Chapter 1621 - The Cycles of Creation and Destruction (1/2)

Once the attack commenced, a bizarre guttural howl rang across the entire Lair of Nightmares, as though tons of seawater was crashing against the thick walls of flesh. The howling was everywhere and was getting louder by the moment.

Then, Hao Ren noticed that the walls of flesh had started to convulse as bundles upon bundles of protruding objects were being squeezed out of the layers of muscle and skin. The moment they appeared, they quickly transformed into horrifying mutated monsters.

The target of the monsters was clear. Upon appearing, they roared and charged at the invaders of the lair. What welcomed them, however, were the rapid firepower of automated droids and defender drones.

Hao Ren had released the “guards” that were standing by in his Dimensional Pocket, and those long-range combat specialists responded quickly to fight the monsters. As the latter were clearly fodder borne of flesh and blood, they did not need to waste their time against such powerless food for powder.

Seeing the monsters transform, Hao Ren even felt a tinge of relief.

Just as the sprites had told him, the defensive capabilities of the lair guardians are limited. Any guards not inside the nightmare would affect the operations of the massive brain, so all the guards within the lair are mindless mutants, As they do not need to fight against the powerful corrupted giants or the minions of madness, everyone was confident in executing the next phase of the operation.

But the weak guards does not mean Hao Ren could easily destroy the massive brain in the middle of the lair: While it may not have too many guards around it, it was secure behind its thick layer of defensive barrier, and that sturdy defensive barrier was the headache of the attackers.

*Boom!*

Another bright white beam smashed against the barrier surrounding the brain monster, and the massive energy blast twisted the space around the barrier, but as it dissipated, the hundreds of layers of shielding were undamaged, and the few outer layers that were broken through were restarting to regenerate.

But Hao Ren had quickly noticed that the regeneration was slower than anticipated.

“Focus fire! Don’t stop!” He quickly reminded the rest. “The shield’s regeneration cannot keep up with the damage we are doing!”

Massive explosions rang across the lair as the defender drones and automated droids held the tide of mutants back while Hao Ren and his elite team targeted the platform the monster was on with a concentrated barrage of attacks; at the same time, the disaster brought on by the collapse of the pillars were still spreading, and the shock wave within the planet’s cavity had pushed the hull resetter to the limit, leading to the Lair of Nightmares and the layer it was in was thrown into a veritable storm as it quaked violently, heralding the coming of the end!

However, the Lair of Nightmares itself was still stable, as the dimension formed from the corrupting power of chaos while damaged by the collapse of the crystal pillars, was still able to hold on to its form. Now, the master of the lair had realized the physical danger it was in, and it was trying to rouse itself from its slumber.

An eye-catching red glow appeared skin of the gigantic brain within the layered barrier as the entire bio-tissue started convulsing violently as if it was suffering spasms and an indescribable mental pressure descended upon everyone.

The monstrous brain had sensed danger in its dreams and it was struggling within the dream to wake up, but just like what the sprites had said, the dreamer was too deep within the dream, and its connection with the nightmare was too tight, and it could not return to reality within a short period of time.

However, the brain monster’s struggle within the dream had a feedback effect on the real world. Hao Ren noticed unnatural ripples appearing on the rock pillars and crystal prisms, and objects between illusory and reality started forming within the ripples. For Hao Ren who had experience fighting Lockmarton head-on before, he immediately realized that was to come.

“Watch out for the shadows!” Hao Ren yelled. “The Nightmare is already seeping in, monsters will appear from the shadows!”

As he deployed the last of the automated drones and defender droids out of his Dimensional Pocket, he commanded again, “Vivian, big guy, three of us coordinate our attacks on that bloody brain. The rest of you go smash the creeps! Don’t get caught by the illusions!”

“Awoooo.” A bright howl came from behind and another powerful light beam smashed against the brain monster’s shields, but this time around the shot was clearly off, and the latter part of the howl was mixed with confusion and being rattled. Hao Ren quickly turned to Lily and saw that the silver-haired mega husky was tossing about as if trying to throw something dirty off her back.

But there was nothing there.