The only thing that was a pity was that, at the beginning of the mission, Bai Yu couldn't use her abilities as she should. If she used them against her teammates, the eerie bus would identify her. Yuan Shanyuan didn't dare find out what would happen then, and Bai Yu hadn't shown any desire to try. Still, there was no ruling out the possibility that the bus would simply erase her.
Holding Bai Yu in his arms, feeling her delicate yet icy touch, Yuan Shanyuan couldn't help drifting into a daze. He had already been eroded to his limit. He wasn't afraid of death; he just couldn't bear to lose the life he had now.
In a sense, Bai Yu's existence was what gave him the motivation to keep living.
Unlike most of the unfortunate people trapped in nightmare missions, he enjoyed his time in them. Only here could he truly let himself go, and only here did Bai Yu truly belong to him alone.
Outside the Nightmare World, Bai Yu could only briefly leave through the door when she went hunting.
He had never sought liberation from the Nightmare World. What he wanted was a way to keep Bai Yu by his side forever. After pursuing this for many years, he had finally found an opportunity.
More precisely, he had received a promise.
It came from a powerful, far-reaching organization. When it came to researching the Nightmare World, no one could claim to have studied it more deeply than they had.
Not long ago, someone from the organization had found Yuan Shanyuan's hiding place in the real world. He had expected a fierce battle, but to his surprise, the other party had merely come to offer him a deal.
Once the job was done, not only would all the