280: Another way to hack the brain

Chapter 280: Another Method of Invading the Brain

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Hours later, at midnight, the hot spring pool was still filled with mist.

Victoria nestled in Dick's arms, her originally icy face now showing a hint of charm.

Looking up at Dick's handsome face, Victoria felt a little dazed.

Just by looking at his face, Dick was clearly a slightly green youth, but his eyes were like an ancient well, containing the calm of countless vicissitudes.

Victoria had seen such eyes before, on an Elf who had lived for nearly ten thousand years, and was also an old professor who had traveled the world.

That old Elf had traveled for thousands of years, leaving his footprints on all Nine Continents. Emperor Kaiye treated him as an honored guest, respectfully discussing everything under the sun with him.

Victoria was also present at the time. She listened to the old Elf recount various experiences and interesting stories, her heart filled with infinite longing.

The old Elf had seen life and death part ways, experienced countless fortunes and misfortunes. The calmness in his eyes was one of release, a release of emotions towards everything.

But Dick didn't have that kind of release. The calmness in his eyes was more like... fearlessness, as if he could control everything.

This was a captivating aura of invincibility, forming Dick's unique charm, as if following him meant being able to overcome all obstacles and push through all difficulties.

"Why are you staring at my eyes like that, with such a lovesick look? Have you fallen in love with me?"

Dick's sudden remark made Victoria panic. She subconsciously denied loudly, "Who, who has a lovesick look? I will never easily fall in love with anyone..."

"Oh?"

Dick chuckled, a glimmer flashing in his eyes. At this moment, that unique charm was amplified, making it difficult for Victoria to look away.

She could clearly feel that Dick's every subtle movement could stir her heart.

When facing Dick, Victoria completely lost her usual composure and quick wit.

For example, with Dick's joke just now, Victoria could have retorted, using more emotionally intelligent and clever words to respond.

Instead, she was like a rabbit in a panic, her heart wavering, arguing fiercely, appearing utterly flustered.

"Hmm, let me get this straight. So, you clearly don't love me, yet you've been with me for several hours..."

"Transaction, it's just a transaction!"

Victoria immediately retorted, but the flush on her face betrayed her completely, making her denial seem pale and weak.

But as soon as she finished speaking, Victoria regretted it.

Why did she deny it outright?

Since Dick liked to hear it, she should just say it. It wouldn't take much effort, so why be so flustered like this?

Since childhood, to handle various social interactions, Victoria had to say all sorts of pleasantries, and even lie, almost every day.

It's just a few sweet words, right? She could say a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand of them! Let this Princess nauseate you to death!

"I, I..."

But looking at Dick's half-smiling expression, Victoria's words got stuck in her throat, unable to say another word.

"Sigh, how heartless. We were just so inseparable, Princess..."

Listening to Dick's sigh, Victoria looked conflicted, but in the end, she just turned her head away and whispered, "Royal Family's emotions are... just that cold."

"But I see, Princess is quite hot now, sweating all over."

As soon as Dick spoke, Victoria realized her body temperature was a bit high, and her cheeks and skin were flushed.

"It's because of the hot spring. We've been here for several hours, it's normal to sweat..."

Victoria's heart was in a mess. She knew she didn't need to be stubborn, but the sweet words were stuck in her throat.

She knew she just needed to casually say a few words to get by, just like when she talked grandly with nobles on a normal day...

But the reality was, Victoria didn't even dare to look at Dick more than once. A strong emotion was stifled in her heart, almost exploding.

"Princess, you..."

"It's a transaction! Only a transaction! All transactions!"

As if to convince herself, Victoria shouted loudly, struggling to get out of Dick's arms.

"Alright, alright, it's a transaction between us," Dick was a bit speechless, not wanting to dwell on it. He forcefully changed the subject, "I want to talk to you about other things."

Hearing this, Victoria felt a tightness in her chest, an unprecedented sense of loneliness washing over her.

But Victoria was the one who brought it up, so she couldn't say much.

"Hmph, we can talk about other things later. I... I wasn't satisfied just now!"

"Huh?"

Dick's mouth twitched. Not long ago, Victoria's teary-eyed appearance was still vivid in his memory.

