The Nightmare's Plan

The mysterious Outworlder who had intruded on the Dreamscape had probably been dwelling all along inside the black Cloud Pattern Jade Pendant taken from the ancient ruins.

Zhao Han had guessed correctly. The Cloud Pattern Jade Pendant was indeed the culprit.

No wonder I'd entered the Dreamscape carrying the Cloud Pattern Jade Pendant and been mistaken by Yun Ling'er for her younger brother. So that was the reason.

No wonder she'd told me to hide during the day and meet her at night. She was afraid Yun Ling'er might discover me during the day and jeopardize her plan.

Yun Ling'er had never seen Zhao Han, from beginning to end. The same went for the Outworlder.

As an outsider who'd intruded on the Dreamscape, Zhao Han's identity was unknown to both of them. They'd simply assumed he was someone conjured out of thin air by the dream.

And the person dreaming didn't know they were in a dream.

Therefore, in this Dreamscape, only the Nightmare knew its own identity.

Zhao Han thought it over carefully and spotted a crucial problem.

The Nightmare seemed doomed to lose.

If it wanted to survive, it could only defeat Yun Ling'er in the Dreamscape.

But Yun Ling'er had the Outworlder's help. The Nightmare was no match for them.

And the Nightmare didn't dare lay a finger on Yun Ling'er during the day, either.

If it killed the normal, waking Yun Ling'er, the Outworlder would possess her, and the Nightmare would have to face the Outworlder. It would die even faster.

But if it didn't kill Yun Ling'er during the day, then it could only kill her at night—and the Nightmare couldn't beat her one-on-one.

That was why the Nightmare was in a no-win situation.

Only Zhao Han had given it a glimmer of hope.

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