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At the top of the DM company, a large, ring-shaped office was suspended in their air. The huge floor-to-ceiling windows were clear and transparent, making one feel as if you could touch the sky if you stretched out your finger.
Dream Maker sat comfortably in a high-quality leather chair, holding a palm-sized glass bottle in his hand that contained a translucent substance.He slowly opened the bottle.Immediately afterwards, his lips split wide open to a scary degree and his long, scarlet tongue stretched out from his mouth as sticky mucous fell from the rough surface. Using the thin tip of the tongue to enter the small opening in the bottle, he slowly brought that translucent substance into his mouth.Dream Maker narrowed his eyes in satisfaction.Human souls brewed with despair
.The most delicious food in the world.Thinking of his large inventory of souls, the smile on Dream Maker’s face deepened further.At this moment, he suddenly heard knocking coming from the window behind him.Dream Maker was stunned.Wait a minute. He was currently
..on the top floor
.Dream Maker frowned and looked behind him.A slender young man stood outside the window, the strong wind blowing his clothes around. Behind him was the bright sunlight which painted him in a layer of gold. The young man leaned down and, with a casual grin on his face, he knocked on the window like he was knocking on the door of a neighbour’s house, “Good morning

”The next second, a large scythe appeared, the sharp blade reflecting the sun’s rays.The scythe in the young man’s hand seemed to be wielded with great force. It tore through the air and light, colliding heavily against something invisible in the air, sending the place shaking. The barrier was torn apart by that blade like it was just a thin piece of paper. The tip of the scythe passed through this thin barrier, hitting the glass window.“Crack”----------It was the sound of the glass cracking. Large cobweb-like cracks spread across the window in an instant.Dream Maker’s eyes widened. The scythe’s sharp blade was reflected in his eyes. At this moment, a terrifying sense of panic suddenly rose inside him and memories that had been long forgotten suddenly appeared in his mind ---- Like cold running water, a cold sensation travelled past his neck and there was the sensation of his powers being drained away. Fear and panic overwhelmed him, almost drowning him.He instinctively fell back.The moment Dream Maker moved back, the glass shattered, sending a strong gust of wind ripping into the office through the opening. The sharp blade cut through the glass with force.“Shuuunk------”The high-quality leather chair Dream Maker was sitting on earlier was suddenly torn apart, falling to the ground with a bang. Even the thick carpet on the ground was slashed.The table behind the chair had also been cut in half and sparks flew out from the computer.Ye Jia unhurriedly stored away his scythe. He took a step forward, his shoes crushing the broken glass under his feet.Strong wind whistled behind him, sending the shattered glass flying around in the air before disappearing without a trace in a blink of an eye.He smiled and said, “My apologies, I didn’t make an appointment this time.”Dream Maker had already recovered from his earlier shock. He stood a few steps away from Ye Jia with a dark expression on his face. The long, scarlet tongue that had not yet been retracted back was at this moment hanging out from his mouth as thick, smelly fluid slowly dripped from it: “Ace!”His voice was muffled but the viciousness was quite clear.Dream Maker tidied up his crumpled suit as his dark eyes stared fixedly at the young man standing before him.“What? You’ve thought things through?” Dream Maker narrowed his eyes slightly as the expression on his face returned to the usual calm and gentle look but the maliciousness in his words couldn’t be concealed, “Looks like you’ve decided to ignore those poor fools and are no longer concerned about their lives anymore? Congratulations, looks like you’ve finally found a way to survive in this world.”He raised his hands and slowly clapped. It was as if he was truly happy for Ye Jia from the bottom of his heart.
“If you say it like that,” Ye Jia slowly approached him, “it would make me think that you really did want to fight against me again.”He raised the corner of his lips to reveal a light smile, “I don’t see this often. There would actually be a fierce ghost who is willing to lose to an insignificant human.”Dream Maker’s expression darkened. The wound on his neck seemed to be throbbing again.Ye Jia’s expression didn’t change.Dream Maker had used the method of tying his own life to thousands of other humans to prevent Ye Jia from attacking him. This was originally his attempt to hide his weakness and, with fact that he had spoken jealously about Mother’s preferential treatment of her direct descendants, allowing the injuries he had received to heal so well ---- It meant that he himself had not yet recovered from the injuries sustained from his fight against Ye Jia and he wanted to avoid head-on conflicts.The last time they met, Ye Jia had tested him out ---- Dream Maker’s reaction at that time confirmed it.And that was why he set up a barrier preventing fierce ghosts from entering and why he was surprised about Ji Xuan’s appearance.Dream Maker stared darkly at Ye Jia, as if he wanted to tear him apart with his eyes.After a long time, he laughed lowly, “I know what you want to do.”Dream Maker dusted off the glass shards from his clothes and continued, “Did you think that I haven’t made any preparations after suffering a loss last time?”As soon as he was done saying that, Wei Yuechu, Blast and Chen Qingye’s faces appeared on the screen. The three of them were inside this building and they were all being besieged by a group of fierce ghosts. Sparks flew from the chainsaw and flames poured through the narrow space. The hisses and cries of the fierce ghosts mixed together with the buzzing of the insects, the noise deafening when heard in the office.Dream Maker’s expression showed arrogance and contempt, “You came here to attract my attention while your teammates secretly steal the contracts
.Did you think that you’ve never played this trick before?”The smirk on his face was relaxed, “Save your effort. What’s the use? Did you really think that I would leave the contracts in this building?”Ye Jia narrowed his eyes and didn’t speak.Dream Maker, “But
..Since you’re already here, I won’t be letting you leave as easily as last time.”He let out a loud and sharp laugh. The edges of his lips split wide open, and his long tongue flew out from his mouth, dancing around in the air. Sticky mucous fell to the ground, corroding away the floor, “Now that those companions of yours are still unable to steal the contracts, do you still dare do something to me?”Dream Maker’s face was distorted and twisted like a wax statue. He laughed sinisterly as his month moved around, “Don’t worry, you will become the most delicious food on my dinner table. Not only your soul, even the body containing your soul will be slowly enjoyed piece by piece
.HAHAHA!”His scarlet tongue straightened into a sharp tip and flew towards Ye Jia.Ye Jia dodged and avoided the opponent’s attack.His body was agile, and he was able to smoothly avoid the opponent’s attacks much like a shadow that couldn’t be caught. He however didn’t fight back.Dream Maker began to grow impatient.His body slowly stretched and expanded, and cold and dark ghost energy spread out layer by layer. That dark grey energy solidified in the air and moved about as if it had a life of its own. The ground and walls slowly corroded from the dark energy, turning it a charred, black viscous liquid. It slowly flowed down the wall, falling onto the ground.At this moment, Ye Jia suddenly said, “You’re right

