Netherworld Retrograde

Capítulo 1190: Chapter 587: Demon of Fear·Emperor Fall

When Li Ye, stationed outside the ‘point’ defending the fortress, received the news,

it was already the second day.

The previous blood battle had left him somewhat tired. He didn’t emerge from the resting room until noon.

Then, he learned of this disastrous news from the Little Mad King.

“Last night?” Li Ye’s heart sank, his initial drowsiness instantly gone.

“Yes, based on the timing, when we were breaking into the fortress on our side, they were also under attack on theirs,” explained the Little Mad King. “We only confirmed and organized the attack information three hours later.”

“During our victory…” Li Ye paused for a moment: “Was it because I mobilized the troops?”

“Judging by the Nightmare’s ability, even if the troops hadn’t been mobilized, the outcome would still have been the same,” the Little Mad King paused: “There might have been more survivors… You’re not Iron Man, comrade. Even if you’re the Champion, you can’t achieve perfection in everything… Moreover, attacking the ‘point’ was necessary.”

“I didn’t disturb your rest,” the Little Mad King said calmly: “Because even you can’t reverse what’s already happened. It would only keep you awake.”

“I know our strategy was sound… Did Wei Jie also die?” Li Ye sighed, having a good impression of that Heavenly Pride. The two had discussed riding skills and related topics, who would have thought…

Actually, at that time, all those Spiritual Ability Users had the opportunity to escape.

The Nightmare affected almost all civilians and soldiers, while Spiritual Ability Users, especially high-level ones, had certain resistance to it.

If they wanted to leave, the Horror Demons couldn’t stop them.

But they couldn’t stand by while the Horror Demons slaughtered the soldiers and civilians who had lost all resistance and fallen asleep.

So, they actively confronted the Horror Demons, trying to save more people.

Until they could no longer resist the sleepiness, slain by Horror Demons in their slumber…

“The Legion and strong ones sent to support were also affected. Non-Spiritually-powered individuals would fall asleep as soon as they approached those shelters. The Legion came to a direct halt.”

“Therefore, not many could be saved. Under such conditions, only Spiritual Ability Users of the Path of Babbling and Divine Protection Path managed to escort some of the populace.”

These two paths of Spiritual Ability Users were most effective in transporting the populace.

The Path of Babbling could use their ability to temporarily wake the people or directly hypnotize and control their bodies, moving them in their sleep.

The Divine Protection Path, on the other hand, controlled large groups with special Spiritual Power Threads, even controlling other elements to carry the slumbering populace.

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These are all spiritual power characteristics.

It was because of this that some survivors managed to escape.

Otherwise, under the circumstances where everyone was asleep and the army couldn’t be deployed, the Spiritual Ability Users would have had to inefficiently evacuate the populace.

Even if Li Ye had gone, he wouldn’t have been able to take many…

And in such an environment, there were many abilities that couldn’t be used effectively.

Unless there was only one entrance, Li Ye could block that entrance, preventing the Horror Demons from advancing.

But that’s unrealistic… After most of the forces fell asleep, there were too many defensive gaps in the shelter.

Not to mention, the power of the Nightmare was continuously eroding…

It’s said that Wei Jie and several Sixth-sense Experts ignited the green flame at the end, their battle power surged. Yet they were dragged into the dream…

“Damn Nightmare…” Li Ye gritted his teeth: “What exactly is that thing?”

“Based on the shared and screened database, it’s confirmed to be an extraordinary being from a special terrain called ‘Nightmare City.’ It’s referred to as the Nightmare King,” said the Little Mad King.

“King?” Li Ye furrowed his brows: “A King? Has a King-level existence already appeared? No, Horror Demons can’t become Kings, so a Supreme-level Horror Demon?”

“No, ‘King’ is just a title, not a true King,” said the Little Mad King: “But in the dream realm, it’s almost omnipotent. And as more units are dragged into the dream, its strength grows. Thus, it’s dubbed the Nightmare King.”

“A Family and the official of the Giant City once joined forces to attack ‘Nightmare City,’ and among them, a few were swallowed by Disaster Fog,” the Little Mad King responded: “They felt immense guilt. Believing that, without them, those shelters wouldn’t have been affected.”

“That’s not on them, it’s all those damn Disaster Fog and Forbidden Zones!” Li Ye pondered and said: “However, since they attacked Nightmare City, they should have learned ways to deal with the Nightmare King, right?”

“Indeed, but it’s hard to accomplish that within Disaster Fog.” Cheese placed down the files in his hand and sighed: “The Nightmare King’s power is related to the strength and number of creatures dragged into the dream.”

“When they attacked Nightmare City, they discovered this. It was relatively easy to resolve. After all, that Nightmare City is deep in the Wilderness. Far from the Giant City, the creatures within aren’t dense. Mostly some wandering merchants or scavengers or certain extraordinary creatures.”

“The Nightmare King strives to maintain their vitality, accumulating its power within the dream.”

“And the Family and official of the Giant City who went on the campaign only needed to reduce the number of Dream Enterers.”

“By eliminating or awakening those Dream Enterers, they could weaken the Nightmare King’s battle power, leading to its sealing or destruction.”

“But now… within the Disaster Fog, there’s nowhere to retreat. Every shelter has an extremely dense population.” Cheese sighed as he shook his head, his alluring eyes watching the construction site bustling with activity outside the fortress.