Since ancient times, any war seriously initiated by the Big Four against other civilizations has never been lost... Of course, this excludes the Bloody Battle-style warfare of the Abyss, which involves a full-scale, chaotic free-for-all.
In fact, don't underestimate the Abyss's failure in these few full-scale invasion wars; these are just low-probability events. Most of the time, the Bloody Battle ends with the Abyss's victory. Otherwise, how could so many Level 10 demons be born?
Therefore, after ten thousand simulations, the End Serpent was shocked and incredulous. The simulation results were as follows:
In 5,000 simulations, it tried to escape the Nightmare World, stay away from the conflict, and hide in the Multiverse. The results showed that 4,000 times it ended in a dead end. Only 1,000 times did it barely survive until its natural death.
Among the causes of its death:
40% were due to its mortal enemy in the Star Realm, the Heavenly Father Ramon, and his lover, the Earth Mother Mesa. These two were still obsessed with it and seemed to have prepared special methods to deal with it together.
30% were because the sleeping supreme will of the Nightmare World sensed its betrayal and sent Nightmare Lords to hunt it down. 20% were due to Abyss demons and other powerful individuals in the Multiverse who could harm it.
And 10% were due to the Dark Insect Race, a powerful force it had overlooked. In these 400 simulations, it successfully survived until the end of the Nightmare World's invasion war against Nora, thinking it was safe. However, the suddenly erupting Dark Insect Race, together with the Abyss demons, stirred up the Multiverse into a chaotic mess.
That was an absolute calamity for all living beings! Not only it! Gods, Nether Emperors, and Level 10 powerhouses in the Multiverse fell one after another before the two forces that devoured everything.
In other words, in a fleeting glimpse, it not only predicted its own death but also saw the end of the Multiverse... Of course, its simulations were limited to its perception and strength range and were not necessarily accurate. The actual situation often differed from the simulated one, so it could only be taken as a reference.
In other words, there might not be a calamity for all living beings.
Then it tried 4,000 simulations of joining the Nightmare camp. Then it was completely shocked... It died a full 4,000 times, without a single chance of survival!
There was a 20% chance of being killed by its Nightmare Lord pig teammates. There was a 30% chance of being killed by Eamon, the current Speaker of the Nora Council. The most outrageous thing was that there was a 50% chance that it would be killed in the future by a Level 9 existence. And that person was... the Twilight Hall Master, also known as the Black Dragon Lord.
This was the same as the 1,001 simulation results it had when it tried to be an enemy of the Twilight Hall Master before. Although the simulator was not accurate, a 100% failure could still explain some problems. It absolutely could not join the Heaven Swallowing Demon Lord's camp.
Avoiding war, it had a 20% chance of survival.
Participating in the Nightmare World's invasion, it had a 100% chance of death.
In the last 1,000 simulations, it simply went all in, staking everything, and tried to join Nora, which seemed absolutely impossible to succeed now, and not be an enemy of the Twilight Hall Master. The final result completely confused it... 50% survival rate.
It couldn't understand. Whether from the objective laws of history or the current objective reality, it was impossible for Nora to survive in the cracks between the Abyss and the Nightmare. Destruction was inevitable; this was common sense.
But its trusted innate ability told it that joining Nora was actually the best solution at the moment? Wasn't this asking it to jump into a fire pit? Despair, entanglement, self-doubt.
This was the current state of the Despair Monarch.
It even regretted simulating.
In the end, it recalled its life.
From a weak snake, it took step by step on the territory of the Heavenly Father Church, relying on its talent to escape death countless times, and finally transformed into a complete Level 10, successfully avenging itself and escaping from Ramon, a Level 10 peak existence.
"Why should I doubt myself! If it weren't for my ability, I would have died tens of thousands of times already. I can't deny myself just because it doesn't conform to common sense! I am the End Serpent, the snake that can foresee the end of the world and control fate!"
With this thought, the Despair Monarch gritted its teeth and made a ruthless decision, its figure quietly heading towards the Black Dragon Territory. This time, it would bet big!...
Ancient Banyan Immortal Realm.
Beside the Small Stone Pond.
Levi began a new study of sequence spells. Based on the principle of not taking the usual path, he chose the Venom School this time.
The current Venom School was relatively weak. But Levi felt that there was still potential to be tapped. After all, there were still a few Great Wizards. It was just that since ancient times, no Legendary Wizard had ever been born, so it seemed inferior.
