Logically speaking, this place should become a magnificent frontier city.

But all Zhang Xu saw was desolation – this desolation was different from that in some parts of Ionia. It was not the desolation after invasion and destruction, but a sense of loneliness.

The town is still the same town, and all the facilities and buildings on the street are intact, without any signs of decay, but it gives people a desolate and unreal feeling.

Quiet, too quiet.

The whole town was like a deserted and silent city. Walking on the streets, no sound could be heard except their footsteps, and no one could be seen.

It’s like…

It really is a dead city.

Sarah took two quick steps and opened several doors on the roadside, trying to find anyone.

“No…no…nothing at all!”

“Are you kidding me? It’s such a big city, but there’s not even a single person to be seen?”

Zhang Xu walked on the empty street with a frown on his face, also feeling a little strange.

Fosbyro is not some unimportant town, nor is it some remote place. The ancestral home of the Crownguard family, which is most respected by the Demacia royal family, is located in the nearby Silver City. This means that the Demacia royal family cannot be unaware of all the situations in this city.

But even so, they still allowed Fosbiero to present such a scene?

In other words, even if the Demacia royal family knew about the situation here, it would be useless, and they could only ask the people in this city to move away? Or… the people in this city had actually died out a long time ago?

Is it a trouble that even the Demacia royal family is helpless to solve?

Zhang Xu raised his head thoughtfully. In his perception, the whole city was normal and there was nothing unusual.

“Zhang Xu! There seems to be someone there!”

Looking in the direction of Shiver’s finger, they indeed saw a figure in the shadows of an alley nearby.

An old man was lying on a rattan chair, holding a folding fan in his hand and fanning himself from time to time – judging from his appearance, he was obviously very old, his hair and beard were all gray, and his body looked hunched. Only his eyes were still clear.

A… weird old man?

In this deserted city, an old man like this appears. Even a fool can see that something is wrong, right?

Zhang Xu moved closer to the old man out of curiosity.

When the old man felt the shadow suddenly appear beside him, his body trembled subconsciously, and then he slowly raised his eyes, looking at Zhang Xu in confusion and astonishment:

“You’re not a nightmare?”

“nightmare?”

Zhang Xu raised his eyebrows, and the first guy that came to his mind was someone.

Eternal Nightmare, Morteng.

A…very strange demon.

Except for the original demon that was born from the most basic human emotion, all other demons originated from the branches of the original emotion – when people are satisfied with their own lives, they will no longer have only the most basic emotions, they will produce more emotions uncontrollably.

Most of the remaining demons evolved from the original demon and were born based on it.

For example, the emotion represented by Tam is desire, a branch of the original devil.

But the birth of Mordekaiser was not just like this – his birth was more passive.

At the end of the Rune Wars, a secret society of magical warriors fought to achieve their own victory, seeking any means to overthrow their opponents. They mastered a forbidden magic that even the most skilled wizards and sorcerers shunned: Shadow Magic.

This magic is able to ignore the laws of material reality. They fight in a way that is incomprehensible to most mortal minds, and they are even able to create ethereal assassins to do their bidding.

The thoughts of mortals everywhere have been tainted by this darkness, an ethereal assassin that drains their will, haunts their dreams, and haunts them with nameless fears day and night, even leading some to commit horrific crimes against their fellow men.

Even the people who created it couldn’t tell whether it was these sufferings that created Nocturne from nothing, or whether some low-level assassin construct was corrupted by it and transformed into something more selfish and deadly.

In short, the Eternal Nightmare was born.

Howling in the spirit realm, this demonic creature pounced on the foolish wizards who had strayed from the way, those who had given it life, and it lashed desperately, hoping to end its suffering. It always endured the pain, and this pain made it cruel, but it soon came to like the taste of mortal fear.

Time has little meaning in its realm, but Nocturne stretches each chase as long as possible, savoring the pain of his prey before severing their last thread of life in an instant.

Now, Morteng exists as a ghost with cold eyes, and has become a sinister reflection of the most primitive fears of many people in Runeterra. From bustling cities to desolate plains, from the greatest kings to the humblest peasants, as long as there is a flawed soul, it will attract this demon, and then be twisted into mortal fear and eternal darkness.

It is the physical embodiment of fear, it has become a demon that symbolizes nightmares.

so…

The culprit who caused the entire city of Fosbiero to become what it is now is Nightmare?

After seeing the faces of Zhang Xu and his group clearly, the old man was obviously relieved. He glanced at Zhang Xu casually, then closed his eyes again and continued to lie on the wobbly recliner.

Other elderly people lying on rattan chairs may be enjoying the cool breeze or enjoying themselves.

But the old man in front of him lay in the shadows, just like…

Like waiting for death to come.

Combined with what he just said…

So is he waiting for the nightmare to come?

And judging from his performance just now, the arrival of the nightmare is by no means a relief for him, but rather a terrible torture.

