Transforming Succubus: Almost Doomsday

First, Zhou Baiyu had to integrate with the people around him. This was not something that could be achieved overnight; he would chat with them, telling them stories.

He mustn't raise their hopes or let them fantasize about the outside world, but simply narrate certain things to get their brains thinking.

On one hand, it was to get their minds active, so they wouldn't truly become zombies.

On the other hand, what so-called interaction meant was exchange and communication. Familiarity comes with frequent visits.

Zhou Baiyu observed seriously for a long time and noticed that the people in dreams mostly only had one behavior—spacing out.

They seemed to be recalling something, those memories flickering like candle flames in a blizzard.

A fragile light that could go out at any moment, sustaining their will to live.

They were not yet zombies, but in terms of how they lived, there was no difference.

Because they saw no hope, they had no goals; without goals, they naturally didn't know what to do.

The meaning of life was merely to live itself.

Such a faint light even made them seem as if they were already part of the night.

These people were so miserable that when Zhou Baiyu told a joke, they wouldn't laugh but just stared at him gloomily.

But people are not made of iron. Zhou Baiyu believed that this group, who had once dared to burn themselves for Jin Yi, as long as they had not completely turned into the dark species... deep inside, they must still harbor a spark.

Of course, as the saying goes, it wasn't easy. It was absolutely not something that could be achieved overnight.

He would have to stay in the Land of No Light for a very long time.

...

Apart from getting to know most of the people here, Zhou Baiyu also had to find someone capable of "peering into crises."

Although his personalized mutation, state description sometimes provided intelligence comparable to a peeper.

But after all, he and a peeper were still different.

Among the few people who disappeared with the Future Gate, according to Xinkui, there was a peeper.

Having experience in aligning with Xinkui before made it much easier for Zhou Baiyu to recruit other precursors thereafter.

When Xinkui wanted to wear out the bed's durability alone, Zhou Baiyu ruthlessly kicked him off the bed.

Zhou Baiyu's bed, once slept in, would probably become addictive.

After all, in this world, the value of a beautiful dream was too great.

They quickly fell in love with Zhou Baiyu's mutated bed, much like Midel who had tasted the flavor of radish.

Using just a bed, Zhou Baiyu managed to successfully recruit the peeper, Luo Hui.

Of course, this so-called recruitment was just getting someone willing to answer some of his questions and provide some intelligence.

Luo Hui made it clear:

"Jiang Xianwu, this bed indeed evokes many beautiful memories for me, but I'm not sure whether having these memories in this world is a good or bad thing."

"I am innately indifferent. I agree to help you, but it's purely a transaction. If you engage in any crazy behavior, please absolutely do not involve me."

Luo Hui, a unique second-order Sky Eye under no one else's command.

Though not as capable as the Prophet from the Future Gate, Luo Hui's analytical skills were also quite respectable.

Soon after arriving here, Luo Hui knew that there was no possibility of going back anymore.

The more he peered into the information, the clearer the contradictions of this place became...

He soon realized that the problems that were laid out here were simply unsolvable.

Yet... in those days when Jin Yi went chasing the moon, he too contributed a light.

But as soon as Jin Yi returned, Luo Hui was the first one to adjust his feelings and accept reality.

Living in darkness for years, Luo Hui scarcely had any human emotions.

Reason told him not to expect anyone to come and redeem him but also not to completely give up on living.

And the best way to live was to become numb.

He was moving toward that direction— until he met Zhou Baiyu,

Zhou Baiyu nodded:

"I won't ask you to participate in anything. You are correct, this is a transaction; I provide the beautiful dreams, and you provide some of the services and intelligence I need."

"But what I do, I won't force you to join or take sides."

"Unless, one day you change your minds on your own."

Luo Hui thought to himself, 'How could humans ever defeat a god in the dreams of gods?'

As long as there was no chance of winning, he certainly wouldn't entertain any notions.

Although that was truly what he thought, Luo Hui was very principled. Having agreed to help Zhou Baiyu provide information, he wouldn't deliberately hide it.

"There surely are night demons patrolling. They usually appear right before everyone is about to fall asleep, acting as a form of surveillance."

"In earlier years, they were diligent, and people didn't notice, but over this past year, they have gradually become laxer."

"Night demons don't really believe humans will dare to resist. This is the domain of night demons; all night demons can become huge, unbeatable nightmares in the sea of night."

"They can also tear apart their opponents in Hechuan City during the night. Why did Jin Yi fail? It's because Jin Yi naively thought that by escaping the dream, he could elude the night demons."

"Three worlds, one is reality, with reality being the Endless Night, one is the dream, the dream also being Endless Night, one is the night sea, a dream within a dream, but even here, it is still the Endless Night."

"Jin Yi merely escaped from one night into another."

"If night demons appear, I will tell you, but generally speaking, they now only appear once a half month."