darkness, and apart from two white eyeballs filled with agony, no other color could be seen.

And descending along with this night-like darkness was a wave of indescribable, intense pain.

After fully merging with the Nightmare King, the 【Dream-Scattering Wick】 originally stuck in his chest was "inherited" by Hearing Li Ang in the same state, likewise leaving a large hole in his chest.

At this moment, Hearing Li Ang was like a pool managed by a mad administrator, taking in "water" while letting it out; the vast power belonging to the Nightmare King surged in like a great tide, only to be uncontrollably vented out through the hole pierced by the 【Dream-Scattering Wick】.

As the transit point, Hearing Li Ang only felt his soul being stretched "large," as if it would explode with a bang at any moment, yet he was protected by the Nightmare King's power, always remaining a hair's breadth away from total collapse, and even, under the "scrubbing" of the authority, faintly gaining something...

"Sizzle..."

【During the process of the God-rank Nightmare's power dispersing into the current dream through your body, you have gained some of its insights regarding its own authority and successfully activated the non-graded special badge "Nightmare is the Deepest Fear in the Night."】

【Nightmare is the Deepest Fear in the Night: As the "host" of the new Nightmare King, during the brief process of merging with it, you naturally touched upon the three authorities it understood most deeply.】

【Equipped Effects:

Effect 1: When it is night, your stamina will be replenished to the maximum at all times, and your energy will never be exhausted.

Effect 2: The more individuals around you who harbor fear toward you, and the deeper their fear, the more powerful your strength will become.

Effect 3: When you descend once more into the depths of the Dream Realm, you will be the undisputed Master of Nightmares, the new Nightmare King.】

【Advancement Path: When your own Corruption Value reaches 60 points and you defeat a True God-rank entity who masters the "Night" authority, completing your missing authority, this badge will automatically advance to the variant badge "King of the Nightfall";

When your own Corruption Value reaches 60 points and you defeat a True God-rank entity who masters the "Fear" authority, completing your missing authority, this badge will automatically advance to the variant badge "Lord of Fear";

When your own Corruption Value reaches 60 points and you return to the depths of the Dream Realm, fully merging your own existence with the Abyss of Fallen Souls, this badge will automatically advance to the variant badge "Root of Nightmares."】

【Hidden Trait (No need to equip): Entities coveting the "Night," "Fear," and "Nightmare" authorities will be highly likely to actively launch attacks against you; additionally, when the light around you is relatively dim, the evil, charming temperament belonging to the Nightmare King will be activated.】

"Hearing Li Ang! Hearing Li Ang, are you okay?"

Just as the new badge was activated, the Princess, who was being held down on the sofa with her hands twisted behind her back, seemed to sense his pain and hurriedly turned her head back, wanting to check on Hearing Li Ang's condition.

But the moment the Princess turned her head, the wick in Hearing Li Ang's chest swayed slightly, then emitted a crisp "crack" sound and was completely shattered by the pitch-black torrent. With this final obstruction gone, the power of the Nightmare King within Hearing Li Ang's body suddenly surged out completely, dyeing the entire dream pitch-black in the blink of an eye, and even rapidly spreading to other nearby dreams.

At the same time, the Aquarius Director outside the dream took a deep breath, gripped the small golden knife in his hands, and gritting his teeth, slashed fiercely along a trajectory only he could see!

……

"Boom!"

Following the Aquarius Director's action, a sound that did not exist in reality, yet was clearly heard by everyone, resounded throughout the entire Capital.

As if time had reversed, the pitch-black river water that had once spread across the entire night sky, only to be blocked by the Red-haired Director, poured into the Capital's night sky once again after two months.

But this time, having lost its obstruction, the River of Nightmares took over the entire world in a single instant, subsequently transforming the present world into another Abyss of Fallen Souls.

Under the influence of the Abyss of Fallen Souls' rules, everyone, whether asleep or awake, had their souls instantly expelled from their bodies, plummeting straight down toward the deepest, darkest bottomless abyss below.

At the same time, the fruit of the 【Parasitic Mistletoe】 on Hearing Li Ang's wrist burst open, and countless bright red strands of hair surged out frantically, reaching densely toward the bottomless abyss below.

Amidst the mask-wearing man's horrified expression, the red hair, denser than raindrops, pierced through every falling soul with absolute precision, actually catching every single one of the millions of residents' souls in the Capital just before they were about to slip into the abyss!

No way... she can actually do something like this?!

Watching the blood-red hair below that not only caught millions of souls in one go but even had the strength to pull them upward, the armless mask-wearing man couldn't help but gasp, unable to believe his eyes.

As for the Aquarius Director beside him, upon seeing this scene, he was not disappointed that the plan had "fallen through"; instead, he laughed heartily, then slashed the pitch-black dream before him to pieces with a single blade, pushing Hearing Li Ang and the Princess inside the dream down together.

"Aquarius!!!"

Accompanied by an extremely furious roar, another bundle of red hair surged out from the fruit on Hearing Li Ang's wrist, wanting to scoop up the falling Hearing Li Ang.

However, Hearing Li Ang, forced to merge with the Nightmare King and completely consumed by the nightmare, had a soul "weight" that was astonishingly heavy, basically no different from that of a True God.

At the same time, the Red-haired Director, who had to bear the weight of millions of souls, even when acting in anger, still could not pull Hearing Li Ang up, and instead, while he was being "dragged," she crashed directly through the 【Parasitic Mistletoe】 and rolled out from inside in a somewhat disheveled state.

"Olivia."

After calling out the Red-haired Director's name, watching her struggle more and more to hold on, with even a small portion of her soul being pulled out of her body, a smile couldn't help but bloom on the corner of the Aquarius Director's mouth.

"Looks like I won after all!"

(End of Chapter)