Super Righteous Player
Chapter 1136 - 187: Otherworld-Level Nightmare

Chapter 1136: Chapter 187: Otherworld-Level Nightmare

This was clearly "Julius’s" gesture of submission to Annan.

For mortals, it might feel somewhat embarrassing to first claim innocence and powerlessness under Ingrid’s control and then to admit that there had been numerous collaborations between the two.

But Annan knew that this was, in fact, a sign of sincerity.

"Julius," having completed Soul Mechanization, could make decisions unaffected by momentary madness or greed, and could regard matters with absolute public objectivity, without the influence of emotions or personal stance... But that didn’t mean he wouldn’t lie, nor did it mean he wouldn’t betray.

If the opportunity was right, the timing appropriate, the risk low, and the profit high—then "Julius" would act accordingly.

At first, "Julius" rationally decided it was most beneficial for him not to mention this matter, hence the concealment; once the topic was broached, however, he provided honest answers to all questions.

—Because "Julius" also rationally judged that deceiving Annan would not end well, and given that it was highly likely that Annan would see through it, he didn’t put up any pretense and offered a more precise response.

There was no contradiction in this.

On the contrary, it helped Annan to understand "Julius’s" logical decision-making rules even better...

Ingrid was able to reveal her route of escape to "Julius," clearly confident that "Julius" would not betray her—and indeed he wouldn’t.

Before Annan arrived, "Julius" would not betray her. Whether detected by spells or rituals, that would have been the result; but once Annan actually reached and contacted "Julius," he immediately sold out Ingrid, with whom he had collaborated, all to form a friendly relationship with Annan... This too was no contradiction.

This indicated that "Julius" could even continue learning and self-enhancing.

Annan was somewhat looking forward to it.

It’s a good thing this era lacked the internet; otherwise, "Julius" might well become a deity on earth after some time... Directly obtaining the Book of Truth was also a possibility.

For he was neither alive nor dead, able to survive for an exceedingly long time.

If "Julius" continued to strengthen, perhaps he could become a very powerful artificial intelligence in the future...

Right now "Julius" could directly control the wizards of the destruction school. If it, or rather He, grew stronger, it wouldn’t be strange for this world to become an outright bizarre cyber fantasy punk world.

"Where exactly did Ingrid go?"

Annan asked straightforwardly.

"To the dream."

"Julius" replied.

"The dream? The Dream Realm? Or is it... an Otherworld-level nightmare?"

Annan pressed on.

"You guessed it right, it’s an Otherworld-level nightmare."

"Julius" replied: "Her plan is to first hide in the Dream Realm to elude tracking by the Prophet Wizards and Idol Wizards. Once the ritual in this world is complete, she’ll be able to sense it, even from within the Dream Realm.

"When that time comes, she’ll purify the nightmare and leave—by entering this world at that instant, she’ll be able to complete the Sublimation Ceremony. You won’t be able to stop her then."

"...Is this some kind of invincible hearthstone?"

Thirteen Spices couldn’t help but interject: "Is she that cowardly?"

He had thought that Ingrid, who had set up so many schemes, would be of the dark world queen persona.

When it appeared, it felt like it had to be through the kind of shadow filter used by Boss Sangmu or a distillery—covering half the face, revealing only the impression of a chin.

"This can’t exactly be called cowardly."

An Dian muttered softly, "I actually think this strategy is quite good..."

"Indeed, but from our standpoint, it’s a bit nauseating."

Dragon Well Tea crossed his arms and assessed, "After all, only Mr. Oppenheimer could have told us about this. Otherwise, we would have had no way to investigate."

"...It’s practically a shut-in deck."

Husky clicked his tongue.

And Isaac next to him noticed the crux of the problem: "But nightmares of the Otherworldly level aren’t really safe.

"One misstep could mean dying inside, or even getting permanently lost. To purify an Otherworldly level nightmare, the difficulty would be even greater... Even the powers of True Gods may not be able to reach into Otherworldly level nightmares.

"It’s a genuine ’Otherworld’ with little to no ties to this world. Even the most knowledgeable in history wouldn’t have the relevant information in advance; even the strongest Ritualists in the world wouldn’t be able to conduct rituals there... Even the Pope would be unable to use Divine Arts, and spells would be constrained considerably—because the body you receive in an Otherworldly level nightmare might not have a Mana Pool.

"In the same vein, even Gold-rank fighters and stealth practitioners, after entering an Otherworldly level nightmare, because the body they receive might not be at their perfect stage, could very possibly be unable to use Transcendent powers.

"So, why is she so confident that she can purify this nightmare? And even include ’purifying the nightmare and leaving’ as part of her plan... The lady isn’t at her wit’s end yet."

Isaac, with his vast knowledge, was the first to notice the oddity of this plan.

And "Julius" gave an unexpected reply: "Because Ingrid has entered this Otherworldly level nightmare before.

"And one might even say that Ingrid, who was once the Tower Master, had chosen to embark on the Path of the Chariot all because of the influence of that nightmare."

"You... You know about this nightmare too?"

Centaur girl Lucia asked softly.

Her slender and delicate right hand nervously flitted through the void.

As if stringing a harp, transparent ripples emerged in the air.

With a confident yet somewhat timid demeanor, she raised her voice and asked the Mechanized Tower Master in a somewhat trembling voice, "If I could get more information, I might be able to see the content of that nightmare..."

After all, the foresight of centaurs is the origin of the School of Prophets.

Compared to Prophet spells, which still adhere to reason and logic, centaur foresight doesn’t play by the rules at all. It might be better to call it a "Peeking Eye". Whether past or future, or even events in the Otherworld, one could catch a glimpse by chance.

Or rather... it was like receiving direct information from the "Voice of Heaven."

Whenever they acquired enough information, they would have a moment of inspiration. Forcibly obtaining a part of the information... it’s just that this instinct is stronger in some centaurs and weaker in others.

And even among centaurs, Lucia was an exceptionally outstanding one.

If she got enough information, she really could deduce the specific content of the nightmare.

But "Julius" gave a negative answer: "There’s no need for you to deduce, miss. Because the information about this Otherworldly level nightmare is not known only to Ingrid... you should all know."

Annan had a vague premonition upon hearing this.

And "Julius’s" answer did not surpass Annan’s expectation: "It is indeed—the world of the legendary ancient book, ’Odes to the Celestial Chariot’."

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