Annie asked in confusion, "Teacher, why didn't you kill him?"

"Why should I have killed him?"

"He trapped my clone. Once he grows up, he might become another [Cataclysm] powerhouse."

Daphne smiled. "Although he's with the League of Heroes, his heart isn't really with them. He has certain connections with the Wanderers and is very likely a secret piece placed by Bai Yun."

Annie was shocked. "He's a Wanderer?"

"No, he's a Hero."

"Does he possess the power of a Wanderer?"

"No, he is thoroughly of the Swordsman Class, a Hero Class profession developed by the Alliance of All-Gods to deal with Wanderers. Moreover, those capable of awakening the Swordsman Class are actually Wanderers themselves."

Annie shook her head. "That's not right. He doesn't have the mark of a Wanderer on his forehead."

"Only those who are cursed bear a mark on their foreheads; those not cursed don't have one. The Curse God afflicted a group of Wanderers with a curse. Some sought refuge with the Alliance of All-Gods, receiving a Badge and becoming Heroes under the Alliance."

"Others fled the world and roamed as Wanderers, naturally possessing a certain power."

"What power?"

"That unyielding power. Wanderers won't live a life of submission at the feet of the All Gods, and that Swordsman is the same. He also possesses that unyielding power."

It finally dawned on Annie why her teacher had refrained from acting.

Daphne laughed. "When he thought he couldn't overpower me, his first instinct wasn't to kneel and beg for mercy, but to think of ways to escape."

"However, he will definitely have to make a choice in the future."

"What do you mean?"

"Either he bends the knee and becomes a powerhouse, a pawn under the Assembly of All Beings, or he becomes a Wanderer. He has no choice..."

...

Jiang Chen stood up, rubbing the back of his head, and glared at Olive. No sense of warrior's honor, ambushing me from behind.

Olive giggled. "Big brother, are you not dreaming anymore?"

"Nonsense. I was knocked out by you. How could I have had any dreams?"

"Right, that's the effect. You were knocked out, so you wouldn't dream. The Incubus wouldn't enter your Dream Realm, and you wouldn't be killed. Isn't that effective?"

She makes a lot of sense. I suspect she's getting back at me, but I have no evidence.

Jiang Chen retorted, "Is this how your mother taught you?"

"Of course not."

"Then why did you knock me out?"

"My mother did the same thing the first time. She knocked me unconscious directly and told me to remember that feeling, to enter a deep sleep."

"What does that mean?" Jiang Chen was a bit confused.

Olive explained, "Why do we have dreams? It's because we're in light sleep, and the brain is still active. Once the brain is active, we enter our own Dreamspace."

"The Incubus will then invade your Dream Realm."

"If you enter deep sleep, you won't have dreams, and the Incubus won't invade. This feeling is like being knocked out. You have to remember this feeling. Once you can enter deep sleep at will, the Incubus can't kill you."

Jiang Chen seemed to be deep in thought.

The key was, he couldn't remember this feeling at all.

Does this mean I'll have to hit myself with a stick every time I want to sleep from now on?

That's insane!

Jiang Chen looked at Olive. "Can you enter unconscious sleep now?"

"I can!"

"Show me."

Olive nodded, looked at Jiang Chen, then rolled her eyes back and, just like that, lay stick-straight on the bed and started snoring heavily.

What the hell?

That actually works?

Jiang Chen carefully sensed that Olive was completely relaxed. Her heartbeat was steady, and her blood flowed slowly. She was like a corpse, without any reaction whatsoever.

At that moment, Olive woke up and laughed. "Wasn't that simple?"

Simple? Yeah, right!

This is ridiculously hard!

"How can you wake up at any time after entering deep sleep?"

"It took me three years to learn," she replied. "You can slowly grasp it too, in time. However, my mother once mentioned that this is Mind Regulation. You know about The Fallen, right? They like to sit cross-legged."

"When one enters a state of Mind Regulation, they have no dreams. Yet, they can perceive their surroundings at any moment and are able to enter deep sleep whenever."

Jiang Chen pondered thoughtfully.

I absolutely have to learn this. I'll get Ame and Ba Jie to teach me. I never imagined I'd encounter danger even in dreams, that even sleeping could be perilous. This is just unbelievable.

Jiang Chen thought about Daphne's actions.

This woman seemed to be helping him, but Jiang Chen didn't understand her true motives. Nevertheless, for his own safety, he preferred to learn Mind Regulation.

KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK...

The sound of knocking echoed.

The door creaked...

Arlene looked relieved upon seeing that Jiang Chen was alright. "It's good that you're fine."

"What's wrong?"

"We're in trouble this time," Arlene said. "Many people have died."

"Died?"

"Yes, they died in their sleep. It was clearly the work of an expert from the side of the Difiled God—the appearance of a Super Divine-level Class, the Incubus."

"How many have died?"

"The exact number is still unknown, but many are dead."

They just died inexplicably in their sleep?

Could Daphne have done this?

Arlene said, "It's lucky you're okay."

Jiang Chen followed Arlene into a room where Heroes lay on the ground, completely breathless. There were no wounds or signs of deterioration on their bodies.

Arlene explained, "The Incubus is terrifying. They can invade the Dream Realm and kill enemies within it. If you die in the Dream Realm, you die in reality too."

"Is there any way to counter the Incubus?" Jiang Chen asked.

Arlene replied, "It's very simple: just don't sleep."

How could anyone not sleep? Even Heroes need to sleep. Without sleep, how would they have the Spirit to fight? One or two days might be fine, but three or four would be pushing it.

The outside world was already in an uproar.

"How could people die so inexplicably all of a sudden?"

"The Incubus has come! An expert dispatched from the side of the Evil God! What do we do now?"

"What's there to fear? Just don't sleep."

"Don't sleep? That's nonsensical! Who could stay awake? Even the Great Son of God needs time to rest."

"It's terrifying! We must kill the Incubus!"

At that moment, many people had been gathered.

Milton stood on a high platform, addressing the assembled Heroes: "Heroes, do not be afraid of the Incubus! The Incubus will invade your dreams and use fear to kill you within them."

"Fear is the true terror in your hearts. As long as you harbor no fear, the Incubus cannot kill you."

"To avoid the Incubus, one must enter deep sleep. I now command that each Legion divide its members in two: half will sleep during the first part of the night, and the other half during the second. This is the only way to prevent the Incubus from invading."

"I will demonstrate it for you now."

Under the attentive gaze of the crowd, Milton called over a Hero.

His actions mirrored Olive's.

He delivered a palm strike to the back of the Hero's head, knocking him unconscious.

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