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“Ah Jun, it’s unfortunate, but we already have three internal cases within the Medical Department. There are also reports of similar cases in the Investigation Department and Scientific Research Department,” Prof Qin announced sadly.

“Ah.” Gu Jun was instantly reminded of his teachers and friends. The curse-like statement ’embrace death together’ from Raybundy’s diary flashed across his mind. He looked at Prof Qin’s face, which was tired from a lack of sleep, and his heart squeezed with sympathy. “Prof Qin, are you…?”

He let the question linger, but the implication was clear.

“No, all the victims have been quarantined already.” Prof Qin sighed. “Thankfully, it appears like the disease only affects the citizens of the Eastern State.”

Yao Sinian at the side provided some additional updates. He was one of the persons at the head of the emergency unit dealing with this illness temporarily dubbed ‘Nightmare Illness’. Even though Phecda had put out a tight net on the internet, there had been more than enough forum threads discussing the nightmare before Phecda could intervene. The original poster was an Eastern State native, and he had already died from suicide. The thread had been viewed by internet users all over the country, but currently, only the area around the Eastern State had reported any actual cases.

The first case was reported at a normal hospital one week ago, but it did not pass through any radar then. The attending doctor assumed this was just stress. It was not until the number of patients with the same symptoms and same dream started to skyrocket, and the illness even affected some of the doctors, that it caught the attention of Phecda.

Since yesterday, the Eastern State had been in a state of emergency. The state was put under lockdown. All communication going in and out was all monitored. They could not be sure for now, but it appeared like anyone who knew about the content of the nightmare—be it through reading about it or hearing about it—could be infected. Though, the infection rate was not one hundred percent, and the pathology of the illness was still unclear. There was not even sufficient data to support a correlation between high spirituality and a higher rate of infection.

When he heard all this, Gu Jun was reminded of the silence that pervaded his social media recently. Even Lee Yuerui had stopped sending him memes. He had failed to notice that earlier because he was too busy with training. He could not help but ask, “Then, is it not possible to get people to evacuate from the Eastern State since only people residing there will be affected?”

‘The first tragedy is over. The second tragedy will be arriving soon.

‘It is like what was prophesized… Could the second tragedy refer to this Nightmare Illness?’

He knew that there were at least two parties within the Afterlife Cult. His parents belonged to a side different from the sect that was vanquished at the shrine, but they appeared to be connected to another organization, one that was studying ‘the voice inside the dream’…

But the taunt was left behind by the people from Afterlife Cult, no? Or was there perhaps some cooperation between the two parties? What did ‘those documents’ refer to, and what was the meaning of those words on the paper left behind by his parents?

Gu Jun had a head full of questions, and he felt angry at not having any answers. He asked, “What kind of nightmare is it?”

The three of them had been chatting for a while already. Elder Tong and the Overseers were already waiting for them. Noticing this, Prof Qin said, “Ah Jun, you’d better focus on your exam for now. It is not advisable for you to get yourself too involved in this at the moment. Just show them what you can do. That might lead to the breakthrough we need.”

“Understood.” Gu Jun nodded heavily. This sudden incident had shattered the peace that had lasted for a month. His peace was over. The Medical Department must be seriously understaffed. Had the Abnormal Energy Investigation Group been assigned to different places to collect information, and had the Demon Hunter been sent out on another mission? He wished to return to the Eastern State immediately and offer his service. But at the same time, he was afraid of finding that any of his friends had fallen to this illness. Even though he still did not quite get the pathology of this Nightmare Illness, he knew that it was a spiral that would only lead toward death.

“I will,” Gu Jun promised. When he walked over from small get-together, Elder Tong made some quick introductions. The leader of the review group was called Xiao Sihui. He looked about the same age as Elder Tong. He came from the headquarters and had a few members with him. The captain of the Overseers was Zhang Danjie. The vice captains were Xu Da and Lu Wanhwa. Gu Jun recognized them from before. It was clear from the unfriendly gazes they directed at both Gu Jun and Elder Tong that their stance was biased.

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In any case, they had brought Prof Shen, Wu Siyu, and the rest about the latest situation in the Eastern State, and they were told to give everything they had in the exam. A blanket of heaviness descended on the crew due to the news, but to Gu Jun’s surprise, the heaviness impacted Elder Tong as well. His eagerness to fight had slipped away, and in its place was some kind of stifled anger and… regret. As they moved toward the medical building, Elder Tong whispered to him in a surprisingly hoarse voice, “Ah Jun, give it your best shot. We might not have much time left…”