But his Black Emperor Dragon was also a venomous dragon. He knew that the way of venom had great potential, not just toxins, but also... viruses, plagues.
Of course, like the Blood School, plagues might be more dangerous for Wizards, easily leading to being possessed and stepping into evil ways. After all, among the Four Chaos Gods, there was the Father of Plague.
But who was Levi? He controlled Chaos Power and had a cheat.
He knew that the power of plagues and viruses, if used well, relying on their powerful ability to spread and infect, would be the strongest biochemical weapon! It might come in handy for future games with the Big Four worlds and even the Dark Insect Race.
Levi borrowed the research notes and books related to such spells from the Nora Library and began to study them himself.
Throughout history, there were quite a few people who had the same idea as him. There were also some people who were bewitched because they accidentally communicated with the Father of Plague. Therefore, when studying the way of venom and plague, Levi had to be careful at all times.
During a break in his research, Levi took a sip of tea and noticed that the Khorne Overlord appeared, it solemnly said, "Master, someone is looking for you."
"Who is it?"
"The Despair Monarch."
Black Dragon Territory.
Levi strode in purposefully.
Inside the council hall, a handsome serpent person figure waited with a slightly anxious expression. Seeing Levi arrive, they visibly relaxed and said, "Long time no see, Lord Levi."
"Hahaha, it is a pleasure to have friends come from afar."
Levi gestured for the serpent person to sit down, then smiled and said:
"You wouldn't visit without a reason. What brings you here, Your Excellency?"
The Despair Monarch glanced around, setting up a layer of barrier.
Only then did they lower their voice and say, "This matter is of great importance, please forgive my caution."
"Speak freely."
"From what I know, many Nightmare Lords are already discussing joining forces to launch an expedition against Nora. They have also approached me, but I have not yet agreed."
"Who are they?"
"It's not convenient to say. Many Nightmare Lords have special means of sensing. You only need to know that what I say is true, and that the Nora Council should prepare in advance. Being attacked by both the Abyss and the Nightmare at the same time will be difficult to handle."
Levi pondered inwardly. No wonder he had been feeling uneasy lately. These truly were troubled times. Nora's tribulations were far too numerous.
"Approximately how many Nightmare Lords?"
"I'm not sure. I feel that more than a dozen could be gathered in a short period of time, but it depends on how those few call upon and operate. So far, only some Lords are interested. As far as I know, the Supreme Will of the Nightmare World is still slumbering. Otherwise, with the Nightmare World's size, it wouldn't be much different from the Abyss."
Levi nodded.
If the Nightmare World was weak, the Star Realm would have taken it down long ago.
His Black Dragon Territory and the surrounding vast lands were just the tip of the iceberg of the Nightmare World. Levi had not yet formally come into contact with its deep foundation.
However, the good news was that the Nightmare World was not engaging in all-out war. It seemed more like a group wanted to take advantage of the Abyss demons' Bloody Battle to get a piece of the pie. Otherwise, if the Nightmare World invaded with its full force, Nora would be finished in minutes! Of course, if that were the case, the Darkness Zone, with its principle of balance, would probably try to mobilize the power of the Star Realm to fight against the Nightmare World. In this way, although their relationship with the Gods was not good, Nora and they would be indirectly allied.
In short, this matter must be taken seriously.
But one should not be too nervous or worry needlessly.
Because it was only a preliminary plan, the Despair Monarch had very little information and could not reveal too much to Levi, so nothing else could be asked.
Levi finally asked the question in his heart.
"Why would Your Excellency tell me such important news? Wouldn't you be betraying the Nightmare World by doing so?"
The Despair Monarch's answer slightly shocked him.
"That's right, I want to leave the Nightmare World. I am not a level ten existence born in this world, but a foreign mythical creature. Although I have become a Nightmare Lord, I can find a way to leave by paying some price… I don't want to be involved in this war. With my newly entered level ten strength, I will definitely be looked down upon by those ancient, powerful, arrogant, and noble Lord powerhouses, and might even be used as cannon fodder."
The Despair Monarch knew very well that its specialty was not direct combat, but rather staying behind the scenes and using its prediction and simulation abilities to deduce. Based on its experience dealing with those self-proclaimed old fogeys in the Nightmare World,
It would most likely not be valued.
