Nightmare Spores, Nightmare Dust.

According to Ma Ran, these are obviously two different things.

"We aren't affected by Nightmare Dust?"

"Why?"

Even as the words left his mouth, Song Chu had already figured out the answer himself.

He wasn't some simple-minded fool.

Ma Ran's previous remarks about Song Chu were quite fair.

This is a man with sharp observational skills, notable combat power, and spiritual will far beyond the normal level.

In the blink of an eye, Song Chu remembered the 'damage threshold' Ma Ran mentioned before, and connected the cause and effect.

Ma Ran had already said that to eliminate the Nightmare Mother, one must have a high life level and a strong spiritual will!

From this perspective, people with high levels of both attributes would find it difficult for the Nightmare Dust to drag them into a dream.

At this moment, it's the Nightmare Spores' turn to come into play.

Song Chu thought, if he hadn't guessed wrong, the Nightmare Spores were prepared for such strong individuals!

"Can someone like me really be considered a strong individual?"

Song Chu glanced at Ma Ran, then at the Elephant Hunting Spear in Ma Ran's hand, feeling somewhat disillusioned with life: "If I'm a strong individual, then..."

"What about you?"

"How does that dangerous alien life form view you?"

After having the gun snatched from him casually, he clearly realized the gap between him and Ma Ran.

To be deemed a strong individual by an extremely dangerous alien life form—said to have the potential to grow to a world destruction level...

Song Chu really didn't know whether he should feel happy or sad.

"Nemesis."

After uttering these two words, Ma Ran sighed, looking a bit annoyed: "The information I foresaw is still not comprehensive enough."

"Six days ago, I began to eliminate Nightmare Spores."

"Because I had never encountered such an enemy before, I didn't manage the pace well."

"Killed too fast, killed too much, killed too hard."

"As a result, it led to the Nightmare Mother feeling fear."

"It regards me as a nemesis and doesn't want to appear within my sight at all."

"It's deliberately avoiding me."

Song Chu struggled to keep pace with Ma Ran, feeling he should say something, but when he opened his mouth, he didn't know where to start.

There were just too many points in his words to criticize!

"Compared to that alien life, your level of danger is obviously higher, right?"

At this point, Song Chu's expression suddenly changed.

When confronting Ma Ran before, he was too nervous to notice the problem.

Only now did he suddenly realize that the inner qi in his acupoints had unconsciously consumed more than half!

A mild sense of weakness crept over him, making him feel top-heavy and light-headed.

Ma Ran glanced at him and immediately identified the reason for the weakness: "Inner qi, while resisting the erosion of Nightmare Dust, also depletes."

"Put on the gas mask, give yourself a shot of adrenaline, and use some smelling salts."

"The auxiliary refreshing effect of these tools is extremely limited, but at least they can slow down the depletion of inner qi a bit."

Song Chu nodded solemnly: "Okay!"

He followed Ma Ran's instructions swiftly and efficiently.

After going through the procedure, Song Chu felt much more alert, but unfortunately, the depleted part of his inner qi could not be replenished in the short term.

He pinched his nose, finally letting the pungent ammonia smell from the smelling salts dissipate a little.

The two quickly traversed the forest and arrived at the range of the A3 District building complex.

Military motorcycles, off-road vehicles, and other transportation tools were damaged to varying degrees, stained with viscous black liquid, corroded beyond usability.

This was obviously the work of the Nightmare Mother.

It wasn't some low-intelligence alien life.

In Ma Ran's view, it was strong, smart, and cunning, with a great ability to learn, making it a very tricky opponent!

To concentrate, maintain high vigilance, the two tacitly chose silence, no longer engaging in idle chat.

Ma Ran maintained a pace that Song Chu could keep up with, running towards their destination.

At the same time, he took the initiative to suppress the speed of inner qi flow, letting his aura gradually weaken.

The originally intense life aura also weakened greatly, gradually falling to a level similar to Song Chu's.

The information Ma Ran shared with Song Chu was indeed true.

This dangerous alien life form hadn't fully grown yet.

It held a natural fear towards Ma Ran, who had destroyed dozens of its spores.

For the past six days, it has been desperately avoiding Ma Ran's tracking.

The Nightmare Mother feared Ma Ran, yet it also coveted Ma Ran's body, wanting to make Ma Ran its host.

Rejection, resistance, yet unable to resist his allure.

"How strong his stamina is..."

Song Chu panted heavily, struggling to keep up with Ma Ran's pace: "I originally thought he was a product of the Grass Hut Academy's Star Creation Program, but now it seems, it really lives up to its reputation."

"Sixth Rank of Inner Qi..."

"How exactly did he achieve it?"

"The Grass Hut Academy officially formed its structure not even half a month ago, right?"

"To be precise, it's about ten days or so?"

Ma Ran is a mysterious enigma.

The more he observes, the more he thinks, the more puzzled he becomes.

As Song Chu was drenched in sweat, with calf muscles extremely stiff, almost cramping, Ma Ran suddenly stopped moving.

"We... ha... are we there?"

Song Chu adjusted the gas mask, which had started slipping due to sweat, and pressed his hands on his knees, trying to calm his pounding heart and chaotic breathing, attempting to regain his strength through breathing.

Ma Ran, not out of breath nor blushing, shook his head and said, "Almost."

The reason he stopped wasn't to accommodate Song Chu, but because just then, a very familiar voice suddenly echoed in his mind.

"Ma Ran, you're still alive? That's great!"

It was Liu Huadie's voice!

She was using ability to convey information.

In a daze, Ma Ran almost thought he was back to the war-torn years before his rebirth.

But Liu Huadie's next words immediately brought Ma Ran back to his senses.

"Sorry."

Her voice trembled slightly, seemingly enduring some kind of pain: "My... my current level of ability development, saying these few words with you..."

"Already... at the limit."

"Heart... wrenching pain..."

"Next, it will be Su Qiangwei... connecting with you..."

At this point, she directly cut off the mind link.

Ma Ran looked at Song Chu, whose face was full of questions, and explained softly: "Sister Die was just using her superpower to contact me."

Song Chu froze for a moment, then came to his senses, realizing that the "Sister Die" referred to was Liu Huadie.

He, like Liu Huadie and He Nanguang, was a member of the Anhui Fulan Academy, and had some connections.

"What's the situation outside now?"

Song Chu's expression was grave, his voice hoarse: "Each blockade area sends a safety signal to the main control area every ten minutes."

"The moment the Nightmare starts moving, other areas should come to support."

Ma Ran raised his hand, gesturing for silence.

Song Chu obediently closed his mouth and stopped speaking.

Su Qiangwei's voice echoed in Ma Ran's mind...

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