”Dream Maker’s movements paused slightly. He didn’t seem to understand the meaning of the other party’s words.He heard the young man before him say slowly, “I am indeed a distraction.”For some reason, Dream Maker suddenly

had a bad feeling.“It’s just that
..” Ye Jia deliberately paused for a moment, and then smiled and turned to point at the three on the screen who were fighting against the other fierce ghosts, “They are also the same

”What?What does this mean?!
Dream Maker’s pupils instantly constricted.At this moment, the phone in Ye Jia’s pocket sounded. He slowly took out the phone from his pocket and checked it. The smile on his lips deepened, “The more clichĂ© the method is, the better it works, isn’t that right?”The next second, Dream Maker’s expression changed.He seemed to have realised something.The power in his body was rapidly disappearing. Those contracts he had used as protection charms were rapidly losing effect!Ye Jia smiled, “Now I no longer have any scruples.”The next second, the scythe in his hand flashed a bright light. It drew a large arc in the air and fell.With the sound of the blade cutting through the air, the long, scarlet tongue was directly cut off. Dark blood spurted out, soaking the ground almost instantly. As it fell onto the corroded walls, it looked like a dark and twisted abstract painting.“Ahhhhh!”A painful and agonising cry echoed through the top floor before disappearing into the boundless sky.“You
..what did you do?” Dream Maker’s expression was twisted and his voice was shrill as he shouted loudly at Ye Jia who slowly stepped closer and closer towards him. Dark blood flowed down the blade and was absorbed before it could hit the ground, leaving the blade clear and bright like the moonlight.Dream Maker’s remaining tongue hung to the ground.As Ye Jia approached him, he instinctively moved back, as if he was afraid of something.Dream Maker could clearly sense that, compared to their encounter last time, the other party’s strength had increased again. He didn’t know how many ghosts he must have eaten ---- He on the other hand was still injured. Facing him now was disadvantageous to him. He had completely lost his earlier advantageous position.This situation