There was no way around it, it was not a native of the Nightmare World.
It was a stinky outsider coming here to beg for food!
In addition, there were many powerful existences in the Nightmare World who were good at perception, and it was not lacking one more End Serpent. It was not scarce enough here…
According to its observation, research, and simulation, its situation would be much better on Nora's side. In essence, this was an emerging super civilization. Its composition was also varied, and the Lifespan of the Legendary Wizards was also very short.
The shorter-lived they were, the more they could accept new things. Because their thinking inertia and Arrogance were less than those old things that had lived for countless years.
With its End Serpent's abilities, going to Nora would be a hot commodity. As long as those Legendary Wizards were wise and reasonable enough, they would definitely reuse it.
Most importantly, it had only been a little over a hundred years, and it could feel that the Twilight Hall Master's Strength had expanded a lot, even bringing it a faint sense of danger.
This person's progress was too damn fast! For the old fogeys of the Nightmare World, a hundred years was just the time it took them to yawn. They could sleep for tens of thousands of years.
According to its analysis, if Nora could seize this opportunity and gather the power of the civilization to jointly protect the person in front of them, then when the old fogeys woke up from an ordinary sleep, they would find… that the world had changed.
And currently, this person was indeed being well protected by the Nora Council. Otherwise, they would have been killed by the Abyss demons long ago.
In short, one must not be an enemy of this person! If you can't beat them, join them!
Levi asked, "So, are you thinking of leaving the Nightmare World to find a quiet place to live, or joining another behemoth power?"
It couldn't be to join Nora, could it?
The Despair Monarch said, word by word:
"I want to join Nora. Can you introduce me?"
Levi: "..."
He was stunned for a moment, then asked:
"Are you serious?"
"Absolutely! I have no false intentions!"
Levi pondered for a moment and said:
"Alright, I'll give it a try."
He couldn't make the decision on his own; he had to get Lord Eamon and the Supreme Council involved.
What if this End Serpent was planning to be a double agent, nominally joining Nora but actually being a spy for the Nightmare World? Therefore, he had to be cautious! The Despair Monarch said, "I await your news."
Then he hurriedly left.
Supreme Council.
More than twenty figures surrounded the Round Table, much livelier than before. A slight atmosphere of anxiety permeated the air; clearly, everyone had learned about the impending Nightmare invasion. Before long, Lord Eamon, draped in a scarlet robe, walked in, his expression as calm as ever.
"Everyone, you are all aware of today's topic. As it stands, the Nightmare invasion is a certainty. We need to prepare in advance. The main purpose of this meeting is to decide whether the Despair Monarch can join us."
After Lord Eamon finished speaking, he listened to everyone's opinions.
The Barbarian Lords were the first to speak.
"Nightmare Lords are all cunning. We think they're even harder to deal with than those Demon Lords. The Despair Monarch's actions are too abnormal, like a weasel offering New Year's greetings to a chicken. We're afraid they have bad intentions, trying to infiltrate our ranks and disintegrate the Nora Council, allowing the Nightmare World to drive straight in without any resistance."
"Yeah, we can't trust these guys."
"Rejecting him might mean losing a level ten comrade, but if we accept him and can't control him, it's like inviting a group of great enemies. The risk is too high."
The Barbarian Lords' opinions were similar.
Some Legendary Wizards also nodded slightly.
Lord Eamon nodded and asked,
"What is the Barbarian Ancestor's opinion?"
The Will of Azure Sky was thoughtful, and pondered, "I don't think we should reject him directly. I suggest we have the Despair Monarch descend in person so we can meet it together... Sometimes, asking questions face-to-face makes it easier to see the true thoughts in its heart."
The Barbarian Lords were stunned, and immediately changed their tune, "The Barbarian Ancestor has great insight. That's what we were thinking too."
The Daydream Believer said:
"I agree with the Barbarian Ancestor. If we need to meet this person, Levi and I can help make contact. We can have a secret meeting first, and then make a decision."
Thus, the Supreme Council unanimously agreed to conduct an interview with the End Serpent, after all, its identity was quite special.
Black Dragon Territory.
"Lord Levi, how did it go?"
The End Serpent seemed a little nervous, awaiting the results.
"The Supreme Council wants to meet you. If you sincerely want to join us, I can help you descend to Nora in your true form. I just don't know if you dare."
Levi asked.
