Then I'll just kill them directly, won't I?

Fenris's words made Luo Qi's breathing slow down.

A wanted notice personally issued by the Lord of Eternal Nightmare... In this world, as far as Luo Qi knows, there is only one person, Visas, who can be hunted by a god. What, has that guy's research reached this level? Is the second Visas about to arrive?

"Heh, it seems you understand the seriousness of this matter now." Fenris looked at Luo Qi's expression and said rather sarcastically, "This is really not easy."

These words naturally reignited Luo Qi's anger. "You're still in the mood for jokes at a time like this? Damn it, what happened to that guy? Is the Lord of Eternal Nightmare going to make a move himself?"

"Calm down, Bishop Luo Qi," Fenris said calmly. "Things are indeed serious, but not as serious as you think."

"You just said the Lord of Eternal Nightmare was personally issuing a warrant for his arrest! Now you're saying it hasn't come to that yet?!"

"Yes, these two are not contradictory. Because our My Lord's arrest warrant for this person is less a divine decree and more a pre-set insurance policy."

"An insurance policy?"

"Yes, the insurance is naturally that Forbidden Knowledge." Fenris opened his palm, a black flame flickering in his hand. "Like this flame, when someone walks down the street with this flame, the Lord will warn him, making him realize that such behavior is very dangerous. This is the first insurance, which is the Divine Command Imprint."

Fenris paused for a moment, then the flame in his hand flared into a raging fire, the black flames containing an aura of violence and danger.

"When he takes such fire to a house full of dry wood, and could set the house on fire with a simple toss, the Lord will issue a warning, telling him to stop. At the same time, the Lord will also notify the nearby residents to stop him. This is the second layer of protection. Only when he actually sets the house on fire will the Lord personally intervene, and that is when the decree will be made."

Luo Qi understood. "Are you in this stage right now?"

"Yes." Fenris withdrew the flames. "However, this analogy isn't entirely accurate, because the Lord isn't always watching over humanity, as you should know. So this second warning is actually set up by my My Lord, an automated early warning system. It will be activated immediately when it detects that someone has acquired a certain level of Forbidden Knowledge, which is what I referred to as the wanted notice before."

Fenris's explanation relieved Luo Qi slightly, thinking that at least they hadn't reached the point of needing a house yet. However, if what Fenris said was true—that it was a madman walking in front of a house piled with dry wood while carrying a ball of flame—it was still quite unsettling.

"So what exactly is the situation with that person?" Luo Qi asked. "And where is he now?"

"His name is Ai De Wen, and he is the most outstanding dream scholar I have ever taught," Fenris said. "There are few people better than him in the field of dreams. Otherwise, he would not have been able to create a dream space within the dream world, which is the power of my My Lord, that is, to conduct research without my My Lord's supervision. It was not until a week ago that my My Lord discovered it, but by then he had already prepared to escape. Our attack on him came up empty-handed, and we do not know where he is now."

"You have absolutely no information! You don't even know where they've run off to, so how are you going to catch them?"

"Don't say that, Lord Luo Qi," Fenris said with a smile. "Isn't this all the information your sect provided about 'Ulu'?"

Luo Qi's lips twitched involuntarily, while Fenris continued, "So we also hope to get help from the Contract Land. Anyway, for the Contract Land, it makes no difference whether they want one person or two. But this is trouble caused by our sect, and we are not sure if the Contract Land will agree, so we came to inform your sect first."

"Heh, you know it's all your fault for causing this trouble."

Luo Qi wanted Fenris to resolve his own troubles, but he had to admit that the troubles were indeed quite significant. The Contract Land probably wouldn't refuse, so he didn't say anything more, leaving behind a "I understand" before preparing to leave these guys who made him very uncomfortable.

But as they reached the door, Fenris's voice rang out again. "The specific information will be taught to your church in written form, and we hope your church will pay close attention. Ah, there is another point to note: do not let it corrupt you."

Luo Qi stopped and turned to look at Fenris: "What pollution?"

"Naturally, it's that forbidden information," Fenris said with a smile. "If he tries to tell you that information, you must cover your ears and refuse to accept it. Because once you know that information..."

