Obedience of Heavenly Voice

He Wei Ni Ya tilted her head, not understanding Ai De Wen's meaning for a moment.

What does it mean to say "I have seen something more terrifying than the Lord of Eternal Nightmare"? Where does this saying come from?

The Eternal Nightmare Apostle who had appeared earlier suddenly sprang out to ambush her, running up to her and glaring fiercely. He Wei Ni Ya, completely unaware of their intentions, swiftly and decisively killed them. Ai De Wen appeared in his current state, looking as if he had seen a ghost.

"What exactly do you mean?" He Wei Ni Ya said. "Why don't you be more explicit? Who are these guys? You just mentioned... Nightmare Follower?"

Ai De Wen struggled to his feet from the bloodstains. He was just a dream scholar and didn't have a very good physique, so he looked like he could faint at any moment.

"Yes, Nightmare Follower," Ai De Wen low voice. "They are rooted in the nightmare of the Lord of Eternal Nightmare and have transformed their entire bodies into a part of the nightmare of the Lord of Eternal Nightmare, which is why they are called Nightmare Follower. They are also the most powerful beings among the Eternal Nightmare Apostle."

"But I didn't feel their power at all."

He Wei Ni Ya frowned slightly. In her opinion, these few were not even as strong as the Silver Sound Player that Holy Sound could easily pick out.

"I told you, this is the problem," Ai De Wen said. "The strength of us Eternal Nightmare Apostle has never been manifested in reality, but in dreams, or rather, in our mental power. We are the most powerful in dreams, and our means of combat is to use our mental power to attack people in the real world. There are two ways to do this. One is like when you first met us, we used Dream Shard to bring you into our dream... but this method is not very effective, especially against someone as overly powerful in reality as you. Nine times out of ten, you will be killed by you before the Dream Shard are opened."

"What about the other one?"

"It's like this now." Ai De Wen head, looking at the dismembered corpses on the ground, his eyelids twitching. "We bring the power of dreams into reality, and in this respect, Nightmare Follower are the best. As I just said, they are the embodiment of nightmares, and the nightmare embodiment of the Lord of Eternal Nightmare."

He Wei Ni Ya understood. "So when they were looking at me just now, they were already attacking me?"

"Yes," Ai De Wen said, "That is the most direct method of attack."

"What would my normal reaction be?" He Wei Ni Ya asked. "Why do you say I saw something more terrifying than the Lord of Eternal Nightmare?"

"Because the Nightmare Follower's attack is essentially to crush your mind with an unprecedented terror," Ai De Wen said. "To give a simple example, everyone has something they are most afraid of. For example, some people are afraid of the dark, and some are afraid of poisonous snakes. But suddenly something a thousand times more terrifying than your most fearful thing appears in front of you. It is unimaginable, incomprehensible, and indescribable. It is only the most direct terror, darker than the dark, more poisonous than a poisonous snake. So the moment you receive this thing, your mind will collapse, and then you will sleep forever in endless nightmares."

"But nothing happened to me."

"That's why I asked you what you've seen!" Ai De Wen shouted. "You're not afraid of the darkness because you have light in your hands; you're not afraid of venomous snakes because you have a raptor that can devour them! You won't be crushed by the indescribable power of the Lord of Eternal Nightmare only because, in your eyes, His power is not indescribable at all. You can imagine it, you can understand it, so it can't become your nightmare. Do you understand?!"

Ai De Wen had put it this way, He Wei Ni Ya naturally understood.

In other words, only because she possesses a level of understanding that surpasses that of the Lord of Eternal Nightmare can she not feel fear towards the Lord of Eternal Nightmare' nightmares.

So where does this understanding come from?

The answer is obvious.

She had coexisted with Visas's soul for months, and even now she still had a piece of his bone in her body, which is why her understanding was far superior to that of the Lord of Eternal Nightmare.

Having already seen the most terrifying thing, are you not afraid of the level one terror this time?