The End Serpent heard this and said, "Give me a few days to consider."
"As you wish."
After leaving, the cautious End Serpent, disregarding its current depleted strength, simulated the situation a dozen more times, and finally breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that this was not a Hongmen Banquet.
"Looks like there's hope."
The End Serpent found Levi and decided to descend upon Nora with its true body in half a year.
Supreme Council.
Lord Eamon and the others nodded slightly upon hearing the news.
The Will of Azure Sky stroked his beard and said, "Daring to descend upon Nora with its true body actually shows sincerity. It seems this matter is genuine. However, we still lack an extremely secretive place to prevent other Nightmare Lords from detecting this meeting and affecting our subsequent plans."
One of the more troublesome aspects of dealing with Nightmares compared to the Abyss is that the Nightmare World, as a spiritual plane, is even more pervasive than the Star Realm.
Lord Eamon said, "How about this? We'll go to the Metallurgy School. They have a powerful treasure left behind by a Nora Sage, which should be enough to ensure the secrecy of this meeting."
Nora Continent, Metallurgy Domain.
Roger Mountain.
Levi's figure slowly descended. The scene of the Roger Assembly, where numerous prodigies climbed the mountain to compete, was still vivid in his mind. Time has passed, and now he has come again, but this time it is to discuss important matters concerning Nora.
As rumored, Roger Mountain is indeed a treasure, and a supreme treasure at that. Here, the mark left by Roger revealed to Levi the location of a Legendary Strange Object, which he has now acquired.
Chanting a spell, Levi's figure disappeared into the mountain. When he reappeared, he was in a deep space shimmering with seven-colored starlight, like the Rainbow Sea. A Round Table stood in the void, and more than twenty powerful individuals had already arrived. Looking around, Levi was the only participant who was not at the tenth level.
Lord Eamon said, "Come, sit down, Levi."
Levi didn't stand on ceremony and directly sat in the seat belonging to the Sea Remnant. This Legendary Wizard was stationed at the Nora Will site year-round. To prevent the Nightmare from invading in advance, he had gone there to stand guard.
Subsequently, accompanied by spatial distortions, a vortex formed. A coiled giant serpent descended from the sky. Its serpentine eyes swept over everyone present, and when it examined Lord Eamon, Gulveig, and the Barbarian Ancestor, it instinctively felt fear.
These people were all qualified to contend with powerful Gods.
Especially Lord Eamon, who was rumored to have already stepped into the eleventh level with half a foot and had killed the Earth Demon Lord. Seeing him in person, he was indeed unfathomable.
Lord Eamon smiled like a chief examiner, "I only ask one question, does your Excellency sincerely wish to join Nora, or do you have other intentions?"
The End Serpent answered truthfully, "I sincerely wish to join, because I know that only here will I have a chance to survive."
What followed was an intense question-and-answer session.
Everyone spoke one after another, and even though the End Serpent was a tenth-level powerhouse, it was often nervous and stammered. Who among those present wasn't a tenth-level being... except for Levi.
Finally, the Legendary Wizards and Barbarian Race powerhouses looked at each other, and it was clear that they had a basic level of trust in the End Serpent.
Lord Eamon extended his hand and said, "Welcome, Despair Monarch."
The End Serpent breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Just call me End Mr. from now on. From today onwards, I will no longer be the Despair Monarch."
One year later.
Nora Calendar 1596.
Nightmare World.
Great Territory of Despair.
Under the red and black Sky, the End Serpent looked at the territory below, as well as the endless flesh forests, its eyes resolute.
Rumble! As it relinquished its identity as a Nightmare Lord, the Flesh Boundary Mountain trembled, and the true name of Yermongard gradually faded.
Before long, this vast territory would become an unowned land, and everything it had built up in the Nightmare World over the years would cease to exist.
"Oh, Yermongard, where are you planning to go?"
Above the high Sky, a woman's figure suddenly appeared. She crossed her arms, and her smile was so sinister that it sent chills down one's spine.
"Where I go? Do I need to report to you?"
The giant serpent raised its eyes, its tone calm.
But its heart skipped a beat, thinking that it had come after all. The Supreme Will in the dark instinctively sensed its betrayal and immediately sent these native Lords to deal with it... Sure enough, there are no free lunches in the world.
"Are you trying to avoid conscription and hide?"
