Chapter 288: Nightmare Preparation

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The deep of the night, silent, the Mechanical Workshop. Yuri, seated in his wheelchair, was discussing design with Yi Chen, using his personal maid as an intermediary. At the same time, he had Yi Chen strip completely and spread his arms and legs in a “big-character” pose to compare with the new design drawings in a 1:1 detail comparison. They spent the entire night finalizing the draft;following this, they would attempt to produce maids similar to Yi Chen’s body structure. After the discussion ended, Yuri seemed to have something else in mind and took Yi Chen to a closed room, one that could suppress his killing aura. The personal maid and the wheelchair were left outside. Yuri, with his bald look and clad in a dark red suit paired that included red shoes with metal skull engravings, a black shirt and a red-eyed skull tie, could even induce fear in his fellow gentlemen upon their first meeting. He adjusted his sleeves and fixed his tie. William, who was in the same room, had grown accustomed to the situation although his facial features were bloodied by the aura of slaughter, yet he appeared quite at ease. Yuri took a deep breath after unraveling the last bandage, “Sigh~ I spend an hour here every day to rest, after all, being constantly confined to a wheelchair is quite uncomfortable. Well, let’s talk business now. I’ve decided to keep the ‘Education State’ for the seven maids who initially contacted you… I want to see if self-growth is possible once their self-limitations are lifted. If anything goes awry, I’ll notify you to intervene.” “No problem, they are to some extent completely free, only maintaining a teacher-student relationship with me. As long as I am not present, their actions, except for Seeking Knowledge, are no different from usual.” “Hmm, second matter. I recently received information that the organization is preparing to delve deeper into dreaming, and is arranging a high-rank team to represent the organization in the nightmare, attempting to eradicate the Root.” “Are they ready? Has Reagan’s ‘Nightmare Staircase’ become stable? What kind of high-rank team is it, and who are the members?” “I’m not a participant, I know very little. The only thing I know is that one of our prophets, whom you’ve seen at Swan School, will be joining. He’s the one who wears a mask both front and back.” “Martin and Marko.” Yi Chen still vividly remembered Dean Desline’s introduction;that person had attended the meeting entirely with his back facing everyone, leaving a particularly deep impression. “Correct, this individual possesses two separate personalities completely independent—one responsible for exploring, the other for dealing, essentially a prophet of the same type as me. If he’s involved, the other members of the team must also be strong. Since the organization has arranged the older generation to handle this, try not to interfere. Being able to enslave my maids, quickly familiarize with ‘Meat Sense’, and find the ‘Slaughter line’, your talents don’t warrant taking risks prematurely.” “Thank you, Prophet Yuri, I’ll avoid danger as much as possible.” Through his interactions in this period, Yi Chen also felt greatly enlightened. Yuri, who initially left the worst impression within the prophet group, turned out to be surprisingly friendly. Without a deep contact with Yuri, it would have been impossible to make such great strides in such a short time. Learning about Meat Sense and the Slaughter line, and even using maids to familiarize with Education. SLAP! All of a sudden, a hand full of killing intent came crashing down. “Hey, William! After all, I am a prophet~ although biased towards slaughter-oriented foresight, your unhidden lie is too obvious. Regardless of whether you plan to interfere with the nightmare, just don’t get yourself killed. If something goes wrong with my upcoming maid designs, I’ll still need you as a reference for Physical models.” “Okay.” The conversation ended in the early morning hours. Jin was down below waiting somewhat boredly and had already gone back to rest early. However. No sooner had Yi Chen stepped out of Yuri’s Prophet House and passed through the maid’s corridor than a buzzing sound crossed his vision—a flicker of yellow, a reminder from Yellow Skin. The nightmare card, which had shown no reaction during the special training period, suddenly changed at that moment. “Hmm? Right at this time… Could it be that the nightmare dares not contact me while I’m at Prophet Yuri’s house?” Without any change in expression, Yi Chen left Cesimani first, taking an elevator to the lower street areas. Turning into a narrow, deserted alley, by the time he emerged from the other end, he had already put on a mask, undergoing a change in both appearance and physique. Feigning famished, Yi Chen entered a signless private restaurant that operated only at night, deliberately choosing a separate room near the deepest part. When a waitress adorned with pink rabbit ears and a tail finished serving the meals, Yi Chen tossed a bag of silver coins onto the table. “From now on until I leave this room, do not let anyone come near.” “Yes, Master! We especially value individual privacy here, and all records of your visit will be completely erased.” Saying this, the rabbit waitress began to lock the door, then started to engage in some special activities with the customer. Yi Chen immediately stopped her, “Wait, I mean everyone, including you, must not come near here.” “Oh…” The waitress appeared somewhat disheartened, and the tail she wore drooped as well. As she bent over to pick up the bag of coins Yi Chen had placed on the table, she slipped… or it seemed intentional, or even rabbit-like, as she kicked her legs and forcefully slammed into the table edge. Crack! The waitress’s originally delicate face was completely indented by the impact, her facial bones cracked open a huge gash, the table corner she hit seemed to have penetrated her brain. After a spasm, she placed her hands on either side of the table, slowly pulling her head out from between the table corners. Mingled with sticky blood strands, her inwardly crushed visage was displayed, that eerie smile paired with such devastation, then shifted her body to sit opposite Yi Chen. Crunch, crunch~ Tentacles, one by one, squeezed out from the depressed parts of her face, rapidly restructuring her entire face. Keeping the rabbit ears and tail unchanged, a young girl’s face emerged, based in white with black makeup, exhaling copious amounts of dark mist, filling the current private room, erasing any trace of the door, transporting the two into the “crevice” between reality and nightmare. The girl before him was none other than Catherine, the Nightmare Girl he had encountered previously. She didn’t start talking right away, instead, she picked up a knife and fork to taste the steaming hot dishes, chewing and swallowing while occasionally hugging her cheeks, a look of satisfaction on her face. “This is really good~ Humans indeed know how to prepare food, most creatures from the Old World simply eat raw. Would you like some?” Catherine sliced off the juiciest piece from the beef ribs, offering it to Yi Chen with a fork, who showed no indication of opening his mouth. “If you won’t eat, then don’t eat~ Why the long face… I’ve been waiting for you so long and I’m not upset.” “Speak, what is it?” “Isn’t it about the game? I had everything set up a day ago. When I tried to contact you, I found you were in some troublemaker’s mansion, that bald guy might discover my presence, so it was tough to contact you. I was planning on starting the game today, but after thinking it over, I decided to give you some time to prepare. If you’re not in good condition, I wouldn’t be happy even if I won. Tomorrow afternoon, follow the information on the card to find me, we’ll officially start the game in a secluded area where no one will disturb us.” “Understood.” The conversation ended. As Yi Chen left the restaurant, the rabbit-costumed waitress stood at the doorway of the private room the entire time, smiling and waving goodbye to him. However. Across the street from this restaurant, a late-night pancake shop was still open. Wearing a mask, the perfectly disguised Yi Chen exited the restaurant. Searᴄh the novёlF~ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. The pancake shop’s owner glanced at him inadvertently before continuing with her business.

Chapter 288: Nightmare Preparation

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