Top-Tier Expert Player vs. Top-Tier Strange Tale!

Where are they?

"In a dream." Freddy gestured with his chin towards the darkness behind Blue Sea Tideborn: "You can't see them when you turn around because they're in another dream, the same dream space, a different dream layer. You're very close, but you'll never meet."

Freddy was very open and honest, speaking freely and without reservation, much like a tutor in a beginner's village.

Blue Sea Tideborn took a deep breath. "What do you want?"

All signs indicate that these Strange Tale have their own will and preferences; perhaps we can find an opportunity to turn them against us!

Even though there was only a sliver of a chance, he wanted to give it a try.

Moreover, he didn't want to start a fight right away; the place was too unknown, and many rules were still unclear.

Freddy strolled forward slowly.

The corridor lights went out one by one behind him, and darkness spread forward with each step.

"I'm going to take you to Black Town," Freddy grinned. "But before that, I want to play a little game with you!"

The Blue Sea Tideborn with a frown.

Freddy raised his metal claws, the four blades gleaming coldly in the pale light. "Ready? In my kingdom, you can only be a mortal!"

The next moment, Freddy charged forward with a piercing scream!

Blue Sea Tideborn suddenly realized that he was actually the same height as Freddy!

Here, he is no longer a giant; he has lost even this most basic ability. As for his other abilities...

In an instant, a chill crept up Blue Sea Tideborn's spine, like a cold, slippery snake!

He looked down at his hands; his fingers were trembling, his knuckles were white, and there were dried sweat stains under his fingernails.

Now, he's just an ordinary person who works hard all year round and is physically strong—that's all!

The power of a top-tier player, and his identity as the second divine general under the Primordial Titan —all vanished!

Freddy's metal claws were already aimed at his face. Blue Sea Tideborn instinctively dodged to the side, the four blades grazing his earlobe and shaving off a lock of hair.

The blade sliced through the alloy wall behind him, sparks flying, leaving four deep marks on the wall.

Blue Sea Tideborn staggered backward, his heel hitting the seam of the corridor, almost causing him to fall.

This... even their reactions are just like a normal person's!

He steadied himself and assumed a fighting stance.

That was a standard military combat starting stance, which he had practiced for twenty years; his muscle memory was faster than his brain.

He picked up the skill he had acquired before becoming a player.

However, Freddy was too fast; his metal claws swung out again, this time in a triple strike!

The first claw slashed downwards, and Blue Sea Tideborn took a half-step back to avoid it.

The second claw slashed horizontally from left to right, and Blue Sea Tideborn dodged to the side.

The third claw lashed upwards, and Blue Sea Tideborn couldn't escape it.

His reaction speed was that of a mortal; his consciousness could keep up, but his body couldn't. He watched helplessly as the metal claws slashed into his left ribs, the blade cutting through the lining, tearing through the skin, and ripping apart the muscles between the ribs!

This feeling is so despairing!

The pain felt like a red-hot iron rod, piercing through the wound and penetrating the entire chest cavity!

In an instant, Blue Sea Tideborn's eyes widened, he let out a muffled groan, and was sent flying backward by the impact, his back slamming against the wall.

Blood gushed from the torn flesh, flowing down her waist and soaking the hem of her inner lining. It was unclear whether her internal organs had ruptured.

He instinctively pressed his hand against the wound, and his palm immediately turned red.

The blood was fishy, foul-smelling, sticky, and had a rusty smell.

He suffered countless injuries at Titan Building, and each time he was injured, he could use his special attributes to stop bleeding and relieve pain.

Now there's nothing left but pain—the kind of pain an ordinary person feels when facing death.

Freddy stopped his pursuit, standing three steps away. The bloodstains on his metal claws were particularly glaring in the cold white light.

"Can you feel it?" Freddy tilted his head to look at him. "This is what it feels like to be a mortal. Pain is pain, there's no relief, no regeneration, no resistance. Your body starts to get cold, your consciousness starts to blur, and you're thinking, 'Am I going to die?' This is what mortals have to face, just like I used to be. I wish it were all a dream!"

Freddy died in a fire, a hundred times more painful than Obito, and before he died, he also hoped that it was all an illusion.

Blue Sea Tideborn stood up, gritting his teeth. His legs trembled, and blood seeped from between his fingers, dripping onto the floor in a small puddle.

As an ordinary person, he was not far from death.

The only uncertainty now is how Freddy will kill him, and how he will find a way to survive from this "death."

He stared at Freddy, his mind racing.

In dreams, what you believe becomes reality.

Having Blue Sea Tideborn through so many Dungeon, including Dungeon related to dreams, I know some basic concepts about dreams.

Even in the realm of the Transcendent, dreams are a very abstract field.

Because dreams have several terrifying characteristics.

--All-powerful!

--Hyperdimensional!

--Out of control!

"Did my power truly disappear, or did I 'think' it did? Freddy said he was just an ordinary person, but am I really just an ordinary person?"

It's highly likely that your power was "hinted" at rather than actually disappeared!

Blue Sea Tideborn looked at Freddy: "What you believe in your dreams is what you become. If you believe I can beat you, then I can beat you. If you believe I will die, then I will die."

Freddy's smile froze for a moment.

"I now believe in one thing." Blue Sea Tideborn released his hand from the wound. Blood was still flowing, and the wound was still painful, but he straightened his back and no longer leaned against the wall.

He removed his left hand from the wound and clenched it into a fist.

It hurts, it hurts terribly!

But he pressed the pain into his fist and gritted his teeth, saying, "I believe I'm in pain, therefore I am in pain. But what if I believed I wasn't in pain?"

The next moment, he raised his left fist and punched his wound.

A sharp pain shot through him, and he almost cried out!

However, after reaching a certain peak, the excruciating pain suddenly became blurred, as if through a veil; the pain was still there, but he could no longer control it.

His mind cleared up in that instant!

Looking down at the wound, it was still there, the blood was still flowing, but the color of the blood had faded a little. It was like paint in a dream had been diluted with water.

"What are you doing?!" Freddy looked terrified.

Blue Sea Tideborn took a step forward, his composure masking his suppressed excitement. "You turned me into a mortal, but you forgot one thing: mortals have their own way of fighting!"

After saying that, Blue Sea Tideborn rushed forward and punched Freddy in the face.

Freddy parried with his metal claws, the blades on the claws Blue Sea Tideborn, a sight that looked painful.

However, Blue Sea Tideborn did not retract his fist; he let the blade cut even deeper, so deep that it jammed the joint of the claw sheath.

"You're insane!" Freddy exclaimed in horror.

This mortal is so clever; he knows that running away will only make things worse, and he even knows to face his fear!