Heaven Swallowing Demon Lord stretched, exuding a terrifying late-stage tenth level aura, her cherry lips slightly parted, her scarlet tongue darting out to lick her lips, saliva slightly dripping.
"So what if it is?"
"Truly an ungrateful dog."
Heaven Swallowing Demon Lord opened her slender hand, her palm a black hole-like vortex, from which emerged a lamprey-like mouth full of teeth.
The power of Gluttony swept through the heavens and the earth, shattering the surrounding hundreds of thousands of miles like tofu, all matter being sucked into it, only the giant serpent's body could barely resist.
The End Serpent rapidly spun, shaking off the terrifying suction, its form transforming into a streak of dark light, shooting towards the distance.
"This is the Nightmare World, where do you think you can escape to?"
In the distance, two illusory, mirage-like, dark and damp stone walls appeared, stretching endlessly, forming a strange alley leading to who knows where. A slender and pale beautiful youth leaned against the alley entrance, hands in pockets.
"Dark Alley Lord, are you also going to stop me?"
The End Serpent halted, coldly saying.
This one's strength was also early tenth level, but he was considered an old-timer among the lords, his foundation deeper than its own.
"You shouldn't have betrayed us."
The beautiful youth said faintly, full of yin energy.
"Yermongard, stay, you have already offended that one in the Star Realm, if you offend us as well, is there any place under the heavens for you to find refuge?"
A decaying voice came, the air unknowingly filled with a rotten aura, green-brown foul water flowing from the cracks in the red and black Sky Dome, bloated corpses floating down with the current, swaying as they stood up, numbering in the hundreds of millions.
On the Flesh Boundary Mountain, mountain-like, beige pustules began to bulge. These scalp-numbing pustules exploded with a pop, pop, pop, flowing out yellow-white matter that coalesced and surged into the sky.
Rot Lord descended, exuding a mid-stage tenth level aura.
These former subordinates had all been secretly killed by Levi. The death of a ninth level overlord was not something they cared much about, but face was very important. Therefore, Heaven Swallowing Demon Lord had easily persuaded the two to agree to the expedition to Nora.
The dark walls rapidly expanded, sealing everything off.
Rotten matter gathered into a sea, surging forth.
Countless tentacles flew out from Heaven Swallowing Demon Lord's body, each ending in a blood basin-like mouth, attacking the giant serpent.
In desperation, a group of colorful butterflies fluttered and swirled, forming a circle of light, covering the giant serpent's head.
Nora's reinforcements had arrived, and the End Serpent was overjoyed, its head diving into it.
"Where do you think you're going?!"
Heaven Swallowing Demon Lord's tentacles wrapped around its body, binding it tightly. With a sudden force, the giant serpent's body uncontrollably fell back out.
"Let go!"
No matter how the End Serpent struggled and bit Heaven Swallowing Demon Lord, the latter ignored it with laughter, the suction of the tentacles growing stronger.
At the critical moment, from the other side of the light gate, a weathered hand reached out, grabbing the serpent's head and pulling it out, followed by six mythical-level behemoth phantoms roaring and tearing apart the tentacles wrapped around the serpent's body.
"Will of Azure Sky? Since you're here, stay together!"
Heaven Swallowing Demon Lord's head rapidly expanded to the size of a star. Having lived for so long, it was the first time it had seen someone dare to snatch someone in the Nightmare World.
Suddenly, a figure in a scarlet robe appeared on the other side of the light gate, a great sun rising in his palm, causing the star-like giant head to slam on the brakes, deflating like a balloon, flying to a distant place before stabilizing.
"Eamon?"
Heaven Swallowing Demon Lord returned to human form, her eyes twitching, her chest heaving.
That was close, she almost got smashed to death by a sun.
They had only guessed that Despair Monarch, this outsider, would avoid the war, but they never expected that this serpent would actually defect to Nora?
Was it blind? Or was its brain waterlogged? Abandoning its position as a Nightmare Lord to mingle with a group of people with no future.
The other two Nightmare Lords retreated a long distance without a word, confronting the figure in the scarlet robe. Lord Eamon didn't say a word, turning and disappearing into the light gate.
"This Yermongard is truly grasping at straws."
"Hurrying to Nora to die, is it... Could it be that it thinks Nora, having won three wars against the Abyss, is truly qualified to be mentioned in the same breath as us?"
