Chapter 682: Chapter 677: Feeding on Nightmares
Interrogation room.
“Ahhh!!!”
Ba Jieji scread in terror, their bodies instinctively struggling. However, they were firmly bound to their beds and unable to break free.
But quickly, their fear was replaced by an unprecedented relief as if a person who had accidentally fallen into the water had managed to float back to shore.
Then, they scread in terror once again, before relaxing.
And so, Ba Jieji alternated endlessly between these two extre states.
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“What are you doing to them?”
Confused, Ultrasonic Dolphin asked.
“Fear.”
Bai Qi simply laughed. “I’m rely giving them a new object of fear.”
“A new object of fear?”
If Ultrasonic Dolphin understood correctly, and Bai Qi continued his explanation. “They are not pure Beast Soul Warriors, they have ford a faith in the Black Water Python so quickly, it must be out of fear.
“The part of their charm that amplifies emotions must be designed for this, so I didn’t bother removing their charm. I simply redirected their fear.”
“I see.”
Ultrasonic Dolphin had a sudden realization but also another new question. “But wouldn’t it be more effective if Nicholas simply demonstrated his power?”
“No, no, no, rely displaying great power won’t eradicate the fear of the Black Water Python in their hearts. Only by repeatedly defeating their faith in front of them, and constantly stripping away their hope of escape, will they redirect their fear in the midst of infinite despair.”
Bai Qi bead, clearly satisfied with his idea. But the laughter in Ultrasonic Dolphin’s eyes was nothing but chilling terror.
This human, he’s horrifying!
After a long ti, the room finally quieted down. The mbers of Ba Jieji had fallen back to unconsciousness, devoid of any energy.
“Nicholas, have you guys finished?”
Bai Qi turned to Nicholas, who also had his eyes open, and asked curiously.
“Should be about finished. The last thing they summoned was not that large serpent, but this dragon.”
Nicholas nodded, his expression seemingly displeased. “Though, the image of this dragon that they’ve imagined has nine heads. It’s quite ugly.”
“A nine-headed dragon? It appears the influence of the Black Water Python hasn’t completely disappeared yet.”
Bai Qi slightly nodded. He looked towards the other side at Epsilon and asked, “Epsilon, how about you?”
“How about ? I’ve never felt so good!”
Epsilon revealed a bizarre smile, laughing wickedly. “Screaming, fear, despair, terror. These negative emotions are simply too delicious, I’d like them to experience it once more ~”
“Good heavens, has another one gone mad?”
Bai Qi was dumbfounded at the sight. This spiritual creature had its disadvantages; if not careful, it could show symptoms of ntal instability. First, it was Beta, now Epsilon. It was quite troubleso.
“I wonder if Beta is back to normal, or else if the purification fails, his condition might worsen.”
Thinking about Beta’s previous state, Bai Qi hesitated a bit. He saw a ray of moonlight that suddenly emitted from Epsilon’s forehead, gradually enveloping his entire body. Epsilon’s eyes returned to normal.
“Hmm? What just happened to ? It seems like I said many outrageous things?”
Epsilon was a little dazed.
“Not outrageous, just a bit creepy.”
Bai Qi clicked his tongue, pointing at the seedling on Epsilon’s head. “Epsilon, the Moonlight Seed on your head seems to be budding.”
“Budding?”
Epsilon was stunned, but Nicholas swiftly created a mirror using the Jade Power to reflect the little seedling on Epsilon’s forehead.
“How… how did this happen? Why did it suddenly start to grow?”
Seeing the small sapling on his head, resembling a unicorn horn, Epsilon was clearly having difficulty accepting this. He itched to scratch it off but dared not touch it. Ultrasonic Dolphin found it hard to bear.
Bai Qi looked at the fidgety Epsilon and then at Ba Jieji inside the monitor, sowhat understanding.
“Perhaps… it has to do with the Eye of Nightmare?”
Thinking of this, Bai Qi snapped his fingers, instantly signaling Epsilon to use the Eye of Nightmare again, dragging one of the Ba Jieji into the nightmare.
The familiar screaming resud, but Bai Qi had no mind to care about the state of Ba Jieji. He was just staring intently at Epsilon.
As the Eye of Nightmare erged behind Epsilon, the aura around him suddenly darkened, and his eyes reverted to their cold and sinister look.
But soon, Epsilon’s Moonlight Seed emitted moonlight again, driving out the ominous aura from his body.
No, to be precise, it was absorbing those things.
“It’s supposedly the most pure and holy purifying artifact, yet it feeds on these negative emotions?”
Bai Qi couldn’t help but laugh at the sight. He was worrying about how to nurture this Moonlight Seed, and it turns out, it feeds on nightmares. It’s a perfect match with the Eye of Nightmare!
“Epsilon, from today onwards, there will be no restrictions on the use of the Eye of Nightmare; feel free to use it…no, the more, the better!”
Having said that, Bai Qi looked in the direction of Ba Jieji and said, “For now, let’s just use them to practice.”