isn’t good.Ye Jia lowered his eyes and looked down at the fierce ghost before him, “The agreement you signed with ordinary humans is a contract in essence. Since it’s a contract, you must abide by the rules. Whether it is a labour contract or an investment contract, your only connection to them is money.”Dream Maker who seemed to have realised something immediately stiffened.Was
.was this why Ace destroyed his computer as soon as he showed up here?Because what he wanted to deal with weren’t the contracts but his company!Ye Jia said with a smile, “Didn’t you like to play with capital?”“Since it’s like that, I shall teach you a point of knowledge all humans know----” He crouched down and said amiably, “Capital is a beast that can eat someone up. Those who want to play with capital are often in turn eaten up by it.”By the time the other three reached the top floor, everything had already been settled.The huge office that had lost its windows was left in a very sorry state by the strong winds outside and the entire place had been destroyed beyond recognition with the walls and ground covered in dark bloodstains. It looked like a terrible massacre had just occurred there.On the ground was the tongue which had been cut up into pieces still twitching around.The slender young man was leaning against the table which had been cut in half by something sharp. With his long legs propped on the ground, he held his huge scythe in one hand and Dream Maker’s hair in the other. Over and over again, he forcibly pulled the head that was only connected to the neck by a thin layer of skin up and down --- The fierce ghost had had all his limbs cut off and was at this moment a twitching mess.There was only the remnant of a tongue left in his mouth and he was barely able to speak.Black blood flowed out from his mouth, falling to the ground and corroding its surface.As Ace pulled at the fierce ghost’s head, he slowly asked, “Are you going to speak?”“

..” Wei Yuechu, Chen Qingye and Blast fell silent. They stood at the door, neither advancing or retreating.
----- So who exactly is the villain here?!“So
..what are you trying to get out of him?” Blast couldn’t help but ask.Ye Jia turned to look at them and answered without a change to his expression, “Oh, it’s nothing much. Just wanted to know where his vault is.”Blast, “

.”There is something not right here.jpgFinally, Dream Maker gave in and spat out an address.Ye Jia smiled, “Good job
.”He turned and looked at the others, “Do any of you have a plastic bag?”The three looked at each other, “No


.”“Then I’ll just have to make do.” Ye Jia shrugged. He slashed down with the scythe in his hand, cutting off a square piece of corroded carpet from the ground and then tore Dream Maker’s head off his neck with his bare hands and used that piece of carpet to wrap his head inside. Once done, he stood back up again, “Do you want to come together?”The three of them: “

