The original second-tier ability was merely to absorb the illusory feeling of pain. Pain is inherently abstract, formless, and intangible, but after the addition of the transformation between the illusory and the real, it became the ability to absorb tangible pain.
That is, the cause of the pain.
This is a bit terrifying. Most pain originates from injury, which means that Fang Xiu can now absorb injury.
Pain arises from injury, and when pain is absorbed, the injury also disappears.
Of course, this absorption has an upper limit, because the characteristics of virtual-to-real transformation are too weak to support high-power absorption.
It seems we need to find a way to complete the characteristic of the transformation between the virtual and the real.
Fang Xiu silently thought that the ability to transform between reality and illusion was too powerful. Once it was perfected, it could definitely unleash a power that could overturn the world.
To complete its characteristics, it needs a lot of fear to strengthen the Nightmare. The stronger the Nightmare, the more realistic its dreams become, and the stronger its ability to transform between reality and illusion will be.
Now the nightmare is dead; more accurately, it has strengthened itself.
Fang Xiu began to think about how to obtain a large amount of fear.
Controlling the entire Green Vine City like Nightmare does is not feasible; such an approach would be tantamount to killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.
Green Vine City has a limited population. If you don't kill them, but instead let them have nightmares every day, you can continuously absorb their fear. Although the amount is relatively small, it's a steady, long-term solution.
If you kill the goose that lays the golden eggs like Nightmare does, you may gain a massive amount of fear at once, but it won't last. Instead, it will attract the siege of Spirit Masters.
After coming into contact with the AK of Spades, Fang Xiu realized that this world was far more complex than it appeared; the waters ran deep.
Both the poker organization and the Bureau of Investigation headquarters likely harbor even deeper, more terrifying forces.
Therefore, to instill fear, one must remain hidden and avoid making too much noise.
Let's set a small goal: start by making everyone in Green Vine City have a nightmare every night.
What Fang Xiu didn't know was that his single thought at that moment would, years later, create the world-famous Nightmare City.
Some people even come here specifically to have nightmares in order to seek thrills.
The nightmare here is all about real terror.
late at night.
It was already four in the morning, a time when most night owls would be asleep.
Fang Xiu also fell into a deep sleep and drifted off to sleep.
After he fell asleep, he soon found himself in a room.
The room seemed infinitely tall; looking up, you couldn't see the end. It was filled with doors of all shapes and sizes: iron doors, wooden doors, security doors...
Behind each door lies a person's dream.
This is the mark left in the hearts of the residents of Green Vine City by a past nightmare, allowing it to freely enter and exit other people's dreams.
This room is like a central hub, connecting everyone's dreams.
Now, it all benefits Fang Xiu, saving him the trouble of entering each dream and establishing connections.
He casually opened a door and entered someone's dream.
The dreamer was a chubby little boy, and his dream was very simple: he dreamed that his house had turned into a cake shop, filled with chocolate and cakes.
With a casual wave of his hand, Fang Xiu transformed the house made of chocolate and cake into test papers and textbooks, which piled up into a mountain that stretched as far as the eye could see.
The chubby boy's expression instantly turned terrified.
Fear +10 +10 +10......
Fang Xiu could feel the overwhelming fear emanating from the chubby boy.
He nodded, closed the door, and walked to the next room.
He felt he had done a good thing, giving the chubby boy time to study even in his dreams. One gained fear, and the other gained knowledge—a win-win situation.
This time, Fang Xiu sought out a spirit master's dream.
Because the quality of fear experienced by a Spirit Master is far greater than that of an ordinary person.
Therefore, Fang Xiu sought out Yang Ming, the strongest spirit master in Green Vine City.
When Yang Ming opened the door, he saw a beach, waves, and bikinis.
Yang Ming, wearing floral shorts and smoking a cigar, was leisurely reclining on a sun lounger. Two large foreign women were squatting next to him, one feeding him grapes and the other rubbing him with oil.
Fang Xiu waved his hand, and Bai Qi appeared in Yang Ming's dream.
Yang Ming, who was sunbathing, suddenly noticed a shadow on his face.
"Who's blocking my sun... Little White!?" Yang Mingteng stood up abruptly.
Bai Qi held a knife in his hand, emanating an icy aura that caused the temperature on the entire beach to drop several degrees.
"You bastard, how dare you give me laxatives! And you even took revenge by beating me up in the Nightmare Realm! Yang Ming! It's time to settle the score!"
Whoosh!
Bai Qi raised his knife and began chasing after Yang Ming, hacking at him.
Fang Xiu silently watched all of this, then quietly closed the door, keeping his achievements and fame hidden.
He then went into the dreams of other spirit masters to help them cultivate a sense of crisis and not to indulge in pleasure.
That night, he witnessed all sorts of bizarre dreams, which broadened his horizons considerably.
Of course, the most outstanding is Zhao Hao's dream.
In his dream, Zhao Hao was extremely busy. He was woken up by his stepmother in the morning, then went to school. Because he was not doing well in his studies, he was kept behind by a female teacher for private tutoring. After class, he was cornered in the girls' restroom by three delinquent female classmates.
After school, he also works part-time as a plumber, a food delivery driver, and so on...
It's also worth mentioning that, apart from himself, there wasn't a single male character in Zhao Hao's dream.
In a world dominated by women, it's no wonder that Zhao Hao is bullied every day by his stepmother, female teachers, female classmates, female neighbors, and female office workers.
To help Zhao Hao, Fang Xiu changed all the characters to male, so that he could receive the care and concern of many male compatriots.
After a busy night, Fang Xiu gained a lot of fear, though it wasn't as bad as a nightmare, it was a steady stream of fear.
Besides fear, he also absorbed a lot of pain.
After all, so many people died in Green Vine City, many lost loved ones, or became disabled, etc. These people were in immense pain, which conveniently benefited Fang Xiu.
He successfully absorbed the suffering of many people by relying on the connection of dreams.
This was the first time Fang Xiu had ever enjoyed such a pleasurable experience. Regardless of the fear or pain, he experienced a surge in energy throughout the night.
The next morning.
The sun illuminated the entire city of Green Vine, and countless people awoke from their dreams in a cold sweat, while countless others regained hope, dispelled their inner pain, and began a new day.
Ring ring...
The phone rang.
The voice on the other end of the phone sounded slightly tired, clearly indicating that she hadn't slept well the night before.
However, their attitude was still quite professional.
"Investigator Fang, someone from headquarters has arrived. Director Wang wants you to come to the station immediately."
"Okay, I understand," Fang Xiu said calmly.
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