White dots emerged across the pitch-black wall. At last, milky-white ghoul-face soul forms crawled out—
Before they could flee, a figure seized them all, absorbing them into their body with a touch.
These were the scattered remnants of the "Initial Players" who had fled after [I] went offline!
Under normal assimilation methods, Chess Players and Initial Players merely shared a cooperative relationship.
The "Initial Players" agreed to lend their [Nightmare] to the Chess Players.
The Chess Players then had to bring their [Nightmare] into collisions with other [Nightmare]s, kill other "Initial Players," and expand their domain.
But the [Nightmare] in District 15 had split apart, resulting in a strange—or rather, bug-like—situation. Luo Xixi had "eaten" the Initial Player and become the new master of the [Nightmare]!
"Congratulations, player 'Luo Xixi,' [Black Chess Player L]. Through a 'hidden operation,' you have successfully assimilated District 15's [Nightmare]—[Blood Night Opera House]." "Within this [Nightmare] domain, as the [Nightmare Master], you may command the following 'Dream Core Ghouls'—" "[Cremation Corridor]—Burning Death Eerie (Tier 10)." (A devastating fire claimed more than twenty lives. Where flames and blood merged, it was ultimately created by the "Dream Core Order.") "[Performance Hall]—Orchestra Ghoul (conceptual type, no tier)." A collective of Grudge Eeries forgotten by time, who sank alongside their instruments. When acting as a group, they possess [Immortal Privilege] and [Unlimited Enhancement Privilege]." (When faced with certain death, unlimited enhancement ultimately stacked to Tier 10 combat power.) "[Performance Stage]—Shadow Eerie (Tier 10)." (A "Dream Core Ghoul" created from the deepest shadows in the [Nightmare Master]'s heart. Beneath the stage lights, he had always felt that he lived in someone else's shadow.)
After reading the Game Panel notifications, Luo Xixi's pretty face changed. "Under normal assimilation, a Chess Player can choose at most one type of ghoul