Heaven Swallowing Demon Lord said, "Forget about it, the Nightmare World doesn't lack one of it, let's continue our plan, summon more Nightmare Lords, and give Nora a painful lesson! Let's make Yermongard regret it with practical actions!"
The lords quickly departed.
Before the Gate of Radiance disappeared, an arm clad in black armor reached in, grabbed a snake scale that had fallen off during the great battle, and swiftly retracted.
Sauron Continent.
The End Serpent, still shaken, gazed at the blue sky and white clouds so different from the Nightmare World, gradually relaxing. It breathed deeply, its forked tongue flicking wildly, showing none of the composure expected of a tenth-level powerhouse.
"Thank you, thank you all."
Lord Eamon smiled:
"It's our duty, and thank you for your trust."
"I didn't expect that Lord Eamon's mere appearance would scare away the fearless Heaven Swallowing Demon Lord. Admirable, truly admirable," the giant serpent complimented.
The Will of Azure Sky, with his hands clasped behind his back, sighed inwardly: I'm getting old. If I hadn't cut myself, the Heaven Swallowing Demon Lord wouldn't have been able to withstand a single punch from me.
Suddenly, the End Serpent felt a warm current surge through its entire body. The serpent body, injured by the Heaven Swallowing Demon Lord, began to slowly recover, leaving only the scale-less area difficult to heal. This wasn't an ordinary snake scale; it involved a trace of the power of origin.
It was the Twilight Hall Master, his palm filled with a green light, healing it. His face was slightly pale, clearly indicating that this was extremely strenuous.
"Phew, almost done. It's just that, with my realm, this scale of origin is difficult to heal. How do you feel now?" Levi said, slightly out of breath.
He wasn't faking it; he was genuinely tired. Healing a tenth-level being was completely different from healing a ninth-level one. The Azure Emperor Dragon power within him was almost completely exhausted.
"Thank you, Lord Levi, for saving me a lot of time in healing."
The End Serpent felt warmth in its heart. This Twilight Hall Master seemed like a rough fellow, but he was surprisingly considerate. The next moment, Levi opened his palm, revealing a pitch-black scale with concentric rings, saying, "This is your scale. I saw you were only focused on escaping and forgot to pick it up."
The End Serpent glanced sideways. The Legendary Wizards were either chatting or dispersing. Lord Eamon was looking at it, seemingly with something else to discuss.
It laughed: "Hahaha, it's nothing, just a mere scale of origin. I'll give it to you. If it weren't for your introduction, today's matter wouldn't have been possible."
That's what you call generosity, that's what you call magnanimity!
Levi didn't engage in any false modesty. He sincerely thanked him: "Then I won't be polite. Thank you, sir."
After the pleasantries, Lord Eamon led the End Serpent to the Supreme Council. The next step would likely be discussing the addition of the 25th seat.
Levi returned to the Ancient Dragon Continent, satisfied.
"Hehehe, a tenth-level mythical-grade origin snake scale, what a treasure."
Although he was still some time away from the tenth level, he had to prepare the materials for upgrading his divine weapon and Wizard Tower in advance. This snake scale was most suitable as a material for reforging the Nightmare Helmet.
One year later.
The Supreme Council announced three major items to the entire territory:
First, the mythical-grade existence "End Master" has joined the Supreme Council, becoming the glorious 25th seat, and will hold an important position in the Nora military.
Second, the "Nightmare Command" is temporarily established. Lord Eamon will serve as the minister, Daydream Believer, End Master, and Blue Dream Star Master will serve as deputy ministers, and the Twilight Hall Master will serve as an advisor.
Third, the entire population should continue to prepare for battle. No matter who the next enemy is, Nora will fight to the end.
The announcement of these three major items shook the entire population.
The first item was fine; even a tree could join the council, so a snake was normal.
However, the establishment of the "Nightmare Command" was self-explanatory... the Nightmare World was about to launch an invasion against Nora. Having just repelled the demons, now came the Nightmare Creatures, truly leaving no time to breathe.
Most importantly, would the demons take this opportunity to cooperate with the Nightmare World? Would the Myriad Races Council, which was already on the verge of disbanding, make a comeback?
People were panicking, and rumors were spreading.
The members of the Ancient Dragon Continent were no exception. Because many of them worked in the Nightmare World and felt this atmosphere, Levi summoned the high-level members.