"What?" Luo Qi said coldly, "Your master wouldn't kill me, would he?"

"No, not our lord," Fenris said with a light laugh. "It is your lord."

Luo Qi's pupils narrowed instantly.

"Good afternoon, Bishop Luo Qi." Fenris slowly closed his eyes. "It's time for us to return to the dream world as well."

Luo Qi stood there for a long time, seemingly wanting to ask something more, but he couldn't speak until all the Eternal Nightmare Cultist had fallen asleep, at which point he left with an uncertain expression.

After watching Lyra's procession gradually disappear into the distance, He Wei Ni Ya turned her gaze away and fell into deep thought.

So where should we go now?

Since Lyra had also received an invitation from the Contract Land, she naturally sent a delegation, Ina was among them.

He Wei Ni Ya, fearing something might happen to Ina, had followed her all the way here, but now she could not continue, because ahead lay No Man's Land.

Her identity is still very sensitive. If other churches (especially the Holy Sound) discover that she has a relationship with Lyra, it will definitely cause Lyra and Ina a lot of trouble, which is not what she wants to see.

That's why she stopped in this small town called Della.

He Wei Ni Ya didn't have a clear goal in mind about what to do next. She only knew that the Contract Land had held a meeting to deal with Bai Wei, but she couldn't be sure of the specifics, where the meeting would be held, or even whether Bai Wei would take any countermeasures.

He Wei Ni Ya was simply thinking that if Bai Wei really ended up in a desperate situation because of this, she could at least exchange his life for hers instead of doing nothing.

But to achieve this, we must first know exactly where Bai Wei is.

He Wei Ni Ya tapped her fingers lightly on the table.

The No Man's Land where the Contract Land is located is too vast. To rush in recklessly would be like a headless fly. She didn't want to get into trouble herself before finding Bai Wei. If Bai Wei were to be implicated, that would be... well.

He Wei Ni Ya's fingers gradually stopped.

Yes, rather than letting her find Bai Wei, it's better to let Bai Wei find her, at least let Bai Wei know that she is here.

So how should we do it?

He Wei Ni Ya's eyes narrowed little by little.

The Eight Great Churches will definitely hunt down Bai Wei after their meeting.

Since that's the case...

Why don't I just kill them?

Since all seven major churches except Lyra are Bai Wei's enemies, why not just kill them whenever she encounters them? As long as she kills enough people, Bai Wei will definitely notice.

Although this plan sounds a bit far-fetched, it is actually quite feasible upon closer inspection.

After fully recovering, He Wei Ni Ya also examined her body. She knew that she was quite strong now. The seven Golden Sound plus the bones of Visas gave her strength no less than that of Xi Ze back then, and even her short-term bursts of power were far superior to Xi Ze's, since Xi Ze did not have seven Golden Sound back then.

However, in terms of endurance, He Wei Ni Ya is no match for Xi Ze, who is virtually indestructible.

Because the blasphemous virus still lingers in her body, it continues to damage her. She's only been able to survive because she's been healing herself with the Seven Sounds enhanced by the bones, allowing the healing power to outweigh the destructive force. However, if she uses all the power of the Seven Sounds and the bones in battle, the virus will re-emerge, and if it drags on any longer, she'll likely die.

So, in summary, He Wei Ni Ya is a squishy mage with extremely high attack and extremely low health; she can either kill someone in one combo or be dragged down to death.

It just goes to show how well this matches everyone's impression of a squishy mage.

Since that's the case, we absolutely cannot linger in battle. Even if we can't kill them, injuring them would be enough. As long as we can reduce the pressure Bai Wei is facing, that would be a success. If we can completely cripple a delegation, preventing them from holding their meeting smoothly, that would be an even greater success.

He Wei Ni Ya made a decision in her heart.

Now only one question remains: how can she find the delegations from the Eight Great Churches?

Dara is not the only border town surrounding the No Man's Land. The fact that the Lyra delegation entered from here does not mean that other delegations will also enter from here.

However, the delegations from various churches were quite large, and they made quite a commotion along the way, so if she inquired carefully, she should be able to... um?

