This tongue-twisting term referred to a member of the Demon Race that legend said should have gone extinct centuries ago!
"Mud Nightmare Dream Demon?" Professor Medea repeated, rubbing her chin. "If I remember correctly, it should have gone extinct long ago. Could Number Two have cultivated it?"
Dark savored the name, then shook his head. "There's no record of it in Into the Abyss."
Professor Harvey said, "There's no such thing as extinct or not extinct. Mud Nightmare Dream Demons are merely mutated products of nightmare demon bloodlines. They have no ability to reproduce and can only arise through mutation. It's perfectly normal for one not to appear for centuries."
Mayor Montilfali looked at the wand that had turned into sludge in her hand and frowned. "Could you explain that more clearly? What exactly is a Mud Nightmare Dream Demon? A new breed of Demon Race?"
Professor Sylph glanced at her and quickly said, "Mud Nightmare Dream Demons are indeed a type of Demon Race. Like nightmare demons and Misdreavus, they can invade dreams and feed on them. But unlike them, Mud Nightmare Dream Demons can create their own dreams and bring the lifeforms and objects within those dreams into reality in the form of clay sculptures."
Dark said, "Simply put, it can turn people in dreams into clay figures and objects in dreams into clay sculptures."
Mayor Montilfali immediately understood. "So the Demon Race Professor Laplace captured were actually all clay figures made by that Mud Nightmare Dream Demon?"
"Probably." Lily puckered her lips high, then rather roughly picked up the "Fantasy Cube" and, with a smack, dumped out the sleepy Demon Race creature inside.
Professor Sylph said, "The records state that once a Mud Nightmare Dream Demon uses its clay-sculpting ability, it will remain submerged in its own