Elena, Triss, the Twilight Eighteen Knights, Garcia, Zhou Holy Emperor... a group of powerhouses arrived one after another at the Emperor Palace.
"Lord, are we going to war with the Nightmare World?"
"What about the Black Dragon Territory? Should we evacuate?"
Everyone had been to the Nightmare World and directly experienced how unfathomable and terrifying this behemoth world was. It was impossible not to worry.
Levi said, "First of all, the Nightmare World might launch an attack against us, but the specific situation is still unclear. However, we must prepare for war. Secondly, the Black Dragon Territory will operate as normal, maintaining vigilance. The Daydream Believer and I will keep a close eye on it. If anything happens, I will tell everyone to log off. Safety first."
At the same time.
Yellow Earth Continent.
The former site of Mirror Lake.
At the abandoned site of the Dreamland Spire, the Daydream Believer descended with two Great Wizards. He opened the Magic Array sealing this place and arrived at a space distortion. Red and black light flowed out.
"Protect me. I'm going to destroy this place."
Destroying the space node wouldn't stop the Nightmare invasion, but it could buy some time. Moreover, as native existences of the spiritual plane, it would cost them to descend their true bodies into the material plane.
In the short term, the Nightmare army would not appear in Nora.
Darkness Zone.
Pazuzu listened to the information from Nora, his expression becoming serious.
"The Nightmare World is also entering the game?"
The Shadow Demon Queen laughed:
"Good thing. Should we let the Slumber Emperor take a trip to the Nightmare World and see if we can bring the Nightmare Lords into our camp?"
The Slumber Emperor was a Lord of the 401st layer of the Abyss and a subordinate of Eternal Slumber. His main body was a level ten mid-stage Sleep Demon who joined the Bloody Battle during the second full-scale invasion war. As a Sleep Demon, he could freely travel through the Nightmare World.
"Not yet. Let's wait and see. We need to recuperate for a while after our recent losses. Let's leave Nora to the Nightmare World for now."
Pazuzu said with a sinister smile.
"What if Nora is taken? We paid so much. How can we let the Nightmare World profit?" The Shadow Demon Queen frowned.
Pazuzu: "You're overthinking it. Nora isn't that easy to take. After three failures, I suddenly realized that it's not that we didn't do well enough... it's that Nora has been performing exceptionally because it has the help of the Will of Azure Sky, and we don't."
The Shadow Demon Queen suddenly understood.
"I see. That makes sense, but it's even more troublesome. Although the Darkness Zone can't do anything to our Abyss, if it supports Nora, it will add a lot of resistance to us."
"That's why we should let the Nightmare World come and stir up the water, making the entire Multiverse a mess. Wouldn't that be wonderful!"
Darkness Temple.
The figures of four ancient beings emerged. After the Void Great Emperor left, the End Dragon Bird and Red Crow brothers also left one after another. The remaining four were either unable to leave or had made up their minds. In any case, the imminent Nightmare invasion of Nora was good news for them. The Dark Sun Overlord, who had not spoken for a long time, said:
"I said long ago that the rise of Nora would inevitably touch the existing structure. We only need to watch from the sidelines. If there is an opportunity, we will take action and get a share. If there is no opportunity, we will remain silent and protect ourselves. With two behemoths entering the field at the same time, Nora is doomed."
Star Realm.
Proud Sun Plateau, behind the Gate of Radiance.
On the warm throne surrounded by holy light, Ramon's divine eyes looked forward.
A goddess wearing a pure white holy robe and with a gentle expression walked over. She carried a long sword condensed from the light of dawn on her back and lowered her noble head.
"Heavenly Father, the Earth Mother is visiting."
"Rise."
This goddess was the Dawn Goddess, Ramon's daughter, who held the Divine Authority of Dawn, a variant of Light.
In the ancient era, she was a Medium Divine Power, and now her Strength was approaching the threshold of Great Divine Power. She was Ramon's most important follower and right-hand man. Her title of Dawn Master also originated from this goddess. Compared to this elder sister, the Twilight Sun God Atu was too young.
Before long, a woman in a simple linen robe, with a compassionate face, jade-like skin, and bare feet, descended gracefully.
The Dawn Goddess said, "Greetings, Mother Goddess."
The woman in the linen robe nodded slightly and looked at Ramon, saying, "Did you see? The End Serpent has left the Nightmare World and come to Nora. Now is a great opportunity to deal with the blasphemer!"