He Wei Ni Ya had never imagined that coexisting with Bai Wei would have such an effect.

But knowing this was one thing; she certainly wouldn't tell Ai De Wen the reason. So, faced with Ai De Wen's shocked yet expectant gaze, she simply nodded slightly without responding.

However, this was enough for Ai De Wen to understand what she meant.

"I suddenly feel that the secrets you possess are almost as numerous as the secrets I have," Ai De Wen sighed. "If I could, I would really like to study you more closely."

He Wei Ni Ya said calmly, "You wouldn't want that."

Ai De Wen wanted to say something more, but when he saw the piles of mutilated corpses at his feet, he wisely kept quiet.

"So you brought these people here?" He Wei Ni Ya asked. "How could they have acted so quickly? You only revealed that knowledge less than a day ago."

"This shows that they are still searching for me all over the world, and what I presented was not complete knowledge, but only a fragmented piece of information."

Ai De Wen pressed his fingertips twice on his temples, then slowly pulled them outwards, and a pale blue ripple followed his fingers, peeling away from his head.

Beside the pale blue ripple, a few lively musical notes floated.

"Your idea is indeed very bold," Ai De Wen said softly. "To solidify this information with the power of musical notes, so that the world can perceive it without triggering the Divine Command Imprint. Judging from this idea alone, you are indeed a genius, a bold genius, just like me... So why was someone like you banished by the Holy Sound?"

After He Wei Ni Ya simply said "Same as you," Ai De Wen understood.

The Holy Sound have always possessed the attribute of carrying power through musical notes, which is why their seven notes are inherently Magic Power. He Wei Ni Ya used this to try to record knowledge through musical notes, which is why we have what we have now.

Ai De Wen possessed was that Forbidden Knowledge. Although it was only a small part, if it were inserted into the brain without protection, it would immediately trigger the Divine Command Imprint.

Even without inserting it into the brain, it can still trigger the Eternal Nightmare's senses, which is why the Eternal Nightmare's pursuit came so quickly.

However, this was also He Wei Ni Ya's goal.

The little fish has taken the bait.

He Wei Ni Ya raised her head and gazed into the distance.

Now we just have to wait for the big fish.

That's what she was thinking.

Okay, we've gotten past the toughest part, so what's next?

After leaving Isaiah's inn, Lai Er followed behind the new messenger from the Contract Land.

Lai Er believed the new messenger must genuinely believe him; otherwise, he wouldn't have been covering for him with Isaiah. The question then became: should he continue pretending to be the new messenger's colleague, patting him on the shoulder with a smile and saying, "Brother, you've had a good time. I didn't come prepared for my turf. I'll treat you to dinner next time," and then quickly run away? Or should he go all the way and eliminate the guy, preventing any future trouble?

To be honest, Lai Er wanted to choose the second option, but there was a small problem with it.

That means he might not be able to beat him.

If Visas-sama doesn't intervene, he'll only be slightly better than an ordinary person who knows nothing, and that's about it.

But what if Visas-sama were to take action and lose half his life?

So Lai Er was very conflicted, but at that moment, the new envoy walking in front suddenly spoke up, "Do you know what the Contract Land has been preparing all along?"

Lai Er was taken aback when the other person spoke to him first, "What?"

The new messenger went into more detail. "The reason we haven't held a meeting yet is because we're preparing a device, a device left behind by the Gods. Do you know what it is?"

Lai Er naturally didn't know, but he wasn't sure if saying he didn't know would arouse suspicion, so he pondered for a moment and then said in a serious tone, "Of course I know, but I don't know which one you're referring to, so you might as well be more specific."

Faced with Lai Er's awkward statement, the new envoy seemed oblivious to anything amiss and slowly said, "'Obedience of Heavenly Voice'."

... What is that thing?

Lai Er nodded calmly. "So that's it."

The new messenger continued, "This is a device that allows direct communication with the Gods and the use of divine power. One of its functions is to... declare a person's name to the Gods, and then the Gods will erase all believers in the world who possess that name."

