Dream Realm, Julu Pass.

"The twelfth one." Gongyang Jin looked at the pitch-black Dream Gathering Pearl in her hand and took a breath.

The night grew deeper.

Fortunately, with Bob’s Celestial Net monitoring the synchronization, they saved a lot of time in the search process.

But this also brought a problem.

Continuous high-intensity combat is hard to endure for anyone.

"Let’s take a break." Nuannuan suggested from the side.

"It would be great if Lingzhen were here."

Missing Li Lingzhen for the fourth hour.

If she were here, their speed in collecting Dream Gathering Pearls would at least multiply several times.

But there were no ifs.

"Have the awakened been transported to Julu Pass?"

"There’s a Reverse Tower there that can resist the influence of the Dream Realm."

"Mm!" Jiang Lingling nodded.

Without Li Lingzhen to translate, her communications with others relied solely on voice and simple gestures.

Missing Li Lingzhen for the fourth hour!

Gongyang Jin nodded and did not speak further.

They sat nearby on a bench by the road, waiting for their spiritual power to replenish, letting their breathing calm down.

The Dream Realm is different from the reality of Great Xia.

Although it replicated Great Xia’s prosperity one-to-one, the streets were unusually quiet.

Especially after Gongyang Jin and the others had purged it.

Looking up, the tops of skyscrapers had some hazy, unclear outlines, with light and shadow twisting, making it truly feel like a dream.

Suddenly, Gongyang Jin, who was resting with her eyes closed, abruptly opened them, looking sharply into the distance.

"What’s wrong?"

Feeling the sudden burst of killing intent from Gongyang Jin, Nuannuan also opened her eyes.

"Enemies."

Gongyang Jin’s response was brief and fast, but it confused Nuannuan, making her frown.

They had dealt with many mutants before, but those were all Great Xia people, and Gongyang Jin never called them "enemies."

"Sewers," Gongyang Jin added another sentence without further explanation.

Sewers? Longevity Company?!

Just as Nuannuan thought of this, several shadowy figures appeared on the opposite street, shrouded in darkness.

More figures appeared behind them.

To the left and right, several figures also emerged.

They were clearly surrounded.

"It seems our efficient collection of Dream Gathering Pearls has made the mastermind restless."

Seeing this scene, Gongyang Jin remained unfazed and spoke indifferently.

The next moment, Gongyang Jin flipped her hand and the Xuanyuan Sword was in her grip.

The newly rested Jiang Lingling and Nuannuan also stood up and positioned themselves behind her.

The Haotian Tower lightly shook its structure.

A phantom sun dial pattern appeared beneath their feet.

A great battle was imminent.

...

"The guys hiding in the dark won’t be able to hide much longer."

In the command center, Bob watched the virtual screen in front of him without blinking and spoke.

There were intense spiritual power fluctuations at two locations on the virtual screen.

"The Dream Realm Compiler shows no reaction, proving that neither side is Desire Mutants."

Little Dragon Man Bob did a quick analysis and the identity of the other party was almost revealed.

"One site encountered is Gongyang Jin and her group, but who is at the other?"

"The Celestial Net hasn’t covered that far yet, really piquing my curiosity." He spoke to himself.

Meanwhile,

Inside a segment of the sewer in Julu Pass, 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

A group led by Shen Zheqi, each holding a white smelling salt, emerged from underground onto the street.

"Have these Longevity Company people made a home in the sewers?" Chen Yuanshan exclaimed in disbelief.

Following clues obtained through Shen Zheqi’s Telepathy, they had encountered several waves of Longevity Company’s mutant warriors.

Without exception, these people were all in the sewers.

It was as if the sewers were their fixed respawn point.

"Uncle Yuan Shan, you don’t understand, this is part of Longevity Company’s corporate culture."

As a professional office worker, Song Wen had his own unique understanding of these matters.

Walking at the front, Shen Zheqi ignored the banter behind him, his expression was slightly solemn.

Although obtaining clues through Telepathy, notifying him of Longevity Company’s plans in the Dream Realm,

he had entered the Desire Dream Realms of several Mutant Walkers using Telepathy, but the obtained clues were very limited and largely similar.

Dream Demon Frog offered the No. 001 Deformation Potion as a final reward, which evidently was effective.

The desires in the hearts of these mutant warriors were all related to it.

However, aside from this, how Frog intended to implement its plan did not appear in these Desire Dream Realms.

"Sacrifice? How to sacrifice?"

"How do so many Longevity Company’s mutant warriors gather in the Great Xia Dream Realm to complete a sacrifice?"

"Can’t figure it out, right?" At that moment, a voice echoed from right in front of him.

The sudden voice brought Chen Yuanshan and Song Wen’s conversation to an abrupt halt.

The three of them simultaneously looked up at the figure that appeared under the night sky.

Most of his face was hidden in shadow, only a vague outline could barely be made out.

But even with such an outline, Shen Zheqi’s pupils contracted sharply, as if witnessing something incredibly unbelievable.

"Uncle Yuan Shan, Song Wen, stay here."

Shen Zheqi hastily left this sentence and sprinted towards the shadowy figure at great speed.

The figure seemed to anticipate Shen Zheqi’s reaction and retreated further into the darkness at the same time.

This left Chen Yuanshan and Song Wen staring at each other.

"Having known Xiao Shen for so long, it’s the first time seeing him react like this."

Reflecting on the recent change in Shen Zheqi’s expression, Chen Yuanshan remarked in surprise.

"Uncle Yuan Shan, that was... probably someone from Longevity Company, right?" Song Wen asked in shocked utterance. "How could Legion Commander Shen be connected to someone from Longevity Company?"

Chen Yuanshan glanced at him.

"Didn’t you say Longevity Company’s corporate culture is about the sewers?"

"That person didn’t appear from the sewers."

"But I clearly saw he had signs of deformation..." Song Wen still wanted to argue a bit more.

Chen Yuanshan walked up and patted his shoulder.

"You’re still too young."

"Some things don’t need to be reasoned so clearly; being occasionally confused is sometimes good."

Hearing Chen Yuanshan’s words, Song Wen instinctively closed his mouth.

On the other side.

The Buddha beads on Shen Zheqi’s wrist turned, and the moment one bead fell, his speed increased substantially.

Before long, he caught up with that figure, arriving at an alley.

The figure ahead stopped and turned around.

Under the moonlight, his face became evident.

One half of his face was beastly, while the other half retained its human appearance.

"Long time no see." He looked at Shen Zheqi and spoke.

"Old Six, it really is you!"