All Things Are Contracts

Chapter 274: Crisis in the Myriad Spirits Realm

In a small border town in the Myriad Spirits Realm, the patrol team was resting at a post station. It was late at night, and their duty was only to clear out low-level Nightmares and ensure there were no Nightmares around the city.

The bald general scratched his head, looking at the table full of dishes without appetite. “It’s strange, how did these Nightmares suddenly disappear without a trace?”

A nearby soldier didn’t dare to pick up his chopsticks, seeing the general not eating. “General, shouldn’t we be happy that there are fewer Nightmares?”

“What do you know? The Nightmares have been rampant for so long, how could they suddenly vanish? I’m afraid they’re planning something big. I need to report this up the chain quickly. You all eat first, don’t mind me.” The general left a table of subordinates and returned to his room alone to write a report.

Meanwhile, countless letters were being gathered from various cities in the Myriad Spirits Realm to their capitals, and then consolidated at the Academy City, the administrative center of the entire Myriad Spirits Realm.

Thunder Lord, Wind Lord, and others were troubled by the numerous reports gathered. “The Nightmares from all over the world seem to have disappeared overnight. They’re not attacking towns, and even remote villages have no trace of them. This doesn’t seem like a good thing. I suspect they’re accumulating strength, preparing for something big,” Wind Lord speculated.

Pill Taoist nodded, “According to their replies, not only the low-level Nightmares but also the King-level, Lord-level, and Great Lord-level Nightmares seem to have disappeared, no longer active. The Nightmare race must be planning something big this time.”

“I’m worried about this point too. The problem is we don’t know the Nightmare race’s target. There are so many cities in the Myriad Spirits Realm. If the Nightmares concentrate their forces to attack a certain city, I’m afraid only the Academy City and the capitals of various countries can hold out until reinforcements arrive. What are they up to?” Thunder Lord said with concern.

Suddenly, Pill Taoist spoke up, “I received a special letter from the Night Watcher of Night City. It’s a warning letter. He said the Nightmares might concentrate their forces to attack the Academy City, telling us to make early preparations.”

Thunder Lord widened his eyes, looking confused, “How is this possible? Unless the Nightmare race has gone mad, the Academy City is now the safest place in the world. What gives them the courage to target the Academy City?”

“Let’s do this: we’ll open up the existing teleportation arrays to ensure smooth communication between the Academy City and the outside world. Although maintaining the teleportation arrays requires a lot of resources, now is clearly not the time to economize. If the Nightmare race really plans to have a decisive battle with humanity at the Academy City, we’re not unprepared,” Thunder Lord suggested.

Ascetic Monk then appeared, saying, “The strength of senior Night Watcher is as vast as the ocean, unfathomable. Perhaps he has even surpassed the Goddess. His words cannot be ignored.”

Everyone was in an uproar, as Ascetic Monk’s words implied that the Night Watcher’s strength might have surpassed the Illumination Goddess, a figure beyond their comprehension.

“Humanity has always been treading on thin ice, yet always manages to turn danger into safety and continue to multiply. I believe those hidden human powerhouses are the key,” Ascetic Monk sighed.

Meanwhile, in a deep mountain somewhere in the Myriad Spirits Realm, all the captured alchemists were refining a kind of evil pill day and night, under the command of the long-silent Night Lord. Night Lord was planning to make the Corpse Emperor awaken prematurely, in order to see the two great empires of Eastern Country and Morning Sun Country completely destroyed.