CHAPTER 496: CHAPTER 380: GENTLEMEN, I HAVE A CUNNING PLAN: IRON CHAIN BINDING!

CRASH! Amidst the raging storm, the Nightmare projection of the Touch of the Kraken meandered forward under the sea, dyeing the entire marine area pitch-black.

It seemed as though one could accidentally slip and plunge into an unfathomable Abyss.

The last time Yemengade planned to sacrifice the International Port, the scheme failed. To this day, there is only one Touch of the Kraken in the Material World.

It was only manifested during the downfall of the Taya Empire, when they took advantage of the chaos, using a massive population as a sacrifice to carry out their self-devised "Divine Son’s Birth" ceremony.

And because the Nation-Destroying Nail subsequently went out of control, it roamed the North Sea daily, punishing all traitors and making its name as the "Colossal Monster of the Northern Sea" even more notorious.

However, the tentacles that appeared in this nightmare scene were merely the most profound nightmare projections from the Lancasters’ consciousness in life; their Might was evidently far inferior to the original.

They were incapable of killing, consuming, and digesting in one go, neatly making the attacked disappear from the world completely.

Of course, it also possessed an advantage the original Touch of the Kraken couldn’t match: someone was controlling it from behind the scenes, fully capable of adapting to any situation.

Inside the Dragonhead warship’s vast cabin, comparable to a palace, apart from the Fifth Order [Abyssal Horror] Dagon, [Nightmare] Yemengade—the most powerful among the Fourth Order Mythical Creatures—held his Grimoire and spoke solemnly, "Without the true Divine Son’s Touch of the Kraken, our master’s power cannot fully extend to the Material World, and its pulling force is incomparable to Lancaster’s Night of Annihilation. Moreover, we didn’t sacrifice a corresponding group in advance to anchor their species traits. Furthermore, the Colonial Fleet is too large, its personnel structure too complex. Unlike the Lancaster Family’s direct male members, who numbered only a dozen or so in total, we cannot use the same methods against them as we did against the Red Rose. I think it’s time to change the core killing rules."

The others all agreed with Yemengade and nodded in approval.

To gather firsthand intelligence from the enemy’s command center, Byron had already connected to Goddess Freya’s senses at the earliest opportunity.

Upon hearing Yemengade’s words, a thought immediately struck him, and he issued a command to his Wild Hunt Servant.

Suddenly, the [Goddess of Love and Beauty], who charms all gods, casually voiced her suggestion, "My lords, I have a strategy. Due to the rules of the Secret Realm, the numerous Ghost Battleships in the Shipwreck Graveyard cannot be directly deployed into the Material World to repel the enemy. Why not graft the Nightmare projection into our master’s stomach? Since the pulling force of the Nightmare projection is insufficient, let those Ghost Battleships, like food remnants, assist the Nightmare projection in pulling. Use Iron Chain Binding to secure both sides, making them wear each other down, aiding our master’s digestion. With Luanyun City’s rules in place, anything with Spirituality can only enter, not leave, unless its strength and Anchoring are greater than our master’s. Such a scenario is clearly impossible. So, what is there to fear? Yemengade, didn’t you summon the Phantom Fleet at the International Port last time, having them float from the deep Dream Realm layers to the shallow ones to directly attack the Material World? This time, with your ability, you should also be able to do so with ease, shouldn’t you?"

The latter, spurred by the Goddess’s slightly admiring, soul-hooking gaze, felt his heart skip half a beat.

The charm of the [Goddess of Love and Beauty] stemmed from her own Authority, irrespective of the charmed individual’s proclivities and aesthetics.

If she wished, even slimes or paramecia would be driven to love her to death.

The Fourth Order Yemengade, despite his considerable resistance, subconsciously found himself unwilling to refuse Freya’s "small" request.

Besides, her proposal was flawless, and none of the high-level members of the Sect present had any objections.

Thus, Yemengade nodded without much thought. "Last time I could do it all by myself. This time, with your help, naturally, there will be no problems."

A colorful [Nightmare Aura] then blossomed in his palm. He slapped it onto the heavy cover of the Spiral City Manual, manually adjusting the rules:

"Order: Graft the annihilating Nightmare of Lancaster onto Luanyun City.

"Luanyun City’s core killing rule: The Dream Realm is divided into three layers—the Shallow Layer, the Deep Layer, and the Lost Domain—with the sea surface acting as the dividing line between them.

"The sea surface is one layer, Luanyun City’s accumulated water is another, and the salt pool at the bottom of the Shipwreck Graveyard is the third.

"Every time a terrestrial creature falls into the water, they will passively descend into a deeper layer of the Dream Realm until they reach the boundary between the Lost Domain and the Sea of Origin Matter, which is also where our master’s true body lies."

The moment his words ended, the Nightmare projection outside immediately responded.

Beneath that pitch-black shadow underwater, the scenery within Luanyun City suddenly became much clearer.

This indicated that Luanyun City, existing half in the Dream Realm and half in reality, had drawn somewhat closer to the Material World.

Then, one after another, Ghost Battleships, wreathed in ghostly fires, floated up from the Shipwreck Graveyard onto the seawater-inundated streets of Luanyun City.

Most hailed from the North Sea Region and belonged to various "traitor" factions, but a considerable number also came from the Edge of the World, the Deadman’s World.

Only the "troublemaker," the Blue Dragon King, was an exception, remaining in the Shipwreck Graveyard.

Yemengade wasn’t foolish. They had caused havoc at the International Port last time, so how could he possibly let them out to cause trouble again?

Even those Ghost Ships from Deadman’s World had been specifically summoned by him opening a doorway between the Dream Realm and the Edge of the World, intended to chastise the Blue Dragon King and slowly bleed them out (Chapter 312).