The Nightmare's voice fell, and the surroundings changed again.
Countless demons covered in dark purple scales rushed out of the black mist, emitting terrifying fluctuations.
Behind the demons were abyssal dragons radiating an aura of death!
Liang Rujing and the others shivered.
There was no need for these demons to make a move.
The biting cold they exuded made them feel incredibly uncomfortable!
Liang Rujing instinctively hugged Ye Fan's arm, as if that would give her some sense of security.
"By my king's command, I bestow upon you eternal slumber!"
With the Nightmare's roar, countless demons charged madly towards Ye Fan and the others.
Ye Fan smiled slightly and flicked his index finger.
The entire world fell silent…
The demons and dragons disappeared, and even the swirling black mist vanished!
"Impossible!" the Nightmare exclaimed in shock. "How… how did you do that! How can a mere human possess such terrifying mental power!"
This time, it was truly panicked!
Because it realized its control over the domain had been seized!
Stripped of its power over rules, it was now at the mercy of another…
Logically, at this point, Ye Fan should have broken through the Nightmare's domain and led everyone out.
But Ye Fan didn't do that.
Although he usually appeared to be nothing more than a lazy bum with no other flaws, no different from ordinary people.
He had, in total, lived for nearly a million years.
Sometimes, when one lived too long, their mindset was bound to undergo inexplicable changes.
For example…
Accidentally becoming a bit of a pervert…
"A lone Nightmare, left alone for so long, must have been very lonely," Ye Fan muttered, looking at the Nightmare not far away.
He held no particular animosity towards the Nightmare.
He simply felt that the creature must be very lonely.
It made him want to help it.
Yes, that was it!
As Ye Fan's thoughts shifted, the Nightmare's body began to shrink.
Before long, it had shrunk to the size of a palm.
Its appearance was no longer that of a magnificent unicorn black horse, but had transformed into a black mouse…
What happened next, the Nightmare didn't know.
Because it had already fainted…
After an unknown period, the Nightmare slowly awoke.
It found itself in a super vast open space.
In the distance stood towering, lush plants, and behind them were gigantic buildings that stretched as far as the eye could see.
Judging by the appearance of those buildings, they didn't seem to be for human habitation.
What was going on?
Where was I?
What had happened just now?
The Nightmare immediately bombarded itself with a series of bewildered questions.
Let me think…
Right!
I encountered a human with incredibly powerful mental energy, who easily stripped me of my control over the domain.
And then he shrunk me down…
With that realization, it hurriedly checked its body.
"I've turned into… a mouse?"
Upon discovering its state, the Nightmare became even more bewildered.
If Ye Fan had broken through the domain and left, it could have understood.
Even if Ye Fan had killed it, it wouldn't have been surprised.
But now it had become a mouse?
What was going on?
Did this human have some perverse hobby?
"Rumble—!"
With a tremor of the earth, a colossal figure appeared before the Nightmare.
The Nightmare looked up.
It was a super giant…
Cat!
The Nightmare instinctively shivered…
But it quickly realized something was wrong.
This wasn't right!
We Nightmares don't have physical bodies.
I am merely a ball of mental energy, not a real mouse.
Why would I be afraid of a cat?
No matter how big it was, it was still just a cat!
With that thought, the Nightmare felt it had regained its composure!
It raised its head and met the cat's gaze fearlessly.
One second.
Two seconds.
Three seconds.
…
The Nightmare's body couldn't help but tremble again.
It understood the logic.
But it still felt an inexplicable fear!
That sense of dread was completely beyond its control, as if it had been deeply ingrained in its deepest consciousness since birth…
"Meow?" the giant cat meowed curiously.
As a member of the Cat Kingdom, it lived a very happy and joyful life every day.
No cat knew when the Cat Kingdom had appeared.
It was as if it had always existed there since the dawn of creation.
Some said that the Cat Kingdom was a gift from the Creator.
A present bestowed upon its inhabitants.
Over time, this belief was accepted by all the cats.
The Cat Kingdom.
As the name suggested.
Apart from cats and some beautiful plants, there was nothing else here.
In the perception of these cats, the world consisted of two things.
Cats.
Plants.
Now, a living creature it had never seen before appeared before it, and this cat showed intense interest!
"Meow meow meow?" the cat meowed at the Nightmare again.
What are you?
Where did you come from?
Why don't you speak?
The Nightmare dared not speak.
It trembled into a ball.
Damn it!
I don't know why I'm scared either!
But I can't help but tremble!
…
"Meow—!" The cat turned its head and called out.
Brothers, there's something interesting here.
Come out and take a look!
"Meow?"
"Meow meow?"
"Meow—!"
Something interesting?
Where?
Coming right up!
From the grass, the garden, the cat beds…
Countless giant cat heads peeked out curiously and ran towards them at high speed.
The shadows of countless cats enveloped the Nightmare.
The Nightmare's world instantly turned dark.
In the darkness, there was also a sense of despair…
Some cats couldn't see at all and jumped onto other cats.
Pairs of shining big eyes stared curiously at the Nightmare on the ground.
The Nightmare felt it was suffocating…
They were merely curious, never considering linking the unknown creature before them with food.
Because in Ye Fan's design, they didn't need to eat.
They didn't even have the concept of eating.
Under the terrifying dominance that was deeply embedded in their genes, the Nightmare quickly fainted from fright…
The cats became even more curious.
Huh?
Why isn't this thing moving?
Is it asleep?
With that thought, the cat that had first discovered the Nightmare extended a paw and gently nudged the Nightmare.
After a while.
Seeing no reaction, the cat nudged it again.
One nudge after another.
The Nightmare finally woke up.
Who am I?
Where am I?
What happened?
…
The Nightmare raised its head in bewilderment.
All it saw were colossal, terrifying creatures.
With a 'gulp'.
It fainted from fright again…
Fainting repeatedly, only to be nudged awake again and again.
Later, even when it woke up, the Nightmare no longer bothered to open its eyes.
Whatever…
You guys have fun…
I don't care…
…
After a while.
The cat that had first discovered the Nightmare nudged the black mouse that the Nightmare had become into its paw and tossed it gently.
It didn't know why it did this.
It just instinctively felt that it should do so.
The Nightmare was tossed high into the air.
With a heart filled with despair, it fell back into the cat's enormous paw.
The cat's eyes lit up!
After doing this, it felt a sudden sense of joy and contentment!
It didn't know why.
It just felt incredibly happy and delighted!
One toss after another.
The Nightmare's body repeatedly rose and fell…
"Is it really that fun?" a nearby cat asked curiously.
"I feel so happy," the cat said, placing the Nightmare into the questioning cat's paw. "You try."
The cat tried it and found it to be indeed very pleasurable!
And so, more and more cats joined in.
The joy of one cat quickly became the joy of a group of cats.
Because these cats could not and would not harm the Nightmare, the Nightmare was in no danger.
Because the fear it felt towards these cats was beyond its control, the Nightmare would continue to be afraid.
A cycle repeating.
Endlessly.
…