Zhang Xu looked at Kasa beside him, a hint of curiosity flashed in his eyes. He tapped the armrest of the rattan chair lightly and asked in a low voice:

“Old man, what is this nightmare you’re talking about? Why is there no one in this city?”

Chapter 342 You brought it upon yourself!

Hearing Zhang Xu’s voice, the old man slowly opened his eyelids, sighed and whispered: “Young men, hurry up and leave here. Run quickly before it finds you!”

“Old man, what is going on here? What on earth is that so-called nightmare?”

Seeing that Zhang Xu and the others had no intention of backing down and were instead aroused with greater interest by his words, the old man stopped trying to persuade them.

Good words can’t persuade a damn ghost.

Respect the fate of others and let go of helping others.

The old man did not refuse, as he was just waiting to die. Instead, he began to tell the story:

“Nightmare… It appeared in Fosbyro a year ago. Originally, this city was one of the largest in the surrounding area, but everything changed after the nightmare appeared.”

“It didn’t attract much attention when it first appeared. It initially killed a blacksmith in a grocery store, and his son found him dead in his bed.”

“The doctor didn’t find any wounds on his body. Although his expression was a little ugly and horrified when he died, no one took it seriously. Almost everyone thought that the blacksmith collapsed from overwork.”

“But then the blacksmith’s son died in the same way.”

“Then there was the female worker at another tailor shop, the soldiers in the city guard… the commander of Fosbiero… almost everyone died mysteriously in their sleep.”

“This incident quickly caused panic and also attracted the attention of the Crown Guard family in Mishisilver City. They believed that it might be some evil wizard in the dark who was causing this.”

“But neither the Mianwei family nor the people sent by the royal family were able to find the culprit. Even the people sent by the royal family died mysteriously.”

“Later, I heard from some bigwigs that the one causing trouble here might be a terrible demon called Nightmare. They couldn’t do anything about this demon, so they could only think of a way to move the people out of the city.”

“The only thing to be thankful for is that this nightmare seems to be focused on this place. It has always been in this city and has not gone to other places.”

“The bigwigs in the royal family said they would find a perfect solution, but I’m afraid I can’t get away as an old man.”

The old man shook his head with a sigh, but his face showed little fear: “I’m already over seventy years old, I’ve lived enough, death is nothing to be afraid of for me.”

“Then why don’t you follow those people and leave this city, instead of staying here and waiting to die?”

“Leave? Where can I hide at my age? My son died here, my grandson died, my whole family died here. What’s the point of living even if I leave?”

Although he was talking about sad things, the old man suddenly laughed, and his smile changed from calm at first to hysterical.

“Hahahaha! I saw it! I saw it! Is it finally here? Is it finally my turn!”

Along with the old man’s increasingly crazy voice, a subtle feeling gradually rushed into Zhang Xu’s heart. He felt as if he was trapped in a huge quagmire. Everything around him wrapped him tightly and began to reflect light, becoming softer and slippery, and finally turned into a red, dirty tongue.

It’s like…it’s going to swallow me up.

So, Mo Teng didn’t look for this old man, but instead targeted himself who had just entered this city not long ago?

Zhang Xu couldn’t help but find it a little funny. The tongue that was trying to swallow him seemed to be getting tighter and tighter, swallowing deeper and deeper.

Even the bones in his body began to creak. Wisps of black mist surged in from all directions, swirling around Zhang Xu like a gradually forming storm.

Zhang Xu tilted his head and didn’t see Kassa and others beside him. He immediately knew what was going on.

Everything he saw and felt now was Nocturne’s food – nightmares and the fear caused by nightmares.

Zhang Xu suddenly thought of another demon he had come into contact with before, Tam Kench.

Tam had always been by his side, until he mastered the method of entering the spiritual realm, he pulled Tam away from him.

However, the situation of Nocturne may still be a little different.

Because Nocturne is not in the spiritual realm – it belongs exclusively to the soul realm.

Just as Zhang Xu was thinking about how to find Mo Teng, a shadow slowly emerged and appeared in front of him.

It was a tall shadow.

With a sound of wet air, the shadow began to peel off from the wall. It was a living black shadow, somewhat like a human, with the body below the torso gradually becoming a line like the tip of a blade.

Its body was swaying constantly, as if reflected in a pool of bottomless black water.

Zhang Xu watched the changes in front of him with interest, and through the rippling black water, he met a pair of cold eyes.

This kind of look seems to be able to penetrate the human soul, making people involuntarily feel fear deep in their hearts.

But Zhang Xu was obviously the exception.

He just stood there, staring at Mo Teng quietly.

Gradually, a dark light was reflected in Moteng’s pupils…it was confused.

It didn’t understand why it didn’t feel any fear from this person, and it couldn’t understand the meaning of the emotions that Zhang Xu was expressing now.

A crack appeared between Mordekaiser’s upper and lower jaws, revealing long, twisted fangs.

Then, it spoke.

Although Zhang Xu did not see how it was pronounced, he did hear Mordeng’s voice.

Like an old videotape, the sound was rough and accompanied by uncomfortable tremors.