5: Chapter 5 Even the Abyss is not an option
As a B-Level Weird Tale, the Endless Nightmare was definitely a top-tier terrifying existence in Linhai City.
How many Psionic Users had been left begging for life and death in the nightmares it wove, only to have their Mental Energy sucked dry, turning them into despairing mummies.
Just now next door, it had indeed lost some face.
The auras of those three people were too terrifying; it had no choice but to run.
But that didn't matter.
It had a new target now.
It slowly crawled up to the head of the bed, opened its mouth full of fangs, and bit down toward the boy's neck.
"Don't move, little baby. Uncle is going to take you to a nice place..."
"You can have anything in your dreams."
Just as that mouth was about to touch his skin.
The boy, who had been fast asleep, slowly opened his eyes.
In those calm, pitch-black eyes, there was no fear, no panic, only a heart-stopping depth.
"Where do you want to take me?"
Su Yun rolled over and looked at the Endless Nightmare.
The nightmare froze.
Its mind went completely blank.
It felt a majestic power slowly rising from the boy in front of it, who didn't show a single ripple of psionic fluctuation.
It was an existence emptier than the Void Realm and more terrifying than the abyss.
Just a sliver of leaking aura made it, a B-Level Weird Tale, feel a sense of collapse from the depths of its Soul.
Run!
It wanted to scream; it wanted to run away.
It wanted to carry a train away in the middle of the night just to escape this cursed house!
But when it tried to wriggle its body, it discovered in despair that countless purple-black tentacles had silently grown out of the corner of this seemingly ordinary room at some point.
The tentacles were covered in closed eyes and tiny teeth, completely sealing off its escape route.
[You are subjected to a High-Order Gaze]
[SAN Value: 99...60...30...0]
Only at this moment did this B-Level Weird Tale sadly realize that in its entire life... no, in eight lifetimes combined, it had never been this unlucky!
"No... you're not human... you're..."
The nightmare's shattered consciousness screamed in despair inside its mind.
Su Yun sat up, the corners of his mouth slowly splitting open, accompanied by the sound of tearing flesh.
His mouth split open all the way to his ears again, revealing a terrifying row of teeth.
This was the Slit-Mouthed Woman's ability. For Su Yun, it was somewhat useful, but not by much—it only slightly increased his eating speed.
"Since you're here, stay and be a midnight snack."
Su Yun reached out and pinned down the nightmare's twisted body directly.
The illusory tentacles swarmed forward, instantly tearing the B-Level Weird Tale to shreds.
There was no grand battle.
Only a one-sided feeding.
The nightmare's vast energy felt like some kind of melt-in-the-mouth jelly in Su Yun's mouth.
When he ate the Slit-Mouthed Woman before, he was almost discovered by his older sister.
This time, he would devour it completely without leaving a single trace.
[Devour Successful: Endless Nightmare (B-Level Weird Tale)]
[Strange Talk Sequence 000: Lord of Blind Idiot God]
[Growth: 26/100]
[Acquired New Skill: Lord of Dreams (B-Level)]
[Effect: Forcefully enter the target's subconscious dream, control the rules of the dream, read memory fragments, and absorb the opponent's power!]
It increased by 25% all at once!
Su Yun licked his lips. The cracks on his face healed rapidly, and his expression instantly switched back to that of a pure and simple high schooler.
"As expected of a B-Level, it's much better than that malnourished Slit-Mouthed Woman."
He glanced in the direction of his sister's room next door.
Although the nightmare had been eaten, through his dream-entry ability, he sensed that his sister still seemed to be having a nightmare?
Su Yun rubbed his chin.
"I just learned a new skill, so I might as well go help Sister fix her dream in a bit."
...
Meanwhile, the struggle outside the door finally came to an end.
Lin Wanqing held the half-cooled glass of milk, the coldness in her eyes gradually fading.
In her perception, that filthy, viscous nightmare aura suddenly vanished.
"It ran pretty fast."
Lin Wanqing snorted in her mind, a smile playing at the corners of her lips.
"At least you knew what's good for you and sensed my Holy Light pressure. If you were a second later, I would have purified you into ashes."
She turned around and gave Su Jianguo, who was still stubbornly blocking the door, a cold face.
