Chapter 585: Family Conflict and King of Nightmares

"Don't... don't hit anymore..."

After a hellish mixed-gender "rescue," the freckled Prince, who had been beaten until his nose was bruised and his face was swollen, and had fainted and woken up, really couldn't hold on anymore. He directly hugged his head and curled into a ball, lying on the ground and humming in protest:

"I... I am a Prince after all, and your Cleanup Bureau has an agreement with the Royal Family to... to ensure our safety..."

"Prince Joshua, you are being ungrateful when you say this."

After shaking his somewhat sore wrist, Li Ang, who had really enjoyed the rescue, marveled at the hardness of this guy's worldview—he was beaten so hard and still couldn't forget his status as a Prince—and said sincerely:

"We are ensuring your safety right now. After being saved by us for so long, don't you feel much better? Is there no longer that strange feeling of being controlled or influenced?"

"..."

That feeling didn't exist in the first place, okay! I just wanted to know what that dream was about!

Even though he hated these two damn cleanup personnel and wanted to tear them into pieces, the freckled Prince, who had received the first brutal beating in his life, was really a bit scared now. He stuck his butt out and nodded repeatedly:

"It's gone, it's gone. There's really no feeling at all. I have never felt so good!"

Joshua's worldview was just taught to be extremely crooked, not that he was born with low intelligence. Of course, he understood the subtext in Li Ang's words.

Feeling much better probably meant not having to get beaten anymore. As for the fact that there was no such feeling at all, it meant that he was still being controlled and needed to be fiercely "saved" until he felt much better!

Alright then, I'm comfortable too.

Seeing that this living hedgehog finally softened, Li Ang, who had saved him for a long time, was also really tired from hitting. He then turned his head to look at the tall beauty beside him and asked politely:

"Senior Ai Ma, do you still want to save him for a while?"

"No, I've already vented my anger."

After returning a quite brilliant smile to Li Ang, Senior Ai Ma reminded:

"Li Ang, remember to treat his injuries before you leave, otherwise it won't be easy to explain when the investigators from the Bureau come down."

"Alright."

After nodding and responding, Li Ang took out the 【Infected Blood Bandage】. Amidst the freckled Prince's struggle and scream, he forcibly pried open his arms that were hugging his head and wrapped this dirty bandage around his head twice.

And accompanied by the health quickly injected from the fat chicken taken from the kitchen, the freckled Prince's face, which was swollen like a pig's head, only took more than ten seconds to reduce the swelling, revealing his original appearance again.

Finally... is it finally going to end?

After noticing that his face suddenly didn't hurt anymore, the freckled Prince hurriedly reached out to touch his face. After finding that the swelling had also disappeared, he almost cried with excitement.

Although the destruction of the country and the death of the family last night was miserable, it happened in a dream after all. The extreme pain and regret like cutting the heart and flesh, after waking up from the dream, slowly eased.

And this brutal beating just now was really painful... even his father, the King, had only slapped him once... Ah!

"Tsk, why are you moving blindly?"

Looking at the freckled Prince who was slapped to the ground again and covered his face with a confused look, Li Ang couldn't help but frown and said with dissatisfaction:

"I treated too much when I was treating your injuries, and accidentally treated the slap from yesterday as well. The reasons for hitting you yesterday and today are different. One thing at a time, so I still have to print that slap back...

Get up! Put your hands down! Stand still and don't move! If this one is printed crooked again, I'll have to slap you again!"

"Alright, alright, let's just hit until here."

Looking at the freckled Prince who put down his hands tremblingly, closed his eyes, and waited for Li Ang to print the slap again with a crying face, Ai Ma couldn't help but shake her head, walked over to take Li Ang's arm, and pulled him, who was really preparing to slap again, out of the room. "Senior Ai Ma, why are you pulling me."

"Of course it's to save you from causing more trouble!"

Looking at Li Ang, who still seemed to have not had enough, Ai Ma couldn't help but helplessly say:

"It's no wonder the Director specifically instructed me before coming, telling me to pull you as much as possible. You really are...

Li Ang, even if we found a reason that is considered okay, this will definitely attract investigators from the Headquarters. He has already admitted that it's fine, so you should stop. If you continue to hit, there will be trouble."

"What trouble? I am saving him!"

Shaking off the bandage that was wrapped around his wrist, and then left and right, he happily slapped him more than a dozen times, Li Ang turned his head and emphasized earnestly:

"Didn't we just say it? Rebels used anomalous objects to enter dreams, trying to influence and control Prince Joshua. At this critical moment, fortunately, you and I discovered the anomaly in time.

In order to avoid the noble Prince being controlled, we can only use slight pain to constantly stimulate him, let him always remain clear-headed, not forget who he is, and completely become a puppet of the rebels."

"As for the small conflict between us and him, to use the Director's words, this is called one thing at a time. We had a conflict with him, but this does not prevent us from saving him fiercely!"

"By the way, I didn't sleep well last night, and my state is not very good today. Senior, are you willing to help me hit... cough, use your hand to save him for a while?"

"You really are..."

Looking at Li Ang who was talking nonsense with a straight face, and then looking at the freckled Prince whose face was swollen like a pig's head, Ai Ma couldn't help but shake her head with a laugh, and said with a smile:

"Li Ang, in terms of not... um... being flexible, you are exactly the same as the Director... You rest first, I'll also help you save him for a while!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 586 =====

"I am just a bit more flexible in my thinking, but when it comes to the ability to handle matters, I still have much to learn from you, Senior... By the way, Senior, your soul was pulsating violently earlier; did you discover something?"

"Stop with the 'Senior' this and 'Senior' that; it sounds awfully old-fashioned. I'm actually not much older than you. From now on, just call me Emma directly."

After correcting Li Ang's form of address, Emma, who was in a rather good mood, said with a smile:

"As for discoveries, there are indeed a few... Have you ever heard the name 'King of Nightmares'?"

"King of Nightmares?"

"The King of Nightmares is also known as the Lord of Nightmares. It controls the Nightmare Authority within the Dream Authority and is one of the true gods worshipped by the Black Nightmare Sect.

Because its true form exists only in the dreams of sentient beings and never involves reality, even the General Bureau has no way to deal with it. It is a rather troublesome fellow."

After briefly explaining the situation regarding the King of Nightmares, Emma began to explain while deep in thought:

"The ancestors of our kingdom's royal family once fought against the King of Nightmares and forcibly drove it away several times, and as a result, they suffered some curses from the King of Nightmares.

As they age, every direct descendant of the royal family begins to fall frequently into nightmares, constantly reliving the most regretful past of their lives in their dreams. Moreover, the older they get and the more regrets they have, the more realistic and painful these dreams become. The current old King is bedridden precisely because he was tortured by these nightmares."

"So, if I am not mistaken, Prince Joshua likely experienced an incredibly painful nightmare last night, which is why he suddenly lost his reason just now and acted so crazily, wanting to know what that dream was about no matter what.

This is also why I wasn't prepared to hold a grudge against him at first. It is very normal for his emotions to be unstable after experiencing such a terrifying nightmare last night; Joshua also has his own hidden troubles."

(End of Chapter)