Sitting by the window, He Wei Ni Ya suddenly sensed something and instinctively turned her head to look at the street corner.

A suspicious-looking man was hurrying in from out of town. He was wearing a hood that covered his face and was dressed like a shady merchant.

But He Wei Ni Ya sensed a power fluctuation from him that she had never seen before.

Before she could even get a good feel for it, several more people with the same aura appeared behind that person, and judging from their posture, it seemed like they were tracking the person in front of them.

As they walked past He Wei Ni Ya's building, He Wei Ni Ya noticed a black emblem on their necks.

Although He Wei Ni Ya had never been to any church other than the Holy Sound Lyra, she still recognized the totems of the Eight Great Churches.

If she remembers correctly, this totem is the Eternal Nightmare, one of the four major Esoteric Sect.

He Wei Ni Ya narrowed her eyes slightly.

"Dear Professor Ai De Wen, where else do you intend to go?"

The three Eternal Nightmare Apostle cornered the hooded man at the front of the alley.

The hooded man had no choice but to pull down his hood, revealing a head of white hair and an old face.

"You've been chasing me pretty hard," Ai De Wen sighed. "I'm just a scholar, can't you just leave me alone?"

The three Eternal Nightmare Apostle slowly approached Ai De Wen.

"You have come into contact with something taboo."

"No, that's not taboo, that's truth." Ai De Wen said, reaching into his pocket. "Believe me, no one will refuse it, no one. Once you know it, you'll understand that this world is a giant lie, and we are all caught in this lie, like insects trapped in a spider's web."

"Professor Ai De Wen, although the world calls us the Esoteric Sect, I must say that you are the most fanatical one in the Esoteric Sect." The leader of the Eternal Nightmare Cultist raised his hand, in which was a ball of flame-shaped "chaos." "According to the Lord's will, we will kill you here on the spot. You may resist, but you should know that it is pointless."

All three Eternal Nightmare Apostle raised their hands, each holding "Chaos".

But Ai De Wen knew this was not "chaos," but Dream Shard.

The battles of the Eternal Nightmare Apostle are battles of dreams; whoever can pull their opponent into their own constructed dream first will gain the upper hand.

Ai De Wen also had a fragment like that in his pocket, but he knew very well that his Dream Shard was inferior to theirs, because what they possessed was the Dream Shard of the Lord of Eternal Nightmare.

It goes without saying which is more powerful, the dream of a god or the dream of a mortal.

But Ai De Wen wasn't without a chance, because the "forbidden" he held was also a deadly weapon. He simply implanted this forbidden knowledge into the minds of these three guys, and they would receive "divine punishment" before him.

However, this requires seizing the right opportunity.

"Give up, Professor Ai De Wen!"

The three Eternal Nightmare Apostle simultaneously raised the Dream Shard, and the violent chaos erupted like a raging fire doused with oil. The real world was invaded by the dream world in reverse, and the gaping hole in the darkness was instantly widened, the three merging into a black hole that resembled a giant mouth. The black hole was sucking in air, as if it wanted to devour everything in reality.

A migratory bird was caught in the black hole and, in the blink of an eye, it twisted into a bizarre, giant bird with a hideous face that did not exist in reality, before turning into a blood mist with a "poof".

Now!

Ai De Wen's eyes widened suddenly.

Then he heard a "click" sound.

The scene before my eyes suddenly froze, and then split into a series of "squares".

Then the cube rotates, like a twisting Rubik's Cube.

As a result, everything separated by the blocks also twisted.

With a "poof," the black hole disappeared, and the three Eternal Nightmare Apostle fell into a pool of blood, their bodies twisted like pretzel twists.

Ai De Wen stood there blankly, then was awakened by a sharp pain in his arm.

He looked down sharply and found that the hand he had put in his pocket had also been twisted 180 degrees.

With a "whoosh" sound.

A staff was placed in front of him.

"I'll give you twenty seconds."

A cold female voice rang out, and Ai De Wen looked up to see a head of fiery red hair and a pair of sharp, piercing black eyes.

Tell me who you are.