"Alright, stop standing here like a statue. Yaoyao is already asleep, so I won't disturb her."
Su Jianguo was also stunned, his nostrils twitching slightly.
As a legendary Monster Hunter, his sharp perception returned the exact same result.
The Strange Tales aura had plummeted to zero.
"Indeed."
Su Jianguo's tense muscles relaxed, and he couldn't help but give himself a mental thumbs-up.
Is this what a master is? I didn't even make a move, yet just my Evil Qi scared a B-Level Weird Tale out of its wits. Heh, Old Su, oh Old Su, you've still got it!
He scratched his head, pretending to be simple-minded. "Fallen fast asleep? Look, it's the middle of the night. Let's head back to our room and not disturb the kids."
"Get back to your study!"
"That's what you get for arguing with me today!"
Lin Wanqing let out a soft snort and turned to walk downstairs gracefully, her back exuding the aura of a master who hides their achievements.
"Ah, alright! Yes, my dear wife!"
Su Jianguo replied cheerfully.
The couple, each harboring a mysterious confidence of "I am the best in the world," left the scene in satisfaction.
Silence returned to the hallway once more.
But beneath this silence, undercurrents raged.
After returning to the study, Su Jianguo did not rest.
He locked the door behind him, pressed gently behind the bookcase, and a hidden compartment popped open.
Inside, there were no gold or silver treasures, but a pitch-black bulletproof trench coat, a heavy revolver wrapped in runes, and a pair of combat boots covered in ash.
"Even though you were scared off, since you dared to target my daughter, you will die even if you flee to the ends of the earth."
Su Jianguo put on his gear, his movements so sharp he seemed like a completely different person.
He pushed open the window, leaped out, and disappeared into the night.
On the other side.
Su Qing, hiding behind the door next door, had also sensed all of this.
The jagged shadows beneath her feet slowly smoothed out.
"Hmph, coward."
The young girl curled her lips tsundere-ly and patted her chest. "It must have been scared senseless by this Young Miss's peerless aura. Sigh, how lonely it is to be invincible, I can't even find a punching bag to practice on."
However, Su Qing made the same choice as Old Su.
Pulling out a pair of specially-made black gloves from the compartment of her schoolbag, she pushed open her bedroom window.
"Shadow, sniff its scent, find it, and tear it to shreds."
The young girl murmured softly, and the shadow beneath her feet surged out of the window like a tide.
Inside the master bedroom.
Lin Wanqing was not as impulsive as her husband and daughter.
She sat gracefully in front of the vanity, looking at her reflection in the mirror.
Although that filthy aura had vanished, after calming her mind, she realized things were not that simple.
As the former Saintess of the Holy Region, the dimension of her perception far exceeded that of ordinary people.
"It didn't escape, it... died?"
"Who on earth did it?"
"There's another master?"
"Forget it, it doesn't matter. At least the person who acted bears no ill will."
Lin Wanqing tapped the tabletop with her slender fingers, frowning slightly as she muttered to herself.
"The speed of this world's collapse is getting faster and faster. Even a little bug like this dares to break into our home. It seems the Seal on Linhai City won't hold for much longer."
Unlike Su Jianguo and Su Qing, her eyes were filled with a worldly-wise calmness and the deep concern of a mother.
She pulled out a specially-made, ancient-looking, silver-white communicator from the bottom of her jewelry box and dialed a secret number.
The call went through, and there was a reverent silence on the other end.
"It's me."
Lin Wanqing's voice was as cold as ice, completely devoid of the gentleness she showed her family earlier. "Has the Holy Region's reinforcement at those three Anchor Points not arrived yet?"
The other side seemed to be explaining something in fear and trepidation.
"I don't care what excuses you have."
Lin Wanqing interrupted coldly, her eyes sharp.
"The Strange Tales fluctuations in Linhai City are rising exponentially. Starting tomorrow, deploy two High-Rank Arbitrators to lurk around the Su family home. Focus on protecting my family, especially my son Su Yun. Under no circumstances must those filthy things disturb his College Entrance Exam."
Hanging up the phone, she stood up and walked to the window. A barely perceptible golden glow seeped from her fingertips, drawing a fleeting rune on the glass.
"No one can destroy this peace, not even the abyss."