"Princess, it's very late now. Let's do it tomorrow..."

"No, I want it now," Victoria folded her arms across her chest and said coldly, "Or are you saying you can't anymore?"

"..."

Dick pursed his lips. Such a shallow provocation would be hard to fool a child.

"Victoria, are you sure?"

Hearing Dick call her name directly again, Victoria felt inexplicably happy. She subconsciously wanted more of this feeling.

"Of course, let me see your skills."

Seeing Victoria's challenging and charming smile, Dick gently shook his head.

This time, even if you scream until your throat is hoarse, I won't go easy on you.

Meanwhile, a female ghost was floating above the hot spring pool. Although she could ignore gravity, her exaggerated ample bosom still hung heavily, creating a strong sense of oppression.

Hours ago, Anberer'er was ordered by Dick to observe from above, with the purpose of learning another method of Nightmare invading the brain.

Unlike in the Amiya Imperial Palace dungeon, the prerequisite for invading the brain tonight was not extreme fear, but extreme lust!

Dick wanted Victoria to completely sink into pleasure. Under the dual pleasure of mind and body, she would reach a state where her mental defenses were completely disintegrated, thus allowing for the invasion of her brain.

In fact, any emotion reaching its extreme can cause rationality to collapse.

Dick was very strict with everyone under his command. Anberer'er, as the only ghost, had to master multiple ways of invading the brain.

After all, everyone's weaknesses and circumstances are different, so the methods of invasion naturally vary. For example, for Victoria at this moment, extreme lust was the most suitable.

As a pure girl who had just lost her purity, compared to fear, lust was an emotion that was easier to reach its extreme, making it easier to disintegrate her mental defenses.

But the awkward thing was, Anberer'er was a virgin in her life. Her only practical experience was going into the woods with Dick in the memory space.

Although Anberer'er had wandered around the Academy at night during her years as a bound spirit and seen a lot of the students' rich "night life," this didn't mean she could do it too.

At this moment, Anberer'er was watching below with great interest, occasionally letting out exclamations, praising Dick's technique and approach, feeling greatly enlightened.

"Don't just watch," Dick suddenly transmitted his voice, "You have to remember it with your mind, you have to understand it, you have to master it, you have to know how to use it!"

Anberer'er was still too weak. She couldn't solo. She couldn't invade a brain by herself; she needed Dick to assist her.

Originally, all these operations should have been completed by Anberer'er alone. She should have independently created dreams to disintegrate Victoria's mental defenses.

But Anberer'er's business ability as a Nightmare was too poor. The dreams she created by herself were too childish.

Let alone a future Empress with a will like steel like Victoria, even ordinary people could probably withstand the test.

However, this was unavoidable. After all, no Nightmare was born capable of perfectly invading the brain. Experience couldn't appear out of thin air. One had to learn more, practice more, and try more to become stronger.

"Oh, I know..."

Listening to Anberer'er's weak response, Dick snorted, "From now on, every time I sleep, you have to try to invade my brain. Anger, fear, lust... you can use any emotion to create dreams."

"Anberer'er, I want to see your progress, otherwise I don't mind cultivating another ghost!"

Although the Dream Rogue sequence was rare, if Anberer'er was truly too weak to be helped, Dick could take the trouble to personally create a new one.

Hearing this, Anberer'er was immediately startled. She quickly moved closer to Dick and said tremblingly, "I, I can do it, I will definitely work hard, but invading Master... isn't that a bit too difficult..."

Anberer'er originally thought Dick would arrange low-difficulty targets like Mina or Xiao Nai, but she never expected it to be Dick himself right from the start.

In Anberer'er's view, Dick's will had reached a certain level of firmness. Invading his brain was no different from hitting a rock with an egg!

"I don't expect you to succeed, but only by personally experiencing your invasion can I better find the shortcomings and give corresponding guidance to help you improve!"

Let alone Anberer'er, this rookie Nightmare, even the pinnacle of her sequence, the Dreamless Great Emperor, couldn't disintegrate his mental defenses.

The only one who could truly make him collapse and break through his defenses was probably that woman.