northernbook Chapter 219 The Nightmare Lord's Sneer!
Chapter 219 The Nightmare Lord's Sneer!
Within Su Chen's dream realm, constructed by absolute order and cold logic.
The Nightmare Lord was like a clown stripped of all pretense and power, lying pathetically on the ground formed by the torrent of data, trembling with fear.
Its once-proud nightmare kingdom, a power built from fear and despair.
At this moment, they have all become lines of code in each other's dreams, parameters that can be modified at will.
This feeling terrified it even more than killing it directly.
Su Chen's will embodied itself, sitting atop the throne of light.
Looking down from his vantage point, he surveyed the man who had completely lost the ability to resist.
His voice was devoid of any emotion, like a system command announcing a final verdict, echoing throughout the entire data-driven dream space.
"Now tell me, who sent you?"
Su Chen wasn't particularly interested in the Nightmare Lord himself; what he truly cared about was the power he represented.
From the "Dream Beacon" extracted from Li Mo's soul, to this nightmare kingdom.
All of this reveals one thing—behind this lies a well-organized entity, far larger than any enemy encountered before.
He needs intelligence, information about that mysterious organization.
However, to Su Chen's surprise, the Nightmare Lord lying on the ground gradually calmed down after hearing his question.
It slowly raised its head, and a bizarre smile appeared on its face, which was made of black mist.
"Hehe...hehehehe..."
A low, guttural laugh began to echo through the empty space, a laugh filled with mockery, resentment, and a kind of... ecstatic triumph of a successful scheme.
"Um?"
Su Chen's will tightened slightly; he could sense that the other person's emotions were undergoing a drastic change.
The fear that originated from the very source of life is fading, replaced by a morbid excitement.
Inside the bridge of the "Dream Thief," Zhao Gang and the others, who were simultaneously experiencing this scene through a mental link, all frowned.
"What happened to this guy? Did he get knocked out?"
Zhao Gang muttered to himself.
He couldn't understand where a prisoner got the audacity to laugh so happily.
A hint of worry also appeared in Liu Yiyi's illusory image:
"Its mental fluctuations are strange; they don't seem feigned. My lord, be careful; it might have some other tricks up its sleeve."
The Nightmare Lord seemed to hear their conversation, and his laughter became even more arrogant and shrill.
"A backup plan? No, no, this isn't a backup plan..."
It struggled to get up from the ground.
Although its body continued to disintegrate and regenerate under the suppression of Su Chen's domain, its posture became more arrogant than ever before.
It stared intently at Su Chen on the throne with its eyes burning with black flames.
Each word, spoken like a venomous curse, proclaimed: "Weak planetary lord, you've been tricked!"
These words were clearly transmitted to the minds of every soldier on the "Dream Thief" through the mental link.
What?!
Were we fooled?
Zhao Gang and the others felt a chill run down their spines; an ominous premonition instantly enveloped them.
As the Nightmare Lord watched their expressions change in an instant, his smile grew even more sinister.
It revels in the desperate expression on its prey's face after it falls into the trap.
"Do you really think you've won? Do you think that by using such opportunistic means to invade my country, you've achieved victory?"
"Foolish! Utterly foolish!"
The Nightmare Lord opened his arms wide, as if embracing his own masterpiece, and laughed maniacally as he revealed the answer:
"My mission from the beginning was not to corrupt your planet! It was to lure you, and all of you elite fighters, out of that fragile planet!"
"You, the most powerful being on this planet, have been successfully lured by me to the depths of this dimension, far removed from the material universe!"
"And right now! Your home planet, that pathetic blue world, is completely exposed to the combined fleet of the 'Star Debris Scavengers'!"
"Without you, without your so-called 'Dream Legion,' that planet will be utterly helpless! Hahahaha!"
"Star Debris Scavenger"!
The name was like a bombshell, exploding in the minds of Zhao Gang and others.
"Damn it! This is a diversionary tactic!"
Zhao Gang suddenly stood up from the sensor chamber, his eyes bloodshot.
"Advisor! We've fallen for their trap! This guy's target is Earth!"
Shen Mo's voice was also filled with anxiety.
Everyone instantly became agitated, their uneasy emotions surging violently.
They can fight to the death against monsters in other dimensions to protect their homeland.
But they couldn't accept that their home had become ruins after they left.
"Quick! We must go back immediately!"
"Return to base! Return to base immediately!"
"It's too late..."
A technician stared at the data on the detection matrix, his face ashen.
"Dimensional travel isn't as simple as just turning around; it will take us at least... the same amount of time to get back. By the time we arrive, it will be too late."
An atmosphere of despair instantly spread inside the "Dream Thief".
They won this preliminary battle, but they may lose the entire war.
However, just as everyone was filled with anxiety and panic.
Su Chen, the embodiment of will composed of light, on the throne, made a reaction that surprised everyone.
Far from being flustered, he adjusted his posture on the throne with great interest.
His slender fingers tapped lightly on the armrest, and data streams danced at his fingertips.
A faint, amused smile even appeared at the corner of his mouth.
This smile even startled the Nightmare Lord, who was laughing wildly.
Not right.
This reaction is wrong!
Shouldn't he panic?
Shouldn't he be furious?
Shouldn't he immediately and desperately want to go back?
Why does he look... like he's listening to a funny joke?
Su Chen spoke calmly, his voice as still as a bottomless lake: "Oh? Is that so?"
"Then I'll have to enjoy the scene you described as 'completely helpless'."
As soon as he finished speaking, Su Chen waved his hand gently.
hum-
A massive virtual screen, composed of countless data streams, appeared out of thin air in the center of the dream realm.
It was also synchronized in real time to the main screen on the bridge of the "Dream Thief".
The image on the screen is the vast starry sky beyond Earth's orbit.
The next second, everyone's breath caught in their throats.
Against that deep, dark backdrop, the space resembled a torn canvas.
Huge, twisted blue vortexes appeared out of thin air.
Immediately following were a series of menacing alien warships, exuding a metallic and bloody aura.
Like a steel behemoth crawling out of hell, it slowly emerged from the ripples of spatial leaps.
Ten ships, a hundred ships, a thousand ships...
Densely packed, blotting out the sky!
That wasn't a fleet at all; it was a moving continent of steel made up of warships!
The hulls of each warship were covered in mottled bloodstains and the remains of spoils of war, exuding a nauseating smell of rust and death.
Its scale far exceeds that of the pirate fleet that Su Chen previously dealt with by ten or even a hundred times!
That destructive sense of oppression, purely built upon numbers and violence.
Even through the screen, it sent a chill down the spines of Zhao Gang and other battle-hardened soldiers.
The scene shifts to the highest command center located at the Earth's core.
All the remaining high-ranking members of the Earth Alliance, including Elder Long, stood in front of the giant screen, their faces deathly pale.
That terrifying pressure seemed to penetrate the screen, penetrate the earth's crust, and choke everyone's throat, making it almost impossible for them to breathe.
The alarm blared throughout the base, and red lights flickered wildly like the pulse of the apocalypse.
"A massive, unknown fleet has been detected..."
"Energy reaction...exceeds the measurement limit..."
"The enemy is deploying their attack formation..."
One after another, desperate messages were coldly broadcast from the "Prophet's" auxiliary AI.
In an instant, the faces of the people around the world who saw this scene through various channels drained of color.
The hope and joy that had just been ignited by defeating the pirates were utterly crushed in that instant.
The atmosphere of despair reached its peak.
On the "Dream Thief," Zhao Gang could no longer contain himself and roared at Su Chen's avatar:
"Advisor! What are we waiting for! Let's go back!"