”Damn! Sure enough, you’re the true villain!After a half an hour ride by taxi, they reached their destination.Facing the driver’s terrified eyes, Chen Qingye bit the bullet and gave him double the fare before getting off --- After all, there weren’t many people who would get on a taxi with a screaming head so he should at least give the driver some compensation for the psychological trauma.This was a private bank where Dream Maker had rented a vault.The receptionist’s face was pale, and her steps were stiff. She was only just barely able to maintain a polite attitude when talking to them and leading them to vault 362. After the password was entered, she immediately ran off.Before them was a large vault that was very high-tech and well protected. There were rows and rows of shelves inside that were filled with small glass bottles the size of a person’s palm containing translucent substances of various colours. At a glance, it was hard for one to see the end of these shelves.All of them couldn’t help but hold their breaths.So many
..They were all the souls of Dream Maker’s victims.In each small bottle was once a living person.Ye Jia turned his head around and said to the three behind him, “You can now contact the Bureau.”They all nodded in response to that and turned to go out.Although they were used to seeing death and killing, they didn’t want to stay in a place like this for too long.Only Ye Jia was left in the vault.He held the head in his hand. Black blood soaked through the carpet, slowly dropping onto the smooth ground below.Ye Jia slowly walked down the corridor, his eyes sweeping across the shelves.When he reached the end, he unexpectedly saw that at the end of the vault, there was an empty space between the shelves ---- It was as if there used to be something there, but had been removed, leaving only an empty space.Ye Jia lowered his head and examined the empty space.Based on the amount of dust gathered, it looks like whatever was originally there was only recently removed.He tore off the carpet covering Dream Maker’s head, grabbed his hair and stared into the eyes of that terrible, blood-stained face, “What was here before?”Dream Maker glared resentfully at Ye Jia and didn’t speak.
Ye Jia lowered his eyes and asked slowly, “Is it related to the task assigned to you by Mother?”Dream Maker’s expression distorted again. His voice was hoarse and rough, “Why would you think that
..I would tell you?”“Because regardless of whether or not you tell me, you will die.” Ye Jia answered calmly, “Cooperate with me. At least that way you will die more comfortably.”He thought about it and added, “But for you fierce ghosts, using the word ‘death’ doesn’t seem very appropriate
.After all, you’re not alive in the first place.”Dream Maker suddenly started to cackle wildly. Dark blood poured out of his mouth and mixed together with it were numerous clumps of flesh.Ye Jia furrowed his brows.A few minutes later, Dream Maker’s wild laughter finally came to a stop. He stared at Ye Jia with dark eyes that looked like ink could drip out from it and said slowly, “You humans always think that the world is yours, don’t you?”He left out a strange laugh, “But once Mother comes out, everything will be different
..”Ye Jia asked, “What do you mean?”Dream Maker cackled crazily again, “This world
..is ours
..And you humans are only worthy of being the pigs and livestock we raise for our food and nourishment...”His laughter was put to a stop due to the blood in his mouth and it changed to non-stop coughing.“Well
..” Ye Jia lowered his eyes and smiled softly, “Looks like you are very confident in your ability to withstand pressure.”Dream Maker’s blood-stained face distorted slightly.Ye Jia’s expression didn’t change. He continued softly, “Trust me. After we caught Puppet Master, his reaction was just like yours----”The smile on his lips grew bigger, “Guess who told you about your location?”Dream Maker’s already dreadful face grew even more terrifying, but a faint sliver of fear flashed across the depths of his dark and malicious eyes.Ye Jia waited with a relaxed smile on his lips. He appeared to be very unconcerned.Fierce ghosts are a collection of desires and malice, and it is also because of this that they are extremely selfish and evil ---and all the more vulnerable to fear.This is especially the case when one of its companions has already succumbed. Dream Maker didn’t dare touch his bottom line.But Mother’s task

The likelihood of Dream Maker directly telling him about it is low.Then he would need to do it another way.Ye Jia lowered his eyes and seemed to have suddenly thought of something. He asked, “The contract I signed with you before, what did I want?”He had previously signed a contract with Dream Maker, but he had forgotten about the details of it including his wish.Dream Maker slowly raised his eyes and his face that was covered in black blood revealed a twisted smile, “You wanted an answer.”“What answer?” Ye Jia was a little surprised.This wasn’t what he expected.This kind of thing was very abstract, and it didn’t require half a month to be fulfilled. As long as Dream Maker told him the answer on the spot, the contract would be fulfilled.He wouldn’t even have the time to look for loopholes in Dream Maker’s contract.“How should I put it
..” The smile on Dream Maker’s face grew even wider and his eyes stared fixedly at Ye Jia’s face, as if he was enjoying the pleasure of chewing up and swallowing the other party’s emotions bit by bit. He paused for a moment and continued slowly, “What you wanted to know was the cause of your mother’s death.”