Reborn As A Ghost: Time To Build My Undead Army!

Chapter 1221: Attacked By Bizarre Nightmares



We couldn't be left alone to talk not even a little bit, as these little phantasmal Sofias started walking towards us with rather... sinister looks in their faces. They were small kitchen knives covered with blood as well, smiling cutely, yet their eyes were dark red, and they were constantly crying blood.

Talk about creepy, not even me as a ghost is this creepy!

[Your Party has entered the [Fractured Nightmare Realm]: {Dark Garden of Fake Nostalgia}

[A Fractured Nightmare Realm created from a Nightmare born from a Dream Heart, it is much smaller than normal Realms, but it is densely packed with the Dream Heart owner's memories and traumas turned into monsters.]

[Recommended Difficulty Level]: {Grade 7}

[Nightmares Present]: [100+]n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

[Nightmare Decaying Rate]: [66%]

[Current Task]: [???]

[The Nightmares [Deceiving Silver-Haired Princess (S Rank)] has noticed your presences; their innocence masks their bloodlust.]

"Looks like this Nightmare Realm is Grade 7!" I said. "Girls! Get ready to fight, we have to break through this and find Sofia!"

"O-Okay! But aren't those like Sofia?" wondered Emily.

"But they're so creepy, they're not her!" said Alma.

The two girls summoned their Dream Weapons. Emily was covered on her bronze and gold- colored armor from head to toes, and Alma summoned her staff, overflowing with an aura of azure color.

"Heheheh! Hahaha!"

"Let's play! Let's play, pleaseee!"

"Hahaha! Will you play with us?"

As the Nightmares giggled and acted innocently, they started moving really quickly, reaching us within mere seconds, and pointing their sharp knives at us.

They didn't aim to stab us with them, they literally launched them at us, using the knives as projectiles instead!

However, with a single wave of my hand, a wave of Shadows was released, engulfing all the knives and making them disappear instantly into pure darkness.

There were six of them, and as they saw their knives disappear, suddenly, they materialized new ones out of their hands.

"Oh, so they can do that... Alright, better eliminate them quickly," I nodded. "Emily, Alma, can you take a few down?"

"Yeah!" nodded Emily. "Leave it to us!"

"Alright."

I rushed forward, summoning my sword and swinging it down.

SLASH!

One of the Nightmares was instantly sliced apart, exploding into black smoke and disappearing.

POOF!

As that one died, two more attacked me from the sides, firing dozens of knives at me. "Ah well!"

[Endless Black Sun Skeleton Soul-Eating Claws]!

I swung my hand upward as my Aura transformed, mixing with my shadows as a huge skeleton fist appeared from below the Nightmare, making it disappear instantly as its entire body was destroyed.

BAAAM!

These giant claws quickly emerged as I swung my fists, an easy technique I could conjure any time, composed of Shadows and Darkness primarily, but with a lot of Yang Ki as well, and the ability to eat souls through phantasmal energy.

"You're not fun!"

The third Nightmare cried, suddenly combining all her knives into a gigantic knife and firing it at me, I quickly stepped forward, slashing it apart with my sword and then...

CRASH!

A giant black skeleton hand crushed her, making her disappear into a cloud of black smoke, or soot, as it is often called.

POOF!

"And done, how are you girls handling things?"

I quickly took a peek at them, noticing they were doing fine, one of the Nightmares was already gone, only leaving behind a little black stone.

The other two, however, were never letting them get close, as they constantly ran away or in circles, firing their knife projectiles while making sure they weren't hit.

Annoying, yeah.

"Ugh, dammit!"

Emily looked frustrated, she was constantly protecting Alma from getting stabbed by the knives, so the two of them were forced into a defensive position.

This is not the way of doing things at all!

"Emily, charge forward, Alma, keep up with her using your magic and protect yourself!" I said. "You have defensive magic spells, right? Don't let Emily protect you, it's the other way

around!"

"Eh? But Maria!" Emily complained.

"She's not wrong!" nodded Ama. "Trust me on this one, Emily!"

Emily seemed to be hesitating for a bit, she really didn't want to see Alma hurt.

"O-okay, but heal yourself if you get hurt, ok?!"

Emily nodded, rushing forward as her entire armor started overflowing with electricity.

The Nightmares responded by quickly trying to run away from them, aiming to reach their

backs and attack.

However, Emily furiously clapped her hands, releasing a small thunderbolt.

BOOOM!

It hit directly one of the Nightmares, not killing it instantly as her strength wasn't long- ranged magic like this yet, but it did stun her.

Enough for her to reach the Nightmare and in between a rain of knives fired by the stunned monster, she smashed its head and the rest of its body with her gauntlets.

BAAM! BAAM! BAAM!

POOF!

"Fuck yeah! Finally got it- Ah! Alma!"

Emily panicked as she had completely forgotten about Alma, only to find her defending against many attacks from the last Nightmare, the knives were easily blocked by a water

bubble she created to protect herself.

"You're so boring!"

However, the Nightmare grew angered, suddenly transforming one of her arms into a giant black scythe and swinging it down, slashing apart the bubble!

SLASH!

SPLAAASH!

As the water rushed down and splattered everywhere, the Nightmare charged against Alma

with a devilish smile, swinging her scythe-like arm!

"Heheh! Die, for me, ok?"

"You might have her voice, b-but you're not my friend Sofia!"

However, Alma didn't cower or escape, the moment the bubble collapsed, she quickly repurposed some of the water and created a spiraling spear of water, hitting the Nightmare

almost at point blank.

BOOOM!

The powerful pressure of the spiraling water and its piercing impact quickly made the

Nightmare explode into black soot, dying on the spot.

Once it was finally over, both girls sighed in relief.

"Hahh... Those things were tougher than I imagined!" said Emily. "I mean, not really tough,

just really annoying to deal with, running around and firing knives..."

"Yeah..." sighed Alma. "I dislike how they look like Sofia and have her voice... I want this to

end quickly."

"Don't worry, it'll end quickly," I smiled. "Now that those distractions are gone, let's find

Sofia and save her, shall we?"

I wasn't leaving without her.