Nightmare Assault

"Is there something different about him?" Lin Wan 'Er turned to the door. She asked curiously, "Why can't I see it?"

"He's not special."

"In that case, come upstairs with me." Lin Wan 'Er held her chin. "I'm sure you're not waiting for him, right?

"It's raining so heavily. Every child has returned to their home." Looking out the window, Lin Wan 'Er's gaze was covered in mist. "He will too."

…

A girl sat in a large and spacious room. She looked cute in her Loli-style dress. Her eyes burned as she stared ahead. She kept swallowing her saliva. The girl held a giant black hammer in her left hand and a massive saw in her right. The girl was agitated. She couldn't stand it anymore. She turned and spoke into the darkness. "No. 3, the girl looks quite dirty. Why don't I give her a shower? I promise I'll clean her inside out. That way…"

"No." A calm voice interrupted the girl. There was a couch hidden in the dark. Leaning on the right side of it was a person. Based on their action, they were reading. However, how could they read in the dark?

The girl closed her hands and acted cute. "Please, No. 3."

"No."

However, when the person in the dark raised their eyes, the girl cowered. The pair of eyes was different from the rest. It was a pair of sapphire eyes.

When she saw the pair of eyes, Wan Xiaoning, who had been stared at by No. 8 for hours, shrank her neck. The other person's eyes were so similar to hers. However, the sapphire in their eyes was clearer like the calm sea. The occasional wind caused waves to ripple.

"Who… are you?" Wan Xiaoning forced herself to ask the question. However, the person was not interested in her. After stopping the girl, they turned back to the book. Based on the girl's words, this person should be Deep Red's No. 3. The girl who didn't hide her interest in her was No. 8.

Wan Xiaoning had no information on these two. Everything about Deep Red's official members was secretive. She knew that her mission target was No. 4. Their main goal was to kill No. 4. Then, it was to solve the nightmare and survive.

Deep Red's actions were hard to describe. Everyone who knew the nightmare was familiar with their evil deeds. They were worse than demons. For a normal person, if they encountered Deep Red, some of them would choose to kill themselves. At least, they wouldn't be tortured.

She didn't think Deep Red'd capture her. Her memory paused with her combat with No. 4. After she was humiliated, No. 4 raised her feet and stepped on her head. Then, she fainted. She thought she had died.

The strange thing was, even though her body hurt like all her joints had been shattered, the pain was nothing compared to the pain of being consumed by the taboo power. Clearly, someone had saved her. It was… Deep Red.

With the internal information of Night Guardian and the operations she joined regarding Deep Red, she had a clear understanding of their horror and madness. They did so much to save her because they wanted something from her. For example… the mole inside Deep Red. She knew of that person. However, she only knew their code name. The action and information departments were different. Plus, she had no access to core information.

"What… do you plan to do?" Wan Xiaoning was ready to die. She would never surrender. Her goal was to taunt the people to kill her directly. It was the best choice. At least she wouldn't need to suffer. Even though she was not scared, if she didn't need to suffer, why would she find suffering? She was brave but not dumb.

"Shut your mouth?" The person on the couch turned a page. It was loud. Even through the distance, she could pick up the scent of the ink on the pages.

"If you dare, let me go and fight me one-on-one!" Wan Xiaoning challenged. "If you don't have the guts, just kill me!"

Once she said that, something landed beside her. It landed and clanked loudly. When Wan Xiaoning saw the thing, her eyes glowed. It was her weapon, the butterfly knife!

"Okay then. We'll have a duel." The person said without moving their eyes from the page. "Let No. 8 play with you. If you win, we'll let you go, but if you lose…"

Wan Xiaoning's throat moved carefully. "What can you do to me? At most, you'll kill me."

"How boring that will be?" No. 3 shook their head. "If you lose, you'll belong to her."

No. 8's eyes lit up. She threw off the black bag. "Then, what are we waiting for? Let's get started!" The girl cracked her knuckles. She looked at Wan Xiaoning as if the latter were her present. She didn't think happiness would come so suddenly!

Staring at the butterfly knife, the woman didn't move. She didn't know how powerful No. 8 was, but she was definitely not weak. Especially considering how hyped she was as she picked up the battle hammer and saw. She was so excited. At that moment, Wan Xiaoning hesitated. She was not afraid of death, but she had a feeling that if this little girl took her, weird and unhappy things would happen to her.

Since Wan Xiaoning didn't speak, No. 3 didn't push her. They turned back to the book. The atmosphere was awkward.

Wan Xiaoning wanted to say something to save her face, but in the end, she shut her mouth. She silently picked up her butterfly knife and hid it in her sleeve. She convinced herself that she was biding her time. She was not scared. When the timing was right, she'd strike back.