Was that assassin who had forced Nightshade Academy to use its strongest device—the assassin who had killed the strongest assassin recognized by several years of inter-academy exchanges—still alive?
They were all top talents selected from the academies, and none of them had low intelligence. They instantly understood how serious the situation was!
Facing that ancient-level nightmare capable of descending into dreams, no one could fall asleep. In other words, they had to preserve their stamina and Mental Strength as much as possible. If that were all, the situation would still be barely manageable.
The weakest person here was a Tier 9 powerhouse, while several main combatants had already reached Tier 13. Although the energy density here would intensify fatigue, going without sleep for half a month was not difficult.
Half a month was more than enough time to reach the City Center and regroup.
But if there was also an extraordinarily powerful assassin capable of attacking at any moment, things were different.
That assassin had been powerful enough to force Nightshade Academy to use its strongest device, so its threat to the group was immense. Even if it did not attack, the Mental Pressure of having to guard against it at all times was on an entirely different level. Under such circumstances, they might still hope to maintain their peak physical condition, but maintaining their peak mental condition would be extremely difficult.
"'That assassin'..." Little Cabbage, who had remained silent all this time, finally spoke. She looked at Zi Yue with an expression as if she had just awoken from a daze. "Isn't it the same person as that nightmare thing?"
She had seen clearly that the one following the Nightshade assassin was the same one that attacked them afterward. If there was an assassin, then that nightmare was the