Left alone in the dungeon, and under the gaze of a ghost, he was still able to break free. It seemed he also had a ‘door’ of his own.

Hearing the name Mr. Jiang, Jiang Cheng showed no discomfort, even though he had used the fake name Hao Shuai in the dungeon.

"I secretly saw the person who brought me here referring to you as Doctor Jiang," Chen Qiang said, much calmer than before, with even a hint of a smile on his lips.

Jiang Cheng exhaled, turned, and closed the door.

Immediately afterward, a series of clattering sounds came from inside the room. It wasn't exactly a fight, just Chen Qiang getting beaten one-sidedly.

After Jiang Cheng slammed him onto the ground in the 5th completely different way, Chen Qiang's detached-from-the-world demeanor vanished.

"Still pretending?" Jiang Cheng rubbed him against the ground repeatedly, nearly snapping his arm.

"No, no more pretending." Chen Qiang's face was contorted with pain, cold sweat pouring from his forehead. "Mr. Jiang, I was wrong. I shouldn't have spoken to you with that attitude. Please... no, I beg you to forgive me!"

"I'm glad you came, but I don't like your attitude." Jiang Cheng took out the knife Chen Qiang had hidden on his body, patted his face with it, and said coldly, "Don't think you're a big shot just because you've completed a few missions. A month ago, you were trash in my eyes, and you still are. At best, you have a little bit of recycling value."

"A man should know his place." Jiang Cheng slowly stood up, releasing Chen Qiang, who lay on the ground like a dead dog. "I'm not in a good mood lately, don't make me angry."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Mr. Jiang." Chen Qiang immediately changed his attitude, reverting to the respectful young man from the Nightmare Assault.

During this time, Jiang Cheng had entered several dungeons, but Chen Qiang hadn't been idle either. He had improved greatly in the dungeons and even learned some secrets about the Nightmare Assault.

His physical fitness wasn't bad to begin with, and he had even specifically learned some practical combat skills for self-preservation.

He had thought that meeting Jiang Cheng this time would be an evenly matched negotiation, and that his coming was for an exchange of benefits, but he didn't expect to be pinned to the ground and rubbed into the dirt right away.

Once a person's momentum is destroyed, things become much simpler.

Jiang Cheng sat in a chair, leaning back, while Chen Qiang stood obediently in front of him, listening to Jiang Cheng's instructions like an elementary school student.

Jiang Cheng asked questions, and Chen Qiang answered.

After a bit of back and forth, the situation was about as Jiang Cheng had expected. After the ancient instance, Chen Qiang had entered the Nightmare Assault twice more and had greatly improved as a result.

Otherwise, he would never have had the courage to speak to him like that.

"Mr. Jiang," Chen Qiang asked, "What did you call me here for this time...?"

"I have a good opportunity for you," Jiang Cheng said after taking a sip of water, "There's a rather strange dungeon, and I plan to use you to test the waters."

"Mr. Jiang, don't joke like that. If even you can't handle it, what's the difference between me going and courting death?" Chen Qiang said with a bitter face. He wasn't sure if Jiang Cheng was serious or not.

Seeing that he had achieved his goal of warning him, Jiang Cheng stopped trying to scare the young man, otherwise, he would be useless if he was too frightened.

Jiang Cheng put down the bottle of mineral water in his hand and looked at him, saying, "You'll be fine if you listen. This time, I'm leading a team into the dungeon. Besides you and me, there are three other teammates. We're very strong."

Since that was the case, Chen Qiang didn't dare to say anything more. If he angered Jiang Cheng, he definitely wouldn't be able to leave this hotel.

When he had screamed for help just now, everything had been quiet. There had been no response at all, and no one from the hotel had come to check on the situation.

That said a lot.

"Where is the paranormal event?" Chen Qiang asked in a low voice.

Hearing this, Jiang Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly. It seemed Chen Qiang knew quite a bit. He had originally thought that the other party had only been involved in ordinary Nightmare Assault instances, but now it seemed that it wasn't just that.

After seeing Jiang Cheng's expression, Chen Qiang belatedly explained, "Mr. Jiang, paranormal events are breaking out everywhere now. Anyone who knows a little about the situation knows what's going on."

He said mysteriously, "The Nightmare Assault is undergoing some kind of change. Its influence on the real world is getting bigger and bigger. It's no longer simply dragging people away through dreams."

"According to my analysis, the Nightmare Assault's ultimate goal is to completely overlap with the real world and replace our world."

"The paranormal events are the gaps opened by the Nightmare Assault to the real world."

"When the gap is big enough, that's when the shadow will replace the master."

Jiang Cheng listened to Chen Qiang's analysis without any expression on his face, but he couldn't help but take another look at this college student-like young man.

He hadn't expected that this young man could see the current situation so clearly just by analyzing it.

He could even say things like paranormal events being the gaps opened by the Nightmare Assault to the real world, in order to smuggle the entire Nightmare Assault world into merging with reality.

Jiang Cheng had only analyzed these things a short time ago.

But to Chen Qiang's surprise, Jiang Cheng only smiled contemptuously when he heard this, and crossed his hands together. "Is that all?"

Chen Qiang had said all this in order to show his value. He was really worried that Jiang Cheng would bring him to the dungeon to use him as a consumable, to test the waters for him.

Only valuable people deserve to live, and he knew that very well.

"If you're just trying to show off your value, then you should come up with some useful intelligence." Jiang Cheng shook his head. "Don't bring out these well-known things to embarrass yourself."

"Also." Jiang Cheng looked at Chen Qiang and said in a tone of caring for the mentally challenged, "Don't use unprofessional terms like 'gap' to describe it. We all call it... Sunset Lands."

"Sunset Lands?" Chen Qiang's expression changed as soon as he heard the word. "The end of the world?"

Many things instantly surged into Chen Qiang's eyes.

He read a lot of books, of all kinds, and his thoughts began to connect, and some scattered pieces of information naturally pieced together.

Sunset Lands...

This word was too appropriate!

When Chen Qiang raised his head, Jiang Cheng was already looking out the window, leaving him with a mysterious profile.

Chen Qiang couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. The man in front of him seemed to know a lot, but he was just too lazy to say it.

Hidden beneath that fatigue and laziness was extreme confidence, and the extreme strength used to set off that confidence.

Terrifying...

Too terrifying.

However, Chen Qiang showed emotions other than fear, and that was excitement, the excitement that arose when a kindred spirit smelled another kindred spirit.

Chen Qiang showed absolute obedience to Jiang Cheng, who completely crushed him, because he knew that in this day and age, it was not enough to rely on himself alone to survive. He had to choose an absolute powerhouse to follow.

Now, he had found one!

Jiang Cheng was that person!

"Mr. Jiang, I apologize again for what I did before." Chen Qiang bowed to Jiang Cheng very seriously. "It's my honor to work with you."

"I don't take garbage, so I hope your performance won't disappoint me." Jiang Cheng stood up and walked towards the door. "Take your things and come with me."

"Yes, Mr. Jiang."