"Hmm, so that's it." Lai Er nodded subconsciously, but after taking a few more steps forward, he suddenly realized something was wrong. "Wait, what did you say?"

The new envoy had stopped and was standing there looking at him with a half-smile. This expression sent a chill down Lai Er's spine, but he couldn't care less and pressed on, "What do you mean by erasing all believers in the world who have this name? You might as well explain it more clearly."

"It means exactly what it says," the new envoy said calmly. "For example, you... what's your name again?"

"Lai Si".

"Yes, Lai Si." The new envoy nodded. "As long as your name is submitted, once 'Obedience of Heavenly Voice' is activated, everyone in the world named Lai Si will die instantly."

Lai Er opened his mouth. "What if I change my name?"

"It's no use." The new envoy shook his head. "The name isn't the point. The point is identification. As long as there's even a sliver of the thought that 'this name belongs to me' in your subconscious, you will be erased. Even if you keep giving yourself psychological suggestions, or even lose your memory, the deepest subconscious in your brain will still take your life."

Lai Er broke out in a cold sweat instantly.

What the hell is this killing machine?

"Of course, if there were more specific information, the scope would be narrowed down," the new envoy said with a smile. "For example, gender and age; just those two things could significantly reduce the scope of the Heavenly Voice."

"But it's still an astronomical number," Lai Er couldn't help but say. "A lot of people will die."

"Yes," the new envoy said leisurely, "Many people will die, but those who are destined to die will not escape."

Lai Er sensed that there was something more to what the other person was saying, but for him, this "Obedience of Heavenly Voice" brought him nothing more than a certain amount of shock.

He didn't think he deserved to be eliminated by such a device; the Contract Land wouldn't need to go through so much trouble to deal with him.

So who is this thing meant to be used against, Visas-sama?

But is it really useful?

Before Lai Er could figure it out, the new envoy spoke again, "Alright, come with me."

Lai Er was slightly taken aback. "Where to?"

"Naturally, it's the No Man's Land, the location where 'Obedience of Heavenly Voice' was built," the new envoy said with a smile. "Or do you really want to see that device activated?"

So what if it starts up? What does it have to do with me?

Just as Lai Er was wondering, Bai Wei's voice suddenly rang in his mind.

"Go with him."

A few minutes later, Bai Wei's consciousness returned to his body, and he began to ponder.

To be honest, he was somewhat surprised that things had turned out this way.

He watched the whole thing from inside Lai Er's body.

There's not much to say about Isaiah's side; it was all within Bai Wei's expectations. But the reaction from the Contract Land was somewhat intriguing.

Without a doubt, the new envoy from the Contract Land was Ring Finger's servant. Just as he commanded Lai Er, the new envoy also acted in accordance with Ring Finger's will.

The reason why Ring Finger wanted to protect Lai Er and tell him the message of "Obedience of Heavenly Voice" was quite simple.

That is, she thought Lai Er was a "tongue".

That's why she didn't want Lai Er to fall into Isaiah's hands, and at the same time, she threatened Lai Er with the "Obedience of Heavenly Voice" device. If Lai Er didn't stop it, once the "Obedience of Heavenly Voice" was activated, Lai Er would die and be buried. At that time, no matter how many pieces of Lai Er's body were, he would not survive.

If Lai Er is sensible, he should cooperate with her and go to the No Man's Land for further discussions.

Of course, once inside the No Man's Land, the power of the Contract Land is even greater, and then it will be up to this Ring Finger to decide how to negotiate.

However, all of this unfolds from Ring Finger's perspective. If she knew that Lai Er wasn't a "tongue," she certainly wouldn't have done it.

Because doing so is tantamount to prematurely exposing your most hidden self.

This is naturally also beneficial to Bai Wei.

So the only thing that surprised Bai Wei was the "Obedience of Heavenly Voice".

Bai Wei narrowed his eyes slightly.

Just how many people do these guys want to kill?