Chapter 144: Legendary Player Team Assembles! Speculating the Main Plot!

"It's fine, just be careful when the time comes."

"A giant sword of light appeared around him, and Bai Zhou controlled the sword to instantly impale another nightmare into a hedgehog, but the opponent remained full of vigor, continuously howling at Bai Zhou, with extremely tenacious vitality."

"Eh, no big problem."

"Zhang Jie casually gestured, and a mighty nightmare army suddenly appeared behind him, centering on Zhang Jie as it began a carpet-like search in all directions."

"Around Zhang Jie, seven formidable figures unexpectedly appeared, and Bai Zhou, watching this, inexplicably felt that a few of the nightmares looked familiar."

"Coincidentally, they were also looking at Bai Zhou, and at that moment Bai Zhou suddenly realized these nightmares were not mindless puppets but possessed their own wisdom and thought."

"Alright, you're free to go, get back to your business."

"Zhang Jie waved his hand, directly starting to chase people away; Bai Zhou was forced to interrupt his thoughts, giving Zhang Jie a speechless glance."

"This guy used to call himself a master a few years ago, but now he's totally full of himself."

"Bai Zhou turned and left, but before departing he didn't forget to remind Zhang Jie."

"You'd better be careful yourself, don't get instantly killed by a mechanism monster absentmindedly."

"Don't curse me!"

"From now on, you have officially begun tackling the X-level game 'Nightmare'; other master players have spent years on it, finding only scarce clues, and not even anyone knows what the main plot of this ultimate game is."

"You are well aware of this; in many of the games you've previously conquered, quite a few were like this—for example, the earlier 'Hotelo's Legacy' required first seeking the wizard's supernatural power before proceeding with the main story, and you think Nightmare might be the same."

"As for the nightmare that cost the lives of four master players, it's very likely the mysterious task boss hidden in the novice village that Bai Zhou and company encountered; know that many games bury a powerful boss unrelated to the current main plot in the novice village, and many curious unlucky souls happen to run into it."

"After a moment's thought, you decided to first dig up the ground on the second layer, checking for any hidden clues."

"And indeed that digging turned up nothing—although you made no new discoveries, you did find something unusual."

"These nightmares have no attribute panels, yet they still possess great strength; even if you execute them, you gain nothing."

"In other words, killing nightmares in this game world yields zero drops, no benefit at all—not even a single game coin—making you lament the world's strictness; fortunately, the Dream Management Bureau will fully supply whatever the master players need, so they won't end up penniless."

"But this doesn't stop you; although you can't enter other games now, your nightmares can! Just let them casually attach to a person, and you can easily travel between games."

"Over the next few days, you continued searching for clues on the second layer, but not as you had hoped; you didn't even find any clues, and you became somewhat disinterested."

"Having not seen Yu Xiaomo this little devil for a few days, missing her constant chatter in your ear left you a bit unaccustomed; but a few days later, Liu Delie and Yu Xiaomo were both about to be promoted to master, their promotion banquet was being prepared, so you decided to relax a bit for a few days."

"\"Heya heya heya! I'm back, Zhang Jie! Did you miss me? \" the little devil Yu Xiaomo, returning after farming money, said as her first words upon seeing you, and you frankly replied, \"Yeah, I really did. \""

"In an instant, Yu Xiaomo's little face turned bright red, leaving only a \"Disgusting. \" as she slipped aside to check on her banquet preparations."

"You watched that little devil's back with a helpless smile, your thoughts gradually drifting back to the past; memories surged, and you vaguely recalled that you used to dislike Yu Xiaomo."

"You two were sworn enemies back then! Exactly when, or what happened, that caused your relationship to gradually ease? You don't know, but life is indeed full of surprises and absurdities—after all, who knows whether tomorrow or an accident will come first?"

"You attended Yu Xiaomo's promotion ceremony, and the next day you also attended Liu Delie's promotion ceremony; the three master players appeared together, and both online and the Dream Management Bureau staff were greatly inspired—thus the Legendary Player Team assembled again!"

"This time, their target is only the last one: the X-level game 'Nightmare'."

"Age 23: After a year of exploration and carpet-like searching, you finally found a clue to the main plot, and as you expected, the clue is not on the second layer but the first."

"Based on the available clues, you, the other masters, and the investigation team formed by the Dream Management Bureau discussed for a long time, finally obtaining a clue that seems to be the main plot."

"\"The Nightmare King who controls everything, seated upon the throne, awaits the arrival of a new legend... \""

"This is one of those clues, yet you keenly noticed the two words 'legend'."

"Perhaps 'legend' is harmless to others, but to you it carries special meaning."

"But the subsequent clues never specified what this 'legend' actually is, while the game's main plot was finally speculated upon."

"The main plot's background story roughly goes: in a world of triple-layered dreams, the throne's authority was lost, nightmares became the new king, and what players must do is, amidst countless cycles of reincarnation, end the nightmares' rule."

"It sounds much like today's reality, but after all this X-game is named 'Nightmare', having already written nightmare-related words all over its face, it must indeed be intricately linked to reality."

"Thus the master players began following the main plot's guidance, relying on their own understanding to start the second-stage assault."

"With the clue, the Legendary Player Team's progress began to pull far ahead; your superb gaming skills and ability to chase down game clues have left other master players far behind."

"You quickly found the final boss of the first-layer world! A powerful nightmare! And according to the data Bai Zhou previously provided, this immensely strong nightmare is actually the very one that once slew four masters!"

"Now it has revived once more! Due to the plot's influence, the one that originally died reappears as a boss before you."

"Facing this boss with immense power, Bai Zhou rarely showed a flustered expression, but you simply stepped forward confidently, leaving only one sentence."

"\"That's all! Let me at it! \""

"\"Arcane art! Boost status! \""