"I saw it."
"We can negotiate with Lord Eamon. Make him hand over the End Serpent."
"Wait a moment."
"Why wait? That blasphemer killed the [Dual Divine Holy Child] we painstakingly nurtured and devoured billions of believers. Have you forgotten?"
"Of course not, but the timing isn't right."
"Are you afraid of Lord Eamon?"
"I'm just prioritizing the bigger picture. The Dark Insect Race calamity isn't over yet, and the Barbarian Ancestor needs us..."
Moreover, Lord Eamon is indeed very strong. The Earth Demon Lord's strength was no weaker than this being who holds the most [Earth] Divine Authority, yet he was still annihilated by Lord Eamon.
The Heavenly Father doesn't want to be a conspicuous target at this critical juncture.
Of course, He does hate the End Serpent!
The Dual Divine Holy Child was the offspring that He and the Mother Goddess, two powerful Gods, spent an ancient era and countless Divine Power to nurture. The resources used on them were incalculable, and they were the key for Him and the Mother Goddess to attempt to reach a higher level.
"Alright, I understand."
The Mother Goddess's voice was low, and she left somewhat dispirited.
Unlike Ramon, this powerful God not only has the natural innate Divine Authority of [Earth], but also the acquired Divine Authority called [Motherhood].
This caused Her, who originally lacked emotions, to be immersed in the pain of losing Her child all day long. But if She were to give up the [Motherhood] Divine Authority, She would be reluctant.
This was obtained after painstakingly devouring a God of Love and Compassionate Mother of medium Divine Power. Now, in the Star Realm, the natural innate Divine Authority is becoming increasingly scarce and insufficient. This kind of acquired Divine Authority is key.
Therefore, if She wants to clear Her mind, there is only one plan: kill the End Serpent and turn it into Her Divine Servant, Her adopted son, so that She can satisfy Her overflowing maternal radiance! But the child's father's indifference made this mother disheartened. She decided to personally descend Her avatar and negotiate with Lord Eamon, using the power of the Star Realm as a bargaining chip.
Now, Nora is about to face wars against both the Abyss and the Nightmare World at the same time. She doesn't believe that Lord Eamon would really oppose the Star Realm for the sake of a mythical creature! These are three behemoths!
Time flies, and another three years pass.
Nora Calendar 1600.
Nightmare Command.
Levi, Daydream Believer, Blue Dream Star Master, and other high-level figures are discussing the upcoming troop deployment matters. The Legendary Wizards are worried that his Black Dragon Territory will be retaliated against by the Nightmare Lords, losing the Nightmare World territory.
Levi said it didn't matter.
After a thousand years of management, the Ancient Dragon Continent and the Dreamland Spire have accumulated a huge amount of Nightmare Creature materials, enough to use for hundreds of years in the future.
Moreover, he can also enter the [Ash World], which used to be the dark side of the universe, as a Lord. At that time, there will be so many fragments and so many Nightmare Creatures to choose from. No matter how powerful the Nightmare Lords are, they won't be able to manage it all.
In short, the worst outcome is losing the Black Dragon Territory.
He was mentally prepared for it.
The only thing he is more worried about is the Nightmare Creature veterans in his territory, such as Nine Infants, Butcher, Khorne Overlord, and the like. Their true bodies are all in the Nightmare World. If they die, then it's really over.
Daydream Believer suggested that Levi start with the [Nine Realms of Submergence], allowing Levi to be independent of the Nightmare World and create a temporary dream space of his own.
Although Nightmare Creatures cannot develop normally here, it is no problem to allow their true bodies to descend and preserve their strength, waiting for the future when they have the strength to think of other ways.
As for now, if he is worried about the safety of his subordinates, he can temporarily place them in Daydream Believer's demiplane, the [Visionary Dreamscape].
While everyone was discussing enthusiastically, Lord Eamon suddenly raised his eyes to look at the Sky Dome, and his figure disappeared.
At an infinitely high altitude, vast starlight converged into a stairway to heaven, and surging Divine Power swept through. A figure carrying a star-gauze long skirt stepped down step by step. Her face was compassionate, with a smile on Her face, standing barefoot, Her posture elegant, full of maternal radiance.
Lord Eamon stood with his hands behind his back, his red robe billowing in the wind, and smiled:
"What wind has blown the Mother Goddess here?"