The dream realm is a special dimension completely separate from the real world, completely isolated from reality. Nothing that happens in a dream realm affects the real world.
So, when Su Ran entered the dream realm, she quickly recovered from her weakened state.
"Where am I?" Su Ran looked around in confusion.
In the dream realm, he could clearly see the scenes in the dungeon, yet the people in the real world couldn't see her.
"Where's Su... Su Ran?" Lin Qingqing was also bewildered.
Hearing Lin Qingqing's voice, Su Ran responded and instinctively walked over.
However, after a few steps, she was back to where she was before.
A hint of panic crossed Su Ran's face.
Without hesitation, she activated her Assassin's Ghost Step, accelerating towards Lin Qingqing. However, the further she ran, the further she distanced herself from her.
Gu Chen, through his connection with the Nightmare Master, sensed the situation in the dream realm.
"Forget it, you guys go in too," he waved. "In the dream, you won't be affected by the gray fog curse. I'll release you after the gray fog dissipates."
As soon as he finished speaking, the void before them suddenly shattered, and dark cracks stretched almost to the very front of Lin Yuan, Lin Qingqing, and Wu Ziyi.
Then, a ferocious hand condensed from black fog stretched out from the shattered space, splitting into three arms and instantly pulling the three of them into the dream.
Everything in the dream was identical to the dungeon scene, the only difference being that the four of them couldn't interact with Gu Chen; after all, they were in two different dimensions.
"Has the weakened state really disappeared?" Lin Qingqing saw Su Ran upon entering, excited and surprised.
"Gu Chen said this is a dream? How did we get in?" Lin Yuan stared at the ghostly figure in disbelief.
"Nightmare Overlord, it's a summoned beast, no doubt. I can't believe Gu Chen contracted a second summoned beast so quickly. Not only is it an energy form, but it's also a rare space-type beast!" Wu Ziyi subconsciously tried to check the summoned beast's attributes, but only saw a bunch of question marks.
"So, dreams are the Nightmare Overlord's skill? We're inside that skill? What skill can sustain for so long?"
Although the Nightmare Overlord can freely switch between dreams and reality, maintaining a dream state for such a long time consumes a tremendous amount of energy.
Before, the Nightmare Overlord would have been completely unable to do this.
However, after its bloodline awakened, its talent, [Dream Come True], reduces its energy consumption by 80%, greatly increasing the endurance of its skills.
After settling Lin Yuan and the other four, the Blood Clan Overlord led the way, with Gu Chen and the Nightmare Overlord following behind.
As they advanced deeper, the weakening effects of the Gray Mist Curse grew stronger. By the time they reached the square, Gu Chen felt that all of his attributes had dropped by 30%.
What kind of concept was this? His four attributes, originally near 100, have now dropped to just over 70, and his movements have become noticeably slower.
The same is true for the Blood Lord. His weakened state severely impacts his combat effectiveness. A level 5 guard that could once be killed instantly with a single bullet now requires two shots.
As Gu Chen entered the square, a large number of Fallen Guards spawned from all directions, with several appearing almost every few steps.
Furthermore, every few spawns, an Elite Guard will be replaced, albeit at a different level.
For example, the one encountered at the temple gate was a level 7 Elite Guard, and the Blood Lord had just killed a level 8 Elite Guard.
And now, directly in front of Gu Chen, a level 9 Elite Guard was approaching him.
[Alien: Fallen Guardian - Elite]
[Level: LV.9]
[HP: 16,000]
[Attributes: Strength 80, Agility 87, Constitution 122, Spirit 95]
[Skill I: Gray Mist Curse]
[Skill II: Iron Guard]
[Skill III: Great Axe Slash]
[Skill IV: Whirling Blood Blade]
This Level 9 Elite Guard was like a small giant, its jet-black heavy armor imbued with majesty. Its HP was a staggering 16,000, and all four attributes exceeded 100.
It was arguably the most powerful alien Gu Chen had encountered since entering the dungeon.
As the Level 9 Elite Guard approached, the surrounding gray fog grew thicker, even blurring its features.
It held a blood-red giant axe, the end of the axe handle connected by a pitch-black iron chain, the rest of the chain wrapped around its unusually sturdy arms.
Swish!
Suddenly, a sharp sound pierced the air from the gray fog.
[Great Axe Slash]
The blood-red axe was hurled without warning, its sharp blade slicing through the air like a thick streak of blood-red lightning, hurtling towards the Vampire Lord at breakneck speed.
The gray fog curse unleashed by the Level 9 Elite Guard reduced the Vampire Lord's overall stats by 40%.
Instantly, the Vampire Lord's speed plummeted, and before he could dodge, the sharp axe blade struck him.
Swish!
A hideous wound appeared on the Vampire Lord's body, blood splattering, nearly severing him in half.
Fortunately, this Elite Guard was known for his physical strength, so his attack power wasn't very high. Even so, he still managed to knock over 4,000 HP off the Vampire Lord.
After reaching Level 7, the Vampire Lord's HP had already exceeded 10,000.
It could be said that a single skill from the Elite Guard directly sapped nearly half of the Vampire Lord's health.
"Roar!"
The Vampire Lord's face was grim, and he roared in agony.
"This is a Level 9 Elite Guard! Absolutely terrifying!" Wu Ziyi gazed at the Vampire Lord's nearly half-empty health bar, his eyes filled with horror.
"This is the first time a summoned beast has suffered such heavy damage. Hell-level dungeons are truly terrifying," Lin Qingqing exclaimed.
"The Elite Guard is so powerful! Otherwise, why not send the Nightmare Lord in too?" Lin Yuan subconsciously glanced at the ghostly black figure.
In the dream realm, the four watched the battle unfold, their hearts nearly in their throats.
However, in the square, Gu Chen stood still, his expression calm and composed.
Although the Vampire Lord's attributes had been reduced by the Gray Mist Curse, and he hadn't been able to dodge the Elite Guard's skills in time,
But he was a Vampire! For vampires, any injury, as long as it wasn't fatal, could be quickly healed.
This wasn't a skill, it was instinct!
The vampire lord groaned and removed the axe from its flesh.
The next moment, the blood stopped flowing, and the horrific wound began to heal at a visible speed.
In a blink of an eye, the seemingly horrific wound was healed.
If it weren't for the dark red blood stains still lingering on its dress, it would be hard to imagine that just seconds ago, it had been nearly severed by the blood-red axe.
Although the wound had healed, its health bar was still close to halfway.
However, thanks to the gift of [Vampire Instinct], its health was rapidly recovering.
Seeing this, Gu Chen didn't want to waste any more time and pulled out a healing potion from his personal space.
[Healing Potion: Upon absorption, it can resist the Gray Mist Curse, lasting 10 minutes.]
The Blood Lord took the potion and, without hesitation, swallowed it, along with the glass tube.
The next second, a layer of white energy erupted from his body, and his weakened state instantly vanished.
"Roar!"
The Blood Lord roared, his previous lethargy vanishing.
Under the effects of the healing potion, his four-dimensional attributes, along with his health, rapidly regenerated, returning him to peak condition in an instant.