“Alright! I’ll make sure they’re forever ensnared in nightmares!”
Being free to use the Eye of Nightmare made the wormwood quite excited and it let out a roar. Its ferocious appearance even made the Ultrasonic Dolphin unconsciously take a few steps back.
It was better not to provoke this human in the future. He was truly terrifying.
Wormwood found a new way to exercise and was enjoying it. However, Bai Qi didn’t forget the main issue, and during the ripple of Ba Jieji’s faith, he even extracted so information.
“Lethe Trench? What is that place?”
Bai Qi silently noted the information gotten from Ba Jieji, and asked the Ultrasonic Dolphin.
“Lethe Trench? That’s our West Sea’s primary resting place. Could the Dead Beasts have spread from there?”
Upon hearing this, the Ultrasonic Dolphin was sowhat surprised and comnted, “That makes sense. There are so many corpses there, it’s the perfect place to hide the sll of the Dead Beasts.”
“Wait a minute, what is this resting place? Is it for sleeping?”
Bai Qi was increasingly puzzled. Do the Sea Beasts have a dedicated place to sleep collectively? Are they that harmonious?
“No, it’s for waiting for death.”
The Ultrasonic Dolphin shook its head and explained, “We sea beasts have a long lifespan and as long as we’re not eaten, we can live for a long ti. However, if we can’t break through, we will still slowly reach the end of our lifespan.”
“To avoid having our bodies cannibalized after we die, the sea beasts of the West Sea all go to the Lethe Trench when they’re about to die.”
“Okay, so it’s a waiting-to-die strait.”
Bai Qi finally understood and asked, “But don’t other Sea Beasts know about it? They just let them in?”
“At first, yes, but after several dying sea beasts, in exchange for their lives, took away several hunters, it beca a default neutral area.”
The Ultrasonic Dolphin paused before continuing, “The premise is that you can safely enter the area of Lethe Trench.”
Hearing this, Bai Qi also understood.
Inside the Lethe Trench, creatures wouldn’t be attacked, but outside of the Lethe Trench, there would surely be a large number of hunters waiting.
So, could he go happily fishing now?
“Minister Bai, are you planning on going to the Lethe Trench?”
Seeing Bai Qi’s deanor, the Ultrasonic Dolphin quickly realized and said, “Although Minister Bai is already a Legend, and your pets are very strong, that place could be a hub for Dead Beast activities. Let us send soone instead.”
“No need, with Alpha present, the Death Virus is ineffective on .”
Bai Qid dismissed the idea and said, “Instead of sending people over and increasing the infection rate, it’s better if I act alone to increase efficiency.”
“No way, I can’t just let you take unnecessary risks. I’m going to consult with the council mbers first.”
Having said this, the Ultrasonic Dolphin rushed out directly.
“I had no idea he was this much of a nag.”
Bai Qi was left speechless at the sight of him. He had thought the Ultrasonic Dolphin was the type to put profits above all else, a ruthless military adviser. To see him turn into such a nag was sowhat disappointing.
“Hopefully they don’t try to stop from going out. I’ve been cooped up here for so many days, I’d vomit if I didn’t get out.”
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Outside the Lethe Sea territory.
Bai Qi looked sowhat speechlessly at the Icefoot Sea Lice King beneath him, then glanced at the Blast Tiger Whale next to him.
“Speaking of which, have you completed the task I gave you? Do you have the ti to accompany ?”
At Bai Qi’s words, the bodies of the Icefoot Sea Lice King and the Blast Tiger Whale stiffened. They turned and tried to laugh it off, saying, “Didn’t the council mbers insist we had to accompany you? Could you consider this extra ti? As soon as our task is done, we’ll go looking right away!”
“Alright.”
Bai Qi shrugged, then looked at the Thirteen Protectors behind him and sighed helplessly.
“So what’s your story?”
Ming Dian also showed a sowhat embarrassed smile and said, “Dad told us, no matter where you go, we have to follow and make sure we’re never apart, to ensure your safety.”
Of course, this was a lie. The original words of the Nether Sea Thunder Flood Dragon and the other twelve Legendary Sea Beasts were to make sure they followed Bai Qi, and not to miss out on any opportunities again.
“Are you sure you’re not the ones I’m supposed to be protecting?”
Bai Qi knew their way of thinking, but it was also embarrassing to expose them face to face. After all, since he’s brought those from the West Sea, it would be a sha not to bring the ones from the South Sea.
Though he originally wanted to get away alone, to relax and maybe do so fishing, with so many sea beasts trailing behind him, that was out of the question.
“Forget it, let’s go straight to the source of the Dead Beasts in good faith. Consider it finishing the task early.”
Bai Qi rubbed his temple, summoned Alpha, Gamma, Jie Ta, and Yita.
“We have a rare opportunity. Alpha, you be the referee. Gamma, Jie Ta, Yita, let’s have a little competition to see who gets to the Lethe Trench first!”
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