Panic Intensifies

"Strange..."

Freddy muttered, suddenly withdrawing the metal hovering near Yu Jing's temple into his sleeve.

"Why didn't you seize the opportunity just now and kill me?" Yu Jing asked curiously.

"That's a little strange... I can spy on what happens in reality from within dreams. I saw you fighting Jason at the service area. Given your reaction speed and physical abilities, there was no way you couldn't dodge my attack just now... So why didn't you? What are you trying to accomplish? I'm not entirely sure, but it's probably best that I don't hurt you for the time being."

"Heh heh, this is exactly why I don't want to cooperate with you... When you work with smart people, you can be betrayed at any moment."

"Jason has returned, and with your help, I, Freddy, will return to the town as well. By then, nightmares will engulf everything, and I'll kill all of you... Unless, of course, you don't sleep. Hee hee hee!"

As Freddy laughed maniacally, the dream collapsed.

Rubbing his bleary eyes, Yu Jing discovered that he was leaning against the passenger seat of a small car. At the same time, Kayako and Li Lingna in the back seat woke up one after another. Anna was driving, and they had just entered the Potential Institute grounds.

"Damn it, does what happened in the dream just now not count as an attack?"

Yu Jing rubbed his temple, which bore no wounds whatsoever.

The next scene mentioned in the main storyline had still failed to trigger properly, leaving Yu Jing helplessly rubbing the bridge of his nose.

Still, they had gained something, including a hidden side storyline and an understanding of Freddy's origins.

At the same time, while the three of them had been forcibly put to sleep and left defenseless,