Nightmare Assault Chapter 99: I Dream Therefore I Am

A soft push nudged her shoulder. Xu Wen tipped backwards. In her eyes, everything slowed down. Jiang Cheng stood there quietly. His smile faded into the dark.

“No…” Her last words were clogged by the blood that flooded her mouth. A cane pierced her heart from behind. She fell back into the mirror. On the other side, Zhen Jianren had been waiting for a long time.

The cane was slowly pulled out. Life flowed out of Xu Wen’s eyes. She convulsed violently before… letting go. Xu Wen… was dead.

Zhen Jianren dissolved into a black mist and disappeared into the mirror. The door buzzed loudly.

Jiang Cheng took a huge stride forward. A few seconds before the door collapsed, he walked through it.

After the familiar sense of vertigo, he found his footing. He saw his office and a rotund figure.

“Doctor!” Fatty rushed over happily, “You gave me such a fright. The door is about…” He glanced at the door. The black door cracked and then disintegrated into dust. Only the normal wall remained.

Jiang Cheng sighed, looking quite dispirited.

Fatty guessed something and consoled him, “Doctor, you’ve tried your best. Furthermore, that woman was not a good person anyway.”

Jiang Cheng waved to stop Fatty, “It’s not wise to speak ill of the dead. Even if Miss Xu is not with us anymore, it’s not good to talk behind her back.”

“Doctor,” Fatty was impressed, “I didn’t expect you to be such a moral person.”

Jiang Cheng looked out the window. A half-moon hung in the air. Melancholy traced the surroundings. “Fatty,” Jiang Cheng began slowly, “No matter their identities, backgrounds, and experiences, everyone in the nightmare realm is pitiable. We are like rootless lilies in the chaotic world. We can’t see the start and can’t fathom the end. If we can help, we should help. Saving a life is the greatest deed.” Jiang Cheng said sincerely, “Do you understand?”

Fatty stared at Jiang Cheng.

Jiang Cheng frowned, “Why are you staring at me?”

“Doctor,” Fatty opened his mouth, “I wish Brother Zhen Jianren were here to hear you say those words.

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