Chapter 121: Uncontrolled Descent

Yu Xiaomo ultimately still relied on herself to clear "Endless Night"; how arduous the process was, probably only Yu Xiaomo herself knows....

In short, after Yu Xiaomo cleared this second game, her mental state visibly became listless; her little mouth no longer chattered teasingly at you, her eyes looked dim, showing a look of having lost hope...

Meanwhile, thanks to your superb gaming talent and the Legendary Player's ability, your progress was also relatively smooth; you quickly cleared two games, a speed so fast it's shocking.

As for Liu Delie, this period has been rather boring for him; not being a player, he can only continue attending classes at school, occasionally popping up between you and Yu Xiaomo to blow a bubble.

After you and Yu Xiaomo became players, you no longer need to attend classes, but your progress will be displayed in the class and grade rankings; moreover, rewards are settled once a month—of course, only the top fifty receive them, and beyond fifty, scholarships may be granted discretionarily.

The establishment of the Dream Realm Class was meant to accelerate student growth, and your ranking is now far ahead, with six game badges displayed on your homepage, making many people quite envious.

Besides clearing games, you also wanted to boost your own and the Nightmares' strength by slaying Nightmares, so you began to camp all day in Dream Online for those wild Nightmares.

But this is after all a low‑probability event; after camping in Dream Online for nearly a week, you only encountered two Nightmare invasions, and each time you rushed over, those Nightmares had already been taken away by players gang‑firing on them, leaving you also quite helpless.

Just as you were about to temporarily give up this idea, an accident occurred.

Brother Jie~ Brother Jie~

Please~ Please give me a level up!

Yu Xiaomo gazed at Zhang Jie with a face full of sparkling light, holding a small card in her hand.

This is the main body of the 'Female Ghost Module,' which now accounts for most of Yu Xiaomo's combat power.

Meanwhile, Zhang Jie remained unmoved by Yu Xiaomo's cute act, instead pretending not to understand and spouting nonsense.

Level up what?

Upgrade what?

What level, then?

Seeing Zhang Jie already familiar with her routine, unresponsive to coaxing, Yu Xiaomo gritted her teeth, just about to pull off a big stunt, when a piercing alarm suddenly blared.

'Alert! Nightmares have descended upon reality! 103 meters from you! Please evade immediately!'

'Dream Management Bureau and Player Management Bureau staff will arrive in 107 seconds!'

Both of their systems sounded the alarm at the same time, and a scarlet notification box appeared.

Above it, the time remaining for the staff to arrive kept decreasing; Zhang Jie's pupils contracted slightly as he locked eyes with the equally shocked Yu Xiaomo before him.

Nightmares have descended, but...

But we're in Dream Online!

The Nightmares have descended not in the Dream Realm, but in reality!

Oh no, it's right in our residential area!

Zhang Jie looked at the Nightmare's location displayed before him, his eyes shaking, saying he was about to log out of the game.

Zhang Jie! Wait!

Yu Xiaomo had just wanted to say something when Zhang Jie had already logged out, leaving her alone in place.

Regaining consciousness in reality, Zhang Jie sat up abruptly from the nutrition chamber and leaned against the window, looking downward.

All he saw was shouting and crying rising and falling downstairs, where a group of humanoid Nightmares had appeared, relentlessly hunting the nearby residents.

These Nightmares are utterly different from the ones Zhang Jie usually sees; they have human‑like bodies, weapons, and tools, completely lacking any twisted or bizarre elements.

It's as if these Nightmares are simply humans cloaked in black mist!

What truly shocked Zhang Jie, however, was that after these Nightmares killed a person, they did not turn the victim into a blank slate at all.

Even worse, they left no corpse of the people they killed!

The first squad that came to exterminate the Nightmares had already arrived, but they were utterly no match for these Nightmares.

These Nightmares possess thought and wisdom; the bureau's staff are no match for them, and even as players, even if they play all their trump cards, they cannot escape the fate of being killed.

What on earth are these things!

Zhang Jie gazed at these Nightmares in terror, feeling as if something uncontrollable had emerged among them.

He originally still wanted to try hunting these Nightmares, but now he only wants to bring his family and flee this place quickly.

Just then, Zhang Jie's mother suddenly pushed open his bedroom door, her face full of panic and tear streaks.

'Little Jie! Your dad! Your dad was still down there just a moment ago!'

'What!'

Zhang Jie was utterly shocked; he hurriedly looked downstairs, hoping to find that familiar figure from before, but in that utter chaos, how could one possibly locate a person?

'Damn it!'

Zhang Jie instantly summoned the Nightmare Crimson Vein to dominate, and a black windcoat appeared instantly.

Just as he was about to jump down from the window to look for his father, a hand grabbed him.

Zhang Jie turned his head and saw his own mother.

'Little Jie! What are you going to do down there? It's too dangerous!'

'Let's flee first; the Nightmare Management Bureau staff will come to handle this! Hurry!'

Zhang Jie froze, then furrowed his brows deeply.

'Mom! What are you saying? Dad is still down there!'

Although Zhang Jie was somewhat puzzled, he still shook off his mother's hand and made a move to jump down, but the next moment, his mother's words sent a chill through his whole body.

'Your dad? What are you saying, kid?'

'Your dad died over a decade ago; you've messed up your brain playing games.'

Zhang Jie felt as if he had plunged into an ice cellar; he widened his eyes, staring at his mother with utter disbelief.

'Mom, what are you saying?'

Zhang Jie's mother seemed not to notice his odd state, yanking him off the windowsill and grabbing him to run.

'Mom!'

Zhang Jie broke free from her grip, his eyes locking onto a pair full of incomprehension.

He froze, and only then did Zhang Jie realize that the face, which just moments ago had been full of worry and anxiety, now held nothing but panic.

"Xiao Jie! What are you doing! Come with me quickly!"

"Strange... Why are there so many tears on his face?"

She wiped away the tears left on her face, then once again grabbed Zhang Jie and ran toward the door.

This time Zhang Jie did not resist; his thoughts stalled, his gaze dull, and he simply let his mother pull him away, muttering to himself.

"Mom... you don't remember?"

This crisis lasted nearly fifteen minutes; in the end, this group of strange Nightmares was eliminated by a captain from the Management Bureau.

Afterward, the authorities issued an announcement regarding this matter.

"In this Nightmare descent incident, Management Bureau casualties: 44 people."

"Resident casualties: 0."